. >> national-security review. it seems that the first thing i need to do is to reduce expectations because this is intended to be a high level examination of the defense review end of the national security strategies. we want to work out how the process these -- processes were established. how this process fell through into the various capabilities we have now. what we do when that stuff happens as it seems to be happening now, how does the process the back into that? if the review was a deep strategic, how do you keep that strategic oversight plugged into any reforms to defense review that might come through as a result? that is the general idea. we will not go into things like why were carriers cap, why were they not kept? [laughter] >> i have the wrong briefing. >> we will have at least -- that brings me to something else. because there are secretaries of state, mr. mitchell, if i may, we do not want to get confused. let's begin -- i do not think you need to introduce yourselves. as ministers you are well known

every nation will follow its own path. no nation should impose its will on another. surely we can agree that this is about more than a majority rule. it is not give a leader of the right to suppress the power of others. the leader must have consent not coercion. we have to speak up we must not waver in our support for people to demand the rights of their own future. that includes cuba. the most significant changes to my nation's policies towards cuba has occurred in decades. it is possible for americans to visit their families in cuba. to allow americans to send remittances to bring economic hope to people across the region. we will seek ways to help the cuban people get the same liberties and freedoms that everyone else has in this hemisphere. i want to break out of this history. cuban authorities must take meaningful action for their own people, not because of the united states insists upon it, but because the people of cuba deserve it. the lessons of latin america can be a guide. they are beginning their own journeys towards democracy. there is no one model for de

eshoo, referred to national public radio as a national treasure. now, mr. speaker, i happen to be a fan of national public radio. i think that the term national treasure may just be a little bit of a stretch. i have been proud to support three local stations. two in los angeles, kpcc and kcrw, here in washington d.c., wamu. i have been proud to participate in pledge drives for all these stations. i have done it for public television. i believe in voluntary contributions. yesterday, ms. eshoo said every american pays 77 cents for the benefit of national public radio. and while i'm proud listener of national public radio, i will say that i reckon that there are probably half the american people, that's just a wild guess on my part, maybe half the american people who have never even heard of, much less even listened to national public radio. and the notion of taking 77 cents from them for national public radio is to me an anathema to the whole concept of what it is that we are trying to do as a nation. now, my friend from rochester, the distinguished ranking m

[applause] because we are a nation of risk takers. that is how the nation started. i am an island. i was born here in waterloo, iowa almost 55 years ago to the week. i am a seventh generation iowa andnn. my forebears were tall strapping norwegians who came from norway where it was only 2% tillable land. they risked everything to pack up their five children and come to ottawa because they heard that this was the land of milk and honey -- iowa is the land of milk and honey. we had one person clap for that. i agree with you. i think you are absolutely right, thank you. and yet, everything that my great great grandparents worked for that your ancestors worked for is at risk today. what happens between now and november 6 2012, is -- especially here in iowa, will force the difference with what happens in 2012. do you think you are up to it? i know you are up to it. i know you are. because what we are about to determine together here in iowa is whether or not, quite frankly, we will pass the american dream on to this next generation. this has faithfully happen, at least for the seven gene

security interests, our national debt is hurting our national security. so the first thing we'll look at in this bill, in foreign aid is our funding for places-- nations like israel, where we have a commitment and made a commitment some time ago. iraq as our troops leave iraq and the state department takes over a lot of the responsibilities in iraq. afghanistan, pakistan, and certainly mexico, at our southern border, that is-- the violence is spilling over into our border states, and so funding and helping our neighbor be secure and have a stable economy and safety is very important, and that's where we'll start. >> woodruff: well, help us understand this concept of national security a little bit better, because if it helps our national security to make families stronger, why, for example-- there was a, i believe a 40% cut in the world-- in the food aid program. why is that not considered vital to national security? >> it's not saying that-- that-- i don't believe it's vital as it is, for instance, securing our borders and help with mexico and their fight

nation does right by them.he wheels court on is not the actions of the national staff lobbyists and the relationships before with members of congress and their staff it's a grassroots presence and that presents runs through the national legislative council. the national legislative council was created by the national executive committee of 1975 to amplify the grassroots voice by providing a strong one on one liaison between all the members of the united states congress. bye design for legislative council in the network of politically active legionnaires who aided the organization's lobbying efforts. one liaison for each congressional district in each center counsel is appointed by the national commander upon the advice and recommendation of the department leaders the national vice chairman from each department, the council takes the direction from the national legislative commission. each year we present an award to the council member who has consistently exhibited continuing leadership and excellence in the su

both of our nations. we have always had a special bond with our nation's to the south -- our neighbors to the south. many americans proudly trace their roots to latin america. in an increasingly global economy, our partnership with these nations is only going to become more vital as a source of growth and prosperity, not just for the people of latin america, but for the american people as well. >> hello. i have the great privilege of serving washington state's third congressional district. i would like to begin by saying on behalf of the people i represent, that we are thinking of the people of japan and praying for them as they continue to deal with the devastation following last week's earthquake and tsunami. i have only been in congress for two months now, but i like to think of my job as being just for washington. rising costs of gas and health care, and other challenges, are keeping small business owners struggling while at the same time they wonder what kind of that tax hike the government will hand

in the nation's capital, officials for pacific gas and electric will face questions from the nationalportation safety board about decisions they made prior to a pipeline explosion that killed eight people in california last september. >>> and today marks the beginning of national women's history month highlighting the extraordinary contributions women have made in the course of our nation's history. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest live from libya as embattled leader moammar gadhafç speaks out defiantly insisting he's not going anywhere. >>> and charlie sheen isn't done talking yet. meet the women he calls his goddesses in a new interview with nbc's jeff rossen. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day t

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> midday today, friends said they agreed with the u.s. that nato should have a role in the coalition's military operations in libya. france -- france said they have agreed with the u.s. that nato should have a role. they have agreed with the nato command to support the coalition. diane sawyer will be speaking this evening on the future of journalism. she will be interviewed in front of an audience of students and professional journalists at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. president obama continues on his latin-american trip today meeting in el salvador with the salvadoran president. tomorrow, he is expected to toward parts of san salvador included the national cathedral and a visit to the mayan ruins. the white house has shuffled the schedule, they have moved a few things around. a visit originally set for tomorrow. that move raised the prospect that the president my return to washington ahead of schedule. in washington this week, the american legion has been holding their a

we are very fortunate at this ti to have national service on the national agenda.see everywhere the difference we can make. there is no more important thing that we can do. as we look around here today, as michael said earlier, educators -- we have members of philanthropy, polymakers. it is a okay to take a moment to pat ourselves on the back. most of us here are people of search accomplishments. it is okay to feel proud. at this moment in history, there is no more important thing that we can give our lives to, our energy to, our hearts to than ensuring that every student has the opportunity to successfully complete high-school and move on to college. it is now my distinct pleasure and my honor to introduce our next speaker. melody barnes needs no introduction but i will bore you with the effects. melody was chosen by president barack obama to serve as director of the domestic policy council for his administration. the president served on the meer of 2008 and previous to that she was executive vice president for american progress where she led progressive policy in

of sin that the god of eternity duels with that nation by pouring his wrath out on that nation. and every description of that kind in the scriptures expressly includes down to little seclings are caught up in that matter. we're saying to the nation they're dying for our sins and if you want it to stop, you have to repent and mourn for your sins and stop. >> chris: well, let's talk about interpreting god's will. your father, fred phelps, the founder of the church was five years old when his mother died of throat cancer. the aunt who raised him was killed in 1950 in a car crash. was the death of his mother, was the death of the aunt, was that also god's will? >> it absolutely was. i'm quite certain knowing my father as i do that for him to do the work that he has ended up needing to do in his li life, it was absolutely needful to remove those women from the landscape. there is no question. god holds the breath of life of every human in his hand. and he has these things mapped out. and he does them according to his good will and pleasure. it's every bit as much -- >> chris: miss ph

the national medal of arts and the national humanity metal are presented each year. this is about 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and mrs. michelle obama. [fanfare surrounding] ["hail to the chief" playing] >> thank you very much, everyone. please have a seat. hello, everybody. it is wonderful to have all of you here. i want to make mention of some folks in particular that have helped us to celebrate the arts and humanities for many years. first of all, if i am not mistaken, our democratic leader in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, a great champion of the arts, is here. there she is. the chairman of the national endowment for the arts, rocco landesman is here. the chairman of the national endowment for the humanities, jim leach, is here to. the two most powerful people in the white house, jill biden and michelle obama, are here. and two recipients who were unable to be here, but who we love, i want to make sure they are and knowledge. meryl streep and harper lee could not be here today, but they will be receiving their awards as well. so

in power air strikes and shelling by forces loyal to power forced the rebels to turn to the united nations calling for international recognition of the new leadership in libya so how will the u.n. behave in this tricky situation here's the president of the u.n. general assembly just a that. switzerland has always avoided membership to any major political organization that's appearing to a policy of neutrality but when joseph di speaking the foreign minister of the country made every effort to bring it to the united nations today the international bodies facing tough challenges not least from libya and today just look nice now the president of the u.n. general assembly has a great opportunity to contribute to the name of the resolution. hello mr dyson welcome to the show thank you i'm very glad to be with you it's a pleasure to have you with us well first of all let's let's start let's start with libya the government has asked that former foreign minister and your predecessor as president of the u.n. general assembly i lead up to do sylar three key that he be approved as the envoy after lib

tpaoeulgts national security -- vital national security interests. we owe it to the men and women who are serving in harm's way as we speak. so the bills that need to be, aspects of the defense appropriations bill that need to be taken away, eliminated are $300 million for medical research. and i'm sure that the medical research is important but it has nothing to do with national defense. and it is $50 million for peer-reviewed alzheimer's research, $150 million for peer reviewed breast cancer research, $12.8 million for peer reviewed lung cancer research, $20 million for peer reviewed ovarian cancer research, $80 million for peer reviewed prostate cancer research. all are worthy causes. none have anything to do with defending this country. if they want to be funded -- and i'm sure they deserve to be funded in many respects -- they should come out of the health and human services appropriations, not out of defense. what's happened around here over the years is the willie sutton syndrome. they once asked the famous bank robber willie sutton why he rob

meeting, naoto kan told minister he was aunaware the donor was a foreign national oh national an said he will not resign over the instance. >> if the donor is confirmed to be a foreign national and what the prime minister said is true it will be enough to return the money. former foreign minister me hair ra made a decision not to restein but i heard the foreign minister is not planning to follow suit. >>> forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi are aerial bombing to cut water and electricity in cities where anti-government forces have taken control. the government has superior equipment such as combat planes. forces loyal to gadhafi continue fierce bombing in the central city of ras lanuf pushing anti-government forces to the east. a counteroffensive has been mounted in zawiya outside tripoli with attacks daily from the air and ground. one of their spokesperson told nhk on thursday that gadhafi loyalists are targeting water, and electricity facilities and roads. nhk's correspondent in the middle east says government forces are trying to retake the city by cutting supply routes.

nation's deficit requires us to make our nation's transportation system less safe. as we move forward in negotiations with the senate over final f.a.a. re-authorization i remain committed to helping our air transportation system and hope our republican colleagues will join in this effort. in conclusion, i'd like to speak to a measure for a provision in the underlying bill that has me greatly troubled and that has to do with union elections. it is staggering to me that we've decided that we're going to count no votes or not voting as a no vote. i just took a look at the winning numbers for our leadership. our speaker was elected in 2010 with 142,700 votes. his opponents and those who weren't registered totaled 482,170 votes. if we had used the same theory, the same strategy for our own elections and for the election of speaker boehner he would have lost that election by 339,000 votes, and that goes for each of us. and perhaps the public wants that. maybe we should all be counting nonvoting as no votes as we could completely change this house of representatives, but t

and they are nationals of tunisia and egypt as well as nationals of of the third countries and internationalization for migration and the office of the high commissioner for refugees the fantastic job together with governments of two countries of egypt and tunisia as well as countries of origin of these people to help them to go back to their own countries which they didn't know in instances on the saloon crossing the border crossing point north and egypt they are still plus two thousand charge against. stranded there who are living in very difficult conditions and i think efforts were made by our army by internationalization immigration and the office of the high commission for refugees together with the government of child to help them to go back to their country what engine what are the conditions of the refugees and the migrants i'll be careful count in the countries neighboring with libya. the assistance is provided to them in terms of. food and water some shelter materials will ship been. there one has to take into account that both governments wanted to avoid the situation that it is long te

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next the situation in libya. we love president obama, hillary clinton, and david cameron. -- we will have president obama, hillary clinton, and david cameron. >> herman cain is on the economy with spiraling downward of america and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> i put my pillow and the water. it is up to the neck. the feedback that we've gone from across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. beginning april 1 and throughout the month, we will feature the winners of the studentcam competition. in late 1300 students submitted documentary's focusing on a topic that better help them understand the role of the federal government. watch them on c-span and see the students who created them. see them any time online at studentcam.org. >> now president obama on the situation in libya. he said muammar gaddafi must put his government's words into action and implement a cease

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> as events evolve in libya, accurate information from the u.n. and its partners about the situation on the ground is scarce due to ongoing security concerns in the country. however preliminary information coming from eastern libya suggests that normalcy is returning. the military arm is taking measures to make sure we are prepared for any eventuality. i'm very concerned by the alarming reports of continued violence in the country. there are reports that civilians, including women and children have been wounded and gravely injured. while there are no confirmed numbers of deaths and wounded, estimates range from hundreds to thousands. we appeal to all parties to refrain from violence against civilians. tens of thousands of people from win libya are crossing borders, mainly into egypt and tunisia. as of this morning, the estimated number of people who have crossed into egypt since the beginning of the crisis is now over 61,000, while the number of those crossing the border o

we need to take this nation up to the next level of our destiny. i am hopeful that the next president of the united states, whose ideas and principles you help forge it today, will lay out an agenda and you can spe the plant and the platform for the next president of the united states, whose ticket will be punched out of i will and will be on his way to new hampshire. i hope we can link what we believe in on the whole spectrum of the seventh of ideas and but another ticket out of new hampshire now to south carolina and launched that president to the white house so that barack obama is a o-term president. [applause] in the process i want to do this. if you are going to have a victory, you have to imagine that victory in your mind's eye. i have laid out a strategy for the repeal of obamacare. here is the balance of this strategy. we pass the repeal in the house. we need to continue to put the pressure on theenate. we need to shut off the funding to implement obamacare off $5.50 billion in automatic spending has to be shut off. we have to elt a presid

but defunding national free programming, now, that's a national crisis. i figure they think if they can't catch bin laden then they ought to go after "prairie home companion." n.p.r. provides a vital function in a democracy. it's also twice as popular as the afghanistan war. and it supports 21,000 jobs. that's 21,000 jobs more than the republican agenda would create. vote against h.r. 1076. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from california reserves. mrs. blackburn: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from tennessee reserves. the gentlelady from california. ms. eshoo: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. doggett: while republicans insist today that n.p.r. is a four-letter word, the real attack is on k.u.t. and similar public radio. texans rely on kut. the only biased on those who begin with "morning edition" is a biased for truth. my constituents turn to

both of our nation,. we've always had a special bond with our neighbors to the south. it's a bond borne of shared history and values and strengthened by the millions of americans who proudly trace their roots to latin america. what's clear is that in an increasingly global economy, our partnership with these nations is only going to become more vital. but the source of growth and pros pair estimate not just for the people of hasn't america but for the american people as well. thanks. >> hello. i'm congresswoman jaime her rare a butler. i have the great privilege of serving washington state's third congressional district. i'd just like to begin by saying on behalf of the people i represent that we're thinking of the people of japan and praying for them as they continue to deal with the devastation following last week's earthquake and tsunami. now, i've only been in congress about two months now. and i like to think about my job as a tale of two washingtons. in the hard-working communities of southwest wash

he knew that he needed to keep this nation together. he had people fighting and working against him, lincoln had the ability to appeal to the american spirit. in order to keep this nation together. not everyone agreed with releasing the slaves. he knew it was the right thing to do. "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal." but they put the bar where they knew it had to be. that kind of stuff fuels the american spirit. >> you are a minority of the republican party. the vast majority of african- americans. they are democrats. >> yes. >> yes. >> so have you been in braced by the gop? by the gop? they're pretty well now to pursue the limit -- to republican nomination. but this new political dynamic that i told you about, the amount of factual information out there, is also causing a lot of african-americans, a lot of black people, to look at not the republican party first, but look at this guy herman cain who is a self-prescribed american black conservative. an abc. >> a hypothetical -- 9 >> yes. >> herman c

ads saying if you like the governor we're going to pass a single payer health care plan lead the nation and as you mentioned make up your right not a privilege and you know i won the election it was in a wide margin but we won and you know i intend to get it done i mean it's just incredibly important you know we live in a society where number one poor people low income people are increasingly little class people can't afford health care to get access. privileging not a right isn't it isn't in many ways a bigger step forward for health care reform than even obamacare well you know i don't want to get too carried away because you know we haven't passed it yet and we've got a long way to travel. you know plenty of landmines to confront yet as you can imagine there are plenty of people special interest insurance companies from super industry people who are making so much money off of our health of they're going to try their best for this down if they can i'm very optimistic they can do it and you know if we do i do believe we'll get health care right we'll get costs under control we'll be a

but the question before us is, is that national security interest being served by 10 years of nation building in the third most corrupt country in the entire world? is our national security interest being served by sending 100,000 troops and $454 billion in taxpayers' money to a country where there are 50 members of al qaeda? is it a winning and likely successful strategy when al qaeda simply moves where we aren't? they move out of afghanistan into pakistan, to sudan, to wherever they can find a safe haven. does it make sense to ask our soldiers and our taxpayers to sacrifice when our afghan partner is so profoundly corrupt? and i mean world-class corrupt. $3 billion in palates of cash moved out of the kabul airport to safe havens for warlords. an afghan president who flies to dubai with $200 million in walking around money. when the u.s.-backed afghan major crimes unit tries to get karzai to act on corruption and karzai gets his buddy out of jail. yes, we have a national security interest in protecting america from attack, but this is a losing strategy. i yield back. the speaker pro

then we will return to the national security -- national governors association to hear bill gates' speech on education. one open " washington journal," we will talk about federal spending with march up fudge of ohio and senator mark kirk, a republican from illinois. we will focus on libya of with an ambassador to the united states. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke told sobers his semi- annual -- delivers his semi- annual report to the senate this morning. he was last on capitol hill in february before on race -- unrest had let to the increase in the price of oil. >> experience american history on c-span3. 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. here per person account from people who have shaped modern america on oral histories, and the best known history writers of the past decade, and travel to important battlefields to learn about key figures and events that shaped an error during a 150th anniversary of the civil war. every weekend, visit college classrooms across the nation as we build into a

. >>> and education nation. tenure for teachers no longer a guaranteed job. >>> plus, they survived revolution. now they are making a difference for others in the same boat. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. if you bought gas this weekend, if you filled up today, if you're a commuter, you need gas this week, you will feel this increase in gas prices nationwide. everyone will, and it affects the prices of almost everything else. of course it's being driven by oil prices, up again today. oil closed above $105 a barrel now. the average price of gas nationwide, that's unleaded regular, $3.51 a gallon. that's average, but it's no comfort if where you live you're paying more. it's a big story across the country. we have a team covering it, beginning with nbc's tom costello on why even with all that's going on these prices are so high. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. there's talk of $3.75 to $4 a gallon by memorial day, and real concern that that could

named after the game feeling already quite in a spotlight but it is clear that the united nations are getting their visibility is specially to the secretary general who can be called. even if come. on always a bit risky but who can be compared to be the c.e.o. that means the one who has to mention the whole enterprise the whole organization while the general assembly is the body that could be compared to the board and the general assembly is in charge of the charter the general assembly elects the secretary general and the general assembly nominates or elects the nonpermanent members of the security council but our charter is very clear about the role of the security council the charter says that what peace and security is concerned it's the security council or as soon as the security council has taken up the matter it's no longer a matter for the journalist simply and one important difference between the two bodies or is that the security council can take the decisions measures which are compulsory for the members so if there are sanctions like in the case of libya which are decided

and that's the people of this nation. because they understood that it was our values that were the underpinning of this nation. john adams wrote it is only from moral and religious nation this constitution that we write. it is wholely unsuited for any other. and that's not saying what kind of religion a person has to have or if they have to be religious at all. but what it is saying is that you cannot build a nation unless it is built upon a rock solid foundation. and america has that. it is the character and values of our people. and that is why i am so absolutely confident in 2012 because that hasn't gone away. in fact what ie seen is the character and the strength and the morals and the values of the american people are getting more and more excited because america has made their decision. they've decided we are going to take our country back. we are going to be our solution. we are going to be -- have a better day. and so america has dided they're in for 2012. and so that's my question to you today here in iowa. are y

and tonight what may be the next nation to go in that region. >>> changing face. a major milestone tonight for a growing group of americans. >>> asleep in the tower. two jets needing to land in washington can't raise an air traffic controller, and now we know why. >>> and making a difference, for the struggling people of japan. nbc news with americans on a mission to provide critical relief. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it has turned into a big military effort, bombs and cruise missiles have been raining down on libya, and it could get even bigger and the stakes are high. it's been a mostly u.s. run air campaign thus far, but tonight a change is coming. a hand-over to nato for the supervision of this strike. even though the pentagon warned libya today, quote, we will continue to hit you, the u.s. is anxious to shift some of this to somebody else. and just as there have been new and loud explosions in tripoli this evening, there are late developments in this story tonight. we want to begin our coverage w

and that's true about the nation's budget. the nation's budget is a reflection of our collective values as a country. those values are clearly evident in what we choose to fund and what we choose to cut. i would remind my colleagues this debate is about more than numbers on a page. it is a portrait of america, a reflection of who we are and what we want this nation to be. to make cuts simply to reach a numerical goal that isn't established by any sound science is to say that we care more about the bottom line than about investing in people, investing in jobs, in education, in infrastructure, in building and growing this economy and protecting a safe, clean way of life that we have too often come to take for granted. i want to talk about that for a moment. from the moment we get up in the morning to the moment we go to bed at night, the republican plan would make cuts that affect the daily lives of millions of americans and millions of jobs in every economic sector. in america, when you turn on the tap for a glass of water or t

[applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> now more about the political unrest in libya with that of the un sanctions committee. he spoke with reporters about how bad on oil imports and an arms embargo could affect the rebel movement in libya. taking place after the un security council meeting on libyan sanctions, this is 10 minutes. >> good afternoon ladies and gentleman. as you do -- as you know, i just briefed the council on the first two meetings we had on the sanctions committee on libya. there were very extremely useful and production -- useful and productive meetings. we agreed on a provisional method for work or rules, we also adopted what is to be sent to member states to request to be formed a committee on the way there, and implementing the sanctions. third, we also discussed a number of issues that have to do both with exemptions to the sanction regime and to clarification on its application. i trust we will proceed as it happened during the first two meetings with the strong unified suppor

campaign and when i say national you know we're here in d.c. and with all due respect there's a lot of echo chamber here but folks in real america they want jobs and eighty four percent of americans want this congress to adopt an energy policy a national energy policy that will promote energy efficiency and alternatives to the traditional sources of energy that we have because they know it's going to create jobs and i just give you one example of that because policy matters policy creates jobs in michigan the michigan spend as you know you're from michigan michigan's been the hardest hit state in the nation right because of the loss of automotive jobs and the loss of our manufacturing sector but well why is that because from two thousand to two thousand and before we did not have a manufacturing policy in this nation we decided that we were going to allow the free market to suck jobs away to countries that had policies that were more favorable in two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine. we decided that we were going to as a nation inve

last night the united nations security council agreed that resolution. immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians." it establishes "a ban on all flights" in the airspace of the -- of libya in order to help protect civilians" and authorizes member states to take "all necessary measures to enforce compliance with the ban." crucially, it says this in paragraph four. it also "authorizes member states, acting nationally or through regional organizations and or arrangements, and acting in co-operation with the secretary general, to take all necessary measures, to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack, including benghazi." mr. speaker, the resolution both authorizes and sets the limits of our action. specifically, it excludes an occupation force of any form, on any part of libyan territory, which was a clear agreement between all the sponsors of the resolution, including the uk, and of course, also the arab league. i absolutely believe this is the right

not a secure nation.we are not a secure nation because we are not energy independent. the department of energy was founded during the carter administration as we all know to make us energy independent. it's been a an abysmal failure in that charge. the nationwide the gil troy gasoline is about $3.55 a gallon. this is the highest price ever in the month of march and is over 40 cents higher than just a month ago. the skyrocketing gas prices in a risky dependence on tools supplied by volatile for innovations such as libya for the american energy policy that emphasizes production and decreases our reliance upon foreign oil. the united states is the only nation on earth that bids development of its own god-given natural resources. we've been blessed by our creator with abundant natural resources and we shouldn't be hesitant to tap into it. especially of the time when the energy cost is so high. however, since taking office the obama administration has done everything in its power to block of our energy resourc

joining with other nations and the united nations security council, we broaden broadened our sanctions, imposed an arms embargo and enabled qaddafi and those around him to be held accountable for their crimes. i made it clear that qaddafi had lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to lead. and i said to he needed to step down from power. in the face of the world's condemnation, qaddafi chose to escalate his attacks, launching a military campaign against the libyan people. innocent people were targeted for killing. hospitals and ambulances were attacked. journalists were arrested, sexually assaulted, and killed. supplies of food and fuel were choked off. water for hundreds of thousands of people in misrata was shut off. cities and towns were shelled, mosques were destroyed, and apartment buildings reduced to rubble. military jets and helicopters' gun ships were unleashed upon people who had no means to defend themselves against assaults from the air. confronted by this brutal repression and a looming humanitarian crisis, i ordered warships into the mediterranean. european

we must defend the future of this nation today. as ralph said, our time, our talents, and their individual issues. whatever gave you the crazy idea of running for president? that was not something i had dreamed about all of my life or aspired to do all of my life, and if you're familiar with my background in many instances, i was compelled into a position of leadership, and this whole journey for me, and i did not know it at the time, started in january 1999, when my first grandchild was born. my wife of 42 years, we have a 39-year-old daughter, a 32-year- old son, and three grandchildren. and on january 22, 1999, my granddaughter at selena was born -- my granddaughter selena was born, and i did not think i was going to make it back from an out-of-town trip to be there, but as scott will -- as god's will prevailed, i got there, and my wife came out to tell me, "we now have a granddaughter." obviously, i was thrilled. we were both thrilled. i went inside the delivery room, and i said you were, "are you doing ok, melany?" and she sai

joining with other nations and the united nations security council, we broaden broadened our sanctions, imposed an arms embargo and enabled qaddafi and those around him to be held accountable for their crimes. i made it clear that qaddafi had lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to lead. and i said to he needed to step down from power. in the face of the world's condemnation, qaddafi chose to escalate his attacks, launching a military campaign against the libyan people. innocent people were targeted for killing. hospitals and ambulances were attacked. journalists were arrested, sexually assaulted, and killed. supplies of food and fuel were choked off. water for hundreds of thousands of people in misrata was shut off. cities and towns were shelled, mosques were destroyed, and apartment buildings reduced to rubble. military jets and helicopters' gun ships were unleashed upon people who had no means to defend themselves against assaults from the air. confronted by this brutal repression and a looming humanitarian crisis, i ordered warships into the mediterranean. european

national security strategy? >> i'm happy to begin but william may want to say more indeed, liam. sir peter rick kettets -- rickets are part of the security team gathering information from material from all sources. and tried to ensure that the agenda and the papers and so on are in good order and that the council is considering the things it needs to consider and, of course, he is very, i would say -- speak about this is very closely linked to the senior minister president and the senior minister and the deputy prime minister so that it becomes possible not simply to have a committee served by one department or another but effectively by its own secretary and that's what peter rickets is in charge of. >> just to add to that, we appointed the national security advisor on the first day of the new government. we thought that was essential to start building and had thought a good deal about it before the election and who could do it and in addition what oliver has explained and the existence improves the articulatio

this could affect our nation's public health, including the safety of our nation's food.we expect that this legislation will help greatly in solving that problem. h.r. 525 would enable individuals seeking veterinary public health degrees to be eligible for public health work force loan repayment programs. this legislation also would allow the secretary of health and human services to award existing training grants to increase the veterinary public health work force. i want to thank all the members who worked on this issue, including my physician colleague on the issue, dr. phil gingrey from georgia, also tammy baldwin from wisconsin, for authoring the bill. i ask my colleagues to support the bill, and i will reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 525, the veterinary public

on a two-week to two-week basis, and it is harming our ability to defend this nation's national securityand i know we are probably now going to go into another three-week continuing resolution. is it the intention of the republican leader, along with myself and others, that we will not do another continuing resolution unless we take up a defense appropriations bill for the year? we can't do this to the men and women who are serving to deprive them of the equipment, the training and the wherewithal when we're in two wars, and it's vital in my view that we not allow another continuing resolution without addressing the defense appropriations bill, hopefully for -- and we should be for the remainder of the year. mr. mcconnell: i would say to my friend from arizona, he is entirely correct. i don't intend myself to support another continuing resolution that does not contain the full-year defense appropriation bill. i think everybody understands the urgency of that. my friend from arizona, our leader, on these issues has been very clear and articulate about it, and i can say with total confiden

rahm of the nation's national -- ramifications. our question for you, the wisconsin union vote -- who wins and who loses? good friday morning. i want to start with a couple of photographs. watching the tsunami story. some dramatic photographs this morning of some of the aftermath of the tsunami in japan. you can see the flooding and fighters. let me show you a couple of other pictures. this is from china. look at the floating vehicles submerged and the flooded streets in the miyagi region of japan. this is what it was like for people in a bookstore in a japanese city as the ceiling started to fall in the aftermath of the earthquake. big, international story affecting millions of people on the pacific rim and lots of news coverage will be coming out as the death tolls become clear and also the damage. we are going to talk national politics today and we want to move to wisconsin. with the union vote in the assembly, the legislation is now sent to the governor for a signature. a reporter for "the wisconsin state journal" is on the pho

for years and the nuclear crisis in japan continues in restarting to see the effects of it on that nation's food supply what do a radiated spinach and milk tell us about just how bad things are in japan. finally gun deaths in america continue to rise congress doesn't seem willing to do anything about it so is president obama willing to take the lead and pull the trigger on some new gun laws. you need to know this our nation is at war today once again without the constitutionally required debate in congress leading to a declaration of war because john boehner chose to debate defunding n.p.r. and planned parenthood instead leaving the decision to president obama. over the weekend more than one hundred cruise missiles were launched by british american forces into the nation of libya taking out critical air defenses and pave the way for enforcement of the no fly zone above that nation military action comes just hours before a more market off he was about to move into the city of benghazi the last remaining stronghold of rebel forces and put an end to the uprising that split his nation in two ov

by one national federal standard. we simply can't build schools and provide an equal high quality education for 60 million children in 50 different states, in 15,000 locally controlled school districts, in 3,100 counties, in 19,000 cities across this country one school at a time. if there's enough money to fight the war in iraq, if there's enough money which this congress keeps writing the check for to fight the war in afghanistan, if there's enough money to spend $550 million in one week bombing libya, then, mr. speaker, we can find the money in this congress to rebuild these schools, reduce unemployment, put 15 million unemployed americans to work and change the course of our country. if we can put 15 million americans to work, we can wipe out the nation's debt. its deficit. and provide a long future for the american people. with that said, mr. speaker, i'd like to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the chair now recognizes the gentlem

but defunding national free programming, now, that's a national crisis. i figure they think if they can't catch bin laden then they ought to go after "prairie home companion." n.p.r. provides a vital function in a democracy. it's also twice as popular as the afghanistan war. and it supports 21,000 jobs. that's 21,000 jobs more than the republican agenda would create. vote against h.r. 1076. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from california reserves. mrs. blackburn: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from tennessee reserves. the gentlelady from california. ms. eshoo: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. doggett: while republicans insist today that n.p.r. is a four-letter word, the real attack is on k.u.t. and similar public radio. texans rely on kut. the only biased on those who begin with "morning edition" is a biased for truth. my constituents turn to