mr. hampton. d u mind closing the doors? -- do you mind closing the doors? >> i am a freshman at george washington high school. i chose george washington high school because i heard it was a good school. there might be as many as 10 teachers cut from our school next year. i am asking you to keep washington a grade school. this program gives me extra help with math and other subjects. i am planning to go to college. please don't let budget cuts affect my education at washington. [applause] >> my name is kaitlin. even though we have a large number of students, my teacher gives us one-on-one attention. they make sure we understand the curriculum. if our class's get bigger, it will become more difficult to understand the material. this will result in lowering grades and test scores. i heard that washington might have 200 fewer students at schools next year. this will really hurt our school budget. i don't think it is fair to deny a sentence to washington if a student wants to come to our school. i am a good example of that. there are more applicants than opening

hampton side recounts the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr and profiles his assassin, james earl ray. mr. sides beat il's the seascape from the missouri state penitentiary in 1967 and his travels throughout the south, mexico and los angeles and his assassination of dr. king. the library of philadelphia is the host of this event. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. >> it's great to be back. i think that all writers he eventually want to go back to the place they came from. in this case, it was for me to go back to memphis tennessee where i grew up, where it was warm and try to understand this pivotal moment in american history and to try to understand and sort of de construct the most controversial, the most tragic, the most and many ways complicated even in my city's history. my father was a law professor and a lawyer until a law firm in memphis that has represented the garbage workers and represented the team on behalf of the garbage workers and so i've got a lot from him about this event. but you're always sifting your memory of things you wonder was the family more correct? di

hampton. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the mairchlt. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, that any statements related to the resolution be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if revmentd. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the senate noid proceed to the consideration of senate resolution 137 which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 137, supporting the goals and ideals of take our daughters and sons to work day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that following bill be placed on the calendar, h.r. 1363. the

hampton, virginia. democrats line, is a republic -- is the president losing a base? caller: no, sir. i want to start off saying that i am a proud democrat. i believe that mr.arack obama, my president, is going to outsmart the republicans by putting them in a box, by saying there is no deal about the debt limit. the debt ceiling should be raised because the full faith of the american people, and he should not have to capitulate with the republicans over that period republicans need to come to the table with him to help keep america going. also about paul ryan plan, it is going to hurt poor people. poor people out there making sacrifices for years, four years. they know how to make sacrifices. so when they said that everybody needs to make sacrifices, they need to stop -- start with that stopped two% that had been basically snatching it from the babies of the poor. i want to thank you for allowing me to speak. host: another story from "usa today," more on its impact in washington, d.c. in advance of the final vote of the budget agreement, they have attacked the obama administration and lawmakers for imposing a ban on the city using its own tax revenue to fun