speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, mr. lynch from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thankhe gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of mr. rooney's resolution. mr. speaker, it's it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law that we are also hear at home trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of the united states constitution which is the supreme rule of land in -- law in our land. i've heard several times now that this is an argument about politics. well, politics is to congress like wet is to water. we cannot avoid that. but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first,

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recognize the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just briefly, following up on that point, it would seem that the approach of at least the deputy or assistant u.s. attorney down there was to require corpus delicti, body of the crime, to actually have the guns in order to proceed with the prosecution. that will, if that's the case, i believe it's an improper application of the law and since this committee is involved in overseeing that our laws once passed by congress are indeed enforced, it would serve us all i think if we review that, the application of the law, if that indeed is the approach of the office down there. >> congressman lynch, if i may, one thing that's been brought to my attention is that the united states attorney's office has brought cases involving large numbers of guns to our purchasers, individuals alleged to have trafficked guns without a license, and those prosecutions have sometimes resulted in hung juries or directed verdicts of acquittal because of their high standard of proof, especially in the ni

speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, mr. lynch from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of mr. rooney's resolution. mr. speaker, it's it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law that we are also hear at home trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of the united states constitution which is the supreme rule of land in -- law in our land. i've heard several times now that this is an argument about politics. well, politics is to congress like wet is to water. we cannot avoid that. but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first

mr. lynch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker, and i thank my friend for yielding and for his leadership on in issue. madam speaker, it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law, that we're also trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of our united states constitution, the supreme rule of law here at home. the united states constitution clearly states that the president's power as commander in chief to introduce our armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. number one, a declaration of war, number two, a specific statutory authorization. number three, a national emergency created by an attack on the united states. that has not happened. so despite my great respect and affection for our president, a lawful pr

speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, mr. lynch from massachusetts. tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of mr. rooney's resolution. mr. speaker, it's it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law that we are also hear at home trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of the united states constitution which is the supreme rule of land in -- law in our land. i've heard several times now that this is an argument about politics. well, politics is to congress like wet is to water. we cannot avoid that. but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first, a declaration

mr. lynch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker, and i thank my friend for yielding and for his leadership on in issue. madam speaker, it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law, that we're also trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of our united states constitution, the supreme rule of law here at home. the united states constitution clearly states that the president's power as commander in chief to introduce our armed forces into hostilities may be exersed only pursuant to three circumstances. number one, a declaration of war, number two, a specific statutory authorization. number three, a national emergency created by an attack on the united states. that has not happened. so despite my great respect and fection for our president, a lawful premis

speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, mr. lynch from massachusetts. tempore: the gentleman fr massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of mr. rooney's resolution. mr. speaker, it's it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law that we are also hear at home trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of the united states constitution which is the supreme rule of land in -- law in our land. i've heard several times n that this is an gument about politics. well, politics i to congress like wet is to water. we cannot avoid that. but the united states this issue is really within of substan and the united states constitution clearly states that president'power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first, a declaration of wa secon

mr. steve lynch. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for five minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i speak in favor of a measure that will be coming up shortly offered by my friend, ms. delauro, which goes to a major weakness in the underlying bill. the core mission of the commodities futures trading commission is to ensure the integrity and transparency of derivatives markets. but despite the recent spikes in gasoline prices and despite the great difficulty we had in this recent financial crisis with respect to commodities- based swaps, we have to come to the floor today to fight for funding for the one agency that would police that activity. it is indeed unbelievable that this house would consider a proposal that would eviscerate the agency with the central responsibility for regulating the commodities market, but here we are. the price of everyday items from milk to gasoline depends on the fair and open operation of commodities markets policed by the cftc, the commodity futures trading commission. the recent spi

recognize the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just briefly, following up on that point, it would seem that the approach of at least the deputy or assistant u.s. attorney down there was to require corpus delicti, body of the crime, to actually have the guns in order to proceed with the prosecution. that will, if that's the case, i believe it's an improper application of the law and since this committee is involved in overseeing that our laws once passed by congress are indeed enforced, it would serve us all i think if we review that, the application of the law, if that indeed is the approach of the office down there. >> congressman lynch, if i may, one thing that's been brought to my attention is that the united states attorney's office has brought cases involving large numbers of guns to our purchasers, individuals alleged to have trafficked guns without a license, and those prosecutions have sometimes resulted in hung juries or directed verdicts of acquittal because of their high standard of proof, especially in the ni

recognize the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just briefly, following up on that point, it would seem that the approach of at least the deputy or assistant u.s. attorney down there was to require corpus delicti, body of the crime, to actually have the guns in order to proceed with the prosecution. that will, if that's the case, i believe it's an improper application of the law and since this committee is involved in overseeing that our laws once passed by congress are indeed enforced, it would serve us all i think if we review that, the application of the law, if that indeed is the approach of the office down there. >> congressman lynch, if i may, one thing that's been brought to my attention is that the united states attorney's office has brought cases involving large numbers of guns to our purchasers, individuals alleged to have trafficked guns without a license, and those prosecutions have sometimes resulted in hung juries or directed verdicts of acquittal because of their high standard of proof, especially in the ni

mr. potato head. you just have them look at the feature that is the most like the suspect's. not all the time going to be right on but that's where the artistic portion comes in. >> reporter: lynche tunes his work until the image on the pad looks as close as possible to the image in the victim's mind. the whole process can take hours and though high-profile cases like the beating of bryan stow often include releasing a sketch to the public, most lives never see the work that lynch and other sketch artists produce. >> the sketch is just a piece of the puzzle. a lot has to be done in a case from the initial report taken by an officer on the street getting dna, fingerprints, whatever. a sketch itself is mainly used as a filther to develop leads. >> reporter: good news and bad news, they develop leads. >> they develop a lot of leads. every lead has to be followed up and may slow down the investigation. a lot of time they are not released immediately. they are usually shown to other investigators to see if they might know. >> now, the one suspect arrested, giovanni ramirez, was sent back to prison for parole violations. he is not charged yet in the stow case. nor has that second susp

mr. president, they need jobs. tricare about them whether kentucky come a california, at o.r. merrill lynch. we are united states. we should care about the people i just give up and play games. per is the little spark that creates economic activity in areas that are distressed c and creates the jobs allever across the country prepare every dollar of investment as tracks the evolution liu some chart. when we vote for this bill bill, this is theutho authorization, not appropriation, we have authorized a 500 million to starkly in the last couple years although has been around 30250. every dollar as tracks seven -- $7 from the private sector. that is the fact it has been documented a congressional testimony that is the history of that m eda. people say how much it is here is what we know.arou >> is an average of $3,000 a job. that is a good return. 220 and 500 jobs are created for every $1 million of investment. here is what we know. between 210,450,000 jobs were created everybody in the senate i think, although it could bed wrong has been asked what is the mosto important thing we have to do today? help to spur job