. >> president and mrs. carter founded the carter center 29 years ago and since then, the center's programs have helped to improve the lives of millions of people in more than 70 countries. the carters are our hardest working volunteers, traveling around the world, working with our staff to monitor elections, resolve conflicts, promote human rights, and eradicate diseases. working side by side with the poorest and often forgotten people. their vision for a world at peace guides all our work here at the carter center. and serves as an inspiration for millions of people around the world seeking a better way of life. it is with great admiration that we welcome president and mrs. carter. [applause] thank you. i had my knee replaced and the other and i have been through intense physical therapy and recuperation. i have a couple more weeks. i'm doing ok. i have been grateful that i did it. there have been times when i was doubtful in retrospect. it is not an intense pain but it is a constant discomfort especially when yo

mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. carter: last week we were here talking about jobs. whoa. need a repairman in to repair this thing. this week we need to talk about jobs again. because quite honestly the problem the united states has is we have to get our people back to work. these fine folks just the hour before us, they were talking about jobs. talking about the ability to get to a job. i thought it was an interesting discussion. we are all concerned about jobs and we all have different views of how they should be done. the president laid out a broad agenda for another stimulus bill that he believes will cause us to have new jobs. and we're -- he's going to deliver that i think today in writing so we can all sit down and look at it and analyze just exactly what it actually says, so we can figure out how much of that will create jobs and those -- if there's a disagreement, we'll at least know what we disagree with. but the bottom line is there are some things that are basic. people take their money and they invest their money when they feel like, a, it's going to make them

and mrs. carter. we are all set for some questions. we will take as many questions as we have time for tonight, and we very much appreciate the questions that were submitted online, and we were able to choose some of those as well as some of the questions that you have submitted. first question -- "as an arab- american, i view and understand that the internal divisions in syria are such that a peaceful transition to democracy is very difficult. would you consider mediating in this conflict?" >> right now, it would be very difficult to ascertain who could speak for the so-called revolutionaries or dissidents or demonstrators in syria. my understanding is we keep track of it pretty well, and they do not have much communication. >> for mrs. carter, could you give us an update on the status of insurance parity for mental health coverage? >> i am is so upset about what has happened to parity. it was passed in 2008, and there is still no final regulations. they issued temporary regulations in, i think, feb

what do you think of that you thang it's hard to trust you know a partner here look mr churchill mr carter of course they're right and the remember mr gorbachev twenty years ago when he was assured by george bush father that nato would never try to take over the countries from the iran curtain it was never posed there extract to the emerging russian see what happened and gorbachev has been talking about this endlessly for the past twenty years of course you cannot trust the pentagon and nato nato now is. i would say is the global ruble caught their weaponized arm of the you literally mice but you went then in they can go anywhere they can go to central asia afghanistan they can go to north in africa in libya they might go to the mideast they ran into the eleventh in syria and john mccain ended neo cons in us are saying look one day we don't intervene in china as well this is not exactly wishful thinking this is what's behind what we learned a few hours ago that the missile shield is going to be deployed in poland in romania and perhaps soon enough in two or three years turkey as well which

mrs. carter. [applause] >> thank you very much. i have had a very interesting summer. in june, i had my right knee completely replaced in the last month, i have my other knee replaced. i have been through a time of intense physical therapy and recuperation. i am doing well. i have a couple more weeks that i use a cane for safety purposes. i have been grateful sometimes that i did it. there have been times when i was doubtful in retrospect. it is not an intense pain, but it is a constant discomfort, particularly when you are trying to sleep, but soon it will be over. the doctors did a superb job on me. this brings me to the subject of tonight, a much more pleasant one. we outline very briefly what we have been doing since the last meeting, and so i will do that to begin with. the carter center has to raise cash money, almost $100 million in almost every three days. and that is our budget. it is $1 million every three days, $100 million a year. that is just our cash budget. in addition to that, we

mr. carter because he gets picked on a great deal. i would say the point of having character and having a sense of vision, particularly on the environmental front will we look back on that, without the compliments and blunt it. so residents who were pushed around and made history. and then i play out these three components over a couple policy areas that no president can avoid. one is economic is. one is national defense, call it what you want, foreign-policy, national defense, national-security. they all have to deal with threats of the world in some way. the hard-won is how well they extended or preserve liberty. the founding ideal of our nation. sometimes the mind of foreigners, we learn more about ourselves. well, when mrs. thatcher stepped down as british prime minister she said our's is the first nation deliberately formed on an idea, not on land, bloodlines, heredity, but an idea, freedom and liberty. and whether it shrunk under presidential terms or expanded not only comes, it's one of the criteria. >> what is the value? >> we

boat powered his way to victory in the men's one hundred meters he had to fight to get level with mr carter at the start then the big man in white surged ahead finish nine point seven six seconds fastest time this season but bolt was upstaged by fellow jamaican controlling partner and blake he was running in the two hundred meters and won the second fastest time ever nineteen point two six seconds both you still holds the record at nineteen point one minute hug the end this has the makings of a great message to. boxing now and floyd mayweather jr is promising an entertaining finds against detroit is this saturday night go head to head in our space in the w.b.c. welterweight title showdown and their way in the entertaining mayweather is an undefeated world champion in five divisions and is looking leading and mean for what will be his first fight for sixteen months after coming out of retirement waiting just slightly less than w.b.c. welterweight champion tears took that belt about that in april and the twenty four is a decade younger romero even though it is the underdog who was full of bra

mr. carter but i would say having a sense of vision on the environmental front where we look back on that but not the confidence to implement it so presidents pushed a around in the changed a bit and then i play out these components over a couple of policy areas that no president can avoid. one is economic leadership, one is national defence, call it what you want, foreign policy, national defense, national security, they all have to deal with the rest of the world in some way. and then the hard one is how well the extend of liberty. the founding ideal of the nation sometimes the mind of the forerunners. well, when she stepped down as the british prime minister she said ours is the first nation deliberately formed in an idea, not on land or bloodline or heredity, with the idea of freedom and liberty and whether it shrunk under the presidential terms or expanded are not home and abroad. >> what is the value? >> i think it is a story of leadership. only 44 men in the 230 something years became president of the united states. that's a very small club. to get in at most of them fought very ha

mr. carter because he gets picked in a great deal, but i see the point of having exemplary carriage or and having an environmental firm for remote back on that, without the confidence implemented. and so, presidents who were pushed around change defense. and then i play up these three components over a couple of policies that no president can avoid. when this economic leadership. one is national defense. call it what you want. national governments, national security all have to do with the rest of the world in some way. and then the hard wonders how well they preserve liberty. this is the founding idea of our nation. sometimes the mind is more better felt. when mrs. thatcher stepped down as reddish prime minister, she said ours is the first nation deliberately formed on an idea. not on land, not a well-defined, not on heredity. an idea, an idea of freedom and liberty. and whether it shotgunned a presidential terms or expanded, not only home but abroad, the six components. >> host: what is the value? >> guest: well, i think it's a story of leadership. only 44 men and 200 thirtysomething yea

mr. carter because he gets picked on a lot but have an exemplary character and a sense of vision on the environmentalront where we look back on that but not the confidence to implement. presidents who were pushed around and made history. i play out these three components over a couple policy areas that no president can avoid. one is economic leadership. one is national defense. call it what you want. national defence, national security. they have to address the world in some way. the hard-won is how well they extend and preserve liberty. the founding idea of our nation. sometimes in the mind of foreigners -- when margaret thatcher stepped down as british prime minister she said ours is the first nation deliberately formed on an idea, not on land or bloodline or heredity but that idea of freedom and liberty. whether it shrunk under presidential terms or expanded -- the 6 criteria. >> what is the value of the president? >> it is a story of leadership. only 24 men in 230 something years became president of the united states. that is a small club. to get in it most of them fought very hard to get there b

mr. carter's presidency, and this is also true of the first president bush. the success of those administrations is frequently assessed purely on the basis of the fact that they didn't win a second term. which is true. but it is also true that in the post-war era the two presidents who were most successful in getting their own legislation passed by congress were lyndon johnson, naturally, master of the senate, right? and jimmy carter. does president carter think that president obama is going to win a second term? >> i don't think anybody's going to beat obama next year. >> that's next. please stay with us. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not pa

mr. carter's presidency, and this is also true of the first president bush.uccess of those administrations is frequently assessed purely on the basis of the fact that they didn't win a second term. which is true. but it is also true that in the post-war era the two presidents who were most successful in getting their own legislation passed by congress were lyndon johnson, naturally, master of the senate, right? and jimmy carter. does president carter think that president obama is going to win a second term? >> i don't think anybody's going to beat obama next year. >> that's next. please stay with us. d. she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does this dancing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer on a cellular level. so that women, like kristy's mom, can get personalized treatment that's as unique as she is. [ kristy ] she's definitely not like other moms. yeah, my mom is pretty weird. ♪ [ male announcer ]

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mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank you, mr. speaker. we've all been back in our districts for the last month. we've been talking to our friends and neighbors back home about what america is truly concerned with, what we are most -- what is most important in the eyes of all americans that is getting america back to work. our economy is stagnant. this administration is putting up barriers, which is freezing assets because our -- the folks that normally would invest in growth and hiring people are frightened about what's around the next corner and they're sitting on their money and not growing. i met this morning with around, somewhere between 12 and 14 of my neighbors in just a sit down cup of coffee, where we sat around and we talked about the way that folks in central texas view what's going on with the jobs market. in texas, we have been blessed. we haven't faced the kinds of unemployment numbers that other states have had. but we are certainly seeing unemployment creeping up in

mr. carter, for three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 2401, the train act, and i want to congratulate my friend from oklahoma for this good piece of legislation. for the past nine months i've been on the floor of the house and it's been my mission to rein in or at least attempt to rein in some of these out-of-control regulators in this country today who intend on keeping our economy in the ditch by placing barriers in the way of job creation. and job -- and keeping jobs. and i think that this is -- i'm so glad this bill is on the floor because this job-killing regulation is center stage at this time. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to see the train act provisions delay this e.p.a. job-killing and energy-killing rule because let's point out, we heard comments about transparent analysis. my home state, texas, was dropped into the final cross-state air pollution rule in the last minute. texas was not included in the proposed rule and our citizens were denied their right under t

mr. carter, president carter, i'm not surprised he's not that type. but the rest of them, they don't even know. that's just against their death penalty. >> ann,e, we talked so much abot troy davis in and no way do we want to forget there death of your son. we have video of you and you're showing all the pictures of your son, mark, and talking about his background and the military and law enforcement. why don't you take a moment to remind people around the world about your son, what he stood for. and how you felt about him. >> oh, my son, well, he, all of my children. not just mark. my pride and joy. i love them dearly. mark was a very, very exciting young man. full of life. he loved his country. he spent years in the military to protect us. he went into the police department to protect us. and thoots what he was doing trying to help this homeless man that was pistol whipped. i mean, really. excuse me. so, he loved his children. he loved his family. any chance he had he would come home to be with us all. he was quite a young man that we all loved dearl

mr. carter for about half an hour and then open up to questions. i promise you that we will not still the report i will tell you everything that's in net. let me start with one big question if i may mr. carter and mr. daschle. the report quite eloquently says this. the growth of global trade investment has brought significant benefits to the united states and the rest of the world. free trade and investment facilitated by the will of the u.s. law to negotiate and implement has alleviated poverty, raised average standards of living and discourage conflict. now it seems to me that an awful lot of americans who are not convinced that global trade and investment has brought significant benefit to them. they think it's actually hurting them. so i'm curious what you say to them to convince them that this is in their interest not only in the interest of the u.s. multinationals. >> i guess i would start buy simply saying we have to ask what would have been had we not done these things. the world is calling for the most transformational moment. it's changin

mr. carter. the gentle woman from california, miss pelosi, the gentleman from maryland, mr.ina, mr. clyburn. the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larsen. the gentleman from california, mr. becerra. the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen, and the gentle woman from new york, miss opal. >> the president appoints the following senators as members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president of the united states into the house chamber. the senator from nevada, mr. reid. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from new york -- >> they're introducing the delegation that's going to escort the president of the united states, the leaders of the senate, the leaders of the house, democrats and republicans. they will bring the president in. he'll be obviously warmly received, and then he'll deliver his remarks, some of which won't necessarily be warmly received especially by the republicans in the house of representatives and the senate. gloria, i interrupted you, but go ahead, finish your point. >> well, you asked about john boehner's relationship wi

mr. carter and mr. daschle. the record report quite eloquently says the growth of the global trade and investment has brought significant benefits to the united states and the rest of the world. the trade and investment facilitated by the u.s. law negotiating and implementing has alleviated poverty if raised average standard of living and conflict. now it seems to me that an awful lot of americans who are not convinced that global trade and investment has brought significant benefits to them. they think it's actually hurting them soak more what you say to them to convince them that this is in their interest and not only in the interest of the u.s. multinationals? you want to start? >> david i guess i would start buy simply saying we have to ask what would have been had we not done these things clucks the board is going for the most transformational moment and is changing dramatically coming far more integrated, how more into related we recognize that we are the developing markets for the products that we produce

mr. carter was president, and so they are manipulating the market like any monopoly does.the 1970's we were concerned that we were importing 40% of oil, and now is over 60%. they will continue to manipulate the market. the united states has to say enough is enough. we have abundant supplies of oil and natural gas. how do we start using our own? guest: why can the industry do it on its own? why did they need taxpayer money? guest: there is a conversion and is needed for that. it is similar to what the government did with hybrid vehicles, only that was 60,000 vehicles and not enough to make a difference. at this point it is not competitive, but if you have a police vehicle, everything from buses to truck deliveries -- delivery trucks and garbage trucks, you can make investments and really reduce the amount of oil that we bring from other countries like saudi arabia. the idea was to create incentives and that builds enough of our infrastructure for that. a lot of fuel stations do not have natural gas. host: isn't that a stimulus? guest: it's making investments and something t

carter these days at 86. he keeps a rather low profile but he does believe barack obama will win re-election next year even though he seems to understand that mr. obama is in deep trouble. in fact, carter believes the president is facing the same dilemma he did. are. >> decided to run against me some of the more liberal democrats didn't want to see me have successes. i experienced a little bit of what president obama experiences every day. that is almost total reluctance on the part of any republican in the house or senate to give him any support that would bring credit to his administration. so he has difficult, almost insurmountable problem in dealing with economies. >> bill: that is true. there are some republicans who simply are are not going to cooperate with president obama because they want him out of there. out of the white house with any cost. what jimmy carter and barack obama do not understand. it's no longer about congress. it's no longer about pundits like me, not about entity. the presidential election in 2012 is about the folks, period. many americans feel insecured, dependent on employers. if they lose their job, disaster could

mr. coffman: dave carter was regarded as one of the most highly trained aviators in colorado with multiple combat deployments and over 4,000 flight hours and he's remembered for the tremendous impact he had on his family, friends and community. . friends recall he was never too busy to had out with a problem. chief warrant officer david carter personifies the honor and selflessness of service as a citizen soldier. his bravery and dedication to duty will not be forgotten. as a marine corps combat veteran, my deepest sympathies go out to his family, his fellow soldiers, and all who knew him. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i'm proud to come before this body today to celebrate the end of the discriminatory "don't ask, don't tell" policy. for too long american service men and women selfishly fought to protect our freedoms without rec

mr. gardner and answers? >> commissioners. >> you have two minutes to make a comment. >> my name is johnny carter. part of the question that was raised was roughly a year-ago they were the lowest responsible bidder for this particular contract. they were sent notice they were rewarded a particular grade, and the district decided to scrap all bids because of questions around one was issued. i believe they found there were certain items that were not cleared, a responsible bidder awarded the contract, but it went out to bid, so a year later, it comes back out. they end oup with the lawyers ad bitter and to find out they have been in non-compliance, and the fact that evidently one of their references did not return a call back to the district, and if was felt that based on the information provided, they did not meet the minimum number of trips on the bid, which were 140 to 280, which is the flow the district is currently having. it was a little shocking to find out if they were found on compliance, because even if you use the trips as a milestone, it still comes out with the two references given, num

director under ronald reagan mr sessions come out and write something about this we had jimmy carter say something about this we have hope writing about this in asking for clemency we have so many public figures that have come out in support of troy davis but why is it that our own president of the united states doesn't look at this case i look at the evidence in this case and say look maybe it doesn't make sense for us to execute this guy let's grant him clemency let's give him a retrial our american system of justice is not supposed to work in the way that it's working right now yeah well hopefully i think too that you know this case might just change the tide even though americans are overwhelmingly you know and have been two to one for capital punishment they still believe very much and i fear and i mentality maybe this will start to change a few opinions about the fact that our system isn't perfect really quickly to do you have any comments on this case of kelly thomas that's actually looks like it might be going in the other direction where some police are being held accountabl

mr. coffman: david carter was regarded as one of the most highly trained aviators in colorado, with multiple combat deployments and over 4,000 flight hours. he is also remembered for the tremendous impact he had on his family, friends and community. friends we call -- recalled that he was never too busy to help out with a problem. chief warren officer david carter personifies the honor and selflessness of service as a citizen soldier, his bravery and dedication and duty will not be forgotten. as a marine corps combat veteran, my deepest sympathies go out to his family, his fellow soldiers and all who knew him. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, the american people have waited too long for this congress to put the focus where it belongs, on creating jobs and getting the nation back to work. now we must boldly make up time for lost time. we need a plan as serious as the

mrs. johnson, and i had been there during the carter administration when i worked here in washington as assistant secretary of education under shirley hufstedler, when jimmy carter and rosalynn were there. i believe that i'd been to a reception when president reagan was there. c-span: but sitting there that night at that dinner in the blue room, looking back on the time when you were responsible for those kinds of things and making them happen, what were you thinking? what were you thinking about the white house, this president, your experience? >> guest: i am a clinton supporter so i was thrilled to be at his table, and this young man doing the best he can by his country. i was thrilled at that and to see old friends, but a thousand ghosts pass through your mind of moments when you entered that house. we entered under a very dark curtain, the death of president kennedy, and i will never forget mrs. johnson, who was so good with words. she said when somebody asked how it felt to be in that house, "history thunders down the corridors at you." it does indeed. i remembered when charles lindbergh cam

back in 1980, jimmy carter was the last democratic candidate to not get an overwhelming majority of the jewish vote. all mr another comparison to jimmy carter. president obama's approval rating currently is about 60% among jews nationally. in 2008, exit polls show nearly 80% of jews voted for him. this makes jews just another group to start deserting the president. he's lost support among other key voting blocks, blacks, women and independents. how can president obama save the jewish vote? go to cnn.com/cafferty file, post comment on my blog or go to our post on the situation room facebook page. >> i'm anxious to read what our viewers think. >>> the gop is split right down the middle when it come to the blossoming tea party movement. according to the survey, 49% of those who lean republican neither support the movement or are active members. 51% feel indifferent or oppose it all together. the poll shows that demographically, tea party republicans are more likely to be male, older and college educated than their nontea party counterparts. i write about this on my blog today. >>> the swiss banking giant ubs

mr. chairman? may i make a brief request? >> you surely can. >> i am grateful. >> with his retirement announcement, this precludes the possibility of you being promoted to a general. [laughter] >> i wanted to say to doctor carter how much i appreciate him visiting with me. i support his nomination. i would like to request that two letters i've written to him relating to the joint strike a been a part of the record. i'm grateful to you. i have a conflicting appointment. i will not be able to stay. >> senator hagen. >> thank you. thanks for visiting with sinise. in that discussion, you know i am a strong supporter. refuel and operating sites. as a commandant has said, if we lose the f035b, there is no plan b. this would drastically cut the capability to cut power in the remote environment. recently when the f-15 airplane crashed in libya, the fighter jets conducted a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel in libya. the rescue forces took off from assault ships in the mediterranean. when the aircraft went down, there were no aircraft carriers in the area. i want to work with you to get the f-35b off probation. they determine probation has a negative connotation. what is a kind of a fact does it being on prob

mr. speaker, and their photographs. the first one here, david carter, chief warrant officer of the united states army, national guard, from colorado. next is heath robinson, chief petty officer, united states navy seal from michigan. next to him, mr. speaker, is alexander bennett, sergeant, united states army reserve from washington. next to him is craig vickers, senior chief petty officer, united states navy seal from hawaii. number five on this on this top line here is jared day, petty officer first class, united states navy seal from utah. and the last one on the first row is jonas kelsaw, lieutenant commander, united states navy seal, from louisiana. i continue with the second row. jon tomilson, petty officer first class, united states navy seal from iowa. next to him is michael strange, petty officer first class, united states navy seal from pennsylvania. aaron vaughn, petty officer first class, united states navy seal from florida. patrick hamburger, staff sergeant, united states army national guard from nebraska. next to him is john foss, chief

carter and mcgovern. it's not every day you hear that. >> they got the nomination as did bill clinton and john mccain. >> mr.good to have you back in "the situation room." >> much more ahead on the republican battle for the white house. up next, my interview with the presidential candidates and former utah governor john huntsman. i'll ask him about the growing controversy over the future of social security here in the united states and what he plans to do about it. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? be happy. be healthy. another good thing about geico so like say you need to report a people wclaim, alright./7. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your c

jimmy carter." [ applause ] it is my honor to present to all of you here in somerset county in pennsylvania, the 43rd president of the united states george w. bush. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. mrrs of congress, my friends tommy franks and tom ridge, thank you for helping raise the money for this memorial. members of the national parks service and the national park foundation, all those who support this memorial, but most importantly the families of flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose in the pennsylvania sky ten years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it set nearly 3,000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of antietam. with the distance of a decade, 9/11 can feel like a part of a different era. but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom join us today, that day will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh and so is the pain. america shares your grief. we pray for your comfort and we honor your loved ones. september 11th, 2001, innocent men and women went to work at the world

mr. doneilon. >> i did a spectacular job of getting president carter reelected. that election didn't go the way we wanted it to go. tom helped him set up his post government career then went to the law school and became a head of law review. he served in the clinton administration as chief of staff to warren christopher and also assistant secretary of staff and was involved in that foreign policy operation as well. then in the obama administration he served initially as national security individualsor and about a year or gulf of oman so ago became the national security advisor as well. so he served in one of the few people president sli a pointed to serve in the carter and clinton and obama administration. he briefs the president every morning and is the chair of the principles committee. and he thread principles committee meetings that led to the successful raid on osama bin laden and spent one day in that operation chairing that committee. he's been entry catley involved and in his spare time he has time for their two children and his wife is also the chief of

carter and then after a hiatus obama. we will vote for another democrat in another 40 years. next caller, good morning. caller: good morning, mr. parker. i want to thank you for having this on the head. number one, we definitely need to go after the middle-income people. it did two things. it made the wealthy get off of their money and it created jobs. without a strong middle class, this country will never survive. in michigan, we have a 10% unemployment rate. it is basically because of cars, foreign trade policies that we agreed to come and we need to start taking care of our own here in the united states. the person who said a president obama needed be criticized for taking a vacation, our legislature took two months off in the summertime. thank you c-span and thank you to mr. parker. guest: i want to respond, if i may. i love the advertising campaign for detroit because it shows that this country has muscle. the state of michigan has muscle. the american car industry is coming back. if you look at what we did bailing out gm. look of the number of people who kept their jobs. gm is coming back and they are profitable. the car

jimmy carter. " it is my honor to present to all of you here in somerset county and pennsylvania the 43rd president of the united states, george w. bush. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much. mrce-president, dr. biden president clinton, mr. speaker members of congress, my friends tommy frank and tom ridge, thank you for helping to raise the money for this memorial. members of the national parks service and the national park foundation and all of you who supported this memorial, but most importantly the families of the flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose and the pennsylvania sky 10 years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it said nearly 3000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of antietam. with the distance of a decade, 9/11 can feel like part of a different era, but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom joined us today, that they will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh, and so is the pain. america shares your grief, we pray for your comfort, and we honor your loved on

mr. polis for his leadership on charter schools, i'm proud to say i have been to the victory charter school in texas, in houston, the harmony charter school, the kipp carter school, and a school district, public school system that i am working with and i love public schools, i am a product of public schools, and our independent school district is finding its way to embrace and coalesce with charter schools. what is the call for that? it is the education of our children with the most important level of education ever, excellence. it is our for children to pass tests, but it is for our children to think and create and invent. i think we can work with charter schools in particular who are focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math where there are young people who are actually doing medical center level research. cured by middle schoolers and high schoolers. i hope we'll deal with the intelligence bill. i associate myself with the gentleman from massachusetts. i'm concerned about the human rights violations in colombia. the moneys that may be going there and the killing of trade unionists. it's all right to be a neighbor but it is horrible to take

mr. chairman. thank you very much, dr. carter, for your prior service, and you're very well qualified to take over this position. i want to ask you, on sunday, we all remembered september 11, the 10-year anniversary of it, a horrible day in our nation's history. do you believe it's an accident that we haven't had another major incident on our soil, and would you agree with what former secretary gates said, which is that the ultimate guarantee against the success of aggressionors, dictators and terrorists in the 21st century, as in the 20th, is hard power, size, strength, and global reach of the united states military. >> it's no accident, and i absolutely agree with what secretary gates said. >> to echo what some of my colleagues have already said to you, if we fail to have the political courage in congress to make the difficult decisions and look at the entire breadth of federal spending, including reforming our entitlement programs, allowing the defense department to be this sequestration to occur, do you think this will make u