and my colleague, mr. bass, has played a real leadership role in both crafting this legislation and making sure it comes to the house at this time. as you know, mr. speaker, the american recovery and reinvestment act allocated approximately $788 million to two broadband grant and loan programs. now one was administered by the telecommunications administration and the other by the rural utility service. this has been the subject of ongoing debate. there is, however, general consensus on the importance of oversight. as evidenced by the unanimously passed bill, h.r. 1343, out of subcommittee and the full energy and commerce committee by voice vote. i for one want to make sure these programs do not produce some sort of solyndra problem. i want to thank our ranking members, waxman and he shall auto, and their staffs -- eshoos, and their staffs for working with us on this bill. because the ntiu and r.u.s. have awarded all $7 billion, the bill doesn't automatically revoke any money. to do so would not only be unfair t

mr. keith bass. >> both the prime minter and the leader of the opposition are on record in supporting gender equality for future royal successions. will the prime minister update the house on the consultation that he and the deputy prime minister are having with other commonwealth leaders about this issue. does he not grow that it's bertha we resolve this issue before rather than after when future children are born? >> i certainly believe this issue should be sorted out. i'm on the record as believing that and i'm sure across the house there has been widespread support for that. in terms of the consultation, what i've done i've written to the heads of state of the prime nisters of the other realms concerned. we will have a meeting about this at the commonwealth heads of government conference. it isn't an easy issue to sort. for many of them there may be issues and worries about starting a parliamentary or other legal process. but i'm very clear it's an issue that we ought to get sorted and i'll be delighted to play a part in doing that. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister agre

. >> host: mr. bass built and managed architectural products in new hampshire and was on the board of managers on a organization called new england wood -- [inaudible] and he's on the congress of the trade committee. that caller brought up politics before we get too far into this, we want to talk about this in the near times, warning of a december primary. will the 2012 elections start in 2011? a long time secretary of state and defender of the first of the nation primary status westerns that the states primary could be as early as december 6 or 13. if nevada republicans do not move it back by at least three days. if you are a betting man, is there a december primary? >> guest: absolutely. i wouldn't say absolutely because you never know -- well, pretty soon, there's ballots, a filing period, and it's not easy to put mechanics together, but new hampshire has a law setting its primaries seven days before a like event in any other state. it's not a specific date. it gives the secretary of state the latitud

mr. keith bass. >> both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition are on record in supporting gender equality for future royal successions. will the prime minister update the house on the consultation that he and the deputy prime minister are having with other commonwealth leaders about this issue. does he not grow that it's bertha we resolve this issue before rather than after when future children are born? >> i certainly believe this issue should be sorted out. i'm on the record as believing that and i'm sure across the house there has been widespread support for that. in terms of the consultation, what i've done i've written to the heads of state of the prime ministers of the other realms concerned. we will have a meeting about this at the commonwealth heads of government conference. it isn't an easy issue to sort. for many of them there may be issues and worries about starting a parliamentary or other legal process. but i'm very clear it's an issue that we ought to get sorted and i'll be delighted to play a part in doing that. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister ag

the chair is happy to recognize mr. bass for five minute. >> i thank the chair and my friend from texas mr. bartlett for his courtesy. i have to preside at noon and the house is not in session now and when you don't show up at noon, people get uptight very quickly. i am also quite perplexed by the discussion about all of this money that could be lost in internet poker. i know quite the few people that play poker and don't admit to losing. [laughter] i will also point out that new hampshire is as we all know first in the nation presidential primary and will remain so. it also happens to be the first state to adopt a statewide lottery in 1964. it's raised over $4 billion provided about $1.3 billion for public education and the state. my question and only question is for my former colleague from new york, senator d'amato. the senator representing the poker players coming in your organization's opinion, what impact with the passage of legislation permitting internet gambling have on the state lottery? second, would your organiza

. >> mr. bass is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair.rom the comments in opening statements by my colleagues today on both sides of the aisle, we all recognize important challenges that must be addressed within the region. the united states and other western hemisphere nations must increase cooperation and collaboration to successfully and effectively address emerging challenges. while i know this hearing is focused on challenges and threats in the western hemisphere is about positive it temples and i thought i would highlight those. the u.s. has played a critical role in recovery efforts in haiti since the devastating 2010 earthquake. the u.s. in close collaboration with the action center has successfully located and destroyed more than 3900 landmines left over from the 1995 conflict between peru and ecuador. the department of state continues to pursue pathways to prosperity, which links western hemisphere countries committed to democracy and in this regard, one question i hope will be answered is why we don't have ambassadors to ecuado

it sure is happy mr. bass for five minutes. >> i think the chair and my friend mr. barton for his courtesy. i have to preside at noon in the house is not in session now. when you don't show up at noon, people get a type very quickly. i am also quite perplexed by some of this discussion about all the money that could be lost if internet poker. i know quite a people and not one has admitted to every losing. [laughter] will also .. out that new hampshire is with all know, first in the nation presidential primary and will remain so. it also happens to be the first state to adopt a statewide lottery in 1964. it's raised over $4 billion, provided about $1.3 billion for public education in this day. my question and the only question is for my former colleague from new york, senator d'amato. senator, representing the poker players, and your organization's opinion, what impact would the passage of legislation permitting internet gambling have on state lotteries? secondly, what your organization has any objection to allowing or giving the state lotteries the opportunity to al

host: jump in, have mr. bass answer. guest: first of all, charles, i think what i hear you saying is that you're in favor of trade, but you want that trade to be on a level playing field, to be fair. and you made reference two or three times to osha and to minimum wage and to burdensome regulation. and i agree with you. i think that although i don't recommend abolishing regulations, i think that regulations are regulatory schemes that are put forth by several and state authorities that are not necessary. that don't compute well on a cost benefit ratio that society should be reviewed and we have gone way overboard in some areas on overregulation. but your company and again i don't want to focus only on your company, depends on exports for 85% of your business. now, in the case of the korean free trade agreement, their tariffs on our products are four times higher than our tariffs on theirs. what that means is is that there is a potential at least that your products will sell a lot cheaper in south korea if you have any di

the chair is happy to recognize mr. bass for five minutes. >> i thank the chair and i thank my friend from texas for his courtesy. i have to preside at noon and the house is not in session now. when you don't show up at noon, people get uptight very quickly. i am also quite perplexed by some of the discussion about all this money that is being greeted could be lost in the internet poker. i know quite a few people who play into a poker and i've not many that have admitted to losing anything. [laughter] new hampshire is first in the nation presidential primary and will remain so. it also happens to be the first state to adopt a statewide lottery in 1964 that's raised over $4 billion and provided about $1.3 billion for public education in the state. my only question is for my former colleague from new york. representing the poker players, in your organization's opinion, what impact with the passage of legislation permitting it track gambling have on state lotteries? second, with your organization have any objection to allowing

mr. mark kelly, on the bass. [ cheers and applause ] mark has worked with everyone from mariah carey, toto mos def. he's bootsy collins approved. and when you see the roots coming to a town near you, enjoy him, all right? peace, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, it's good to have you, mark. welcome buddy. >> that's not important. that's not important. let me do a shout out. >> jimmy: oh, sure. come on, what's up? go ahead, buddy. >> shout out to nips. get your mind out the gutter. i'm talking about these delicious-ass cream candies. [ laughter ] nips. they got caramel, butter rum, coffee, chocolate parfait. all the flavors of the nippy rainbow, baby. and get that werther's original nonsense out my face, man. some old ass grandpa can suck on that ish while he watches "matlock" all day. but when i want a rich, creamy dessert, that's when i let a nip slip. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: those are pretty tasty. >> hey, i want to do a shout out. >> jimmy: okay, sir, go for it. >> hey, my name is gary belafonte. and i want to send a shout out to my favorite teen idol of th

notion that we aught ought to hammer the republican candidate bass they didn't respond to intoing from the audience. >> john mccain agreed with mr. obama's position. >> the fact is we should honor every man and woman who is serving in the military and should in no way treat them with anything but the highest regard. >> in his peach to the human rights group, the president did not address the issue of same-sex marriage. >> on barbara hall, reporting from atlanta. >> alan: same-sex marriage and the president's healthcare overhaul are two issues the u.s. supreme court could consider during its upcoming session. a new term begins tomorrow for the high court. today, five justice took part in a yearly tradition. the red mass at the catholic church in wfntle during the upcoming term they're expected to take up cases on immigration and affirmative action. >>> governor jerry brown has signed a bill that preveptsz local governments from banning male circumcision. brown approved the bill today. it was written in response to a ballot measure proposed in san francisco. backers of the ban collected more than 7700 signatures to put it on the m

mr. ales', quote, impact on journalism and uneye bassed news coverage of the u.s.itary in peace and war. good for them. >>> using technology to track criminals is a common tool in modern police work. but do police have a right to track a suspect's whereabouts without even obtaining a warrant? what if you were the suspect? what would you think? that's the issue behind one of the most critical cases now under review by the u.s. supreme court which is back in session, folks. legal experts say the decision could have major privacy implications for every single american. shannon bream covers the high court for us. she is there in front of the beautiful building with an update. hey shannon. >> reporter: hi megyn. the question in this case stems from a decision right here in d.c., police officers put a gps tracking device on a drug suspect was car, they left it there for a month without ever getting a warrant and that is a tricky delegate decision for the justices, they've got to balance between police who want to use 21 12* century technology to do their jobs and unreaso

bass discredits himself. -- like that discredits himself. host: florida, you are up first. good morning. caller: i never read your guest, but i have to agree what he said about mr. rick perry. he does not make any sense whatsoever. i could not fathom anything that he said. and attacking the other gentleman for being more men he -- for being mormon, he was right. religion does not have anything to do with being the president of the united states. we should all be included in the discussion. this is an important election coming up. none of these candidates -- it was like a circus. it was more like a circus. thank you very much. guest: i think a couple of the other candidates made not exactly the case that you describe but made a pretty compelling case for not judging mitt romney's religion. they said values were important if you belonged to the aryan nation or something, i think it is fair to say your values are inconsistent with america's about use. as for the taxation, your theology on a granular level, that is out of bounds. at least for the purposes of the presidential race. i thought they did a pretty good job, particularly rick santorum expanding the role p