mr. burton. >> he thought it over for $300,000 which at that time was a huge amount of money. she wore it every single day. this is the piece that she was photographed the most with. she loved to where it. >> this is a glimpse into the lustrous life style of a hollywood actress of yesteryear. the entire collection is valued at $30 million. the auction house that the limit -- the auction house is hoping that elizabeth taylor factor will drive prices higher. >> we can beat this disease, that was president obama's about today as he spoke at an event marking world aids day turned down there is growing evidence of a geographic divide in the battle against aids. a disproportionate number of re aiv- hpositive lived in southern states. we traveled to south carolina to explore why. >> they don't want to talk about it in church, they don't want to talk about it in the home, they don't want to warn their children. people don't want to talk about it. >> with the numbers continuing to be higher in the south, there is a need for people to say there is a problem and we need to address it up

mr. burton? >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> we're probably a little bit on the low side. i did a quit math just the numbers we're talking about. about 63,000. we're probably the lowest trade. >> in my 5 seconds, ringo, i want to say i support the research and development and al-gil, in fact, university of nebraska, i've helped them get some grants to do research. i hope you are very successful in your operations. i actually have a bill, too, to allow biofuels. under current law, the loan program can only go to gas and oil pipelines. i've got a bill -- would you agree -- how would you feel if the bill that would allow pipelines would be built to carry fuels from those made from algae? >> well, i think it's important that we first have to give consideration to whether there's going to be any adverse impact of building any type of pipeline. >> okay. >> for the people that live in the closest proximity. >> fair answer. at this time i think it's mr. ingle, the gentleman from new york, is recognized for five minutes. oh, mr. caster was here first. i'm sorry. >> thank you, mr. c

cited there's not a change here is this right mr burton well you said yet test going to show you were the american ambassador you you were a man who didn't didn't have the right to to to make a major mistake so did you have since special trick to to really test gorbachev to know that he's not he's not cino that we're not doing something no there were no tricks at all what i said is my own testing him we said there were no tricks no this was all our policy was a very open one but for example there was an agreement. in the first meeting that we would expand exchanges and include younger people and undergraduates which we not had before that we would have more access to the person so we said all right let's ask for interviews let's ask for that let's propose exchanges and these were all accepted so it was in that sense it was testing how far will he go to open up the country to improve things incoming and at the same time we tried to keep our own policies reasonable one thing about reagan was having been an actor he could put himself in the other person's place let you say how for am i r

mr. burton, the international representative for the brotherhood of electrical workers. we have the chief business officer of bard holdings incorporated. we have the executive director of bowls, nebraska. we will recognize each one of you for 5 minutes for your opening statement. when the light goes red, your five minutes are up. we will try to get through opening statements before we have votes on the floor. mr. pourbaix, i will recognize you for 5 minutes for your opening statement. please be sure and put your microphone on. >> transcanada is a $50 billion infrastructure company with more than six years of experience in the responsible development and operation of north american energy infrastructure. we employ over 4200 employees with half of those in the united states. we operate the largest gas pipeline system in north america over 40,000 miles with the capability to transport 20% of the natural gas produced in north america every day. keystone will bring many benefits to the united states. i believe the most important role in will play is to bring energy security t

mr. burton, for five minutes. mr. burton: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, sir. mr. burton: mr. speaker, no nation, no economy can survive without fiscal discipline. printing more money is never the answer. bailout funds have already been granted to greece, ireland and portugal and the european crisis has gotten worse, not better, and here in the united states the obama administration has cranked up the printing presses first through their $800 billion stimulus boondoggle and through the quantitative easing program. and what did it produce? 9% unemployment and a $1 trillion-plus budget deficit and we have $15 trillion in debt. now, i want to read from a couple of articles that were in the papers yesterday. first one, berlin's sin is the reluctance to write a blank check to save the euro, granting permission for the european central bank to buy trillions of dollars in sovereign debt. they'd have to print money to do that. the chant comes from unison from the b

mr. burton. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. burton: i thank the gentleman for yielding. with the economy the way it is, with unemployment very high, we don't need more government regulations. more regulations strangle the private sector and create more economic problems. especially right now we don't need more regs. the obama administration continues to circumvent congress, to go around us, by passing more regulations and the economy can't stand it. we need to stop more regulations, even the threat, even the threat of more regulations must be stopped. i mean, farm dust, farm dust? give me a break. we can't give these bureaucrats more authority. we don't need to give this administration or the bureaucracy more control over the lives of americans. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california continue to reserve? mr. waxman: mr. chairman, i'd like to inquire how many speakers there are on the other side of the aisle? mr. whitfield: i believe we have maybe a couple, tw

mr. burton, you're recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, mr. terry. ranking member rush and members of the committee. my name is bruce burton. i am an international representative with the international brotherhood of electrical workers. on behalf of the approximately 725,000 members of ibew i thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of the keystone xl pipeline from he can project. as an electrician who began his apprenticeship in 1981 i have distinct memories of my local union telling stories about their work on the trans-alaska pipeline. members of my local union located in michigan spent months working ons the trans-alaska pipeline which covers 800 miles and carries oil from the north slope of alaska to valdez, alaska. over the 3-year span of the project, approximately 70,000 jobs were created. to this day depending on the season, between 2000 and 4500 individuals remain employed on the trans-alaska pipeline today. ibew members from all across the united states were able to save their homes during the rough economic period of the late 197

mr. burton? >> can you hear me? "yes. >> probably a little bit on the low side. i did some quick math and we are around 64,000. probably the lowest trade. >> thank you. mr. ringo, i support the research and development. at the university of nebraska act -- i helped them get some grants to do research. i hope you were very successful in your operation. i actually have a bill to allow biofuels. under current law, the money can only go to gas and oil pipelines. how would you fill about a bill but would allow pipelines built to carry biofuels like those made from algae? >> i take it is important, but we first have to give consideration to whether there will be out adverse impact of building any type of pipeline. >> fair answer. at this time, i think it is mr. engel, the gentleman from new york is recognized for five minutes. >> he was here first. >> i am sorry. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am would really like to encourage my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearings on jobs related to the fastest- growing energy sector and that is c

mr. burton: mr. speaker, while we talk about the issues of the day, one of the things that has been missing over the past several months in the discussions on the floor is the amount of treasure from the american taxpayer that's going to europe. we have through the fed been sending hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars in loans to europe. in addition to that, we're sending money to the international monetary fund of which we put 18% in. we're sending hundreds of billions of dollars to europe. we got a lot of problems here at home, and we shouldn't be risking american taxpayers' money by sending it to bailout countries in europe that very well might go belly up. and if they do go belly up that will come back to haunt us in america and the value of our currency will be depreciated and we'll have very high inflation. we need to take care of the united states and not worry about europe right now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance o

mr. burton? >> we are probably on the low side. i tally that the numbers i talked about and we are about 64,000, probably the lowest trade. >> i want to say that i support the research and development. i hope you were very successful in your operations. i actually have a bill -- two -- to allow biofuels under current laws. grants can only go to gas and oil pipelines. how do you feel about pipelines ferraro made from lg? >> -- about pipelines for oil made from algae? >> -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to all the panelists who are here today. i want to encourage my l -- my colleagues on the other side of the child to organize a bipartisan hearing related to jobs for the fastest growing energy sector -- side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearing related to jobs for the fastest growing energy sector, green jobs. it is most often not accompanied by the harmful impact to the health in our community, environmental impacts to the water that we drink and rely upon. i think americans are crying out for jobs tied to this grow

mr. ellis. to the best of our knowledge he was married at the time and still is. >> attorney burton bulltoch went on to accuse new ownership of engaging in a "vast cover-up" to protect their star player and smith was fired from the warriors after she informed a human relations manager of reporters' inquiries into ellis' actions. today warriors president and coo rick wiltz also addressed the media. >> we were made aware of a consensual relationship between mr. ellis and the plaintiff. we did what an organization should do. we told both to stop promptly, directly, and fairly. the warriors have never taken any action against the plaintiff for any inappropriate reason and we deny the allegations she is making. >> reporter: he went on to say the warriors will "vigorously defend the reputation of the warriors' organization in the courts and that no further statement would be made regarding the case." also, raj, now when smith's attorney was made aware when the warriors said the relationship between myth and ellis was consensual, he said "we are very upset the warriors are saying it was consensual, that

mr. ake did not know right from wrong. >> and throughout it all in court, glen burton ake remained silent.than a convicted murderer. sheriff stedman watched and decided it had to be a ploy. he was feigning insanity. >> he'd had about five years or so to come up with this act. >> but did the jury see what the sheriff believed he saw? the decision when it came was quite a surprise. >> i remember when the verdicts were read in the courtroom, this was an audible gasp. >> we the jury empaneled and sworn in the above entitled cause do upon our oaths having heretofore found the defendant glen burton ake guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of richard barry douglass, to affix punishment at life in the state penitentiary. >> no death penalty. this time the jury spared his life. he would come off death row. >> the jury came back and sentenced ake to life for each of the murders and to 200 years each for the shootings of the children. >> but wait a minute. stephen hatch who did not fire a weapon faced execution, but ake, the triggerman, got life. brooks was floored. >> as i heard the de