rokita: mr. feinberg, can you add anything to that? do you think there's a legal prohibition against using stimulus funds for ptc? ms. feinberg: i'm sorry, i don't think there's a legal prohibition against -- i don't think so. mr. rokita: why do you think we didn't use funds for ptc if that's the case? or do you have any estimation of the amount of stimulus funds that might have been used? ms. feinberg: to take all of the stimulus dollars and give it to amtrak and class one to implement ptc, i'm not sure that is something that occurred to anyone. i don't think it was even discussed. mr. rokita: really? it's being discussed like it's a no brainer high priority that has been wanting to be done for decades since 1969. this never occurred to anyone? ms. feinberg: by the deadline we're approaching now, i do not know if it was a subject that you all discussed. mr. rokita: i'm asking if you discussed it. if anyone in the industry, the regulator all testifying here today that this was such an important p

rokita. >> thank you chairman. mr. secretary, as chairman of the k through 12 subcommittee on education, on this committee, i've gone to schools all over indiana and all over the country and stuck my head in a lot of garbage cans to see what was in there. i know you do the same thing across the country, and i'm sure you would agree as well that the best part of that experience is talking with the kids. you seem to learn a lot. they continue to teach me at least. one of my concerns throughout all this, in the several hearings we've had is the potential for waste, fraud and abuse. and perhaps the real waste fraud and abuse, whether it's the fraud documented in the wic program, or the ineligible students that are receiving freed and reduced breakfast and lunches. i appreciate the discussion we've had about needing to see more than 3% in terms of a sample, and you offered 10% as a goal that should be changed in law. if you do that on a school wide basis. 10%, shouldn't the schools also at least get a 10% sampling of the ap

rokita. >> thank you. mr. secretary, as chairman of the -- what we call the k-12 subcommittee on education here, on this -- on this committee, i have gone to schools all over indiana and all over the country and stuck my head in a lot of garbage cans to see what was in there. took a lot of school lunches and i know you do the same thing across the country. and i'm sure you would agree as well, the best part of that experience is talking with the kids. seem to learn a lot. they continue to teach me at least. one of my searches throughout all of this and several hearings we have had, though is the potential for waste, fraud and abuse and perhaps the real waste, fraud and abuse whether it's the fraud documented in the wic program or the ineligible students receiving free and reduced breakfast and lunches and i appreciate the discussion we have had about you needing to see more than 3% in terms of a sample and you offered 10% as a goal that should be changed in law. if you do that on a school-wise basis, though, 1

rokita. >> i think the chair. dr. hall, thank you for being with us today. the plan i see from the president only increases our deficits and debts and over the near and even longer term and so therefore i don't think it's a viable solution. let's focus on the debt for a minute. it's my understanding that the debt as much as we're working and have evidence to show that are deficits are decreasing because of the leadership on this committee and, more recently, throughout congress, including for the first time since 2001 that we've had a budget resolution that the debt itself is still expected to expand, the 77% by the budget window and there after it's the red menace that some have described is becoming a tidal wave because 10,000 baby boomers are retiring into unreformed programs. there's a debt clock in my office. there's over $18 trillion. quite frankly, as much as i put that out there for my constituents to see, it's hard to understand and visualize what $18 trillion is so my first question to you is can you talk to us in terms of what this means to the in

rokita: i thank the speaker and i thank the gentleman from minnesota for yielding the time. he's been the leader on this from day one. i'm happy to join him. i also thank chairman ryan of the ways and means committee for allowing this to come to the floor the way it has. i think it's very important. most of america thinks this is very important and have it stand alone here where it can be debated hopefully honestly i think speaks well. to the process, i think it speaks well to the leadership of chairman ryan and member paulsen and others who are behind this. i'm privileged to be back on the floor to support this. it's long overdue. it needs to happen. there's an old adage, mr. speaker. that is, if you want less of something, tax it. and the same is true here. if you want less jobs in this area, like the 56,000 jobs in indiana alone, tax the devices that those jobs produce. if you want less innovation, tax these medical devices. if you want america to be less of a leader in the world when it comes to this industry, tax it. that's all their argument mr. speaker, is saying and

>> it is hard to the tom hanks of the rokita tom cruise is coming back with another mission impossible is a franchise. but if you have just got a great story, is a little harder to get done today. matt: good movies to see, like in the summertime. stephanie: "whiplash," "birdman?" matt: they are ok. they're just oscar movies. mostly just a u.s. movie. not playing particularly well outside the u.s. a little expectation, but it had an a-list star and a great story. they are not making those kinds of films anymore. other big studios are not as well. instead of having four or five opportunities across a studio you may have one or two. outside of a proven franchise. stephanie: is ted cruz -- is tom cruise as sellable as he was? matt: he is cool. thanks so much. we will leave it there. stephanie: you think tom cruise is cool? >> i do. i am still in "top gun" mode. stephanie: i do not think he is as cool as he once was. a picture this morning. 21-year-old bambino. spieth is celebrating. we will have more on that and his u.s. open when. -- win. ♪ stephanie: coming up the next hour, we will be t

rokita.ut that objection >> this is from california high-speed rail, june 2009 request for funding. they requested 200 million friendly investment strategy from those funds allocated to california. here is a map or it shows exactly where the improvements would be. can you zoom in? clearly the corridor here, positive train control $230 million. california high-speed rail thinks they can do it. they requested it. this is in california. we want the safety improvements they are. there's a good funding source to do that. >> mr. chairman, my staff passed me a note during the hearing that state high-speed rail has $328 million. we will follow-up with you and look at those numbers together. >> i will have a staffer bring that down. as we continue the ongoing exchange. without i would like to recognize ms. brown for a second round of questioning. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. mica said it did not implement positive train control is from new haven to boston. not only did they implemented it was the fi

rokita. i want to enter one piece of information for the record without objection. this is from california high-speed rail. this is their june 2009 request for funding. on their request, 230 million from the investment strategy from those funds in california. here is a map where it shows the improvements would be. can you soon dotted? clearly move it up. positive train control $230 million. they think they can do it. they want to have the improvements there. >> my staff pastor here in that state for high-speed rail. we will follow-up good look look at those two numbers together. >> all bring that down for the record is the record is a continuing this ongoing exchange. without either to recognize ms. brown for a second round of questioning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. would you indulge me for a moment. the positive train control from new haven to boston. not only did they implement, it was the first in the country and i want to submit that for the record. metrolink who i visited there several times in california and i just want to mention that you had the support of

rokita: thank you. this remind -- mr. keating thank you. he said this reminded me of "groundhog day." and this also reminds me of "catch me if you can." these are very real issues. we had a hearing at the oversight committee which i was ranking at the time at logan airport several years ago. one of the major things that came out of there is real jurisdictional problems with airports that we have and we're hearing it again today in very severe terms. i just want to follow up and say if you have noncompliance by the municipal airport what can you do about it? i mean, we found holes in sensors, perimeters not being looked at. they were cited in vulnerability assessments and other things and nothing was done because there was no enforcement over those municipal airports or whoever runs airport authority whoever runs these things. we're seeing now in testimony this morning that when you are reviewing some of the employment vetting that you're donell only 1% of this but you're finding mistakes they didn't do and didn't come forward with it. yet,

rokita. >> i think the chair. dr. hall, thank you for being with us today. the plan i see from the president only increases our deficits and debts and over the near and even longer term and so therefore i don't think it's a viable solution. let's focus on the debt for a minute. it's my understanding that the debt, as much as we're working and have evidence to show that are deficits are decreasing because of the leadership on this committee and, more recently, throughout congress, including for the first time since 2001 that we've had a budget resolution, that the debt itself is still expected to expand, the 77% by the budget window and there after it's the red menace that some have described is becoming a tidal wave because 10,000 baby boomers are retiring into unreformed programs. there's a debt clock in my office. there's over $18 trillion. quite frankly, as much as i put that out there for my constituents to see, it's hard to understand and visualize what $18 trillion is so my first question to you is, can you talk to us in terms of what this means to the

rokita: i thank the chair thank mr. gosar and mr. calvert and ms. mccollum for their help in all of this. this amendment which i support would fund the b.i.e. to the administration'sphysial year 2016 qusm unlike that request it's paid for and adheres to our budget caps. this year as the chairman of the early childhood education subcommittee i've had the opportunity to visit several b.i.e. schools in arizona. during these visits i see firsthand the challenges the b.i.e. faces. crumbling school buildings, inadequate technology and internet connectivity. these are all serious channels and they are well documented by my official visits, by committee hearings such as those being done by mr. calvert's subcommittee and mine, by g.a.o. reports and by the media. this increase in funds will help address the challenges by provide regular sources needed to improve the academic achievement and increase graduation rates of native american students that attend b.i.e. schools. like all children this is our goal for our nate i american children as well. so with that