, michigan, as the akron veterans memorial post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson, and the gentleman from california, mr. issa, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, it is so ordered. ms. watson: i now yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. watson: mr. speaker, on behalf of the committee on oversight and government reform, i am pleased to present h.r. 2004 for consideration. this legislation will designate the united states postal facility located at 4282 beach street in akron, michigan, as the akron veterans memorial post office. introduced by my colleague, representative dell kildee of michigan, on april 21, 2009, and favorably reported out of the oversight and government reform co

. >> penn state opened with wins over akron and syracuse. up next for joe paterno's team. temple. daryll clark, the play action fake here looking for mickey shuler where he should be penn state on the board 7-0. >> bill costby is nby is not hat that. >> no real test for the lions. >> royster had the flu. still comes out. 19 carries, showing a lot of toughness. >> what are you saying about akron and syracuse and temple? >> thanks a lot for that. throw me under the bus. paterno, 26-0 against temple during his long tenure as the head coach of penn state. ohio state. remember what happened last week. ohio state university. terrelle pryor. >> your guy, sansen back sanzen. >> does, good, strong german name. >> why don't you say it again. >> dane sanzenbacher. >> down the middle. 18-yard score. his second. >> man, all over the place. just what the doctor ordered. ohio state wins easily, 38-0. no real hangover it looks like from last week's loss. >> good to see him moving around getting past the line of scrimmage. as you've talked about. he has got to be a dual threat and not a pocket pas

morgan state in their season opener on the road in ohio lose to go akron 41 -0. hopkins a winner today. they won 35-31. maryland just getting underway. we'll have highlights tonight at 11. >>>high school football hosting edmonds on the west side. their running back lawrence jackson jr. with a touchdown. it's 21-8. then 27-8 when the quarterback finds brendan hartman. he would not be denied. here's the final score. edmonds loses. a few hours until the ravens 2009 season kicks off. kansas city comes to town tomorrow. keep an eye on larry johnson though. >>he's probably one of the best backs in the league. he's going to have a couple of up and down games and seasons, but the bottom line is he play it is way the game is supposed to be played. they like to run the ball and we like to stop the run. that's what you really grab from this type of battle. >>don't forget the regular season opener ravens, chiefs right here at 1:00 on the do the, tomorrow. we ran out of time. the orioles won today 7-3 over the yankees, their second straight over winning last night. >>that's n

unions are ran akronism. for a time and place that has already happened. at the start of the 20th century we needed them to represent people. right now, modern day unions not helping us manufacturing and staying competitive. the problem is union work rules. go back to the car companies. the u.a.w. has union work rules that ran into thousand of pages t made the workers unflexible, unresponsive and unproductive. you cannot compensate people for performance under a union contract, so people don't have any incentive to perform better and to make more money for the company. that's the biggest problem. unions take away the incentive. >> pat, you have heard both sides of the argument. what do you say? >> well, i think it's difficult to try to say unions are bad, unions are good, because let's look at u.p.s. and fedex. one is unionized and one is not. they both do just fine. they both have done fine. the biggest issue is a shift in the job base of our country from manufacturing jobs to service sector. that's not going to change, no matter whether it is ron bloom o

. >> next, akron, ohio, $469,900, 1940s tudor home. >> akron, ohio, as you know. >> whoa!> one of the places that has park galore. and that is not a house, that is a mansion for $469,000. it's got a long driveway, a very formal living room. look at that ceiling, all the moulding, the old wood paneling, they were smart to leave that intact. >> that fireplace is gorgeous. >> it's beautiful. the truth is people don't use fireplaces but they love having them there. they sure look fancy. that's the master bedroom. what you can't see there, it's got a full wall of windows which adds a lot of light to wake up to which is important. one of the kids' rooms. there are four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, and each one is very large. what you can't see is that giant walk-in closets in each of those bedrooms. >> the one big-ticket item, classic dutch colonial, watertown, connecticut. $515,000. a lot of house for this. >> this is a lot of house for maybe not so little bit of money but still for $515,000, it's a lot of house. it's two hours from boston. two hours from new york city. that's a colo

. >> a date with some kids at akron children's hospital. >> all he's doing is want you to pet him. >>hanks to the people at victory gallup, petey and richard miller have been walking through these resolving doors -- >> been so great at it. i love this little guy. >> and riding up the elevator for the past 12 years. they're here to visit children in their hospital rooms and bring them a little joy. >> your arms stretch out that way better. >> petey is the only pony in the country who visits kids right on their floor and right in their room. >> this is petey. >> it's a great experience. an experience to be able to watch him interact with the kids. you know, he's just brightening up their day, man. five minutes at a time. >> it makes their day and makes their stay a little more special. >> it's exciting to see a big smile. he was kind of down yesterday. >> not a day goes by that we don't bring petey that you leave the hospital feeling like you've made a difference in somebody's life that day. >> the young patients get a photo of themselves with petey and also a little stuffed animal name

bliss institute of applied politics at the university of akron. he says with the democratic congress and the new obama administration, religious conservatives have been adjusting to their new lack of access to the political power structure. >> religious conservatives are not completely shut out, because of course they still do have some republican and even some conservative democratic office holders that pay attention to them. but really, the access belongs to the other side, to the progressive religious activists, whether they're protestants or catholics or jews, who very much took advantage of the change in party control in washington. >> reporter: and are these moderate and liberal religious activists having an influence? are they making an impact on policy? >> influence is always a difficult thing to judge while a process is under way. you know, we can look back ten years later and say, "boy, that made a difference." but it is certainly widely perceived by scholars, by journalists, by other observers, that religious progressives are having an

a jury in akron, ohio, found the leaders of one plan spent members' money on cars, houses and vacationsone of your critics said, and i'm quoting here, "i think these people take advantage of deeply religious people who are desperate for affordable health coverage." >> yeah, i don't think we're taking advantage of anyone. first thing we do is make sure everyone understands completely. >> reporter: as for the kramers, they say they have no reservations and that they get a benefit people in regular insurance do not. the power of prayer. dan harris, abc news, peoria, illinois. >> our "closer look" for tonight. >>> and "on the money" a wall street rally today. stocks were up sharply after last week's losses. the nasdaq gained almost 40. the price of gas dropped for the seventh week in a row, down another 5 cents a gallon. the average is now $2.50. >>> and when we come bark the video that led police to suspects in the death of an honor student. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor men

they have a tough one on the road at akron tomorrow. that's morgan season opener.lso, terps take on james madison, in college park. navy plays host to louisiana tech. >>> baseball, orioles continue their road trip with a visit to new york. first of three games scheduled for tonight. but rain may alter those plans. when the series does start, derek jeter will be swinging for history. this single was hit number 2,721 in jeter's career. that ties him with lou gehrig for most hits ever by a yankee. once he passes him, his next stone will be 3,000 hits. and no player has had 3,000 hits as a yankee. you wouldn't have thought that. >>> chris tillman gets the starting opener. his first-ever outing. o's hitter, facing a familiar nemesis. again, it's raining in new york right now. the game already delayed if they get it in at all. >>> bob turk has says no. >> bob says no. i'll go with bob. >> okay. >>> finally tonight. to the ah cart. we're getting a fresh look at pandas born last month in china. they now have black and white hair. this is a look at the babies in an incubato

bears coming off a win over winston salem, after they lost with a win over akron. >> i think we're a good unit. like we're coming together. first two games really brought us together. offense worked on game. defense worked on game. and i think this game was going to bring it it altogether. like morgan, towson hasn't won in one record. this will be the 22nd meeting between two schools. kickoff at morgan state at 4:00 on is the. -- on saturday. >>> it's a day off for the orioles. they need it. the birds continue with a road trip. that series continues tomorrow night. the golf tour swings through atlanta. good start for sean o'hare. birdie on 14, rolls to go 5 under. he finishes four under par, 66. good for a one-stroke lead behind him. and you got it. tiger woods. pulled into second place. tiger with a birdie on par 4. also, one shot off the lead is harrington. to the lip of the cup. to the lip. and no further. he would have to tap that in. harrington, one shot off the lead. >>> hockey hall-of-famer wayne gretzky has stepped down as coach for the phoenix coyotes. it's a team in turmoil

if i think about republican delays, all i can think about as i go from lima to akron to warren, to dayton, to chillicothe is that 390 ohioans every day lose their health insurance. 390 people in my state lose health insurance every day and when i hear republicans trying to slow walk this, it's an insult to those 390 people every single day. we're not going to rush this and do it next week on the floor. we're going to do this and get this committee going, do it in october in the first round votes, get it to the president sometime between thanksgiving and christmas so we can start the new year by providing health insurance to people who don't have it. giving consumer protections, those who are happy with their plans, but need protection against preexisting protection. other disqualifications. it helps small business provide the insurance that every small business person i know in ohio that talks to me about this wants to provide insurance if they can afford it. the health bill, the other three bills in the house all do that. that's the bill we're going to send to the president's desk, somet

area and a big warm-up running anywhere from minneapolis to green bay to chicagoland to detroit to akron to rochester to baltimore to new york. these numbers are 5 to 15 degrees above normal today. it is that last kick of summer. >> good morning. it is 58 degrees in frederick where the sun is coming up. the skies are clear and not a clou in the sky. it will mean a nother nice day like yesterday with sunshine and comfortable conditions. we will be back in the 60's tonight and tomorrow, some more cl >> all of america's weather in the next half hour including some on south florida's big heat. >> taking up your spot. feels good. you kept it nice and warm. >>> we're going to turn to the economy. as we mentioned earlier one year since the collapse of lehman brothers which signalled the credit crisis taking over the entire economy so where are we one year later when it comes to fining a job selling your home maki your money grow? joining us now financial contributor mellody hobson. elizabeth ann sonders for charles schwab and mike santoli of "barron's" magazine. good to have you all here. i wan

did you finish building that castle that you were building in akron? >> yeah, yeah.use. did you build the barbershop? >> barbershop, bowling alley, atm machine, starbucks. >> is there really? >> yeah, starbucks, all that. you're going to have a show live from my -- >> i will gladly do that. but i might not ever leave is the problem. do you build -- i know you were talking about building a casino. did you put the casino? in? >> yes. >> you have your own casino? >> yeah. >> what happens if you win? you pay yourself, how does it work? >> it goes to the king james bank of america. >> i've gotcha. if a friend comes over -- do you have slot machines? >> what if somebody hits a big jackpot? >> it all depends. i have a $5 bracket all the way to a million dollars. if you just so happen to hit the million dollar slot machine, nothing really comes out of it. >> really? is that right? [ laughter ] >> wow, that's something else. >> i know. >> have you had to pay anybody out? >> no i haven't. the one person i almost had to pay, they ran into my police officers at the front of my g

this is petey, the only pony in the country that makes visits to children at ohio's akron children's hospital. >> whatever situation you put him in, he adapts to it. he's phenomenal. he's the greatest thing. he's the greatest horse ever. >> makes their day and their stay a little more special. >> it's exciting to see a big smile. he was kind of down yesterday. >> that is so sweet. the young patients get a photo of them swestles petey and a little stuffed -- themselves with petey and a little stuffed animal named after their now favorite horse. >> we will look at the headlines when we come back. >> and also a look at your commute which is getting really busy on the harrisburg expressway. we'll let you know about an accident. >> a sunny start to your workweek. details on your seven-day forecast are just ahead. >> welcome back to 11 news today. it's 6:44. some contentious hearings begin today as the public service commission review a proposed deal between constellation energy and e.d.f. opponents of the proposal argue that the $4.5 billion deal benefits only constellation's shareholder

i was just in cleveland, i was in akron and the reality is, in the midwest and the industrial heartland a weaker dollar is welcome, as long as it doesn't bring inflation back or push bond yields higher. and so far so good. >> yeah. well, i don't know. i am in the king dollar camp. i would like tok see america keep its promises. we guarantee the dollar today should be the same value it is in the next -- >> larry, we have to do something about the federal deficit. there's no fiscal discipline in washington at all. >> i agree with that. they're bailing out the post office. we did that the first segment tonight. they're bailing out the post office. that's got to be a high priority. >> absolutely. i just sent some envelopes. i hope they get delivered. >> the price of stamps keep going up and they still can't fund it. gentlemen, stay with me. other side of the break, much more on the dollar. the g-20, the price of stamps, the post office bailout. and the stock market view as well. please stay with us. have some fun with that truck. vroom... vroom. okay, time's up. here ya' go ! that's a nice

a jury in akron, ohio found the leaders of one plan spent members' money or houses, cars and vacationne of your critics said i think these people take advantage of deeply religious people who are desperate for affordable health coverage. >> i don't think we're taking advantage of anyone. first we make sure everyone understands completely. >> reporter: as for the kraemers, they say they have no reservations and that they get a benefit people with regular insurance do not, the power of prayer. dan harris, abc news, peoria, illinois. >> in the midst of so much talk about health care we form, it is an interesting idea. they say there's no guarantee here. we saw someone with $30,000 covered but no guarantee. >> what if too many people got sick, if there wasn't enough to cover it that month. its did seem problematic but it's working for a lot of people. >> just ahead, we're off to the one of the most remote places on earth. (announcer) carefree introduces protection, times ten. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like

heavy rain possible south of akron, ohio. and get down towards texas and all beneficial stuff, southern half of texas, more rain for you. brownsville and far north as waco could get decent rain. we will talk about that. more showers coming out of atlanta over the last few days. floods affected a lot of co-workers and families. these note owes are from ashley billups. she took this picture in billerica, georgia. this area hit hard as well. just about everybody i know has been affected some way or another from these massive amounts much rain. this area itself, doppler radar, 15 to 20 inches of rain in three day. that's a half a year's worth of rain in three days. >> amazing. the ground can't soak it all up. bob, thank you. >>> sarah palin is following in the footsteps of former president bill clinton. he's heading in a new direction and it is apparently making her bank account a lot fatter. >>> major search is over at the home of philip and nancy garrido, couple charged with kidnapping a girl and holding her hoss haj for 18 yea

host: akron, ohio, this is dan. caller: i am a first-time caller. i'm concerned that each person have an equal voice in the election. when it comes down to campaign finance, how does the supreme court looked at thassuring that all the people have an equal voice to speak and receive information? guest: i think you put a nice way. there is tension between liberty and equality. in a democracy, everyone gets one vote. on the other hand, you want everyone to be able to say what they like. some people have more money, power, access to the airwaves, and might be able to say more. the question then arises about whether the government should step in and try to equalize the volume of these different voices or should we allow everyone to say whatever they like as loudly as possible and trust people to make distinctions among ideas they agree with and ideas they do not agree with. host: regarding the circumstances of this particular movie -- guest: i think that is a fairly powerful argument. that is a distinction that the supreme court may still draw. it is tha

akron. thank you for putting it on the map. you're going to be a free agent after this. you looking to go anywhere else? you going to stay? >> i'm looking forward to this upcoming season. this upcoming season is going to be great. i hear the people in the background saying knicks. >> you are in new york. >> i'm here in new york. i understand that. i'm looking forward to this season. when the summer comes, i'll be ready to take care of that. >> put the nix jersey away, chris. >> you look good in the blue, lebron. >> he has the blue. >> continued success in all that you do. thank you. continued blesses. you can read an excerpt of "shooting stars" on our books page at abcnews.com. and "more than a game" opens in theaters on october 2nd. i tried really hard, chris, with the nix. i tried really hard, chris, with the nix. we'll be right back. t congestion neither should you. thank you claritin-d. (announcer) so you'll find claritin-d behind the pharmacy counter. thank you claritin-d, for staying tough on the toughest allergy symptoms. for refusing to "change your formula. (ann

we go to akron, with michael r. democratic line. caller: i was wondering if you list people like the trilateral commission and the council on foreign relations. i hope that you would do that. guest: we don't have those people at this moment, but we have members outside of government white thing takes and political strategy groups already. we are expanding into those areas and we would invite people to come in and invite people that would like to see on the site. morning, minneapolis, on the republican line. caller: i have been active trying to get pro-small business legislation here in the state legislature for 29 years. i know who runs the government. it is members of both sides of the aisle who are influenced by lobbyists. i will put forward legislation and the matter which side of the aisle, the lobbyist will step in to make a case. that is the way that it goes. host: lobbyists have often been called the fourth branch of the government. do you cover them? guest: yes, we're just beginning that it and we want to. we want people to

i recently before laboray visited open-m, a free health clinic in akron, where i met christine who represents a sma gift basket delivery system by herself but cannot afford health insurance. years ago while working, christine was seriously injured in a car accident, leaving her with multie knee surgeries, back and foot problems and a cane to help her walk. she had to pay all of these expenses out of pocket, draining her savings and compromising h economic security. last week, i spoke at the center r working-class studies at youngstown state, one of the nation's first and certainly the nation's premier academic program devoted to the many faces to deal with the american worker. the factory worker in youngstown, the home care worker in niles the truck driver in borgman. the center tells the story of working-class communies to a nation tt it helped build. ohioans from across the mahoney valley showed up to listen while others showed up to tell the story of a working-class family struggling with the crushing costs of health care. john from champion, ohio, described how his sick nephew lacks healt

host: akron, ohio. caller: good morning. as i have told your screener, i have been a republican my entire life. i have to agree with your first caller. essentially, after watching that mob, we have become nothing but a group of racists, fascists, and fruitcakes. racists like glenn beck, fascists like dick cheney, fruitcakes like sarah palin. when they put up signs saying welcome to our plantation, derogatory things about the president, this is screaming out for the fairness doctrine. they are inciting violence. god forbid, it will be on the republican party's head if something happens. host: representative -- host: ex-president jimmy carter said that he sought the act from jo wilson as an act based on racism. "there is an inherent feeling amongst many in this country that an african-american should not be president." the next call comes from maryland. good morning. caller: good morning. i am calling saying that it is not racist at all. there are so many emotions amongst the people in the country today, it was an emotional ou

back to the west a little bit farther, you can see things drying up by akron and cleveland. get a couple of showers out there too with that frontal boundary draped in place. down across texas, though. look at the beneficial rain around san antonio, austin, now in towards corpus christi and brownsville, you guys need it. exceptional drought conditions finally getting a little taste of rain. you're going to get that for the nest couple of days. upper level low getting rain around here, rain around denver, turning into snow above 7,000 foot elevation. and that's going to be there through today and fade by tomorrow. speaking of atlanta floods. it's affected a lot of our co-workers and their families. these are from ashley phillips, the daughter of one of our directors directing the show now, tom. she took these photos in villa rica, georgia, an area walloped by heavy rain. that structure in the back, that's 8 feet tall. you're looking at 7 feet of standing water. this area got 15 to 20 inches of rain. that's west of atlanta. >> when it hits a metropolitan area like atlanta, 4 mi

we will go to akron, next.aller: i was wondering if you lose people like the trilateral commission? they seem to have a big influence. guest: yes, we do not actually have those at the moment, but intend to include members outside the government such as heads of think tanks and interest groups. we are expanding. we invite the general public to nominate those they would like to see. host: good morning, minneapolis, on the republican line. caller: i have been active trying to get pro-small business legislation here in the state legislature for 29 years. i know who runs the government. it is members of both sides of the aisle who are influenced by lobbyists. i will put forward legislation and the matter which side of the aisle, the lobbyist will step in to make a case. that is the way that it goes. host: lobbyists have often been called the fourth branch of the government. do you cover them? guest: yes, we're just beginning that it and we want to. we want people to help us understand the obvious players behind the

speaker, akron, ohio, is the polymer capital of the world. there is a strong support of polymers and last particulars for -- and plastics across the country. our workers in the domestic steel industry can build good steel while requiring less mass, increasing fuel economy. and recently with the overwhelming success of the cars program, americans demonstrated their desire to trade in their less efficient clunker for a more fuel-efficient vehicle. and thanks to the cars program, nearly 700,000 clunkers were taken off the road and replaced with vehicles that had an average 58% increased fuel economy. and the cars program brought thousands of workers back to work making autos and parts for more fuel-efficient vehicles. with this bill before us, we will take another step to help our environment and grow jobs. and that's why this bill has earned the support of the u.a.w. as well as ford, g.m., chrysler and other industry and business groups. mr. speaker, i'm also proud that we worked on an amendment that was added to this bill, working with represe

business and -- you know, in eugene, oregon, or there is a business in my state in zane zanesville or akron or dayton or lima. it is a small company that's got 25 employees. two of these employees get a very serious form of cancer and cost the insurance exp -- they all have insurance through their employer -- costs them tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars. the insurance company often -- the insurance cop will do one of tw things. it will either jack up premiums so high, they may noi be able to afford premiums or will have to lay people off or cancel inrance or the insurance company will cancel the insurance. either way, that doesn't work for those employees that really did nothing wrong. so what -- one of things this legislation does is it allows those companies to give those small businesses a tax credit so they in fact can ensure their -- insure their employees and make a financial go of it on the one hand it l.h. and it allows the small businessperson to take his whole business and all his glees this exchange where they'll get a choicef insurance companies. they cou

this august 4, i had the honor to participate in the 26th annual national night out in akron. it was a great experience and i hope to participate in it again next year along with millions of my crime-fighting americans. i commend the gentleman again for bringing the resolution to the floor. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: we have no other speakers, mr. speaker. i will close by saying this is a bipartisan piece of legislation. this body here contains many former law enforcement officers, peace officers, sheriffs, prosecutors, former judges and victims of crime as well. crime knows no boundaries in this country and affects all of us. this legislation is a stand for the volunteers who support national night out and the good work that they do. and i strongly urge the adoption of this resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from michigan for his introd

we will go to akron, next.caller: i was wondering if you lose people like the trilateral commission? they seem to have a big influence. guest: yes, we do not actually have those at the moment, but intend to include members outside the government such as heads of think tanks and interest groups. we are expanding. we >> you can see "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. we will go live to the house now. . . supreme court week, with and such from historians and the justices beginning october 4. go online now for a virtual tour of the court. historic photos and more c- span.org act/supremecourt. president >> obama has said the will not be another government bailout of boston. on this the first anniversary of the lehman brothers collapse the president went to wall street to press for a speech for financial changes that he says will prevent another crisis. this morning "washington journal" talked with the trading commissioner for about a half- hour. year anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers. t

host: akron, ohio, this is dan. caller: i am a first-time caller.ncerned that each person have an equal voice in the election. when it comes down to campaign finance, how does the supreme court looked at thassuring that all the people have an equal voice to speak and receive information? guest: i think you put a nice way. there is tension between liberty and equality. in a democracy, everyone gets one vote. on the other hand, you want everyone to be able to say what they like. some people have more money, power, access to the airwaves, and might be able to say more. the question then arises about whether the government should step in and try to equalize the volume of these different voices or should we allow everyone to say whatever they like as loudly as possible and trust people to make distinctions among ideas they agree with and ideas they do not agree with. host: regarding the circumstances of this particular movie -- guest: i think that is a fairly powerful argument. that is a distinction that the supreme court may still draw. it is that we do