the administration has a number of initiatives under way in that regard, such as the startup america initiative, and i would like to got your assessment on how well these initiatives are working, and what additional steps that may be needed. and finally, in addition to hearing about your key priorities and goals for your office, i'd like to hear what you might need from congress whether it's related to a general function of your office or to a specific goal or task. you have an important responsibility, and we want you to succeed. dr. holdren, i look forward to your testimony, and i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank you, ms. johnson. and at this time, if there are others who have opening statements, they'll be added to the record. and at this time, i'd like to introduce our witness. dr. john holdren is assistant to the president, and co-chair of the president's counsel of advisories on science and technology. prior to joining the administration, he taught at harvard and was director of the woods hole research center, chairman, as our witness should know, spoken testimony is limited

there the american manufacturing partnership, the turls gene only initiative and the start-up america initiative are all aimed at accelerating and making more efficient the processes by which we turn scientific and engineering advance into economic advantage. >> so -- because we are increasingly on the cutting edge of science and there are intersections of multiple disciplines. what are the challenges that you face involving different federal agencies, academia and industry in the efforts of our country to go forward with science and technology? >> thank you for that question. >> let me answer it in two parts. first is the interagency engagement and coordination and there as mentioned in some length in my testimony, ostp has the responsibility and i have the responsibility as its director to oversee and lead efforts to coordinate, science, technology and innovation across agency boundaries and for that purpose we have the science and technology council which is nominally chaired by the president, but in practice i normally chair it. it has five standard committees, one on science, one on technol

joining us today is the president of come back america initiative, david walker. with a culture of resilience in this country, this is one of those situations where it appears to be their problem and it's unclear to me if i'm in ohio, north carolina, nevada, why i should care that much about why, about greece and germany. >> there's financial and there are historical reasons. from the financial reason, the world is an interconnected and independent place. what happens over there affects the financial markets. what happens there affecting the economy in europe which affects demand for our goods and services here. what happens has an effect on what we have the pay on interest rates. we're a temporary safe haven. we're paying low interests because of uncertainties there. that won't last. our numbers aren't that much behind some of the countriesrut financials. >> think about history. this is the failed democracy. it was the greatest civilization on earth at one point in time. it once controlled most of the known world, but it strayed from the principles and values whi

the administration has a number of initiatives underway in that regard such as the start-up america initiative, and i'd like to get your assessment on how well these initiatives are working and what additional steps need, that may be needed. and finally, in addition to hearing about your key priorities and goals for your office i'd like to hear what you might need from congress, whether it's related to a general function of your office or to a specific goal or task. you have an important responsibility, and we want you to succeed. dr. holdren, i look forward to your testimony, and i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you, ms. johnson. and at this time if there are others who have opening statements, they'll be added to the record. and at this time i'd like to introduce our witness. dr. john holdren is assistant to the president for science and technology, director of the white house office of science and technology policy and co-chair of the president's council of advisers on science and technology. prior to joining the administration, he taught at harvard and was director of the wood

. >> what does clinton global initiative america have that can help america right now? >> this year what we're trying to focus on are things that are working that could be replicated. for example, last year we had the carnegie foundation say they were going to answer president obama's call for 100,000 more science, technology, engineering and math teachers by 20,000. they had 27 partners. now they have 15 partners, they have reached already 20% more money than they promised to raise. >> mr. president, do you have an opinion on facebook as a product, as a movement, as an ipo and did you buy any? >> no, no. no, i didn't buy any. no, i don't have an opinion on the ipo. what i'm worried about is that for young people who send an average of 80 text messages a day on their telephone, and live on the internet, that it may make it harder for them now and for the rest of their lives to be present where they are. i think one thing is, i was the last president born, i guess president bush -- i never asked him this, how old he was when he got his first television. i was ten years o

controller junior and part of the comeback america initiative.irst of all, you heard the president, a $4 trillion reduction, is that realistic and big enough dent? >> he's talking over a ten-year period of time and that's a problem because columbus proved a long time ago that the earth is not flat. we need to be looking longer than ten years. his particular plan relies too much on taxes. takes social security off the table and frankly it's not politically feasible in its present form. >> what does the u.s. look like if tax mageddon happens. >> that would be about a 15 to 20% increase in the level of federal taxes in one year alone. it's not just a problem of taxes. >>> we have a number of spending provisions that could be affected as well. the cbo has said, if we have both of those things happen, we're likely to return to recession. >> you know, dave, we hear these huge numbers, the sheer size of it makes it unrelatable on a personal level. can you tell us how the deficit affects your average joe and each individual's wall et. >> deficits represe

the chair this amendment would provide -- prohibit funding, i'm sorry, for the wind powering america initiative under the dotcht energy. hot air jokes aside here, nobody can say the federal government ha not been good to the wind industry. turbines made for popular earmarks in congresses past. wind technology research and development receives tens of millions of federal dollars annually. developers continue to reap billions of dollars from a two decade old production tax credit that will hopefully be allowed to expire this year but as much as i disadepree with my colleagues who would have us continue to prop up an industry that even secretary chu of the energy department describes as mature, that's not what this amendment is about this amendment is about putting an end to wind powering america, an initiative that blows right -- it blows -- i'm sorry, it picks winners and losers and operates in the rarefied air of a federal program that's actively advocating on behalf of a particular industry. had you happened across an associated press article announcing w.p.a.'s creation 13 years ago, you woul

there the american manufacturing partnership, the materials genome initiative, the start-up america initiative are all aimed at accelerating and making more efficient the processes by which we turn scientific and engineering advance into economic advantage. >> so because we are increasingly on the cutting edge of science and there's intersections of multiple disciplines, what are the challenges that you face in involving different federal agencies, academia and industry in the efforts of our country to go forward with science and technology? >> well, thank you for that question. let me answer it in two parts. first is the question of interagency engagement and coordination, and there as mentioned at some length in my testimony ostp has the responsibility, and i have the responsibility as its director, to oversee and lead efforts to coordinate science, technology and innovation initiatives that cross agency boundaries. and for that purpose we have the national science and technology council which is nominally chaired by the president, but in practice usually i chair it. and it has five standing

the opening bell, ringing the bell on the new york stock exchange help care trust of america celebrating their initialring, yesterday they went public and they decided to take their company public because there is optimism in the market. a lot depends on the market. kim calling them to do help on the federal economy and we'll see that this morning. >>> we will say good morning, it is a thursday, june 7th. >>> we are still following up. a man was shot and killed on gloria way. kara is live, how were the police tipped off? >> reporter: police tell us it was a shot that happened overnight that happened in or near the driveway and they picked up about 9 gun shots bust before mitt night. here at the scene several times this morning he did not have any comments. east palo alto resident he was known to police and investigators tell us they found him in the driveway appetite at the hospital. there were people yelling, somebody has been shot. >> it was pretty chaotic. it took us a lot to stabilize the scene. we had to clear people out of the way because we wanted to preserve the scene and preserve evidence. >>

and your department were actually waiting for the recording industry association of america which made an initial allegation of infringement to provide detail, apparent lie proof and i've reviewed the affidavit in which i would ask unanimous consent to put into the record, that in september of 2011, ten months after the seizure, the i.c.e. agent was still waiting for information from ira a to give probable cause. here's the concern that i have. blogs are entitled to first amendment protection. and i think it's the law that you have to have probable cause before you seize things. you can't seize things, have secret proceedings in the federal court and then a year later come up with probable cause. so, here's my question for you. it looks to me, and i say another issue as to websites. i mean this isn't like a car that's stolen or disappear or a bag of cocaine. it's a website. so the evidence can be completely preserved even without seizure, so i think the issue of seizure does need to be visited with us. but i want to know, what the department's posture is, if an i.c.e. agent is behaving recklessly

joining the set republican senator from pennsylvania senator pat toomey and ceo of the comeback america initiativedavid walker and still with us in washington, taking his lumps this morning, michael steele. thank you, michael. joe is off today. we look forward to having him back later in the week. i'll do my best to hold down the fort here. start with greece. set the scene with me steve, and we'll take it to the panel. president obama touched down in mexico last night for the start of the g-20 summit where he's expected to urge european leaders to focus on pro-growth policies before austerity. now this comes as talks in europe opened strong on the news that greece's pro-bailout party claimed victory in this week's parliamentary elections. european union leaders are breathing a collective sigh of relief as the conservative new democracy party took a narrow victory over the anti-austerity left meaning greece will remain a member of the union. >>> mitt romney reacted to the greek election and european financial crisis saying no matter what happens in the eurozone, under a romney presidency, europe wi

i run a thing called the coach for america, which tries to initiate social change through sports. >> reporter: of course, you're a gill man too? >> yeah >> reporter: it's always great to see you. you should go on you tube and look up joe herman. your speeches are so inspirational. we're proud to have you on this show. >> i'm proud to be a part of this house. >> do you have a monitor? >> reporter: no, we don't. >> i'm bringing up a picture of joe's rookie card. take a look at that. joe, i'm looking at your rock -- rookie card. how was wood stock? >> that's pretty amazing. save that card. that and a buck and a quarter will get you on the bus. >> there you go. >> reporter: joe , great to see you. thanks for all you do for baltimore. >> thank you. you've been a great mainstay in this city has well. thank you. >> reporter: my pleasure. >> mar ty too. >> reporter: sandy, thank you for everything. >> thanks. >> reporter: happy anniversary to the ronald mock donald house, 30 years. what a great, great place, a great organization. don and marty, back to you. >> we're proud to say our former p

flake regarding the wind power america initiative. an amendment for the batteries electric drive technology program. an amendment by mr. flores limiting funds to enforce section 526 of the energy independence and security act of 2007. an amendment by mr. fortenberry regarding funding levels for defense nuclear nonproliferation. an amendment by mr. fortenberry for the proposed energy conservation program, energy conservation standard for battery charges and external power supplies. an amendment by mr. frelinghuysen regarding funding levels. an amendment en bloc by mr. frelinghuysen consisting of amendments specified in this order not disposed -- earlier disposed of. an amendment by mr. gardner regarding energy management requirements of the national energy conservation policy act. an amendment by mr. gohmert regarding energy -- energy construction, purchase, lease in the district of columbia. an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas regarding funding for corps of engineers, operations and maintenance. two amendments by ms. jackson lee

the president was the one that initiated start up america.one of the most innovative programs for this country. it negates the fact that he was behind the veteran's employment opportunity that put veterans coming back from iraq and afghanistan back to work, and the affordable care act that was passed, that wasn't just about health care, it was also about jobs. part of the reason that plan was put in place is so that small business owners don't have to take on the burden of additional health care costs fir their employees. this doesn't just have to do with health care. this was a job act as well. >> now, karen, romney called poverty this week, he said in this country, that poverty was "a moral failure" listen to this. >> ror numbers ecord number u.s americans are living in poverty. 46 million people below the poverty line. this is not a failure of policy, it's a moral failure of tragic proportion. our government has a moral commitment to help every american help himself. >> but poverty would be far worse under him giving the proposals that he

leaders to actually both be effective and say i misspoke, i couldn't deliver what i initially promised. applaud, america. >> we would be far better off. >> you have said repeatedly you don't get thanked for doing this work and the expectation of sort of laudatory remarks or some sort of praise being heaped upon you, that's not part of this game. >> wish my mother could hear this. >> you can give her the tape. you know, i wonder when we talk about fairness in society, we have a lot of data that shows mobility is decreasing in american society, there's a greater gap between rich and poor, you know. we talk about some victims get some things, others get nothing at all. where do you think we are headed in terms of fairness and american society? are you bullish or bearish? >> i worry, like everybody else worries, about fairness. i mean, the growing gap between those at the very top and those not only middle class but those less fortunate, not even middle class. so you have to be concerned as a citizen. this isn't about a compensation or a special compensation program. one thing i learned with my role at trea

america was built. with governor lynch's new hampshire's working initiative, new hampshire chose to move forward not backwith governor lynch's new launching pad, new hampshire chose to move, sing it with me, forward, not back. with new hampshire, help first, helping small businesses provide health care for their employees, new hampshire chose to move -- forward not back. with public kindergarten for every new hampshire child, new hampshire chose to move -- forward not back. with 30% fewer new hampshire high school kids dropping out of high school, new hampshire chose to -- move forward and not back. and now we have a leader in president barack obama who is making the right and albeit the very difficult choices to lead us forward again as a country. on the road to recovery there will be ups and downs. no -- no worthwhile work is without its ups and downs, but with 27 months in a row of private sector job growth, president obama is moving us forward and not back. with more jobs created last year than in the entire eight-year presidency of george w. bush, barack obama is moving us -- forward not back. by dr

some of his initial early trips to central america. >> vertical integration was a big fan and a business story is the thing. early on there was because it isn't a free it is very vulnerable. grows fast and there's a lot of fruit and it bears fruit all year long so it is fantastic but very vulnerable and one of the ways is it doesn't have roots. grows -- the wind knocked down so hurricanes can destroy a whole crop. in 1899, year without bananas. almost the entire banana crop of the boston fruit company was destroyed. they decided they had to get a lot bigger. if you look to the origin of all the problems it starts with the decision they have to grow bananas all over the caribbean and all over central and south america and mexico and that really is the beginning of murray. they say when you purchase green bananas you believe in the continued existence of the world. murray decided to go from the garbage into yellow and turning and green was a big deal and he went to honduras and started buying up land with all the money he could borrow. borrowed from banks in new orleans and mobile and new

initiative when we come back. thank you mr. president. >>> i'm back now with america's biggest movie fan. june 7th and 8th in chicago, the clinton initiative begins, tell us what you're planning to do this year mr. president. >> we're going to bring in people from all over the country to talk about the american economy, the meeting we have in chicago every year, we started it last year, just to talk about those of us who are not voting congress can do to accelerate employment, to prepare people to take the jobs that are '. we're going to focus a lot on advance manufacturing, clean energy, infrastructure and training people to do the jobs that are open. a lot of americans don't know this, there are more than 3.5 million jobs posted for hire today that aren't being filled very fast and it's because in the areas where the jobs are open, people aren't being trained for them. so we either got to let the employers doing the training and give them the incentives and the money to do so, or we have got to do a better job of training people. mostly it's in math and engineering, technology areas, sci

i believe it should be the initial sale, similar to what was discussed around the america's cup discussion. i do have concerns, like supervisor came, about parking. i believe there is still a lot to get worked out about parking. it is great to hear there is some openness around lowering the amount by 20%, and consideration of an additional parking fee. it has not been settled. i would feel comfortable if we would keep this here while we heard a real sense of where the direction is, in terms of discussions between the project sponsor and the port around that and other benefit issues. the thing that really drives me most -- makes me most concerned, is the levels of affordability for housing. there are projects around san francisco where we have done incredible up zoning to build luxury housing. but we have had mitigating factors of public benefits that go along with that development. i am thinking about ring: hill, which had a stabilization fund attached to it. there were fees for inclusion in rehousing that went forward, as well as additional levels of affordable housing on top of that. i a

next year we will be focused on implementing the america's cup at hosting events in august and october at we have executed a mou. our initial reimbursement is targeted before june 30 that we will be reimbursed a quarterly basis. mike martin is your view of further questions. supervisor avalos: on the question of how they are beating the june 30 funding deadline -- >> i'm the america's cup director -- we have had several meetings of the course of june to go over are expected expenditures by june 30. they are fully expected to pay all of those costs at a lower number we saw that during our march urines and we will be executing that payment, basically everything through june 1 will, june 30 and then there will be 30 days and the final invoice to make the remaining payments. there'll be additional time to make that payment. supervisor avalos: i do recall the 8.5 million figures -- do you recall? >> there were a mixture of pledges and money received ino's the -- money received. i know they have been pushing out in time the board hearings. supervisor avalos: hitting that target? when are we going to hit that? >> might understandi

the all plans for military action sarah marusek of from america's sorry truth university believes the us and never actually backed the peace initiative.

admits there are plans for military action sarah marusek from america's serach university believes the u.s. never truly backed the peace initiative. everybody in washington wants regime change everybody in europe and as well as the gulf countries and so but i'm on plan was always condemned from the very start they never gave it a chance they never worked or did anything to try to see to its realisation they never ever put any pressure on their so-called friends in the syrian opposition and instead in fact harm to the syrian opposition and increase the violence and increase the bloodshed so it is quite rich now that they will without any evidence at all and while an investigation is ongoing automatically condemn the syrian government for what is a war this is a civil war you know the the western reaction and provocation of everything that's going on in syria is just the same old story over and over again they will not stop until they have regime change and so they do not want peace they do not want the plan to succeed and we know that foreign fighters are going in not only weapons from the goal facilitated by the west but also for

it is not back up to the initial public offering but it's gaining steadily. and that's america's. have a great day. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> police in dewey beach investigate the first homicide. coming up who police want to talk to and that's on air and online. >>> the defense continues its case in the sandusky trial today and the big question is will the former coach take the stand. >> and it's one more walk through a neighborhood for the outgoing police commissioner. we were there and details are coming up. good morning. >> thanks for joining us. not the prettiest day out

initiative which brings together the department of transportation, h.u.d. and e.p.a. to have integrated planning and promote economic planning across america. we should be have improvement established by the communities initiative and this bill doesn't do that. and the section 8 funding level included in the t. -- tea-hud. according to the national housing trust, short funding could increase costs because of the uncertainty it creates among lenders and investors. short funding is a direct result of the need to conform to the ryan budget. and i hope that the senate's funding level is adopted during this conference if this bill -- if they ever do a have conference. and the sad reality, mr. speaker, these two appropriations bills, the transportation and housing and urban development -- of the two transportation bills, the transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill is the better one. and this agriculture appropriations bill is to put it nicely not where it needs to be. it is woefully inadequate in several places and it continues a pattern set by this republican leadership of trying to undermine the wall street reforms made

initially before. we became the united states and were colonial america the people who came here for religious liberty came here for religious liberty for themselves not for anybody else so the first thing the puritans did in massachusetts was try to get rid of everybody who did agree with them however the founders had a very different view which is because there were already people of so many different faiths here we needed to have no state faith so they just left it out altogether of the constitution the first amendment was made specifically to protect religion from government the constitution itself which leaves god out was meant to protect the government from religion the two go together the second the the protecting religion from government the religious right likes they don't like the protection of government for religion you know clearly. in some of the you've written this is such a breath through your work it's extraordinary you you you know the f.d.r. didn't talk about folks and neither did the lincoln well how does our public discourse been dumbed down who did it was that does it have anythi

america. now, my amendment would initiate a study on the impact of these drinks on obesity and human health in the united states. it would require an examination of public health proposals regarding the cost and the size of these drinks. the amendment is endorsed by organizations like the american academy of pediatrics, the american heart association, the american diabetes association, the american public health association, and the center for science in the public interest. so here i reach out -- i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i ask that for once and for all that we work together to do what we can to protect our children and protect them in this case from the obesity epidemic. and i hope that, mr. president, that we will join together to fight for the well-being of our children. with that i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr.