avoid the kinds of dangers that we have been discussing and if i can just take senator derbin's annal si, i want to associate myself with its remarks as well as the chairman and the ranking members and all the very important and powerful remarks. it's not just that we are closing the art galleries or the museums because the public may not understand the ark, it's that we fear some danger to the ark itself. and the whole purpose of ark is to make it accessible and available to the public. why else do people do paintings or sculptures, and the same is true in many respects of our democracy. the fear that public access will somehow harm the process runs exactly count tore the purpose of the process itself. so thank you for giving us this opportunity to vote on the bill. >> well, thank you. and of course, senator, you are attorney general of your state and like many others, you have had a chance to vote and argue trial cases and appellate cases and i think senator feinstein is still in the committee room, she made empreference to the simpso trial, i totally agree became a immedia media circu

that's according to annal sis of 2010 census data by george washington university. the federal government sent a record $2 trillion to individuals in fiscal 2010. that is a 75% jump from a decade earlier. 26% of americans lived in households where someone received medicaid. 15% received food stamps. 16% of people lived in households collecting social security and 15% received medicare benefits. >>> donald trump coming to d.c. the federal government selected the real estate mogul to redevelop the old post office pa villion. trump will convert the building into a hotel with restaurants, a spa and conference facilities. the old post office was built in 1899 to house the u.s. postal -- post office headquarters. today the building holds the food court, a few shops. they cater to tourists. the general services administration says trump will preserve the building's historic features. >> it's a gorgeous building, especially the facade. so that will be nice. >> it's not going to be called trump's u.s. post office? he pupts his name on everything -- puts his name on everythin