to the numbers in arkansas. many thought that the blanche lincoln would lose in this runoff. she defeated bill halter. she is declaring victory. [cheers and applause] >> you are great, arkansas. [cheers and applause] thank you for such a tremendous job for letting a message out that is loud and clear. [cheers and applause] that message was that the vote of the senator is not for sale and neither is the vote of the people of arkansas. [cheers and applause] we have worked so hard, all of you, all of these wonderful our folks here, everybody across this state, and reminding everyone another what this is all about. this is about s. this is about who we are as arkansans. [cheers and applause] and what we want to do and be. and i have heard your message. let me tell you. i cannot feel any stronger than i feel today. your message is loud and clear. washington needs to work for us, for us in arkansas. [cheers and applause] and i can tell you here and now, folks. arkansas and this senator are going to be part of the solu

that is almost $100,000 for every arkansas family of four. federal government needs to deal with these problems. there are a big number of differences between us in this race. this is a choice between more of the same or change. >> she has also made the argument that she would rather lose than turn back on arkansas. what do you think? >> there are a large number of voters whose most likely lost hers and she has party turned her back on arkansas. >> -- she has already turned her back on arkansas. >> what about that ad? >> that was very political. if you are a 16-year incumbent, you should have had 16 years to hear about people being angry. going out and saying it i heard your anger on may 18, after you failed to clear 45% of the votes, like a plea to keep your job and a real understanding of the real problems of our concerns. >> thank you. >> thank you. we're going to head over to the next location. all right. [inaudible] >> i think we will say hello. we will go in and say hello. hello. >> go ahead. right on to this table back here. >> oh, no.

arkansas. >> [cheers and applause] >> you are a great, arkansas. [applause] i cannot begin to thank each and every one of you across this great state for such a Ájob in letting a message out that is loud and clear. [applause] and that message was that the bulk of this senator is not for its sale and neither is [unintelligible] [applause] we have worked so hard, all of you all, all of these wonderful folks here, everybody across this state in reminding one another what this is all about. this is about us. this is about who we are in arkansas. [applause] deal any stronger than i kill today as a daughter of the delta and arkansas to know that your message is loud and clear, that washington needs to work for us , for us in arkansas. [applause] i can tell you here and now, folks, arkansas and this senator will be a part of the solution and put this country back on track. [applause] i have stood up to the special interests and i have done it for you. we have made our mark. we have shown the rest of t

and i thought one day, arkansas highway department, we were over in eastern arkansas and they were building a lot of bridges, you know? i came back, and i said, you know, we need to have seismic building codes for those new buildings, the highway department building, because if all those bridges collapse, how are we going to get relief supplies to those people when something happens? and so i recommended to the highway commission and them to talk to california and get their building codes for the highways and bridges and so forth, and they did that. but from northridge earthquake, we spent just fema, spent $20 billion in that recovery effort in california. then in 1995, we had the oklahoma city bombing. which was cause for some individuals, and the time that we were out there and the families that we visited with, and the 15 search and rescue teams that i brought in, it was probably hardest disaster that i ever had to deal with. because we brought out 168 victims out of that building. but today around federal buildings, you see they've mitigated that risk now. they've put the barriers up wh

starting with blanche lincoln's win in arkansas. now, what does she face going forward this general election? guest: make no mistake, blanche lincoln is still the most vulnerable senate incumbent up for reelection in 2010. there has not been a poll out in months that shows her ahead, frankly, against any of the republicans. john boozman, he won the primary, and he is ahead by double digits in that race against her. but it is a good day for blanche lincoln and for establishment democrats in washington. they defeated bill coulter, who had been back to very heavily and very expensively frankly by organized labor -- bill halter. they spent $10 million trying to defeat blades lincoln, mostly because they were upset with her opposing the card check legislation, in legislative priorities of theirs. essentially she now can run against him. frankly she used their opposition to her very effectively. despite the fact she is a two- term incumbent, she was able to tell voters in arkansas that she was running against washington because she was ru

the message from arkansas. that is "the new york times" editorial, their shaikh -- bear take of the message from arkansas. "the wall street journal" has this to say. let us give the phone numbers -- we want to hear from you. we want to go outside of washington and here from all of the across the nation. your take on the arkansas senate primary race. back to the piece this morning -- gulfport, mississippi. independent line. victor, what do you think this morning? caller: i always hoped that i would speak with you. i have a couple of concerns, concerning the unions, for one thing. it started back in new england where i'm originally from. there were plenty of union workers where hey dropped down workers where hey dropped down to the south, and now -- the union dues to be a powerful -- i can't describe what i really but they are the ones who truly distorts our country, to be honest with you. you cannot compete with foreign labor and foreign trade. on the other hand -- which i spoke about a little over a month ago o

that is almost $100,000 for every arkansas family of four.ederal gernment needs to deal with these problems. there are a big number of differences between us in this race. this is a choice betwe more of the same or change. >> she has also made the argument that she would rather lose than turn back on arkansas. what do you think? >> there are a large number of voters whose most likely lost hers and she has party turned her back onrkansas. >> -- she has already turned her back on arkansas. >> what about that ad? >> that was very political. if you a a 16-year incumbent, you should have had 16 years to hear about people being angry. going out and saying it i heard your anger on may 18, after you failed to clear 45% of the votes, like a plea to keep your job and a real understanding of the real problems of our concerns. >> thank you. >> thank you. we're going to head over to the next location. all right. [inaudible] >> i think we will say hello. we will go in and say hello. hello. >> go ahead. right on to this tae back here. >> oh, no. good to see

from south carolina to california, and nevada to arkansas, this primary night belonged to the women. in arkansas, two-term senator blanche lincoln won the democratic party runoff gaechs lieutenant governor bill halter, who had the support of labor unions and liberal activist groups. speaking last night in little rock, lincoln said arkansas voters let out a message that's loud and clear. >> and that message was that the vote of this senator is not for sale and neither is the vote of the people of arkansas. >> woodruff: meanwhile, in nevada's republican senate primary, key party favorite sharon angle topped former state party chair sue lowden, and businessman danny tarkanian. angle quickly 55 ted to her general election opponent, senator majority leader harry reid. >> this campaign is about opposing tax and spend, let's make a deal, politics as usual washington, d.c. corruption that has taken a claim on our senior senator harry reed. >> woodruff: republican voters in california backed two former corporate executives as their senate and gubernatorial nominees, former hewlett-packard c.e

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from american samoa is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i have no further speakers, but i do want to say for the record, again, on behalf of a grateful nation to extend our heart felt gratitude and thanks to the gentleman from new york, mr. rangel, mr. johnson and mr. coble for their contributions and especially as veterans of this -- of the korean war. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house joint resolution 86 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, -- mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. and, madam speaker, i want to say that i meant also to include congressman j

the message is, arkansas is strong. our values are strong.let e tell you, not only can i vote not be bought, yours cannot be either, and in november, we are going to win. thank you. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> with 49% of the vote, nikki paley fell short of the majority needed in the republican gubernatorial primary. she and congressman gresham barrett will face ach other in a runoff. >> i liked that song. i wanted to finish hearing it. i am very overwhelmed. i think we are all very overwhelmed. when we took on this race, we did not see anybody in the field that we thought was really going to move south carolina forward. we did not see a reformer that was really going to give government back to the people. so we knew from the very beginning it was us versus the establishment. i knew there was something wrong. the thing that i knew was wrong was that south carolina was we were selling for republican house, a republican senate, and a republican governor. i will not stop until we get a conservative house. [cheers and applause] we went up and get

host: hot springs, arkansas. go ahead. caller: that man who said he invested in china and lives in the united states, i think he is wrong. he needs to invest in the united states. why is it that chinese, the vietnamese come anybody from another country can come here, buy a house, set up business, and if they go out of business, we are the ones that pay for it. host: we are going to let those philip is online. -- is on the line. caller: i had a question about minister forth and his policy on foreign aid. how many of average jobs have gone on to china via foreign aid money? guest: we do not give any foreign aid to china. i do not think there is any connection between jobs going to china and foreign aid. there are not a recipient of foreign aid from the u.s. government, never have been. host: barbara, seattle. go ahead. caller: i wonder -- i am concerned about powered drums going to china, but i am also reject about our job s -- our jobs going to china, but i am also concerned about the taxes. your guest need to get them into

and that is an awful lot of money to spend in arkansas. there is a striking his ter-- historical parallel in this race, that was in 1927 when john mccullum, the democratic there was challenged by a young upstart democrat named david prooier. and he had the backing of outside interests and labor and john mccullum barely beat him in the first race and was expected to lose in the runoff and he banged david pryor over the head about outside interests and labor money and this. and he beat, the last race david pryor ever lost. the only race he ever lost. but there is a striking parallel to 2010. that is what blanche lincoln does. she turns the outsider thing on her opponent. that he's being backed by these outsiders. she's the incumbent. she's the washington candidate, chairman of the agriculture committee and she managed to make herself sort of the outsider taking on these alienations. >> so did bill clinton by calling them the national union. >> lehrer: do you agree, the labor could have stayed out of this or should have stayed out of it? >> i

big labor arkansas bust. today, in politics as in sports, success is measured by moral victories are usually claimed by those on the wrong end of the score. $10 million spent in the arkansas senate runoff. blanche lincoln received 52% of the vote and won. guest: yes, the white house pointless expenditure by organized labor. i wonder what we would say about $1 billion in afghanistan, more than pointless and terribly destructive. it seemed to be a message from the white house to organized labor, just let us run the show after 16 months, the results are clear. it was supposed to be a priority of this and ministers in. >> this administration. i commend a group called bold progressives, and other such groups -- those that worked very hard to put up a fight against a blue dog corporate democrat named blanche lincoln in arkansas.. the advice coming from the white house foo progressives including organized labor too just say ok, tell us what to do, that does not comport with history if you look back fdr from the 1930

take a stand in the arkansas race.hey have knocked on 170,000 doors, and spent almost $6 million on television and radio advertisements. that is how badly labor unions want to defeat senator blanche lincoln. even though arkansas's labor force is one of the least unionized, labor has thrown its support behind mrs. lincoln's primary challenger, bill halter. the unions have made the race the centerpiece of the new effort to hold union-backed candidates accountable for their vote after they are elecced. the push is fueled by a frustration that goes back years and is a peak in the health care debate. -- and has peaked in the health care debate. looking at other races across the country, we have a full list of the race is happening tuesday -- iowa, maine, house and governor, california, senate and governor, montana has a house race, new jersey has a house race as does virginia, south carolina has senate and governor and south dakota has senate and governor along with house races and all of those states. the questions continu

decision -- in arkansas. we got the legislature to pass some seismic regulations for eastern arkansas. arkansasr in eastern when the rebuilding bridges. i came back and said, we need seismic building codes for those new bridges. if those bridges collapsed, how will we get relief supplies to those people wwen something happens? i recommended to the highway commission to talk to california to get their building codes for the highways, bridges, and so forth. they did up and th -- they did that. during the northridge earthquake, fema spent $20 billion in that recovery effort in california. then, in 1995, at oklahoma city bombing. it was caused by an individual. at the time we were there, we visited with families. we brought in 15 search and rescue teams. it was probably the hardest disaster that i ever had to deal with, because we brought out 168 victims. today, around federal buildings, they have mitigated the risk. we have barriers up. it could not happen. every event that we have, we learn lessons. we learn fr

we're going try to run through five raises-- races, let's start with arkansas.with you had-- you have this runoff in the senate primary, incumbent blanche lincoln being challenged by bill halter and she's run into some trouble. >> she's run into a lot of trouble. the fact that she got into a runoff in the first place was a sign of trouble. and usually when an incumbent is held under 50% of the vote in the first round it's very hard for them to get any of those votes back in the second round which is this runoff that we have against bill halter. the interesting thing is this is for all the talk about the insider versus outsider dynamic going on, clearly blanche lincoln as the incumbent is the insider, it's really hard though to call bill halter the clear outsider. when first of all, he is the lieu trant governor, so it is not as if he didn't come from some establishment background. but the fact is, outside groups are really a big key to his campaign. they've funded him through the internet and mostly labor unions pouring millions of dollars in attack ads against

boozman of arkansas. the resolution recognizes the extraordinary courage of the nearly 3,000 veterans of helicopter attack light squadron, also known as hal-3 who served in vietnam from 1967 to march of 1972. the resolution also serves to honor the enormous sacrifice of the 44 members of hal-3 who gave their lives while serving alongside their comrades in support of military operations in the may congress delta, vietnam. this remarkable unit earned five navy crosses, 31 silver stars, 219 distinguished flying crosses, and 156 purple hearts. among numerous other awards. and unit citations make it possibly the most decorated navy squadron during the vietnam war. between 1967 and 1972, hal-3 flew over 130,000 hours of dwat and logistical support and inflicted thousands of casualties on enemy forces, performed 1,530 medical evacuations, carried more than 37,000 passengers and delivered more than one million pounds of cargo. the unit's expert maintenance and support personnel worked tirelessly to ensure that th

also, arkansas democratic senator candidatesbill ahlter. monday, the campaign for america's future's annual conference with a gathering of self-described progressive. they will look at the political climate and midterm elections. speakers include auriana huffington and nt stern, former president of the service employees international union. it is like, starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> c-span, our public affairs coen

next is bob joining us from harrison, arkansas. good morning. democrats line. >> good morning. >> i think our country is polarized by the sided issues whether it's abortion, gun rights or -- but the key are our trade policy. and the olympics were held in china years ago. and they were successful. but there were standards in place and if you have a ghobal economy, you should have global standards in your manufacturing. and one of the primary things ought to be unannounced inspections. if you just take the most minimum standards, and the right to work in-state, arkansas. your g.g.p.a. and osha standards are federally mandated. if you don't like the standards, change it. but you don't go for a free market which is really a free for all. and so i wish the tea party people, even our vietnam veterans. wake up. i saw a pair of slacks made the vietnam. think about that. the blood of our soldiers in vietnam. and yet these politicians will trade our very manufacturing to the very countries that we fought? and there's no give up. in vietnam. the vietnamese

big labor arkansas bust. today, in politics as in sports, success is measured by wins and losses. moral victories are usually claimed by those on the wrong end of the score. $10 million spent in the arkansas senate runoff. blanche lincoln received 52% of the vote and won. guest: yys, the white house official said it was a pointless expenditure by organized labor. i wonder what we would say about $1 billion in afghanistan, more than pointless and terribly destructive. it seemed to be a message from the white house to organized labor, just let us run the show from pennsylvania avenue. after 16 months, the results are clear. it was supposed to be a priority of this and ministers in. i commend a group called bold progressives, and other such groups -- those that worked very hard to put up a fight against a blue dog corporate democrat named blanche lincoln in arkansas. the advice coming from the white house for progressives including organized labor to just say ok, tell us what to do, that does not comport with history if you look back fdr from the 1930's, john kennedy and others from

guest: the congressman from northwestern arkansas. arkansas traditionally had one very strongly republican district, this visit. he won outright in the republican primary. the did not have the brawling that blanche lincoln and bill halter has had. he is an experienced politician, a conservative record -- record. and if this turns out in november to be a strong republican year nationally, it will be it harder either for blanche lincoln or bill halter as the upset primary winneto hold the seat. not impossible. arkansas traditionally is a southern state that has swung least strongly to the republican party during the transitional period, from the 1960's on. host: we need to get to california. a couple of important races there. on the senate side, the gop side, three republicans are vying to try to unseat senator boxer. who are these three republicans and what have they brought to the ra? guest: karlene dear reenah -- carly fiorina is still today but highest ranking woman in the business world. i should say, she held the highest position

boozman of arkansas. mefio from oregon uer the speaker's announced policy january 6, 20, the gtlewomanrom wyoming, mrs. lummis is recognizefor minutes as designee of the norityeader. mrs. lummis: thk you, mr. spear. toht's dcussion will be out bills that members ofhe reblican conference hav snsored that veot yet gotten a aring that we still think are very good ideas r oucountry at this time of high debt, high deficits, d when regulations -- regulation is being heapedn sinesses that actllneed the cins -- chainto be broken so they can rsue the american dream of hiring people and crtingjobs and fulfillg r role inhe country andhe world, whi is to feed people, othe peoplecreate job cate wealt create opportunity, and so all to do so without being shackled by the federal government. with me this eveng is bob latta, who is from one ofthe most diverse dicts in the ente unitedtates. it has everything from agricuure to manufacturing, and it has experie ery up d dowthpoible for one district to expernc during the cour

let's go to bob in arkansas. are you in arkansas? >> yeah.ave some time on the ocean down there and i worked as an engineer offshore for several years. the big thing i think you are missing about this disbursement -- i worked on a platform for about a year and we carried two 55 gallon drums on that? . -- on deck. my job was to turn the pumps on if there was a spill. by that time the deckhand would have a 55 gallon drum. the skipper would put one engine forward and one in reverse, drive into the spill and churn it up. that -- i don't want to name me rig but they just had a big fire. according to the rigman, that there'll would get rid of several hundred barrels of oil. the reason -- my theory, and i don't have a card in the game, my theory is you have a company that makes their own disbursement, ships and on their own boats and injects it into their own well. when you are hauling a product the those land to the reaig only solid handled in bulk monitored is normally just helicopter fuel. when you go to the dock they will fill your tank in bulk.

i will turn to my good friend arkansas. senator blanche lincoln. >> thank you. i want to thank chairman bob, as well and all of our colleagues in the senate and house. i cannot overstate the significance of what we are here to do today. financial market reform is the single most important factor in our long-term economic recovery and it will be the foundation of our nation's financial future. i am glad we are beginning with a base tax that is well over 99% of what we had in our senate bill. only small technical corrections that are there and we are excited to begin with that product. everybody recognizes the importance of the task at hand. nobody more so than the hard- working families of each of our states and districts as well as3 street and the important role that this place on their behalf. in 2008, the economy was on the brink of collapse. the greed and excess on wall street spiraled out of control and small businessss were left to pay the price. america was held captive by financial systems that were so irresponsible that its failure almost destroyed our e

. >> to chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing to discuss the safety and security of current offshore drilling practices and the future of energy production in our nation. -pin the wake of the worst oil spill in our nation's history, we must nowwlearn from this disaster. we must reevaluate our operating methods and examine how oil will be a part of america's future energy policy. as oil prices and oil company profits have increased dramatically over the last decade, so was our nation's dependence on foreign oil with the u.s. importing approximately 52% of the oil it consumed last year. while i believe that our policies must be broad enough to create energy from a variety of domestic sources, including domestic oil and natural gas, i also recognize the importance of awful investment in biofuels, nuclear, hydro power, wind, solar, and clean coal technology. on day 57 of this disaster with no end in sight, i am hopeful that the five companies testifying today can inform us of what we're wrong, how t

faleomavaega, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from american samoa. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to submit for the record letters between the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and other committees of jurisdiction. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i rise in strong support of this joint resolution, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, this resolution before us today, house joint resolution 86, recognizes the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the korean war and% reaffirms the strong united states-republic of korea alliance. this res

let's go to bob in arkansas? bob, are you in arkansas?lcome. >> >i worked as an engineer off shore for a couple of years. the big thing you guys are missing about this dispersant -- i worked on a platform for about a year and we carried to 55- gallon drums of dispersant. in case of a spill, my job was to go below, turn the pumps on, go up above, get on the fire monitor, and by that time, the deckhand would have a 55-gallon drum. i would train the fire monitor on the drum. we would put one engine forward and one in reverse. we would drive to this bill and turn it on. that barrel of dispersant -- we never used it -- but according to the redmen -- rigman, that barrel of dispersant would get rid of several hundred barrels of oil. it would be gone. my theory and, i don't have any cards in the game anymore, my theory is you have a company that makes their own dispersant, ships on their own boat to their own rate, indexes into their own well, and when you are calling product -- ships it on their own boats to their own or rig, in jackets -- injec

something we do not have an arkansas. have an oil sll coordinators office. as i understand it, that used to be a cabinet level position. >> with the governor did is move to a canet level position. there are a number of resources e have.e state polic >> in your state governmen are responsiblewho is coordinating, or is it the state pice through the oil spill coornator? ofl us how thathain the state is required to establish trustees, and i name they incde theepartment of internal -- the pa of walleye and fisheries. coordinator is the primary contact chris marks that is correct. i am going to turn it over to ensig and let him ask the questions. i want to thank all of you testimony, and as got, i thoughtu you weee pretty restrained. expletivesear any and i can understand i am sure of themuttered a few out there. understandle. can somebody walked me through who has to approve t berms? it took the president -- has to approve the suction, the suction units yoguys have shown on shore. board put them on the get them going. of thesehrew some it sounds like you are havi

. >> sreenivasan: flash floods in southwestern arkansas killed at least 20 people today. heavy rain touched off the torrent early today. with no warning, a pair of rivers rose more than eight feet an hour in remote valleys. state police captain mike fletcher said campgrounds were hard hit. >> trying to get everybody identified coming out of there. we're trying to identify the victims thate had and trying to get everything everybody accounted for. that is the main thing right now. if we have anybody that needs to be rescued, that is our primary concern right now. >> sreenivasan: in all, more than 40 people were listed as missing. there's been another mass killing in mexico's drug war. 30 gunmen stormed a drug rehabilitation center in chihuahua city today, killing 19 people and wounding several others. police said mexican drug gangs recruit from rehab centers and often threaten to kill those who do not cooperate. more than 60 people have died in shootings at rehab clinics in the last two years. ethnic bloodshed erupted in kyrgyzstan today. at least 45 people were killed, an

john, democrat, eureka springs, arkansas. should we keep drilling in the gulf? caller: absolutely not. i want to make a couple of points, if i can. in 2005 i had a liver transplant and i am medically retired and i have been watching tv a lot. the advertisements going on 24/7 for the last five years, commercials on energy to the point where the american public has been dumbed down that now day except the terms such as clean coal. a good book for the public to familiarize themselves "the internal combustion engine" by urban blacks -- irvin black. we could have a hundred years ago gone to electric cars. there is not enough oil left to satisfy our demand, so we are chasing our tail and spending enormous amounts of money and it is coming out of the taxpayer's pocket. host: harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: thank you for c-span. it definitely know. no more drilling in the gulf. part of what you read in the editorial about the governor and other politicians talking about jobs, i do feel sorry for the people this will affect, but if you notice whether

host: you say that the thing to watch tomorrow in arkansas is if she loses that runoff there in arkansas that the derivatives to the financial regulation bill goes out. host: i -- guest: that is a real good chance, i think. yes. host: independent caller. florida, good morning. caller: technology as far as drilling down, we would like to propose that someone really rethink geothermal. build a boiler plate. something on the scale of the hoover dam but very small. use that technology to get down to where we have free heapet. a bunch of tea kettles. no pollution, no anything. cheap electricity, cheap hydrogen from electrolysis. further down the road, water. perfect desalinization. varian expected. drilling these polls right now, people expect to get $80 per barrel coming up. there is not much incentive to see water go down and steam coming up. let's say it was nationalized. we would use the free heat from the earth underneath, recycling the water time. geologists' should be able to find solid geological faults. guest: there are a lot of opinions about what we should do with energy future. so

let's go to bob in arkansas. are you in arkansas? >> yeah.ave some time on the ocean down there and i worked as an engineer offshore for several years. the big thing i think you are missing about this disbursement -- i wked on a platform for about a year and we carried two 55 gallon drums on that? . -- on deck. my job was to turn the pumps on if there was a spill. by that time the deckhand would have a 55 gallon drum. the skipper would put one engine forward and one in reverse, drive into the spill and chu it up. that -- i don't want to name me rig but they just had a big re. according to the rigman, that there'll wld get rid of several hundred barrels of oil. the reason -- my theory, and i don't ha a card in the game, my theory is you have a company that makes their own disbursement, ships and on their own boats and injects it into their own well. when you a hauling a product the those land to the reaig only solid handled in bulk monitored is normally just helicopter fuel. when you go to the dock they will fill your tank in bulk. they will t

tomorrow in arkansas, we will seek a primary challenge to blanche lincoln.tever happens [applause] this is a challenge that progressives have launched. what ever happened is a clear message has already been sent and received. we must expand the capacity to hold legislators accountable and to recruit and support progress of champions. history does not repeat itself, mark twain once wrote, but sometimes it rhymes. one lesson can be drawn from history and that is the progressive movement must organize independently of democrats in the administration to affect change. [applause] martin luther king supported this. president johnson went to him in 1964 and told him to shut down the civil rights demonstrations. with an independent movement, more low-tech king could no longer do that if he had wanted to. instead, he went to cellmark and the confrontation in selma electrified the nation and six months later, the voting rights act was passed into under president obama, wall street reform today is stronger than the bank's expected because demonstrators showed up. the p

we're going ttake out blanche lincoln in arkansas.'m excited because it is an unprecedented allice between the net roots, labour, and we finally have realized we have quite a bit of power to rally small dollar donors, activists, people who have resources and expertise to run campaigns and get-out-the-vote operations and realize that we have to hold people in washington d.c. accountable. as a matter for rig on the issue. doesn't matter ife a right on public opinion. in washington d.c., they are immune to reason, theare immune to public opinion. lo athe comprehsive immigratioreform. it polls that 80%. 75% among republicans. and they are too afraid to touch it. the blic option had at the suppor o 65% of the american ople. they were afraid to touch it. we have to realize they are immune to rtain things. they are not immune to losing elections. that is where we actually make them hurt. [applause] ving forward as a practical policy, we have to focus onhe electoral component. everything else w're doing is fantastic, but that's important it t

the death toll from a flash flood in arkansas climbed to 20 today when another body was found in the little missouri river. last friday, before dawn, heavy rain sent a wall of water through a popular campground, while campers were still sleeping. flash floods also hit oklahoma city, oklahoma today, closing several interstates and streets. crews rescued at least 50 people, including a teenage girl clinging to a tree. japanese scientists have retrieved the first space capsule to return from a trip to an asteroid. it parachuted from a mother ship into australia's outback overnight. the larger spacecraft burned up as planned after a seven-year four-billion-mile journey. helicopters then ferried the scientists to a remote desert area to pick up the payload. the capsule was flown to japan where scientists will try to determine if it brought back any all street lost ground late in the day, over new worries about europe's finances. that's after the greek government's debt was lowered to junk status. the dow jones industrial average lost 20 points to close below 10,191. the nasdaq rose less t

must good friend from arkansas and i have worked together on numerous pieces of legislature here in the senate. if we identify here today any congressional action that is required, and this committee has worked well in a bipartisan fashion, well do what is required, and our staffs will pork together to get that accomplished. this hearing was destined in a specific way. the states and localities were intentionally put on the first panel so we could hear from you and force the federal and private sector entities to listen to what is needed. are there adequate resources for the cleanup? do we have enough skimmers in the water? is there enough boom? my understanding is that alabama has only two skimmers and not enough boom. will the federal government need to procure more of either? if we have other skimmers in our inventory? why are they not in the gulf working? i was watching television this morning about a private sector company that says that they can produce up to 90,000 feet of boom a day and haven't goten bp to approve that yet, and that is one of the issues we want to explore this m

the state that has lots and lots of people talking is arkansas.at is at stake here and what is this race between senator lincoln and the lieutenant governor and become so competive? guest: first of all, of today's primaries this has the most immediate impact. blanche lincoln is fighting for her political career, if she loses, she is done. blanche lincoln is a classic southern democratic centrist, which means she is a bit more moderate, conservative on some issues than the democratic mainstream. although there are some democratic activist, labor unions who really lobbied against her, who don't like that. in another election year, middle-of-the-road incumbents like blanche lincoln sometimes are regarded as a thoughtful and the liberty. but for party activists they say, no, we want these members of congress to vote theay we want them to vote and when we don't, sometimes we face party rebellion. this has been a particularly difficult primary season for incumbents already. utah's senator bob and judy utah senator bob bennett, pennsylvania senator arlen

r wh purpose does the leman from arkansas rise? thoujection. >> thank you, mr. spker. sales are suffering, the economy remains stagnant, and millions of hardworking americans are looking orwork. mr. boozman arkansans believe therecent obama-peli alth ca bl, cap andrade, a other job-kill tax increases will hurt not help our struggng economy. we shotake action to help busisses get on their feet by fosingn j creati as posed to some of the milaced prries new taxes and health care maates a haring smaller rms and nesses. the so-called stimulus bilis t creating long-tm bs but is increasing the budget deficit an sendinghe bill plus interest to tomorrow's taxpayers. congress must stop growi the tax burden and cting b-killing policies tax relief a incentivesor small bunessesould help all americans, eecy the ddle class and gt o econy back on trac key to this wll be fisl discipline. now is the time to put acap on washingt spendingand focus on the economic issues that matter id of further ating e nationalt. withhat i yield bk. the speaker prmpore: the gentman's tias expir. for whur

tomorrow in arkansas, we will see a primary challenge to blanche lincoln.ever happens -- [applause] this is a challenge that progressives have launched. a clear message has already been sent and received. we must expand this capacity told legislators accountable and recruit progress of champions. history does not repeat itself, mark twain wrote, but sometimes it rhymes. there is one lesson that can be drawn from history. progressive movement must organize independent way of democratic administrations to effect change. -- independently of democratic administrations to affect change. martin luther king supported lyndon johnson. but johnson went to king in 1964 and told him to shut down the demonstrations. they were making it impossible for him to forge a majority in the senate. with an independent movement, martin luther king could nor do that even if he wanted to. instead, he went to selma. and it electrified the nation and six months later, the voting rights act was passed into law. so, too, under president obama wall street reform today is stronger than th

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek rick nigs? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extends their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. boozman: mr. poe, july 2 for five minutes, mr. jones, july 2 for five minutes, mr. burton, july 2 for five minutes, mr. mack today for five minutes, mr. boozman today for five minutes, ms. ros-lehtinen today and june 30 for five minutes, mr. olson today for five minutes, mr. forbes, june 29 for five minutes. mr. mchenry, june 29 and 30, july 1 and 2 for five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: u.n. of january 6, 2009, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. poe from texas, mr. burton from indiana, mr. mack of florida. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. speaker. as th

i went to the first tea party rally in little rock, arkansas. and it wasn't just white people. and there wasn't a lot of people there. but the second time i went, it grew and drew and it's continuing to grow in my small town, because people are tired of this spending. the ear marks, the pork. and it's out of control. and -- host: two points to address with what carol had to say. corruption and government are the perception of government and also would this affect the tea party movement at all? guest: corruption is part of government. there's always going to be corrupt government officials. i think something like this, what happened in this -- on kind of jockeying around -- i think will feed some people's distrust of got to the. here you have a special interest group getting an exemption carved out. a special interest group. that is kind of what people are looking at here. in this case it was the n.r.a. but in health care it was different groups and tax bills, other things. that is a legitimate issue. but then you go back to the folks pushing, what they are saying, saying this i

host: you say that ththing to watch tomorrow in arkansas is if she loses that runoff there in arkansas that the derivatives to the financial regulation bill goes out. host: i -- guest: that is a real good chance, i think. yes. host: independent caller. florida, good morning. caller: technoly as far as drilling down, we would like to propose thatsomeone really rethk geothermal. build a boiler plate. something on the scale of the hoover dam but very small. use that technology to get down to where we have free >> the name of the meeting is campaign for america's future. live coverage here on c-span. >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. please welcome the co-director of the campaign for america's future. [applause] >> good afternoon. have you had enough to eat? i want to thank -- this will not be the only time we will think the members of local 25 of unite for taking care of us today at this hotel. [applause] thanks for lunch. on behalf of all of our partners, i want to welcome you to america as a future now. as you well know, this conference used to be called take back america

blanche lincoln from arkansas got it in there, and a house had something much tamer. on the house side, her standing strong on the senate side but on the house side, a new democrat coalition, 69 moderate democrats who are more pro-business or business friendly. they are threatening to withhold support if it is in there. the problem now is not republicans, but democrats. the senate needs 60 votes to avoid a filibuster on the bill. senator dodd has to keep liberals like maria cantwell, russ feingold, some of the more liberal wing of voting for this bill, or he is going to have to get more republicans to vote for it. on the house side, more moderate democrats threatening to withhold support. host: on the theory that dynamics and the room affect the outcome. they have been added for a long time. they have got to be tired. at this point, is that light of the end of the tunnel fuelling adrenalin or are they really tired and you can see the effects? guest: no doubt they are tired. it kind of is like the wimbledon match tied at 59 match points, these last two issues are kind

tomorrow in arkansas we'll see a primary challenge to blanch lincoln.tever happens -- whatever happens. this is a challenge that progressives like you and i and others have launched. and the messages have been sent and received. woe must expand this capacity to hold legislators accountable and to recruit and support progressive champions. history doesn't repeat itself mark twain once wrote but sometimes it rhymes. and flstg -- there's one lesson that can be drawn from history. that's progressive movements must organize independently of democratic administrations to effect change. [applause] martin luther king jr. supported johnson and worked closely with him on civil rights legislation. but johnson went to king in 1965 and told him to shut the administrations -- demonstrations. king could no more do that even if he wanted to. he went to selma and the confrontation electrified the nation and six months later the voting rights act was passed into law. . . obama, w l than the bank's expected because demonstrators showed up. the public was to big banks, inv

the speeker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? >> request pprmission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. oozman: thank you, mr. speeker. when hardworking arkansans receive their ppychecks, they are forced to make difficult decision abouts their finances and how to spend their money. arkansas families are forced to tighten their belts in this economic climate and change their spending habits and they expect washington to do the same. it's the job of congress to be responsible, stewards of taxpayer money, but not passing a budget is far from responsible. it's a failure by the majority to govern at its most basic level. the level of discretionary spending increases and in the past year spending has become unsustainable. failing to produce a budget only places future burdenn on our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. we need fiscal discipline and a balanced budget thaa controls the national debt, does not raise taxes, and achieves lower defici

the chairman of the senate agriculture committee from arkansas is running for reelection in a tough year for her, and there's a possibility that she will not be back to chair the committee in time for the scompleegs of the 2012 farm bill. so the players are still in flux by keeping in mind that the secretary of agriculture may not be in fact will not be the ppime leader in the rewriting of the bill. >> which is making the point that's early for his involvement of but thanks to both of you for your questionses this week. >> my pleasure. and the c.e.o. of moody's investor service. later, we'll hear from other officials from moody's. this focuses on credit agencies which assess the financial products. many of those gave high ratings to financial products consisting of subprime home mortgages which declined dramattcally in value. the financial crisis inyirey commission is a bipartisan group created by an act of congress. >> we will now come back into session. we'll begin on the credibility of the credit ratings, the decisions made and the financial crisis. this second session is credit ratin

my state of arkansas borders louisiana. and many of my constituents, people i know in my hometown work on offshore rigs. these jobs are also at risk and i hope bp will take responsibility for all those who are affected by this spill regardless of where they live. and work to help pull them through this disaster as well. this spill is a wake-up call that must result in better government oversight. more advanced technology, stronger response plans and improved safety standards. not only by bp and every oil company in america but also by our government. above all, this disaster is a learning experience that will help us prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. and i'm hopeful this hearing can provide the answer and solutions necessary to begin that proces mr. hayward, i truly hope that you'll give us open and honest answers today and not those prepared by your legal team. with that mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you, mr. ross. next i would like to call on miss christensen from virgin islands for an opening

host: jonesboro, arkansas. caller: and good to bring up one. .his trust fund is taking care of by the federal government, business this thing is a trust fund. the government spends all the money it gets in them grows more. there is no good thing as a trust fund. >> the congressman has explained this trust fund is funded with money from the oil and gas company. >> one of the pressure the thinks about washington is that they are going to increase that the in order to increase the amount and the trust fund. escrow, full, for future spill, it's being used in t budgetary process as a pay go expanded entitlements. i actlly submitted an amendment to keep that from happening. ploiting the misery of the ieople in the gulf coast a pitical ieve goal of a fig leaf of fiscal responsibity texpand your g gernment safe. caller: that's not actually why alled. f there'sing e, i if to be a moratorium, it ought to be on the stipulations that put forth nt has the people of louisiana from doing anything g they can to clean up their coast, to take ess, because you t.n'