well as the ultimate opportunity of michigan, remaining its primacy as a manufacturing state, as a technology state, as an education state, and the best state in the world to live and do business. we welcome you, governor snyder. >> thank you, mr. walberg. you notice we do a lot of that go blue, go red, i don't know, maybe it's the education committee, we can't stop ourselves. it's my pleasure now to introduce our second witness, co-panelist, governor rick snyder. he was sworn into office as the 48th govern -- i'm sorry. we just introduced that guy. >> i think i did that well, didn't i, chairman? >> actually, you did it extremely well. i'm not sure about the go blue thing, but very, very well. governor dannel malloy took office as the 88th governor of connecticut 2011. prior to that, he worked as a prosecutor in brooklyn, new york, serving four years as assistant district attorney. in 1995 governor malloy served as mayor of stamford, connecticut. welcome to you both. before i recognize each of you to provide your testimony, let me once again briefly explain our lighting system. you will each have five minutes to pr

as a training tool. despite lengthy efforts with state senators, but has never been used as an educational tool in the united states. in august of 2007, i went to zimbabwe. it continues to be in the midst of a political crisis. robert mugabe, at one point a freedom fighter, after 30 years in power has become a political dictator. he has written to the elections since the year 2000. zimbabwe, which has one of the highest aids rates in the world, and a large part of that epidemic has to do with the following. at there is a myth perpetuated by the traditional healers that raping a version will cure aids. part of my focus in zimbabwe is to document the work of the girl child network. in many ways, here she is in a developing country, on the verge of collapse, and they do a far better job. after a week of filming, 15 central intelligence officers arrested her and myself and our assistance, beginning in our deal that led us in the torture center of zimbabwe. the we spent three days in a co- ed overcrowded prison. i was urinated on, i saw a man get tortured. and we were lucky. after three days we got out. my husban

able to make an believers believers in the possibility as well as the ultimate opportunity of michigan redeeming its privacy as a manufacturing state and as a technology state and an education state with and the best state in the world leader and do business. we welcome you, governor slider. >> of. >> as we do a lot of the globe to the coke go blue, go read it, it's the education committee we can't stop ourselves. it's a pleasure not to introduce our second witness, copay analyst governor rick snyder. she was sworn into office as the 48th governor, i'm sorry, we just introduced that guy. >> i think i did that well petraeus too we did extremely well. i'm not sure about the go blue thing. governor dan malloy took office as the 80th governor of connecticut on generate fifth, 2011 per year to his election governor lowry worked as a prosecutor in brooklyn new york, serving four years as district attorney in 1995 and governor malloy served 14 years as the mayor of stamford connecticut. there was a real job, no question about it to the he received his undergraduate degree from boston college. welcome to you both. before i recognize each of you to provide your testimony, let me onc

challenges, our progress and our vision for success as we seek to create a climate for more jobs, a fiscally sound state government and an education system that works well for all of our children. now i'm asking each of you in all parts of wisconsin to help us move our state forward. over the last year, we demonstrated our commitment to improve the climate for business here in wisconsin. tonight, i'm asking small business owners from across the state to consider hiring at least one more employee in the coming year. imagine how many more people we could get working if we all pitched in together. to continue to improve our fiscal standings so our kids inherit a state without massive deficit, i ask each of you to offer ideas how we can eliminate waste, fraud and abuse at our website, bestpractices.wi.gov. imagine how much better we can make our government work if we share good ideas and suggestions. and to improve the educational opportunities for all of our kids. i'm asking each of you to join with me and people all across the state and become a reading mentor. now, last week, i started reading with a third grader in milwaukee. [ ap

we'd block grant medicaid in some of the states, an education budget, but maybe tomorrow they'll come out and say that, completely unbeknownst to me. but i would say as you being a secretary of state, you should get your state acclimated to the fact that they have got to put a lot more money in the election process. if out the other side of your mouth you're going to say federal government, stay out of our election process. i think that's a two-way street there. that should have generated some discussion and pushback. where's my robin carnahan when i need her? where'd she go? >> congressman rokita, one of the issues that we have worked on very diligently and i think you worked on when you were secretary of state, which was the passage of the move act, which is about making sure that the overseas ballots are mailed out on time and that our military men and women have a way to transit them in time so that they can vote. can you give us an update on nag may be out there that, would advance that cause even futter? >> nothing's come through the committee that i know about and perhaps it should on the other hand, i think, the move act is moving and it's wo

she made a name, not only as a strong advocate and leader in the state of indiana but as an educator. she knew that america's children were suffering and she supported alternative education, mr. speaker. she understood that children had different needs and made sure she was an advocate of different educational models to meet those needs. my sympathies go out to her family and friends mourning her passing and indiana politics will not be the same. and i yield back. mr. burton: she will be mr. burton: thank you, once again our sympathy goes to her loved ones, we yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair is prepared to entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, on thursday, february 23, virginia and our nation lost a true hero. sergeant t.j. conrad was killed in action in the nangahar province in afghanistan in the rioting there. he was 22 years old, a hu

that getting edge gauged in civic education is to get involved and to learn how does the national and state and local government pertain to you as a young person, as an adult and to be very practical about it. it's not just enough that we start testing kids on civics, although that's the kind of thing that's now starting to happen in states around the u.s. in states like florida. but to figure out how to make sure that civic education is relevant to our young people. that they consider it as important and as exciting as all of us think it is, in a democracy that they can participate in and believe in. so as secretary ritchie earlier stated, our civics was founded by justice sandra day o'connor soon after she stepped off the bench. in terms of how we got started, she looked around and found out that there's really strong and often ungrounded attackings on the courts in the u.s. the courts don't have anybody to stand up for them, they don't do their own prk r or have their own outreach and she said that if this continued it would threaten the independence of our court system. so she began to look around and ask people what she could do. and the fundame

centaur referred to public schools as factories and said federal and state support for education is annachronism. with polls showing him leading in ohio, santorum is trying to lock down support from republicans to find former massachusetts governor mitt romney to moderate and who have given up on former house speaker newt gingrich. we will read more from the story and others, but south carolina, you are up first. robert, republican, what do you make of what you have heard so far? caller: to tell you the truth me being a republican, i love it. i have been a mitt romney supporter, but the more i hear out of santorum -- and i think both are equally honest, good men, but santorum probably does have the best chance because he comes out forcefully against the president and calls them on some things that romney will not do, you know? just like the comment about his religion is not necessarily based on the bible of, but the black theology thing. that is really all i have to say, except if you let me comment about one other story. the media matters story -- why is it not being covered? you know

education. the tax hikes would help reduce the state's $9 billion budget gap. >>> a san jose state university admission policy may be coming to an end. as ktvu's maureen naylor reports, residents may have a harder time getting into the universe. >> reporter: betty is the first in her family to go to college. but it could be harder for others to do that because for the first time san jose state university is considering requiring residents to meet higher standards. the lower threshold was a policy to keep students close to home. she says that is because the school receive 40,000 plus applications this year while they face cuts. >> the system does not have space anymore for students who can't meet our standards and we will need to redirect those students to a different campus. >> that sucks because like gas is expensive and you will pay for tuition and other expenses, food and car. >> they shouldn't have priority. >> reporter: san jose state became a fully impacted campus. >> everything is impacted here. >> reporter: the move is expected to be finalized tomorrow but today we learn they are looking at broader restrictions for those student

. >> and taxpayers would pay for public universities as an investment in the future of our nation and our states in order to properly educate the young people so they can lead our country forward. is that not the principle? >> that's indeed the principle. in one generation, it's been wiped out. >> i would point to this is part of the bigger, sort of 30-year assault on public goods and the role of government in society. and we have basically taken public investment for our state colleges and traded it for tax cuts. and we have to realize that we have to invest in our public good. the economy needs college graduates. our democracy needs college graduates. our system is a complete failure. >> how much do you two feel -- i talk about people having restricted options, but how much do you feel your options in terms of picking work and pursuing whatever experiment may occur to you to pursue whatever small business or undertaking it may be, how much are your options limited by the debt? >> for me, i took the first promotion i could find. i was looking for a job teaching at the boys and girls club i was offered a promotion. i took i

organization or or target in the united states but this is certainly a situation that bears watching all right so a situation that bears watching as an official you know educated source is a little bit different to me then you know an attack is imminent. what's going on here. and they they all say every single one of them the president the secretary of so-called defense the homeland security secretary that there is no evidence that iran is developing a nuclear weapons program there is only evidence that iran has a nuclear energy program which it iran's says it does there is no evidence that iran is violating the nuclear nonproliferation treaty all of these facts are in contrast with israel and the united states by the way which if these were justifications for war there would be justification for war against us but of course they are not and this crazy media madness leads us down this same path where we all begin to assume that if iran does have a nuclear weapons program then we need to nuke it and nobody can prove it doesn't the president himself claims not to want war with iran but suggests that it's up to iran to cease its probably not existant nuclear weap

change things at the federal level, but to help you as parents organize an effort across this country to tell the states to stay out of the education system in this country, but let parents and local communities design programs that can maximize each child's ability, each child ability to find their way. this hall will be filled because we will save more children, and as a result, more children will end up here. [applause] >> thank you, senator. to keep pace with where we are headed, one more question. i see a couple of hands right in front. >> senator, thank you. we heard from you and speaker gingrich on what you would do if you -- if elected. >> did you ask me what kind -- are you going to ask me what i will do if i lose? [laughter] >> no, if, god forbid, obama is reelected, what would a lame duck president do that most concerns you? >> if president obama were elected, what would concern me? first off, he would implement obamacare, which in my opinion, will transform america into a second-rate country. why do i say that? because every single american will be dependent upon the federal government or for their basic health and well

for you beyond that, as governor of the state, is this an idea that would have merit, because the governor says it's only fair that everyone shares? >> the issue is the boards of educate set the salaries for teachers, so what the governor proposed is senn the bill not to the board of education but to the county government and give us no relief on a state mandate of how much we spend on education, and so we really think we can't afford it but we also know these are tough times in the state level and so we're willing to talk and discuss. we've given -- a lot of state cutbacks to local government over the last few years to get us through these tough times but we've got to have more of a collaborative approach. >> governor talking about increasing gas sales tax, 6% over three years, 18 cents more on top of what you -- that's hard. >> it is. i served on the governor's transportation commission. there's no question we need to more investment in transportation. you only have to drive around or take the metro in this area to know that. but my frustration is we haven't really sold it to the public. and so we haven't told people, you know, would you pay the value of a cup of co

this is as the -- this is an important investment because it increases educational investment while decreasing under, obesity, tardiness, and behavioral problems. we see a growing number of state simplifying and streamlining and rowling programs to make sure those eligible are emerald. enrolled. your leadership and to take steps in particular to utilize the federal dollars available are absolutely critical to making a difference. at wal-mart, we're proud to be part of the growing team focusing on this issue. we feel it is an important step to help healthy lives and end hundred. thank you for having me today. and thank you for your leadership on this issue. >> thank you, julie, and we thank the wal-mart foundation and be sure you spread the word that all of us are grateful for your commitment subset to inflate and financially. -- substantially and the financially. dan is doing great work, too. what is going on? >> thank you for that kind introduction. jackie to the governors on the committee for allowing me the opportunity to speak. -- thanks to the governors on the committee for allowing me the opportunity speak. we are a large electric and natural-gas utility serving various

education side, if a foreign student comes to the u.s. the tuition that they pay counts as an export for the united states, and we exported a whole lot of educationsand it raised a significant amount of money. now i'm not just saying because i'm a professor, look there are a lot of jobs that are sustained by students paying the full tuitions, and i think we definitely want to preserve spaces for u.s. kids to go to school, but there is no sense in which we're shutting out our own students and favoring foreign students over u.s. students. quite the opposite, we are trying everything we can to get more applicants from the united states and to retain them in college. this is just icing on the cake if you were. it brings in a substantial revenue. jenne: there is so much more to that conversation too you educate the students here, you want them to stay and make good on the investment you make in them but a lot of time they go back overseas and take with them the skills and training that they've learned here. we'll have more on this. look forward to having you back, and a nice chicago bulls color tie just to -- >> you bet for a championship, you come on

state. we are also investigating an education, scholarships, and training, and we're working with small businesses across our state. one of my first acts as governor was to establish a special loan program targeted to help small businesses move forward, and our small business credit initiative, investing about $27 billion to help turn ideas into bricks, mortar, in jobs. we are doing that with only seven scholarship players on the university of missouri basketball team this year. efficient dollars is what it takes to deliver a winning program in the n.c.a.a., i guess. i want to introduce the true experts with us today. amy wilkinson is an entrepreneurship scholar with a joint appointment at the woodrow wilson international center and harvard university with expertise on how leaders must change in order to influence the age of the entrepreneur. she is writing a book based on 250 interviews with high-impact entrepreneurs that will explain how innovation has altered traditional assumptions and will demonstrate how to harness this change. she has a diverse background, having started and led a mexican art export company, and as an investment ba

carolinian and an east carolina pirate and one of this country's foremost education leaders and innovators dr. dpreer. while dr. grier has served as the superintendent across six states he has experienced the public education situation from all levels. a graduate of vanderbilt and as a teacher, a coach and a high school principal. i first met him in 2000 when he was the superintendent of my hometown of the gilford county in north carolina. i happen to represent that county in the state senate at the time. during that eight years, dr. grier led the district as it cut the dropout rate in half to less than 3%, increased the high school graduation rate from 63% to nearly 80%. received one of the -- and the center for creative leadership to help train the leaders and as we know today, early college institutes across the country wildly seen as one of the most effective ways to steer our low income students on a path to success. then dr. grier continued his track record in san diego where he helped reduce the dropout rate by 50% and increase scores on the california standards test to all-time district highs. in 2009, dr. grier became superintendent of the houston school dis

an education. >> reporter: local students who are being denied admission to san jose state will be referred to other csu campuses in the area such as cal state east bay but san jose state officials say now more than ever grades and gpa matter. in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> it the camera was rolling. a snowmobiler caught in the slide. what he grabbed when the avalanche hit that saved his life. >> plus, you see them at home depot and u-haul lots. the new protections given to day laborers that lets them stay there. >>> healthy heart a healthy career. how getting a good workout gives you an added benefit at work. ,, ,,,,,, avalanche. this video shows snowmobiler nate smoot as he rides >>> a utah man owes his life to a tree after narrowly escaping an avalanche. this video shows snowmobiler nate smoot triggering the slide as he rides over loose snow. he was able to jump off his machine in time to cling to an nearby tree as the avalanche tumbled more than 700 feet down the hillside. he says he is grateful to be alive. >> i'm just happy to be here and see my family again and be able to be with them. >> utah authorities say this year

as president obama stated last week, we must create an economy that is built to last, and in this work, maryland is once again leading the charge for our country's better future by improving education and harnessing innovation, by modernizing our port, opening the intercounty connector, expanding broadband, building new schools, a modern classrooms, critical infrastructure, making college and skills training more affordable for families. we together have strengthened connections and improved conditions that allow businesses to create jobs. expanding opportunity to strengthen and grow our middle class is a choice, and because of your choices, more marylanders are working in this year than last, marylanders like kevin reed of prince george's county, because you chose to make investments in the economy. after completing the training for the solar skills training program, kevin landed a green job installing solar panels at fedex field, home of our washington redskins. [applause] more marylanders are working again because of the small business owners like susan, who moved her eco-friendly home furnishing company from west virginia at to baltimore with the support of an investment by the

an opening news conference. later in the day, a couple breakout sessions looking at state economies. and our coverage continues on sunday with a look at education and childhood hunger as well as homeland security and the role of the national guard. live coverage of the annual national governors association winter meeting, this weekend on cspan. >>> one year after taking office, wisconsin governor scott walker delivered his second state of the state address in january. he focuses on progress made this year, including reforms that helped keep property taxes stable and his efforts to address waste, fraud and abuse in state programs. here's governor walker from the capital building in madison. >> all right, settle down, kids. it's my honor to introduce the governor of the state of wisconsin, scott walker. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, all. speaker fitzgerald, speaker tim cramer, ellis, minority leader barka, members of the wisconsin supreme court, constitutional officers, tribal leaders, members of the cabinet, distinguished guests, members of the legislature, my wife and our family, lynette walker and part of

so first of all state department permission and all paperwork in hand for a semester at the two talk in havana as an educationgroup, we thought we would spend three days touring havana and meeting some students that go into a baseball game. that said. on the last day of work came out fidel castro is going to speak at the university and you are invited. for quite a few people from the ship actually said no thank you. i don't care to. with strong feelings about him. i will do some of the faculty and students. we had headsets and he spoke for four hours without stopping. he hauled across the water and never took a sip. so at the end we were invited to have no he goes upstairs and it was an out of body experience. i thought i'm having a motive with the.castro. but here is what is interesting. i was one of the few women and i was swearing at bright yellow dress and for whatever reason i struck his fancy, came over and grabbed my arm and said if women ran the world. he nowhere. the maternal instinct is strong. do you not agree? bessette actually, i don't agree. i mean, look at the warlike women leaders we've at lea

an education. >> reporter: students will be referred to other csu campuses in the area such as cal state east bay. but university officials say now more than ever grades and gpa matter. in san jose, len ramirez cbs 5. >>> and new at 6:00 stockton may be headed for distinction it definitely does not want. the state's largest city ever to go broke. andrea menniti on how city leaders are trying to fix the finances before it's too late. >> reporter: city council member 100% opposes any effort to move stockton into bankruptcy. >> it's horrible. it's devastating. we do not need this black eye. we have had enough black eyes. we're actually starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: of the city administrators are examining the possibility of filing for chapter 9. if it happens, stockton would be the largest california city to go bankrupt. nearby vallejo recently emerged from bankruptcy after filing in 2008. fritchen worries if they follow suit they will be paying big attorney fees. >> racks up a lot of money. i anticipate it's going to be at least $20 million for stockton. because

virginia education officials want an exemption from the certain -- from certain rules of the federal no child left behind act. right now virginia schools get a state accreditation rateding as well as a federal progress report. virginia's board of education wants to get rid of of the federal measures altogether. instead it would keep state ratings based on achievements in english, math, science and history. >>> d.c. police are looking for a gunman whom they believe shot and killed a man in northeast washington. it happened last night at 10th and galatin streets. the suspect shot the man in the head. he later died at a local hospital. police have not released any information on a possible suspect. >>> fairfax county police are looking for the man who robbed an 82-year-old woman. it happened last weekend on russell road in alexandria. police say he demanded money, then stole her cell phone and her car. the car was found a few days later in a parking lot. the victim, who wasn't hurt in the home invasion, is now helping police to try to catch the suspect. >>> this morning another local school is dealing with a norovirus outbreak. howard university is asking students and staff t

as president obama stated last week, we must create an economy that is built to last. and in this work, maryland is once again leading the charge for our country's better future. by improving education and harnessing education, by modernizing our portd, openings the intercounty connector, expanding rural broadband, building new schools, modern classrooms and other criticaling infrastructure, by making college and skills training more affordable for more families, we together have strengthened the connections and improved the conditions that allowed businesses to create jobs. expanding opportunity to strengthen and grow our middle class is a choice. and because of your choices, more marylanders are working this year than last. marylanders like kevin reid of prince george's county are working again because you chose to make modern investments in the economy. after taking the initiative to complete a solar skills training program sponsored by the prince george's county and workforce corporation, kevin land add green job installing solar panels at fedex field, home of our washington redskins. more marylanders are working again because of small business owners like susan aplen who recent

he went on the attack as soon as president obama said this in the state of the union address. >> higher education can't be a luxury, it is an economic imperative that every family in america should be able to afford. >> the day after the state of the union santorum gave his interpretation what the president meant when he said all americans should be able to afford college. >> no wonder president obama wants everyone to go to college. the indoctrination is one of the keys to the left holding and maintaining power in america. i bet you there are people in the room who give mon nae to colleges and universities undermining the very principles of our country every single day by indoctrinating kids in left wing ideology. stop giving them money. >> i had no idea morehead state screwed me up so bad. santorum's level of absurdity puts michele bachmann to shame. president obama is talking about shared sacrifice, everybody gets a fair shot in america, where is that country, advocating workers rights, civil rights, equal rights, trying to revive the middle class. important part of reviving the middle class is access to quality educatio

an opening news conference. later in the day, a couple of breakout sessions looking at state economies. and our coverage continues on sunday with a look at education and childhood hunger as well as homeland security and the role of the national guard. live coverage of the annual national governors association winter meeting this weekend on cspan. >> california governor jerry brown recently delivered his state of the state address outlining his goals for education. he previously served as the governor of california from 1975 to 1983. his speech runs about 20 minutes. [ applause ] >> fellow dignitaries and fellow citizens. as required by the state constitution, i'm reporting to you this morning on the condition of our state. before i do, i just want to make one notation. i notice that connie and mr. huff put out their critique of my speech 24 hours ago. now, i'll let you in on a little secret. my speech wasn't finished 24 hours ago. and i do want to say i didn't know that you were psychics and that you possessed the powers of pre-cognition and clairvoyance. after the speech, i want to check with you on some stock tips. [ applause ] >> we could use them, especially in this

an opening news conference. later in the day, a couple of breakout sessions looking at state economies. and our coverage continues on sunday, with a look at education and childhood hunger, as well as homeland security, and the role of the national guard. live coverage of the annual national governor's association winter meeting this weekend on c-span. >> it is our cause to dispel the foggy which avoids hard decisions in the delusion that a world of conflict will somehow mysteriously resolve itself in to a world of harmony. if we just don't rock the boat, or irritate the forces of aggression, and this is holewash. >> as candidates campaign for president this year we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> this is also the time to turn away from excessive preoccupation overseas, to the rebuilding of our own nation. america must be restored to her proper role in the world. but we can do that only through the recovery of confidence in ourselves. >> c-span.org/thecontenders. >>> rhode island governor lincoln chafee delivered his second state

he as a superintendent for special education and she ras a teacher for visually impaired students. he also served as an adjunct professor at northeast university in my home stateomentd by president george w. bush to serve on the press sty just national council on education. disabilities. a moment ago i meninged dr. kang's sons. dr. paul kang is an ophthalmologist and has served as president of the washington, d.c., oppose that will moll logical society. chris kang was a member of my senate staff for years and is hardwork. after graduating from the university of chicago and duke university law school, chris kang came to work for me, answering mail. conge he was promoted in the ranks and he was drawn to public service like his father to try to do well for other people. he rose quickly in my office, moving from answering letters to serving on the senate judiciary committee as one of my attorneys. he became my chief floor counsel and served four years negotiating legislation, helping me understand the senate procedure and conducting important whip counts. three years ago chris kang accepted a position as special assistant to the president in the white house legisl

as the pakistan supports the taliban, they will be an effective insurgency. >> so congressman, educate us a little bit. there are obviously significant interests for the united states foreign policy in pakistan. there are obviously significant interests in iran. there are significant balance of power issues between an expanding iran and saudi arabia. afghanistan has a strategic location relative to those theaters of potential power and all the rest of it. but what is preventing what general, what systemic apparatus, i don't know, in preventing a revaluation of how we want to address the issues of iranian power projection, stability across the board in the middle east, and why don't we want to have that conversation? >> the only reason we had the troop surge in afghanistan under president obama of why we in congress were briefed quietly by secretary gates was to help seal the border between pakistan and afghanistan. so that the pakistanis were protecting get away in this movement. we have not followed that. unfortunately, the only reason to be in afghanistan is because of the al qaeda that has now moved into pakistan of why we went there originally. >> so i want you

an agenda that you're running on. on the other hand, you're right. it's not as though education or -- >> i got to cut you off here. the president of the united statesow talking about no child left behind. let's listen in. >> thank you. thank you very much. please have a seat. have a seat. thank you so much. hello, everybody. welcome to the white house. i want to start by thanking all the chief state school officers who made the trip from all over the country. stand up so we can see y'all. great group. [ applause ] >> thank you. i want to recognize someone who is doing a pretty good right here in washington, d.c. and that's my secretary of education. [ applause ] >> i also got some outstanding members of congress who are here who have always been on the front lines when it comes to education reform. above all, i want to thank all the teachers who are here today. where are the teachers? come on stand up. [ applause ] >> we got some teachers here. earlier this week, we hosted our second white house science fair. some of you may have seen this on tv. i got a chance to shoot a marshmallow out of an air con cannon, which i don't usually get to do. i meet

of states has improved, but governors are concerned about the growth of medicaid as it consumes an increasing share of state budgets. medicaid's rapid growth could result in less funding for education, transportation, where public safety. the governors have made significant progress on several fronts. to the council of governors, the nga, and the department of defense, we were able to resolve long-standing concerns regarding the coordination of state and federal military forces during disaster response. the passage of legislation codifying the dual status commander makes it possible for states to effectively coordinate with federal troops operating within their borders when responding to a natural disaster. we have also worked with the public safety committee to advance an issue that was first raised by the 9/11 commission -- the creation of a nationwide communications network for first responders and public safety. currently, first responders must rely on commercial networks for mobile services, dedicating a portion of the spectrum, providing our first responders with a single communications network and a device that works seamlessly anywhere in the country. governors and first re

an anti-education. here's a guy that has certainly a lot of education as does his wife karen. i don't think that was it. you know, as far as the whole question of church and state, i think rick's position is pretty simple. that is, when someone walks into their office -- well, it's the oval office or senate office or mayor's office -- they don't leave behind their beliefs. they don't leave behind their values, their morals, their ethics, their religious beliefs. their public positions are informed by what those beliefs are. i don't think that's a revolutionary thought, and i think that most americans would agree with that. i think governor romney's campaign frankly so far has been kind of stuck at can't really break much beyond 40% in any state despite how much money he spends. >> and, mike dewine, if we could turn now to this terrible shooting in your state at the high school, obviously, more and more details are emerging about this. are you any clearer about what the motive may have been for this senseless killing? >> it's not clear at all what the motive is, what the motive was. i think it will come out slowly, as the interviews continue with people who were