bayh was frustrated waiting for the federal government to act, which it did not. -- the state was frustrated waiting for the federal government to act, which it did not. i want this nation to be able to grow, but i also want the rule of law to be maintained. i appreciate your time. >> high. while i believe that america is a very proud and generous nation, we cannot continue in this social services state that we are in without some jobs. we are going to have to create a tax income base in order to support the social services. notice on my shirt i say no severance tax. i think that is a job killer. >> it only says save our jobs. >> groups. -- oops. i feel that nava is taking 9000 jobs out of kern county that pay $20 to $25 per hour. it is certainly not the 50 bucks an hour, but having experienced that wage, i was able to educate my children, i was able to stay off public assistance, i was able to prepare for my retirement. i feel that every american should be able to be allowed to produce an be self-reliant. some of these regulations that everyone is talking about, i think they need to be tied

now i will call on senator bayh to bring questions he has to the witnesses. >> thank you very much. mr. vice chairman, secretary gates, admiral mullen we appreciate your service. i thank you for first of all when you say you are looking for savings of 100 alien and five years, we would humbly suggest that you put more, less than the four structures of the guard, which is a bargain for our military defense and i thank you for your recent decision to move forward with the f-18 multiyear. @%is pragmatic decision will help address larger fighter -hortfalls in the navy, save the taxpayer over half a billion dollars. i believe strongly we take for granted our defense days will always be there maintaining capacity and innovation to keep the united states warfighters second to none. i agree with the chairman and our ability to respond to current and emerging threats is dependent on preserving the ability to engineer, design and procure both counterinsurgency technologies that we are implying today and technologies to maintain our conventional military edge. in less than a decade, more than

it's important to note that in prudhoe bayh where there's been development for years there's the equivalentf a toxic spill every single day. oil is a dirty business. in fact, b.p. was responsible for the greatest onshore oil spill in alaska in 2005 that was near prudhoe bay. so going into the npra is very, very risky. and instead of trying to increase the amount of oil we produce, which we'll never be able to do to satisfy our needs, we use about a quarter that we really need to put the focus on dramatically reducing our oil use. that is what will help our legislation that the senate will take up in june and july. it's for oil production safety and oil production. that will be essential to adjusting both ends of this problem. host: go ahead. you're on the democratic line. caller: i would like this gentleman -- yes, if he were to be the leader and get vice president, former president, go down there and straighten this mess out. president o'bama needs to keep his eye on the war and keep these kids from getting killed. guest: thank you, sir. well, the o'bama administration mobilized from day o

>> bayh -- who is funding these operations? >> our operation is being funded by bp. >> tomorrow, we will bring u.s. senate hearing on the oil drilling. our live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span-3 and c-span.org. >> they are the faces you see every day. see them on the c-span video library. you can search by name, title, at issue, committee, interest group and more. it is all available for free online. >> the white house budget director was at the center for american progress today to talk about the obama administration's efforts to make government more efficient. he was introduced by tom-all. this is 40 minutes. >> good morning. i am tom-all -- tom daschle. i am privileged to introduce peter orszag. i want to speak about building more effective, efficient government agencies. government can produce better results and save money in two main ways. the first is by focusing on things in order of importance. the second is eliminating or reforming misguided spending programs. think about health care. we just enacte

to stay and work toward building the confidence of the afghan people, will the rules of engagement, bayh clearly stating them as you have, also tell the taliban that it will be gained, set, match one of these days in terms of their future? >> what impresses the taliban has not the rules of engagement. it is the price -- the precise target operations that are designed to to give them no rest. if you can get your piece into the jugular of the enemy, you do not let go. relentless is an important word to describe the campaign against the taliban, just as it also describes other efforts. they also have to be relentless and our commitment to help the afghan government provide a better future for their people. >> we talked a few weeks ago about the benchmarks and metrics of our success. in that regard, what should we expect between now and december just as a date employed of time? >> we will be looking at will be the security situation in districts, and in some cases, even sub-districts, because you have a fairly granular look at this. then you can look at levels of violence within districts, f

to stay and work toward building the confidence of the afghan people, willthe rules of engagement, bayh clearly stating them as you have, also tell the taliban that it will be gained, set, tch one of these days in terms of their future? >> what impresses the taliban has not the rules of engagement. it is the price -- the precise target operations that are designed to to give them no rest. if you can get your piece into the jugular of the enemy, you do not let go. relentless is an important word to describe the campaign against the taliban, just as it also describes other efforts. they also have to be relentless and our commitment to help the afghan government provide a better future for their people. >> we talked a few weeks ago about the benchmarks and metrics of our success. in that regard, what should we expect between now and december just as a date employed of time? >> we will be looking at will b the security situation in districts, and in some cases, even sub-districts, because you have a faiy granular look at this. then you can look at levels of violence within districts, for ex

she may get an "bayh" -- "a" for politics, but she gets an "f" for achievement.y something recently that i agree with. she said that this election offers the clearest choice in the nation. i could not agree more. she is on the friige of american politics, and our differences could not be greater. quite simply, this election is about the future, not the past. for three decades in congress, a boxer has personified the entrenched arrogance of someone who has long forgotten that here in america, the people role, not the government. -- the people rule, not the government. [applause] when she dressed down our generals in front of the cameras, as she displayed all of the destructive billy is a that is so upsetting to the -- destructive a elitism that is so upsetting to the people of california. when she made a rare trip to california to fill her coffers, she said that are low approval rrting was because americans are grumpy about the economy. i think that is the first time barbara boxer it was guilty of %+derstatement. nearly 2.5 million californians are out of work, ma