bennett was elected in 1992 from the most republican state in the country. he's also been an important adviser to senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell. but in recent years, he has also worked across the aisle with democrats on a couple of big issues. an effort in the financial crisis of 2008, to craft bank rescue legislation. and a year earlier, to reform employer-based health care with oregon democratic senator ron wyden. >> bennett walked across the center aisle or the united states senate and said, "let's go to it." i like your idea of trying to get everybody covered. bob bennett is one of those special people in american politics who continues to believe that we ought to have ideas-driven government. >> reporter: on may 8, utah republicans let bennett know what they thought of his efforts at bipartisanship. he was defeated in his try for a fourth term at the state g.o.p. convention by activists who yelled, among other things, that he didn't love the constitution enough. >> the anger about what's going on in washington was simply too powerful to over

jacqueline bennett? >> > and a pretty nice day out there yesterday and very similar day today.specially along the coast where we are seeing it. it will be scattered along the bay shore but still pressing along the coast. by 12:00 p.m.-noon, we're going to see some sunbreaks by 3:00 p.m. will have pretty much sunny skies throughout the bay area. temperatures are going to warm just a little bit and with mid-'60s along the coast and 90's, inland. that fog, earlier, this was the extent of it. not too far inland, by 5:00 a.m. it was on the bay shore, the north bay. and then, scaling back this morning. at 8:00 a.m., oakland, hayward, the peninsula, and also to press off short. the fog tracker will show that by 10:00 a.m., perhaps 12 p.m.- noon. that fog will still back and temperatures are going to be pretty mild today. this blue on your screen, it is fifty's, the green is 60s, pretty mild and then we will warm up towards 12:00 p.m.-noon. 50s on the bay, and the yellow is 70's and 60's. and then it will get warmer especially inland. by 3:00 p.m., that read is the '90s. the really hot

three hours with bill bennett 's" ay as part of "booktv holiday weekend. get the whole schedule at gov 2.0. -- at booktv.org. >> senator durbin asked about mandatory sentencing guidelines, the death penalty, and treatment of enemy combatants. republican senator tom coburn talks about the role of judges and the commerce clause. this is one hour. >> thank you, mr. chairman. miss kagan, welcome. you are probably aware of the fact that, about 12 years ago, then majority leader began a tradition -- bank goodness it became a tradition -- thank good became a tradition -- thank good is that it

bennett and mr. romanov out what adds to further define themselves.'s take a look. >> while others learn to read, he struggled to make sense of the page and while others moved ahead, and stayed back, but in the end, he persevered. you felt unloved -- in love with susan and the west. you were a leader saving jobs and fixing companies. to help kids, you challenge the way things were done now are setting out to fix a broken washington, for colorado. >> i'm michael bennett and i approved this message. >> like a riggs casino. washington take special-interest money, wall street camels with the economy and washington bales wall street out and we pay with our jobs, homes, and pensions. special interests in washington have more power than the people. that is not just wrong, it is corrupt. the difference is, i don't take a dime of their money. i stand with you. iam andrew roman off and approve this message. host: what is the impact of these ads? guest: it is hard to say at this point. the advantages see is that bennett, who has the front running position, is ab

[applause] [music] charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> coming up on "california country," meet some of the folks responsible for adding a little zest to our lives. then, what a chef wants, this man will find. tag along with us as we go on a produce pursuit in northern california. then, meet a farmer who is surrounded by his favorite things--his berries and his brothers. finally, think starting a vegetable garden is hard? our expert has advice to get you started and on your way to a homegrown meal in no time. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north am

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i'll say really quickly, mark danon, the great jacqueline bennett, you're probably bicycle riding fansl these years, reports, reports, reports on armstrong. i'm one of these guys until i see it, i don't want to believe it. that's an awful lot of smoke isn't it? >> he just lawyered himself up a day or two ago. we're tired of hearing from landis. >> i'm tired of performance enhancing drugs. again if you got the proof out there, my thing with armstrong, if you are innocent, man i'd be on the rooftop yelling. >> he's not. >> jackie, guilty or innocent? >> how should i know? >> i don't know either but i had a minute to fill. a very scary deal involving steven jackson. his home while he was away at a basketball camp, his wife, three masked men walk into the home. they stick her up, they walk away. and report no word on how much they stole from the home. no injuries. they are not apprehended. >> have a good night. promise me low prices. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we made a promise of low prices. and we're keeping it. [ female announcer ] take ou

it just means that our culture demands a different criminal justice system than they have in your bennett demands the death penalty or. the. most will be out of control in this country if we don't take a very firm stance. as you may or may not know a child whose parent is in costa rated has a five time greater chance of want to present themselves so we are creating generations of new in sometimes even worse criminals. and and and we paying for it and we paying for it miserably in. this prison policy is costly. in two thousand and five louisiana budgeted six hundred million dollars for its prisons including around one hundred million for angola. in april two thousand and five new orleans hosted an international wardens convention for three days would lose from across north america shared their experiences and told business. it gave them the opportunity to shop around for the latest security systems for their prisons. and go lays looking at their needs on law need the fence fence that's give you a shock and then change the. anything more than them will kill big business each tile cost two h

three hours with bill bennett on sunday. that is on c-span to. >> stewart udall, the secretary of the interior under presidents kennedy and johnson, died in march at 90 years old. his family, including his son and nephew, organized a memorial service. from santa fe, new mexico, this portion is one hour 25 minutes. >> okay, folks. we are ready to get going here today. we are ready to get going. we are starting on time as that has requested. first of all, happy father's day. let's have all of those fathers stand up. we have a lot of fathers here. [applause] happy father's day. dennis udall, my brother, and i will be your masters of ceremony today. you will see him on a regular basis. family and friends have gathered today to celebrate our father's life and legacy. i already have a lot of tears with many of you. let's remember, we have the celebration side. there will also be a lot of crying with the speakers, no doubt. dad did not have a funeral. he wanted a celebration of his life. i will talk about that in a little bit. we a

. >> sunday, syndicated talk show host bill bennett.he is the author of more than 20 books for adults and children. three hours with bill bennett sunday, part of "book tv's" three day holiday weekend on c- span2. >> for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the c- span direction -- congressional directory. the president's cabinet, supreme court justices and state governors, all at your fingertips. order online net c-span.org /store. >> "washington journal" continues. >> our guests ali noorani is the executive director for the national immigration forum. thank you for joining us. you met with the president about immigration reform. what did you want to hear and what did you hear in the meeting? guest: we wanted to make sure that he was focusing on the right of all aspects of immigration policy. by and large, it was clear that he wants to fix the immigration system and he sees the waste and harm that is being caused by our immigration system as it currently stands. it has been an important week for immigration policy and we wil

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or server college. 45 percent say they or relatives did not find work recently suspended sentence bennett say it is difficult to get ahead financially. researchers say hispanics are particularly volatile to the poor economy because the level of education, income. news around the bay view live in san mateo county you could soon see higher sales at the board of supervisors will vote on tuesday whether to put the rear him raising measure on the ballot. sales tax increase could raise $30 million annually for five years for the cost of from that. or so next month to a doctor resolution and put that before the voters. it could cost more to register currency and a disco kron4 step or six wins the registration fees that will go on the november ballot.ballot the governor of rice them to ride a fee for the vehicle registration and on tuesday as if it's a scare county transportation authority which is also borders supervisors voted to drop the issue. voters will decide if the new fee will be levied on drivers in the city the money would go to street repair projects pedestrian safety and public trans

join the conversation with bill bennett sunday, part of the holiday weekend. get the whole schedule at booktv.org. host: on your screen is congressman john tierney of massachusetts. a report on contract thing in afghanistan. the famous phrase that an army moves on its stomach. we have a $2.1 billion contract there. what are we getting from it? guest: yes, $2.16 billion for contacting that goes through everything from food to supplies. they are getting the goods delivered. there is no argument on that. but there is a failure on the side of authorities to know who they are paying in these contracts, what impact that might have in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse, and in terms of the counterinsurgency mission in afghanistan. host: that last part is what you seem to emphasize in your report. guest: we are not really tracking a lot of these companies. and they go and hire trucks and drivers and security companies, which in many instances, turned out to be warlords. they do whatever they need to to get the goods to where they need to be, but they are all set extorti

bennett points out, then who is the enemy? is this a pretend war, he asks. how can we possibly win a war in which our chief ally doesn't share our vision of who is the enemy? but then you realize that maybe the u.s. approach to the taliban is closer to karzai's than we'd be comfortable admitting. because in certain respects we're treating them more like a vendor than like an enemy. it turns out our own contracting practices in afghanistan may actually be putting money in the hands of the very taliban insurgents we're trying to drive from the country. the very people who are killing our troops. the very organization that provided safe havens for al qaeda to plot 9/11. my distinguished colleague from massachusetts, mr. tierney, and his government oversight subcommittee recently completed a shocking report based on a six-month investigation which provides the details. at a cost, madam speaker, of more than $2 billion, the pentagon outsources the responsibility for shipping supplies to u.s. troops. and the contractor unburdened by any meaningful government overs

chastened jump all over me because i did not get the sound bites but i would rather enjoy jacqueline bennett los angeles. >> we've talking about winning all summer, with one goal, one goal only. and that is to tour goal, model for this season is to be when one came at a time. with whatever it takes. >> and interesting, jason is my producer he's a great guy. he hopes i die so he can be on the air but nonetheless, jackie [laughter] >> [laughter] >> and anyway, the point is that what i do not want to hear coaches speak if ever once said it is going to be a really rough year for us i am not looking forward to it. however, everybody says that we're looking forward to it and what to that kid say? >> and he said one game at that time. >> yes. >> and that is what you are supposed to say. in the fight get an and our action? with a fascinating story--and if i get an erection? it is more interesting. >> coointeraction >> interaction. >> and what can he do for me? >> nothing. >> and welcome terry lewis to cincinnati. and you know my mother told me, one of you speak to some of these managers? and i said

join the discussion on american history, education, and politics, three hours with bill bennett, sunday, part of book tv's three-day holiday weekend on c-span2. get the whole schedule at booktv.org. >> in a surprise turn of events, australian prime minister kevin rudd was forced to step down last thursday after months of political debate over a 40% tax on the mining industry opposed by his government. he lost a leadership battle within his governing labor party with his deputy leader, julia gillard, june 23, clearing the way for her to become the country's first female prime minister. hours after accepting her new position as prime minister and party leader, she addressed members of the australian house of representatives in her first question time. this program is a recap of last week's events, which include remarks from ms. gillard and outgoing prime minister rudd and a portion of prime minister gillard's first question time. >> thank you very much, and thank you for joining me in this jam-packed room. and can i say, australians one and all, we have the greatest resolve and enthusiasm

sunday,,your questions for bill bennett on a "in depth." is the author of more than 20 books and join the discussion on american history, education, and politics. three hours with bill bennett on sunday, part of the three day holiday weekend on c-span2. but the whole schedule on booktv.org. c-span is now available in the 100 million homes bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books as a public- service greeted by america's cable companies. -- created by american's cable companies. "washington journal" continues. host: we have john hall, executive director of the florida center for fiscal and economic policy. he joins us from tallahassee. what our conditions in the sunshine state these days? guest: conditions are tough. our state is in trouble not only from the oil spill and my reason and leave for dissipating in your program is to talk about the budget. we have a shortfall in the state general funds of about $6 million. those are needed to meet critical and high priority needs. that is about 20%. ho

democrats will pick up a crucial vote in the senate that they will need to pass an extension of jobless bennettss. it is scheduled to go just a few minutes after a good witness for sworn in. republicans are opposed because they say democrats do not have a way to cover the costs. we'll take a break. we'll be back with more headlines in just a moment fletcher brown weather. traffic is never far away. a live look from a rooftop camera beginning to bring them. that, we'll get the latest with louisa honor forecast and over get a programming change tonight nbc's that carry the giants games the were in an hour programming for nbc asserted 8:00 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. with back-to-back episodes are the laws, extending special edition of the kron4 news at 10. dr. philip racine at 3:00 p.m.. Ñéáá('q'qry y y y eáe and we're back, a quick look to here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. pretty mild here to the week of this is inland tempters can be little deceiving that is the average temperature sunspots' out in the delta, livermore they could get up and some nineties again today. the ready for tha

strong suggestion that we had an amendment that was adapted them -- unanimously, offered by michael bennett of colorado, that offered ending the t.a.r.p. program. it was over a longer period of time. we of our expressed our views on that in one degree or another. the date of determination is there. that is the proposal to my senate colleagues that we will like to send to our colleagues in the other body for an alternative pay for provision which i hope would be warmly received as a better idea. whether you like all of the bill or not, it is a better alternative than the one i debt -- adopted in the wee hours of friday morning when we began this conference. now turn to senator shelby. >> it seems to me that chairman dodd is proposing a budget gimmick to get a better score from the cbo over a limited period of time. deposit insurance, if it is centrally -- if it is surely insurance -- as we saw on the recent crisis, the deposit insurance fund can rapidly depleted any need replenishment. he can quickly become a drain on bonds as opposed to a source of funds. if we can create government resourc

three hours with bill bennett on sunday. get the whole schedule at but tv got -- booktv.org. >> now, the memorial service for senator robert byrd, the longest serving member of congress in history. this takes place at the steps of the state capital in charleston, west virginia. we hear from president obama, vice president biden, house and senate leaders, and others. ♪ [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> we invite you to join us as we recite the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and for the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> would you please remain standing for the national anthem? ♪ ♪ . [applause] [applause] [applause] >> let us pray. oh holy one loving god, we cry out to you today in our sadness and loss, our mountains of wheat today, and our rivers run salty with the tears. our center, our advocate, our brother and ou

to personally thank the members of the slave labor task force, chairman schumer and ranking member bennett of the rules committee for their help as well, and center chambliss along with center schumer and others who were original co-sponsors of the legislation to honor these in slave laborers. this incredible sacrifice and contributions to the construction of this majestic building have gone unrecognized for far too long. i am so grateful for the opportunity to beat up part of this initiative and to thank everyone -- to be a part of this initiative. as i think back on what might have been on the minds of those enslaved african americans, i can only think, just as the father mentioned in his prayer in benediction, to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our god, would have certainly been on the minds of those enslaved african americans as they did their job as skilled laborers, as craftsmen, with a great sense of pride in what they produced, for so many years of american history. thank you all for joining us. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the were no

chairman schumer and ranking member bennett of the rules committee for their help, and senator chambliss, along with senator schumer and others who were co-sponsors of the legislation to honor these and slave laborers. this incredible sacrifice of contribution to the construction of this majestic building had gone unrecognized for far too long. i in so grateful for the opportunity, the opportunity to be a part of this initiative and to think everyone who joined us today for this very meaningful and long overdue event. as i think back at what might have been on the minds of those the enslaved african americans, i can only think, just as the father mentioned in his prayer and benediction, to do justice, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our god. it was certainly on the minds of those enslaved african americans as they did their job as skilled laborers, as craftsman, with a great sense of pride of what they produced, for so many years of americans to enjoy. thank you. >> the honorable john boehner. >> madam speaker, my colleagues, honored guests, we welcome all of you to the capitol today.

. >> today on "book tv," bill bennett, live and in death. the former education secretary has written more than 20 books -- live and in depth. starting today at noon, eastern. it is a part of the holiday weekend. the rest of the schedule at booktv.org. >> one of the best quotes about money and politics is that is about water that finds home. >> he won the pulitzer prize for his reporting by jack abramoff and tom delay. the daschle investigative correspondent for "the washington post" on c-span's "q&a". >> the senate judiciary committee held a confirmation for supreme court nominee elena kagan. next, we will show you portions from three days of that hearing, beginning with opening statements from the chairman and the ranking member. as well as from the nominee. this is about 40 minutes. host: [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> good afternoon. welcome. everybody here, just so you know the procedure, senator sessions and i have discussed this, we are going to recogn

and one of the highlights this weekend is a replay of bill bennett's "in depth," and also, and drew an appellate tain -- andrew napolitano of a fox news channel interviewed by ralph nader. this program would -- and this program will be back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. enjoy your weekend. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . >> by the way, an old sage saying, "this is my creation of this it sounds very authentic -- "this is my creation." it sounds very authentic. a lot of people say there is any change, but the promise is not change. the change that is predicted does not happen. sometime ago, we heard that japan would be the no. 1 country in the world. i wish that was true. but it did not really happen that way. the circumstances change. maybe the cristobal is somewhere -- to the crystal ball is somewhere in oberhausen, but not here. i'm talking about the optics. so japan is facing many challenges as well. there are changes. there are some things that look like change but not really change as well. what we have to b

investigating to armed bank robbery they think it is the same woman who hit both banks she's as far as i said bennett30 crowns has warned, read to declare police think that she is the one who rob to bankamerica's and the other on july 16th to one on july 12th. those three she showed the teller a black semiautomatics can then demanded money and ran after the man believed to be her accomplice. the board of supervisors there unanimously voted a proposal that would halt the utility company from installing any more sklar meters. the board says the more studies are needed. especially if you look into the health matters they proved that to page letter which jos from moratorium on the installation of. it will go to the utility commission and they will have the ultimate say launch around, carrying signs saying these marketers are " dumped on the dangers " more than 30 people marched down van ness. their lead for a member of teen's turning green that's about that pushes for environmental safety. >> will have more in just a couple of minutes to an eye on the dow which is not doing too much. socked in with the d

you have also seen it in utah where senator bob bennett, a veteran incumbent was basically kicked out of the party at the gop nominating convention and mike lee who is the republican nominee in has the backing of the tea party expressed in california. i think you will see an impact in terms of a fund raising, the area i look at, i have noticed 30 political committees and so the movement is as it matures, it is becoming more involved in the money side of it. we are not seeing a great deal of money raised. the most successful one is the tea party expressed out of california. the last time i checked it raised about $4 million. it is connected with a bunch of republicans from that state that have been active for a long time. they created that back in two dozen 8 to oppose president obama -- 2008 president obama's campaign. >> there is now a tea party conference. seattle washington, democrats line. caller: in light of the recent supreme court decision and, of are there any projections as to how much corporate money private givers -- what is the equation there? how much to do the people hav

senator bob bennett, a big knock against him before he lost, was he had worked together with a liberalemocrat from morgan on his own version of the healthcare bill. the bill did not even come up. the simple fact they worked together was enough to have republican primary voters in the utah very upset. if that is the standard to be used, that is what this outside money is really doing. host: is your contention that the deregulation of the political financing laws levels the playing field for republicans tried to regain control of congress? guest: it has allowed more money to come into the republican side. it has at the same time allow more money to come in on the democratic side. the main case that has thrown some much turmoil into the system was called a decisioa dee out in january. it is these as we see just before the election. lately the labor unions have been using that as much if not more than corporations have. they spent $10 million on the race against senator blanche lincoln of arkansas. it has opened the door to more money from both sides, both liberals and conservatives, as op

there have bennett in recent days and recent weeks, in fact, people coming out and saying they had doubts, the north koreans rejected reports and say they want their own investigation. the chinese, the north korean's main ally, have not said anything about the report, but they seem to have accepted at least part of the conclusions. host: back to afghanistan. secretary 11 called on the secretary of state to put the taliban on a list of terror groups. what is in response? what is behind the scenes there? guest: putting a group on the list of foreign terrorist organizations at the state department is a long, legal process. they have to meet certain criteria. it is a surprise that the pakistan taliban are not on the terrorist list now -- host: because? guest: it was not really clear until the failed times square bombing back in may that they had done anything or attempted anything directed inside the united states. that said, they are obviously a threat. i am told the process -- the legal process is going along. at the same time, some members of the parts of the haqqani network, which is the

. >> today on book tv bill bennett live in depth. the former education secretary has written more than 20 booksor adults and children. join the discussion on american history, education and politics for three hours starting today at noon eastern. it is part of book tv's three-day holiday weekend on c-span 2. get the rest of the schedule at booktv.org. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is blake hounshell managing editor of foreign policy magazine. if the current edition is titled the bad guys' issue. you call this group the committee to destroy the world. tell us who they are around what they have in common. guest: it is a parody for a news magazine fans of the "time" magazine cover from the 1990's with alan greenspan, larry summers and bob ruben. this is the flip side. the guys who are trying to do bad things. you have robert mugabe the dictator in single -- zimbabwe. he turned them from a breadbasket to a failed state. we have the leader in burma. then you have omar bashir to his left leading the genocide in darfur. k

senator bob bennett, a big knock against him before he lost, was he had worked together with a liberal democrat from morgan on his own version of the healthcare bill. the bill did not even come up. the simple fact they worked together was enough to have republican primary voters in the utah very upset. if that is the standard to be used, that is what this outside money is really doing. host: is your contention that the deregulation of the political financing laws levels the playing field for republicans tried to regain control of congress? guest: it has allowed more money to come into the republican side. it has at the same time allow more money to come in on the democratic side. the main case that has thrown some much turmoil into the system was called a decisioa dee out in january. it is these as we see just before the election. lately the labor unions have been using that as much if not more than corporations have. they spent $10 million on the race against senator blanche lincoln of arkansas. it has opened the door to more money from both sides, both liberals and conservatives, as

. >> senator bennett? >> thank you. mass m key.ons replayed that used, workers created concerns, because we m collected and documented them. today in the new york times, and i also recognize that the investigation is ongoing and conclusions haven't been reached. but there are, there is information coming out every day. today's "new york times" there's story that recounts a survey taken of the workers in the deepwater horizon and the months leading up to the explosion. the story tells of how workers quote often saw unsafe behaviors on the rig and voiced concerns about poor equipment and relieibility, ha! one worker commended. it's nine years old. bp is not a dried up. houston be will. what specifically has bp done to ensure deperiod maintenance is being carried out and drilling isn't taking a priority takeover maintenance, either planned or not, of your assets, around the world. so there are two aspects of that. first of all, at the highest level, we would never put -- work above safety. the need to make progress, above safety, and

it is also because it was the health care plan they did that resulted in bennett's demise. a lot of people do not want to attach themselves to anything that smacks of bipartisanship. >> we will now open it up to questions from the floor. >> i am interested in hearing your response in saying that we can accomplish our deficit reduction goals on the spending side successful plans have not relied on taxes, the majority and relied on taxes as a substantial portion of the total package. >> you do find up to limit the scope consolidations that reply -- rely more on spending tend to be more successful than those that rely more on taxes. the most successful consolidation might be based on more than 60% spending cuts and less than 40% tax increases. it is not a linear relationship with the most successful consolidations were 100% spending. there is a mix there. getting back to more practical issues of the mix of taxes and spending we want to have, if you want to have entitlement programs to accomplish what we think of as their goals, preventing old people from being in poverty and g

actually spotted tony bennett right by the bridge. >> okay. >> let's check your weather, see what's happening, and we'll show you the clinton wedding forecast. today, mixed clouds, upper and mid-70s. we have the official clinton wedding forecast. saturday, sunny and mild, temperatures in the upper 70s. as we move out west, we've got a risk of strong storms from topeka, kansas, all the way to sioux falls, severe hail and wind gusts. you can see the rain firing up through iowa today. rainfall amounts generally light, but some regions could pick up anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain from green bay to madison, also down to kansas city. >>> there is a look at the golden gate bridge, the business of the clouds right acss the midspan of the golden gate bridge and those low clouds causing some inbound flight delays at sfo airports, for arising flights close to 45 minutes, call ahead. 50s in the bay area, clearing skies inland, you know the routine, seen it most of this weeks, 70s, most places inland, 8, the trivalley and morgan hill, weekend starts off the same way, cooler tomorrow, trending a bit w

chairman, i appreciate our colleagues in the house being here and senator bennett. i want to thank senator and representative rob bishop, the chairman of the house western caucus for organizing this joint hearing today. and i applaud them for their hard work and for -- i pledge my continued support for the effort to keep america strong and keep abreast strong as well. the west helps maintain america's cultural and economic strength and we're here to ensure that the west end is supporting role to the nation continues. i would like to give the warmest of wellcome's to my very long term trend governor carey herbert of utah. is an honor to have him with us here today. the his presence here reflects the higher per day in places on jobs in the west and specifically in our home state of utah. was to become a senator or governor is not hard to find someone willing to call you a friend with the governor and i got back to before either of us was in public office, i am pleased to call him a friend and am also pleased to state he's one of the best governors the state of utah ha

which is part of -- i'd like to mention a few of my people on our staff and that would be wayne bennett from essi. dr. tom jackson, president of essi. bruce sevin, c.e.o. of essi. mike sal, c.o. solution on microbes. gene shringer out of florida. dr. michaud, hydrologist. dr. molly, scientist. dan moss, ocean engineer, and john blumenthal, with aeration and flow generators. i did that to qualify who we are. we are not presently on the gulf. we are getting ready to make booms hiring local people. what we need to say to you, the commission, we think outside the box. we have an awful lot of inoat vative -- innovative ys and plans that would work -- innovative ideas and plans that would work rather than what's going on right now. right now it's everybody going this way, that way, nobody's getting anything done. it's just building up, building, up building up. it's not really a moratorium that you're looking. what you're looking at is companies that is trained in order to recover this kind of a spill. and that's what we offer you. now, if we can control that spill and keep the fishing indust

as bennett was here from the beginning. it's been a okay. i apologize. but i want to underscore that the -- that the pace and scope of the drawdown will depend on the situation. >> i heard you say that. >> okay. on the accountability and mineral wealth problems, very, very important issues. on accountability, and this committee has been aggressive in pushing us on this and we share your concern. when we can into these jobs about 8.8% of all the money was coming through the government. so 91% was by passing through the ngo and that was undermining the government we were trying to strengthen. debt to funneled through the government running the very serious risk of losing accountability. so we set out a plan, timetable year by year to increase the amount of money that goes through the government and we are now in the high teens and hope to increasing it to 30, 40, up to 50%. but the accountability issue is critical. we have accountability criteria for each ministry. some ministries have been certified and others have not. for example, agriculture, the minis

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charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college,

[applause] charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste.