berman. i stand in strong support of the conference report h.r. 2194 that iran sanctions accountability and divestment act of 2010. as a conference committee member, i know this piece legislation represents a monumental step forward in the fight against iran's nuclear arms quest. these sanctions are a dramatic improvement. these tough new petroleum and financial sanctions will put further restrictions on the ability of the iranian regime to continue their nuclear aspirations and their oppression of the iranian people that has been well documented before and since the elections a year ago. these sanctions will send a strong signal that our nation will not stand for the development of this regime's nuclear arms program. especially with such violent threats against israel and others in the region. this legislation is an important part of the solution as we keep all our options onnthe table for our long-standing concerns about the prospect of a nuclear iran. i encourage my colleagues to support t

berman: mr. speaker, the conference agreement for h.r. 2194 is by far the most comprehensive iran sanctions legislation congress has ever passed. this legislation greatly strengthens our nation's overall sanctions regime regarding iran, enhances the prospect that we will be able to dissuade teran from pursuing its nuclear ambitions in blatant defiance of the internationa . . like the house bill passed in december, the conference agreement imposes sanctions on foreign entities that sell refined petroleum to iran, assist iran with its domestic refining capacity, plugs a critical gap now sanctions rejet stream by imposing sanctions on foreign entities that sell iran goods or services to help it develop its energy sector. some believe iran has prepared itself for tougher energy sanctions by reducing its dependence on the import of refined petroleum to ensure that our sanctions are as effective as possible, we added a potent new financial measure in conference that, if applied effectively by the admin

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 resolution ill help ensure that the bonds we forged in blood during the korean war will never be forgotten. today, the united states and the republic of korea's relationship is stronger than ever, encompassing social, economic security and diplomatic relations. last year's joint vision statement between our two nations provided an important reminder to the importance of the bilateral relationship between our two countries. our two countries are working as closely as ever on the problems of north korea, which is critically important since north korea continues its fabrications, in

we begged for the berman plan. a beach from a marsh. offer of we told them from day one you won't clean it up from a marsh. they said it will never get it. well, it is there. please don't take filetovers of plaquemines parish. it is an insult to the people. you have to pull intt that marsh and see there is absolutely no life. everything is dead. i will make you a prediction. we will lose mmre coastline from this disaster in louisiana than we lost from katrina, rita, gustav and ike kind. we have lost 20 mills. it is dead and as soon as the cane falls into the water, it will wash away. how can we sit here and say we are doing everything possible? it is beside me. and i don't know who to blame any more. it took the president coming down to get the boom project -- the berman project approved. i don't know if it is going to take him coming down to get the sucks equipment. we put a vacuum truck that vacuums out port apotties on a barge and took it out there and shows it works. you have the parish governments running the whole show. the bp con

we begged for the berman plan. although we don't want to see it on the florida beaches, it is easier to clean off a bench than out of the marsh. we told them from day one you'll never clean it out of the marsh. they said it will never get there. well, it is there. please don't take fly overs of plaquemines parish. you can't see it from the air. you have to touch it. you have to pull into that marsh and see there is absolutely no life. everything is dead. i will make you a prediction. we will lose more coastline from this disaster in louisiana than we lost from katrina, rito, gust off combined. as soon as the grass and the kane falls into the water, the land will watch wash away. how can we sit here and say we are doing everything possible? it is beside me. and i don't know who to blame any more. it took the president coming down to get the boom project -- the berman project approved. i don't know if it is going to take him coming down to get this sucks eequipt. we put a vacuum truck that vackoums out port a otties

senate perspective who are part of drafting this bill along with our house conferees led by howard berman of california. i want to extend a special thank you to all of them for their leadership and also senator reid, the majority leader, senator mcconnell. none of this ever happens without the majority leader of the senate taking a leadership role and insisting that this matter move forward, that it be addressed before we break for the july fourth recess period coming up next week, and in the midst of all the other things we're involved in -- as my colleagues know, we have been involved in a very lengthy conference regarding financial reform, but i'm delighted to take some time out from that effort to address this particular proposal and urge our colleagues to be supportive of this proposal. i also want to support what i mentioned earlier, president obama's approach and appreciate his team's work in helping us approve this important legislation. i mentioned earlier our secretary of state and former colleague, we had extensive meetings with her. national security advisor general jones. dep

speaker, i'd like to begin by thanking the committee chairman, howard berman, and the chairman payne and my good friend, congresswoman watson. i also thank congresswoman clarke and congressman royce on their constant leadership on african issues. this year, mr. speaker, 17 african nations are celebrating the anniversary of their independence. 1960 was an important year when the french, british and italian colonies. they won hard-fought victories that led to independence on january 1, a nation of cameroon and -- in 1960 was a nation of mauritania securing its independence from france. the resolution i'm bringing to the floor today will honor the sacrifices of the fallen fathers of these african nations. little did they know then that the u.s.a. would enter into its nation's permanent history the tribute to the thousands of unsung men and women who gave their lives based on the simple game of freedom and a desire to assert necessities from a nation . we in the u.s. of a know something about that freedom and that determination. chief of all, these visionary african leaders are in camero

berman d i want to talk to you, as wl,o that we can determine what is the best course of action for us to take. mr. ntor: again, mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman f his continued commitment and shar with him the commitment to strengthen t allian beeen ourselves, the united states, and israeand thcontinuing struggle that all of us have in the terrorist threat, ate sors of terror a their proxies in t middle east and as they pose threat to our ally, israel, as well athe u.s. interests in the renal. i look forward to work with him -- interests in the region. i look forward to work with him on that. i go back to the gentleman's statemen with rega to financial rulation and a conference report. and i knowhere's been a lo of indication, especilyn the part of chaman fra about the willingness to be open and make surehat-span cameras are there sthe public can understand and hav access. i wasomewhat alarmed, tgh, with the statements made by e chairman aseported in the ess when he said some negotiatis will take place more publicly than others an just wanted the gentleman to assure us that there wi

conyers, berman and smith of texas. from the committee on oversight and government reform for consideration of sections 1000-a, 1007, 1103-d, 1212, 1217, 1254-c, 1609-h-b. 3301, 3302, 3304, 4106-b-2 and g-4-d. 4801, 4802, 5004, 7203-a, 7409 and 80-o-3 of the house bill and sections 111-a and j. 210-h-8, 319, 322, 404, 50283, 748, 763-a, 809-g, 988, 989-b, 89-c, 89-d, 1013-a, 1022-c-6, 1064, 1152 and 11-a and b of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference. messrs. towns, cummings and issa. from the committee on small business for consideration of secretaries 1071 -- sections of 1071 and 74, ms. velazquez, messrs. shuler and graves. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. waters: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 5072 and to insert extraneous material thereon. e speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 1424 and rule 18, the chair dec

they are alan berman, ph.d., president of jeffersons solutions consulting firm. allison stanger, ph.d., professor of international politics and economics at middlebury development and author of "one nation under contract." stan soloway, president and ceo of the professional services council trade association, former u.s. deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition reform. danielle brian, executive director of the project on government oversight commonly referred to as pogo. debra avant, professor of political science at the university of california at irvine and the author of "private security, the market for force." and john nagl, ph.d., president of the center for a new american security, co-author of its newly released report, contracting in conflicts, the path to reform. our witnesses are notable not only for their deep involvement with issues before us today, but also for the different conclusions to which they did their research and thinking and to which it has led to their views tak vi views today. we welcome this diversity of informed judgment and w

executives have stated this -pwaste which is admittedly hazardous and destructive to the ocean and berman is perfectly safe to dump in >> we will do tho make sure it is treated in the proper and appropriate way. >> can you provide me and the committee with the response? >> we certainly can. >> let me try this in the time we have left. it has been asked several times and i don't know if we have gotten an answer yet. we all know about the e-mails from b p employs expressing concern about the casing, including one from your engineer who describes the well as "and nightmare well." how much with the drilling engineers consulted? was this a bottom up operation in which people had him flown or did it come from the top down? >> as i understand it, from the discussion with our investigation team and from the review of documents there was a discussion taking place among the drilling engineer team responsible for this well and that is how the judgments were taken. >> would you call that a bottom up decision or a top down decision? >> i would say it was a decision taken by the correct experts with th

they are alan berman, ph.d., president of jefferson solutions consulting firm, former administrator of the office of federal pacoima policy and the government's office of management and budget. allison said danger -- alison stanger, the overly -- milbury college. stan soloway, professional services council. deborah avant, univ. of california, irvine. and john nagl, center for a new american security. we welcome this diversity of informed judgment and we encourage earwitnesses -- in fact, i would like to demand air witnesses engage with one another's arguments during the question period. a vigorous debate will be of use to the commission and to the american public. we have asked our witnesses to summarize their testimony in five minutes to 7 minutes in order to assure adequate time for questions and debate. we also asked that witnesses said it responses to questions for the wreckage in 15 days -- for the record in 15 days. on behalf of the commission, we thank all our witnesses today for participating in a very important hearing. now, if our witnesses will rise and raise their right han