first the members of the art advisory committee, bill wilson and mary [inaudible] and the arts commissionerlden gate music conkers advisory committee. -- concourse advisory committee. the former curator of the deyoung museum. can you imagine? this is fantastic. the academy scientists who work during the early design phase of this installation included [inaudible] carol tang, brian fisher, jack dunn blocker, [inaudible] i also want to acknowledge my predecessor who played such a seminal role in the design of the academy. he is now at the university of colorado. the director of the exhibit development who insured that the installation went off without a hitch just as he ensured that the entire academy moved to howard street and then moved back without one lost fish. of course, the arts commission in the city of san francisco. it is my pleasure to introduce this senior adviser to mayor gabonese som - -gavin newsom. >> i am here representing the mayor. he is anticipating the birth of his child which should come to any minute now. on behalf of the mayor, welcome to this dedication of the sculptu

i do commend the gentleman saying he will vote against congressman wilson's bill. but we will be looking to see if he votes -- calf mr. chaffetz: would the gentlewoman yield? ms. norton: we will be looking to see if he votes against all such bills in the future. mr. chaffetz: would the gentlewoman yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman has made clear she doesn't wish to yield. ms. norton: if i yield, i'll yield. and i want to say again that it is quite possible to make a point about what you want to see on the floor without trivializing a bill that is perfectly in order, perfectly respectable, in fact, helps the economy commemorating a venue that helps the economy of another member's district. if you were going to make a point that you think the congress ought to be doing other things, then make the point. but don't do it by putting down other members. that's not the model of civility either side should be offering on this floor. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: i yi

wilson: yesterday the house passed the financial regulatory bill which shows washington liberals once again how out of touch they are with the needs of hardworking americans. small business owners and community bankers across south carolina will be adversely impacted by this bill. justin struckman, father of former house page justin strickland jr., said this bill adds 30 new regulations and severely limit the ability of small banks to extend credit to south carolinians. another explains that this big bank bailout discourages lending to small businesses and reduces job creation. calling this a reform bill is insulting. when it fails to address the giants of the collapse, fannie mae and freddie mac. failing to address these two cancerous entities is like going in for surgery and keeping the large tumor in place. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gent

bill passed while d.c. bureaucrats are benefiting from increasing jobs. mr. wilson: the political -- the politico reported on such a discrepancy on an article titled "reality gap." the article says, america is struggling with a sputtering economy and high unemployment but times are booming for washington's governing class. the massive expansion of government under president barack obama has basically guaranteed a robust job market for proil professionals, regulators and contractors for years to come. the housing market, boosted by the large number of high income earners in the area, many working in politics and government, is easily outpacing the markets in most of the country. the american people want congress to focus on small business job growth instead of spending more of the people's money to create government jobs. americans understand tea, taxed enough already. we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> to address th

under congressman wilson in the 20's, and i believe that the progressive bill is trying to divide this country. and against what the constitution stands for, and sir, would you deny that progressism is not socialism? guest: i would say it's not socialism, i would say that the common thread in equal opportunity. we believe that you should be able to make a living wage at your job and be protected. that's why there is labor support. we believe that you shouldn't be able to destroy the intiermeenv if you are a corporation, like what bp is doing in the gulf. we believe in the creation of this consumer financial protection agency. so in the future pay day lenders can't prey on the weakest parts of our society. i would not say it's a socialist movement at all. host: someone from twitters and about the policy of deployment in the military? guest: i think what we need to do is start having a conversation about what our progressive foreign policy is. it seems like in this country it's always been something that is untouchable. and you have to hold a hard line or the other side will go after you

wilson who yelled "you lie." at president obama. >>> this morning, president obama's critics have more ammunition be ever as he rice focus on cars and the economy. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante joins us with more on that. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the president is headed to detroit today to talk up recovery in the auto industry. also, to try to get control of his own message. for the last couple of weeks, the white house spent a whole lot of time responding to its own mistakes. like the firing of agriculture department officials shirley sherrod. >> i knew it was racism when it happened, nobody had to tell me that. >> reporter: sherrod said thursday that she has decided to sue blogger than drew breitbart who posted a video clip from a speech she made to naacp members which appeared to show her admitting racist attitude towards a white farmer. she has been fully vindicated but yet to accept a new job from the administration. she did invite the president to visit her in georgia to learn more about the history of racism. >> he should come down and see that and hear that firsthand. he needs a little lesson. >> reporter: president obama talking t

bill clinton, an executive vice president of united nations foundation and the better world fund. she also headed the carnegie commission on preventing deadly conflict and was a senior public policy fellow of woodrow wilson international centerrfor scholars. secretary lloyd is an engaging leader and we're fortunate to have her here with us this morning. facilitating our discussion is a familiar voice, a jeanne meserve. she came from toronto where she was covering the g-27. while we expect energetic debate today, we hope that you will help us keep no police tried during the evenn. she reports for cnn, a unit that provides the networks homeland's security, justice, and national security to examine the state of security in the united states. she was part of the peabody award-winning coverage of hurricane katrina, providing the first reports of devastating flooding in new orleans and 4 two security watch says -- specials. covering home when security -- homeland security, she has borders. >> who would've thought that the lead story today would be about russian spies? deputy secretary lute, you come here from the call for you have been dealing with matters related to the oil spill. a lot of the attention is on

bill as possible. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, it's time to give hardworking americans incentives to invest in order to create jobs and grow the economy. we must also protect middle-class americans from significant tax hikes that are headed their way. contrary to liberal claims, these are not tax hikes only on the wealthy. the picture isn't pretty if these tax hikes go into effect. if you're a family of four and your income is $50,000 a year, you could pay $2,100 in additional taxes. if you're married and senior citizen earning $40,000 a year you could pay $1,400 in higher taxes. a single mom making $36,000 a year could end up paying $1,100 in new taxes. hardworking middle-class americans across the country cannot afford an attack on creating jobs. the federal government cannot pay off america's debt by higher taxes. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we wi

bill also would direct the n.p.s. to study other lands that might be suitable for inclusion in the park boundaries in their and wilson counties. the version before the house today does not include language that would have authorized the park to lease space outside the park for headquarters offices and educational center. we have removed that provision to address pay-go concerns. mr. speaker, representative rodriguez has been an excellent advocate for the many people in his district who hope to see this important and historic park grow and to flourish. i commend his efforts and i urge the house to support this excellent bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam rifes the -- reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from wyoming. mrs. lummis: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 4438 has both fiscal and policy problems. the stated purpose of this bill is to expand the park by an additional 151 acres. the reasons for the expansion are vague, but c.b

wilson: before congress adjourned before the july 4 recess i stood in this spot with a plea for the democratic leadership to do the right thing and bring the military supplemental bill forward as a clean bill for quick passage. my request and those of many of my colleagues went unanswered. the result? our troops at risk do not have the funding they need. it is a shame that congress could not get this troop funding bill passed before the pentagon's deadline. by not passing or debating a budget, another travesty, congress certainly has had plenty of time to get this done. as a veteran myself with four sons currently serving in the military, i know we have brave men and women in uniform around the world who shouldn't have to worry about congress' failure to fund their programs and missions. we have counter insurgency operations now in iraq and afghanistan that should not be interrupted or held up by lawmakers so they can add billions of additional dollars in unrelated pet projects. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what p

wilson center host speakers from panels on the u.s.-china university. >> by a vote of 60 to 39, the senate approved the financial regulations bill on thursday. they decided to tighten regulation practices and expand consumer protection. prior to that vote, the senate had the vote to end a bit on the bill. ranking member, richard shelby, took the floor to discuss the bill. this is just under 30 minutes. on the dodd-frank regulation conference report which is now before the senate. madam president, nearly two years ago, the financial crisis exposed massive deficiencies in the structure and the culture of our financial regulatory system. years of technological advances, product development, and the advent of global capital markets rendered the system ill-suited to achieve its mission in the modern economy. madam president, decades of insulation from accountability distracted regulators from focusing on that mission. instead of acting to preserve safe and sound markets, the regulators primarily became focused on expanding the scope of their bureaucratic reach. and after the crisis which cost trillions of dollars and millions of jobs, it was clea