bob dole of pool did make the list as well. -- balboa pool did make the laws as well. if i can keep the roots integrity, i can usually hold on to the other systems. goothose of you that have done e renovations probably know this. public utilities commission has been very helpful. they have done an updated energy system, and they were doing some light things work, and they found your air handling system is failing, and of course, the staff knows that as well, because they have had difficulties as well, and it did not come up in comment. union square is interesting in that it was recently renovated, but we had a great deal of problems with the lighting system. there are a lot of stairs, and the lights have failed because of a faulty design when they did renovation they did a puddle of water we need to get it working. it continues to fail. but as the worst of the processes we would need to undertake. taking that together and adding a 5% contract feet and then having a 15% to% contingency, that ran the sheets at $2.2 million. at the bottom of the spreadsheet, some of them

god bless america, bob dole. [applause] >> boyden, again, we have been talking about the direct link to the president. i can testify openly about how much president h. w. bush was focus on this and wanted to get it done. he had a great lieutenant that was always there working with us. give us a sense of any little insight about working with president bush and working with us to bridge the gaps we had at that time. >> thank you for the opportunity to celebrate this wonderful legislation. one of the key people that as an should be mentioned and honored is evan kemp. [laughter] [applause] [no audio] [applause] he was our teacher in the white house. pat told us what to do, but evan introduced us to pat and set listen to what she tells you to do. [laughter] evan was an extraordinary fellow. everyone knew him. he graduate number two or three at law school and cannot get a job. he was disabled and in a wheelchair. i cannot believe today that something like that happen. someone said this morning that he had been turned d

bob dole. again, you mentioned several times about our directly with the president. i can testify openly about how much president george h. w. bush was so focused on this and wanted to get it done any had a great latinity it came to our meetings, working with us. boyden, give us insight about working with president bush and with us in bridge some of the gaps that we had at that time. >> thank you very much for the opportunity to celebrate this wonderful legislation. one of the key people that i think should be mentioned and on and, you mentioned his name briefly, evan kemp. he was in many ways our -- [applause] it was in many ways our teacher in the white house. pat told us what to do but evan introduced us to her and said do when she tested to do. [laughter] evan was an extraordinary fellow. every one up here knew him and he was originally a nadarite. he grabs a weighted from law school and could not get a job because he was disabled. i cannot believe today that something like that could happen. someone said this morning, he had been turned down by 57 law firms. he

bob dole, tom harkin, ted kennedy, steny huher, all these amazing leaders who did this because they knew it was the right thing to do. we have yet to have somebody do it because they are afraid of us as a voting bloc. >> woodruff: and are you saying that is one of your goals. >> absolutely. >> woodruff: i sit across from the table from you, i don't feel afraid but... but i understand what you are saying. andy imparato, amelia wallrich, thank you very much, both of you. >> thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the web site wikileaks released more than 90,000 classified documents on the war in afghanistan. and it was widely reported that tony hayward is on his way out as b.p.'s chief executive. instead, he'll work for the company's joint venture in russia. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: judy has penned a blog on the anniversary of the americans with disabilities act and how life has and has not changed for those with disabilities. find that on the rundown. you can find links to the afgh

. >> that bob dole became almost paralyzed and had to withdraw as republican senate leader to distance himself from newt beginning rach-- gingrich. i don't think you can do that with john boehner. i think what we are talking about is ambition in the republican ranks. i think eric cantor's ambition is not very well clothed. i won't say it is naked but it is pretty well exposed but as mar as michael steel is concerned, michael steel has had a gas filled year. he had his young donor meeting at the lesbian bondage club in west l.a. you must remember, that caused a stir, and caused the finance chief to leave, chief of staff to leave, political consultant to leechlt he predicted the republicans wouldn't win the house in 2010. it hasn't been sure footing for michael. i don't anybody looks to the party chairs to make foreign defense policy statements. and if it weren't the fourth of july weekend i don't know if the resignation would be news to tell you the truth. >> woodruff: anything about michael steel. >> it was historically inaccurate to say it was barack obama's war. it was stupid. he doe

but i'm reminded what senate bob dole told me. he said never get into a wrestling match with a pig. you both get dirty and the pig likes it. i'm very proud of my record. i'm very proud of my record. i guess if i had to change anything in the past many years it's maybe that i didn't do enough for the men and women who are serving. we are proud of our service to the vets. but you know, we need to keep working for them every day and keep them in our hearts and minds. and i'm proud of my record with veterans and all that. but i guess what i would say is that having a family in the military, we can always do more. we can never do enough for the men and women who are serving in our military. >> thank you. mr. deacon, anything tonight that is kind of under your skin? >> well, nothing really -- >> what's the number one thing that's bothering you. are >> as a person who has never run for office, i encourage people to learn about me. my opponents can't talk about me because i don't have a legislative record. they talk about what they've done to each other and to this country. and that's what

there, and i really tempted to respond, but i am reminded of the advice of my old friend, senator bob dole. he said never give in to arrest -- he said never get into a wrestling match with a peak. you both get dirty, and the pig likes it. i am very proud of my record. i guess i had to change anything in the past many years, it is maybe that i did not do enough for the men and women who are serving. we are proud are service vets, but we need to keep working for them every day and keep them in our hearts and minds. i am proud of my record with veterans and all that, but i guess what i would say is, having a family in the military, we can always do more. we can never do enough for the men and women who are serving in our military. >> mr. deakin, anything tonight that is kind of understand? what is the number-one thing that is bothering you? >> there is a lot for people to learn about me, so i encourage you to learn about me. my opponent cannot talk about me because i do not have a legislative record. they talk about the bad things both of them have done but to each other and to the country. t

as i know many of you are aware, former senator bob dole and other former senators have graciously agreed to assist us in the establishment of this key focus group. i reached out to my friend and colleague, the secretary of the veterans affairs department, the former chief of staff of the army, for assistance. through the gracious support of him and the efforts of others, we are finding a better way forward. we are working to better insure that we have the right resources, personnel, and capabilities to meet the cemetery's mission. we do not know what we do not know, but we are working hard every day to find everything possible about what happened, particularly in contract management. for 146 years in the army has proudly served in the administration of this hallowed ground. clearly, this report has found that in recent days, perhaps even recent years, we have lost that commitment and that record of success. i want to pledge to this committee, more importantly, to the american people and to the men and women who wear the uniform of this great nation and those who love and support them, th

senator bob dole said, he has set the standard as a senator, as a legislative leader, and as a statesmanwill stand among the best, as long as there is a senate. [applause] >> and his eloved, dear friend ted kennedy, senator ted kennedy said, that he personified what our founding fathers were thinking of wen they were thinking about a united states senate. [applause] >> he has been called a patriot and warrior of the united states constitution. however, the best way that i can describe the senator is as the architect of appalachia. he is the most historic figure to ever call west virginia home, and will forever live in our hearts, and in those of our children. no one, no one can replace our senator. [applause] >> no wind can fill his shoes, and we must never forget his tireless dedication as we humbly try to follow in his footsteps. senator byrd, you've told nd triumphed on behalf of your beloved mountain state, and now your time to rest has. your memory will live in our hearts forever. may god bless you and erma. may god bless the state of west virginia, and may god bless americ [applaus

i heard from bob dole after that directly. i thought he did that. that sort of struck me as being interesting in terms of history. i did not realize you played such a large role. that tax act. the real-estate industry in the ditch. it put agriculture in the ditch. and for five years after that, at town hall meetings, people were complaining about it. i could raise my hand and say i voted no. i do not know what all that means except to say that it was -- i was interested in your comments about that. the way i view it in terms of what happened in the real world, in kansas as opposed to what was proposed and what was hailed at the time as a historic tax measure. i'm not asking you to reply. i apologize if i stepped on your toes. in your testimony, you note that certain provisions of the egtra. you discuss in greater detail which provisions of the actor most important to understand if you want to provide tax relief. i did not say tax cut. every time you say tax cut, our friends across the aisle for the rich." if you'res saysay "tax relief, there is a di

i was in college when you do this tax thing with the speaker of the house, bob dole, and ronald reagan, they made this deal. i just have to say that you people sold us out. i am a generation xer, and you sold out my generation -- what you should have done and that time is implement means testing because somebody the house paid for, but money in the bank and that is rich -- you should have means tested the program from the beginning. guest: i totally disagree. absolutely disagree. social security is 75 years old. it will have its birthday on august 15. what it was, was everybody went into the system. everybody paid their fair share and everybody got a benefit. it is universal. no, we did not sell you out at all. what we tried to do -- in fact, what we did, was keep the system healthy. host:, ahold of falls, ohio. sam on independent line. caller: good morning, ms. kennelly, how are you? guest: i'm good. caller: i am severely disabled and thank god for ssdi program, it is the only thing keeping me barely alive financially. the thing is i tried to find some little bit of work that i could

on the senate side, bob dole gave his first senate speech in the 1960's on disability rights. i can tell you about a conversation i had with president bush who wanted to get this done with boyden grave. dick thornburgh, the attorney general at that time. sam skinner, the head of the department of transportation. there were many republicans involved in this, as were democrats. when we finally wound up with this, the chamber of commerce supported it. we had the business community actually supporting this. they saw the benefit of what would happen if we sought -- started making this universally acceptable. this has always been a very bipartisan thing. host: cynthia, democratic line, georgia. caller: i am a first-time caller, thank you for taking my call. thank you for the hard work you have done, senator. six years ago my mother had a stroke. i really do appreciate your being hard at work in terms of making things more accessible for us. i appreciate those ramps and those curbside walks. to the previous callers, i would say that if you are trying to get in a door that does not op

great people like bob dole who i think alan and i both consided to be a great friend and a great leader, but what they did in various ways to make social security stronger. this commission wants to strengthen social security and we want to do it as i said by ensuring bad it is solvent for at least the next 75 years. but, again make no mistake, to keep social security strong we have to act. we can't leave it on automatic pilot. steve goss, the social security actuary came in here and testified to us a week or so ago that the system will come up about 25% short in 2037 and we simply can't allow that to happen. on the overall budget, i think we have had lots of od ideas comein. one man sent us a 10.plan recently, which i liked. it talked about a federal government that is leaner and more efficient. his recommendations were that we have to sel surplus property, freeze hiring, streamline the appropriations process and sunset programs after 10 years. another woman called for a federal freeze on civilian and military pay, just like we have had for state employees in my state of north carolina

former senator bob dole and mac's cleveland have graciously agreed to assist us in the establishment this creep key strategic focus group. i reached out to my friend and colleague, the secretary of the veterans affairs department, the former chief of staff of the army, for assistance. he detailed the director of office. throughout the gracious support of the secretaries, and also the efforts of others, we're finding a better way forward. i ordered an all-inclusive study of the organizational structure, manpower and equipment requirements, to better ensure we have the right resources, personnel, and capabilities to meet the cemetery's growing mission. these are just a few of the steps i have taken. i have also ordered full audits of all the contracts. we don't know what we don't know, but we are working hard every day to find out everything that is possible as to those who, like, and what behind the failures, particularly to. german and contract management. for 146 years, the army has i think probably served the administration of this hallowed ground, as you so rightfully put it. clea

senator bob dole said, he has set the standard as a senator, as a legislative leader, and as a statesmant will stand among the best, as long as there is a senate. [applause] >> and his beloved, dear friend ted kennedy, senator ted kennedy said, that he personified what our founding fathers were thinking of when they were thinking about a united states senate. [applause] >> he has been called a patriot and warrior of the united states constitution. however, the best way that i can describe the senator is as the architect of appalachia. he is the most historic figure to ever call west virginia home, and will forever live in our hearts, and in those of our children. no one, no one can replace our senator. [applause] >> no wind can fill his shoes, and we must never forget his tireless dedication as we humbly try to follow in his footsteps. senator byrd, you've told and triumphed on behalf of your beloved mountain state, and now your time to rest has. your memory will live in our hearts forever. may god bless you and erma. may god bless the state of west virginia, and may god bless america. [

senator bob dole said, he has set the standard as a senator, as a legislative leader, and as a statesmanll stand among the best, as long as there is a senate. [applause] >> and his beloved, dear friend ted kennedy, senator ted kennedy said, that he personified what our founding fathers were thinking of when they were thinking about a united states senate. [applause] >> he has been called a patriot and warrior of the united states constitution. however, the best way that i can describe the senator iss the architect of ppalachia. he is the most historic figure to ever call west virginia hom, and will forever live in our hearts, and in those of our children. no one, no one can replace our senator. [applause] >> no wind can fill his shoes, and we must never forget his tireless dedication as we humbly try to follow in his footsteps. senator byrd, you've told and triumphed on behalf of your beloved mountain state, and now your time to rest has. your memory will live in our hear forever. may god bless you and erma. may god bless the stateof west virginia, and may god bless america. [applause] >

former senator bob dole and max cleveland agreed to assist us >> i reached out to my friend and colleague. we are finding a better way forward. i ordered an all-inclusive study to make sure we have the cape abilities and resources to meet the needs. i have ordered full audits of all the contracts. we don't know what we don't know but we are working hard everyday to find out everything possible as to the who, why and what of the failures. for 146 years, the army served on hallowed ground. it was found in resent days and years, we have lost that commitment the army is doing everything possible to right these unimaginable wrongs. it set us on a better path. i rely upon my written statement in tsz commission to complete the record >> thank you members and the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the issues. the secretary has complained the discussion and related investigation into the matters >> can we expect an audit of all the grave sites with technology that is modern and up to date. where are we on that? >> we have already be gun to examine the graves. it is a lab orrious process u