and congressman bob menendez of new jersey will be headings up that afternoon session.w minutes we're keeping an eye on the white house where we hope to take you soon to president obama. and he will be talking about jobs. >> this rose garden event is where he will call on carver is to pass the bill that he announced thursday, which contained the kind of proposals to grow the economy and create jobs that have been supported by both parties in the past. that's a quote from the obama white house. he will be joined at the rose garden from people across the country who the officials said would benefit from the american jobs act, including teachers, police officers, firefighters. we will see some construction workers here in the rose garden as well as small business owners and veterans. that some of the news from the hill newspaper. we are waiting just shortly here. expect the president to come out at any moment. you are watching live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible convers

i think one of the best measures of accountability by seen as senator bob menendez in this corporate 500 asking for accountability on a variety of areas as it pertains to hispanics, not only hispanics high gear in their inner rank but who they are doing business with, who sits on the board, filling hispanics as an area of procurement and representational board and representation of the work force and so i think that if we fight -- the corporate communities respond when you hold them accountable and so i think we can do a better job or continue to do a good job like them like senator bob menendez. but as i close, the word accountability is twofold. it goes both ways. us hispanics, we cannot be a self-fulfilling prophecy. you cannot be hispanic for a living. we have to hold our side accountable to be the best we can be and not be measured by the color of our skin. that is all it's on so i asked we told ourselves accountable to be a part of the solution. 50 per cent of leadership is just showing up. it's really why i'm here today. i want to leave you with that thought of accountability

i am pleased and honored to be able to say that i have been in the room with senator bob menendez. i have seen his work. he is alone in the senate. i have at least 20 people with me. it is easier not being the sole person. as a community of people, it is important. i am trying to explain a situation. i came to the congress in the first thing i did was put in legislation to freeze everyone is sour. i came to change this place. that is pretty unreliable. to the extent our community understands that this is a civil rights issue, people will have to vote and elect legislators of the local and every level. this is a defining moment. ask yourself how much you did and how much importance you give this priority in your life as a civil-rights issue. we have a great group of people working in washington. i enjoyed being on your program because you bring out a lot of the issues that are important to our community. i enjoy working with everyone on the panel to make sure we get comprehensive reform. there is an election next november. it will be the best instrument and vehicle of achieving the

the senate banking subcommittee on housing is chaired by senator bob menendez on new jersey. >> trillionthey are on their way. i will start off with our opening statements and then hopefully by the end they will have arrived and we will recognize them. we have a very robust agenda here and want to hear from all the expertise that was assembled and try to move it along. this evening on the subcommittee on housing transportation community development will focus on those the state of the housing market as well as the ideas for refinancing and restructuring mortgage loans. this is a very important hearing not only for those concerned because the housing market is what incurred to the quakers the economy and we need to fix the market to the broader economy moving to create jobs as well as the challenge of the present homeowners as well as keeping the aspirations alive of the future homeowners. on a regular basis i hear from the new jersey homeowners who have trouble with their home loans whether it is being denied the opportunity to refinance at today's lower interest rates because they are u

the eloquence and the firmness with which bob menendez argued for the issue of the undocumented in those. i heard his voice. part of what we have to understand is that there needs to be some separation. we have to challenge our party. civil-rights is more important than a political party. when i look at i say to myself, while. i want to be unreliable. you hear reliable and you get -- you get to gives the state dinner. i do not want that kind of reliability. we need leaders who are unreliable to the power structures but responds to the powers in the community which there represent. [applause] i want to say that sitting here at this table, you have a responsibility to help those who come become american citizens become american citizens. 500,000 latinos turn 18 every year. they are american citizens. are you engaging them and making sure there graduating from high school and committed to this movement? look, even the promise of today, immigration reform and the dream act. the dream act is immigration reform. if you allow which, they will separate them. they will say, for your children, ok.

the senate banking subcommittee on housing is chaired by senator bob menendez of new jersey. >> we will on the first panel. i'm sure they are on their way. i will start off with our opening statements and then hopefully by then they will have arrived and we will recognize them. we have a very robust agenda here and want to hear from all of the expertise that we have assembled and try to move it along. so, this hearing of the subcommittee on housing transportation and community development will focus on both of the state of the housing market as well as the ideas for refinancing and restructuring mortgage loans. this is a very important during not only for me, but i think for those of us who are concerned because the housing market is often anchors the broad economy. we need to fix the housing market to get the broad economy moving again to create jobs as well as meet the challenges of the present homeowners as well as keeping the aspirations of a life of future homeowners. on a regular basis i hear from the new jersey homeowners who have trouble with their home loans whether it is being

with representative charles gonzalez and senator bob menendez. this is part of an event hosted by the congressional hispanic caucus institute as part of their annual conference. this is a little over an hour. >> we're going to talk first and foremost about the state of immigration reform, lack of it. senator, you have been instrumental, you have presented a new bill once again tackling the issue first of border security and safety, and then the reality of what to do about the millions of people who don't have documents, many of whom are united states citizens. i don't hear much buzz about that legislation. and we can imagine why. but why don't you tell us. >> well, first of all, let me say i appreciate having this panel and this is the closest i'm going to get to sitting with lewis. >> by the way, people don't know he does have a tremendous voice. >> no. >> you're killing my time. >> all right. >> but it's true. >> look, i think that for us to be able to move forward on the comprehensive reform that i have offered to the senate and lewis has been