i liken them to bonnie and clyde, maybe bonnie didn't fire the guns, but she was part of the scheme. >> do you think the story will continue? >> there are more people. the layers of the onion are being peeled. the failure of the government. the fcc investigators were after madoff again and again on '92. they always missed it. why was that? their defense is they were inexperienced and incompetent. i know if that's satisfying. >> well, as head of the investigative unit, when's the first time you heard? >> the night he was arrested. i was sitting in new york next to my colleague. we had just finished reporting on rob the governor of illinois. we got an e-mail from fbi, bernard madoff arrested, $50 billion scam. i was thinking, i don't know that's got to be a typo. that's huge. i soon found out. >> what kind of resources did you turn over? >> we had the entire investigative unit launch into action. much of it for broadcast. there were so many great details and facts that would not get into the world news or nightline. so we ended up doing this book. it is the first book that i've written

i liken it to bonnie and clyde. maybe bonnie didn't fire any guns but was certainly part of this team. >> do you see that this story will continue with more trials of etc? >> it is sort of the layers of the onion are being unpeel. what is significant questions i think those the failure of the federal government. the sec investigators or after madoff again and again from my 92 on in the always missed it. why was that? their defense was they were inexperienced and incompetence but i don't know if that is a satisfying answer. >> as head of the estin investigative service when was the first you heard of madoff? >> denied he was arrested. we had just finished reporting on rod blagojevich, the enemy-- governor of illinois. bernard invested a $50 camperville that is a typo. that would be the biggest in history. well, i soon found out. >> what kind of resources to you in your unit turned over to this investigation? >> we had the entire abc news' investigative unit immediately but there was some money great details that coul

survived by his loving family, including his wife jennifer, their children, and his parents dwight and bonnie. it was clear that he had a positive impact on the lives of everyone around him. he was a lead eark family man, an accomplished wrestler in his youth and a champion in every sense of the word. he bravely stood up, volunteered to serve and gave his life in defense of his family, community, state and nation. for this, we owe him and his family a great debt of gratitude. the strength of his character and the courage he demonstrated lew through his service will live on. thank you, mr. speaker. .he gentleman from tennessee rise snr >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: today ends the first year of the 110th congress, a congress tried to prove its place among the nations of the world, work toward against the global warming problems we have and protect our planet. so much we have has been a group effort. congressman robert wexler of florida, i was privileged to sit next to him in the judiciary committee. he was 13 years in this years. i w

bonnie on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: yes. good morning. mr. robert son. i, progressives and your tea party there have a few things in common. we'd like to see jobs brought back, and if you were truly concerned about that, you'd be talking about tariffs and having things manufactured here once again and producing everything that we are capable of produceing in our nation rather than sending our jobs overseas. but as far as well, your tea party name kind of tickles me a bit. there's a bit irony. that had a lot less to do with taxes than monopoly and the dutch trading company and tea. that seems to be the issue with the health care. our health care problems now. we have a health shurns cartel. it's very much like any other organized crime group that takes protection money. and in return gives us pretty much nothing. it has nothing to do with delivering health care. it's a middle man just like the mafia. and murderer incorporated in the days of old. and we have organized crime that's still doing the same presently. so if you're truly concerned about the ameri

bonnie on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: yes. good morning. mr. robert son. i, progressives and your tea party there have a few things in common. we'd like to see jobs brought back, and if you were truly concerned about that, you'd be talking about tariffs and having things manufactured here once again and producing everything that we are capable of produceing in our nation rather than sending our jobs overseas. but as far as well, your tea party name kind of tickles me a bit. there's a bit irony. that had a lot less to do with taxes than monopoly and the dutch trading company and tea. that seems to be the issue with the health care. our health care problems now. we have a health shurns cartel. it's very much like any other organized crime group that takes protection money. and in return gives us pretty much nothing. it has nothing to do with delivering health care. it's a middle man just like the mafia. and murderer incorporated in the days of old. and we have organized crime that's still doing the same presently. so if you're truly concerned about the ameri