i'm cory booker from yale law school and i'm here to help you. she looked at me you want to help me? she almost looked amused by it and she said okay and closed her door. you need to follow me. she walked me down five flights of stairs, through the courtyard into the middle of martin luther king boulevard, cars going back and forth and said if you want to help me tell me when you see around you? why c? yeah, described the neighborhood. okay, i see graffiti and i just described the more i talked more she shook her head and she said you can't help me she turned around and walked away. i chased after her and stopped her from behind and i said what are you talking about? she looked at the heart and she said the way you need to understand something and problems, that is all there is ever going to be but if you are one of those people that opens your eyes and sees hope and possibility, sees promise, potential, love one newark, jersey and michael to where i first met ms. jones and it was two guys talking about our nation and hope for what could happen i

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a few of mayor booker's credentials. he's a proud stanford alum. sequence he earned himself a rhodes scholarship. there he acquired his bachelor's in modern history. as well-rounded booker was in the classroom he also played varsity football while at stanford and made all pac-10 academic team. following his education at both stanford and oxford mayor booker completed his law school degree at yale university. prior to completion of his law degree booker spent his remaining year as a newark resident taking an active role in the community he became program coordinator of the newark youth project. it's appropriate that a man such as mayor booker speak with the younger americans for obama today about what the president has done for us and how we can become change makers in our own communities with the obama 2012 campaign. mayor booker can relate to such things as restoring jobs where he's currently taken on such tasks in newark, new jersey, himself. he has appealed to several new large businesses and convinced them to move their national headquarters to

i'm cory booker from yale law school and i'm here to help you. she looked at me you want to help me? she almost looked amused by it and she said okay and closed her door. you need to follow me. she walked me down five flights of stairs, through the courtyard into the middle of martin luther king boulevard, cars going back and forth and said if you want to help me tell me when you see around you? why c? yeah, described the neighborhood. okay, i see graffiti and i just described the more i talked more she shook her head and she said you can't help me she turned around and walked away. i chased after her and stopped her from behind and i said what are you talking about? she looked at the heart and she said the way you need to understand something and problems, that is all there is ever going to be but if you are one of those people that opens your eyes and sees hope and possibility, sees promise, potential, love and making changes to ensure that women who are doing the same work get paid the same amount of money. it was things we talked about about

newt would benefit -- i think newt and his campaign would benefit from spending time #w* mayor cory bookeres on a day-to-day basis on what they go through. sure they take advantage of the system, but the overwhelming majority do not. >> the reason they can relate to you is because they can look directly into your eyes standing up. >> and my three daughters i don't care how badly behaved they are, they would not hang out with the mayor with the last name of booker. scares them. they run. >> you make a point about being in detroit. w45* is the ratio of african-americans to white or inner city to in detroit. 79 or something? it is it is an indirect racial slam. >> i don't know. the majority of poor people are minorities. it is a numbers thing. i have to say, i think he is claudeish in what he says. what he is trying to say is working is good. we should get these kids into jobs. he is saying it in a way that everybody says -- >> i don't know. i grew up in a home with parents who were very dedicated to seeing we had a good up bringing and insistent me and my three siblings didn't work as childr

booker was next, since mr. booker is not in place. the fumes are already taking over. mr. barnett, the you mind if we start with you? -- do you mind if we start with you? could you give us your statement? five minutes, go ahead. >> thank you, congressman terry. members of the subcommittee, my name is david barnett. i am a special representative of the association of plumbers and pipefitters, which represents more than 3000 -- 30,000 members in the u.s. and canada. i am a third generation, 35-year member of the united association. i began my career on the trans alaska pipeline project. pipelines are all i have constructed and that is what brought me here today. the united association is the leading trainer -- trade unit, representing pipeline units -- pipeline workers, in the u.s. and canada. there is a nationwide local which would comprise the largest single craft, working on the project. we invest roughly $200 million in training, to insure our members are the most highly skilled our industry has to offer. the united association strongly supports the keystone xl pipeline

only two names were in the encyclopedia, and that was booker t. washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole sys

booker, how many jobs do you project will be produced from your segment? >> for the labor's international union, it would be a guess but i can tell you what other projects we've done. >> quickly. >> ruby pipeline, el paso, we performed 2.1 million hours which generated $24 million infringe benefit contributions for our members. >> and this is probably -- this this is actually a 675-mile pipeline that this is being produced. mr. barnett how many, how many jobs do you think this produce? >> we expect this project to create over 1500 jobs. >> and you talked about the trans-alaska pipeline. one thing that's not -- you all tried to highlight this. my father-in-law was a microwave technician. he moved to alaska for those jobs. and that's the side benefits of -- and mr. burton, you were talking about the engines that are being built. and the high transmission lines. same time that my father-in-law moved to alaska for this -- the high paying jobs, you got a job number for this project? >> contractors have shared with us their proprietary estimates that operating e

we did not agree in the end with the booker t. washington debate by you took the reins to work with community leaders and neighbors. i respected that and we did not agree in the end but i respected the way you work together and it has been a great experience with you so far and i wish you all the best of look and look forward to working together for years to come. supervisor chu: i find myself not quite knowing what to do in budget. with you gone, it will be a big change. you can to sail lot and i tend to say almost nothing. -- tend to say a lot and i tend to say almost nothing. i want to thank you for really being a great committee member and for being a great supervisor. i can see how you connect with your residents and that is something we can all learn from and that has been said many times. in particular, my experience working with you in this budget year has been wonderful. you have exhibited an ability to understand budget issues and get to how it is we can pass the budget. i want to thank you, the work you did to make sure

and impromptu lap of honor followed by some of the booker prize ninety the gulf right. now the top two sides in indian premier league have been drawn together in the f.a. cup matches the city. will play in the mouth watering third round tie united boss sir alex ferguson again locking horns with city's or man cheney the game is at city stadium in january the seventh united lost six one to city in the league in october i'm an old die by them in the f.a. cup semifinals last year well it's one of the premier league title which will see newcastle host blackpool another ties that have been drawn and cleaned against forced to challenge chant on the. welcome championship side leeds chelsea are up against portsmouth and liverpool will play the winner at the reply between the south and oldham a little travelling to for them tonight in the premier league a win would put kenny dalglish's side level on points with fifth place arsenal and the class full of data when to edge him selves away from the drop. last night robert who scored the fifteenth minute winner started beat every time

then newark, new jersey, mayor cory booker talks about why president obama should be reelected. after that, a discussion on the impact of redistricting on congressional and state elections. and later, we're live as british prime minister david cameron speaks to the house of commons following the recent european union summit on the debt crisis. there are. >> this week on "the communicators," michael powell, president of the national cable and telecommunications association, on key issues affecting the cable and telecom industries. >> host: well, it's been about eight months that michael powell has been president and ceo of the national cable and telecommunications association now. mr. powell, thank you for being on "the communicators." >> guest: my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> host: what would you say is the biggest policy issue that faces ncta at -- during 2011? >> guest: well, it's not that easy to answer because increasingly, a lot of the principle issues that we're focused on are a consequence of conversions and what's coming out of the web. so if you would add up th

she wants a judge to order booker to stop.ts from the use of the name. >>> also, jay-z has no problem with his name being used at georgetown university. the school is making the music, body of work, into a class called sociology of hip-hop jay-z. professor michael eric dyson is teaching this one. he's teaching the course. he will use jay-z's lyrics to teach about gender inequalities. >>> if you're looking to lower your monthly bills, we have a new high-tech approach. gary tuckman has had start small, think big, report. >> reporter: shhh. listen. your house is trying to tell you something. but you might not speak its language. that's where shwatak patel and his team come in. they design sensors to figure out what's being lost in transition in your house. >> he has this noise signature or sound or tone. and by picking up that noise or tone, you can figure out one appliance from the other, because each one is so different. >> reporter: the same is true for water. with water pressure setting the, well, tone. the sensor compiles th

editorial page writer of the jersey second-largest daily newspaper called the alliance between cory booker chris christy the best example of consolidation of power and services seen in new jersey today. instead of working like two independent municipalities fighting for the same resources, they are seeing value in working as a team. even if chris and poker are each going so to meet their own political goals. such collaboration is still rare. christie told an audience in february, leadership today hasto be about doing the big things. congratulations, governor christie. [applause] >> kind of a typical introduction for me. [laughter] i want to thank everybody involved with this honor. i was saying to folks back states that when this invitation came in, it was a very busy time of year for everybody. i was trying to figure out if i can make this work and work in my schedule. my 18-year-old son was at senior high school. he is taking a leadership class. i brought the letter, and he saw it in the kitchen. he said, we use the on leadership page every day. you have to do this. so a large assist tod

they called it around camp booker, around three million square miles. the size of disney world.n company bought it on auction and have turned it into a hotel. between $100 and $200 you can stay there. you've seen the plans now for the logistics center. what they want to do is create a hotel, a logistics center and container storage areas for the oil industry. they want to contain and create a mini city out this former military base. >> who is the company? >> kufan, an iraqi construction company. they've got huge plans to take this place -- think about the infrastructure that the americans have left in terms of electricity and water. they say they provide it right now. these are the plans going forward. so it really doesn't look like this right now, according to "the new york times" article, it's looking desolate at this point. you can stay there, and at least you know it's going to be secure. and this particular base is situated near the oil reserves. so with the oil boom about to happen or supposedly about to happen, a lot of oil executives will be staying at this hotel. >> tha

i'm cory booker from yale law school and i'm here to help you.d at me you want to help me? she almost looked amused by it and she said okay and closed her door. you need to follow me. she walked me down five flights of stairs, through the courtyard into the middle of martin luther king boulevard, cars going back and forth and said if you want to help me tell me when you see around you? why c? yeah, described the ighborhood. okay, i see graffiti and i just described the more i talked more she shook her head and she said you can't help me she turned around and walked away. i chased after her and stopped her from behind and i said what are you talking about? she looked at the heart and she said the way you need to understand something and problems, that is all there is ever going to be but if you are one of those people that opens your eyes and sees hope and possibility, sees promise, potential, love d making changes to ensure that women who are doing the same work get paid the same amount of money. it was things we talked about about understanding

every once in a while i would get a call from a fox booker, and then i would hear quickly back. i would say yes, for a game of it, andy that would say they were going a different direction. i'm a big boy, cnn is a great network. i'm happy to be here. >> but you said -- how was the republican party ceding power to rush limbaugh? he has a popular radio show, that doesn't mean that he is running the gop. >> what it means is -- look at what's happened this primary year. look in this year of incredible republican opportunity, with this terrible economy, weak incumbent. now look at the field of challengers. how did the field get so weak? that wasn't an accident. how do we take -- >> wasn't an accident? those are the people who chose to run. >> where are the other people? >> chose not to run. >> they chose not to run. in one way or another, they understood that they would be unacceptable. they couldn't get the platform. that the talent pool got constricted. and then even those who do run, who do have the talent, somebody like mitt romney, good at running things, he has to reinvent hims

i usually quote booker t. washington. he said to send down your bucket where you are. i was in st.why not? >> you've been handling it all along. >> reporter: in st. paul penumbra has produced 23 world premieres and hundreds of other shows that have made an impact all of the way to broadway and beyond. for instance, when bellamy was starting out he took a chance on an unknown playwright named august wilson. penumbra became the launchpad for wilson's legendary career leading to two pulitzer prizes for "fences" and "the piano lesson." >> you know what the world is now? the world is a slow, dreamy place. >> reporter: this day, bellamy is directioning a rehearsal for one of his latest production. >> always pull it back. make them, make the audience take that step. >> every piece that is produced, directed, acted at penumbra is acted as though there are only african-americans in the house. what you get is a kind of authenticity, a kind of truth. a nuance that people feel. if you're not of the culture, you have to lean forward into it. >> lou bellamy was an infant when his family moved to

that is legendary booker t.t, steve cropper sitting in with the roots tonight. [ cheers and applause ] this is his new album right here. it's called "dedicated." it features guest appearances by b.b. king, steve winwood, and queen's brian may. steve cropper, we're honored to have you here, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: the blues brothers. you were the steve from "soul man," where he goes, "play it, steve!" >> that's right. then, i had to play it. right. >> jimmy: yeah, and then you had to play it. exactly, yeah. >> i had to play it. >> jimmy: i used to listen to that all the time just to hear belushi like, "steve cropper, duck dunn." i always liked -- i love when he said that. but we're honored to have you here, buddy. you're awesome. a legend. steve cropper. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight. super fun. "saturday night live" head writer and "weekend update" anchor, seth meyers is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's great guy, super funny. speaking of funny, you k

. >> i start thinking, who is wolf's booker. >> elmo, you could solve the world's problem now. >> howwashington, everybody hates each other. nobody will do anything together. >> really? >> and it's hurting america. how do you fix it? >> play dates. >> play dates? >> yeah. everybody has play dates. >> like put a democrat and a republican play dates? >> play dates. >> cookie monster and the grouch. i have exclusive rights to cookie monster and the grouch. that's it. i'm laying down the law. >> if you get oscar, that's the big get. >> my staff thinks i am oscar. we'll see you in just a few minutes. >> see you in a few minutes. >>> when we come back, if you listen to newt gingrich today he thinks we don't need to have the iowa caucuses. don't need to have the new hampshire primary. he says i'm going to be the nominee. that's next. for a limited time, passages malibu will be giving away free copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> every good politician is full of confidence. newt gingrich, even more than most. listen to this. i'm going to be

but his challenge to his supporters to get him on the ballot became the subject of carolyn barta's booker she contends is all about the people who followed ross perot and how they were galvanized to move outside of the conventional two party system in support of issues. we will talk a lot more about that as the program continues. these are back-to-back clubs that give you a sense of flavor. we mentioned that ross perot was very critical of the george bush's gulf war. we will hear from that in an interview he gave to c-span in 1992. also in the spring of 1992, you will hear a clip from a very well-known texas journalist molly ivans who has now passed. she is very well known in texas politics. she was asked to talk about this texas politician she knew so well. >> they should understand why we are going to war. let's take the example you gave me. it was four months before the white house could figure out why we were doing it. finally they got it together and it was we had to get rid of nuclear and hussain. we did not accomplish any objectives. if i knock on your door and set up like to borro

booker, how many jobs do you project will be produced from your segment? >> for the labor -- laborers international union, it is a guest. i can tell you other projects we have done. the ruby pipeline in el paso was 680 mines -- miles. the pipeline generated $24 million in fringe benefit contributions for our members. "this is a 1,700 mile pipeline that is being produced. how many jobs do you think's this will produce? >> we expect this project to create over 1500 jobs. >> you talk about the trans alaska pipeline. you all tried to highlight this. my father in law with a microwave to expect -- michael a technician. he moved to alaska for those jobs. -- microwave technician. the move to alaska for those jobs. you talk about the engines being built and the high-transmission lines. the same time that my father-in- law moved to alaska for the high-paying jobs -- mrs. -- >> contractors have shared their proprietary estimates for the project in excess of 3 million hours are estimated from a number of the contractors. >> how much government money is going into this

that is legendary booker t.ere. it's called "dedicated." it features guest appearances by b.b. king, steve winwood, and queen's brian may. steve cropper, we're honored to have you here, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: the blues brothers. you were the steve from "soul man," where he goes, "play it, steve!" >> that's right. then, i had to play it. right. >> jimmy: yeah, and then you had to play it. exactly, yeah. >> i had to play it. >> jimmy: i used to listen to that all the time just to hear belushi like, "steve cropper, duck dunn." i always liked -- i love when he said that. but we're honored to have you here, buddy. you're awesome. a legend. steve cropper. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight. super fun. "saturday night live" head writer and "weekend update" anchor, seth meyers is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's great guy, super funny. speaking of funny, you know her from "in living color" and a ton of movies and tv shows. kim wayans is stopping by. [ cheers and

vp said she is one of the greatest bookers who ever lived. >> she is not going anywhere. >> can't imaginee will leave when she wants to. >> she is not going anywhere. jay-z joining his wife beyonce in a pregnancy diet. the diet is partially vegan. she is trying not to let herself go she is expecting. he is joining her in that. i'm not sure what a partially vegan diet is. >> what does that mean? >> when you are pregnant you want to eat. everything. delicious things like bacon. >> i respect, if you say you are giving up, give up certain things when you are pregnant. i'll go along with you -- alcohol. >> a lot of men get fatter when women are pregnant. >> nicely done, jay-z. feel the pain a little bit. donald trump. rosie o'donnell going at it again. a twitter war. no love lost here. apparently the donald started it wednesday afternoon. saying, same last name, same bad ratings. meaning for her new show on the oprah network. she writes back, how many billionaires, have crappie reality shows. go back to selling snake oil. he writes back, i feel sorry for rosies new partner in love, the parents

he asked to booker t. washington to come and speak to the assembly. when booker t. washington and his wife arrived, justice hughes escorted him to his own table and sat in there. at that time, that was a controversial thing to do. justice hughes took advantage of that to speak about the importance of diversity and tolerance. he was very disappointed that a group of religious people themselves would be intolerant to having booker t. washington at their table. >> we have about 22 minutes left talking about charles evan hughes. we have brought back one of our first guest who is joining us on the plaza of the supreme court. david pietrusza, one aspect we have not spent much time on his his chair as secretary of state in his pivotal one post world war i years. would you tell us about what contributions he made in that role? >> he is regarded as not only one of the great chief justices, he is regarded as one of the great secretary of state. he is regarded as one of the top three. what he does is he inherits a great mess because of the failure of the league of nations, he

i'm cory booker from yale law school and i'm here to help you. she looked at me you want to help me? she almost looked amused by it and she said okay and closed her door. you need to follow me. she walked me down five flights of stairs, through the courtyard into the middle of martin luther king boulevard, cars going back and forth and said if you want to help me tell me when you see around you? why c? yeah, described the neighborhood. okay, i see graffiti and i just described the more i talked more she shook her head and she said you can't help me she turned around and walked away. i chased after her and stopped her from behind and i said what are you talking about? she looked at the heart and she said the way you need to understand something and problems, that is all there is ever going to be but if you are one of those people that opens your eyes and sees hope and possibility, sees promise, potential, love >> our hope for what could happen in our country, and at that point i said, look, whatever this guy does, i want to follow it. i want to be

booker was next. since mr. booker is not in pla place, and the fumes are already taking over, mr. barnett, do you mind if we start with you? so at this time, mr. barnett, if you would give us your statement. five minutes. go ahead. >> thank you, congressman gary. good morning chairman, with you, members of subcommittee, my name is david barnett and other special purpose in which an association of plumbers and pipefitters trip is this more hundred 40,000 members in the united states and canada. i want to thank you for laying me to testify today. on a personal note i am a third generation 35 year member of the united association. i began my career 35 years ago on the trans-atlantic pipeline project alongside my father, pipelines is all it ever constructed, and i guess that's what brought me here today. united association is the leading trade union representing piping crescent and pipeline workers in the united states and canada. my home local unit, 798 based in tulsa, oklahoma, is a nationwide local pipelines. which would comprise the largest single craft working on the keystone xo

an editorial page writer of the daily record called the alliance between cory booker and christie overchools the best example of consolidation of power and service in new jersey to date. municipalities vying for the same resources, working as a team. even if there each doing so to me their own political goals, such collaboration is rare in today's hyper-partisan world. chris christie told an audience that leadership in america had to be about doing the big things. [applause] congratulations, governor. [applause] >> let's see. enemies? a typical instructions for me. i want to thank everyone involved with this honor. i was saying to folks backstage that when this invitation came in, it was a busy time of year for everyone. i was thinking -- how could i make this work in my schedule? my 18-year-old son is a senior in high school. we used -- we read the leadership section of "the washington post," every day. i son, and his class, who are going to be watching this today in their leadership class from in the high school, having ceremonies like this, honoring a diverse group of leaders at thi

and in the booker case, the supreme court rewrote the sentencing laws in a way that produced a very unworkable system that no member of congress would have voted for. this time the supreme court should not use severability doctrine to rewrite the health care law into something that congress never would have passed in the first place. it should strike down the entirety of the law in keeping with the law on this subject. such a ruling would give us the chance to do what we did not do before: work in a truly bipartisan way to address these issues. i yield the floor. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i'm saddened to have learned this morning that five people were killed late yesterday in a terrible helicopter crash just a few miles outside of las vegas. my sympathies are with the families of those who died, including pilot landon neil and four passengers. my thoughts are with them as recovery efforts continue this morning as they lay their lost loved ones to rest. reports indicate the aircraft at was on a tour of the hoover dam just a few

brent booker who's the director of the construction department for laborers international union of northerica. we have mr. jeffrey soth was the assistant director, department of legislative and political affairs and international union of operating engineers. we have mr. david barnett, who is a special representative, united association of journeyman and apprentices of the plumbing and pipe fitting industry of the united states and canada, pipeline division. we have mr. bruce burden he was international representative for the international brotherhood of electrical workers. we have mr. jerome ringo who's the chief business officer of bard holdings incorporated. and then we have ms. jane kleeb, executive director of bold nebraska. so once again, we welcome all of you. we're going to recognize each one of you for five minutes for your opening statement. on the front, in the middle of the desk is a little light. when it goes red in your five minutes are up. so we will try to get to these opening statements before we have boats on the floor, and i don't know if we will be successful or not,

i quoted a couple members of organized labor, one would be brent bookers, director of the construction department at the labors international union of north america, and he said for many members of the playboyers, this project is not just a pipeline, it is a lifeline. but what doesn't get told about keystone x.l. pipeline enough is its importance for energy security. now, look if iran can shut down the strait of hormuz. why do you think we're in the gulf? why is the middle east so important? we know why that is. because that's where all the crude oil is. so why would we not access the third largest oil supply on the earth from our neighbor north in canada? and the map's right here. right here you have the great canadian oil sands in alberta. the red line is already a pipeline called the keystone pipeline. what's being proposed is the keystone x.l. pipeline which would help bring canadian crude to the oil refineries in texas. now, i already have keystone crude oil coming to my refinery in wood river, to the terminal in patoka, and to the marathon refinery in robinson, illinois. and that

booker t. washington was for it and the advancement of a black development and black middle class saw the obstacle of alcoholism as central or as a huge enough problem that they needed to join that bandwagon, but then the cue ku klux klan was for it too, anti-jew, anti-black, and anti-catholic. they feared a black man with a bottle in his hand. by the end of the century, two things made it a reality. the first was the 16th amendment. now, the anti-saloon league shrewdly alied -- allied themselves, many say cynically, with interest groups interested in the redistribution of wealth in the united states because there was at that time as we argue and debate at this time today, a huge disperty between the haves and have-notes. they squeezed the middle class, poor were rising, rich getting richer, and progressive movements wanted to redistribute the wealth in the united states. they thought the best way to do this was pass an amendment to the constitution that would initiate an income tax. strangely,