guys, welcome to the program. >> thanks very much. >> congressman burgess, from what i understood you were kind of vascillating today? >> yesterday i was undecided yesterday and possibly even leaning a little bit toward the negative side. i was up all night with the morning of the legislation and historical documents related to prior shutdowns and debt limit excursions. on tuesday none of us knows what is delegate to happen. most of us feels that timothy geithner has put an arbitrary deadline throughout. we seed the narrative. look what he did with social security and veterans threats injuries the fact of the matter remains if we don't defeat this president we don't get to take this healthcare bill off the backs of the american people. that is what is at stake here. >> sean: i understand the dilemma you are in. let me throw another narrative at you. harry reid says not going to happen, dead an on arrival. say this is the republican bill we didn't want it. we get the downgrade which is coming anyway from s&p and moody's and they say the republicans put us in this position. in essence a

burgess pointed out they have mercury. i thought for years we were trying to get rid of mercury in our environment but they are in these light bulbs. plus, now, french scientists have discovered that these new c.f.l. light bulbs may cause blindness in children. german scientists has found out, it's reported these light bulbs may cause cancer. now, isn't that lovely? the federal government mandating something that is hazardous to our health because you have no choice. and the whole issue is about choice, madam speaker, that we can have -- let the consumer decide. what's wrong with letting the consumer decide? why are you opposed to the consumer making this choice? you want the federal government to mandate it. now, the federal government is in the business of forcing us to do something that is harmful. and finally, the e.p.a. even warns in their 1,000-word, three-page, single-page document about these c.f.l. light bulbs how dangerous they are and they tell us how to dispose of one of these light bulbs, and i ask unanimous c

burgess: yes. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. the gentleman from minnesota. >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 80 offered by mr. cravack of minnesota. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota and a gentleman opposed will each control five minutes. craffcraff there was testimony before the house subcommittee that the administration is preparing to prepare a draft administration to expand the scope. in the hearing, assist ant secretary alluded to using trust fund monies for port security among other things. while i fully support funding port security, i oppose the efforts to divert harbor trust fund monies until the federal government demonstrates it has used these trust funds for their intended purpose and that is dredging. the tax is assessed to maritime shippers that use america's ports. by law, it is to b

cheryl burgess joins us this morning to talk about more these spiders.le are scared of spiders to begin, and with these two, you've got good reason. we'll start with the black widow spider. you can show folks what it looks like. do we find these in this area? >> they're very prevalent in this area? the brown recluse area you'll find around woodpiles, around the yard, what have you. >> this one's the black widow, right? >> that's the black widow. the difference between them, obviously, the black widow is black, but on the undersurface of the spider, there's a red hourglass, and there's a lot of black spiders in this area. so don't freak out every time you see a black spider, but it has a characteristic marking on the belly side. >> can this kill you if it bites you? >> this is what happens, when it bites you, unbeknownst to the individual, they may think it's just an infection, and that's where things go wrong, because they may go to the emergency room and they tell the doctor, i have an infection and it's treated as an infection, whereas this is an infla

congress member michael burgess is a big backer of programs to train pediatric specialists. with medicaid, we are facing tough choices. >> it will require more money. that more money will come from somewhere. does that mean a lessening of benefits for people on the program currently and evening out? when you have a finite number of resources, something has to give. >> that is a reminder that the budget negotiations you hear about involve lots of choices and numbers. there are real people behind the numbers like mimi and max. >>> coming up, a decision affecting workers who say they got sick in cases after they rushed to help after the world trade center collapse on 9/11. t. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. see? he's a good egg. [ major nutrition ] new ensure high protein. ensure! nutrition in charge! b

congressman michael burgess is a physician and a big backer of programs to train pediatric specialists but with medicaid, he says, we're facing sufficient choices t. is going to require more money. that more money is going to have to come from somewhere. that z that mean a lessening of benefits for people currently on the program or an equalling out of the distribution of those. when you have a finite number of resources and expanding pool of people that need to be served, something is going to give somewhere along the line. >> these budget negotiations that you're hearing about involve hard choices and lots of numbers but there are real people behind those numbers like mimi and like max. >>> coming up, a controversial decision affecting workers who say they got sick, extremely sick in some cases, after they rushed to help at the world trade center site on 9/11. we'll see what they're trying to do about it, that's next. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerf

senators called for their own probe into the news corp company it follows allegations that some of burgess newspapers attempted to bribe new york policeman for access to the call records of nine eleven victims in britain the outrage has stirred explosive as details of the sheer scope of the hacking from royalty to murder victim speaking to set him richard at is editor of the day online news service things that legally gained data will be misused and not just by tabloids. but i think where this does become a question for national security is the idea that police assailing private phone numbers and probably contact details of people like the royal family and the prime minister yes well this is not necessarily the same to sell these things to a newspaper as it would be to sell them to a terrorist organization but if you do you may be able to do the other so yes it's very serious but i think what people are. expecting is for the scandal to go up through rebecca brooks who's the chief executive of news international to james murdoch and james murdoch and self and many people say should step dow

gillette burgess was a humorous, a writer. he wanted to be known as a serious novelist but he was better known for his children's books and nonsense works. he wrote "the purple cow." have you heard of that one? it's an old san francisco one. but he got so sick of it. tive written down here. he hated people reciting it back to him so he wrote, "a, yes, i wrote "the purple cow," i'm sorry now i wrote it. but i can tell you anyhow, i'll kill you if you quote it." he used carville in two of his novels, scenes and characters. one is a romantic. a guy rents one and brings his dates out there for a little romantic rendezvous. and another one where an old car conductor rents a car and it comes to life. you have to read more in these books. anot

burgess of texas. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. burnless. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. visclosky: i move to strike the last word. i realize we are at the end of the amendment process. i do not want to take members' time unduly. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. visclosky: i want to make a couple of observations and close the debate. i, again, want to thank chairman frelinghuysen as well as the chairman of the full committee, mr. rogers and -- mr. rogers, and mr. dicks, the ranking member. i said at the beginning, mr. frelinghuysen has been a leader on energy and water issues but has been a tremendous partner. this process has been transparent. it has been open. it has been thoughtful. as people who have followed the last five days understand we have not agreed on every issue but worked very closely together

today's question comes from michele burgess. she writes: my son always sneezes in bright sunlight. why does the sun trigger sneezing? >> i did not know that. >> let me kick off by -- we have a crack group of researchers here that do this for us. you know, we've got various unterns. let me thank jolene anderson for answering this one. here is what happens. when you step out into sunlight, your eyes -- there is a pathway that your eyes send it your brain that you need to restrict your pupils. because you need to take in less light. are you with me? >> yes. >> you also have your nose, triggers pathways that will let you know if your nose is being irritated. that sends a signal to your brain to let you know you need to sneeze. okay. so what happens in certain groups of people, the signals get crossed. so when the eyes constrict rapidly in the bright sunlight, it sends a message to the nose that it is being irritated and they start to sneeze. >> this is so interesting. >> isn't that fascinating. >> researchers don't know why it happens with certain people. they think it is jeannette you

jon: congressman burgess, a republican from texas.hank you. >> we talk a lot about drinking and driving. there is alarming new information now about safety on america's roads. the government reports a staggering 33% of drivers in fatal can accidents test positive for drugs. adding to the danger, authorities are struggling to find a way to test drivers who may be driving while high. claudia cowan is live in san francisco with more on this hi, claudia? >> reporter: jenna, you're right. police say it is a growing problem across the nation, more drivers hitting the road high and causing accidents. in california figures though that in 20092,000 people were hurt or killed in crashes caused by drivers high. all too often they were stoned on pot legally obtained under california's medical marijuana law. with a third of states decriminalized pot to some degree there is growing debate to set a national legal limit on marijuana intoxication. unlike with alcohol, there is no breathalyzer or saliva test. most arrests are based on the officer's obs

congressman michael burgess republican of texas joins us from capitol hill. thank you for your time. we understand we will see republican leaders come to the microphones in about seven minutes. have you any insight in terms of what they are about to say? >> it certainly has all of the appearances of a classic impasse. for people who haven't been watching the united states congress since january, this is actually pretty typical for us. the house pass things, senate ignores it. that's where we've been this past two weeks. the only difference is now there is pretty heavy stuff riding in the balance. i don't know if either side has a rabbit they can pull out of the hat. i think listening to some of your commentary earlier, no, there is not revenue in this. the president got a $500 billion tax bill passed last year in the affordable care act. i don't know the american people neat another whack at revenue. that's important having this come in installments. to have this in february does not concern me at all. have we gotten the cuts? do the cuts produce what they we

. >> well, a number of years ago, there was a woman named lauren cook burgess who was interested in reenacting. she's from north carolina. she was at a re-enactment of the a battle of antietam in the late 1980s. she was caught dressed as a union soldier. she was caught coming out of the ladies room. and dishonorably discharged, i should say. and she seized upon this and did a lot of research and sound evidence for several hundred women who passed as men dressed up as soldiers. some of them wives or lovers of soldiers. so they were protected. she found evidence of four women who actually fought at antietam. one of which was killed. so if she's right, there were some. she actually sued the park service on the grounds of gender discrimination and won her suit. after she had been not allowed to the participate in the living history demonstration. >> speaking of women, there's a woman that i think you would enjoy meeting, a surprised guest to me. she's an historian in her own right. she's also the defendant on both sides of her family, descendant, on one side, a german photographer who took two pho

burgess, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thanks, mr. chairman. it's good to see you here. it's amazing he got confirmed by the senate, so congratulations on that. quite an accomplishment. i apologize for being late. read us a committee going on simultaneously. can you give us an idea of the scope of the effect of the retail industry on the crib and that is now gone into effect? i realize the commissioner benefit is not necessary. still -- >> on to say first about the regulatory analysis we do is like checking a box. sometimes as deep aircraft. sometimes it's a page. there are small businesses that would be affect it. but the senate of business but we go right ahead. there is no requirement that would be good. what happened with the create standard this week issued its and reconsidered at the request of manufacturers how long it would take to get -- to get the new qualifying creeps third-party tested it into the market. six months is decided. we didn't really think about retailers. there was one sentence that we thought three to six month was enough. unfortunately, it takes

. >> reporter: lindsay burgess was hiking near one of the world's most powerful waterfalls until she tried to get closer to the water. too close. >> i wanted to touch the beauty. >> reporter: just moments after this video was taken, those churning waters behind her sucked her in. >> it's almost like somebody pulled me in because i remember one leg just sliding down. >> reporter: how powerful? ten-times more powerful than the legendary rapids that carve the grand canyon. >> it feels like a tornado underneath the water. >> reporter: evening worse, nothing and no one floats. not even with a life jacket. its downward pull just too strong. her only potential rescuers, passengers and crew of the sightseeing whirlpool jet boat. >> i went immediately to where she was. she was being held by the current. >> reporter: for her fiance, rich, watching helplessly on shore it was sheer terror. >> i felt like, you know, i love her so much. and just to have her ripped out of my life, you know, like that and i was horrified. >> reporter: it's a story with this happy ending. >> i'll be thinking about yo

maybe i would suggest sitting as a ranking member today but senator burgess consideration also that wery to find out why. >> i appreciate that and i will say that the military was responsible at this point and the secretary lynn is personally involved. >> my time is up and there are other members so i will come back. >> thank you very much. >> thank you madam chair and thank you all for your testimony. kristol especially thank you. you talked about your gratitude for chairwoman murray and we are all grateful for chairwoman murray but the fact is her gratitude goes the other way. we thank you for what you do. we thank you for the sacrifices you and your husband is given to this country. we can't repay you. there is nothing we can do to repay what you have sacrificed. i think the va is probably listening to this hearing and i think constructive criticism you have given is very positive. the questions about the ideas process, the section leader, the mma recertification. i'm not going to ask him again. you did a fine job and now they say there needs to be more education and the needs to be

burgess: it has changed what was a program that was designed for the poorest of the poor, pregnant women, children and the elderly, and turn it is into a one-size-fits-all government program. it will add millions of younger adults, putting an even greater strain on the state budgets. the health care law never addressed the root problem. we need to ensure that medicaid spending is directed in a fashion at that provides an actual safety net for those in need and allow states to create a range of products so to give medicaid patients access to their physicians and better care. we actually need to get back to the basics and it's essential that we examine medicaid and realize the ramifications before our states sink even deeper into a budgetary crisis. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. china recently rolled out the red ca

burgess: it forces both of us, the legislative an executive branches of government, to sit down and have the hard discussions necessary to our nation's history. does anyone believe we would not be here having these discussions if we we did not have to. there's going to be a bill on the floor this week called cut, cap, and balance, it allows the president to expand the debt limit, caps spending, cuts current spenting and allows for a vote on the balanced budget amendment. the president issued a veto threat today. i think that's unfortunate. he's refused to offer any plan of his own, anything with the barest of detail the president has failed to provide. we all wonder what's happening in the other body this country doesn't need more debt, it needs more jobs. dealing with these important issues is what we need to do and then let americans do what they do best. create, innovate and lead. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah. >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >>