, louis junior watson of clayton, north carolina, rachel mae poston pulley of clayton, north carolina. and we also honor those who suffered injuries. and finally we commend the heroic actions of the first responders. the garner police and fire departments, the emergency medical personnel, the north carolina task force search and rescue, the a.t.f. and all other personnel and private citizens who came to the rescue. their efforts, along with those with the conagra employees themselves no doubt prevented further life -- lives or injuries. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gohmert: i rise in support of the resolution which expresses the heartfelt condolences of this body to the family, friends and loved ones of the victims of the june 9 explosion at conagra food plant in garner, north carolina. as the resolution notes, the people of north ca

i lived in south carolina and graduated from south carolina school system, how school, tons of family there. in regards to the situation, i feel bad for his wife and certainly for his four young children. in regards to the taking of the trip, i believe the gentleman from spartanburg mentioned that, it was on the taxpayer dollars. those are facts that have not come out yet. in regards to whether or not he should resign, i don't think due to just the affair, although it is certainly wrong as a christian and people think that we in both christianity, but, by golly, the bible is clear for all of us, those who want to follow christ, we have a bible and there are certain standards. not that we are better than anyone else, or look down are being judgmental, but we need standards. no, i tried to teach my children and my parents tell me that they are just the values, you want to have that in this country. now, if he did something in regards to taxpayer dollars, i think he should resign. there again, you cannot say it is ok for him to take the taxpayer dollars, especially with their unemploymen

sanford willfully and intentionally deceive the citizens of south carolina. he lied to staff about his whereabouts, and he abandoned his duties and exposed the state in a way that no elected chief executive should. the editorial goes on to say the governor has decided to resign as head of the republican governors association because of problems. there are those in our state who question whether he will be able to continue as our state's chief executive, and we believe he should resign as governor as well. we are not ready to join them in the call for his resignation as governor. that is available on-line at thestate.com. myrtle beach, south carolina, we will show you how that is playing out in that state. steve, good morning. the private lives of public officials. what do you think? caller: he is not going along with obama on policy. the morals and our country are in the toilet right now. host: what does that have to do with the president's policies? caller: well, he did not want to accept the stimulus package, and i think obama's reporters were not going alo

we are very proud that she is representing south carolina. and she has been an advocate for children. she's practiced environmental law and public interest law. she is a serious nominee for this position and she has dealt with all of the issues and a large controversial public agency in south carolina. and did that with a lot of professionalism and style. and as some of you know, that she and i were in a hard fought race for the senate in 2004. and i was very excited to hear about the nomination and my support means that i hope she won't run against me again. [laughter] >> but we are delighted and i know this committee has had a chance to meet her. there's absolutely no reason that we can't move her through in a hurry and put her at the helm of this agency as the chairman has pointed out. has a lot of challenges. we have increased the budget significantly. there'll be a lot of people hired and there's probably no one better qualified to manage all of this than inez tenenbaum. i definitely support her to the committee and look forward to her c

price of north carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. price, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. my amendment, i believe, is noncontroversial. it includes a number of amendments put forth by other members that we believe would be good additions to the bill. including first additional funding for the firefighter grant program, that draws on proposals from representatives ult mire, pascrell, austria, peter king and biggert. additional funding for nonprofit security grants, representatives cohen and weiner. additional funding for the metropolitan medical response system, representative kosmas. additional funding to implement the western hemisphere travel, representive mitchell. d.h.s. employees can use personal protection equipment without negative personnel action. a prohibition on funds in this bill being used fo

and he overtook them near the south carolina/n.c. border for the end of may of 1780, attacked them, routed them, and after the americans surrendered, massacred 75% of those. it is following that that the war in the south really becomes a grim civil war. the americans, time after time, exacted revenge for carlton's massacre. at king's mountain in october, after the massacre in may, when the americans defeated a loyalist force at kings mountain, they not only killed a great many who surrendered, but they force them on a long march, a 50 mile march that bears a resemblance to the death march. so many loyalists were killed during that march. let me read you the order from the american commander to his men. he issued an order, quote, to restrain the disorderly manner of slaughtering the prisoners. that is just one instance of exacting revenge. it really becomes a very grim war in the south, as civil wars tend to be. >> one more quick question before the break? >> you stated at the beginning that if the southern campaign had gone better th

butterfield of north carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butterfield, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. mr. butterfield: i rise in support in support of the underlying bill, the transportation security administration authorization act of 2009. this is a necessary bill that will help to safeguard the american people. and i want to commend my friend and colleague, chairman thompson from mississippi, for steering this legislation through this process. your leadership does not go unnoticed by members of this body and the american people and we thank you. we thank the ranking member of this committee, mr. king of new york, for his leadership and for his work on homeland security as well as the other members of the committee. i particularly want to thank the hard working staff of the homeland security committee for all that they do and the work they have done in getting this legislation to

we're happy to work with the senator from south carolina. and i say to my friend from south carolina, i understand that you're well meaning. i understand that. there's nothing that i -- you know, you're not a sinister person or trying to do something that is evil, bad, but i just think that sometimes we would be better off as indicated in the letter i do receive from you going to the bill and following the regular order. that's what i want to do. mr. demint: if the senator would yield just for clarification. regular order would be a motion to proceed, debate, cloture. what we're trying to do here is to shortcut the regular order with the unanimous consent, which i'm very willing to grant with some assurance that's we will have some -- assurances that we will have some amendments. just for clarification, if we went through regular order, i think your request is to bypass regular order, and i'm more than willing to agree to that if we can get some assurances that we'll have amendments. mr. reid: you have every assurance there will be amendment

and i thank the gentlelady from north carolina for the time. she and i share opposition to this proposal. i rise in continued opposition, mr. speaker, to the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. during my tenure in the congress, i have consistently opposed granting the food and drug administration the authority to regulate tobacco. i do so based upon my philosophical beliefs and the ramification this legislation would have upon my congressional district and my state. it is my firm belief, mr. speaker, that allowing the f.d.a. to regulate tobacco in any capacity would inevitably lead to f.d.a. regulating the family farm. of course, that is the potential. this can create uncertainty for family farmers at a time when they are already struggling during the current economic downturn. i have spoken to tobacco farmers in my district, mr. speaker, and if this matter is enacted they see the door ajar and their fear is tobacco today, the family farm tomorrow. and i don't think this knee jerk reaction. i think it's realistic. i also have con

you mentioned the have a thousand employees in south carolina and you have 500 year. and it is fair to say anything most people would agree that there is an issue of morale other other consumer product safety commission right now just for various reasons and could you talk a little about jim management style and some of the things you in like to see happen at cpsc? command thank you mr. chairman. it confirmed i want to assure you that the commission will operate in an open, a transparent and collaborative way and in a way that engenders the trust from the president, the congress and american people. the commission will have proper management and accounting controls and opera to the greatest efficiency. i want to buy persons with the greatest talent, integrity and motivation to protect the american people from. one of the things that assertion is the full implementation of the consumer product act last year. and we have certification of products that is coming on-line accreditation of third-party laboratories, tracking levels that are guidance and due in august. we als

georgia, south carolina, north carolina and virginia. those were the most important colonies, economically, to great britain because that's where the cash crops like tobacco, and rice and indigo were grown. and the british thought that if they could subdue those colonies, they could come out of the war with a large american empire. they could perhaps hold canada. they could perhaps hold everything west of the appalachian mountains. they could hold those for southern colonies, virginia, the two carolinas and georgia. they already held in florida, which they had acquired in the french indian war, and they held several sugar islands in the caribbean. so they would not only have a large american empire, but their american empire would surround the united states. and the united states might consist of no more than nine or 10 states. and in fact, if it was that small and that vulnerable and that hemmed in, the chances of the united states remaining an independent country for very long were slim, to say the least. so the british turned toward c

in carolina, roy williams in omaha. stalling lays down the safety squeeze scoring levi michael, 1-0 tar heels. top four, bases loaded with one out, two strikes, stalling, again, lays down the safety squeeze. that scores a run. next batter. would we see another safety squeeze? no, not this time. mike cavasinni going the other way. that scores michael. bases juiced for cole calhoun. goodnight -- a grand slam. calhoun's second home run off brian moran. game tied at 4-4. bottom seventh, tied at 4-4, calhoun fakes the bunt, pulls back and rips a two-r.b.i. double, a.s.u. scoring four runs after falling behind 4-0 -- they face texas next. mike patrick and robin ventura with more. >> i think most people had to have favored north carolina in this ballgame but arizona state pulled it off -- the number five national seed knocks off the heels. they win it 12-5 here at the college world series. and i say that most people believed that north carolina would win it because of the superior pitching that they have, robin, and certainly

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. coble: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: continues to reserve. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from illinois, ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for one minute. ms. schakowsky: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 505 honoring the life of dr. george tiller and condemning his brutal murder at church. i thank representative slaughter for this resolution. dr. tiller was a husband and a father, he studied at the university of kansas school of medicine, and searched his country as a united states navy flight surgeon intern. despite attacks and threats against him, he continued his service as a tireless advocate for women's health and women's rights. on may 31 he was brutally gunned down in broad daylight in his place of worship by an extremist who took the law into his own hands. enough is enough. it is time for us

the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam speaker, i rise for the purpose of entering into a colloquy with -- i'm sorry, i want to yield three minutes for purposes of a colloquy to the gentleman from illinois, mr. hare. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hare: thank you. i rise to get into a colloquy with the chairman of the subcommittee. mr. chairman, i welcome a colloquy with my distinguished colleague. mr. chairman, as you know, my district is home to many levee districts along the mississippi river. on february 25, 2009, the federal emergency management agency issued a new policy on rehabilitation assistance for levees. under this new policy, levee districts are prohibited from receiving fema assistance for flood cleanups, debris remove a -- removal and dewatering. the burden is being shifted away from fema to the corps of engineers even though as i understand it the corps does not have the authorization or funning to reimburse the levee district for these activities. my community, mr. chairman, is c

of the most beautiful mount yea scenery in north carolina. since its creation in 1859, allegheny county has been called home by countless hardworking north carolinians from farmers to small business owners who know the value of a hard day's work. one of allegheny's most notable native sons, robert taughton, served here in the house of representatives for 42 years from 1911 to 1953. congressman taughton -- daughton was chairman of the house ways and means committee for 18 of his years in congress. he also played a decisive role in creating the blue ridge parkway which we all know is one of the most beautiful scenic roads in america. today allegheny hosts a 6,000 acre park named in his honor and known for its excellent wildlife viewing. the blue ridge parkway itself also cuts a scenic path in the county just a stone's throw from the county seat, sparta. it is a place of unique beauty and character right off the beaten path. from the pristine waters of the new river to the distinct sounds of its local bluegrass musical heritage, it is a one of a

the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: madam speaker, i yield so much time as he may consume to the gentleman from texas, mr. hall. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. hall: i stand here to speak on this bill. i have some misconceptions about it, but i intend to vote for this bill. i can't vote against this bill because it benefits people that have served this contry, that have suffered for this country. and i never in the 28 years i have been here voted for a bill that affected adversely any veteran or any person that stood up for this country, and i admire and respect mr. skelton the author of this bill. i disagree with the way he has funded it and want to point that out. i would also point out i have a letter addressed to mr. skelton that he's not had the time to receive it because this bill was introduced yesterday and it's on the floor today. that's a little hayes -- hasty but this is an important bill and a bill that needs to be passed. but i'm torn today as i rise to speak

a busy week for the carolina players as the major league baseball draft rolls on.as always, we appreciate your time here and keeping us up to date on the draft. >> my pleasure. >> some breaking news, ed werder reporting the vikings have at least temporarily suspended their pursuit of brett favre after the retired quarterback failed to report to organized team activities that began tuesday as head coach brad childress mandated according to team and league sources. the vikings inform favre's agent bus cook via phone call. royals, indians and kansas city, miguel olivo with the homer and david dejesus with an r.b.i. triple. meanwhile, angels leading the rays 2-0. big papi waking up, a two-run homer for the red sox in the great rivalry against the yankees. phillies-mets at citi field. and david wright with a homer after saying he was joking telling chipper jones he was afraid and frustrated with citi field. pirates leading the braves 1-0, and the cards 3-0 over the marlins, but albert pujols 0-2 so far in a slump. announcer: the perfect hotwire getaway-- shop till you d

[laughter] a law degree from south carolina kind of neutralize that. all joking aside i remember what last year was like what this committee went through and inez has the exact experience we need and more than anything else the hard for what we need here. she will look out for the american public and she will give the american people leadership they deserve and this organization leppert texas old will be in good hands and i recommend to this committee. on behalf of all south carolinians thank you for holding this hearing so timely and i look forward to having their confirmed soon. >> senator demint. >> thank you mr. chairman. and i to thank you for expediting this hearing. my only reservation in endure sing inez it is that that endorsement by her with this committee, so i hope-- i hope that you will overlook that. we are very proud that she is representing south carolina and she has been an advocate for children. she has practiced environmental law and public interest law. she is a serious nominee for this position and she has dealt with all of the iss

and watch what you did in south carolina. you did a marvelous job and demonstrated the attitude somebody should have to deal with difficult problems. i don't really have a question. i want to do 2 endorsements. first is what senator warner said. due chinese dry wall situation is one of any number of product problems coming out of china. ee can't pass laws that regulate poduction in china but we have ifays which are our ports and a commerce department and the asc. if you get the chance, a task force of representatives from the port's homeland security can possibly come up with a fresh hold entry to give us some degree of protection, at least in the signal to the world that we're looking at the quality of the products that are coming in. co-sponsor senator demint's act id hh i voted for and chairman prior spend a lot of time on have a lot of unintended consequences. connect nanay i have 8, soon to be 9 grandchildren. one of my daughter's in law with a mother of 3, all under 5, chairs the largest second-hand clothing sale and se

john o'connor said south carolina gov. staff said the governor is taking on appellation trout, ending four days in which the staff and state officials say they have not heard from him. night in his office or the state law enforcement division that provides security had been able to reach him since he left the mansion thursday in a black suburban as uv assigned to his security detail, according to three people according to the -- familiar with the situation. the government spokesman did not disclose the trailer was hiking nor revealed whether he was hiking alone. his last known location was near atlanta late last week. a mobile telephone tower picked

i'm trying to stay up with you, but south carolina certainly is in harm's way and i want to thank all the posts of state, local and federal level will help our fellow citizens with disaster in myrtle beach which a huge fire. the fire did a lot of damage to myrtle beach, not just hurricanes, the red cross was there some hurricanes are what we're talking about today but also committed these can be hit in many different ways. it ron osborn, the director of the reasons he management division, madam chairman, could not be here today but he prepared a report one about hurricane prepare ness and out like to submit it to the record in. if they are doing an exercise in south carolina today but ron is a very smart guy and now like to put this into the record. >> without objection he met in one final thought as you talk about when you go down to the coast of south carolina when, bland is obviously very valuable. where there are a lot of minority committees and where they go? when i mean, there are people who have been there literally generation after generation after generation, and where did th

but south carolina is certainly in harm's way. i want to thank all the folks at state and federal and local lell of who help our citizens with disasters. in myrtle beach we had a huge fire. the fire did a lot of damage. and it's not just hurricanes. the red cross was there. so hurricane is what we're talking about today but coastal communities can be hit in many different ways. ron osborne, the director of the emergency management division could not be here today, but he prepared a report about hurricane preparedness. and i'd like to submit it for the record. they are doing an major exercise in south carolina but ron is a very smart guy and i would like to put this into the record. >> without objection. >> and one final thought. as you talk about when you go down to the coast of south carolina, land is obviously very valuable. but when there are a lot of minority communities. where do they go? i mean, there are people who have been there literally generation after generation after generation. and where do they go and what do they

bank of america's presence is certainly felt in north carolina in my district and north carolina generally. the tenth district has become particularly hard hit in the economic recession. bank of america employed 17,000 north kacarolinians. >> it's a long standing tradition that we swear our w z witnesses in. do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth, be seated. let the record be set that the witness answered affirmative. you may now -- let me just sort of explain to the light situation here. first, you have five minutes to sum raise your statement. then the yellow light will come on. that means you have one minute. after the yellow light comes on, then there's a red light. that means stop. of course, after that, we'll allow the members an opportunity to raise questions with you. so you may begin. turn your mike on. push that button. >> chairman, sub committee chairman kucinich, ranking member jordan. my name is kent lewis. i'm chief executive officer of bank of america. this committee is reviewing important issues. i hope my remarks will be helpful to you. our business

the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: our colleague from california made an impassioned plea in the rules committee and again here on the floor today. and i have to ask the question, the secretary of the interior has been there to see the situation in the san joaquin valley. what more does he need to see? what is it going to take action to turn this water back on? how much more damage needs to occur before the obama administration needs to take action or will take action on the needs here? as a person who grew up without water, i'm very, very sensitive to this issue. and i know what a devastating thing it can be not to have water. i now would like to yield to my colleague from tennessee three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for three minutes. . >> madam speaker, i urge a no vote on this rule. i went to the rules committee last night and asked them to make in order my amendment that would prohibit the e.p.a. if using funding to implement or enforce its notice of rule makin

the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i will yield one minute to the distinguished ranking member from california. mr. dreier: i'd like to yield to my friend -- i'd like to yield to my friend from north carolina to say to him that what i was proposing that bill before bill we begin with a process as has been done for the decades i have been privileged to serve here and make an attempt to work together to bring about some kind of agreement. no attempt was made to do that. the request was unprecedented that it was a sweeping request made at the beginning of the appropriations process before we had even come to the floor and started working on this. and i'd be happy to my friend to respond to that. mr. hastings: most assurededly, i'd ask that you and i look at the record when these proceedings conclude and i can assure you that what mr. obey asked mr. lewis was whether or not they could get a -- mr. dreier: reclaiming my time. having participated in this process in the past, dwrements are worked out, as mr. king sai

carolina generally. the tenth district has become particularly hard hit in this chick recession and bank of america employs about 17,000 north carolinaance many of whom are my constituents and are proud to work for a strong institution and we look for stronger days ahead. thank you for your testimony and your presence. >> it's a long standing pradigs that we swear all of our witnesses in. would you please stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth? if so answer in the affirmative. be seated. let the record reflect that the witness answered in the affirmative. you may now -- let me sort of explain as to the light situation there. first of all, you have five minutes to sum rise your statement. and then the yellow light will come on. that means you have one minute. and then after the yellow light comes on, then there's a red light. and of course that means stop. and of course, after that then we'll allow the members an opportunity to raise questions with

they are doing an exercise in south carolina, major exercise by ron is a great guy and i would like to put this in the record. >> without objection. >> one final thought as you talk about, you know when you go down to the coast of south carolina, way and is obviously very valuable, but when there are a lot of minority communities where do they go? the people have been their generation after generation after generation, and where do they go and what do they do from someone that may live in nebraska or the upper part of south carolina where the hurricanes are in such a factor i think we want to make sure our coastal residents can get help. people are not being irresponsible. they are not living in areas that are mudslides. there are so many people in the country that live along the coast and it is a rich tradition culturally and i want to hang onto it and make sure that we have that rational approach. madame chairwoman i will help you any way i can to make sure that when a community is hurt the community is rebuilt and that community includes fire stations, libraries and other aspects of

. >> one of the biggest stories this week was mark sanford of south carolina.e is under a lot of pressure to step down over the admission he had an affair and was traveling out of the country to visit his mistress? should he resign or not and if so why? >> i was in south carolina a year ago speaking to a large republican gathering there. i know the governor as a friend and i know a great number of people there. i am sure that he and leadership in the state legislature will do the right thing at the right time. >> you have been known to say you not be alone with a female staff member just for propriety sake. has this damaged the republican party along with the admission from senator ensign? >> the old book tells us that righteousnesses exults a nation so the opposite is probably true when we see disappointments by people in either political party in local office or national. been agreed to the heart of the nation. america is about family. we are a nation of devoted has been some lives. we hold up the ideal of the american family and any time we see that rupture,

>> i was in south carolina about a year ago speaking to a large republican gathering there. i know the governor as a friend, and i know a great number of leaders there. and i'm sure he and the leadership in the state legislature will all do the right thing at the right time. >> congressman, you've been known no say that you will not be alone with a female staff member just for proprietary sake. has this damaged the republican party along with senator ensign's admission? >> well, i think the old book tells us righteousness capaults a nation. so the opposite is probably always true when we see disappointments by people in either political party and local offices or national offices. i know it grieves the heart of the nation. america is about family. we are a nation of devoted husband and wives. we hold up the ideal of the american family. and any time we see that ruptur it grieves the heart of the count rifplt as to how that bears upon one political party or another, i have to believe that the american people are fair minded. they know that people in public life in both partie

the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: how much time is remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 90 seconds remaining. mr. price: madam chair, i will close and have no further speakers. but i do want once again to commend the gentleman for the spirit in which he offers this amendment and the zeal with which members that we all know and respect, like mr. israel and mr. serrano and ms. lowey protect their cities and have defended the program. we take a back seat to no one. and i have respect for those efforts. and our understanding of new york's unique needs and our understanding of how successful this pilot program has been. as a matter of fact, though, the money for carrying out the remaining aspects of this program is already in the pipeline. and these very arguments for the importance of this program, i believe, are the best argument for taking a more long-term approach for getting away from a pilot program, getting away from yearly amendments, yearly earmarks and making this part of our permanent long-term protect

for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. price: i rise in opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. price: as with earlier items that we have discussed this evening, there is simply no question that this request underwent rigorous scrutiny. meets the test of being aligned with and supporting the missions of the department of homeland security. i urge my colleagues to defeat the amendment. i'm happy to yield at this point to my colleague, mr. rothman, to expand on the reasons that this amendment is ill-advised. mr. rothman: i yield to the ranking member. the chair: the gentleman from north carolina controls the time. mr. price: i'm sorry. happy to yield to the ranking member. mr. rogers: i simply want to join my chairman in opposition to the amendment for the reasons that he said. mr. price: i thank the chairman. now yield to mr. rothman. mr. rothman: thank you, madam chairman. first i'd like to thank chairman price and ranking member rogers and my fellow subcommittee members for their leadersh

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: i yield four minutes to our colleague from arizona, mr. flake. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. flake: i thank gentlelady for yielding. i, too, went to the rules committee to testify last night, to try to have an amendment ruled in order. an amendment that was germane, there was no problem with its relevance to the bill. it was not dilatory. it wasn't seeking to delay anything. it was to address a very real problem that we have. the problem that we have, mr. speaker, is that we have -- that we know of -- a number of investigations from the justice department going on right now examining the relationship between earmarks and campaign contributions. they're looking at the process of circular fundraising where members of congress will secure earmarks or in other words no-bid contracts for their campaign contributors. the money goes out, taxpayer money, campaign money comes back in. now whether we want to admit it or not, juste department is

you heard from both of our colleagues on south carolina. the one thing that inez is famous about is when she gets a hold of a bone she doesn't let go until she figures out an answer. i can't think of a better person on a host of these issues to take them on in this new important role than inez tenenbaum. great to see you. >> thank you. thank you, chairman. hiking for three reason. everybody is going to inez. i will also. first, is both you and your husband are georgians and we're very proud of that. secondly you are a graduate of university of georgia and we're extra proud of that. but thirdly, i had the privilege of cheering the georgia board of education in the late 1990s when he became superintendent of education in south carolina and watched what you did in south carolina and i want to say anything that senator demint was absolutely correct. you get an absolute marvelous job and demonstrate the kind of attitude summit at the cpsc should have to deal with difficult problems. i really don't have a question. i want to do to endorsements. f

the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: i'd like to yield whatever time she may consume to the chairwoman -- chairwoman of the immigration subcommittee, of the judiciary committee, ms. lofgren of california. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lofgren: thank you, mr. price, and madam chair. i am looking at this amendment. i think it's important for members to know that they can either vote for it or against it, it doesn't really matter because it's a restatement of existing law. i would direct the attention of members to section 274-a.h. -- 274-ah-3 which says and i read it in part, unauthorized alien with respect to an alien at a particular time that that alien is not either lawfully admitted for permanent residence or authorized to be so employed by this act or by the attorney general. as i say, this provision is not necessary. current law also requires all employers to verify the employment authorization of employees here in the federal government. and there already are criminal and civil penalties for hi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to highlight that this legislation is supported by over 1,000 public health, faith and other organizations, including the american cancer society action network, american heart association, american dental association and american lung association. i'd also like to thank that dialogue between the representative from california and representative from indiana. with many strategies that need to be used and employed to reduce smoking. certainly the banning of targeted marketing towards youth and tobacco products that clearly have names that affect youth, creating a regulatory structure for the first time around tobacco products, our constructive steps, and i'd agree from the gentleman from indiana, not necessarily mutually agreed steps, reach the common goal we share of reducing youth smoking. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

spratt of south carolina. mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to assume the gentleman's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise this evening to announce the sad passing of dr. bob frederic. a distinguished kansan and an exceptional human being. dr. frederic served as athletic director at the university of kansas for 14 years, the second longest tenure in the school's history and a period during which the jayhawks experienced tremendous success. under bob's leadership, jayhawk athletics received 32 conference championships and generated 31 all-american -- academic all americans. the latter of which i'm sure meant the most to dr. frederic, as that was the kind of person he was. dr. frederic felt most concerned about the well-being of student athletes. first as a coach and later as an athletic director, dr. frederic showed that concern as he personally took an interest in the students at kansas university that were also engaged in an intense dedication that it

the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: i yield myself one minute, to be followed by four minutes for a colloquy. before we go any further in this debate today, i do want to pay tribute to our staff by name, these staff members have worked day and night for weeks now up to the committee markup and now up to this floor consideration. our chief clerk, stephanie, jeff, jim, will, adam, matt and from my staff, paul cox who spends full-time on homeland security matters. ben and we again like to thank these staff members, true professionals for the way they back up our work. madam chair, i would like to yield four minutes to the gentleman for four minutes for the purpose of a colloquy. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: my colleague and i would like to engage the chairman in a colloquy for funding and alternatives for detention. over the last decade, the united states has spent billions of dollars in the detention of hundreds of thousands of mostly noncriminal immigrants and asylum seekers. there are viable

populations in south carolina is extremely high. what we saw from gov. sanford, both on the affair issue and on the stimulus issue, is that he was politically grandstanded. he was simply taking positions that reflected a moral code that he wanted to use to sell as political gamesmanship. it is not something he actually believed. that is the problem

colleague from north carolina, senator hagan. but i must say, and now having said i support his right to be here to be heard, that i'd now like to take a couple minutes to express why i think it's -- why i think the underlying bill that has been supported over the years by a substantial number in this body as well as in the other body, the house of representatives, as i've pointed out in the past, this matter which has been under consideration for almost a decade has not become law because neither house of congress has adopted the legislation in the same congress. so we've ended up with the senate passing a bill, the other house passing a bill but never in the same congress. and so for all of these years, the food and drug administration has not been able to regulate tobacco products, and we're about to change that if we, in fact, reject the burr amendment and several others that are here and give the food and drug administration the power, the authority to regulate the sale, production, and marketing of tobacco products particul

i spent this weekend in north carolina and i can contribute to the many wonders of north carolina and i encourage north carolina to anyone looking for a wonderful place to go for a vacation. finally, i yield the floor and note the b absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. kaufman: i have two unanimous consent requests for the committees to meet during today's session of the senate, they have the approval of the majority -- the presiding officer: there's a quorum call in progress. mr. kaufman: i ask that the quorum call be removed. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: i have two unanimous consent during today's session of the senate they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask that these requests be agreed to and these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: i suggest the absence of a quorum and the time be evenly split between the two parties. the presiding officer: wit

thank of america employees 17,000 citizens of north carolina, many of whom are my constituents. thank you for your testimony today and thank you for your presence. >> it is a tradition that we swear all our witnesses in. please raise your right hand. the sublease where to tell the truth, nothing but the truth, and if so answer in the affirmative. >> i did. >> let the record reflect that the witness answered in the affirmative. that may explain the light situation here. first of all, you have five minutes to summarize your statement, and then the light will come on. that means you have one minute, and then after the yellow light comes on, there is a red light. that means stop. of course, after that, we will allow the members an opportunity to raise questions. you may begin. with you. so you may begin. chairman kucinich, ranking member jordan. my name is kent lewis. i'm chief executive officer of bank of america. this committee is reviewing important issues. i hope my remarks will be helpful to you. our business lines include deposits, welcomed investment management, corporate inv

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as buck mentioned, he pitched in college at the university of north carolina. so he was born where the gators play, the university of florida, and he went to income ms. speaker to play. andino, high fly ball to right. back on it is hermida and just in front of the warning track he has it for the out. and the orioles down in the fifth. an error and a man left. we're in miami and the orioles with a 1-0 lead. we build motion detectors. we build troop transports. we build moving vans. we build tv stations. we build the 25 mile per gallon chrysler town & country. come see what we've built for you.  >> back in south florida, everybody. the orioles' -- the orioles leads now 1-0 in the fifth inning. it seems the clouds are starting to part. the shower seems to have moved through, and that is good news with the way koji uehara is pitching on the mound, dave trembley does not want the lose him to a rain delay. dave plaid it clear before the game, in the event of a rain delay, he would not put koji back out on the mound after that delay. he said also with the day off

one is in north carolina atwoodlawn high school.you may remember our grand prize winner is the c-span student cam contest. he sent a message to president obama. his focus was on cancer. and today as part of the contest we agreed to send a bus to the grand prize winners' high school which is where it's at today. the grand prize winner is on the phone with a question. hello, sawyer. >> good morning. host: good to talk to you again. >> yes. nice to talk to you, too. i heard the show briefly mention refugees. how has the recent election in lebanon reflected relationships with incoming palestinian refugees? guest: there are no incoming palestinian refugees now but it it is s tragic. you're talking about most of these refugees have been there since 1948 coming in thinking this is a temporary arrangement. they have certainly not returned to their homes, but they also have not been incorporated into lebanon. they cannot participate in politics. they don't have lebanese citizenship. they don't have access to certain jobs. they don't have acc

the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not -- the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: i'd ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 39, line 18, state and local programs, including transfer of funds, $2,829,000,000. firefighter assistant grants, $800 million of which $380,000 to carry out section 33 of that act and $420 million shall be available to carry out section 34 of that act to remain available until september 30, 2011. emergency management performance grants, $330 million. radiological emergency preparedness program, aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2010 as authorized in the departmen

host: our next call is from north carolina. caller: as far as fascism, i believe the last part was fascism. i want to talk about social security, how they have broken all of it. the want to stick their noses to iran's business. i feel like obama is doing the right thing. thank you. guest: i think he has been pretty prudent about iran, both in try to make over jet -- overtures, and not letting himself become a factor in what is going on there now. i am sure he sympathizes with the democratic protesters, as do all americans pretty much. he realizes that pete cantus become -- -- that he cannot just become a factor in it. this kind of huge thing that goes on in washington where people like john mccain come out and criticize him for it. it has led to unnecessary wars and iraq, which have albrecht the budget for some time. host: you write, barack obama has been able to make his actions live up to his words. healthcare is being gunned to death. he has done nothing to pass card check provisions, he has capitulated uncap and trade from

henry lawrence of south carolina was president of congress. in 1778, i have just come from a meeting with several congressmen, and washington's ideas were greeted with laughter and derision. great many people in congress had lost confidence in washington. there was a feeling that for better or worse, they had washington and had to keep washington, and dr. benjamin rush from philadelphia wrote that he thought there was a concerted decision made by congress in the winter of 1778 to make washington the national icon. we were the only country that didn't have a came. the king's work to a considerable degree symbolic figures. they were the figure around which people could rally, and the nation could be sustained. john adams, after the war, said the same thing, there was a decision made early in 1778 in congress to make washington the central stone, as he put it, in the national arch. that is the glorification of washington, where it really begins, and this idea of washington being indispensable, develops. as adams said, congress protected washingto

the gentleman from south carolina, for what purpose do you rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, democrats have a plan to use pay-as-you-go budgetary rules. you may remember how house democrats have often cited pay-go while simultaneously finding any and every opportunity to disregard it. the zeal to spend taxpayer dollars is just too much. this would account for the fact that since democrats have assumed control of congress the annual budget deficits have ballooned over 11 times. from $160 billion to $1.8 trillion. it is clear that pay-go as proposed by our democrat colleagues is not so much about limiting the size of government as it is paying for a larger and more intrusive big government. this is entirely against the fiscal spirit of responsibility because it means congress can continue to spend recklessly. as long as they find new and burdensome ways to tax more american families. under this administration and the

t >>h carolina's got ten hits, they're all singles. t that ball misses outside. able and this is exactly what you i wantns if you're carolina.u you're in the botttom of thena't ninth, the game is tied and dustin ackley, the player of the year, is at the plate. brian nor torng th nor torng thr on first.orto andn, ackley fires that one outn play. it just seems like guys like ackley are made for moments like this. they always find themselves up in these situations.it se this is why he hits two and not because he wouldn't be upike if he was hitting two. the 2-2 -- strike three! a rare strikeout of dustin ackley. and what a job by mitchell langesstoslangeston in relief.c, wow. to strike out the best hitter il the country. we're going to extra innings in omaha with north carolina and arizona state. >> wow. thseattle mariners fans, one moe reason. is he the best player in the country by all accounts. except for hitting. 1-1. game on espn. we'll continue to check in and out. college world series. the 4-5 match between north carolina and arizona state. that was a live loo