great things are happening in chattanooga right now and mr. speaker, a lot more are expected to come. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland -- the gentleman from california, mr. farr. mr. farr: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the 50th anniversary of the peace corps and in the near -- to the nearly quarter million people who have served in the peace corps in the name of peace. 50 years ago, john f. kennedy signed the executive order creating the peace corps. the significance of this executive order revesh rated around the world -- reverberated around the world. at this point, america was in the throes of a cold war and our great nation was viewed with cynicism. the peace corps showed the world the enduring values of peace, commitment to national service and an optimism that had been lost in the cold war and world war ii. under the masterful direction of sargent shriver, it grew to 1,500 volunteers. i was one of those early recruits. i found myself in peace corp

a few decades ago, chattanooga's economy was dwindling. legacy companies were closing.al manufacturers were folding in the face of global competition. we were even said to have the dirte air in america. -- the dirtiest air in america. today chattanooga is a place that's attracted $4 million in new investment in the recent re session. -- recession. it has the fastest residential internet in the united states and it's a place that won national -- one national publication called the place with the greatest economic growth in america. in august, the buzz about chattanooga brought an economic and social think tank to our city for a firsthand look. the group, called the intelligent community forum, studies 21st century growth studies 21st century growth within the global community.

unfortunately, we go to that one fatality where the tornadoes are outside of chattanooga.at's showed by the red eye here. that's gone now, and much of the country is pretty quiet. the exception? our friends in the pacific northwest. the pesky storm isç sitting ju off the coast of british columbia, and it's just funneling in that moisture just north of a warm front here. especially around the portland area this morning. high elevations are going to pick up considerable amounts of snow over the next couple of days. this cold front is dropping down some really cold canadian air too for our friends up around the northern rockies and up through montana. here's a look at the radar. the white is the snow. widespread in high country outside of portland. the city itself is just dealing with a cold rain, and you notice this plume of moisture streams back up from spokane. as far as our computers are saying, the snow totals will be impressive over the next 24 to 48 hours. as much as one to two feet in the northern cascades and all the way down outside of portland and spokane up into

fire protection features capable of limiting fire damage at the browns ferry nuclear plant near chattanooga, tennessee. >> i don't think that any new licenses should be granted until all of the lessons of fukushima are built into the new plants in the united states. >> reporter: the events of the last few weeks at the fukushima plant provide an eerie warning. there, officials ignored a series of safety infractions for years and continued to be vague about the damage to reactors even after the devastating earthquake. a document in the wikileaks cache revealed there were concerns about the safety of the japanese nuclear program and the government was covering up safety problems. case in point, the indian point nuclear plant just outside new york city. it's equipped with an earthquake safety device that would help keep water from leaking out of the reactor if something catastrophic happens. but the nrc found that the safety device is leaking, and believe it or not it's been leaking for 18 years. a lack of water to cool the fuel rods has been the most critical policemen at the fukushima plant i

in chattanooga it looked like earthquake damage was done by high winds, destroying this historic brick building. nearby, high winds brought down trees and power lines, knocking out power to thousands. for others, the problem is floodwater. way too much of it. some neighborhoods now completely inundated. >> basement has about four foot of water in it. it's up to the steps. >> reporter: all of ohio's 88 counties are impacted by the flooding. some rivers won't crest until later this morning. meteorologists say this is all the result of warm, southern air, colliding with cold, northern air, whipping up the second round of dangerous weather in just a week. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the country. much calmer in the east today. a few lingering showers or thunderstorms in florida. but in the pacific northwest, some heavy rain in the foothills of the cascades. and as much as two feet of snow higher up. snow across the northern rockies and montana. more snow in northern minnesota from a canadian cold front. >> and seasonal temperatures across much of the country. 63 in a

chattanooga, ray. independent phone call. caller: i would like to know if they have done any study with veterans of vietnam, and the veterans administration, to determine if type 2 diabetes came at all from the herbicide sprays that they used. guest: you are referring to agent orange. there are studies that have been done at that may have contributed to some forms of diabetes. i did not mention a categories of diabetes that we referred to as others, a catchall category. it can be a contributing factor. more study is necessary, more opportunity to better understand whether that is the case, or indeed, other contributors that veterans have as they grow older, the reason that they have type 2 diabetes. the bottom line, if you have type 2 diabetes, whatever the reason, it is incredibly important to take an active role in taking care of your diabetes. host: dr. ann albright, thank you for talking to us this morning. that does it for today's "wash. journal." the house will be meeting on tuesday. they will take up a continuing resol

. >> reporter: to the south, heavy rains, high winds and a hail storm hit chattanooga causing extensive damage to homes and businesses in the area. the same system caused flash flooding in knoxville where some drivers mistakenly tried to buck the tide. all 88 of ohio counties are threatened by flooding from a mix of heavy rain and melting snow. these rivers topped their banks. >> it was up to my garage door but no water got in there so it went down but my drive still flooded. >> reporter: in central ohio, a huge tornado followed the rains, all but destroying this woman's farm. >> the barn is gone. the roof is gone. you know? so, yeah. i knew it was bad then. >> reporter: at tornado touched down near louisville, kentucky, packing 140-mile-per-hour winds and destroying several homes and at least two people were hospitalized. >> like somebody pulled a vent on the bomb and dropped it in the middle of the house. no warning sqhaver. >> reporter: the same system sparked three storms in indiana with some of the worst damage near jasper. last spring, tennessee was affected by floodwaters and the

. >>> david lochbalm is a long time nuclear safety activists and joins us from chattanooga, tennessee this morning. sir, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> reporter: not to alarm people here, but this situation in japan has prompted some renewed focus here in the u.s. i guess question is should it happen here in the united states result in the same type of nuclear disaster we are seeing over there? >> we use similar reactor designs with similar regulations so something like that were to happen here we should have similar results. >> now, we're hearing some pretty strong words about needing a seismic shift in safety. when you look at nuclear plants across the u.s. do you think an overhaul needs to start and exactly how the nuclear plants operate? >> it couldn't hurt. as jim pointed out earlier the indian point plant, last year, nrc inspectors found a safety device installed at that plant for the sole purpose of protecting against water loss in case of an earthquake had been leaking since 1993. the plant's owner and the nrc says it only leaks when it's filled with water and they h

chattanooga, tennessee, good morning. caller: good morning. i have dealt with apac. what we need to do as republicans, we need to point out that apac produced over 100 democratic congressmen and produced so many people in key positions in the state department who are jewish. they are deciding the foreign policy for the united states. as a republican, we need to point out what apac is doing with the democrats taking the policies of this country to the wrong direction host: the secretary of state is hillary clinton and she is christian. caller: she is but other key positions, if you want to get a promotion, all the other positions are jewish. host: we are getting off track. phoenix, good morning. caller: hello there and good morning to everybody in america. i am an army veteran. the views that i am looking at for the republican party are obviously changing the tax code that will create a lot of -- a lot more in revenue. when you add jobs and you are creating jobs, you are creating more taxpayers. those taxpayers will create more revenue as well that goes into social se

host: cspanjunkie tweets -- chattanooga, tennessee. dorothy is a health care practitioner.t do you do in the industry? caller: i am a nurse. i had to retire because of arthritis and i had back surgery. what puzzles me, i went back to work but i could not work full- time. because i could not work full- time, i could not get insurance. my therapist said, why don't you try for disability? because i was gainfully employed, i could not get disability. now i am training for a job that will let me do sit down work, but i cannot get health care. while i am working, nobody wants to employ somebody who is high risk. and i cannot afford -- any health care that i can get will not cover my back. he only way i can get high risk insurance is if i go without health care. that is a rationing. i have never seen anything more like rationing. it discriminates against people who try to work. i think that is decimating for our work ethic. everything is against the worker. host: hang on, dorothy. guest: if she has insurance, in order to qualify for the temporary high-risk pool, she needs to be wi

host: cspanjunkie tweets -- chattanooga, tennessee. dorothy is a health care practitioner. what do you do in the industry? caller: i am a nurse. i had to retire because of arthritis and i had back surgery. what puzzles me, i went back to work but i could not work full- time. because i could not work full- time, i could not get insurance. my therapist said, why don't you try for disability? because i was gainfully employed, i could not get disability. now i am training for a job that will let me do sit down work, but i cannot get health care. while i am working, nobody wants to employ somebody who is high risk. and i cannot afford -- any health care that i can get will not cover my back. he only way i can get high risk insurance is if i go without health care. that is a rationing. i have never seen anything more like rationing. it discriminates against people who try to work. i think that is decimating for our work ethic. everything is against the worker. host: hang on, dorothy. guest: if she has insurance, in order to qualify for the temporary high-risk pool, she needs to b

host: cspanjunkie tweets -- chattanooga, tennessee. dorothy is a health care practitioner.what do you do in the industry? caller: i am a nurse. i had to retire because of arthritis and i had back surgery. what puzzles me, i went back to work but i could not work full- time. because i could not work full- time, i could not get insurance. my therapist said, why don't you try for disability? because i was gainfully employed, i could not get disability. now i am training for a job that will let me do sit down work, but i cannot get health care. while i am working, nobody wants to employ somebody who is high risk. and i cannot afford -- any health care that i can get will not cover my back. he only way i can get high risk insurance is if i go without health care. that is a rationing. i have never seen anything more like rationing. it discriminates against people who try to work. i think that is decimating for our work ethic. everything is against the worker. host: hang on, dorothy. guest: if she has insurance, in order to qualify for the temporary high-risk pool, she needs to be

reviewed the city of chattanooga, tennessee. it was sometimes inconsistent with identifying obligations and was not always accurate on reporting to h.u.d. on louisville, kentucky, again, very similar to the previous. augusta, georgia, did not have internal control to perform continuous and routine obligations of the process to make sure that the process was as intended. they reviewed clark county, nevada and said they need to revise its written procedures in developer agreements to make sure that properties to be sold to eligible homebuyers would be sold at a price permitted. meaning they were selling it for too much money. so although i do support the amendment at hand i wish it would have reviewed phase one and two. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. ellison: how much time remains on this side? the chair: both sides have two minutes remaining. mr. ellison: i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. m