even christensen mother and sister had their doubts. >> at the time we didn't connect it. she wasn't found in the green river, she was found in maple valley. >> what matters to us right now is the evidence that's left behind. >> what was left behind would later link christensen's murder to that of the other young victims dragged to the green river the year before. there were suspects, of course. the fbi did a profile, a profile that was so general it could have fit half the young men in seattle. what's more, the sketches the police were using were pretty much useless, too. >> there was one magazine that came out, a picture of me, a picture of this artist drawing, and the author of this article makes a comment, it's as plain as the nose on your face. the lead detective is the killer. >> there were 40,000 tips and that was the problem. there were hundreds, even thousands of suspects. >> i was amazed at the number of people that matched the profile that was given to us. so i was always shocked and surprised that my wife and my two daughters, you go from point a to point b dur

under the previous order, the question is on the christensen nomination. if there is no further debate,about all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it, the ayes do have it, and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order the motions to reconsider are considered and made and laid on fable. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate will resume legislative session. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a period of morning business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of calendar 239. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 239, s. 384, a bill to amend title 39, united states code and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid

christensen of the virgin islands. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 387, the gentlelady from the virgin islands, mrs. christensen, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: thank you, mr. chairman. this bill will dramatically weaken the clean air act and delay public health protections against particulate matter. it is serious and has been well documented. thousands of studies published over the last nine years make a stronger case of fine particles and indicate that the current standard must be revisited in order to ensure that the public health is protected. the mainly health effects of fine particular matter include reduced lung function, missed school days due to respiratory systems, increased use of asthma medications, strokes, emergency room visits, hospital admissions, lung cancer and premature death. at levels well below the current national air quality standards. this bill, h.r. 1633, eliminates e.p.a.'s authority

melius christensen, and i was never able to meet her, but being in the choir has made me feel a connection on that level and that has made it extra special for me. >> the students develop close relationships with one another. >> it's been one of the most powerful experiences of my life to sing in such an amazing ensemble, to make music at such an incredibly high level of artistry, but at the same time, to have that camaraderie with my fellow choir members who are really like family. >> in a unique trait, st. olaf choir members always hold hands with each other during performances. >> it really helps us connect with the people around us, on a personal, as well as a musical level. >> armstrong believes what takes place in the performances goes beyond the music. >> i'm constantly admonishing them not to just sing correct technique, correct words, i want the message. >> one of the most special things about the st. olaf choir is knowing that when you go out to perform, no matter where you are or what performance it may be, that there are people out there whose lives you can touch, and that also

security council's work and saying that it was done with the media attention knows he said the christensen's also into the u.s. you heard the foreign minister saying that the u.s. should focus first and foremost on its own electoral system and that russia's future is going to be for the russian people to decide and we can hear the president made vegas response to some of these persons as well. as you have both the sufficiency of fish and sea of parties is an area of responsibility for the russian authorities not for international organizations to monitor the quality of elections and violations. it's one thing but the issue of the country's political system is none of their business. to write the constitution good is going to come he said the president. said that all the claims and allegations of violations of food are going to be fully investigated so the makeup of the new duma russia's lower house of parliament is a pretty clear now isn't it to give us the details of that if you count. the very last the votes are still being counted in the final results are expected in a couple of days it's

david christensen with the pro- life organization family research council in d.c. says the regulations are aimed at protecting women's health. >> while we do not think women's health should be sacrificed on the altar of the pro-abortion agenda and to have less to say the measures and veterinary clinics or health spas. and that a pro-choice activists says it is all about politics. >> this has nothing to do with women's health and safety. >> she says there's not a single abortion clinic in virginia that can meet the new standards that regulate, among other things, the width of hallways, the exact location of bathrooms, and even the number of parking spaces. king says many low-income women who depend on these facilities will pay the price. >> they will not have access to family planning. they will not have access to low-cost birth control. they will not have access to some pre and post-natal care that they count on or even their annual exams. >> we talked with virginians about the new regulations and got some very different opinions. and i think it's their intentions

christensen of the virgin islands, amendment number 4 by mr. markey of massachusetts, amendment number 5 by mr. waxman of california. amendment number 8 by mr. green of texas. the unfinished business is the request of a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in house report 112-317 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. wish, on which further proceed -- rush, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in house report 112-317 offered by mr. rush of illinois. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings

dana christensen. the senate will soon take up dana's nomination for united states district judge for the district of montana. to ensure the most ethical and qualified attorney was appointed as district judge, i created an advisory selection panel made up of five montana lawyers with diverse legal backgrounds across our state and across party lines. i said to them, just get me the best. the best four or five people i can choose from, i don't care if thir republicans or democrats, liberals or conservatives, guilty me the best qualified and that's what they did. from them i chose dana christensen. and the panel unanimously and enthusiastically recommended the nomination of dana christensen as proud -- i was proud to pass this recommendation on to the president. dana is a fourth generation montanan raised in missoula. received his law degree from the university of montana law school in 1976. dana started his legal career at the billings, montana law enforcement of molton, longhill and mather. he then join

christensen: thank you, mr. speaker. this year and every time the democrats have tried to do the right thing for the american people, republicans say no unless they add their poison pills. in the past that might have led to negotiations that ended in a bipartisan solution, but not so today. today republicans are trying to force us to accept the keystone x.l. before we make the air we breathe dirtier. the president are right to wait to assess. and they want to slash the public health and prevention fund, another program that keeps people healthy and reduce health care costs for families in our country. democrats will be calling for passing our make it in america bill but republicans insist on jobs that damage the public health and killing jobs in the only sector that is growing, health care. because they have not helped recovery, our fellow americans still need the payroll tax deduction and unemployment insurance and a fix for doctors' medicare reimbursement so they can continue services for the -- servicing for the milli

christensen: i rise in support of this point of order on h. resolution 401. here we go again with another misnamed bill to hold a bill hostage to republican pet projects that harm the environment and threaten public health. it's also a bill that's wasting time that could be used to create jobs and help the middle class because with these poison pills it is going nowhere. unfortunately, the good things in the bill are threatened because of these other provisions, the payroll tax deduction, the two-year s.g.r. fix, as well as one or two other health care provisions, good parts of the bill needed by our nation's families, our doctors and medicare pen fisharies. but they should not be weighed down by the provisions that allow the keystone pipeline to bypass registration lages, allow industrial boilers and incinerators to pollute an cuts billions of dollars of services in the affordable care act. with millions of our fellow americans out of work it fails to provide the full extension of unemployment that is needed in this time of improved but still slow job creati

so it is just natural that some evangelical christensen like bachmann -- some evangelical christiansike michelle bachmann best and others like rick perry best and others like rick santorum best. it has something to do with the economy. people are more concerned about jobs, more concerned about the economy, more concerned about america's leadership in the world community of nations. they are concerned about that more right now than about these social issues. not to say the social issues are not important. if rick santorum has made that as clear as anyone has made it. saying how important they are, but they are not quite at the level this year than in 2008 when the economy was a little better. host: tampa, florida, gary on our independent line for the senator. banks awaiting -- thank you for waiting. caller: i would like to ask the senator a question and then give some basic facts. i would like to commend him on being one of the most long winded senators i have ever heard answer the question and i would like to commend you on hitting every little fear button that the republican party h