emanuel cleaver, again has chaired art task force.bers will be available for comments after this. thanks again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] now to live coverage from the british house of commons. british prime minister gordon brown joined for the house of commons to talk about his recent trip to afghanistan in meetings with the european council on climate change. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> met with commanders on the ground including meeting with afghan army leaders. and today i've had a meeting of our national security committee with the chief of defense and the chief of our security services. and i talk to the nato general secretary. the first preface of my visit to afghanistan was to thank our brave armed forces in a year in which 100 other colleagues have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. i wanted to acknowledge and congratulate them on the dedicated work day after day that they continue to do. and as christmas draws near, to wish them

this task force is chaired by congressman emanuel cleaver. tuesday president obama delivered a speech that was another sober reminder of the important work that we must continue to do to grow our economy and create jobs. we agree with the president's support for small businesses, infrastructure investment and green jobs is essential. we also believe as members of congress we must do more. in order to do this the congressional black caucus has out by four areas to focus on which is laid out in our letter. of course, they're includes job training, infrastructure assistance to small businesses and also local fiscal relief. we believe the direct job creation and training is essential in this jobs proposal. these areas are really important to create real and meaningful economic opportunities to provide pathways' come out of poverty and opportunities to read the congressional black caucus remains committed to working with president obama and congressional leadership to address the very real economic crises gripping the nation and we will not shy aw

cleaver for five minutes. >> the answer to that question would have been what you just said no matterwhat, right? >> i believe our system is very strong. >> even if the war, that would be the answer, right? >> i don't understand. >> you would not have said it from a bus in the tv cameras that our system has been compromised. >> i believe that the system is very strong and it was not compromised as a result of this, sir. >> ok. i understand why you won't answer the question which is why i asked the question. that was somewhat of an answer. i am not sure you can answer my questions in public. >> perhaps when we get into the closed session, i can answer and give you more examples as to why i am confident in our system. >> generally, whether it is science or theology or anthropology for epidemiology, we all build on what laws. was. it seems to me that any new versions were built on older versions. and i read about that? >> yes, sir. >> if i am correct, there obviously is information that is out there that is in the latest iteration. >> that is true but the bulk of that information is info

also emanuel cleaver and our jobs task force. thank you all for being here. members will be available for comment after this. thanks again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this weekend on booktv at look at climate change with former vice president al gore on reducing the effects of greenhouse gases. and lawrence solomon on the scientists who question the validity of global warming. on afterwords joan and her bio of antonin scully. and can all lead on how google became the new media giants. booktv this weekend on c-span 2. >> now some of today's health care debate in the senate. it begins with a procedural motion by democrat dick durbin and an objection by republican senator mike and see. this is a half-hour. >> yesterday mr. president and majority leader propounded the unanimous consent to afford both with respect to the health care bill. a revote later objected to the consensus indicating they had just received a copy of senator lautenberg's side-by-side amendment to the dorgan amendment so they needed time to re

and latino, many are white, many are asian pacific islanders this task force is chaired by emanuel cleaver. we must maintain for vital health insurance, as millions of americans face job lost for extended periods of unemployment. we also must continue to invest in education and job training programs that fully support housing niche fives -- initiatives like the affordable housing trust fund and the neighborhood stabilization program to bring stability to our hardest-hit communities. we must rain and index the minimum wage so every working person can be assured they'll earn a wage that will lift them up and out of poverty each and every year without having to rely on the legislateture to keep up with increases in the cost of living. we need to ensure access to early education, guarantee a high quality, public education for every american student and make sure that every working family has access to the affordable quality child care that they need so they can get to their jobs. also, we need to reconnect with our disconnected youth and the formerly incarcerated individuals with increased sup

cleaver? >> thank you, madame chair. to mr. allison and mr. krimminger, i don't think either one of you were none of the people at the table are the villains. i think you represent agencies that -- i think you represent agencies that are probably not fulfilling their responsibilities. do you believe that the mortgage companies and banks are doing the best they can? >> congressman cleaver, i think the banks have a long way to go to get up to their full potential to help alleviate this problem. they have been making progress, to be fair. we have people from the treasury and from san eni in the offices of the top seven servicers right now. they are stationed there working with them, finding the facts about why this program isn't working even better. we are not satisfied by any means. we intend to publish more and more information as fast as we can for reliable and information about their performance so the public and congress can judge for themselves. much more has to be done. >> we have which is legally and administratively forced them to work w

thank you, madamÑi chair. >> may iÑi answer you, congressn cleaver?ry clearly about this. we have worked with them to try to get them up to speed. we have freddie mac auditing their performance. are they following the rules? are people being denied a mortgage modification who should get one under the plan? as we move forward, we're putting them on notice. and then we will exact penalties of them and be publicly outspoken as to who is performing well and who is not. Ñiyou're absolutely right. we are going to move to the point where we are disciplining the banks if they do not perform better than they are today. while they're getting better, it is not nearly good enough and it is not fast enough. we have given them clear it targets for how many modifications they need to make permanent by the end of this year. in every case, where they have existing documentation, there is no excuse to not get that modification done by the end of the year. >> mr. scott. Ñi>> let me ask a couple of questions. in the program, why can we not stop foreclosure proceedings wh

cleaver for five minutes. >> ms. rossides, thank you.to follow, the answer to that question would have been what you just said no matter what. right? >> yes, sir, i believe that our system is very strong. >> no, but i mean even if it weren't that would have been the answer. >> i don't understand. >> you wouldn't have said here, you know, to the cameras that are -- that our system has been compromised. >> glabble the system is very strong and was not compromised as a result of this, sir. >> ok. i understand why you won't answer the question which is why i asked the question but that was somewhat of an answer. has there been a see i'm not sure you can answer my question. >> perhaps we can get piano into the closed session i can answer and give you more examples as to why i'm confident of our systems. >> well, generally, whether it is science or theology or anthropology or epidemiology, we all build on what was and so it seems to me that any new versions were built on older versions. am i right about that? >> yes, sir. ok. so if i am correc