pope, welcome. >> good afternoon, chairman stabenow, reactioning member cochran -- ranking member cochran and members of the committee. my name is larry pope. i'm president and ceo of smithfield be foods. i appreciate this opportunity to offer testimony to this committee today. at in this time i would like to summarize my written testimony which i submitted for the record. we at smithfield are very excited about our announced new partnership with shuanghui, the majority owner of china's largest pork processer. it provides enormous benefits for american manufacturing and americanal church it is a partnership that is all about growth and improving the agricultural environment in both the u.s. and china. the combined company expects to help meet the growing demand for pork in china by exporting high quality pork products from the u.s. this means increased capacity for u.s. producers. more jobs and processing and more exports for the u.s. economy. at the same time, we will continue to supply our same high quality, renowned products to u.s. consumers as well as other markets around the world.

trial when johnnie cochran blew up that glove and put it over his head? "if the glove fit on my head, he didn't make her dead." you know it. i know it. he knows it. she knows it. and in "to kill a mockingbird," atticus finch knew that a little humor could health the hearts of even the most hardened racists. >> in the name of god, do your duty. nothing? i said duty. come on. that's funny. >> stephen: i always cry at that part. we'll be right back. >> welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a professor of american history at tufts. we're honored to have him here the night that african-american history ended. please welcome peniel joseph. [ cheers and applause ] hey, good to have you with me. you are a professor of history at tufts and the author of "dark days, bright nights: from black power to barack obama" recently released in paperback. now, sir, congratulations on being here the night that racism was officially declared over. in america. did you read the decision that justice roberts handed down today? >> i read the decision, steve. that's exactly

and thank you and the ranking member cochran for having this really important hearing. this is something that we've all heard about for a while and you know, we are concerned, the american public is concerned so it's good to have a discussion. i think all of us are really concerned that you have a huge company in the sense of controlling a good part of the market and then again what is that going to be the effect on consumers, what is that going to be the effect on the american worker is the bottom line. tell me, mr. pope, my understanding of the recent china wants to do this is in the sense that assess been alluded to, they need protein. they need to fork. -- pork. they don't have the green to do that over there. it takes for a five pounds of grain to make a pound of pork so it makes sense to raise the pork where the grain is that. i mean, is that true? >> senator, i think that's exactly true. that's not any different than the way pork and meat is produced in this country. meet is largely produced where the green is come and china has, has had a policy as many countrie

wees also ask that you support the cbo work force collaborative that anne cochran brought up and the ask for basic skills development which would go to providing core skill training to assist san francisco residents to not only gain employment but maintain it. we believe that both enhancement would support the city's -- what should be the city's goal that everyone wants a job should be provided with the support and opportunity to obtain one. thank you supervisors. >> honorable supervisors i am alex with the geneva house and the power house is 113 year old building in the city. for 13 years we have been turning it into a community center. it's now owned by the recreation and parks department and we have been defunded and we're asking that funding be restored. with the car barn we are able to do multitude of things for families and nonprofits in excessor which are needy which are leaving. a lot of families are leaving. families are leaving. i don't want them to go. i want my family to stay. if the car barn is an entity that can help them. it can offer resources -- for three and a half

and so senator cochran, want to thank you for your role. i am proud that we have been able to get that done. from the very beginning of human history we have seen civilizations rise and fall based on their ability to feed their people. that is why food security is absolutely essential to national security. it's why food and agriculture are such an important and unique part of our american economy. not a day goes by that everyone of us in this room was reminded of the importance of safe, affordable, and abundant food supply. it can be easy for americans to forget that food does not just show up in the garage stores. sometimes i feel we have to remind people of that. it's a process that requires risk-taking, sound business practices, and a whole lot of hard work from the 60 million people whose jobs rely on agriculture. that is why the news of the proposed purchase raises so many questions. smithfield might be the first acquisition of a major food and beverage cultural company, but the data will be a last. that's why we must take on long-term

that i'm now i'm joined by mitchell cockles world renowned physicist and popularizer of science mr cochrane this is a great honor for me you and many other visionaries have long spoken about the internet becoming the new equalizer connecting to walt. bringing equality intellectual equality to humanity and i think. many of the afghans. really see that happening around and around us in our daily lives we can communicate people from other parts of the world we can do business we can get education. and until a couple of weeks ago i think many of us thought that we were protected by our own privacy settings but with this recent intelligence scandal. while some have doubts about that i wonder if you would agree that the more knowledge humanity acquires the more intelligence and snooping it produces i think every revolution has winners and losers take a look at the winners thank you look at the life of our grandparents in one thousand nine hundred long distance communication in one thousand nine hundred was yelling out the window high speed travel was getting stuck in the mud with your way can peo

point of view on everybody else and if you don't agree with it you get your opinion as pulled in mr cochrane's the same with democracies and american democracy i think is a prime example here because if you disagree with the american way of living a life you know you hear you face a very real danger of the war being pushed onto your country let me ask you a question right now in afghanistan do they harbor terrorists who want to do damage to the united states i don't know the haitians and i'm not ok to ask you question on tape let me ask your question a little who was behind nine. eleven are you conspiracy theorists or not are you people that think that maybe george w. bush toppled his own building what do you think is behind nine eleven let me ask you that question who was behind nine eleven i think let me ask you a question i when you as i do you find nine eleven mr kuchel i mean ask answer me example question who is behind nine eleven i give you the courtesy of being on your show you should give me the courtesy of answering one simple question of ok i'm leaving behind i hate i do you tend to

senator brown. >> thank you, madam chair, and i appreciate senator cochran's line of questioning. for mr. pope and commissioner slane, do you think usda should be involved in the cfius review of this proposed deal? mr. popesome. -- mr. pope? >> we have absolutely no objection to that and support that process. >> okay. mr. slane? >> senator, i would totally support that. it's one of the weaknesses of cfius. >> one of the weaknesses is that in that you don't expect that cfius will decide to include usda in the process? >> as you know, they're not included now, so my hope is they become a permanent member of cfius and maybe some of the other agencies as well. >> especially if it's a food safety issue. >> right. >> mr. pope, we know this is a good deal for shareholders. we know, the long-term benefits for workers and farmers, and i heard what you said to senator cochran's question, but the long-term benefits for workers and farmers and american consumers, to me, are not so clear. but let me ask you something. financially, what's at stake for you personally and for top management? smit

if he hadn't, johnny cochran would point at marcia clark and christopher dard en, say they got the glove, why don't they want him to try it on, because they know. then you make the prosecutor look like a crook. >> part of the reason we're all surprised the prosecution doesn't have a case is because the media already tried the case with a different outcome before the case even started? >> reporter: i suspect that's true. one of the problems you have in any case is that people take sides. shirts and skins. they immediately take sides, no matter what it is, not just on the racial issue, in any case, someone may be more likeable or not likeable. you often times have that. there's the beauty, going back to dana's question, hopefully the jury is not poisoned like that, hopefully lawyers aren't doing that, and the judges. we may have all of this chatter and noise outside the courtroom, but they all have a very important job. i suspect they're all doing a good job at it, i suspect the jury is doing its best. never met a juror that had a cavalier attitude, like he or she didn't care. ey're all ve

it's the same chart i used in the michael jackson trial and i borrowed it from johnnie cochran who used it in the o.j. simpson trial. you go up the scale, is it probably guilty? guilt is certain, guilt is likely. you show how all of these very strong burdens of doubt are lower than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. it's responsibility versus reasonable doubt as i see the case. >> we've heard over and over from the prosecution that trayvon martin was unarmed the night he was killed, he only had skittles and an iced tea but the defense countered that today saying he used the concrete as a weapon by slamming george zimmerman's head into it. and to illustrate the point, mark o'mara actually brought a piece of seccement in the courtroom. l let's take a look. >> and then it was said -- how many times was it said that trayvon martin was unarmed? now, i'll be held in contempt if i drop this so i'm not going to do some drama and drop it on the floor and watch it roll around. that is cement. that is a sidewalk. and that is not an unarmed teen-ager with nothing but skits trying to get home. >> jeff

senator cochran anaya, along with a number of members of this committee last week urged the secretaryof treasury to include the usda and the fda in the review process of this transaction. by the committee on foreign investment in the united states. that is why we will be meeting later today with officials from the department of treasury in conjunction with the banking committee so that senators can get briefed on this process. we also asked for operations involving the food supply. i believe this is part of her national security and should be considered when our government reviews foreign investment into the united states. unlike other countries, the united states does not currently undertake such a review. and i believe that that needs to needs to change. second, we need to evaluate how foreign purchases of the food supply will affect our economy broadly and frankly whether there is a level playing field when it comes to business acquisitions would happen the other way around? could they purchase one-way based on what we have heard from many experts already, it sounds like the answer

simpson simpson trial with johnnie cochran and marcia clark.the jodi arias trial, and now there's the george zimmerman trial being televised on national tv. mr. zimmerman claims that he shot the 17-year-old mr. martin in self-defense. when the story first broke, much of the debate centered around florida's stand your ground law in the intersection of race and suspicion and fear with that law. now that the trying's being televised, though, there's just as much focus on the drama much of it all. and it's had a huge tv audience riveted every day. a former professor of criminal justice who had taught the defendant and it has a huge television audience, today, the prosecution side called the 33rd witness to the stand, a former professor who had taught george zimmerman back in 2011. the professor is in colorado, and the trial is in florida. and although you would think that colorado to florida wouldn't be a huge amount to travel, the court decided to allow this professor to testify remotely. they had him testify by skype and even swore him in over sk

and tomorrow it would be our intent, senator cochran and i, to go through the motions that it takes to be able to send back our farm bill and ask for a conference committee. so i just wanted to let all the members know that. if there is a concern, i would appreciate members approach me directly or senator cochran directly, because this is an opportunity for us to move forward and to actually put together a bill that affects 16 million people in this country that work in agriculture and everyone who counts on the great work of our farmers in order to have the healthiest, most affordable food system in the world. so it is our intent tomorrow to move forward with that and welcome, if there is any questions or concerns from members, we'd be happy to work with them. mr. brown: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you. i thank the chairwoman of the agriculture committee and for her work. this is legislation that saves taxpayers literally tens of billions of dollars through -- while strengthening the safety net and provides adequate revenue and nutri

. >> number two, summertime blues eddie cochran. some may know by its remake by the who., they are, dancing in the street by martha and the vandellas. >> summer songs get you back to booing a kid. magical time. >> my favorite of all time. just happens to be a summer song. cocomo by the beach boys. the best song ever. i have a colada on the beach. i was 7 the first time i heard it. surrounded by my best friends. it was the summertime. one of the moms knew the lyrics ic i learned the lyrics that summer. bust seller ever. how about you? >> i picked the boys are back in town. like me and my long island. hoodlum buddies. hanging in the wood. rock 'n' roll style. >> pretty good song. >> yeah. >> so your days on long island were filled with days in the woods? on long island? >> you know, the pond, suburban guys, being teenagers and doing what they do. >> this is a pretty old song. because our producer. >> 1976. >> producer was having a hard time finding a video for this. didn't know the video existed. >> 76, the bicentennial, tall ships in the harbor. awesome. >> nice. that brin

now is nicole lamoureux, the executive director of the national association of free clinics and jim cochranorrow's clinic. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. >> our pleasure. >> nicole, let me know how things are looking for tomorrow's clinic. i'm excited about it. i'm on my way down there to join you. >> i tell you, everybody down here is real excited to see you, rev. and we have hundreds of people already signed up to be with us tomorrow at the convention center. people are unbelievably in need here in new orleans. they need diabetic testing, and they need that exam, and they need that connection to the prescription medications. but more than that, we also have all of these volunteers who want to make a difference. i'll tell you, the battle for health care is not over. we need to continue to stand by, side by side, to provide access to health care to so many people who need it. you're going to see it tomorrow. lines and lines of hundreds of people who need access to health care, who have to swallow their pride to come to a convention center to see a doctor. it should not be th

. -- and cochran number 1814. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from maine. ms. collins: madam president, it is with great regret that on behalf of senator coburn, i am objecting. i want to point out that we've worked very hard to clear this list of amendments, and they include amendments from members on both sides of the aisle. it's a fair list, and i had hoped that we would be able to proceed tonight. regrettably, there is an objection on our side from senator coburn. i am, however, optimistic that with further work we will be able to deal with that objection, and my hope is that in the morning we will have an agreement that will allow me to agree on, as the manager on our side, to this list. but, unfortunately, at this time, i do need to object fnl. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mrs. murray: madam president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. reid: ask unanimous consent

let me just take a moment to thank my ranking member, senator cochran, and to indicate we are, in fact, now officially sending back our senate bill to the house and requesting a conference on the farm bill. this is a very important step. this evening, i want to thank the senior senator from north dakota, senator hoeven, who has done yeoman's work this evening and today, and the senior senator from georgia, senator chambliss, who has been very involved as well as other members of the committee for working hard to bring us to this point. as everyone knows, we have been working very hard on a bipartisan basis in the senate. we have produced a product that is comprehensive, bipartisan, balanced, that addresses the agricultural needs and concerns of our country and of a five-year farm bill that addresses food security and conservation of our soil and land and water, bioenergy, rural development. we could go on and on with all of the pieces of the farm bill that are so important. we also do this on behalf of the 16 million men and women who in america work hard every day in some part of agri

. >> we all know that the late johnny cochran was my mentor in the law and my dear friend and so he andhapiro and robert kardashian really made sure that i had the right information, and then i had, the same kind of relationship with the prosecution. a lot of people never could understand how i could quote play both sides and i was not playing both sides, but i was being the eyes and the ears over the people outside. and it was my job to find out the truth. and i got the know o.j. simpson pretty well in the interim between the criminal trial and the civil trial. and so i thought that he trust ed me. i have been asked numerous times as you might imagine in the last 15 minutes what i thought, and star, did you really think that he did it? >> my next question. >> i will say now and based on the evidence of the law, the jury got it exactly right in the criminal trial and based on the evidence and the information, the jury got it 100% right in the civil trial. >> and now as you sit here as the president for the national association of women, the naw, tell me about the position that you want

and i was reminded that tom cochran, the coach of the new york giants used to find the players if they didn't show up 15 minutes earlier than the meeting was scheduled for. they advice we show up 15 minutes early in case the meeting started early which was a total change of pace for me. >> when the president announced, he said he wants you to give him unvarnished advice. is that easier said than done? >> i'm glad you remembered that. what he said was i rely on the council to get the unvarnished objective advice about what's the best thing to do for the economy. not influenced by politics. it's not too hard because it will sometimes it on the one hand, on the other hand. and what i've tried to do is what i think is the best economic evidence, but also characterize where the whole profession is. you know, it's other people have a different view, to try to explain where that is. and i think that's worked pretty well. also, i've resisted the temptation to give advice about politics. there are plenty of people who know more which -- who know much more about that to me. that's the job. i try

[laughter] >> i think it was in the johnnie cochran school of reasoning, if it floats, it is a boat. >> people should realize that sometimes what is news has to do with what is in the competition. the ruling came pretty early. it was heard early in the term. there were some good cases these last couple weeks that got caught up in other things that would've gotten more attention if they did not, the same time as these big rulings on gay rights or racial policy. >> that opinion had pictures, too. >> i was surprised to learn in san francisco bay and seattle, a lot of people who live on these boats. they get electricity, they are stationary. it was a very important thing to them whether they were classified as a vessel or a house. a lot of people, it was very important decision to say what is the difference between a boat and a house that is on the water? the entire gaming industry was worked up about it because all these floating casinos -- the court went into great detail. this thing had french doors instead of portholes. that was important to justice breyer. it was one of the very few

i was describing the recent trip i took to the middle east and afghanistan with senators cornyn, cochran, sessions, boozman, fischer, and in afghanistan with senators mccain and graham. in turkey and jordan, we heard about the atrocities committed by the assad regime in syria and the flood of refugees pouring into those neighboring countries. in afghanistan, we met with our troops and heard about the slow transition from nato forces to afghan security. in the united arab emirates, we discussed the growing threat of iran throughout the region. and we made a meaningful stop at the regional medical center in germany to visit recently wounded americans and nato partners who sacrificed so much in this long war against terrorism. in the voices of our troops and our diplomats and our allies and our wounded warriors, we heard over and over again a basic question: what will america do? answering this question isn't easy but i believe that finding answers is made more difficult because we do not have any agreed-upon consultative process between the president and congress. mr. kaine: the american p

>> i think it was in the johnnie cochran school of reasoning -- if it floats, it is a boat. >> it came down early. people should realize that sometimes what is news has to do with what is in the competition. the ruling came pretty early. it was heard early in the term. there were some good cases these last couple weeks that got caught up in other things that would've gotten more attention if they did not, the same time as these big rulings on gay rights or racial policy. >> that opinion had pictures, too. >> i was surprised to learn in san francisco bay and seattle, a lot of people who live on these boats. they get electricity, they are stationary. it was a very important thing to them whether they were classified as a vessel or a house. there were a lot of people, it was very important decision to say what is the difference between a boat and a house that is on the water? >> the entire gaming industry was worked up about it because all these floating casinos -- the court went into great detail. actually. the court went into great detail. this thing had french doors instead of porthole