we have department of commerce secretary gary locke and the census bureau director robert groves.

peter is supervisor and senior adviser of the traffic and transport division at the chamber of commerce, amsterdam. they are partners with businesses and public authorities to develop a robust and economically healthy region. they supervise a team of professionals in the port industries, barge, rail, and road transport. sounds like mta. the chamber of commerce amsterdam is known as an element of innovative approach to connectivity and mobility. he is strong and establishing unique partnership to create groundbreaking solutions. he started a task force formability management for employers and employees to reduce car trafficked by 10%. -- he started a task force for mobility management for employers and employees to reduce traffic by 10%. >> i will give you the perspective of the business community in amsterdam. athis is the region of amsterda. this is the inner city of amsterdam, and the rest of the city are the suburbs. the whole city, there are 2.2 million people, but the real city of amsterdam, there are less than 800,000, which i think is about the same as san francisco. i will also

we've got some concrete examples through some of the commerce programs, one particularly more commerce, would where we're using the one stop shop to bring all of the resources of commerce together to help companies. we started in the auto industry in detroit and it's now spread out throughout the u.s. a couple of examples, to give you an idea what have we're talking about here, is that there's a company in seattle, washington, that has a fiber glass technology that was used to build pleasure yachts. in this economy, there aren't too many people buying pleasure yachts. so we got them to repurpose that technology and now they're providing solarblades. same fiberglass technology, second only to the top suppliers. that company was almost a half billion dollars of revenues with a couple hundred employees three years ago. a year and a half ago they were down to maybe $30 million and about 10 employees and now they're on the growth again because they've gotten a major department of energy contract to get them back in the game. using that same technology. in detroit there are only precision ma

if this is activity that can be regulated under the commerce clause, then the federal government can reach anything. this is where you get to the massive expansion of federal power. >> also on this legal action, eric holder attorney general represents the obama government. he filed a motion for dismissal of this suit brought by the virginia attorney general. the judge said no to obama, yes to kutchinel. you may proceed with lawsuit ag the basis of nonconstitutionality. >> question, are these examples of normal give and take between washington and the states or are we on the threshold of a constitutional crisis? pat? >> we are somewhere inbetween, john. there's no doubt the states are really asserting their rights against the federal government, which is now taking 25% of the entire economy. the highest ever in peacetime. it's regulating more and more. there's enormous resistance at the state level. my friend tom woods has written a book called nullification which goes back to the jefferson, madison arguments. on gun laws, a lot of states are saying we will not enforce federal indivis

they are calling it interstate commerce. if congress can regulate this, they can regulate anything. this is an assault on states. >> because the federal government is insisting that all citizens buy health insurance or get it, correct? you cannot be without health insurance.e. that's what the federal government is demanding. >> that's what is unconstitutional. >> it's confusing to me how the justice didn't object to marijuana commerce in california that had to direct impact on other states. i'm amazed at the position of nullification coming back. suddenly, the latest on the blue and the gray now. this is more than new federal -- i think this is part of a culture war, john. i think this is part of the idea that people in a lot of these states, going against obama, that's a winner for republicans. stand up here against that central government and let people be distracted from the economic crisis these states are suffering right now. >> you think the argument against your position is frithilous? >> which argument? >> the government does not have the authority to command you buy insuran

congress may regulate commerce among the states. james madison disrupt the purpose of it in the federalist papers -- james madison describe the purpose of it in the federalist papers, trying to prevent states from erecting trade barriers between each other. but that is the key point, economic activity. this is the first time that congress has tried to reach out and punish individual americans for their economic inactivity. this is not a brand new issue. beginning in 1994, when the first discussion of an individual health insurance mandate came up in congress, it was the nonpartisan congressional budget office that what congressional member -- let me read you what they said to them -- a mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance is an unprecedented form of federal action. the federal government has never required any people to purchase any good or service as a requirement of living in the united states. if this expansion of the federal power is sustained by the courts, our future relationship as individuals with t

vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >>> the chamber of commerce opposes prop 19 and says legalizing potould violate the drug-free workplace act and that could cause businesses and schools billions in federal money. >>> a new website lets college students bet on their grades. you think you can ace a course? place a minimum bet of $25. you put down some of that money, altrinsic.com puts down the rest. ace the course, you collect all the money along with some bonus pay, depending on how hard the course is and your scholastic record. hedge your bet by choosing a lower grade. miss your grade, lose your money. the website will be up this month for students at 36 campuses across the country, including berkeley and stanford. >>> kind of an interesting thing there. you can always bet that courtney reagan is making the grade when it comes to checking out the markets. she is at the cnbc headquarters with a look at friday's trading. let's hope for a better one today. >> reporter: good morning to you. i can't bring you really good news now because futures are a bit lower. we were higher earlier in t

for everything but i don't think in the workplace is the right place to do it. >> the chamber of commerce which opposes prop 19 says legalizing pot would violate the drug-free workplace act and that could cause businesses and schools billions in federal dollars. voters will have their say this november. vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> all right. >>> a new website lets college studts bet on their grades. think you can esa course? place a minimum bet of $25. you put down some of that money, al trinsic.com puts down the rest. ace the course, you collect all the money along with some bonus pay, depending on how hard the course is and your scholastic record. hedge your bet by choosing a lower grade. miss your grade, lose your money. the website will be up this month for students at 36 campuses across the country, including berkeley and stanford. >>> all parents know there's a whole lot that goes into a baby's well-being, but should trips to the chiropractor be added to the list? as nbc bay area's kris sanchez explains, there's a new way for little ones to adjust. >> you want to kiss your b

commerce secretary gary locke said that the u.s. census bureau said $1.6 billion on the 2010 census. robert groves was at the news conference. census operations will continue through sept. as the census employees check the data. this is just 15 minutes. -- 50 minutes. i'd like also a warm welcome to the media in t room. those on the phone. we're happy to have you here today. a good day. we have speakers for you, the department of commerce secretary gary rock and census director robert groves. they'll both speak to you about milestones and progress in the 2010 census. secretary lock will give his remarks first. and after his remarks, we'll have a short q and a session. he has a very tight schedule, so we won't have time for a lot of questions. we'll have a short session. i just want to remind everyone that wee have one question per reporter. we'll take questionsn the room for the secretary. when you do ask your question, please give your name and your immediate afliation. after secretary lock finishes his remarks, dr. groves will sta

chamber of commerce. the cost to the economy of cutting carbon use tell us what the costs are. and one of the costs of in action well you know it's often hard to quantify the dollar figure of an action we know that it's causing you know all kinds of weather destruction that's going to cause you know public health issues you know it cousins droughts and famines and these are these are you know huge concerns about you know often are hard to put dollar figures on but we know that you know over the you know the next coming decades that these losses are going to cost us trillions of dollars. and the same time. you know you have a number of businesses who are out there saying look we want a price on carbon now it's going to give us predictability and stability and help us you know determine what our path forward is so you've had a number of progressive businesses have come forward and said yes we want to act on climate change now we want to predictable path forward you know this is because it create a problem within the chamber of commerce between these progressive businesses who ack

the department of commerce is committed to promoting this important sector. we do it daily by working to create the right environment to help manufacturers sustain and growth companies, and create jobs. in december 2009, the obama administration released a strategy entitled "a framework for revitalizing u.s. manufacturing to get the department addresses several components, including helping workers transition to a better future. we're working with other agencies such as those departments of transportation and secretary, and the sba. as assistant secretary, i believe it is critical to ensure the manufacturing sector is strong. manufacturing extension partnership i dudley works to ensure it the sector is competitive globally. our programs and partnerships are strategically developed to support the needs of the u.s. men crashing sector, and president's agenda. mass industry analysts and economists have extensive knowledge of the subject, and based on their analytics we provide decision-makers objective data to develop and implement policies to support u.s. manuf

i am really happy to be here and i am happy to introduce commerce secretary gary locke. if for no other reason than to have a public reason to thank him for all of the help he has given to the 2010 census. he is here to make a special announcement that we are proud of. with no further ado, i introduce the secretary. introduce the secretary. >> thank you, dr. groves. it's a pleasure to be here. great to be here with so many of our colleagues that helped make the 2010 census a resounding success, especially dr. bob groves, the director of the census bureau. bob will be speaking to you in just a moment, as stan indicated. but bob and his team, working with the senior leadership achieved incredible results with the 2010 census and substantially cost savings for the american taxpayer. the 2010 census is a textbook example of president obama's accountable government initiative which aims to cut waste, while delivering taxpayers better services at a very efficient price. the 2010 census has been a priorityf mine since my very first day as commercial secretary. i mean that liter

theresa garcia is live outside the chamber of commerce in san jose. >> quite the gathering.o more than 50 people, mostly business leaders from the silicon valley, many who submitted questions to be asked of the governor. the topics they discussed ranged from job creation, also how to deal with education and one of the hottest topics being pension reform. certainly in everything the governor said at the san jose silicon valley chamber of commerce, the point he kept returning to is that reform is needed. he said it would be economic suicide to continue down the path of borrowing and increasing taxes to deal with the budget shortfall. one of the biggest problems they need to revamp is the pension system. revenues grow but pension payments have skyrocketed and the governor says he's not going to sign a budget until the legislature agrees on pension reform which could save billions of dollars to go elsewhere. >> i would have over $3.7 billion more in other -- for other programs. i would give some money for in-home supportive services, more money for higher education. i would have

in addition, senator boxer also serves on the senate foreign relations committee, commerce committee, is the democratic chief majority whip, and serves on the committee of oversight and investigation. she has been married to her husband for 35 years -- 48 years. has two children, a daughter in law, two sons, and an inspiration to all of us here today. senator barbara boxer. [applause] >> thank you. if i did not have this box, honest to god, i would not be able to see anybody. i have to update that biography. we have been married 48 years, but who is counting? i also have a granddaughter. thank you so much for the introduction. looking at the people on the stage, i think half of you have been in my office, in washington, speaking to me in detail about the need to move forward on high-speed rail and this transbay terminal. here we are, 2017, we are going to see the grand central station of the west. i am so proud of that. [applause] i have to say, as we all focus so hard on creating jobs, this transbay transit center project is, quite simply, a bullet train for job creation. the first p

theresa rcia is live outside the chamber of commerce inan jose. >> qui the gathering.o more than 50 people, mostly business leaders fro the silin valley, many who submitted questions to be asked of the governor. the topics they discusse ranged from job creation, also how to deal with education and one of the hottest topics being pension reform. certainlin everything the governor said at e san jose silicon valley chambe of commerce, the point he kept returning to is that reform is needed. he said it would be economic suicide to continue down the path of borrowing and increasing taxes to deal with the budget shortfall. one the biggest problems they need to revamp is the pension system. revenues grow but pension paymentsave skyrocted and the governor says he's not going to sign a budget until the legislature agrees on pension reform which could save billio of dollars to go elsewher >> i would have over $3.7 billion more in other -- for other programs. i would give some money for in-home supporve services, more money for higher education. i would have more money for commun

department of congress -- department of commerce minority development agency who are here today. and of course the private sector, our most important and valued partner in delivering this project. i think bob is here today. those are the folks that are going to be building the town. there are contractors making a big impact here not just in building things but in incorporating a real commitment to small and local business participation, and doing an extraordinary job that i believe is going to become a paradigmatic example in the rest of the state, because these numbers are not to be ignored. and of course the small businesses themselves, [unintelligible] now let me take a second to a knowledge the chair of the san francisco transportation authority, my current boss, a man who i think it's well within the lineup of visionaries and people with the big picture. ross has been a member of the board of supervisors since 2004. he is on his first term as chair of the authority since january. during that time he has given me the opportunity to appreciate just how able he is to comprehend

the commerce clause is all about the regulation of interstate commerce, is it not? it is not the enforcement of commerce -- to make someone, maybe against their will -- to buy something, to participate in commerce. the constitution does not say that. it regulates interstate commerce. the federal government can set rules and regulations in regards to commerce. this is the constitutionality question that the commonwealth of virginia is challenging. there are 20 other states which have their own suits. georgia is part of that. quite honestly, i believe that the supreme court will rule that aspect of patient protection affordable care act of 2010 and constitutional. a lot of damage-- could occur before then. >> we have time for three more questions. >> good evening. we spoke this morning on the radio appeared once again, i appreciate you coming down here. i have a comment and a question. a year-and-a-half ago i sat in a senior high school government class where a quarter of the students knew who the vice president was. a majority knew who the president was. no one knew

and the commerce department reports on international trade for june. also, we'll hear about the u.s. unit of global conglomerate siemens. it powers over a third of u.s. electricity. we'll ask c.e.o. eric spiegel about how siemens plans to make clean energy a dominant power source. >> suzanne: despite high unemployment, consumers are still shopping online. new data out today show e- commerce is a bright spot for the retail sector. internet tracking firm comscore says online sales jumped to nearly $33 billion in the second quarter. that's 9% higher than a year ago. consumer electronics, computers and software remain the most popular items on the net. >> tom: florida's attorney general is suing some of the world's largest makers of l.c.d. screens. those are the flat screens used in high-tech t.v.'s, cell phones and laptops. bill mccollum alleges the defendants, like samsung, sharp, toshiba and hitachi, conspired to boost prices. last week, new york's attorney general filed a similar lawsuit. so far, the manufacturers have not commented on the allegations.

that is the finding of a survey of 1600 companies by the german chambers of industry and commerce. one in five of the surveyed companies said they already have shortage ofskilled workers. looking ahead ov the nexfive ars, one in two companies expect serious bottlenecks in their specialized work force. lawmakers pledged action. they want to appeal to reason to not traditionally supplies skilled workers. >> above all, this means young people who were sidelined at school and vocational training. also, women with children who want to work more but have been unable to. and older people whose wealth of experience and knowledge of not been in demand. >> the government also wants to attract more foreign workers like edwardo. it plans to remove bureaucratic obstacles, for example, by recognizing qualifications earned abroad. even with the shortage of workers, there's mounting evidence that not everyone is getting a fair shot at the job of their choice. having a non-german name, for example, can be a problem here, according to a study by the institute for the future of work. spurred on by po

as i said earlier, the money that is in the committee that i'm on, jurisdiction, energy and commerce, is really not -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. barton: doesn't have to be spent for medicaid. i would urge a no vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i'm pleased to yield to the chairman of the health subcommittee of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for -- mr. pallone: i want to thank my chairman. want to differ strongly with the gentleman from texas as much as i admire him as our ranking member, i would remind the gentleman that this bill is fully paid for by eliminating tax loopholes that send jobs overseas. the fact of the matter is that many states have already budgeted for this money, for this federal dollars and simply don't have their own state dollars to make up for it if they lose the federal dollars. this traditionally in t

the embellishment, the carvings, it represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that san franciscofamous for. >> the wood you see in the board of supervisor's chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world. the floors in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. >> being a pedestrian in san francisco is not easy for anybody. >> [inaudible] people push tables and chairs outside the sidewalk. >> i have to be careful not to walk the sidewalk. it is very hard. >> sometimes people get half way across the intersection. >> you have to be alert becau

said the facility poses no pool of ration risk but political expert from the russian commerce commerce sun newspaper surrogates told r.t. the berserk project poses no risk but there remain unanswered questions about other iranian nuclear facilities. or station operating in full compliance or for all of the recommendations of the international atomic energy experts and also it didn't contradict the so-called nuclear nonproliferation regime at the same time i must admit that the iranian side starboard only and prod from will share which is totally different story there's also. a way around is in the region you're in the i'm at present twenty percent degree but of course it would be easy for you around if the work. to get in ninety five percent in the reached your in any of these type of iranian nuclear program is not to the like not only the united states and the rest of the areas but also it is a subject of concern for russian government and we await this u.n. resolution which was imposing new sanctions on the round was making itself where it clearly is that iran should not cross it on

curriculum seems by the standards of globalism today that prevail in the culture and commercial -- in the commerce and in the etiology and thinking and politics that is there so little that is international in nature. all the way down to teaching geography. >> i'm also heartened by educators in this country that reach out to me to other sources in the arab muslim world. they can't find them in their own curriculum, in the media and elsewhere. i think there is a serious lack there at the university level. nothing much has changed since 9/11 according to cre cent reports. this is an area we have fo focus on. this is one of many different kinds of programs that should exist in larger numbers around the world today. >> tell us about why your 24-year-old son was stripped of his crown prince status. he is still a prince. he had been appointed to be crown prince by your deceased husband; is that correct? >> he became crown prince upon my husband's death when king abdullah became king. >> your husband king hussain -- >> that was a family decision at the time of my husband's death. that was made by that ti

department of commerce -- u.s. chamber of commerce. sorry. responsible for their initiatives and supply chains and trade. he worked in the department of homeland securities and oversaw the activities pertaining to the secure borders advisory council. he worked with capital management. he earned his mba from the university of massachusetts. >> thank you. thank you for the heritage foundation for putting on this event. i wanted to start off by talking about some of the things that the u.s. chamber of commerce is doing and the global supply chain. the wanted to go into some of the problems we see on the horizon. mike talked about some of the problems. i agree with you in working together now with the private sector. the chamber several years ago started a global supply working group, which is what i manage. this is a group of 110-member companies. this group is a much more manageable 110 members. these members are engaged in this issue of global supply chain. they are engaged on a day-to-day basis on issues in the regulatory environment. they tr

single candidate that one that's a record whereas if they'd given the same out of the chamber of commerce and so they asked authored sixty thousand bucks to the back door of lunches people here are you know the new guy i wouldn't get a problem all right tom i want to thank you for that insight there showing us how citizens united may just be making businesses smarter about hiding where they're putting their money still to come a ruling today in california has brought the gay marriage issue back into the national spotlight but is gay marriage a civil rights issue so we're going to discuss next with two people who have very different views on the issue. if. one of the key elements of democracy. which is so uncomfortable for me are forty. who pays for the new. dependent dues this independent media. and who is behind the t.v. story. georgia media fiction and reality. be a vote for bush. the bush. always adds by one vote for kerry vote for kerry so the people that are going to be validating this machine can stand there all day long and vote for somebody and it will be right every time but the

. >>> the california chamber of commerce today came out against proposition 19 saying the pro proposal to legalize marijuana would create a conflict with business. >> an employer can no longer have an ability to have a drug free workplace based on prop 19 because we are creating a new protected class of individuals in california. >> but prop 19 supporters say the measure would allow employers to continue to enforce their current workplace rules. >>> and at the close, the dow was down 58 points while the nasdaq lost 19. as rita williams reports, new unemployment figures reflect the hard reality. >> those will eventually chose me because i was the new hire. >> reporter: four months ago he lost his $11.45 security job and he, his girlfriend and almost one-year-old son ethan couldn't afford their $1,100 a month apartment in sunny vale on her sales job alone. instead of living on the streets, they say they are thankful for one of the nine temporary apartments at shelter network's redwood family house in redwood city. he was in the office today searching online for a job. >> there's a lot of

. >>> the california chamber of commerce today came out against proposition 19 saying the pro proposal to legalize marijuana would create a conflict with business. >> an employer can no longer have an ability to have a drug free workplace based on prop 19 because we are creating a new protected class of individuals in california. >> but prop 19 supporters say the measure would allow employers to continue to enforce their current workplace rules. >>> and at the close, the dow was down 58 points while the nasdaq lost 19. as rita williams reports, new unemployment figures reflect the hard reality. >> those will eventually chose me because i was the new hire. >> reporter: four months ago he lost his $11.45 security job and he, his girlfriend and almost one-year-old son ethan couldn't afford their $1,100 a month apartment in sunny vale on her sales job alone. instead of living on the streets, they say they are thankful for one of the nine temporary apartments at shelter network's redwood family house in redwood city. he was in the office today searching online for a job. >> there's a lot of

it allows all as legitimate and legal trade and commerce and goods. people people -- people need to be able to go back and forth safely and securely. as a nation, we also need immigration reform. >> the president were done this in 2005, 2006, 2007 as a leader of the united states senate. leaders made decisions toreate a bill because democrats and republicans worked together. nothing will happen on this issue in a comprehensive way that only involves one party or one person. secretary napolitano oppose the state has leaders that were willing to make tough -- state has leaders the or willing to make tough decisions. we will get comprehensive reform when the democrats and republicans are willing to be leaders. only then. it is not enough to go through the senate -- it will not be able to go to the senate and the house and get to the president's desk because one party has willed it to do so. >> how does this differ fro that? >> the efforts on overall immigration reform are ongoing. the point i am making is that you need to multitask. the needo secure the

of the san francisco hispanic chamber of commerce will accept the award on her behalf. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so this is how we recognize the contributions of our latinos. thank you to the men and women that we honored here this evening for your contributions in making san francisco a better place for our community and a better place for all san franciscans. thank you. >> and now we have a very important part of this reception, music, food, the opportunity to network, the opportunity to learn about each other and so we invite you to continue celebrating latino heritage month in san francisco. we're going to be in the south light court. you want to tell us a little bit of what is going to be happening? >> sure, most definitely. so during the reception, we're going to be having an exhibit by the hispanic medal of honor. it's a legacy of valor of the 43 latino individuals who have received the highest honor that can be bestowed to military personnel in this country. there are 43 latinos, very little known fact. we have a wonderful