you are not regulating commerce. you are not regulating commerce. here they are regulating the economic decision to stay out of the the commerce. the other point is there is a subset of the people we are regulating. they do go to the doctor and they do not pay the doctor. that is commerce-affecting activity. that is negative. it is irrelevant. it does not matter whether the classification happens to encompass people that they could have regulated. if that were true, lopez would have been decided differently. at least 90% of the people had the guns near the school. they got them through interstate commerce. a huge subset of the people being regulated could have been regulated under a proper commerce law. whether they had gone through interstate. the court did not say it does not matter if it is over broad and improper. they said you cannot capture things that are not commerce. congress has not given the power to beneficially affect commerce. congress -- >> let me tell you why lopez does not give you very far. there was a single statute. congress put

you are not regulating commerce. you are not regulating commerce. here they are regulating the economic decision to stay out of the the commerce. the other point is there is a subset of the people we are regulating. they do go to the doctor and they do not pay the doctor. that is commerce-affecting activity. that is negative. it is irrelevant. it does not matter whether the classification happens to encompass people that they could have regulated. if that were true, lopez would have been decided differently. at least 90% of the people had the guns near the school. they got them through interstate commerce. a huge subset of the people being regulated could have been regulated under a proper commerce law. whether they had gone through interstate. the court did not say it does not matter if it is over broad and improper. they said you cannot capture things that are not commerce. congress has not given the power to beneficially affect commerce. congress -- >> let me tell you why lopez does not give you very far. there was a single statute. congress put

you are not regulating commerce. you are not regulating commerce. here they are regulating the economic decision to stay out of the the commerce. the other point is there is a subset of the people we are regulating. they do go to the doctor and they do not pay the doctor. that is commerce-affecting activity. that is negative. it is irrelevant. it does not matter whether the classification happens to encompass people that they could have regulated. if that were true, lopez would have been decided differently. at lea 90% of the people had the guns near the school. they got them through interstate commerce. a huge subset of the people being regulated could have been regulated under a proper commerce law. whether they had gone through interstate. the court did not say it does not matter if it is over broad and improper. they said you cannot capture things that are not commerce. congress has not given the power to beneficially affect commerce. congress -- >> let me tell you why lopez does not give you very far. there was a single statute. congress put in

we'll understand commerce. we are international and we get forgotten over far north people think we are down by california and we have to remind them we are not but at the same time we survive on our own and export opportunities. we trade with china, japan, eurasia, we do it in a lot of the work you do and will do as we get on with fisheries, tourism, exports, international trade, that's a lot of alaska so we are anxious to work with you and i try not to be doom and gloom to be frank with you. two years ago the economy was a disaster and not overnight, it was a decade of neglect by many people throughout congress and this country. we are better today than we were two years ago but still a fragile economy. that's the stress point everyone has the jobs are most important piece so how you take it to the next level is going to be critical because we have created jobs. they may not be as robust as we would like but we are at a great recession which is the equivalent of we missed a couple of notches but has been the

and do not think they go to the commerce clause. commerce clause. if they say congress cannot regulate, then on the grounds that it is not interstate commerce, i wondered what the limits are in future cases. >> thank you. i want to take this opportunity to thank all of you lawyers. this was very helpful to us. it was a very difficult case. it will certainly affect all of the citizens of our nation. thank you very much. we are in recess. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> on tomorrow "washington journal" the center for american progress on legal challenges to the affordable care act. the president of the national association of manufacturers and a look at nation-building efforts and that getting rid of afghanistan. this begins live at 7:00 a.m. span.n c- >> this weekend on american history television, more than 20 years after the end of the cold war, a panel reflects on ronald reagan. there are wrist during -- restoring civil war. calf's -- civil war photographs. you can

and that may not be under commerce, but we need a commerce advocate in our country. as senator to me has said, there is a lot of rhetoric about free trade, but when agreements are supposed to be sent over, they are not sent over in one excuse after another. thousands of jobs, probably billions of dollars of inner being sidetracked into telecommunications business because the sec is violating congressional approval, court orders to move in and regulate the internet in a way that makes investors hesitated. the cpa is just amazing the companies that come through my office, whether they are in manufacturing or utilities are mining, the absurd regulations and great areas being created. of course, banks are free to make loans because regulators hanging over

president, we need a commerce secretary. we need a commerce secretary who will work at making american businesses more innovative at home, more competitive abroad. we do not need a commerce secretary who is more interested in taking our hard-earned dollars than in creating jobs at home. the american people deserve a commerce secretary who is more interested in free trade than in cap and trade. the president may believe that john bryson is the right man at the right time. i believe that john bryson is the wrong man at the worst possible time. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i ask unanimous consent that kelsey maltrimaya and katherine currough be granted floor privileges during today's session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: mr. president, rarely has washington been so completely out of touch with the priorities and anxieties of ordinary working americans. here on capitol hill policy-makers are obsessed -- obsessed -- with the budget

they have the power to regulate commerce within the state. is that just an argument about half of language? i was an engineer, i am horrible at grammar. go look at the military clauses. power to raise an army out of nothing. that is what the practice constitutional. they can argue -- they can order you to go fight and die under the constitution, but that cannot or you to buy a product, and there is a reason for that. there is a good reason for that. they say not buying health insurance is as much of an economic activity as buying it is. activity is the word used in all the commerce clause cases. the biggest impediment to a federal victory in this case is a dictionary. it causes them all sorts of problems. in the government's eyes, not buying health insurance is an economic decision to sell the insurer. isn't that pleasantly put? read that sentence again, and it means to do nothing. that is why the district judge ruled for the federal parliament -- i left her phrase, just because it was so blunt. she said there were regulating meant collectivi

this would be an unfortunate response because on-line commerce is safer than offline commerce. perhaps the most of the the benefit of federal data security and a breach of notifications would be pre- empting the patchwork of state laws. for that reason, enacting a carefully crafted federal bill could protect consumers. the briars and security and data security debates are extremely important to the future of the digital of economy in its division in the united states, but unfortunately, they are taking place largely in an empirical of vacuum. without better data analysis, there is no way of knowing whether proposals currently under consideration will improve consumer welfare or not. thank you. >> thank you, mr. taylor. >> members of the committee, h.b. commands the committee on its approach to balancing consumer privacy interest worth of business reality of an internet-based economy. i would like to talk about technology trust and privacy and how they converged to create new opportunities but also a set of challenges. we are living in a time when reliance on technology is ever

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

olson, a member of the energy and commerce committee. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. olson: thank you, madam chairman, and thanks to my colleague from kentucky for giving me this time. i rise in strong support of h.r. 2021, the jobs and energy permitting act. this bill will help clarify and improve e.p.a.'s decision making and air permitting off the coast of alaska and restore much-needed certainty to that regulatory process. estimates show that the seas have the potential to produce up to one million barrels of oil per day while creating over 50,000 american jobs. it is unacceptable that the bureaucratic process has caused a race for five years and continues to block american energy resources from being developed. this bill would hold the administration accountable for its actions and provide the certainty so desperately needed by the private sector to grow jobs and get our economy back on track. at a time of record high gas prices, we should be committed to developing american energy resources, r

they make it so that tourism and commerce can happen. they allow you to extend invitations. it is some of the work of these community groups and the public services of the public employees. it is time that the wealthy take a look at this. everybody is giving to preserve

this would be an unfortunate response as online commerce day for the find commerce. the most significant benefit of federal data security breach notification legislation would be preempted a patchwork of state laws. for that reason enacting a bill that yield savings for first consumers. the privacy and security of data security debates are extremely important to future of the digital economy and innovation in the united states, but unfortunately they are taking place largely inaction without substantially better data analysis, there's no way of knowing with any confidence whether proposals currently under consideration will approve consumer welfare or not. >> thank you very much. mr. taylor. >> chairman rockefeller, members of the committee, hp can the committee in its forward-looking approaches to balancing consumer privacy interest business realities of an enterprise economy. but to talk about technology, trust and privacy and how they converge to create new opportunities but also a set of challenges. we're living in the time were glancing to elegies ever-increasin

carry guns in arizona whether drone warfareiolates t constitution, whether obamacare violates the commerce clause, those are not crises. what the constitution is fors to deal with conflict. there was no greater conflict in some ways in american hiory than the conflict in that room

look at this is not of course an issue we have multiple votes on both sides of the aisle in the commerce committee when this was last discussed so there were people on the republican side on the democratic side that is not part

sampras is good chamber of commerce. thank you. -- san francisco chamber of commerce. thank you. we urge you to deny the appeal to approve this and approved the entitlements before you. there are a few that have had the scrutiny of this project proposal. there is nothing of the redevelopment of the 1950's and 1960's. they have the scrutiny of the project. i think i have said this before. i was working across the hall. it'll come up with a higher density, open space and sustainable development, not for some property that was once farmland but for property that has provided jobs and housing and brought people to and from it. there is little in the long- range reuse plan that can truly change since it was built for the world's fair in 1939 and taken over by the navy in 1941. we believe that the city and the development partners and the planning commission have properly certified them. we urge you to move it forward. thank you. >> my name is matt. i am representing the bay area. i am representing many of the large employers. california has perhaps the most stringent environmental rev

and they, basically, outsourced their entire e-commerce solution to amazon. so if you went to borders, you'd get the borders team but amazon site, and borders got some kind of a cut or commission of the deal. so that's an effective way to build up an e-commerce strategy without spending a lot of money, but the amazon/borders site had no reason to feed the physical store side and vice versa. and i have no idea how effective this has been for barnes & noble, but one of the things that they've been trying to do is, actually, encourage the people who actually already own the devices to reenter the stores for exclusive content, exclusive coupons and just some other gimmick key things to get them in the store because as everybody who's bought a book unexpectedly knows, you know, if you're in a really good quality store and you just happen to come across a book that you think is the perfect gift for your sister or the like, you're going to buy it. and it was a completely unexpected purchase, and you've just fed into the publishing industry that we all know today. no

this would be an unfortunate response because online commerce is safer than offline commerce. perhaps the most significant value would be preempting the patch work of state laws. for that reason, the bill could yield savings to the firms and consumers. the privacy and data security debates are extremely important to the future of the digital economy and the innovation in the united states but unfortunately they are taking place largely in a vacuum. without substantially better data analysis there is no way of knowing whether the proposals will improve consumer welfare or not. thank you. >> thank you very much, mr. taylor. >> chairman rockefeller, members of the committee, h.p. commends the committee and is looking forward to balancing. i would like to talk today about technology, trust and privacy. we're live at a time where reliance on technology is ever increasing. our business and personal lives are starting to merge. consumers are more dependent on mobile device and they have a growing expectation that companies are going to be accountable that respect and protect the info

so, i know this transparency was reflected in the san francisco chamber of commerce and their ongoing participation. they listened very quickly to our efforts. >> thank you, mayor lee. the chamber of commerce and the entire business community of san francisco want to thank you for your leadership, and supervisor tells burns -- supervisor tells burns -- supervisor elsbernd, for your leadership. businesses have had to reduce their work forces. we have 40,000 unemployed san franciscans. it was time that we faced the reality of helping the city of just -- i just needed pension reforms. we're pleased to be part of this process. again, the best kind of reform is consensus reform. there are many times when you see in front of you city leaders, labor leaders, business leaders agreeing this is the right solution of the right time. thank you, mayor, again for your leadership, and we look forward to balancing the city budget and getting a raw economy back on track. thank you. [applause] mayor lee: by the way, if you are keeping count, i counted nine supervisors here. the other two who could not

they make it so that tourism and commerce can happen. they allow you to extend invitations. it is some of the work of these community groups and the public services of the public employees. it is time that the wealthy take a look at this. everybody is giving to preserve what we have, the quality of our lives. the city has got to start looking at the value of the public service is given by the nonprofit employees. thank you. [applause] president chiu: thank you. before the next speaker, i know that there are still some folks in the overflow room. it looks at this point as if there are only a few more speakers. >> good evening, supervisors. my name is mr. oh. i am here in support of the bayview hunters point methadone clinic and the clients that benefit from their help. i did not prepare a speech. before my treatment, i was living a life of crime to pay for my habit. i was going in and out of your county jails. that life was leading me to desperation and despair and death of eventually. i got the help that i needed from them. from them, i was able to learn the inner demons and

that in a way that not only brings these grievance forward, the safeguards the bay as a key way for commerce and recreation as well as commuters and transportation. -- that not only brings these events forward, but safeguards the bay as a cs a key way for commerce and recreation as well as commuters and transportation. the left-hand column, operational domains, really focuses on marketing sponsorships from the event authority perspective. communications, thing coordinated across all the different means by which people are trying to get the message out about the plans we are bringing to san francisco. staff and visitors services, which incorporates a lot of different pieces, including the people that are coming to san francisco to work for the event authority or teams, as well as facilitating different obligations in terms of the pose venue agreement. most of these is the youth involvement. that is a key obligation of the authority that we're working with them to develop an inventory of the opportunities to leverage the great progress we have here are ready for youth involvement towards this

of course its general counsel of the commerce department. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman current ranking member grassley and members of the committee. it's an honor to appear before the committee today. to discuss corporate behavior of the court's recent decisions, selected outcomes in all the court cases involving private plaintiff seeking damages from businesses. this year there is a tie. his assist parties last, nine wins for business parties, nine wins for plaintiff suing businesses. involving substantive interpretation, business parties last every case decided by the court. i know some will say business when the most important cases. i wonder if their perception of the cases isn't colored by the outcome. if for example the case had said in retaliation claims under the federal antidiscrimination mosque complained must always be in writing. i think the reaction would've been quite quite justifiably an outrage is a process requirement that will chill retaliation and open the door for companies to intimidate workers. the court has said as long as the actual deci

john bryson is the president's pick to be commerce secretary. bryson was an advocate for renewable energy as c.e.o. of california-based edison international. the president also noted bryson's role in founding the natural resources defense council, a leading voice on environmental issues. >> in this new role, john will be able to draw on decades of business experience across a range of industries, from his role on the boards of major companies like disney and boeing to his leadership in the clean energy industry. that's the expertise that will help us create new jobs and make america more competitive in the global economy. >> susie: bryson's first challenge will be winning senate confirmation. senate republicans have threatened to block the appointment of a new commerce secretary until the administration submits free trade agreements with colombia and panama. >> tom: investors had to digest the weak housing numbers and as well as the possibility of another new bailout for greece. folks are in a buying mood. let's update you. it was a strong close

commerce secretary or rather commerce ministry spokesman yao jian made the statement wednesday. a special zone will be set up for japanese firms at the fair in guangzhou and in act. imports from japan have risen less than 10% year on year since the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. falling imports of automotive parts and electronic goods have affected not only japanese firms operating in china, but also chinese firms. chinese plan is seen as supporting not just japan's reconstruction but curbing the impact of the disaster on its own economy. >>> the 21-member asia-pacific economic cooperation forum plans to discuss corporate disaster management when they meet in the japanese city of sendai in august. the city is close to the disaster zone. the meeting is sponsored by japan and the united states. the theme of disaster management for businesses follows the tsunami and quake that struck eastern japan affecting companies inside and outside the country. government and other officials will discuss how to secure parts when suppliers are hit and how to help disaster-hit companies in de

they were banned from doing commerce in the british empire. but those restrictions were lifted in the early 1700s, and we see scotsmen pour out over the british empire with their skills attending ledgers and moving merchandise. and they appear all over america. and the low family was one such scottish family. it was more than just a family, it became a syndicate of the extended family of the lows, the isaacs, the taylors and others. it started with andrew low left glasgow, he had been trained as a young accountant and businessman, and he moved to savannah, georgia, and established himself in the new century, the 1800s, the early years. and he brought a cash investment with him that would have been provided by the family or awellier member in glasgow. and he set up a shop in savannah as a merchant who would be dealing with goods from england. he was very prosperous, bringing in goods from england and shipping out produce to england. and, of course, the slave trade was part of this also. but we see commerce becomes the center of the family of lo

the commerce committee.ental lawyer who helped found the national resources defense council. and, some booktv coverage for you this evening, the scene the director during hurricane katrina when it hit new orleans, michael brown has written a book about his experience. he will talk about it today at the national press club. you can see it live, beginning at 6:30 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend, booktv and american history tv with the history of literary life of savannah, ga., which the events on c-span 2, including the child could home of a novelist and short story writing -- writer, a conversation with the sister of jim williams, and also 84 of urban slavery slights, with civil war savannah's author. and, travel to the founding days of savannah as we visit the sites of plantations. c-span compelled local content vehicle in savannah georgia, this week -- this weekend on c- span two and three. >> the republican leadership council -- conference met over the weekend, and heard from the nephew of former president g

i am more concerned about the transit and commerce coming in and out of the day. oil tankers coming in and out. bulk cargo cruise line ships. that is one question. i am sure you are not responsible for that -- at least i hope you are not. you are talking with agencies, i suspect. >> it is really the coast guard that is the lead agency. they have been a fantastic partner. they actually formed a marine task force around these commercial shipping interests to understand the situation going into it. that will help to mold special regulations on how traffic can move along the bay to allow the traffic to get through the area. they are also talking about making sure the racing area and spectator areas can be configured in such a way where a ship can come and, despite all the traffic. in many ways, that is job one. not having this event get in the way of a key waterway. we are definitely involved. the maritime division had been front and center as well. those discussions will move forward, hopefully, to a decision that all parties are happy with. >> is there any current p

as i have emphasized throughout our previous hearings, e-commerce is part of our growing economy. we should take steps to embrace and protect it and that starts with robust cyber kurt. most importantly consumers have a right to know when personal information is compromised and companies and organizations have an overriding responsibility to promptly alert them. to that end, safe data act first requires companies and other entities that hold personal information to establish and maintain policies to perfect vept unauthorized acquisition of the data. it requires notification of law enforcement within 48 hours after discovery of a breach unless 26s an accident or inadvertant or unlikely to result in harm. it requires companies and other entities to begin notifying consumers 48 hours after taking steps to prevent further breaches in determining who has to be notified. the state data act gives the f.t.c. authority over nonprofits for purposes of this act only. the authorizations possess a tremendous amount of consumer information and they have been subjected to numerous breaches in the

chamber of commerce. the chamber of commerce would like for the diversion of fees to stop. it's not often that i come to the floor and say that i'm speaking, i think, for the united states senate. they have already passed a bill that would stop the diversion of fees. it's not often that i come to the floor standing up for the bill that came out of our committee against forces that have taken it over and convinced or putting forward a manager's amendment that we simply cannot support. now, i understand how we got here. the operators would like to continue the process. and they said we will object to this and we will raise a point of order and they came up with language that professes to solve the problem. the problem is, then, that that raised another point of order because the congressional budget office said, well, if you do it that way, you are going to do -- you are going to put yourself in a situation where we have to score this bill in a different way. and so then the leadership on the chairman's side then said, ok, we'll wave that rule and i'm -- waive that rule, and

chamber of commerce, and mr. david goldston at the natural resources defense counsel, and with that, gentlemen, you are aware that the committee is holding an investigative hearing and with doing so have the practice of taking testimony under oath. do you have any objection to taking testimony under oath? no. the chair advises you the rules of the house and rules of committee you are can be adviced by counsel. do you want to be advised by counsel today? no. please rise, and i'll swear you if -- in. you swear to tell the whole truth nothing but the truth so help you god? you're now under oath and subject to the penalties set forth in the united states code. now, if you would give a five minute summary of your written statement, we'd appreciate it. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and ranking member. i appreciate being invited here to discuss executive order 13563 which calls on agencies to eliminate the outdated and unnecessary rules. this is certainly a very positive first step, and we said that many times. i want to