department of commerce. secretary bryson was appointed by president obama to be the 37th secretary of commerce. he was sworn in in october of october 2011. prior to the commerce department, he served as president and chief executive officer of edison international in california for 18 years. before the private sector, mr. bryson served as president of the california public utilities and chairman of the california state water resources control board. he was also a partner in the law firm of marsen and foerster. at the commerce department, secretary bryson will play an extremely important role in president obama's economic team and will work to implement policies to address to the administration's economic priorities, including job creation. this morning, secretary bryson will discuss his agenda for the department of commerce, including issues related to international trade and manufacturing, increasing investment in the u.s., and, of course, job growth. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming secret

department of commerce.ecretary bryson was appointed by president obama to be the 37th secretary of commerce. he was sworn in in october of october 2011. prior to the commerce department, he served as president and chief executive officer of edison international in california for 18 years. before the private sector, mr. bryson served as president of the california public utilities and chairman of the california state water resources control board. he was also a partner in the law firm of morrison and foerster. at the commerce department, secretary bryson will play an extremely important role in president obama's economic team and will work to implement policies to address to the administration's economic priorities, including job creation. this morning, secretary bryson will discuss his agenda for the department of commerce, including issues related to international trade and manufacturing, increasing investment in the u.s., and, of course, job growth. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming secret

sandy springs bancorp acquiring commerce first. commerce has five full service franchises. real strength with stock futures right now. this will add to yesterday when investors got a surprise. building ground on more properties. that has stocks on fire. 3% gains across the board. shares surging on research in martiaotion. they turned out a possible takeover by amazon. microsoft and nokia flirted with a bid. you guys have been talking about free shipping. saks, neiman-marcus, and nordstrom are now offering free returned shopping. other retailers are likely to follow their lead. i'm alan apartment reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. -- i am ellen braitman. >> sounds good to me. we like free. some drivers and rhode island get a bit of entertainment wallace said at a red light. the dancing cop is back >> every tired -- a retired cop struts his stuff this season. we see this every year and every year i just love it. was directing traffic with its own special flair. he has been entertaining the streets of providence and was sworn as it part-time officer to keep the magic coming. he wi

he is a member of the commerce department spectrum management advisory committee. he is also a professor at the university of colorado and he is considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts on spectrum and spectrum policy. he joins us this week on "the communicators." professor hatfield, if we could, a lot of talk here in washington about spectrum shortage. when you hear that term, what does it mean to you and is there a spectrum shortage? >> guest: that's a really good and very fundamental question. the spectrum, the radio spectrum is the part that we are most interested in, is already allocated and mostly assigned so if i have a new use, maybe a use that has a lot of public interest, it may be very difficult for me to get access to spectrum. on the other hand, if i put a simple receiver out here on the roof of this building and actually look at the spectrum, it would turn out that a lot of the spectrum, this resource, is not being used all the time nor in all the places so in one sense it's all given out but that doesn't mean on a more instantaneous basi

this commerce clause is a big deal.ow the supreme court interprets this clause is at the heart of states' rights arguments. it maintained the 1964 civil rights act when a motel in georgia, heart of atlanta motel, sued for the right to discriminate against african-americans. it's a thing that supports requirement that sex offenders register themselves so you know when they are moing into your state. now, the news isn't all good, though, on this commerce clause. three cases in the last decade and a half have actually restricted the federal government's regulation capacity. and those cases involve things like protecting against guns in schools. gender-based violence. and, oh, yeah, clean water. when you see the supreme court about to take up cases where the commerce clause is at stake, pay attention. will the states be able to make what amounts to federal law as far as immigration is concerned? does the federal government have the right to mandate you and i purchase health insurance? what effect will each of these have on

he is a member of the commerce department specter management committee. he is also a professor at the university of colorado, and he is considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts on spectrum and spectral policy. he joins us this week on "the communicators." if we could, a lot of talk here on washington -- in washington about spectrum shortage. what does that mean to you, and is there a spectrum shortage? >> that is a really good and very fundamental question. the radio spectrum is the parts that we are most interested in. it is already allocated and mostly assigned to people for various uses. so, if i have a new use, maybe a use that has a lot of public interest, it may be very difficult for me to get access to spectrum. on the other hand, if i put a simple receiver out here on the roof of this building and i looked for spectrum, it would turn out that a lot of the spectrum is not being used all the time. in one sense, it is all given out, but that does not mean that there is not spectrum available that could be used. >> that said, how should s

commerce? ecurity and also >> well, on p. -- t.p.p., i anticipate what will happen is that -- primarily c.p.p. but also ice and t.s.a. will have a vital role with what the standards and requirements are moving toward guard, just as we have in other similar goebel arranges." . with respect to china we have done some buy lateral initiatives. we have reached an agreement on intellectual property protection with china. it remains to be seen whether and how that will actually be implemented but on paper we have one. we have done some exchanges and some things that are training exchange in nature. but i would venture to say that there's probably a lot more that we could do at the by lateral level with china. -- bilateral level with china. >> all the way in the back there. >> mike with cnn. thanks for taking our questions. after the turner cartridge threat about a year ago, dhs announced a goal of inspecting 100% of cargo on inbound international passenger flights for the u.s. that deadline has been c

. >> commerce.nd let's see. i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. [ laughter ] oops. >> oh, no, man! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: awful to watch. yeah, i love that. after 30 seconds of stuttering, rick perry said, "oops!" [ laughter ] "oops!" incidentally, 30 seconds followed by an "oops" is why justin bieber had to take a paternity test. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: whoa! oh, hey! whoa! hey! woo! >> jimmy: that's right. rick perry said, "oops." interesting because oops is the same thing being said by everyone who donated to rick perry. [ laughter ] they go, "oh, oops!" i know. i know these rick perry jokes are a little mean, but tomorrow he won't even remember them. so don't -- don't feel bad. [ laughter and applause ] don't feel bad. he's fine. "the third one is -- whatever." >> jimmy! >> jimmy: what's up, buddy? [ cheers and applause ] good to see you. this is crazy, guys. the duggar family? [ audience ohs ] >> steve: no. >> jimmy: yeah. from the show "19 kids and counting." they're h

according to the department, e- commerce sales were $87 billion. this year, it will total more than $175 billion. the quarterly sales have increased on the average 70% above last year's figures. sales on cyber monday increased 22%. retailers across this country find themselves acting as the display case for consumers who come in, try a product, solicit information, allows consumers tn product codes, check prices, and buy a product from an on-line business before they leave the store. today's technology makes tax collection simple, cheap, and reliable. it has enhanced the ease of collection. we provide free software for company and are certified provider system will provide collection and remission services. in many ways, the internet is the perfect environment in which to collect sales tax. it is something that can be automated. any small-business exemption will for the discriminate against the local small brick and mortar businesses who do not receive the exemption. in any case, with the free collection service offered, the perceived burdened is r

who would be against commerce? we just said we are living in a world that has been overly come modified. where everything has been turned into a commodity value. people do not have the identities. we are world full of brands and no identity. you can read your entire life -- you can do your business and go about in the world using your credit card and never really look anyone in the eye. a world in which things have been comodified, things that should never have been. you cannot put a price on love. you cannot put a price on things that make life meaningful. but this isn't a consumer culture. even though we know we cannot keep it up. if the chinese adopt our lifestyle, we are all goners, we know that. it is not the third world anymore, it is the developing world. well, they are developing and they want things, too. the 21st century will be about competing for resources. there are not enough in a consuming world when there is no limit of appetite. it is a philosophic position. it would be interesting for people to li

according to the department of commerce, the commerce sales in 2005 for $87 billion. this year that will total more than $175 billion, more than twice that amount. the quarterly sales of e commerce have increased on average 17% above last year's figures. sales on cyber monday two days ago increased 22% over last year. retailers across the country often by themselves acting as the display case for consumers to come in, try out the product, solicit information, and product comparisons from the local retailer, then go home and buy it on line. in fact, the amazing power of mobile phones allows them to scan product codes, check prices, and byproduct from on- line business before they even leave the local store. today, a technology with the tremendous advances made in recent years makes tax collection simple, cheap, and reliable. it streamlines the uniformity of definitions enhances the needs of collection. we provide free software for companies and our certified service provider system will provide for free to small internet retailer collection and remission services. in m

i thank the energy and commerce committee, chairman upton and ranking member waxman. this will keep in place regulatory measures that are in place and making adjustments. oy would urge all my colleagues to support this important legislation that increases safety and creates jobs. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman from pennsylvania is whether his motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. mr. shuster: as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. larsen: i rise in support of h.r. 2845 pipeline safety regulatory safety and job creation act. this is to deliver gasoline, natural gas, oil and essential energy products across the country. pipelines play a vital role, cooking and cleaning, commuting, all are made possible by the fouls delivered to pipelines daily. because of the volatile nature of the product, snepts involving gas and hazardous have had consequences. in 1999 a explosion caused release of gasoline that went through a creek in my district. the gasoline

i want to thank our crews from the steering committee, our environment committee, our maritime commerce advisory committee, our cruise line partners, organized labor, and scores of people who were involved in bringing the project to you today. i also want to thank our internal team. it has been a difficult process , and we feel very excited about where we are right now. specifically, i'm going to forget somebody -- i feel like i am getting an oscar, but i cannot help myself. our expanding development team. john, who has been working on a cruise terminal project from the first day he came to the port. our design group, -- design g uru, dan. kim will come up and speak to you later. john has been instrumental but finding out how the ships are going to work. our real estate division are the unsung heroes of the project, generating revenue to help us pay for this beautiful infrastructure program. specifically, susan reynolds, all the property managers. of course, elaine forbes and the finance division who are printing money for this project. lastly, i wanted to thank the port's executive dir

it passed -- would pass before the commerce committee -- white passed before the commerce committee -- what passed before the commerce committee is different. $170 billion is something we should be able to come together on. but only if everybody is willing to put aside these extreme partisan positions that we have seen from house republicans. and now the american people. >> when it comes to unemployment compensation, are you willing to agree to reforms on what republicans want to do? >> we have been willing to look of some of the reforms of people have recommended with respect to training programs and those kinds of things. but we do oppose their proposals to dramatically limit the number of months. those are the kinds of things that will have to be dealt with. i think the drug-testing thing is a red herring. we can talk about it. the reality is that people are not out of work because they have substance-abuse problems. people are out of work because there are -- there are poor people looking for every job in america. the republican rhetoric has been insulting to a whole lot of workin

we're partnering to expand our trade and commerce.asier for our businesses to export and innovate together. we'll share our experiences in agriculture and in health care. we'll work together to develop iraq's energy sector, even as the iraqi economy diversifies and will deepen iraq's integration into the global economy. we're partnering to expand the ties between our citizens, especially our young people, through efforts like the full bright program, we're welcoming more iraqi students and future leaders to american to study and form friendships that will bind our nations together for generations to come. and we'll forge more collaborations in areas like science and technology. we'll partner for our shared security. mr. prime minister, we discussed how the united states could help iraq train and equip its forces, not by stationing american troops there or with u.s. bases in iraq. those days are over but rather the kind of training and assistance we offer to other countries. given the challenges we face together in a rapidly changing r

was the republican national convention christmas party held at the chamber of commerce so it was an opportunity interesting juxtaposition it was perhaps less ironic than it could be and this was an opportunity to catch speaker of the house painter again we've been working all day to try to catch his attention and say. jobs need to be on your agenda you set the agenda for the house. the one percent is on your agenda right now the ninety nine percent need to be on the agenda we need jobs we need good jobs we need a future for our country. when i had left we had not encountered him yet he's probably in the back with the. cigarette i don't know we'll see but. reverend it seems to me that there are tremendous similar eddies between the bonus army of the one nine hundred thirty s. and the they didn't call the occupy movement back then they called it the hoovervilles but there were they were all over the country the largest one was in seattle back the mayor of that hoover bill was a fellow by the name of jesse jackson who had a history of a nine hundred thirty five. i find just amazing. so

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is the river a continuous highway of commerce?if a portion of the river is obstructed, that doesn't matter. it's... if the portion is still part of a river that acts as a continuous highway of commerce, that river is navigable. >> ifill: you had two former bush-era solicitors general arguing against each other today. >> we did. that's unusual and really good arguments. paul clement represented the power company and gregory gar represented the state of montana. they are among the best supreme court advocates in the country. >> ifill: did that make a difference in the way the arguments were received? >> i don't think in terms of reception. i think the justices appreciate good lawyers and these lawyers had answers for every question and i think that always helps the justices when they have to reach a final decision. and there's a lot at stake here. 26 states have filed an amicus brief supported montana and they say they have, again, thousands of leases out for existing uses of their rivers. everything from boat ramps to mineral devel

interior, energy, hud, commerce, gone. later, bureaucrats. that's how ron paul rolls. >> what are you, some kind of hand model? no, the f-150 is a very popular vehicle. i have one myself. so maybe this ad will also popularize mr. paul, make him as ubiquitous as an f-150. the ad did already get him onto the conan o'brien show. >> check out ron paul's other new ad that was released just a couple of hours ago. >> i got a little deficit. wah. put a sock in it, america. this country needs a budget enema. only one candidate has the sac to get the job done. ron paul. you want cuts? you got them. he'll cut one scrillion dollars of gocht spending week one. that's scrillion with a skril. department of health gone. food stamps gone. regular stamps gone. roads, bridges, power grid, gone, gone, gone! then, every u.s. citizen will be given a rusty pipe to fend off an army of starving marauders and a cleansing blood will run through the streets. >> ron paul? mission accomplished, sir. you have changed the conversation. as for the other candidates in the rac

ok our last question our quick fire the chamber of commerce will be hosting the r. and c's annual holiday party by the way they're not calling the christmas party fox news i got to be all over this the republican national party's annual holiday party washing d.c. next week so what will be some of the stocking stuffers for the one percent in attendance will be a hundred dollar bills not to spend just a light cigars with or be free tickets to see charlie sheen because when it comes to class warfare in america other republicans are winning or see chartered helicopter ride so they don't have to deal with those pesky occupy wall street protesters when they venture out of their gated communities what's it going to be bryant or maybe they can have their own five twenty seven right to exercise their free speech rights and get the message out ok. you know there was a fundraiser at the chamber of commerce just the other day and the occupy protesters rolled out a roll of red carpet and put real ninety nine percent working people underneath the red carpet so that the one percen

, the hispanic chamber of commerce, the mexican contractors, and the list goes on and on.et on a regular basis and they advise me on ways of increasing utilization of the small businesses, disadvantaged businesses, and disadvantaged -- disabled veterans enterprise businesses. as you can see, if you can look at our statewide small business council, which covers the entire estatea

i am the president of the pacific a chamber of commerce.are here today to speak to keeping sharp park open. as all cities are experiencing a downturn in money's, -- monies, sharp park is an economic cornerstone of our output to the citizens of nearby communities. some people come in to golf, stay in hotels, other things. i have heard a couple of times today that sharp park is losing money. sharp park is not losing money. sharp park is probably one of the golf courses that is making money. when you put all of the monies together, we are subsidizing harding and lincoln park, and a few other parts that have had extensive renovations. i also saw pictures of what sharp park looks like -- look like before the park. there are now hot -- homes 100 yards from where you want to take down the berm. the mosquitos that would nest in the marshes would be a real disadvantage to people that live in those films. and we are asking you to think of things as a whole. work with the county. work with the city of pacific up. i think that we can find a mutual, sat

. >> some federal agencies, including the commerce and justice departments, would not be affected by a government shutdown because they've secured funding for 2012. >> d.c. council member barry is once again behind in paying his taxes. the internal revenue service filed a tax lien on barry's home in south washington. the former mayor is already on probation for failure to pay other income taxes. the irs started garnishing his council paycheck to pay back the money. he also owes the district some tax money and he's already on a payment plan for d.c. >>> occupy d.c. protesters are getting into the holiday spirit tonight by protesting what they call brirchbs at the chamber of commerce. demonstrators will gather in front of the building where a republican washington will be going on. instead of shouting their protests, they'll be singing them in the form of christmas carols. >>> the republican presidential candidates are preparing for their final scheduled debate before the iowa caucuses. newt gingerich remains the front-runner going into the debate. >>> police say they received a call f

, the hispanic chamber of commerce, the mexican contractors, and the list goes on and on. we meet on a regular basis and they advise me on ways of increasing utilization of the small businesses, disadvantaged businesses, and disadvantaged -- disabled veterans enterprise businesses. as you can see, if you can look at our statewide small business council, which covers the entire estate, a number of our council members are actually included in this statewide, including fred jordan, which i'm sure most of you know. he is a good friend. he's certainly the most recognized figure in the state advocating for increased participation of underrepresented and disadvantaged businesses, and we are grateful and lucky to have him committed to our council. with the state of the state and the state of our nation and the fiscal condition, we're all asked to do more with less. we're all asked to do -- with less employees, with less resources. one of the employees that you should know, which is -- i put the contact information there, is my liaison for our small business program, george crosby.

the commerce department reports the u.s. economy grew more slowly in the summer than previously thought because consumers spent less than reported in initial estimates. economists expect growth in the current quarter to be stronger. an update on the pakistani troops killed last month near the afghan border. the pentagon report released today says u.s. forces "acted in self-defense and with appropriate force after being fired upon, based upon the information to them at the time." the investigation also finds, "that there was no intentional effort to target persons are places known to be part of the pakistani military." the pentagon hold a briefing on this report this morning. you can hear it later today on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span3. saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, visit the national cemetery. sunday evening at 7:30, meet the white house chef dating back to the carter administration. monday at 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., cover

business commerce software firm ariba rallied 14%.commerce company ebay saw bids for its stock rise today. thanks to today's 3.7% rally, shares are at this highest price since mid-november. an analyst at raymond james upgraded the stock to a strong buy, pointing to strong holiday sales. while ebay is known for auctions, it has been putting greater emphasis on its fixed- price deals. and some of those deals may get shipped via fed-ex. its stock gained just over 1% after announcing an increase in shipping rates in early january. this is a six-week high tonight. in commodities, coffee and sugar rallied. traders point to a weaker u.s. dollar and worries about the south american crop for helping push up coffee prices. strong global demand also supported sugar buying. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: federal regulators approved tougher rules for risk- taking on wall street today, adopting the "m.f. global rule." it's named after the collapsed brokerage firm that's believed to have improperly used hundreds of millions of dollar

more than $44 billion was spent in e-commerce in the christmas season of 2009. that number rose to almost 52 billion in 2010. and forecasters expect this year's online sales to approach $60 billion. free shipping was an even bigger trend this year. nine out of ten retailers, surveyed by the national retail federation, offered free delivery this holiday. for online clothing and shoe seller zap p zappos, it's been banner year. but returns are inevitable. and zappos, which is second only to amazon.com, knows that free return shipping boosts the bottom line. >> it's important that we have the fast shipping and free returns, because that's what drives our customers to our website. >> reporter: this season of giving now giving way to returns. and to handle all of the holiday rush and the returns, ups hired 55,000 seasonal workers, all the crews are working, getting ready for what ups is calling national returns day, happening exactly one week from today. lester? >> thanh truong, thank you. >>> mixed news today driving the markets after strong retail sales this holiday