well it as you mentioned it as the congressional research service report mentioned it is a game changer what i will mention though is that it is a prototype as well this is the first time we're pioneering this technology in so many remains to be seen how effective it will be ok now is this a chairing a change in the pace in the way that the u.s. is currently dealing with iran up until this point it's been diplomatic sanctions or hasn't really been any kind of strategy in terms of military physically so is this a change of pace i don't i don't think so i think again we need to sort of see what happens and what the reaction is from iran obviously to what we know to the laser but i think this this introduction of this new laser is not going to shut the door on diplomatic efforts nor should it i mean we should have and we should be pursuing all types of relationships and relationship building with iran what kind of a message do you think that this type of laser entering the persian gulf actually sends to i mean i think it's a sons of message saying look we're not going to allow you to sort

the congressional research service reports that several bills have been introduced in congress to limit jobless benefits to the wealthy, but so far the proposals have not gained traction on capitol hill. bad behavior is still prevelant on wall street despite a crack down on insider trading. a recent study found 35% of people working at hedge funds admit to felling pressure to break the rules. mostly because its tied to their compensation plans. 28% said the fund manager was not likely to contact law enforcers if a top trader was involved in insider trading. 13% the boss would likely ignore the problem. an executive director of the hedge fund association called the survey "troubling". jon corzine is on the defense after being blamed for the collapse of mf global. last week... an mf bankruptcy trustee acussed corzine of using "risky strategies that ruined the company. corzine tells reporters... "the trustee's report, with its allegations of negligent conduct, is a clear case of monday morning quarterbacking."corzine adds that his strategy was approved by the board. samsung is giving wall

this year is the 100th anniversary of the congressional research service and i thank the research professionals for the work they do and the contributions they make to the united states congress and our federal legislative process. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, last week, members of the safe climate caucus challenged the republicans who are on the energy and commerce committee to come to the floor and debate with us and talk about the problems of climate change. mr. waxman: we wrote them a letter and we haven't even gotten a reply. there seems to be a conspiracy of silence in the house of representatives about the dangers of climate change and it's time for a real debate on the house floor. every day, members of the safe climate caucus have come to this floor to give speeches on topics

law was first proposed, the bureau of governmental research, which is kind of like the congressional research service at the state level, they do nonpartisan review of legislation and policy for the state of louisiana, this nonpartisan analysts in this state said don't do this thing the nra wants us to do. they urged people to vote against this change in the law. they said, there's no good reason to enter this uncharted territory. they said, changing the law like this, quote, would expose the h. republican governor bobby jindal, though, supported it. he said, it's time we protected our freedom. now that it turns out that what he was protecting was the ability of convicted felons to legally possess ak-47s, governor bobby jindal put out a statement, quote, we disagree with the judge's ruling. he never thought this law he was joining with the nra to support would protect laws from felons owning guns, but it does. now thanks to the legislation you let the nra write for your state, the convicted felon who was in jail because he was found to be in possession with an ak-47 and handgun has been sprung from j

but kenneth catsman of the congressional research service tells "outfront" the report places fault on obama administration instead of where he said it properly belongs. in the personality, paranoia and suspicions of iran's supreme court leader. a new witness tonight in the michael jackson wrongful death lawsuit. tv star sharon odd born. she landed on the witness list after revealing her show on her show the talk that there were people at aeg live who knew jackson was not well and didn't care because it was business. a u.s. law professor says osborne's testimony will bolster the family's claim that aeg is liable for the singer's death. aeg's lawyers argue it was not them but jackson who hired and supervised conrad murray, the physician convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving jackson lethal doses of a sleeping medication. >>> there are rumors of a facebook phone. it didn't happen. he delivered a new phone interface called facebook home. it integrates the facebook system wireless. the choice to facebookize a phone instead of building his own was smart since the interface will re

i didn't think that was true, so i asked my staff to work with the congressional research service and i consequently to the floor today to include in the record the facts which show that it's not true. here's the bottom line: the senate has confirmed president obama's nominations for cabinet and circuit court but not his district court nominations more rapidly than it did those of president george w. bush or president clinton. in 2013 the senate changed its rules to speed up consideration of those district judge nominations. in the history of the senate -- of course, this includes president obama -- no cabinet member, unless you count john bolton's nominations by george w. bush to be the u.n. ambassador -- and no district judge has ever been denied his or her seat because of a filibuster; that is, a failed cloture vote. and in the history of the senate, only seven circuit judge nominees have been denied their seats by a filibuster. five of george w. bush's nominees and two of president obama's nominees. so i ask consent to put in the record this summary of president obama's nomination

from acting out or adding to the policy of containment that the nonpartisan research congressional research serviceof the matter is north korea, absolutely knows if they attack the south or did something outrage just in terms of a nuclear missile, they know their regime would be destroyed. that's why despite all the claire i don't know calls that -- clarion calls that kim jong-un is making he has not alerted any of his forces, not moved any of his forces except for the missiles. at the end of the day the only reason, he wants a nuclear weapon is for regime preservation. so he is not going to do anything that will endanger the preservation of the regime and keeping him and his thugs around him in power. jenna: some people have questions about that of course because they call him untested as a new leader. this is important context for us, general keane, because as their rhetoric gets hotter from north korea we want to be sure we counter that with the appropriate information. always great to see you, general. >> good talking to you, jenna. rick: an agreement is said to be reached on one of the key gun

on district judges, according to the congressional research service, during the first term of president obama, his district judges were considered a little more slowly than president george w. bush's, but the senate changed the rules earlier this year to cut down the postcloture debate time to make it easier to bring judges to the floor and get them through more rapidly. perhaps that's why the score is 13-1 with obama getting 13 judges and bush getting one in the same period of time in the second term. so i don't know where thi is coming from. in addition, we have never blocked a district judge by filibuster, neither party in the history of the senate, and in the circuit judges, we never have blocked a circuit judge until george w. bush made some nominations about the time i came to the senate ten years ago, and the democrats started it. they cause m estrada to be blocked and a number of others anug cloture motions time after time and we had a gang of six, eight, ten or 14 tha slowed it all down, but still the score is 5- five republican judges blocked by confirmation by the democrats u

according to the congressional research service, production of natural gas has decreased on federal lands by 33%. it's the hard work and innovation of private industry, a culmination of technological and drilling advances that have allowed us to access resources that were previously inaccessible. in fact, just last week the energy information administration stated the expanded use of natural gas has driven down energy-related u.s. carbon dioxide emission, to their lowest levels since 1994. america's just beginning to realize the opportunity of this growing and economically beneficial resource. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is now recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the storied career of america's foremost climateologist in the world, dr. james hanson. last week dr. hanson retired from his position as head of the nasa institute for space studies. after 46 years at nasa, he's leaving the ealing to focus on political legal affe

senate, that we have a report from the congressional research service, does this duplicate a program that's already out there? you know, if you continue doing what we're doing, we're going to continue to get g.a.o. reports that we're creating new programs that duplicate what we're already doing. so it's not the fact that maybe our intent is good. it's the fact is we don't know what's out there right now, except g.a.o. does now, and how will we ever know unless we put a requirement on ourselves to quit creating new duplicative programs? what the commonsense man would say is if you have programs that are doing things and they're not working, don't create another one. fix the ones you got. yet, we refuse to do that. committee after committee refuses to do the oversight. there is a bill setting right now, waiting our determination, coming from the house, that reformed 36 job training programs that the g.a.o. said were failing and were duplicative and didn't have metrics, converted those to 6. that's 36 out of the 47 because the committee that did this, the skills act, only had jurisdicti

the congressional research service has identified a total of 329 recess appointments made since 1980. all of these would presumably be invalid under this court's decision. and that includes four such nlrb recess appointments by president reagan and four by the second president bush. tell me, were these eight appointments by presidents reagan and bush also in violation of the constitution? if so, then why is this one particular court decision considered, quote, the right one, despite the fact that all other courts and past practices disagree with it? the majority simply wants to prevent the nlrb from functioning so that workers who want to evoke their basic right to organize have no recourse. what recourse for that matter would employers have against actions by unions that violate labor laws such as secondary boycotts or unlawful picketing? under the terms of the national labor relations act, its provisions can only be enforced through the nlrb. there is no provision in the act of private lawsuits. mr. andrews: i yield the gentlelady another 30 seconds. ms. delauro: without the nlrb we

there's this from congressional research service. equipping navy ships with lasers and ship design temperature meant for weapons, bringing about what is being seen as a technological shift for the navy and being called a "game changer." explained. , can: these energy, lasers engage all sorts of different oreats like boats or drones future aircraft. virtually anything. they can do it with unlimited ammo as long as the ship has power. they have got ammunition to shoot. host: here is a video to explain what we are looking at. explain how the technology works. guest: you are talking to an english major here. but it is a laser system that concentrates energy at a certain spot. it can destroy, as you can see craftsvideo, it destroys and drones. or you can dial it back. a lot of our ships and fleet can shift on electronics on an enemy craft or confuse the crew. in theer thing about it constrained budget environment -- once you get the system on that ship, it is very cheap to shoot. it cost about a dollar to shoot . host: one of the question

congressional research service usually in the descriptions of bills is right down the middle, and some of these things i'm sure you're familiar with. you have a tough -- it's a tough haul. i think when i was in the government and when i worked for joint tax and treasury, sometimes it took me more time to understand the proposal than estimate. i shouldn't admit that in public, but it's a part of the game is understanding everything that's going on. i have a lot of sympathy for people out there trying to write about it. i would use all the sources -- don't use just one. tax policy center won't always say what aei says, and definitely check both places, particularly as you're aware, a little bit back and forth last summer during the debate at the tax policy center tried to be a straight shooter, and in many opinion is, they came down a lot on one side. that was a time when people needed to call somebody else to get some balance. >> i know we're out of time. one quick thing, which is, please, don't fall for the cheap headline. there's groups in town who are going to say some outlandish thi