marine corps. he would become the first aviator to hold the top marine corps post.nfirmed, he would replace general james conway, whose four-year tenure at the pentagon in the fall. this is two hours. >> good morning, everybody. today the committee meets to consider the nomination of james amos to be the next commandant of the marine corps. he has a long history in military service and a distinguished history, and now you are being asked to add to that service. we're grateful for that and your willingness to do so. we welcome you and your family to today's hearing. senior military officials put in long hours every day, 24/7, and we appreciate this -- the sacrifices that our nominees and their families are willing to make for their country. we know that their families make any sacrifices to support those efforts, so we think your family who are supporting you in your service. we also want you to extend our heartfelt thanks to the men and women of the marine corps who are serving so ably and so i get leak in harm's way around the world, in afghanistan and of course, b

see in the future of the marine corps.the title of america's expeditionary force and readiness catches up. it needs a little bit of explanation, but that is the overarching sense of what we need to provide our nation. the nation pays a price in readiness for its green corn. in other words, to have a force that is ready -- the nation pays a price in readiness for its marine corps. when the president says, sending a force. we have a crisis that is brewing that we want to circumvent, that we want to terminate, we want to intervene on early on. that requires a force that is ready. so the marine corps needs to be that force already. as we come out of afghanistan, what i pledge this committee, if i become the 35th commandant, is we will maintain that force of readiness. i think our nation expected. and that is why the model of sending the marines resonance so well across this country. that is the first cases, the writing is. the second piece is i think we need to be forward deployed -- that is the first case, the readiness. the

see in the future of the marine corps. the title of america's expeditionary force and readiness catches up. it needs a little bit of explanation, but that is the overarching sense of what we need to provide our nation. the nation pays a price in readiness for its green corn. in other words, to have a force that is ready -- the nation pays a price in readiness for its marine corps. when the president says, sending a force. we have a crisis that is brewing that we want to circumvent, that we want to terminate, we want to intervene on early on. that requires a force that is ready. so the marine corps needs to be that force already. as we come out of afghanistan, what i pledge this committee, if i become the 35th commandant, is we will maintain that force of readiness. i think our nation expected. and that is why the model of sending the marines resonance so well across this country. that is the first cases, the writing is. the second piece is i think we need to be forward deployed -- that is the first case, the readiness. the

once again, to join the marine corps, to be in the judge advocate general corps, to serve america, a country which he dearly loves. because of this republican decision, procedural decision, to say we couldn't consider the "dream" act, we won't have a chance to vote on this bill at this time, on this important measure which would give caesar rgas and thousands just like him a chance to volunteer to serve america. i would say to my friends and colleagues on both sides of the aisle where is the justice in this decision? at least have the courage to let us bring this matter to the floor and stand up and vote no. but to hide behind this procedural ruse, this unanimous consent request is totally unfair. it is inconsistent with the spirit and the history of this chamber where we deliberate and debate and vote. but they ran and they hid behind this procedural decision. mr. reid: madam president? would the senator yield just for a brief question? and statement? i want everyone within the sound of my voice to understand how much i appreciate and thousands and thousands of other people apprecia

the "s" corp. association lobbying group is chaired by an executive of the hillman company, a small business founded by a billionaire. the "s" corp. group president is from venn strategies, a small business whose chief operating officer is a former special assistant to president bush, whose president used to work for senate leader reid. directors of the "s" corp. group come from ferrellgas, which provides propane and propane accessories, with a small business touch to 1 million customers. a small business. coorstek, north america's largest maker of technical ceramics, a small business founded by adolf coors. a small business. the dead river company, a small business with 1,200 employees, with commercial real estate valued at $300 million. a small business. and a small business called mcelhaney, selling their tabasco brand pepper sauce out of their kitchen, to 160 countries. a small business. "the boston globe" revealed in 2007 that fidelity investments was becoming an "s" corp., a move that saved t

san francisco currently doesn't have the disaster corps level of training offered to volunteers. the level of training qualifications required exceed current curriculum of programs and includes requirements such as c.p.r., first aid certification, as well as comprehensive background check. the goal of the grant at the further request of the state is to train 200 individuals to be eligible and have the requirements to be incorporated into the disaster core program to be called as a resource by the state if needed. these individuals would be made up of combination of both current nert volunteers that were interested in enhancing their response capabilities, and individuals who had no prior training who would incorporate into the program before completing their disaster corps training. there is a planner f.t.e. as part of this grant. this person would be responsible for coordination of additional training and background check for the 200 individuals. worked closely with both nert and d.e.m. to accomplish this. it covers all costs to provide this additional training as well as backgr

i think the conservation corps should be used for a more important project, the trimming and removalr assistance of those two projects, of dangerous trees that have been previously marked

gina is here today, a veteran reporter for military times who is embedded with the army and marine corps in iraq and afghanistan. welcome to the show! >> thank you for inviting they. >> it's a great book. have iraq and afghanistan really changed the role of snipers in the u.s. military? >> well, i think in talking to the snipers, i talk to about 30 snipers in the conventional army and special operations community, as well as the marine corps, and as best i can tell there's still the capability for the long shot from one ridge to another, and an afghanistan setting. but what has emerged in this war is a capability and urban set that amounts to something called a sniper assaulter, which is where a sniper would place himself on a rooftop or on a number of rooftops, a team maybe, couple teams, and provide covering fire, multiple ranges, for an assault package on the ground. >> which has proven critical in counter-insurgency and urban operations. >> absolutely. and it keeps the ground force safer, to have those guys up there. because you can put infantry men up there too, but these guys are p

they didn't like what the corps had predicted. the science fiction writer ray bradbury says the purpose of science fiction isn't to predict the future, it's to prevent the future that's described. i don't think the corps of engineers intended this report to fall into the category of great science fikds, but that's what happened. the present day bay looks more like this. bcdc was created to stop the uncontrolled filling of the bay and we've done that. in fact, we've reversed the shrinking of the bay. it's now 8,000 acres larger than it was 40 years ago and the conversion of salt ponds in the north and south bay to wetlands will make it another 26,000 acres larger. we are very proud of what we have accomplished. not all government agencies know what they are supposed to do. fewer even do it. we do. well, our smug self-aduration was interrupted last year in march when the california climate change center published a report titled, changing climate, assessing the risk to california. the report looked at 3 scenarios for cutting the amo

dufty: i just want to say i'm happy to sponsor this measure, and i want to thank the conservation corps for their great work. supervisor chu: thank you. members of the public who wish to speak on item 3? >> good morning, supervisors. i have lived in san francisco for 50 years. i would like to speak in support of this item, but i would also like to add a comment i think is relevant in regards to the conservation corps. i think the conservation corps should be used for a more important project, the trimming and removal or assistance of those two projects, of dangerous trees that have been previously marked by i think part and ran -- park and rec and other agencies. i think a lot of those trees are still standing, just waiting for gravity to fall. i would like to suggest that john mclaren park be checked out. there has already been one death with subsequent city liability payment, and also, i think that sunset boulevard and the presidio drive should also be checked, even though i have noticed that some of the trees have been trimmed in the two areas, but still, when i drive on those and ot

it was the peace corps that changed me. my story is one of a quarter of a million volunteer stories and millions of more peace corps stories if you talk to the communities that received the volunteers. peace corps was then and continues to be today a story of goodness of the united states of america. next year peace corps will celebrate its 50th anniversary. in anticipation of this momentous occasion, the 111th congress is posed at that take action on two very important measures to honor the peace corps. the first, the house will vote today to celebrate a half century of peace corps with a commemorative work in the district of columbia. the commemorative work authorized by this bill is compliant with both the letter and the intent of the commemorative works act. it costs zero taxpayer dollars, not a penny. this bill provides a space where the creation of the peace corps will find its place in american history. it will be a modest commemorative work, a place to contemplate the spirit of hope that gave rise to the idea of sen

i am the parent of a son who has graduated from san francisco behavioral health corp., and i can say the assisted outpatient treatment that he received through the court has turned his life around. he is now registered for classes at city college. he is living in his own apartment. i am supremely grateful to the care he received. i'm sorry he had to go to jail and get in trouble with the law to receive that care. please pass laura's law. thank you. supervisor alioto-pier: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning. my name is roberta english. i am a member of the california board of directors, and i was here last hearing, and i stated then that california has always supported the concept and the implementation of laura's law, and our intention and hope is that it will be in every county in california sooner than later because each day that passes means perhaps a life is lost. we work together to see the county -- the county's implement this. it is really your job, your opportunity to create this historic moment in the next coming days where laura's law can be implemented here in

the european union currency called corp we are still concerned about the fisheries issue so i think the negotiations will have to deal with those concerns because it's optional to clear other people oh i don't want to lose control over the ocean resources or all the natural resources so in this case the outcome of the negotiations will be crucial when many countries have joined the european union in the past. the negotiations were just a formality in our case i think they will determine whether iceland will be a member or not says and i think that crimson the president. who did actually read out to great so stay with. us here is that so much about that experience and let me mention it is a sneak peak of people out here even freezing assets as the polar caps melt interested exploiting this but regions vast resources pace it could be years before the arctic. team has been to the r. hangal speak. for the first russian fleet was. forty goes to the area which holds top. resources. where the biggest russian salmon can be are processing factories look. where unique species of fauna can be foun

peace corps. out of their world into a larger one, when they came face to face, probably on the other side of the globe with a very different human experience. i went to swazi land as part of the first peace corps group in that southern african kingdom, 50 of us and we went into i country with very little experience with americans. the relationship was fresh and crisp, hopeful on both sides and grateful too. i've kept up with a half dozen guys who went over there with "friends for life." we shared something out in the african sun, without electricity and television and telephones, out where you lived life with people people, taught what you could, learned much more. found yourself in the close company with people's -- well, surprisingly, very much like you. it was when you could experiences i did the afterglobe of empire, when you could live in a world bursting with hope, youth and belief, and what is possible when people rule their own lands. i have one person to thanks for the peace corps, most

peace corps. >>> let's start with bob woodward's book. andrea mitchell nbc news's chief correspondent and chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. let me go to andrea first. andrea, let me read to you a quote from the book. this is something obama told his aides. "i think i have two years with the public on this. they'll stand by us for two years. that's my window." that seems to be a statement that politics plays a role in his thinking about how long to keep us in afghanistan. >> i think the politics does play a role but that is a commander in chief and a president who is trying to understand what leeway he has. i think it is defensible. i have talked to michael beschloss and others who say that this is someone trying to figure out what is tolerable by the american people. i think they can explain this and say this is exactly what he is doing. >> well, he's saying how much he can get away with in terms of keeping his troops there, because his base will depart fr

the ortega corp. would model their services on another salad bar that they operate which would have freshly made food from foods grown or raise to 40 miles away. consistent with what was made to the community, the department convened the following selection panel to review the proposals that were received. after reviewing the proposal,, the panel selected the ortega family enterprises as the highest ranked responding to and there was a gap between them and the second or third rank respondents. someone to give a brief overview on what we chose. the chart we see here is a list of their experience operating businesses. you can see that there is extended experience operating in public parks. you can see that one of the department's primary goals of soliciting a partner whereas experience managing reservations -- renovations on historic buildings. i have a significant number of historic buildings on which they have undertaken capital renovation projects including a home that was built in 1610 which is the

the european union a currency called corp we are still called sons about the fisheries issue so i think the negotiations will have to deal with those con songs because it's optional to clear up the people don't want to lose control over the ocean resources or all the natural resources so in this case the outcome of the negotiations will be crucial when many countries have joined the european union in the past. the negotiations were just a formality in our case i think they will determine whether iceland will be a member or not says in that crimson the president. will be back right up to a great so stay with. us . when something really crucial when you want to get down to brass tacks. special coverage. on the least news from the. scientific discussion expert opinions on the person you choose of the. pool or interests. question more. every month we give you the future you understand. and bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. knowledge on our jeep. welcome back to spotlight on our northern just a reminder that my guest in the studio today is all

army with the jag corps. judge andrew bogue was nominated to the federal bench by president richard nixon in 1970 and served for 15 years as an active district federal judge before taking senior status in 1985. even after taking senior status, judge bogue continued to hear cases up until a few months before his death on june 10, 2009. given judge andrew bogue's contribution to public service to his country and the great state of south dakota, it is fitting to designate the federal building and the united states courthouse located at 515 ninth street, rapid city, south dakota, as the andrew bogue building and united states courthouse. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the honorable -- i think the honorable gentlelady from texas highlighted it well. i want to say that he obviously had a very

what is interesting is the artist's and corp. of some of the -- incorporation of some of the architectural elements. they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with other students, faculty, the neighborhood, and others to come by and what to look to the artwork we have. >> by working with the students, we hope to raise awareness of the collection and foster stewardship. we brought diego rivera to the city. i think the wpa art work is characterized by stylized robustness and a pervasive occupation with a historical. in this panel, we have a depiction of george washington moving west. what

one might europe wanting to apply in the parliament agreed was the european union currency called corp we are still concerned about the fisheries issue so i think the negotiations will have to deal with those concerns because it's optional to clear the people oh i don't want to lose control over the ocean resources or all the natural resources so in this case the outcome of the negotiations will be crucial when many countries have joined the european union in the past. the negotiations went just a formality in our case i think they will determine whether iceland will be a member or not says that crimson the president slipped. back shortly right up to great so stay with us and. wealthy british style sign. on. the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines in two cars a report. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and what to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on our g.

the european union currency called corp we are still concerned about the fisheries issue so i think the negotiations will have to deal with those concerns because it's optional see clear let the people of iceland don't want to lose control over the ocean resources or all their natural resources so in this case the outcome of the negotiations will be crucial when many countries have joined the european union in the past. the negotiations were just a formality in our case i think they will determine whether iceland will be a member or not says and i think that crimson the president i spent my school did actually right up to great so stay with. us here is that so much of the experience i mean to see me in my life carrying freezing assets as the polar caps melt interesting exploiting the split regions vast resources pace it could be years before the arctic. england and france tried to reason with hitler germany demands of the two land and gets its way they also have been treated a safety net to them since. the whole of europe is involved in war efforts to establish a system of collective se

the european union currency called corp we are still called songs about the fisheries issue so i think the negotiations will have to deal with those concerns because it's optional to clear up though the people of iceland don't want to lose control over the ocean resources or all their natural resources so in this case the outcome of the negotiations will be crucial when many countries have joined the european union in the past. the negotiations with just a formality in our case i think they will determine whether iceland will be a member or not says all of them that crimson the president. did absolutely right up to great so stay with. every month we give you the future you understand how to get. the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. knowledge on our key. welcome back to spotlight on our northern just a reminder that my guest in the studio today is all of what i write in the grimace and the president of iceland how we started talking about the possible and membership of your country. in the years which brings not only benefits but also new problems

the san francisco fire department will be hosted the navy and marine corps for a practical search and rescue training. the u.s. navy is going to host a regional civilian prepared this volunteers and urged people from around the region -- preparedness volunteers answered by people from around the region, and a number of activities will take place from around the green. the blue angels will also be year. we did not put that on the list, but that is a given. on october 16, the san francisco fire department is having their annual citywide emergency response team drills. the list of where those are going to occur is on this. as we moved into october 16 through 18, we will be doing bourbon shield regional terrorism exercise that is an annual event -- urban shield regional terrorism exercise. the sheriff's department and police and others are heavily involved in this. it is my understanding we will have captains' available in five-hour shifts and the police department that will be helping the area command for all the exercise sites that will occur in this committee. october 21, and i would l

advancing in the marine corps is because minorities can't swim.ey don't shoot as well as white people. minorities aren't as good at directions as white people are. so naturally with general mundy as the xhcommandant of the mari corps they won't have many minority officers. two days later he apologized. it was not his first brush with controversy. he previously issued an order banning married people from joining the marines. i'm not sure if that means he also thinks married people can't swim. but general carl mundy has not disappeared from public life since all of that. he was scheduled to speak in fact today in washington at the conservative values voter summit. presumably he was scheduled to speak because of his, youo, awesome values. interestingly general mundy was on the schedule to appear to talk about "don't ask, don't tell" but once that panel took the stage, general mundy was not there. he did not show up. you want to know who did show up at today's summit, though? you may remember from this year's hall of fame candidates list dale peterson

>> for this particular region, the multi county corp. that we currently have in this, we have population areas in excess of 10 million people. >> i will not hold you to that but this probably works if there is penn collaboration. one could make the argument that we would leverage the money. >> that is very important. we stretch into a minimum of the half dozen that are on board that are part of the strategic clever to if message. >> there are child's victims, would this be helpful in that case? >> yes, it would be helpful. >> you said 90% of the innovation -- utilization is canada and the united states. we do not to diminish but this is certainly smaller than 97. this means that candidate is a big player. >> the challenge and the disagreement that i have with you is that we are in a fluid and fairly mobile society. i disagree that it is in canada with no restrictions poses a an insignificant problem. i will ask the question for you take back to the orders and the leadership and certainly the idea of cooperation, treaty issues, they are a

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madam speaker, it's time we do this for the marine corps. i want to thank my house colleagues who helped with this for 10 years and i hope the senator will certainly -- senate will certainly support senator roberts. madam speaker, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform. i ask god who have -- to please bless the house and senate that we will do what is right in the eyes of god. i will ask god to please bless the president, mr. obama, that he will do what is right in the eyes of god. and i will ask three times, please god, please god, please god, continue to bless america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. defazio of oregon. >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. and this is a special time that we have an opportunity to listen closely to our colleagues and to share some of the perils of those who live in the united states with our

marine corps. nicole. >> reporter: i is called evening parade. as one of the highlights.ning, during the summer, the public is invited on to the marine's oldest military post. called marine washington, the post was established in 1801 to protect ours in's capital. >> in this dy an age, we are more famous for our ceremony marching units an our musical units. the president's own u.s. marine band. >> during evening parades, both bands get to strut their stuff. officially called the u.s marine ban, it was created by an act of congress in 1798. >> played for john adams an his wife and a small party. but it was thomas yev soreson who took office after this who gave us the name the president's own. >> the president needed his own musical unit to perform at different white house functions for those who may attend. >> we played at every inaugural. i believe that is 52 inaugurations over 210 years. we are proud of that fact as well. >> the band is composed of people from all over this country. and only the best of the best are eye allowed into the president's unit. >> does not go t

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> congressman howard berman from california on the nuclear threat posed by iran. the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee spoke today for strategic and international studies. it's 30 minutes. >> i'm delighted to be introducing chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, howard berman. imtation may be the sincere form of flattery, but washington's sincerest form of admiration is noting one's own most cherished qualities in others. by this measure, our speaker today has the admiration of a remarkably broad spectrum of powerful individuals. an academic from his district told me he is a huge fan and saying chairman berman is very thoughtful. the "almanac" says he is one of the clearest members of the house. the array of people who describe him as a good friend covers all parts of the political spectrum and he has made significant legislative contribution in areas ranging from global policy, to intellectual property to trade. chairman berman, who r

thanks to the marine corps university, marine corps university foundation, the korea economic institute. i would like to thank the doctor for selecting me to participate in this. basically, i am here to call the north korean regime bad guys. when i say the north koreans, i do not mean the people, of course, but the people that lead the regime. i am kind of surprised that we have so many people here today. frankly, i our diplomatic performance over the past few years it with regard to north korea, you would think that most people were not interested in it. how is that? i do not think there is any difference. the alliance, when i talk about -- is this one better? there we go. when i referred to the alliance, i refer to the south koreans and americans. i have had a front row seat to see how effective that command, that alliance has been at deterring war on the korean peninsula. but from the same seat, i saw they did not do a very good job in the term provocation, because it happened all the time. everyone here remembers and third, fourth grade, a bully trying to take your lunch money. esse

at $164,760, stated in the resolution, and this is for work done by the san francisco conservation corpsn the southeast slow. the work actually is rehabilitation trails and retaining wall