there is a difference in public service for the benefit of the public's versus public service for the benefit of your own pocketbook. that is the distinction in this race. how d.cpublic service? is it something to profit from personally for yourself, your friends, or your family? or is it something you allude to the trust of the public as a whole? that is a distinction that should not be overlooked when you talk about my small business versus a business that depends on people doing business in the city of chicago. >> each time i have been asked to serve as the mayor's chief of staff, school board president, park board president, i stepped up and never has there been a suggestion that i did anything but pursue the public interest. i just want to state the facts. >> you had 89 clients that either lobbied the city or discussed business with the city. >> you seem to have a long memory for this kind of thing. >> we will start with then empowered inspector general. right now, the inspector general is to water down. we should just have one. i propose the end to no-bid contracts. we do not need banking and lawyer contrast handed out to people. i said i would and the re

there is a difference in public service for the benefit of the public's versus public service for the benefit of your own pocketbook. that is the distinction in this race. how d.cce? is it something to profit from personally for yourself, your friends, or your family? or is it something you allude to the trust of the public as a whole? that is a distinction that should not be overlooked when you talk about my small business versus a business that depends on people doing business in the city of chicago. >> each time i have been asked to serve as the mayor's chief of staff, school board president, park board president, i stepped up and never has there been a suggestion that i did anything but pursue the public interest. i just want to state the facts. >> you had 89 clients that either lobbied the city arts discussed business with the city. will they step back -- that either lobbied the city are discussed business with the city. >> is a duet long memory for this kind of thing. >> -- you seem to have a long memory for this kind of thing. >> weill start with then empowered inspector general. right now, the inspector general is to water down. we should just have one.

there is a difference in public service for the benefit of the public's versus public service for the benefit of your own pocketbook. that is the distinction in this race. how d.c. public service? is it something to profit from personally for yourself, your friends, or your family? or is it something you allude to the trust of the public as a whole? that is a distinction that should not be overlooked when you talk about my small business versus a business that depends on people doing business in the city of chicago. >> each time i have been asked to serve as the mayor's chief of staff, school board president, park board president, i stepped up and never has there been a suggestion that i did anything but pursue the public interest. i just want to state the facts. >> you had 89 clients that either lobbied the city arts discussed business with the city. will they step back -- that either lobbied the city are discussed business with the city. >> is a duet long memory for this kind of thing. >> -- you seem to have a long memory for this kind of thing. >> we will start with then empowered inspector general. right now, the inspector general is to water down. we shoul

there is a difference in public service for the benefit of the public's versus public service for the benefit of your own pocketbook. at is the distinction in this race. how d.cpublic service? is it something to profit from personally for yourself, your friends, or your family? or is it something you allude to the trust of the public as a whole? that is a distinction tt should not be overlooked when you talk about my small business versus a business that depends on people doing business in the city of chicago. >> each time i have been asked to serve as the mayor's chief of staff, school board president, park board president, i stepped up and never has there been a suggestion that i did anything but pursue the public interest. i just want to state the facts. >> you had 89 clients that either lobbied the city arts discussed business with the city. will they step back -- that either lobbied the city are discussed business with the city. >> is a duet long memory for this kind of thing. >> -- you seem to have a long memory for this kind of thing. >> we will start with then empowered inspector general. right now, the inspector general is to water down. we should ju

public service. meanwhile back here in d.c. members of congress are holding a rare bipartisan meeting on security today. we talked to the senate sergeant in arms who says lawmakers must do a better job reporting their security concerns. >> the members and their staff do so many of these events it becomes routine. what we want to emphasize is number one they always have to tell us about their concerns about, about the threats, about the letters, about someone who walks in. >> reporter: now one lawmaker is calling for the house and senate chambers are to be enclosed inplex glass here at the capital. other lawmakers to get a boost in their personal security budgets and still other lawmakers say there really shouldn't be any changes at all. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. i want to show you new video coming in right now of vice president joe biden arriving in pakistan today. if we can get to that. there he is right there. just stepping off a plane. this is an unannounced visit the

d.c. as a what a misinterpretation of were the country is. in >> i believe he brings a passion, a commitment of service both to the public and the private sector. >> dailies most recently private sector job may help smooth things over with the business community. in fact the u.s. chamber of commerce that use the bridge for this white house was quick to heap praise. calling daily a strong leader they look for a team working with. >> some drophe is not a dolla's not at all for. he does demand results, and does expect to get them. >> by choosing daily, the president's is reaching back to the clinton administration to shape his next two years. some criticized the same this is an opportunity for their president to bring in fresh faces and he is not done so. >> 3 do technology has been big news at the electronics show. but those high-tech marvels are not the only thing kedging eyes. >> not agree to a saturday and grabbed the bay area, it was called in great. tomorrow sunshine is on the way i believe i will have the forecast for you coming up. well live the of san francisco, we are seeing clouds out there, i did check there are some tricks and the cl

public service. there are risks with public service, we cannot deny that. but gabby has powerful beliefs and she came to d.che people of her district and everye knows she is tireless. gabby has the grit of a fighter and the tenacity of a woman on a mission. it is that heart and that grit and that tenacity that i pray will continue to serve her well and speed her recovery. i hope the day is coming soon that i get to greet gabby with open arms and welcome her back to the floor of this house there is so much that we have yet to do together for arizona, for this country. i look forward to working with gabby on the issues of our day and hearing her spirited voice. let me add further, the acts of a criminal will not stop us from meeting our people. we will not be deterred. we will not be intimidated and we will not abandoned the people of arizona becausef the murderous acts of a deranged killer. gabby read the first amendnt on the floor of the house just days before she was shot. that amendment provides that the people shall have the right to petition their government and give the people of this nation a voice to

public service. there are risks with public service, we cannot deny that. but gabby has powerful beliefs and she came to d.c. to represent the people of her district and everyone knows she is tireless. gabby has the grit of a fighter and the tenacity of a woman on a mission. it is that heart and that grit and that tenacity that i pray will continue to serve her well and speed her recovery. i hope the day is coming soon that i get to greet gabby with open arms and welcome her back to the floor of this house. there is so much that we have yet to do together for arizona, for this country. i look forward to working with gabby on the issues of our day and hearing her spirited voice. let me add further, the acts of a criminal will not stop us from meeting our people. we will not be deterred. we will not be intimidated and we will not abandoned the people of arizona because of the murderous acts of a deranged killer. gabby read the first amendment on the floor of the house just days before she was shot. that amendment provides that the people shall have the right to petition their government and give the people of

public service. there are risks with public service, we cannot deny that. but gabby has powerful beliefs and she came to d.cof her district and everyone knows she is tireless. gabby has the grit of a fighter and the tenacity of a woman on a mission. it is that heart and that grit and that tenacity that i pray will continue to serve her well and speed her recovery. i hope the day is coming soon that i get to greet gabby with open arms and welcome her back to the floor of this house. there is so much that we have yet to do together for arizona, for this country. i look forward to working with gabby on the issues of our day and hearing her spirited voice. let me add further, the acts of a criminal will not stop us from meeting our people. we will not be deterred. we will not be intimidated and we will not abandoned the people of arizona because of the murderous acts of a deranged killer. gabby read the first amendment on the floor of the house just days before she was shot. that amendment provides that the people shall have the right to petition their government and give the people of this nation a voice to sp

service yesterday evening. ktvu's allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with more on that. allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. president obama has no public events today but historing words from last night are being closely scrutinized this morning. president obama used his address to the nation at a memorial service in tucson to eulogize the victims. praise the heros. and call for more civil public discourse. as the crowd cheered him on, president obama said americans cannot use the tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other. >> rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let's use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully. >> reporter: now those calls for unity are continuing here at the capitol this morning. a democratic lawmaker is circulating a letter calling for democrats and republicans to sit together during the president's state of the union address in a few weeks. usually they sit on opposite sides of the chamber. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, a man's been arrested in southern california accused of making threatening an

public service. there are risks with public service, we cannot deny that. but gabby has werful beliefs and she came to d.c. to represent the people of her district and everyone knows she is tireless. gabby has the grit of a fighter and the tenacity of a woman on a mission. it is that heart and that grit and that tenacity that iray will continue to serve her wel and speed her recovery. i hope the day is coming soon that i get to greet gabby with open arms and welcome her back to the floor of this house. there is so much that we have yet to do together for arizona for this country. i look forward to working with gabby on the issues of our day and hearing her spirited voice. let me add further, the acts of a criminal will not stop us from meeting our people. we will not be deterred. we will not be intimidated and we will not abandoned the people of arizona because of the murderous acts of a deranged killer. gabby read the first amendment on the floor of the house just ys before she was shot. that amendment provides that the people shall have the right to petition their government and give the people of this

public service. >> next, senate judiciary chairman patrick leahy on his priorities for this session of congress. he also commented on the arizona should improve from the newseum in washington, d.c., this is all little less than an hour. >> i want to welcome you all here and senator leahy. he has been here a number of times, i think because we have the biggest first amendment sinon the world. right out there with all 45 words of the first amendment. senator leahy is such a champion of the first amendment. he cannot go by pennsylvania avenue without looking at it. we appreciate you coming back here today, senator leahy. in this very room, president obama held a town meeting. the week after next, the supreme court justice breyer is going to come here to talk about matters of the judiciary and public issues. it is a delight that the newsuem to serve as a place where the members of the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judiciary branch in come here and hold civilized discourse about public affairs, about the media, about the things that abydos, and the things that bring us together. it is in that light that the newseum is delighted to welcome senator leahy today. i a

of tom vandergriff and his 50 years in public service. 13 years it took him to bring major league baseball to texas rangers, and he took the team from washington, d.c., which was known as the senators, had to fight two presidents, both lyndon johnson and richard nixon. judge vandergriff was the original representative from the 26th district of texas when it was formed after the 1980 census. my fondest memory of judge vandergriff, however, is the voice of the texas rangers. along with dick hoover, they did the broadcast. they were spell binding and exciting and kept me many times away from my graduate school studies. but to his family, we offer our prayers and condolences. thank you, judge vandergriff, for 55 excellent years in public service. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman from texas is expired. mr. barton: i'd ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i know we have a new protocol for recognizing former members who passed away. is it appropriate under our rules to have a moment of silence for judge vandergriff and if so how would i request such a moment of silence? the speaker pro tempore: the chair would recommend that the g