davis: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend tte rules and pass the bill h.con.res. 288. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 288. concurrent resolution supporting national men's health week. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, and the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all meebers may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. davis: now, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: mrr speaker, on behalf of the commmttee on oversight and government reform, i present house concurrent resolution 288 for consideration. this resolution expresses our support for the goals and ideals of the

davis. mr. davis: i rise in support of h.r. 5623 and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. davis: last november congress extended the home buyer credit, mr. speaker, for buyers who entered into a binding contract by the end of april of this year but only if they closed on their house by the end of june. i agee with my colleague from michigan on the need for this extension, but only those who close on their houses by the end of june would be eligible. the slow grinding gears of bureaucracy have left many potential home buyers who could build equity and build for the future out in the cold on this and by doing this extension we buy an appropriate amount of time for those who signed contracts by the april deadline but haven't closed yet to close. in short, we need more time. this bill does not extend the deadline for signing a contract to buy a home. the contract still must have been signed before the deadline at the end o

philip davies. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> mr.peaker, i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the royal marine of 40 commando who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham on monday, and to the two soldiers from the 1st battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment who died yesterday. we should send our sincere condolences to their families and their friends. we should pay tribute to the exceptional work of our armed forces serving in afghanistan and, perhaps today in particular, to the highly skilled doctors and nurses who work alongside them, and those who treat the injured personnel back in the uk. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> philip davies. >> does my right honorable friend accept that the millions of people who voted conservative at the last election in order to make him prime minister did not do so in order to see a reducti

i'll start with you, chief davis. >> thanks. when we discuss the issue oo sharing information, clearly from our perspective of the major cities chiefs, it's about relationships. you know, in terms of sharing information, criminal information, across platforms, be it state, local, whatever the case may be, we have had partners in the past. we've seen the fbi and others that have brick-and-mortar presence in our communities, and we have relationships with them. dhs, you know, has been around for coming up on a decade. we're still in the process of establishing those relationships. but make no mistake, there's been a huge amount of effort and a lot of success that's transpired over the last several years, as we have begun to create fusion centers and other mechanisms whereby local law enforcement can get together and begin to have a face-to-face contact with our state and federal partners. so that's the key there. and the other problem, i think, for us -- and i'll conclude on this -- is that you look across the country, and in cali

davis declined, so taft turned to butler.taft referred to brandeis and oliver wendell holmes is a dangerous to some whom they must prevent from getting control of the court. -- a dangerous twosome whom they must prevent from getting control of the court. successfulr's general wrote, i congratulate you on the president's selection of pierce butler for the vacancy occurr. taft had worked behind the scenes to attract support from the catholic hierarchy for butlers nomination. although the chief treated and nominees religion as an irrelevancy, with chief justice no catholicand death, 's death, would remain on the bench. the last nomination, edward sanford, attracted taft;''s content. in 1925, he recommended attorney general harlan stone. when holmes stepped off the court in 1932, his colleague justice stone and urged president herbert hoover to name benjamin cardozo. he had pronounced him the outstanding jurists of our times. in an unsuccessful advocacy of his appointment by calvin coolidge. no justice, stone, offered to resign f

. >> she is like the white angela davis. remember angela davis with the fro? she's like that.t. >> but no, i really think -- i think the time is right. and things are happening for them. and i think it's wonderful. i think it should be. >> larry: what kind of mom was she growing up? >> i don't know who this is. because she's acting like this is a serious charlie rose moment. she's actually taking on the issues. first of all, she's drunk right now, larry. let's be honest. she's had a little box of wine to take the edge off. >> larry: where do you live, maggie? >> now i live in beverly hills. >> exactly, see? for all the complaining? exactly. >> larry: your successful daughter move you? >> oh yeah, yeah. >> larry: takes good care of you? >> yeah. >> larry: you a widow? >> yes, i am. my husband expired three years ago. very tough. >> larry: was he a good father, kathy? >> he was the best. he was very funny. they were on the show together. when people come up to me and say i feel like i knew your dad and i say you did. he was just like that. she is like that but this is a weird pa

caller: yes, and he should, because lanny davis, if i'm not mistaken, is jewish himself. but all the anti-is really causing are receiving, and that we always receive from c-span, always emanate from the left. not from the right, which is the common misconception and stereotype of republicans. we are the ones that are truly inclusive. it is the left that is so hateful and spiteful of israel in general. and i find it shocking. i am about to be 50 years old and that is where i halt -- heard all of the anti-semitic stuff, always from the left-hand side of the aisle. and i don't understand, about 75% of the american jewish population is democratic. it is the democratic party that is so vitriolic towards them. i just on understand it. host: about 50 more minutes or so of your calls on the issue of helen thomas -- 15 more minutes. tomorrow is election day in some dozen states or so. here is a look at "the washington times." link and's seed is in play as 11 states vote on "super tuesday." that is what they call it. in arkansas, misses lincoln was forced into a primary runoff afte

davis: they all say they need banks to lend and people to spend. a few also pointed out that when theiris businesses fail or fall behind on their cashes, the i.r.s. is more than willing to work out a payment plan they can afford, but then slaps them with pements that they can't afford. -- penalties that they can't afford. the small business lending package we passed earlier this month provides small business relief. it gives community banks the lending leverage they need to help small businesses keep their doors opened and create jobs. this legislation is essential for businesses in my district and across our country. i hope our colleagues in the senate see the importance of its immediate passage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kingston: thank you, madam speaker. i'm who are to speak about a program called america speaking out. you

susan davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think o constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that inform

terry davis, the remarkable gold star sister, goldstar wife, and gold star mothers.ch. and i also met the parents, the brother, and the beautiful widow of john howard. i had the privilege of meeting his family when i attended the memorial service in fort lewis in washington state. john sved in the striker brigade that was among the hardest hit in afghanistan. he left behind a wife, two young sons, and an infant daughter who he never got to make, but who i hope will grow up with a pride in her father filling part of the void that is loved by his loss. each of the goldstaramilies and bodies in the words of john milton, -- embodied in the words of john milton those who also served stand in waiting. those of you that are standing and waiting are relieved and to return, as jill and i were, at the return of our son from iraq. many of you are now waiting with family members still overseas, many in harm's way, and some of you have stood and waited for a loved one that did not return. and to live now with the knowledge that you will one day be united with them with our heaven

in the democratic race, you have in the democratic race, you have artur davis, a congressman. and you have a cordesman who switched parties and december -- congressman who switched parties in december and became a republican after being a democrat. host: some familiar names, including in new mexico, the son of the former senator pete domenici. guest: [no audio] it is interesting -- i think that pete domenici, a junior, is running ain the republican gubernatorial primary but has gubernatorial primary but has not been able to pick up steam. many people think that the county district attorney will run away with the republican primary victory today. host: alabama and mississippi are along the gulf coast, as we continue to monitor the situation in that part of the country, what impact do you think the bp oil spill will have in these statewide races, if any? guest: it is hard to say, but one thing you want to look at is turnout. looking at that crisis, coming after the three-day holiday weekend, and what it could mean for turn out, how much interest as there, what does it mean for t

future, he's as busy as ever choreographing new works for the stage, including one on the life of sammy davis for now, though, he's happy to star in a show that continues to pack the house and has been extended several times. >> i love the way i'm accepted here. and their rarmz open to me. "what have you got now, maurice? let's see it." that's what a performer wants to do. >> brown: the hope is when "sophisticated ladies" finishes its washington, d.c. run, it will begin a two-year tour. ( applause ) >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. b.p. agreed to set up a $20 billion fund to pay damage claims from the gulf of mexico oil spill. the chairman of the oil giant publicly apologized after a white house meeting. on the newshour, b.p.'s managing director called the encounter with the president a good meeting of the minds. he said a stream of cash flows into the new fund will help settle things down in the gulf and on the financial markets. and he said it was too early to reach conclusions about b.p.'s safety record in building and operating the deepwater horizon rig. the newshour is

list includes some of the biggest names of the 20th century-- actresses like ingrid bergman and bette davisbe ruth and lou gehrig, singers ella fitzgerald and billie holiday, who all have one thing in common besides their greatness. >> roesler: we're a business agent for about 250 entertainment, sports, music and historical clients. but most of those are deceased. >> kroft: dead >> roesler: dead. >> kroft: they're working stiffs. >> roesler: i guess you could say that. >> kroft: you could call roesler's business a william morris agency for the departed, the c.a.a. of the d.o.a. it's called c.m.g., and it's headquartered far from the glitter of hollywood in an office park on the fringes of indianapolis, distinguished only for the orange wind sock for roesler's heli-pad and his green bentley. inside is a multi-tiered office lined with memorabilia from his departed clients. first stop, a suit worn by one of the blues brothers. >> roesler: i've represented the family of john belushi-- his widow, judy-- for almost 20 years. >> kroft: it is all tastefully done, and quiet as a morgue-- a shrine of

it's by davis guggenheim. and "good night and good luck." those were the two key partners that came onboard. to the participant's credit, they've put together a website that people can investigate to explore the issue of money and politics in a way that i think is very helpful. that outreach aspect of this enterprise is very interesting to me. >> you mentioned guggenheim, is that the charlie guggenheim family? >> yes, i believe it is. >> and you also mentioned mark cuban. i saw your documentary at his theater here, theelandmark theaters in washington, and he's got theaters as you know in over 15 cities in the united states. if he wasn't in this business and if he wasn't financing something like this, would you stilllbe doing documentaries? would there still be places in this country to go see these things? >> i think there would bee but i'm glad he's out there. i think he's doing a great job. i also like the landmark theater chain. it's a good, healthy outlet for independent films. he's not the only one doing it, but he's an important force.

in the gubernatorial primary, artur davis lost to ron sparks.nd that of japanese prime minister -- the embattled japanese prime minister resigned after his popularity plunged over his broken campaign promise to use a remove a u.s. marine base from okinawa. finally, after months of confusion over who was in charge of the southern christian leadership conference, dueling function of the civil rights organization are headed down to court today in hopes that the judge can put to rest their infighting. bernice king has delayed taking office into the organization founded by her father, martin luther king come in 1977. >> this weekend, noted feminist martha nussbaum. joined our three-hour discussion on "in depth." >> we have three new books for you. "abraham lincoln, " "the supreme court, " "and "who is buried in grant's tomb." to order, go to c- span.org/books. host: there are some tax breaks in here for businesses and individuals. what are some of the big ones for businesses? guest: the biggest one is the research tax credit. it helps pharmaceutical

san davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisemeets and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've nevereard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the sclose act will finally put that informat

about the supreme court nomination of the land taken from associated press reporter julie hirschfeld davis"washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing on the exxon valdez court decision and will spill liability caps. members will focus on a proposed bill that would allow punitive damages in oil spill cases. that is3 on is at 10:00 eastern. hear on c-span, president obama hold a town hall meeting with senior citizens in maryland to discuss the health care bill and efforts to prevent scams and frauds seniors across the country will be able to participate by telephone three live coverage at a 11:40 on c- span and c-span ready. we'v>> we've got three new c- span books for you. "abraham lincoln," "the supreme court," and "who's buried in grant's tomb?" each with a unique contemporary perspective and perhaps something new to you about lincoln, the nation's highest court, and the gravesites and lives of america's presidents. to order, go to c- span.org/books. each o

. >> my name is commander tim davis. i am a physician with the healt. >> what kind of health problems are you finding? >> it is your general health problems. we cannot clearly identify anything as oil related. we are not seeing anything other than a dormitory situation. >> how many workers are involved in this that you have to worry about? >> there are about 27,000. there are about 11,000 in terrabone parish and about the same in plackman parish. >> do you have to set up mobile health units? how does that work? >> we do not want to tax the parishes or the counties. at their own medical infrastructure. we have first aid set up and we have ambulances' set up. we have a physician care set up a would be equivalent to an acute care center. we monitor the assets aa that are mobile. we work with the county authorities to make sure that we are not burdening thh parishes, but we are not depriving the local medical infrastructure of a chance to provide services. >> how do you plan this? place that you have done in other disasters

susan davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclore form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union king responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that informat

susan davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that info

davis who has held views despite his party affiliation. davis declined, so taft turned to butler. taft deferred to brandeis and oliver wendell holmes jr.. tapped appreciated butler's a nominal democratic party label. it was top-heavy with several republicans. he worked to block the nomination of another justice. he thought they would form a radical trio. after butler successful plummet, taft wrote to the chief, i congratulate you on the president's selection of cit -- president selection of butler. although the chief treated a nominee's religion as an irrelevancy, which chief justice white's death, no catholic would harding's fourth and last nomination to the court, edward sanford, attracted tafts consent of the stanford was not his firsttchoice. in 1925, however, the big chief enthusiastically recommended harlan stone. when he stepped off the court as he neared his 91st birthday in 1932, just distend suggested benjamin cardozo to her liver. cardoso had been called the outstanding justice of his time. not a justice himself, a felony yorker offer to resign from the court -- a fello

susan davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that info

davis, to suspend the rules and agree to house%% concurrent reslution 288 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 288, could be current resolution supporting national men's health week. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to qqor call: r. quorum call: quorum call: the house will be in order. members wiil please take their conversations off the floor. members and staff, please take your conversations off the floor.+ the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests foo one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from northern marianas rise? nn objection. the gentleman will suspend. members and staff, please take your conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. members and staff, please take your conversationn off the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. sablan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. god's blessings comes to us in many forms. many of the people in northern march and ast is blessed through

danny davis ofllinoifor tday, mr. ah of pnsylvaa fo odmr. gerlacof pennsylvanoroday, mr.l of indna for today, mr. honda california today anunti5:00 tomoow, mr. inslee washington fo day. kilpatrick napitanof califorfo today. the ser proemre without objeion,he reque ent for purpose ds the geleman from texase? mr. e:r.peaker, i as annapos coenthat today connt that today following legivebusiness any sporrs herofor er into, the follin mr mace bpermitted to addrs the e, revan eir s and inude trusateria mrburton, june 18,yse, mrpoe, for je 18 21, mrfojune 18 and 21 ros-lehnefor ne5 and 17. hepeerroempore wiouobjeio foat purseoes e gewofrom califor ek rognitio ms. woomk i ask unanous cot th tay flowing leslate businend any iars heretofo ted to, the following memr ce be ted to adess thuse fofive minutes and inud extranus sct, giamrdore in the k washingto ms. kaptur of ohi mr. dazio of oon. th speaker pem: without objection. under the eakes announced under a prioused oer of e hohe flowing members are rognized for vees ch. mr.cottf georgia. ve min. recognized for mrscott:ha y, mr. s

lanny davis, former special counsel to present and -- these comments were made to a blog there and have been available online. we will give you a look at those posted on line over the weekd. something -- some of what helen cupp -- helen thomas had to say. >> any comments of israel? >> tell them to get the out of palestine. [laughter] remember, these people are occupi. and it is their land. not german, not: -- but where should theyo? >> go home. >> where is home? >> poland, germany. >> jews should go back to poland and germany. >> and america and everywhere else. host: that video posted on a ,.com. lled rabbiliv here is "the new york post" this morning. this is concerning the ari fleisher comment. that is the former white house press secretary under president bush. your thoughts. pensacola is first on the democrats' line. curtis, go ahead. caller: i would like to make a request that next time you have a republican or democratic person that is in the house or the senate, ask tm when they are going to put a bill up for term limits and also put the social security money in the social securi

davis: thank you, mr. speaker.i first of all want to thank the gentlewoman from the district of columbia for yielding. i rise to support the united states secret service uniformed division modernization act. but i also rise today to congratulate the chicago blackhawks on their stanley cup win over the philadelphia fliers. as every sports fan in chicago knows, the hawks are proud to share the united center, which is in the heart of my district, with that of a historic team known as the bulls. mr. speaker, as my dad used to say, life is 95% anticipation, on to use the words of the great american value dear, it's been a long time coming, my dear, it's been a long time coming, but now it's here. hawks don't always get -- hockey doesn't always get its due attention in many parts of america, but some of the most memorable moments in sports are found in hockey. who doesn't know of the miracle on ice during the 1980 winter olympics at lake placid, new york, where team u.s.a. defeated the sovene yet team which was considere

ap reporter julie hirshfeld davis. that as live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. congress is back this week from recess. negotiations continue on an artist to rewrite of financial regulation since the great depression. the white house would like to see a final bill before the president has to the g-20. they meet on thursday to start merging the separate bills passed by the house and senate. some key questions remain like derivatives regulation, the complex and strength of the center of the crisis. senator blanche lincoln has a proposal for derivatives. she prate -- she faces a democratic runoff tomorrow. another question they have to consider is dealing with credit and debit cards. >> on the democratic health care plan from political this afternoon, -- from politico this afternoon. tomorrow, president obama will hold a national town hall meeting on health care with senior citizens in maryland. it has been 47 days since the deepwater horizon explosion. >> the completed a meeting with the cabinet. they are in charge of dealing with the deepwater horizon oil spill. w

. >> we have craig davis with us today. [cheers and applause] somewhere in the house. where is he? he is here. there he is. also, we have assembly member at any fiorentino -- assembly member anthony fiorentino. [applause] comptroller dawn chong is here. [applause] former speaker of the california heath.assembly, robert keit where is mr. rose bird? is he here? i was watching the game, as you all saw. in the interim, i was doing a couple of interviews. i talked about jerry brown. folks want to get you to say something different from him. what advice would i give him, they asked. advice? jerry brown has been in public life longer than i have been .round but but i can tell you that, in those years, when you think about an independent leader and you think about a maverick and a visionary and someone who is willing to think out of the box when confronted with problems. you think about someone who, when he was governor, when he was mayor, attorney general, this is a man who has always been willing to take on the tough challenges. i do not have to tell you that california and is facing man

terry davis, the remarkable champion of gold star families.er, a goldstar white, and the gold star mothers. none should be asked to sacrifice that much. and i also met the parents, the brother, and the beautiful widow when i attended the memorial service at fort hood in washington state. john served in the striker brigade that was among the hardest hit in afghanistan. he left behind all white, two young sons, and a daughter who he never got to meet, who i hope will grow up with the pride in her father filling the void left by his loss. each of the gold star families embodies the words of john milton, those also serve who only stand and wait. many of you in this at a theater today have stood and waited, will leave as jill and i were at the return of a loved one, in our case, our son, from a year in iraq. many of you are now waiting for family members still overseas, many in harm's way. and some of you have stood and waited for loved ones that did not return. and live now with the knowledge that you will one day be reunited with them with our he

>> my name is tim davis. i am part of health and human services. >> what are you doing in the gulf area? >> we are here as a part of the medical element. we are organizing, or establishing the policies for the care of primarily the occupational workers better dealing with the clean-up. >> ok. >> i am waiting for the next class. >> if you want to sign a contract, you have to call this number. they will tell you how to get a contract. you will sign a contract directly with bp. >> this is supposedly bp that i signed with. >> imi biologist with noaa. i am here to answer questions that people might have about the biological and pecked. >> we spoke with some fishermen yesterday. many are concerned with their wild life. >> people ask about that. i fall back on a historical spill. there was if not -- a spill in 1979. it went on for nine or 10 months, and spewed out ssmething around 140 million gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico before the relief wells was in place. the spartans were used. over -- dispersants were

they were talking about the virginia and kentucky resolution and calhoun about null fix and jefferson davis when he was trying to fight the civil war when a lot of evils were perpetrated. states' rights is about power. federalism and the 10th amendment is about balancing power between branches of government, between the federal -- national government and state governments and the balance, not control, the balance is there to protect individuals. because it is so easy for the federal government to ignore it or forget it, we have formed a 10th amendment task force. the goal of that task force is to try and re-emphasize the significance of federalism and to disburse power from washington to restore that constitutional balance of power through the liberty enhancing elements of federalism. five goals. one is to educate congress and the public about federalism. two, develop proposals to disburse power to regions, states, local governments and private institutions and families and individuals. three, to elevate federalism as a core focus of our leadership in congress. four, to monitor threats to f

davis, ok, i'm sorry. >> i will try to be brief so my colleague has a chance to get his question in. it has been suggested that minority homeowners have been disproportionately affected by the crisis. and i think many people agree with that. secondly, they suggest that some of the reasons have been targeting of subprime loans in these communities and neighborhoods, and of course, higher rates of employment. are your company's doing anythg as you try to do -- are your company'ies doing anythings you try to help these individuals to look at this when doing loan modifications? >> yes, we have individuals dedicated to working with communities on the ground and we of the office of homeland protection. we actually have the same people twork with communities and help people with the documentation process. as i said in my testimony, we also got very close -- work very closely with hope now. i personally go down and -- >> anyone else? >> at bank of america we take a similar approach where we have dedicated teams. the we did 360 community events. those tend to take place where there is the gre

. >> next question is from sandy davis. >> thank you for taking my call. first of all, we didn't get a copy of the charts. will you be putting those up on the website later today? >> sure. would be happy to do that. >> why is the second relief well going so slow? >> well, they didn't start at the same time. the second relief well started several weeks afterwards. also, the second relief well -- the second relief drilling rig had a blow youft preventer on it that they had intended to use after top kill if they were going to cap the well. they decided not to use a blowout preventer because of the uncertainty regarding the status of the well bore and the pressure. that's why they abandoned the top kill. during that time when they were doing the top kill exercise, the developmenter two moved off. the lower riser package should we need to do that. that didn't happen. they continued to drill. they are the risk mitigator for the first relief well. >> next question is from richard of "los angeles times." >> admiral allen, can you talk a little bit about the worst-

davis, ok, i'm sorry. >> i will try to be brief so my colleague has a chance to get his question in. it has been suggested that minority homeowners have been disproportionately affected by the crisis. and i think many people agree with that. secondly, they suggest that some of the reasons have been targeting of subprime loans in these communities and neighborhoods, and of course, higher rates of employment. are your company's doing anything as you try to do -- are your company'ies doing anythings you try to help these individuals to look at this when doing loan modifications? >> yes, we have individuals dedicated to working with communities on the ground and we of the office of homeland protection. we actually have the same people to work with communities and help people with the documentation process. as i said in my testimony, we also got very close -- work very closely with hope now. i personally go down and -- >> anyone else? >> at bank of america we take a similar approach where we have dedicated teams. the we did 360 community events. those tend to take place where there is the

davis: i repeat, one year compared teightears our economy grew 3% for three straight quarters of economic growth, 9% in 12 months. household grew for 10 straight months. regaining nearl30%, rillion, of household weth wiped out during the former bush adminiration in hifinal 18 months. we've stopped blding. economic causes of thi congress, investing ameri. there is nsnafu -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has eired. for what purposeoes th gentmafromennsylvania rise? >> request unimous consent to address the house for on minute, revise and extend. thepeaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the house of representatives passed buet every year since the congressional bt act took effe in the fiscal yr 76. thompson: to be letly accurate, tre wertimets when a nied budget was not passed by both houses but this is the fist time the hoe of reprentatives has sily decided tre's too much power for t amecan people to see the numbers at they are pursug they're going to st the game before the coin is even tossed. weave more than $13 trillion in debt in a presidential budget th

host: our guest is julie hersh field davis of the associated press, talking about some documents talking about a later occasion. who did the documenting and how much has been released? guest: the bill clinton presidential library in arkansas released 46,000 pages of documents from the land taken's -- elena kagan's time as deputy counsel. those will probably have some of the more potentially controversial documents that are actually written by her. a lot of these are written to her. this is just the first batch. host: what has been the most interesting thing so far? guest: you can really see how she worked in the policy process and was a pragmatist. it is clear that she worked for a democratic president and work on those things, but she also found ways to deal with abortion, welfare, some on the more hot-button issues. that is what bill clinton tried to do, so it is not surprising to see that in the documents. but her critics and supporters will both find things that they will like and not like about her in this. you can see what is available -- host: you can see what is available so far

and more about the supreme court nomination of elena kagan from jliulie hirschfeld davis. we have got three new c-span books for you. "abraham lincoln," the supreme inrt" and "who's buriedn i grant's tomb?" to order, go to c- span.org/books. each one a great gift idea for father's day. the campaign for america's future began its annual conference in washington focusing on the progressive movement assessment of the obama administration and its role in this year's elections. this is a little more than two hours. [applause] >> welcome to america's future now. [applause] hi. you are over here. namecards. my name is robert. i welcome you to washington. this has been a city of great heat and big storms recently and i am not talking about the weather. and we need you to turn up the heat a little bit more. [applause] you will be over 1000 people strong as we move through these meetings this week. you come from 30 states. you see me from across the progressive sttribes of the progressive movement. a little more than a year into the obama administration, a little less than six month

the reform efforts by outlined above should make it easier for davis to identify their programs and live within the constraint. let's be clear. ultimately, our goal is not to cut for cutting at stake, but to modernize and reform government, to empower people with the information they require to make choices about what is best for them, to make their voices heard by government officials, and to give the american people the data they need to bring about change. for the bottom line is that it can help us achieve this in a government that is increasingly complex, serving a nation of 300 million people. as a professor of political science at my alma mater once noted, there is scarcely a single d. of government which was one simple which is not now -- a single duty of a government which was once simple which is not now complex. those words are written by woodrow wilson well before he was the president of united states. they are no less true today than they were one century ago. implementation matters. it is our duty to continually strive to be improving the use of tax dollars to create the gov

i am happy to welcome robert davis. he is a great community leader in the city of san jose. he is doing some important and novel things with the police department there. the association has been a great partner with the department of homeland security. we are proud the 56 big-city police chiefs that you represent and the more than 800,000 sworn officers that are present in those departments. thank you, chief. before i open it up for discussion, i would like to speak about some of the immigration and border-related challenges that law enforcement faces. first, let me begin by saying that border security and enforcement is primarily the responsibility of the federal government. unfortunately, for decades, we have not had an effective strategy that is border-wide. we have not devoted the attention, personnel, or resources that have been required to cover the border all the way from brownsville to san diego. from day one, the obama administration has taken its responsibility here seriously. it has developed and implemented a clear strategy to obtainfá that personnel, those resou

davis of illinois for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. myself, mr. poe, for june 23. mr. jones for june 23. mr. wolf for today and june 17. mr. smith from new jersey for today. ms. ros-lehtinen for today. mr. moran for june 21, 22 and 23. and mr. lungren from california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california. ms. kaptur, ohio. mr. d

davis of illinois. mr. burton of indiana. mr. forbes of virginia. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. mchenry, north carolina. ms. ros-lehtinen, florida. ms. foxx, north carolina. mr. fortenberry, nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i thank you very much and ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous materials into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: thank you. madam speaker, tonight i want to devote extra time to talking about the proposed financial reform bill the conference committee report being worked on at that moment that is likely to come before the house later in the week. i wanted to put the discussion tonight in a broader context in hopes that my colleagues will listen and consider the bill to be brought before us. let me begin with this% statement. bankers hold a very privileged position in our society because, in fact, they hold the awesome power to create money. their use of th

alabama democrats seek a new start after davis's defeat.e was seen it with the same language as they used to describe barack obama. he seemed on the quick path to the governor's chair in the montgomery state house. they are skeptical that he could win, but he shot ahead by double digits in the poll. then came last tuesday. it was yet another dispiriting performance by an alabama democrat. they see themselves all around -- democrats control the state legislature, but the reflection is cast by republicans who hold most of the top tiered collected offices such as governor and attorney general. it talks about why one of the reasons he did not succeed in the primary is because he did not seek the support of african american groups within his state. the article talks about how that may have ultimately hurt him in the end. let's go to nevada. william, republicans like. will you vote on tuesday? caller: yes, i will. host: why? caller: because i think they should be litigating -- mitigating damage down there and the gulf and freeze that water out. i

after being awake for 50 hours, stephen davis caved in and signed the papers. he said most of the others did as well. do you think this is an appropriate way to treat people that experienced that? since you had people on the rig, what was their feeling about that? what is your feeling about that? >> i think it was inappropriate. it has nothing to do with bp. >> bp had no comment on it and had no opportunity -- did the commany know about it? >> i think we were aware it was taking place. it was nothing to do with bp. >> i did mention during my opening statement this document that says such voluntary effort shall be at my own risk -- that people were made to sign. there were two court appearances that were needed to finally get bp to take responsibility. what i understand is that bp continued to fail to provide adequate protective gear to the fishermaen. on may 16, osha issued a detailed directive on a training requirement. osha had officials monitoring the training and asserting the cleanup. according to testimony we heard in louisiana, bp still failed to provide

the staff consists of head coach larry knight and assistant coaches steve cooley, andy davis, richard broom and matt thomas. the team members and coaching staff have demonstrated outstanding teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship. i congratulate the summerall high school baseball team from mississippi, and i wish them continued success, both on and off the field and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the rl. quorum cl: quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of t quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: we're still working on this extenders bill. we thought we had it all worked out, and there was -- one of the senators wanted some more changes. each time we do that, we've to rescore the bl, and it takes time. and we're in the process of doing that right now. so i apologize to everyone. we're not having these votes. i do ask consent now -- unanimous consent that we be in a period of morning business until 6:00 tonight, with senator

host: davie in setter valley. democrats' line. caller: i just wanted to ask you guys about something to think about. why dooyou think that hindsight is 20/20 when it is nothing more than your opinion looking back? host: tie that inno u.s. intelligence. expand on that a little bit. what do you mean? caller: both of you have used that hindsight, looking back on things is 20/20. guest: i think i get your point. what you are saying is there's still a judgment and opinions involved in looking back, like in history hen you are studying history or writing history, but there is no doubt that in many of these situations you certainly have a heckuva lot more facts available to you and russ purposin retrospect. i know this from personal opinion with the many different jobs i have had. when you're actually carrying things out, ou never have the benefit at the complete set of facts. there are always pretty important things that you do not know, but that you have to make assumptions about as to go forward. when you look back there is a lot more

>> the basic reason is that is ultimately going be requiring more davis of the person having to exercisediscretion if there's a less rule of law there's more likely to be some sort of incy dent where the person will be required to use force, frankly. >> okay. mr. soloway, i'll take a risk. you proved a glutton for time let's see if i can get a short one for you. give me one short one i'll ask you another, otherwise not. you speak both in your oral comments about how we have to look at objectively what these, what pcs are doing and in your written testimony you talk about and i'll quote leaving a kwu words measured against a number of inappropriate incidents it is clear that there, the pscs, their record is far better than the public understands. or the firms get credit for. and i think the common language we're talking about there is the incident rates from the special incident reports that are what we all look at as the incident rapist because that's what's counted? >> based on the public available information the incident rates is also publicly available information. okay. i want to gi