. >> host: diane, las vegas. you're on with bill ayers. diane, you with us? >> caller: take every chance i get to tell people about no child left behind that requires children to take tests at grade level even if they're in special ed, and then the school is found nonproficient because the special ed children do not make their annual, yearly progress that compares their test scores to last year's students' test scores. it does not test how much they've learned. and i feel that it's an intended failure, the intent to fail public schools. >> guest: you know, the no child left behind is the federal legislation that i think is right now up for reauthorization, and even conservative critics like diane and chester finn have said if we reauthorize it in the current form, it's going to be the death of public education. it's going to mean that only a very tiny minority of kids are going to get an education for citizenship, an education for full participation in our society. we ought to reject it, we ought to reject it because of its single-minded obsession with standa

towns has down such a great job in marshaling this bill forward, along with diane watson, and i'd further like to thank on their staff mike mccarthy, adam boards of the oversight committee, austin burns in the majority leader's staff, barney frank, mel watt, and dennis moore for their ongoing efforts to reform the regulation of our markets and financial sectors and for their input into this legislation. my good friend todd platts who also assisted in this, and frank lobiondo who was a co-spon or sor of this bill almost two years ago. i especially want to single out for their efforts two reform-minded freshmen who have come to congress in john boccieri of ohio and glenn nye of virginia and especially to amy o'donnell of my staff and jackie sheltree. we refer to this bill in the short form just, frankly, as providing an independent inspector general for the financial services committee that are in such desperate need of this oversight. i thank the -- i think the chairman outlined it well. the genesis of this bill took place from conducting a public forum back in my district and listening to

when diane asked me to speak i didn't hesitate to accept the invitation.nk it's very important for federal reserve policymakers to use every opportunity to help people understand our actions during these very difficult times. just over two weeks ago fed chairman ben bernanke was the commence map speaker at the boston college school of last his message to the graduating class that day was simple: be flexible and open-minded in dealing with the fact that life is unpredictable." as part of that speech he quoted from the beetles john lennon who said, "life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans." this morning i'd like to begin by quoting the beatles as well. in regards to the current economy i believe it was paul mccart any who famously said, "yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away. now it looks as if they're here to stay." [laughter] >> at our f.o.c. meetings we're often reminded of ringo starr as we "get by with a little help from our friends." finally i'm not aware of any secret messages embedded in statements like "i buried the

and diane did a pretty good job with that timeline. i had almost forgotten some of those events as they occurred in rapid succession. these programs have been covered extensively in other speeches. but i will discuss one program because it demonstrates our second recent, which is the need to innovate as quickly as circumstances change. so let's look at the term asset-backed securities loan facility, or as we refer to it in the fed, the talf. the market for these securities has often played a vital role to consumers and businesses. this market effective shut down in 2008 after the closure of leeman brothers. in response the fed formed talf in 2008. with backing from the treasury, talf provides loans to investors to finance chair purchases of highly rated asset backed securities with the securities themselves as collateral for the loans. and backing was from the treasury, so the tarp funding was instrumental in our ability to be able to do that. as conditions evolved, we modified the facility along multiple dimensions, even before it beg

when ju dian died four years ago, the city took caution after remembering how the death in 1989 sparked the uprising. it's declared extreme sensitivity, put alarmed police on special alert. these are not the actions of a regime that feels secure. on the contrary, they are the actions of a regime that thinks it's sitting on top of a volcano that's about to erupt . or the center of an earthquake, hazord zone. the reason for this insecurity was spelled out in a lecture in beijing by a nationally known scholarists. the chinese system he explaned by strict rigidity. where there is no rule of law to protect people's interest or prevent the rulers from abusing the people and lining their own pockets. the dominance feature in a governance of this abilities and the issues of people's legitimate issues, homeowner rights for urban residents and minority rights, that all of this becomes a threat to the social order. a rigid system is by definition bristled. it lacks resiliance, it can break under stress. and there are many sources of stress in china today. people have grievances because their right

. >> i am diane. i am with "huffington post." >> you have. business cards. >> i have more than that. they do not pay me. this is in response to the other question. as a complementary and support process, and what is known as second order change, this is wonderful work. i appreciate the publicity and the imagery that you are doing. people asked about the enemies. there are fields of conflict analysis. there are other processes we could do also and not have to resort to think to resort to war. we can come up with nonviolent strategy is to work on the underlying issues and conflicts. they have signed on to this with steve colbert and he had this on his show. people are more flexible and thinking about the other. just to support and make it easier. >> thank you for that. on the technical issues, we received a briefing yesterday from bruce blair, one of the coordinators of the global zero to prize. he made the interesting. -- he may be interesting point that there is not a case in history since the development of nuclear weapons in the mid 1940's

caller: i am upset with the diane feinstein comments to the left. the comments she made reported on line does not move me one bit. i am very concerned with democrats like sheet and lieberman that are getting so much money. her husband was going to be investigated. it cost the inspector general to investigate her. she apparently has a husband who has a lot of folks up contractually with the war efforts. thank you. host: thank you. congress is in recess this weekend back next monday, focusing on health care. one week from monday, the start of the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor to replace justice david souter, who spent his last day on the bench yesterday. he read some poetry. chief justice john roberts read from robert frost as a said farewell to justice souter. the front page of "the wall street journal" marketplace section -- car sales rebound seen for june. also, "usa today" says some banks are raising credit rates and fees. host: that is from the money section of usa today. caller: this is my first time calling. i'm very excited. with t

diane, democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. this is actually california. mountains of san diego county. we are a historical site in the mountains. your question, can you repeat it? host: does the iranian election put the u.s. in a tough position regarding development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy in iran? >> -- caller: absolutely. not just because of the election that just occurred. this is something that has been ongoing since before the administration took office. we had it during the clinton era and the bush era. number one, iran is linked to venezuela, cuba, castro, the new president in cuba. when you look at ahmadinejad, you look at him during a photo op, he actually calls bush the devil, challenging him at the united nations. this is just another country where the man is a puppet. i do not know a lot about his opponent. i knew none know a lot about him. i know that he represents the people, which is why we are obviously having a lot of uprisings over there. all that it is is that it is more photo ops. we have enough issues around the world ri

diane, you are next from arkansas. good morning. caller: good morning, steve. i do not have a whole lot of opinion on this, as i do not think it makes much difference. what is concerning me this morning is i was watching the president's talking to the french president yesterday. has anybody mention that that our flag behind them was dragging the floor? has anybody said anything about that? host: at the news conference? caller: in france. host: i have to admit, you are the first to pointed out. caller: that really irritated me. one of the rules of the flag is that it is not supposed to touch. it was the only one. there were three flags there. it was not just touching, there were three or 4 inches touching. host: this is the video that we have from yesterday. we will continue to watch it. it might have been in what was called the location inside. thank you for bringing that to our attention. we will go to atlanta next. should this deal between fiat and chrysler be blocked? ruth later ginsberg is fielding a question -- ruth ginsberg is feeling the question -- fiel

i have a lot of respect for diane wood. i think she is a smart judge. elaine that kagan, smart, talented. so judge sotomayor, as i said, i think she is a reasonable choice for the president to make. as far as individual senators' evaluations, that will be determined by the confirmation process, which she will get to answer. we'll see how the senate treats her. my view is she was a reasonable choice for president obama to make. >> you mentioned among the finalists, but she had a long tenure as a circuit court judge and that was one of the results of justice sooter, the president might want to have someone with more record to see how they would make a decision. do you think we have reached a point where if someone has not only had a long record as a circuit court judge but hasn't even served as a judge we're not going to see that person nominated, governors or other people, and do you think that's a good or bad thing? >> i think that is definitely a relevant factor in tchay and age. i think the fact that judge sotomayor had 245 record and others didn't wa

good morning, diane. caller: good morning. long time no talking. glad to talk to you. and the morning to ambassador white. i tell you, i have to get my own red zone -- i was put on hold and then i guess my cell phone dropped. host: i am glad you made it through. go-ahead with one of your questions or comments. one of our lawyer viewers. caller: i am a supporter of hillary clinton and i am a longtime democrat and voted for bill clinton and voted for him and i am part of his library in little rock, arkansas. i heard everything that ambassador white has said. so, basically it is just a bunch of words -- not sang ambassador white is only reverberating, i am saying the white house is. if we believe -- that was quote from the president -- we believe, in other words they once zelaya back into power, well, what are you going to do about it, president obama? the point is, we don't need another engagement. i think we ought to take care of iran, china, and russia. yes, we need to look at it, but i support hillary clinton's position and i think she can handle it. let her candle li

book is "revolutionary heart," the life of clarita nichols and pioneering crusade for women's rights diane eickhoff, thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. .. c-span: stephen ambrose, author of "d-day, june 6, 1944," you say in the preface that you have taken eight trips to the battlefields, over omaha? >> guest: oh, yes. i lived there one summer. i walked every inch of the beach. i went swimming, pretending to be a soldier and charging ashore through the surf. i wanted to climb pointe de hoc, but i didn't do it. i really wanted to, and i gave it

you tensible is both for the the environment and the industry, this group led by susan collins and diane feinstein, basically it's another hand you the to the industry that these fuel economy increases are so small that they don't even make up for the carbon emissions coming from the production of all these new vehicles. >> how active has president obama been in pushing congress to pass this legislation now? >> he's publicly come out in support of it several times. normally whenever he's had a press conference announcing the latest for g.m. and chrysler he's urged lawmakers to act. he hasn't necessarily weighed in publicly on which of the two proposals, either the one backed by the michigan democrats in the industry or some of the environmentalists which one he supports. but the house version came out of a compromise in the energy and commerce committee. and it was announced the same day after they met at the white house with president obama. so in theory he's played a pretty big part in that compromise. >> what will you be watching most closely now as this legislation winds its way thro

i have a lot of respect for judge diane wood, i've argued before her, she's a smart judge. elena kagen, extremely smart, extremely talented. judge sotomayor was a reasonable choice to make. as far as senators' evaluations of her, that will be determined by the process where she gets to answer, or i hope she gets to answer their questions. my view is she was a reasonable choice for president obama to make. >> you mentioned early on that one of the factors that may have weighed in to president obama's decision to choose judge sotomayor among the different finalists you mentioned was she had a long tenure as a circuit court judge and that was one of the results of judge souter, justice souter's tenure on the court, the president might want to have someone with more record to examine to see how they'd make a decision. do you think we've reached a point where if someone has not only not had a long record as a circuit court judge maw but maybe hasn't served as a judge, we're not going to see that person nominated, we won't see people who are governors or who have other kinds of e