. >> interesting trend in the ravens and dingell series. 2007, the bingles what the ravens, 2008, theavens returned the favor. here we are in 2010. the ravens injured list proves a little troubling. for starters are questionable -- four starters are questionable. todd heap suffered a soldiers shoulder strain. ray lewis is questionable with a foot injury. all four said they should be ok for sunday, but it might not matter, right? >> everybody is talking about the way they play, but the bottom line is, if you fall for that, you will fall for anything. they are born to come out and give us their best game, and we know that. that swept us last year in the division. why would they not try to do that again? >> the ravens arrive in baltimore full of optimism, but the doctors' reports are not favorable. after studying the results, the ravens believe he is unlikely to play this season. sergio kindle hopes to sign some kind of contract so he can at least in time with the team this year. high-school football coverage tonight on tv 11. blog onto wbaltv.com and click on two extra points for more o

dingell will the city manager has an impressive salaried. >> joe earned $312,000 last year it make him of the highest paid in the state. this is hell breaks down his base salary is two under and 23,000. he cashed out for vacation time for $16,000 in in lieu of tension they pay him 35 percent of his salary or $72,000 towards retirement which he cashed out last year. that $70,000 towards retirement is why cancel woman says danville is unfairly so high on the list. many other towns did not include their retirement contribution. >> he took it as a cash lump- sum so you have to do is look at all the other cities and say okay you are showing us salaries but what you putting in for retirement. none of the other cities they are not showing you what the retirement amount is. >> we will be back as kron 4 continues. instrumental music ] [ instrumental music ] carly fiorina laid off 30,000 workers. when you're talking about massive layoffs, which we did... perhaps the work needs to be done somewhere else. [ male announcer ] fiorina shipped jobs to china. and while californians lost their jobs, fio

dingell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. decoster, your company hires a private auditing company to audit wright county farms be a you'lly, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> and this company is aib which is a private for profit food safety auditing firm, correct? >> right. they're -- >> thank you. and if you'll turn to page -- i'm sorry, tab five of the notebook in front of you, on june 7th and 8th, 2010, your farm was actually inspected by aib, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> and aib actually issued a superior certificate to the farm, correct? >> yes, they did. >> and this has been happening -- you get inspected annually and if you'll take a look at tab seven of your notebook, on august 20th, 2008, the farm was also -- i'm sorry. that's a different one. let's just stick with tab five for a minute. so aib audited your company in 2008 two times, four times in 2009, and at least one time in 2010, and every time you were found to be superior. is that correct? >> yes. this is an inspection of the processing facility. >> uh-huh. >> and not o

dingell is in a tough fight, too, there in michigan, jobs have a big effect in that state, too. now as it applies, this is what will go into effect within the next day, on the screen now, banned denying coverage to kids with preexisting conditions, ban on insurance companies dropping coverage, prevent tiff care covered at no extra cost. what is wrong with any of that? >> well, this is what democrats counted on, changing the public attitude about the health care reform. they thought that by now, people would appreciate that more. so far, that hasn't happened. but if you talk to republicans, who want to get rid of this health care law, even they say they are -- they want to keep things like the preexisting conditions ban, the ban on lifetime caps, but right now, since the health care reform law is being instituted piecemeal, the biggest parts go-go into effect until 2014, when you're seeing is some effects that are not so good, which is if the government forces insurers to offer more extensive polices, then prices are going up. so you're seeing actual premiums going up, instead of

at a house hearing today, congressman john dingell pressed the owner of one farm peter decoster for answers. the michigan democrat said federal inspectors found a long list of violations. >> barns were infested with flies, maggots and scurvy, rodents, manure piled four to eight feet high in certain areas; leaking manure pits, employees working without protective clothing. and uncaged hens tracking manure from manure pits to other areas of the operation. is that true? >> we could take one of these at a time. the comment about the employee... >> well it's either true or it's not? is it true or is it not true? yes or no. >> well, i'd say it's partially true. >> partially true. well that's like being partially pregnant; it's pretty hard to do. >> sreenivasan: decoster did suggest the outbreak may not have been his company's fault. he said the salmonella could have come from contaminated feed, instead. the owner of a second farm declined to answer questions. he cited his fifth amendment right against self- incrimination. three top u.s. security officials warned today of a growing threat of homeg

dingell, mr. van hollen, then mr. davis. >> thank you. you have been doing a fantastic job in terms of our economic recovery. it is indeed unfortunate that has not had as much of an impact on the unemployment. it is not felt by most americans as they go through the frustrations of trying to better our economy and quality of life. this issue is a long issue. have always had the impression that you do not discourage us from expressing our concerns and frustrations that we have with the conduct of the people's government to china in -- of china. you have always taken the position that you want us to move on -- you do not want us to move in a way down to prevent you from finding diplomatic solutions and encouraging the chinese government to recognize this was a congressional prerogatives that was not used, mainly because you suggested it would not be as helpful as we thought. by the same token, we always knew that when you returned we could read the press release. this is a developing country. the process is long. we have to be very sensitive

when chairman dingell wanted to make a bipartisan approach to a bill, he was eliminated. we deserve better and may god grant we get it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york. >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house concurrent resolution 321, 111th congress, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly, pursuant to house concurrent resolution 321, 111th congress, the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on >> members will be returning home to campaign and will not be in session until after the election. the senate also passed the spending bill wednesday and it now goes to the president to be signed. members approved a bill to fund health care and benefits for 9/11 first responders. live coverage of the house here on c-span. coming up next, ben nelson talks about tax policy. president obama visits iowa. then th

dingell is exactly right, it's a great big tax. it's still looming out there. it's still a threat to be taken up in a lame duck session. in fact, the lame duck session after the election in november could be devastating to our economy. as if we haven't already done enough. we've got not only the crap and trade bill looming, and being threatened as a potential lame duck session bill. in which members of congress would be asked to vote who had already lost their jobs on lech day. but we've got other bills hanging out there, some have said they would like to see come up during the lame duck session. one such bill is on the other side of the aisle affectionately known as card check, which is really intriguing. card check, quite a misnomer, because it would provide for the elimination of secret ballots in union elections. deciding whether a group were to go union or not. i was intrigued in the last congress, we were voting on card check, and the majority leader of the house of representatives, the honorable steny hoyer, came down this aisle right over here and i was

i want to congratulate john dingell on his drug safety bill and it's a shame that we actually weren't able to get this done in the committee. again, i'll end on compliments to you but this is a big issue as a nation that we must address and protect america. i yield to the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington state. mr. inslee: i yield briefly. i just want to thank senator cornyn for his work on this and say, this is a good bipartisan effort. we're not done on this, as mr. buyer pointed out, but this is a good start. i yield back and urge passage. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. all time having been yielded back, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 3397 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion

not long ago, i was able to say to john dingell that i do in the in that if god had given me the choice in military or congress, i would have chosen to serve in the congress where members have served in world war ii and korea. they understood the american character. they understood a character that was formed and forced out of the course also very difficult times, and they were task through time to actually go to foreign lands, to go to places where they had never been to fight for people that have never met. the left freedom in their footsteps and left lord ones behind. they understood something very powerful. -- left glove ones behind. -- load once -- loved ones behind. how about those in congress being an american for once? [applause] for 30 years, i have had the honor to where the army uniform. for the past 18 years, i have served the people of indiana in the united states congress in this nation. on september 16, my brother and i will stand in uniform in the veterans affairs committee room for a ceremony hosted by the secretary of the army and i will retire. this will complete my f

it takes for a corporate representative to go into an office of a member of congress could really dingellhe threat of spending against that members should they not agree with their legislative agenda. i think the money is spent in directly at, giving money to those things, but also this threat of spending money against a candidate. host: david on the independent line. caller: can you hear me? host: we can. caller: i recently turned 40 and i have been listening to c-span for quite some time. i can't really remember how long and i love listening to it. thanks for that. but the types of reforms that we are talking about here, as far as how it really is not reform as i would define reform because it turns are to be typical government increased of regulation and more complicated laws. things just get more complicated and nothing really changes. and the whole process around specifically donations just get bigger and bigger. from what i can tell, we really should be doing is removing money as much as we can from the process of who gets elected. host: that brings up public financing. can you talk

dingell for questions, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and i commend you for this hearing and for the extraordinary leadership you've given in our efforts to reform and to enhance the powers of fda. my questions are going to remind me of a day in 1990 when this subcommittee went into the questions of food safety and, indeed, in solomon knell la in eggs. bike to welcome you both, messrs. decoster and i begin my question by saying this. of the food and drug administration staff reports which i ask unanimous consent be inserted in the record, refer to inquiries about your facilities, and they say barns were infested with flies, maggots, and scurrying rodents, mature pile eight feet high in certain areas, leaking mature pits, employees working without protective clothing, and uncaged hens tracking manure from mature pit to other areas of the operation. is that true? >> we've -- if we could take one of these at a time. the comment about the employees -- >> it's either true or not. is it true or is it not true? yes or no? >> i would s

it takes for a corporate representative to go into an office of a member of congress could really dingell the threat of spending against that members should they not agree with their legislative agenda. i think the money is spent in directly at, giving money to those things, but also this threat of spending money against a candidate. host: david on the independent line. caller: can you hear me? host: we can. caller: i recently turned 40 and i have been listening to c-span for quite some time. i can't really remember how long and i love listening to it. thanks for that. but the types of reforms that we are talking about here, as far as how it really is not reform as i would define reform because it turns are to be typical government increased of regulation and more complicated laws. things just get more complicated and nothing really changes. and the whole process around specifically donations just get bigger and bigger. from what i can tell, we really should be doing is removing money as much as we can from the process of who gets elected. host: that brings up public financing. can you ta

dingell and wall street the dow is up to 10,046. the nasdaq is up a little more than 12 on the day.jobs, and toys arrest plans to alleviate invade a mall near you. it's planning to open 600 temporary express stores in malls, shopping centers across the country towards iran says it will hire some 10,000 seasonal workers to staff those stores. for stores will be (the bay area, including one in the great lawn milpitas, stanford shopping center the village at core madera and valley fair mall in san jose. most will close up in january although some may stay open from allegis depending on how well businesses. those interested should visit their web site. . we're going to take a quick break, back with more headlines in just a bit on the other side of this break we have the world according to gary stick around for that. a live picture from mt. tam camera, it will get to 72 degrees this afternoon in san (music) time to talk sports to carry. hi gary. >> hi. >> are you ready for the big baseball series. >> i'm not know what should i am singer you excited. >> this is the only on a show this as

dingell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. decoster, your company hires a private auditing company to audit wright county farms be a you'lly, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> and this company is aib which is a private for profit food safety auditing firm, correct? >> right. they're -- >> thank you. and if you'll turn to page -- i'm sorry, tab five of the notebook in front of you, on june 7th and 8th, 2010, your farm was actually inspected by aib, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> and aib actually issued a superior certificate to the farm, correct? >> yes, they did. >> and this has been happening -- you get inspected annually and if you'll take a look at tab seven of your notebook, on august 20th, 2008, the farm was also -- i'm sorry. that's a different one. let's just stick with tab five for a minute. so aib audited your company in 2008 two times, four times in 2009, and at least one time in 2010, and every time you were found to be superior. is that correct? >> yes. this is an inspection of the processing facility. >> uh-huh. >> and not o