they need to understand if the constitution does not work for everybody, it does not work. >> so howdo we educate them? >> you bust rush limbaugh. he learned there is a fourth amendment to the constitution. seriously, how do we do it? i am not sure. one of the things that i struggled with, in particular, in robert blake's case, when i got into the case, i was determined not to get caught up in the media and to be the same person at the end of the case as i was at the beginning. i think of lawyers need to be lawyers, not try to be entertainers. you would know better. >> just so you know, i covered him while he was trying that case and desperately tried to get him to come to me during the case. i felt it was so important for the public to understand the constitutional issues that were coming up, but he rightly wanted to remain focused on the client and case at that time. so how do we educate the public while remaining true to the cause of the work? >> i was going to have a hard time controlling these guys. >> you have a panel of lawyers and you are telling them to shut up, and you are

the ama does a lot better work and our bar association does.hen jerry is representing robert black, he is working seven days a week, 12 hours a day, giving zealous advocacy for his one client. when the public defender is handling 400 felonies, they do not have time to remake their image. it seems to me the biggest problem we face is to recognize we have a problem. the problem is there is not an association or spokesperson who represents the position. it is too much to ask the individual lawyer or public defender's office to do it, but a group of office is working together to pool their resources, to educate the public as to what they do in the interest of justice might actually start to change attitudes. >> last question. what effect has the "war on drugs" specifically, the rationalized profiling of drug dealers done to those parties involved and to the criminal justice system? someone mentioned "the wire." >> everybody loves to talk about post-racial america. but i think most folks in this room would agree that we are not in post-racial americ

when the infection does not occur. a payment does not always a line with that.t savings minute of the hospital, something needs to be fixed. so that the hospitals can share and not be placed in financial penalties as they improve care. we need to work on that and the affordable care has that medical homes and other forms of payment which allow that kind of benefit to everyone when we make this care improved. let me tell you, i've no doubt whatsoever about the immense promise of improvement of care for saving money. and we need to improve it and let the actuary and the cbo say, it did work. that is my job. >> everyone knows you're the medicare boss, but you're also the medicaid costs. in the right and budget, everyone talks about medicare saves a lot of money, but such as reforming medicaid. there is a lot of concern about medicaid advocates that it is going to be difficult for democrats if they are unlikely to do anything with medicare, to not cut medicaid's substantially. just today we saw the national group of state legislatures bipartisan say there is this ef

that's what the amendment does. i think it makes sense and we are really talking about both environmental issues here, that is the health of the environment and the coast, which was seriously compromised and the well-being of the men and women who work on these oil platforms and we know that their fate has been jeopardized in the past and should not be jeopardized in the future. i ask for an aye vote on this amendment both here and later on the floor. i yield back the remaining amount of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i would point out there is a public comment period that is available right now and that is a proper and appropriate forum for an outside group to make the kind of standards-related comments that would be possibly helpful. when it comes to issuing the permit, that is something that should be delegated to the federal government. they do have the resources. in fact, they have expanded resources to do a better job of that hop

that does nothing to apply. on ballot measures the way it would read, it would be passed by the voters. the island become some sort of anti in itself. this can be done by this commission on the board of supervisors. >> commissioner miguel. >> i would like to thank them for the amount of work that they put in. as well as the rest of the staff. who has control over what? >> thank you, commissioner. commissioners sugaya raised some important issues. when this was a redevelopment project, the land use of gordy was lifted from the planning commission and the planning department. in this case, we are not adopting the redevelopment plan. the land use and jurisdiction remains with the planning department. what is getting complicated is that this is also the trustee for the public trust. they have authority over trust lands. that is in essence were all of the development or most of the development is happening. these are all being built on non trust lands. these are the various plans that have been laid out here. >> coul

this does give you a good idea of the areas we have surveyed in the last five to six years. >> does that include older surveys as well? >> this only includes our most recent, or surveys in process or recently adopted. supervisor weiner: and not every survey will result in a district, is that right? >> surveys will not result in article 10 or 11 designation unless the board of supervisors designates them. supervisor weiner: but the survey would be a critical first step. you cannot have an article 10 district without a survey first. >> correct. >> the math that you see actually includes the entire survey area. within that service area, there are typically districts that are a subset of what you see on this map. that is not implying that this whole area is potential districts. supervisor weiner: i presume this is because of market octavia and eastern neighborhoods. a lot of these survey areas are some of the most transit-rich areas in the city. do you agree with that? >> yes. supervisor weiner: do you foresee any potential impact of focusing a lot of our surveying energy on the transit-orie

does that exists >>? no, it does not. that was absorbed in 1981. president goh: okay, thank you. commissioner fung: sir, has there been any negotiations between you and the other party. >> when we met with mr. murphy, he said there would be no negotiations. commissioner peterson: were unified in march of 2010? >> we were notified of an environmental impact statement, at which time i asked if there were building plans submitted, and there were none. when we investigated, we found the building plan for another building, nothis one. commissioner peterson: thank you. commissioner hwang: in order for you to access your sprinklers and meters at this time, you have to ask mr. murphy because of the chain link fence? >> exactly. commissioner hwang: and how does that work out? >> it is difficult. when he had tenants that were friendly, that would let us on to the property so we could do the maintenance work. but when it decided to clear out the tenants and prepare to build, which was about two and 1/2, three years ago, it has been really hard to get hold of him. as i said, he said we have

i want to be clear about what the legislation does and does not do. this legislation does not, as critics claim, affect the ability of the individual to play for -- pay for abortion or abortion coverage through private funding or provide for an entity to provide abortion, it does not apply in the cases of rape, incest or life-threatening condition of the mother, nor does it refer to any injuries resulting from abortion. this does not increase taxes. at this time, madam speaker, i'd like to submit a letter from the americans for tax reform for the record to that effect. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. brady: this legislation makes specific and narrow changes to the tax code so funds in f.s.a. or health code are used to pay for abortion, as the will not -- those will not get tax treatment. and moneys made available under the health law cannot be used to cover abortion. h.r. 3 is a pro-life, pro-family and it's a step toward setting into law a long-standing precedent that republicans have supported for decades. i urge my colleagues to sup

as soon as he does take that floor, you can hear him talk about the death of osama bin laden bin. joining us. alan lictman and jack burkeman in our newsroom talking about the latest breaking news situation. i believe we left it off with alan and a question you asked. >> jack just answered the question how would you present this if you were the president. basically what he's saying is bipartisan, don't forget to thank the previous administration, but don't make this political. alan, what's your take? >> he's right on. you want to keep this 1,000 miles away from partisan politics. you don't want to gloat and you certainly don't want to overstate the case here because the danger of international terrorism is still very real whether osama bin laden bin is alive or not. my study of history shows that the american people are smart and shrewd. they recognize and they understand significant events around the world. you don't have to pound it into them and you certainly never want to put it into a partisan context. all of our great accomplishments in foreign policy and winning of world war

how does that fit together? if you have a complete defense for avenues i-9 process in good faith, but wholee-verification process seems to be disrupted. how they fit together? >> we have not wrestled that in practical application. i am not aware of them reaching the point under the federal system, either. it seems that some point that if -- that the system should work that if you use i-9 and you get back a final confirmation that the employee is unauthorized and that should carry greater weight. on and applied basis, i am not sure how that plays out in actual enforcement action. sure what sheite meant. it was emphasized that this statute was being evaluated on its face. particular challenges might arise. how would that work if we determine this is not pre- empted? how would a challenge, about? >> i think perhaps in terms of what the outer limits of our definition of license -- they say we're outside the definition of licensing and similar laws in a particular case -- perhaps that would be as applied. sun of thei

how does a state get bailed out or does that ever happened? >> it has never before happened in american history. i suppose, if you want to stretch it, you could argue that in the revolution, because so many of the states had big debts, and hamilton's plan was called assumption, we'll assume the debts of all the states, there's an argument to do that but here's the difference. they assumed the debts of all the states one time and paid them off. they didn't say, california, you're in trouble, we'll help you but we're not going to help arizona. oh, idaho, you're in trouble but we're not going to rhode island. as best i can tell, it was a one-time thing and i see nothing in there that they would ever do that again. >> i know you touch on it, excuse me, in your book. what do you think the government's role in education is? they've taken quite control over education. >> right. the question is what's the government's role in education that's right and i didn't mention that very much. this one surprised me. i got to tell you, you know, i'd come up mos

how does that work? >> as a businessman, you go in and determine what size or capacity you want for waste and recycling. the calculator discounts of the price. that is an agreement that the city and recology worked out. both worked out the tables used by the calculator. supervisor campos: is it possible one party could unilaterally change the agreement? >> i cannot answer. i do not know. supervisor campos: ok. >> that is the portion of this report that relates to the rates. are there any questions on the? -- that? supervisor mirkarimi: on the question of diversion rates, and was looking for the nexus of those with the fees that customers pay. i did not quite see that. could you go over that a little bit? >> we do not have a direct correlation. the more diversion they either provide or are required to, the war effort the probe into its -- the more effort they put into it, and more cost they incur. whether that is translated into the rates depends on how your rate structure is set up and even negotiated or

i does not mean i will not go back.ught i would spend some of my time detailing where you could find $9 trillion. the american people need to know that for us to get out of the problem we are in, we have to cut $9.70 trillion over the next 10 years. that is far greater than what anybody is talking about. they are talking about some talk -- buying some time so you can go and do that. washington always kicked the can down the road. the reason we are in trouble today is because members of congress have been kicking the can down the road. i called dick durbin and i said we -- i think we are at an impasse and he said i think so too. i said i think i will take a break. i went and talked to warner the other guys and said i was going to take a break. i am not the easiest guy to work with in the world. maybe they could come up with some different things. if we can put it back together, we will. >> is it your expectation that they will proceed without you? >> i cannot speak for them. i have not been going to the meetings. i don't

host: how does it work?: they come into the office, contact us on our website, and express some sort of interest. we look at their qualifications. we get them into a class and do our best to find a way forward it they are able to continue in our program. host: some of the requirements are that you have to be a u.s. citizen between the ages of 18- 26. a minimum score of 920 on the sat. what are the physical standards? guest: we have a a two-mile run, said ups, pushups. host: and have to serve for how long? guest: the contract is a standard eight years. depending on scholarships or just a commission, that determines on how many years to actually have to serve. host: are you joining the army when you become involved in the rtc? guest: we have students to have a no intention of joining active duty or reserve and it just want to take the class. in the first two years, we do not contract to them. we want them to learn about the military. if the values are there and the scores are right, we will proceed. host: why

does he have a point? >> he does. it is a little scary. i don't think that this country, for all the problems, will tolerate an endless war. . but we -- >>> but we do. we have the military that as the fighting for us. >> that is what is so unfair about it. unless there is shared sacrifice, this is an unfair situation to have so few do so much. >> by the genius of richard nixon, do you mean abolishing the draft? >> yes. there was a huge revolt in the country did abolish the draft, the threat of bodily harm, and all of a sudden is toga parties again. >> republicans held their first to debate this week a commentary on the fox news channel. former gov. gary johnson, herman cain, ceo of godfather's pizza, ron paul shared the stage with timawlenty. where were the others? >> they were ducking it and made a mistake, because fox news is important to nominating process. newt gingrich lost his scholarship box, and so was present form -- his scholarship at fox, and so did rick santorum. >> it was an underwhelming group of candidates there, probably en

that is the most important thing that needs to happen. >> does my right hon.nd agree that the story of robin hood has parallels with a government who are taxing bankers to build the big society, city fat cats to fund tax cuts for lower earners and oil barons to cut fuel prices? will he invite disaffected opposition members to join a government who help the poor and take away from the rich? >> my hon. friend makes a good point. it was this government who introduced a bank levy and used the money to help some of the poorest in our country. it is this government who have taxed the oil companies at a time when the oil price is so high in order to cut petrol duties and help millions of people in our country. what a contrast with the labour party. the action it took against the banks was to give fred goodwin a knighthood. >> the prime minister knows about the real pressures faced by london's emergency services, including those they will face in the run-up to the olympics next year. what risk assessment has he made of the london ambulance service's decision to cut 20

where does this stop? where does it stop? it crosses a line for the first time. it does not codify, it threatens crossing a line we should not, in terms of the ability of people to provide health care and use their own resources. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. >> i yield myself a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman isecognized. >> this is about -- mr. brady: we're codifying the long-standing bipartisan hyde amendment which prevents taxpayer funds from being used for abortion related costs. i want to be clear about what the legislation does andoes not do. this legislation does not, as critics claim, affect the ability of the individual to play for -- pay for abortion or abortion coverage through private funding orrovide for an entity to providebortion, it does not apply in the cases of rape, incest or life-threatening condition of the mother, nor does it refer to any injuries resulting from abortion. th does not increase taxes. at this time, madam speaker, i'd like

this unfortunately does not add up. based on the performance and level of service that recology provides to send a cisco, we expect that the recommendation would be just the opposite, which is that other cities and counties could do well to perform -- conform their system to the way the san francisco is operating. to touch on a couple of points, san francisco's permit system for refuse collection may be unusual, but that does not make it undesirable. san francisco, as you heard, is not alone in choosing its refuse collection through a non- competitive bidding process, and shows that 45% of jurisdictions do not competitively bid their refuse service. also, our current system provides the greatest flexibility in the event of any unforeseen circumstances that were referenced in the report. our current system has a level of flexibility already built into it that allows for ongoing improvements to service not possible under a bit and contract system. as i'm sure you are well aware, once a city accepts a bid, then that partic

what this does is gives d.o.d. and it's a very limited scope of ability to be able to access under title 10 those national guard and reserve forces for missions short of war at the end of the conflicts or as we with wind down these conflicts. my experience with this was after the first gulf war, as our artillery units and some of them were coming back, in training them we ended up with no pieces of equipment, ended up taking tape and marking on the floor what a how which it'ser looked like and using toilet paper rolls as training for. that that's no way to maintain the incredible professionalism we have in this those. it's no way to use -- in this force. it's no way to use the investments and i'm very pleased that the ranking member and the chairman have agreed to put this in. i think it's the right thing to do for our security and with that i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you. we do not

what does that do? it happens before the constitution, okay? what does it do? it says when you get people out on this land, you set up a system whereby those colonists, those settlers become citizens. what happened with the american colonies in england doesn't happen a second time out west in indiana, ohio, and elsewhere. they set up a system that tied land ownership to citizenship. in other words, they made citizens out of people who were one time just settlers. pretty amazing. so i think again they would be appalled today at the notion that the largest landholder in the united states is uncle sam, and they would certainly severson would -- jefferson would say, what are you doing in george, come over here, washington says you're a surveyor, get out there and survey the land. washington says i'd be happy to. what would the founders say about such things as guns? guns is a case where you have to have a context of what is meant by the phrases in the constitution, and the necessity of a well-regulated militia. what's that? does it mean these people know how to dri

does it not -- does it do what they claim and not affect this region of our ocean? again, one of only four major upwellings in the world's oceans. this is an area that teeds and promotes the fisheries and marine life not only in my area but in all the ocean. and the idea we would put it at any kind of risk and those of you who know the area, know how rough the water is and rocky the shores are. if there is an oil spill there, it would never be cleaned up. and the area is seismic ally active with the threat of earthquakes. you are looking at the situation that the gulf of mexico disaster would pale in comparison. it's not too much to ask that we merelyly verify what it is the majority party says that they are not doing with this bill. and the idea that this amendment would be opposed is quite startling to me. i believe that this is something that everyone can get behind and to say that the bill doesn't do this and then refuse to take the amendment calls into question the motive of the bill. . the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. young: how much time do i

it does not have the time on it. as the community is looking at the planet that you had seen at about a year-and-a-half ago. they are booking added and recommending changes. these meetings will be held to get a broader view on the plan. again, june 1, june 27, in july 31. i think scott has something. >> i just wanted to remark on the legislation on the three frontage is sponsored by supervisor mirkarimi became effective. residential units seeking a parking reduction would come to the commission. that has been changed. now residential and commercial parking -- dcr districts -- can be reviewed and reviewed against a set of criteria, and this is under section 307-i. we had a few applications submitted prior to this becoming effective. some of those will not be coming before you because of the legislative change. others will be coming before you because there required conditional use for other aspects. we have a hearing next week and i wanted to inform the commission of the change. >> good afternoon. commissioner antonin

and the common thread is it does not turn on a time but a nickel. there are theories that focus on geography, climate, natural resources, theology, ideolog y, a great leaders, but the smallest random access is one that we who like to see patterns are sometimes ignored. there are two examples i don't deal with in the book. one is on february 15, 1933, to set the arriving a few minutes later than he meant to which met he had to climb up on a chair to see. when he pulled out a with been a vice at -- by standard noticed so he hit and killed the visiting mayor rather than the target of president-elect fdr. a few minutes delay in his arrival. the five minutes we would have has-- have had the speaker of the house with little time and less charisma and the capacity to move a shaken nation that was amenable. in the there is a book, man in the high castle the presumes the nazi victory of world war ii because there is no roosevelt to mobilize the nation. or think of 1931 when a visiting british politician looks the wrong way while crossing the street on fought

does this translate into the interest rates on the cops. it is a very cheap time compared to the traditiona ltime to issue debt. >> we have noticed this. it makes it a lot cheaper. we are getting .20 basis points on the variable rate, weekly. we do this analysis each time. the next slide is part of the 10-year growth plan. we do have the commitments of using certificates of participation to improve the were more -- war memorial, for all 130 million. the board has not seen the process of these documents, and the plant also proposing using this for $128.2 million. and again, when the board approved this proposal -- the next slide shows when you take into consideration, the proposals on the private -- prior page, it takes us over a threshold, and this requires 3.25% of the general fund revenues. that is the proposal as it is on the table. >> we are going to go from 3.25 -- >> a hall of justice is pushing this over. i do not have that on me. but this is something that we will have to discuss. the next slide is showing the difference between our

it or does it matter. well it's you know i find it very difficult to get sort of terribly worked up about them and i would just look at how the english language came to being of the sort of mongrel language that we have any way to really sort of go around preaching clear ity i think that it is true and i absolutely agree with robert that you have to look at particular situations this is a very dangerous area in which to generalize just because there appear to be these big global trends going on that doesn't mean that actually the situation in different countries is not very different particularly in terms of whether languages are actually being injured or perhaps i mean there's an argument to say here in hong kong but the role of english in hong kong is actually helping protect cantonese as a sort of a past to prove ok encroaching mandarin ok john paul if i can go to you a lot of people in and i want to go into a big discussion here but it is easier is global value free does it have any values because we t

what does that mean? if you are an employee of this company, they will pay it up to what ever it is -- $1,500 -- for a colonoscopy. you decide where you want to go. here is the data. we can assure if you go to the centers to the left, you will be fully covered. to the right, you will be out of pocket. that is one approach that could be used. supervisor campos: is there a difference in the quality of care? >> great question. i wish we knew. for something like colonoscopy, in the centers that provide that service, there are lots of safety checks done by the state. they have to report to various entities, so it would be much better if we knew the data. i have to tell you, caterpillar, in illinois, obtained the data from their endoscopy centers for this procedure on quality, and they can show the quality with the price. that is what you want to do.

this does not change the zoning. this action have stronger language than previous drafts. >> with regard to the alternatives that were analyzed, can you speak a little bit to those alternatives and why you believe that those in and of themselves are adequate. >> the eir alternative analysis address several alternatives to the housing element. to begin with, this addresses the 2004 and 2009 alamance at an equal level of detail which is an approach to the eir's that undersea "are adequate and -- in the eir's and the sea quapaws that are adequate. -- ceqa's

does it have to be done now? >> you are approving in the de er dap so if you wanted to make a similar amendment or an alternate amendment, you have to make it now. >> i do not have an alternative, so i will not be able to support it tonight. >> you know for the staff, again about the flexibility. i have a concern. if we grandfather any policy in at this point that is vague and can be misinterpreted, where is the flexibility to make amendments are whenever later? can the staff help me out? because again, i am concerned about the dictating. when you have a 10-15 year plan, there are changes that are going to be evolving. my position is that the residents already have this ongoing process. they're all going to be engaged in to deciding with the developer how to make this a very viable project. i think that is already built into the plan, so what do you have to say? >> so, the planning would actually administer allowed and permitted uses and conditional uses, which you do not have authority over, but the planning com

how does one prepare to give, how does one tie up all of this. quick answer there is no simple solution that is one thing you learn in the book. one of the challenges in the book there is no pat answer. answer. i didn't want to write a book how do you cure cancer, eat broccoli or some nonsense like that. here i take up that challenge by actually performing a thought experiment. and i recount the story, earlier in the book i recount the story of a persian queen who is described in no less than about four reasons in heroditus becomes one of the earliest descriptions what might have been breast cancer. we don't have a word for cancer in this time. heroditus is description of the early history of the west, particularly focusing on greece, sends a little bit of a message, throws her off in two or three times but he describes this idea that the queen of persia developed a malignancy, a swelling in her breast, a mass in her breast as some people translated it. her response, intensely contemporary prose, her response she was so ashamed of it she hid hers

it does not look like he will lead.t does not look like the international coalition is going to force him to leave. so how does this end? what is the objective? what are we doing there. how long is it. the last and how do we plan to get out? those are all really important questions and the president has yet to answer them. host: this coming week with the house coming back, both bodies of congress will be in session. the wartalking about our acts, something dead is a rather interesting creature. it is written into law but it is not the kind of things that gets acted on. guest: the war powers act of 1973 is law. but it is a lot that is never really been enforced in a real way. never challenged in the judicial system. the constitutionality is a matter of severe debate. until someone challenges said, it is the lot and it does require the president by law to seek congressional authorization for using u.s. military forces in a foreign country. and there's several limitations including that after 60 days, he is legally require

it's worth reminding us we have a pig budget deficit than port goals does. the reason we're not where they are we cleared up the mess left by his honorable friends. >> i'm sure the prime minister has enjoyed the good weather particularly at the royal wedding. but just down the road are farmers who are suffering from potential drought and are genuinely concerned the lack of rain and their ability to abstract water may be limited. will he meet with me to discuss these genuine concerns about restricting water for our farmers? >> now, i'm very happy to meet with the honorable lady. obviously, everyone has been going the recent weather and it was fantastic that the weather was so good for the royal wedding but farmers are facing real issuing -- issues. >> there's more that the lib dems will come up in tomorrow's election. what will prime minister have for his beleaguered deputy on friday? >> well, the point i would make we don't agree on a session. the reason for having a coalition government coming together, sorting out this country's problems in the national so

regulatory agencies are concerned that your son does not emit -- yourself and does not admit waves that will expose your tissue to a electromagnetic radiation. my understanding is all devices follow very rigorously these specifications. >> is your study the first of its kind, or have other studies been done like it? is your study consistent with other studies? >> there's been many studies that try to understand whether sulfone exposure affects human brain function. there used a variety of technologies. for example, do they interfere with your ability to memorize, does it interfere with other kinds of telegraphic signals, does it interfere with the ability of the tissue when you send in an electromagnetic -- when you send an electromagnetic pulse. but the studies differ on an important -- a very important thing. >> blood flow? >> low blood flow, which actually, is the main mechanism by which the brain delivers nutrients, glucose and oxygen. it is also the main mechanism by which the brain maintains tissue. if there is an increase in temperature, blood flow will be increase in that area.

. >> certainly it does. the big question is is that a framework that will last for two weeks or 18 months? democrats believe this will be among the divining issues of the 2012 election, just as medicare in the president's health care reform was part of the debate in the 2010 election. what you had was a special election where you had a decent republican candidate jane corwin who was a member of the state assembly. the last three special elections in new york, the county chairs in the republican party have put up three assembly candidates. they've all lost. that gives you some idea of the throw weight, it's pretty minute call. the democrat was the erie county clerk. had a bit more local attachment. medicare was clearly the issue. kathy ran an ad on it first. jane corwin was looked at as someone late to the defense of that plan. and special elections turn on lots of things. turnout, the third party candidate -- gwen: it's possible to overinterpret. >> yes, but republicans and democrats in the aftermath are loo

for what purpose does does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 62 printed in house report 1112-88 offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 276, the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona for five minutes. mr. flake: this amendment would eliminate funding for the fund which amounts to $348 million. the fupt was created to ensure that additional funding remain to other accounts to mitigate unfunded requirements. the report also lists -- contains a list of seven priorities that the secretary can transfer these funds in support of. i'm not sure about this concept myself, particularly in this budget climate providing the pentagon an authorization that essentially amounts to a blank check for a couple of hundred billion dollars. the committee identified 100 billion in the underlying bill and created the fund using these savings. during the full committee markup m

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been going back, the majority leader does not want the votes, and the minority leader does not want the votes. they are sitting there thinking, "how do we maintain our positions, how we maintain our majorities? and the fact is, it should not matter to the american people who runs the senate as long as there fixing problems, and to not fix the problems sticks a knife into the heart of america. you do not educate the american people on what the problems are. like the new york race. who can spin it for the next election, and that is the real fought in washington. people are more interested in the next election than they are in the long term future of the country. why would i take them on? because it is the right thing to do to save our country. who cares if i do not get reelected? who cares? >> when you left the gang of 6 though, you sort of rocket of a lot of its credibility. >> it does not have credibility if it does not fix the real problem, and that is my problem. if you are not going to fix some of the real problems -- unless you are really willing to address medicare changes or socia

>> i do not believe it does. i do not believe that -- i think the republicans have come up with some alternative. it does not have the votes either. i do not believe it is likely. i think that the votes we will have next week are motions to proceed to consider these bills. i do not think the senate will vote -- but there will be enough votes to consider either of the two bills. >> all of us are talking on this friday afternoon. we should mention for our viewers who will be watching this on sunday. this legislation is likely to come up the week ahead, the week of may 16. one of the chief executives, that of exxon, at the hearing on thursday, said that they pay about 32% on average in u.s. income taxes. but tax increase would alter the investment decision. do these oil companies pay their fair share as has been said by some democrats who are wanting them to pay more? >> i do not know. that is a very subjective judgment, as to whether or not they are paying their fair share relative to other companies, relative to o