attoney's big nasty ok that governs prosecutors and doj.d those that are his start withhe ssumption that all of th systems that are vailable, federal stat military use cmj ar fair ad are consistent with our values. and then ty set out some fat tes. some of them are pragmat. wherare you going to build to make most effective case of the prosecution. some of emar he more abstract like who's the victim, what's the nature of the offense and where did the victims reside or something? and so, you know, you ha to decide at boh levels how you're going to do thatassessment. so i don't mean to suggest and i apiate the opportity to clarify thisn case there's any misunderstanding thatis just a one level etermination. you either religion or willit ouand you st get out of the way. th's not what i'm saying. i am sggesting that there is multiple levels at which we can do that kind of sorting and prioritizing. but do want to say that i think the poly guidance tha's given should both based on lessons learned from the operational realities. i have always felt,

we are also looking for opportunities to engaging in public awareness through the doj public task force. those are some of the things we are working on, some of the things we are doing. i think it is a growing problem. i hope that these efforts will have growing effectiveness as well. thank you very much but i appreciate the opportunity to be here. -- thank you very much. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. [applause] >> got me back on track. andrea andou, bruise. our next presenter will be dr. jeremy wilson of michigan state university. he will be talking about counterfeit incident database and some of the links between counterfeit pharmaceuticals and organized crime. by way of introduction, germany is the -- to wilson, or jeremy, is an assisted director for research and says the professor -- associate director for research and associate professor at michigan state university. he was behavioral scientist at the rand corp., were in additional to securing and directing many influential law enforcement project, he led an element of successful initiatives, including the center for qua

they set out the mannal, the big nasty policy but that governs prosecutors in doj. and those factors start with the assumption that all of the systems that are available, federal, state, military, foreign, are fair and consistent with our values. and then they set out with some factors. some are pragmatic. willard -- where will you be able to make the most of the case? some are a little more abstract like who is the victim and what is the nature of the offense? and where did the victims reside or something? so you have to decide at both levels high you're going to do that assessment. i do not mean to suggest, and april should the opportunity to clarify this in case there's a misunderstanding, that it is just a one-level determination to you either rule it in or rule it out and get out of the way. that is not what i am saying. i am is suggesting that there is multiple levels at which we can do that kind of sortiing and prioritizing. but i do want to say that i think the policy guidance that lessons learned from the operational reality. i've always felt, always felt,

he's a career attorney, doj experience in government service for many years. then we have deputy commissioner aguilar, a career border security officer for 30 years, and now is the deputy commissioner of the customs and border protection. and then lastly, we're very -- it's actually one of the honors we have here is chief davis, who is the chief of police of san jose, caliiornia, and president of the major cities chiefs association, flew in on the red- eye today to be with us, and he's been with the police force there since 1980. so we're actually really privileged to have him here as well. i'm going to go ahead and take the prerogative of opening up the first question. and i want to tap into some of the local law enforcement experience we have at the table here, and ask a question about information sharing. we talk a lot about information sharing at the federal government level and how difficult and challenging it is, although information sharing between state and local and the federal government is probably going to be infinitely more difficult and infinitel

we didn't get that much help from the bush administration doj, but to put it on the record, i believeould have gotten more help had we been in the obama era when that merger was proposed. but we took a careful look and that input from diane holder and her group and a number of other smaller insurers from pennsylvania and ended up saying no to that merger. we continued to look at those issues are around the blues and the competition. frankly, the passage of the affordable care at has become the new priority in terms of how to get the market to be more competitive. because i agree with everybody here, that competition is the name of the game. we have to succeed because we increase and enhance competition in these health care marketplace. something steve mentioned, the first reforms going into effect. as the president said this week -- patient protection reforms. it turns out when people buy health insurance they want a product that covers the basic needs they have in that area. a lot of things so the marketplace today don't help the average consumer it shot and pick the best products. w

doj should consider whether the united will exercise market power to the detriment of consumers. i really thank the chair for his indulgence and members of the committee for the opportunity to testify. thank you. >> of the chair and members of the subcommittee thank you for your testimony. gentlemen, we thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedule to offer testimony this morning. with that, we recognize there are a number of other hearings going on with other committees and a lot of respect for your schedule at a time commitment, we thank you and would ask that the next panel come forward to offer their testimony. thank you again. >> thank you. >> the next panel will consist of both of the ceo's of united airlines and continental, mr. glenn f. tilton, of united airlines. and mr. jeffery smizek, the chairman and ceo of continental airlines. we appreciate your coming before the subcommittee today to offer testimony. as you know, your entire statement will appear in the record. we would ask you to summarize your statements in approximately five minutes. and then it wil

but as a judge, you would be at the micro level, you would see the actual -- what kind of help is the doj 's office on violence against women offer to a woman who has been domestically abused, and etc.? guest: what we do is set policy through the administration bus to grant funns that are prorated to us by congress, -- through the administration's grant funds that are appropriated to us by congress. kantor discretionary grants -- and through discretionary grants, for example, a court system, or a collaborative group, law enforcement, community leaders, could come together to apply for funds to improve their own community response. host: what about ngo's? guest: they can as well. host: for example, a shelter? guest: mm-hmm. host: what other kinds of grants do you provide? guest: we have grants for prosecutors, law enforcement, we have transitional housing, and victims in rural jurisdictions are in a a more unique and potentially more dangerous situation. i remember one time being in wyoming, and it has the largest geographic county in the country. we have a few law enforcement officers who

. >> one obstacle is in the doj about the screening with the under secretary defense of intelligence and screening local personnel. it seems like sort of fantastic that would bring things to a grinding halt that they wouldn't find a way toresolve that. would you give us an update whether they have resolved that particular dispute or found somebody to referee it? >> my understanding, i'm going to turn to my staff back here, that's been turned over now to at&l to resolve this issue in terms of ting to figure out what the background screening requirements are going to be. >> do you belie thatill happen? >> i don know it clearly falls in eitr spot. there needed to be some way of coming up with a plan that would incorporate what usdi would be looking for as well as at&l. my understanding it's been turned over to at&l and that's as far as we know at this point. they have not responded in terms of what the specific things they e going to do. that is something we'll continue to follow up on. obviously, it's a very important issue in terms of the background screening. that is something we'll

, but as a judge, you would be at theic level, you would see the actual -- what kind of help is the dojsed, and et? guest: what we do is set policy the administration bus unns that are prorated -- throughngress, the administration's grant funds that are appropriated to us by congress. kantor discretionary grants -- and through discretionary exale, a urt system, or a collaborative group, law enforcement, y leaders, could come together to apply for funds to their own community response. host: what about ngo's? guest: they can as wel host: for example, a shelter? .uest: mm-hmm host: what oth kinds of grants do you provide? guest: we have grants for prosecutors, law enforcement, we have transitional housing, and in rural jisdictions in a a more unique and potentially more dangerous situatio being in one time wyoming, and it has the largest county in the country. have a few law enforcement officers who need to cover the territory and provide resources safety and is very hard for rural setting, provide for safety needs that they may have. we do programs to deal with awareness we have our rae