dr. chu? >> while we are not seeking a military capability, we seek to make the weapons more secure and more reliable. that means we are replacing old electronics you cannot even buy any more. so they will be much less likely to ignite in a fire. something of that nature could set these weapons off. should any terrorist or anybody get ahold of these things, it would be impossible for them to set it off. modernization includes all of these factors. we are improving the safety, security, and viability of these weapons. no new military capability. >> ok. i appreciate the answer from both the year. as you know, when the nuclear posture review came out, there was language in net -- in it, to keep the nuclear stockpile secure and affected. the language in the review seemed to make it harder to replace. even parts, it sounded like. i think in section 1251 of the report which he made to congress, he clarified that. and when to ask two questions. one is the obvious one -- which you have said dr. chu, t

dr. chu? >> while we are not seeking a military capability, we seek to make the weapons more secure and more reliable. that means we are replacing old electronics you cannot even buy any more. so they will be much less likely to ignite in a fire. something of that nature could set these weapons off. should any terrorist or anybody get ahold of these things, it would be impossible for them to set it off. modernization includes all of these factors. we are improving the safety, security, and viability of these weapons. no new military capability. >> ok. i appreciate the answer from both the year. as you know, when the nuclear posture review came out, there was language in net -- in its, o keep the nuclear stockpile secure and affected. the language in the review seemed to make it harder to replace. even parts, it sounded like. i think in section 1251 of the report which he made to congress, he clarified that. and when to ask two questions. one is the obvious one -- which you have said dr. chu, t

dr. stephen chu, a nobel-prize-winning physicist and our secretary of energy. scientists, experts from academia and other oil companies have provided ideas and advice. as a result of these efforts, we have directed bp to mobilize additional equipment and technology. in the coming weeks and days, these efforts should capture 90% of the oil leaking out of the well. this is until the company finishes drilling a relief well that is expected to stop the leak completely. already, this is the worst environmental disaster america has ever faced. unlike a hurricane, it is not a single event that does its damage in a matter of minutes or days. the millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the gulf of mexico are more like an epidemic, one that we will be fighting for months and even years. bbt make no mistake. we will fight this spill with everything we have got for as long as it takes. we will make bp pay for the damage their company has caused. and we will do whatever is necessary to help the gulf coast and its people recover from this tragedy. tonight, i would

there needs to be a central location, i don't care if it is you or dr. chu but somebody needs to vet. if there is a reasonable idea, put it to work. >> questions? >> thank you. mr. hayward, is -- is the most optimistic date for the relief well to be completed still august? >> that is -- that -- current time. >> is august also the earliest date the leak can be stopped or would it take more time after the relief well is complete before the flow of oil is permanently halted? >> the relief well will halt permanently the flow. >> mr. hayward, in 2009, an independent firm that b.p. hired, to serve as its ombudsman headed by former federal judge stanley sporken, substantiated that b.p. was violating its own policies by not having completed engineering documents on board another b.p. rig operating in -- if the gulf of mexico. the b.p. thrts. when it gan operate -- operating in 2007. one official warned the absence of these safety documents could lead to catastrophic operator error. let me read to you from an internal e-mail. this goes from -- from barry duff, b.p. e

chu: in 1970 dr. keller traveled to a convention in canada with his wife and daughter. tragically their plane crashed leaving behi his children george and diana. george cared for his sick grandmothewhen they didn't have anyone else. he planned to be a dermatologist. stead, he took over his father's general practice when he saw that local patients didn't have yone else. soon after women asked himf he would do wha his father did they were desperate women who needed reproductive control over their lives. geor said yes. and now you know wh george tiller began the careerthat cost him his life, because he decided he would be there for women facing a crisis when they didn't have anyone else. the speaker pro tempore:or at purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house r one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: mr. speaker, the american pple demand real ange in washington. from record defit spending to the passage of health care bill, most americans don't want, there is a s