dr. collins. we'll open it up to questions here, just please state your name and your affiliation and then after a while, we'll go to the phone. thanks. >> donna young from bioworld. i would like you to expand a little bit on when you said the fiscal year, 2011, is what is keeping you awake at night. i'm assuming that you already are trying to come up with how to present this to congress and to the american people. what are some of those things that you are working on, as far as like being able to make that jump from, you know, just the fact that you need the dollars to do research to the importance of why. >> so it is my first day, so i haven't completely formulated the multipronged plan that's going to be necessary to try to make this case, but i think i could mention a number of directions. clearly, to simply make this case on the basis of success rate, of grant applications is not going to be sufficient. i mean, we have at nih often pointed to that as something that matters a lot, because it i

dr. francis collin the new director of the national institutes of health is all of those. >> i have now beenr exactly five hours. >> reporter: with that, dr. francis collins launched what he hopes will be a new era of science exploration by the united states. this is the man would led the human genome project which mapped human dna ahead of scheduled and under budget and it is that b word, budget, that he claims is already disrupting his sleep. he insists scientific research must be well funded beyond 2010. >> it is certainly a circumstance where we're raising our hand saying there is a need here, we can meet it. >> reporter: he says the key to curing cancer and understanding autism can be found by american scientists so he vows to fight for more funding and this man is well skilled at holding an audience's attention. note the double helix is a highway. >> reporter: this ph.d. come pros music for commencement speeches. he rides motorcycles and hopes he can win support if his agency by making nih scientific research more user friendly. >> maybe i should start tweeting. we have a lot of cool s

dr. francis collins launched what he hopes will be exploration of the united states.s is after all the man who led the human geno product, that mapped human dna ahead of schedule and under budget. and he insists scientific research must be well funded beyond 2010 when the stimplus money runs out. >> it is certainly a circumstance where we are raising our hand and saying, there's a need here. we can meet it. it is going to cost money. >> reporter: collins says the key to curing cancer and understanding autism can be found by american scientisttists. this man is well skilled at holding an audience's attention ♪ [ music ] 69 to win support for his agency by making scientific research more user friendly. >> maybe i should start to tweet. i don't know. we have a lot of cool stuff going on and we don't necessarily tell the world about it as often or as effectly as we shod. >> reporter: collins is not without controversy. he authored the language of god and founded a company to help to reconcile conflicting views between science and religion. >> i want to reassure everybody

dr. francis collins. and later, white house adviser valerie jarrett talks to bloggers and internet journalist about the health care debate, dtv interrogation practices, and gay marriages. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a conversation on the detainees at guantanamo bay. after that, thomas schatz with citizens against government waste. "washington journal" begins each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. and later, remarks from health and human services secretary kathryn sebelius on medicare fraud. this week and she said that a government-run health insurance option is not essential as long as the measures increase competition. live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern. >> as the health-care conversation continues, c-span is health care of it is our key resource. go online and follow the same -- the latest week's end video ads and keep up-to-date with health care events like town hall meetings, senate and house debates, and even up lead your comments with a citizen video. the health care hub c-span.org. >

dr. collins. [inaudible conversations] .. >> and then a discussion on a new report examing juvenile crime and the impact of life without parole sentences. >> all this week on c-span 2 at 8 p.m. eastern, booktv. we're looking at books relating to the economy. tonight we explore how the u.s. evolved into what he said a nation where financial firms are allowed to self-regular grace. his -- after that doug stanton on his book "horse soldiers." soldiers that secretly interafghanistan and road to war on horses against the taliban. and two figures in american foreign policy define the challenges facing the next president. they discussion their book "american and the world; conversations on foreign policy." >> as the health care conversation continues, c-span's health care hub is a key resource. go online and follow the latest tweets, videoadds, and links. also keep up to date with events, even upload your opinion about health care with a citizen video. the c-span health care hub at cspan.org/healthcare.

dr. francis collins, the new director of the national institutes of health.um on relations between the united states and egypt. later, a hearing on how the federal government response to catastrophic disasters. a couple of live events to tell you about on our companion network, c-span. health and human services secretary kathleen sibelius focuses on medicare fraud. and 10:00 a.m. eastern. at 11:00, a pentagon briefing on the presidential election in afghanistan. our special prime-time book tv programming continues tonight with bailout nation, how greed and easy money corrupted all street and shook the world economy. he focuses on how financial firms have been allowed to self regulate. you will hear about a special forces secret mission from doug stanton in his book horse soldiers, the extraordinary story of a band of u.s. soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan. also rent scowcrft focusing on foreign policy. book tv at dccc p.m. eastern on c-span2. now a rand corporation report on massachusetts health care system. under a program established in 2006, the

dr. francis collins. >> tomorrow morning, an update on the afghanistan presidential elections and security support. we will hear from the head of the international security assistance force. live coverage of this pentagon briefing begins 11 eastern. later in the day, a discussion on state governments and disaster response. the president of the national emergency management association is at the heritage foundation. the live coverage starts at 3:00 p.m. eastern. now, president of, addresses the veterans of foreign wars convention. topics include iraq and afghanistan. the president spoke to more than 5000 veterans in phoenix arizona. his remarks are about 35 minutes. vf [applause] ->> our next guest is no stranger to the veterans of foreign wars or the veterans. he was born in hawaii, braised with good midwestern values, and received and i believe -- received an ivy league education at columbia university and harvard law school. he served in the state senate for four years before becoming a senator from the state of illinois in 2004. he would go on to co-sponsor the market vfw supported legi

dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, new orleans. >>> i'm heidi collins, "cnn newsroom" continues now with tony harris. >>> good morning, everyone. it is tuesday morning, 25th day of august. washington spends more. takes in one deficit projection goes down a couple trillion and another goes down. a prosecutor will examine cia tactics did interrogators commit crimes to keep teamericans safe from terrorists. >>> will michael jackson's doctor face criminal charges? >>> good morning, i'm tony harris and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> the "cnn newsroom" is all about the benjamins this morning. not enough of them means washington is drowning in historic amounts of red ink. we will look at the new federal deficit projections for the next ten years and the money man, president obama wants ben bernanke to stay on a second term as fed chairman. we are covering issue number one with dan lothian and christine romans at the business desk in new york and let's start over at the new york stock exchange with stephanie elam and, stef, look, however you slice the numbers here, we are talking about an enormous amount

dr. sanjay gupta breaks it all down for you. >>> good morning, everybody, i'm heidi collins, it's tuesday, august 11th, and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> make or break month in health care reform. as you know, congress is in recession, and the lawmakers have gone back home, they're getting a real earful from angry constituents. in fact, we've got our crews all over the country to bring you the forum and faceoffs that are happening this morning. jessica yellin is, in fact, in pennsylvania where one senator has already faced crowds, we'll tell you all about that, arlen specter there, of course, and ali velshi aboard the cnn express. his first stop is chattanooga, tennessee. americans are telling their own stories on health care reform. >>> and today rowlands is following a mission to bring health care to everyone. today, people line up for free clinic in los angeles. >>> first, i want to give you a glimpse of what lawmakers are facing as they host meetings with constituents. >> we're number 60 in line, and there's probably 400 or 500 behind us. >> i've stood here -- i've been here sinc

dr. gupta aims to put their fears and yours to rest. good morning, everybody, i'm in for heidi collins on this monday, august 17th, and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> all right. let's get right to it. we have three storms to talk about. we've got claudette first on deck, a strong tropical storm, and then we have bill. bill's a bit of a stronger storm, could, in fact, become a hurricane later this week. and reynolds wolf right here watching both of them for you. including a third storm, that one named ana, that is a tropical depression. so, reynolds, you've got your eye on this activity. a lot of firsts weather wise. what are you looking out for today? >> kind of a historic thing here. this is the first time since 1984 we've had the a, b, and c storm at the same time. we see many of these forms in pretty quick duration. the one closest to us and that would be claudette made its way to the north, coming onshore in the parts of the panhandle and back into alabama, and i can tell you there are places in alabama and mississippi that could be dealing with flooding, possibly rainfall tota

principal jeffrey collins and the portsmouth students, faculty, and staff, thank you, our hosts for today. your own outstanding governor, john lynch is here. and his wonderful wife, dr. susan lynch is here, the first lady of new hampshire. your united states senator, doing a great job, genie shaheen is here. the governor of the great state of maine and we are glad he's here in new hampshire today, john baldacci is here. two of my favorite people, they are just taking congress by storm, outstanding work, paul hoets, carol shaporter. give them a big round of applause. and we've got your own mayor, tom freeney is here. where's tom? where is he. there he is. now, i want to thank, more than anybody, lori, for that introduction and for sharing her story with the rest of us. thank you, lori. lori's story is the same kind of story that i've read in letters and i've heard in town hall meetings just like this one for the past five years. in fact, some of you where in those town hall meetings, as i was traveling all throughout new hampshire. it's the story of hard-working americans who are held hostage by health insurance companies that deny them coverage or drop their coverag

collins and deportment high- school students. thank you. our host for the day. your own outstanding governor, john lynch. and his wonderful wife, dr. susan lynch, the first lady of new hampshire. your u.s. senator doing a great job, and ginnie sheen. [applause] the governor of the great state of maine, and we are glad he is here today. [applause] two of my favorite people, they are just taking congress by storm, paul hogues, cheryl kaye- porter. [applause] and we have your own mayor, tom farrini. [applause] now, i want to thank, more than anyone, laura, for the introduction. and for sharing her story for the rest that -- with the rest of us. thank you. her story is the same kind of story i have read in letters and heard in town hall meetings just like this one for the past five years. in fact, some of you were in thethose meetings. their stories of americans held hostage by health insurance companies who either drop their coverage or charge fees they cannot afford, for care that they desperately need. i believe is wrong. it is bankrupting families and businesses and that is why we are going to pass health insurance reform in 2009.

dr. westphal to be undersecretary of their army. thank you mr. chairman kim i thank you very much, senator collins. the only a portion note that jim is was he also was a detroit red wings fans and that means his nomination will be expedited i can assure you. [laughter] senator hutcheson. >> thank you mr. chairman. i am here to nominate someone and that i know a thing so highly of it. juan garcia to be the assistant secretary of the navy for manpower and reserve affairs. before i talk about speech, i did want to end my with congratulations and also urge of the support for my friend john mchugh. i serve on the west point board of visitors with congressman mchugh and he has been and to reflect on that portion of the end of the few men great secretary of ama. one -- one garcia the third, you have given most of his bio but i met him when he is in the state legislature into their wonderful job there and i wanted two also add for the record that he is a graduate of ucla and harvard law school. and kennedy school of government. he will introduce his family but his wife is also a fellow harvard law school c

collins and the portsmouth students and faculty and staff. thank you. our host for today. your own outstanding governor, john lynch, is here. and his wonderful wife, dr. susan lyne ch, is here. your united states senator doing a great job, jeanne shaheen, is here. the governor of the great state of maine, and we are glad he's here in new hampshire today, john baldacci, is here. two of my favorite people, they are just taking congress by storm, outstanding work -- paul hods, carol shea porter. give them a big round of applause. and we've got your own mayor, tommer tom ferrine is here. where is tom? there he is. now, i want to thank, more than anybody, laurie, for that introduction and for sharing her story with the rest of us. thank you, laurie. yeah, laurie's story is the same kind of story that i've read in letters, that i've heard in town hall meetings just like this one for the past five years. in fact, some of you were in that -- in those town hall meetings as i was traveling all throughout new hampshire. it's the story of hardworking americans who are held hostage by health insurance companies that deny them coverage or drop their coverage or cha

dr. calvin. you are recognized. >> thank you veryuch. it's a pressure and privilege to be here. want to begin with a comment on this question of independence which has been touched on. vice chairman collinaid and i think the carefully chosen words that the congress granted a substantial degree of independence to theederal reserve. that independenc is of course independence from the executive branch. it is not and cannot be independence from the congress itself. th federal reserve maybe delegated certain funks by the congress, but the congress can always choose to hold it accountable. and this commit of course has the oversight for tt reason. i think we should be very clear than when speaking of the independelce of the federal reserve it's inlegal independence of a kind that other regulatory institutions have had other the course of our history. it's not an independence which is specific to monetary policy pere. the question before us is whether the federal reserve is thees agency to take on the responsibility for rulating systemic risk. and i have some reservations abou that. and i would -- i would classify them in three broad categories. the first one i call institutional. and i would