dr. mitchell's quote, wasn't there a statue of samuel gross who wrote the field manual created in washington? and wasn't he the fellow who -- at the philadelphia centennial in 1876, didn't he tell lister that there was no value to antisepsis and wasn't his statue taken out of washington and put back at his alma mater thomas jefferson? >> now, i will make a confession. i do not know this gentleman. he is not my father. he is not asking a staged question. that is like my favorite topic. samuel gross is my favorite individual in american medicine. the answer is very simple. there was not a statue of him. i don't know if it was in washington. his statue is by jefferson. on the courtyard as you walk into the medical school. yes, he did tell lister that no american wanted to listen to what he had to say. that was -- lister came over in 1876 and made a very important tour of america. it was in new york city. and i'm writing about it currently. and gross, he did go to the, to the centennial celebration down in philadelphia. at the big banquet on the night that the thing was finished, friday night, l

dr. drew? >> derrick mitchell will be checking in. >>> i want to tell you about a drug that has been referred to as the worst rufie ever times one million. it comes to a tree which basically translates to the drunken binge. this is explained on vice.com called colombian devil's breath. victimizers will blow this powder into someone's face. [ speaking foreign language ] that drug basically turns its victims into zombies. [ speaking foreign language ] they have absolutely no control of themselves whatsoever. >> so this drug completely eliminates free will. does it also make you forget what happens? >> that is exactly correct. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you can be careful about where your set your drink down and watch your drink at all times but how do you defend somebody walking up and blowing something in your face? >> how does someone act after they take the drug? >> they don't look drunk or like they're under the influence of the drug. you this drug knows they can take you and victimize you. [ speaking foreign language ] one of the victims took a predator to her home -- [ speaking foreign

for the opportunity to speak be you on behalf of nfpa and like chief mitchell i will be happy to answer your questions. >> thank you, dr. hall. i now recognize the chief for five minutes to present his testimony. >> good morning, chairman quail and ranking member edwards. i am chief crisply. i am also a member of the international association of fire chiefs. i thank the committee for the opportunity to testify about the vital work that the u.s. fire administration does for america's fire and emergency medical service. it is important to recognize the major accomplishments that have taken place since the usfa was created in the 1970s. in 1978, 172 firefighter died in the line of duty. in 2011 we had 83 firefighters. a decline of more than 50%. in 1978 we had -- we have seen a number of civilian fire deaths also drop over 50% to a little over 3,000 in 2010. united states fire administration has played a major role in these accomplishments through fire service training, public education and research. as a local chief, i would like to especially emphasize the importance of the national fire academy which used online traini

mitchell jr. an substantiate administrator at the -- in charge of the united states fire administration at the department of homeland security. next, from dr. john hall jr. dr. hall has been ak neviaeh fire analysis and research for nearly 35 years. our third witness is chief jim critchley. chief critchley represents the tucson fire department in arizona and serves as the president of the western fire chiefs association. our final witness is mr. kevin o'connor. thank you again for to our witnesses for being here today. as our witness, no spoken testimony is limited to five minutes each. after witnesses have spoken. members will have five minutes to answer questions. i now recognize earnest mitchell. >> good morning, chairman quyale, ranking members. it is indeed an honor to appear before you today to discuss the u.s. fire administration. the fire administration is committed to providing national leadership to fostering a solid -- stakeholders in prevention, prepardness and response. in my testimony, i will share an overview of the core functions, major priorities, present activities and goals. despite making progress over time, have been h

mitchell. i now recognize dr. hall to present his testimony. >> mr. chairman, members of congress, my name is john hall, and i am here on behalf of the national fire protection association to communicate our very strong support for the reauthorization of the u.s. fire administration. next year marks the 40th anniversary of america burning. of the 90 recommendations in that report, the first was for establishment of a u.s. fire administration, quote, to provide a national focus for the nation's fire problem, unquote. the report also identified tasks appropriate to the federal role in what would continue to be primarily a local responsibility. quote: technical and educational assistance to state and local governments, collecting and analyzing fire information, conducting research and development in certain areas and providing financial assistance when adequate fire protection lies beyond a community's means, unquote. the usfa has maintained this mandated focus throughout its existence. the report also set out ambitious goals saying, quote: a reduction o

dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, your feet will feel so good... ... you'll want to get up and go. it's breaking, try to be near andrea mitchells much as possible. when news break, when there are big developments particularly in the world of politics, andrea mitchell is somehow right at the center of it. her 1:00 p.m. hour had the first interview with republican senator olympia snowe after she announced her retirement. it was the green room where president obama called sandra fluke, the georgetown law student. the story of the susan g. komen story broke wide open on andrea mitchell's 1:00 p.m. show. when big important political stories happen, more often than not they happen on andrea mitchell's show. this is not me doing a commercial. this is my giving you advice for you. it happened again yesterday. she interviewed the chairman of republican party and she asked him about that same-sex marriage amendment that's passed today in north carolina. >> i think governor romney and the republican party has been clear. we believe marriage is between one man and one woman. we believe you can't federalize that kind of mandate which is wh

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dr. ral jeev shaw, the head of uaaid. >> we face urgent challenges creating jobs, addressing the situation in the eurozone, sustaining the global economic recovery. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live at the ronald reagan building in washington where bono just wrapped up his speech to world leaders. first, our daily political fix. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius was met by protests today at georgetown university here in washington. she spoke rat a commencement ceremony for the school of public policy. earlier this week, washington's archdiocese called upon georgetown to withdraw the invitation and called the invitation shocking. she authored the requirement that employers including catholic universities and hospitals provide their employees with contraception coverage. >> having spent my entire -- life in public service -- [ hecklers ] >> i've spent my entire life in public service. [ applause ] >> susan page be washington bureau chief for "usa today" and joins me from our washington bureau. first of all, kathleen sebelius is the former governor of kansas. she is catholic and she was in charge of the policy and addressing the policy once it became so cont

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mitchell. mr. secretary, you can take on shaq one on one, can't you? >> absolutely. >> i could take him on. i don't think i'll win that one, though. >> that would be a tough one. >> it's dr to in the future. and we're going to start this, try it out on you first. >> just a little ice breaker, mr. secretary, we'll go through the whole cabinet, do you believe that same-sex men and women should be able to get legally married in the united states? >> oh, come on? you're going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> okay -- >> have you ever said that publicly before? >> i don't know if i've ever been asked publicly. >> we made news. >> there you go. mark halperin -- >> thank you! that was easy. i love an answer that's just, yes. >> it only took minutes for the white house to try to fix joe biden's comments. let's see how long it takes -- >> we'll see how this goes. >> he's allowed to have an opinion. >> so secretary duncan, student loans have been kicked around on capitol hill and across washington over the past couple of weeks. who would have believed this would be a political football just a few months back. >> yeah, well, people are saying the right things. obviously, we need con