edwards and mr. carter. this recognizes the 235th birthday of the united states army and honors the valid commitment and sacrifice of the united states army and their families and civilians have displayed throughout the history of the united states army. i personally also want to know what the recognition of the army birthday means to myself and my district. three things i want to poubt point out to the floor, first off, of course, it is that it is my honor to respect hawaii's first -- represent hawaii's first congressional district which is home to the infantry division of the united states army. it is also home to the u.s. army pacific medical center and of course my army reserve unit. all of which i take great pride in representing here in the congress. second, i think it speaks to the strength and vitality and greatness of our nation and our nation's army that i for myself and child of immigrants from thailand and from china had the honor and privilege of calling myself an officer in the united states ar

phillip cousteau joins us from new orleans and edward james e olmos, the actor returned from the gulf coast, shot a short film bp doesn't want to you see. here is what the president and bp executives discussed today. watch with. >> this $20 billion fund will not be controlled by either bp or by the government. it will be put in an escrow account,ed a minute sfwird an impartial, independent third party. so if you or your business has suffered an economic loss as a result of this spill, you will be eligible to file a claim for part of this $20 billion. >> you talk to people here, they overwhelm leg support this idea of having the escrow account. the devil is in the details, larry. how soon will this be set up? how do payments work? how do people apply for it? a lot of criticism about the system that bp has in place currently. a lot of people saying they put in claims weeks ago, not seeing their claims paid in a timely manner. bp says they have upped the percentage of claims for big commercial businesses that they paid out, but the state is complaining about the speed and the data that b

is edward james ole momos who is j back from the gulf, and produced this video, and what was it that you saw? >> it was devastation. i was not prepared for the humanistic understanding. i thought there would be anger and lots of energy poured out. >> larry: what gid ydid you see? >> a lot of people with hope. we need to keep the hope alive, and felipe said it well, and anderson, as well, we need to really understand this. this is a human issue now as well as, you know, ecological issue, but can i say one thing that we have an opportunity to help over there. i love what you are doing in the two hours, and i hope that you will invite me to be here to help raise funds, and i hope that everyone will give. but i hope that they will spend time this year going to the region along all of the gulf, all of it, and continue to use that hotels, the restaurants, and bring a lot of -- let's make it the best year they have ever had. >> larry: it is also a great place to go. >> yes. >> larry: and he also shot some video called "the video bp doesn't want you to see." >> once i leave here you go what

edwards: mr. speaker, in 2003, republicans said they were overhauling medicare but all they succeeded in doing was creating a prescription drug doughnut hole that in 2009 alone forced 63,000 maryland seniors to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket. forcing many to choose between buying the prescription drugs they need or purchasing fd. the nation's seniors shouldn't be forced to make such a choice. that's why undee new health care law we are dedicated to closing the doughnut hole once and for all. and today, june 10, $250 checks are being mailed out to 80,000 eligle seniors as a first step to reducing the financial burden faced by seniors. and then nxt yearher will be 50% discount o prescription drugs in the doughnut hole. mr. eaker, the first of many benefits under the hltla that my republican coeagues opsed and now hope to repeal is on the way. our seniors and th rest of the country can't afford togo back to a broken system controlled by insurance companies with coverage gaps, denied care, and

>> the phallic law had never before been cited until the french saw to the dispossessed edward iii. the battle agincourt was a small, but important part, to be sure. the hundred years' war was started by the french. one of the ways in which they started that was by dispossessing edward, notwithstanding his stronger claim. >> rejected my suggestion that you have a good preclusion -- you have rejected my suggestion that you have a good preclusion claim. you we should just argue the merits. -- should we just argue the merits? now, you are arguing -- what was your latest argument? [laughter] >> we believe that the french inducted the phallic law -- >> why not the bible? i would think that you would say the bible is it. it is not just some extra thing that the archbishop added on purity ended is all presentation with the book of numbers -- he added on. -- it is not just something that the archbishop added on a. he ended his presentation with the book of numbers. >> there is a universal principle of equal protection as most famously stated by justice ginsburg, i do not know if she is any

edward lee will be joining us. he is the director of the mexican affairs office of the state department. that is tomorrow morning. thank you for being with us today. enjoy the rest of your weekend. have a great week. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ . . >> after the, reaction to the firing from senate armed services committee leaders, john mccain and carl levin. and later, defense secretary greagates and admiral mullen exn why they agree with the decision to replace general mcchrystal. >> of course, the lottery is prescribed by law. if demand are basis supply you have to do a lottery. >> i think this is the civil rights issue of today and it is not just about race. it is about class. >> tonight, the market -- the lottery producer madeleine sackler on the family that she hosted for the lottery, and the anti-charter schools and demand. >> mr. chairman, we are pleased to have you here of the g-20 leaders are gathering for the same debate

tomorrow night, elizabeth edwards will be our special guest. i'm incredibly proud that we with recently made the guinness book of world records for having the longest-running show earthquake the same host in the same time slot on the same network. with that chapter closing, i'm looking forward to the future what my next chapter will bring. but for now, for here, it's time to hang up the nightly suspenders. until then, we have got more shows to do and who knows what the future's going to bring. bill maher is the emmy-nominated host of "real time with bill maher" on had hbo, standup comic, best-selling author. we called him today in view of this announcement tonight and asked him if he would come as an old friend. bill will be performing at the orleans show room in las vegas on the 17th and 18th of july and at the ameri star casino in kansas city on july 30th. thank you, bill. >> i'm honored you would ask me to take over the desk, larry, thank you so much. i'm ready to step in at a moment's notice. >> larry: what a -- so you're making an announce

edwards. ms. edwards: thank you. it's my pleasure to stand here with my good friend, congressman dingell, in honoring the incredible life and career and advocacy of ron gettelfinger, who retired just last week after a distinguished union career that began in 1964 when i was just a kid, but i'll tell you, for the benefits that all of us as americans and as workers have received for his good work with the united auto workers, we are all grateful. and you don't have to be from michigan to understand the contribution that mr. gettelfinger has made. he's been a fierce advocate on behalf of workers, he understood that his position as president of the united auto workers -- he needed to try to address the current needs of his workers as well as the future needs that may come up. and in 2006 mr. gettelfinger pushed to renew america's grasp on technology and innovation. he called for renewal of america's industrial base through incentives to manufacture energy-saving advanced technology vehicles, right here in the united stat

tomorrow night, elizabeth edwards will be our special guest. i am incredibly proud that recently made the guinness part of world records for having the longest-running show with the same host and the tames time slot on the same network. i am looking to the future, what my next chapter will bring. for now, for here, it is time to hang up the nightly suspenders. until then, we have more shows to do and who knows what the future will bring. bill morrissey and renominated host of real time with bill more on hbo. stand-up comic, best-selling author, we called him and asked him if he would come as an old friend. key will be performing in the new orleans shon in las vegas on the 17th and 18th of july and that the aerostar casino in kansas city on july 30th. thank you. >> i am honored you ask me to take over the desk. i am ready to step down on a moment's notice. >> you are making an announcement tonight to? >> this was tough. it was time. 5 is ready to do it. the cnn folks agreed to it. we sat down and we will do specials. more time with the family. i

>> larry: elizabeth edwards wednesday night.he biological parents of the missing boy, kaine horman and desiree young opened up about their feelings. desiree spoke of a letter she wrote to her missing son. >> it was the first night, and i just had this overwhelming feeling of -- sorry. of guilty for not being there to protect him and so i sat down and wrote about it. >> larry: all right, candace delong, what do you make of this? >> well, regarding his biomom's statement, that's kind of what i would expect to see and what we have all grown to expect to see. the mother who actually was in charge of the child that went missing, to see them in front of the camera crying and begging and pleading for whomever took their child to bring them home. we're not seeing that here. that's pretty unusual. >> larry: do you suspect the stepmother? >> here's what we have to believe if we believe her. we have to believe as marc klass said, if she's telling the truth that someone, a pedophile, a boogy man of sorts, grabbed that little boy within feet

the last nomination, edward sanford, attracted taft;''s content.in 1925, he recommended attorney general harlan stone. when holmes stepped off the court in 1932, his colleague justice stone and urged president herbert hoover to name benjamin cardozo. he had pronounced him the outstanding jurists of our times. in an unsuccessful advocacy of his appointment by calvin coolidge. no justice, stone, offered to resign from the court in case people would object to his becoming the third member of the court by the empire state. hoover relented to the acclaim cardoza received an nominated him in 1932. he would serve only a halffdozen years before his premature death, but he is considered among the greats to have the grace of the nation's highest court. mr. chief justice, i believe i saw a portrait of him in the conference room. he is there. they put franklinnroosevelt in a bind. he wanted to nominate his new deal with tenant, a harvard law prof. felix. but the western states were without representation on the court since the resignation of joseph mckenna. ou

add another six lawyers, lance corporal john granville, lance corporal clayton hough, jr., captain edwarduse, lieutenant colonel william taylor, corporal ronald vivona to those names remembered here. as we honor them, we pray you to get us the privileges and grave responsibilities to be in the united states of america. we thank you for your blessing to our nation's and ask you bless our assembly today. our nation continues to hill from the physical, emotional, and spiritual ones from that war. may we receive your comfort , and we will never forget those that gave their lives for your piece. in that process name that is above all the names we pray, amen and amen. >> thank you, chaplains. we've been working together for three decades to ensure that this site, one of the most visited areas in washington, d.c., continues to offer healing and educational experiences. we are going on a couple of preservation projects. one that you will see is the three servicemen statute. we are carefully restoring the original patina and color palette. it has been severely one of the last decade. it will remai

caller: sir, i was wondering if you n give an update if the people of princ edward soundr did collect any of the $5 billion awarded to them bthe courts. the last time i read an article the sound had been devasted with alcohism, a of dostic violee. in fact, the guy leading the cause commiited suicide. that waan article i read several years ago. then i read a disturbing one more recently that that $5 billion had been wttled down to in the millions. and wha is the state of the people of prince edwards sound at this point in terms of jobs and lelihood? could yo do you have y information on that? guest: i wrote about that in my bo, the fate of nature, and ve akind of updated it on my websitehich i fate of nature.com. somerticles that i have wrten. it's a tribly sad story, especially the community of cordova. there was a sosheyolings who went and did psychological studieof that community and how it changed over time and found it devastating sige lockcaimct from the whole community. ande actually in these n mexicocal measur of stress, he found levels of stress that were similaro whe you lose

. >> reporter: louisiana's state university's edward oberson is also worried about cleanup workers. but he said the dangerous chemicals in the spill dissipate before they reach shore, and the general population, including people in plaquimines have little to worry about. >> it can make you feel light-headed and some people are more susceptible to that exposure than others , but it's not acutely toxic chemical. gasoline is much more dangerous than this oil, much more dangerous. it's explosive. it contains human carcinogen benzene, and we use gasoline every day. >> reporter: shrimper a.j. cooper and many others we spoke to don't buy this stuff. >> there's no telling what will happen to you after four, five years. we don't know how long-- maybe a long time. >> reporter: and they're worried about the future holds. >> i have my son out there working. i have my dad out there working. i'm working. my son-in-law. i have grand kids. what happens if they sick five, six years down the line. i have a bunch of running around with no daddy. we have to think about this. to not think about it doesn

representative don edwards.pplause] and i want you to know that they have fought hard on behalf of seniors and on behalf of this health care bill. and i could not be happier to be joined by them. i want to thank fran for joining her -- sharing her story with us. and i want to thank everyone who has joined us at the senior center. there are a lot of people listening and watching across america, so i appreciate you as well. i am looking forward to taking questions, but first, i want to say few brief words about the bill we pass a couple months back and what it means for senior citizens. it is hard to imagine today, but just two generations ago, millions of our seniors went without basic health care coverage. it was not right. it is not reflective of our values and who we are. rather than allow that reality to continue, we made a promise to america's seniors that you can live out your golden years with some basic peace of mind and health coverage that you can count on. this new law recognizes that medicare is not j

. >> edward, thanks for the call. about 10 minutes, tony is a contribute roosevelt room. ron, i'm sorry. ross who is with the economic policy substitute the vice president of that substitute of that institute. both will join us in a couple minutes. the "new york times" sunday magazine has a look at some of the books many of you may be reading. number three is laura bush's book spoken from the heart. michael lewis' book. christoffer hitchen's hitch 22 is number nine and malcolm glad welle's the outliners is number 10. good morning. democrats line. caller: hi, how are you? host: fine. thank you. caller: i just have a couple things to say to address a couple callers i heard. host: sure. caller: the guy in pennsylvania whose son is in afghanistan. who cares if his friend is black and republican. what does color have to do with anything? seriously. are we back in the 1950's? and the guy from mass, he said everyone pull together like this. but the guy from virginia said he wants congress to be in a war zone. he clearly is the biggest idiot. we're always going to agree to disagr

edwards: mr. speaker, i rise with reeret today to express my concern about proposed changes to the disclose act i co-sponsored. one particular change is deeply troubling both on the politics and the policy. having worked on campaign finance and ethics reform for many year, i didn't come to this conclusion lightly or uninform. i was the first to say the supreme court decision in citizens united was wrong and shouldn't give corporations a blank check in our elections. we have fallen prey to bullying and threats from one of the most powerful special interest lobbying groups in the country. carving out exceptions for one big group like this is -- shame on us. this corporation would be required to disclose if they receive more than 15% from any corporation or from donors that contribute more than $100,000, regardless of thh number of mmbers or whether they're on the right or left. we shouldn't draw arbitrary lines, we should be looking at influence. we need to know who owns our election, and we need to

caller: sir, i was wondering if you can give an update if the people of prince edward soundr did collect any of the $5 billion awarded to them by the courts. the last time i read an article , the sound had been devasted with alcoholism, a lot of domestic violence. in fact, the guy leading the cause commiited suicide. that was an article i read several years ago. then i read a disturbing one more recently that that $5 billion had been whittled down to in the millions. and what is the state of the people of prince edwards sound at this point in terms of jobs and livelihood? could you do you have any information on that? guest: i wrote about that in my book, the fate of nature, and have also kind of updated it on my website which is fate of nature.com. some articles that i have written. it's a terribly sad story, especially the community of cordova. there was a sosheyolings who went and did psychological studies of that community and how it changed over time and found it devastating sige lockcal impact from the whole community. and he actually in these new mexicocal measures of stress, he f

edward miller will talk about the impact of the new health care law. you can see that live on c- span3. the u.s. senate meets today. senators will begin debate on judicial nominations. the house resumes business for the week to mark with bills on campaign finance disclosure rules and possible additional funds for wars and disaster. robert mcdowell talks about reclassifying some broadband services for emergency services, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> clarence thomas on a new justice. >> it changes the whole family. it is different today than what it was when i first got here. you grow very fond of the court that you spent a long time on. >> with the confirmation hearings starting june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court "in the supreme court," providing unique insight into the court. available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> a look now at louisiana where cleanup efforts continue. we spoke with a commander about communicating with the public. >> what are you doing here with this event? " we want to inform the public on how w

caller: i was wondering if you could give an upddte on if the people of prince edward sound ever didcollect any of the $5 billion awarded to them by the courts. the last time i read annarticle, the town had been devastated with alcoholism, a lot of domestic violence. the guy leading the calls committed suicide. that was an article i read several years ago. then i read a disturbing one more recently that at $5 billion had been whittled ddwn to the millions. what is the state of the people of prince edward sound at this point, in terms of jobs and livelihood? do you have any information on that? guest: yes, i wrote about that pretty extensively in my book, and i have updated it on my website, stateofnature.com. it is an especially sad story. psychological studies wwre done of the community and how it changed over time. it had a devastating psychological impact on people and loss of livelihood. he measured levels of stress that were similar to level that occur when you lose a family member, from people who are going through that. there were suicides. the mayor of the town committed+ sui

host: this is edward on the republican line from rochester, york. caller: i am an african- american conservative republican. bothers me is i do not see the media holding barack obama'sfeet to the fire. said if you give him $797 billion, that he wouud be able keep unemploymentt down to 7.5%. it is almost at 10%. theee are politics being played khalid sheik mohaamaed -- who's a trial will not happen. one has just come not saying that politics have just had a static vote. they have just had rahm emanuel on tv trying to play politics. they always seem to want to target someone. .%- they're not being held accountable. . . some conservatives say if the oil spill had happened when president bush president bush coverage would have been a lot tougher on the white house. host: let'sstalk about the disclose act and are we going to see anythhng happen? guest: it is moving forward but not at great speeds. this was chris van hollen's bill and deals with the supreme court case and seeking the votes. they cut a deal with the national rifle association because they

add another six lawyers, lance corporal john granville, lance corporal clayton hough, jr., captain edwarduse lieutenant colonel william taylor, corporal ronald vivona to those names remembered here. as we honor them, we pray to you to get us the privileges and great responsibility that citizens of these unites up -- as these united states of america. with our hearts and grateful -- in gratitude for nation. our nation continues to heal from the physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds of that war. may we received your comfort, and weigh me never forget those who gave their lives, and may we as a nation never forget you, our sovereign god, who blesses those who put their trust in you. anddin your precious name will prayamen and amen. >> thank you, chaplain. the national park service and the vietnam veterans memorial fund has been working together to make sure that this site, one of the most visited areas in washington, d.c., continue to offer healing and educational experiences. we are embarking on a couple of preservation projects here. when you have seen or will see, the three servicemen

host: this is edward on the republican line from rochester, new york. caller: i am an african- american conservative republican. what bothers me is i do not see the media holding barack obama's feet to the fire. he said if you give him $797 billion, that he would be able to keep unemployment down to 7.5%. it is almost at 10%. there are politics being played with khalid sheik mohammaed -- who's a trial will not happen. one has just come not saying that politics have just had a static vote. they have just had rahm emanuel on tv trying to play politics. they always seem to want to target someone. . they're not being held accountable. . . guest: i think it is moving forward, but not at great speeds. this deals the response of a case. they are seeking the votes. the hair cut a deal with the national rifle association. many groups on the right and businesses that oppose this a very upset at the nra, because they felt they had the votes to block it. last week -- in the senate, there is no republican co- sponsor. they need at least one. there is no indication o

security division chief, office of security, united states agency for international development, and edward harrington, deputy assissant secretary of the argument -- of the army for procurement. the second panel brings together four industry witnesses. don ryder, vice president of civpol, dyncorp international, kristi clemens rogers, president of age as defense securities -- aegis defense services. it may still balderas, director and chief executive officer of trouble can be, and jerry torres, chief executive officer of torres advanced enterprise solution. we've asked our witnesses to summarize their testimony in 5 to 7 minutes. we will meet with all witnesses for their key staff as a retained function. mr. torres confirmed on june 7, two weeks ago, that he would be testifying today. our staff meeting was scheduled for last tuesday. late last monday, his assistant canceled that meeting and last wednesday, mr. torres told commission staff that torres aes was a small company and not needed on the panel. he said that he had army reserve duty this week and might not be able to reschedule. that

edwards to act as speaker pro tempore on this day.igned, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate . the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to 30 minutes and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes. -- party limited to 25 minutes and each member other than the majority and minority whip limited to five minutes each. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 10:20 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, for five minutes. mr. connolly: thank you, madam speaker. it would be unconscionable for this congress to fail to enact legislative protections for the nation's consumers after the worst economic collapse in 80 years. we must pass wall street reform when it comes before the house, hopefully lat

host: edward joins us from maryland. caller: good brain. i have a solution to the oil spill problem. i am a scientist. what you have there is a column of oil and a pipe that goes below the ocean floor for nearly 3.4 miles. that is a considerable amount of moving mass. it is approximately one ton moving nearry 10 meters per second. that is a lot of mass like a moving locomotive. you can design a propeller- driven torpedo -- it can be designed easily. host: ok, we will focus now on the situation again on the gulf coast. concerning this letter that the president has sent asking for $150 million. joining us next is paul from louisiana. caller: good morning. as far as what congress will do with the letter, i have very little faith in the leadership of congress. these people are in my opinion evil. mr. obama has some huge, huge problems. it seems like he can i get a grasp of the economy and how to fix it. he was going to focus like a laser on jobs. we're losing more and more jobs every month. the jobs gain is so minimal, and they are all governme

army specialist blaine edward reding was laid to rest in an old and is he convenient platts moth, nebrassa, cemetery. specialist reding was a 22-year-old newly wed, married just 10 weeks to nicky, before a roadside bomb took his life in afghanistan on june 7. he died along with four other soldiers, two of whom were his ccose friends. blaine reding followed a tradition, a family tradition, of service to our nation. in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, heeding the call to duty was also important to blaine's younger brother, private logan reding, who was also serving in afghanistan in the 101st airborne just 15 miles away. upon learning of his brother's death, private reding dutyfully escorted blaine's flag-draped coffin back to doven air force base to meet their parents, as well as nicky. mr. speaker, at the funeral, dozens of patriot guard riders, children with their mothers with their hands over their hearts, saluting veterans, local officials and hundreds of citizens lined the streets, reverendly bearing american flags to honor specialist reding's sacrifice. a hand-painted sign

host: edward on the republican line from arizona. caller: good morning. how are you? the second amendment was put in there so that we did not rise up against the government who was oppressive, which this government certainly is. host: renee from fort myers, florida. caller: earlier you were talking about the depression. we were doing will fine for a few months. but now the news is saying things are toning down. we could have a depression. if we have a depression, it is either going to be accidental -- it is by the international bankers because then we have a depression and they have the gold and silver and the money to buy up everything. it is the poor guys who have money tied up. host: we are talking about the supreme court ruling on monday on gun rights. many people point to crime rates going up because of the economy going down. guest: my research has found there is little relationship to changes in the economy and crime rate. a lot of people were surprised when we saw this drop in violent crime and murder this last year despite the bad economy. i think there are -

edwards o texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support othe request r a recorded vote will rise and be counted. sufficient number hav arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device this is a five-minute vote. five-minute vote, members caioning madpossible b e national captioning institute, in, in cooperation with thenited stat house of representatis. a use of the clos-captioned coverage of the house oceedings for licaor commercial purposes is exprsly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives the chair: the ns wereour. the amendmt isdopted. the unfnished business is the qut for recorded vote on amendmennumber 13,rinted in use report 11503y the gentmafr nework, mr. maffei, onhich further proceedings were postponedn which the ayes prevaed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk:mendme numbe, printed in house report nuer 111-503, offered by mr. maffei of nework. e chair: a recordevote has been requested those upport of the request for recorded vote wil

edwards: to address the house r onminute the spear pro tempore: without jectio ms. ear: mr. speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to mmend the lifof wesley brown. just 2years old, trooperrown was tally shot last friday trooper brown was a bve mala state plir understand -- police officer and a ris lead in oucommunity. the youngest of nehildren, he overcaenging childhood to serve marynd and beer the liv of e youtin prince georgia's county, through a mentoring ogram he founded, young men lighning younger men. in his observe words, trooper brown wrote tt he sounded the program to show the young men in the community th there's a bigger and brighter future aad of them with unlimited potential. indeehe unlimit- lited pontial. a son of prince georgia's county, and an acmplished student of criminal justice, he waa testament to his n rds and a shing ght to all whom he encountered. i join the maland state police family l those with whom he served in -- griinthe loss of trooperrown. he exemplified the best ifur couny anhavingke within hisily, i know he was a wonderful son, broer a so

i was a boston globe reporter in the washington bureau and ken was working for senator edward kennedy and his legislative staff in the 1970's. can is here for a very different reason. his career in the last two decades really this bruce the assumption that lawyers go into law because they cannot do math. in fact, it can has done the opposite and made a career out of working with a rather important numbers. most visibly, i think the administration of the september 11 claims fund, but he has had numerous other experiences with similar kinds of funds. he was the administrator for the virginia tech fund and even before september 11, have been involved in other funds . he was able to figure route how to administer all of that in a fair handed an even-handed way. that has led to his two most recent assignments. one prior to a couple weeks ago, he came to be known as the executive pay is our -- czar. he was the secretary for special compensation in which he was looking at the issues related to executive compensation of various institutions being bailed out and whether there was a need to lim

the graphic on the screen says his name is edward lee. host: right, that is his official name. the graphic should say it alex lee as well. caller: since you are the mexican desk, this national plan for conquest -- you could get a copy on amazon.com -- the roman catholic bishops conference -- its outlets in 36 pages in spanish and english -- it out lines in 36 pages in spanish and english out illegal immigration should be considered a blessing by the public church -- by the catholic church. we have a congress that is 1/3 roman catholic, a supreme court that is majority roman catholic, which give us the -- which gave us the abominations of bush v gore and citizens united -- how they plan to take over our country by giving them legal aid and registering to vote. guest: first of all, i am aware of this particular document. i will see if i can track it down -- i am not aware of this particular document. i will see if i could check it out. -- if i can track it down. i always think of ourselves as an agent of immigrants. -- not nation of immigrants. we need to figure out how to make a

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blackshaw, chief oversees security division of united states agency for international development, and edward harrington, deputy assistant secretary of the army for procurement. our second panel brings together four industry witnesses who will testify on government program management of pscs in iraq. there john ryder, from dyncorp international, a ignacio balderas -- if i made a mistake on that, i apologize, director and chief executive of triple cannot be and written on here is mr. torres, chief executive officer of tories advanced enterprise solutions, or torres aps -- aes. i must now insert a late breaking addendum to my opening statement. in preparation for hearing, commission staff offered to meet with all witnesses and/or their key staff. that is a routine function. mr. torres, ceo of torres advanced enterprise solutions confirmed on june 7 that he would be testifying today. our staff meeting with him was scheduled for last tuesday. of late last monday, mr. torres assistant cancelled that pre hearing meeting. last wednesday, mr. torres told commission staff that torres aes was a small c

edward miller dean and ceo of johns hopkins medicine will discuss notable aspects of new health care laws. on june 23, oliver stone award-winning film director whose latest film itself of the border, will speak about the movie, making it-- and on july 7 venus williams will be here to address the luncheon. also on sports don't forget on july 17 the national press club will once again be hosting the national press club 5k and beat the deadline for early registration before june 30 to help the national journalism library to register. go to www.press.org. with that we would like to present our guest at the moment we have all been waiting for, the traditional national press club mug. [applause] and now our final question. it is inevitable when one reaches a position of national press club speaker and head of the national government agency at a relatively young age compared to a lot of the people we have speaking here, no commentary on them and no commentary on you. you worked for the gates foundation. ufr for the u.s. department of agriculture as a chief scientist. you are the head of usa

host: edward on the democratic line from wisconsin. caller: on the advisory board -- they are talking about $10 million investment from taxpayers. the government -- taxpayer should on the money. just like a gamble that money to bank of america toobail them out. we own part of it for a little while, and now we don't, if we have any innovation that comes from the taxpayer money, the taxpayer should on that. host: we should have shares of whatever comes out of it, a business comes out of it? caller: exactly. we should not have to buy it back from the private -- from the private sector. guest: we are in agreement. i think it is important of the government makes these investments, that the taxpayer get it back. a lot of ways you can return the value. it does not have to be a check. but there are ways -- if it would lower our energy bill, that is a way to return it. but we think the cooperation, though, between the private sector makes sense. why are we the leader in medical technology? because the national institutes of health made investme

i was a boston globe reporter in the washington bureau and ken was working for senator edward kennedyand his legislative staff in the 1970's. can is here for a very different reason. his career in the last two decades really this bruce the -- disproves the assumption that lawyers go into law because they cannot do math. in fact, it can has done the -- can has done the doneken -- ken has done the opposite and made a career out of working with a rather important numbers. most visibly, i think the administration of the september 11 claims fund, but he has had numerous other experiences with similar kinds of funds. he was the administrator for the virginia tech fund and even before september 11, have been involved in other funds. he was able to figure route how to take a complex litigation and compensation money and figure out how to administer all of that in a fair handed an even- handed way. that has led to his two most recent assignments. one prior to a couple weeks ago, he came to be known as the executive pay is our -- czar. he was the secretary for special compensation in which he w

. >> edward, republican in gibbs down new jersey, good morning. caller: good morning.'m not going to sound probably like a republican but i'm going to try to tell it like it is. obama entered the office under obama entered the office under really rough circumstances, an economy that was collapsing, jobs that were going at over 700,000 per month, two wars unfunded. this bp oil spill unlike katrina there was no advanced warning. and this is unprecedented in the manner that a leak that far beneath the surface, approximately a mile, has never occurred. and bp went ahead and has drilled this, these type of wells without having any type of emergency plan or fail safe just for profit. and obama is starting to look worse er day, but he's not a fizzsist. you know, coming up with a solution for this is bp's responsibility and it's crystal clear to me they have no idea. host: and yet of course the federal government is charged with regulating them, making sure they have action plans. guest: although these permits were issued under the prior administration. so is it fair to blame

. >> captain edward miles. >> lance corporal clayton hough, jr. >> thank you all very much.f mine. that was his son reading his name. he spent a quite a while and afghanistan recently. he is very happy to be home. we will now begin the procession tohe wall. it will be accompanied by the playing of "amazing grace" on the bagpipes. accompanying him on by a land will be brianna kahane. i will tell you the names of the organization's placing wreaths at the memorial, which are now getting into place even as i speak. the first one will be placed at the memorial by the national park service, followed by the vietnam veterans memorial fund. ♪ amazing grace" playing] >> the vietnam memorial foundation placing a wreath, followed by the american gold star mothers, the gold star wives of america, the sons and daughters staying in touch. and now -- ♪ >> now the veterans of foreign wars will place a wreath at the etnam veterans memorial. the american legion. amvets. the nine commissioners -- and noncommissioned officers association of the united states. the military order of the purple hea

representative don edwards.plause] of want to let you know that they fought hard on behalf of seniors and this health care bill. i could not be proper to be joined by them. federal want to thank france for sharing her story with us. a want to thank everybody who has joined us here at the holland park senior center. thereeare a lot of people listening and watching all across america. i appreciate all of you as well. i am looking forward to taking some of your questions. i want to say a few brief words about the affordabbe care that we passed a few months back and what it means for a new american seniors. just a couple of generations went without basic health care. millions. it was not right. it was not reflective of our values and who we are. rather than allow that reality to continue, we made a promise to america's seniors. you can live out your golden years with basic peace of mind and health coverage that you can count on. that was the promise of medicare. the affordable care act renews and strengthens that pr

edwards to act as speaker pro tempore on this day.signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair would now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> to this confirmation hearing just getting under way for supreme court nominee elena kagan. on today's agenda, opening statements from members of the judiciary committee as well as from the nominee herself. you can see it live coverage on our companion network c-span3 as well as c-span radio and at our website at c-span.org. once again, a live picture of the u.s. capitol here, the flag being flown at half mast today for senator robert byrd, who passed away this morning. he was 92 years old. he served more than 50 years in the u.s. senate, longer than anyone in history. we will now show you in the interview with senator byrd from

-mexico relations with the edward lee. "washington journal" take your calls and e-mails live every morning, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. as you follow the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee linda kagen, you can learn more online. we have set up -- elena kagan, you can learn more on line. we have set up a website where you can view documents related to the hearings. it is at c-span.org/kagan. you cannot also follow the hearings on twitter and join the conversation -- can also follow the hearings on twitter and join the conversation using facebook. now, a senate confirmation hearing for two high-ranking military officers, general re oh dear know, the current commander of u.s. forces in iraq -- ray oh dear no -- odierno, the current commander of u.s. forces in iraq and lieutenant general lloyd austin. >> we're here to discuss the nominations of two extremely distinguished officers, general odierno, and lieutenant general lloyd austin, nominated to be general and commander u.s. forces, iraq. on be

edward miller will discuss aspects of the new health care law. on tuesday, oliver stone will speak about his new movie, making it and the political views and addresses. and venus williams will be here on october 12. [laughter] do not forget, the national press club will once again be assisting -- hosting the national press club 5k. beat the deadline. to register, go to www.press.org. now the moment we have been waiting for. the traditional national press club mog. -- mug. [applause] now our final question. it is inevitable when you reach the position of national press club the speaker at a relatively young age, compared to some people we have had speaking here -- no commentary on them or you. [laughter] you are the head of the usaid, but for some people, that is not enough. final question. development experts have said the usaid chief position should be elevated to cabinet status or a seat on the national security council. do you agree? [laughter] >> i thought you were going a different place for that question. in case anybody wants to know, i wa