gates had this -- was at the top of the hill and the british were marching up the hill. and benedict arnold wanted to run down the hill and gates kept saying, no, no, we're fine where we are. let them march up and we'll shoot at them when we march up. in fact, i found one memoir where kosciuszko talks about about benedict arnold, he was a drunk at saratoga. so i don't think that they -- they were the same kind of people. i don't think they would have liked each other but they definitely knew each other at west point and at the battle of saratoga. there's a woman back there. >> i'm sylvia. and i just wanted to say that actually i wanted to thank you for writing this book which i think was long overdue. since you are involved in kosciuszko foundation in new york, i wonder if you know that few years ago and, unfortunately, i can't remember exactly when, there was a play done about kosciuszko and about his life in switzerland. and he lived with a swiss family thaddeus a growing-up daughter, i don't remember 17 or something. and kosciuszko supposedly tutored her in various su

gates was at the top of the hill and the british were marching up the hill. and, benedict arnold wanted to run down the hill and gates kept saying no, no we are shared-- fine where we are. in fact that found one memoir were kosciuszko talks about pen and angela and says he was a drunk at saratoga. so, i don't think that they were the same kind of people. i don't think they would have liked each other but they definitely knew each other at west point and at the battle of saratoga. there is a woman back there. >> my name is sylvia and i just wanted to say that actually, i wanted to thank you for writing this book, which i think was long overdue. since you are involved in the kosciuszko foundation in new york, i wonder if you know that a few years ago, and i cannot remember exactly when, there was a plague done about kosciuszko and about his life in switzerland, and he lived with a swiss family that had-- and kosciuszko supposedly tutored her in various subjects. the girl fell in love with him, and i just wondered if it was a complete fantasy of the playwright,

army and general gates was in charge of new york.and he knew that the british would be coming down from canada and attacking from three sides. so he sent kosciuszko up here to a fort and said if it's secure and someplace we can make our stand. so kosciuszko got up there and said you have this fantastic fort here but you have this hill and if the british come down and put canons in that hill they can shoot this fort and they didn't listen. well, the british came down, the general's army came down and sure enough, general philips who was with him said let's get a canon up there. the british soldiers also what kind and general phillips said listen, where goat can go a man can go and where a man can go he can haul up a gun, bring some canons up there. well, the next day the americans woke up and they saw these little red coats dancing up here shooting canon balls in the water and when they started landing into the fort they realized we have to evacuate because we're dead ducks. so they marched down the hudson trying to run away and they

and when everyone started giving gates credit for that among them was dr. rush, who was the most famous doctor in the american revolution, and general gates replied to him, stop, doctor, stop, let ussen honest, in war as in medicine, natural causes not under our control do much. in the present case, the great tacticians of the campaign were this hills and for rest which a young polish engineer was skillful enough to select for my encampment and kosciuszko became closer and closer with general gates and that is because when slave owners tried to send their slaves to the battle of saratoga, to fight in their place, gates allowed these black men to enlist in the army under their own name and kosciuszko saw the black slaves of america the same way that he did the white serfs under feudalistic europe, they both blanked to the land and slavery in america was much more brutal than feudalism was, he equated them as similar and now that they realized kosciuszko knew what he was doing, they decided that they'd put him in charge of what washington called the key to am

at the battle of saratoga and kosciuszko had much more respect for the command of authority and gates and benedict arnold were constantly at each other's throats. dietz was at the top of the hill and the british were marching up the hill, and benedict arnold wanted to run down the hill and gates kept saying we are fine where we are, let them march up and we will shoot as they march up and in fact i found one memoir where kosciuszko talks about benedict arnold and says he was a jongh could at saratoga. so i don't think that they were the same kind of people. i don't think they would have liked each other but they definitely knew each other at west point and the battle of saratoga. there is a woman back there. >> my name is sylvia and i just wanted to say that actually i wanted to thank you for writing this book that i think was long overdue. since you are involved in the kosciuszko foundation of new york by wonder if you know that a few years ago and i cannot remember exactly when, there was a play don about kosciuszko and his life in switzerland and he lived with a swiss family that h

a big gate. let me make a few introductions and then we'll open it to the panel and i'm going to try to reserve some time to get some questions. first, to my immediate right, paula giddings. paula is the author of when and where i enter, the impact of black women on race and sex in america and also in search of sisterhood, delta sigma and the black sorority movement. her most recent book, ida a sword among lions. it was called the best book of the year bit "washington post" and the "chicago tribune" and although it notes here that it was a final -- well, it was a finalist for the national book critic award it notes that it was a finalist for the "los angeles times" book prize, i'm happy to report to you that as of 9:30 last night it is the winner. [applause] >> paula also holds the elizabeth woodson chair and is the editor of the academic journal. she's a journalist who has been published in the "washington post" and among other publications. at the far end of the panel robert roper, we're here t

yeah. >> secretary gates with the israeli minister of defense, ehud barak. can you give us like, how was the meeting and do you think both secretary gates and minister barack are on the same page regarding how to deal with the iranian nuclear program? thief i think they meet with great frequency. i think it was another in a string of good meetings between those old associates. and, i think that yes, i think they are-- have a very open and honest dialogue about the threat posed by iran. i think each is unafraid to express his concerns, his views to the other and as a result, i think they have a good understanding of where each of them stands and that is the foundation for a good working relationship. i think you'll see them continue to meet with regularity and continue to work together to address this problem. >> so are they on the same page? >> no, that is not what i said. what i said was they know each other stansted they are committed to working together to address this problem. somehow there is gaining momentum here. >> shortly after the administration an

well, kosciuszko became closer and closer with general gates. that is because when slave owners tried to send their slaves to the battle of saratoga to fight in their place gates allowed the black man to enlist in the army under their own name and kosciuszko saw the black sleeves of america the same way that he did the white surface under feudalistic europe because they both belonged to the land while slavery in america was much more brutal than feudalism and he equated the two as very similar. so now that they realized kosciuszko de what he was doing they decided they would put him in charge what washington called the key to america, west point. and the point of guarding west point was because the americans knew the british would try to contain the american revolution to the of england states where they began and if the americans could control the north river the time which is now called the hudson river they would be able to keep it in one place. and because the americans didn't have a navy day realized that what they could do is fire on the s

secretary gates announced changes in the missile defense program and so testified. i wish to compliment the gentlelady from california, mrs. tauscher, the chairman of the subcommittee that covered this subject for the excellent work that she and the subcommittee did regarding missile defense. they got it right. they increased funding for theater missile defense programs by $900 million. they capped the deployment for long-range missile defense intercepters in alaska at 30 as opposed to 44 previously planned. right now there are 26 currently employed. and canceled the multiple kill vehicle program ken netic intercept program and prototype aircraft because they were not working. consequently she did it right. they did it right. by allowing and authorizing $9.3 billion for missile defense programs overall. i oppose the amendment. we did it right. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from arizona. mr. franks: i now yield one minute to the gentleman from georgia, mr. brown. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. brou

secretary gates stated we cannot win the wars by sheer force alone. it authorizes spending for 1,500 new foreigner is vits officers, strengthens peace corps by doubling the number of volunteers and authorizing $400 million in f.y. 2010 and $450 million in f.y. 2011. it authorizes defense trade controls beginning not later than march 2010 to control the export of foreign regimes. the department of state's mission is critical. secretary of defense gates said, truly harnessing the full strength of america -- i ask an additional 30 seconds. mr. berman: at the end of the hour if there's time, i can let you finish your thought. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i reserve. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield oto another new member of the house and of the committee, a great member, mr. mcmahon, one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcmahon: i would like to thank

paul's work and richard has rescind a book that spans the 21st century rather than standing at the gates but with that let me make a recommendation that i will open it to the panel and i will reserve some time at the end for some questions. first to my right paula giddings author of when and where i am sure, also in search of the sisterhood, and the editor and writing from the nation. her most recent book, at "ida: a sword among lions" ida b. wells and the campaign against lynching was called the best book of the year with "the washington post" did "chicago tribune" although a final choice for the critics both juries award i am happy to report as of 9:30 p.m. it is the winner for the "l.a. times" [applause] she also holds the chair at the african-american studies at the college board also urge journalist who has been published in the near times, "washington post" broke among others. robert roper we are here to talk about biography related topics of most of his publish books are novels or story collections some of the titles include mexico days, he has written for magazines such as nation

the president, secretary clinton and secretary gates, and general jones have all commented positively about the prospects of the united states and russia working on a common missile defense as a way of deterring nuclear -- iran's nuclear ambitions. i recently explored that possibility on a visit to moscow, prague, and warsaw, and came back with positive things to explore. i invite your comments on whether that could change the overall dynamic in the region, and might cause iran to recalculate in the nuclear weapons ambitions. we would welcome comments that you might have on the potential for the nato russian council to serve as a useful forum for discussing such possible defense cooperation. the general mcchrystal, if you are confirmed, you'll bring fresh eyes to commanding nato's assistant force, and u.s. forces afghanistan. outlining the president's strategy will require significant coordination, up one reporting up to the nato supreme allied commander in europe, the other through u.s. forces afghanistan through general petraeus u.s. central command and to coordinate between the mil

. >> up next on c-span, a news briefing with defense secretary robert gates. then a house hearing looks at the privacy issues involved in internet advertising. later, syndicated columnist george will. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] tomorrow night is the annual radio and television correspondents dinner in washington, and c-span will bring you live coverage, including president obama's speech, beginning at 8:25 easter. >> how is c-span funded? >> government grants? >> donations? >> public money. >> taxes? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a prohibition is -- a private business initiative, no government money. >> topics of thursday's pentagon briefing include the investigation of a battle in afghanistan last month that killed civilians and the north korean threat to fire a missile at the u.s. defense secretary robert gates and joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullen speak with reporters for 35 minutes. >> good afternoon. first, i would like to extend my sympat

every time i spoke to secretary gates he wanted to know where his ambassador was. somebody to run this country. at least the american interests of that country. today, they're holding up 25 or more qualified and noncontroversial nominees including rand beers nominated to be undersecretary of the department of homeland security. very important position. was sunstein, nominated to head the office of management and budget regulatory affairs division. mr. president, you could go to any law school in america today and name the top ten academics in law schools and was sunstein would be one of the ten on everyone's list but he's not good enough for the republicans to allow us to get him cleared. hilary comptons, nominated to be solicitor of the department of interior, the lawyer for the department of interior, and they have 70,000 employees. secretary salazar thinks it is a good idea he have a lawyer. they are not going to allow that. william sessions, nominated to be chair of the united states sentencing commission. listen to this one, mr. president: we have been toll th

few gate, good to see you senator. i would like to ask mr. fugate to begin. let me ask senator burriss, i know you're just coming in and welcome. do you want to make any brief opening statement or should we go right to the panel? thank you. thank you, senator. we are happy to have craig fugate with us who is the new administrator from fema who i supported and many members of the senate, you are greatly experienced. we thank you for the work you've already done. but we're looking forward to hearing from you, because you know as i know that while we've made some progress there's a tremendous amount of work that has to be done and we're looking to you for leadership and guidance. and may i say before you start, my great thanks for nancy ward who came in on the election of president obama and the appointment of secretary of homeland security, janet nap ol tano stepped in the interrim and was able to make a tremendous improvement and i know you are happy with what she was able to do. but i wanted to acknowledge that and to thank you for now being the formal and of

>> said he was concerned. >> low-key bob gates ratcheted up the rhetoric? he's been accused of a lot of things, ratcheting up the rhetoric is not one. >> some people are reading it as -- >> like e.f. hutton, right? predates many of you. >> so my question is, if i can finish it, is -- is the secretary really concern that had a mistal will hit hawaii? >> i have no doubt that the secretary was being truthful with you about how he felt when he spoke last week. i don't think he would have deployed missiles and radar if he didn't feel there was reason to do so. now specifically, obviously, previous long-range ballistic missile tests by the north have been failures. but they are obviously intent on developing that capability. and so long as they are we need to do responsible, prudent things, and in this case he thinks the responsible, prudent thing is to deploy those assets. >> and tots deploy -- >> well, we did not do it for the last launch. >> but they were in maintenance? >> well, we could have taken it out of maintenance. so there are judgment calls and the ju

i am pleased that secretary gates did a national search and selected mr. robert kerry to be the next program director. and i know and i respect his experience and i believe he will bring fresh ideas and workable solutions to improve ballot access for all americans living abroad. and while he is very capable and will bring much-needed overhaul of the program, the advisory panel will add additional strength, expertise and depth and support for his efforts. by passing this amendment, which will establish an oversight board, we can guarantee that the best policies are being pursued to provide better access to the ballot by bringing greater attention and support for the voter assistance program for americans living abroad, for our military. i thank my colleagues for supporting this amendment, and i urge a yes vote on the amendment. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman from new york reserves the balance of her time. does any member seek time in opposition? the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i raise to claim time in o

the people that worked the gates today were all wearing the manny dread wigs. the kids all had the manny t-shirts. they sold out of manny gear yesterday, and shipped more in from los angeles. and i think the people just want a souvenir. you know, they've sold out even with the rain and thunder and lightning, they were sold out tonight. they were sold out tomorrow night. so they have clearly looked past the suspension, and they just want to see a star of that caliber in their city. >> interesting for sure. i'm not sure what kind of message that sends that we're celebrating manny. he is on a 50-game suspension. but nonetheless, he is a star in albuquerque. and well, you get to stay another day and see manny seven innings maybe tomorrow. so you must be excited for that. >> just absolutely. i'll be thrilled if he plays seven innings, because i'll have more to report. >> amen to that. colleen, thank you so much. great stuff tonight. we appreciate it. >> you got it. >> still to come usa shocker with the stunner of all stunners. they beat spain. how it happened and we

in fact, at that point, after the battle of camden and the defeat of horatio gates, congress went to general washington and asked washington if he would select the commander of the continental army of the south. washington had, always through the war, declined to do that, naming commanders was to get into a political minefield and he wanted to stay out of that, but the situation was desperate in late 1780. and washington did name somebody and he named general gray. washington, early on in the war, had seen qualities, and ironically had not soldiered before the war. he had ever been in a military unit until a few weeks before the war broke out. he was a bright guy, he was an extraordinary leader, and washington, who was almost unequaled in his ability to judge other people and to judge them very quickly, came to c. green as his best general. as early as 1776, washington had indicated that if something happened to him, he'll congress would name green as his successor. in october 17, '80, suggested green be named the commander, and green wage a brilliant campaign over a period of 100 da

i applaud the initiative of secretary gates and his defense budget to improve the medical evacuation capability and afghanistan. general, what is your current assessment of the medical evacuation issues in afghanistan? >> senator, thank you. you are exactly right. they referred to it as the golden hour and that is how quickly you can get a casualty to their right level of care. we were behind in afghanistan what we had in iraq and not near as many as assets. the secretary directed some changes at the beginning of this calendar year in many of those forces have flown in and some of the others are flowing in as part of the 82nd combat brigade. i believe that the time will be down very close to about what it is in iraq. if confirmed, one of the things i will look at closely is to make sure we maintain the ability to get our casualty's -- and that is all of our casualties to the right level of care. >> thank you. admiral, a major focus of european command is building partnerships with in the region. there are several security cooperation programs dedicated to building relationships. thes

coming up, robert gates on iraq's nuclear program. and president obama and german chancellor angela merkel. later, a look at the conduct of the justice department during the george w. bush administration. tomorrow on washington journal, a look at what the unrest and iran means for the future of the government with the jack and goldstone of george mason university. then a discussion on the end -- economy and world markets. later, director and producer talks about a film, shouting fire, stories from the edge of free speech. that is live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. how c-span funded? >> it is publicly funded. >> donations may be? >> it gives its funding through the taxes? >> i don't know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative, no public mandate, no public money. >> defense secretary robert gates as he addressed a conference of senior defense officials from the persian gulf countries. he spoke about it around nuclear weapons program and the situation in iraq and afgha

gates's trip to nigeria earlier this year.he went up north, met with the leaders of the traditional leadership, the sultan of socoto and then met with the nigerian governors, not with the president, but the governors who held the true levers to so not just advocacy we talk about advocacy but at a level where it will make a difference to get kids vaccinated you have to get at the some national level we are not a good at mapping that politically, not a good at planning how you can advocate with those players effectively to engage in international/national goals. but you can make a very big difference. one of the major milestones recently is when the governor who you will remember stopped pullback scenes in his state for over 12 months in 2000 twos late 2003 which led to the biggest outbreak we have seen in 50 years. and for reasons related to concern, a public confidence in the safety of the back seat you can see january this year he vaccinated his own child using the oral vaccine to help restore community confidence to get it m

. >> bob: that ball hit the iron gate at the back of the bleachers and almost went on to utah street.play out there yesterday, with adam dunn one hopping the warehouse. and then willie almost knocking down the gate. >> rob: they said you get a plaque out there on utah street if you hit the street. everybody who hits the street out there gets a plaque. so adam dunn will be getting a plaque. like the walk of fame or something? >> bob: very nice. maybe boog powell will name a barbecue plate after the guy from texas. good slugging percentage. and he's scoring runs which is really all that matters. how many times do you get around the bases and touch home plate. >> rob: and how many times do you run down a fly ball that the pitchers need caught. so he's doing a great job on both sides of the ball. >> bob: top of the third, nats lead 2-0. breaking ball, nasty. nolasco three strikeouts. willie harris two of them swinging. >> bob: guzman looks that one in and it just misses, ball one. >> rob: i had somebody call my radio show and thank you for reading those little billboards there, because he

i appreciate what secretary gates is trying to do. it is impossible to defend this country and to maintain homeland security on the current budget. and we frankly need more retired military people talking out and telling the truth about the decay of our navy, the decarry of our -- decay of our air force and decay of our long-term capabilities in the current budget constraints. . >> i do not want to turn over the first generation to have failed to done its job of fixing the country so our children and grandchildren are better off, not worse off. [applause] without a strong economy and without scientific leadership, we cannot sustain our military capabilities. the economy and education our national security issues. competing with -- i commend all of you, which shows you vividly two indian haskell students, two attorneys high-school students, and at the end of the movie, you realize we are a country preparing for the 1956 olympics. we will win no gold medals at that level. to meet that challenge, we have to reform litigation, regulation,

tennistennis court your spouse or child down to the gate and went with them as in the old days? guest: i think that the answer isyes. there is the opportunity, but much of the reason not to was the congestion check point. as that has become more manageable and we can screen differently, that is possible to get that changed at some time. host: the four martsa administrator, kip hawley, joining us from mountain view this morning. guest: it has been a pleasure. host: president obama is speaking to doctors this afternoon. we will have live coverage at 12:15 p.m. eastern. that will do it for "washington journal" this morning. we will we back tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] . .

nsc, that general jones is doing a great job. >> how was the meeting and to you think both secretary gates and the administrator or on the same page with regard to the nuclear program in iran? >> the meet with great frequency. there was another in a string of good meetings between those old associates, and i think that, yes, they had a very open and honest dialogue about the threat posed by iran. each is unafraid to express his concerns, his views, to the other. as a result, they had a good understanding of where each of them stands, and that is the foundation for a good working relationship. you will see them to continue to meet with regularity and work together to address the problem. that is not what i said. what i said was they know where each other stands and they're committed to working together to address the problem. nancy -- some how this keeps getting momentum here. >> after the administration announced its new afghanistan strategy, and the white paper came out, an undersecretary promised benchmarks. why have not as come out yet? are they waiting for general mcchrystal to craft t

telling them to study this for a year, if this propose it go forward, they have a year to pro mul gate the rule. i think it is entirely consistent. >> senator -- >> i thank the senator for working on this and i don't think that the current presentation of drug labeling is technical rkts i think senator reed is on to something with the study and the study proposed, i'm pleased they were able to work out the solution and i'm pleased we've been able to reach agreement on the provision. i co-sponsored it and i want to thank senator reed and senator hatch for working on the issue and coming up with a solution. >> any further comment on this amendment. we're missing the necessary votes we'll have to lay this amendment aside until the requisite number of voters show up. any additional amendments you want to propose? >> there were amendments to be suggested by senator greg when improving data collection, which i know we would also -- that we could proceed on. >> mr. chairman, if you would indulge me, there are two amendments we worked out, senator mikulski then one we didn't work out. >> you h

while secretary gates called the c-17 a terrific aircraft he stressed that the military users have ath and necessary capacity for airlift over the next 10 years. these are again testimonies to the power of the military industrial congressional complex in this washington dc. an unholy alliance between manufacturers, members of congress and lobbyists. in testimony on may 14th, 2009 secretary gates said, we have over 200 c-130 in the international currents that are uncommitted and available for use for any kind of domestic needs. all i know is i have a great deal of unused capacity in the c-130 fleet. as with the secretary of defense says so we're going to spend $504 million more for a seven c-130 hercules cargo aircraft. $3.1 billion and none requested funding for international operations and programs. additional funding added by the house majority agreed to in congress is to offset the $3.2 billion reduction recently made by the congress to the base budget request. $49 billion in and requested funding for hurricane damage repair to the mississippi army ammunition plans. this funding w

i appreciate what secretary gates is trying to do. it is impossible to defend this country and to maintain homeland security on the current budget, and we frankly need more retired military people talking out and telling the truth about the decay of our navy, the decay of our air force, and the decay of our long-term capabilities in the current budget constraints. budget constraints. . how do we make america the best place in the world to build the next factory and create the next high-paying job? unless we solve this, we will inevitably cease to be the leading power in the world. nothing keeps me going every day more than the thought that i do not want to turn over to maggie and robert the first generation in american history to have failed to have done its job of fixing the country so our children and grandchildren are better off, not worse off. [applause] >> without a strong economy and without scientific and technological leadership, we cannot sustain our military capabilities. the economy and education are national security issue

and boughed to mecca and prayed very loud chanting allah, allah, allah according to the gate agent and another witness. on the plane they didn't take their assigned seats and instead fanned out to the front, the middle, and the rear of the plan. some back and forth speaking to each other in arabic. addeding to suspicions most asked for a seat belt extension even though they didn't need them or even use them. following the incident, the imans and care filed a lawsuit against u.s. airways, the minneapolis-st. paul airports commission and john dough passengers, meaning the passengers on the plane. the new york attorney who represented the imans was a former president for the board of directors care new york. the suit charged that the john dough passengers may have made false reports against plaintiffs solely with the intent to discriminate against them on the basis of of their race, religion, ethnicity and national origin. end of quote. care subsequently called on the department of justice to investigate violations of civil liberties for the six religious leaders taken off the plane. the

secretary gates traveled twice to india so i think that's a priority for him as well. just to list in the 8 minutes some of the major common interests that i see, internal security, clearly post-mumbai counterterrorism is a top priority for india as it is for the united states and there's a lot the u.s. can do to assist. afghanistan, resisting the spread of the taliban in the region both for afghanistan's stake and also given the large muslim population in india. convergence on being prepared to respond to china, given the uncertainty regarding prc intentions in the region. and a shared interest in middle east stability given the large trade that india has with iran and others in the region. there is political support from top u.s. officials, i believe, and so i th@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ g@ we also cannot underestimate that there are -- as history has shown, balances that can be roadblocks, that can blow the relationship that we all want to see. there are many potential flat -- flash points in pakistan kashmir or another pakistan-based attack or as the type of military aid t

in the case of secretary gates, he was keeping an open mind on missile defense and how that will grow and be dynamic over the next several years. i think the issue right now that we're dealing with is a very tight budget, and all aspects across the board, and he is balancing where he can. the good news in all this from my perspective is that he talked about robust testing, which is important, as you develop missile defense on any level, you cannot stop testing. some viewers talk about the 1960's and in 1970's, and what was going there. to imagine that you could shoot a rocket off and hit another rocket in a very small space thousands of miles away was a difficult prospect. there was a commitment to continue robust testing, to look at the missile defense system and look at it as an evolving, changing program, which is important, from my perspective. as you can imagine, i think there are continued improvements we need to make their. there are 44 potential silos constructed at fort greeley. we are in discussion today. today will be the start of it for the start of authorizations. host: f

if you open up the gate in regards to lawsuits using cer which will be the golden tab will the that cms will use to come down from mount h 2 s to say this is what you can do and can't do with regard to practicing of medicine, you know there's going to be some lawsuits. i hadn't really thought about the depth or the -- i guess the extent of the problem. i was more worried about cost containment in regards to denying care. i have an amendment to deal with that but i think senator hatch has brought up a whole different thing. can you tell me, sir, or can anybody tell me on the staff, how many people does cms have over there during the research to establish these well-established principles? >> senator roberts, could i respond. >> yes. i would ask you to respond. >> we've worked on this, on so many issues and you and i share a real passion for not creating bloated bureaucracies. so we've talk and it, remember when we know there's extensive hearings really on terrorism when you asked the fundamental question, who's in charge? i supported you and nobody could answer. >> you were princess

in the king's servants at the king's gate said to him why are you trends transgressing the king's command. when the spoken daily to him and he wouldn't listen to them they told haman to see whether his reason what stand. for he had told him he was a jew and when haman saw that he neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, haman would still with rage. but he does stand to lay a hand on mordecai alone. he didn't want to just take out haman for this -- for his insolence in haman's view for they told him to the people were. therefore haman sought to destroy all the jews throughout the kingdom of king xerxes. one issue wouldn't bowed down to a pagen iranian leader. and this iran and prime minister, president, he was not the supreme leader. the supreme leader was king xerxes, president of the country, haman, was so enraged that he insisted that the jews be destroyed. chapter three, verses 13 and 14. come out with me, versus 13, letters were sent by courier store ought king's provinces to destroy, to kill, and to edna late, there's the word, to annihilate all the jews, both old and young. men, w

i appreciate what secretary gates is trying to do. it is impossible to defend this country and to maintain homeland security on the current budget. and we frankly need more retired military people talking out and telling the truth about the decay of our navy, the decarry of our -- decay of our air force and decay of our long-term capabilities in the current budget constraints. . >> i do not want to t recapitalization. >> the first generation in american history to have failed to have done its job of fixing the country so our children and grandchildren are better off, not worse off. >> without a strong economy and without scientific and contingency cal leadership we cannot sustain our military capabilities. the economy and education are national security issues. competing with china and india will be a bigger challenge than competing with the soviet union during cold war. i commend to all of you bob compton's film "2 million minutes" that's four years of high school, that shows you vividly two indian high school students, two chinese h

no, transition, no buffer zones, no gates, just a pronounced difference from one side or one and up the street to the other. this is the district that tierney cahill was trying to represent, a district just independent, libertarian, hard to describe it. yeah they were republicans but they were certainly taken by this teacher. ms. cahill, perhaps every story should have a happy ending. in this case, he struck up a relationship with your opponent's wife and in the end the happy ending is the opponent comes to school to celebrate with you. tell us about that. >> guest: i e-mailed my opponents why. she was a state legislator in nevada, assemblywoman and i was really looking for help. one of my students won an essay contest on what it means to be an american and she helped us with a number of issues, and we ended up being great friends. she is still a friend of mine today. mr. gibbons, to his credit, came to our school and help celebrate at the end about the political process and how great it was to be american and you can run a positive campaign and that any american can run for office. >>

- last week secretary donnelly of the air force said airforce would soon be presented to secretary gates the plan going forward on acquisition strategy for the tanker. can you give a sense when gates may be briefed on this -- >> i blood, tony, locule away from this notion there is one briefing or one meeting that is going to determine the course of the tanker replacement bidding process. the secretary engaging has been and will be engaging in a number of meetings about this and i don't know when the next one is scheduled for. i think the idea was always keep wants to push out rfp as soon as possible and we hope that will take place in the coming weeks. >> [inaudible] >> that is what we hope to be the case. >> not the meetings but the rfp. >> i think -- listen, i will go back and check to see where we are in terms of his meetings and when this request for proposals will go out. i think his desire always has been -- you know, originally it was spring. i think we are here now in the summer. we want to commence this as soon as possible. >> you are going to get goral on it tomorrow so you mig

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same statement from defense secretary gates.ame statement from rear admiral mark busby and others. we have a situation here with guantanamo where it is not making us safer. the president has made the right decision, a hard decision, to deal with the 240 detainees that he inherited, and i think we should do this in a calm and rational and not a fearful way. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: let me just say that senator mccain and senator graham can speak for themselves, but neither of them have ever been in favor of closing guantanamo without a plan to do something. they want to see what the plan is to deal with these terroris terrorists. and beyond that, they can speak for themselves. but they're not in favor of closing guantanamo without a plan. with regard to the suggestion that we should bring these prisoners to the united states and try them, my good friend from illinois has suggested that there's no downside to that. that, you know, w

secretary gates has indicated a willingness to work with the committee to address the significant growth in military health care expenditures. and we need to work together, not only with the department of defense, but with those who represent our military personnel, retirees, survivors and their families to find a fair and equitable solution that protects our beneficiaries and ensures that the financial viability of the military health care system is real. some of the highlights of the bill include, a 3.4% pay raise, which is half of a percent higher than the president's budget request. those who are serving on the front lines every day have earned this pay raise. the bill also includes a number of initiatives that are focused on military families, such as tricare for reservists and families and allowance for members with combat-related catastrophic illnesses and injuries to receive assistance. the committee has taken more steps to address the serious mental health issues faced by our military. i am pleased that we will be able to include a series of amendments to make the mental health

gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall." last week in france, president obama took a different approach. he demanded nothing of our current adversary, iran. he challenged them to do nothing, saying instead, "we are ready for direct negotiations with the iranian, a whole range of issues without preconditions in an atmosphere of mutual respect." ronald reagan demonstrated the power of an american president's standing firm for human freedom and liberty and against tyranny. president obama is pleading with a tyrannical, radical regime that sponsors terror and has killed americans to please talk to us. he is offering to convey a tremendous benefit to them in exchange for no cost from them. president reagan knew there was no moral equivalency in america and our adversaries and he was not afraid to say so. he also knew that negotiating from a position of weakness could never secure america's national interests. after he left the middle east, president obama made an emotional and very important visit to the nazi death camp, buchenwa

the substitute heeds the concerns raised by secretary gates and the joint chief's chairman, admiral mullen, who wrote about this underlying bill. the department is concerned about aspects of this bill. in particular, those provisions that impose conditions on the furnishings of military assistance that may undermine current administration authorities such as the global trained and equipped authority. and furthermore, this will allow -- this will allow the department to use the funds expeditiously and effectively without these purse strings as evolving circumstance may warrant in an effort to implement the president's strategy for the region most effectively. . i think substitute gets to what the department of defense wants to do, what the obama administration wants to achieve what, our democratic allies in pakistan and here, our strong military in the u.s., wants to achieve. a robust, free, and democratic pakistan upon which we can build that level of trust again. i hope our colleagues support our republican substitute. with that i yield back the balance of my time. reserve the balance 6 m

defense secretary robert gates said closing guantanamo is essential to national security. it has become a rallying cry and recruitment tool for our enemies. of course skaoeul is entitled to his -- of course senator kyl is entitled to his opinion and i respect him very much and count him as a friend, but we don't hear evidence to support his opinion, certainly not evidence that compares with those that i've quoted here, starting with general colin powell. not only is guantanamo a recruiting tool, there is evidence that the al qaeda is recruiting terrorists within guantanamo. the mckhra which i newspapers did an -- the mcclatchey newspaper says guantanamo often produces more terrorists by rounding up low-level foot soldiers and men with no allegiance to radical islam. this newspaper found that -- quote -- "guantanamo became a school for jihad and an american madras. rear admiral mark bugsby said i must make the assumption there is a fully functioning al qaeda cell at guantanamo. senator kyl continues to claim that no one was abused at guantanamo and there is no connection be

i didn't want them to be relevant gated anymore just to a specialist.it's a circle of these people around him. how many of these other places did you spend time in? >> almost all. all the national parks are vivelted. this has been my hobby visiting roosevelt's places. when was very exciting for me. pine gnat is a cabin in the wild. roosevelt as president saw the last alive passenger pigon. there used to be 100 million. roosevelt wrote the last ob serveation of one in the wild. pine knot shows the real t.r. people don't want to think of roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. >> he got romantic excitement from seige speesies5m÷ in the wild. this place is paid for by the taxpayer. >> that's one of the reasons i wanted you to come. you look in the fass i have yick coast. you see them on the map. he saved those. he was very interested in wild life photography. he would come to the white house and show him pictures of wild oregon. he went to portland and met him once. these states particularly in the west and florida. he then was shocked t

stretched to the breaking points. 16 of every 100 positions is unfilled, as secretary of defense robert gateshas recently stated, quote, it's become clear that american civilian institutions of diplomacy and un-- and development have been chronically undermanned an underfunded for too long. this bill supports president obama's request for fund to hire 100 new staff, including 750 foreign service officers. 352 of these positions will be used to expand our diplomatic presence in afghanistan, pakistan and other areas. a further 213 positions will be dedicated to improving and expanding training in critical needs language such as arabic, hindi and urku -- urdu. it provides significant numbers of new diplomacy officers, counterterrorism specialists and the bill has important provisions to promote more strategic thinking in the state department and help the foreign service transition from traditional diplomatic framework to a more expeditionary one. to help ensure the department can continue to attract the best and brightest and retain these professionals over the long term, h.r. 2410 closes the ga