this is frustrating to me from the regard of guam. the guard can retain quality soldiers and airmen at a significant savings over the active duty personnel. can i get a commitment to add quality review this efficiency? >> i think your reference here is the more frequent use of the guard in active force in ensuring they're actively equipped? >> and there will be savings. >> the guard in itself will generate savings to e request quip the guard and keep it trained at the levels we have become accustomed to that's substantially higher than anything in the past. so our commitment here is to again trait savings to put it back into that tooth that we consider the guard to be. how much we get here and our work with congress will determine the amount of money available to do that i knowledge there's are savings we read from utilizing the guard that we don't necessarily receive utilizing active forces but there's trades we make there as well. operationally. >> thank you. i yield back. >> thanks to the gentle women. the chair recognizes the agai

two more will arrive in guam by the end of the year. general north suggested the air force will cooperate with japan, south korea and other u.s. allies in southeast asia in operating the aircraft. >>> north korea says it will hold an important conference of its ruling workers party on tuesday next week. the country is reported to be preparing for a transfer of power from leader kim jong-il to his successor. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> the workers party holds conferences when necessary in the periods between party conventions. it uses them to discuss urgent issues and elect or expel members of its central committee. it's only held a conference twice before, in 1958 and 1966. the party's central committee appears to be dysfunctional as more than half its original 140 members have died or been expelled. a key part of the central committee originally had five members, but now only has one, kim jong-il. there's widespread speculation that the conference will change the members of the central committee and push forward the transfer of

in america is there on guam. i support the educational components of this legislation and i also come here, mr. speaker, and it's, i think, a bit unusual, but i support the balance of this underlying legislation that was amended to the gentlelady from guam's bill in the senate. and i do that, but i also support the words of mr. hastings of washington, who says that democrats have admitted they were wrong. we have to look at this legislation and see that the minimum wage was imposed upon the northern marianas and american samoa in 2007. two tuna canning fact areries in the american samoas, one has closed as a direct result of the minimum wage and the sole garment factory in the area has closed inst at least in part because of the imposition of the minimum wage. it's a microcomed economy that anybody that understands free enterprise should know that when the government artificially raises the cost of wages, businesses have to stay in profit can't stay open unless they can operate from a profit. labor is, mr. speake

senate amendment to h.r. 3940, amendment addresses two issues, the political status, education, in guam and to adjustment of the minimum wage schedules for two other pacific territories, the american samoa and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands. current law increases the minimum wage by 50 cents per year until they reach the

forces on okinawa and moves 8000 marines and their dependents to guam.greement obligates japan to build a replacement facility for the marines' air station and requires the detailed management of more than $10 billion worth of projects to complete construction of all operational requirements -- housing, training ranges, as well as the upgrade to the civilian infrastructure and utilities on guam. the agreement outlines which troops will move to guam, with the units being headquarters units. are, there are reports that the marine corps would prefer to change the force mix to include more operational troops and fewer headquarters units. is my understanding that the marines believe that their preferred force mix would be more efficient and more effective. now, are you satisfied with the force mix of marines that are planned to be moved, and is there a mix that you believe would be preferable to the mix currently planned? >> mr. chairman, the recent agreement was made many, many years ago. i was not present when it was agreed to. but after we stopped at about

forces on okinawa and moves 8000 marines and their dependents to guam.the agreement obligates japan to build a replacement facility for the marines' air station and requires the detailed management of more than $10 billion worth of projects to complete construction of all operational requirements -- housing, training ranges, as well as the upgrade to the civilian infrastructure and utilities on guam. the agreement outlines which troops will move to guam, with the units being headquarters units. are, there are reports that the marine corps would prefer to change the force mix to include more operational troops and fewer headquarters units. is my understanding that the marines believe that their preferred force mix would be more efficient and more effective. now, are you satisfied with the force mix of marines that are planned to be moved, and is there a mix that you believe would be preferable to the mix currently planned? >> mr. chairman, the recent agreement was made many, many years ago. i was not present when it was agreed to. but after we stopped at

here on guam, you will often hear [speaks in chamorro].and [speaks in chamorro], is a word that is used to celebrate or elevate a particular group or cause. and so here at sanctuary, because we celebrate and we elevate young people and their families, we say [speaks in chamorro], we celebrate young people and their families. george, let's go back to you and your program. tell us, how does that fit in into a continuum of care? yes, ok, thank you. illinois tasc, we see about 30,000 clients a year through various systems and particularly, our criminal justice systems. we go in and advocate at the county level to ask for an exception to probation services and then he or she receives the probation services. and then, we go out and we negotiate the relationships with the external systems, housing, workforce development, and so forth. but the critical component in that is working with the judges. the judges, the probation systems, the state's attorney systems and so forth, to have them to have buy-in to allowing this option for these individuals.

forces on okinawa and moves 8000 marines and their dependents to guam. the agreement obligates japan to build a replacement facility for the marines' air station and requires the detailed management of more than $10 billion worth of projects to complete construction of all operational requirements -- housing, training ranges, as well as the upgrade to the civilian infrastructure and utilities on guam. the agreement outlines which troops will move to guam, with the units being headquarters units. are, there are reports that the marine corps would prefer to change the force mix to include more operational troops and fewer headquarters units. is my understanding that the marines believe that their preferred force mix would be more efficient and more effective. now, are you satisfied with the force mix of marines that are planned to be moved, and is there a mix that you believe would be preferable to the mix currently planned? >> mr. chairman, the recent agreement was made many, many years ago. i was not present when it was agreed to. but after we stopped at

it deployed an unmanned surveillance aircraft in guam. the high-tech drone can cover the whole china sea. >> americans realize that to have an enduring strategy for a peaceful and prosperous asia, you you need to have a strong relationship with asean. and that does have to do with china. >> china is boosting its military presence in the east asian seas. both the united states and asean are keen to contain any possible threat as for the fight over the senkaku islands, the focus of public attention has now shifted to what the japanese government will do next. >>> foreign minister, seiji maehara has urged naoto kan to insure the safety of four japanese nationals detained in the country. the minister summoned the chinese ambassador on monday. he requested that japanese diplomats be allowed to continue to see the detainees. seiji maehara also asked for meetings with the four and attorneys. chen reportedly said he would convey the request to the chinese government. the four are employees of refugee eata, a construction firm and its subsidiary.

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containers, and were distributed in the united states, puerto rico, other caribbean countries, and guamregivers can visit the similac website to check the lot numbers of the contaminated formula.the recall is only for some of the similac powders not the liquids. this is crossing wires the fda has through the diabetes can stay on the market and with restrictions new patients will get a restriction or a damietta only if they cannot control with other medications. the fda's decision aurochs the second time in three years that they have decided to leave it on the market and if this tiny keep tabs on your mobile device just won't cut it you might want to check out the words first virtual keyboard. gabe slate shows us how works. >> this the world's this keyboard thin as air. the high- tech virtual keyboard displays and any service through this small laser protractor it connects to mobilize devices to give you a bigger keyboard when checking on smart runs tva's or any device. just like the devices keyboard with every type shows up on your device. the idea is to offer an easier typing experienc

the voluntary recall affects up to 5 million powder formulases sold in the u.s., puerto rico, guam andn countries. liquid formula similac not included in the recall t comes in various sizes of plastic contain, and cans. now, consumers can enter container lot numbers online. these container lot numbers are found on the cans --to see if they have products that are part of the recall. >>> it is 6:50. it is a very good weekend for keeping busy in the bay area especially if you feel like seeing a movie, listening to the opera in the park or maybe beautifying local beaches. nice and hot this weekend. liam mayclem from "eye on the bay" has this weekend's entertainment report. hi, liam. >> good morning, ladies. >> lots to do. >> there is so much going on. i'm going to talk really, really fast! let's talk film. gordon gecko is back out of jail out of money but he still has greed in his eyes and a fire in his belly to get rich. michael douglas reprises the role for which he won an oscar in 1988. there is another movie playing out here gecko with a heart. can you believe it? a man trying to find

that's a picture of him recently on a trip to guam and saipan, the kind of plays he's been spending time actual republicans actually running for impending actual election. michael steele has since embarked on a michael steele goes to the hinterlands bus tour where the republican party chairman plans to visit dons of congressional districts that do not have a competitive race this fall. no matter how much fun it is to talk about michael steele on cable news, and it is fun, no matter his job title as head of the republican party, neither michael steele nor the republican party proper are running the republicans election efforts this year. frankly it is more of a karl rove joint. karl rove's political group american crossroads is pledging to spend $52 million on behalf of republican candidates for these elections this year. $52 million. $52 million. a half million dollars of tea party money ousted an incumbent senator in the alaska primaries this year. karl rove is planning on spending 100 times that much. and the good news for the big guys is that he's raising it all from billionaires. not

formula the voluntary recall affects up to 5 million powder formulas sold in the u.s., puerto rico, guam and some caribbean countries. liquid formula similac not included in the recall t comes in various sizes of plastic contain, and cans. abbott laboratories says the products may contain small beetles or larvae which could cause stomach ache and digestion problems. now, consumers can enter container lot numbers online. these container lot numbers are found on the cans -- to see if they have products that are part of the recall. >>> the name of an east bay bart station could change. the bart board of directors expected to vote today on whether to change the name of pleasant hill station to pleasant hill contra costa county center. the cococounty redevelopment authority has asked bart to change the name. it's part of the transit village center. it would cost more than $400,000 to make changes to things like maps, train schedules and the website. the pleasant hill city council passed a resolution five years ago against the change. >>> all right. a sign of the changing times. you can kind o

the similac brand powder formula was sold in the u.s., puerto rico, guam and some caribbean nations. the company said today the products could contain small beetles or larvae. if swallowed, they can cause digestive problems. owners of two egg farms were called before congress today, over a salmonella outbreak. the farms in iowa recalled more than half a billion eggs last month. up to 1,600 people reported getting sick. at a house hearing today, congressman john dingell pressed the owner of one farm peter decoster for answers. the michigan democrat said federal inspectors found a long list of violations. >> barns were infested with flies, maggots and scurvy, rodents, manure piled four to eight feet high in certain areas; leaking manure pits, employees working without protective clothing. and uncaged hens tracking manure from manure pits to other areas of the operation. is that true? >> we could take one of these at a time. the comment about the employee... >> well it's either true or it's not? is it true or is it not true? yes or no. >> well, i'd say it's partially true. >> partially

air force saying an armed list ballistic missile launched has successfully breached its target near guamile blasted off about midnight this morning traveled 5,300 mi. and hit its target the defense department describing this is our readiness test as tensions with north korea on the rise. back with more headlines in a moment. from all currently temperatures warmer than they were yesterday sitting in the '60s of the the north bay some residents san rafael notice a difference in the temperatures today. 63 for oakland the same through concord 70 degrees in antioch today. the south bay temperatures mid to upper '70's so warm and san jose at the current hour. as we head into the afternoon we could warming up and to the '80s for san francisco. redwood city in hayward keeping temperatures and to 77, 73 for oakland. 7 day around the bay shows best chance of rain being on your sunday. as we head through the russell we will drive up. >> let's talk about the food bank is distributing more food than ever. it is a trend the matches economic data. it shows. of the families using the food bank's service

if you were in guam, if you were in camp lejeune, you should be eligible because that is where the dioxin. that is what gave you the cancer or whatever you might have. we should open that eligibility to everyone who was in any of those places. i hope the support that. i think we should go further. -- i hope you support that. the most technologically a advanced nation in the world and we have a million backlog claims. that is ridiculous we have to -- that is ridiculous. for the agent orange claims, why don't we honor them today? why don't we honor them tomorrow? you have been fighting for 20 or 30 years. if you were there, i am willing to say that we presume that you had agent orange and that you should get compensated and we should bring some peace finally answer will come home to the vietnam veterans. that is what we should do today. that is what we should do as the va. whether you are a new operation , if you're a veteran, we will make sure that you will get education benefits. we should make sure you get the compensation you are entitled. we sent faults to do the atomic testing and did

the marine corps is facing the prospects of moving operations from okinawa to qualm -- guam to supporthe government to government agreement with the japanese regarding the long-term presence of marine corps forces in the western pacific. even at this date, there are concerns about the implementation of this agreement, how much will cause, and the potential disruption to or -- to marine corps operating forces. in the spring of 2010, secretary gates made several public statements in which he appeared to question the need for and the size of the navy's and devious fleet in future defense plans and budgets. -- amphibious fleet in future defense and plan and budgets. since that time, he is also questioned the need for the expeditionary fighter vehicle in the face of anti-access strategies of potential adversaries. the current lift capability of the navy is for slightly more than 2 meb's, which contain about 6 the scions. some argue that that is too small force to operate against a major adversary. they argue that this means that the nation is only really prepared the use the marine corps an

bordallo of guam for today and the balance of the week. mr. jackson of illinois for today, ms. kilpatrick of michigan for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced spoifl january 6, 2009, under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. jones of north carolina. the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. mr. westmoreland spst it is with honor and great store roe i rise on this occasion tonight to pay tribute and tell everyone about private first class chad coleman who heeded his nation's call of duty by joining the army in october of 2008 after attending high school in my home state of georgia. on august 27, 2010, he made the ultimate sacrifice, proudly serving his country in afghanistan as a member of the 101st airborne division. growing up in wisconsin, chad moved to morland, georgia, with his parents, brian and shannon coleman. when he was 16, after high school, -- when he was 16, he moved to noonan. after high school, chad entered basic trainin

the several states, the district of columbia, the commonwealth of puerto rico, the virgin islands, guam, american samoa, the northern mariana islands, the trust territory of the pacific islands, and any other territory or possession of the united states or any political subdivision thereof. section 508, affect on other loss. a, vaccine injury. one, to the extent that title 21 of the public health service act establishes a federal rule of law applicable to a civil action brought for a vaccine related death -- injury or death, a, this title does not affect the application of the rule of law to such an action and, b, any rule of law prescribed by this title in conflict with the rule of law of such title 21 shall not apply to such action. two, if there is an aspect of a civil action brought for a vaccine-related injury or death to which a federal rule of law under title 21 of the public health service act does not apply, then this title or otherwise applicable law as determined under this title will apply to such aspect of such action. b, other federal law. accept as provided in this -- exc

i also want to mention our colleague from guam, congresswoman bordallo's support for this bill. though she could not be here to support this as she's on official business, she relays her thanks to the gentleman from south carolina for his efforts on this legislation and for the bipartisan manner in which he has worked with her and all of the members on the democratic side of the aisle as the ranking member of the subcommittee. i too am among, as i said, over the 150 co-sponsors of h.r. 1454 and recognize its value as a long-time member of the international conservation caucus. so i continue to urge a yes vote and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i inquire of the gentleman if she has any -- the gentlelady if she has any requests? i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro