i had handcuffs, prison uniform on, which i worked in the kitchen, white t-shirt, blue collar, and i'm excited because all this news media there and i'm waiting on the lady to take these handcuffs off, but she wouldn't. she said no. i said -- she said no. by this time, the judge, he happened to get off the bench, and he gave her a direct order to take the handcuffs off, so they brought me some civilian clothes in, a purple shirt, black pants, it felt good to be in street clothes again. i walked this to the courtroom. it was full with bright lights, very hot, and i stood there, and the judge he called out the charges, i stood up, he said, mr. cotton, the charges against you have now been dropped. you're a free man. you can go home and it was just -- it was the most joyous moment in my life in a long time. i was able to hug my mother, which i wasn't able to do in 11 years and feel the touch of my other brothers and sisters and as time went on, i stepped outside the courtroom. i looked up in the sky and i said lord, why do i go from here, because i had all this freedom and did not know wh

we need to eliminate section 526 and take the handcuffs off the department of defense. we're b duck -- we're talking about big bucks here. i yield back and do support the amendment. mr. connolly: i thank the support of my friend but i would clarify that we already have tar sand oil, about 6% of the gasoline supply of the united states already has it. we already have the liquefication of coal used in the united states in the bill i hope we'll pass tomorrow or saturday. i yield one minute to the chairman of the committee, mr. skelton. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. skeleton: i stand in support of the connolly amendment, which provides an exception for certain generally available fuels while retaining the greenhouse gas emissions standard that 526 sets for new alternative fuels. let me, mr. chairman, say a word. of thanks. we have thanked the saff and the leadership, they've done so very, very well. and we've thanked the members, bud mckee -- buck mckeon and the ranking members, all made their excellent statements. one group we need to give a special thanks to

they don't feel they want to put themselves in any kind of position to put themselves in a handcuff whenit comes to that. host: frank on our line for independents is calling in from palmdale, california. caller: thanks to c-span. to the iranian people, stay strong, be safe and do it in a nonviolent way. you will win. it is your right to have the kind of government you want. i hope that your guests on here today will get the word out to his brethren that are in the middle east, the american people are not againstia -- against iran. or the iranians. we're only against the brutality done against the people. thank you. guest: i think the caller has a great point. first and foremost, i think, this nonviolent movement and the emphasis on nonviolence, i think, should rule supreme.. we have seen, unfortunately some casualties. savage beatings, shootings, deaths in the past week. i truly hope that regardless of what the final outcome is that we will not see any more of that. there is one thing i do want to mention here. what has fascinated me about all of this that has taken place, there were deb

ing to sub due and handcuff the shooter when the suspect fired at least two more times. lopez returned the fire. the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene and officer lopez was not injured. by the way, madam speaker, the shooter and two other of the bandits were illegally in the united states at the time of this crime. officer canaless served at the houston police department for 16 years, spending the last seven of them in the auto, theft and burglary division. the same he was working when he killed. he also worked the northeast patrol and officer canalerving s had built and raised hot rods together with his family. he was active in drag racing and raced with an organization called beat the heat which combats street racing. he lived in the nearby community of baytown, texas, with his family. the chief of police said he was not only an outstanding officer, but outstanding individual. he cared a great deal with his family, the people he worked with and, of course, the city of houston that he served. madam speaker, i spent 30 years at the courthouse in houston, texas, as

there was a badge, and he was snapping the handcuffs on with a remark -- maybe you'll talk better with my partner outside. the partner, jennings wrote, was noted to be found on the left the house. the vice of a separated him all the way back to the park and then ushered him into the waiting patrol car. the arresting officer sat in the back seat beside him and he and the two others in the frenzied asked a barrage of basic questions such as, how long have been this way, the officers repeatedly made jokes about police brutality, laughingly asked if they have been brutal to reach other have a use of the three instructed me to plead guilty and then they assured me everything would be all, right. jennings feared in the usual beating, probably out of the country somewhere, but eventually they all arrived at the police station. although the cops a booked jennings at 11:30 p.m., there would not allow him to make this phone call until after 3:00 a.m. the next morning. jennings call harry kaye, to ask for $50 bail. he later stated that the only reason jennings had called him was because he was th