hanna to william mckinley. who was mark hanna? and do you agree with that comparison? >> there's probably something to it. mark hanna was one of mckinley's lifelong friends. he was an industrialist. he was one of the few major business figures that mckinley spent considerable time with. he was from ohio, and he kind of discovered mckinley when he was governor of ohio, when mckinley was. and hanna had many different business interests. he was a tremendous businessman. and he was interested in politics, but he just didn't want to climb the ladder. and so, i think he kind of picked mckinley out as maybe somebody he could mentor and somebody he could connect to the right people, and really helped hold mckinley's hand when he ran in 1896. and mckinley repaid the favor by helping him get in the senate when he was elected. hanna was desperate to become a senator, which mckinley helped him achieve. and they remained good friends throughout mckinley's years in the white house. >> how did william mckinley get into the sp

hanna: i'm prepared to close. ms. velazquez: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. hanna: in closing that small business can and will lead our economic recovery. it's time that those of us in congress provide them with the certainty they need to create jobs and grow our economy. the legislation we have before us today gives small firms the competence to know that the s.b.a. programs they rely on will be there for them when they need them. it also shows them that this house is serious about cutting spending, lowering debt and restoring confidence to our entrepreneurs. i look forward to continuing to work with the chairman and ranking member and all our colleagues on the small business committee to enact policies that benefit american entrepreneurs. i urge my colleagues to support this good bill. and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2608 as amended. those in favor say aye.

there were -- there was a lot of copy suggesting he was the mark hanna to william mckinley. >> mark hanna was one of mckinley's lifelong friends. he was an industrialist. he is one of the few major business figures that mckinley spent considerable time with. he was from ohio and the kind of discovered mckinley when he was governor of ohio. had had many different business interest. he was a tremendous businessman. he was interested in politics, but he just did not want to climb the ladder. he delicately was someone he could mentor and connect to the right people and really hold his hand when he ran in 1896. mckinley repay the favor by helping him get in the senate when he was elected. hata was desperate to become a center, which mckinley help him achieve. they remained good friends throughout his years in the white house could >> how did mckinley get into the spanish- american war, and what was it? >> this is one of the hard things to figure out about mckinley, the war and how he reacted to it. when he entered the white house, he was very aware that there was a revolution going on down in

reports from syria said that troops continue to surround the city appeared hanna. activists say that at least 14 people were killed on tuesday. and they attempted to prevent armored vehicles from crossing. troops estimate that as many as 100 protesters have been killed. human-rights groups declare that the syrian government are using brutal methods. the report has been compiled based on those that fled the town and took refuge in neighboring lebanon. good to have you with me, fella. international journalists are not allowed into syria. u.s. spoke to people that have fled the country? >> correct. we focused on one town in particular. we had not been authorized to enter since the beginning of this crisis. united nations investigators cannot look at the situation, but we were able to get into northern lebanon. this report was conducted with some 50 interviews. they had been in detention and were arrested during the security sweep. >> can you give us a rough idea of the kinds of things that have been happening? >> quite a number of the detainee's told us that they had

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. >> bill: benny hanna and pearl harr harbor. >> that's different. the state of japan decided they wanted to go against america. this is 19 people. >> bill: attack by a terrorist group that has way more than 19 people. harbored by an entire country. afghanistan. >> not my clients who have no relation. no one has alleged that my clients have any relationship to terrorism. >> bill: if your clients were really sensitive to the sufferings of the 9/11 family they would move it three blocks away. >> how many blocks is enough? is three enough? take it back to my ancestor in nazi germany. >> bill: stop stop stop. >> foundries, ghettos. >> bill: i will get a site for you three blocks away. will you build it there? >> why? they have a place. >> bill: sensitive to people who lost loved ones. >> what about the community nearby who wants. >> bill: they can't walk three blocks? >> why. >> bill: because it's offensive. >> it's not al qaeda mosque a muslim mosque. 1.6 million muslims that are peaceful. that have nothing to do. >> bill: if i can find you a site three

hanna: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong support of h.r. 2244 which designates a post office in geneva, new york, as the general steven blaine riccione post office. i introduced this legislation to extend the long overdue recognition to a national hero from the 24th congressional district. corporal steven riccione was a native of geneva, new york. he was a geneva high school graduate who volunteered to join the army in 1967 during the vietnam war. while on search and destroy mission with his platoon in vietnam, corporal riccione came under intense enemy fire and became pinned down. riccione, then a private, saw machine gunner in his platoon get wounded. as major general e.m. strong describes in his october, 1967, account, quote, private riccione with complete disregard for his own safety rushed from his position which was covered through a vicious hail of enemy fire to aid his wounded comrades. he continuously exposed himself to the weathering hail of enemy fire, standing up at times to place effective fire

. >> bill: benny hanna and pearl harr harbor. >> that's different.he state of japan decided they wanted to go against america. this is 19 people. >> bill: attack by a terrorist group that has way more than 19 people. harbored by an entire country. afghanistan. >> not my clients who have no relation. no one has alleged that my clients have any relationship to terrorism. >> bill: if your clients were really sensitive to the sufferings of the 9/11 family they would move it three blocks away. >> how many blocks is enough? is three enough? take it back to my ancestor in nazi germany. >> bill: stop stop stop. >> foundries, ghettos. >> bill: i will get a site for you three blocks away. will you build it there? >> why? they have a place. >> bill: sensitive to people who lost loved ones. >> what about the community nearby who wants. >> bill: they can't walk three blocks? >> why. >> bill: because it's offensive. >> it's not al qaeda mosque a muslim mosque. 1.6 million muslims that are peaceful. that have nothing to do. >> bill: if i can find you a site three b

wildlife enthusiast jack hanna and his wife hadad a close encounter with a grizzly in montana last summersed pepper spray to scare off the mother bear. and tells hikers in grisly country to carry it just in case. chuck sivertsen, abc news. >> we talked about running other wasatch when you see a bear coming. that's not always the best advice. with grizzlies, if you're attacked by a wild animal they suggest to roll into a ball, protect your head, playing dead. other times bears, black bears, you can try to scare them away if you're in trouble. people panic easily. >> behavior is less predictable. they say if you have a backpack to try to use the backpack to aim it that way. >> anything to survive. >> that's right, that's what it is. >>> now to the casey anthony case that's widely expected that she will walk out of the orange county courthouse a free woman later today. those who wanted to see the drama unfold in person lined up for tickets to the hearing yesterday. this is kind of morbid curiosity. >> people have been lining up for tickets to the actual courthouse during the trial as well. m

tucker carlson the editor of the "daily caller," christopher hanna former aide to chuck shierm and ac strategist. tucker, she in or not? >> it's hard to see it. she still has her tv job. a couple of her staffers are signed up with the speaker's bureau. her movie didn't do well. she is being out polled by michele bachmann. she has nothing significant to say about the debt ceiling debate and she hasn't hired a campaign staff. that isn't the profile of a presidential candidate. i would be lying if i said i know. but this is not the look of someone who is gearing up for a presidential campaign. bill: chris, do you receive it the same way? >> she has been riding the back of the shark that is the national media for a long time. she is gaining a lot of attention. she is probably the most beloved republican figure regardless of what the polls say and the party risks a 76 ford-reagan situation. you can see the party having a mal air, se and hand can the election to president obama. bill: her supporters would argue she is the perfect contrast to obama. early september is when this event happen

hanna: mr. chair, i seek recognition -- mr. hanna: hand mr. chair, i seek recognition -- ms. hanabusa: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. hanabusa of hawaii. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 347, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hanabusa, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hanabusa: thank you very much, mr. chair. this amendment simply seeks from the administrator of the e.p.a. to submit to congress within one year and then annually thereafter a report on any increase in waterborne microorganisms which includes protozoas, viruses, bacterias and parasites. toxic chemicals or toxic met a.l.s. in waters regulation -- regulated by the state. including any further amendments to this bill. mr. chair, this is nothing as important to all of us, especially those of us in hawaii, as water quality. we are the only island state, and, of course, our pristine waters are very critical to us for our major economic engine which is tourism. and i don't believe it's any different for