the hawks dominated because of their perseverance, hard work and dedication to the sport.it was once said, what destiny spins bear, whoever preserves will be crowned. the blackhawks have preserved and have been rightly croined -- crowned. i congratulate the blackhawks' head coach forgiving his team direction and instilling the determination necessary to achieve this well-deserved victory. and while handing out congratulations, let us not forget the blackhawks' team captain, jonathan towes. he possesses superior leadership skills and ability and was able to guide his team through to victory. and so i thank again the gentlewoman from the district of columbia for yielding. i was rushing hard to try and get here before this ended because i am indeed proud to represent the world famous world known, world renowned chicago blackhawks who make up a part of the heart and the spirit of the congressional district that i have the good fortune to represent. so i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance

subcommittees investigate this disaster is that rather than corporate responsibility, we may have been forced hawke culture of corporate irresponsibility. we know that letting corporations operate under weak regulation, they began to ignore warning signs, a short cut procedurrs, and failed to properly plan for disasters, and that put profits above all else. and a lot of what we are observing in the sector could have just as well been said about what we saw on wall street with the financial collapse in the last couple of years. governments and industry all have a role to play in protecting future environmental and economic disaster. as lawmakers, we have the responsibility to our constituents, our nation, the those who lost jobs, those who lost their lives to put an end to reckless and hold that actors accountable. i look forward to hearing to hearing from the witnesses about the role they believe they and the government plays. i yield back the balance of my time. >> to chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing to discuss the safety and securi

so i just guess the question -- begs the question, should we go out and hawk another $33 billion for a program that many people think that there's adequate capital and liquidity already in the banking industry? some people have quoted as saying, well, 42% of the small businesses have been turned down for loans in this country. well, you know, i was in the loan business and everybody that came into my -- to borrow money from me when i was a loan officer wasn't credit worthy or it wasn't in their best interest to leverage their business further. and so i'm afraid that we're out here trying to encourage behavior that the marketplace maybe already taking care of. my good friend from georgia did make a point, the regulatory folks are sending mixed messages. i think that's a bad policy. i think the regulators need to be more consistent with their policy. again, bringing that certainty. because what we've heard time and time again, whether it's from the business community or lending community, all this uncertainty about what congress is doing and the regulatory reforms that are going on, al

. >> reporter: above us, small birds pestered a hawk, perhaps protecting the nest. if nature is read in tooth and claw and represents the realm of mortality , poetry endures. >> essential oil are rung the atar from the rose be not expressed by suns alone. it is the gift of screws. >> reporter: a pressed rose, that is, lives on as its perfumed essence. >> the general rose decay, but this in lady's door makes summer when the lady lie in ceaseless rosemary. >> reporter: live roses die , but the perfume and poem illicit an endless summer, though the dead lady lie in rosemary, symbol of remembrance. never married or engaged, dickenson also wrote love poem. >> i tend my flowers for thee bright, absentee. my fucius coral scenes, ripped while the sower dreams. ger aniums tint and spot, rose daisies dot. my saktus splidz for beard to show her throat. the vulnerability that she's declaring is extraordinary. >> reporter: that's not the kind of poetry we associate with this spinster in amherst. >> no, and here the "the cactus splits her beard to show her throat." her openness,

i don't see a grand conspiracy here by hawks or hard liners in the u.s. administration trying to upset what president obama is trying to do. >> brown: anna, you raised the issue last week they're talking about economic ties. this week we get this news. so moving to the substance of the larger picture here, it continues this question that a lot of people of which is the real rush yaz? and what is the relationship between the two countries now? what's your response? >> it is very difficult to respond to this question. i'm not a policy maker. i teach. i have to put a number of perspectives into my response here. i visited russia in march. it's a very different country from what it was five, ten, 15, 20 and certainly 30 years ago. the mentality of the people has nothing to do with cold war. these are people who are looking forward to the 21st century and dealing with the issues of 21st century together with the west. there was not one russia-- and i met a number working around the clock-- who would say that we want bad relations, tense relations with the unit

my view on foreclosing government spending and becoming a deficit hawk is not only counterintuitive but againstt basic economics as paul krugman has pointed out repeatedly. we have got to spend to create jobs and the most efficient way to do that is not the tax rate -- tax breaks for businesses, it is job creation. host: where is home for you these days? guest: san francisco area. host: wellington, ky. caller: good morning. i would like ask this gentleman exactly what is a progressive democrat. half it seems to be -- it seems to be as far left as you can get. why not leave the democratic party. uuion members are not that part of the left. it left me. guest: if you would like to see an expressive program of democratic -- progressive democrats, though the website for the progressive democrats of america organization. there is historical content. in the 1930's they struggled for the right to unionize, for unemployment insurance. in the 1960's they were for civil rights and women's equality as a trend that needed to be accelerated. they organized against the war in vietnam, of what martin l

[applause] seeing how the black hawks are headed to philadelphia tonight with a 2-0 lead in the stanley cup finals, i am glad that we on this side of the state. [laughter] i noticed a couple people said there were rooting for the black hawks which tells you something about the rivalry between pittsburgh and philly. of course, we meet here at an incredibly difficult time for america. among other things, a time when the worst environmental disaster of its kind in our nation's history is threatening the gulf coast and the people who live there. right now, stopping this oil spill and contain the damage is the top priority not just in my administration but of the entire country. we are waging this battle every minute of every day. at the same time, we are continuing our efforts to rebuild from an economic disaster. it has touched the lives of nearly every american. that is what i want to talk about today. the state of our economy. the future we must -- we must seize in the past we chose to get there. it has now been a little over 16 months since i took office on may 1 of the worst economic s

had been moved, unknown to army intelligence, been moved away from that cliff that we know was point hawk. it was la mel who found those guns and while nearly 100 germans were standing just a few yards away, took grenades and put those grenades in two different trips back to those guns, put grenades in those gear mechanisms of those guns and in doing so decommissioned all of them. the great historian steven ambrose said that next to eisenhower, lynn lammel had more to do with the victory of d-day than any living person in this world. i have to wonder, how would the world be different today had it not been for that great army soldier? and all the soldiers who served with him? and all the soldiers who served before him? and those great ones who have served after him? madam speaker, we can never repay our soldiers such as lynn lammel or the young soldier i met at fort hood, or robert l. howard who died in my home town of waco this past december and was buried just four months ago in arlington cemetery, after earning the congressional medal of honor, the distinguished service cross, the silve

everyone is not eager to seee like a fiical hawk. one reason that the defense not get cut is it brings money back, two districts is military infrastructure, where parts and pieces are made. guest: yes, that is right. start to make specific cuts to acertain base, or to medicare or medicaid, or unemployment benefits, those become campaign commercials for the opposition. when you're dealing with the specifics, saying social security should bb on the table, or medicare -- any of these popular programs, then it becomes very difficult. part of the reason why the nation has a record level of debt. both republicans and democrats had a difficult time with cutting spending parties haveoth tried to. 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

everyone is not eager to seem like a fiscal hawk. one reason that the defense spending does not get cut is it brings money back, two districts where there is military infrastructure, where parts and pieces are made. guest: yes, that is right. when you start to make specific cuts to a certain base, or to medicare or medicaid, or unemployment benefits, those become campaign commercials for the opposition. when you're dealing with the specifics, saying social security should be on the table, or medicare -- any of these popular programs, then it becomes very difficult. that is part of the reason why the nation has a record level of debt. both republicans and democrats have had a difficult time dealing with cutting spending even though both parties have tried to. 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

. >> one last point, self-described deficit hawks are hypocrites. easy to slash benefits for those in need , but their concerns are about red ink vanish when it comes to tax breaks for the wealthy. thus, senator ben nelson who was sankty moan usely -- goim i'm glad you mentioned this, because i think this is one out central issues we're going to be facing takeover next several months. what to do about the exploration of the bush tax cuts. i personally think it's a catastrophe for our country if we go into 2011, raising death taxes and at small businesses. peter, i don't think our economy can possibly climb out of this terrible -- so i think the most important thing we do to turn this economy around is to extend the bush tax cuts, keep the rates where they are and let's not raise taxes in a resession. host: a headline from the hill news. house dem versus senate dem. heats up as the bill -- >> first of all, what's the extender bill and in a recent column, spending binge, part 2. you're calling it a spending bill but it's also been troferede as a tax e

i am aware of the global hot, i've -- global hawk, but i do not know a lot about it.aller: i am a civilian. i do not know a lot about them. we have a base out here. they also operate them overseas. i am wondering how they get them if they do not fly them over u.s. airspace. guest: it is an interesting question. i assume they have to, but maybe not. maybe they transport them by ground. i honestly do not know much about the defense use of these aircraft because i do not cover defense issues. i cover civil aviation. mostly i am writing about airliners, small planes and things like that. i am just beginning to write about unmanned aircraft because it is just beginning to become an issue. host: richard, thank you for calling. speaking of civilians, has anyone spoken to capt. sullenberger? guest: i have not seen him quoted on this. it is interesting that this is coming up now. there has been so much discussion since the crash of the continental express 3407, the regional airliner where 50 people were killed about the role of pilots and how the pilots in profession is dimini

we've heard, the major hazuka of west virginia of the 130th national guard discovered the navy kitty hawk helicopter which had crashed over randolph and pockhon as it county in terrible weather conditions -- pocahontas county in terrible weather conditions. they acted very quickly and i'd also like to honor army national guard flight medics, staff sergeant nicole hopkins and specialist kasey duncy who were lowered to the landing site to give emergency medical care and help cood part in -- coordinate the efforts. the 130th airlift wing represents the best of west virginia and their response to this crash further establishes their importance to the state and as my colleague from west virginia so eloquently put it, it didn't surprise any of us. this unit and those around our state and around this nation are known for their willingness to step up when they're most needed but the terrain and the weather in that -- on that particular day was incredibly dangerous. i know my colleague from pennsylvania mentioned all of the different units of first responders that responded that day, but i would l

p> speaker hoyer, do you think that the war hawk departure will have -- >> i think the administration, the president is very concerned about the deficit. the president's taken three very concrete, directtsteps. pirst of all he made it very clear early on he was for reinstating statutory pay-go. he supported that, worked towards it. he also indicated that he was in favor of a commission. we couldn't get that done statutorily. ironically, because many of the republicans who aid they supported it, some democrats supported it, some democrats who didn't, but the republicans who told judd gregg they supported it ended up not supporting it. we didn't a commission, formal -pcommission appointed which wod have had statutory authority so that the president did what he could do by executive order created a commission. thirdly which i, as you know, and can garner from what i have said, hope, a, reach a resolution, reach concrete substantive recommendation, report those recommendations to the united states senate, i hope the united states senate deals with them and if they pass them, speaker pelos

. >> -- for some large military equipment, black hawks, mraps. >> right.right. >> do you know what the status of that is, if that looks like something they'll need? >> first of all, about the equipping requests: i've not seen a specific request. i've -- we've -- obviously we've coordinated this transition with them. but the -- you know, the first concern of any commander is force protection. you know, i've got 1,200 american soldiers spread out all across iraq on some 50 or 60 different installations. i worry about force protection every day, even though we're down to 11 attacks. and some of those -- some of those areas are very secure. so i think it's prudent for the state department to take a look at it and ensure that they have force protection in place for their forces 18 months from now. as far as whether it's force protection or contractors, i couldn't answer that. i just don't know how they're going to pursue them. yes. >> when we get down to 50,000 in september, what will that 50,000 look like in the way of, what types of units will that be mostly?

when we came to georgia, we were flying across the path of it in the black hawk helicopter. the state director told me, see that pond? see that foundation? there was a house on that the foundation. it was gone. you see that just of rorer -- chest of drawers? he said, the father and mother could not find their baby. they looked everywhere, including in the pond. they opened the drawer and the baby was in it. we have heard amazing stories like this. one time we were in california. i flew out with vice-president gore and senator feinstein. the water surrounded one town. they had volunteers coming from everywhere. we landed on this highway. we started walking up to the volunteers who were piling up sandbags on the levey. there was a big ditch. we were almost up there. one of the reporters came over and said, director, could you get a vice president down in that ditch and throw some sandbags for a photo op? i said, sir, they would like you to get down there and throw some sandbags. he said, ok. he said, i'm going to help you. t-bills doffed -- he bails off ditch.he san the secret