and pete fitzsimmons and tannish col -- hollins and camille dawkins. camille is over here. none of this happens. so let's give them a round of applause for their wonderful effort. the society's primary mission is to enlighten, to inform, to inspire and to empower. we achieve that mission in a variety of ways. almost always in partnership with others. through our current partnership that trevor spoke to with the finance -- kinsey foundation shall the san francisco public library, and the california council of the humanities, we are now hosting an incredible exhibition of art and artifacts from the kinsey collection, the kron -- that chronicles the story of people of frick desnent america. if you haven't done so you owe it to yourself and particularly to your children to visit and see this important exhibit which is at our library in the frake american -- african-american art and culture complex at 762 bolton street. the posters you see here are examples of elements in that exhibit. these are actual objects that are part of the kinsey collection that are on display in our exh

democratic representative chris van hollins top two campaign contributors are high-powered d.c.bbying firms. >> are they beholden to special interests? >> all the donors have a certain level of access to the members of congress, especially the big donors. members know who the biggest donors are and they'll be listening to these people. >> then there's the revolving door. this is something quite common in washington, d.c. senator max baucus and senator john kerry both have about a dozen former staffers registered lobbyists according to the sunlight foundation. that's going to make it easy for them to pick up the phone and talk to former colleagues. if you look at the campaign contribution list who is not well-represented among the 12 on the committee? the defense companies. they have a lot at stake here. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> well, some pretty profits have been unveiled by the cosmetics company estee lauder. we have an exclusive interview just ahead. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, wit

chris van hollins' two largest contributors are lobbying firms. >> are they beholden to these special interests? >> i think what's clear is all these donors have a certain level of access to these members of congress, especially the big donors. members know who their biggest donors are and they're going to be listening to these people. >> about a dozen former staffers register lobbyists. that's going to make it easier for them to pick up the phone and talk to former colleagues. if you look at the campaign contribution list, who know who's not well represented? the defense companies, wolf. and they certainly have a lot at stake here. >>> president obama may be feeling a bit uneasy after seeing a new round of poll numbers. is he running scared? our strategy session is coming up. and after the death of osama bin laden, there's a new reason for the united states to be suspicious about pakistan. details coming up. ok refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road aga

representative james clyburn of south carolina, chris van hollins of maryland and xavier becerra. judge and jury for how we're going to get this debt situation going. >>> all right. still to come this morning. next we'll talk to one democratic congressman who disagrees. find out why he's urging lawmakers to get back to work. >> and tiger woods showing clashes at the pga before he absolutely tanked. you're watching "american morning." it's nine minutes past the hour. man on tv: ...rbis and 36 homers. swings at the first pitch and fouls it deep back into the stands. [ding] [fans whirring] announcer: chill raw and prepared foods promptly. one in 6 americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. hensarling, hensarling, hensarling, dave camp, upto jooirksz 6 ask not going to call congress back to session despite the ailing economy. he says lawmakers should be at home listening to their con state yechblts. >> there's been a lot of talk in washington right now that i should call congress back early. the last thing we need is congress spending mo