on any given night, 131,000 veterans are homeless. 300,000 veterans will experience homelessness at some point in the course of a year. one half of the veterans who are homeless suffer from mental illness. 2/3 suffer from alcohol or substance abuse. about 47% of homeless veterans are vietnam veterans. in texas there are about 16,000 homeless veterans. in my city of houston, texas, we have about 2,500 homeless veterans. per the national alliance to end homelessness, 467,000 veterans spend more than 50% of their income on rent. 1.5 million veterans have incomes below the poverty line. 643,000 veterans have incomes below 50% of the poverty line. mr. speaker, america needs to pass homes for the heroes because our veterans need homes. mr. speaker, h.r. 403 would establish a special assistant for veteran affairs within h.u.d. it would allow this person or give this person the authority to coordinate services for homeless veterans and this would be with the states, with local authorities, with nonprofit organizations as well. this bill establishes a $200 million assistance program in h.u.d. for

not homeless for too long. if you are, you move to santa monica. but basically, i found a homeless man sleeping underneath a beverly hills bank. so i have laid down in the street to get at eye level with him, because the shot was basically -- basically, many of these shots, this is not specifically -- this is on directed, but other shots are juxtapositions. it's the irony that you're looking for. homeless man underneath the -- one of the richest areas in the united states in beverly hills. it seemed kind of unusual to me. i came back five minutes later after i got the shot, he was gone, probably on his what to santa monica, which with very accepting of all people. other shots are simply driving around in stonington, maine, my favorite tiny fishing village in maine. it takes a long little drive off route 1 to get there and when you get there, the sunlight is coming up and of course, its magic our is always what i'm looking for. the first two hours of sunrise and the last two hours. but there at the last moment,

right now the fastest growing group of children in schools today are homeless. homeless children. so that means their parents are homeless. and more times than not, it's just their mother. so these are people who most times don't have jobs, don't have the ability to take care of their children and we have to do what we have to do as a government. we have to make sure that which we provide and so i'm really -- that we provide and so i'm really happy that we put significant money in the act for shelters, for homeless -- for meals for children, for many things that i think are going to make their lives better, food stamps. we've done what we think we needed to do to at least get them back moving in the right direction. so i think you're right. as we look at where women are today, not just in equal pay and benefits but in how we live as people in a society, i think it's very, very important that we focus on where women are going in this society and i know that because of your leadership that is one of the things the c.b.c. has been looking at so i thank you again for all that you do t

the homeless mentally ill and around the country and now we were very proud of that. as has been stated their release in 1999 of the first surgeon general's report on mental health and suicide was an incredible achievement eliminating the signs that can lead to better treatment and prevention. many join me at the first white house conference, we had the first ever white house conference 10 years ago on mental health, his or gathering of more than 300 professionals and advocates and the consumers. we all talked about what was going on and mental health in this country so it was an opportunity to highlight the scientific advances that have been made in an understanding the brain particularly and the decade of the brain. we want to discuss at parity in insurance practices and work toward that goal, changing the attitudes so that parity could become past and, of course, we have seen it is. we have worked together to dissuade -- persuade the personnel management to change their policy and require that every ensure participating in a federal employee benefit program provide

the department of homeless security formed in march of 2003. has the the problem of that to your expectations? guest: yes. i think one of the problems is when the aggregate 180,000 people, different agencies, and still try to build a system that works a more collaborative and effective fashion. but, yes, i think it has appeared a lot of people work very hard to form a fundamental policy decisions to assist not only president bush but on which

in america, a photographicic project, which led to the awareness of homeless and mental illness. the release in 1989 of the first surgeon general's report on mental health and suicide. it was an incredible achievement, i will lume illuminating -- i illuminating the science can lead to better treatment and prevention. the first-ever white house conference on mental health, an historic gathering of professionals and advocates and the consumers, and we all talked about what was going on with mental health in this country. so it was an opportunity to highlight the advances that have been made in understanding the brain. particularly in the decade of the brain. we also wanted to work toward that goal of parity. we worked together to persuade the federal government to change its policy and ensure every employer participating in the federal insurance benefits provide coverage for mental health care. that wasn't the full parity we had hoped to find at the end

also, bills dealing with homeless veterans and spending the next budget year on, and justice departments, as well as science programs. at 2:30, we bring you live coverage of the senate hearing with federal communications commission's chairman nominee. senators will also questioned fcc board nominee, robert mcdowell, who was originally nominated by president bush in 2006. >> july 4 weekend on "book tv." we are live from what george washington's mount vernon estate with an offer on the ascent of george washington. join our three-hour conversation sunday, july 5 on c-span2. >> a short while ago at the state department, hillary clinton reported on human trafficking throughout the world. this is the ninth year the state department has issued its human trafficking report. >> good morning. we are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced new report in this way because we want to demonstrate that this is a partnership between the state department and

nearly 300 people were killed while tens of thousandses were left homeless. in addition to the terrible loss of life and livelihood, the earthquake damaged or destroyed nearly 15,000 buildings, equallying hundreds of churches, castles, and heritage sites. emergency relief funding was provided while president obama expressed his condolences and offered assistance. the italian prime minister, the host of the next g-8 meeting, has relocated the summit to the town that was at the center of the devastation. as explained, i quote, the g-8 represents the message of hope for the entire region struck by the earthquake, end of quote. it is appropriate that the house posits today, mr. speaker, as prime minister ber louis coney is in washington, d.c. torques express its deepest condolences to the families killed and injured in the earthquake. we also reaffirm the deep ties shared between our people and two countries. i strongly support this resolution and i urge all my colleagues to do likewise. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman res

they're moving into a homeless shelter and wondering what happened to their company. you have a group of lawyers that come up with a scheme to cheat them out of it. it is not as obvious as race or anything else, but it is a serious problem. guest: i think issues of economic opportunity ought to be within the purview of the commission. that is why i said there should be as civil and human rights commission. it would not try to draw a bright line between race, age, economic. it would look at people as human beings. people should have human rights because of their humanity. they should see that things are connected. they are often connected. that would be instead of trying to separate them out. i think something like that could be looked at. i also think that a civil and human rights commission ought to look at international issues like the ones we have been debating. torture, the human rights conventions that the united states has signed, how we pursue our international obligations. every year, the state department does report on countries around the world. then we iden

put out on housing, but we have to address what we are going to do if we have 200,000 americans homeless again? the current solution will not solve that. you cannot leave things in schools indefinitely. secondly, we have seen active engagements. sprint is a big player, and another technology has been provided to identify skill and a local community, not depended on traditional resources. they make the availability there for local officials to be able to deal with it. we have been wrestling with a model of disaster preparedness for the first -- last 25 years, which is not good for catastrophic events. what you heard in the earlier testimony and you are hearing from the red cross and 211 and united way is 21st century thinking for disaster response and recovery. that is what the community initiative is about. let's don't put it on the back of government trying to be everything to everybody. let's take a community approach to community problems to deal with the crisis. >> i want to stress that it is important for the government to give to function. when it does not, other parties, private-s

getting the task force found on housing, but we have to talk about what we will do if we have 200,000 homeless americans again. the solutions that we have will not solve this, and my colleague from the red cross says you cannot leave them in school indefinitely. and the corporate sponsors have engaged in a very active way. prevastar has shown itself caught -- has shown itself able to not be depending on condition of government resources but private-sector scope -- tools to provide this to local the final comment is that we have been using a model of disaster preparedness for the last 25 years that is not good for a catastrophic event. when you have heard from the testimony, and when you hear from the colleagues -- is 21st century thinking for disaster response and recovery. we cannot put this all on the back of government to be everything to everybody. let's take a community approach to a community problem. >> thank you very much. i agree with what you said but i would stress that this is important for the federal government to be able to function efficiently and well. when it does not, the ot

it was a rusting, steelmaking homeless town that through struggle, pain, and creativity retooled itself to be a vibrant 21st century leader in education, computer science, sports entertainment, and manufacturing." we will take some of your calls. good morning, where are you calling from? caller: greensboro, n.c. i think that the chrysler and fiat deal should go through. i am apprehensive, though, about losing all of our american carmakers. but if we were to have a major war? we would not have any major car companies manufacture of our war goods. i think it is important that something on a smaller level occurred, rather than all of general motors. the old and the new should help things better for the car company. i have a state employee on a pension plan, and i understand it is very important to the workers. i also understand that leaders have failed the workers. simply being in on what is better for the car company, rather than what is best for everyone concerned as consumer and worker. host: that is the key issue. three pension funds wanting the supreme court to block the deal between

jon voight because he has been a financial supporter of the organization's programs in support of homelesserans. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jon voight. . >>> thanks. thanks. do not tell me it can't be done. sometimes you make movies and they're just so relevant, you know. i was -- i gave a speech this morning to the national republican congressional committee. it was a success, thank god. and i'm very honored to be here with you, and i'm very grateful for paul ryan's asking me to be here and trusting me to express myself. so i would like to, if i can, do a shortened version that have speech just as a calling card so you know so the wider group of you knows where i stand. i started out by saying i guess we're all gathered here today and by the way, is this microphone good and everybody hears me properly? is it good? i guess we're gathered here to talk about ideas, positive inroads we can make to gain back our power, to become triumphant in the next election. we certainly know that the democratic party thinks our vois have been silenced. they boast that threat winners and we hav

ramirez went homeless in a span of 26 games, but bounced back with a vengeance.uns and 15 rbis in his last five games. >> giants/brewers, the lone interleague game on the ledger friday. matt kean trying to be the n.l.'s first game-winner in the third. j.j. hardy deep to center, his seventh of the year. oh-oh. bengie molina can't avoid it. brewers win 5-1. that's good comedy. tony stewart crashed during practice and will drive his backup car sunday in new hampshire. the points leader, stewart earned the position when qualifying was rained out. because the engine from his primary car will be used, he won't start at the back of the pack. >> taking a look at the starting grid, set by the point standings. defending race winner kurt busch will start fourth. montoya holding down the 12 and final spot in the chase for the cup. >> guess we can call her theods. tigress. cheyenne woods, out of the bunker, on to the green. she would make the par putt. that was on the third hole. cheyenne got a sponsorship exemption. said her goal was to make the cut. one over before play was

. $578,000 grant that a town in new york didn't request for a homeless problem it said it didn't have. a foot long turtle tunnel at a lake in florida, that is more than a quarter of million dollars per foot for turtles and this one takes the cake in north carolina, more than $40,000 in stimulus funds will go to pay the salary of someone whose job is to apply for more stimulus funds. now, faced with rising unemployment and reports of stimulus waste, the administration concedes it made a mistake on its predictions about the stimulus, but that hadn't kept it from pushing a government takeover of health care that america's doctors oppose. before the administration said that government spending would keep unemployment low. now they say a new government health plan will keep costs low. expecting a government-run system to help the economy is like praying for rain in the middle of a flood. the thing you are asking for is the last thing you need and that's been the message of every independent analysis who has looked at the democratic plans for health care. if the stimulus plan taught us anyt

the republicans, i think they are out of tune with what is going on with people who are hungry, homeless and need health care. so, i think he is doing a very good job. i want to congratulate him and tell him to keep on doing such good work. host: our independent line? caller: basically, there is no way to judge if he is doing a good job or not. we do not have any way to really know. you know, he is so behind the scenes that you cannot see anything. we are going on what they said one year ago. he has good foreign-policy, everyone agrees on that. but domestically, the republicans say he is not good. the democrats say he is great. but that is only because the democrats are for him and the republicans are against him. they only want to support their own theories. host: here is more from a reporter in "the washington post." is as biden is often more helpful to the president's opponents then to the president himself. dick cheney was the go-to message magnifier for all big subjects. unfortunately, too often for bad and, when he talks they go. the best of the bush model with the private give and

american veterans have a special bond an affinity with jon voight because he has been a supporter of homelesseterans. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jon voight. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you. do not tell me it cannot be done. [applause] sometimes, you make movies, and they are just so relevant, you know? i was -- i gave a speech this morning to the national republican congressional committee, and it was a success, thank god. and i am very honored to be here with you, and i am very grateful for paul ryan's asking me to be here and trusting me to express myself, so i would like to, if i can, give a shortened version of that speech, just as a calling card so the wider group of you know is where i stand. i started by saying that i guess we are all gathered here today, and, by the way, is this microphone good, and everybody hears me properly? good? could provgood? [applause] i guess we are gathered here today to talk about ideas, positive inroads we can do to become a triumphant in the next election. we certainly know that the democratic party thinks our voices have been s

without it i would be in a homeless shelter. host: do you get to choose your doctor? caller: i get a general doctor and then he refers before whatever -- last month had to have a carotid artery and he had to refer me to a surgeon. then i go to the surgeon and get all these tests that the check for the carotid artery. he set me up for surgery.

i was visiting a homeless clinic, and she was there as a nurse's aide. this is a person whose life you impacted. she came up to me very hesitantly as i was talking to nurses, and she was asking if i could spend a few minutes with her. this is when i was governor of iowa. she said, i just want to thank you. i said, for what? she said, i want to thank you for the children's health insurance program. i am working as a nurse's aide making $8 an hour, working my way through college. no doubt with a loan of assistance. i am recently divorced, i have a 12 year-old daughter -- a 12- year-old daughter. we're living without much support for her father. i was concerned and worried about her future. i was concerned and worried about her capacity to be protected because i have health insurance with this job, and i cannot afford it at $8 an hour. but i heard about a program for children, have you pay a small amount and get insurance coverage. i took advantage of it. within a couple of days after i got that protection for my child, she broke in shattered her wrist. she

i have patients who are essentially homeless. we are doing pro bono, and at the same time we have this human cry about government involvement. government is supposed to be there for the general welfare, and my understanding is most of the republicans simply are basically saying, "let them eat cake." host: let's be clear, are you a physician? caller: i am a psychologist, and i am dealing with patients who are suffering not only with chronic pain and other physical conditions, but also with issues related to the psychological and psychiatric-emotional impact of having elissa's etc.. -- of having illnesses, etc. i have a vietnam veteran that the -- he passed away, but the v.a. had told him that agent orange has been resolved, so essentially we are not going to deal with you. and he had to -- luckily, he was helped by the medical organization that -- by the medical organization in farmington, conn. guest: we republicans did not seay let them eat cake, we said let them eat cake and ice cream. seriously, though, it leads to rationing.

about one-third of workers were unemployed, wages or falling, tens of thousands were homeless. real-estate prices had plummeted and millions of homeowners faced foreclosure. his choice of labor secretary would be one of his most important early decisions. his nominee must understand economic and employment issues that be equally effective as a coalition builder. he was a handsome man with aquiline features and he studied the plame woman before him. no one was more qualified for the job. she knew as much about the labor law as anyone in the country. he had known her more than 20 years. the last in albany where she worked at his side. he trusted her and never knew that she would betray him. but placing a woman in the secretary's job expose him to criticism and ridicule. her list of proposals would stir heated opposition even among loyal supporters. the eight hour day was a standard plank of the socialist party. on implant insurance seemed improbable. direct aid to the unemployment would camp in his -- threaten his pledge. it was a job she prepared for all her life. she changed he

tomorrow the house takes up the measure to provide housing assistances to homeless veterans and additional war spending for iraq and afghanistan. >> in a few moments president obama's speech today to the american medical association. he outlined his plans for the future of health care. the speech is an hour and after that, reaction from leaders of the a.m.a. and members of congress. later treasury secretary tim geithner on the economy. >> july 4 weekend on book tv, discover an unfamiliar sign of our nation's first president as george washington's mount vernon estate. join our three hour conversation sunday, july 5, live on "in depth" on c-span 2's book tv. >> president obama spoke to the annual meeting over the american medical association monday to discuss his proposed changes to the health care system. this is an hour. >> the house will come to order. it is my privilege to introduce dr. nancy h. nealson, president of the american medical association. [applause] >> thank you. i watched the president. he goes thank you. thank you and you sit down. good morning, everyone. it is a great -- a

i was visiting a homeless clinic and she was there as a nurse's aide. this is the person whose live you impacted. she came up to me very hesitantly as i was talking to nurses and asked if i could spend a few minutes with her. this is when i was governor of iowa. she said i just want to thank y you. i said for with. she said i want to thank you for the children's health insurance program. she said i'm working as a nurse's aide making $8 an hour, working my way through college, no doubt with a student loan and assistance. i'm recently divorced. i have a 12-year-old daughter. and my daughter and i are living together without much support from her father. and i was concerned and worried about her future, i was concerned and worried about her capacity to be protected because i didn't have health insurance with this job and i can't afford it at $8 an hour. but she said then the people at this clinic told me about this health insurance program for childr children. how you pay a small amount and you get insurance coverage. so, i took advantage of it, and wouldn

democracy, without a country, and as a result for the last 61 years, the palestinians have been homeless, suffering under occupation, living in refugee camps. doesn't he feel guilty as a brittish man for what they have done to the palestinian people? host: sam, what is the tie between that situation and the current situation in iran? caller: we are encouraging democracy in iran, england, the united states, but when it comes to the palestinian people, the only thing we hear from politicians is the negative things from a few actors that are raking in the middle east. host: we will leave it there. guest: i think the current situation in palestine is a prime example of where the countries you mention, including mine, do encourage democracy. we have supported the elections there. we made a mistake, in my view, in the attitude we took to the most recent election, and i don't agree with the policy which we adopted in the last four years, but to go back to 1948, i don't want to suggest that that was anything other than a major failure on the part of britain, which has had fateful consequences wh

there's a lot of homeless people and there's a lot of low income people that can't really pay off their back bills because we can't afford it. >> well, how would it help, if somebody starts taxing your internet purchases so when you buy that hundred dollar item you spend $107. the government gets 7 and then can use the 7 to come back and pay off your bill. i don't see other than the friction cost of it all going through the government and creating programs that don't go away and is such, i don't see how that helps. it's taxing you more. and you have to always ask, what is the value of what it is you're getting from government? i'd say people might look around and say i'm not sure we're getting full value for as much as we're spending on government. >> let me - quick. go ahead. >> we spend as a country. a total federal state and local expenditures on kindergarten through 12th gr grade education. 600 billion dollars on 50 million children. that's 12 thousand dollars per child. if you take the total government it's $12,000 per child. are we really getting -- that should be a mini harvard e

a third of our nation's homeless population has severe, treatable mental illness. between 85% and 95% of people with severe treatable mental illnesses are unemployed. people tend to die 20 years younger than the rest of the population with severe midnightal -- mental illness. so these are all great facts to get out there, further integrating the facts of overall health care. the fact that many of our most chronic health conditions, like heart disease, have co-occurring mental health disorders. we cannot afford not to treat these disorders, especially when treatment is within our grasp and when we know that he work. we cannot ignore that mental health is a crucial part of our health and well being. and as we focus more on integrating mental health into our overall mental health focus, we will find the ability to prevent health disorders before they occur. prevention is always a hard sell. i don't understand that, but it is a hard sell. the recent study on health in ad lessents is a great example. i can't say more about prevention and mental health care. when cliffor

everybody and it can be a child we call them children in transition in our school district which is homelessit can be a child, of course, who's maybe struggling with addictions. their family is very unstable. it could be a very, very high end child who has a very supportive family and strong education background in that family and really pushing that child. but we educate the spectrum. and we accept them all when they come through those doors whether they are in wheelchairs, walkers, sneakers, no backpacks. we take them all and we -- we get them wherever they are and we hopefully are moving them forward and it's hard work. it's hard work. and i do feel like the public schools are a mirror to society in that, you know, often you can tell what the village is like by the school. and if you walk in that school you're going to see the same ills that are outside that school because those children bring those issues into the school and we need to find ways to help them and to deal with it and to educate them. >> host: i'm a great devote of our catholic schools here but i have very much been against

the town of union, new york, received a $578,000 grant that it didn't request for a homeless problem it claims it does not have. florida is planning to spend $3.4 million in stimulus money to build a 13-foot turtle tunnel at lake jackson. that's more than $225 million per foot. this one takes the cake. in north carolina, $40,232 in federal stimulus money will pay for the salary -- the salary -- of someone whose job is to lobby for more stimulus money. $40,234 just to pay someone to lobby for more stimulus money. this would be comical if it weren't so maddening, and if these projects hadn't been sold to the american people as the answer to our economic problems, and if the administration hasn't assured us that it would make every cent -- make sure every cent of this money was spent efficiently and without waste. but that was then. the administration had promised since january that it would keep an eye on how sprerbs tax dollars were spent, but in january it was already admitting that funds were being wasted and people being scammed n. january and february administration economists too

address the broader issue of what are we going to do if god forbid we have 200,000 americans that are homeless again? because the solutions we currently have on the table will not solve that and my colleagues from the red cross correctly pointed out, you can leave them in schools indefinitely. the second point, we've seen through a lot of our corporate sponsors who have engaged in active way big player in the ready communities initiative, providing technology about being able to identify resources on a more ready scale for instance in a local committee, not being dependent on the traditional government resources identification but private-sector tools that allow the private sector to put their resources and make those available to local officials to the nonprofit committee and a right of others to be able to deal with that. in the final comment is this, senator here and you know, we have been wrestling with a model of disaster preparedness for recovery in this country for the past 25 years that apparently is not good for catastrophic events. what twoç turn in the last hour with the administra

we have got to address the issue what are beginning to do if god forbid we have 200,000 americans homeless again because the solutions we have on the table will not solve that force and house by colleague from the red cross has pointed out you can't leave them in schools indefinitely. the second point we have seen through a lot of corporate sponsors who engaged in a reactive way as a big player in the community's initiative crestor has provided technology about be unable to identify resources on averitt deskill for instance in a local community and of being dependent on traditional government resources identification, but private sector tools that allow the private sector to put in their resources and make those available to local officials to the nonprofit community to a variety of others to deal with it. and the final comment is this, senator, you know, we have been wrestling with a model of disaster preparedness for the past 25 years that apparently isn't good for catastrophic defense. when you heard in the last hour with administrator fugate's testimony and vision and from the colleagu

individuals have tackled some of the nation's toughest issues, including illiteracy, gang violence, homelessness, and drug abuse. they have worked with thousands of organizations, ranging from habitat for humanity to the red cross. after their terms of service, these members remain engaged in their communities as volunteers, as teachers, and nonprofit professionals at disproportionately high levels. in my district in the capital region of new york state, we have a large americorps program with the self-advocacy station of new york. the members travel around the state giving presentations, promoting the importance of self-advocacy for people with disabilities, general awareness of disability related illness and the importance of full community inclusion of people with disabilities. this is important work and i'm so pleased we have these volunteers back home in my congressional district. mr. speaker, we realize that as this current economic downturn puts millions of americans at risk, the need for volunteers and national service will be more important than ever. the recently signed edward m. kenne

about a third of workers or unemployed, wages were falling, tens of thousands were homeless. real estate prices plummeted in millions of homeowners face foreclosure. his choice of labor secretary would be one of his most important early decisions. this nominee must understand economic and employment issues but equally effective as a coalition. he was a handsome man with features and the steady the matronly woman before him. no one was more qualified for the job. she knew as much about labor law and administration as anyone in the country. he had known her for more than 20 years. the last four in albany where she worked at his side. he trusted her and knew she would never betray him. placing a woman in the labor secretary's job would expose him to ridicule. her list of proposals with stir heated opposition even among his loyal supporters. >> eight hour day was a standard plank of the socialist party. unemployment insurance seems laughably improbable. direct aid to the unemployed would threaten his campaign pledge of a balanced budget. still, he said he would back her. it was a

right now as we speak, 2.5 million people are homeless. they are fleeing the conflicts in an area that -- area that's been initiated by the pakistani government that's standing not for america but for the freedom of her people. and we must applaud these actions. we must look to the leadership of the president, the leadership of the secretary of state, who has a strong commitment to pakistan and the policy os -- policies of this new government, our government is to recognize pakistan. 1886 is a bill that recognizes comprehensively that we have an equal ally that is fighting against terrorism within their borders. i've been to person what, islamabad, and any number of the sites, visiting with leaders around the nation. i've been to schools that are trying to replace the madrasas. in this legislation, we have, for example, a pakistan, we have a pakistan development and prosperity fund. just three weeks ago, 100-plus members of the pakistani community met in new york to talk about how they can provide social services to that nation. as we spea

force out on housing, but what are we going to do if, god forbid, we have 200,000 americans that are homeless again? because the solutions we currently have on the table will not solve that for us, and as my colleague from the red cross has correctly pointed out, you can't leave them in schools indefinitely. the second point, we've seen through a lot lot of our corpore sponsors pref star. pref star has provided technology about identifying resources on a more ready scale, for instance, in a community. not being dependent on the government location, but private sector tools that allow the private sector to put those resources and make those variable to local officials, to the nonprofit community, and the final comment is this, senator. you know, we have been wrestling with a model of disaster preparedness and recovery in this country for the past 25 years that apparently is not good for catastrophic events. what you heard in the last hour with add administrator fugate's testimony is 21st century thinking for disaster response and recovery. that's what the ready communities initiative is about.

make it socially, morally, political, religiously unacceptable to have substandard housing and homelessness. in 1996, president bill clinton recognized millard's dedication by awarding him the presidential medal of freedom. in 2005 millard also founded the fuller center for housing, a nonprofit housing ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide, by providing the structure, guidance and support that communities need to build and repair homes for the impoven parishionered among them -- impoverished among them. it is my great honor to sponsor h.res. 385 which celebrates the life of millard fuller and the impact that he had on so many. as this resolution is voted on today, let us seek to emulate millard fuller's passion for the good and the just and his selfless spirit of a better, gentler world. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution, to honor the life and the memory and the legacy of millard fuller. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. m

he said his home is occupied by pakistan soldiers and willing to sacrifice and live homeless because he wants freedom. the resource he we now have will allow that to happen. chad and congo, we are providing peace heap keeping dollars and helping the u.n. chad has collapsed because it is near sudan. fl the gulf coast region, we have provide resources to a region that is still living under the shadow of hurricane ike. we have the resources to put people in housing and be able to correct the wrong of that terrible storm, but yet the inability to move as fast as we like, pursuant to the work that was not done in the last administration. i think it is important that we are supporting a national monetary fund, because we cannot stand by while we speak the language of reconstruction and rebuilding and not provide for that particular support. so there is a value in the hard work of our colleagues. but i do believe it is important to revisit an issue that impacts many states. the sidestepping of the president's mission on stimulus dollars and our state, texas, is a poster child. $3.2 billion

the department of homeless security formed in march of 2003. has the the problem of that to your expectations? guest: yes. i think one of the problems is when the aggregate 180,000 people, different agencies, and still try to build a system that works a more collaborative and effective fashion. but, yes, i think it has appeared a lot of people work very hard to form a fundamental policy decisions to assist not only president bush but on which president obama and secretary napolitano. it is still a work in process, but, yes, i think it has. host: any disappointments? guest: i had several disappointments. one is a design of a regional structure that i thought could drive some of the deaths -- decision making oversight and the building of the relationships with the states and local down away from washington, d.c.. you can't really secure the country from inside the beltway. and one of the challenges i thought we had and i think one of the responsibilities of the department was to establish and sustain ongoing relationships with our partners, as a