joe, but that's my take on it. [ applause ] >>> it's my pleasure and honor to introduce the honorable norton, congresswoman now in her 11th term as a congresswoman from the district of columbia, ranking member of the house subcommittee of the buildings and emergency management. she also serves on the committee on oversight and government reform and the committee on transportation and infrastructure. the congresswoman is a tenured professor of law at georgetown university. she received her bachelor's from ant ok college in ohio and earned her law degree and a master's degree in american studies from yale. i've been organizing meetings for quite a few years, and i have learned to avoid inviting members of congress because congress is a jealous mistress. its schedule dominates. but we are very, very fortunate with the help of monica laws to schedule with congresswoman holmes norton's staff the time, and she showed up exactly on time. thank you. >> thank you very much. my chief regret, of course, is that, yes, my mistress is in session, and if anything i was concerned that i might not get here o

minutes, joe, but that's my take on it. [ applause ] >>s my pleasure and honor to introduce honorable eleanor holmes norton, congresswoman now in her 11th term as a congresswoman of the district of columbia, is the ranking member of the house subcommittee on economic development of buildings and emergency management and serves offer the committee of transportation and from a if a. she's a tenured prove of law at georgetown, earned her law degree and a masters degree in american studies from yale. i've been organizing meetings for quite a few years and i have learned to avoid inviting members of congress because congress is a jealous mistress. its schedule dominates but we are very, very fortunate with the help of monica laws to schedule with congresswoman holmes norton's staff the time and sheep show showed up exactl time. thank you. >> thank you very much. my chief regret, of course, is that, yes, my mistress is in sessi session, and if anything i was concerned that i might not get here on time. but my chief regret is that i wasn't able to hear the panel because when i read of what you were seeking to do

and i would like now to yield time to my colleague from washington, d.c., the honorable eleanor holmes norton. ms. norton: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. mr. speaker, i think in the next several days and weeks, you'll see people come forward to speak for the silent majority in this controversy about contraceptives, contraception and what kinds of institutions should and should not provide them. if ever there has been a silent majority, it is women of america, particularly women who may happen to work for catholic hospitals, for catholic university -- for a catholic university as i did for example, when as a protestant i worked as a professor at georgetown university here in washington. the catholic church has long accepted the laws against discrimination, except as to the church itself and the church's own activities. and so, you find that in the catholic hospital or catholic church, you must hire people regardless of their race or religion and the like. now the church seems to be seeking a different rule on how you accommodate for religion. we have accommodated for the catholic church

honor. but while you're all dignitaries i would like to make mention of the fact that oliver holmes norton,of you have helped achieve this significant mile stone. thank you for taking this journey with us. one of the things i like to do because nobody gets anything done by themselves or even with an able and beautiful partner, we have a council who has been with us on this journey and with lonnie, all supporting and advising. i'd like the members of the advisory council to stand and receive your applause and appreciation. and if i can be allowed just one moment of personal reflection before i turn it over to linda, the personal significance to me. i've read it many times that history is written by the winners. history is written by the winners. and to me,b the reality of this museum puts an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence that after 400 years of struggle, of triumph, of tragedy, of turmoil, of turbulence, we won. >> well said, well said. as members of this council, we have had the pleasure of witnessing a vision take shape. one that as lonnie bunch has indicated will encourage u

norton schwartz stepped up. >> you're looking at him. me. i'm responsible. >> but the air force was clear on why it had to improve. >> to provide reverence, dignity, honor ande fallen and the care, service and support owed to the families. >> in new york, the medical examiner's office has spent ten years since 9/11 sifting through the smallest remains of those killed in the attack. in dover, they still attempt to honor even the smallest trace of everyone killed in combat. the pentagon stopped using landfill disposal as undignified in 2008 and today takes the remains that will never be identified out to sea. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >>> a texas doctor is in a federal lockup in dallas this morning charged in the biggest healthcare fraud in u.s. history. dr. jacque roy was indicted yesterday accused of stealing $375 million from medicaid and medicare. prosecutors say roy and six others submitted claim for 11,000 patients who did not need treatment. >>> a search continues this morning in mobile bay, alabama for three missing people from a coast guard helicopter that crashed during a training light last night. one of the four people aboard was found

and he's honored here on the lamar campus for many things that he did for our region and for this lamar university campus. >> in may of 2011, historian richard norton smith led a bus tour from asheville, north carolina, to austin, texas. the group stopped at several presidential and historic site as long the route. one of the stops was the andrew johnson homestead in greenville, tennessee, a site owned and operated by the national parks service. johnson served as vice president under president lincoln and succeeded him when lincoln was assassinated. here's park guide daniel luther portraying president johnson and telling the story of how andrew johnson met abraham lincoln. >> in 1847, i went into the 30th congress for my third term, representing the people of the 1st district. and while i was there, i met an extremely tall, raw-boned young man representing the prairie state of illinois. and his name was abraham lincoln. and we fell into conversation. and i introduced myself and told him that i was from northeast tennessee. and he replied that he had relatives in northeast tennessee. and perhaps i knew some of them. he identified his great uncle isa

norton schwartz stepped up. >> you're looking at him. me. i'm responsible. >> reporter: but the air force was clear on why it had to improve. >> to provide reverence, dignity, honor, and respect to the fallen. and the care, service and support owed to the families. >> reporter: in new york, the medical examiner's office has spent 10 years since 9/11 sifting through the smallest remains of those killed in the attack. in dover they still attempt to honor even the smallest trace of every one killed in combat. the pentagon actually stopped using landfill disposal as undignified in 2008, and today takes the remains that will never be identified out to sea. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: federal regulators are adding new warnings today to the labels of popular cholesterol lowering drugs, including lipitor and zocor. the warnings include the possibility of memory loss as well as increased blood sugar levels, which could lead to diabetes. but the f.d.a. said today that the benefits for most patients outweigh the risks. there is no letup in the killings in syria. is the dictator a war criminal? that's next. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven aller

honor to be here with our ranking member on the government reform committee of the house of representatives, congressman elijah cummings, a senior member of the committee, congresswoman carolyn maloney and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. we are gathered here today with a very special guest, ms. sandra fluke. first, i want to say that the purpose of this meeting is one that i wish that did not exist. i wish in the hearing that was held last week, the republican majority on the house oversight and government reform committee would have heard from sandra fluke instead of hearing a panel of five men. our colleague, congresswoman malachy put it best, asking where are the women. in this debate, nothing could be more critical than hearing the voices of our nation's women and democrats are prepared to hear from a single witness today, are georgetown law student sandra fluke to disappear -- to be before our committee. she was summoned before the paddle -- before the panel that was summoned last week but the republicans did not want to hear from her. we do today. we are proud to bring sandra before our steering and policy committee to deliver the testimony she was denied last week to stand firm and the cause of women's health,

honor to be here with our ranking member on the government reform committee of the house of representatives, congressman elijah cummings, a senior member of the committee, congresswoman carolyn maloney and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. we are gathered here today with a very special guest, ms. sandra fluke. first, i want to say that the purpose of this meeting is one that i wish that did not exist. i wish in the hearing that was held last week, the republican majority on the house oversight and government reform committee would have heard from sandra fluke instead of hearing a panel of five men. our colleague, congresswoman malachy put it best, asking where are the women? in this debate, nothing could be more critical than hearing the voices of our nation's women and democrats are prepared to hear from a single witness today, are georgetown law student sandra fluke to be before our committee. she was summoned before the panel that was summoned last week but the republicans did not want to hear from her. we do today. we are proud to bring sandra before our steering and policy committee to deliver the testimony she was denied last week to stand firm and the cause of women's health, to a lot longer be held silent for i

honor to be here with our ranking member on the government reform committee of the house of representatives, congressman elijah cummings, a senior member of the committee, congresswoman carolyn maloney and congresswoman eleanor holmes nortonre gathered here today with a very special guest, ms. sandra fluke. first, i want to say that the purpose of this meeting is one that i wish that did not exist. i wish in the hearing that was held last week, the republican majority on the house oversight and government reform committee would have heard from sandra fluke instead of hearing a panel of five men. our colleague, congresswoman malachy put it best, asking where are the women. in this debate, nothing could be more critical than hearing the voices of our nation's women and democrats are prepared to hear from a single witness today, are georgetown law student sandra fluke to disappear -- to be before our committee. she was summoned before the paddle -- before the panel that was summoned last week but the republicans did not want to hear from her. we do today. we are proud to bring sandra before our steering and policy committee to deliver the testimony she was denied last week to stand firm and the cause of women's health, to a