our guest will be representative huizenga from michigan. this news update from c-span radio. >> here are some of the headlines. the national chairman of the republican party says the controversy surrounding herman cain is not harming the party's chances to defeat barack obama. mr. priebus says he is not going to get in the middle of this. is a busy day i had four economic reports. -- it is a busy day for economic reports. the institute for supply management will release its service sector index for october. retailers will be releasing their october sales numbers. the u.s. has hit a new record in the number of people living 50% or more below the poverty line. one in 15 americans are now consider this country's poorest of the poor. the state media of cuba is saying they are allowing people to buy and sell state property for the first time since the early days of the revolution. the law takes effect november 10. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> every weekend, the people and events that document the american story. thi

huizenga: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the amendment and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection, so ordered. mr. high stpwhrenga: i support the amendment along with chairman petri from wisconsin and congressman dan benishek of michigan. today, we're talking about a particular ship, the s.s. badger, located in levinton, michigan. it travels between there and manitawac, wisconsin. it came into service in 1991 using all private dollars to make that happen. it's unique is recognized by the designation of the national register of historic places and by both the states of wisconsin and michigan. its propulsion system is a landmark. the badger is currently operating under special rules developed by the e.p.a. in 2008. these rules are set to expire at the end of 2012, and without certainty provided by this amendment, the badger could very easily frankly be forced off the great lakes at the end of 2012. with an annual economic impact of ruffle $235 million

then we'll hear from republican congressman bill huizenga of michigan. he talks about the u.s. economy and the work of the supercommittee. later a history of vaccines with dr. plotkin. washington jurmd takes your calls -- "washington journal" takes your calls, emails and tweets on c-span. >> every weekend on "american history tv" the people and events that document the american story. this weekend on american artifacts, white house curator on the decorative and fine arts rarely seen outside the white house now on display at the smithsonian's gallery. and from the civil war, author jeff on historical fiction. he's written both a prequell and sequel to his father's to move he will, "killer angels" and the gold water for president committee follows barry goldwater in 1964. look for the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. or for our schedules in your inbox, click the c-span alert button. >> earlier today white house press secretary said that europe is a high priority right now and he anticipates that its debt crisis will be the focus of the upcoming g-20 summit. the pr

huizenga, for a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in support of h.r. 1965. we missed that number by up withful it should be 1964. 1964 was the last time they actually updated these registration numbers. that is a very long time. i can tell you at age 42 it was a number of years before i was even born the last time that this happened. it's high time that it does happen. i can also tell you, mr. speaker, here with the republican americans job creators plans, the first thing on that list is empower small businesses and reduce barriers to job creation. i hope that this bipartisan bill doesn't become part of that lost 5 over in the senate. s that very proactive, bipartisan step that this body is taking that as it goes over across that next chamber needs to be addressed. we need do this bauds we must modern ides, must update, must do these things to remain competitive in the world market. i preebt the opportunit

we will also be joined by a michigan republican to look at the economy, representative bill huizenga, and we will discuss vaccines with dr. stanley plotkin. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. leister -- eastern. several events to tell you about on our companion network, c- span3. protecting military service members and their families from predatory lending practices with the senate banking committee and also financial literacy. then at 12:45 p.m. eastern, a defense department acted on the continuing withdrawal of u.s. forces from iraq. to discourage attacks, the pentagon will discontinue announcing the troop withdrawal schedule. >> would you continue your statement, please? you will receive an answer, do not worry. >> i am prepared to wait for my answer if pelfrey is an answer -- it hell freezes over. >> he was a former governor of illinois and twice ran for the democratic presidential nominee and lost. adlai stevenson on "the contenders," live friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. for a preview, including speeches, go to c- span.org/thecontenders. >> every weekend,

house financial services committee member, congressman bill huizenga, work on the joint deficit reduction committee and europe's debt problems. later a discussion on the history of vaccines with dr. stanley plotkin of the university of pennsylvania. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> would you continue your statement please. you will receive the answer in the due course. >> i'm prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over if that's your decision. >> a bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation today trying to fix the postal service's financial problems of the bill would keep saturday mail delivery for at least two more years, encourage cuts in post office staffing and reduce payments to the postal service retirement system. senators joe lieberman, susan collins, tom carper and scott brown held a 40-minute news conference on their plan. >> we're confident will pull the united states postal service back from the brink of bankruptcy and secure its financial health into the future. we're introducing this legislation today and plan to mark it up be

huizenga: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. capps: last week we celebrated veterans day. a time to remember those who have served our country. and their families. as a nation we must live up to our obligations and responsibilities to care for our service men and women from the moment they join up and throughout their lives. and we have done this through the post-9/11 g.i. bill and our efforts to strengthen tricare. but now with over 12% unemployment for veterans, there's so much more we must do. and that's why i support the putting veterans to work tax credit for hiring veterans and wounded warriors that will be on the floor today. and it's why i introduced my own legislation, to help our military medics transition into civilian e.m.t. jobs so, that they can continue their service here at home. our commitment to our men and women in uniform doesn't end when they return. it lasts a lifetime. i urge my colleagues