monongahela, pa., what year did you come to indiana? >> my family arrived in indiana in 1959. i was about 10 years old. we had lived around the south. we never lived in pennsylvania. i was born in the same hospital room as joe montana. we lived in tennessee and georgia, and moved to the indianapolis area when i was 10. i went to north central high school. at that time, i believe it was one of the handful of best high schools in north america. we were fortunate to go there. it showed me that you can have uncompromising excellence in public schools if you have the right elements. i went to princeton university, law school at night school. i finished at georgetown while working out here. >> what was the first thing you did in politics? >> the lowest person on the totem pole for a campaign for bill ruckleshouse for the senate in our home state. he went on to renown in the nixon administration, and resigned in the saturday night massacre. >> you worked for him when he was the first head of the epa? >> no, just when he ran for office. i finished school and fell in with the boy-mayor

is indiana republican governor mitch daniels. >> governments daniels of indiana, what is the toughest part about your job? >> at the moment, it is worrying about folks who are out of work are vulnerable to that, with our states being hit suddenly hard. we are trying to make sure we are doing right by them while protecting taxpayers at the same time. the difficulty of the job and its stores ships from year to year, sometimes month to month. >> what was the best training for the the job? it is the best -- the best training i had was trying to learn how to help other people do their best work in large numbers, manage or lead a complex organization to results, and keep an eye on every dollar. i would say by for that was the best preparation i had. >> if you ran an ad i want to show in your campaign. i will ask you about a when we get back. >> whatever your outlook on politics, here is some good news. this is the last time you have to watch me in an ad like this. the only office i would ever run for ever will. i have no ambition other than the one we started with, to tackle indianas proble

the gentleman from indiana deserves to be heard. the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. speaker, the iranian regime is one of the most prolific state spon so far as terrorism in the whole world. iran has defied the united states, the u.n. security council, the iaea and continues its quest for nuclear technology. . it would pose a grave danger to the united states. focusing on iran should be a top priority of the united states congress and every minute we wait to address this issue, the world becomes a more dangerous place. the state department has not had an authorization bill since fiscal year 2003 and has continued to operate and while the authorization is important, stopping iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is far more important. the republican motion to recommit would replace the authorization bill with the iran refined petroleum sanctions bill that mr. berman introduced earlier this year, along with congresswoman ros-lehtinen. this bill would impose badly needed sanctions on iran. we feel that this bill is the right way to proceed and should be acted on immediat

we have heard it say that indiana is the only state left with a surplus?you are going to increase things 2 paint 5%. in that speech, i put up a map that shows how many states have done that. i said to my fellow hosiers. in business, the strongest businesses instnd to i am prufere their position. if we are able to keep business up and taxes down, businesses will come to indiana >> in the legislature, the senate house made up of.ws democratic republicans. what's the break? >> we are 6-3. >> i jo y where did you get the idea to sell the toll road for $3 paupt 5 million. >> yins >> i didn't get up one morning and say, boy, it would be fun to loice a lover >> i wish more of it had dealt with that. he was right about that. >> indiana got a three-year rt many are now writing the poll tish yoons overpaid. but indiana got almost dhs mid. we are reinvisiting all of it in our future who lease it had. well, an australian bank. a spanish operating company. this is very conventional in europe we have a couple of clips here. you tell me what were you looking at after the

she is the queen of the indiana state fair, basically. she is defending champion once removed in a cow milking contest and a watermelon seed spitting contest. >> where did you meet her? >> i was working for major league are -- merkt luka armayo. >> how many years have you been married? >> 31. three of my daughters are in indiana, and young margaret is just finishing her first year working in new york city in what is left of the investment banking world. >> you gave a speech on may 9 at butler university. where is butler, and what did you give a speech, because you talk a lot about butler being an exciting place for you? rex butler is a great school. is very close to the governor's residence. it is a fine academic school and a great basketball tradition. when i was a kid, the only recreation we could afford -- you could buy season tickets for almost nothing. i have been watching their basketball teams for a long time. i do not go looking for commencement speeches, because i find and challenging to say something innovative at. i cannot say

burton of indiana. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from indiana and a member owes posed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. chairman, this amendment is very straight forward. it simply says that, quote, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to relocate the office of the census or employees from the department of commerce to the jurisdiction of the executive office of the president. in february of this year, after senator judd gregg, a republican was nominate by -- nominated by president obama to be the secretary of commerce, the white house announced a control of the census bureau and the 2010 census will be removed from the commerce department and placed in the hands of the white house staff. senator gregg eventually withdraw -- withdrew his name from consideration in part because of his concerns about taking control of the next census out of the hands of the commerce department and putting it into the hands of politi

indiana cannot get wind power. with we cannot get -- we don't have a way to get to 20% in the traditional alternative energy. some of my friends actually i've known for many years are putting in one of the biggest wind farms in our whole -- the second most windy area in the state of indiana, it's going to be miles and miles. we'll be lucky to get to 4% if we build every windmill you can do in the state of indiana. in solar, we don't get as much sun as arizona and nevada. we are pushing solar energy as hard as we can. one of my good friends has a new solar company working with the germans that can get better solar power at homes. but let's get this straight. i have two steel dynamics plants. the most efficient steel processer in the united states. five new corps plants. s.d.i. in one of their plants takes as much energy as the city of fort wayne with nearly 250,000 to 300,000 people and everything therein. you cannot power a steel plant with solar panels and windmills. if we are going to make things in america if we

in indiana, in northeast indiana, basically, i represent a lot of water with plants and farms in between. and in our county, we have 100 lakes and another county we have 100 ladies and gentlemen. along one ridge, one goes to lake michigan and another goes down into the mississippi valley. we have -- because of geologic potholes, connected together sometimes through small dams, sometimes in natural larger lakes, we have the bulk of the lakes in indiana when the glaciers pulled back that in this zone, i guess we have 40% to 60% of the natural lakes in the state of indiana. some have historically been big attractions, not as big a tourist attraction as florida or wisconsin. for that matter, washington state. but winona lake, but we have a number of state parks. we bring in regional tourism and people enjoying and sometimes lined up to get open space on our lakes in indiana. as the number one manufacturing district in the united states, i can't remember the latest figures, but we are fifth in manufacturing of boats. many of those boats go down to florida and the coasts. the inboard and outbo

we -- visclosky's in indiana. we have a base. the most efficient steel factories in america, two big steel dynamics factories that were run roughly $1 billion each to build, five new corps facility, the only two steel companies in america that haven't lost must because they've cut their costs 75%, that they have their labor costs down yet we're looking at energy costs that could go up 80% to 100 because you know what? you can't power a steel plant in indiana with solar panels. you cannot do this with wind mills. manufacturing takes an incredible amount of energy. now, let me be honest, i admire the amish. my great-greatgrandpa was one of the first amish. he left in 1880. the fine if you want to be amish with no electricity and wind mills and ride around on a horse and buggy, but that should be a choice, not pronounced on you by the federal government. for people who want to come to the notre dame games in south bend, i worry that in a couple of years you can go over to one of the largest amish settlements and go, oh, look, there'

the gentleman from indiana has 10 minutes remaining. mr. waxman: we have no other requests for speakers. i'd like to close the debate. we'll continue to reserve our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves his time of the the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. buyer: thank you, madam speaker. a couple issues i would like to address that i mentioned in my opening. the last two issues that i will address is one on the constitutionality and secondly is f.d.a. the right agency. while we all agree steps need to be taken to help lessen the use of tobacco products by underaged youth, we must not do so in ways that clearly violate the first amendment. unfortunately, the bill in front of us i believe fails to meet that test. the speech restrictions in this bill are clearly the most sweeping in the history of the united states for any legal product. numerous top legal experts from every point of the political spectrum have looked at these provisions and declared that they will not meet first amendment scrutiny. dur

one of my friends and supporters is putting in a huge wind farm in indiana. we have two basic areas we could put wind farms in. we might get to 4%. but we can't reach the target in these bills. but we don't have as much wind and solar. we have to have oil, gas, nuclear and coal, not just the alternative forms, especially if they are going to put limitations on ethanol and biodiesel. we are trying to decide, are we going to have manufacturing or aren't we going to have manufacturing? are we going to have high-service jobs and high-tech jobs. yes, at coffee houses, they say this sounds great. and others in their beach houses on the coast say this sounds great. we are getting two classes of people. and the blue collar class of people who made things and had a decent living where they could get a house, boat on vacation, they're disappearing. and the knowledge class, the upper liberals in the democratic party are saying good-bye to the working class and they are saying you could bring us a drink, grill us a hamburgeror go get a doctorate. what we're losing the mi

and i'd now like to yield two minutes to my colleague from indiana, mr. buyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. buyer: thank you. i'd just like to bring up two points, mr. speaker. the gentleman while during my presentation brought up the 11% issue. i immediately after i gave my remarks went to the congressional budget office. it was a very clever attempt, mr. speaker, of the rules committee to try to confuse the american people. so i'll read directly from the c.b.o. report so the record is clear. based on the information from academic and other researchers, c.b.o. estimates that h.r. 1256, which is the waxman bill, which is not being heard here. it's the kennedy bill being referred here, would result in further reduction the number of underage tobacco users of 11% by 2019. c.b.o. -- here's what he -- here's the other part, the rest of the story that the rules committee did not share with the country. c.b.o. also estimates that implementing h.r. 1256 would lead to a further decline in smoking by adults by 2%

waxman, and the gentleman from indiana, mr. buyer, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. for debate on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: it's hard to believe that we have finally reached this day and more than a decade -- after hor than a decade of effort and with countless delays and defeats at last we are about to enact truly historic legislation to protect the public health and to end the tobacco epidemic. i'm proud that we made it to this point but it has taken us far too long. it has been more than 45 years since the landmark surgeon general report that found that cigarette smoking was responsible for 70% increase in the mortality rate of smokers over nonsmokers. and a 10 to 20 times greater risk of developing lung cancer. 45 years. that delay is a tragic testament to the power and influence of big tobacco in our country and on congress. but that power is fading. times have changed. public opinion has c

the gentleman from indiana. mr. buyer: i yield myself 30 seconds. to respond to my good friend, mr. waxman, madam chair, that to say that it's best -- harm reduction strategies are best left to the f.d.a. gives me great concern. if you truly believe that, then you should have never set a two-tier standard and build a paradigm in which they are to make judgments, if you truly believe they are the ones who should have designed the strategies to improve public health. i would be more than happy to work with the gentleman to repeal the two-tiered standard if we are going to let them set the standard based on sound science to improve public health. i now yield to the gentleman, two minutes, to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. mr. platts: i appreciate the gentleman yielding and especially given that we have different views on this piece of of legislation, him yielding time to me. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 1256, the family smoking preve

our guest is congressman mike pence of indiana.ou are the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee. are you satisfied with the u.s. response to what is happening in iran? >> i very much welcome the president taking to the podium earlier this week and expressing the very strong denunciation of the united states of america for the violence being perpetrated by the government of iran. i also appreciated the president and his words bearing witness to the courage of the people of iran who have taken to the streets on behalf of their own freedom in free and fair elections. i was privileged to work with my democratic colleagues on the foreign affairs committee, the chairman, in offering a house resolution that garnered four hundred five votes on the previous friday. it expressed the sentiments the president expressed at the podium on tuesday. i truly believe what we are seeing happening on the streets of iran is extraordinary. people are taking to the streets, risking their liberty and their lives on behalf of freedom. the ameri

i would like to start by yielding five minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. pence, the author of the bill. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i rise with a great sense of humility and a great sense of moment before this body, but a great sense of gratitude. to the ranking member for her extraordinary leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor, a resolution which as the chairman of the committee just stated quite eloquently will give the american people through their elected representatives clear opportunity on this day, after a week of violence and tumble to in the nation of iran, the opportunity to express the american people support for all iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. i am especially grateful for the leadership and the spirit brought to this legislation by chairman howard berman. i do not agree with him on very much, but i am grateful that he demonstrates today public mindedness that i think is in keeping with the best traditions of this institution

but i have to tell you, i had a town hal meeting in richmond, indiana monday this week. packed room, several hundred people came out. and there was a very broad understanding that this cap and trade legislation represents a national energy tax. and in this difficult economic time, i think most viewers and most americans know this is not the right course for our nation. they want to see congress deal with our energy challenges just as much as health care, just as much as other issues. but they want to see us put first and foremost policies forward that will make our economy stronger and not weaker. so is there a risk? yes. we'll try and combat that by making our position based on principle and on the american economy. but we'll also be articulating our alternative, which are -- our all of the above strategy. which every time i talk about that in indiana or elsewhere around the country, it is met with overwhelming approval. the american people know how we can steer a course toward a cleaner environment to energy independence and even create jobs. and it's by doing all of t

we tried to get the refinery done in indiana to handle canadian tar sands. another one over by detroit. they are going to be tied up for 10, 15 years. they were half of e.p.a. discharge. rahm emanuel and others are going we can't build that refinery. we don't want any in america. what are we -- i make 58% of the r.v.'s. what are you going to do put a little fan on the roof? international designs 800 people design the big trucks in my district. how are we going to deliver goods to market? the rail is already jammed. the canals are jammed. rivers are jammed. if we can't use trucks, which take up about 40% of the energy on our roads, how are we

chairman from indiana is recognized for five minutes. >> ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. >> without objection. >> i rise with a great sense of humility and a great sense of moment before this body. but a great sense of gratitude. to the rescue member for her extraordinary leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor, a resolution in which, as the chairman of the committee just stated, it will give the american people, through their elected representatives, clear opportunity on this day after a week of violence and to malts -- tumult in the nation of iran, support for all iranian citizens that embraces civil rights and the rule of law. i am especially grateful for the leadership and a spirit brought to this legislation by legislation -- chairman howard berman. i am grateful that he demonstrates a day in public mindedness that is in keeping with the best traditions of this institution. ronald reagan would say, you and dyer told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right. i like to suggest that there is no such thing as left or right, ther

indiana, good morning. caller: is an amazing thing the power that the obama administration is amassing. they have taken over the car companies. taken over the banking industry. it is to the point now that here they are, trying to tell stockholders that we will take care of your money and give you pennies on the dollar, and we will sell it. if i thought that he was supposed to create money and jobs. so far i would say that we lost $2 million with no end in sight. i think that people who voted for him voted for him like a cult figure, with no idea of his policies. now that his direction of america is upon us and people are trying -- shaking awake. host: if the deal follows through, fiat will be exploring china and closing factories. steve is next. good morning. caller: we have to look at this carefully. i remember, general motors lost only $1 billion when they tried to d-o a deal with fiat -- tried to do a deal with fiat before. the devil is in the details. we have got to look at this carefully and not just d

they felt there were going to lose indiana or north carolina. members were collapsing after reverend light speed i've come back that was a apparel that could have some of the campaign

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. carson: thank you. mr. speaker, yesterday i introduced the recidivism reduction act. a bill that will quickly restore federal disability and health benefits to eligible individuals after they are released from incarceration. as a former law enforcement officer, these benefits are regularly suspended or terminated upon incarceration and take considerable time to be reinstated after an individual is released. without the health coverage they so desperately need, many newly released individuals cannot fully focus on securing gainful employment and developing a supportive home life. my colleagues should rest assured that this legislation will not provide new benefits to recently released individuals. rather it ensures that individuals receive the timely benefits they need to begin breaking the cycle of recidivism. join me, please n. supporting the recidivism reduction act. thank you, mr. speaker. i yie

sanchez: i thank the gentleman from indiana. my ranking member on the subcommittee that oversees all the border issues for america. he's been a strong advocate for the border patrol, as well as for all the agencies really that sit within our jurisdiction. i thank him for taking the time tonight to be down here helping to work on this bill. you know, the border patrol just doesn't work at the southern and northern border as was mentioned, we'll see them in puerto rico and other areas. also, we send them to other countries to train people as to the whole issue of border patrol and how to take a look at what's coming in and in fact in iraq we sent several to help set up some border patrol issues out there in that country. so we have a large group of men and women who come to work every single day, love america and work very hard on behalf of the american people and for this reason, mr. speaker, i whole heartedly support house resolution 498 honoring and congratulating the border patrol on its 85th anniversary and i urge the rest of

dunes national lake shore in porter, indiana. the good fellow youth camp was operated by u.s. steel from 1941 to 1976. the only one of its kind ever operated by u.s. steel and the facility offered summer camp opportunities for children of u.s. steel employees who worked in the nearby gary work steel plant. the national park service purchased this camp in 1976 for inclusion within the national lake shore. and given this historic background involvement with the community, i can understand why the gentleman from indiana has a desire to preserve the good fellow lodge. in fact, madam chair, you know, in the various -- in the world of earmarks out there, this is not one that's being given to a private company without bidding, this is one that actually does have a federal nexus because it's a national park. that is not what is at issue here. according to the government accountability office, in 2008 the department of interior had a back log of deferred maintenance projects totaling between $13.2 billion and $19.4 billion. in other words

burton of indiana. mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burton: madam speaker, this last weekend i met with several auto dealers in my district and it was very interesting to find out really what all of them are going through right now. the chrysler and general motors companies are closing hundreds and hundreds of automobile dealerships across the country and after talking to these dealers, i can't figure out why. it isn't costing the automobile companies anything. they sell the cars to the dealer and the dealer sells those to the consumer. and the dealers pay for those cars. in addition, the dealers pay for the advertising, the dealers pay for the plant and equipment, their dealerships, the buildings, they pay the mechanics, they pay the salespeople and so the car company, all they do is make the car and sell it to the dealer. and so why are they closing all these dealerships? it seems to me

furthermore, being in indiana we are very close to the university of kentucky across the river and they have all of his papers so it was convenient for us to go there and to the research. >> why did you decide to go off to the two books? >> well, i think that michael author who grew up in new albany, indiana were sherman was from persuaded me that he would be an interesting topic for a biography. i got interested in that and we discover that we worked pretty well together we were sort of complementary, we have different strengths i think enjoyed that. and so we decided we would take another venture together. >> what or some other notable cases and that justice vinson presided over? >> i think there were two different kinds of cases going on while he was on the court. he is on record during the cold war and he had previously been in the truman administration and i think has a lot of it inside knowledge about what was going on in terms of issues about communism and the government and so forth and probably his most famous case in that area had to do with dennis verses the united states, me

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana's time has expired. mr. burton: i hope you'll explain. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves the balance of his time. mr. hastings: i'm very pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from florida, my colleague and fellow floridian, mr. klein. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. mr. klein: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the congressman. i rise to support the rule and underlying legislation, foreign relations authorization act of 2009. this bill will allow us to advance our foreign policy and national security goals and i believe very strongly in that goal. i would also like to briefly speak about one provision in the bill that will help ensure the safety of many americans. as many of us know, june 1 is the beginning of hurricane season and there are many ways to be prepared. hurricane hunter planes used by the air force fly into hurricane areas to more accurately predict where a hurricane is going. however certain countries

i would also say, i would disagree that this current administration has the same view of indiana as thebush administration did. i think the bush administration did some very good things with respect to india in terms of this opening in terms of the future of geopolitics and trying to get india a place at the table with american help. it is a great deal in terms of the different arms they will be able to get. but they oversold in terms of expectations. this administration is going the other way, which is when general jones was in india, the indian prime minister made a statement saying we are more than just about aspects -- let's widen the security aperture deeper, let's go back to discussing these other security issues besides -- we are swinging back the other way, there needs to be some middle way between very high expectations and back to a sort of appendage of that background. >> thanks, that is a very good note to end on. the title for the day's sessions is u.s./india relations in the obama era. before i turn to the audience i want to ask george if he wants to make a few comments ab

i thought about ellen and the great senator from indiana. i thought about my dear friend and vice chairman and partner in sharing -- in sharing this organization. and of course, my immediate predecessor, my friend, the great governor. for we have all been a part of something very special. mainly because of the courage and determination and tenacity of a fellow black men who is now a fellow again that you will see later, and our friend al from. tonight's dinner is special, not only for those of us in this room. what al did more for our party and the body of politics, and the most to get for our party -- the more he did for the larger body of politics, he helped make our party, or at least a huge wing of it, not only believes in the future, the shapers and chasers of the future. it is his blueprint, and in some new ways, the blueprints that he started that he leaves for bruce and the rest of us to take to new levels and new heights. it has made it possible for some many democrats across the south and the midwest, the south least, the northwest

host: let's go to kathleen from indiana.aller: i keep asking the same question ever since this trouble began in the economy with the car companies, the banks, and now the health care debate. my husband is a 32-year steelworker. he works for one of the largest global steel corporations and the world. we have had such trouble. he got hours cut, no profit- sharing, or anything. we got basically screw. how come no one is talking about what this is doing to the steelmaker's? now we are left in the dust. what are you people doing to protect my husband's job? he is too young to retire. he does not want to retire. he wants to work. what are you people doing to help the steel industry? we need some help, too. guest: let me just say a couple of things. hammond is close to my district. a couple of things that i am excited about -- later in your program my colleague, steve, will be on talking about the republican energy plan. one of the big components is to increase our nuclear energy capacity by 100 plants. as you know, i have two nucl

i thought about the great senator from indiana. i thought about my dear friend of vice chairman and partner in chairing this organization, now senator tom carver. of course, my immediate predecessor, my friend, the great gov. tom vilsack. we have all been a part of something very special because, largely, the courage and determination and tenacity of a little fellow back then who is now a little fellow again, and you'll see later, in our friend al from. tonight's dinner is special not only for those of us in this room but for politicians and those who benefited from new policies all across this country, and i daresay the world. what al did more for our party and more for the body of politics was that he helped make our party, or at least a huge wing of it. not only believers in the future but shapers and no longer chasers of the future. it is his blueprint and in so many ways, the footprint that he believes that he started and leaves for bruce and the rest of us to take to new levels and a new heights. nd new heights. it has made i

you can see the spread internationally a poliovirus from indiana and nigeria of the last five years,this resulted in over 30 countries getting reinfected and cost over $850 million in outbreak response activity loan. protecting our gains, more attention should have been given to routine immunization services. people say why did you continue polio campaigns? we did is the short answer. congo, sudan, chad have been chronically affected and keep getting we infected and cleaned out but between them they have done 150 campaigns in the last seven years they do not replace routine immunization it is an adjunct especially when you get bombarded by importations. looking forward we do have strategies in place to continue to eight -- contain that to keep a polio free but we need to see progress on routine amortization and me part of the solution but others working in those areas. and then one lesson learned the hard way that is completely obvious to those who may remember the original target date for eradication was 2002 plan for contingencies because it will take longer than you think and will

there are 108 employees in indiana, and i expect the work force at least two facilities for returning the first of the amtrak fleet cars on the first of july. at the end of july, we intend to award the contract for a team of regional project managers who will manage a slate of three in 94 projects for the total dollar value -- slate of 394 projects for the total dollar value of -- they will be excellent candidates for small business set-asides. the original project managers will oversee this effort and the expectation is that they will see the goals of expanding our outreach. we have built a procurement web site. we advertised stimulus project opportunities. some of the $1.3 billion of that amtrak is investing will provide critical groundwork for the development of high-speed rail. the $10 million we are investing in positive train control on their mission in line, there are a couple of quarters that are ready to go. congress has challenged us to not only get the work done, but to produce measurable results. we will do our part to dance it. nobody out there knows as much about making

i would not read what happened in indiana.art of that was anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from some quarters of the republican party. he is right to point that out. the republican party who has been pro-immigration will have to make some adjustments. you have to look ahead. 1980 is gone. the republicans have to decide what it means today and tomorrow. host: who do think our your strongest spokespeople? guest: we have several and the government in the house and senate. one who is now in the senate is an able spokesman. i think that the mid-term will produce a number. ohio is a good state for republicans with robb and john, the two statewide candidates for the governor-ship and other positions. there are a number of young advocates and the house i think are exciting to watch. there are many able, articular republicans. the leadership will sort itself out over the next three years. host: you are now affiliated with the republican main street partnership. are you talking about a big tent party? guest: parties are collisions of inte

host: representative a pence from indiana.wice today you can watch the full interview right here on c- span. atlanta, georgia is on the democrats' line now. dana, what you make of this opinion that there is a media love affair with the president? caller: first, thank you for this kind of shipping the i feel more american when i can call in and voice my opinion. and also hear the opinion of other americans. do i think there's a love affair with the media? that may have on a few things quickly. in a way there is. i think that it is mainly because we do have a president who speaks to us and it tries to give us centers whether we believe it, i don't think anyone really trusts what we hear coming out of washington. we hope for the best. i am listening for things that affect me. i hear about the gmc and everything about the auto industry. does that affect me directly? i do not think so because i have never worked for them. i hope that things work out for

indianapolis, indiana would be a great example where private agencys are coming together to strength at any quality of summer programs there and we're working intensively in gilmore, fres know and oakland. and there are reasons that despite the economic downturn and the real crisis in terms of the fiscal environment in california right now, they are coming together as communities to be extend turns for learning and fun and outdoors and nutrition for kids, so we definitely have communities we can point so. we can point to. in fact in monica crowley county the superintendent there recently announced they are dedicating additional money they got from the recovery and reinvestment act to actually expand their summer learning programs, so we see some pockets of innovation, programs that are being offered to kids that are really encouraging and rewarding, but there just aren't enough. we need more superintendents, school boards, districts, community-based organizations that are going to work together to make sure the kids that deb on our line for democrats. >> go ahead. >> mr. fairchild i

we have 52 mechanical employees and another 108 employees at our back shop in beach grove, indiana.and i expect the workforce at these two facilities will be returning the first of the m-fleet cars to service in the middle of july. the first of superliners by the end of july. at the end of july, we intend to award the contract for a team of regional project managers who will manage a slate of 394 projects with a total dollar value of $636 million across the country. many of these projects will be relatively small and they will be excellent candidates for small business set-asides. regional managers will oversee the effort and our expectation is that they'll achieve the goals of expanding the outreach and relationships with small business and disadvantaged business enterprises. we've built a procurement website. procurement amtrak.com. i should note that some of the $1.3 billion that amtrak is investing will lay critical groundwork and provide long-term benefits for the development of highspeed rail. the $10 million we're investing in positive train control on our michigan line. ther

then travel to a number of different states, nevada, minnesota, texas, indiana and then spend about sixmonths in virginia which was a truly gratifying experience. there are a number of things that we learned during the campaign that i think because of the president's unit background as a community organizer helped instill in us a new way to reach out and talk to people of bella lipitor campaigning -- electoral campaign and that is that people matter and all too often in campaigns people are paid less service but they are not taken seriously so we have a model on the campaign, respect and already includes and we took every person's point of view very seriously, their efforts, their sacrifice, and we fell into that empowerment there would be more invested in our success and if we didn't take the time to build that sort of repoire. we basically took that from iowa and did that in every primary state, every general election state moving foreign and is something we're going to do and have done with organizing for america. for folks who may not be familiar, organizing for america is a continu

thanks. >> i'm indiana congressman mike pence. across the country, gas prices and home utility bills are on the rise again. during these difficult economic times, higher energy prices impose a great hardship on families struggling to make ends meet. unfortunately, the democrat majority in congress is embracing a national energy tax that will lead to even higher energy prices and massive job losses for the american people. president obama even admitted that under his energy plan, utility rates would, quote, necessarily skyrocket. if the democrats' cap and trade bill were to become law, estimates suggest that the average american family would face up to $4,300 a year in extra energy costs and anywhere from between 1.8 and seven million american jobs could be lost. that's a heavy price to pay for a plan that will do very little to clean up our environment. since manufacturers will probably ship their plants and their pollution to countries with less stringent environmental safeguards. this national energy tax amounts to an economic d

joseph's indiana. mike on for republicans. caller: i do appreciate it. a few suggestions maybe. let's go to an 11-month school year and have all children wear uniforms. let's remove all extracurricular. don't have them to play basketball and soccer and tennis and lacrosse and any sports, and if you do that and you get back to the abc's when i went to catholic school i remember coming home and telling my mother sister can a medicala punished me and smacked my hands and she did the same thing. money isn't the answer. where it comes from is your mom and your dad and single parents trying to do the best they can, teachers are the most underappreciated, underpaid people, but let's go to a military system, everybody wear a uniform and go 10-11 months a year and raise our standards and just demand the best from our kids. i really don't think it's money. you don't lure kids in by saying if you do well you're going to get an ipod. you say if you don't you're going to get a butt whipping. the youth is the future but we should go back to old school and kick out all of the extra sports and

but as i saw yesterday at a town hall meeting in richmond, indiana. there's -- richmond, indiana, there's profound skepticism among my constituents and i expect among millions of americans, about a vast expansion of the government's role in our health care economy. house republicans have offered solutions to make health insurance more affordable, more accessible, and more available for those americans who comprise the -- some 45 million uninsured working citizens in this country. but what i heard yesterday at my town hall meeting was profound skepticism about the introduction of a government option to compete with private health insurance companies within this economy. i think most americans know that the government competes with the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck. it consumes it. the reality is and i saw it on the faces of my constituents, that if, as the president reaffirmed today, if his party heren in congress and his administration introduces a government-run option into our health insurance economy, tens of millions of

last comment on the phone, richmond, indiana, republican line. caller: some of these callers calling in do not really understand that the problem we have in our economy is not really the american people, it is our politicians. the democrats created fannie mae and freddie mac in mandated them to give loans to people who could not afford that. there are destroying our economy, the democrats are. there are destroying energy. obama is selling nuclear reactors to dubai for electricity, but he will not let us build a nuclear reactor here. he is selling suv's to china. the democrats are grabbing for power. they want to socialize. they are destroying everything this country stands for. the reserve bank is a private international bank. they should not be controlling our money. it is just unbelievable what is happening. obama has done more damage in six months than the rest of the presidents combined. host: thank you, ron. that is run from richmond, indiana. we take you back to capitol hill to congressman luis gutierrez. he certainly has lots to say about

sanchez, and the gentleman from indiana, mr. souder, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. san an -- ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker, and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of house resolution 498, honoring and congratulating the united states border patrol on its 85th anniversary and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. sanchez: as the chairwoman of the committee on homeland security subcommittee for border, maritime and global counterterrorism, i have been fortunate enough to visit the border several times to see first-hand the good work of the border patrol. i have seen it not just on the southern border with mexico but also that with canada. these dedicated men and women patrol america's borde

in fact, an amendment offered by my friend from indiana, mr. burton, was not made in order by the rule. mr. burton's amendment would have required that just half of the funds of u.s. enterprise funds abroad be turned over to our u.s. treasury when they close down their operations. by remaining silent on the disposition of such funds, mr. chairman, this bill would instead allow loosely overseen so-called legacy institutions to take possession of all of those funds. this bill prefer to focus on creating -- prefers to focus on creating new offices that will add hundreds of millions of dollars in new costs to the taxpayers over the coming years. and when it comes to policy issues, mr. chairman, this bill does not set the priorities that we believe would best serve our nation. not only does this bill provide close to $2 billion, that again is with a b, in funding for the united nations, not including peacekeeping, without requiring any reform, but it also authorizes the payment of all claimed u.n. arears are back payments . why should american taxpa