but what about the polling who did receive the endorsement of john conyers? >> this is what i have called an historic mayoral race. i've been covering these a long time. this has been one of the more protracted unique races. you have former prosecutor who has pitched himself as the turn around expert. that's wheapts to do. and benny napolean, has a career in law enforcement. and that's what he is pitching. it's been so ironic to this whole race that mike dogen dominated by 20 points. there were lawsuits during the primary and benny ended getting kicked off the ballot and still won the write-in campaign. and the last weeks are interesting because so much attention is being focused on what the show and that is that mike dugen is leading. he would be the first white mayor in 40 years. certainly that's an important story. i know national media is looking. but the real story is that detroit is under an emergency manager put in place by mike sniders. and a lot of people are upset because the city is in ensns being run an an emergency manager. when governor snider a

. >> some lawmakers like john conyers warning food stamp cuts will mean empty dinner tables for manyns. $5 billion in extra spending used as a so-called stimulus boost for the program just ended, but democrats want to put it back in. but on the flip side, we say cut more. explain, rich. >> well, look, this is tragic. we have 47 million americans on food stamps. i sympathize with the liberals who worry about the cuts because we're going to take 13% away from the amount of money that people will have for food stamps if problem is is that we've got the distinguish between the truly poor and needy and the people who are gaming the system. now, you can't tell me that people aren't gaming the system when you have a doubling of food stamps since obama's been president. if you're 25 to 55, adult, you're able bodied, you should not get food stamps. >> rick, shouldn't we at least cut those folks out? >> i got to tell you, i'm stunned by what rick said. i was all prepared to disagree with him but he just said the exact correct thing. >> okay, good. >> we focus on cutting. stop focusing on cutti

essentially is going on with this act there are several co-sponsors of about forty co-sponsors including john conyers keith ellison that are that are essentially asking for a review of the school of the americas against windsock temporary closure of the school and an interest in an investigation to look into the connections at the schoolhouse with human rights abuses throughout latin america and i think that you know for someone that's just learning about the school of the americas today that hasn't heard about these these human rights violations that have been closely associated with the school they should really look into this more and call congress and say look we support this bill we support an investigation we don't want to be involved with human rights abuses abroad especially if we're paying for them with u.s. taxpayer dollars can you explain how much influence this current that's when sect really has over places in latin america and its political and military institutions sure one of the people that i spoke to at the rally for their boy brooke why he's actually the founder of the school of th

don't forget, that bill -- that amendment was co-sponsored by john conyers, also from michigan, the rankingocrat on the house judiciary committee. unlike anything we see in c contemporary times. it appeals to tea party belief there should be freedom from interfeens feerns from the state and that privacy should be held sacred and none of us should be spied upon. let's remember, when president bush was in charge and there were stories of progressive anti-war groups being spied on by the government, we on the left got all up in arm and thought that was terrible. you have to understand to a conservative to somebody who does not trust president obama, they have a similar reaction to the notion and that is something of a unifying force. in the case of this congressman. this will play well for him in grand rapids heartland michigan area. this is gerald ford country after all and it's going to be a good issue for someone even like him to run on in he needs to. >> a long history of this, people who are civil libertarian liberals concerned about police conduct and brutality and skeptical of power. an

what about benny napoleon who did receive the endorsement of john conyers. >> this is what i would call historic unique mayoral race. this has been one of the more protracted and unique graces. get mike duggan the farmers see eo of a large hospital system and a former wayne county prosecutor. former detroit police chief in lawfuture enforcement. mike duggan who happens to be white dominated in the primary by 20 points. there are lawsuits galore, left and right during the primary and then napoleon got kicked off the ballot. he wants a right and campaign button. last week, it is interesting because so much is being focused on what the polls show and that is that mike is leaving. certainly, that is an important story, no national media is looking at that. -- a loty is that some of people are upset about the voting rights of citizens of detroit being taken away because the city was in essence being rembrandt emergency manager. certainly the city has financial woes, and governor snyder was -- thatto put in administers prescribed by in a few weeks. i thinkolls are right, that is going to be f

i also want to recognize ranking member john conyers and bobby scott for their support of this resolution. and for my colleagues who are as concerned as i am about the state of indigent defense in america, i invite you not just to support today's resolution, but to join me as a co-sponsor of h.r. 3407, the national center for the right to counsel act. this legislation aims to improve financial and training resources for state and local public defense systems and encourage the adoption of best practices for the delivery of legal services to indigent defendants. the bill would equip states and locates with more tools to implement their own indigent defense systems and meet their constitutional obligations as defined by the supreme court. i look forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle on this legislation. mr. speaker, the first step toward solving any problem is confronting it and that's why i'm so pleased to have h.res. 196 on the floor today. the supreme court recognized that, and quote, the right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and