i miss john murtha. this body misses john murtha. democrats and republicans. america misses john murtha. but the one good news about john murtha's life is that his legacy will live on forever and ever and ever. i thank him for serving, for living, and to his family, god bless you and may he rest in peace. speaker, i will submit a statement into the record next week that will also speak to the qualities and the honor of john murtha, the late congressman from pennsylvania. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier of california. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada rise? >> i rise to address the house for five minutes and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. berkley: thank you. i was in the doctor's office when i -- a moment ago and i had the opportunity to be watching c-span and listen to what the gentleman from kentucky said about yucca mountain and i just thought i'd better come down here and set the record straight. obviously my esteemed colleague from kentucky doe

so it was with john p. murtha. he was son, brother, husband to you, joyce, father, uncle, grandfather. a strong family man, the ultimate example to and of the murtha clan. he was a student, soldier, marine, officer and a gentleman. a patriot warrior, the likes of which our nation has seen far too few. a leader, mentor, counselor, encourager, advocate, helper, feared adversary, trusted ally, loyal friend who always literally and figuratively stood taller than his peers in courage, honor, dignity and service to others. though i could speak and master english, french, spanish, russian, chinese, vietnamese, farse and any of the other languages spoken by mankind, i would not have enough words combined to adequately express the positive impact that jack murtha's life and service had on his family, friends, his congressional district, congress as an institution, the men and women of our military and indeed the world. he truly made a difference. though we continue to grief his loss and know that murtha's corner on the floo

eastern here on c- span. p today, a memorial service in the capitol rotunda for congressman john murthaied last month. among those scheduled to speak is vice president joe biden, defense secretary robert gates, and house speaker nancy pelosi. our live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. as "washington post" to national correspondent, tr reid will talk about his global views on international issues including the united states of europe and confucius lived next door. join our three-hour conversation and your phone calls live sunday at noon eastern on books tv. texas-el primary elections in the governor's race yesterday, the incumbent won. here is the concession speech followed by governor harry's victory speech. >> we have fought together, a wonderful team, we have brought together a great team. we have fought valiantly for our principles but we did not win. i have called governor perry and congratulated him on his victory. i want you to know from the bottom of my heart that all of you who came from some many parts of our great state to support me and vote for me an

the house pays tribute to the late congressman john murtha. memorial fund capital beginning at 11:00 eastern. this weekend, former presidential candidate mitt romney in his latest "no apology" asserts that a strong america is essential for not only our own well-being, but for the world's. host: democratic congressman dennis kucinich, thank you for being with us. health care, it sounds like the president will be doing some talking. this could be a turning point in getting things done. what do you think? guest: we have to wait and see what the president says. i did not support the house bill. i was one of 77 members who said unless there is a robust public option, count me out. as it happens, they passed a bill without the public option. a few of us held to understand and said, no public option, no vote. host: on your website, you outlined why you were against the affordable health care for america act. come to us -- talk to us about how the insurance companies should be more accountable. guest: the insurance companies are the problem, not the s

there is the late john murtha who personified the practice around ear marks and charlie rangel a sad case of someone who thinks he deserved a lifestyle beyond his income and began to cut corners. >> we're talking about performance as well among democrats and the president. and senator hatch, the republican national committee, the finance director, did a power point presentation t donors and the like. i'll put it up on the screen. this is the imagery. how to run against the democrats. it had this offensive picture of the president and socialism, the joker from the film, and had other unflattering images of democratic leaders. is this the way republicans are going to get back in power? >> there is no excuse for that type of stuff. i don't agree with that type of thing. i think if more democrats were like harold ford we wouldn't have half of the problems we have today. he is open, he's willing to discuss, he's realizes it take was to parties on very, very important legislation to make things work. i don't agree with that type of stuff. and some -- the way i understand it some junior guy

so it was with john p. murtha.was son, brother, husband to you, joyce, father, uncle, grandfather. a strong family man, the ultimate example to and of the murtha clan. he was a student, soldier, marine, officer and a gentleman. a patriot warrior, the likes of which our nation has seen far too few. a leader, mentor, counselor, encourager, advocate, helper, feared adversary, trusted ally, loyal friend who always literally and figuratively stood taller than his peers in courage, honor, dignity and service to others. though i could speak and master english, french, spanish, russian, chinese, vietnamese, farse and any of the other languages spoken by mankind, i would not have enough words combined to adequately express the positive impact that jack murtha's life and service had on his family, friends, his congressional district, congress as an institution, the men and women of our military and indeed the world. he truly made a difference. though we continue to grief his loss and know that murtha's corner on the floor of

last week, both major parties chose candidates for the western pennsylvania seat of the late john murtha. the president campaigned in new york last year and for mxs. coakley in massachusetts. does he plan to campaign for the seat? >> i do not know. i do not have anymore information. >> when all is said and done, is it more for image -- are you going to take off your thing? it looks pretty good. >> i can do two things at once. >> when all is said and done, is it good that the president is going to postpone his image? -- postpone his trip? is it more for image? he has a cell phone on the plane. he could do it. there is a lot of heat being generated that he should be here. how do you respond to those kinds of concerns? >> that the president should not go at all? >> it is a good trip. >> it is an important trip. i am failing to understand. give me the first part of your question again. >> the president is postponing his trip. couldn't the argument be made it is more for image, that he can do everything on the trip that he can do here and is reversing course? >> as i said, the plane comes, in

house and then members of congress attend a memorial service for john murtha in the capitol. the house foreign affairs committee today looks into the foreign aid budget and its effect on national security. that begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span 3. later, a hearing on the possible repeal of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. pentagon officials will testify about allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military. that is scheduled to get underway at 2:30 p.m. eastern time. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and online and you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube and sign up for our scheduled alert emails at c-span.org. >> now a hearing on internet censorship. we'll hear from state and commerce department officials followed by an executive from google. 3 a security breach in january motivated google's decision to scop operating there. this is 40 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. today's hearing is global internet freedom and the rule of law part two. after a few opening remarks, i will rec

sestak's seat is vacant and also john murtha, the veteran who passed away some weeks ago. those are the broad landscape for democrats the. they know this is an uphill fight. they don't see much changing despite the victory on health care. that's one of the reasons why the administration is talking today about this foreclosure relief program, the aid for jobless people who have under water mortgages, guys. >> john, on top of all that, this great story in the times about robert bennet, the senator from utah, and they ask him, if this anti-incumbent tie is as strong as some people think it is, i will be swept out despite all my efforts if the anti-incumbent tide has a lot of strf of graphtation, i'll be just fine. that's a huge wild card. >> we have to figure out that question that robert bennet mentioned to you and whether or not we are at an election point in the economy. the obama officials are talking about a turn around that will stick. we haven't seen it so much in the jobs rate. voters take a while to get oriented in the fact that things are improving rather than getti

. -- for congressman john murtha who died last month. "t.r.t.r. reid has traveled the world. we will have a three our conversation live sunday at noon eastern. texas held primary elections in the governor's race today. rick perry is projected to win the republican nomination. his main rival was senator kay bailey hutcheson. she conceded the race a short while ago in front of supporters in dallas. >> thank you. we have fought to get their, a wonderful team. we have brought together a great team. we have fought valiantly for our principles but we did not win. i have called gov. terry and congratulated him on his victory. i want you to know from the bottom of my heart that all of you who came from some many parts of our great state to support me, to vote for me, to volunteer for me, i would not have done it without the incredible grass-roots effort that we have been able to do in this campaign. you posted defense, you drove me around, you flew me around and came to see me on the campaign trail. i would like to especially thank president george and barbara bush. [applause] it too

so members can attend the memorial service for our late her late colley, john murtha.relatively short time we have to spend with their distinguished witness i will limit opening statements to myself and the ranking member. all other members may submit statements for the record. dr. shah i am very pleased to welcome you for your first formal appearance before this committee and your first time testifying before the congress as usaid administrator. less than two weeks after being sworn and you remade the obama administration's.person in responding to the almost unimaginable tragedy in haiti. dealing with the crisis of that magnitude will be a tall order no longer-- and by all accounts you stepped up to the task with great aptitude. prior to your confirmation, usaid had been without a permit that that is trader for an extended period so we are particularly, we particularly appreciate the leadership you have demonstrated an experience in dynamism you bring to the job. are ferc is today's on the president's fiscal year 2011 budget request and specifically the policies and p

host: connected the two, this suggestion in "the financial times" that his departure and john murtha's death complicates things. the you agree? -- do you agree? guest: i actually don't agree. it is complicated enough -- the issues, the politics are very difficult because if you push on one place it pops out and the other. and there are members in districts where it there is a close call. but i think each of us knows that in the end, we have to change the health care system that we have. it is not working. and americans know that. this is the question, do we want to stick with the status quo, which is essentially the option that is being offered to us by the opponents. or do we want to take the first step? one of the things that is unfortunate is we are not doing this on a bipartisan basis. when we did a major health care bill in vermont, we did it together. we had a republican governor and a democratic legislature. we knew we needed to work together, not just to get it done but to get people confidence -- give people confidence we were getting more right than wrong and what we got wron

so the members can attend the memorial service for the call the john murtha. given the short time we have to spend with our witnesses i will but opening statements to myself and ranking member negative. all may submit for the record. by jerry pleased to welcome you for your first formal appearance before this committee and your first time testify a before the congress as the usaid administrator. less than two weeks after swerving you were made the obama administration point person in responding to the unimaginable tragedy in haiti. dealing with a crisis of that magnitude would be a tall order no matter how long you served as administrator and by all accounts you stepped out to the task of great aptitude. prior to your confirmation usaid had been without a permanent administrator for an extended period so we particularly appreciate the leadership you demonstrated and experience in dynamism to bring to the job. the focus today is on the presence to be a president's budget request and specifically the policies and programs for the development at usaid is responsi

first, last week both major parties chose candidates for the western pennsylvania see to the late john murtha. president campaign for balancing york last. then for this copley in massachusetts, does he plan to campaign for mr. price? >> i don't have information on that and i can check. >> the other thing, you have an answer on mr. sestak surcharge. >> i don't have information on that. >> robert, thank you. when all is said and done is it really more for images that the president -- you're going to take it off, it looks pretty good. >> i am listening. >> i can do two things at once. >> absolutely. is there really a good argument that the president is going to go to postpone his trip really for image and not really for substance? inouye said before that he does have a telephone on the plane and he's in touch with everybody and he could do it here, but frankly there's a lot of heat generated maybe some people think he should be here. how to respond to those concerns? >> look, to the president shouldn't go at all? >> you've made the point is a good trip. >> it's an important trip right. maybe i d

murtha wearing a steeler's jersey. [laughter] jack loved that. jack loved that. jack was a man of great courage, recognized so by receiving the prestigious johnf. kennedy profiles in courage award. he won that for the courage it took for him, a person committed to our national security, a person who loved every one of our men and women in uniform, the courage it took for him to speak out against the war in iraq. and in doing so he taught us very clearly to make the distinction between the war and the warrior. jack believed that our national strength certainly was measured in our military might and the morale and well-being of our troops but also that it was measured in the well-being of the american people. and so while others have acknowledged as many how well decorated he was, a war hero, a serviceman, he was also well recognized and decorated and received many awards for measuring the strength of our country again in the well-being of our country by people, by his leadership on investments in breast cancer, prostrate cancer, diabetes, hiv-aids, you name it. jack recognized the role that research played in making america healthier and stron