. >> karen buck. >> will there be fewer police officers at the end of this parliament compared with the number that we have today? >> what we want to do -- [unintelligible] opposition members have got to start getting serious about the task that we face. we want to do everything that we can to keep police officers on the streets, to have money going into our schools and to keep up spending on our hospitals, and the only way that we are going to be able to do it is if we deal with the problems of excessive welfare spending. so if honorable members want to see police on the streets and if they want to see well-funded schools, they have got to back us on housing benefit and on welfare reform. that is the way that we can keep spending up. >> chris pincher. >> will the prime minister join me in congratulating the "daily mirror" for highlighting the terrible 172% increase in unemployment in tamworth during the recession? further, will he encourage that august journal to place the responsibility for that grizzly legacy squarely where it lies? >> i thank my honorable friend for his question. i

some, like karen teague, a small 'tising firm, says because -- advertising firm, says because she can't get a simple line of credit, she was forced to lay off workers. it's no secret why small businesses are struggling. mr. peters: wall street banks admitted that they reduced their banks in michigan as well as other states and small local lenders don't have enough capital to lend. i have been fighting for the past year for action to help solve this problem, and the bill before us today will create a $30 billion fund to promote small business lending. small local lenders can leverage this funding into $300 billion in loans for small businesses. but because local lenders will pay the investment back with interest, the nonpartisan c.b.o. says that taxpayers will earn a projected $1 billion. it's not often that a single action can create a multitude of jobs across this country and reduce the deficit at the same time. enacting this bill will do just that. in michigan our manufacturers are struggling particularly hard to get access to credit. as our assets decline in value, they have less col

[alause] >> thanks, karen. ging o talk about the current public opinion environment a little bit about how it relates to reform, and also talk a lite bit about the status of public financing legislation now before congress. but first i want to do something different. how many people in this room, and maybe the government officials can just stay out of this, but how many people in this room think the system of government is broken? regime hand if you do. okay. and how ma people would say it's not? and how many people didn't raise their hands during those -- okay, all right. so maybe three course of the people i think, or to third raise their hands the first time, a very small minority didn't, or wasin the other category. second question, how often do you think politicians base their votes on a legislative bill on the preferences of their campaign contributors rather than on their campaign contributors rather than their actual voting constituents? now, first major hand if you think all of the time, or often they

. >> karen bradley? >> is the prime minister aware of the case of my constituent mr.arapi, who is facing extradition to italy, having been tried in his absence? will my right honorable friend look into the matter urgently and accelerate the review of extradition cases before mr. arapi is taken from his family and sent to an italian jail? >> i am happy to look at this case, and i will discuss it with my right honorable friend the home secretary, who is working on the issue of deportations. legal processes have to be followed, but i will discuss this with my right honorable friend, and perhaps then contact my honorable friend. >> now that the bank -- some of them, anyway -- are coming into profit, and the taxpayers are getting a small return on the enormous amount of money that they put in, when does the prime minister envisage selling the shares off to his friends in the city? >> i would much rather sell the shares in the banks to the honorable gentleman's constituents. i believe in popular capitalism, and there might be an opportunity to do that. clearly, important de

karen boarman had published on this topic of why physicians choose various specialties. she's a program director in general surgery. and money is certainly one of the factors, but it isn't the only factor. another important factor, and some cases even more important in money is life life style. and do they envision living this job and often that's a draw back about primary care. physicians in training, they experience primary care while in training, and a clinic has way too many patients, way too few resources. and they say this life style is just not for me. this job is not doable. so, we do think that increasing payments for primary care relative to some specialty care is a step in the right direction. but it may also be necessary to change how we pay for primary care. that's part of the reason behind medicare home. that allow a primary care physician to build some infrastruckschur, hire some staff to make the job more doable. even if that money's not take home pay, allows them to have a more robust, it can make it more appealing. then there is the recruitment issue. i

and i wan to introduce karen hobert flynn. have her bio in your ocket, but karen is someone who is the vice president for state governments and state chapters fo common use. she's also a connecticut, a leader of democracy work in connecticut where she and i worked together for going on 25 years. and it's been a delight to work with her and very happy to have r the panel. eshoo introduced the panelists. karen, come on up. >> thank you, miles. good afternoon, everyone. i'm very pleased to be that i'd like to thank the brookings institution, dems, everyday democry,

karen's, is, but putting another down there might increase the risk to the operation -- i appreciate mr. cameron's comments. >> and a reaction to the controversy over helen's remarks publicized friday? >> i have not spoken with him directly. i would say this, tommy. i think those remarks were offensive and reprehensible. i think she should and has apologized, because obviously those remarks do not reflect certainly the opinion of, i assume, most of the people in here, and certainly not of the administration. >> on the question of desegregation, which i think means breaking up. >> yes. simple sailor top. -- talk. [laughter] >> does it make it more difficult? >> it makes it more difficult. but when it comes to shore, it is not at a mass where it has a huge impact on one place but i would not say it is a silver lining because of their is oil in the water nothing but bad happens, but it does lessen the impact because it is not coming to shore in mass but a lot of different places. >> is a naturally occurring but -- or dispersants add to that? >> all of the above. when it came to the surf

host: karen on the line for republicans, good morning. caller: good morning. people are forgetting that general mcchrystal is not a robot. he is a warrior personality. he's gotten into the position that he is in for having strong convictions. he spoke to "rolling stone" and that is the price you pay with indented reporters. host: it does not sound like this reporter was embedded in a combat situation. caller: no, but there was a lot of openness that surprised me. i just think people are ignoring the fact that this is not a late personality we are dealing with. for general mcchrystal to do his everyday job, he's going to curse. he's going to be stroog. he's going to have men and women around him who have strong and forceful personalities. host: a little bit about general mcchrystal, from "the los angeles *" this morning. it says, "general mcchrystal is a detail man." 3 host: toledo, ohio, molly on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. i think you should be fired immediately. you just noted the article about pat tilley. this is our military

[applause] >> thanks, karen. i'm going to talk about the current pubc opinion environment a little bit about how it relates to reform,nd also talk a little t about the status of public financing legislation now before congress. but first i want to do omething different. how many people in tis room, and maybe the goernment officials can just stay out of this, but how many people in this room thinthe syem of government isbroken? regime hand if you do okay. anhow many people would say it's not? and how many people didn't raise their hands dringtose -- okay, all right. so maybe three course of the people i think, or to third raise their hands the frst time, a very small inority didn't, or was in the other category. seco question, how often do you think politicians base their voteson a legislative bill on the preferences of their campaign contributors rather than on their campaign contributors rather than their actual voting constituents? no first major hand if you think all of the te, oroften they vote in faor of the

karen-ferguson. we share the same perspective.e are very few industries that have antitrust exemptions, and almost without fail the evidence shows that consumers don't do well with them. the other one is baseball. you know because of the anti- trust exemption baseball, the pittsburgh pirates -- pittsburgh pirates are mired in last place. just kidding. [laughter] anyway, passed the house 406-19. there are concerned -- concerns that eliminating the exemption would stop small health insurers from being able to collaborate and put them at a competitive disadvantage. if you are united, you don't have to worry about the fact that the exemption gives you the ability -- all they have plenty of information. but if you are one of the small, innovative health insurers you don't have access to the great information. you've got to get together to collaborate. why isn't that a reason to keep the exemption? and i love that question. a variation of what we talked about before. i love it only because it allows me to really -- collaboration is not

host: karen is calling on the independent line. from california. caller: thank you, and good morning. a two-parter. number one, where can we get the figures, the statistics of the work site enforcement? like how many customers have been fined? have gone to jail? and how many enforcement actions have there been? by months, if possible? and second, i've heard mr. o'bama and a few orpe candidates talk about the -- and a few other candidates talk about the comprehensive immigration reform, but what it means to go to the back of the line. where is that line? is it in mexico or honduras or where is it? >> sure. first on work siten enforcement statistics. -- work site enforcement statistics, immigration and customs enforcement, www.ice .gov i believe is the work site internet address. they work with aliens who are fugitives. so that's one source of information for the caller. when people talk about comprehensive immigration reform and the back of the line is they generally mean people who have come here illegally, if there's going to be a legal channel pr

host: lawrence, kansas, republican line, karen. caller: hello. host: hello. caller: hey, we're not a democracy. we're a republic. host: and how much secrecy is needed in the republic? caller: who knows? host: why do you say that? caller: i don't know. i'm 61. i don't think i have a clue what's going on in this world. host: so do you think more information should be releesed via leaks to the public? caller: sure. host: ok. we'll leave it there. the "wall street journal" this morning, a story about the defense industry, and this is nathan hodge writing about under the headline, defense industry is bracing for cuts. mr. hodge writes that, speaking thursday morning at a credit swiss defense symposium, frank kendall, the deputy chief, said we're going to see gradual drawdowns in investment accounts. host: atlanta, democrats line. gene, this morning. caller: hey. how are you this morning? host: i am good this morning. caller: well, good t. sounds like we need to have some sort of whistle blower just like we had in the corporate world with the government world, beca

host: next caller or comment comes from queens, new york, and this is karen, democrats line. caller: yes. good morning. host: good morning. caller: thanks for c-span. my problem is that i recently lost my job about a couple of weeks ago permanently just laid off. and you know, i understand that i have to get retrained if i can't find a job in my field and everything like that. my concern is health care. they have this thing in place, i had decent health care when i was working but along with the job goes the health care. and they have aacobra in place. and cobras is just too expensive. so -- i'm also a member, i joined aarp last year. i'm 51. i just turned 51. and i'm saying i can't get affordable health care anywhere. where does the person like me go to get -- i have three pre-existing conditions, so you know like if i apply to these private companies, the premiums are going to be outrageous, too. so my thing is where does a person like me go you know, for decent health care or get some help, not a handout but help? you know, that's my question. guest: yeah, that's a real ch

karen whitney. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i was detained when my colleagues were on the floor of the house paying tribute to senator byrd. i did not want this time to go without acknowledging my deep sympathy to his family and to my good friends from west virginia. and to acknowledge how special this man was to the institution we call congress and to the freedom that this nation stands for. i cannot account for my personal encounters with senator byrd but i can tell you as someone who respects and love this is institution what a man who understood the constitution and rules that were not for selfish reasons to keep people from being in power, but really it was to empower people he had no qualms in standing up against presidential authority that was wrong in the iraq war he had no qualms in fighting to ensure that resources came to his great state he

and senator and vice president karen burmaaron burr, i will haa chapter on him. >> i am looking at thecompromise of 1850. i will get to that in just a second. there is a photograph in your of daniel webster. the you know when photographs were first taken of senators? >> i do not remember. >> talk about daniel webster. and what you like about him in history? >> he was a great orator. we have to keep in mind, however, that in those days, senators had more time to they could memorize their speeches and after they spoke them, they could take their transcripts to the boarding houses. few of them had homes in the area at that time. they could take the transcripts of the speeches to the boarding house and work on them, edit them. what we read is not necessarily the speech as it was given. >> do you think he would be a great orator today compared to what we read about him? >> i think he would be a great orator any day. but if things are different now. -- but things are different now. men do not have the time to reflect and right. and i assume that he mesmerized many of his speeches, as great o

this is karen and maurice's home. my home is right next to it. [inaudible] >> this week, bp hired james lee witt as a consultant. he served as the head of the mud in the clinton administration. here is the hour-long event. >> i am pleased to be part of this very important exhibit. i would like to thank the foundation staff and a library for the work they have done. i also want to thank leona for the support is given the over the years. we're working and our 49th wedding anniversary. -- on our 49th wedding anniversary. [applause] i told the store one time and she told me never to tell it again, but i am going to tell [laughter] i-- i'm going to tell it. she asked about the longevity of my marriage? on our honeymoon, we took a and will ride down the -- a mule ride down the grand canyon. the mule stumbled, she said, that is once. the second time, she said that is twice. the last time she said, that is once. [laughter] this little lady came up after the speech and said, did you really shoot that mule? i want to thank senator pryor, because i will nev

this is karen and maurice's home. my home is right next to it. . today, talks move to toronto for the g-20 summit that included china, brazil, and india. we built a bringing in the closing news conference today very shortly. first an update from the meetings from a capitol hill reporter. we are waiting to go to the final speech from the canadian prime minister stephen harper. they have been discussing economic stimulus measures and the promotion of open trade. we will have the remarks live here on c-span very shortly. we go now to the jack and 20 summit. the canadian prime minister -- we go now to the g-20 summit. from "washington journal." this is the "sunday star." to give you sense of the security around the g-20 summit taking place. behind the black block is the headline. meanwhile the toronto sun, the measures to keep this under control and anarchy is from the autoaway sun. 2k34r joining us is marty kruts inninger covering this story. thank you for being with us. guest: good morning. hoot: i'm going to talk to you about security in a moment bu