there is no better home in kentucky. -- know better home than kentucky.[applause] we have a deeply ingrained, mystical sense of place, a sense of belonging that defines us. although i currently make my home in rural middle tennessee and in scotland, ky calls to me. it is my avalon. took a friend to see my beloved great and pauline's form in lawrence county. she passed away when i was in only the fourth grade, and i had not been to reform since. nevertheless, i had never even driven myself there, but i navigated perfectly to her small place on little cat creek without making a single wrong turn. equally, in college i drove from lexington, ky, and although i had not been there since the second grade, i navigated without turning the wheel wrong. in 2008, after doing a lyover of legal and illegal mountain top removal, in sites, i drove to black blog holler, where my paternal grandmother was raised. i had never been there before. pulling onto blacked log, something ineffable, without word and deeper than memory, from a place so prrmal it transcends thought and

ashley judd is from kentucky. she first learned about them top removal from a grass-roots organization in 2007 and gave the keynote address at state capital last year. she is on the board of the defenders of wildlife and works with the sierra club, nrdc, and others on environmental issues. she's known as a feminist activiss an advocate of and it is human rights organization in 55 helping countries. she spoke at the national press club in 2005. in 2008, she addressed the u.n. general assembly on modern-day enslavement of women. of course, she is best known as an actress for her films and work on broadway. currently, she is filming "flypaper," co-starring with patrick dempsey. she is married to a two-time indianapolis 500 winner and they live in tennessee and scotland. please welcome ashley judd. [applause] . . >> thank youor tt kind troduction. there is a dil here. do i get to use it? do i need to hide it from you? thank you for the top table and forrganizing this. i have lot ofriends re i wod like to start by sayi

the gentleman from kentucky. the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: before i recognize the next distinguished gentleman, i just sit here and even on a bipartisan supported bill, we get such partisan rhetoric. i hope everybody listens to it. it's my privilege to yield two minutes from the very active member of congress from the proud state of mississippi, mr. childers, for two minutes, or further than that if you wish. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi, mr. childers, is recognized. mr. childers: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today also in support of the home buyers assistance and improvement act. this bill is important for home buyers who met the requirements of the first-time home buyer tax credit program but are now not able to close on their new home due to circumstances out of their control. with the passage of this act, over 1,500 home buyers in my great state of mississippi will be able to take advantage of the home buyers tax credit program. making homes more affordable for families and indi

for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. yarmuth: mr. speaker, after a year and a little bit more of debating health care in this country, with all the numbers and rhetoric, sometimes we lose sight of the actual human face of what we accomplish for the american people. i have the great honor today of being joined by two bright and beautiful young women, camille and marilyn from louisville, account kentucky, seven and nine years old. they both will tethered chord syndrome that was treated in my %%metown. they are doing great. they will grow up to be whatever they want to be. i'm glad they are not 25 because probably one of them would take my seat. but the important thing is now because of the health care bill that we passed, they can be anything they want to be. they can go to grad school. they can stay on their parents' policy until they are 26. they have total freedom without regard of being denied co

isl er: that col destroying an area in kentucky. people are getting sick up there. if we do not have an energy policy soon, we will have wind technology ancilla technology from workers in china exporting our jobs. the latest polls show 65% of americans want an energy policy. what are we waiting for? last, 11 people died in that explosion. let's not forget that. these workers that do not want the moratorium should make a stop and think about that. host: on her point about investing in new energy, the president mentioned that china is spending a substantial amount of money on clean energy. give up or viewers the sort of technology they are looking at -- and give our viewers the sort of technology they are looking at. guest: turning coal into a gas to burn it more cleanly. wind and solar technology as well. china's economy is growing so rapidly and in such demand for electricity that they are putting a lot of money into all kinds of energy, including some not so clean sources. this is a big issue in how you fit the united states and its climate policy into an internati

the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: madam speaker, this issue is so important that i would like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. burton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. burton: i won't take two minutes, madam speaker. i'd just like to say ttat my colleague that just spoke, mr. engel, and i found out about the way some of these companies have been so unscrupulous in milking the public out of their -- the minutes that they pay for. i'm very happy that congressman engel has introduced this bill. i'd only wish i'd known about it because i would have been a co-sponsor on it. rest assured i will vote for it. it's unconscionable that people buy this, including military personnel, want to call their loved ones and then they are shortchanged. we need to see if this is done intentionally there ought to be some prosecutions that needs to take place. with that i yield back the balance of my time. mr. whitfield: i yield back the balance of my ti

the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. >> i will waive my opening statement. >> the chairman recognizes the gentleman from texas. >> i can look back a lot better than i can look for. when i look back, i look at two entities that all to be looked to. it is suggested that the federal government play of more prominent role. well, there are two things that you look at there. one is the financial statements of the two enttties, the united states of america and british petroleum. i find brrtish petroleum and a lot better shape than the united states of america. it is theirs. i think we should have turned it over to british petroleum to cap the well, and after the cap their well, did the out what they'll everybody else. i don't think the president knows anything more about capping the well and picking up little parts of the waste that he knew about the olympics. i resent the fact that he is trying to blame some of this on borich when bush on 9/11, i don't think i ever remember him accusing clinton. i yield back my time. >> the chair recognizes that joel levy from california. >> than

host: louisville, kentucky, independent line. caller: has anybody heard about them extending unemployment benefits of all? have been working since i was old and never lost my job or been out of work up until year. all of the sudden, without any warning, they cut the benefits in indiana. i live right on the border of kentucky and indiana. considered hearr or ppthis? guest: we get a lot of phone that.a similar to is the status of the unemployment benefits? you see a lot of people in the that andoncerned about frustrated whenn congress is deadlocked and they did not commit their unemployment benefits. priority for %%ngressional leaders. at vvrious times, democrats %%nted to extend it further. it is something that the senate house is working on. of a larger bill this of some controversial things. could get done this week. how long? it remains to be seen. host: does the american public for notm responsible moving this forward? ttet: democrats are making as well as speaker -- nancy pelosi same%% are the ones blocking this. also notewor

they've made the playing offense in place like kentucky or to ohio are missouri. but north dakota, not happening. host: anything surprise you? guest: arkansas was certainly everybody's biggest surprise. as i said, the iowa race, the fact that branstad cannot win in as large a margin was somewhat of a surprise -- did not win in as large a margin was so much a surprise. we got candidates out of the primary is pretty much what we thought it was going to look like going forward. . host: all right, amy walter, go to on-call, "hotline"'s website for more analysis. but we come back ben bernanke will be testifying before the house subcommittee. we will be right back. ♪ >> no candidate in this race, democrat or republican, has given more opportunities to rest questions and see what he is made of. >> faces that you see every day, see some of their early television appearances at the c- span video library. one quarter century of political history. you can search by name, title, at issue, interest group, and more. all for free online. >> we have three new c-span books for you

. >> the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield, who has eight minutes. >> thank you very much for being with us today. we appreciate your presence. i want to revisit this one issue that there burgess mentioned, and that's medicare advantage. i want to do so because there are 13,000 seniors on medicare advantage in my congressional district. and my understanding is that there will be $200 billion taken out of the medicare advantage program. you talked about the need for a robust medicare advantage program. it seems to me that taking $200 billion away is the exact opposite thing we would need to do in order to have a robust medicare advantage program. and, i would just like your comments on that. i have not had the opportunity to read all the brochure, but what do you say about that in this report, if anything? >> for many years now, going back to 2001, medpack had recommended reducing the medicare advantage rates. we believed that reducing them would steel leave arm resources for a well-run, high value plan to do very wel

jason is joining us from kentucky on the republican line.o ahead, jason. >> i used to live in a city of kentucky. chris fromined from the bronx. a shout out to c-span. >> thank you. >> we will watch for a moment in anaheim california or the former hewlett-packard ceo and winner in the republican senate primary. >> in short, i think barbara boxer will succeed. i think ried over angle and that think meg whitman might win because of the deficit. ad none politician in california to jerry brown might win. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. my good friends, i have heard your message loud and clear. the people of california have had enough. [applause] in fact, i think they can hear you all the way in washington d.c. [applause] from the moment i declared my candidacy, over 7000 volunteers come up over 20 coalitions, 12,000 donors, and a tireless and hard-working staff have made this the greatest team effort by have ever had the privilege of being a part of. all of you worked together to make tonight a reality and i owe you a debt of grati

with that i yield two minutes to my friend from kentucky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. yarmuth: i thank the gentleman from colorado. i know the american people who are watching this month have their head spinning because all we have heard for a year and a half now from our colleagues on the other side is, tarp was a disastrous program. tarp was a disastrous program. they are running ads in our district about how horrible it was. and you hear we have some advocating we take money from tarp and get it to small businesses. i think that's a good idea. i'm for that. i want to clarify something because he's misstating the impact of the underlying bill here. this bill ddes not add anything to the deficit. this bill is paid for. and the $30 billion in loan facilities that we are actually making available to small banks throughout the country actually generates a surplus for the treasury. that's the profit maker for the treasury. and there's no cost unless the money is actually borrowed. if the money is bo

host: louisville, kentucky, independent line. caller: has anybody heard about them extending unemployment benefits of all? i have been working since i was 19 years old and never lost my job or been out of work up until this year. all of the sudden, without any warning, they cut the benefits here in indiana. i live right on the border of kentucky and indiana. has anybody heard or considered this? guest: we get a lot of phone calls a similar to that. what is the status of the unemployment benefits? you see a lot of people in the country concerned about that and frustrated when congress is deadlocked and they did not commit their unemployment benefits. it is a top priority for congressional leaders. at various times, democrats wanted to extend it further. it is something that the senate and the house is working on. it is part of a larger bill this week part of some controversial things. it could get done this week. how long? it remains to be seen. host: does the american public call them responsible for not moving this forward? gues

there's actually been all hands on deck for kentucky delegation.there any kind of advice or executive philosophy that you can have to lead that change of mentality to draw down money to actually solve it? >> i'm pretty baabful about giving advice to governors, no two states are alike, their situations aren't. i will say that it's certainly no permanent solution to keep borrowing money from the chinese or somebody in order to funnel some to states, many of whom could have done much more to keep their own commitments and revenues in line. you know, the first time around when they lowered our matching requirement in medicaid, you know, they sent the check and we cashed it. honestly, that was supposed to be a one time thing and it probably should be. but i will manage with or without. but it won't be easy, and i know it won't be easy in your home state either. but ultimately it can't be good for america to just keep running this game with borrowed money much further. we have reduced, having picked a lot of low fruit in our state, we have reduced state

we have ice storms in kentucky and ice storms in north dakota. haiti was our most recent disaster that we responded to. this ecological disaster is probably the largest in the past 100 years that has affected the coast. >> how long have you done this kind of work? >> my first one was in 1981. since then, 29 years of doing disasters and teaching at emory university for about a decade and then i'd trade with the cdc. >> thank you. >> robert mcdowell talked about reclassifying of broadband services. that is tonight on the communicators on c-span2. this debate was held on thursday in columbia, south carolina. >> live, from columbia, this is a wis newscast, the race for governor. >> good evening and welcome to the 2010 republican gubernatorial runoff debate. the candidates will have one minute to answer each question and will have a time limit of 30 seconds and that will be at our discretion. we are streaming live online at wistv.com. you can go there to take part in our live interactive block. >> we will get right into the questioning. we received an

and in kentucky, we may actually win the senate seat, a democratic "we" because of this. it opens up opportunities for us to proess in a way that we can if we are good. >> >> we have 15 minutes and we're going to break out. >> in an effort to keep oil from the gulf of mexico from reaching the coast, where loading sandbags and the barrier island. >> you can see more coverage of the gulf of mexico walls built on live, -- oil spill on line. again, that is all at c- span.org. in just a few moments, a debate between republican candidate for senate in utah. in about an hour, ben bernanke at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars interviewed by sam donaldson. after that, thad allen saying that the cleanup could take years. and later, britain obama comments on the claims process. -- president obama comments on the claims process. a couple of live events to tell about tomorrow morning. the senate judiciary committee here -- hold a hearing on the exxon valdez court decision. members will focus on a proposed bill that will allow punitive damages in oil spill cases. tha

irving, kentucky, the white on the democrats' line caller: good morning. host: what do you have to say? caller: it is awful about the oil spill but how can you put a price on the issue, how can you put price on nature, the environment, and those people, and the fish may never come back. , it is just an awful tragedy and it seems like it took forever for everybody to act. they are going to get their money. but how could we motivate those people? we could give them more money, but how do we motivate them? host: dear comments are a good needed to tell you that at 8:30 eastern time, brian o'neill, who spent 21 years representing fishermen in the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill, joining us from minneapolis and he will talk about the legal implications of the gulf oil spill, including what criminal and civil charges could be brought against bp and other companies, and what potential legal liabilities for the companies. the exxon of the spill and what we learned from that. brian o'neill at 8:30 eastern time. this tweet -- the last call on this topic, new jersey, maur

host: the republican line in kentucky, doug, go ahead.make a good presentation and you do a good job of setting reasonable in the things that you are saying, and i think there are ome legitimate points about doing these alternative roadster energy. but one thing i would like to say this -- roads not to energy. but one thing i would like to say is, this whole thing about global warming, we realize this is just a big hoax. i looked into this issue very hard at a few years ago and when i discovered that we have the same level of warming on jupiter and mars that we have here, and there is not a smokestack or a manufacturing plant or an automobile plant on any of those planets. as far as i'm concerned, that was the end of the story for me. i just wish that the folks that are pursuing the agenda are doing it for the reasons that we are claiming, that we do not want to depend on foreign energy and for cost effectiveness, and all those reasons. and we want to bring equity into the world scene. we want the united states standard of living to go do

if you take a look at this beautiful blue kentucky grass we have here, this took a lot of work, fertilizers absolutely a beautiful job and we will continue because of the help it received from the people who donate to keep this area looking good. we have 13.5 acres and at this time it is on the "any place on the mall. we're glad to compete with anyone who would like to try to do a better job. we are doing that and not talking about it. any effort to rebuild the underground education center across the street, we're working in synergy with the moral and educating people about the values held by serviceman. he goes back to lexington and concord which happened in 1775, as opposed to 1776. this is the militaries of values of respect, honor, duty, service, and courage. it needs to be preserved in a significant way. i am pleased to co-host the ceremonies with many dignitaries from the national park service, john pills sector, the superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. ladies and gentlemen, john piltzecker. >> thank you. good afternoon 3 on behalf of the national park service and

and in kentucky, we may actually win the senate seat, a democratic "we" because of this. it opens up opportunities for us to progress in a way that we can if we are good. >> thank you. thank you very much. and for our panelists. [applause] >> we have a 15 minutes and then we will break. 15 minutes. >> c-span, our content is available on television, radio, an online. you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for our schedule other emails at c-span.org. >> you can see pelican's being cleaned at the burke rehabilitation center in the breezy enough. president obama and a number of top federal officials were briefed on the oil spill this morning by admiral palin who is overseeing the tragedy. -- admirabll thad allen. he says a crews hope to increase the amount collected. bp is anticipating moving another ship into the area. >> congress returns from its recess this week. the senate dabbled in at 2:00 p.m. eastern working on general speeches. clad coverage is on the c-span2. the house is back tomorrow and will consider bills dealing with federal lands an

take a look at this beautiful blue kentucky grass.lizer, double seating, aeration, but grass takes work. but it is absolutely a beautiful job and we will continue because of the help it received from the people who donate to to keep this area looking good. we have 13.5 acres, and at this time is on equal any place on the mall. we're glad to compete to anyone -- with anyone who like to try to do a better job. but we're doing it and not talking about it. we are engaged in the effort to build the education center across the street which will work in synergy with the moral and educate people about the values held by service members all all wars going back to lexington and concord. which occurred ashley in 1775 as opposed to 1776. these are military values of respect, duty, service, integrity, honor,

they didn't go it in a saf manner, and i >> next telephone call is from irving kentucky. good morning, gary. you're on the air. caller: yes. thanks for having me on, and i've always been a big c-span fan. i would like to ask mr. o'neal the whole thing about the drilling, like, this far down, it seems to me the whole thing is, like, premeditated to a sense that they had no plan when all this -- when the oil started to flow, to clean this mess. it started with the compensation and two, mr. o'neal, what's the military ing about this or are they doing anything at automatic? -- at all? host: can you help the caller? guest: yes. i have a couple of observations. first is the caller makes a very good point. an engineer how can figure out how to go down a mile der the ocean and extract oil. but that's a huge tech in a logical challenge. but they figured out how to extract which is the second part of the cllenge, they never really addressed, because too things a mile down into the water requires technology thatpparently we don't have. you wouldhink if they were going to do that, th

host the republin line kentucky, doug, go ahead.ake a good presentation and you da good job of setting reasonable in the things that you are saying, and i think there are ome legitimate points about dng these alteativeoadster energy. but one thing wld like to but one thing i would like t say is, is whole thing about global warming, we ize this is just a big hoax. i looked into this issue very hard at a fears ago and en i discovered thate have the same level of warming on jupir and mars that we have hereand there is not a smtack or a mufacturing plant orn automobile plant on any of tse planets. as far as i'm concned, that was the end of the story for me. i just sh that tholks that arersuing the agendare doing it for the reasons that we are claiming,hat we do not want to depend on reign engy and for cost ffectiveness, and all those reasons. anwe want tobring equity into the world scene. we want the united states standard of living to go down and others to go up. i just wish we could put the arguments out on theable that are really dri

idea about power designed by jefferson and madison when they were talking about the virginia and kentucky resolution and calhoun about null fix and jefferson davis when he was trying to fight the civil war when a lot of evils were perpetrated. states' rights is about power. federalism and the 10th amendment is about balancing power between branches of government, between the federal -- national government and state governments and the balance, not control, the balance is there to protect individuals. because it is so easy for the federal government to ignore it or forget it, we have formed a 10th amendment task force. the goal of that task force is to try and re-emphasize the significance of federalism and to disburse power from washington to restore that constitutional balance of power through the liberty enhancing elements of federalism. five goals. one is to educate congress and the public about federalism. two, develop proposals to disburse power to regions, states, local governments and private institutions and families and individuals. three, to elevate federalism as a core focus of

for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. yarmuth: mr. speaker, you know, it's pretty clear that there's a difference between democrats and republicans and their attitude toward the economy. democrats wanted an economy that works for everyone. republicans want an economy that works for wall street barnings, that works for insurance -- banks, that works for insurance companies and for oil companies. the greatest mention of that was mentioned by my colleague from connecticut. the minority leader's statement that the reform package that we're proposing to pass for wall street is like killing an ant with a nuclear weapon. goldman sachs is an ant? a.i.g. is anant? bank of america an ant? they chewed up $17 trillion worth of american citizens' net worth. no, we can't let ants this dangerous loose on our economy. we have to impose reasonable regulations and that's what we're doing. we have to make sure that the

another e-mail -- kentucky, rick on the line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. i am a a vietnam veteran. in corporations and businesses in america, you have to have order. you have to have charged and dismiss rules. i believe the president should pull the general in in private and discuss this with him. expllin what he is doing and keep this thing under the hat, and then let the public rule on his decision. as far as this collateral damage we're talking about in afghanistan, you are dealing with people that take innocent women and children and they put them in front of them as shields. it is kind of hard to fire a weapon at your enemy when they're holding their 3-year-old son in front of them. when you have a mind-set of a country and their people -- is kind of hard to fight a war when they have a mindset that they do not care about their own loved ones. if you're going to fight a war, fight a war. do what it takes to do it. collateral damage will be on their hands, and the blood will be, too. it is hard to say that. host: in "the washington post" this morning,

what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually unprecedented, that we would pay for the emergency spendg for unemploymentompensatio by removing money from our jobs program, the stimulus program. so he is going to kill jobs on one side to pay for the unemployed on the other side. it makes no sense economically, and it is certainly not within the tradition of the senate, and i object. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one the majority just voted for. obviously, they didn't find it offensive in the context of t measure that was defeated. we'll continue to work on this in the hopes that we can pass this worthwhile measure without the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i'd ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, today there is about a million people in america who terribly disappointed with what took p

will will by cutting the contracting work for us, we will talk about that after columbian kentucky karln the rep can line. go ahead. caller: hello. i m am a veteran have fete i'm also a retired registered nurse by the way. i have also noticed, just as a patient, the amount of management within the v.a. system as opposed to actual health care workers, and i agree with you on the amount of management that it's simply unnecessary and confuses everyone within the administration. and actually hinders health care. in addition, i also, on a different note, but also pertaining to bureaucratic spending, i think -- i saw on c-span the other day, eric holder making the comment, to paraphrase, that every red cent that was used by the government involving this cleanup of the oil spill, would be paid back in interest? guest: well, i haven't heard anything about interest. and there's still quite a bit of controversy about whether b.p. and its actions fall under the $75 million cap in terms of the statute about total cleanup and liability. there's talk about the burden of this spill but b.p. has been s

let us move on to paul on the democratic line from kentucky. caller: i have a solution for, you know, we are going down big time in this country. we need to nationalize our oil. with this disaster -- it pays for itself. it is not something i buried in the ground and i get it. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are going down big time. i have been here 35 years and i have never seen this country going down this bad. it is a shame to see this -- thank you. host: this is "the financial times" front page of this morning. lawmakers scrapped plans for bank fees. ccming up next, we are going to be talking to senator mark begich of alaska and also he serves on the armed service committee so we would get his thoughts on afghanistan policy as well. that is about in 15 minutes. first, we will continue to talk to you this morning about whether you think we are headed toward a double-dip recession. this is inside "the wall street journal." risch jenson -- recession strikes deep into the workforce. a story we read also and "the washington post" this

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kentucky, hi. caller: i have some questions to ask. everybody wants to talk about the oil spill and stuff, but what about jobs? you work two weeks and get laid off -- host: tell you what -- appreciate your comments but we are talking about senator byrd and his passing. it was at 3:00 a.m. this morning in suburban washington. in nova hospital in fairfax, virginia, about 15 miles from the capital. robert, north carolina, independent lives -- independent line. caller: condolences to the people of west virginia, and of course, the people of the united states. he is one of the few that had courage enough to recognize the war profiteering administration of the cheney-bush administration -- i say it in that order. he remembered what general eisenhower had to say when he left office, to be aware of the military and a stroke, that attempts to run the country -- military-industrial, but that attempts to run the country. after 9/11, the hysteria of 9/11. this would advantage of the war profiteers of the country. when you enter into wars -- making

host: next call, kentucky, samuel on the line for democrats. caller: i was calling about the borderline in mexico. host: we are focusing on piracy, samuel. caller: i see what you're talking about. the pirates -- there should be patrol's checking them when they come on the water to make sure of what they are doing and to find out what they are doing there should be a patrol all the time checking them out to see what they're doing. guest: that is not an unreasonable thought, samuel. somalia alone has an 1100 nautical coast line. there are thousands of ships and boats in that area. simply patrolling and trying to determine who has the intention is to commit crimes is not as simple as you might think. there's also an issue of simple adequacy of coverage with the coalition naval forces that are operating there. it's not a really practical response. i will respond to the issue of mexico, because there have been reports of piracy along the border. that is primarily a law enforcement issue between two perfectly capable governments and law-enforcement e

host: kentucky, good morning to you. caller: i would like to ask mr.d all the republicans out there one question. if the government did not do what they did with the banking and general motors and all of that and they did not bail these people out, where do they think we would be today? guest: i may be the last living supporter of the financial rescue program. it might be just me and and recalls sen. -- it might beat me and hank paulson. you and i would agree that we would have seen something very like the great depression with unemployment at stratospheric levels and may be double the loss of wealth that was being estimated earlier. had we not on the financial rescue to protect the financial system. not to bail out any particular firm but to shore up the capital you and i agree on that. host: you brought up something earlier that most of these long- term unemployed will never find a job making as much money as they were with the cutbacks in benefits and so forth? guest: that is true. that is always the case with dislocated workers. when they find a jo

they didn't go it in a safe manner, and i >> next telephone call is fro irving kentucky. good morning, gary. you're on the air. caller: yes. thanks for having me on, and i've aays been a big c-span fan. i would like to ask mr. o'neal e whole thing about the drilling, like, this far down, it seems to me the whole thing is, li, premeditated to a nse that they had no plan when all this -- when the oil started to flow, to clean this . ss it started with the compensaon and two, mr. o'neal, what's the milary g about this orre they doing anything at automatic? -- at all? host: can you help t caller? guest: yes. i have a couple of observations. first is the caller makes a very good point. engineer how can figure out hoto go down a mile under the ocean an extract oil. but that's a huge tech in a .ogical challenge but they figured out how to extract which i the second part of the challenge, ty never really addreed, because mile down int the water requires technology th apparently we don't have. you would think if they were that, they would ouple more years until theyere able to tpw

host: mary, bowling green, kentucky. caller: i was calling in response to what was just said. i am one of those women who tried to leave, tried to leave. as a woman before said, she came from a long line of abused women. i wanted to say that when i tried to leave, a lot of times when i called law-enforcement -- i now have three assault and battery convictions on meat. -- on me. in situations where i was being beaten, in all three of those cases, i never even received an attorney in court. i was railroaded through the system. the result is that today i am a felon, and that applies to previous subjects, as unemployment. so i would like to say hat law enforcement needs to be educated on posttraumatic stress disorder. host: thank you, mary. guest: you raise an interesting issue about the problem of the lack of response, and women have no other chores, they act out in response because -- when women have no other choice, they act out in response. i cannot respond to your specific circumstances, because i do not know what caused you to become a felon. but the leadership we provide ar

they didn't go it in a safe manner, and i >> next telephone call is from irving kentucky. good morning, gary. you're on the air. caller: yes. thanks for having me on, and i've always been a big c-span fan. i would like to ask mr. o'neal the whole thing about the drilling, like, this far down, it seems to me the whole thing is, like, premeditated to a sense that they had no plan when all this -- when the oil arted to flow, to clean this mess. it started with the compensation and two, mr. o'neal, what's the military doing about this or are they doing anything at automatic? -- at all? host: can you help the caller? guest: yes. i have a couple of observatio. first is the caller makes a very good point. an engineer how can figure out how to go down a mile under the ocn and extract oil. but that's a huge tech in a logicachallenge. but they figured out how to extract which ishe second part of the challenge, they never really addressed, because to do things a mile down into the water requires technology that apparently we don't have. you would think if they were going to do that,

host: we have seen in elections in massachusetts and pennsylvania and kentucky, the change election bid is not whether you are d or r, but whether you are in common, that could put you in trouble. could put you in trouble. -- whether you are incumbent, that could put you in trouble. guest: parker griffith is facing a very difficult fight. rivals up and running strong races against griffith, and he could be forced into a runoff in july might not meet the 50% threshold tonight. that is the case, there is a possibility that someone else could get 50% and foust griffith. you look at a -- and oust griffith. you look at a city councilman who is facing a primary, nrcc- favored last year. she is facing a businessman named rick borrower, a tea party favor. -- rick barber, a tea party favorite. in the first district, the seat there is being challenged by a business woman, angela mcglowan, who has also been a fox news host. host: as alabama at elected a democratic governor in recent memory? guest: not that i can recall, but it is interesting, if you look at the democratic primary race, artur davis

host: next up, lexington, kentucky, bill on our line for independents, you're on the "washington journal." caller: hi. hope everybody's doing well out there this morning. i am totally, totally affected at the moment as an american. i grew up being fed the american dream. i did some years as a military professional fighting to keep people free who were back here totally undermining the foundation that the american population stands upon. they were institutionalizing oppression. these banks have not failed for the first time. they fail on a periodic basis. what i've seen through firsthand observations is approximately every six to 10 years, this country has a banking crisis. now, whatever current crisis in the gulf, this is a human crisis caused by big oip. crisis caused by big oip. my observation indicates that the banking crisis, if it was caused by the housing failure, the housing industry failure, that, in fact, was caused by big oil coming in and taking $5 a gallon for gas away from americans who could not afford that. all of their reserves were depleted as a result of that, and the f

coach big accepting a job as athletic director and english teacher at dayton high school in dayton, kentucky. the first year at dayton was his only losing season as a high school coach. in 1934, wooden and his wife nellie moved to south bend, indiana where he accepted another coaching and teaching position as south bend high school. overall in 11 years of coaching high school, his record was an incredible 218 wins and 42 losses. in 1942 the united states entered world war ii and like many other -- others of his geral railings, coach wooden answered the call to serve the country, serving as a lieutenant in the navy as a physical education instructor. after completing military service, he found work at what is now known as indiana state university he coached basketball at the school and resumed his string of winning seasons. in 1948, coach wooden then moved to ucla, which offered him the head coaching position and the rest is history arks desgribed mr. waxman. coach wooden will be remembered as an exceptional basketball player, an inspiring coach and mentor to many, many people. according to b

attention when we covered it, the state recently purchased a used school buses from another state, kentucky, with the aging fleet of school buses that become more unreliable as the miles are added on and cost more to maintain, what is your solution to make sure our children are transported safely and on time? >> we are the only state and country that does not privatize our school bus system. the government should not be in the business of maintaining and having school buses. every other state and country factors that out to some other company as to what happens. so they have good quality of school buses with air- conditioning, somebody repairs them, there are brand new. that is the problem with south carolina is they're trying to be all things to all people. the government does not need to be in the school bus business. the private sector has to be involved and privatize the school bus system. >> you have been in the house some time. why hasn't it happened? >> it has come up a couple of times. representative smith has proposed it and has not been passed. it as governor, i will show them how

since 1964, when ron in lieuville, kentucky, he began a lifetime of service that led him to become the international president of the u.a.w. in 2002. as president, ron's leadership has helped guide the organization through some of the most difficult times the auto industry has faced. with his characteristic straight talk and common sense, he has worked with a broad range of stakeholders and has been willing to negotiate to try and find solutions to the recent downturn in the domestic industry and help protect our auto communities. this has helped lead to an american auto industry that is well positioned to once again be the economic engine that drives the american recovery. ron gettelfinger has been a tireless advocate for american workers and has fought every day to keep american manufacturing jobs from being shipped overseas. i congratulate ron on his retirement and thank him for his years of advocacy on behalf of american workers. god bless you, ron, thank you for all you have done for the u.a.w., for all of you have done for this country -- you have done for this country. mr. dinge

coac wooden began his teaching career at dayton high school in kentucky and after his service in world war ii, coach wooden began coaching at indiana teachers college, now indiana state university. in 198 4-wooden was inducted into the indiana state university athletic hall of fame. 1948 coach wooden began his coaching career at uclan one year coach wooden turned a 12-13 losing team to a 22-7 winning team. john wooden retired from ucla and from coaching in 1975. but he left a legacy in his wake. coach wooden's list of accomplishments too long and impressive and he led the ucla men's basketball team to 10 ncaa men's basketball championships, seven in consecutive years. he made the most appearances in the final four, the most consecutive appearances and the most victories in the final four. he set the record for the most consecutive wins at 88 games. amazing. and won 38 straight victories in the ncaa tournament play. he also led ucla to eight perfect pack 8 now the pac-10 conference seasons. coach john wooden's accomplishments on the court are numerable. today we honor him for the accomp

host: kentucky on the independent line. caller: i want to know why are there is soomuch negativity and -pcorruption in america. would you believe that we have freedom in america?+ if we do, what is the privilege? guest: iidid not know -- in fact, i do not agree with your proposition. i think this is a very free country. i think the proof of the pudding is the incredible number of people around the world who want to come here to live. host: peter on our democrat caller: good morning. i have two quick questions. the fiist concernssautonomy and how this agency operates in independence wittout not influence from any pdministration. secondly, i know the agency has a different ways of gathering information. my question is, lately different politicians have been throwing around racial profiling. my question is, how is this effective -- and not effective, but how does this hinder -- what is its role? that is my basic question. thank you. with regards to your first point -- guest: with regards to your first poont, saying these are u

what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually unprecedented, that we would pay for the emergency spending for unemployment compensation by removing money from our jobs program, the stimulus program. so he is going to kill jobs on one side to pay for the unemployed on the other side. it makes no sense economically, and it is certainly not within the tradition of the senate, and i object. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one the majority just voted for. obviously, they didn't find it offensive in the context of the measure that was defeated. we'll continue to work on this in the hopes that we can pass this worthwhile measure without the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i'd ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, today there is about a million people in america who terribly disappointed with what

host: mary, bowling green, kentucky. caller: i was calling in response to what was just said. i am one of those women who tried to leave, tried to leave a woman before sai she came from a long line oabused women. i wanted to say that when i tried to leave, a lot of times when i called w-enforcement -- i now he three assault and battery convictis on meat. - on me. in situations where i was being beaten, in all three of those cases, i never even recved an attorney in court. i was railroaded through the system. the result is thatodai am a felon, and that applies to previous subjects, as unemployment. so i would lik to say hat law enforcement needs t be educad on posttraumatic stress disorder. host: thankou, mary. gues you raise an interesting issue about the problem of the lack of response, andomen have no other chores, they act out in response because -- when women have no other choice, they act out in response. i cannot respond to your specific circumstances, because i do not know what caused you to become a felon. but the leadership we provide around training and technical ass

ice storms in kentucky, vice floods in north dakota. we were fully involved with the influenza outbreak. haiti was the most recent disaster we responded to of note. this is double largest ecological disaster affecting the coast here. the first one was in 1981 with the assassination. that was military. i had taught at emory universityyfor about a decade. i have also trained with the cdc's epidemic intelligence service. >> thank you. >> at 1:00, the ceo of johns hopkins will talk about the impact of the new health care law on medicaid. you can see that live on c-span 3. the senate meets today to o'clock eastern. the centers will begin debate on judicial nominations. the house will have bills later in the week on campaign disclosure rules and additional funds for wars and disasters. live coverage of the house is here on c-span. coverage of the senate is on c- span 2. >> the fcc commissioner talks about immediate ownership and use of public airwaves for emergency services tonight on "the communicator's." >> at about 1:00, we will go live to