durbin: for the last month the republican leader from kentucky has come to the floor and argued that we should not move detainees currently in guantanamo, into the united states, even for trial. luckily, the president and the attorney general have the head of the joint military chiefs of staff have come to the conclusion that it's in the best interests of the united states' safety and security that one of these notorious terrorists be brought to the united states for trial. and so it has been announced today that mr. ahmaz ghalani is being brought to the united states, to new york, for trial. luckily this administration is not following the advice and counsel of senator mcconnell and some on his side. it is time for this man to face a trial. what is he being charged with? he's being charged as one of those involved in the 1998 embassy attacks in africa. this tanzania national has been held in cuba since september of 2006. he was captured by our forces, and others, in pakistan, in 2004 and transported to guantanamo. he is being charged with his involvement in the 1998 bombings of u.s.

the gentleman from kentucky has 3 1/2 minutesemaining. mr. price: we have no further speakers on the floor at this point. there may be one on the way so i'd like to reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: madam speaker, i have no further speakers. i intend to close our time you down but i'd be happy to do that now or whenever the chairman would like for to us proceed. mr. price: if the gentleman has -- if the gentleman has no further speakers, we'll be happy to move on to the amendments. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky to close. mr. rogers: i yield myself the balance of our time. you know, since 9/11 we've come a long way in securing the country, i think. it's been eight long years, la borious tasks have been undertaken. first the formation of the department of homeland security, attempting to merge some 22 different agencies of the government into a single agency under the umbrella of the department of homeland securit and, yes, week of made progress, i think substant

but i just want to back up what senator mcconnell from kentucky has said. americans don't want government-run insurance company any more than they want government-run car companies. the government is running everything from the banks, the insurance company and now we will run insurance company for health care. i don't think that's what the american people want. i think the senator from kentucky is exactly right. he's right when he says no government-run care. and that we shun be rationing -- shouldn't be rationing care, two critical aspects of the legislation senator kennedy has and among the things being discussed in the senate finance committee, as well. we need to draw a line here, put patients first, not put the government first. now, mr. president, since -- i think i will have a little bit more time on the republican side, but if i have colleagues that wish to speak i will be happy to finish here for a moment. i'll go for a little bit longer on another subject. we've had kind of a running debate here on the question of closing guantanamo prison. this i

general petraeus, someone i know the senator from kentucky has praised on the floor of the united statesenate. he believes guantanamo should be closed. they aren't alone. robert gates, secretary of defense under president bush and now under president obama, believes it should be closed. senator mccain on your side of the aisle has stated publicly that guantanamo should be closed. senator lindsey graham, on your side of the aisle, has stated publicly it should be closed. former secretaries of state have made the same statements. now, he is entitled to his point of view. i respect him for holding that point of view even if he doesn't have the support from the security and military leaders that i just mentioned. but to come to this floor and repeatedly say to the american people that we are in danger because we are trying terrorists in the coforts america -- in the courts of america i think goes too far. i think the president has done the right thing. i think they man, ahmed ghailani, should stand trial. if 12 innocent americans died -- and they did -- among 224 people, this man should be o

my good friend in kentucky has a tenth grade education and can explain this better than i did. beano big business is ripping them off and credit cards are ripping them off and banks are ripping them off and the governments are ripping them off. i think they are at this stage of asking themselves what can we do. how >> we have another question here. >> you mentioned in your book the biggest lies on wall street, i'm curious for you out of the 86 biggest lies what is the biggest and why do you feel so? >> it's so funny because you try to anticipate questions you will get and on fortunately i never anticipated that question, and it's not the way that i wrote the book. i didn't write the book with number one, the law being the most offensive. the way i wrote the book is the first two chapters tied to explain the current crisis and lie is that got us into the crisis. the second tries to identify what is preventing us from getting out of the crisis and then i take a big broad view of general lies on wall street that prevent cost from doing what we want to do which is invest to make mo

the chair: the gentleman from kentucky has 14 minutes remaining. the gentleman from north carolina has also 14 minutes remaining. mr. rogers: i yield four minutes to one of the hardest working members of our committee and our subcommittee, the gentleman from texas, mr. culberson. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. culberson: thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, mr. rogers. our subcommittee on homeland security is a, i think, a terrific example on how the congress ought to operate. i am one of the most dedicated fiss -- fiscal conservatives in the house. our subcommittee is made up of people with very strong beliefs from both sides of the aisle. but we don't work in that committee with regard to party. we don't even mention party labels. i have done my best to really erase that term from my language and focus on what's fiscally conservative and fiscally liberal. but this committee really has focused on what's good for the nation. we have worked together in a way that is, i think, has -- i hope the leadership of the congress would use the wor

i want to thank my friend, the republican leader from kentucky, who has shown such impressive leadership on as he describes probably the most important -- domestic issue, certainly, that will be addressed by this congress. i look forward to working with my colleagues over the next few weeks on legislation reforming our current health care systems. america is looking to congress to enact health care legislation that's provides all americans affordable access to health insurance and the ability to choose the health insurance policy that fits each american's need. just yesterday it was reported that 62% of americans support congress enacting a major overhaul of the health care system according to a diego poll. i believe health care should be available to all and not limited to how much money you make. i believe competition should be used to provide the availablity of health insurance and match a person's needs. i believe american families, not washington bureaucrats or insurance companies, should be in charge of any health care decision. but i don't believe that we need to expand government

while the market has rebounded some, kentucky's small businesses and families tell me that a lack of competition in the health care market continues to keep prices high. shouldn't this experience figure into our consideration? when it comes to our approach on legislation as costly as health care, we should learn from our experience with the stimulus. democrats rushed that bill on the grounds that we needed it to jump-start the ailing economy. yet a few months later, we were already hearing outrageous stories of abuse and the unemployment rate actually continues to rise. and when it comes to specific proposals within any so-called health care reform bill, we should learn from the experience of kentucky. we should not be rushed into enacting so-called reforms that cost taxpayers trillions and could increase premiums to consumers. americans indeed want reform, but they want us to do it right. they don't want a blind rush to spend trillions of dollars that they and their grandchildren will have to pay for through higher taxes and even more debt. madam president, i yield the floor. the pr

firepower of these universities and colleges in kentucky and their counterparts throughout the country. and it's one of the best things the department has ever done. i'm happy to say it's in my home state of kentucky. i yield to the gentleman. mr. price: if the gentleman will yield, i want to commend him for his advocacy of these outstanding programs and join him in opposition to this ill-conceived amendment. >> i reserve. mr. flake: may i inquire as to the time remaining? the chair: the gentleman has three minutes remaiming. -- remaining. mr. flake: there have been a few statements that the department of homeland security or fema somehow endorse these amendments. or endorse these projects. according to o.m.b., the administration responses about the eefermark requests quote, should not be construed as evaluation or recommendation of specific earmark requests based on merit or value. we can say that, hey, the agency want this is. but the official position of the administration is, we're taking no position. and of course, they really can't. because these earmarked dollars are sometimes taking from the accounts that they would otherwise us

three balls and a strike to austin kearns. 28 years old from lexington, kentucky. 31 saturdays this year. he has been on base -- starts this year. he has been on base 29 of those games. >> rob: 3-1 pitch from oh wince. you see him short-arm it there and slick that fastball to the outside corner. >> johnny: outfield shaded a little bit to the right for kearns but he draw as base on balls. johnny vander me,r no-hit the braves, the first of two consecutive no-hitters. in high school, did you come close? >> rob: to no-hitters? i threw four in 2 years. >> johnny: back-to-back? >> rob: i have no idea. i didn't keep track. >> johnny: i did. i was at your second one. [laughter]. >> rob: when you think about it back-to-back no-hitters in the major league. you don't do that this day and age. >> johnny: yeah. >> rob: worlds apart between high school and pro. that cracks me up with the stats people trying to talk about this guy can pitch -- how can you make that correlation. >> johnny: up the middle. nice job of nieves. went right over the shoulder of micah owings. we will take a look at this play again. >>

i am for everything obama has done so far, but we have to watch the deficit. host: kentuckyn our democrat'' line. good morning, mary. caller: i would give him and "a" considering everything he has inherited. i think he is doing a good job. i do not think that we keep any gold at fort knox anymore. host: we will go next to tennessee on the our democrats' line. caller: hello, i am a first-time caller. i would commend the people calling and talking about the problems of usury, and i would probably give thea b- on this, but he failed by not nationalizing banks and picking them up. we ought to look at this as a trust issue. there's a lack of competition, overpayment of executives, and one of greed and which the banks and large companies are calling the shots, not the taxpayer, not even our representatives. thank you for the opportunity. host: j.p. morgan chase tops the list of banks that have agreed to repay tarp funds, followed by goldman sachs, morgan stanley, u.s. bancorp, capital one, american express, bb &t, and so on. connecticut it on at our independent line, go ahead. cal

kentucky derby then skipped the preakness. summer bird followed the same path to victory has his father, birdstone, 2004 belmont winner. >> the wings were halfway to the stanley cup and the penguins had an inscription on their tombstone. we're not ready to make funeral arrangements for pittsburgh and not ready to crown detroit. after two straight wins on their home ice, the pens evened the stanley cup final at 2-2. the series returned to motown for game five. detroit's leading scorer, pavel datsyuk returned to the lineup. missed the last seven games with a foot injury. first period scoreless. watch marc-drun fleury. dives to knock it away. we're just getting started. still in the first. doing to cleary. second period. watch valtteri filppula. the backhand. the wings took full advantage on the power play. niklas kronwall. 3-0 detroit. another wings power play, defenseman brian rafalski. second power play goal of the game. detroit had one power play goal in the first four games. henrik zetterberg. last year's conn smythe winner. three power play goals in a period. that ties a stanley cup record. wings win 5-0. 15th career playo

kentucky is recognized for five minutes. mr. rogers: madam speaker, since the majority has shut out nearly all of the minority from offering legitimate and well reasoned amendments, i offer this motion to recommit. the motion is straightforward. it simply would add $50 million to the e-verify program. this program allows an employer to call and verify that an applicant for a job is not an illegal immigrant. for months the administration and this majority have delayed, diminished, and all but dismissed the government-run employee verification system under the guise that the system is inaccurate, costly, and susceptible to error and identity theft. however e-verify is accurate 99 -plus percent of the time. in my book 99% accuracy especially when we are talking about jobs and security is a pretty good statistic. having said that this motion would ensure beyond the shadow of a doubt complete and total accuracy of e-verify. no longer can opponents of e-verify hide behind concerns about incorrect readings or system errors. this motion simply directs $50 million in this bill to im

kentucky is recognized for five minutes. mr. yarmuth: thank you, madam speaker. the distinguished minority leader has just expressed the desire of his party to engage us in health care reform, and i'm so gratified and happy to hear him say that. similarly, the distinguished minority leader of the senate, who is both my senator and my constituent, has spent the last few days in the senate talking about that same desire to help us move forward in addressing what we all know is an unsustainable and dysfunctional health care delivery system. the senator spoke last friday and he said, quote, americans want reform that addresses the high cost of care and gives everyone access to quality care. in america in 2009 doing nothing is simply not an option. we must act and we must act decisively. the question is not whether to reform health care. the question is how best to reform health care. none of us on either body, on either side of the aisle will argue with that statement. argue with that statement. unfortunately, in the remainder they're coming from. but the arguments that are raised are things that require

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has some serious problems in the highly urbanized area? new york and new jersey? is that pennsylvania? and is that kentucky -- is this west virginia? >> this is delaware. >> further out -- >> this is the western states. the reason i raise this issue is because the predictions is that the feeling about this season, because the storms have been so intense, there is a feeling that this is the time of the eastern coast, and i want to reinforce that i know that people in the northeast have not had a storm in a long time but there are significant studies, showing what will happen if there is. this is not a pretty picture. in 1938 there was a major storm on long island, think about what the population was back then, and what this is today. 80 years later. i am asking you, you testified that in this area, that there is virtually no communication of people outside of 911, if you want to report an emergency. in terms of where to go for a shelter or a meal for your child, this is the service that you provide. >> this speaks to the urgency of this act that you are supporting, and we know that this was never more vividly described were illustra

has expired. the gentleman from missouri. mr. akin: i rise now to yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from kentucky, congressman whit field. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. whitfield: i rise to support the en bloc amendments. all of us know all too well that many one nene -- young men and women returning from iraq and afghanistan have suffered serious physical and emotional injuries. camp lejeune, camp pendleton, fort campbell, kentucky, and walter reed have rehabilitative programs that includes the therapeutic use of animals to treat these wounded warriors and preliminary results show the programs are particularly effective. in the en bloc amendment, i have an amendment that directs the department of defense working with h.h.s. and the veterans' administration to conduct a study to determine whether the use of therapeutic -- the therapeutic use of animals to treat these wounded warriors should be expanded to other facilities and military installations around the country. i urge support of the en bloc amendment and this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gen

. >> and i seen that york has some serious gaps in the very highly urbanized area, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania? >> that is, correct. >> and then is that kentuckygripes west virginia. >> delaware. >> know, further out. >> kentucky, north dakota, arizona, wyoming. >> but on the eastern seaboard and the reason that i raise this issue at this hearing in the beginning of this season is that the predictions i have seen and the feeling about this season it is the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast. there is some sense that this is the east coast time and i just need to reinforce that and other people and minorities have not had a storm and a longtime. but there are some significant study is that show what will happen if there is and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit long island and you can just understand and think about what the population was then but what it is today. 80 years plus later and i am asking you are you testifying that actually in that part of that highly urbanized area that they're virtually is no communication of people outside of your 911 if you want to record an emergency but in ter

report by the kentucky institute of medicine and it is nearly 2300 doctors short of the national average a shortage of could be reduced by reforming the medical malpractice laws. obama has not advocated the liability reform most republicans would like to see but he has opened the door to the system. none of the bills introduced in congress even acknowledge the need for malpractice reform or propose any solutions to do with the problem. finally come republicans share the president's concern how much health care reform will cost and how we both pay for it. obama's says he sets down a rule that health-care reform must me and will be deficit neutral in the next decade but that estimates show that just one, i just one section of the bill spent $1.3 trillion. and even more outrageous is the fact it doesn't even have any proposals to pay for the enormous price tag other than to borrow it from the taxpayers for americans want reform but they do not want to spend trillions of dollars they and they're grandchildren have to pay for the higher taxes and more deprivation americans can keep the coverage they have and strengthening well this and prevention programs, performing medical

kentucky is recognized for five minutes. mr. chandler: thank you, madam chairman. i would first like to express my gratitude to our chairman, mr. dicks, who has provided tremendous leadership on this bill, tremendous leadership throughout the year on the interior appropriations bill. a bill that i believe is extremely important to the future of our country. i'd also like to thank our ranking member, mr. simpson, for the way that he has -- very bipartisan way conducted himself and the business of the committee. it's been a committee that has worked tremendously well together throughout the year. i want to rise to express my strong support for this bill. this bill is an extremely important one as i mentioned a moment ago. and i believe that we have had the opportunity this year as a result of our chairman's efforts to hear hundreds of witnesses in extensive hearings. i believe this is one of the most hardworking committees, subcommittees of the appropriations committee. we have discovered some very real needs across this country. we discovered of course the fact that many of the needs in our country have languished over quite a number of years.

nicoe and the new york has gaps at the highly urbanized area blacks were shaking your head, new york, new jersey. is it pennsylvania? >> that is correct. >> and is that kentucky, west virginia? >> kentucky, south dakota, wyoming, the western states but on the eastern seaboard and the reason i raise this issue at this hearing in the beginning of the season is the production site seen or the feeling about the season because the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast there is some sense that this is the east coast time and i just need to reinforce i know people in the northeast haven't had a storm for a long time but there are some significant studies that show what will happen if there is, and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit all my mind, and you can just understand and think about the population was and what it is today. 80 deer sophos -- 80 years plus later. and in that highly urbanized area they're virtually is no communication of people outside of your 911 if you want to report an emergency. but in terms where you can get shelter and where you could get a voucher for a house or a meal for your child, that is ba

has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. king: i yield myself the balance of the time in order to close. as the ranking member from kentucky said, this is something i do have a lot of work in. i am not the only member of this congress that's been down there to these lookouts. i have gone there and walked across the desert with our shadow wolves, for example, and had them point up and say on that mountain they have a position. and they have -- they have state-of-the-art optical equipment, state-of-the-art radio equipment. they are watching every move that our border patrol, i.c.e., custom border protection and shadow wolves are making on that southern border. and whenever we deploy manpower, if we set up our ground base radar that picks up humans, personnel walking across the desert they know where our locations are. they shiffed their traffic accordingly. i have -- they shift their traffic accordingly. i picked up 32 pounds of marijuana on one load that helped some pounds go through another load. we simply cannot tolerate in the united states of america at least as much as 70 miles inside the united states, and i'll be goi

kentucky, mr. whitfield. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and we appreciate you having this hearing on this very important issue today. we all recognize that fda has many very important responsibilities, and we've known through hearings for the last number of years that the resources available are always in question. but we recognize also that there is a definite need for reform of fda, and we're delighted that doctor hamburg is here with us today to provide testimony and the other panel of witnesses as well. we look forward to working with the majority on this important legislation, and having said that we do have some significant concerns about some provisions in this legislation. particularly the risk-based inspection portion, particularly that relating to the low risk facilities. also the traceability provisions that i understand, for example, would apply to every convenience store in the country. in addition to that, the recall provisions in this legislation. the country of origin provisions, particularly as it relates to the website requirements. and then also, of course, the ability or the power that we give the fda for subpoenas and other

that's a fact and that has spread among expectancy between the wealthy and working people growing wider. there was a study that came out and i'm not mistaken and to mention kentucky where there are a number of counties in america where you may have seen the study or women have seen what a decline in the life expectancy. hysterically life expectancy all over the world is going up and there are a number of counties and think of and in the south and lower income areas where women more than men have seen a decline in their life expectancy primero because of chronic disease and there are some people and i don't know of this is true but i have read in information message just because of obesity and other crime problems the and regeneration for the first time in history will have a lower life expectancy than their parents so i think all of this beast u.s. senator harkin is trying to do. the winning a revolutionary change in the way we do with prevention in this country and it is not going to simply be with employers. some are doing and break john but, on the other hand, there are some for a dozen different reasons, there are cutting back and eliminating the private heal

kentucky. good morning. caller: good morning. i was just going to make an observation. i inness wondering if you were aware in the last three years -- i was worried if you were aware mr. obama has been running for office, the coverage has been only about him. and george bush had never put anything together. [inaudible] even while it was happening under his watch it was not questioned about it, because all the questioning was about what mr. obama was doing. i just wonder, do you think the coverageha

kentucky does, to say it should only be private sector. let's see who does a better job. let them compete in the marketplace. my view is this: there has to be a level playing field. you cannot give the public option such advantages that they overwhelm the private sector. the proposal i've made and others are looking at things like this, senator bingaman is one; my friends in the house, i think congressman welch and murphy, were saying we can try to make the playing teeld level. the government won't -- playing field level. the government won't keep pouring money in, it sets it up and it has to compete. if the private sector needs preserves, because of catastrophic option, so will the public option. i am certain those who are interested in public obligation are interested in suggestions on making the playing field level but make no mistake the public option is a different model. the public option will not have to make a profit. that's about 10% or 12%, that guess to health care for the maybes. the public option will not have to merchandise and advertise. that's often 20%. so right off the bat public option has the same level playing fie

kentucky. caller: how do you do? -- host: how do you do? caller: good. everybody is knocking the federal reserve because of ron paul. ron paul as a smart guy, i respect him. he has been involved in politics for many years. i was a reform party candidate for president in 2000, have a finance degree. ron paul wants to go back to the gold standard. what is everybody going to do, carry around a will barrel -- carry around a wheelbarrow full of gold? the federal reserve is basically a government bank that will allow people or allow the government to print money, put it out there to make things easier for everybody. is real simple. realistically, you can go about it anywhere and they can print out a promissory note and create money like the federal reserve. the only thing is, they regulate it much better, and it is designed to structure the economy well. host: i think we are going to have to leave it there because we have to go to the phone, pearl davenport, an energy reporter who will catch us up to speed on what is happening in the u.s. house on it and the energy and climate change bill. are you there? guest: good morning. host: where are they in the house? guest: w

has some serious gaps in that very highly-urbanized area there? you're shaking your head. new york, new jersey, is that pennsylvania? >> that is correct. >> pennsylvania. and then is that kentucky or -- kentucky, west virginia? >> delaware. >> no, no -- >> oh, further out? kentucky, south dakota, arizona, wyoming. >> okay, the western states but on the eastern sea board, and the reason i raised this issue at this hearing in the beginning of the season is that the predictions that i've seen or the feeling about this season because the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast -- >> that's correct. >> -- there's some sense that this is the east coast's time. and i just need to reinforce that i know that people in the northeast have not had a storm in a long time, but there are some significant studies that show what will happen if there is. and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit long island, and you can just understand and think about what the population was then but what it is today. you know, 80 years plus later. and i'm asking you or you're testifying that actually in that part of that highly-urbanized area that there virtually is no c

institute of medicine, kentucky is nearly 2,300 doctors short of the national average, a shortage that could be reduced in part by reforming medical malpractice laws. president obama has not advocated the kind of medical liability reform most republicans would like to see but he has at least opened the door to fixing the system. but none of the bills introduced in congress even acknowledge -- none of the bills introduced in congress even acknowledge the need for malpractice reform or propose any solutions to deal with the problem. finally, republicans share the president's concerns about how much health care reform is going to cost and how we will pay for it. president obama said that he set down a rule that -- quote -- "health care reform must be and will be deficit-neutral in the next decade." but the preliminary estimates from the bill before the "help" committee show that just one -- just one -- section of the bill spends $1.3 trillion. and even more outrageous is the fact that the bill doesn't have proposals to pay for its enormous price tag other than to borrow it from the taxpayers. americans want reform, but they don't want a blind rush to spend trillions of d