and it guy eventually came to work in the kitchen as well and i was constantly getting mixed up with this guy. they called me him and him i. i did not like that. you know beings there was another guy, he didn't call me by his name. they called me red because of the color of my skin. i got tired of that as well, so i approached him and i told him, i said look, my name is not red, i'm cotton. you can't call me by my name, my name sounds like crap in your mouth. so we pushed me, we fought. 30 days later, this guy came out of solitary confinement and approached me, apologized for fighting me. he said cotton i'm sorry for having to fight you, you're a good guy, but i do want to tell you that pool has confessed to me that you're doing time for a crime that he committed, so that particular night, i sat up till about 3:00 a.m., my attorney's expression, it had just been told to me, but it didn't take no time for them to do anything, because i had a waiting process. i went ahead on, i was transferred to acc in tennessee prison. i learned by the d.n.a. from the o.j. trial, i wrote a letter to

those are accounts that directly impact people who are sitting around those tables in those kitchens across the table. for nasa this cut would significantly reduce needed contingency in the development of all new nasa missions and we just heard democrats and republicans both get up, earlier consideration of this bill, speaking with great concern about the cuts that we've taken to human space flight, albeit we're doing that in the short-term because we're waiting for the augustine report to come forward and the administration to come forward with its vision with regard to human space flight. but just that concern, that angst, protectioned about the impact that that would have on the economy of those communities who are deeply involved in human space flight. the national science foundation, another example. this drop in government sport for -- support for research and development on top of the falloff in corporate research investment and private foundation support would stress the nation's research universities right at the time that this country needs to invest in research, needs to i

then the second book also takes place in the kitchen and it is called in the kitchen. this of course, is in paper and the road home is on hardback which probably makes a difference to people. finally, this book and segue and to my other favorite shawn bridges south asian books. i have two of them hear. one is here cutting four stone which is about a position it is very hard to describe because it is a very fact epic novel and lots of people have been coming into the store to say how much they love this book. the author is a position in the united states that immigrated here actually from ethiopia where his family were protestant missionaries. a lot of the book takes place in ethiopia and a lot takes place in the united states in a hospital and it is lush, beautiful riding about medicine and immigration and ethiopia it in bad times and 80 wonderful book. another book that takes place in calcutta and it is called an sacred games. in the tradition of life imitating art 1/2 bid in mobile last year it happened as almost they were following a script from sacred games and it

and in the second book also takes place in the kitchen and that is called in the kitchen with. so i think this, of course, is a paper and then in new monica ali is in hardback which probably makes a difference to the people. finally, monica of the segues into my other favorite genre which this south asian books. i have to hear, one is cutting for stone it is about a opposition. it is really hard to describe because it is an epic, very fat epic novel. we have got lots of people coming into the store to say how much they love this book. in he is a physician in the united states and emigrated here from ethiopia where his family were protestant missionaries. a lot of cutting for stone takes place in ethiopia and a lot takes place in the united states. and it is lush, beautiful riding, about madison and about and immigration and it is about ethiopia and bad times. it is a wonderful book. and the other book, a south asian book takes place in calcutta and is called sacred gains. it is in the tradition of of life imitating art. what happened in mumbai last year was almost as though the

and then the second book also displays in the kitchen and that is called, in the kitchen. so i think this one, of course, is in paper, the road home, and the new monica ali is in hardback which probably makes a difference to people. finally it monica ali segues into my other favorite genre which is south asian books. i have to hear, one is abraham -- cutting for stone which is about a physician, it is really hard to describe because it is an epic, very fact epic novel. we have gone on so people coming into the store to say how much they love this book. in -- it is about a position in the united states who emigrated here and chilly autumn ethiopia where his family where protestant missionaries and a lot of cutting for stone takes place in ethiopia and a lot of it takes place in the united states in a hospital in the united states. it is a rush -- lush beautiful writing about medicine and immigration and it is about ethiopia in bad times and it is a wonderful book. the other book, south asian book takes place in calcutta and is called a sacred games and is by -- it is in tha

and then the second book also takes place in a kitchen, and that's called in the kitchen by monica ali. so i think both -- this one, of course, is in paper. the road home, and the new monica ali is in hardback. which probably makes a difference to people. finally, monica ali segways into my other favorite genre which is south asian books. i have two here, one is abraham verghese, cutting for stone, which is about a physician who -- well, it's really hard to describe because it's a epic, very fat epic novel. we've gotten lots of people have been coming into the store to say how much they love this book. verghese is a physician in the united states who emigrated here actually from ethiopia where his family were protestant missionaries, and this -- a lot of cutting for stone takes place in ethiopia, and a lot takes place in a hospital in the united states, and it's lush, beautiful writing. it's about medicine and about immigration, and it's about ethiopia in bad times, and it's a wonderful book. and the other book that i -- south asian book takes place in calcutta, and it's called sacred

and what i would like to say though -- my comment is i think we need a kitchen sink approach here. i don't noad know if we're getting it from either side. it seems like the republicans bring out the tax credit argument for lots of different things. it seems in this case it's also the case. but democrats, i'm not even sure what the democratic proposal is yet. but had we taken a kitchen sink approach, have we brought in health care experts and officials from every single other country in the world that has, you know, a quantity take y and equal take thively better healt -- qualitatively better health care than we have? guest: that's a great question. i have spent time on the swiss plan, which is probably one of the most effective in the world. they spend 11% of their g.d.p. they have health care equivalent to us. everybody over there is on a plan. but they have options. you see all sorts of health insurance innovation from them. let me comment about your nasal medication. we're still the only place in the world where you have a true competitive market in pharmaceuticals. and so you g

and families around the kitchen table are asking for help today. they know how they struggled. they know if they have health care they might lose it next week when they lose their job. they know if they have health care, they might not be able to make the co-pays if they have something serious happen with their child. and they know that if they don't have health care, that they're going to have to forego virtually everything else or perhaps forego the treatment itself because they won't be able to afford those -- afford to make those payments to the doctor or to the hospital. this is the moment when families and small businesses and large businesses are coming together to paint a new vision to improve the quality of life. to strengthen the foundation for our families. let us seize this moment. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. a senator: mr. president, i rise today to introduce a piece of legislation that i believe that the senate should consider immediately. mr. johanns: i bel

moms and dads across the country are sitting around the kitchen table deciding what must be cut from their budgets so they can pay their bills and feed their children as the cost of living continues to skyrocket. meanwhile, our nation as a whole faces an $11 trillion debt. last night in spite of irresponsible journalism this morning by "the politico" to the contrary, i offered and amendment to the rules committee that would simply retain the fiscal year 2009 funding level for the m.r.a. this amendment is simple but i believe it shows the americans -- shows the americans figuring out their family budgets at the kitchen table this morning that they are not alone. that someone in congress understands that these difficult times calls for shared sacrifice. we who have been given the honor of serving in this body must be part of the sacrifice and that starts here in our office and it should start now. unfortunately, my amendment was rejected by the rules committee. i urge this body to reject this restrictive rule so that my amendment can come to the house floor, give this congress a chance

kitchens, bathrooms, etc. churches fill that bill readily. so most of them are churches or schools throughout the united states. we did have the shelters before katrina, but afterwards, we put them in a database, so for the first time we could see where they were at short notice and, what could be available. and our local chapters report back to us on numbers, etc. >> the issue of school was interesting to me, because when people move into schools for a long time, it is hard to operate a school. and one of the essential ingredients of recovery for parents and children is to get their children appear -- children back as soon as possible. r

are public buildings, part of the criteria is that they have facilities to support a population, kitchens and bathrooms, schools and churches that fill this readily. most of these are not churches or schools. we have the shelters before hurricane katrina, but after this we put this into a database. we could see where they were at short notice. and when we have a disaster, the local chapter will report how many of the shelters are open and the numbers of people inside. >> the school issue is interesting to me, because in a catastrophic disaster like we had, when people moved into schools for a long time, it is hard to operate the school. one of the central ingredients of recovery for parents with children is to get their children in school as soon as possible because the parents can go about all of the works that they have to do to rebuild their homes and businesses. how does the red cross -- red cross utilize the buildings that may suffer catastrophic flooding and destruction, do you have another plan using schools in some areas -- this may not be the best in that circumstance. >> right n

general motors' market capitalization, $375 million on wednesday, is about the size of california pizza kitchen. is it too big to fail? harley davidson, $4.3 billion. fail? the general motors has not already failed, then the new coke was a success." next caller, good morning. caller: i just wanted to make this comment, republicans should not be upset at all. this is exactly what trickle- down economics is. companies make the money, it goes to the investors, and whatever is left over goes to the working people. it is the same thing. the company makes money, it goes to the investors, and hopefully goes to the workers. i am shocked at the republicans. they do not understand what is going on. thank you. host: if you missed the ceremony from the normandy region of france, commemorating the 65th anniversary of that june 5 invasion -- june 6 invasion, there was a front page spread here. "unimaginable help," as suffered by soldiers. todd, new york. good morning. caller: one of the things that we often forget is what led us in the last two years to the point we are at with general motors and chrysler. t

the put commercials on the tv, but they always do well commercial is on, but people do not watching kitchen. but does -- and they do not catch, but that is the best insurance, if people want that. host: the next call from the democrats' line. caller: the way that i see it the president is more than correct. to get into another country's elections? we have to see our aid down there working anyway, so why do need a president to say anything? he should stay as far away from that election as he can get. host: back to cincinnati, frank, and in a panic caller -- an independent color. caller: i think obama it is doing a good job. i think the criticism is largely about what is going on here in the united states and not about a iran. even when he was running in the election he was under a lot of criticism for taking a position around negotiations, taking a soft-power approach initially with iran. it has been his policy and a lot of these commentators say that when we approached a run we need to get involved with other people so that when we're dealing with -- for we approach iran, so that when we're

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alone at kitchen table ed night, writing by candlelight as our household slept, abigail had the time to focus her mind and your thoughts directed to the formic philadelphia and to her husband. this was a moment to consider issues that were important to her. and so she initiated another seditious topic. i long to hear that you have declared independence she wrote, and by the way in the new code of laws, which i suppose it will be necessary for you to make, i decide you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them then your ancestors. do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. this was an audacious move. again, as she sat, her thoughts carried her to a territory that was more revolutionary than any american, a male or female, had wandered in the course of the rebellious considerations. slavery was the light specter that the delegates avoided, but the idea of the rights of women was so contrary to anyone's imagination, much less an expression in the halls of congress, that the issue would have been considered amusing rather than alarming. but abi

this is when a guy's getting in your kitchen. and the bat comes up to ricky nolasco.it to first base. >> bob: maybe that's why ricky didn't bother looking at the runner. he had to worry about the ball and the bat. here is wil nieves. >> rob: i'm sure anderson's hands kind of reverb rated after that hit. they'll be numb a little bit. >> bob: breaking ball away. if it gets by the mound, there's a chance. nieves is safe and the nationals pick up a two out run. it was do or die for uggla with the glove. and the nats get a break on an infield chopper, 2-0. >> rob: we saw this happen to us up in baltimore. they were going over the infield. this one, perfect. >> bob: wil has good speed for a catcher. >> rob: and he's getting down that line. the only chance log had on this play was to try to take it with his glove and scoop it and throw it to first base. never had a chance. >> bob: that accomplished a couple of things. got a run home and it gets scott olsen up here. scott olsen can handle the bat. he is 0 for 8 on the year, but he's a .154 career hitter. for nieves, his 12th

teammates also say they've got to do a better job bailing him out when, as he said, orlando throws the kitchen sink at him. >> if they're going to throw extra people at him, we have enough players that can put the ball in the basket and make plays, to where they'll have to do something else. >> as he watched film last night or today, he'll start seeing spaces where they're coming from, who's coming, and he'll start kicking that ball out to myself, trevor, lamar, jordan, whoever's open, and we'll make the plays from there. >> as opposed to just watching him do what he does and then turning to the shooters on the weak side, we've got to cut to the lane, fill gaps, we've got a lot of really good passers on this team. >> i've got to get my guys involve. sometimes that means sacrificing your rhythm and trying to rebuild it, and last night i couldn't regenerate it. as far as me hitting the wall, so what if i did? i didn't, but so what if i did. >> what does it mean if you did? >> it means nothing. >> because? >> because i'll run straight through it. >> a day later the shots were definitely still dro

if you have cable in one room of your own, but you have another tv in the kitchen and that receives program over the air, did you need to prepare for what ever set receives programming over the air. >> 58 million coupons have been mailed, and 30 million coupons have been redeemed. >> are there still 18 million coupons out there? >> that is a question we will see the answer to. the redemption rate has always been 50% or less. that may be that people are procrastinating. that may also mean that some people that applied for coupons did not really need them. we have been encouraging people who have coupons and do not need them to donate them to people who are not qualified to receive them because they live in a rooming house where someone who is not ready. we do not know how many of those coupons will be redeemed in the last days. >> 21 million coupons have expired. how long all these good for? >> they are good for 90 days from when they are mailed. what happens is, if they do expire, you can just apply for a new one. >> people should realize that the coupon program does not end on june 12. she

these consequences will be evident on every kitchen table, every family budget and every american's peace of mind. mr. president, i encourage republicans to finish this legislation. i've said if there are germane amendments they file under, we'll -- even though we have no obligation to do that, we'll have those amendments during the 30-hour postcloture time and dispose of them. i don't understand what the deal is here, mr. president. we've had -- this will be the 18th time we've had to file cloture this year. 18th time. and in spite of that, we've been able to get a lot of work done. but i do encourage republicans to join with us in moving this legislation forward. it's important. it's important for -- mr. president, i look around the floor here. virginia, nevada, arizona senators here, very important. tourism is very important. it will create jobs. it will cut our deficit. that's not a bad combination. and so i would encourage republicans to join on this important travel promotion bill and to ultimately pass it so we can create jobs here at home, help our economy recover and prosper once

kitchener went down there to avenge that, and they want one massive victory.hat had almost no casualties. churchill took part in that. in recounting this battle, which he was in the course of launching a political career -- he had every reason on earth to celebrate this overwhelming victory. he writes of it as a tragedy. when the dervishes' come over the hill and the british -- there is a beautiful paragraph in a chapter of his book. it is a commentary on what war has become. it says, little did they know the impending tragedy. then he describes metal whistling into flesh and the screams of the dying on one side, and back on the british side, the manufacturing process. so if war becomes dangerous, and if it is made dangerous by technological advancements, if it is made dangerous by the increased degree of organization possible in modern countries, the increased devotion of people into the country in a democratic nation where we all get to on it, it is possible that the modern, free government contains the seeds of its own destruction in itself. he writes in 19

class family is about $12,000 making insurance cost a little bit less is pretty important at your kitchen table. if we want to solve families economic downturn we need to remember that 62% of bankruptcies are attributable to a significant degree on crippling healthcare costs and you think the subprime mortgage crisis is behind all those foreclosures, well, you're half-right. half of the foreclosures appear to be attributable instead to the cost and the burden of health costs. [applause] >> but whatever our macro goals are with respect to healthcare, in the end, there is only that one rule. that we have to meet when people are sick that get the healthcare that they need. i think about sheila, the woman in cleveland a lot. in many ways her story seems to be a story about hopelessness. and surely on one level it is. but it's also a story about hope. sheila still believed that in america if you got the chance maybe on your lunch hour you could find someone, and if you just whispered in the right person's ear things could change. i don't know if sheila picked the right person's ear when she sp

once i found this recipe for a victorian kitchen for how to make a basic cake and it was like to take the sugar, egg, the butter and beat for three-quarters of an hour, it told me everything i wanted to know about victorian housewives for ever and there was so much like that i wanted to tell in the book in terms of the big stuff happening, the historic moments, the colonial period, the immigration, susan b. anthony suffrage, the whole thing. but also have on the bottom the story of how regular when in lived and how their lives changed as all of these things happened. i'm a very big believer when i see a picture of the signing of the magna car or the first thanksgiving or joan of arc in the field or whatever. i always want to know where the people went to the bathroom and what kind of shoes they had and were they comfortable. those things about interest me. what happened with this book, it was a wonderful book to write. i was so happy to do it, but i know you've all had the experience of taking history courses, a survey or what ever and get a great information but by the time you get t

i mean, they do the whole kitchen sink, man, and they did a great job staying on my body, and they brought help from the weak side, and simple as that. >> thanks, kobe. >> kobe, howie evans. did the crowd play a factor in that guy jumping up and down with the regular flag? is that something that the nba says is okay? >> what guy and. >> the guy -- you didn't see him? >> maybe if i saw

is and that they have facilities second support a population, kitchens, bathrooms, etc. as, schools and churches fill the bill quite readily so most of them are either churches or schools throughout the u.s.. we have the shelters before katrina, but after katrina we actually put those into a database of the first time in a computer database we can see where they were on short notice. what might be available and also when we actually have a disaster for local chapters will report how many shelters are open, members of people in the shelters etc. >> okay, and the school issue is interesting to me because obviously in a catastrophic disaster that we had and others have had, when people move into schools for a long time it is hard to actually operates schools and one of the essential ingredients of recovery for parents of children is to get their children back in school as soon as possible because and then and these were the children are in school the parents can go about all the work that they need to do to rebuild their home, their business, etc.. how does a the red cross

funny characters and you will still meet people on the street that will say my al capone opened soup kitchensss the city my grandfather would be dead if it will send for el cajon. we don't romanticize so much anymore but there is something inherently romantic about mediates the cowboy culture, maybe it's these people are doing things everybody aboard to. both of you talk -- i'm out now but does it not fascinate -- i mean, you are here. >> it's part of the chicago culture and everybody accepts that is part of plug makes the city work. i think we are obviously a city of neighborhoods and a lot of these guys and the decades past were the big shots of the neighborhood and got a lot of respect and everybody knew who they were and they were looked up to in that with the vagueness >> of the americans are fascinated by crime in general. i think it's almost, you know, kind of a shakespearean release we're within all of us most of us are law abiding citizens but there is something of underdog worship that goes on in america in the case of a lot of criminals where the guy is getting away from it and buc

alarm system, these are big deals, power generators, kitchen exhaust. >> was k b i responsible for managing the work of that turkish outfit? >> that was a separate -- k b r came to the rescue, but that is all rework. >> do we know whether or not the army corps of engineers official who was responsible for that was ever disciplined? >> no we do not, and that is the accountability issue. we have to start identifying who is responsible, and not just that individual, but someone is reviewing and training his workload. so i think it goes up a little higher. my suggestion in this process, we have seen military accountability and situations, but we just have not yet seen where these situations occur, if they are an apt -- if they are inept. . . sir. >> said that is one of the things he will be investigating is what process to put in place so when that happens they don't do more business with us and people that be held accountable for that. are you getting enough action to the information or do you feel you need the assistance of anybody in congress? are people being responsive and helpful or obstr

three months later they stood in my house, in my kitchen and they said jennifer, it's not ronald's d.n.a. it's bobby pool. and people like to ask me, what did you feel like? what did you do? what did you say? well, what do you do and what do you say? i cried. i suffocated on guilt. i was debilitated with shame. i never felt shame and guilt from being a rape victim, but 11 years of a man's life were gone and i couldn't give them back. and no amount of apologies and no amount of i'm sorries, no amount of money, was going to give him a day back. and i didn't know what to do and i was afraid. i was afraid. i was afraid what he would say to me, what would he do do to me, would he hurt my children, would he come after me? would he seek revenge? would he? i would. i mean, a third of my life would be gone. i'd be angry. i'd want to hurt you. so i hid. and i didn't do anything and i didn't say anything and i asked people, what should i do? maybe i should call ronald on the phone and apologize. maybe i should write him a letter and say i'm sorry. no, don't do that. ronald had had a past. he wasn't

when you send a brother and sister out to the kitchen to clean up the table after dinner at night, if they're fighting, does it get better or worse, quickeror sooner. when people are at odds with each other, that leads to less efficiency and a poorer product. one of the problems that we had that left us vulnerable for september 11 was the silos of intelligence when we didn't have our members of the intelligence community not sharing intelligence. they weren't communicating. that's the foundation for the reason of establishing that director of national intelligence and putting it under one command. now i have concerns about the results of that as well, but that was the reason. and now we have a silo of politics here underneath of the speaker of the house who declares intelligence to be lying to congress and continues to go up to the fourth floor to receive intelligence briefings and intelligence community that is probably walking on egg shells, but the c.i.a. itself directed by leon panetta who has laid out that they have the documents and they have the documents and they have the proo

particular concern, because consumers have less control of the safety of those foods in their own kitchens. setting standards for pre harvest food production starts major gap in the food safety system. some suspect in protists associated ellises are particularly difficult to investigate the both of public health and regulatory perspectives. while large food service corporations and their suppliers often have excellent quality control programs, with impeccable records, many other companies don't. the portions of this bill requiring country of origin labeling and improve distribution records and plans to regulate this a production of harvesting the fruits and vegetables are important to help address the problems. i am pleased to see that the agency is being encouraged two markedly increase

. >> you throw everything at them but the kitchen sink and that's what dave trembley did. he at least tied this ballgame and gave the club a chance to win. all of the players ready to do a good job. all of the pitchers are anxious to get their pinch hit. guthrie was the only one with hill. if the orioles hadn't made that one base-running mistake, they had a chance of winning this ballgame on that fly ball to left field, possibly scoring a run with a sacrafice fly. >> and koji uehara pitched a pretty good game until he was taken out there. >> he did. he has been struggling to get deep in ballgames. you can see him laboring through the hot water. -- weather. he is just not used that youd to that now. a pretty good job on the part of koji to get the ball club deep in that game. >> again, the orioles lose to the florida marlins 7-6 in the first of three in florida. and let's go back down to south florida to jim hunter and buck martinez. >> thank you very much. really an exciting game, especially when the orioles fell he behind 6-1. chris ray returned to the emand he immediatel

back at the house he had breakfast at the kitchen table with bess who did not share his penchant for early rising. around 9:00 he went into his office, a three-room suite on the 11th floor of theú. federal reserve building in kansas city. sometimes mike westwood, an independence cop who was his part-time bodyguard sometimes he drove him but often he drove himself. harry s. truman was painted in black letters on the opaque glass door of the suite just like a detective agency in novel. on he had two assistants. he paid their salaries out of his own pocket. much of his day was spent answering mail. he received more than 70,000 pieces in the first two weeks after he left the white house. and as many as 1,000 a day thereafter. notes from well wishers, invitations budding politicians wrote him asking for advice or endorsements. the founder of a new cult tried to recruit him and when he mentioned he was looking for a silver dollar minted in 1924, the year of margaret's birth silver dollars poured in by the dozens. truman estimated that less than one-half of 1% of the letters came from crack

so they're not sitting in their kitchens just having kids memorize from books. we need to bring that in from all schools. caller: hi. my name is stephanie. and i was listening to ms. kay hill earlier and she made a good point about how alet of the students are not able to learn how to apply what they're learning in school to real life. they're not actually using an application. a lot of times those students are just taught how to do the work maybe in five different ways but then they move on to the next subject after the week is over. so they're not really learning to absorb the information that's been given to them. i live in an area where we're considered a very good quality school district. but what i observed over the years is that the lack of quality teachers, a lot of times every year the school has new teachers because they're trying to get rid of the most expensive ones and hire new ones for less. and we have a lot of parent engagement in the schools. a lot of volunteering. but still, we're scrambling just as much as a lot of the other schools that are n

first of all i want to read a homemade life, stories and recipes for my kitchen table. she is a really fantastic food blogger. her blog is called orange and she is also a columnist for bon appÉtit magazine. i'm excited to read her book. next up is handed this gets posted scans and other southern specialties. and entertaining life with recipes. and as by julia reith, a fantastic vogue writer and it's a recollection of her southern upbringing. i love reading the food books in the summer. and then something a little more serious. it's called a plain honest man, the making of the american constitution. and that chronicles the constitutional convention. also on my serious reading book is the hamman says. and then just for a little break since i didn't get to paris this year i like to read about it and i picked up a fantastic guidebook from a funky little german press called passion. they give fantastic design and art books. i'm reading passions pairs. so that's my summer reading list. book tv is asking what are you reading. >> well, actually my entire staff is reading the ro

if you have cable in one room of your home but you have another tv in the kitchen or the den and that receives programming over the air, you need to prepare for whatever set receives programming over the air. >> host: 30 million coupons have been redeemed, so what's going to, what's going to happen, are there still 18 million coupons out there? >> guest: that's a coupon we'll see the answer to. the redemption rate has always been 50 percent or less. that may mean people are procrastinating, it may also mean some people didn't need the coupons. we've been encouraging people to donate them to people who either aren't qualified to receive them because they live, for example n a rooming house or someone who just isn't ready. >> host: okay. 21 million coupons have expired according to the national telecommunications information agency. how long are they good for? >> guest: they're good for 90 days under the law -- >> host: from when they're mailed? >> guest: yes, mailed. so what happens is if they do expire, you can just apply for a new one. and people should realize that the coupon progra

just as every american household is gathering around its kitchen table finding ways to reduce cost and cut waste, the federal government has the responsibility to do the same. fiscal responsibility should be a primary objective of every member and as a member of the fiscal responsibility -- blue dog coalition, i will continue to work with my colleagues to address the increasing national debt that we have. however, it is important that we tackle every cost-saving opportunity, large or small, to meet that goal. i'm pleased that chairman price included this amendment in his manager's amendment. i'd also like to thank my colleague from new mexico, mr. hendrick, for working with me on this issue and for his dedication in cost-saving issues. thank you. i don't see mr. hendrick here, so i would like to yield the balance of my time to the chairman. thank you very much. mr. price: i thank the gentleman, reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: can i inquire of the time remaining? the chair: the gentleman from kentucky has 14 min

i take that back, if you have cable and one row of your home for example but another tv in the kitchen or the den and that receives programming over the air you need to prepare for whenever set receives programming over the air. >> some 58 million coupons have been mailed. 3 million have been redeemed. so what's going to happen? are there still 18 million coupons out there? >> that's a question we will see the answer to. the redemption rate has always been 50% or less and that might mean people are procrastinating. it might also mean some people who applied for coupons didn't really need them. we've been encouraging people who have coupons that don't need them to donate them to people who either are not qualified technically to receive them because they live in example in a room in her house or somebody that isn't ready but we don't know how many will be redeemed in the last days. >> 21 million coupons have expired according to the national telecommunications agency. how long are these good four? 90 days under the law. some people didn't realize -- >> from when they are mailed? >> yes,

very wonderful came to play around the kitchen table with your kids. hasbro i think is the manufacturer of it. so with apologies to hasbro, we came up with clue, because we -- if you played clue, madam speaker, i don't know if you're a clue player or not, the way it works is you start with a murder has been committed. in this case there wasn't a murder. it was pretty bad, but it wasn't murder, you start with what happened. what happened is that somebody put in a bill in the middle of the night, language that protected these bonuses that everybody became shocked about. so that's the crime in this particular instance. and so you have to find out who did it. you have to find out where it happened. in clue. you have to find out where the weapon is. now, the great news is that we know what the weapon is. it wasn't a gun or the lead pipe or rope or any of that stuff, it was a pen. somebody took a pen, took out the language that would have prohibited the bonus, and then took the pen and wrote in this paragraph into the bill. we got a third of the way there. i

yet at the kitchen tables of middle-class homes in toledo and dayton and akron and gallipolis and zanesville and my state, they are talking about using a mortgage payment to pay for a sick child ale health care treatment. small companies are talking about cutting jobs because health insurance policies are too high. middle-class americans are talking about how a public health insurance option is needed to provide economic stability for their families. as we develop economic reform we can't forget that millions of americans are depending on us -- us in this chamber and our colleagues on the other end of the building are depending on us to do the right thing. we should listen to people like darlene, a school nurse from cleveland. darlene treats students from economically distressed neighborhoods who lack access to healthy food. her students struggle in school because they're worried about a sick parent, a sick grandparent who can't afford health care. darlene wrote to me describing one student that she trys to help has asthma and a heart condition, a grade school student, but doesn't have an in