korea is a strong ally, and america remains committed to korea's safety, survival and success. by commemorating the 60th anniversary of the start of the korean war, the united states congress and the country rededicated our promise to thank those who wore the uniform during that time. an estimated five million valiant men and women served in the korean war. as a korean war veteran who flew 62 combat missions, it brings me great pleasure to remind americans of the sacrifice and service of those who fought in korea. to thess steamed korean war -- to the esteemed korean war veterans, you are not forgotten. we honor you, we appreciate you, god bless you and i salute each and every one of you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from american samoa is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, how much time do i have left on this side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from american samoa has eight minutes, and the gentleman from arkansas has 14 minutes. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i would like to certai

the situation in north korea appeared -- north korea. the sinking of that ship back on march 26 that killed 42 south korean sailors has prompted south korea's government to throttle back on aid to the north and demand the u.s. back its quest for sanctions against can young ill -- kim jong-il. holding off the turnover of military power to its military by u.s. forces, which have had a large base here since the korean war. then this other story from israel, as the sea fight provoked new tensions in the region. we begin with charles joining us from all possible, texas, democrats line. caller: thank you for c-span. internationally when it comes to foreign relations, we have nothing but troubles and domestically we have nothing but troubles. but as far as economics is concerned, because europe is kind of falling apart with the euro, things are getting better on that end for us. the dollar is kind of increasing, getting stronger, and europe is kind of declining. they think europe bought themselves time with this trillion dollar bailout, but all

with respect to north korea, our main focus right now is the u.n. security council making sure that there is a crystal clear acknowledgment that north korea engaged in a belligerent behavior that is unacceptable to the international community, and if the united states participated in the investigation that was conducted around that, our exports concluded that north korea had carried out that attack. that was consistent with south korea's assessment and others who were observers in the process. i think president li had shown significant restraint in these circcmstances, and it is absolutely critical that the international community to rally behind him and send a message that this kind of behavior is unacceptable and that the international community will continue to step up ppessure until it makes a decision to follow a path that is consistent with international norms, and my expectation is that those who were here at the g-20, as they look at the evidence, will come to the same conclusion. it is a bad habit that we need to break to try to shy away fr

with president lee chairing the g-20 meeting in south korea, this is certainly indicative of south korea's prominence in international trade and economic development. for our part, madam speaker, i have long supported the korea-u.s. free trade agreement to further such growth. i continue to hope that the congress will also pass this free trade agreement as soon as possible because it will re-enforce korea ties and creates american jobs. for the benefit of my colleagues, i want to note that this free trade agreement with south korea will provide somewhere between $11 billion and $20 billion in export trade between our two countries, which will be of tremendous benefit to our country. i also want to thank my dear friend from new york, the gentleman from new york, congressman charles rangel, for his service to our country during the korean war, for his long and abled service in the house of representatives and for his authorship of this important resolution. i will also want to note our other colleagues who are also veterans of the korean war, congressman john conyers of michigan, congressman

and then on north korea, and you said yesterday that ford korea must be held to account for the sinking of the south korean war ship and there must be consequences for such irresponsible behavior. what specifically would you like to see imposed on north korea, short of some sort of condemnation from the security council? >> darlene, since your first, i'm going to give you two question. everyone else, please stick to one. with respect to the first question -- we helped to draft the communique which reflects our politics. leading up to the conference, there was some sense -- sense of the divide. the policies that we have been promoting are reflected in that communique and are entirely consistent with what the g-20 leaders came up with. keep in mind that we have already proposed a long time ago that we were going to cut our deficit in half by 2013. the time frame and the measures that have been adopted are consistent with our view is that it is important for us to make sure that in the medium and long term we are paying attention to the big deficits and debts that we have out there. what w

in korea, north korea is foundering, it's under a dictator. the communist system has created famine and a huge loss of life. the tyranny there is unbelievable and yet you go south of the 38th parallel and you see a blossoming country, one that has done extremely well over the past 60 years because of freedom and democracy. i think that korea is one of the best allies -- south korea is one of the best allies that the united states has. and the one thing i'd like to add to this little discussion today is the need for us to expand our trade relations with south korea with a free trade agreement. that's been languishing for a long time. and i'd just like to say to my colleagues, that's one of the things that can enhance our relationship with south korea and we need to get that thing passed as quickly as possible. and with that i'd just like to say one more time, south korea is one of our best allies in that entire region and a perfect example of where freedom and democracy really works well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is

2 cent a message to north korea? -- to send a message to north korea? >> that we answer the second one first. i was very blunt. this is not an issue where you have two parties of moral equivalence to our having an argument. this is a situation in which you have a belligerent nation which engaged in provocative acts against the other. i think it is very important that we're clear about that. now, i am sympathetic to the fact that north korea is on the chhnese border. they have a security interest in not seeing complete chaos or something that could have a significant impact on them, so i think the united states and the international community should be mindful that this is in china's backyard, so when they adopt a process of restraint, i understand their thinking. but i think there is a difference between restraint and will fall blindness to consistent problems. my hope is that president hu will recognize that well that this is an example of p'yongyang going over the line. in ways that just have to bee spoken about seriously, and because otherwise, we ar

we will always be there for south korea.we're going to be a presence in the south pacific because we are a pacific nation as well as an atlantic 8 nation. but we want to partner -- atlantic nation. but we want to partner with all nations in the exchange of goods and ideas. asia is all -- obviously on the move. china is on the move. that should not be a threat to anybody. what we want to be sure of is that true dialogue, through forms like the g-20, through some of the multilateral institutions that we have set up that all countries that are meeting their responsibilities even as their rights barack also being recognized. if we adhere -- their rights are also being recognized. if we adhere to the basic principle, the u.s.-japan alliance is something that can continue to be a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous asia that will benefit all people. >> to follow-up on jackie's question, you talk about providing assistance in afghanistan for some time to come, but given the challenges in the -- and the history in afghanistan,

un ambassador told reporters that if military -- that military will respond if they condemn north korea over its the sinking of the south korean ship. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> this weekend on "book tv" kai bird. and on after words, carl marlente4s. i.n.d. and type your weekend schedule at -- find the untie your weekend schedule at bookt v.org. >host: what did you find out on agent orange? guest: this is the irritants, the problem that is keeping us from having good relations with vietnam. if you go to vietnam, the people of vietnam leveed the united states -- led the united states. -- love the united states. but there is one problem that has always stopped great relations, and that is the fact that the u.s. trade and left a lot of agent orange there. we're talking about a country that is a very important economic partner. a great trading partner, and a strategic ally in their region in which we're not quite sure what is happening with china and many other places. it is in our national security interest to have a good relationship with vietnam. we figure, let's

[unintelligible] >> do we support additional sanctions against north korea? obviously south korea and others have taken the concern about them on the investigation that was conducted to the united nations for further actions. we are obviously in close communications with south korea and are supportive of their efforts to respond. >> could have ask a final [unintelligible] >> does the president believed that israel was becoming a burden for the united states? the political burden for the united states. >> based on? let me be clear here. the united states and israel as i've said on countless occasions, we have a trusted relationship. they are an important ally, and we are greatly supportive of their security. that is not going to change. >> does the president believed that mr. netanyahu is in control of his government, and finally -- >> i am happy to convey information but i do not have an answer for that. the president spoke with the prime minister seven to 10 days ago. they have a conversation about things like iran i anticipate that in the coming days, the p

appeared let's begin -- north korea.theanctns by south korea. will it work? guest: my guess is it ll make everybody take a step and haws. we will certainly not go forward the six-party talks at this point. everyone is very concerned about we knowear weapons at korea undoubtably has. think what we need a solidarity. that theo make sure forward council moves with a condemnation of what done with a loss of 46 foul lives on the freighter, a naval ship in south korea, which was sunky the koreans. investigational y the south koreans is pretty definitive. the russians are n in seoul loing at that material, tha investigation, to be able to hope, in the, i criticatore very process, also looking at the investigation to make their own judgments. host: will they joined the investigation? board?y on guest: i think ultimately china on board. be theddr like to country out. once russia comes on board it be more difficult for chinese. wen jiabao, the seroul and said ot protect a country anctor responsible for such a thing. they gave them

it is not just korea is just plain wrong. -- it is not just unfair. it is plain wrong. [applause] one must be accountable to oneself. shakespeare said it. "to thine own self be true proprietor -- be true. if i want to know all about you, all i need to do is talk to your teachers, your friends, your colleagues, your fellow students, and your parents. i would know if you are trustworthy, hard-working, empathetic, ethical, and deliver on your commitments or if you are lazy, willing to let people down. it is up to you to determine how you want to that book to be written. it is a choice. do not let others write ity got you -- it for you. if you want to be a winner, then compare yourself to the best and the knowledge that it will never happen without hard work abe lincoln once said, "good things may come to those who wage, but there are those who hustle." if you want to be a leader, act like a leader. if you want to be trusted, then demonstrate it by earning every day. if you want to be known as honest, i do not even shade the truth, and make sure your friends and colleagues

we're seeking to reopen markets in japan, korea and taiwan for some of our beef and pork products. we're having renewed discussions with russia on poultry. so there are opportunities for us outside of the e.u. that are significant and important and we'll continue to work to expand those opportunities to make new partnerships, new arrangements. one of the reasons the president is focused on the transpacific discussions is a way of multilaterally engaging in new trade opportunities. there are free trade agreements that hopefully congress will be able to work on and ultimately ratify in the very near future in panama, colombia, and south korea. so there's a lot of trade opportunity outside of the e.u. we'll continue to want to do business, but it's not business, but it's not necessarily dispositive of how we're going to do if the european trade is off a bit. >> i'd like to follow up on a trade question as well, mr. secretary. america taxpayers will be paying $147 million a year to brazil because the agriculture department's cotton subsidy program has been ruled illegal. what are you g

i'll come back. >> on north korea?> mm-hmm. >> the united states has extended economic sanctions against north korea under the un security council resolution 1874. is there any the u.s. has additional sanctions against north korea? >> well, we do have existing authorities under 1874, other sanctions. we did have a meeting here yesterday with the south korean vice foreign minister. i believe he is in new york today. and we will follow the lead of south korea in terms of when this matter comes before the security council. we want to see the international community provide a united response that sends a clear message to north korea that these kinds of tragic and provocative acts will not be>> i can't judge. i'll defer to -- i'm not -- i don't know what the explanation was from china. clearly, the kind of senior- level engagement that we have with the likes of secretary clinton, secretary gates, others, we think it's important. during the course of the recent strategic and economic dialogue, regional security issues, milit

looking more to the south korea model? statement in the security council indicated, we support an investigation that meets international standards. there are a number of ways of doing that. we'll be talking to israel about how it can best lead an investigation that is broadly viewed as credible by the international community. >> and that could potentially be led by the idf itself? >> again, i'm not going to prejudge what -- how the investigation proceeds. we obviously recognize that not only does israel have its own interest in understanding what happened, there are a wide range of countries that had citizens represented in that flotilla. they, too, will want to see that this is a credible, transparent,we support that objective and israel, have there been any officials and israeli officials other than the mitchell talks today, either the secretary or the white house or nsc, that you're aware of? >> i'm not aware of any that would involve, say, the prime minister today, although i can't speak for the white house. but the se

is there any additional sanctions against north korea? >> we do have existing authorities under 1874, and other sanctions. we did have a meeting here yesterday with the south korean vice foreign minister. i believe that he is in new york today. we will follow the lead on -- the leader of south korea in terms of whether this matter comes to for the security council. we want to see the international community provide a united response that sends a clear message to north korea that these types of tragic and provocative acts will not be tolerated. but as to the steps that the international community takes, we will wait to see when the matter comes before the council. >> stay in the region for some marc >> hold on, i promise tempers. >> as you are aware, doddsaid that secretary gates will not be going to china next week when he will be in singapore and the region. and i wonder if you regard the chinese decision that it is not convenient for him to come now has a disappointment, particularly given that senior officials have told us that they we

on north korea and taiwan, it either south korea or taiwan is china, what should be our or response?> we defend them. isn't it an interesting thing how we had this conversation about that? who owns the most amount our debt? china. in the last year, there was one point in march or february word china did not own the most amount of debt, japan did. why did that take place? during the month of february, we followed through on our agreement to sell the weapons to taiwan, where we had a three communicates of understanding, and we allow the dalai lama to come to the white house and visit the president. he had a walk in the back door but he was honored inside the capitol. do you know what time it did? they sold some of their debt. they became no. 2. what effect did this have on you? if you are borrowing $1.3 trillion, there is all local office in downtown washington, d.c. that sells all of our debt. i've gone to it and witnessed it. you go through and if that anytime someone does not have the confidence in buying america's debt, its 30 seconds before the world would know. has this ever happ

it is not just korea is just plain wrong. -- it is not just unfair. it is plain wrong.ause] one must be accountable to oneself. shakespeare said it. "to thine own self be true proprietor -- be true. if i want to know all about you, all i need to do is talk to your teachers, your friends, your colleagues, your fellow students, and your parents. i would know if you are trustworthy, hard-working, empathetic, ethical, and deliver on your commitments or if you are lazy, willing to let people down. it is up to you to determine how you want to that book to be written. it is a choice. do not let others write ity got you -- it for you. if you want to be a winner, then compare yourself to the best and the knowdge that it will never happen without har work abe lincoln once said, "good things may come to those who wage, but the are those who hustle." if you want to be a leader, act like a leader. if you want to be trusted, then demonstrate it by earning every day. if you want to be known as honest, i do not even shade the truth, and make sure your friends and colleagues will always

tomorrow, president obama will meet with the head of the g-20 countries including leaders from south koreaindia, and china. you can see live coverage beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on sunday here on c-span. next week, watched the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee elena kagan. you can watch replays of each day's hearing every night at 9 eastern on c-span2. and now a house hearing on home mortgage foreclosure prevention. the witnesses are top executives from some of the country's largest banks. this is about two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning and thank you for coming. it took millions of taxpayers' dollars to prevent banks from going into disaster. the banks and the financial system are now stabilized. the major banks are beginning to make money again. unfortunately the same cannot be said for millions of people who are unemployed or who are in danger of losing their homes. the threat of foreclosure is still at an all-time high. more than three. million americans are delinquents on their mortgage by 60 days or more. a letter from the bank or phone call from the mortgage

that substantially strengthen the regime against iran and make it now , even in contrast to north korea, the toughest sanctions regime in the world today as a result of the resolution that was passed. >> suarez: well, let's talk some more about enforcement because with a steady stream of ready money from its petroleum exports iran has proven itself in the past to be able to evade sanctions that the rest of the world has put on it. >> it has, to a certain extent, succeeded in evading sanctions. this will tighten the noose with the new inspections regime as i just complained. new restrictions on its financing and commercial activities and the establishment of an enforcement body within the nuchd that will investigate and bring to the attention of the security council and expose and punish iran for any actions that it's caught doing that violate these resolutions. i also should mention, ray, that the united states today made an important announcement by appointing ambassador robert einhorn, who is a special advisor, senior official in the state department , and giving him responsibility fo

north korea has a team that is plain. they have not had a team for several decades.can see how they are put -- you can see how they are played it at home and abroad. -- playing that it at home and abroad. there are all sorts of a sub- dramas. brazil is blamed portugal. -- is play in portugal. -- playing against portugal. there are all sorts of brazilian-born players that portugal is able to bring over to brazil. phe story continues. host: the first call if the independent line. caller: i am a big d.c. united supporter. i got my first taste of football when i was stationed in germany. we got playing with some mexican friends of mine. i am a rabid supporter. go manchester united. i cannot wait to see what i cannot wait to see what happens between the u.s. and england. it will be a full-on war. to you think that soccer or football, excuse me, will ever catch on in america like it has in the european countries? my son is 10. he plays. i see a lot more of that. 10 years ago, you did not see that around here. this is in west virginia. it is starting to catch on. do you thi

>> sreenivasan: another soccer story: this one is about north korea as it readies for its first world cup match in 44 years. "art beat" talks to a british filmmaker who was granted rare access to make a movie about north korea's successful 1966 team. find more of jeff's interview with actor laurence fishburne of "thurgood." and on the oil spill, special coverage of the president's oval office address tomorrow, on air and online. we'll stream the president's remarks live and ask experts to react. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media acce

the civil war, to the immigrants who twice free europe, to our brothers who fought and died in the korea only freedom and liberty have endured, but that they have flourished. those who sleep in arlington is newest section are from every race and every creed. their graves are topped by the cross, the crescent moon and star, the star of david. to walk from les manchin to arlington's first degroat -- freshly -- from lee's manchimano arlington's freshly dug grave, it reflects the more perfect union they died to defend. in arlington like nowhere else, we can see freedom blossom and note its price. it is now privilege to introduce our next speaker. but i fit want to say a note of gratitude to his wife, dr. joe biden, who i doing so much to help our military -- dr. jill biden, who is doing so much to help our military milies. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce a man who knows both service and sacrifice, the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you all very, very much. deputy secretary lynn, thank you for that introduction. that admiral mullen, i hav

we have a wide range of authorities at our disposal to send a very strong message to north korea. we are always looking at ways in which we can take steps to make these authorities and specific actions that we can take as a government does effective as possible. i am not one to predict where we go from here. but we have existing authorities and opportunities that we are constantly evaluating to put pressure on the north korean government to change its current policies. >> does that mean that the u.s. is considering unilateral methods, too? >> we have taken unilateral measures in the past. i'm not predicting what we are lying to do -- what we are going to do. we have taken these steps in the past. if we feel they are prepared in the future, we will evaluate them and do whatever we think is necessary to convince north korea that there will be no rewards for its provocative actioos and it needs to change its current course. thank you. >> a c-span crew recently had traveled to plaquemines parish in louisiana. >> i am under the weather. how're you doing? >> god bless you. >> i came in

the governments of iran and north korea have chosen to acquire weapons to threaten their neighbors. the world must see to it that what they spend on these weapons will not be the only costs that they incur. we also have discussed afghanistan, pakistan, government stability in that particular region, of course, the middle east, and climate change. is essential that the g8 keep its promises going forward. this is essential for the credibility and effectiveness of this forum as an organization. the g8 has been reshaped and reenergize. its members share a common objective in the world, and i now look forward to meeting my colleagues of the g-20 in toronto. >> we have a few moments for some questions. we will begin with cnn. if you couldtand up, the microphone will come over to you. >> mr. prime minister, you have mentioned that you have refocused and reenergize the d.a., however, as you go into the g-20, we know that the economic issues that have been handed over to the g-eight, many members of the g-20 would like to see handed over. many people say this could be the last g-8 that we se

the situation in north korea, writing from seoul, south korea, the sinking of the ship back on march 26 that killed 42 south korean sailors has prompted the government to throttle back on aid to the north and demand that the u.s. back sanctions before the u.s.. still legislator discussing holding of the turnover of military power to the military power by u.s. forces, which have had a large base here since the 1950 through 1953 korean war. we will begin with charles from all paso, texas. democrats line. good morning. caller: internationally when it comes to foreign relations, we have nothing but trouble. but domestically we have nothing but trouble spots, but as far as economics are concerned at -- europe has fallen apart -- things are getting better on that and for us. the dollar is increasing and getting stronger. the euro is declining. they think they have bought themselves some time with the billion dollar bailout, but that is all they have done, bought themselves some time. it could get bad for europe. as far as that is real thing, i to bbc yesterday, and they had one of the wome

as you know, iran and north korea have technology for nuclear weapons. will the treaty change if they manage to develop these nuclear weapons? >> no. we think the north koreans already have them. as we have talked earlier about in the hearing, we are clearly prevented from committed to iran getting them. this would have no impact on the treaty. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my time is expired. >> when a boy to have a couple minutes for a second round. secretary gates cannot stay. do you want to stay on for a couple of minutes? forretary, is there any need a new nuclear weapon at this time? >> to the best of my knowledge, no. >> admiral? >> same answer. >> i want to go back to this language in these statements. i went back and look at the statements for s.t.a.r.t.. they are incredibly similar. the opening words are exactly the same. they said this treaty may be effective and viable only under the conditions of compliance with the abm treaty. they say the extraordinary events refer to the refer -- to the supreme national interests. we issued a statement in r

one northeast spent money on offices in china, japan, korea and australia. s.e.e.d.a., the south east england development agency -- the chairman of it spent 51,000 pounds on taxis and executive cars in one year alone. we need proper control of costs and spending. there has not been any for the last 13 years, and there sure is going to be under this government. >> margaret hodge. >> can i tell the prime minister about my constituent, nikki blunden, who is 37? she has a son aged four and is dying of cancer. her consultant wants to prescribe the new drug lapatinib, which could prolong her life. last week, n.i.h.c.e. deemed the treatment not to be cost- effective. will the prime minister stick to his promise not to hide behind n.i.h.c.e., and ensure that the primary care trust funds forthwith this nhs treatment? nikki blunden cannot wait. i ask the prime minister to act. >> i am grateful to the honorable lady for asking that question. my heart goes out to her constituent, nikki blunden. we want to see these cancer drugs get to patients more quickly, without the

it is about the future korea are trying to build as a state and as a country. it has been a great honor to have been all over this state -- it is about the future. we are trying to build this as a state and as a country. north carolinians are looking for a different narrative. i would be the first iraq war veteran elected to the state senate, and i would take the same spirit to washington to make sure that north carolina's voice is heard, to make sure that the problems of the day are heard. i want us to look over verizon and think about the quality of the schools, the opportunities -- i want us to look over the horizon. i would be honored to have your vote to. >> thank you. secretary marshall, your closing comments. >> i, too, want to thank the viewer is out there and nbc. what this race is really about is fixing a broken system in washington. we have got to reward hard work, not the quick deal. we have got to fight for people, not for corporate profit. folks are seeing the priorities in washington where policies have been pushed to benefit the few at the expen

we need only look at words spoken and actions taken in recent weeks by north korea, iran and china to be reminded that our national security challenges go beyond those of your regular warfare. there is great concern in both the current emphasis on your regular or frear capabilities we could be losing sight of the conventional threats and degrading our ability. finally mr. secretary, in light of our nation's fiscal challenges you recently stated military spending should expect to receive harsh scrutiny. you mentioned large and small weapons systems. the review of the defense department operations and also the challenge of providing health care for the soldiers and veterans. quoting president eisenhower's truism that, quote, the patriot today is the fellow can do the job with less money, and of quote. as you can imagine, those statements raise a few questions so we hope you will take this opportunity to elaborate a bit further about what you have in mind. but before proceeding mr. secretary, i would like to call upon the vice chairman for any comments he wishes to make. >> mr. chairman,

/korea free trade agreement.a strong and durable recovery also requires countries not having an undue advantage. so we also discussed the need for currencies that are market- driven. as i told president hu yesterday, the u.s. welcomes china's decision to allow its currency to appreciate in response to market forces, and we will be watching closely in the months ahead. and because a durable recovery must also include fiscal responsibility, we agreed to balance the need for continued growth in the short term and fiscal sustainability in the medium term. in the u.s., have said the goal of cutting our deficit in half by 2013. -- i have set the goal of cutting our deficit in half by 2013. we must recognize that our fiscal health tomorrow will rest in no small measure on our ability to create jobs today. the second area we focused on was advancing the goal of financial reform. just as we are on the verge of passing financial reforms in the u.s., our european partners have committed to the process we went through in the

there is taiwan, south korea. nobody is talking about significant numbers of ground troops. there is a technological aspect. i think it goes back about human rights. the focus ought to be on democrats in -- democratic societies. intervening in a civil war does not wor ery well because of the baggage america carries. it is counterproductive. any further questions? in the back. >> what happens [[naudibl [inaudible] let me make it clear that one part of this repo that will not getuch congressional support is tricare. i think it's in the interests of many of the people most opposed to the kind of think people have been through in afghanistan is people whoav been through it. once we make it clear we are appropriately defined national security -- secondly, i hope every organization in this country that wants to see more spending on qlity of life issues and lower taxesill join this effort. we need to make clear to people. those other efforts will be severely hampered. we will be making this available to people. we will ask people tbuy some of it. i would urge people -- people of th

japan looks them be an unrestricted basis as does korea on an unrestricted basis. as you know we have bense on acceptable. one of the stories that can out of the last year's jcct as you know is we did get them to open the market back up to pork which they had restricted after the h1n1 scare and we are resuming those exports. we continue to press them working with secretary vilsack from the department of the agriculture to open the market back up to beef which we have been excluded for far too long. as we have mentioned to senator cantwell what we are trying to get china to do in every case is just follow the internationally accepted standards and act on a sound science chris cemetery products. the good news is we do have surplus in our agriculture exports for china, the frustration, we have specific products like beef and poultry in which they have just been -- >> again you are using he word at the press encourage and talking. i believe frankly no country of drastically out of the goodness of its heart eckert lowers the entry barrier. they ask them to do something.

everyone is afraid to talk to north korea. i think it is unevenly handed the way we have to decide when and where we will choose to spread freedom in the world. host: "the financial times" this morning. karzai still key to success of the mission. that is "the financial times." on our republican line from new york is gary. go ahead. it's a time to get out of afghanistan? -- is it time to get out of afghanistan? caller: i would like to leave this decision to the troops. it seems like they get avoided every time -- either political or public. and the troops -- it seems like we should have somebody polling for our troops because who has a better vision of what is going on there than them? host: in fact, if you are active duty personnel, to 02-628-0184 is the number to call. the next call comes from jack in baltimore on our independent line. caller: thank you for c-span. we can't get out of afghanistan. i think we are only fighting half of the enemy. i believe the representatives of afghanistan are really the problem. they seem to

and the korean attack by north korea. and the iranian government has chosen to threaten their neighbors with arms. now we need to ensure that these expenditures are not the only costs associated with this. so we have discussed about afghanistan, pakistan instability in that region. and the situation in the middle east and climate change. we must stick to our commitments, because this puts into play our credibility. and g-8 needs to be stronger and we have common goals. and i was now looking forward to welcoming the g-20 countries. >> but we have focused the g-8 on the strengths, development and peace and global security challenges. the g-8 has committed an additional $5 billion u.s. over the next five years. and with our partners bringing the total to 7.3 billion on the initiatives on new board and child health. accountability will be the key as we moved forward, and we put increased emphasis on that. we discussed a further range of global challenges, nuclear proliferation, iran, and sanctions foreseen by resolution 1929.

one from the republic of korea. over here. the ambassador from the swedish embassy.he ambassador from japan is here. [applause] and the ambassador from mexico is here. we are delighted to have him. [applause] i think this resilient ambassador from brazil. i did not see him. [applause] and we have the showers affair -- sure -- of their -- we have the charge d'affaires. i have stayed 11 or 12 years, and one of the principal reasons i have is because of the work of joe, and i will tell you how loyal joe is. he was so loyal to the wilson center that his granddaughter is graduating from high school. joe, we appreciate your leadership. [applause] now, tonight, we welcome the chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, to the center. he is an academic center and a policymaker in the tradition of woodrow wilson. a world-class scholars. and like wilson, a princeton professor -- a world-class scholar. he is one of the most respected policymakers. . he and i am a sports fans in this whole note that the first pick in the amateur draft will be on the mound for the washington n

there are some historians who believe that when a secretary of state said, korea is beyond our sphere of influence, some people believe that's when the korean war started. you start wars oftentimes when the strongest friend snubs their ally, then enemies of that ally think they can act against that ally without the strong supporter stepping forward and we need to let everyone know israel is still our friend, they still vote with us way other 90% of the rest of the people in the u.n. and a friend like that is a friend we ought to support and you won't get peace until you show you're willing to stand up against the bad guys. then the bad guys understand that and you have peace for a while. but, mr. speaker, i see my time is expiring, so i appreciate your indulgence tonight and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would be pleased to entertain a motion to adjourn. mr. gohmert: i do move that the house hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question son the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed. to ac

you make sure that our two at -- the our two allies -- >> in world war ii, korea and vietnam, there was military support just as there is an afghanistan, correct? >> did we ever paid tribute to the enemy in order to move our goods safely to our troops? >> if that occurred, i am not aware of it. >> would be reasonable to say that you're a communicated to both of our allies that there is zero tolerance for any money being skimmed off in order to provide safe transport? >> sir, our intent to not provide any aid or assistance to the enemy is very clear. >> i was more specific. the pakistan government, the afghan government and the military. >> sir, i would think so. i would have to check with the commanders on the ground that do that coordination if you wanted specifics of that. >> do you have a written policy delivered to those to band governments that make it clear that it is a breach of our alliance? >> i would have to defer back to the contracting side as to the financial orangeman's. >> we would take action -- >> that was of the question. we are funding both pakistan and afghanistan to

. >> north korea? >> have a question your own information? there was a u.s. citizen killed. you are saying these people were shot at close proximity. during the course of our ongoing and others we are in fact, as we said from day one, obtaining our own facts and draw in our own conclusions from hem. >> north korea? you talked about the games, the world cup. we understand north korea is playing in the games. >> i believe that is true. >> do you think they should be playing in games? you have said they ave thumbed their nose at the international community. should they be allowed to play in an international venue? [laughter] >> i think we recognize the valueeof sports. i would note, i think, in previous world cups in the united states actually played iran in the world cup in the not too distant past. you know, this is a tournament where countries have national teams and they compete for the right to play. and north korea has survived the qualifying competition. >> i have a comment on the situation in tear gas down -- in kyrgistan. what is the latest status? >> we are concerned

as you know, iran and north korea are pursuing technology for nuclear weapons. will there be any changes in with russia? >> no. we think the north koreans already have them. as we talked earlier in the hearing, we committed to preventing iran from getting them but it would have no impact on the street. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. my time has expired. >> it is now 11:30 a.m. we will have time for a couple more rounds. secretary, is there any military need for a new nuclear weapon at this time? >> to the best of my knowledge, no. >> admiral? >> same answer. >> i want to go back to this language in these statements. i went back and look at the statements for s.t.a.r.t. one and they are similar. the opening words to the statement are exactly the same. the soviet negotiations, they said the the soviets may be effective and viable only in the conditions of compliance with the abm treaty. they said the extraordinary events referred to in such and such an article, which is a supreme national interest about withdrawal, including events relating to wi

we have several ambassadors with us tonight ambassador su from the republic of korea, will you stand please? [applause] the ambassador from the embassy of sweden is with us. [applause] the ambassador from japan is here. [applause] the ambassador from mexico is here and we are delighted to have him. [applause] i think the brazilian ambassador arrived. i did not see him personally. [applause] and we have the;djv charged affr from the embassy of south africa. [applause] i hope i have hit everybody i am supposed to. this is a wonderful evening. i want to thank joe gilde nhorn about his gracious remarks. i planned to be here four or five years and have stayed here 11 or 12. one of the principal reasons i have this because i have had the honor to work with joe. i will tell=a you palle loyal je is. he is so low that the wilson center that he is here tonight when his granddaughter is graduate from high school. that is really something we appreciate your leadership. [applause] tonight, we welcomed the chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, to the center. he is an academic thinker and

on north korea and taiwan, it either south korea or taiwan is china, what should be our or response? >> we defend them. isn't it an interesting thing how we had this conversation about that? who owns the most amount our debt? china. in the last year, there was one point in march or february word china did not own the most amount of debt,apan did. why did that take place? during the month of february, we followed through on our agreement to sell the weapons to taiwan, where we had a three communicates of understanding, and we allow the dalai lama to come to the white house and visit the president. he had a walk in the back door but he was honored inside the capitol. do you know what time it did? they sold some of their debt. they became no. 2. what effect did this have on you? if you are borrowing $1.3 trillion, there is all local office in downtown washington, d.c. that sells all of our debt. i've gone to it and witnessed it. you go through and if that anytime someone does not have the confidence in buying america's dt, its 30 seconds before the worldould know. has this ever happened

panama and korea holds good things for our agriculture region. still, as -- our farmers continue to pay high tariffs, as many as 90%. mr. costa: many are expanding market opportunities by signing their own trade agreements and seizing markets that could and should belong to u.s. agriculture. madam speaker, we are leaving in a global economy. if we are truly committed to economic recovery in the united states, now is the time to promote u.s. products abroad. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes -- record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4505. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title o

would be willing to help north korea conduct its own investigation into that?parallel. >> first of all, we are not talking about in north korean investigation. we are not talking about a north korean vessel. if north korea wants to investigate the sinking, as it indicated it might, it might start by taking an inventory of its torpedoes. [laughter] we, as an ally of south korea, were happy, along with other countries, to support the investigation. we think we added value and technical expertise into that

oh, so many low-scoring games there was a sudden glut of goals today as portugal poured it on north korea 7-0. but it's been the poor performances of several european powers that has stolen the headlines so far. england and italy have both played two lack luster ties. then there's the french who seem to be out to set the wrong kind of world cup record for the bizarre. this weekend french striker was dismissed from the team after a heated argument with the coach . in response, his teammates refused to practice. >> no one can permit themselves to act like that either in the dressing room or elsewhere. the exemplary nature of high level sportsman is something important especially in football. no one can act this way. >> brown: today the coach said some of his players may refuse to play their final group game against host south africa tomorrow. as to south africa, if it loses that match, it would become the first post team to fail to advance beyond the group stage. part of what has been a disappointing round for african teams generally. in the meantime, the u.s. will advance with a win and po

russia also joined in speaking out against north korea's nuclear threat and last month it supported further u.n. sanctions against iran's disputed nuclear program. the two leaders still have some disputes to resolve over america's missile defense plans and russia's support of two breakaway provinces in georgia. the u.s. senate today approved new sanctions aimed at iran. they target foreign companies that do business with the revolutionary guard or contribute to iran's energy industry. the house also moved to approve the bill. in pakistan, a court convicted five young american muslims on terror charges. the men were all from the washington, d.c. area. they've been in custody since last december. today, they were sentenced to ten years in jail for plotting attacks inside pakistan. defense lawyers vowed to appeal. australia now has a new prime minister-- julia gillard, the first woman to hold the position. she was sworn into office today, after ousting prime minister kevin rudd. the vote by the ruling labor party was uncontested. >> i asked my colleagues to make a leadership change, a change b