host: secretary ray lahood is our guest. here are the numbers to call -- we all they have people lining up to talk with you. a republican from the illinois. good morning. caller: mr. lahood, i've got some questions to ask you. i retired after 30 years, most on salary, -- reduction in salary, flint, michigan. i lost most of my benefits but obama gave the union -- from what i hear, and i want you to cleared up for me. he gave the union 18% of the company. and the government took the rest. my friends who retired from there, they lost hartley everything and i lost almost everything. i lost most of my life insurance, i lost most of my prescription glasses, my dental, medical. at me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy -- for me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy prescription insurance with. the first year it worked out ok. i could buy all two of them for $300. now, my supplement costs $350 a month and i have to pay for my prescription insurance. host: what is your overall message for the secretary? caller: my overall message

host: secretary ray lahood is our guest. here are the numbers to call -- we all they have people lining up to talk with you. a republican from the illinois. good morning. caller: mr. lahood, i've got some questions to ask you. i retired after 30 years, most on salary, -- reduction in salary, flint, michigan. i lost most of my benefits but obama gave the union -- from what i hear, and i want you to cleared up for me. he gave the union 18% of the company. and the government took the rest. my friends who retired from there, they lost hartley everything and i lost almost everything. i lost most of my life insurance, i lost most of my prescription glasses, my dental, medical. at me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy -- for me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy prescription insurance with. the first year it worked out ok. i could buy all two of them for $300. now, my supplement costs $350 a month and i have to pay for my prescription insurance. host: what is your overall message for the secretary? caller: my overall message

transport ministerial conference, cochaired by secretary to from the energy department, secretary lahood from the department of transportation. this is a unique event. by bringing these two sets of government officials together, energy efficiency and transportation officials, we hope to set a new agenda in the region for energy-efficient transportation. we have a lot of interest in this opportunity. from september 14 through 17, the women in economies summit. this is such an important event. my boss, secretary clinton, will be chairing it. but it is also a unique opportunity for apec to set the agenda for how the economies of the region should endeavor to increase women on entrepreneurship and women's participation director region. we expect this set of meetings to result in a set of findings which will then be in north by the leaders in hawaii to establish a new understanding throughout the region on how to pursue issues in this area. lorraine is going to give you a more detailed briefing on the meeting in a moment. another one to highlight is the health systems innovation dialogue on s

kitchen appliances, the lahood needs to have the screen and filter cleaned probably if you cook a lot once a month. take it out and put it in the dishwasher. that is what i recommend. take that out. all of these goods have a screen and filter that filters out the papers, and you stick it in the dishwasher. every couple of years, take up your support thanks. every fireplace? >> you want to make sure the damper is working in the shut position and you do not have the fire on so you're not losing energy for the outside and it is easy to open when you're going to use a fire. you want to lubricate that and make sure it works properly, you want to make sure the door is sealed so if it is a gas unit, there is no gas leaking into your room, and if you have a wood burning fireplace you should have every summer or once a year, you should have your chimney cleaned out because chimney fires are a huge cost of residential fires and that is when the chimneys are not cleaned out, they are fire starters there. so it is critical that if you are going to use a wood burning fireplace, you ain't it out on

has spent more than $12 million over the last decade, lahood said he ordered it to be suspended. the action came at the very time another team of his officials were already in the middle of a trip right now. they won't be back until next week. >> this definitely falls under the pointless waste category. >> words well chosen by secretary lahood. >> he didn't waste any time. >>> we'll switch gears. pharmacies across the country are on high alert today, taking new measures to protect their stores, after a brutal execution in broad daylight at a long island pharmacy. andrea canning is on the story. and everyone is so concerned because this killer is on the loose. >> reporter: this man is an animal. police say he may be back for more having killed these innocent people execution style but detectives are revealing he wasn't after the cash register. he was after prescription painkillers. and has some pharmacies taking precautions with this crime on the rise across the country. police are on a desperate manhunt to find this man. considered extremely dangerous. his image captured here aft

they sent a message to ray lahood. this less than a week after the bus crash in virginia. that letter comes on a day with two more bus crashes. the first early this morning on interstate 10 in alabama. more than 20 people were injured when a bus there hit a tractor trailer around 12:30 a.m. and more than three dozen people injured when a bus carrying members of a youth marching band crashed in western iowa this morning. that bus blew a tire along i-80 just before 8:00 a.m. >>> well let's take a look at our own evening rush hour. monica with your time saving traffic. the yellow light is still there. >> we have some incidents to show you. first of all, start off south of town on the eisenhower connector. an accident with the center lane getting thru. you can see the slow traffic because of it. let's take you over to the west side of town. on the outer loop of the beltway, you'll have to trust me on this one. things are looking good at river road. it's a little bit slow at the dulles toll road. now to another map. the bw parkway is not looking too good. an accident affecting

. >> ray lahood will join in hike to go work.he agency funds major bicycle and pedestrian friendly projects across the country. last year his agency offered a new bicycle commuting benefit to its employees. >> our time right now is 4:54. coming up, the announcement that's big enough to bring steve jobs back to the stage. >>> also, the really big addition to one local airport debuting today. >>> from the hudson to the highway. where the miracle plane hit a >>> today the plane that landed od hudson river is making its way to maryland to a charlotte museum. it will cross the delaware memorial bridge but hit a snag in new jersey. a flat-bed truck hauling the bus got stuck turning a street corner. crews took out streetlights and part of a fence so the truck could move through. once it reaches baltimore area, it will head west on interstate 70 and 68 into west virginia. it is on its way to north carolina where it will be on display in an aviation museum >> exciting to see. air france will begin new daily service using the airbus a-380.

teens heard from industry leaders and government officials, including secretary of transportation ray lahood. >> distracted driving is an epidemic. it's an epidemic because everyone has a cell phone and everyone thinks they can use it while driving. >> then they were tasked with an assignment -- come up with the most effective ways to encourage safe driving. >> we gathered in a circle and picked five topics that we thought would be really important and then we split up into working groups where we made them more "detailistic" so that we would be able to bring them back in our communities and present them to our community so that they can help save lives too. >> after each team brainstormed ideas, they presented them to the whole group. >> my idea was a really simple one and it's just to go to local businesses, restaurants and put up signs on all their exits that say, "seatbelts on, cell phones off." >> my idea was to have like an obstacle course using like either golf carts or scooters or something of that sort where kids actually have to like go around dangerous obstacles like would be on t

ray lahood spoke in illinois last night. he says america faces an epidemic of people sending e-mails, texting and making phone calls while driving. he won't say whether the government should step in to stop it. he wants to wait for the results of a federal study comes out later this year. 5:24 now. >>> bay area company aimed at helping you save money, getting money of its own. scott budman takes a look. >>> good morning, if you are one of the many people who use digital coupon services, you know that area is blowing up. everyone expecting groupon to have a big public offering soon. but, we have a coupon service here in silicon valley. it's called coupons.com. they let you click coupons digitally. you can take them to the store and save money. coupons.com just got a ton of money. a $200 million round of funding for coupons.com. they are going to create more coupons and more jobs. they will hire 100 new employees over the next six months. while you are online clipping a coupon, brush up the resume. we have an update for a long

we were an early supporter of secretary lahood's motorcar safety action plan.e believe in strengthening state bus inspection programs, and forcing medical qualifications for drivers, and using technology to enhance safety. the lack of dedicated federal and state funding for bus inspections leads to is consistent enforcement, making it too easy for carriers to reopen after they have been put out of business, too easy for financially marginal companies to obtain authori and too easy for individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license with a psenger endorsement. the lack of consistent and adequate enforcement of current federal regulations must be addressed today. when secretary lahood issued the action plan he declared, "a robust compliance and enforcement program is critical to ensuring that motor coach carriers operate safely." we applaud the stepped-up enforcement over the last couple months and a near-record number of motor coach companies being put out of company -- put out of siness, putting on qualified drivers of service and dearing some of hazard. ce

we were an early supporter of secretary lahood's motorcar safety action plan. we believe in strengthening state bus inspection programs, and forcing medical qualifications for drivers, and using technology to enhance safety. the lack of dedicated federal and state funding for bus inspections leads to is consistent enforcement, making it too easy for carriers to reopen after they have been put out of business, too easy for financially marginal companies to obtain authority and too easy for individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement. the lack of consistent and adequate enforcement of current federal regulations must be addressed today. when secretary lahood issued the action plan he declared, "a robust compliance and enforcement program is critical to ensuring that motor coach carriers operate safely." we applaud the stepped-up enforcement over the last couple months and a near-record number of motor coach companies being put out of company -- put out of business, putting on qualified drivers of service and declaring some of

they sent a letter to transportation secretary ray lahood less than a week along the deadly accident. four people died in the crash. investigators believe the driver was overly tired. the driver is now facing charges. >>> maryland drivers could catch a glimpse of one of america's most famous airplanes. the fuselage from flight 1549 spent the night on i-95 parked at the truck scales before the tidings bridge, that's the miracle on the hudson plane. trucks will carry the fuselage through baltimore and on i-70 west through carroll, frederick and washington counties. the plane is en route to north carolina where it will be reassembled and displayed at an aviation museum. >> time for another your money report. >> new ideas for airport security. that's what jessica has. >> good morning. get your eyeballs ready. show time. one idea on the table for new airport security is to begin using iris scanners to match a flyer's eye to a passport. the international air transport association says that's one idea that could sharply reduce check-in time. the iris scans would tap information chips inside

. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood will join department employees who bike to work.gency funds major bicycle and pedestrian friendly projects across the country. last year his agency offered a new bicycle commuting benefit to its employees. >>> heads-up if you take the 14th street bridge to work. your commute could get trickier this week. crews will begin setting up for the new configuration late tomorrow night. the project should be completed this fall. the construction zone will shift to the right center lane of the north half of the bridge. through lanes routed to the left. and one lane to the right. >>> you will also want to plan extra time if you're taking the inner loop of the beltway late at night through alexandria. all northbound lanes will be closed near i-95 intersection because of work on the hot lanes project. traffic will be detoured on edsell road. the lanes will be closed every night from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. >> pepco's continued work on repairing underground cables in northeast washington means some road closures this morning. 1st street betwee

we were an early supporter of secretary lahood's motorcar safety action plan.e believe in strengthening state bus inspection programs, and forcing medical qualifications for drivers, and using technology to enhance safety. the lack of dedicated federal and state funding for bus inspections leads to is consistent enforcement, making it too easy for carrierso reopen after they have been put out of business, too easy for financially marginal companies to obtain authority and too easy for individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement. the lack of consistent and adequate enforcement of current federal regulations must be addressed today. when secretary lahood issued the action plan he declared, "a robust compliance and enforcement program is critical to ensuring that motor coach carriers operate safely." we applaud the stepped-up enforcement over the last couple months and a near-record number of motor cch companies being put out of company -- put out of business, putting on qualified drivers of service and declaring some of hazard

on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, ray lahood previous his trip to michigan and ohio, to discuss. we will discuss policy with scott paul. and you can call in with your questions about energy in the national security to davis pumphrey. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> blackberry users, now you can access our program in a time with the c-span radio audio app. it is all commercial free. you can also listen to our signature interview programs each week. it is all available around the clock, wherever you are. download it free. >> the supreme court ruled today that california's law banning the sale of violent video games to minors violates the first amendment and is unconstitutional. the law, passed in 2005 but never enacted, prohibited the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under 18 years old. it fined retailers for each video game sold to minors. the supreme court affirmed a ruling but said it was too vague and violated free-speech rights. up next, last november's oral arguments in the case. >> -- california is no less concerned t

rightly secretary lahood responded to our letter by immediately suspending the program. but the question remains, why did it exist in the first place? and how many others like it exist throughout the federal bureaucracy? we must continue to scrutinize the budgets at all federal agencies so we can put an end to this type of wasteful spending once and for all. hopefully suspension of this billboard program is just a sign of things to come. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today as the proud representative of indiana's hardworking third district and an original member of the job creators caucus. i have come to the floor today to talk about what makes america great and what we can do to encourage job creation in america's entrepreneurial spirit. america's curiosity, passion for excellence and dri

i think it's good, secretary napolitano and chief o'connor and i had a meeting with secretary lahood last month i guess it was to talk about some of the issues involving, particularly passenger rail i think there's a lot of things we're doing well, well. i think we could probably streamline and leverage some of those relationships into a more effective way so that's something i'm interested in looking at. basically to get the best return on our u.s. taxpayers investment in freight and passenger rail security. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thanks. senator wicker. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service and for your testimony. let me ask you about the incident that happened yesterday. here in the washington area. and i would reference a story in the "washington post," been on the television and radio also in the last 24 hours, a 51 year-old woman is being held at an undisclosed mental health facility after she allegedly made bomb threats on the red line train monday morning the passengers fled the train to some evacuated on the track bed according

and "washington journal" tomorrow morning, transportation secretary ray lahood previews his tricks focusingndustry and transportation jobs. you can: with your questions about energy and national security to david pumphrey. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern >> blackberry users, now you can access our programming anytime with the c-span radio app. it is all commercial free. you can listen to our signature interview programs each week, all available around the clock, wherever you are. download it free from blackberry app world. >> the supreme court ruled today that california's law banning the sale of violent video games to minors violates the first amendment and is unconstitutional. the law, passed in 2005 but never enacted, prohibited the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under 18 years old. retailers. up next kamakura oral arguments in the case. >> where the your was -- new york was involving -- that can be no less harmful to the development of miners. when a long was crafted to permit children access to materials, it did for reasons that ar

host: ray lahood came to your district which was the sight of that explosion, the gas explosion at theledeigh eigt people and promised tougher regulations. guest: i was so delighted by the visit. he knows how long it takes to get legislation through the process. pipeline safety is an issue for the entire country. would probably have -- we probably have 180,000 miles of pipeline. he has regulations that will be released in august that would incorporate many of the elements of my legislation. it would require that people be notified and they have automatic or remote shut off valves. it took an hour and a half for the local utility to turn off the gas. many of the homes that were lost could have been avoided -- many of those homes could have been saved. automatic shutoff valves and trading for first responders -- those will be all but he will be considering in this legislation. host: these pipelines are used for natural gas. guest: yes. host: are you reporting for natural gas -- are you a proponent for natural gas? guest: yes. the problem is we grandfathered in all the old pipes. now we n

and we were so pleased in that conversation with secretary donna van and secretary lahood into chu and secretary duncan and mr. holder that we said one of the things that was the challenge for all of us in the federal government, and ladies and gentlemen, one of the things the administration has done, and thank you, secretary donovan, is that the collapse of the silo between transportation and energy and hud. thank you for that because it facilitates our work to help you help our citizens. and so, ladies and gentlemen, we are here today because cdbg is a very important program for all of us. it is the only program that sends dollars treacly to cities. it is the program that we have used to help retain jobs, create jobs, and in cities what cdbg has done is to help us create about 150,000 jobs. just think about the programs in your cities and how it helps your citizens, our citizens. the other thing that cdbg has done is it has produced about $13 billion in gdp. think about that. you are looking at revenue that comes into the state treasury and the federal government treasury because of

i think it's good secateurs napolitano and chief o'connor and by had a meeting with secretary lahood last month i guess it was to talk about some of the issues involving particularly passenger rail. i think there's a lot of things we're doing well. i think that we could probably streamline and leverage some of the relationships in a more effective way so that something interested in looking at basically to get the best return on our u.s. taxpayers investments in freight and passenger rail security. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thanks. senator wicker? >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service and your testimony. let me ask about the incident that happened yesterday. here in the washington area, and by what reference a story in "the washington post." i've been on the television and radio also in the last 24 hours a 52 year old woman is being held at an undisclosed mental health facility after she allegedly made bomb threats on the red line train monday morning passengers fled the train and some evacuate on the bed according to the witnesses. the sta

our guests include transportation secretary ray lahood.ts to tell you about this morning. the senate armed services committee will consider several military nominations, including to be the admiral and commander of special operations command. members will also consider the nomination for a marine corps general john allen to replace general david petraeus as commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. that is at 9:30 eastern on c- span3. and massachusetts senator john kerry will look into whether or not the war powers act that applies to military action in libya. >> blackberry users, you can access our programming any time with the c-span radio app. it is all commercial free. you can listen to our signature interview program. download it free from blackberry tap world. world.theapp worlapp >> a brookings institution discussion on u.s.-india economic relations. panelists include u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner. this is about one hour. >> a good evening. two global leaders who have stood out in their astute handling of their respective

and we were so pleased in that conversation with secretary donovan and secretary lahood and chu and secretary duncan, and mr. holder, for one of the things that was a challenge for all of us, the silos and the federal government. ladies and gentlemen, one of the things that the administration has done, and thank you, secretary donovan, is that lots of silos between transportation and energy and hides, we thank you for that, because it facilitates our work to help you help our citizens. ladies and gentlemen, we are pg is anay because cd bo important program for all of us. it is the only one that sends dollars directly to cities. it is the program that we had used to help retain jobs, create jobs, and in cities, what it has done is to help us create about 150,000 jobs. just think about the programs in your cities and how it helps your citizens, our citizens. the other thing that they have done is that it has produced about $13 billion in gdp. think about that. you're looking at revenues. they come into the state treasuries and the federal government treasuries because of this program that we ar

host: transportation secretary ray lahood, thank you. traveling to >> coming up in about an hour and a half, the senate foreign relations committee will gavel back in to consider a draft resolution from senator kerrey and senator mccain that would authorize a limited u.s. military role in the nato operation in libya. we will have live coverage of the markup session at 2:30 p.m. eastern. thursday marks defense secretary robert gates final day on the job. we will bring you a live tribute to the outgoing secretary, who served both president obama and president george w. bush terror he will be replaced by leon panetta. -- bullish. he will be replaced by leon panetta. the house recently debated and voted on two measures related to the u.s. military involvement in libya. look for continued debate at c- span, the congressional chronicle, where you will find a video of every house and senate session, daily schedules, committee hearings, and information on your elected officials. we mentioned the senate foreign relations committee coming back to