so to my immediate right is marcia burson of the ninth circuit. she was appointed by president clinton in 1999. to her right is judge karen nelson moore of the sixth circuit, who was appointed to that court by president clinton in 1995. obviously there is much more i could say about each of them, and when they speak, maybe they could bring in relevant parts of their background. to her right is the judge appointed to the d.c. circuit by president clinton. so his right is judge j. harvey wilkinson, who was appointed by president ronald reagan to the fourth circuit in 1984, which i guess makes you the senior -- no, judge ryan heart. to judge wilkinson's right was is judge -- a judge who brings a scourt perspective. >> last but not leeth, judge reinhart who was appointed by president carter in 199. to plunge in and taking them in that order, i wanted to get people talking about the topic of improving the courts. what are the major challenges facing your circuit? i would like to bring out the fact that, just like not all judges are the same, not all ci

thank you, congresswoman marcia fudge. the gentlelady from ohio, for continuing to -- as i say, beat the drum every monday night on behalf of the congressional black caucus, on behalf of our communities, many of our communities which have been shut out and marginalized for years and years and years. but also on behalf of the american people because we know and recognize as members of the congressional black caucus that what's good for our communities, especially communities of color, the african-american community makes america stronger. it's good for the country. thank you very much for continuing to lift our voices on behalf of the people. tonight, you've done a great job talking about really the reason and the rationale we have to embrace workforce development training, job training because so many of our constituents are not only recently unemployed, but they haven't been unemployed for many, many years, for many, many historic reasons, many of which are systemic. the opportunities just have not been there. and so -- a

marcia angell former editor of the journal of medicine and dr. walter tsou it, and other witnesses that you have been so kind to bring here, i just want to leave you with us what i think it is and i want to extend an opportunity for our discussions to go far beyond the a hearing today and i want to make myself available to all of the members. first of all, we have to discuss it. the first thing that occurs to me, and i can say this to my ranking member friend, there is a notion that this single payer health care is off the table. that raises a very important question. if you take the most popular health care reform measure and taken off the table, heaven knows what it is. i guess what you are left with. the one thing i commended the 44th president about when i met with him first after his election and, he said some things that no sitting president in my experience had ever said, he said, i want you to keep in touch with me and keep me advised. we want to know what is happening and what you are thinking about. and is so i praised him for that. he

my name is congresswoman marcia fudge, representing the 11th congressional district of ohio and i anchor this hour. c.b.c. meabs are advocates for humanity, nationally and internationally and have played a significant role as local and regional activists. we work diligently to be the conscience of the congress. understand all politics are local. therefore, we provide dedicated and focused service to the citizens of the congressional districts we serve. the vision of the founding members of the congressional black caucus to promote the public welfare through legislation, designed to meet the needs of millions of neglected citizens. it continues to be a focus for our legislative work and our political activities. tonight's hour will focus on the unemployment crisis in this country. just last week, madam speaker, the national unemployment numbers were release and the situation is dire. the bureau of labor statistics reported that nationally, another 345,000 lost their jobs in the month of may. the total unemployment nationally has risen above 9%. for african-americans, madam speaker, that s

their own organization called the daughters of the elitists letter and the history of that is told by marcia gallo and her book, different daughters, which i have the recommend. >> thank-you. >> in you're opening commentary you mentioned in the organization formed i believe six or seven years after the world war and that there was an arrest. >> 1950 was the first meeting. >> there is another organization that formed. >> henry gerber in chicago. >> just a few years after n like you're subject it hasn't been a well researched other than what mr. katz has done in his book and, of course, i am here to tout in chicago which has begun researching all of a the vacuums that are in our history. thank you for what you're doing. for you m'aam do think that economics had anything to do with the teachers being pursued in florida? i found in researching the of arrests and questioning come all the same kind of questions of the same techniques for used when trying to get the waves purged after second world war because they no longer needed them economically, the jobs were not needed, and also the same kind

about the regime that will be in place that will ensure the safety of the food for my grandson and marcia's grandchildren. this is the legacy that we are going to be leaving, and it is too important to be left to