congressman mcdermott is also a member of the progressive office. congressman, you've heard the stance of republicans on the committee. how can we reach a bipartisan compromise with these members? >> al, i'm very, very pessimistic about this being productive at all. the congress, as described in the new republic this week, is a block congress. that's all the republican party is, is block the president's efforts. and they put together a team which is going to make this debt reduction problem absolutely impossible to solve. if you can't have any kind of revenue increases, and you can't cut defense spending, and you can't stop the wars, how can you deal with the problems this country faces? and those are the guys they put on there and so they set it up so as mitch mcconnell says, the president will get no chance at a second tour of duty as president because we are going to stop everything he tries to do. >> well, i understand the politics of it and they're committed to the defeat of the president and they're not bashful about that. but the american peo

another electrical inspector commentary mcdermott, 40 years at the department. oscar, 25 years of service. and i am sad to say ann aherne, our secretary, after 35 years, will be retiring. sonya harris, who had been in her stead at this time, will cover those duties. again, welcome to the bic meeting. that is it. >> item 3 is public comment. the bic will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> good morning. my name is sandy burnback. i live at 570 o'farrell. as i explained last time, we have had some problems. nov's are issued and then there is no follow-up. to emphasize my point, an nov was issued on 5/24 regarding the water heater. on june 16, a second issue wanos issued, along with a certified letter to the landlord stating, and i quote, you are directed to fix the unsanitary conditions. as of the close of business yesterday, nothing had been done. the last thing mentioned on the complaint database was 6/27, where the landlord asked the inspector for an additional two weeks. this is now four week

birdie sanderson from vermont and jim mcdermott from washington have introduced a single payer health care bill. i think this is all about politics. obama up. the nancy pelosi and harry reid's ideological vision is individuals cannot make decisions for themselves. the government has to make decisions for them. this is the largest entitlement program since the introduction of the great society and we have to repeal and replace it. the republicans need a strong leader in 2012 to win that election so that it can be in 2013 repealed and replaced. some parts are up for repeal right now. there are funding issues but we need to repeal and replace this terrible legislation because it is going to affect all of us. canadians have an escape valve. if you are on a waiting list and thank you have a brain tumor you come to the united states and pay out of pocket. where are we going to go and where are the best doctors going to go unless we repeal and replace obamacare? i have a number of solutions that can lead to affordable quality care. we need to empower doctors and patients and change the feder

. >> my name is ben mcdermott, i atevend stanford university in birmingham, alabama. >> do any northernerss? just kidding. >> my question is, i've always been taught that the main reason the southern states seceded was not slavery but they were underrepresented in the federal government and those sort of reasons and that slayry was a nonissue for a lot of people. >> what i would say, this is obviously highly contested ground. so don't, you know, don't take my word for it, draw your own conclusions. what i think happened is a version of what you're talking about, which is the south had really dominated the federal government since the nation's founding. with the ascension of the republican party, which was an entirely northern-based party, they saw that grip slipping away. why that grip was so important to them in my mind, is because they saw as a threat to the expansion and ultimate existence of slavery. and so that's why i go and say it's ultimately an issue about slavery. and you know, lincoln said, his take on it, the south will agree to let the issue go away as long as we stop saying s

an irish soldier, mcbride on one of the tombstones, and it is addressed to him, a share by john mcdermotte the song is playing, i am going to show you some old vintage footage from the first world war but i want you to listen to the words of the song. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's it if you have comments or questions i would be glad to hear them. [applause] >> sorry. >> aside from these articulate and a brave and well-connected individuals who oppose the war they were also be be for large parties that claim they would reject this in the name of international solidarity with a very working people. are they just quickly swept away in the patriotic enthusiasm or do they require a lot of suppression of the kind that you've described? >> well, all of the left-wing parties were divided really in britain, germany, other countries there were divisions in the socialist party is. you know, in whom britain the bulk of the independent labour party which is the most important of the parties stock with its leader in his stand against the war but many of their members

mcdermott and i introduced the child welfare reversal that passed out of the house in may. i encourage you to call your friends in the united states senate and ask them to move faster to address these things. the chair now recognizes mr. paulson from minnesota. >> the report explains the primary sources of data that we have on child fatalities. what does hhs do with the data? >> because they oversee the state programs, it is used for things like checking to see if the states are abiding by expectations when they do these reviews. they have measures that they are expected to meet each year, for example, and no debt from maltreatment and foster care. as far as the more on the ground information, they have technical assistance centers. there is one that deals specifically with child protective services. the center has done training and the kind of thing to push the information out. >> what to the states do with how the data? >> i am not sure i am the right person to enter that. >> 44 states require that the use of data and how to publish an annual report. most states are reall

jerry mcdermott, jerry was the emcee for the week and he has done an outstanding job. and i also want to take this opportunity to introduce to everyone captain hogan. he will take over from capt. rory kay, who has done a lot of safety work on behalf of the organization. thank you. i would also like to recognize all of the spouses and significant others and families whose support enables all volunteers to continue their important work. you are all important members of the team, thank you. and finally, we should pay tribute to those who paved the way for our progress. join me in a moment of silence for the pioneering pilots and of our fellow members who have flown to the west. thank you. it is my distinct honor to welcome randy babbitt, the federal aviation administrator to give tonight's keynote budget -- keynote address. he is the former alpha president and an advocate serving on several government and industry advisory committees. he began his career as a pilot flying 25 years for eastern airlines, serving two terms as the of the president, where he championed one lev