mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'd like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a statement as to why this is not an open rule and about the restrictions that are on members wishing to offer amendments. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcgovern: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves his time. the gentleman from georgia. mr. woodall: mr. speaker, at this time i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. emerson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from missouri is recognized for two minutes. mr. emanuel: i rise in strong support of thes remain -- mrs. ellmers: i rise in support of the resolution. the american people didn't ask us to start making tough choices next year. -- mrs. emerson: our effort has got to start right now. this continues resolution honors our commitment, starting with funding for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year. as chair of the financial services subcomm

mcgovern said. it hasn't been just too long ago that we gave rich people who had already received every kind of benefit for all the 18 years that i'm here some more benefit. and then we come to without enumerating a gain of the various programs, how do we call that shared sacrifice, mr. chairman? >> well, let me just say to you. if you look at the 12 appropriation subcommittees who will be presenting later in the year, their individual bills for '12 funding, in this cr, for example, the agriculture rural development fda part of the budget will have been cut 22%. the commerce justice science part of the government, none of whom deal with the poor, if you will, will be cut by 13%. the energy and water development, corps of engineers, and all of that will have been cut by 15%. financial services would be cut by 19%. interior department and the environment will be cut by 14%. labor hhs and education cut 14%, like the others. legislative branch, we cut ourselves, 13%. you and i are sharing in that sacrif

mcgovern said, this is borrowed money. that is an important note and important thing to talk about, but it is only one day. it is a right step, but it is not a slamming on the brakes. it is a small step forward in the right direction and that's all. it is hard to turn the rudder of government one degree. this may turn it a degree and that is about it, but it is at least a step in the right direction. >> thank you very much for being here, mr. dixon. and again, let me just express appreciation to you for your willingness to as we proceed with what is nearly unprecedented. you have never seen a continuing resolution come to the house floor under a structure that we are considering, that this committee is reporting out right now. i remember them all being closed rules, as you have, and we decided 20 years ago an amendment or two had been made order so we will structure the rules, and so never before in history have we had a cr considered under a structure quite like this. so i want to express my appreciation to you, mr. dix f

mcgovern said. it hasn't been just too long ago that we gave rich people who had already received every kind of benefit for all the 18 years that i'm here some more benefit. and then we come to without enumerating a gain of the various programs, how do we call that shared sacrifice, mr. chairman? >> well, let me just say to you. if you look at the 12 appropriation subcommittees who will be presenting later in the year, their individual bills for '12 funding, in this cr, for example, the agriculture rural development fda part of the budget will have been cut 22%. the commerce justice science part of the government, none of whom deal with the poor, if you will, will be cut by 13%. the energy and water development, corps of engineers, and all of that will have been cut by 15%. financial services would be cut by 19%. interior department and the environment will be cut by 14%. labor hhs and education cut 14%, like the others. legislative branch, we cut ourselves, 13%. you and i are sharing in that sacrif

senator george mcgovernment failed in his efforts to run a maverick campaign in 1972 losing in a devastating landslide defeat to richard nixon, carter pulled off. carter was also politically appealing in the new south. the increasingly urban cosmopolitan and racially tolerant choices of the region. he was a member of a group of progressive moderate governors like from south carolina or ruben of florida who represented the potential for democrats to regain the south after the passage of the civil-rights act in 1954. legislation had to convince president lyndon johnson that he had just handed way the region to the republican party for many generations to come. >> we must also acknowledge that carter had to govern in a tumultuous political time. americans elected parter -- parter at a moment when democrats had come out of the turmoil of the 1960s deeply divided, without any clear sense of direction and fundamental disagreement over the key issues that the party faced ranging from foreign policy with regards to the soviet union to issues like human rights. the struggles over vietnam and civil-ri

. >> the anti-war convention legates would be led by eugene mccarthy and senator george mcgovern of southo win the general election, humphrey needed their support. mcgovern was onboard but mccarthy hesitated. >> mccarthy told me in early august, prior to the convention, that he would be able to come out for me someere around the middle of september after eugene an myself had a rather long friendship and we were hoping that friendship could survive. >> time was running out and the only way that humphrey could avoid violence in chicago was to bring together johnson and the anti-war democrats. with only days remaining until the convention, humphrey and nixon were invited to the l.b.j. ranch. while nixon's visit was well publicized, johnson forbid humphrey to tell the press humphrey took the opportunity to present johnson with his own proposal to end the war and unite the party. >> i discussed with him the necessity of phasing out, reducing our commitments, reducing our forces, reducing our bombing, and leaving the struggle to the people of vietnam themselves and trying to negotiate our way o

about the, and the debt ceiling -- >> in "the washington post" there is a comment from congressman mcgovern from massachusetts and jones, a republican, if you have to cut the deficit -- afghanistan, one under 12 months, no end in sight. joseph stieglitz says iraq and a tennis fan will cost anywhere from 4-$6 trillion. >> iraq -- and of december, done. afghanistan has to be fought successfully or not -- on the basis if you want afghans -- afghanistan to become an al qaeda state. what is it, a billion dollars a month? even at $8 billion week,t is trivial compared to the magnitude of the problem -- a billion a week. entitlements are half the budget. in 10 years, they will be 80% of the budget. the real news is this week republicans, house republicans, the rubicon. they announced this week after did lange that they are going to propose cuts in entitlements unilaterally in april and the budget. this is not going to be only about that 12% of discretionary. and the test will be, will obama demagogued? >> i think not. >> the fever of egypt is spreading throughout the middle east. >> the united stat

the last major political figure with the exception of george mcgovern to challenge the permanent war economy and the resources pumped into the huge defense industry, so we saw the liberal class provide channels or mechanisms within the power structure by which the grievances and injustices and suffering of working men and women could be redressed. that is the role of the liberal class, and it's why traditional power elites toller lit liberal institutions and the liberal class so they are not tone death to the suffering outside the power elite, but at the same time, they are used to discredit radical movements that challenge traditional structures and assumptions which is true today. the figure that self-identified liberal's hate the most is not glenn beck. norm chomsky shows the power elite and the way they serve the power elite. the danger is that when liberal institutions no longer function, when they call, then there's no mechanism by which the grievances of large sectors can be expressed within the system. we saw, of course, immediately after world war ii the final round of the a

by ray mcgovern a former cia officer thanks very much for being with us now today's event has been marked not only by unprecedented numbers of protesters but also by a festive atmosphere it's been peaceful so far and there are people who seem confident that mubarak's days power are numbered do you share this conviction. i have to be careful not to let hope dictate my analysis. it looks as though mubarak will have to go the question is what price he will exact on the egypt in people. he's got his security forces still at his disposal he has the backing of the united states government still much to my dismay and of course his personal friend michel yahoo the israeli prime minister will be doing everything here in israel can to keep him in power so the jury's out still it looks like the egyptian people will prevail but as so often happens in history it's not a sure thing all of us and you think the demonstrations will be continuing you say that mubarak still has the military in his power do you think this is still going to come to a bloody end perhaps what do you think well mubarak is eighty

mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise in very strong opposition to this rule and to the underlying continuing resolution. the spending bill that the republican leadership is bringing before the house today is reckless, thoughtless and heartless. most disturbingly, it's a jobs killer. believe that the best way to reduce our deficit and long-term debt is to grow our economy, to help businesses create jobs. at a time when our economy is emerging from the worst recession in our lifetimes, when millions of americans are out of work and millions more are struggling to make ends meet, this continuing resolution takes exactly the wrong approach. instead of making needed investments in education, medical research, infrastructure and other priorities this bill takes a meat ax to them. instead of strengthening the middle class on main street this bill gives sweetheart deals for wall street. instead of investing in workers, it protects special interest subsidies for big oil companies and hedge fund managers. a few wee

over the papers, and conservatives, some in in in democrats were upset about the endorsement george mcgovern. they were charges of left-leaning bias. conservatives long dismissed "the times" of liberalism, bias beyond redemption. the national review asked to what extent was the based? it examined five issues that they said fell along a left-right cleft. (james buckley 1970 run for his senate seat, the anti-ballistic missile treatly in 1969, and failed nomination of mr. haynesworth, and north vietnam. the national review concluded, surprisingly, where the new standards of "the times" were bd ly emanated, the nation would be far better informed and more honorly served. this was clearly a tribute to the journalism practiced by abe rosenthal. he was executive editor, and journalism based on professional detachment as much as possible, impish -- impartiality. it was important to keep the right hand, because the newsroom would naturally drift to the left. he believe there should be no editor needles in which reporters used their personal or political opinions to go after anybody. he believes there

george mcgovern, who are you. but the republicans, and there is no front-runner and that really does leave a sense of uncertainty about the party. >> lehrer: how do you feel about the power of these folks? >> yeah, i think they have some power but they were not for john mccain. not by a long shot. and they were ambivalent about george w. bush by the second time. but the party has changed. and the party has moved a little in their direction. so the libertarian, we have got to repeal health care that really has become a magnifying pog we are in the party. and they do speak to that. so they are sort of on the vanguard of the economic edge. they have to decide do we want somebody who we love or do we want somebody who can win. and right now they want/ -- >> what about in the house this week where there was a little bit av that split over a couple of issues where some tea party people said no, no, we want bigger cuts than the leadership wanted and whatever. is that representative of what is going to happen in other are

did thomas jefferson, of course, she is a great jefferson scholar but gary hart did a book, george mcgovern did lincoln, i think. there's sort of a mix of historians and nonhistorians looking at these presidencies, telling the basic story but also giving your own sort of individual spin on it. and he asked me to do this -- do the johnson book and i guess he figured i would put my individual spin on it. i agreed to do it because arthur asked me to do and i had great respect for him. i knew him from the papers of thomas jefferson. we were both on the advisory committee on that. and also because paul who's the editor and who's the general series editor for the series was my editor for the book i did with vernon jordan. vernon can read. and this is two friends and you know how when friends ask you to do things who asked me to do this. i said sure and i put aside my misgivings. i knew it's a fascinating topic. there's so much material, very, very rich but i wondered if i would be able to sort of curb my natural feelings of antipathy about looking at this particular period of american history and

gary hart, george mcgovern. and so there is a mix of historians and non historians looking at these presidencies telling the basic stories, but also giving your own individual spin on it. he asked me to of to the johnson book. i guess he figured i would put my individual spin on it. i agree to do it because arthur asked me, and i have great respect for him. i knew him from the papers. bieber both on the advisory committee. and also because paul dollop was the editor who was also the general series editor for the series. he was my editor for the book i did with burn and george. so these are to friends. you know how is. they asked me to do this. i said sure. i put aside my misgivings. i knew it was a fascinating topic with so much material. i wondered if i would be able to curb by natural feelings of antipathy about looking at this particular time in american history and agreed to do it. that was many years ago. this book is, i have to confess, long overdue. in between that i wrote the hemming says of monticello.

some democrats, too, were upset by the looming endorsement the looming times endorsement of george mcgovern. the focus of the "national review" article the churches the left-leaning bias. conservatives have long dismissed the times as a hotbed of liberalism, by guest beyond redemption, the "national review" asked to what extent is this impression softly based? it essentially examined five issues that they said fell along the left right cleft. they were senator james 1970 run for his senate seat. the anti-ballistic missile treaty and food of 1969 failed supreme court nomination of of what federal appellate court judge clement caines worse and president nixon's decision to mind the harbors of with vietnam. the "national review" concluded, surprisingly, that with a new standards of the times more broadly emulated, particularly by news magazines and broadcast networks, the nation would be far better informed and more honorably served. now this was clearly a tribute to the journalism practiced and upheld by a the rosenthal who was then executive editor of the new york times. he was executive edi

mcgovern. >> i thank you both for being here. and i want to associate myself with some of the remarks of ranking member ms. slaughter on a couple offiissues. she mentioned the war in afghanistan. i'm a critic of that war as well as the war in iraq. but i have on a number of occasions tried to get members of congress of both part yits to pay for it. rather than have it be part of some emergency supplemental bill that is not paid for. last year alone -- in fy 2010 we spent $450 billion in afghanistan alone. 450 billion. i think it was a mistake, but if you think it's the best thing that we should do, then you ought to pay for it. because the way we're doing it now is we're just putting it on the backs of our kids. that's borrowed money, and to not even talk about that as an issue and then come in here and to cut programs like headstart and pell grants and infrastructure, things that i think have a real impact on people here in this country, you know, i fiernd it a little disconcerting. if you don't want a war tax, then find more of

george mcgovern was criticized. got to say eat lean meat. why don't your guidelines specifically discuss fruits and whole grains discuss meat? you have to go deep into the guidelines to see you suggesting that ground beef might be one place where there's too much fat. why do you call it solid fat instead of porterhouse steak, or why guidelines include cheese? it's confusing. >> well, i'm going to let the two scientists talk about this. the guidelines mention a need for more consumption of fish and seafood in the lean protein area. that's a specific recommendation which goes to your question. secondly, again the focus on calories in and calories out and food dense foods i think is an important frame. that folks are going to use to make decisions about where they want to spend their calories, if you will. once they understand how many minutes or hours they have to be on a treadmill, to continue -- to work off some of the areas that we've talked about in terms of sugar and so forth, i think they are going to begin making even more informed deci

mcgovern of massachusetts as co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission. thank you for your attention to this appointment. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. pursuant to 2 united states code 2081 i am pleased to reappoints the honorable marcy kaptur of ohio to the united states capitol preservation commission. thank you for your consideration of this appointment. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: 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. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later today. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i mover to suspend the rules and pass senate bill 188. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 188, an ac

at the very first dietary goals back in the 1970's said eat less meat for which george mcgovern was roundly criticized. so it got to be eat lean meat. why don't your guidelines which specifically discuss fruits and vegetables and whole grains specifically discuss meat? you have to go deep into the guidelines themselves to see that you are suggesting that ground beef might be one place where there's too much fat. why do you call it solid fat instead of porterhouse steak? or why do you call it solid fat and yet in the guidelines on dairy include cheese? it's confusing. >> well, i'll let the two scientists talk about this. the guidelines do mention the need for more consumption of fish and seafood in the lean protein area. that's a specific recommendation which goes to your question. secondly, again the focus on calories in and calories out and food dense foods, i think is an important frame that folks are going to use to make decisions about where they want to spend their calories, if you will. once they understand how many minutes or hours they have to be on a treadmill to work off some of t

consider that before senator thune was elected to the senate his seat had been held by either george mcgoverntom daschle for 36 of the preceding 42 years. by 2010 the democrats could not even get a challenger to john thune who became the third republican since the direct election of senators which began 100 years ago to win a senate race unopposed. [applause] senator thune enters this year focusing on getting government spending and the deficit ubbed control. -- under control. so to review senator thune and the buckley rule. conservative, check, electable check, let's hear what he has to say. our friend, senator john thune. [applause] ♪ >> thank you all very much and thank you, james, for that very generous -- thank you. thank you for that very generous introduction. and thank you for the warm welcome. before i go any further, however, let me introduce my wife, kimberly, who is somewhere down here, right here, in the front, as a matter of fact. my dad told me the day i got married that a man who says he isn't afraid of his wife will lie about other things. so always important to remember to i

mcgovern of massachusetts to the board of trustees to the congressional hunger fellows program. thank you for your attention to this appointment. signed sincerely, nancy pelosi, house department leader. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to section 4-d of house resolution 5 111th congress, i am pleased to appoint the following members to the house democracy partnership. the honorable david e. price of north carolina, the honorable lois caps of california, rush d. holt of new jersey, the honorable allison schwartz of pennsylvania, the honorable donald m. payne of new jersey, the honorable sam farr of california, the honorable keith ellison of minnesota, the honorable macey hirono of hawaii. the honorable roybal-allard of california. thank you for your attention to these appointments. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. >> and -- the speaker pro tempore: and the house lays before -- the chair lays before the house a chunecation -- communication

consider before senator thune was elected to the senate his seat had been held by either george mcgovernhle 436 of the preceding 42 years. by 2010, the democrats could not even get a candidate to file a challenge who became only the third republican since the election of senators began 100 years ago to win a senate race unopposed. [applause] >> senator thune interest this year focusing on getting government spending and deficit under control. so to review their -- senator thune, conservative, let's hear what he has to say. our friend, senator johnson. -- senator john thune. [applause] [applause] >> thank you all very much. thank you james, for the very generous -- thank you. thank you for that very generous introduction, and thank you for the warm welcome. he forgo any further, however, let me introduce my wife, kimberly, who is somewhere down here. right here in the front as a matter of fact. [applause] >> my dad told me today i got got married the demand can say if he isn't afraid about his wife, lie about other things. always important to remember to introduce the really important per

at the very first dietary goals back in the 1970's said eat less meat for which george mcgovern was roundly criticized. so it got to be eat lean meat. why don't your guidelines which specifically discuss fruits and vegetables and whole grains specifically discuss meat? you have to go deep into the guidelines themselves to see that you are suggesting that ground beef might be one place where there's too much fat. why do you call it solid fat instead of porterhouse steak? or why do you call it solid fat and yet in the guidelines on dairy include cheese? it's confusing. >> well, i'll let the two scientists talk about this. the guidelines do mention the need for more consumption of fish and seafood in the lean protein area. that's a specific recommendation which goes to your question. secondly, again the focus on calories in and calories out and food dense foods, i think is an important frame that folks are going to use to make decisions about where they want to spend their calories, if you will. once they understand how many minutes or hours they have to be on a treadmill to work off some of t