what he or she will have is michigan," plan. -- michigan's plan. the key components will be enacted into law. the decline of the old michigan economy is documented by the latest unemployment statistics and the streets lined with for sale signs. the contours of the new michigan economy are harder to see, but they are taking shape in communities across our state -- in your community. how do we know? let me show you. let me take you on a tour. some of the places i am going do not make headlines in the newspaper and they did not lead the stories on the allow the clock news. they do tell a story. they tell a powerful story about a state that has been down, but is definitely not out -- a story about the men and women, the people that are creating opportunities in this time of adversity, moving forward against the odds to a better future. there are 100 places i would like to take you to. unfortunately, we only have time for nine stops. our first stop is south and west of here, in battle creek. it is a community that is working hard to find opportunity in

schauer of michigan. the chair: the gentleman from michigan, mr. schauer and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan five minutes. mr. schauer: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. schauer: i believe it's critical for the director of national intelligence to submit to congress a report on the attempted bombing of northwest flight 253. the failed christmas day attack over detroit reinforces the notion that the threat of al qaeda is real and our intelligence community, whether under a democratic or republican administration must improve the way it protects the united states against terrorist attacks. people in michigan want answers. my amendment says that not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the act, the director of national intelligence shall submit to congress a report on the attempt to detonate an explosive device aboard northwest arables flight 253 on december 25, 2009 -- on december 25, 2009. this will require the directo

rebounding edge, 44-20, michigan state.ll help offset 22 turnovers. >> clark: without question, verne. multiple shot opportunities as we just saw that. draymond green got two of his opinionsive rebounds on that -- offensive rebounds after he missed his nish shot attempt. that was one of the biggest concerns matt painter had coming into today's game. can we rebound? they have not been able to do that. >> verne: one minute to go. moore, kind of the story of his afternoon. [ whistle ] >> clark: yeah, he's had a couple of shots that he likes to take, go down, around and out. that was well-executed play out of that time-out by purdue. >> verne: e'twaun moore, 3-13 from the field today. that was jackson with the foul, and it's only the fifth foul -- fourth foul, team foul that is. >> clark: now you got to try to force a quick turnover. and you have to play the foul game. there's just not enough time t to -- yeah, you got start fouling right away. [ whistle ] because this clock is too short to think about trying to force a turnove

i could give a comparison for the state of michigan. i think one of the issues she faces is the central state of michigan has a car state, as the union state. her backers are democrats. there are probably members that she get support from. when the bell at happened she went and fought for them. she literally led a parade in favor. you have senator trent lott saying we are going to be warrior for toyota. i can't imagine senator levin saying i am going to be a warrior for toyota. that is the first problem she has in the state of michigan. one of the things she has done is try to poke is not just on the car business, but on other industries that could invest in the state of michigan. she has been to israel. she has been to other countries. she has gotten investments. the maker of the $2,500 car that is being sold in india and will someday be sold in the united states. 500 engineers in an office building that to engineering g work for boeing, chrysler, for a number of companies. you can have successes. i don't think she is ever going to get

state of michigan, the mines in northern michigan poor funded by a foreign money. but there is an uncomfortable relationship where one germany company took the brunt comment world war ii japanese companies and more recently other companies took the brunt with recessions in the '80s and now more recently 87 the acquisition the acquisition of anheuser-busch is an american brand name you can find. >> guest: budweiser. it is a belgian company. one of the things they said we will consolidate and seller station there will be job losses. we don't want you to think all we'll be fine. we have to cut jobs. there has been some in just days resentment towards inbev but they would add that against anheuser as well. >> host: but the relative treatment of american workers and american companies and foreign companies and you look at the people of the factory floor and senior executives. my sense is that you were saying this treatment within the foreign companies of america ears -- americas is better than other companies? >> it is interesting to look at the statistics. looking at t

give michigan a break.em grow and sell marijuana and find a way for both citizens and the government to make some money. and from carl, medical marijuana is a copout for the user to use an illegal drug without being guilty of a crime. from tyler, if the amount of money spent trying to prevent these entrepreneurs from growing was combined with the revenue that could be generated by taxing its growth and sale, michigan would find that this is a viable way of filling the void caused by the failing

the vision we have for michigan is to bring michigan back. michigan is a great state. missouri is a great state. if this is a great country and with the right kind of leadership at the federal level or the state level there's no reason why we ought to be enduring 10% unemployment at a national level or 15% at a state level. go back to the principles that we employed back in 1994. accountability back to the american people. that's what the contract of america. i tried to get recall with the contract of america. i wish voters had the opportunity to recall their representatives and their senators. but what we did in 1995 and 1996 rkts we didn't increase spending, we didn't do a stimulus bill like that, we didn't do cap and trade, we didn't do health care or these massive government spending programs. we froze spending, we cut taxes and reformed government, we reformed welfare and did it with a republican congress and a democrat president. we were able to focus on what the american people wanted, what they needed and we had an air ave -- era of prosperity. but the formula

michigan state, penn state in the big ten. lucas back starting today. his backup out for academic reasons. penn state down 6-3. and taylor battle had 30 on the day. those two emphatic. penn state down one. michigan state up 55-46. as they pull away in the second half at 57-48. lucas hits the three. biggest lead of the game. he had 24. spartans win 65, 54. indiana-wisconsin in the conference. first half, up by eight. hughes. step-back jumper. 12-2 run for the badgers to open this contest. wisconsin up by 19 still. bohanan's three makes it a

the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: madam speaker, no one's worked harder on this measure than another member of the judiciary committee than peter defazio of oregon. we recognize and yield to him three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for three minutes. mr. defazio: i thank the distinguished chairman for bringing this issue before us. you know, we've heard on the republican side, this is just about the little guys. we only want to help the little guys. except the loopholes they will want to create with the lungren provision is with the big guys. if you like the status quo, if you like the fact that some of the largest insurance companies in america saw their profits go up by 56% last year, if you like the fact that in many states we're seeing huge double-digit increases, over 50% in michigan, 40% in california, 20% in my state, if you think the system is working today then you should support mr. lungren's idea. preserve the status quo, that's what they're saying. keep t

one man in michigan, mr. denyingel, told me that his wife had been sick for a long time. he was at the end of the line in terms of his finances. he might have to lose his home, and she was bed ridden. he was afraid of what was going to happen, and he was too proud to tell his children that he needed help. because they were raising their own families. he said, when is something going to happen on health care in if america? i can't hold out much longer. i have a letter -- michigan seems to be where i get mail from this subject, since i have traveled there recently. a woman who said that their family -- to pay their deductible, they have to subtract it from their food budget. and that's just one concern she mentioned. with that, acknowledging chairman dengle, his institutional -- how difficult it was to pass medicare, how he has worked over the decades to improve it, how committed he is to preserving it, and how important a part of preserving medicare is to this passing this health care bill. later, he will inspire us with that. but he, mr. president, as you know, as a young

the press in michigan has been terrific in exposing the deficiencies in michigan. "the new york times" has been foremost in exposing and difficulties in new york. litigation is under way in those jurisdictions, but the climate is so terrible. financially in state government these days, notwithstanding all the problems in new york and michigan which i think are too terrible examples of the north and certainly can be matched in jurisdictions in the south. uphill battle to get legislation through. but finally, i would simply say, since you gave me the micropho microphone, -- >> i'm a quick learner though. [laughter] >> i will just have to make one final statement, or too. [laughter] >> and that is, to the effect that i fear, having looked at public defense in the united states throughout my professional career, and i was involved at the groundbreaking of pbs and help to right the first action of the service back in the late 1960s and early '70s what i have seen over and what i've seen thinking back on the 1999 and the 2000 conference negative year tenure as from now a

that's the case in michigan.have got these large wall street banks that take our deposit bus they lend the money somewhere else. we have got to help those community banks that know the local business and always, disproportionately, lend to small businesses that's where the help has to go. >> congressman parties, quickly, on a scale from one to ten what are your chances of getting the republicans to help you on job creation? >> well, so far, they have been not willing to be helpful on anything. we have got to continue to press the case that this is just absolutely critical. we need bipartisan solutions. we need to be coming together. the american people are asking for it. they deserve it. we need to have that and get that done. >> congressman, good to have you on. thanks so much. >> thank you, ed. >>> coming up, mr. intellectual honesty shanked one off the tee box while licking bush's boots last night. that lands him in the psychozone, next. i tched what. i worked out. personally, i thought i was invincible. once

and dale kildee's constituents, as our colleague from michigan has said, from flint, michigan, are probably some of the most hardworking and patriotic americans in our entire great nation. and caucus comes last in the three c's because while we certainly want to be loyal to our team it is far more important that we are first of all loyal to our beliefs and to the people who send us here. and today, as dale kildee reaches an incredible milestone, 20,000 votes, and a 99.9% voting record because he understands that it is our primary responsibility to make sure that our constituents who we come here to represent are heard on the issues we consider here in the people's house. mr. speaker, everyone in this chamber is addressed as honorable but i think it is most fitting that this title be given to our good friend, dale kildee, because he's first and foremost a most honorable man. i have never ever heard a bad, negative comment about dale kildee in the time that i have been in this chamber and even before that when i was the secretary of state in michigan, all throughout our great state people hav

the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr.camp: at this time yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from texas, the distinguished member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. these congressional democrats just aren't listening. after massachusetts voters sent a signal on behalf of this country that no more spending, we are too deep in debt, here we go again. and when they sent the signal that governments should be open and people ought to have a say today, they snuck into this bill an increase in the debt limit to make sure there wouldn't be an embarrassing up or down vote on bill the way the public demands it to be. when they were in charge it was a different story. as the majority leader, highly respected, mr. steny hoyer said, democrats, raising the debt limit is immoral. this policy of borrow and spend is not only irresponsible, it's immoral and must stop. he was exactly right. when our speaker, again highly respected s

those aren't -- those are michigan highway dollars.as a matter of fact, for 53 years a state like michigan has received 83 cents on the dollar, 83 cents for every dollar that we send to washington for our gas tax and now washington tells us in tough times to get that money back, you have to put up a state match. that's wrong. in 2001 president bush passed with this congress' help legislation calling no -- calling for an improvement in k through 12 education. it was called no child left behind and it put the federal imprint on our k through 12 education system across the country and across the state of michigan. that's wrong. why? why do we need the federal government telling us how to run our schools at the state and at the local level? it's a community issue, it's a family issue, it's not a federal issue. it's also not very efficient. just like in the highway bill, the federal government forces a state like michigan to build things we don't need. we build overpasses but they're for bicycles, we build fences not to protect motorists bu

years in the legislature, and during these last seven years, he has given his all for the state of michigan and the working men and women of this state could not have a stronger champion, nor i a wiser counselor or better friend. [applause] >> seven years ago, when i first spoke to you from this spot, we paused at that time to recognize the service and sacrifice of our men and women in the armed forces.

hoekstra of michigan moves to recommit the bill -- mr. hoekstra: i is that the motion be considered as read -- i ask that the motion be considered as read. the clerk: mr. hoekstra of michigan moves to recommit the bill back to the select committee of intelligence to bring the bill back to the house forth with at the end of subtitle a add the following new section, section 407. coordination of high value of detainee interrogation. section 102-a of the national security act of 1947, 50 u.s.c. 403-1 is amended by adding at the end of the following -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. break up the conversations in the middle aisle and in the back of the chambers. break up the conversations in the back of the chambers and the middle and the side aisles. the clerk will continue to read. the clerk: s, continuation of high value of detainee. one, the director of national intelligence shall containing intelligence community, the director of the central intelligence agency and the director

the worst of it has passed in michigan, but how bad as it been?> you know, actually, we were pretty prepared for this. we got 6-10 inches, and our crews have been preparing for this, and this past year we haven't been hit as bad, so financially, it hasn't run at us as bad as some other years have. we spend probably on average about $20,000 an hour, but we do think we reduce the cost. we appropriate roads in advance. before we used to just spray salt and melt it as quick as we could. we now prepare the roads and try to save time and money because the resources have been much shorter than they were in previous years. >> ifill: on the other hand, detroit and the areas around it have already started this in the hole. how big a hit do storms like this bring on your municipal and county budgets? >> well, we prepare for it every year. and, fortunately, this year michigan hasn't been hit as hard as, say, the east coast, and what we've seen in washington and some of the other areas. so we're below our budget so far. other years passed, because of the comfo

some people in michigan think an illegal drug is the best shot to revive the economy.y harlow checks it out. >> this is a strain i called vietnam 1969. >> reporter: the weed in travis williams' living room isn't getting him high or arrested. as a registered caregiver, it is a job in a state with the highest unemployment rate in the country. >> it should be a pretty lucrative industry, not street money lucrative, but enough to make a living. >> we've got a whole bunch of tops that look the same. >> it is here at med grow can bus college where williams learned a new way to make a buck after his construction business fell as rapidly of the economy. he sees the legalization of medical marijuana the quick fix detroit needs. >> as far as new industries this is it for now. >> this is it. medical marijuana? what about green technology. >> well, that's coming. that is going to take some years. so for right now when you have to pay the mortgage, you can't wait a couple of years. you have to move right now. >> reporter: when michigan voters put their stamp of approval on legislat

attorneys association of michigan, the michigan sheriff's association and the michigan association of chiefs of police, so they really are coming together there. last but not least, avis buchanan. we've been talking about various things changing in states across the country but one thing has remained constant. very early on in its history, the public defender service for the district of columbia was nominated the exemplary service and it continues to be a model for the nation. how is it that pds has not only survived but thrived over these years? >> as you said, pds was set up to be a model public defender office. it's been in place since 1960 when it was known as the legal aid agency and it became the public defenders service in 1970, when the district of columbia reorganized its court system and i think there are four principles or values that pds has maintained from the beginning and those are independence, training and supervision, resources, and -- no. no. sorry. and case load management. i can't believe i forgot that one. the independence is the core value, i think, and it's wha

it is a fight that continues across the country, but in michigan it is creating economic opportunity.a strain i call vietnam 1969. >> reporter: the weed in travis williams' living room isn't getting him high or arrested. as a registered caregiver, it's a job in a state with the highest unemployment rate in the country. >> it should be a pretty lucrative industry, you know, not street money lucrative, but enough to make a living. >> we got a whole bunch of cops right here that all look the same. >> reporter: it's here at meg grow cannabis college where williams learned a new way to make a buck after his construction job fell as rapidly as michigan's economy. he sees the legalization of medical marijuana as the quick fix that detroit needs. >> as far as new industries, this is it for right now. >> reporter: this is it, medical marijuana? what about green technology or electric cars? >> that's coming. that's coming. but that's going to take some years. so, for right now, when you got to pay the mortgage, you can't wait a couple years. you have to move right now. >> reporter: when michiga

the senator michigan? ms. stabenow: thank you. i appreciate so much -- mr. durbin: i yield for the pups after question. ms. stabenow: yes. i appreciate the senator from illinois, my friend, your comments and i guess my question would relate to the state of michigan, because i'm -- you listed off some very important statistics, but i'm wondering if you're aware that in fact in march 62,000 people in the great state of michigan, where we have the highest unemployment rate -- we have 14.6% unemployment rate, over 700,000 people that are unemployed, people looking for work, people trying to put a roof over their head, put food on the table, just hold things together as they're looking for a job, and yet we have 62,000 great people from michigan that are going to lose their benefits in march. and, in fact, if this continues -- and i know that all of us are working very hard to get a year extension on unemployment benefits, but i'm wondering if my friend is aware of the large numbers -- by may, 225,000 people in michigan will be out of their benefits, people who a

speaker, as i listen to my friend from michigan, mr. levin, talk about the situation, it's almost -- it brings you almost beyond anger to realize that one person in the other body has stopped the unemployment extension for several months. we don't know even as we pass this bill over there today what will happen if that gentleman does not lift his restriction on the senate bill. we may be into a closure situation again. now what they did before, they put -- they held up unemployment insurance, held it up and held it up, then when it came to the end, everybody voted for it. it is clear from the first words out of my colleague from california's mouth that this is about trying to prove to the people that the democrats can't run the congress. they can't run the congress with the filibuster in the senate stopping issues like this that are going to go through here unanimously. nobody in his right mind is going to vote against health care and unemployment benefits for people who are out there struggling. and nobody's going to vote against flood

at michigan central station, service was stepped up to pick up new waves of migrants.no one knew it at the time, but you know, the trains were pouring in here with people and their job was essentially to build something that was going to take the place of the train. >> blue >> ifill: "blueprint america: beyond the motor city" airs on most pbs stations tonight. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the political ferrment increased after president obama calls for republicans to join him in a televised health care summit. veteran democratic congressman john murtha died at a hospital in arlington, virginia. the nation's capitol and mid-atlantic region struggle to dig out after a weekend blizzard and wall street tanked again. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 100 points to close below 10,000 for the first time since last november. the. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: find additional information about yesterday's elections in ukraine from david stern of global post, an

>> michigan state yes.she and my father also they had when he died, there were over 20,000 books in his house. i lived in a library. >> 20,000 books? >> 20,000. the entire basement was organized like a library. >> what had he done as a profession? >> he worked in a tool and die shop. when he came back from world war ii, he was in an occupation in japan for the gi bill, he was going to college and he wanted to be a history professor and then my mom got pregnant with me which was unplanned. and so he dropped out of school in his second year and went to work in a steel mill in grand rapids which is where he was exposed to asbestos that ultimately killed him. but he continued a lifelong passion for learning as did my mother. >> but he worked in a tool and dye shop? >> yes, for 40 years. >> for 40 years and had 20,000 books in his library. >> that's right. >> and ended up his life as a conservative? >> his entire life, yes. in 1963, i went door to door with my dad, i was 14 years old, or in 64 i was 13 years old

host: wayne, michigan. good morning. independent line.: toyota has had a lot of problems over the years. they have had a bad run. Ñithey had a problem for 10 yeas where they had defied the engine blocking from sludge and where the front-end had the same problem. rav4 had the same problem in japan, but there was no recall in the united states. they have a problem where one of the major lawyers quit, saying the day of the leaded accident data. it seems like the media is giving them a free pass. the guest: the caller has made some good points. because they had such a high quality record for so long, maybe some of these complaints were not taken seriously. consumer reports said aside an automatic recommended rating for toyota based on the recall problems from 2005. your right, they have been aggressive at times in declining to recall vehicles. now they will be closely scrutinized by congress and you can imagine that any decisions they make in the future regarding recalls are going to be closely scrutinized by the government and reporters. hos

so ford checking out brakes on hybrid cars. >> phil lebeau in michigan for us tonight. thanks. >>> for more on this david champion is with us tonight. he is the senior director of the "consumer reports" auto test division. he is at their facility in connecticut. a lot of the advice and government warning seem to leave out one thing, and that is that the american roads are full of toyotas. people have no other choice. they are driving them right now. what's the practical advice and are these cars, in your view, unsafe? >> this event of the throttle pedal sticking is a very rare occasion that this should happen on toyota vehicles. there's been something like 2,000 complaints of unintended acceleration. in that same period toyota sold something like 20 million vehicles. it's a 1 in 10,000 chance you would have it. if you have one of these vehicles, make sure you remove all the floor mats out of the driver's side footwell. be aware if the throttle does stick, push it into neutral, pull the car over to the side of the road and turn the engine off. >> and david, toyota has ta

ehlers of michigan for today, mr. ellison of minnesota for today. mr.ung of florida for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe of february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, mr. jones february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, mr. moran, february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, ms. ros-lehtinen today for five minutes, mr. burton today, february 3, 4, for five minute, mrs. miller, today for five minutes, mr. reichert today for five minutes, mr. conaway today for five minutes, mr. inglis today for five minutes and mr. deal on february 3 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous

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it is closed between michigan avenue and rhode island avenue. we're open for business in northeast d.c. some slush has built up between the lanes. use caution when you have to slow down and change lanes. >> thank you. >>> 5:32. vdot is not taking any chances. >> they have 1400 trucks to get commuters are ready for the ride. courtney robinson has more. there roadways look great. >> we have seen a pretty great conditions in springfield. a lot of plow trucks in action, salt trucks inaction. you can see went live here at the mixing bowl, one of the 1400 that vdot has patrolling the northern virginia roadways. people are moving along here on 95, making their way in this morning. not too bad. vdot does remind drivers you do want to be cautious. roadways seemed clear, you might encounter some slick spots. we have seen on side road some slush on those roadways. as you leave your neighborhood, that is something you'll probably see. adam caskey has been taking measurements. in springfield, we have about 3 inches accumulated here on the ground. not a terri

ford is bringing manufacturing back from mexico to michigan. that's a great story.gm's going to have the chevy volt online by the fall. and chrysler is making great cars. we have a partnership with the federal government for the first time. every other country is investing in manufacturing, and for eight years we didn't and we lost almost 6 million manufacturing jobs. now we have president obama who gets it, and we're beginning turn it around. >> and ford sales up 24% year over year. jonathan capeheart of "the washington post" is with us. >> hi, senator. i want to switch to health care. >> sure. >> do you think the health care reform legislation should be put on the back burner and the president should pursue jobs, jobs, jobs. >> i have seen health care and jobs as one of the same. we are losing jobs to countries that have lower health care costs. small businesses layoff people to pay higher premiums. nothing has changed. costs are still going up. we have people losing their homes. 5,000 people a day losing their homes because of a medical bankruptcy. so from my per

memo i recognize the gentleman from michigan -- >> i recognize the gentleman from michigan who will introducefacturers. many small businesses have been impacted by the credit crunch, but it has been particularly acute for our small manufacturers. he is the owner of a manufacturing company and of member of the board of the community bank, bringing a unique perspective. his company employs 250 employees, located in both michigan and tennessee. >> thank you. >> i am the president and owner of a manufacturing company. i serve on the board of a small community bank. i bring a unique perspective from both the borrower and the lender. i have been a manufacturer for 45 years. i appreciate the opportunity to discuss the challenges that small manufacturers and the motor vehicle industry face. my company is one of the michigan, and athens, tennessee. my father began the business in 1962. it has grown to over 400,000 square feet of supplier. we read the first metal-stamping facility in the nation to be awarded for our outstanding safety programs and our determination to continue to provide meaningful emp

michigan state, penn state in the big ten. lucas back starting today. his backup out for academic reasons. penn state down 6-3. and taylor battle had 30 on the day. those two emphatic. penn state down one. michigan state up 55-46. as they pull away in the second half at 57-48. lucas hits the three. biggest lead of the game. he had 24. spartans win 65, 54. indiana-wisconsin in the conference. first half, up by eight. hughes. step-back jumper. 12-2 run for the badgers to open this contest. wisconsin up by 19 still. bohanan's three makes it a 20-5 run for wisconsin to start the game. 25-7 moments later. gordon taylor, fast break lay-up. running the hoosiers out of the build being. we look at the s.e.c. east standings. kentucky is 8-1. vanderbilt, tennessee and florida have six wins in the conference. we have a big match-up tonight in primetime. the teams have been through the shares of ups and downs. kentucky, mostly ups. start in the the front court, wayne chism and the reigning freshman of the week demarcus cousins. >> charles: this is quite the match-up

the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr.am speaker and my colleagues, the bill before us will allow for the first time competition to take hold in the health insurance marketplace, an important and vital step in the road to fixing our broken health insurance system and containing costs. i want to commend in particular my colleagues tom perriello of virginia and betsy markey of colorado for working with our committee on this important effort. now experience has shown that congress, and we hate to admit having made mistakes in the past, but that we did make an error in 1945 in adding an antitrust exemption into the mckaren-ferguson act at the last minute during the debate. not many of you were here at that time and neither was i but leading consumer groups and senior citizen groups, state attorneys general and others have been for years urging that we in the legislature fix this error that has been made so long ago. the bipartisan anti-trust modernization commission made by this body and president bush in 2002 echoed this call

host: wayne, michigan. good morning. independent line.oyota has had a lot of problems over the years. they have had a bad run. Ñithey had a problem for 10 yeas where they had defied the engine blocking from sludge and where the front-end had the same problem. rav4 had the same problem in japan, but there was no recall in the united states. they have a problem where one of the major lawyers quit, saying the day of the leaded accident data. it seems like the media is giving them a free pass. the guest: the caller has made some good points. because they had such a high quality record for so long, maybe some of these complaints were not taken seriously. consumer reports said aside an automatic recommended rating for toyota based on the recall problems from 2005. your right, they have been aggressive at times in declining to recall vehicles. now they will be closely scrutinized by congress and you can imagine that any decisions they make in the future regarding recalls are going to be closely scrutinized by the government and reporters. host:

and so is michigan state. and wisconsin. of course, miller and harvey. and there is the final four, won the championship, twice from tuesday. >> there is a team had to go to overtime to get a game winner. to win... all the way out into the team's championship game. >> that is unusual. there is macklin hands it off to ray shipman. >> first half takes the ball into the basket. there is walker gets a tie from hin. there is augustus with three personal fouls. >> offense on 32. right here. there is penetration. he benched one way. both guys got it. augustus and varnadro. there is a big deal. and that is augustus. stewart is behind the arc. first three-pointer made in a while for mississippi state. >> you know funny thing was erving walker is like a je. he's not playing that way in this game. i think he's got some heavy place right now. looking winded to me. he's not playing his normal game. and you talk about not normal? there is 12 points for macklin. >> what a battle between two big guys, huh? so far, offensive there and has been taking care of business on

. >> tamara from michigan your thoughts? >> caller: i feel like they need very very harsh punishment. there was a girl here in michigan who their parents -- her parents changed her to the bed you what she says she was unruly and the house caught on fire and she died. almost two years ago to the day. they are actually on trial now and i feel they need to get it before it gets to the point where the children die. >> it is mind boggling a parent could do. this thanks for the call. jazz min, what are the charges they are facing? >> unlawful restraint and also, um -- second injury to a child. >> sorry about that. exactly that. well, when you look at punishment, i didn't even know what we can -- the justice system is even -- what's the best, bruce i'll got to you for that, how can we get a message across to these parents? like you say, in their mind, they are thinking this is logical parenting. >> exactly. >> where do we begin with them. >> that is one of the biggest issues that even if we did, quote, punish these parents, that's

. >> the chair thanks the lady for michigan and i asked the gentlelady from michigan. >> i think the the testimony and met with many of the members who have suffered a tragic loss and are moved by their efforts to make the skies safer. so we joined them, certainly help we can push the senate to pass with bipartisan airline safety and improvement act. first of all, i'd like to say administrator babbitt, i am from west virginia and i would like to thank you and your agencies cooperation as you note last month a u.s. airways flight overran the runway, which you don't want to do in west virginia because we're situated on the top of a mountain. we had heard he passengers and three crewmembers. but because our airport hadn't ema s., which then engineered material arresting system, a new technology that halted the plane on the ramp and saved a lot of life in a lot of industries. under the faa has helped with us in getting the rapid rebuild of that system on our airport. the thank you for that. two things i'd like to ask about. but commuting thing that we learned in the tragic accident that

the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman.alk a little bit about manufacturing and build on the previous comments. we have a situation, mr. smith, we have a situation, mr. smith, in the manufacturing sector and otive suppliers where we are seeing increasing orders coming in and yet the working capital is not available to ramp up the production necessary in order to meet those orders. it is a situation where there is a dysfunctional capital market system. there are orders coming in, you can hire people, but the capital is not there. if you could elaborate a little bit more about the challenges of manufacturing, where you are right now, why credit has limited your ability to create jobs even though orders are coming in right now. also you talk about the collateral support program and why that is direct help for you from the banking industry. you referenced the modernization act which many members of this committee have endorsed. if you could flesh some of that out for us, i would appreciate it. >> i have to disagree with what ha

top at michigan state, coach k here at duke. this is the jumper.rebound. >> robyn: the defense is presenting difficulties for virginia. they didn't have the open look they had earlier against the man-to-man. struggling the shot clock has rundown on them several times. >> rich: duke had a great game against maryland last weekend. but that isn't happening here tonight. first time for virginia. virginia had a heartbreaker on monday. a 1 point lost to number 9, florida state. a game that they had the last shot at the buzzer and shine, hit 3 buckets, 6 points. virginia up 5. >> robyn: there is the opening in the zone. in the middle. work the ball on one side, and swing it to the other side. the defense shifts you will find your hole. against a 1-2-2, the hole will be in the middle of the floor. >> rich: mitchell. monica wright waits for a screen. high low look, but not a great entry. mitchell in the lane and she fouls. ariana moorer with the reach. >> robyn: ariana moorer was hoping to draw a charge on that. nice little spin move on mitchell. working he

ohio, pennsylvania, michigan, illinois.states over the last couple of years. now this year, they're going to have a very difficult time in those states. they've got the governor in michigan is term limited. their lieutenant governor had to drop his bid because he was getting so little support. and democrats still don't have a candidate, here we are eight months before election date. host: and you wrote a piece about the top u.s. senate seats and on that list is illinois, pennsylvania as well as north dakota, delaware, arkansas, nevada, kentucky, colorado, new hampshire, and ohio. guest: and these are seats especially illinois and in pennsylvania, we've got two democratic senate seats, senator bury riss is retiring. ufere got congressman mark kirk, a republican from illinois who is very well respected, a centrist by any measure, somebody who voted for the cap and trade bill although he has backed off that. he has a moderate record running statewide in a state that gets sick of its incumbent politicians frequently. in pennsyl

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let's begin in northeast where we have fire activity on michigan avenue. road is actually closed between 4th street and hairwood road. over here in northwest dc a tree in the roadway at 37th and u street. turn on the cameras and take you outside and show you 395 northbound stacking up from the beltway to seminary. no incidents or accidents. just volume. maryland 50 westbound. this is the deal here at route 301. looks like the latest is the disabled tractor-trailer is causing drivers to lose two right lanes and also the ramp and remember at the bay bridge we have wind warnings in place. 270 back outside. delayed from 118 germantown road to montross. that's 16 minutes in the car for these drivers right now and finally wrapping up in bethesda, another down tree at ridge road and 64th. andrea, back to you. >>> coming up on 6:49. right now we want -- want to take you to hampshire, new hampshire. it consumed a hotel and several businesses an entire block is destroyed. this have on the ocean on the new hampshire ' coast one hour north of boston. the same storm fu

the university of michigan has licensed close to 50 startup companies and just of last five years.friend jim duderstadt, the former president of the university in michigan, has said about state funding, public universities have gone from being state-supported, giving state assisted, then state related, and now state located. i would suggest we are sometimes state of salted. complicated the decline in state support are two factors. one is unprecedented enrollment growth, largely spurred by the country's recession. and the other is a growing need to prepare more students to a higher skill level. so our institutions, so our situation is clear. public higher education is asked to do more with much less. and romans climb, state funding drops, and the pressure mounts to raise tuition and deepen cuts. examples abound. the university of washington observe the 14% tuition hike this year. the university of illinois at order to furloughs and warns students of the possibility of a high tuition hike later this year. the university of florida is looking to enroll, to reduce enrolled by unprecede

host: michigan, richard on the republican line.her area where the policy change can make a difference. we have lost physical education and in some schools, even recess. we think that if we will demming clause longer they will learn more. i think we have evidence in the pipeline that says that a healthy, active child is better -- will learn better than an overweight child. but there is pressure on whether we have the academic solely or academics and health in our school system. host: would have the public schools down for the physical education? guest: at one time we had 30 minutes required for every student, k through 12th grade. but we lost that overt pressure on new drug left behind ed decker the banks test scores. -- arnot no child left behind and academic test scores. host: is obesity the biggest medical issue in your state? guest: is next to some comments about health insurance and access that are key issues every day. we have new no, -- new evidence nationwide that obesity may become a more damaging health risk than tobacco i

ohio, pennsylvania, michigan, illinois.cked up house seats, governors, senate seats in all three of those states over the last couple of years. now this year, they're going to have a very difficult time in those states. they've got the governor in michigan is term limited. their lieutenant governor had to drop his bid because he was getting so little support. and democrats still don't have a candidate, here we are eight months before election date. host: and you wrote a piece about the top u.s. senate seats and on that list is illinois, pennsylvania as well as north dakota, delaware, arkansas, nevada, kentucky, colorado, new hampshire, and ohio. guest: and these are seats especially illinois and in pennsylvania, we've got two democratic senate seats, senator bury riss is retiring. ufere got congressman mark kirk, a republican from illinois who is very well respected, a centrist by any measure, somebody who voted for the cap and trade bill although he has backed off that. he has a moderate record running statewide in a state

my district in battle creek, michigan is a home of western michigan college of aviation, i think thed pilot training program. power the call to action recommendations integrated into university pilot training programs and well today's notice of proposed rulemaking provide them an opportunity to offer alternatives the knickerbockers onto that briefly if you'd like. >> yes, sir. several fronts that multiple components of that to answer number one is indicated several of the pilot association has started an outreach so that you can begin to train young pilot on the value of professionalism and living examples right in the classroom during guests begin experiences, helping the curriculum. i know several of the pilot organizations are part of the board that the curriculum. we encourage that and am pleased to see they are actually engaging in that. second, the proposed rulemaking that we have out the advance notice, certainly recognizes the variants and i would note for the record that we were discussing this prior to the point in time when people began to focus on this. i was concerned i