you could look from monticello, you would see -- you would see many farms. but you wouldn't see the kind of landscape, a republican landscape. and of course this was at the very time gary's talking about the prosperity of the institution of slavery. it left an ugly imprint on the land. virginia itself at this period was probably best at producing slaves, better at producing slaves than anything else. because there was such a voracious appetite for slaves further to the south. this was not an image of republican progress. and yes, jefferson did understand and see this kind of urbanity. it's not big cities. big cities are bad, they're sick, nasty places to go to you'll die they're unhealthy. but a kind of -- a civic landscape, in many ways new england was perfect except for the new englanders. >> that's right. and on that note. i'd like to thank you all very much for coming out on a nasty day. you all had a hand out on your seats that tells you what's coming up in the 20th century, a version what was we've been doing in the 19th century here. i hope you will a

he came from monticello and i came from a town 12 miles from theirre.ad a relationship going back quite some time. i recommended him for the job at aig. i think you did an outstanding job given the circumstances he inherited. he was a fighter. you saw that in his struggles against cancer. an outstanding individual. i will miss him as a friend very deeply. >> one of the descriptions of mr. benmosche was that he could at times be combative. is that what the company needed at that time? >> i would not say that he was combative. everybody in that row had to be combative from time to time. i think what you believe is right. he was a fighter. if he had a fight, he would fight. >> what did he do immediately when he became the ceo to give the staff at aig a sense of confidence that things would be turned around under his watch? did we lose mr. greenberg? i believe we did. mr. benmosche, dead today at the edge of 70. he died here in new york after a long battle with lung cancer. we will take a quick break. "bottom line" will continue in just a moment. ♪ >> welco

in the town of monticello we have of a grant right now from what we just completed a and we have used it in this has helped put usda seems to speed that they cannot afford that much of alone. >> my time is expired. >> thank you for inviting a witness. mayor, i appreciate you making the trip here today. the great king water systems are facing significant challenges have access to safe water so i introduce the are cracked to assist the bus systems and i appreciate the work my colleagues have done in these issues and the look forward to get these changes into law. if there is another water main breaks no money is wasted it is water in money flowing out of the pipes. with those issues in your town with water main breaks what obstacles to face to prevent these ruptures? >> with the recent frost with the water main break it doesn't always pop up because the ground is so frozen so often we don't know whether breaking is in the to have the tools or the equipment so we have to call consulting firms that could be $50,000 a day were the association will come if they are available. it is very dif

the town of monticello. we got a state revolving fund grant for a sewer project right now we just completed. in our district, in our part of the state we've used it. and it's helped. but the usda seems tore more of a grant. some communities can't afford a loan and the grant helps them. >> my time's expired and i know mr. stewart wanted to answer but i want to go to mr. tonkel who's recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for calling this hearing and for inviting a witness from the 20th district of new york. mayor keegan i appreciate you make the trip here today. drinking water systems in the district i represent and i think every district across the country are facing significant challenges as they work tone sure that everyone including people in small and rural communities have access to safe water. that's why i introduced the aqua act last congress, to improve all of the tools epa currently has to assist these systems. i appreciate the work that my colleague mr. harper from mississippi has done on these