just recently a few days ago a prime minister mr computers went to brussels and had a meeting with mr bowles of mr van rompuy mr were together they all free expressed strong support for the fee and actions but then you find guys pro-forma from an uprising the market they can find if they don't know the questions about it first but on energy and the question is very simple now we are going step by step we are not in a rush but been very persistent and very much convinced that to be do need real gas market in phoenix i'm not going to speculate how we are going to do what i don't compromise sports abedin already no i just want to say a very simple thing that we would like to see the market. we do have a market now on oil. he always said yes because we had that yeah yeah you did have the facility yes that's what i needed to. project to dive. i am not going to discuss now on one on a particular logic because i am not so competent. on that and just leave it to i would say to a specialist who who knows how much. could cause but we have a strong political will or. i would see. becoming one i would s

mr. erskine bowles and senator alan simpson. >> thank you, richard. even though it's snowing outside and sleeting outside, i'm glad we can give you that warm dallas welcome. alan simpson, you're a republican, erskine bowles, you're a democrat. in the time we've been here today i have not noticed a single cross word between the two of you. why are you two so different from everybody else in washington? >> when you're associated with someone and especially in a time of tension and trauma, you learn about friendship. when we started this, this was a suicide mission, still is, and erskine finally said one day, you know, what are you doing in here? how did you get in this? i said, biden called and said, i got a real deal for you, al. i said, thanks, joe.

"the reduce the deficit commission led by mr bowls and mr. simpson made a splash last year." that is the beginning of his column this morning in "the wall street journal peer " he has written a sidebar article here. "more than 25 years ago, congress confronted what looked like big budget deficits and try to tie its hands with a balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985." host: that was david wessel writing about the history of budget legislation in congress. north carolina, bdean, democrat. what do you think about what the house has been up to? caller: when the people wake up, we can take back the united states. we can take it by buying something made in america and what other countries support their own selves. that is what is wrong with our country today. people don't realize enough to take care of the country they live in today. host: thank you. powder springs, georgia. alex, independent line. do you think the house is in the right track? caller: with cutting spending, of course they are. we spend money all over the world. we threw a lot of money away on so

>> i love the chicken bowl. >> mr. steven williams down here, please! [ applause ] >> good job, buddy, you won! let's give a big round of applause to all our finalists here. they did a spectacular job! >> that was so cute! that's what we're going to have to do. give chef hats to the kids at home and tell them they're in a iron chef competition. >> the youngest chefs in the bay area. >> the future bobby plays of america. >>> warrior's drought? when will it end? they haven't had an all star n 14 years. and today, the all-star game reserves were released. it looks like the wait will go on. warriors host milwaukee tonight and we went to practice and captured some amazing shots. you won't believe it. >>> also, we get the scoop on the south bay native playing for the packers in the super bowl making gunnederson high in snow san jose state proud but first, jeff in the weather center. >>> clear and cold across the golden gate bridge.ll get in minutetas. wend ll get in minutes. >>> in many ways we pride ourselves on this. bay area a melting pot of different cult

bowl. now casey reports, sports leaders are trying to span the slippery situation. >> even the nfl mr. nice guy, said he's prepared to handle though swinger superbowl during the winter storm. >> it's like the city is dead which you don't expect come super bowl week. >> at an event in arlington , nfl commissioner robert and cowboys owner kept smiling and refuse to acknowledge the bitter backlash or the lack of salt and ice covered road. >> some things you can be prepared for. >> i'm ready for how we've got our streets and everything ready to go. >> the most direct response to critical lot of towners he called third chilly north texas the superbowl case of sour grapes. >> everybody is going to be able to get in and out easily i don't pay attention to that. >> if it proves yet another cold climate site he might get a lot more questions and criticism from national media. >> superbowl in san francisco then it's beautiful readings and at 60s, as we look out toward ocean beach. if menlo park at 70 degrees, '60s around much of the rest of the bay area. a walnut creek in the '60s and it's nice a

name, the great communicator. >> mr.-- tear down this wall. >> his ideas put reagan in the the cross hairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. >>> super bowlid not disappoint. the keys that led the packers to their 4th lombardi trophy. >> howard green number 95 goes right there. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the national average. three times more? roger that! go online and sign up at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet?! where to sputnik? [ chuckles ] history. the steelers and pack super bowl xlv may have been the most participated game in history. cameron diaz and alex rodriguez had their popcorn ready. ben roethlisberger and the steelers down 7-0 early. green bay's nick collins comes down with it. cuts back inside, dives into the end zone, 14-0, packers. aaron rodgers, a bullet in the middle of coverage. jennings is there. 21-10 at the half. pittsburgh cuts it to 4. mendenhall is sandwiched a

mrs. miller: during the super bowl, chrysler aired an add about the chrysler 200 that touched the hearts of america with the enduring spirits of detroit, michigan. the resems of a city and region that made some mistake bus is also home to some of our nation's greatest innovators, our best work force, skilled craftsmen, the redemocrats of an energy -- industry that made some mistake bus is the back bone of american manufacturing. epitomized by the workers at chrysler's sterling plant that was slated to close. the workers fought and sacrificed and made the business case that they were the right ones to build the chrysler 200 features in the ad. in detroit, we build things. that's what we do. we do it better than anybody else in the world. we still have a long way to go but the detroit region is coming back and our story of eredemption is distinctly american. mr. speaker, to all americans who are looking to buy a new car and who are considering imports, i have a simple message -- if you want the best, you should buy it. imported from detroit. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewo

mr. goodell. has devoted a lifetime to >> there is a fine coming, believe me. >> yeah. >> how do you score free super bowle san francisco man has devoted a lifetime the big game and is now one of the nfl's preferred fans, larry jacobson has attended every super bowl and we caught up with him before he left for texas today. >> it all got started because i was trying to impress a young woman, i thought it would really be impressive if i flew from san francisco down to los angeles, saw a football game, had dinner and flew home. and she wasn't impressed. either with the game or with me. >> all right. >>> the tampa rays signed 37- year-old johnny damon and 38- year-old manny ramirez who are optimistic about playing all 162 games of the season. >> i would love to play 162 games. will it happen? probably not. >> we play 100 and i play 62. >> number 4, thomas coalville almost cap sized his try ma ran as he started his quest to sail around the world. stuff like that is coming to cup. >>> number 3, manchester u, and austin vail a, the goalie wayne rooney to his forward edwin ma czar for the goal. they win 3-1. >>>

. >>> get those raiders to the super bowl and i'm not going to be mad at you, mr. davis.s of the temperatures we are looking good, but we are having a hard time with visibilities in the east bay. it is actually drifting now across the peninsula. all the moisture-rich areas have picked up the rainfall over the weekend. they are seeing the most fog. fairfield, down to a quarter mile visibility. it looks the same for san rafael and novato. take it easy out there. lots of sunshine with temperatures in the 60s. 61 in los gatos. 60 in oakland. 61 in fairfield. take a look at what's to come heading throughout this week. temperatures will climb to 69 degrees by thursday. and then they are going to hover near the 70-degree mark all the way through this weekend and into next week. so unseasonably warm and sunny once again for us. we are enjoying beautiful weather for this time of the year. back to you guys. >>> thank you. an incredible story of survival out of scotland after a 1,000 fall down a mountain. a climber was found standing calmly reading a map. >> adam potter lost his foo

bowl fans. >> may police keep liberalization, come here to this gate. mr.bachev open this gate. >> that was president reagan at one of his more famous speeches. several commemoration ceremonies are planned across the country. their new exhibits, artifacts in the 40 it presents personal and public life. >> between the opening day, training camp, it's a man is building giants fever is running wild. fans got a chance to meet the world champs this weekend. we will hear from some of the players out watch the fun. >> looked like a great day out there yesterday, a beautiful again today as we take a live look their side, for gas coming out.forecast com úw [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. live, from the bay area's news station, this the kron 4 morning news. >> good morning, welcome back, kron4 news weekend. live look their side, it is worth it, beautiful day around the bay. golden gate on the right,

contact the white house and ask them to support an entitlement form for the simpson-bowles package. >> will the gentleman yield? mr. wolf: i will yield. mr. schiff: i thank for you yielding and i appreciate your opposition to the amendment. the big entitlement programs will have to be addressed. and what we're doing here in dealing with this small piece of the federal budget pie which is domestic discretionary spending, there's no way we can find enough savings to make a real dent in the magnitude of our deficit and debt. that has to be done. i can understand your frustration about it. it's a frustration i think we all share. i think the difficulty, frankly, the administration is having is probably the same difficulty that the majority is having, and that is whoever puts the proposal on the table first gets their head taken off. and i think probably the only way to get to yes, and there's no way we'll be able to reform the entitlement programs in a partisan way, it has to be done in a bipartisan way, but both parties could come together and put something on the table together. i think that's what's going to have t

. >> james: i read up a live picture from sugar bowl showing you a lot of great snow on the ground during the as this morning is mrare actually in utah >> caller: ? yes. we're making our way to sugar bowl this weekend to >> james: . what is going on? >> caller: we have the boarding for breast cancers there will be there all day. >> james: tom a. wohl you see there? >> reporter: it's very interesting you how to skiers and snow boarders are performing tricks. they're judged on many different things. >> james: big checks of news and raw >> reporter: is? yes. for folks going to other parks what we have? >> caller: we are going to have some new resorts of lift tickets.com $61 a ticket to alpine real sense and $39 tickets. hallwood $48. >> james: fantastic after assume all of this bill has been great for you guys we have more of the way it could be mark >> gabe: report. >> caller: late february has been fantastic. we're looking at another 6-10 in. in the area. it will be fantastic. >> james: thank you, that is a boarding for breast cancer you can go to their web site from our permission. we will take a quick break, more

bowl. i think they are similar arguments. i do not think tennessee electric limited itself to commandeering claims. mr. dreeben refers to the enduring force of tennessee electric. i do not think it has enduring force. the further you go in the decision, the less satisfying it is. if you go on to reading the georgia power case and look at the role of consent of the states, in the district court opinion, that is in the merits section of the opinion. the courts held contrary to tennessee electric that the utility company had standing. you hopelessly conflate the merits and standing question. that kind of happened today in oral argument. that is a bad approach. it should perfect the camp decision by saying this sentence the longer survives. on the commerce clause, i think justice alito shows why the court is right not to make the argument below. it does not reinject the commerce argument in a way that does not allow us to argue it was clearly waived in the third circuit. we have a better argument to defend the statute. claim error should be a two-way street. asian not be allowed to sneak the commerce claus

mr. chairman, that in a recovery period you have to pick the right moment to begin removing accommodation, taking away punch bowl. and we, of course, face that problem as the central bank always does. and we are committed to making sure that we do it at the right time. >> holman: bernanke also said again that unemployment may stay high for several years. that news did little to boost wall street. the dow jones industrial average managed a gain of six points to close near 12,240. the nasdaq fell nearly eight points to close at 2,789. a greek supertanker loaded with up to $200 million in oil was seized by pirates today, after leaving the persian gulf. the attackers were believed to be somalis. their target-- the "irene s.l." was bound for the u.s. when it was waylaid east of oman. 25 crew members were on board the ship. the supertanker was one of the largest vessels attacked by the pirates in recent years. another u.s. senator has announced plans to retire after 2012. democrat jim webb of virginia said today he will not run for a second term. he gave no reason. his retirement means democrats will have at least thr

the super bowl on the ground in dallas the morning after see how everyone is feeling as part of our round up, the ads. this darth vader one was very cute. mrd. >> i love that one. >> did you like that? >> one of my favorites the woman is going you didn't do anything and the guy is so excited. >> it was funny. i liked the bud wiser one, with tiny dancer. >> yes, that was good. the big bad outlaw going into the bar that was pretty funny. >> yeah, i thought it was fantastic also the latest on what is happening in egypt of course we have reporters on the ground. we will bring you the latest come concessions over the weekend but plenty of protestors in liberation square. >> all right. i lost my ear piece i couldn't hear anything you are saying thank you erica. the early show starts at 7:00 a.m. this morning. >>> another fire has arson investigators searching for clues. >> what firefighters are saying about a possible connection to other suspicious fires. >>> if you have you a story idea or comment to share, e- mail brian at cbssf.com ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same

mr. chairman. i want to recognize my friend from dallas. it is too bad you're not there for the super bowl. >> i did not give to the game. >> ambassador kurt and i have known each other for a long time. i am glad he has had the opportunity to join us on this committee. for the record, he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas i am know you are aware of the benefits of trade in our area. dallas is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. exports from texas to australia averaged $800 million in the three years after that trade agreement, they increased to 66%. texas exports to chile were declining before an agreement. since the agreement, imports have increased by 107%. these numbers tell me we are spinning our wheels. this agreement was signed in 2007 and at this is 2011 and we still have not finished them. i would like to know why we are delaying because other nations in the world are taking our place in the trade environment. it is because you

mr. obama also said the longer he is in the white house the more he enjoys the job of being president he made those comments in a live, 15 minute interview on fox before the super bowlackers may have won the super bowl trophy but the commercials always steal the show. >> all right go ahead. >> who came out top dog in the dog eat dog race for best super bowl ad? ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. an ecstatic celebration, packed >>> good morning live 101 san jose. we are accident free throughout the bay area, you might see delays later on in san francisco. details coming up. >>> an ecstatic celebration packed with packers fans, dancing screaming, horn blowing spilled into the streets across green bay wisconsin. packers beat the steelers, 31- 25, super bowl 45 in arlington texas think they are excited. >> dogs acting like humans were the big winners of this year's favorite super bowl commercials. >> dog sitting. >> no worries t

mr. rogers's neighborhood. >> and he has the personality? >> yes, speaks well of the cool " friend. and " old friend, and compared to other guys. >> thank you, he is equal girlfriend. >>> christina aguilera and fergie's super bowlened behind the scenes. i'm lara spencer. >> and i'm chris jacobs. >> "the insider" is on. ♪ i got the boom boom pow >> unbelievable. incredible. biggest show on earth. >> fergie's mike mishap. >> aguilera's national anthem flub. ♪ so proudly we watched >> did this glee star up stage her? >> "the insider" has what you didn't see in the game. >> and super bowl couples news. >> the gorgeous blond or your arm. >> caught on camera. >> "the insider" at the super bowl. >> michael douglas date night.

mr. inslee: maybe thinking president obama gave his state of the union, who talked about celebrating the winner of the science bowl, about using the chinese advances in clean energy as our sputnik moment. so that we would be called to have a new apollo energy project. and we know, we know we can do and clean -- in clean energy what our ancestors did in space. which is to lead the world in clean energy. we know this can be the american destiny. and the reason we know that is because our vision, our vision is one based on optimism and confidence. our vision is that we know we can invent new forms of energy so that we don't cause additional asthma problems in our children. now, this is a difference between us and the republicans who want to pass this dirty air act. we realize two things about our children. number one, when polluters pollute and expose them to dangerous levels of ozone and increases in asthma attacks and respiratory problems in senior citizens, those kippeds don't have anywhere to run and -- kids don't have anywhere to run and hide. an oil company can go around in places of the world. a kid is stuck w

mr. speaker. a couple days ago during the super bowl a tv ad was aired that highlighted the grit and spirit and ingenuity of metro detroiters which gives us the ability to make some of the greatest cars in the world. that spirit of detroit is rooted in our american values of life, of liberty, of the pursuit of happiness. and it's that spirit that transformed the world war ii into the arsenal of democracy that saved this country, saved this world from the threat of fascism. mr. speaker, i believe today that that same spirit of detroit will help build the new cars that will be powered by electricity, to help build new homes and offices which will be heated by the sun and manufacture the best products in the world. you see, when you make it in detroit, you help make it in america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, as americans recognize black history month, i'm honored this month

in winning super bowl xlv, their coach led the franchise to its -- to the most nfl playoff wins in the nfl. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: the president announced to this congress he would freeze all domestic spending. this week we heard the administration say it wants to spend billions for high speed rail. and that's not all. they want to give wireless to everyone in the country at taxpayer expense. it would be nice for all americans to be able to ride on fast choo-choo's throughout the fruited plan while reading the news on their wireless ipad but the country is out of money. our national debt has risen over $1. trillion since last year. we need to focus on getting ourselves out of this crisis by cutting spending, not more spending. ask the 44 million people living under the poverty level if they want their tacks to go to the administration's polar express. we need to cut borrowing, cut spending and cut the size of government. we are all overdue to stop subsidizing the government's

mr. chairman. first i want to welcome my friend from dallas. too bad you were there. super bowl might have been a better place to go. >> unfortunately i was there sliding around. but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i've glad he's finally had an opportunity to visit here on the committee. i would like the committee to note for the record he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. mr. ambassador, as the norme mayor of dallas i know are you well aware of the benefits of trade to our area. i'm sure you know the delal area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. to that alone, dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on. three years before the u.s.-australia agreement, exports from texas to australia averaged $800 million. in three years after that trade agreement, texas exports averaged $1.3 billion per year. an increase of 66%. before the u.s.-chile agreement, texas exports to chile were declining. since the agreement texas exports hav

bowl of repopulation. as i read today in the papers and the fears yesterday and expressed by mr. natanyahu about the iranian model. iran is becoming the most important regional power. let me also try to reconstruct this growing realistic assessment which is not realistic. i will put it in quote marks. what is more relevant if you want to have a paradigm in the region, what is more relevant for this arab national of people? -- national of people. is turkey, not iran. iran might have been an attraction when it overthrew the shah of iran and promised but turkey has the ball to any more -- as of all to in a more peaceful way. --has evolved in a more peaceful way. the anxieties of israel and some of the basic neil conservatives in this country, what about everything they could not understand? the youth came and got in power. they attracted the most educated students and teachers in egypt. all they can think of is what about the moslem brotherhood. the moslem brotherhood took three days to join. they had to join when they're younger elements move into liberty square entire rear. ir. ta

mr. chairman. first, i want to welcome my friend from dallas. too bad you weren't there, the super bowl might have been a better place to go. [laughter] >> unfortunately, i was there sliding around. [laughter] but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless ya. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the record he and i used to bet dinners, and he still owes me one. [laughter] now, mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas, i know you're well aware of the benefits of trade in that area, i'm sure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on. and three years before the u.s./australia agreement exports from texas to trail ya averaged $7 billion, an increase of 66%. before the u.s./chile agreement, texas exports to chile were declining. since the agreement, texas exports have increased by 107%. you know, those numbers just tell me that we'r

mr. chairman. first i want to welcome my friend from dallas. to bed he went there the super bowl.it might've been a better place to go. >> i was there sliding around but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time and i'm glad he is finally have the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the root he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] mr. ambassador is the fan mark mark -- former mayor of dallas and then you are well aware of the benefits of trade to our area and i am sure you know that the dallas area is the ninth largest interpol is an exporter in the united states. 2008 alone dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on and in three years before the u.s. australia agreement exports from texas to australia averaged 800 million. in the three years after the trade agreement texas exports averaged 1.3 billion per year and an increase of 66%. before the u.s. chile agreement texas exports to chile were declining. say

mr. chairman. first i want to well, my friend from dallas. it's too bad you weren't there. the super bowlbeen a better place to go. [laughter] >> unfortunately i was there. [laughter] >> bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other a long time and i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on the committee. >> i would like the committee to vote for the record, he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] now mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas i know that you are aware of the benefits of trade to the area and i assure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone, dallas export almost $7 billion to both nafta and kafta. the numbers go on and on. in three years before the u.s.-austria agreement, exports from texas lostroh it averaged 800 million. in three years after the trade agreement, texas exports averaged 1.3 billion per year and increased 66%. before the u.s. through coach rollie grumet, texas exports to chile were declining. since the agreement, the exports to chile has increas

mr. chairman, that in the recovery did you have to pick the right moment to begin removing accommodation, taking away the punch bowl. and we face that problem as the central bank always does. we are committed to making sure that we do it at the right time. >> when you see this yield curve that is taking place recently, do you see that as market participants showing some concerns about future inflation, or do you see that as signs that economic recovery is beginning to take root? >> the inflation break evens have risen since we began the qe2 program in august but it was a very low levels to about normal levels. the bulk of the increase has been in the real side of the interest rate which means that like the stock market the bond market is expecting greater future growth and is more optimistic about the u.s. economy, and i think that's a good thing and i think our policies have contributed to that. >> we have a bigger punch bowl that would normally have in these times, and if we're in a cyclical situation, i don't think concerns would be as great as they are right now but part of our pop as you mentioned on fiscal po

mr. chairman, that in the recovery did you have to pick the right moment to begin removing accommodation, taking away the punch bowl. and we face that problem as the central bank always does. we are committed to making sure that we do it at the right time. >> when you see this yield curve that is taking place recently, do you see that as market participants showing some concerns about future inflation, or do you see that as signs that economic recovery is beginning to take root? >> the inflation break evens have risen since we began the qe2 program in august but it was a very low levels to about normal levels. the bulk of the increase has been in the real side of the interest rate which means that like the stock market the bond market is expecting greater future growth and is more optimistic about the u.s. economy, and i think that's a good thing and i think our policies have contributed to that. >> we have a bigger punch bowl that would normally have in these times, and if we're in a cyclical situation, i don't think concerns would be as great as they are right now but part of our pop as you mentioned on fiscal po

mr. chairman i ask unanimous consent that a copy of the letter be entered into the record. >> without objection so ordered. >> this letter was sent to erskine bowles. these individuals import your marbles to take the opportunity reform the defense department to create a deficit reduction. the pentagon cannot track the money it spends. routinely dod does not know if it's paid contractors once twice or not at all. we recently learned it doesn't even know how many contractors that have how many gameplay and what they are doing. in sharp contrast almost every other federal agency that pentagon has failed to apply with chief financial officers at 1990 would solve the problem by requiring the pentagon to pass annual audits of the links between their expenditures and legally enacted appropriations authorizing these expenditures. so comptroller general, can congress be sure that budget request from the pentagon reflect the department of defense's actual cost? >> as you mentioned, there is an inability to have the books of book so they had pentagon aside from the army corps of engineers. they have not been able to pass the test with an audit so it is not c

bowl 45. ms. klobuchar: is there objection? the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate will proceed. ms. klobuchar: so there's no objection? the presiding officer: no objection. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the the preamble be agreed to the motion to reconsider be laid on the table and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that on monday, february 14th, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: calendar number 1, calendar number 5. that there be one hour for we date equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of time, that the senate vote on the debate, number one and five in that order. that it -- that no further motions be in order for any of the nominations that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: the vote on th

mr. kind: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to commend and thank my good friend and colleague from the pittsburgh area, jason altmire, for delivering on his super bowl bet with me last evening. as we now know a little over a week ago my green bay packers defeated his pittsburgh steelers 31-25 to win super bowl xlv. it was the packers' 13th world title and their fourth super bowl victory. enabling them to bring home once again where it belongs the vince lombardi trophy, the title town u.s.a., green bay, wisconsin. to the victor belongs the spoils so last night jason and his staff delivered to my office some of pittsburgh's phiens cuisine. primanti sandwiches and iron city brew. it wasn't bad. we may have fun with our sports teams around here from time to time, but it's also -- also useful to remind ourselves at the end of the day when the game is played and the score is settled that it is just only a game. and no one expressed that more eloquently than the m.v.p. of super bowl xlv, green bay packers quarterback, aaron rogers. it was recently reported that earlier in the season aaron rogers had sent a big care package out to his former girlfriend's el

bowl. normally i think on monday they had 1900, yesterday they had 50,000, and it moved fluidly. thank you for your work. i yield back. >> thank you, representative meehan. >> thank you mr. chairman and babbitt. i'm glad you opened the issue to new york being intense. just below that representing a district that included the philadelphia airport. my county, and, you may be familiar with some of the issues with regard to that. but one the -- i just finished a goa study that looked at congested areas. their conclusion was that regional airport planning could help address congestion if the plans were integrated with faa and airport decision making. realizing not just a class b like philadelphia, but there are other leehigh valley and atlantic city, other airports that maybe able to handle overflow from the main hub. what's your opinion with respect to the importance of the essential nature of regional planning as we deal with the issue of congestion? >> well, i think there are certainly a place for regional planning, especially in the metropolitan areas. one the things that we certainly take into consideration reliever airports that are near major airports. if they can hel

mr. garamendi, you have made such a difference in this congress, the californian people did a great job sending you here. this happens to be the week of the super bowl. when we think about that, the big winner in the super bowl this year was the commercial by chrysler corporation for its innovative two-minute spot featuring the chrysler 200. to the sound track of "detroit" and the rap artist eminem, it's a celebration of detroit and the resilience of this incredible, incredible city and i see that their congressman is here on the floor right now. mr. garamendi: if you would be so kind as to yield, i notice representative clarke just arrived, new in congress, not new to detroit. what's going on in detroit? should i import my car from tokyo or detroit in absolutely not from tokyo. mr. clarke: thank you, mr. garamendi. yesterday i did talk about the great tv ad where the rapper eminem highlighted the grittyness and ingenuity of detroiters that has given us the ability to make some of the finest vehicles in the world. i also mention how that spirit of detroit is really rooted in american values. those values that cherish our god-given rights to life, to

super bowl xxxviii in houston in 2004 two halftime performers were involved in what we now call a famous wardrobe malfunction. who were they? >> timberlake and janet jackson. >> well, you're right, mrr janet jackson and justin timberlake. >> most people blame janet jackson on that business. he was the one who -- >> he ripped it! was that all planned? >> absolutely. really good plan. cbs is still being fined because of that. they're still appealing it. >> the indecent thing. back across to kath. >> we have a home grown boy from omaha, ne me. which nfl team holds the records for the most super bowl wins? the packers, steeler,st, patriots or giants? >> i believe it's the green bay packers. >> no. that's all right. you get this fabulous kathie lee gifford cd. enjoy. >> he looks really happy. the answer is the pittsburgh steeler. >> they've won six. they're going for seven here. i'm telling you, that guy dumped the question on purpose. >> he wanted the music. >> he was the only one from america who didn't know the answer on that one. >> come back and see us sometime. love you, len. kath is going to come back across and join us in a second. >>> up next, we're going to show you how you ca