mr. clarke: thank you, mr. chair. i also ask to -- unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection, so ordered. mr. clarke: thank you, mr. chair. this amendment would move $10 million from the bureau of land management to the environmental protection agency's geographic programs under the environmental programs and management account. here's the bottom line with this $10 million. it's helping to save jobs connected to the $7 billion great lakes fishing industry. this industry and the jobs connected to it are at stake, are at risk because of the asian carp. so it's my intention that the environmental protection agency designate this additional $10 million to the great lakes restoration initiative, to stop the asian carp from migrating into the great lakes. unfortunately just last week, and this is the urgency of this situation, why i'm offering this amendment, just last week the army corps of engineers found asian carp d.n.a. in lake michigan. this is deeply disturbing. we have to do eve

mr. clarke: thank you, mr. chair. i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. clarke: thank you, mr. chair. this amendment would shift $236 million from the afghanistan infrastructure fund and return that money back to the taxpayers of the united states, the u.s. department of transportation's national infrastructure investments program. look, i understand that we're trying to fight terrorism by spending all this money in afghanistan. but the best way to protect the american people from terrorist attacks is to repeal -- repair our roads and bridges, secure our ports, help fund secure, rapid transit systems so we don't have to spend as much money buying foreign oil and you know that some of that money that goes to these foreign countries, when we buy oil, ends up in the hands of terrorists. let's redirect a share of the money that's going to rebuild roads in afghanistan to build and invest in transit in america. not only is this good for americans, peasking over these

mr. clarke. >> the next to testify, andy hayman. he was assistant police commissioner at the time of the first investigation into phone hacking. >> the we're extremely grateful. i wrote to you, um, on the 37th -- 27th of june asking you a series of questions about your involvement in this matter. you have not replied to this letter, so i'll take this evidence as being your reply. so we hope to cover some of the -- >> could i just clarify that, of course? this. >> yes. >> having got the letter, that gives the improsecution i just completely blanked it. that's not the case. i've spoken to your office, asked for some stays on that, i've got copies of e-mails to answer those questions, and, of course, we spoke on the phone only two weeks ago to clarify that. the last thing i asked you was are you happy we haven't corresponded, and this will be -- and you were content with that. >> yes. that's exactly what i said. in a shorter version. [laughter] >> just wanted to clarify that. >> we accepted that, but could i start because i know member

mr. clarke, i accept the reasons why, i think that is for mr. clarke to justify and i do think it's a metaphor that judicial review. >> let's go into the second review. mr. michaels is going to ask questions of this. the reason why you asked john gage to review this. this was the ninth of july. he said he took eight hours to look at that evidence. when you asked him to do this, how long did you expect him to take? >> i had no expectations how long. if you go back to my statements, even in my letter to you, the last word in my statement and it was i would anticipate making a statement later today perhaps. that statement would be about letting people know what we're up to but i had no anticipation of what the timescales would be. i asked him to take another look at it. just take a look and come to conclusion [talking over each other] >> in july 2009 when you asked john yates to take a fresh look at the material in respect of phone hacking, what did you expect that fresh look to involve? >> i'm sorry to say this again, it was a big story on radio in

mr. clark, call item 9, place. >> item #9 -- resolution approving a 10-year landfill disposal agreement and facilitation agreement with recology san francisco under charter section 9.118. supervisor chu: thank you. we have considered this a number of times. >> good morning, supervisors. in the director of the san francisco department. i am melanie nutter. at previous budget and finance meetings, the department provided a detailed overview for the contract which began back in 2006, highlighting the financial and environmental benefits of the proposed contracts and evaluating the importance of incorporating san francisco into the waste management system. as you know, under the current proposal, san francisco will stop using the facility in yuba city around 2015. with all costs factored in, but the recology bid will save san francisco ratepayers over $175 million over the life of the,. this includes waste disposal costs. looking at the landfill disposal fees alone, the competitive bids -- the comp

mr. clarke: mr. speaker, i wanted to address the debt had a is killing jobs in this country and it's robbing americans of their financial security. and i also will propose how we get out of that debt to create jobs and restore financial security to all americans. now, the federal debt is important. we got to do everything we can this week and the next week to avoid a government default because if the government defaults on its obligations at the very least that's going to cause all of these interest rates to rise on the marn people holding debt and that could drive people further into financial distress and into foreclosure and into bankruptcy. but the debt that is crushing the american people is the mortgages, the student loans, the credit cards that people have to bear. now, i'm from detroit and jobs are important. in fact, i represent one of the regions in the country that has the highest unemployment rate. as equally important as jobs are to the economy we've got to get americans out of debt. i k

supervisor chu: thank you very much, mr. clark. again, all items on the agenda had been called, and they are all related to the budget. -- thank you very much, mr. clerke. we have for our day-to-day a couple of departments that had not yet reached agreement with our budget analyst last week, so we will be bringing those departments back up today. why don't we start with the department economic and workforce development? since we did hear from you last week with regard to the general direction of the department among other things, if we could just concentrate on the budget analyst recommendations and where you are with those? >> yes, good morning. director of the office and economic workforce development -- we work diligently with the budget analyst over the last week, and i am pleased to say that we are in agreement with their recommendation. there is one recommendation that i believe is memorialized in their report to you that we have for the negotiated since it was published, and i believe we have agreed that it will be withdrawn.

when i come home i have to do something that mr clark spending a year in iraq isn't going to trade journalist i saw so much waste going on with the u.s. contractors i saw so many soldiers not having a clear mission and just kind of wasting their time trying not to get killed for a year and then i talked to some iraqis and they said they wanted the u.s. presence gone just watch the movie i've asked for no parts for life and he told me to go watch it so i kind of understand some of the feelings you probably i both connection to run cooking you know he was this is a veteran who's been protesting war for decades you know and i photo it was for them is what steps are pretty pretty yeah i just the horses were just crazy or anything here and there. where there may be a resource really dream and i just said i think it's great you know it's hard because protesting is kind of a paradox you need to do something crazy enough to get the media and people to pay attention to you in the same time it can be so crazy that people think you're insane and you lose all credibility he kept thinking of these ridicul

mr. clarke. how are the police going to be approaching this investigation?s this a standard terrorism case, if there is, indeed, such a thing? >> you are right, i do not think there is such a thing as a standard keepterrorism case. but i think there are some clues there that to place in the course of this tragedy that have taken place in the past. i think they will let back in the past at some of the cases, the ted kosinski case, some of the other terrorist cases that went down. there will start to help put pieces together based on what they know from those terrible incidents. >> the uniform you mentioned was a man acting alone. breivik said he was acting with two cells. how credible is that claim? >> i think it is possible he could have some additional people working with him. when you look at the quantity and size of this activity and the amount of people that were killed, and more specifically the people who were killed with bullets being shot one at a time there, it would lead one to believe that it might be difficult just for one person to carry it out.

mr. clark was the first inquirer of huge reputation, and i have no reason to believe that his judgment was impaired. ask mr. yates that, and i cannot characterize their relationship or the nature of what the people believe of mr. wallace. i'm not that close to them. >> but when we discussed mr. yates's assessment of the material in twine and asked if me -- 2009 and asked if he felt there was a need to do the minimum to get the review off the desk as quickly as possible and focus on more important thing, he said that probably was the case, and i just wonder to what extent it's possible that his relationship with a news international journalist might have covered that judgment in some way and so what extent do you know mr. yates that that would be possible? >> knowing mr. yates, i have no reason to believe that whatsoever. i have respect for mr. yates, and i have no reason to believe it. >> few more wees, and we must move on. >> i apologize, but you must be why it's become significant now. you th

heymann and mr. clark about the case? >> no, i did not. to williams. >> he said everything was fine? >> we had a detailed conversation about the investigation in terms of how it was manus. i think i referred to a range of issues. if >> thank you, mr. michael. >> a new investigation would arise from new evidence or from general concern that would indicate a need to take a fresh look at the evidence. in september, 2010, you were unable to tell me whether an investigation was taking place of the time. was there? >> we were escaping the information that was being published in "the new york times" i think on some timber third, last year, and it was -- on september 3, last year, and it was amazing in terms of the amount of cooperation. >> was there a live investigation? >> they went for advice in terms of anything required. i think i referred to it in the last paragraph of my letter. it did not meet the evidence threshold. >> looking at your letter, a lot of people were under the impression that in 2009 and in 2010, your role was to review the i

mr. clarke was not able that answer because he had retard? in 2009, when "news of the world" had given information about gordon taylor, why did that not prompt you to reopen the issue? >> i cannot answer that. i have not looked back. i have not analyzed that. >> [unintelligible] you could be looking at other sections. >> after any charges, we worked with the cpx and they will decide in the course if it came to that. i answer that will not confine themselves to one possibility. the less i am sure they will not confine themselves to one possibility. >> the evidence received from commissioner yates was on the 20th of july, 2009 he had the 11,000 documents. was that not the useful format? >> i do not have that knowledge. it was complete and mistakes were made. as laborious as a maybe, but as as it may become a people inquiring about whether they were victims, had to be republish sure -- completely reassured that we had a complete and accurate picture. so had gone through all of this material. >> they did not have a complete list of victims at tha

mr. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. today i'm asking this house and this congress to cut the debt that's truly crushing the american people right now. the debt that americans and american families have to pay month after month, year after year without any help from anyone else. it's a direct burden on our people. i'm not talking about the federal debt. i'm talking about the debt that americans must pay on their mortgages and on their student loans. so today i'm offering a resolution to strongly urge this body that as we work to prevent the government from defaulting on its obligations, that we do the same thing to help the american people that with equal intensity and drive and commitment we work to help americans free themselves of debt. now, if we help the american people reduce their debt burden, that's going to help our families be more financially secure. now, yes, jobs are important. i represent metro detroit. a region that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. but you know what? i know folks t

mr. clarke of michigan, amendment by mr. dicks of wra and amendment by mr. tonko of new york and amendment by amash of michigan and amendment by mr. dodd of illinois, amendment number 44 by mr. reid of new york, and amendment -- reed of new york, and amendment by mr. scalise of indiana. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan, mr. clarke, on which further proceedings will postpone and on which the noes prevail by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. clarke of michigan. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with th

>> just on what we know about this, you said, mr. clark in july, 2009 under the heading with the recollection was better than it is now, under the heading news of the world investigation there was no affirm you wrote in the original inquiry my heart sank when i was told of the accusations came from the palace. this isn't time for the halfhearted investigation. we put our best detectives on the case and left no stone unturned as officials bringing down our neck. they said the subsequent in 2009 it understands the power shows between 2000 to 3,000 individuals had their mobile phones pack into far more was ever officially during the investigation persecution of the good man. yet my recollection is different. as i recall the list of targeted put together from the records kept around to several hundred names but these are the small number perhaps a handful where there's evidence the phones had been tampered with. had there been evidence of tampering in the other cases that would have been investigated as would the slightest hint that others wer

if you look at the practice, that's what it is. >> mr. clark, mr. maher, do you clear? >> yeah, i agree on that. it's on the part of the previous government plan. we knew that the bombing was planned. and that the ministry of interior himself was involved in order to show that the government is doing what he can to stop and look and so forth on the terrorists. you know, the government of mubarak was always playing on both sides. and showing that mr. mubarak, i am the protector, and leaving the fan -- fanatics attacks and doing nothing. it is almost true that the security forces, what they call the security police have a file and are complicity with the people and if the commission is set, the files must be found because they have all of the stories. and when the first day the things happen, they make everything to delay in order that the other must -- muslim people get organized and in 24 hours saying a testament that she wants to allow and is muslim now. so the family has nothing to do with that. these are the police work. so they are 100% involved. what is surprising,

mr. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan voiced for one minute. -- is recognized for one minute. mr. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask this congress to cut and cap the true debt that's crushing americans right now, robbing them of any financial security and killing off jobs. i'm asking this congress to take certain mortgage loans, cut those mortgage principles and cap them the current home value. let's do that. that will help people who are underwater right now on their mortgages. let's cut, cap and forgive certain student loans so americans won't to have to spend a lifetime -- won't have to spend a lifetime repaying back on their education. you see, when you give americans more money by eliminating their personal debt, they'll be able to save more, invest more, responsibly spend more, that's how you create jobs. the most powerful way to get this economy engaged again is to help americans become free of personal debt. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

clark? >> yes, mr. maher presented an impressive list of specifics basically by my math close to 1000 documented cases, not a single document in prosecution. so, we can definitely -- we can definitely as soon that there's not a lot of forethought or intent pursuing these allegations legally. it's a real problem in any kind of preventative measure, and we need to look at it from that perspective as well. because as these victims recognize that their voices are not being heard and that they have no recourse, and, in fact, that if they tried to seek recourse they and their families will bear serious consequences, they will no longer go forward. and those who could come forward will not. so the lack of prosecution and the lack of investigation, followed by the lack of prosecution, leads to continued ongoing cloak of silence which only exacerbates the problem. we've seen this in the anti-trafficking community all too often where instances of legitimate cases of human trafficking are minimized in the public e

unanimous consent i would ask unanimous consent the gentleman from michigan in the full committee mr. clark be authorized for the purpose of the witnesses during the hearing today. >> so ordered. >> we have several distinguished witnesses before us and let me remind the witnesses that their entire statements will be submitted for the record. so, if you would like to summarize those we will get through the panel as quickly as possible and get to the questions. first, we have mr. tom farmer, currently serves as the assistant vp of the association of american railroads. i've enjoyed working with him during my team here and i'm proud to have you here. the floor is yours, mr. former. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking member jackson lee, members of the committee, on behalf of the association of american railroads, thank you very much for this opportunity to appear today. at the outset, i must emphasize that nothing is more important ilyse of their employees come safety and security of their employees, of their operations and the communities that the serve. as all of you know, the issu

unanimous consent i would ask unanimous consent the gentleman from michigan in the full committee mr. clark be authorized for the purpose of the witnesses during the hearing today. >> so ordered. >> we have several distinguished witnesses before us and let me remind the witnesses that their entire statements will be submitted for the record. so, if you would like to summarize those we will get through the panel as quickly as possible and get to the questions. first, we have mr. tom farmer, currently serves as the assistant vp of the association of american railroads. i've enjoyed working with him during my team here and i'm proud to have you here. the floor is yours, mr. former. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking member jackson lee, members of the committee, on behalf of the association of american railroads, thank you very much for this opportunity to appear today. at the outset, i must emphasize that nothing is more important ilyse of their employees come safety and security of their employees, of their operations and the communities that the serve. as all of you know, the issu

mr. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. as we're on the verge of facing government default, there are several proposals on the table for us as members of congress to consider. and in my opinion none of these proposals go far enough. yes, they cut money in hopes of reducing our deficit and reducing our debt. but here's what they don't do. they don't cut, they don't cap and they don't forgive student loan debt. look, people, we want to create jobs, we want our families to have financial security, we need to help them get out of personal debt and the most powerful way to get this economy moving again and to get our people the education they need is to help forgive certain student loan debt. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> thank you, mr. speaker. by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 370 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the cle

mr. clarke: mr. speaker, i'm here to offer this house today a plan on how republicans and democrats can come together, avoid a government default and do it in a way that really helps the american people. let's cut the true debt that's crushing americans today and it's not the federal debt. americans are underwater on their mortgage, burdened by student loans, maxed out on credit cards. if we help americans cut their own personal debt this will free up money where people can responsibly buy things. businesses will have to hire more people. that's how you create more jobs. by helping americans become debt-free. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you, mr. speaker. this morning we joined together to express our commit

unanimous consent i would ask unanimous consent the gentleman from michigan in the full committee mr. clarklet me remind the witnesses that their entire statements will be submitted for the record. so, if you would like to summarize those we will get through the panel as quickly as possible and get to the questions. first, we have mr. tom farmer, currently serves as the assistant vp of the association of american railroads. i've enjoyed working with him during my team here and i'm proud to have you here. the floor is yours, mr. former. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, ranking member jackson lee, members of the committee, on behalf of the association of american railroads, thank you very much for this opportunity to appear today. at the outset, i must emphasize that nothing is more important ilyse of their employees come safety and security of their employees, of their operations and the communities that the serve. as all of you know, the issue of the security guard attention to the significant attention. and with the reporting and al qaeda in the operation and pakistan ended with the d

heymann and mr. clark about the case? >> no, i did not.ke to williams. >> he said everything was fine? >> we had a detailed conversation about the investigation in terms of how it was manus. i think i referred to a range of issues. if >> thank you, mr. michael. >> a new investigation would arise from new evidence or from general concern that would indicate a need to take a fresh look at the evidence. in september, 2010, you were unable to tell me whether an investigation was taking place of the time. was there? >> we were escaping the information that was being published in "the new york times" i think on some timber third, last year, and it was -- on september 3, last year, and it was amazing in terms of the amount of cooperation. >> was there a live investigation? >> they went for advice in terms of anything required. i think i referred to it in the last paragraph of my letter. it did not meet the evidence threshold. >> looking at your letter, a lot of people were under the impression that in 2009 and in 2010, your role was to review the

mr. maher, thank you very much. and thank you to miss dawson and clark as well. it's moving to hear your testimony. those of us in c-span, i will say that chairman smith and the other commissioners have left to vote, because this hearing is so important. and we have c-span here live. we're going to continue the proceedings, the chairman, by the way, my name is mark milosch, i'm the chief of staff with the health commission, and someone from mr. smith's staff on personal issues. we'll proceed. the first question that i have, have any muslim leaders in egypt condemned the kidnapping, forced marriage, forced conversion of coptic christian girls?

mr. clarke and others about the issue of resources. do you have all the resources you need in order to do this work? we have a commission to force last week and i asked them about the amount of resources going into this, and they prefer all these senior officers to try and catch burglars and others i think he said. which other resources you need. you have no problem if you need more resources to get this matter resolved once and for all? >> i think i do. it is something i keep consulate under review, and i said earlier that i can get more resources if necessary, similarly if there looks like there's others and our investigation doesn't require it. i can return people to other duties. but it's constantly under review. but in an organization of 50,000 plus people, i can assure you that 45 people are on operation. >> the acoustics are not very good. [inaudible] police officers -- has been referred to the independent police complaints commission by the metropolitan commissioner, as we understood it last week. so that they will decide how t

mr. clarke: thank you, mr. chairman. i a -- i'm urging this house to spend the high-speed rail money on what it's designated for. high-speed rail projects. much of this money or a good portion of it was turned down by governors of other states. so i'm here as a representative of michigan's 13th district. i want to go on the record right now of claiming that money because michigan and metro detroit, the district i represent, we need jobs. jobs that would be created by the high-speed rail project. jobs that would be created when that high-speed rail that links detroit to chicago is tied into a regional transit system around metro detroit. that's going to attract businesses all around that system. companies and employers are more likely to stay in detroit, move to detroit when they realize they are going to have close access to chicago and other midwestern areas. but jobs not only as an indirect result of this transit system and high-speed rail system, but by manufacturing the rails and the passenger cars that are underused

mr. clarke: i have a proposal to help us save tax dollars, pay down our debt and better protect the american people. instead of spending billions and billions of dollars to secure afghanistan at the rate that we are, and we spent over half a trillion in afghanistan of our precious tax dollars over the last 10 years, i propose to redirect a small share of our tax dollars back to the u.s. and to use our own money to hire and equip more police officers, more firefighters, more emergency medical providers because one of the most effective ways to help protect the american people from a terrorist attack is to make americans safer right here at home. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. on june 27 -- 22, president obama released 30 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, just over a day's worth o

clark? >> thank you, mr. president. you have talked to economists and you have said that economists have agreed that a deal needs to be made. have you worked with u.s. business leaders at all to lobby congress to raise the debt ceiling? and if so, who are you talking to? >> i have spoken extensively to business leaders. and i'll be honest with you, i this i that business leaders in the abstract want to see a resolution to this problem. what i have found is that they are somewhat hesitant to weigh in on some of these issues even if they are willing to say something privately to me, because they have a whole bunch of business pending before congress. they don't want to make anybody mad. this is a problem of our politics and our politicians but it is not exclusively a problem of our politics and politicses. the business community is a lot like everybody else, which is we want to cut everybody else's stuff and we want to keep our stuff. we want to cut our taxes but if you twoont raise revenue with somebody else's taxes, tha

mr. obama says only courage will head off financial default now. assassination in afghanistan. mandy clark reports that president karzai's brother was gunned down. laid off on day one. cynthia bowers in a city so strapped it's firing cops as soon as they get their badge. and the first, first lady of the modern age, bill whitaker remembers betty ford who forever changed how america views the white house. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: good evening. it was a striking thing, today, to hear the president of the united states say that he cannot guarantee the 27 million social security checks that you are due to be mailed august 3rd. august 3rd is the day after the government will default on its debts if democrats and republicans do not agree to increase the nation's borrowing limit. both sides say they won't raise the limit without a deal to massively cut the federal deficit. a u.s. default would shake the world economy. the stakes could not be higher. time is growing short. in our interview, president o

clark. >> thank you mr. president. a deal needs to be made. have you worked with u.s. business leaders at all to lobby congress to raise the debt ceceing? >> i have spoken extensively to business leaders and i'll be honest with you. i think thatatusiness leaders in the abstract want to see a resolution to this problem. what i've found is that they are somewhat hesitant to weigh in on some of these issues, even if they're willing to say something privately to me, partly because they've got a whole bunch of business pending before congress and they don't want to make anybody mad. so this is a problem of our politics and our politicians. but it's not exclusively a problem of our politics and our politicians. i mean, the business community is a lot like everybody else, which is we want to cut everybody else's stuff and we want to keep our stuff. we want to cut our taxes but if you want to raise revenue with somebody else's taxes, that's ok. and that kind of mind-set is why we never get the problem solved. there have been b

clark. >> thank you, mr. president. have you -- you talked with economists, you said the economists agreed that the deal needs to be made. would you -- have you worked with the new u.s. business leaders at all to lobby congress to raise the debt ceiling cracks and if so, who are you talking to? >> i have spoken extensively to business leaders. and i'll be honest with you. i think that business leaders in the abstract want to see a resolution to this problem. what i found is that they are somewhat hesitant to weigh in on some of these issues even if they are willing to see something privately to me partly because they have a whole bunch of business pending before congress and they don't want to make anybody mad. so this is a problem of our politics and politicians, but it's not exclusively a problem of our politics and politicians. if the business community is a lot like everyone else which is we want to cut everybody else's stuff and we want to keep our stuff. we want to cut our taxes but if you want to raise revenue wi

clark. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you. >> have you -- you've talked with economists, you said that economists have agreed that a deal needs to be made. have you worked with new u.s. business leaders at all to lobby congress to raise the debt ceiling? and if so, who are you talking to? >> i have spoken extensively to business leaders. and i'll be honest with you. i think that business leaders in the abstract want to see a resolution to this problem. what i've found is that they are somewhat hesitant to weigh in on some of these issues even if they're willing to say something privately to me, partly because they've got a whole bunch of business pending before congress and they don't want to make anybody mad. so this is a problem of our politics and our politicians, but it's not exclusively a problem of our politics and our politicians. the business community is a lot like everybody else, which is we want to cut everybody else's stuff and we want to keep our stuff. we want to cut our taxes, but if you

clark, the floor is yours. [inaudible] >> mr.ers of the commission, it's an honor to testify before the commission today. thank you for your gracious invitation and for including the port into the permanent record. mr. chairman, near to speak about the disappearance forced conversions and forced marriages of coptic community chat or thank you for calling this hearing, your steadfast envoys over the past decade and then some indefensible noble women and children remains an inspiration. i just also like to call your attention to the fact that the weather has agreed to turnipseed on this matter in support of your initiative. the topic is timely as egypt is moving into a new face of government where the rights of all citizens are equally valued and represented. this includes -- should include the rights of religious minority and women. while i've provided detailed written testimony to the commission for the record, but to summarize some of the main points here and my oral presentation. as contacts, 2007, the state department country

kimberly clarke, the world's top maker of personal products. and next is mr. gregory lang, the president and c.e.o. from the manufacturing company and president and c.e.o. of caremark corporation the leading drugstore chains and providers. gentlemen, you probably know the rules statements will automatically be included in the record and we encourage you summarize your statements. about five or six minutes, and i also encourage you to be candid. life is short. let's make the most of this. ok? [laughter] >> all right. mr. duke, why don't you begin. >> chairman baucus, ranking member hatch, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to testify today. we you are intelligently need modernize our tax code, and i thank you for taking on this issue. the ultimate outcome must be a strong, vibrant, job-creating u.s. economy. i hope all of you know your local wal-mart store back in your home state, but let me start with the company we run out of arkansas. every week we serve 106 million unique customers. about 1/3 of the u.s. population. the business model th

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mr. michael d., the president of wal-mart stores, the world's largest retailer, employer of about 2.1 million people. second, the chairman and ceo of kimberly-clark, the world's top maker of personal paper products. next, mr. gregory line. finally, the president and ceo of cvs-kmart corp., a leading drug store chain. you probably know the rules. your statements will automatically be included in the record. we encourage you to summarize in about 56 minutes. i encourage you to be candid. life is short. [laughter] alright, mr. busey, why don't you begin? -- mr. duke, why don't you begin? >> i appreciate the opportunity to testify today. we urgently need to modernize our tax code, and i thank you for taking on this issue. the ultimate outcome must be a strong, vibrant, jobs-creating u.s. economy. i hope all of you know your local wal-mart store back in your home state, but let me start with a few words about the company that we run out of bentonville, arkansas. every week, we serve 106 million unique customers, about 1/3 of the u.s. population. the business model that has earned the trust of our customers is simple -- we give them everyday low prices

clark report total of? [roll call] >> of the amendment is not agreed to. mr. mcgovern? >> i have an amendment to the rule to change the provision that gives one day's notice for the suspension bills so any amendment to the united states constitution being considered under suspension the joint resolution will be available through the legislative days and i would like a moment to be able to speak on it. >> please proceed. >> when we began this new congress, we talked about 72 hours that we would have the review the legislation. and then that was interpreted as three days with, now we're being told one day and we don't know if that is 12 hours or constitutes one day by this latest definition, and we are talking about something that a vote on the constitutional amendment is not absolutely necessary or is not necessary at all for the debt ceiling crisis. it could have been treed days after you decide to introduce it, but amending the constitution in the united states a balanced budget amendment to the constitution has been considered in the house on five occasions. the last

mrs. ford. tomorrow on "washington journal" the editor in chief of thinkprogress.org examines how democrats nationally field for president obama and his policies. former homeland security inspector general clarkon airport security since 2001. thad allen gomez talked about violent crime along the u.s.- mexico border and the safety of cities in that area. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the national governors association summer meeting is taking place in salt lake city this weekend. this session is a discussion on u.s. border and protection. -- this is abouteepak an hour and 35 minutes. >> the meeting of the national governors association special committee on stock -- on homeland security and public safety is called to order. i want to thank you for joining us today. good afternoon to you all. the books were sent to governors in advance, and included the agenda, speakers, biographies, and background information. to my left is heather, the director for the nga special committee on homeland security and public safety. please see her if you need copies of any of the material or any other assistance. heather is available to brief you on homeland security, homeland defense,

mr. duke. >> chairman, ranking member, and distinguished members of the committee. they keep for allowing me to share my views. please, i would like to provide a brief overview of kimberly- clark and then discuss why we believe the current u.s. tax system hinders growth and puts american companies and workers at a competitive disadvantage. kimber the clerk will be 140 years old in 2012 -- kimberly- clark will be 140 years old. through the years, we have been providing consumers with the essentials for a better life, with brands like kleenex, and we estimate that one out of four people use our products every day, and they buy them at wal-mart and cbs, as well. in fact, -- wal-mart and cbs -- cvs, as well. you may not know that we are also wrote a manufacturer of safety which we are also manufacture of some safety items -- we are also a manufacturer of safety items. surgical drapes and downs, and gloves, infection control, and pain management products -- surgical drapes and gowns. we have to have a global presence to serve them, and because many of the products we sell are lightweight and costly to ship, we have to manufacture a product close to where our consumers live and work

mr. speaker, we are getting used to this and this is a terrible policy. and he hides behind it. and it's not good enough. >> they were urging kenneth clark to drop his sentencing plans. >> this is a proposal. there is no evidence at all behind this proposal to suggest that more people will plead guilty as a result. if that doesn't happen, what will the secretary do, come back in a few months time and try to get a few more? this is a slippery slope which to me is ludicrous. >> there is no evidence whatsoever, lord chancellor, i suspect you will cut the idea into the long grass pretty soon. top it now. >> few weeks later came a scrapping of the whole idea. >> i thought it would survive a week or two ago because i thought by putting in judicial discretion, i could solve the problem. but you can't. for that reason, we are seeking the present system and that is what consultation is all about. >> and i welcome this latest expertly executed plan. this and allowing people to volunteer in classrooms and monitoring sex offenders, this is an object leak picture of the government's attitude to victims of crime. ss >> they should be done with purpose