this let's talk to curtis ellis the exit of the executive director of the american jobs alliance mr ellis has there been any indication that the white house is going to listen to the occupy wall street protesters and take action against the big banks. no you know the white house is paying lip service to the concerns of the protesters and the unemployed but we see exactly the opposite in the way of action they just got finished pushing three more outsourcing deals under the false name of trade deals which will actually benefit the financial sector but lead to more outsourcing of more u.s. jobs in manufacturing and other sectors and we also just saw yesterday that the u.s. justice department made a settlement with citibank citibank the fraud investors in the collapse of the mortgage industry but there were no criminal charges but brought citibank paid a quarter of a billion dollars but they got a slap on the wrist for a fine and no one went to jail this is not taking action against the big banks ok ed you just heard this story that we heard earlier wall street bankers and you say protests t

i can't leave ellie alone in this place. mr. sutton, ellie's not alone. she's with people who are doing everything they can. but i'm her father. i have to do something for her. you know what? you know what the best thing you can do is go home and be with your wife. and i'll call you when it's time, okay? this never gets easy, does it? no, it doesn't. just received the results from ellie's blood work. you should see this. are you sure about these, tom? yes. thank you. (phone beeps) natalia, the rotc commander, i need his number. travis, as a cadet, you swore to an honor code. that's right, sir. well, you broke the code. boa vista: we just got these test results back. positive for hcg? what is that? it's a hormone that's only detectable in women when they're pregnant. pregnant? i didn't know ellie was pregnant. and that is the second time you've lied to us. i didn't lie to you. i just didn't tell you. i spoke to your commanding officer. what? why did you do that? do you know what that means? we know exactly what it means. it means an automatic discharge for

i can't leave ellie alone in this place. mr. sutton, ellie's not alone. she's with people who are doing everything they can. but i'm her father. i have to do something for her. you know what? you know what the best thing you can do is go home and be with your wife. and i'll call you when it's time, okay? this never gets easy, does it? no, it doesn't. just received the results from ellie's blood work. you should see this. are you sure about these, tom? yes. thank you. (phone beeps) natalia, the rotc commander, i need his number. travis, as a cadet, you swore to an honor code. that's right, sir. well, you broke the code. boa vista: we just got these test results back. positive for hcg? what is that? it's a hormone that's only detectable in women when they're pregnant. pregnant? i didn't know ellie was pregnant. and that is the second time you've lied to us. i didn't lie to you. i just didn't tell you. i spoke to your commanding officer. what? why did you do that? do you know what that means? we know exactly what it means. it means an automatic discharge for

mr. ellis, trident says they put a lot of money into the economy and they deserve this airport largely on the taxpayer's dime. you disagree. why? >> clearly, they're the major beneficiary. they do contribute to the economy. they bring 1,000 people or more to that island every year for seasonal work. but they're only kicking in $1 million. and this airport is a little more than a driveway for trident seafoods. >> reporter: gary, why can't they just keep playing seaplanes like they're doing now? >> reporter: the seaplanes are 50 or 60 years old. they don't make them anymore and they have to have good weather. so they fly infrequently. but you can still get there. but it's a long boat ride from the nearest airport to the island right now, it's a 4 1/2-hour boat ride. it's very inconvenient. >> alaska is a pretty unique state in terms of transportation challenges. there are significant challenges in certain places. isn't this just the cost of part of doing business in alaska? it's what's required?

mr. chairman. ms. ellis, when environmental group sues the federal government, you discussed how your organization and debt paying three times the same litigation elaborate on that a few well. >> yes, mr. chairman, the reference is collateral damage. prints up eaja was enacted so there'd be no peripheral damage outside the government, the only hits a pocket book was going to be to the government. when in actuality now, i hold permits on federal land that i'm allowed to under the taylor grazing act. when environmentalists bring challenges to those permits, they don't challenge me personally. they challenged the agency. we'll use blm is the example. when they do that, and dlm attorneys cannot actually represent the losses that would have been to make the change being requested by the plaintiff were enacted. and so, i have to hire an intervening attorney that usually cause for a good right now $400 an hour. so in order to have my interest represented when this lawsuit comes forward, i have to hire that attorney

. >> i want to bring in steve ellis. mr.ident says that they deserved this airport basically on the taxpayers' dime. you disagree with that. why? >> well, clearly they are the major contributory. they bring more than 1,000 people every year to that island for seasonal work but are only kicking in $1 million and it's a little more than a driveway for trident seafoods. >> yp can't they continue to fly seaplanes like they do now? >> reporter: they can't fly on a day like there is today, where it's windy. so they don't fly very often. you can take ta boat ride, it's a four hour ride but it's very inconvenient. >> in terms of transportation challenges, there are significant challenges in certain places isn't that just because the part of doing business in alaska, that it's required? >> well, there is no doubt that alaska is a unique state and you can't get from place a to place b by road. but that said, we need to look at priorities because in this case it's really about benefiting this one business that's a big business. >> gary

mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent the following members of my staff be granted floor privileges for today's session, ellie zepnik, zach mallen and erin shotts. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. nur, mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent to speak for morning business for 12 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as every one of our colleagues knows, so much of what we do here depends really on the hard work and commitment of the dedicated staffers who toil behind the scenes on behalf of us and the constituents we represent. so i wanted to take a few minutes here today to recognize a member of my own staff who has been with me for many years through good times and bad, and whose work ethic and competence, intelligence, and passion for public service is truly deserving of admiration and recognition as she now moves on to a new job after more than ten years of service in my office. alex glass came to w