mrs. gardner purchased it in 1898. soon afterwards she obtained another raphael, a predella panel from an altarpiece reprenting the lamentation. mrs. gardner had never seen the paintg. she bought it based on berenson's recommendation and on a photograph which he had sent her. although isabella gardner never obtained a madonna, she did succeed in acquiring the first authentic raphael to reach these shores. by the turn of the century, the fortunes creat when america changed from an agricultural to an industrial economy had grown enormously. j. pierpont morgan was the greatest financier of his age. he also was determined to become its greatest collector. in the year that morgan formed united states steel, the world's first billion- dollar corporation, he achieved a goal equally great in the field of art. for an unprecedented sum, he acquired raphael's famous colonna altarpiece. like other wealthy americans of his time, morgan sought the company of the european aristocracy. he was part of the cultural movement known as the

mr gardner's head and it. in the warrant was served. in this regard there was pronounced dead at twelve seventeen this morning. i'd like to take the opportunity to thank all of the staff for the two other of corrections this is an onerous responsibility as has been the one that has required complete dedication has been exhausting. it has been one that has been done with absolute dignity and reverence for human life and also reverence for the lives that have already been lost at the hands of this regard the. forty nine year old partner with the third guy priory wife thankfully not a partner truly method over the top of the lethal injection attorney said he believed in the great river by the bad guy veronica gardner spent the last hours of life in reading and watching the word if you're right. i'm jennifer garner i'm with you since you press here in salt lake city. it was fast it was. i was clinically and very sanitary yet the other observation would be. it wasn't like a movie at all and i remember talking to hi

feelings to express to which mr gardner replied i do not for one statement which was placed over mr gardner's head and it. in the warrant was served. and this regard it was pronounced dead at twelve seventeen this morning. i'd like to take the opportunity to thank all of the staff for the department of corrections this is an onerous responsibility this is been the one that has required complete dedication has been exhausting. it has been one that has been done with absolute dignity and reverence for human life and also reverence for the lives that have already been lost at the hands of this regarding their. forty nine year old partner with her guys firing squad in that. corner chilling method over the often lethal injection attorneys that people leave to the free trip by the bad guy by the partner spent the rest of our life being reading and watching the lord if they're going. i'm jennifer top honor i'm with you since you press here in salt lake city. it was fast it was. i was clinical and very sanitary yet the other observations would be. it wasn't like a movie at all and i remember talking

mrs. gardner purchased it in 1898. soon afterwards she obtained another raphael, a predella panel from an altarpiece representing the lamentation. mrs. gardner had never seen the paintg. she bought it based on berenson's recommendation and on a photograph which he had sent her. although isabella gardner never obtained a madonna, she did succeed in acquiring the first authentic raphael to reach these shores. by the turn of the century, the fortunes creat when america changed from an agricultural to an industrial economy had grown enormously. j. pierpont morgan was the greatest financier of his age. he also was determined to become its greatest collector. in the year that morgan formed united states steel, the world's first billion- dollar corporation, he achieved a goal equally great in the field of art. for an unprecedented sum, he acquired raphael's famous colonna altarpiece. like other wealthy americans of his time, morgan sought the company of the european aristocracy. he was part of the cultural movement known as t

mr. gardner: he said at the university of miami that we have record oil production. that he's actually leading us out of this energy crisis. mr. duncan: energy production might be up in this country but it has nothing to do with the policy of this administration. it has to do with the previous administration who said, we're going to open up balkan. they found a ton of oil reserves there. in your home state, the oil shale and the rocky mountains, colorado could be the next saudi arabia. if we would allow onshore production for oil shale in those mountains. i know the gentleman from colorado probably wants to talk about the oil shales of colorado. mr. gardner: i do. this entire country. we actually are home, the united states is home to six times saudi arabia's proven resources, because the potential for oil shale in this country. at one point -- excuse me, 1.5 billion barrels of oil shale. that's six times saudi arabia's proven resources. that's enough energy to power the united states for the next 200 years. the gentleman talked about legislation that we have passed t

mr. gardner. we report on movement of funds, and we're happy to follow-up. >> do you report on those before you actually make the expenditure? is it in the budget justification justification? >> it's in the budget justification, in the financial statements, excuse me, sir. >> but not in terms -- i believe gao actually said that epa -- the congress may want up the epa to submit information on recertification. >> we're doing it as part of the regular financial reporting. >> so you tell us that you spend it after you spend it?

mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando.mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. the honorable brooke anderson. mr. james -- ms. ann windosr. mr. shelby bryant. mr. harvey weinstein. ms. georgina chapman. >> i have not seen her yet. [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] i am very excited. >> [inaudible] >> too humble in his accomplishments. people will learn. >> i am very excited. >> [inaudible] that was a surprise. >> [inaudible] mrs. amanda barton. mr. david ajai. mrs. ashley jasmine scott. the honorable nancy ann depearl. rm jason depearl. -- mr. jason depearl. the honorable patrick f. kennedy. ms. elizabeth slope. governor o'malley. judge katie o'malley. senator richard lugar. mrs. charlene lugar. >> we have been watching the guest arrivals at the white house for the state dinner for british prime minister, at david cameron. the dinner happening on the south lawn. we continue to follow the arriva

mr. gardner, for five minutes. >> thank you, secretary chu, for your time and testimony today. a couple of questions we heard our colleague from massachusetts refer to the impact of the strategic petroleum reserve had on the price of oil. it did, when that was released, it reduced the price of gas at the pump? >> cause and effect, certainly after the -- you're talking about the last -- >> yeah. in june of 2011 the price did drop? >> yes. >> okay, thank you. and is the president considering releasing, you said it before, he's considering releasing the spro right now to respond to gas prices? >> as we said, that that option remains on the table. >> is the spro intended to be used only during times of severe supply disruptions and real emergencies? >> it's a little more complicated than that, but that is the primary use. there also are -- >> do those circumstances exist now? >> it's -- let me just finish. certainly, the primary use is for supply disruption. there's also issues for severe economic disruption -- >> due to a severe energy disruption, correct? >> not -- well, for exam

mr. gardner, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the h. -- of h.r. 2087 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the atlantic district accomack county, virginia. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, or mr. chairman -- mr. chairman, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman yields. ex keys custe me, to himself -- excuse me, to himself. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i rise today in support of h.r. 2087 on a no costs jobs bill that removes government hurdles to economic development. this bill by the gentleman from virginia mr. a-- will allow accomack county in virginia to move forward with plans to

mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando. mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. -- bruce stokes. the honorable brooke anderson. mr. james -- ms. ann windosr. -- anna wintour. mr. shelby bryant. mr. harvey weinstein. ms. georgina chapman. >> i have not seen her yet. [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] i am very excited. >> [inaudible] >> too humble in his accomplishments. people will learn. >> i am very excited. >> [inaudible] that was a surprise. >> ready. forward. >> very pretty. they look better. >> they do. >> present arms. ♪ ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states barack obama and mrs. obama accompanied by the prime minister of britain, david cameron and his wife, samantha. >> good evening, everyone. please have a seat. welcome to the white house. i was just telling the prime minister that so far, the evening has been successful because i have not stepped on michelle's train.