out with the startling news that mr anderson and two local union carbide executives were on down the rest of. the rest can you tell us exactly who the arrested mr mr bill mr and mr i was. arrested mr imus in the world yes i am and there was a decision. that. should be understood by the world. and everybody knew that it was coming to the magistrate and for. you know with. that we were charged with violations of several indian war was generally related to the language which mr anderson had been arrested on charges of criminal and constructive negligence offenses carrying a possible two year jail sentence and theoretically no chance of bail not even the company's lawyer could see the men as they were confined under house arrest he wasn't doing any sort of a problem there was a representative of the us government to lend any assistance possible are you surprised that the chairman of union carbide has been arrested since he's here to try and solve a problem i'm missing a little at the magic pradesh state headquarters a senior official confirmed the government would be seeking compensation for damages and they launched a bitter attack on union carbide this g

bill has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, seek recognition? mr. levin: i now call up the substitute. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman from michigan offering an amendment to the bill? mr. levin: i am. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part b of house report 112- 641 offered by mr. levin of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 747, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, and a member opposed, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: could you make clear as to who has the right to close on this amendment? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has the right to close. len levin i now yield two minutes to another member of our committee, the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. luis cdebaca mr. speaker, mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i want to thank mr. levin for yie

mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent for committees to meet during today's session. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the bill for the third time. mr. reid: pardon me, mr. president. the clerk: calendar 459, a bill to amend the african growth and opportunity act and so forth. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the bill is passed. the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i have requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of senator mcconnell and me. i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the majority leader. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that at 12:50 today, the senate -- 12:50 p.m. today, the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 651, there be an hour of debate equally divided. upon the use or yielding back of that time, the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on that judge. it's judge drain of michigan, a judge drain in michigan. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. lieberman: mr. president? the presiding officer:

mr. crawford: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to recognize the sponsor of this bill for such time as he may consume, the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. grimm. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for such time as he shall consume. mr. grimm: i thank the gentleman and i thank the chair. to clarify, this bill, which i stand in strong support of -- before that i want to say i thank my colleague and friend, gregory meeks, for all his work on this and it was a true bipartisan effort. but this bill, all it does is clarify what is already allowed by law. so to say that it's overly broad is -- it's almost ridiculous because, again, all this does is clarify what's already allowed by law. states and cities already have it. there were challenges in court that have failed, and the purpose of this legislation is to make sure those frivolous challenges don't continue to go forward. but the residential community toll fairness act i feel it's vital to toll booth discount programs, specifically for my constituents, but through all of new york and throughout this country. and i'd like to also thank chairman mica, who tra

bill. i do with a heavy heart. yet with the total optimism as as farmer, as you are, mr. chairman and mr. partieson, i can tell you what our farmers and ranchers want. they want a farm bill a five-year farm bill that will provide long-term certainty in a changing market with an uncontrollable climate. it expands in like the -- like what we worked on in committee. they want to see a bill that will help them beyond 2012 and 2013, a bill that shows what he we know, not only must we react to this drought but we must prepare for the future. since july, 2011, i have expressed my support for a farm bill every chance i have had. i hope far conference the same way i hope for rain. however the republican leadership has taken ever chance they get to block debate on a five-year farm bill. it is clear this is in the a perfect bill but this happens to be imperfect times an i believe we must respond to the drought that's impacting more than half of our nation as was depicted by the chairman a few moments ago. i have reservations regarding the cuts to conservation, particularly since conservation programs

mrs. biggert: thank you, mr. speaker. i do have the -- i do have the bill as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. biggert: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and add extraneous material on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. biggert: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the screalt is recognized. mrs. biggert: i rise in support of h.r. 2446, the respa home warranty clarification act and ask my colleagues to support the bill. h.r. 2446 is a bipartisan bill that mr. clay of missouri and i introduced last year. the bill has 40 co-sponsors, including 13 democrats and 27 republicans. i thank the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott, for managing this bill. on march 27, the financial services committee reported out the bill by voice vote. the respa home warranty clarification act would amend the real estate settlement procedures act of 1974 to clarify that as long as a consumer or borrower receives specific disclosures about it, a fee paid to a real estate br

more mash choo. >> or taller. >> bill: send somebody out there that is going -- you have got to go with pelosi. >> you can't sent mr. that go out there as the hench man. >> mr. that magoo jim is rolling over. >> their citizen howl the iii, too. we know our culture quiz. >> bill: i guess we do. directly ahead, megyn kelly on president obama very quietly issuing an executive order that seems to separate african-americans students in the classic. ms. megyn will explain after these messages. >> bill: kelly file segment tonight on jury trial 26th, president obama issued executive order very quietly giving african-american students greater access to, quote: a complete and competitive education, unquote. what exactly does that mean? here now to explain attorney and fox news anchor megyn kelly. i am mystified by this executive order. you explain it to me please. >> there is a crisis for african-americans in many of our schools in terms of the discipline they face and the lack of graduation and the fact that they are two years behind whites in terms of what the level of education that he they are attaining even though they are in the same grade. so they are trying t

mr. camp. i don't think mr. camp did this. this isn't mr. camp. i know him. this isn't the kind of bill he would sit down and write because we have seen him when he writes bills. this is written somewhere and this is how we are going to ram through the house of representatives and the point of the sword is mr. camp. this procedure is the worst try to get anything done in the house of representatives. i can't be more clear. comprehensive tax reform simply will not happen if the process and the bill are autocratic and rabidly partisan. that's the end of it right there. back in the 1980's both the republicans and the democrats knew that this was true. tip o'neill sat up here, he was democratic speaker of the house, and ronald reagan sat down on the end of pennsylvania avenue as the president and they fiercely disagreed with each other on just about everything. when they started. but they knew that they had to find there is an agreement and compromise to get anything done as big as tax reform. mr. levin: two minutes to the gentleman. mr. mcdermott: thank you. these two were not cut from the

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bill. that did, in fact, raise taxes on 1.5% of the highest earners, almost to a person -- mr. boehner, mr. kasich, mr. armey -- all of them said that we would explode the deficit and destroy employment and the economy by adopting that plan. exactly the opposite happened. we had a very robust economy. we created more jobs than any administration -- 22 million in eight years. for four years, we added nothing to the national debt. the last four years the clinton administration. it was a combination of republicans and democrats working together. there were also some constraints that republicans gave and democrats gave on what we might do. the real issue is, how do we pay our bills? how'd we pay our bills? we can talk about taxes -- we incur obligations by buying things. we by social security, medicare, defense -- we have to decide how to pay for them. frankly, in the first part of the bush administration, you jettisoned pay-go. as a result, we did not pay for what we bought. as a result, the deficit was very substantially increased. by the way, as a percentage of gdp, you may be surprised to

2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed -- mr. smith: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 747, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 6169, to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for a comprehensive tax reform, providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 8, to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes. providing for proceedings during the period from august 3, 2012, through september 7, 20

mr. durbin: may i touch on one other issue you raised if you have a moment? mr. mccain: sure. mr. durbin: the pending bill, cybersecurity. this is a bill which i hope we both agree addresses an issue of great serious and gravity in terms of measure's defense. i know the senator from arizona and some of his colleagues have produced an alternative. i support the bipartisan bills that senators lieberman and collins have brought to the floor. the major group that opposes the passage of the cybersecurity bill is the u.s. chamber of commerce, an organization which represents the largest businesses in america, and what i have heard the senator from arizona say over and over again is that they have got to be an important part of this conversation and the discussion. i think senator lieberman and senator collins would say we've engaged them, we have listened to them, we have made changes consistent with what they were looking for, but clearly they have not reached the point where they are satisfied. i learned yesterday when senator whitehouse of rhode island came to the floor that in fact the u.s. chamber of comme

the bill is agreed to. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask the senate proceed to s. con. res. 58, to correct the enrollment. h.r. 4240 submitted earlier today by senator kerry, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening, any statements be placed in the record as if read at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask we have the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 3245 and that we forthwith proceed to its consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3245 a bill to permanently reauthorize the eb-5 regional center program and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is darmingd and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the leahy-grassley substitute amendment be agreed to, read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: and that there be no intervening action or debate and any statements appear in the

mr. kerby's bill? >> madam chairman? >> yes, mr. ard. >> i think the rules of congress, i know many state legislatures already have law or have internal rules in place that we can only have one subject matter per bill. what are the rules that you go by in congress? >> we do not have a rule that says only one subject matter per bill. what we seek to do is to limit it and narrow those bills as much as we possibly can because i think in the previous speaker prior to speaker boehner there was great frustration with 2700-page bills and having to pass it to read it to find out what was in it. [laughter] >> thank you, madam chairman. >> [inaudible] >> gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> jay barrows. could we call until question, leads? >> question can be could. okay. all in favor of calling the question? >> aye. >> all opposed? >> [inaudible] >> question has been called for. mr. kerr -- kerby's amendment, gr21, the language highlighted and on the screen in front of you. all in favor of mr. kerby's amendment will say aye. >> aye.

mr. rren angry before hadn't you, mrs. greeneld? yes, i have. i didn like it then, either. when theursing home moved his mother to another room he was sometimes late paying her bill. he got very gry at the director, didn't he? i remember. did he kill the director? no. of course no thank you. how did mr. curren sound during his phone calls to mr. kopinsky thday of the murder? he was definitely upset. did he raise his voice? he said my bos was a crook and i was to why were you a crook? i don't know. he was upset. what else did he say? he said he wted to know what stop we were on the broadway r.t. ( clearing thrt ) did you receiv any other angry phone calls for mr. kopinsky that day? therwas always somebody upset about something. you'd heard other clients call mr.opinsky a crook, hadn't you? he cut some corns. in aeek, how many angry phone calls would mr. kopinsky recve? maybe a dozen. two or three ary phone calls a day. oh, yeahat least that. miss huntley, your compa empire gifts, was being sued by arthur kopinsky? yes, on behalf of a man named carl piselli. the poce questioned you during their investigation yes. did they indice having a suspect in the murder? objection. relevance. if someone other than mr. curn killed mr. kopinsky, that's hhly relevant. if miss bell wantso know whath

bills together. they have worked together. they have the sa but the past is now engulfing paul ryan. he no longer is mr. budget. he's mr. no abortion. so he's throwing akin under the bus. >> you co-sponsored abortion-related congressman akin. >> that bill passed by 251 votes. it was bipartisan. i think the hr 3 is the one you talked about. i think we had 251 votes, 16 democrats. i'm proud of my pro-life record. >> a bipartisan effort? 235 republicans voted in favor of no taxpayer funding for abortion act. 16 democrats supported it. calling it bipartisan? at best that's playing fast and loose with the facts. and those democrats who voted in favor after the words "forcible praip rape" were taken out of the bill. he's conflicted with the pride of his past decisions on abortion and his future as mitt romney's second in command. >> well, look, i'm proud of my pro-life record and i stand by it in congress. it's something i'm proud of, but mitt romney is the top of the ticket. mitt romney will be president, and he will set the policy of the romney administration. >> look i'm proud of my record. i don't -- i'm proud of my record

bill appear at this point in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr.president, i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to ten minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, it's been two years since congress passed legislation that provided for transparency in the mineral industry. it was a provision that was included in the dodd-frank bill. it was included in an amendment that senator lugar and i worked on. i want to thank senator lugar for his incredible leadership on this issue, transparency, as well as so many issues that affect the security of not only america but global security. this was a provision that we had worked on to provide transparency in countries in transition. it provided a visible sign of u.s. leadership that we were going to do everything we could to improve good governance around the world, that we understand that for the stability of america, that we needed countries that had good governance. the united states spends more than any other country in the world on our national

mr. congress member, when you and mr. akin were talking about in that bill. >> you have the language forceable rape. what is forceable rape? >> rape is rape. period. >> that language meant nothing to you at the time? >> rape is rape. there's no splitting hairs over rape. >> and there you have it. no splitting hairs over rape. in 2009, congress member ryan supported quote, limitations on abortion mandates, end quote. a mandate that included forceable rape. joining me is lee cowan. he is the person i call when i need to get off the edge. this has been driving me crazy. define for me legally, sir, forceable rape. if there is such a thing. >> ashleigh, akin probably agreed with obama when obama opposed gay marriage in 2008. just because ryan is consistent with akin's positions makes them two peas in a pod. it may or may not. on the issue of rape, it is a real nuance question. up until the 1970s, a woman basically had to prove that she was maimed practically during the course of a sexual encounter. she needed corroboration of the account of rape. they are different from state to state as to what constitutes a rape. the one thing that is different is if a woman does not consent to the sexual encounter, if she is not married, it is probably -- if she is married by the way, if she does not consent, it is rape. >> i just think force can be so many different things. it can be a roofie or threats that are verbal. my question is is forceable rape or the notion of it the difference of assault and aggravated assault? >> the law basically has eliminated that difference with respect to rape. the law says any kind of force that overcomes a woman's resistance to having sex is rape. the only way that we consider force really in the criminal law is at the time of sentencing. you had mentioned earlier statutory rape which is another very interesting thing. >> a 13-year-old who has so-called consensual sex in her mind or his mind, with like, a 20-year-old? >> okay or how about a 40-year-old or 50-year-old? people say clearly that is rape. that should be punished heavily and maybe she should have the right to have an abortion if you believe abortion should be readily available. let me give you a harder question. california, i think the age of consent is 18. let's say a young man is maybe 20 or 21 years old and has sex with a woman who is one day from her 18th birthday. is that rape? >> just to be clear -- >> in california, it might be. >> -- it is a yes or no question. the 13-year-old who has the sex with the 19-year-old and that is statutory rape. under the forceable rape clause means you don't qualify for the rape or incest or health? >> you are correct. that would not qualify under that definition. >> i'm back up on the ledge. paul, don't go anywhere. later on in the hour, i want to get you on that detail that has come out about the death of travis carter. we need to talk some forensics through on it. can you stick around? >> excellent. i look forward to it. >>> if you are leaving the house right now, don't worry. you can watch us from your mobile phone and watch cnn from your desk top. go to cnn.com/tv. all of the instructions there are for you. >>> front page of "the times" today. a huge revelation of something we have been talking about for the last decade. the cause of autism. the revelation is tossing up a long-standing assumption out the window. the study says it is not the age of the mom. it's the age of the dad that contributes to an increased risk of autism. you probably already have heard the rates have skyrocketed. increased 78% in the last five years alone. scientists say guess what? this may be the explanation. our elizabeth cohen joining us live. first of all, holy cow? >> this may be the explanation for the increase. we have more kids with autism and more dads fathering children after the age of 40. what the researchers have done in iceland is elegant how they addressed the problem. >> why? >> they looked at the genes. they did not look at the people. they looked at their genes. they took 78 families and looked at the mom's genes and dad's genes and child's genes. some of the children had schizophrenia and some autism and some didn't. men produce thousands of sperm a minute. the question is are you likely to have more mutations associated with autism as sperm gets older. >> this is 2012. why have we not been looking at that or known we are moving toward that? >> science does not move quickly. this is astounding. look at the numbers. they looked at the dads and found at age 20, the children of the dads, if the dad was 20, the child had 25 random mutations linked to autism. at age 40, they had 65 mutations that could be linked to autism. that is a huge difference. one of the authors said, maybe men ought to start banking their sperm. >> is it the same as banking your eggs? >> it is much easier to do sperm. we have been freezing sperm longer than freezing eggs. one said think about it. guys, freeze your sperm when you are 20 and you can use it when you're 40. it is an interesting idea. >> i have to wrap it up. this is not a message to men over 40 out there. you shouldn't have children and conversely, women, you're in the clear. 50. go for it. >> we show it is more of a male issue than female issue. you are a man around 40, you have a 2% chance of having a child with autism or schizophren schizophrenia. nobody is saying stop at 40. it is interesting, maybe you should figure this into your family planning. just as you figure age. >> honey, you're in the conversation now. it ain't just me. >> it used to be 100% mom. no one ever thought about dad. >> i had my baby at 38. i was terrified. elizabeth, thank you so much. i appreciate that. for more information on this for help with children with autism, cnn.com/empoweredpatient. it's great. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? 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jeanne moos, cnn, new york. ♪ ♪ ♪ with a subaru you can always find a way. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> it has been a year and a half give or take since the name jerry sandusky became burned into our national consciousness. what a year and a half has been. he has been charged and tried and convicted of child rape. many of them. two top university officials are awaiting trial for allegedly hiding sandusky's crimes. head coach joe paterno has passed away soon after being fired amid the scandal. the school, itself, has been pummeled with athletic sanctions and now there's this. the penn state's ousted president is fighting to redeem his reputation. graham spanier is opening rejecting all of the findings from the so-called freeh report. former fbi freeh. that report wag commissioned by penn state. that report says, in fact, four of the most powerful people at the pennsylvania state university failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade. ex-president spanier sat for an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> the freeh report is wrong, it's unfair, it's deeply flawed. it is as many errors and omissions. i know they had a lot of very good people on that team working on this. they interviewed 400 people. many have spoken to me about their interviews. many of them describe the interviews to me as a witch hunt. >> the interview was conducted by cnn's jefferey toobin. lord, god, tell me this man is not free from the threat of prosecution. i'm glad he is speaking to you and you and i can talk about it, but why for his sake is he talking at all? >> i think he is pissed off. it is as simple as that. he feels like his reputation has been destroyed. i think he is right about that. i think he feels like it is unjust. he has a case to make. i'm not sure if i'm persuaded. i'm not sure if anyone should be persuaded. it is not as if his guilt, culpability is a clear thing. >> some people call a lot of speculation, but this is what we do know this the freeh report, there is a highlight, a spotlight on this president's agreement not to report sandusky to police over what mridered horse play in that locker room in 2001 and we know it was not horse play, but rape pure and simple and a conviction on it. but here is the problem for spanner y, there is an e-mail that he sent to then athletic director gary schultz, and he says to the e-mail and the only downside for us, and again, this is about not reporting it if the message is not heard and acted upon and we are vulnerable for not having reported it, but it can be assessed down the road. the approach you outline is humane and a reasonable way to proceed. i should remind our viewer s that the way to proceed was not to go to child protective services, but the go the jerry and the charity and tell them to, hey, buck up. but here is my problem, jeff, when you did the interview with mr. spanier, he said something to you about my antenna was not raised about anything. i want people to hear how he said it. >> i think that what people, and many people wanted to read into it, it was humane for us not to turn him in f

mr. durbin: may i touch on one other issue you raised if you have a moment? mr. mccain: sure. mr. durbin: the pending bill, cybersecurity. this is a bill which i hope we both agree addresses an issue of great serious and gravity in terms of measure's defense. i know the senator from arizona and some of his colleagues have produced an alternative. i support the bipartisan bills that senators lieberman and collins have brought to the floor. the major group that opposes the passage of the cybersecurity bill is the u.s. chamber of commerce, an organization which represents the largest businesses in america, and what i have heard the senator from arizona say over and over again is that they have got to be an important part of this conversation and the discussion. i think senator lieberman and senator collins would say we've engaged them, we have listened to them, we have made changes consistent with what they were looking for, but clearly they have not reached the point where they are satisfied. i learned yesterday when senator whitehouse of rhode island came to the floor that in fact the u.s. chamber of comme

mr. stanley said, i can't do that. it will sound terrible. they're going back and forth to memos going back and forth. finally a frustrated mr. stein went says that the bill do this or the panel that will be on the ship, special would talk takes it in front of mr. gibbs, pours gasoline on it, here, you happy? he says, okay. fine. >> she uses it, but this was also on board the s.s. united states. now matt picked up the wood called end of it -- and discernible. it was used for croquet mallets and cricket balls. it is a self lubricating would which allows the turn. and he figured, okay. there won't catch fire. >> let's talk a little bit about the man, what type of person he was, personality, so driven, so focused, self-taught. what was he like? >> in many ways he was like frank lloyd wright. he only had a few interim and schooling. right only had two semesters to my belief, architectural training at the university. gives six and engineering glasses while at harvard and did terribly at them. but gives was of very driven. i believe he was an engineer with the feel of an artist. he was a sort of man who knew engineering but his real strength was being a charismatic leader. not for having a very bad mouth, especially when he got angry, and he would -

mr. durbin: may i touch on one other issue you raised if you have a moment? mr. mccain: sure. mr. durbin: the pending bill, cybersecurity. this is a bill which i hope we both agree addresses an issue of great serious and gravity in terms of measure's defense. i know the senator from arizona and some of his colleagues have produced an alternative. i support the bipartisan bills that senators lieberman and collins have brought to the floor. the major group that opposes the passage of the cybersecurity bill is the u.s. chamber of commerce, an organization which represents the largest businesses in america, and what i have heard the senator from arizona say over and over again is that they have got to be an important part of this conversation and the discussion. i think senator lieberman and senator collins would say we've engaged them, we have listened to them, we have made changes consistent with what they were looking for, but clearly they have not reached the point where they are satisfied. i learned yesterday when senator whitehouse of rhode island came to the floor that in fact the u.s. chamber of comme

first time in the history of our country when the house ag committee has passed a bill, the leadership mr. boehner, mr can debate it and we can have different points of view. but if we are going to be held accountable and do our job, we should have that on the floor be given an opportunity to offer amendments, vote up or down and voters know where we stand and they can hold us accountable. >> it comes from an ideological view a foundation the dismantling government is a good thing. >> that's right. >> i think that's essentially it, that the view is that if you get rid of government, then people will have that opportunity to achieve their full potential. you know it sounds kind of nice in a way. but i am a person who thinks that part of personal responsibility is investing yourself in institutions. it might be your local bank your local church. it might be building a law firm, building a local radio station but the point is that those things matter. it's a place that our injuries has to be invested. the second thing is as a tactic we saw in indiana and now in texas, the folks who won the primaries, rem

the amendment of the senate to the bill h.r. 1905, entitled, an act to sanction iran sanctions laws and so forth and for other purposes, with an amendment. mr. reid: mr. president, i move to concur in the house amendment. i believe the senate is ready to act on this motion. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to this bill be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed now to a period of morning business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each during that period of time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the homeland security and governmental affairs committee be discharged from the following postal naming bills en bloc and the senate proceed to their consideration, h.r.

bill. here is part of the debate prior to the vote. it begins with dave camp and senator levin. mr. camp: mr.er, i rise today in support of h.r. 8, the job prevention and recession prevention act. in doing so i and my fellow republican house colleagues have me important choice, the choice to focus on job creation. unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who oppose this important piece of legislation have made a different choice. the choice to focus on tax hikes that destroyjobs. the job prevention and recession prevention act stops the tax hike we face at the end of the year and provides a one-year extension of the low tax policies originally enacted in 2001 and 2003 and then extended ain in 2010. the 2010 bill was supported by 85 current house democrats, 40 current senate democrats and president obama. importantly, this legislation allows congress time to pass and enact comprehensive tax reform. without causing undo harm to our fragile economy. economists have noted that comprehensive tax reform, when paired with appropriate government spending cuts, could lead to the cre

bill clinton. allegeding that mr. obama has abandoned the former president's focus on moderate politics and middle class voters. mr. clinton thought he might have a word about that in a new ad for the obama campaign. >> this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper income people and go back to deregulation. president obama has a plan to rebuild america from the ground up. investing in innovation, education and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. >> well, there goes that. four days to the gop convention and mitt can win with women, can't get anywhere near bill clinton's charisma. voters don't like mitt or bain. they do like medicare, but not his plan for it. i know. what about energy? let's try that. >> north american energy independence by 2020. north american energy independence by 2020. that means we produce all the energy we use in north america. >> yes, we know what that means. we just don't see how it's possible. you'll note he made it a goal, not a pledge. given the romney tap

bill clinton's lawyer bedroom. he turned his attention to the work 1812 of of his new book, "mr. and mrs. madison's war: america's first couple at the second world war of independence." published by bloomsbury book and a history book club of the month. most of us i suspect have a school remembrance of francis scott key, george washington and that's about it. it's a much more complicated affair. numerous fronts at a time of considerable political division. we yankees wanted nothing to do with that war. what a fascinating and diverse cast of characters. chief among them were not a diminutive and a vivacious and cunning wife, dolley. arguably the first power couple. no doubt be a bonus can learn much from james and dublin. perhaps they have. a pivotal moment in our nation's history as america's beasties on all sides fight to maintain its independence from sources seemingly too huge to a pal. the recall than they did. he was a concept that we feel independent bookstores left standing fully appreciate. thanks to c-span, look tv who are here this evening, be sure to check out the schedule or fi

mr. shimkus: i come down to the floor to remind my colleagues and you, mr. speaker, if you go to jobs.g.o.p..gov and 25 bills have been passed in chamber. one to boost competitive manufacturing for our sector and encourage entrepreneurship and pay down our debt and maximizing american energy production. yes, using american energy and our resources to create jobs like the keystone xl pipeline. we passed numerous bills to move the pipeline 20,000 immediate jobs. all these bills, all 25, again -- go to gop -- jobs.gop.gov and check the 25 different bills we have passed in our chamber. we have done our work and will continue to do our work and we need the other chamber to be somewhat functional and at least consider these bills and move to conference. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the the gentlewoman from is recognized for one minute. ms. hanabusa: mr. speaker, you have controlled the house for 19 months. republican majority has simply failed to lead and more importantly, you are incapable of governing for the middle class, for the middle class. the people who help build this great nation. this week, we had the opportunity to provide a tax cut for 100% of these americans, those earning, individuals, less than $200,000 and $250,000 for a family. but once again the republican majority wanted it their way. and what was it your way? you wanted to pass tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. your friends. it adds $1 trillion to our deficit and debt over the next 10 years. how many times has the majority said time and time again about deficit and debt and what you do is you pass the tax cuts that's going to add $1 trillion. mr. speaker, it's about time that we step back and realize who we're here to serve and the fact that we must take care of the majority, the wonderful middle class. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what

bill: i have seen the ad at one point. mr. ben smith says mr.e work of the american military killed osama bin laden, not you. the biggest point goes to the national security issues. certainly, you can understand the amounts of pushback that you would get when you are putting your life online. on the line. in another country to save more american lives. >> oh, yeah. bill: the work is shared with the public on the front page of a newspaper or on a website that they had anguish about that because they know the people who are serving currently, they are at risk of intelligence leaks. particularly if you are revealing tactics and procedures. one gentleman has been publicly critical about it. he has said that these leaks will endanger people's lives. eventually, if they continue, we will lose someone's life unnecessarily. that is a strong statement that captures everyone's view. bill: i know you make the point that this is a fine line here. there was a gentleman last night it was on, scott taylor, and he said that we are not going to stop speaking out

mr. obama, and i never remember anybody saying bill clinton or mr. clinton or bush or george bush. i do not understand what that is. i just think it takes away from the office. i just think if people would be more aware of it in might go over better. sometimes the viewer sees it as you are sliding the president. that office should be respected .o matter who is in it i don't think anything they due in washington is going to change my life. washington can help a little but they cannot dramatically change your life. i'm not a republican or democrat but i think we should respect the office itself. guest: thank you. i do not mean that in any disrespect if i just mentioned the president's name. it is probably i think the way i write. as a first reference, you say president obama and the second reference is the last name or the president. it is the same thing now matter what public official we are speaking about. in the haste of a conversation like this, sometimes you sure hand and speak the way you write. host: and that is what you've done for past presidents, mary ellen klas? guest: absolutely. it is the style and tone and it does not mean any disrespect. she raises a good point, though. host: how are the republicans trying to motivate those voters who do not feel much of a connection to washington to support them? guest: that is going to be the biggest task. this week is all about energizing the base, having the great big pep rally for everybody who is inclined to vote for mitt romney and is likely to work for mitt romney. we will see the same thing with president obama and the convention in charlotte next week. this presidential race is so close. the latest polls show it is a virtual tie across the nation. they do have to get people out like this caller who say, i will make an effort to get to the polls because i do think washington will make a difference. how they do that has everything to do with their tone and it will continue to be a test for them. the republicans last night made an effort to reach out to women. ann romney was going to be the person who said, you can trust mitt. he will not fail. gave a personal speech. it was an appeal to women to say, do not give up on this. president obama won the women's vote by a tremendous margin against john mccain in 2008. the gender gap continues to be a problem for republicans and fort mitt romney. another area they have to reach out for is the hispanic vote. last night's lineup included a loss of hispanics and we will continue to see that in the next two days. they need to show those voters can trust mitt romney. i think that will be the biggest task in florida. races are always won on independent votes. the people that do not feel inclined to stick with one party or another and so we will see that either the message moderates but after this convention, that is where the battle will be. host: our guest mary ellen klas has a piece published this morning. let's read a little bit of it. host: what kind of a role does jeb bush play and how blunt is his message? guest: jeb bush is interesting because his personal story is one of having reached across the ethnic lines. he married -- he was 17 years old and he traveled to mexico wife. met his now- thety got married very young. they had three children. he talked yesterday before an hispanic outreach group. he talked a little bit about his family and that his son has also married somebody who is basically canadian of iraqi descent and he said their children are the future of the united states in that we should embrace this ethnic bland. his point is-- this ethnic blend. thatoint is, let's focus we all have the same concerns and that we should -- candidates should embrace hispanics as if they or with the same concerns that everybody else has. he has been straight forward and blunt about his criticism of the republican party and the tone they have views with immigration. he seemed to acknowledge that illegal immigration is a problem but he thinks the tone has been so focused on the illegal immigrants as bad in actions as bad people that that has left a negative sense among many hispanics. he believes that we should look at framing solutions that will encourage people to come here legally so that they can contribute to the economy and help grow this nation. the hispanic vote is crucial. hispanics have grown in numbers just in the last 30 years. more than doubled their numbers in the united states. how they vote in this election will be an important factor. it'll be an important factor in florida. host: among the speakers tonight we'll hear from the governor of puerto rico and also tim pawlenty and mike huckabee will be taking the stage in the 9:00 p.m. hour. ron is from florida. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am a republican and i'm voting for mitt romney for the next presidency of the united states. i have been unemployed for almost six months and i have not got back to work. i think he is a new man and he is going to be, he is going to help the middle class. host: let's get a response from mary ellen klas. is that an argument that the gop wants to hear? guest: of course, yeah. this is exactly what they want. the perception that people have lost their jobs and have not seen improvements. i think they are trying to tap into the same thing that barack obama tapped into four years ago. what is working right now -- we have right now is not working and so change is better than what we have. obviously the change theme is the theme that barack obama used. he is now up for trying things as, we can continue to improve what we're doing, and he has a much more difficult sell with people like these callers to persuade them that we have done enough but -- we have not done enough but trust us, we will make things better. host: let's look at the latest poll numbers among likely voters. this is from cnn. that is a poll of likely voters in florida. mary ellen klas, what do you make of those numbers? guest: those numbers are pretty reflective of where they have been for the last couple of months. we've not seen a huge swing. it gets either now or work or farther apart, depending on where things go. florida is like many states, the economy here is very difficult. we have probably one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. that is people a tremendous sense of uncertainty. the numbers for unemployment have been declining somewhat. florida has restrictive unemployment compensation systems. many people have left because they'll have quit looking. we have seen a decline in unemployment but it is not necessarily because people have found jobs. all of those things come into play in terms of people's satisfaction. we had a primary at couple of weeks ago. the turnout in florida was low. we have about 20% statewide turnout. i think that that is -- the economy and people's dissatisfaction. one caller mentioned she does not think washington can make a difference in her life. that is a feeling that is very prevalent throughout the state. people are struggling and then they have not seen washington be able to do anything to help them out. host: we will take a look at some tweets. this is what chris has to say. hi, wayne. caller: republicans have been saying that the unemployment rate is the worst since president obama took office. this thing was that 10% at one point. he got it down to a point to% and that is stabilizing the fall -- he got down to 8.2%. doesn't congress have a lot to do with this debt? they send the bills to the president to sign. in this together. guest: he is right. it is astute to be able to understand that the economy, the wall street crash in 2008 when obama took office and unemployment was already declining -- unemployment was very high. it is all a matter of how you perceive it. we will never know if he stabilize the economy. some of the actions the administration had taken had not happened, with the unemployment level be much higher? then he talks about congress and i think everybody knows we have this checks and balance system and congress is a part of the equation as anybody else. we only have a few more months to go before we will have the potential for a budget crisis in washington and that is pretty much congress's doing and whether or not we go forward with extending the debt limit or ending up with another last- minute attempt to solve the budget problem. congress is as much a role in this and as a result, people may need to consider everybody on the ticket as video show up voting on election day. it is more than just the president having the ability to change things. host: we have another opinion on twitter. you can send in your tweet to c- span's "washington journal." h tag.e a special has tagg caller: ron paul has a large following and the signs never came down from the last election in my area. he should be in charge of the surgeon general. either one of these fellows, why wouldn't they use him as the surgeon general to fix the problem with medicine, medicare, medicaid? i was told before heard mrama that i was going -- that things would get very hard for me financially because of the medicare and the social security system. i remember hearing that when i was a child and i am 51. guest: i think you raise the idea of maybe having weathered it is somebody reaching out and bringing ron paul into the administration of either -- if barack obama gets reelected or mitt romney gets elected. that is something that previous presidents have done, trying to build a coalition with people -- opponents or previous challengers into the administration. whether either of these men chooses to do that is unknown. they have not shown their hand if that is what they will do. host: we have a tweet from tillman. we talked about the points that republicans are making this week's end in supporting their platforms and the message of having a fighting point against president obama's term in office. let's hear from jim in texas. good morning good morning. caller: this will be a close race. ron paul has a h

mr. reid reid: thanks, mr. pres. i ask consent the bills be read a third time and passed en bloc, the notion re, laid on the table en bloc and that there be no intervening action or debate and any related states be place in the record as if given. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid know: i ask we proceed to calendar number 4806789. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1560, an act to amend the yuseta de pueblo and the yuketta indian tribes restoration act and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. many reid: i ask that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate and any statements related to this matter be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask that we proceed to calendar number 449. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 449, s. 1409, a bill to intensify efforts to identify, prevent and recover payment, error, waste, fraud and abuse within federal spending. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate shall proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the commi

bill. but, again, my friends, mr. speaker, as you know we have agreement on 98%. and we are hung up because we don't have agreement on the other 2%. mr. gingrich went on, the speaker. now my friends each are per fictionists could write a perfect bill. and he concluded, in a free society, in a free society we have to give and take. we have to be able to work. mr. speaker, americans must lament the fact that they see their representatives agreeing on 98% of a proposition and will not pass it. will not pass it because the per fictionist caucus has promised in many respects to one individual american, we will not raise taxes ever. we won't pay for what we buy even if we think it's important. mr. speaker, both parties have an opportunity today to stand up and reflect agreement and do something positive for the american people, do something positive for the american economy, do something positive to grow jobs in america, do something that will give certainty and confidence to the overwhelming majority of americans who will say that congress can work. it can as families understand they must do every day reach compromise, come together, reas

bill clinton's blease put a bedroom. he turned his attention to the war of 1812 with his new book mr. and mrs. madison's war americas first couple in the second war for independence published by bloomsbury in the history book club selection of the month. most of us i suspect that a sort of school remembrance of the war f-18 paul, francis scott key and saving good george washington portrait and that's about. but of course it was a much more complicated affair on numerous fronts in the time of considerable political division. we wanted nothing to do with that war and what a fascinating and diverse cast of characters. chief among them was the diminutive and a brilliant james madison and his vivacious wife dolly. arguably the were america's first power couple. no doubt obama could learn much from james and dolley. perhaps they already have to read it as a pivotal moment in the nation's history as america besieged on all sides and sought to maintain its independence from forces seemingly huge to repel, but they did. it is a concept that we feel the independent bookstores left standing fully appreci

bill or mr. jimmy stewart did in "mr. smith goes to washington. "it requires now as a result of an amendment in 1975 an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the entire senate to close debate. well, what that means is that the burden falls entirely on the proponents to get 60 senators present and voting. the opponents don't have to do anything. absence is the same thing as a no vote. abstention is the same thing as a no vote. so the burden falls entirely on the proponents, and the opponents don't have to speak, they don't have to debate, they don't have to explain themselves. but it gets even more complicated because the senate cannot heal itself. unlike the house which can amend its rules by majority vote, the senate has a rule which is a part of this rule 22 that says it takes 60 votes to close debate on everything but one thing; a proposal to amend the sacred senate rules. that requires 67 votes. and as a practical heart, it is impossible -- matter, it is impossible particularly in the polarized days of the senate, but be it has essentially been

bill, or mr. jimmy stewart did in "mr. smith goes to washington." it requires, as a result of an amendment in 1975, an affirmative vote of 3/5 of the senate to close debate. what that means is that the voting of falls entirely on the proponents to get 60 senators present and voting. the opponents do not have to do anything. absences the same thing as a no vote. abstention is the same thing as a no vote. the burden falls entirely on the proponents, and the opponents do not have to speak, do not have to debate, do not have to explain themselves. it gets even more complicated. the senate cannot heal itself. unlike the house, and and its rules by majority vote, the senate has a role, part of this rule 22, that says that it takes 60 votes to close debate on everything but one thing -- a proposal to amend the sacred senate rules. that requires 67 votes. as a practical matter, it is impossible, particularly in the polarized days of the senate, he essentially impossible, since the first filibuster occurred in 1841, for the senate to allow the majority to cl

mr. romney develop his bill who mr. romney thanked at the press conference when he actually signed his bill, he thanked him by name, has been really clear on this. in an interview last year, he said, they're the same -- here he used a word i can't use on tv. they're the same bill. romney can't have his cake and eat it, too. he can try to draw distinctions and stuff but he's just lying. and by the way, mrusetts. it has done what it said it would do and covered almost everyone in the state. it created an architecture for cost control that is being built on now by governor patrick. it worked which is why the democrats wanted to make it into a national bill. but mr. romney says he will repeal that national bill, the affordable care act, not that he'll make it more like his own. he'll repeal it, get rid of it, that it's no good, nothing salvageable within it. as for what he'll replace it with, he's not given us enough detail to say. rachel? >> they're the same blanking bill. >> the same blanking bill. >> when we do our pay cable show on the weekends that has all the swearings, that segment is going to be more effective, ezra. looking forward to that. i want to bring in lawrence o'donnell into this discussion. lawrence in terms of thinking about the difference between romney care and obama care or as bobby jindal once famously put it on a romney campaign conference call, what did he call it

mr. lieberman: i would be glad to yield to my friend from delaware, cosponsor of the main bill 3414. mr. carper: the message you're conveying today is so important. i hope folks who aren't sure about whether to support our legislation, i hope they're listening. i was briefed today by a large multinational company that manufactures, among other things, helicopters. apparently within the last 12 months, maybe the last six months, the plans for developing, manufacturing one such helicopter was hacked and obtained by another nation, presumably the chinese. they will develop, they will build their version of our helicopters. they won't be built by americans. it will not provide american jobs. it will not provide revenues for that company or tax revenues to our treasury. they will be really apprehended, if you will, by another nation. that is the reality of this day. i was reminded again just this morning, given what you're talking about, what general alexander says is the largest theft, economic theft in the history of our country, it is taking place. i was reminded of it just early this morning. mr. lieberman: i thank my friend from delaware very much. i think you crystallized the moment we're at. senator reid filed a cloture petition that will ripen tomorrow. so this -- this immediately -- again, he did it in sadness. i was sad that he had to do it. it's the kind of issue on which i had hoped we would overcome gridlock, special interest driven, i.d. logically -- ideologically driven, but we couldn't do it. the majority leader had to do exactly what he had to do in my opinion in the national security interest. this does two things. one, as my colleagues know and i repeat just to remind them, we have a 1:00 p.m. deadline that any member of the senate can file a first-degree amendment to this bill. that's important to do. i want to say that the managers of the bill, senator collins' staff, the republican cloakroom, my staff, the democratic cloakroom, are going to be working on these amendments to see if we can begin to move toward a finite list so that we can give some sense of ce

bill, or mr. jimmy stewart did in "mr. smith goes to washington."t requires, as a result of an amendment in 1975, an affirmative vote of 3/5 of the senate to close debate. what that means is that the voting of falls entirely on the proponents to get 60 senators present and voting. the opponents do not have to do anything. absences the same thing as a no vote. abstention is the same thing as a no vote. the burden falls entirely on the proponents, and the opponents do not have to speak, do not have to debate, do not have to explain themselves. it gets even more complicated. the senate cannot heal itself. unlike the house, and and its rules by majority vote, the senate has a role, part of this rule 22, that says that it takes 60 votes to close debate on everything but one thing -- a proposal to amend the sacred senate rules. that requires 67 votes. as a practical matter, it is impossible, particularly in the polarized days of the senate, he essentially impossible, since occurred infilibuster 1841, for the senate to allow the majority to close debate wh

mr. atkins. he does a good job keeping the series going. i have read every spencer book. and books my pal kirk douglas. and it's fun if you remember the bill. at 95 years old mring. a bit of american history. the blood of heros, james donovan. the fight for texas statehood. there you have it. the factor tip of the day. that's it for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website. also we would like you to spout off about the factor from anywhere in the world. billoreilly.com. the word of the