mr. stark: mr. speaker. i'd ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and yield to my colleague, the distinguished ranking member of the health subcommittee such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman reserve his time? mr. stark: i verve my time. thank you. -- i reserve my time. thank you. mr. herger: thank you, mr. speaker. the majority is bringing for fixes to the flaws of the health care overhaul. some were oversights, the likes of which we are here today to address. however, the majority has failed to rectify the fundamentally flawed policies that threaten our economic stability in america's health care all the while driving federal and state budgets down a further unsustainable path. mr. speaker, where is the fix for the up to 117 million americans with health insurance from their employers that buy the -- that, by the administration's own estimates, will not be able to keep the plan they have? that promise was r

dating back to the tenth century regardless of which founding date is the most accurate the city's mr stark a significant events occurred around two hundred years later. mother mia had little political on the tree influence throughout the region until it rose in significance off of the crown was transferred from cecil to the town here this that involve the name change the entire principality from rostov sue still to bludgeoning soused to . the golden gate was erected in eleven sixty four i was the out. symbol of the city its witness everything from celebrations to tragedies and. over the city's main entrance its field so goes with it as you can see. today the city is full of modern life tourist buses zoom past the sights and snap happy tourists take photographs is new buildings that stand next to ancient and historical structures that are centuries old is happy harmony makes a fascinating city what it is today. it's worth exploring the backstreets in the hillside areas behind the cathedral not only will you see impressive views here but the locals relax meet friends and family sing songs an

i have always stood in stark opposition to such corporate control of our elections. >> mr. cicilline, you have a record people can scrutinize a little more than others. you came in as mayor promising reform for a clock -- a corrupt city hall. your administration had a share of blemishes. two police officers are charged in a drug ring. how can we trust you to be a reformer in washington, when many question whether you were able to do it right here in providence? >> i am proud of the work we have done in the city of providence to restore honesty and integrity. i am proud of the results in terms of new investment to the city, the lowest crime rate in three decades, creation of a high-quality national model of an after-school programs, improvements in our schools. providence continues to be a place where businesses are coming. it gives us a knowledge economy. i am proud of our work and of my team. i work for city government. with respect to how does that position before washington, what we need is someone who is going to stand up and fight for hard- working middle-class familie

i have always stood in stark opposition to such corporate control of our elections. >> mr. cicilline, you have a record people can scrutinize a little more than others. you came in as mayor promising reform for a clock -- a corrupt city hall. your administration had a share of blemishes. two police officers are charged in a drug ring. how can we trust you to be a reformer in washington, when many question whether you were able to do it right here in providence? >> i am proud of the work we have done in the city of providence to restore honesty and integrity. i am proud of the results in terms of new investment to the city, the lowest crime rate in three decades, creation of a high-quality national model of an after-school programs, improvements in our schools. providence continues to be a place where businesses are coming. it gives us a knowledge economy. i am proud of our work and of my team. i work for city government. with respect to how does that position before washington, what we need is someone who is going to stand up and fight for hard- working middle-class familie

i have always stood in stark opposition to such corporate control of our elections. >> mr. cicilline, you have a record people can scrutinize a little more than others. you came in as mayor promising reform for a clock -- a corrupt city hall. your administration had a share of blemishes. two police officers are charged in a drug ring. how can we trust you to be a refoer in washington, when many question whether you were able to do it right here in providence? >> i am proud of the work we have done in the city of providence to restore honesty and integrity. i am proud of the results in terms of new investment to the city, the lowest crime rate in three decades, creation of a high-quality national model of an after-school programs, improvements in our schools. providence ctinues to be a ple where businesses are coming. it gives us a knowledge economy. i am proud of our work and of my team. i work for city government. with respect to how does that position before washington, what we need is someone who is going to stand up and fight for hard- working middle-class families, som

mr. assange said he was withholding 15,000 documents to go through the same type of redaction. >> your report reaches a stark conclusion and you said "this ground level picture of afghanistan afghanistan is in many respects more grim than the official portrayal." >> that's right. what this does, it gets right down to the soldier level in many ways. these are raw intelligence reports being filed by commanders on the ground. intelligence analysts, as events are breaking, whether they be firefights, drone attacks, secret operations, what it does, it portrays a detailed picture of the events going on on the ground. as you referred to in particular, the incidents involves the pakistani spy service, the isi, reinforcing many suspicions that american policymakers and intelligence analysts have held for several years. >> one of the points the white house made in their release last night is that this is not new information. it covers 2004 to 2009, that many of these problems were addressed after the president's revised strategy in sending more troops back in 2009. in your mind, what is the most striking new revelatio

mr. speaker. last night i had an opportunity to preview a documentary entitled "homeless: the motel kids of orange county." in the shadow of disney land, filmmaker alexander pelosi, captures the stark reality of children who are living in motels. for all the legitimate policy differences that divide people in congress, sometimes it's jarring how starkly we view different worlds that we can believe in different facts. but these children live in a world the reality of which can be denied only by people who don't bother to see and listen. i hope my colleagues will watch the hbo documentary monday or better yet get a copy of the d.v.d. to review themselves and with their staff. we appear at times to be capable of arguing with a straight face about what the day's date is, but this is an area where we should agree to assign priority, spend precious dollars and refine our policies. these children deserve our best. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. flake: thank you, mr. s