mrs. america, you're paying for that. again, as i said in one of my statements was this in fact is a tax on the american people. this is an obama tax because of the lack of cheaper fuel is necessary to keep our economy running. the impediments of oil and gas production is another reason. slow down of federal leasing. we talk about everything is leased and permitting onshore and offshore. only six permits have been issued in the gulf of mexico since the b.p. spill happened. six permits. lease in the gulf of mexico on a coast that's been delayed for several years. offshore permitting has oil and gas has been slowed down to a real slow crawl. america, i keep telling you, you are being taxed by an administration that does not understand the necessity for fossil fuels for our economy, the movement of product, the receiving of product and the shipping of product, the deliverans of people, the deliverans of supply is by air, ship, plane, automobile and truck. that's what makes this country great. and here we said when the group

mr. america, touring america, doing your show, dreaming the dream that every contestant does on "america's you're living the talent, the new season starts up tomorrow on nbc, what would you say? is it all that's cracked up to be? do you ever regret losing the anonymity? >> no, no, never. no, i don't. but for me, it was never so much about the fame, and all of the other things. those are all just icing on the cake. for me, the on thing i wanted, and the only thing i've always wanted since i was 10 years old was to have people enjoy what i do. and that was the low point in my career, to have one person in the audience. because i just wanted people to come and see the show and leave and say, wow, that was a really great show. >> that's wrong, winston was always about the money, right? >> of course, i'm the guy who spends all his money. >> that's right. so all of that is wonderful, and it is great. but for me, it really was about the show. it was about people knowing what i do and appreciating it. >> i remember after you went to vegas, going up there and seeing you in the theater. and there it

mr. garamendi: we're talking about what america thinks was yesterday. you're telling me it's the fastest growing? mr. ryan: yeah. the just recent. but in large part a couple different things, there's $1 billion invested into a steel mill but also we have a major auto plant and it was the work of the last congress and the president saying we cannot lose the american auto industry and made investments in the companies like general motors. now we have three shifts selling the chevy cru sdemrmbings all over the world. every employee got a $4,000 bonus a few weeks ago when they're spending in our community. this is what happens when you manufacture products in america. the goal for all of us is to wrestle control from the major multinational corporations who are running this institution and have undue influence over the government. whether it's globalization, moving manufacturing offshore or if it's the oil companies who not only aren't paying taxes but are completely content with our citizens sending $1 billion a day out of the united states to go try to fin

mr. speaker, however if i could speak directly to the american people, i will request that they send me their ideas for how to keep america great. i will request that they send me their thoughts on whatever they want to talk about. mr. speaker, the american people can again email me at myidea@mail.house.gov. i'll lead a conversation with the american people in which they will be an active participant. i will bring your thoughts up here and i will talk about them. i will engage you and congress so that people can read what you write and read your ideas. i will also put your name on it. i don't want the credit, i just want a better country for our seniors and for our children. every couple of weeks, while the house is in session, i will make sure to come down here and start this conversation with america, again, although it's a conversation by me, alone right now, and i would suspect that we will get other colleagues joining in the conversation as we get other americans joining in the conversation. but right now we're going to stop and i want to talk factually for a second about our financial situation. and i want to do it

americas. >> reporter: but as it turned out, mr. two americas here had two very different faces himself. wasn't very pretty. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal. betrayal of the people closest to him. his late wife elizabeth, his supporters, his staffers, his contributors. granted edwards was a promising politician at first, successful democratic senator from the south. rich trial lawyer, but a smo smokesmsmok spokesman for the poor. he got picked up as john kerry's running mate in 2004. >> i have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of america. >> reporter: but it didn't work out, so, next election cycle edwards jumped into the race for the white house, once again. by early 2008 -- >> it's time for me to step aside. >> reporter: he was out. but not before getting entangled in a messy relationship with a woman named rielle hunter. she eventually gave birth to edwards' child. edwards at first denied having the affair and then denied being the father. but last year he finally admitted it. the story reached a sleazy low point when a videotape surfaced that is

moment fame and other afghan war chiefs become the best allies of donald rumsfeld also known as mr war in america. they receive millions of dollars to oust the taliban. after the fall of kabul in two thousand and two flame the former war chief is named defense minister then. this allows him to distribute land in the ship or district. we tried to contact marshall fame several times he did not wish to give us his side of the story. one question remains how do you earn five hundred thousand dollars when you're a civil servant. the question looming in the streets of kabul. and where does the money for the palaces come from from the mother's belly. yet if they get the money to build it they will fall like me. how did they do it people in the streets are not the only ones who become suspicious the role of the human rights commission is to monitor the government the commission's lawyers have officially requested that ship or was wealthy be investigated. toodles alles the subject is way too sensitive. or should goes for you if you show it makes everybody as it were. not more than i can tell from daughter

mr. president. it is because of their unmatched commitment that america can remain a beacon for democracy and freedom throughout the world. mr. president, memorial day is a day of remembrance, but it's also a day of reflection. when our brave men and women volunteered to protect our nation, we promised them we would take care of them and their families when they return home. on this memorial day, we need to ask ourselves, are we doing enough for our nation's veterans? making sure our veterans can find jobs when they come back home is an area where we must do more. for too long we've been srefgs billions of -- investing billions of dollars training our young men and women to protect our nation only to ignore them twhe come home. for too long we have patted them on the back and pushed them into the job market with no support. that is simply unacceptable and it doesn't meet the promise that we made to our service members. mr. president, our hands-off approach has left us with an unemployment rate of over 27% among young veterans coming home from iraq and afghanistan. that is one in five of our nation's

region and in the international community, but not by israel and probably not that much by america either. >> mranyahu feels comfortable here in washington seeing the sights and playing politics in the president's backyard. his critics, israeli as well as palestinian, will say that he is deepening israel's isolation and putting it on a collision course with the new middle east. the speech shows the gulf between mr. netanyahu's view of an acceptable peace deal and the one the palestinians have. his reception by the u.s. congress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with the middle east changing fast, mr. netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel and he's avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> the american carmaker, chrysler, has paid back its government bail-out loan six years early and repaid $5.1 billion in outstanding debt and $1.7 billion to the canadian government. with the details from new york, here's michelle. >> mixed with hope, as the factory saved from closure, they made it official.

america. congratulations, mr. president. you got bin laden! [ cheers ] >> good riddance!> benjamin net tan yu also issued a warning about the growing threat of a nuclear arms race beginning with iran. he called the threat posted by militant islam the greatest danger of all. he also reiterated his fee ruse -- his refusal about the borders. >> as president obama said the border will be different than the one that existed on june 4th, 1967. israel will not return to the end -- to the boundaries of 1967. >> president obama proposed negotiations baited on those borders as a starting point but a deal would include land swaps to account for a settlement shift. >>> hundreds of families are getting a helping hand today at oakland's allen temple baptist church. >> have a great day. >> you too. >> yep. >> today's handouts will help 400 families that -- that are preselected by church, last week. each family receives a 25-pound box of food along with a personal care package. the group is delivering food in oakland over three days to help a total of,000 families. >>> once again, water

region and in the international community but not by israel and probably not that much by america either. >> mrtanyahu feels comfortable here in washington, seeing the sights and playing politics in the president's backyard. his critics, israeli as well as palestinian, will say he is deepening ition real's isolation and putting it on a collision course with the new middle east. >> the speech shows the gulf between mr. netanyahu's acceptable peace deal and the one that the palestinians have. his reception by the u.s. congress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with a middle east that is changing fast, mr. netanyahu is changing with what he believes has always worked for israel and he is avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, is the u.s.-british relationship special or essential? whatever you call it, let's hope it is as good as the obama team thinks. >> he used to be russia's richest man but then he was found guilty of stealing oil from his own com

mr. obama said that america has taken inspiration from the blossoming of freedom and economic growth in the region. on saturday he is expected to announce closer military ties with poland. and mr. obama has signed into law a four-year extension of the anti-terrorism patriot act which increases surveillance powers. mr. obama who is at the g8 summit in france at the time of the signing used an auto signing machine that signs his actual signature. tribal leaders have been fighting with government forces have announced a cease-fire in the capital center. he said he was fully backing the protest movement and he wanted it to remain peaceful, but he said that if the president wanted war, he would have war. six italian soldiers have been wounded by a roadside bomb in southern lebanon. it exploded as they were driving past in a united nations convoy on the main road. the u.n. force in lebanon is tasked with keeping the peace in the border region with israel. no group has said it carried out the attack. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says there is no evidence that senior officials in pak

mr. president, i mean, really? is that -- is that america? is that the country that wrote a constitution that said we would guarantee due process of law, that you wouldn't single out one company that is bigger than the others and tax it differently? that's not what our country was founded on. we should have a fair process. we should have fair taxation. we should be encouraging manufacturing in our country because these companies have a trust with their shareholders. we expect them to do well for their shareholders and they have millions of shareholders that depend on them to do the right thing with their business and with the investment that these shareholders have made. i might add that many pensions are dependent on these kinds of stocks that expect the c.e.o.'s to run the companies in a way that will keep our economy going, keep jobs in america, and keep their stockholders in a position where retirees can live on the income. and, mr. president, we are singling out an industry and saying, no, you're too big, and so you're going to be taxed

america. congratulations, mr. president, you got bin laden. good riddance. e one anchor of stability. in a region of shifting alliances, israel is america's unwavering ally. israel has always been pro-american, israel will always be pro-american. my friends, you don't have to -- you don't need to do nation building in israel. we are already built. you don't need to export democracy to israel, we've already got it. and you don't need to send american troops to israel, we defend ourselves. you have been very generous in giving us tools to do the job of defending israel on our own. thank you all and thank you, president obama, for your steadfast commitment to israel's security. i know economic times are tough. i deeply appreciate this. some of you have been telling me that your belief has been reaffirmed in recent months that support for israel's security is a wise investment in our common future. for an epic battle is now under way in the middle east between tyranny and freedom. a great convulsion is shaking the earth from the ky bert pass to the straits of gib

mr. obama spoke to america's pro-israel lobby. he defended his proposal to use israel's 1967 borders as the basis for a future palestinian state. the president said all he was doing what stating publicly what has long been u.s. policy and he warned that time for a mideast peace deal is running out. >> it is the right and the responsibility of the israeli government to make the hard choices that are necessary to protect a jewish and democratic state for which so many generations have sacrificed. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already rejected the president's proposal. netanyahu will address the same group today, and congress tomorrow. >>> fighting continues this morning at a pakistani navy base. it is in the southern port city of karachi. taliban militants attacked last night. the attackers destroyed two surveillance aircrafts, supplied to pakistan by the u.s., then holed up in a building on the base. at least a dozen pakistani security officers were killed in the suggesting that president obama isn't admitting t

america strategy. share us your thoughts and i will turn to my other two colleagues. mr. hoyer: i will be brief and i thank the gentleman for his continuing focus. if i am i am the corner of the phrase and focuser of make it in america, you are its chief spoke sperson and i thank you for that. americans are rightfully very concerned at the fact that we don't have enough jobs for the people who are looking for jobs. we've got to have a growth agenda in america. we have to have an agenda in america that focuses on expanding opportunities. we've got to have an agenda that gives to americans the sense that they, their families and children can make it in america. and you have been focusing on night after night, week after week, month after month on a jobs agenda that we call make it in america. we have introduced over 25 bills that are focused on trying to help us focus on that agenda, trying to help business, small, medium and large expand their businesses. try to give them assistance in doing so. i want to say to the gentleman that his continuing to focus on this jobs agenda

america. my dear friend, john shimkus. i yield to my friend. mr. shimkus: thank you, congressman broun. it is great to be with you. i appreciate the introduction, you're too kind. but one thing i do know, if you want to create good paying jobs it's in the fossil fuel industry. and during this recession two of the biggest job engines for organized labor is the production of a new supercritical coal-fired power plant. thousands of building workers building this power plant and hundreds of people who will be working this power plant and mining the coal with great wages and superb benefits. so if we want good, high-paying jobs in this country, the fossil fuel industry is one sector that can do that. the other major job engine next

america deserves better, mr. president. it certainly does, and we are here to work with you to make sure that it gets better policies, a better future and that we protect america from future economic catastrophe. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, i rise regretfully this morning and sadly this morning to discuss what i believe is a true transgression that took place in our house yesterday. i was appalled by the behavior displayed by the chairman of the subcommittee on tarp and financial services. after repeatedly changing the time of yesterday's hearing with professor elizabeth warren to discuss the republican majority's efforts to terminate the consumer financial protection bureau just weeks before it was to be born, the chairman began the hearing with a petty partisan swipe alluding to whether the witness may or may not be running someday for the u.s. senate. as if, mr. speaker, pol

mrs. america. let's see what's happening. we have a frontal system making it across the northeast causing airport delays from d.c. to boston. not a lot of heavy rain here but in new england we have flash flood watches and advisories from central new york to new england. one to two inches of rain. >>> good morning to you. well, if you're ready for the hot weather, then you're ready for today because we're going to see the 90s. but don't let it catch you off guard. if you work outside, make sure you're drinking plenty of water. staying warm for your thursday. we'll keep the 80s in the mix but take a look at where our highs are headed. 90 in livermore, fairfield today. 90 in santa rosa and 90 degrees in gilroy. we'll drop off by about 5 degrees tomorrow. onshore flow resumes by friday and the 70s are back. what do you do after throwing the wedding of the century? prince william and princess catherine are back home because the prince had to get back to work. michelle kosinski has more. good morning. >> reporter: hi, meredith. tha

mr. obama reaffirmed america's for israel's security. >> our ultimate goal has to be a secure israeli state, a jewish state, living side-by-side in peace and security with a continuo continuous, functioning, and effective palestinian state. >> and both men condemned hamas, the group the u.s. government called a terrorist organization now aligned with the palestinian government. >> i think president abbas has a simple choice -- he has to decide if he negotiates or keeps his pact with hamas or makes peace with israel. >> and, amy, there's a lot more on this in the coming days here in washington. prime minister netanyahu addresses a joint meeting on tuesday and tomorrow in washington, the president delivers another major address on the israeli-american relations. >>> thank you very much. >>> that comes as violence continues to erupt in syria, two-countries president obama spoke explicitly about in his speech on thursday. how is the middle east reacting to all of this? nbc richard engel joins us from cairo with that reaction. good morning, richard. >>> the syrian government is reacting to presi

mr. obama said britain and america were the most willing to stand up for tolerance and self-determination, but he added that the west needed to overcome charges of hypocrisy in the middle east. he hosted a bang yet for queen elizabeth. this is nick robertson and does contain some flagstaff photography. >> yes, that really is the prime minister cooking a burger and the president serving one up. this was the day when barack went out of his way to prove that he gets on with david and his country has not forgotten how much it needs ours, and joked about the typical london weather. this barbecue for american and british soldiers at the garden at number 10 is a reminder that the relationship, whatever it's called is forged by war. president obama and prime minister cameron presented themselves as very different from the war-time partnership between bush and blair and yet today, they are talking about how not to lose an old war in afghanistan and a new one in libya. today's talks focused on how soon they could safely get troops out of afghanistan and how they can secure victory in libya without

mr. benishek: america deserves better. before coming to congress this year, i spent 25 years as a physician treating patients in northern michigan. many of whom were on medicare. i find it ridiculous that some on the other side of the aisle accuse us of wanting to hurt seniors. the fact is, we put forth a plan that ensures our children and grandchildren who have access to medicare, and doesn't change benefits for those at our near retirement. these false attacks are nothing more than a smokescreen from the other side. the democrats' plan, obamacare, calls for bankruptcy and rationing. i ask my colleagues on the other side to stop playing politics and do what the american people sent us here to do. work together and face reality. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. culberson: madam speaker, the federal government's highest

mr. chairman, many of america's strongest allies in this fight are in europe, first among them, the united kingdom. but in addition to individual nation stalts, thetes, the eu in additional in the united states. they recognized terrorism as a defense. it denies terrorists border hopping when another terrorism was not looked at. the eu also financial assets will be frozen and to whom they're denied. this is proving to be one of the most valuable conclusions. and my opportunity to raise funding in europe. the eu has also countered several missouri tamts. recruit them to terrorism and the training of terrorism. however, the eu is severyour si. these keep the united states away from what they further should be doing. they have weakened rather than strengthened cab mary. they failed to unite it on the grounds that an 18-hour curfew may breach the european convention on human rights. the u.s. should be especially wary of the eu's political agenda in this regard because it's the way the eu spends money inside the united states to savor its political causes. they vangsed among observes, the statut

mr. president, in one fell swoop, this tea party republican budget rips up that social contract. it replaces it with a winner-take-all philosophy that, again, tells struggling aspiring people in communities across america, i've got mine,es you're on your own. mr. president, as i said at the outset, the republican budget is president obamaed on the idea that america's -- is premised on the idea that our best days are behind us, that we have no choice but to slash investment required to keep our middle-class strong. i totally disagree. america remains a tremendously wealthy and resourceful nation. we are an optimistic, forward-looking people, who are purposeful and can-do. and we expect our government to be on our side, the side of the middle class. we expect it to be an instrument of national greatness and purpose, allowing us to come together to achieve the big things that we cannot achieve as individuals, things like building an interstate highway system, mapping the human genome, and one day discovering a cure for cancer. through our government, we come together to provide a ladder of opportunity to give every citizen a shot at the american dream, a ladder of opportunity that includes quality public

mr. president. thank you, america. because you've rid the world of a terrible person. this is like getting rid of hitler. >> reporter: and interestingly enough it was on may 1st, back in 1945, when germany came out with the announcement that hitler had been killed. what we're seeing now this morning as the day progresses in front of the white house, there are still a few people coming, in of them bringing with them a washington post and taking pictures of what happened yesterday, what happened at this white house and marking this historical moment. back to you in the studio. >> holly, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, we are following some breaking news from prince william county, virginia. sky fox is live over a house explosion on wayne drive and triangle. look at these pictures. prince william county fire officials tell us they were called out around 8:15 this morning for a report of an explosion and fire. when they got on the scene there was no fire but a heavy smell of gas. one person in the home was injured. they are being treated right now. we don't know the ex

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mr. durbin: i might ask the senator from iowa, at the end of the day is it not true that while these for-profit schools have about 10% of the students in america they take in about 25% of all federal aid for education? mr. harkin: the senator is absolutely right. mr. durbin: is it not true we requested together that the g.a.o. do a study of the amount of money that was being spent on behalf of our veterans at for-profit schools and did we not find that the cost to the federal government was often two or three times as much for the same education that was being offered at community colleges and public colleges? isn't it true that the for-profit industry, by all objective measures, is exploiting our g.i. bill at the expense of our taxpayers, our government in debt and these veterans who are unwittingly signing up for these worthless course stph-s. mr. harkin: i say to my friend, yes, we d. on december 8 our committee issued a report -- december 8, 2010 -- partially is in the report of what the senator is saying now, how much more expensive these programs are in these schools compared to what they can get, say, at a community college or a nonprof

god bless america. mr. speaker, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. altmire, for five minutes. mr. altmire: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the small business innovation research program. for over a quarter century, sbir has been key for american competitiveness around the world. its provided quality research -- it's provided quality research, and allowed innovative small businesses to partner with the government for the development of some of today's most cutting-edged goods and services. the region i represent in western pennsylvania is home to a number of companies that have benefited from the sbir program. yet these companies have been faced with uncertainty over the past few years because congress has failed to act on a full re-authorization. short-term extensions are putting the future of research and development at risk in this fragile economy, congress owes it to these innovators to give them the certainty they need to fully pursue their ideas. i have su

mr. lamar mckay, chairman and president of b.p. america. fourth, mr. james mulva, the chairman and c.e.o. of conocophillips, and finally, rex tillerson, chairman and c.e.o. of exxon mobil. mr. watson, why d't you begin? you probably know our customary procedure here is have your statements included in the record. if you could summarize, around five minutes. thank you very much. mr. watson? >> mr. chairman, ranking member hatch and -- half and members of the committee. i am john watson, chairman and chief executive officer of chevron corporation. fortunately, our nation is endowed with adunn ant supplies of energy including oil and national gas. each time we come to capitol hill we advocate for measures that would better helm develop our oil supplies. it's one of the most effective ways to counter rising energy prices and stimulate economic growth. tax increases on the oil and gas industry, which wi result if you change long-standing privesings in the tax code, will hinder energy supplies and it will also mean fewer dollars to state and federal treasuri

those who believe america supports them will continue to look to washington for moral support, but the skeptics will not have been swayed by the rhetoric. they will be watching mr. obama's next move. >> how did the president's speech play here in america and throughout the arab world? joining me to discuss this is the senior u.s. correspondent for nbc television. here is an american president for the first time saying quite clearly a two-stage solution with a palestinian state within the 1967 borders -- is that throwing down the gauntlet to benjamin netanyahu? >> absolutely, and he has rejected it. he says the borders are not defendable and we're not going to negotiate. >> soap and the delay. >> a media elite. the president -- immediately. i was told he would address this more in detail in august. this administration seems to work on deadlines. if you remember this settlements, they waited until almost two days before the negotiations collapsed. for the palestinians, it's an important step, but the president, to come to a speech like this, people expected some much from him and he did not deliver because this administration is strong on rhetoric and short on a

mr. speaker. today i want to introduce the setting new priorities in education spending act, the first in a series of proposal to reform education in america. mr. duncan: there is a need to help education. eighth graders lack basic reading and math skills. only 70% graduate high school. meanwhile, federal education is at an all-time high. the department of education administrators only a few programs. many are duplicative. others was a poor use of taxpayer funds. it's time to trim the fat. today i'll introduce -- not defund beeliminate 43 wasteful k-12 jax programs. mr. hunter: at a time when approximately 1/3 of american fourth graders can't read, we must concentrate on education initiatives that have the track record of putting the needs of students first. i urge my colleagues to prioritize the education and setting new spending act. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. butterfield: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. butterfield: i want to thank agencies, both state and federal, who have responded to

mr. lamar mckay, chairman and president of b.p. america. fourth, mr. james mulva, the chairman and c.e.o. of conocophillips, and finally, rex tillerson, chairman and c.e.o. of exxon mobil. mr. watson, why don't you begin? you probably know our customary procedure here is have your statements included in the record. if you could summarize, around five minutes. thank you very much. mr. watson? >> mr. chairman, ranking member hatch and -- half and members of the committee. i am john watson, chairman and chief executive officer of chevron corporation. fortunately, our nation is endowed with adunn ant supplies of energy including oil and national gas. each time we come to capitol hill we advocate for measures that would better helm develop our oil supplies. it's one of the most effective ways to counter rising energy prices and stimulate economic growth. tax increases on the oil and gas industry, which will result if you change long-standing privesings in the tax code, will hinder energy supplies and it will also mean fewer dollars to state and federal trea

mr. speaker, as you know, america's health care costs are racing toward 20% of gdp, twice that of other developed nations who have even lesser of comes. in my view, these costs seriously threaten what you were talking about, competitiveness and job growth. however, the america health-care cost problem is not just the medicare problem. the private sector which accounts for nearly 2/3 of all medical spending has also seen explosive growth in health-care costs. german ryan has proposed a medicare reform plan which would limit the federal government cost but potentially shift the burden to seniors. in fact, the congressional budget office projects that seniors could see their out-of- pocket cost more than double under this plan. until now, the market has not been affected at containing health-care costs. how can we assume the market will bring down private-sector costs in the future? >> the idea that the government will drive innovation in our health care delivery i believe is an oxymoron. the private sector can bring real change to our health care system in a way that protects the best health care d

mr. graves: america's 27 million small businesses drive the u.s. economy. those small businesses have created 64% of our net new jobs over the last 15 years. strong, vibrant economies are built from the ground up and as our nation's entrepreneurs are making decisions to take risks and invest, they need to know their elected officials are looking out for them and providing them with the certainty they need to have confidence moving forward that confidence will result in increased economic output and a better way of life for all american thesms legislation we have before us is a simple extension of programs overseen by the small business administration through september 30, 2011. the current authorizing legislation expires at the end of this month and we need additional time to continue our legislative work. chief among the programs we're extending today is the small business act. earlier this month the small business committeed held a markup of legislation that would fully authorize the sbir program through 2014. this bipartisan legislation passed our commit

lands and is going to kill reports resolution is unlikely to come soon given america's willingness to challenge its partner. mr president obama's calls for peace and a two state solution fell on deaf ears both with israelis for many from the mere mentioning of going back to preen nine hundred sixty seven border mines is unacceptable. because. and with the palestinians who believe there is nothing but words in what the u.s. president has said is that a fraction of pressure on it in you know the prime minister of israel or of israel's government now also it's like for us it's like a lose lose things like it's very hopeless like we hear the very things kind of implementation addressing the powerful pro israel lobby in washington president obama has made sure to reaffirm that no pressure would be put on israel to advance the process and he's proposed solution was just the friend's advice use cannot be imposed on the parties to the current. no vote at the united nations will ever create an independent palestinian state and the united states will stand up against efforts to single israel out at the united nations or

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one based upon the truth that america and islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. >> mrs fallen far short of his goal of dramatically improving america's image. let's look at findings from the research center. we will show you numbers here they are dramatic when you play them out. u.s. favorability in the region, you bring up the numbers and the percentages from last year. opinions of the united states, negative opinions up slitly in egypt. just slightly from last year. down in jordan from last year. down in pakistan and the palestinian territories, this is a comparison and up slightly and in turkey down as well. the president not making a lot of progress in the year since that speech in cairo. let's take away these numbers and bring up different numbers who gets more support? those who disagree with fundamentalists or those who support? in egypt it's an even split. we have talked about the problem in pakistan. look at this. how much more support fundamentalists get. more in the territories. that is something to watch. one more quick thing. which groups are viewed favora

mr. obama says >>> question, what does president want? to wane america off oil?'s an eventual objective but we're not getting there any time soon. and frankly, gas prices rise -- gases too -- rise this time of year and they come down because it's the driving season and it's in speculation involved and gas tanks have to convert do different kind of blends. and then you have all the turmoil in the middle east. and it's a question whether that's an excuse or explanation. but i thought the president is right in calling on the congress to eliminate the subsidies to the oil companies, exxon's profits went up 69% over the last time last year. and boehner looked like he would go along with it, until -- religion >>> , look who agrees with the president that tax big oil comp cancelled. >> we're in a time when the federal government agrees >> what do you think about that. >> $4 billion. >> peanuts. and exxon makes in profit 8 cents on the dollar. >> poor things! >> but here's the problem. the president is right, john, the overall problem is that all the oil producers in the

mr. president, i mean, really? is that -- is that america? is that the country that wrote a constitution that said we would guarantee due process of law, that you wouldn't single out one company that is bigger than the others and tax it differently? that's not what our country was founded on. we should have a fair process. we should have fair taxation. we should be encouraging manufacturing in our country because these companies have a trust with their shareholders. we expect them to do well for their shareholders and they have millions of shareholders that depend on them to do the right thing with their business and with the investment that these shareholders have made. i might add that many pensions are dependent on these kinds of stocks that expect the c.e.o.'s to run the companies in a way that will keep our economy going, keep jobs in america, and keep their stockholders in a position where retirees can live on the income. and, mr. president, we are singling out an industry and saying, no, you're too big, and so you're going to be taxed

mr. speaker, i think it's a great day for the united states of america to once again demonstrate the globaldership role that we provide, not only economically and geopolitically but through our security, intelligence and military strength. so, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support both this rule, which again will allow for a free-flowing debate and an opportunity for both parties to participate, and in the underlying legislation. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, at this time i would in some respects reiterate much of what our colleagues have said with regard to osama bin laden. for 10 years he held the title scourge of the earth. and i believe all of us are pleased that to the degree that he contributed to injustice, justice as it pertains to him has finally been served. it is my hope that the family -- the families of the terrible the families of the terrible events that transpired

mr. speaker, they are america's angels abroad. they are ambassadors for america an they are good folks that represent everything that is right about our country. they are the peace corps volunteers and this is the 50th year of the peace corps. these are the most wonderful people i think i've ever met. but there's a problem in the peace corps because many times these volunteers go overseas, they help out other countries, but they become victims of crime. and victims of sexual assault. in fact in 2009, there were 122 of them that were victims of sexual assault by predators in foreign countries and the problem is, there's not much compassion, not much concern, and not much care with the peace corps about the plight of these victims according to the victims who testified today. but those things are changing. director williams is committed to making the peace corps a safe place for our volunteers overseas. we're going to work with him and these victims to promote legislation so that we will have a protocol that is the law, so that they