are? >> 5'11". >> 5'11". i'm 5'1". [ speaking spanish ] [ laughter ] mr. shawn, are you in it to win it?ter ] >> yes. >> all right, shawn is in it to win it. >> are you in it to win it? >> in what, to win what? >> mr. nowitzki, are you in it to win it? all right, thank you. jason is in it to win it. are you in it to win it? >> no. [ laughter ] >> he's not in it to win it. [ laughter ] mr. dwyane wade is inside. let's see if i can talk to him. >> exclusivo. >> how are you? how are you doing? for jimmy kimmel. are you in it to win it? >> in it to win it? >> yeah. >> yeah, i'm in it to win it. >> wow, dwyane is in it to win it. >> exclusivo. [ applause ] >> well, that's it from miami. i'm in it to win it, yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very good. when we come back, a pop-a-shot throw down between ricardo the blindfolded busboy, and big baby davis from the boston celtics. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] this is the story of the south windsor thunder. a team with pride... guts... and last season... zero wins. [ groans ] [ male announcer ] but it's a new day a

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mr. speaker. in the face of what are energy prices, mr. speaker, driving people -- pensioners and vulnerable families into fuel poverty by the thousands every day under this coalition. could i ask him, is he struggling with his energy bill or any of the other 21 millionaires struggling with the energy bill and when is he going to take personally a group of this situation. >> the people who seem to be counseling it are the ones who worked for the last government. the point i make is this. look, clearly fuel prices have gone up because what's happened to world oil and gas prices but this government takes its responsibilities seriously about trying to help family and that's why we'd frozen the tax and that's why we've taken the set of measures to try to help with energy bills that i've described. we've also managed to cut petro tax this year. and i noticed while the party opposite wants to support the petro price tax they don't support the increase in the north sea oil tax absolutely critical of an opportunistic oil situation. >> mr. adrian s

mr. speaker, we are at a great turning point in history when it comes to the survival of medicare. mr. fleming: the c.m.s. actuary just informed us that medicare will become insolvent in just 12 years. that means that if you are on medicare or expect to be on medicare in the next 12 years, you need to think about how you will finance your health care after that period. what is the president's plan or the democrat congressional plan? sorry, there is no plan. when asked mr. president why no plan when the law requires you to have one? he said, and i paraphrase, that he would rather republicans take the lead so he can demagogue ours. never mind that obamacare takes one half trillion dollars from medicare to subsidize its crazy schemes. in the ryan budget plan that was passed here in this chamber has the only credible plan to save medicare. it ensures traditional medicare coverage indefinitely if you are over 54 years of age. it provides for a choice among many private plans based on financial need for those who are under. it is time congressional democrats and the president step up on this

they are trained to back the government surplus, mr. speaker. it has gotten so bad and so negative that they are now opposing their own policy. i mean, can you believe that clicks opposing a policy that goes back to 2004 because they are so negative. >> treasure will be soon his speech. the leader of the opposition. >> tmax minister speaker. my question is to the prime minister. yes the prime minister, will she repudiate professor gallo's proposal for an elected, unaccountable body for permissions reductions target? >> order. those on my right will come to order. the minister will speak. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. as my colleagues have asserted the ground where discussion of the economy and respect the only things he knows how to do, which is to restore the ideas and ensuing today in an incredibly irresponsible way. now all anybody who is listening to the leader of the opposition wish to take site to these very clearly the leader of the opposition has been represented. professor gillard come the leader of the opposition become an argume

mr. gerrie. are there any questions? thank you. next we have mr. james yorck. for the record, i forgot to mention, miss brooks, who is not here, has also withdrawn her application. >> my name is james yorck. i want to thank you for considering me for the animal control commission. for more than 35 years i have lived and worked in san francisco. from 1978 to the end of 2000, i owned a small business on fool moore street -- fillmore street that i think uniquely qualifies me for the expertise and per -- perspective that few others have regarding pets. i was a proprietor of handful of pet scores in san francisco that sold exclusively exotic birds. as a pet store owner, i experienced many different aspects of our great city. san francisco could call and complain to the health department about having birds in cages but simultaneously, in his column, herb king considered me and my store one of the ten best things in san francisco. last year when the issue of a pet ban surfaced, i was called into the fray by all of the customers, fellow shop owners and like-minded citi

kids are going to do worse than their parents unless we reverse current economic trends. mr. president, we can for about a lot of numbers, a few hundrede billion and trillion but the kid truth of the matter is behind iy my state of vermont and all fore ar this country there are real people who are hurting terribly. and as members of the unitednitd states senate, our job is to pan attention to those people andpas representing the most powerful special interest in the world who's around this capital every single day. mr. president, last year i asked my constituents and vermont toso share some personal stories witd me. i asked them basically you know, how you're doing in this recession and the stories i got back from vermont i am sure are absolutely similar to the stories that you would get in ay delaware or anyone would get in michigan or any other state in this country. but i asked them how are things going, and let me just tell you that as a result of the e-mail t but we sent out, we have moreesn than 400 responding to that say e-mail, and what they had to sar was poignant som

that you all appoint commissioners that are concerned about the welfare of animals and not the welfare of humans at the expense of animals. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. young. are there any question? supervisor farrell? supervisor farrell: this proposal, fact sheet, can you tell me a little more about it and what it seeks to do and so forth? >> sure. it's actually not public yet. it's something that may be put forward at a future commission meeting. basically the idea is last year that there's, as dr. agarwal mentioned, a hub hub about the pet sale ban in san francisco. i was kind of introduced to the commission at that time as well and i spoke to the commission and was surprised to see it had not really gotten anywhere about six or seven months later. kind of been tabled because a number of concerns were raised but i didn't see anything being addressed. so i went back to the commission a couple weeks ago and asked about the status of issue and afterwards met with philip and offered my support for trying to resurrect the idea of not selling live animals tunnelly promoting the adoption of animals ahead of creating and then selling for profit live ani

entitlement to work but this is happening and we are looking very closely at the idea of marking national insurance numbers in the way he suggests. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when the nhs as is under financial pressure and people in are being hit by steep rise in prices, please will the promise to tell me if he agrees with his friends on that side of the house getting costly tax breaks should be a priority? >> the short answer to that is no, i don't agree. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be a where that poor reflection for small business is at its highest level for three years. will the prime minister recognize that problem? but especially tell us what more he can do to increase demand which remains at best very sluggish. >> i tell the honorable gentleman, my right honorable friend what we've done, a key problem for small business is the cost of fuel. we have cut fuel duty, abolished the escalator and put off the rpi increase until next year making the difference of around 6p per gallon. that makes a difference. we also with the banks of the berlin agreement for extra money for small business. we've also got corporat

we are calling 700,000 people a day on tires that look like that. you should be ashamed of yourself, mr. nolan. you are the chairmen of this board. you're supposed to make sure that stuff like this does not get out there to serve the public of san francisco. we are driving coaches like this with no protection around the steering wheels. i have sustained an injury because of your negligence and behavior and in respect to making sure that we have adequate working equipment, and i am tired of getting hurt because it your negligent behavior. you need to step up to the plate. if you don't step up to the plate, i will make sure that the proper authority makes sure you step up to the plate. >> thank you. [applause] >> ok, next speaker, please. >> i'm an operator for san francisco. what you are dealing with the cab companies, what you're doing in the back terminal and the way you do your --, you are trying to turn us into machines, people without faces. this is dehumanizing, degrading and this will backfire on you. we are just human beings trying to do a job. the thing i want to speak to quickl

americans are asking, mr. president, where are the jobs? the bureau of labor statistics announced that it now takes on average 10 months to find a job at if you are unemployed. this is the longest in recorded history. americans are asking, mr. president, where are the jobs? entrepreneur ship is that a 17- year low. americans are asking, mr. president, where are the jobs? one out of seven on food stamps. americans are asking, mr. president, where are the jobs? with all due respect to the president, a $1.10 trillion stimulus project, they say it killed half a million jobs. mr. president, that is no laughing matter. it is no laughing matter to the people that remained unemployed in the fifth district of texas. this is why republicans have announced a plan for american job creators. it has everything to do with making our tax plan faireer, and simpler. we want to give confidence to our employers to create jobs. it has everything to do with eliminating or modifying regulations whose benefits do not exceed the cost of jobs in america. it has every

mrs. colbert." >> how are you doing, mrs. colbert? >> what did she say. >> she says her ankles are sworning. >> her bank et is stolen? >> somebody stole her blanket? >> stephen: hang on, this is still cold. [applause] now, what is she saying, jay? >> i can't hear her through the burrito. >> stephen: you're going to have to talk louder, unanimousback it's beef and beans. i tell you what, jay, stay on the phone as long as my nana wants or until the burrito is ready, whichever comes first. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]tststststst welcome back, everybody. thanks very much. nation, i'm sure i don't have to tell you the emmy awards are a scant 109 days away. which reminds me, i almost forgot, it's time to pull out my emmy advent calendar. here we go. [scatting] what's i going to be? oh, it's a chocolate emmy. oh, a beautiful... oh, oh, and a little envelope. and the winner is... okay. uh-huh. okay. and the winner is... "the daily show with jon stewart." [audience reacts] bull [bleeped] all right. jon's mout

mr. speaker, the american people are tired of the e.p.a. keeping us from taking advantage of our own natural resources. we're the only country in the world that does that. and, mr. speaker, the obama administration has put their green agenda and e.p.a. bureaucracy over american jobs and the ability for our energy security. h.r. 2021 helps bring the end to those irresponsible policies. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on the rule and i will reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend from florida for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, patents are one of the most critical components that drive american innovation and drive our economy, drive invention and innovation. regrettably for a variety of reasons the bill that this rule makes in order fails to ensure th

mr. conyers: thank you. my friend, we are not criticizing the rules committee. the cut-go violation which you have not even seen the c.b.o. letter that described the $1.1 billion -- mr. dreier: reclaiming my time. let me just say i asked my staff about this and they were unaware of exactly where this $1.1 billion figure came from. and so in light of that it seems to me that we are in a position where we need to proceed with this very important work and we are trying our doggonest to make it happen. we are going to allow proposals from messrs. rohrabacher, conyers, and polis, and others to be considered and that's why it's important that we pass this rule. if we don't pass this rule, we won't have the opportunity for the rohrabacher, conyers, and polis ideas to be considered here on the house floor. so let me thank my friend for yielding. i know he has other speakers. with that i'm going to urge support of the rule and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. pol

names the men that he thinks actually did commit the murder. >> the two people who we think are the real killers of mrs. olson are larry hatter and herb et cetera swilly who were fringe members. they would attend black panther party affairs when it suited their own purposes. >> hatter and swilly are both dead. these declarations from four men who grew up in south la with swilly and hatter claim that the two men told them they had done the tennis court robbery and murder. we are not revealing the names of these men to protect their identities. this declaration is from one of the four. he was actually arrested for the tennis court murder but then released, long before pratt was charged. the man claims he told the lapd detectives that hatter and swilly said "they had been at the tennis court" and described a man and woman on the tennis court shaking in fear and crying just before they were shot.." the declaration goes on to say that detectives: "told me not to discuss this with anyone if i knew what was good for me.." these are police composite sketches of the two killers based on descriptions from the de

one and seven on food stamps and americans are asking mr. president, where are the jobs? and with all due respect to the president, a $1.1 trillion stimulus program, the latest study showing that it either killed off or forestalled a half a million jobs, mr. president, that is no laughing matter. it is no laughing matter to the people that remained unemployed in the fifth district of texas that i represent. this is why republicans have announced a plan for america's jobs that has everything to do with making our tax code fairer, flatter, simpler more competitive and has everything to do with putting america on a fiscally sustainable trajectory to give confidence to our employers, to create jobs and has everything to do with eliminating our modifying regulations whose benefits do not exceed the cost of jobs in america and had everything to do with making the cost of energy reasonable to our job creators and our families and of the senate would take it up, and if the president would get out of the way, we would actually have a summer of recovery. .. 9.1% unemployment, laggin

there are 500 soldiers, and we congratulate them period [applause] >> mr. speaker, the people are facing the worst flooding the region has ever seen. after 50 days, the prime minister has finally shown up, and we're learning that, unlike victims in manitoba and alberta, the residents can still not count on exhilarated processing of their -- accelerated processing of their ei claims. the hon. minister of the human- resources. [applause] >> mr. speaker, our government understands the difficulty and the stress that people are experiencing in the area. that aside -- that is why we have accelerated processing of their claims. once i learned of the situation, i asked staff for details, and the details are now available on our website. >> mr. speaker, in our area, paul area is flooded -- the whole area is flooded. there are people who have run out of steam, but the government has shown very little concern for accelerating help. they have done so for manitoba and alberta, but they aren't -- they are ignoring those for quebec until today. will the minister of human-

are there any communications? >> i have no communications, mr. president. hese items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless a member requests discussion of the matter, which of be removed and considered separately. [roll call vote] there are 11 aye's. president chiu: the ordinances' are finally passed. we have special guests in the chamber today. if we might be able to take item 55 out of order? >> of like to seek consent to waive privileged to have some very special guests. president chiu: wishes to waive the privilege of the floor, can we do that without objection? it shall be the case. is there any public comment on this item? >> i like to welcome to the chamber is president chiu: -- the chambers -- president chiu: the clerk has to call the item. >> and designating june 21, 2011 as a summer learning day in the city and county of san francisco. president chiu: are there any members of the public that wish to make comments? supervisor mirkarimi: supervisor

mrs. colbert." >> how are you doing, mrs. colbert? >> what did she say. >> she says her ankles are sworning. >> her bank et is stolen? >> somebody stole her blanket? >> stephen: hang on, this is still cold. [applause] now, what is she saying, jay? >> i can't hear her through the burrito. >> stephen: you're going to have to talk louder, unanimousback it's beef and beans. i tell you what, jay, stay on the phone as long as my nana wants or until the burrito is ready, whichever comes first. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] ♪ [ male announcer ] when you're looking for a twist, crack open a bud light lime. ♪ it's a fraction of the hope but it's hard to control ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the great taste of bud light, with a twist. bud light lime. all the refreshment of bud light, with a splash of 100% natural lime flavor. bud light lime. it's bud light. with a twist. welcome back, everybody. thanks very much. nation, i'm sure i don't have to tell you the emmy awards are a scant 109 days away. which reminds me, i almost forgot, it's time

these are the things that america does best. mr. speaker -- madam speaker, as we move through this bill, the process, again, i want to make sure that you understand that there are dryer consequences to adopting this bill. i'd like to reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia. mr. kingston: i yield to the distinguished chairman of the committee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers, four minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman for yielding the time and congratulate him and mr. farr on producing i think a good bill. the bill answers the call from americans to reduce government spending while still providing for critical programs that keep american agriculture competitive in a global economy. the $125.5 billion in both discretionary and mandatory funding in this bill will help our rural communities to thrive, provide daily nutrition to children and familie

if you look out the window, you are not seeing at all because the police are able walkaway in each direction. >> mr. ford, the two items are on this calendar because of the review that was required. >> we went to the planning department and they said they could not complete the review in time for this meeting so that will be completed and those items will be on the meeting of the 28. >> thank you. >> net speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i've invested 26 years in this industry as of this spring and i would not do it over again, believe me. we have all had the plans of we had known our fate and what was going on today. i would like to say that i am for open access. i think that would be a much more efficient way than to put out more cabs. i am a cab driver and i don't have a place to park. i thought to the cab drivers every day and they go by and i'm walking my little dogs. they are all racing down posts between height and union square line for a ride because there are not many. it is foolish to put out these camps. gillette's try to be innovative. -- let's try to be innovative. it is very difficu

mr. reid: i don't believe we're in a quorum call, we? are we? the presiding officer: we are. mr. reid: we are? the presiding officer: yes, sir. mr. reid: i guess, what's new? mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be terminated. the presiding officer: it there any objection? hearing none, without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of -- and the senate proceed to s. res. 165. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 165, designating july 23, 2011, as national day of the american cowboy. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to immediate action. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the commerce committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate proceed to s. res. 170. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 1

mr. obama's announcement of the strategies of what he made in 2009 as part of the surge. the reductions are larger and faster than military commanders have adviced. mr. obama saying that they are fulfilling their goal in afghanistan that lead to this announcement. >> we will be able to remove 10,000 troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and bring home a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer. fully recovering the surge i announced at west point. with a steady pace as afghan security forces move into the lead. our mission will change from combat to support. by 2012 this mission will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their security. >> let's get more, and president obama has been in a difficult position, has he satisfied his critics? >> his speech has tried to do that and the problem is that there are critics on both sides, and a lot political commentators are looking at this of the announcement of the victory of joe biden that was pro-withdrawal against general petraeus that said that the troops should stay longer. and from one point of view presi

if jobs are our number-one priority, mr. president -- and i certainly know that you are fighting 24/7 for jobs. you're fighting against outsourcing jobs. you're fighting for job creation. the e.d.a. for every dollar that we spend in federal money attracts $7 of private investment. and i'm going to go through those right now with you. again, historically, $1 of e.d.a. investment attracts nearly $7 in private-sector investment. now, you say, well, for our investment in federal dollars, how much does it cost for us to create one good job? the answer comes back, e.d.a. creates one job for every $2,000 to $4,600 invested. that is a good investment. e.d.a. is a job creator. that's why it is perplexing to me to have to face a host of amendments that are distracting us from jobs, jobs, jobs. mr. president, between 2005 and 2010, with investment of $2.4 billion, total jobs generated cloorcgeneral --total jobs gene. at the $500 million funding level authorized, e.d.a., if that funding was spent, e.d.a. would create 87,000 to 200,000 jo

mr. mladic, are you prepared, and do you wish to enter pleas today, or would you rather postpone your pleas and enter them within the 30 days which the rules of procedure in evidence provides for? >> mr. laurie, you're a bit older than i am. i would like to receive what you've read out just now these obnoxious charges leveled against me. i want to read this properly, to give it some proper thoughts together with my lawyers. because i need more than a month. for these monstrous words, the ones that i never heard before, those that were included in this indictment. i have never heard of any such thing, nor can i understand that it is that way. >> mr. mladic, the wording of the indictment is chosen by the prosecution, an indictment is the basis on which the trial proceeds. i do understand that you want to take more time to carefully read it and therefore that you are not entered a plea today. you said you need more than 30 days. the rules provide for 30 days. this does not mean that you have to prepare the whole of your defense within that 30 days. there'll certainly be more time for that. but

mr. thune: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. thune: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my republican colleagues for up to 20 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. thune: mr. president, as we all know, the most important issues facing our country today are the economy, job creation, the national debt and excessive government spending. one of the things that is having a huge effect on job creation and the economy right now is regulation. the administration continues to overreach and overstep in the implementation of dozens of new regulations, be it the e.p.a.'s regulating greenhouse gases or the d.o.t.'s recent proposal that would require commercial driver's licenses for farmers who drive tractors. and these oversteps have real consequences in the form of jobs. take, for instance, mr. thomas clemens from youngsville, louisiana, who is testifying today in front of the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. mr. clemens is a small business owner since 2008. he

mr. olson for five minutes. >> thank you. i would like to welcome the witnesses. my first two questions are for you, mr. goldman. what is the chamber's view about items are recovered? >> generally, we have supported carve out some midget car alps -- carve outs. >> ok. one witness stated that the ftc thought that a reasonable risk was the right thing because erring on the side of caution was necessary. >> the chamber does support a significant risk standard. there are two possibilities. where customers are over notified and they ignore it and then when a real risk occurs, they do not take any action. or, they get a notice and react immediately and cancel their credit cards. we prefer to have a significant risk standard. >> i have other questions for specific witnesses. if you'll remember company suffered from a security beach, -- security breach, how to better help consumers avoid identity theft. >> many of the elements that are currently in the bill, we actually tried to follow over the years. for example, data minimization is a very good way to protect people on-line currently have taken steps for a number of ye

we are the body that must step forward and say, enough. mr. president, we are not responsible to the arab league, to nato, or to the u.n. we are responsible to the american people. so though i don't like the exceptions i will vote for this. it's taking a step in the right direction. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i intend to vote no on this resolution. we just voted on a resolution on whether or not to authorize in libya and this house overwhelmingly voted no. no to authorizing that. i have been opposed to this action in libya. i have not been persuaded the u.s. has a vital interest there. by the way we were not attacked by gaddafi. i spent two hours in a tent with gaddafi in 2003, we were the first congressional delegation, over 38 years, to be ther

who are who started the whole thing in january so it was imperfect at best and i'm not quite sure that that much was lost by its rejection bus on the interim mr mansour is there a word to step down let's say hypothetically yes can i jump in there go right ahead yeah i'd like. yemen is not bothering ok. saudi intervention are about in yemen i think would be a disaster any arab country. generally any country that's tried to intervene military really in yemen has lived to regret it certainly the gyptian the good and the saudi intervention these are the other two things was on the side of it wasn't against saddam but where the saudis have influences with the pocket book a great deal of resources flow from saudi arabia into yemen and there are recent indications that the. saudis are using that as a significant lever. i'm a little bit more positive on the g.c.c. initiative also then. mr pipes i think it was a a well designed effort i think it got for i think developments in the region really complicated it because when you started to see what was happening in egypt with hosni mubarak i think president saleh got cold feet and really questioned wheth

mr. speaker, that our level of defense spending is on an unsustainable course. and at a time when we are demanding that the american people do more with much, much less, we also have to make choices and set priorities when it comes to our nation's military spending. mr. speaker, at this time i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida, mr. nugent, is recognized. mr. nugent: mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, i agree with a lot of what he said. we talk about pakistan and i just came from there. we talk about the threat that the taliban that are hiding in pakistan pose to our troops in afghanistan and we talk about that every day. we talk about the inaction of the pakistani military and i.s.i. in particularly rooting out those that are killing more u.s. troops in afghanistan than anything else. i would like to see more direct involvement as relates to pakistan or military on accountability issues that mr. hastings brought up. about the ab

mr. chairman -- >> are the city attorneys comfortable? of course she is. >> mr. chairman, just for clarification, on motion to approve the meter rate for wait time and mileage. >> yes. >> can i make a proposed amendment to this that we just clarify that if we adopt this right now, it will not be implemented for the reasons we talked about until we've finished this entire package of materials? >> yes. >> on motion to approve the meter rate for wait time and mileage with the understanding that there will be no implementation until the additional package is brought to you on june 21? >> yes. >> i'm sorry, we need a second for that one? >> yes. >> i'll second that. >> there's a motion on that, and a second. roll call rote? >> yes. >> director bridges. >> this is on the amendment? >> on the motion to -- >> with the amendment. >> it was a friendly amendment. so it was accepted. so this is on the motion to approve the meter rate for wait time and mileage which is not to be implemented until the additional package is brought to the full board on june 21. director bridges

mr. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying tribute to those lost? they all showed enormous bravery and courage, and our thoughts are with their families and friends, and as the prime minister said, the number of deaths once again demonstrates the bravery of all of our forces in afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. mr. speaker, we read in the newspapers today that the prime minister has torn up the justice secretary policy on sentencing. has he? >> what we want is tough sentences for serious offenders. this government produced a consultation paper. the consultation paper had widespread consultation and support from many of the proposals that in may, and in the coming needs, we will be publishing our legislation. >> mr. speaker, we read the newspapers today that the prime minister has torn up the justice secretary proposal, and, frankly, i can see why, because there is widespread public concern about this proposal to cut by 50% this sentencing for those who plead guilty. i just ask the prime minister again, the consultation ended in march. the justice secretary was advocating the policy weeks ago. as the prime

windows are open. >> ok. mr. fry, actually if you coordinate with this gentleman sitting right over there, i'm sure he'll be more than happy to monitor their sound limb. but today -- this item is to call the item we've just been discussing. >> ok. >> ok. >> thanks a lot. >> we're glad to work with you and resolve your problems. ok. next speaker, is mr. sefano canselato. >> good evening. commissioners. san francisco is a place deemed for live music. and the definition of live music and entertainment for years has been very broad. so there's been a big void. i want to thank the commissioners. i want to thank the small business commission. i want to thank all the authors who authored -- the supervisors who authored this legislation because now a void can be filled. what it's going to do is make businesses more economically sustainable and encourage people to -- to create jobs for the people who want to sing or play an instrument. i mean, years ago we lost a lot of people when it was a dot com. a lot of people had to

we are an occupying force? we have to ask, mr. president, even if we are willing to make the enormous economic commitment required to build a democracy and to fund the necessary security elements at the cost of tens of billions of dollars per year, what is the likelihood of our success? the afghan government is corrupt. our working relationship with president karzai continues to be challenged. today, i believe, he made some other comments, either today or yesterday, again that malign the very nation that is there defending them with the sons and daughters of america, with the national treasury of america narcotics country that, by the -- national treasury of america, in a country that by the way has $1 trillion of various deposits of various minerals that if properly pursued would be able to fund the afghan nation for years to come. and when this gave out their first contract, who did they give it to? not the nation that has defended them, but the chinese, who have done nothing to stand up for the afghan people. so i look at a gove

mr. farr, thank you very much. i resent the fact that you are accusing me to do harm. dick dicks you don't think your -- mr. dicks: you don't think your amendment will do harm? mr. broun: no, sir. i think it will do good. we have come to the crux of the problem that some people in this congress believes that the federal government ought to take care of everybody in the world and i would love to do it. for to you accuse me of wanting to do harm to people, i resent that. mr. dicks: sir, i didn't offer an amendment to -- sir -- mr. broun: sir, i have the time. i resent the fact that you are accusing me that i would do harm. i don't know if this is a point of order -- mr. farr: reclaiming my time. mr. broun: mr. chairman, i bring forth a point of order. mr. farr: i reclaim my time, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from california reclaims his time. in -- mr. farr: in finishing, i'd like to say, there is some inconsistency and insincerity here about stating what you did as a profession and then cutting these programs because these go to the children that we think the m

so what are we left with? mr. speaker, we're left with today our option under our ability under the power of the purse to restrict funds from ongoing operations in libya. without it and without the supreme court weighing in on whether or not the war powers is unconstitutional, in my opinion the president is breaking the law but he is being restricted by nobody and being able to continue unfettered. some have said that the war powers resolution isn't worth the paper that it's written on. to that i say, based on what supreme court decision? based on what precedent? there is none because the courts haven't weighed in on it. i know some of my colleagues here have a pending case before the court and i wish them well. but what if they don't accept the case? what if they say these members, as they have said before, don't have standing? then we're right back to square one. mr. speaker, today we have the opportunity to send a message to the executive branch and this transcends party, but it exerts our power under the separ

we are saying these things must be on the table. mr. garamendi: all we do here are make choices and about solving this international problem, solve it this way or that way, it's all about choices. this issue of how we are going to deal with the budget and the budget deficit is about choices. the republicans have made a very clear choice. they are deciding that their choice is to reduce the benefits to seniors, medicare, medicaid benefits, almost $900 billion cut in the medicare program that provides benefits to seniors in nursing homes and terminating medicare so you are forced into a private insurance market, that's the choice they have made, rather than go and get our money back from big oil. choices. they have refused in votes here on the floor, refused to take back the subsidies that we're giving to the big oil companies. i suppose arguing that these oil companies are hurting, that they're not profitable. well, not so. just take a look here just this last year, exxon mobil saw 69% increase in their profits, $10.7 billion profit. oxy,

we are the body that must step forward and say, enough. mr. president, we are not responble to the arab league, to nato, or to the u.n. we are responsible to the american people. so though i don't like the exceptions i will vote for this. it's taking a step in the right direction. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i intend to vote no on this resolution. we just voted on a resolution on whether or not to authorize in libya and this house overwhelmingly voted no. no to authorizing that. i have been opposed to this action in libya. i have not been persuaded the u.s. has a vital interest there. by the way we were not attacked by gaddafi. i spent two hours in aent with gaddafi in 2003, we were the first congressional delegation, over 38 years, to be there. i