mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers. if the gentleman from new jersey has no further speakers i'm prepared to close once the gentlewoman does. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. payne: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers as well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. does the gentleman yield? mr. payne: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from indiana. mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, we have seen the rise in the use of social media both before, during and after disasters. this legislation will help to ensure we're leveraging best practices, sharing and incorporating lessons learned for the use of social media in this area. i urge all members to join me in supporting this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yield

mr. brooks. >> thank you, commissioners. my name is hea selby and i am here in support of cynthia crews for the public seat of the commissioner, and going off the message a little bit, i am also thrilled to this appears to be a wonderful candidate as well and looking at what you are working on, i believe that she will enhance the commission with her passion. she is passionate about good and independent government and she is an executive member and as you all know, just the voters and which was the guide that many san franciscans use to depend on. and she is a frequent speaker at mta board meetings and at the board of supervisors. and she is also passionate about the environment, and a passion that she comes by naturally from her time. she advocated for maintaining sunday meters that reduces pollution in san francisco and increases safety for bicyclists and pedestrians and provides more parking for sunday drivers. and she is well versed of clean power sf and she is passionate of working in private industries to strengthen the

mr. brooks. good afternoon, sir. >> eric brooks, san francisco green party and local grass root for our city. i was working on ab 425 which i'll get to in a second. i want to reiterate that one of the reasons that marin and sanoma has had spectacular success is the two tier rate system. the light green and the dark green. that's something that the advocates in san francisco has pushed for a really long time. i think it's time to do that because it makes it clear when you have a good utility that's playing rate games with you to try to under cut you, the thing that made it possible for marin and sanoma to keep their rates low was their ability to have those two different types of programs and two different types of customers. we need to do that and get on the track. with regard to local build out, it's crucial, we have things that marin and sanoma and other counties don't have. we have the power enterprise and the bonding. [switching captioners] >> so we can be an example for the state. with regar

mr. brooks. >> thank you mr. chairman. i don't know but having heard those questions is sure seems to me that he has a doctorate. maybe we ought to give him on honorary one now. he very professor like. mr. chairman i have a letter from the alabama farmer's federation dated july 8th, 2014 entered into the record. >> it is my understanding that this rule relies on the quote, significant next us, end quote, test to determine what other waters would be regulated. as all high row lodhydrological connections are not significant, can you explain how the agency plans to identify what constitutes a significant connection? does the agency plan to establish some means of quantifying the significance of a hydrological connection? if so, can you provide a real world example of how the determination would be made? >> we've tried to use two key established approaches to define when it is significant. i think as many have pointed out already, i think it's worth noting that, you know, in the broader high rydrologic cycle, t anything can be

mr. brooks? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i don't know that we haven't heard these questions. it seems mr. massey has a doctorate. maybe we ought to give him an honorary one right now. mr. chairman, i have a letter from jimmy parnell at alabama's farmers federation dated january 2014 that i would like to add into the record. >> so ordered. >> it's my understanding that this rule relies on the, quote, significant nexxus test to determine what other waters would be regulated. as all hydrological connections are certainly not significant, can you please explain how the agency plans to identify what constitutes a significant connection? does the agency plan to establish some means of quantifying the significance of a hydrological connection? if so, can you provide a real world example of how the determination would be made? >> we've tried to use two key established approaches to define when it's significant. because i think, as many have pointed out already and i think it's worth noting, that a broader hydrologic cycle, almost anything can be defined as connected, so significant i

mr. brooks himself? >> mr. the promotions, t they're not aloud more than three concerts, so the tickets shouldn't have been sold in the first place. one direction was sold out and you didn't see them putting on extras. >> do you agree with the residents who say, they're going to be prisoners in their own home if all the concerts went on? >> yes, you can understand. i see their point of view. but three concerts should go ahead. >> andrea, thanks so much for joining us. she's devastated. you can see why. do you think he might come back? >> it looks unlikely he said if he played the three concerts he had been given permission to go ahead and do, it would be like choosing kind of like between his children. and he seems to have drawn a line in the sand and said five concerts or nothing. it will disappoint his fans. people think three could go ahead but i can't see this being resolved anytime soon. i've been proved wrong in the past. people are keeping their fingers crossed that a miracle might happen. >> huge disappo

brooks brocks brooks mr. speaker, i yield my he was mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. brooks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 5116, the human trafficking detection act of 2014, sponsored by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. meadows. this bill requires the department of homeland security to implement a human trafficking awareness training program for customs and border protection, transportation security administration and other d.h.s. personnel which is tailored to their professional roles and responsibilities. additionally, it directs the secretary of homeland security to annually assess and update training as needed based on current human trafficking trends and then report to congress on the number of suspected and confirmed trafficking cases reported by d.h.s. officials. lastly it authorizes d.h.s. to provide training curriculum to nonfederal entities that request assistance in setting up their own programs. the committee on h

polis, mrs. brooks, a lot of people worked on this, though. my colleague, the ranking member in the full committee, mr. miller, and i have talked about the advantages of moving forward with innovation and new ideas, because that's what's happening, mr. chairman. colleges and universities are changing or trying to change the model. the model which, as mr. polis pointed out, is based on how much time you sit in a seat, not what you've learned. not what competency you have. it's been pointed out by a couple of speakers today that we are now dealing with a different student body than we have in the past. these are contemporary students. i guess that's our way of saying it's not the traditional student of the high school senior who graduates and goes off to four or five or six years of college, these are people many times who have come back looking for a second career, a second chance, a new opportunity, and, yes, mr. chairman, looking for lower costs. this bill addresses all of that. . to give more students, more people, more families a chance, an

mr. brooks. >> thank you, commissioners. my name is hea selby and i am here in support of cynthia crews for the public seat of the commissioner, and going off the message a little bit, i am also thrilled to this appears to be a wonderful candidate as well and looking at what you are working on, i believe that she will enhance the commission with her passion. she is passionate about good and independent government and she is an executive member and as you all know, just the voters and which was the guide that many san franciscans use to depend on. and she is a frequent speaker at mta board meetings and at the board of supervisors. and she is also passionate about the environment, and a passion that she comes

mr. brooks mentioned that that even though someone might be an alternate on this board, that they should continue to attend she is meetings and i could not agree more, i think that if you are going to serve as an alternate or as a member, that you ought to be at the table and involved in what is happening here and that to me, would demonstrate, that you truly want to do what we need to do to push forward, clean power, anything else, that we do on this board and so, i really appreciate the time that they are taking out of their schedules to not only come here and ask to be a part, but their willingness to serve, and it truly is an honor and i would like to move that motion, forward, colleagues? >> okay. >> thank you for your motion. and we have a second for that? >> second by commissioner campos and mar, commissioner mar? >> i just wanted to say that as an alternate on this body i feel treated equally, and i feel that the candidates will be tremendous and make this body full and really bring new experience and perspectives and really great ideas and i feel really good about lafco right no

mr. brooks, is recognized. >> mr. chairman, there can be no satisfaction in impeaching the president of the united states. but it's a essential to remove ny president whose actions destroy our system. the checks and balances in our system pledges this on the bility congress -- in the future strength of our democratic form us to rnment requires exercise this power at this time. nixon, the constitution is a law of the united states have been so distorted, so ignored, and so converted to continued e that respect and support for our system of law and equality that law demands that he process o abused this be removed from office. e must demonstrate to future demonstrations of america that president can he put himself above the law. any people voted for richard nixon in the last election. most republicans and a lot of democrats. not.d but those who did had no way of knowing that the man in whom placed their trust would so abuse it. who voted for richard nixon need to be ashamed of that vote for no one could have known what

mr. brooks, for ive minutes. mr. brooks: mr. speaker, the june jobs report says, america reas unemployment rate dropped -- america's unemployment rate 1,115,000 .1%, while new part-time jobs were created, a staggering 827,000 full-time jobs were lost. americans labor participation rate remained at 62.8%, the worst since president carter. a recent center for immigration studies report, based on data from the census bureau and homeland security and labor departments, offers a startling and sobering insight concerning people in the 16 to 65 age bracket. so startling that i instructed my staff to double check the report's data, and it checked out as factually ackcra. first, the report determined -- accurate. first, the report determined the american economy created 5.6 million new jobs in the 16 to 65 age bracket over the past 14 years. second, quote, the total number of working-age immigrants, legal and illegal, holding a job 2000 sed 5.7 million from in 2014, while declining 127,000 for american-born citizens, end quote. over the

mr. brooks for five minutes. mr. brooks: mr. speaker, america's deficits have averaged $1 trillion a year for five years. america's total debt has blown through the $17 trillion mark. america's comptroller general warns america that our financial path is unsustainable. last year america's debt service cost roughly $250 billion. that's five federal transportation and 14 nasa programs we can't afford because we have to pay debt service. if not fixed, what do these deficits and debt mean? on a microlevel, america must learn from detroit and stockton where courts battle over pension funding. on a macrolevel, we must learn from greece and spain where unemployment is 26% and 28%. worse than america at anytime during the great depression. we must learn from argentina and venezuela where inflation rates were 28% and 56% in one year in 2012. closer to home, we must learn from puerto rico the home for 3.5 million americans. in february, puerto rico's sovereign debt was downgraded to junk bond status thereby damaging puerto rico's economy

mr. brooks from missouri, he didn't seem happy with the letter of the law from alabama. he do it. >> i think in alabama and the tea party or the people are going to be out there. >> he is a liberal. they would primary him if he didn't. >> anything that's posed against barack obama, they can't vote against republicans. he can't even have a debate on this. you know, only ones who can are the ones who sigh, this isn't strong enough. >> if they goat impeachment, that's what i'm questioning. he is implying they will go. because they didn't hold back. >> that is a very interesting question. i have to believe in john boehner doesn't want to reach that point. >> he doesn't. >> but if he can't hold back floodwaters, what happened -- >> oh, he won't stand in the way. they think they are being smart by putting predicate out here of this lawsuit. and then they are going to -- >> that's an alternative. >> wait a minute. then they will dare the president to do what everyone thinks he will do on immigration. that's take executive action on immigration. then they put the two together an

well, i want to say chairman of the board of the brookings institution, mr. john thornton, acting vice president and director of foreign policy of the brookings institution, mr. ted, director of latin american initiative brookings institution mr. harold munoz. secretary general of the os excellency, minister, senators, congressmen, members of the chilean delegation, distinguished ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps, officers of the u.s. government, pro fessers and members of the academia, ladies and gentlemen and dear friends because i see a lot of good friends here, i started this to give a little of latin american touch. we usually start off speeches with a long mention of all the important people. dear friends, it's always a pleasure to return to the united states which was my home for several years. a home where i learned important lessons and made close friendships. i thank brookings and the institutions that have cosponsored this meeting. i'm returning to washington as president of the republic of chile, optimistic we have initiated p

mr. brooks, for five minutes. r. brooks: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak strongly and unequivocally in support of israel's right to self-defense. the same right to self-defense we would assert if america were attacked and americans killed by rockets and other weaponry. israel launched operation protective edge in response to relentless and unprovoked rocket attacks launched from gaza by hamas, a brutally ruthless terrorist organization. in just the last three weeks, more than 2,500 rockets have rained down on israel and the targets of these rockets are not military but civilian. 2,500 rockets fired at any country is a lot. it is an act of war that triggers self-defense military responses. but 2,500 rockets fired at a country as small as israel is even worse. to put the size of israel in perspective, israel is smaller than the tennessee valley of north alabama that i represent. if anyone dared to fire even a single rocket at the people of e fifth district of alabama, much less 2,500 rockets rain down on the tennessee valley, y

mr. brooks, for five minutes. . brooks: mr. speaker, sometimes the gap between political hype and reality is so great it demands a rebuttal. the obama administration's border security hype is a case in point. in february, 2013, homeland security secretary janet napolitano proclaimed, quote, the border is secure, end quote. rarely has the gap between hype and reality been so great. similarly, my democrat friends and their media allies repeatedly boast about obama's border security prowess. for example, pbs recently ran a fluff piece boasting that, quote, in one term the obama administration has deported roughly 80% the number of immigrants that george w. bush administration deported. end quote. pbs failed to mention that deportations are only half the border enforcement picture. the other half is catch and returns, whereby border patrol catches illegal aliens at the border and promptly escorts them back without the time consuming and costly deportation process. so how does the obama administration stack up if the full picture is

mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i rise today to express my opposition to the e.p.a.'s proposed waters of the u.s. rule. this rule will dramatically expand the clean water act's jurisdiction by changing current law that limits e.p.a.'s authority to navigable waters. under this new rule, e.p.a. authority will apply to any body of water that has a bed, a bank or a high water mark. hoosier farmers explained to me this new rule means that large puddles left after a storm will fall under the e.p.a.'s jurisdiction. farmers may have to get a permit to form even the most basic task on their homeland. my constituents brought me these photos to show me what changing the rule will mean. as you can see, this is not a stream. it's not a navigable body of lawyer or a long-standing body of water. it should not be regulated by the e.p.a. it happened just after a large rainfall. mr. speaker, this rule change will prevent farmers from doing their jobs, put people out of work and increase food prices. it's bad for our nation's landowners. it's bad for our nation's farmers and it's bad fo

mr. brooks and recognized. >> i am from alabama's fifth district the home of the marshal space flight center. as a child i grow up feeling the saturn five rocket tested and i remember apollo 11 when they declared one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. my question is what mission should america's space program next embark on to be the next giant leap for mankind? >> yes, i believe we should get ourselves to mars. i know it is difficult to get there but i believe we can do it. and this is one of the first blocks we have to do: learn how to live in space and recycle everything we need to from air, water and grow our own food and reduce the mount of supplies with us and create a robust syst system. we are starting it off. going to mars is our main goal. >> the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. >> good evening. i have questions from students at the cambridge, massachusetts camp. how do you pack? what is the temperature? what fuel do you use to support the space shuttle? and has anyone had a birthday? if so, how did you celebrate? >> okay. so, we pack in a very, very sma

mr. brooks, is recognized. >> dr. swanson, commander wiseman, i'm mel brooks from alabama's fifth district, the home of the space flight center. as a child, i grew up feeling the ground shake as the rocket was tested nearby. and i vividly remember apollo 11 when neil armstrong descended from the lunar mogual declaring one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the apollo program was american exceptionalism at its best. it made us all proud to be americans. my question is, what mission should america's space program next embark on to be the next giant leap for mankind? >> i believe we should get ourselves to mars. i know it's a difficult road ahead to get there, but i believe we can do it. this is one of the first blocks we have to do, learn how to live in space and recycle everything we need to from water, air, everything we need to do, grow our own food, all that kind of stuff so we can reduce the amount of supplies with us, create a robust system, and right here, we're starting it off. we probably have to d

mr. brooks, is recognized. >> hi, i'm mo brks from alabama's fifth district, the home of the marshall space flight center. i grew gel the ground shake as a rob it was tested nearby. vividly remember when neil declared one small step for a man, one jibe leap for man kind the apollo program was exceptionalism at its best. it made us all proud to be americans. is, what mission should america's space program nextembark onto be the giant leap for man kind? beyes, i believe we should getting ourselves to mars, i know it a difficult road to get can dobut i believe we it. we have to learn how to live in eace and recycle everything we need to from water, air, everything we need to do, grow all that stuff so we can reduce the amount of right hereth us, and we're starting it off. i any going to mars is our main goal. >> the gentle woman from massachusetts, miss clark, is recognized. >> thank you, and it's great to be here. i have some questions from the summer program students in cambridge, massachusetts. submitted over 40 questions, so i'll be quick. from dante, how do you pack, do you bring a suitca

mrs. brooks: madam speaker, i rise today in support of americans who want to fill the 4.6 million open jobs that are in this country today. i rise in support of the hoosiers who want to fill 150 open jobs in the small community of hartford city, indiana. in support of this bipartisan skills act, the legislation that will help americans get the skills they need to fill these job openings, employers tell me day in and day out that they can't find the workers with the skills necessary to fill open jocks. and by stream lining our -- jobs. and by streamlining our bureaucratic federal work force training system, the skills act will provide workers faster access to in-demand job training. i'm proud to say the skills act also includes an amendment i offered giving states and those local work force boards more flexibility to support local job training programs that demonstrate success. programs like employ indies prioritized program. it provides technology training to the so many adults who lack the techn

mrs. brooks: i was fortunate my husband and i were able to participate on one of those trips last summer. seeing this innovative nation and ally up close is a life changing experience. in israel i found a people that craves peace for all of its citizens of all faiths, even when faced with enemies who want nothing more than to erase israel from the map. i want to say loud and clear that members of this body are committed to israel. we stand together with israel and its obligation to defend its people from attacks from the terrorist group hamas. we are so grateful we have had a member of our leadership team so committed to a strong and thriving israel. leader cantor's efforts in congress have lived up to the title he holds. he's a true leader. this is a tribute to that strong leadership. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for o

mr. brooks for the next two hours -- >> published in "the new york times." >> did you see the piece?of course i did on sunday. >> trying to reach some of the people that -- >> i love publishing in "the new york times." it's a new audience. >> it is. >> and it's a great paper. >> we're going to continue our conversation with arthur in the meantime when we come back verizon posting quarterly results earlier this morning. shares coming under a bit of pressure at this point. we're going to get to the street's take in just a moment. >> get music. >> call me maybe. >> totally there. and wage -- >> okay exactly. >> we're waiting to hear from fellow dow components coca-cola. we're going to get coke's ceo muhtar kent live at 8:00 eastern time to talk about his earnings, the consumer and much, much more. "squawk box" returns in just a moment. ] the mercedes-benz summer event is here. now get the unmistakable thrill... and the incredible rush... of the mercedes-benz you've always wanted. ♪ [ tires screech ] but you better get here fast... [ daughter ] yay, daddy's here! here you go, honey. than

mr. tim brooks, justice alito, ms. brennan, mr. will. now let's do the appropriate thing and thank this extraordinary panel. [applause] >> looking ahead to monday, the center for strategic and international studies will host a summit on gas production. a panel of energy executives will be one of the speakers. at 1:30 p.m. on c-span. later the same day, the wilson center host the discussion on the israeli-palestinian conflict, including discussions on the stalled peace process and of threet deaths kidnapped israeli teenagers. live, beginning at 4:00 on c-span. >> for over 35 years c-span has broad public affairs of vents directly from washington to you. offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry dirty five years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local or cable satellite provider. follow us on twitter. next, a discussion on the origins of the universe with brian greene, the author of such "otes as "the elegant universe

mr. evans. apparently, the brooking institute thought that a few hundred dollars might be cut.lthough the defense budget is the cancer that is killing our body politic, it is not addressed by the media. the director of the budget created a diversion. entitlements, he moaned, if only we could get them on the table. >> was it an act? did he mean all this? >> he meant all this. gore only spoke what he felt and believed. and, of course, he is a public performer when he is speaking. but, he is also a provocateur. a provocateur and a propagandist. he does not distinguish between the statements and the claims that he makes and truth. they are ipso facto true because he makes them and because he has a mission and purpose in mind. and, i still have great respect for gore vidal. i wish his life had been a happier one for him. manhe same time, he was a who made substantial and interesting contributions. on,f all you have written if you had to pick one to have dinner with or a conversation a? --r know, who would've would it be? >> it is a terrible question. my answer at this moment is john

mr. evans. apparently the brookings few hundred dollars might be cut. although the defense budget is the cancer that is killing our body politic, it cannot be dealt with by the media and the director of the budget, one of my characters -- favorite characters on television, was with to create a diversion. entitlement he wrote. if only we could get them on the table. >> was it an act or did he mean all of this? >> he means all of this. he was someone who only spoke what he felt and what he believed. publicse he is a performer as well when he is speaking at such events. provocateur. betweennot distinguish the statements and claims he made in truth. is no fact that is true because he makes them and has a mission and purpose and theme in mind. respect for great him and i wish headlights has been -- had been a happy one, but at the same time, he was a man who made substantial and interesting contributions. of all the people you had of you got to for, if have dinner with some, which one would you take. >> i agree it is a terrible question. i will answer it any

mr. brooks: obama's border mistakes must be paid for by cutting foreign aid or not paying illegal aliens billions of dollars a year in fraudulent tax refunds or better government management. not by borrowing more money. lack of money did not create america's porous border problem. incompetent border policy did. presidents bush and clinton did better security with far less money. president obama should do the same. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, the good news june job report has been described by some as a blockbuster, a great success. but it could have been better. the economy added in june -- in the june report over 288,000 private sector jobs. that's five straight months in which 200,000 private sector jobs were added, and this is the best performance since the boom years since the late 1990's. the good news is that unemployment is down to prerecession levels, but the bad news is that it coul

mr. weeden for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman brooks. ranking member edwards, distinguished members of the subcommittee. secure world foundation is dedicated to the long-term sustainability of the space environment so that all human fit at this can continue to use space for benefits here on earth. the growth in space debris increasing congestion present significant challenges to space sustainability. in addressing those challenges, it is a key part of our work. regarding the threat that space debris poses, there are three categories of complementary activities that can help address that challenge. the first is space debris mitigation. limiting the creation of new debris from human activities in space. the second is active debris removal also known as remediation which aims to remove some of the existing pieces of debris to help prevent future growth in the debris population or to reduce the collision risk to satellites and highly congested regions. the third activity is space traffic management which i define in my testimony as minimizin

mr. jacobs. that's a number that is certainly suspect expect. if you look at the brookings institution, they are not a conservative think tank if you will. i would hope you look at numbers over 115 percent. some number higher than 115. thank you. >> great. thank you. next? >> welcome. >> thank you. steven cornell with small businesses network. we talked about the $15 an hour. i think you should keep in mind it's not $15 an hour. in san francisco there is requirement of sick leave, health care, benefits and what was payroll tax going into gross receipts tax. when we have to pay employees, it's going to end up being more in the $17-18 an hour required thing. that's how we should be looking at it. looking at how much oakland has to pay, san mateo and marin county. a lot of businesses have to compete on that. wages factor in a lot of businesses. it's something to look at. batting around $15 we should say what it really is. a much higher wage. thank you. >> great. thank you. any other members of the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners? do we have any oth

from 2008 to 2009 he served as deputy director of the metropolitan policy program at the brookings institution. mr. crawford is a u.s. army veteran, received a bronze star for his service as an infantry officer in vietnam, somebody who spent a couple of years over there myself as a naval flight officer, welcome home. thanks for that service and your willingness to serve in this capacity. david michael bennet, senior vice president of information management and chief information officer of bae systems, position he's held since 2010. previously practiced law in various positions with northrop grumman, u.s. department of commerce. 2012 he received minority business leader award from the washington business journal. great to see you, thanks for your willingness to be here today and assume this responsibility if confirmed. to introduce our fourth nominee, victoria reggie kennedy is my friend, my colleague, senator ed markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman very much and thank you for allowing me to introduce my great friend, the incredibly talented victoria reggie kennedy who has been nominated by president

from 2008 to 2009 he stefshed as deputy director of the metropolitan policy program at the brookings institution. mr. crawford is a u.s. army veteran. received a bronze star for his service as an infantry officer in vietnam. somebody who has been a couple years over there myself, a naval flight officer, welcome home. thanks for that service and for your willingness to serve us in this capacity. david michael bennett usenior vice president of information management and chief information officer of bae systems. a position he's held since 2010. previously practiced law in various positions with northrup grumman and the u.s. department of commerce. 2012 he received minority business leader award from the washington business journal. great to see you. thanks for your willingness to be with us today and assume this responsibility if confirmed. and to introduce our fourth nominee, victoria reggie kennedy, is my friend, my colleague, senator ed markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for allowing me to introduce my great friend, the incredibly talented victoria reggie kennedy. who has been nominat