mr. burgess votes no. mrs. n. mr. bill gray votes no. mr. bass. mr. bass votes no. mr. >> mr. goingry votes no. mr. ska lis votes no. mr. lata votes no. mr. mcmorris rogers votes no. mr. harper. mr. harper votes no. mr. lance. mr. lance votes no. mr. cassidy. mr. cassidy mr. guthrie. mr. guthrie votes no. mr. olsson. mr. olsson votes no. mr. kinley votes no. mr. gardener. mr. mom peo. mr. sin singer. mr. griffith? mr. griffith votes no. mr. waxman. mr. dingle. mr. dingle votes aye. mr. marky. mr. towns. mr. towns votes aye. mr. paloan. mr. rush votes aye. aye. mr. engle votes aye. mr. green. mr. green votes aye. mrs. caps. mrs. caps votes aye. mr. doyle votes aye. shekowkk sirks ri votes aye. mr. insly votes aye. ms. baldwin. mr. ross. mr. ross votes no. mr. mathisson votes no. mr. butterfield. mr. butterfield votes aye. mr. barrow votes no. ms. matsui votes aye. mrs. christianson votes aye. ms. castor votes aye. chairman upton. votes no. >> other members wishing? mr. barton. >> mr. barton votes no. mrs. blackburn votes no. mr. gartner? mr. marky. >> no. mr. marky votes aye. >

mr. burgess, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, mr. jackson, for being here again. i've got ahings i want to get uld submit questione record. we're still waiting on responses from your last trip here. we hear from your agency and yourself how you care so much about people in this country with asthma. as an asthmatic, i appreciate that concern. the epa is one federal agency standing between a lot of asthmatics and an over-the-counter asthma treatment primateen mist. your agency has the ability to provide a waiver so the existing stock of csc could be sold to asthma patients in this country. and it's not a small issue. the prescription hfa containing compound costs about three times when the over-the-counter cfc pro tellant primatine costs. if you get in trouble in the middle of the night and don't have a prescription, you have to go to the emergency room. that really costs patients. would you grant a waiver so the existing stock containing csf can be sold? >> no, sir, we have not granted the waiver. >> will you grant waiver so asthma pa

mr. burgess. mr. burgess votes no. mrs. blackburn. mr. bill gray. mr. bill gray votes no. mr. bass. mr. bass votes no. mr. gingry. mr. ska lis. mr. ska lis votes no. mr. lata votes no. mrs. mcmorris rogers. mrs. mcmorris rogers votes no. mr. harper. mr. harper votes no. mr. lance. mr. lance votes no. mr. cassidy. mr. cassidy votes no. mr. guthrie. mr. guthrie votes no. mr. oleson. mr. oleson votes no. mr. mckinley. mr. mckinley votes no. mr. gardener. mr. gardener votes no. mr. pock peo votes no. mr. kin singer. mr. kin singer votes no. mr. griffith. mr. griffith votes no. mr. waxman. mr. waxman votes aye. mr. dingle. mr. dingle votes no. mr. marky. mr. marky votes aye. mr. towns. mr. towns votes aye. mr. paloan? >> mr. paloan votes aye. mr. rush votes aye. mr. engle votes aye. >> mr. green votes no. mr. duget votes no. mr. caps votes aye. mr. doyle. mr. doyle votes no. mr. shekowsky votes aye. mr. congal ez votes no. mr. insly votes no. ms. baldwin. mr. ross. mr. ross

mr. burgess. stocks before mr. chairman. mr. galvin, the current state of the economy will get this recession and compare it to the previous recessions in the recovery, and i apologize for not having the graphics here, but everyone understands that the recovery has been slower and much more prolonged and certainly incurred during my lifetime in the years just preceding that. can you give us some reasons why the recovery has been so painfully slow in occurring? >> i don't know that i have the reason, but i certainly can confirm that as compared say to the recession's in 1975 and in '82, job recovery in this recession is much slower as compared to the recessions of 1991 and in 2003 or that ended in 1991 and in 2003. job recovery just after this recession is somewhat slower. >> i took the liberty of preparing some economic data and i realize that is not my forte and at the risk of relating to things that are not related, i decided to plot the unemployment rate for the last ten years. and i put on the graph also, since it's been the

mr. burgess. mr. burgess: ask our guests in the gallery to rise and join us in the pledge to our flag and country. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, last friday the national bureau of labor statistics released its jobs report for the month of january and revealed that our nation's unemployment rate continues to be above 8%. marking the 36th consecutive month of record high unemployment. dr. peter marisi, a business school professor at the university of maryland, recently stated on fox news that, qu

mr. chairman, director clapper, general burgess, thank you so much for being here today and your service. director clapper, i believe you previously testified that the re-engagement rate from those who have been released from guantanamo bay was 27%. what is the current re-engagement rate of terrorists who have been released from guantanamo, and has it gone up again from the 27%? >> i think the next assessment will reflect a very small less than percentage point increase. >> so the next assessment will reflect perhaps a percentage increase from 27% to 28%? >> somewhere in that neighborhood. >> certainly, anyone being released from there and getting back in to fight our soldiers is one too many, isn't it? >> yes. >> i wanted to ask you about, there's been reports from the administration about the potential of exchanging, and i asked secretary panetta about this the other day, of five detainees of two cutter in exchange for gestures of goodwill in the taliban and afghanistan. as i understand, these five detainees that have been reported by both the "washington post" and the wall street journ

mr. burgess, had a conversation with mr. pallone and we can work together. but we have to remove this failed program first because of that looming deadline of october 1, 2012, where we'll get sued if we don't have a program. so glad to work with the gentleman. mr. green: mr. chairman, i'm going to -- may i address the chair? mr. chairman, i ask that i be extended the courtesy that the gentleman from georgia received when he received an additional five minutes. i don't need an additional five minutes. i would like to continue this dialogue. the chair: is the gentleman requesting unanimous consent? mr. green: i ask unanimous consent to continue briefly this dialogue with the gentleman. mr. gingrey: point of order, mr. chairman. in regard to you yielding an additional five minutes to me, in fact, that is not true, mr. chairman. as you know, the gentleman from tennessee, representative fincher, moved to strike the last word and was afforded the five minutes as we all are and he yielded to me. so i would oppose to unanimous consent or you to -- i don't think you

mr. burgess and others know that just half an hour ago, on msnbc, mark zandy, -- one of his made advisers -- said the business community is definitely starting to engage. again, he said when he looked at the report, it was unambiguously positive. ms. sanchez -- >> will someone yelled? >> go ahead. i was just going to make a point that he was 3 million jobs off in the first year of the stimulus estimation and has been consistently off. >> i would point out that the president's own jobs and economic council has besieged if the president to remove some of these regulations and allow things -- the cross-state air pollution law -- with something they distinctly referenced in the reports that have come before this committee. >> thank you. the fact is that we are going in the right direction. you would think that this was some domesday report. the fact is that we are going in the right direction, god. very briefly. >> you have to remember that when president obama took office, this country was losing 700,000 jobs a month. the first four months before president obama took office, this country los

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, today i want to acknowledge a colleague, fellow texan, a veteran, true american hero. congressman sam johnson served in the united states air force for 29 years. during service he flue 62 -- flew 62 combat missions in the korean war and 25 missions in vietnam. while flying his 25th mission, he was shot down and captured in north vietnam. on february 12, 1973, after seven years of imprisonment, congressman johnson was returned to the united states and reunited with his wife and daughters. this week we honor congressman johnson and celebrate the 39th anniversary of his homecoming. through the years of agony he persevered and left vietnam with the resolution to support every man and every woman fighting for the united states of america. mr. speaker, we are all called to office for different reasons. for members of my class 10 years ago it was a tragic event of september 11. for congressman johnson it was his imprisonment that empowdered him. it is an honor to celebrate a man who

mr. burgess: thank you, mr. speaker. this week is rare disease day which takes place on february 29. want to acknowledge the work of the national institute of health and their effort to bring down rare diseases. i also want to acknowledge the thousands of americans who are afflicted with diseases whose symptoms are so complex they simply remain undiagnosed. the majority of these disorders have genetic causes and over half affect children. the national institute of health has joined a worldwide effort with more than 40 countries to recognize and seek better ways to diagnose and treat patients. on february 29, the n.i.h. is observing a fifth annual rare key seize -- disease day. in conjunction with that, n.i.h. director will announce the launch of genetic testing registry. this is an online tool developed by n.i.h. scientists, providing health care providers and patients access to information on genetic tests. i also have legislation that would expand on these efforts. this wednesday, february 29, the rarest of days on the calendar, would cause pause to honor those working hard to rese

mr. burgess know that one of mr. mccain's advisers said the business community is starting to engage.s report was unambiguously positive. >> i was going to say that mark zandi was 3 million jobs off. >> they have besieged the president to remove regulations. that was something they distinctly referenced in report before this committee. it is time for the administration to get out of the way. >> we're going in the right direction. you would think this was a doomsday reports. we are going in the right direction, thank god. >> when president obama took office, this country was losing 700,000 jobs a month. the first four months before president obama took office, this country lost 4 million jobs. the president put in a recovery package that is moving us in the right direction. can we at least agree is good news that for five months the unemployment has fallen and that for 23 months, we have been gaining jobs in this country? we should be pleased with this news. >> we do think these numbers are encouraging. our concern is the seventh when -- unemployment the rate is going down because peop

mr. chairman and let me join you in welcoming general clamper and general burgess and thanking them for their many years of distinguished service. i also want to take this opportunity to express our enormous gratitude to the men and women of our intelligence community. it is a truism that intelligence often fails publicly, but succeeds privately. i only wish the american people could know the full extent of what our intelligence community does to keep us safe. today's hearing is a fitting companion to the one this committee held on tuesday to review the annual budget request for this department's request as well as a broader proposal to cut -- secretary defense panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told this committee on tuesday, the administration's plans, reductions in defense spending that will entail greater threats to our military, and to our national security. this stands to reason, but what does not is why we would choose to increase the already growing risk to our national security at this time? just consider the scale and scope of these risks. despite the remarkable d

mr. chairman. director clapper, general burgess thank you so much for being here today and for your service. director clapper i believe you previously testified that the reengage me rate from those who have been released from guantÁnamo bay was 27%. what is the current re-engagement raid of terrorists who have been released from guantÁnamo and have they gone up again in the 27%? >> i think the next assessment will reflect a very small less than one percentage point increase. >> so the next assessment will reflect perhaps a percentage increase so from 27% to 28%? >> somewhere in that neighborhood. >> certainly anyone being released from there d getting ck is one too many, isn't it? >> has. >> i wanted to ask you about, there has been reports from the administration about the potential of exchanging and i asked secretary panetta about this the other day of five detainees to cutter in exchange -- qatar in exchange for the taliban in afghanistan. as i understand the detainees that have been reported by both "the washington post" and "the wall street journal," they have been previously assessed b

mr. chairman . director clapper, general burgess. thank you so much for being here today and for your service. director clapper, i believe you previously testified that the reengagement rate from those who have been released from goib was 27%. -- goib was 27%. what is the current reengagement rate of terrorists who have been released from guantanamo bay and has it gone up? >> i think the next assessment will reflect a very small, less than a percentage point increase. >> so the next assessment will reflect perhaps a percentage increase from 27% to 28%? >> somewhere in that neighborhood. >> certainly any one being released from there and getting back into fights, our soldiers is one too many, isn't it? >> yes. >> i want to ask you about there have been reports from the administration about the potential of exchanging and i asked secretary panetta about this the other day, five detainee tosca tar in exchange for detainees from qatar in exchange for -- that have been reported by the "washington pothse and the "wall street journal." they presented a high risk of returning to the fight. has the des

capabilities of the afghan army and the afghan police, and i think, general burgess, you have indicated that you share that view, and i think mr. clapper says the same thing. you share general dempsey's assessment, a couple of days ago, that the afghan security forces are on track to assume the lead for providing security throughout afghanistan by 2014, while still requiring support a coalition forces for key enablers like intelligence? >> yes, sir, i would be in agreement. >> the question on pakistan. according to news reports a leaked nato report entitled "state of the taliban 2012," included claims by taliban detainee's that pakistan is providing support to the insurgency and it reportedly also portrayed a distrustful relationship between the pakistani intelligence, the isi, and the insurgent groups in accounting that. "there is a widespread assumption that pakistan will never allow the taliban the chance to become independent of isi control." do you share that same assumption that pakistan will never allow the taliban the chance to become independent of isi control? director? >> i have not seen this report. i think the pak

mr. clapper and general burgess, and i want to take this opportunity to thank the men and women of our intelligence community. is a group that fails publicly but succeeds privately. i wish the american people would know the full extent of what the intelligence community does to keep us safe. as secretary of defense panetta the chairman of the trenches of staff, -- joint chiefs of staff told his committee on tuesday the reductions in defense spending would entail greater risks to our military, our missions, and our national security. this stands to reason. what does not is why we would choose to increase the already growing risk to our national security at this time. just consider the scale and scope of these risks. despite the remarkable damage inflicted on al qaeda's core leadership by our military and intelligence professionals allocate at affiliate -- al qaeda affiliates are growing stronger more independent, more diffuse, and more willing to attack american interests. as evidenced by their plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador in a washington restaurant, the rulers in iran clearly pose a mor

mr. karzai has acknowledged in the past few days there are, apparently, involving the three parties, the taliban, united states and afghanistan? >> yes, sir, there have been. i don't think either general burgess or i are the authorities on the negotiations with the taliban. i'm sure the special representative for afghanistan and pakistan, mike grossman, is far better informed of that, but i'm sure there have been dialogue. i know -- i'm sure president karzai, these directly through intermediaries has been discussing reconciliation issues with the taliban. >> but you're aware that such talks are ongoing? >> yes, sir, i believe they are. >> what would be the need, then, for releasing these currently incarcerated taliban insurgents if those talks are ongoing at the moment? >> sir, this is a part of confidence building, i think that started as kind of a separate track, and there are some reciprocity considerations which i prefer to talk about in closed session. >> i appreciate that. i would just say i would see no need for that kind of release if, in fact, the talks are ongoing, and if, in fact, our adversaries have a self-interest in talking. i personally would question the need for any such rel

mr. chairman. i want to thank the panel. on my years on the intelligence committee i have seen before a view, general burgess director petraeus director clapper and director mueller. i think your leadership in the intelligence community is as good as i have seen it with your members alexander and other members on this committee and we look forward to having an open hearing. we know there are many things that are classified that we can't talk about to protect their country but i think it's important for the public to understand as much as they can and we can inform them on what is going on and why he intelligence is so important. the landscape has changed since the last worldwide hearing we had a year ago. 2011 was an important year for the intelligence community from the heroic takedown of osama bin laden to the arab spring to the end of the war in iraq and the change of leadership in korea. all of these events dramatically impact the national security. the intelligence community could not a predicted everyone of these events but it is their challenge to give policymakers the information and tools they need to take action. th

mr. chairman. [inaudible] what's happening with iran and south america. and what they are doing coming year, in mexico in particular. relative to us. so lieutenant general burgess i just want to ask you, i know over the past few years the defense department has worked with homeland security -- excuse me. on the southwestern border -- sorry. and i understand that you all want to terminate those operations coming up. and i greatly sent a letter to you and to the office of management and budget, you know, just asking if you would we look that simply because of what's happening, not just with mexico and the drug cartels but with iran. and you know we've all been talking about it this morning, and it does concern me, you know. when you look, and begins its been mentioned over and over, but the attack, the plotting by the quds force relative to the saudi ambassador and what kind of access they have here into the united states, across the southern border. it just seems like by continuing the operations of being on that border, it's going to listen that threat in the sense that we have a better chance of stopping something. and so, you know, i also have the question of