mr. california. which i think speaks a lot about his customer service skills. no complaints, only accolades from the public for his great years of service at cable car. also, we have sun go, who is an electrical transit mechanic who currently works out the green division, which is most of our light rail fleet runs. he is the running repair and defects guy. so when there is a problem on a vehicle out there, and those that haven't gone through the overhaul program have those problems he is one of the first guys out there to get the train back in service or to get it safely is offline, so the service can continue. he is one of the first to volunteer, to take on any challenge. that we or our equipment throws at him. extremely dependable, reliable, and a self-starter, which are qualities that we certainly need given the age of our fleet and the complexity of our system. excellent workmanship, produces high-quality repairs such that once he is done touching the vehicle, it's going to stay in service thereafter, which is what we need. i want to thank both of you for y

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1410 as amended and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: i'd like to thank the sponsor of this legislation, mr. smith of new jersey, and the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, ms. ros-lehtinen, for their leadership on human rights and on this particular issue. despite vietnam's transition to a more open economy, political and religious freedoms for the people of vietnam remain severely curtailed. the bilateral relationship between washington and hanoi has deepened since diplomat ties were established over 15 years ago. but lack of greater progress in protecting basic rights and civil liberties will limit closer cooperation in the future. in a speech last year on the obama administration's asia policy, secretary of state hillary clinton stated, and i quote, we have made it clear to vietnam that if we are to develop a strategic partnership, as both

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. denham, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. denham. mr. denham: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2903, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. denham: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. denham: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the exchange of letters between the committee on transportation and infrastructure and the committee on homeland security be included in the congressional record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. denham: h.r. 2903, the fema re-authorization act, would re-authorize fema and make important reforms that will save money and speed up disaster recovery. it keeps fema funding at current levels, it fully

mr. speaker, i yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from california, mr. bilbray, the chairman of the immigration reform caucus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. bilbray: mr. chairman, i rise today in strong support of this piece of legislation and all over america americans are having to make priority decisions in their families. the fact is this congress needs to make some priority decisions. it is not only the right but the responsibility of this congress and this nation to make sure that our immigration policy is good for america first and foremost. this bill will replace a failed system that actually gambled with america's future by having a lottery. and replaces it with bringing good scientists in. let me give you the numbers from just recently. this is going to create 55,000, we'll be able to see that -- do we want to have 6,000 iranians coming here or do we want 6,000 scientists and researchers coming in? do we want to set aside an area where we have over 2,000 ma rackans being given -- moroccans being given a set-aside fo

mr. brady, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 6336, a bill that i had the privilege to introduce with my esteemed colleague, the representative from the district of columbia, mrs. holmes norton. this bill appropriately, appropriately places a statue of frederick douglass into emancipation hall in the u.s. congress. frederick douglass is a pick of toll figure in american history. he an unyielding dedication to equal rights, the abolition of slavery and the advancement of women's suffrage. in addition to a gripping personal saga, detailing his flight from slavery to freedom, frederick douglass inspired a nation through both his compelling anti-slavery writings

mr. california. which i think speaks a lot about his customer service skills. no complaints, only accolades from the public for his great years of service at cable car. also, we have sun go, who is an electrical transit mechanic who currently works out the green division, which is most of our light rail fleet runs. he is the running repair and defects guy. so when there is a problem on a vehicle out there, and those that haven't gone through the overhaul program have those problems he is one of the first guys out there to get the train back in service or to get it safely is offline, so the service can continue. he is one of the first to volunteer, to take on any

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: mr. chairman, i yield to the gentlelady from the state of california, ms. matsui, three minutes. the chair: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. chairman. the chair: sorry. recognized for throw minutes. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. chairman. the no more solyndras act is to attack america's clean energy future. while solyndra did not achieve its goals, other project did and they have made investments in clean energy infrastructure and job creation. not every investment works out as the private sector well new orleans, and one failure is not a reason to condemn the entire d.o.e. loan guarantee program, a program created in a bipartisan manner to further our energy independence and spur nick -- spur economic growth. an independent analysis by herb ellison says that the program poses less risk than originally envisioned when congress first created and funded the program. american companies are fighting an uphill battle against foreign countrie

mr. california, as anybody who rides the cable cars regularly, despite the terrific video you just saw, i think it's hard. cable car folks take a back seat to no one when it comes to entertainment. so having a distinguished record. sonny have tools will travel, regularly see him on the platform out in various places and he has one of the most challenging jobs in the system to respond and get one crack, one bite the apple. try to make a repair, keep a vehicle in service or move it, so we can get the service going. he is masterful at that. both of them terrific attitudes and i will also say that they are two of the heroes and people responsible for what you will hear from ed in a few minutes about the successful service we ran a couple of weekends ago around america's cup, including reintroducing a new historical line. i want to acknowledge tony gonzalez, the division chair. he is over there because he does need to be re-elected and his superintendent. so this is enough said. you are on oliver. we have been working on the speech. >> we have been working on a 30-minute -- well, it's going to

the chair: pursuant to house resolution 788, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: mr. chairman, this bill is 80 pages of one reckless assault after another on public health and environmental protections. it is probably the single worst anti-environmental bill and the most anti-environment house of representatives in history. the bill continues a republican war on science and head in the sand approach to climate change, which is the biggest environmental challenge of our time. this bill attempts to legislate away the scientific findings by the environmental protection agency, that emissions of carbon pollution endanger public health and welfare by contributing to climate change. well, i have news for my republican colleagues. you can rewrite the clean air act, but you can't change the laws of nature. in june the d.c. court of appeals upheld the e.p.a.'s endangerment finding in a unanimous decision led by the reagan-appointed chief justice judge

mr. upton and the gentlelady from california, mrs. capps will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the secret from michigan. the speaker pro tempore: mr. speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: this legislation brings us closer to helping children with unmet health needs, especially those with rare pediatric and genetic conditions. according to the national institutes of health, there are 6,800 rare diseases, most of them have no treatment or cure and primarily affect children. i would guess that everyone in this chamber is personally aware of the devastating impact of these diseases with some family that they would know. i myself have spent time with a family from my district whose children have spinal muscular atrophy, s.m.a. it's a very rare pediatric disease that is the leading cause of genetic -- leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers. these are two -- these are the children, they told me their names were cinderella and sleeping beauty. they really are. they're great kids and i

the gentleman from california has 15 second remaining. mr. waxman: i urge members to oppose this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back the remainder of his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. the gentleman from arizona has three minutes remaining. mr. flake: i yield one minute to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford. the chair: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for one minute. mr. lankford: well, this is an interesting conversation. in january of 2009, the sierra club and several other organizations sued the e.p.a. to expand their authority, to expand what was the law. the e.p.a. ruled out of court in a settlement with them in a dissent decree to expand what was the policy, what was the law. several questions has to be answered here. one is does the executive branch have the authority to change the law through an agreement with the sierra club or any other organization? number two is, what is this all about? if you're dealing with visibility issues, you're

mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 2800, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. myth smith mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. -- mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield

mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. lungren, who is the chairman of the administration committee here in the house, a senior member of the judiciary committee and a former attorney general of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. lungren: i thank the gentleman for yielding and, mr. speaker, i rise in support of the extension of the fisa amendments of 2008. i would just have to say this is critical to the protection of the american people. with the events of the last couple of days, we need not be reminded of the solemn responsibility. one day after the 11th anniversary of 9/11. if you'll recall, one of the main point made by the 9/11 commission in their after-action report was that we as a nation had not done enough -- that is the government of the united states had not done enough to connect the dots to warn us sufficiently to protect against the attack which caused the death of over 3,000 on our homeland. in order to connect the dots, that is the items of

mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, each will coal 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 6080, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, the rules of the house entrust the judiciary committee with the responsibilities of revision and codification of the statutes of the united states. this power does not give our committee substantive legislative jurisdiction over all areas of law. it merely confers the authority to organization duly enacted laws into an efficient codification system. the nonpartisan office of law revision council is responsibly for codifying public laws into titles and sections of the united states code. from time to time that office provides the judiciary committee with adv

mr. lewis of california. strike all after the enacting clause and insert a new text. mr. lewis: i ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the gentleman's request? mr. van hollen: reserving the right to object. i just want to understand, is this -- an amendment to the whistleblower bill or is this the whistleblower bill? mr. lewis: it was an extensive amendment. i understand the gentleman is not going to object. i'm anxious to hear him withdraw. mr. van hollen: this is the whistleblower bill. i withdraw my reservation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman withdraws. the gentleman from california made a motion to dispense with the reading. is there objection to the gentleman's motion? hearing none, the reading is dispensed with. without objection, the amendment is agreed, the bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute on the national priorities we're neglecting including

mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. the administration committee here in the house, a senior member of the judiciary committee and a former attorney general of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. lungren: i thank the gentleman for yielding and, mr. speaker, i rise in support of the extension of the fisa amendments of 2008. i would just have to say this is critical to the protection of the american people. with the events of the last couple of days, we need not be reminded of the solemn responsibility. one day after the 11th anniversary of 9/11. if you'll recall, one of the main point made by the 9/11 commission in their after-action report was that we as a nation had not done enough -- that is the government of the united states had not done enough to connect the dots to warn us sufficiently to protect against the attack which caused the death of over 3,000 on our homeland. in order to connect the dots, that is the items of information, the intelligence,

mr. brady, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker.sent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 6122, to revise the authority of the librarian of congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the library and for other purposes. this bill simply authorizes the librarian of congress to accept nonmonetary gifts of securities, personal property valued $25,000 or less, and voluntary and uncompensated personal services. the librarian is required to disclose the each gift or bequest valued at $1,000 in his annual report of the library of congress. over its history, the library's been offered various types of donations that it has not had authority to accept. these would include donations of i.t. equipment, audio/visual equipment and voluntary services o

mr. governor, i lived in california my entire life. i'm frustrated. i watched us go from first to last. you know what governor brown said? we're not all the way last. that's his answer. >> belva: now a chance to mix and mingle with party leaders, delegates came seeking the inspiration for the tough battle ahead as the party struggles to stay relevant in an overwhelmingly blue state. >> that does not release you from your obligations. there is still plenty for us to do for governor romney and congress member ryan over the course of the next 70 plus days. it is time to get to work. >> belva: voter registration in california for republicans has dropped to just a little over 30%. making it difficult for them to defeat barack obama. but like their colleagues in red states, california republicans are doing all they can to deliver the country from mitt romney. >> the tea party is mobilizing to help get out the vote. we're going to reno in september and october. >> belva: california republican party chair tom declared his plan. >> nancy pelosi declared us a battle ground state. what i can do is

san ramon, california. mr. o'reilly, the gist of your talking points was that if the president wins the voters are dumb. no, no, no. if the president wins, i expect the exit pollsters will ask why folks once again voted for hope. mr. obama's economic record is poor. that's a fact. marilyn, orlando, florida. we are voting for romney, but agree he must show more compassion for people like us who have been injured financially. sherry clark, mississippi, your awareness of many americans is spot on. i compare us to rome under nero. everett, harrisburg, arkansas. mr. o, i'd like your opinion on how romney can win the debates. at this point many voters understand the liberal press will spin things the president's with a no matter happens. the conservative outlets will doing the same thing with the governor, but seeing things with their own eyes will persuade folks one way or the. matthew, tennessee. i'm 9-year-old. my mother took me to buy "lincoln's last day." i'm already at page 61 and like it. will there be a kid's

for his sense of fun and that california cool. >> reporter: mrs. clinton condemned the ongoing violence outside u.s. embassies in the muslim world. >> the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. >> reporter: president obama called the four victims "patriots who refused to back down in the face of danger." >> to you, their families and colleagues, to all americans know this: their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. >> reporter: then to the strains of "america the beautiful," the four sets of remains were loaded into hearses to be flown to delaware's dover air base. >> reporter: after forensic testing at dover, the four victims will be laid to rest in their hometowns. among them, they leave behind five children and a diplomatic community of thousands that is still in mourning tonight. scott. >> pelley: secretary clinton also said "we will wipe away our tears and stiffen our spines." nancy, thank you very much. today is the muslim

california. "the times" says mr. romney's grim-faced aides are wondering in low volume, out of the way conversations whether victory is still possible. one person described as a flustered adviser telling "the times" today, quote, that the campaign was turning into is a vulgar, unprintable phrase, which -- a vulgar and unprintable -- i'm guessing that either starts with the word "cluster" or with the word "pig." i'm not going to guess which one. and "the huffington post" sums it up by saying, there is a feeling almost that this thing is in free fall. free fall. free fall usually ends with a thump. it is not getting better for these guys, not yet. those are all quotes from republicans. more ahead. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> this is senator john boozeman. there's a senator named john boozman, yes,

a permit for portable water discharges to be issued by california water regional quality control board. >> mr. rickie? >> this is basically where we and other water agencies occasionally have discharged from our water system that contain things we do not want in our water, such as chloramines. we actually have to get a discharge permit for that. all of this would operate under a general permit that the quality control board would issue. we are collectively cost sharing the cost of a regulator to permit -- to prepare the permit the documents. our share of that is $50,000 over two years. >> any questions by the commission? any public comment? seeing none, could i have a motion? >> i would like to move the item? second. >> all in favor? opposed? the motion carries. item 11. correct and improve and increase in the construction cost contingency for contract hh9672 in the amount of $5,786,000 and authorize the general manager to improve the future modifications for the contract for a total revised contract amount up to $55,740,000. >> i want to mention this item relates to the need to accelerate th

mrs. romney boarded another jet and left for california. >> as we know, a grueling flight schedule. ad mrs. romney and her team are all okay. >>> before that scare in the sky as you know, jim, another major development on the campaign trail today. mitt romney releasing another year of his tax returns. he had promised to release a second year and today, he did. and now, tonight, questions about why experts say mitt romney appears to have paid more taxes than he needed to. was there a political strategy behind it? just 46 days to go and tonight, abc's senior political correspondent jon karl diving into the numbers for us. jon, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. yes, the most interesting thing about these tax returns are that even though mitt romney paid a low tax rate, he actually voluntarily paid more in taxes than he had to. the bottom line on mitt romney's taxes? he made $13.7 million last year, and paid nearly $2 million in taxes. his effective tax rate? 14.1%. that's a lower rate than an auto mechanic who made $75,000 would pay. although he made almost $14 million, no

california. el endeavour realizÓ 25 mr misÓn al espacio. jesucristo casado.o que quiera segÚn la experta el fragmento pertenece a un coleccionista anÓnimo. una frase menciona que jesÚs se habrÍa referido a a su esposa. algo que esta teÓloga a asegura no se ha encontrado a en dÉcadas de estudio. que en alguna otra parte, estuviÉramos algo de esto. hasta ahora no hay evidencia de eso. >>> la profesora de harvard asegurÓ que someterÁ el documento a pruebas quÍmicas la doctora dice que el papiro no o demuestra que jesucristo fue un hombre casado. si no que serÍa evidencia de que entre 150 y 200 aÑos despuÉs de su muerte, habÍa cristianos que pensaban que tuvo una esposa. >>> este creyente dice que el documento no pasa de ser interesante. >>> >>> a menos que fuera un asesino, cambiarÍa el sistema pero sÉrica sÁbado no tenga ningÚn tipo y inconveniente. el papiro puede ser real y tener una explicaciÓn simple. que jesÚs como en muchos otros documentos antiguos, estuviera refiriÉndose a la naciÓn de israel o la iglesia como su novia o esposa. >>> es posible, que lo q

mr. burton the chairman of the california party to resign. kate? >> chuck todd in north carolina tonight. >>> president obama spent this holiday on the campaign trail with a stop in a key swing state today before moving on to see flood damage in louisiana. kristen welker is traveling with the president and joins us from new orleans. good evening, kristen. >> reporter: good evening, kate. we are in new orleans where president obama took a detour from the campaign trail to meet with those affected by hurricane isaac and to survey the most heavily impacted areas. louisiana is a republican stronghold. he has no chance of winning this state in november but if the lessons of katrina taught this administration anything it's that mishandling this type of crisis could be politically damaging especially two months before election day. >> i want to commend everyone here for the extraordinary work they've done in making sure lives were saved, that although there was tremendous property damage people were in a position to get out quickly and as you can see folk

california. "the times" says mr.-faced aides are wondering in low volume, out of the way conversations whether victory is still possible. one person described as a flustered adviser telling "the times" today, quote, that the campaign was turning into is a vulgar, unprintable phrase, which -- a vulgar and unprintable -- i'm guessing that either starts with the word "cluster" or with the word "pig." i'm not going to guess which one. and "the huffington post" sums it up by saying, there is a feeling almost that this thing is in free fall. free fall. free fall usually ends with a thump. it is not getting better for these guys, not yet. those are all quotes from republicans. more ahead. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can

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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california for five minutes. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this important bill forward at this time. it boggles my mind, madam speaker that we are standing here ready to wipe out our national defense at a time when we turn on the tv in the morning and see the middle east erupting, when we see iran moving forward on their plans to achieve a nuclear weapon, when we see china increasing their defense spendinghen we're cutting ours. people need to understand we have cut $487 billion, starting october 1, over the next 10 years, out of our defense. on top othat, we have added this problem of sequestration, which adds another $500 billion to $600 billion other the next five years starting scran 2. the first $487 billion some thought was put into and plans. even though we had to adjust our strategy that we've had since world war ii, we had to cut back, we know we won't be able to carry out the meigs we will be called on to do in the future but we will be able to survive, according to our mi

mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield to the gentleman, one of my colleagues from roseville, california, the gentleman, mr. mcclintock, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcclintock: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, this bill ends the title 17 loan guarantees that produced solyndra and so many other alternative energy scams that -- alternate energy scams that cost americans hundreds of millions of dollars while the politically connected perpetrators of these scams walked away wealthy men and women. this measure does still put taxpayers on the hook to loan out billions of dollars more to at least 50 additional shady, alternate energy schemes that have been submitted unthe same title prior to january 1. so there will be more solyndras under this bill. i offered an amendment to pull the plug on the applications, but i was told don't bother, the rules committee won't allow the amendment to be brought to the floor. i support the bill, but i do agree with my friend from ohio that the title, no more solyndras act is misleadi

now the gentleman from california, mr. sherman, is recognized for five minutes. >> i thank the chair. federal government does an awful lot to try to support the home market, especially in this difficult economic times. we do so at considerable cost and considerable controversy. we have a home mortgage deduction and property tax deduction. we have taken over fannie mae and freddie mac, considerable controversy there. and some risk to the federal government. and now the federal reserve has its qe-3 program which is designed to support home prices and allow people who might otherwise not be able to buy a home to qualify for a home with a lower payment, lower interest rate. so everybody in the federal government is sacrificing their other goals in order to try to make sure that we can turn around the home prices and provide for homeownership. your agency is now crafting rules defining qualified mortgages which will govern how housing finance works in the future and initial reports indicate that the rules you are considering ar

mr. the program in california. >>> professional bowler from the bay area died early today. this morning on highway 101 in redwood city. tony reyes on tour for 14 seasons. here's a clip from him when he played and won the motor classic back in 2006. uses about 12:30 this morning the highway patrol says that reyes crashed that a sound wall past marsh road on 101 see it here on the map. got out of the car and hit by another vehicle. that driver stopped and is cooperating with police horrified by what happened no doubt. authorities say reyes died at the scene. he was an all american bowler at san jose state. he lived this san bruno and helped run a bowl center in san jose. he was 38 years old. >>> well a lot more to bring you on busy friday night. car chase on live television ends in tragedy. one cable network is apologizing to the viewers. >> google map help people do a lot of things but tracking ufo? might be a new 1. coming up. just washington it is that google captured on its street view. >> hum. it's going to get hot enough this weekend to have excessive heat watch. which

am operating from what i read in the paper and there was a bureaucrat within the california department of public health, mr. stephen woods who made a pretty strong statement about radiation, radiological contamination around treasure island, it wasn't specific what he was saying but he wrote, the section in the article was six months later, an environmental cleanup manager of the public health department stephen woods wrote that the large volume of radiological contaminated material, high radioactive commodities individual item and is sources and high levels of high level contamination have raised concerns with cdph regarding the nature and the extent of the radiological contamination present at treasure island. has he come out and said something different from that? is he the spokesperson for the entire california department of public health? what have they come back and said? >> stephen woods is the chief of the radiological department and the california department of public health, those statements i believe reflect cdph's as an organization, their position on these issues, cdph has also said in additio