mr. carter: all right, let's go back to it. mr. westmoreland: being an old builder that really spent my whole life in construction, when you're talking about -- when you're talking about -- you want me to yield to the lady? ok. i'm sorry. mr. carter: yield to the gentlelady. >> thank you for yielding for an extraneous matter. madam speaker, i rise to present a privileged report from the committee on standards and official conduct for filing under the rule. and i thank the gentleman for yielding and yield back. mr. carter: sorry i didn't see you there. the clerk: resolution in the matter of representative charles lee rangel. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the gentleman from texas. you may proceed. mr. carter: all right. go ahead, mr. westmoreland. mr. westmoreland: thank you. going back to the cement issue, you know threarks a byproduct that comes from power plants, it's called fly ash. fly ash is a product that is a byproduct that comes out of the coal-burning plants and it's used in co

mr. carter wrote hand, the director of construction. they have reviewed this briefing that i'm about to give you. before i start the presentation, i want to provide you with a bit of context in terms of how the financial plan fits into the over all sfga process. i will highlight some of the accomplishments that the mta has achieved in meeting some of the ssga roadmap deliverable. i will discuss the fund's utilize to close the funding gap to fully fund the cap and then the next tax. >the central subway is currently on track to achieving a full funding grant agreement. the sfta process began with the final approval dated january 7 of this year and continues with monthly meetings fta washington and region 9 staff, along with tsa staff, and it continues to meet and satisfy all the obligations under the ssga road map process. submitted must and that we achieved on november 19 where the project received approval for the letter of no prejudice that would allow us to move forward with the utility relocation contract in the union square area. th

mr. carter wrote hand, the director of construction.

mr. carter.it rain. >> welcome back, lil' weezy. >> i'm not mad at you. >> all better recognize that lil' wayne is back again. >> jimmy: all right, well, that was a little weird is what it was. i hope he feels welcome. president obama is getting ready to go to india this weekend. after the election tuesday he decided to move there. when a president travels overseas, security is very tight and this is kind of funny. the indian government is apparently removing the cocoa nuts from trees to make sure one doesn't fall on barack obama's head. of course, we all remember the falling cocoa nut tragedy that befell president gill began when he visited in 1965. apparently falling cocoa nuts injure hundreds of people a year. they're the second-most dangerous thing that can fall out of a cocoa nut tree, just after keith richards. not only are they -- [ applause ] thank you. i was hoping you'd remember that little nugget. not only are they cutting off those, they are also hiring extra monkey catchers to keep t

mr. carter is not to blame for all of that, because in order to make this work, you have to have the entireict government mobilized to support. you have to have affordable houses and all kinds of things going on to help. but the big piece missing is the education system. the education system has failed a number of these people. then we did something crazy. the government allows you to extend beyond 60 months the extent of it. we have 17,000 families and almost 8,000 have been on the rows for more than 8 years. so that has to stop. so we have to make sure that the government or whoever is the head of dhs will be vigilant in restructuring that. these families are being suffered and they have to get ready for work. there is a generation of people who never worked. now i'm not stereo typing anybody. because the majority of people in my view want to work. and then you have those that are disabled who can't work, emotionally or physically. so i'm going to have a hearing today. but we're going to be vigorously helping these families get out of poverty, helping these families transition into being

>> julienned zelizer history professor at princeton university recounts the presidency of jimmy carter. mr. zelizer reports on the 39th president's difficulty in maintaining support from congress due to what the author contends for legislative decisions that were unwelcome by many of the democrats who president carter needed for support. julienne zelizer presents his book at the miller center for public affairs at the university of virginia and charlottesville. the talk is just over one hour. >> thank you. thank you. is a pleasure to be here as always. when republican john mccain wanted to insult his opponents in the 2008 election, he warned that barack obama's presidency would be like a jimmy carter's second term. the joke didn't need any explanation.t ne any democrats responded by pointing to the differences between obama to and president carter, not byrt defending the former president. de even as carter became known for having one of the most actid ths postpresidential careers in american history, his time in the white house has remained as symbol of failed presidentials e leadership. s

mr. carter: we are going to be talking about this a lot this year because i think it matters to the american people and i encourage them to contact -- regulations are part of their life that is driving them crazy. and we need to get to work getting the teeth put -- the teeth put in the previous act so we can actually get this accomplished and start policing up these intrusive regulations that are costing us jobs. when our job here today is and every day is to create jobs and not cost jobs. i think it's time for me to call it a night tonight. we will reign this thing in and i thank you for joining me tonight and we will visit some more. yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, for 60 minutes. mr. king: madam speaker, it's my privileged to reck be recognize dollars here on the floor of the house of representatives and take up the issues that are on my mind and the issues that i hope are on the minds of the america

carter. it was good to see you, mr. president. always good to have you. the new book from the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter, is called "white house diary." until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time for a conversation with former cia agent valerie claim wilson and her husband, joe wilson. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer,tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

mr. president, on the legislation, you still won't have anything to show for it in the end. carter looked at brooks with that steale face and said he promised the american people he would do this and he would not put this aside. the conversation became so intense that carter's advisor stepped in and moved them to a different topic. carter didn't forget the encounter though. on january 7th, he met with the new speaker of the house, tip o'neil and the majority leader of texas. to tell him if they stalled his proposals, he would use every ounce of the power to move bills around them. he singled out congressman brooks. without hesitation speaker o'neil looked at the president and said this would be the worst thing you can do, mr. president. particularly with a fellow like mr. brooks. jack doesn't get mad. you get even. you don't know your throat is cut until you turn your head. [laughter] >> that didn't scare carter. after his encounter with brooks, carter just reached out who were more disposed to the plan because it promised to reduce big government. carter then used the republican v

if you win this argument, mr president, on legislation, you still won't have anything to show for it in the end. carter looked at brooks with that steal the face and promised the american people he would do this and would not put this aside. the conversation became so tense that carter's adviser stepped in and moved them to a different topic. carter didn't forget the encounter. on january 7th, he met with the new speaker of the house, tip o'neill and the majority leader jim wright from texas to tell them that if any committee chair saw reorganization proposals he would use every ounce of his power to move bill around them. he singled out congressman brooks. without hesitation speaker o'neill looked at the president and responded this would be the worst thing you can do, mr president, particularly catholic fellow like brooks. he doesn't get mad be personally gets even. you don't even know your throat is cut into you turn your head. that didn't scare carter. after his encounter with bob brooks carter reached out to republicans who were more favorably disposed to plan because it promised to reduce big gov

carter days, the mixed messaging coming out. great uncertainty, which gives great consternation to the democrats. you get one message from mr. axelrod and then the president halfway around the world has to issue a clarification. they seem to be negotiating with themselves, in public, with the press. we stand by what we said we would stand by. i think you'll see resilience force. we are not in charge until january. >> does that mean no compromise on the length of time of setting income-tax rates? if there were a deal to be had were the wealthiest taxpayers would get their tax cuts extended, which the white house has been unwilling to consider. >> i think you have seen strong statements from our leaders, eric cantor and john painter, that they don't support decoupling. the focus of and is on the wealthy. the real issue here is how it will affect small business income. that is part of it, but not all of it. you also have a problem with getting capital in the marketplace, money into businesses. this is where a lot of the money is. there is so much uncertainty. we know we have big budget issues ahead of us. beyond all that, it is

me a bit of the jimmy carter days with the mixed message i messaging, where are these guys headed at the white house. you get one message out of, appears to be at least out of mraxelrod then the president halfway around the world has to issue a clarification. they seem to be negotiating with themselves in public with the pre press. we will stand by what we said we would stand by and i think you will see a pretty resilient force. now, remember, we are not in charge until january. >> does that mean knno comprome on the length of time extending the tax rates? if there was a deal where the wealthiest packs pairs get their cuts extended which the white house has been unwilling to consider up to now? >> the president talked about decoupling but i think you have seen strong statements from our leaders that they don't support that. why not just extend the code for a couple of years, give certainty in the marketplace and move forward. the focus often is on the wealt wealthy. the real issue is how it affects small business income because that is part of this. it is not all of it, i understand it. but you also have a problem with getting capital in the marketplace, money

carter is part of times books american presidents series. for more information visit american presidents series.com. >> dana milibank syndicated columnist with the "washington post" presents present his criticism of lost-- glenn beck. he argues mr. beck is a showman rather than an ideologue and examines glenn beck's lyricalvir theories, his spirit ship and its effect on today's political debate. >> good afternoon and welcome to the night studio in anotherio ar edition of nights i've been a. i'm your host.. today we are happy to welcome "washington post" columnist dana milibank. dana writes the "washington post" must-read, washington sketch column and he was also recently named an op-ed writer her the editorial page. dana is the author three books including hiors latest, "tears f a clown," glenn beck and the tea bagging of america, which weg ts will be discussing today. dana joined the "washington post" in 2000 as a political writer in the style section d th post as a political writer and later recovered president bush's first term and as a white house correspondent on the national staff. she won the white house correspondents award for repeated excellence in white house coverage and before joining the post he spent two years as

vice-chairman and misses carter white -- card right, general and misses casey, general schwartz, general and mrsdant of the coast guard is here as well. to roger dimsdale, our coast, our thanks for a wonderful ceremony. not the least of which is the great weather you produce. for those of us who were here a year ago, what a difference a year makes. all of the other representatives of our veterans service organizations. we count on your support, your insights, and your leadership. thank you so much for being part of our support network at veterans affairs. fellow veterans, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. for over 90 years now, americans have set aside this day and this hour to honor the men and women who have served our country in peace and in war while wearing the uniforms of the united states of america. it is a day of remembrance, a day of thanks, a day of prayer is, and a day of promise. promises that the sacrifices of those who served and are still serving will not be forgotten. promises that returning warriors will not bear their wounds alone. that their families w

california, according to its lawyer carter phillips, has made progress, he argued, in the last three or four years. a receiver was appointed by the courts to oversee this. he said, mr. phillips said that california has begun new construction of facilities and it is looking at ways of not necessarily op evaning the door, the prison doors but using, for example, it has used good time credits, expanding the use of good time credits in order to release prisoners a little earlier. >> ifill: isn't that the fear and the argument in part that in order to reduce the population that many people especially you're essentially opening doors? >> well, the lawyer for the inmates, mr. specter, donald specter, he said really this isn't what you think immediately of as a prison release orders that the doors are going to open. it will happen gradually over a period of years. and as mr. phillips indicated, there are safe ways to do this. but i saw two different trains of thought emerging during the arguments. justices like justice soet meyer, justice ginsburg and even justice kennedy to a certain extent expressed a certain amount of impatience. it's been 20 years in the once case just

mr. congressman, i'm really sorry. the late returns were from the rural areas in jimmy carter actually got the votes to move ahead.e's won, you've lost. udall said, well, that's it. call a press conference. which his staff did. he began by saying the people have spoken. the bastards. and i'm sure that's -- that's how many democrats are feeling today. from a historical perspective, what we had in six and a half swing toward the republican party. which we've had that kind of swing in the last decade while we've been doing the seminar. we know republicans have 60 guarantees. they would well move up to 65. it was a significant victory. didn't produce the variant in the senate. but big pick ups. but what i was struck by in reading the papers this morning from george will and kathleen parker and "the post". but we'll the same thing. it's a rejection of liberalism. : today is it's not rocket science to see what happening. we've, but the worst economic crisis since the 1930's and the recovery is painfully, painfully slow as we expected it would be a tacit he can with the financial crisis. if you can just consider the demo

mr. congressman, i am sorry but the late returns were from the rural areas, and jimmy carter actually got the votes to move ahead. he has won. you have lost." udall said to call a press conference. he began by saying, "the people have spoken, the bastards." and i am sure that is -- that is how many democrats are feeling today. but from a historical perspective, we have is about a 6.5% swing in the national vote to were the republican party, which -- we have had that kind of swing several times in the last decade. but it proved efficient in producing more turnover. we no republicans have 60 guaranteed. they could well move up to 65. the significant victory did not produce a majority in the senate, but big pickups. the one i was struck by from george will and kathleen parker -- part hammer has not had a chance to weigh in yet. it is a rejection of liberalism. it is clearly the country signaling that this administration has gone too far to the left. i am just struck by how much my town is captured by a geological thinking, not just the illogical polarization of the parties, but a belief that

carter" is part of times books american presidents series. more for information visit americanpresidentsseries.com. >> jonathan soffer, associate history professor at polytechnic institute examed ed koch's time as mayor. mr. soffer recalls the three-term mayor political career and the redevelopment plans that the mayor put forward throughout his time. he's joined by ed koch at an event held in new york city. the program is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. and thank you for joining us at a site of the national park service in new york. one the great treasures of new york city. let me introduce jonathan soffer. he grew up in albany, had the wisdom to move to manhattan. joined the democrats in 1977. certain things maybe forgiven. he got his doctorate from columbia, now teaches history at nyu policy technics institute. i realized long ago if we start with henry's voyage, i've been covering new york city for more than 10% of its recorded history. they say that journalism is part of the history. some journalist have carried it to extremes. this is an story of a correspondent who went to the soviet union. he called his editor not that he had a story, but a full-length book. what's it

mr. secretary. i, too, wish to thank jay johnson and carter hamm as well as everyone involved in the working group for their extraordinary efforts over much of the past year. i fully endorse their report, its findings and the implementation plan recommended by the working group. the working group was given a tall order. indeed, nothing less than producing the first truly comprehensive assessment of not only the impact of repeal of the law governing don't ask, don't tell, but also about how best to implement a new policy across the joint force. as the secretary indicated, the working group surveyed our troops and their spouses, consulted proponents and opponents of repeal and examined military experience around the world. they also spoke with serving gays and lesbians as well as former members of the military who are gay and lesbian. the result is one of the most expansive studies ever done on military personnel issues, and i applaud the time that was taken to arrive at solid, defensible conclusions. more critically, i was gratified to see that the working group focused their findings and recommendatio

member of -- and has served both in the carter and clinton administrations in the treasury department and is deputy trade representative. we're very fortunate to have mr. fisher with us today to share some very timely remarks. latest and gentleman, richard fisher. -- ladies and gentlemen, richard fisher. [applause] >> i am very excited that you are going to be holding your next meeting in paris, texas. a nice part of east texas. i understood you had condoleezza rice as a speaker last night. is a magnificent woman. she is a great concert pianist. the only instrument i can play is the radio. it has not escaped me that you invited me to speak in the gonzales convention center. congressman gonzales was wary of the federal reserve, and today in his memory i will operate on the presumption that a good congressman is holding a congressional hearing somewhere in the hereafter and as he did here on earth, called -- has called a cop -- has called upon committee members to account for themselves. i can only account for and speak for my own actions, not that of anybody on the federal reserve board or in the federal system or any of the federal reserve banks. what

mr. congressman, i'm really sorry but the late returns were from the rural areas, and jimmy carter actuallygot the votes to move ahead. he's won, you've lost. udall said, well, that's it, you know? this call a press conference. which his staff did. and mo began by saying the people have spoken, the bastards. [laughter] and i'm sure that's, that's how many democrats are feeling today. but from a historical perspective, what we have is about a 6.5% swing in the national vote toward the republican party which we have had that kind of swing several time in the last decades while we've been doing this seminar. but it proves efficient in producing more turnover and seats. we know republicans have 60 guaranteed, and they could well move up to 65. so it was a significant victory. didn't produce the majority in the senate but big, big, big pickups. but what i was struck by in reading the papers this morning from george will and kathleen parker and the post, crownhammer hasn't had a chance to weigh in yet but will get the same thing. of course, it's a rejection of liberalism. it's, clearly, the count

mr. congressman, i'm really sorry, but the late returns were from their rural areas, and jimmy carter actually got the votes to move ahead. he has won, you lost. he said "call a press conference." his staff did, and he began by saying the people have spoken, the bastards. [laughter] >> i am sure that that is how many democrats are feeling today, but from an historical perspective, we have a 6.5% swing in the national vote for the republican party, which we have had several times in the past -- in the last decades, but it proves efficient in producing more turnover and seats. when no republicans have 60 guaranteed, and they could well move up to 65. it was a significant victory. it did not produce a majority in the senate, but big pickups. when i was struck by in reading the papers this morning, from george will and kathleen parker , it is a rejection of liberalism. it is clearly the country signaling that this it administration has gone too far to the left -- that this administration has gone too far to the left. i am just struck by how much my town is captured by ideological thinking, and not

mr. riegle said he would not attend any more of the proceedings without a lawyer esent. you can see the committee hearing room in the longworth health office brianne carter the committee is taking a lunch break right now and is expected to resume a couple of minutes. when they return, you can see the proceedings on c-span 3. congress returns at 2:00 eastern today for a lame duck session. the senate will work on food safety legislation this week and you can see the senate on c-span 2 and the house has 10 bills and resolutions today. later in the week, members plan on working on a bill setting a tlecommuting policy for federal workers. >> "washington journal" continues. paul cain is with "the washington post". what is on the agenda? guest: one thing that was not on the agenda was the fire arm for freshman orientation. i am still waiting to hear exactly what happened. basically they are coming back now with a big, full plate of agenda. still deciding what to do about the bush era tax cuts. they have an unemployment insurance benefit expired. those are for people who had the limit, 12 months been the usual limit. those expire november 30. they might havto ta