mr. clarke is there? >> i am. i can hear you well. >> caller: three points on the auto industries. number one, we've been kind of misled, really. what gm was paid back they took back another taxpayer loan to pay back their loan. two, they haven't paid back their bond holders yet. and three, as in the auto industry failing. gm and chrysler were the only ones failing. volvo, a nonunion factory and bmw in itself, also a nonunion factory. they were doing just fine and are still doing fine. >> let's take your point. first taxpayer loans to pay off other loans. >> here is the point. gm and chrysler both paid off their loans. they need the the support to get stabilized, to create jobs. it wasn't just bankruptcy. the president's leadership he negotiated tough concessions on both sides with management and labor. this is something that we needed to do at this time. so no, that kind of rescue was essential to keep industry stable. >> what about this issue of bond holders? they still haven't paid -- auto companies still haven't paid back bond holders. >> the auto companies are starting to make

mr. clarke: mr. speaker, i'm speaking directly to the american people today, to all families who are burdened by student loan debt, a solution is on the way. i am working on bills that will responsibly forgive certain student loans and provide every student loan borrower with basic consumer protections by enacting a student loan borrower bill of rights. i urge every member of congress to help our american families get out of this debt so they can live better lives and create jobs for america. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, for three years, americans have watched the president as he tried to borrow and spend his way out of an economic recession. his failed policies have fa

mr. clarke? appreciate you being on the show this morning. i would like to ask a question if i could. you know, people talk about how gm was bailed out, and dr. lee was a bankruptcy. so a bankruptcy is a bankruptcy. you think that contracts are binding? someone signed a contract and the government can step in and say we are not going to honor that anymore so i want to ask a question to you think of someone signs a contract that is valid and should be honored and therefore do not think that gm and the auto industry is a normal bankruptcy would have not done the same thing that we had a previous caller that talked about the brand name, that it would not accomplish the same thing? i will listen for ury answer. thank you. >> caller: probably not. as with those emergency loans that's what helped provide the auto companies the capitol that the need to be able to restructure and to be able to ultimately create jobs in the process that they are enjoying right now and the workers are in joining. >> host:,, one must phone call for you. david is in a couple of misery, and dependent? >> caller: y

mr. clarke: however they seem to allow -- ms. clarke: however they seem to allow taxes to rise for the working poor and the middle class. the majority's orthodoxy that tax cuts solve every problem seed seem not to extend to -- seem not to extend to those who need it the most. this tax hypocrisy has not goth gone unnoticed by the american people. madam speaker, the 112th congress has not passed one job-creating bill in the face of this stubbornly high unemployment. and instead of addressing the job crisis, they are continuing their assault on the unemployed by threatening to cut off aid to those who would rather have a job in the first place. i urge the majority to put aside election year politics and pass a long-term payroll tax extension and extend unemployment benefits, especially in light of their failure to address the need for more job opportunities and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? without objection. >> t

mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> the gentle lady from new york, ms. clark, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. we forgot to add mr. turner to our discussion about upstate, downstate new york. mr. turner is also from new york city and one of our newest members here. let me say, madam secretary, that first of all there's no doubt in my mind and i think the mind of most new yorkers that your commitment to partnership and collaboration with our local law enforcement has been extraordinary, and we are truly, truly grely grateful for that. and we've had an opportunity through unfortunately from having been the number one terrorist target in the nation to have those partnerships strengthened over time and built up certain capabilities that most emunicipalities would have no reason to, most of all. but out of necessity we've had to. i wanted to raise a couple of issues with you. and having the highest regard and respect for local law enforcement in the city of new york, whether, in fact, there is a point where the department of hom