mr. clyburn, you remember this very well. we're in liberia, and there was a big celebration of dedicating a library to congressman donald payne for his leadership. and we were there. and i am telling you, it was very hot. they gave us dashikis to wear, so it was even hotter. and every person who spoke, and believe me, the leadership of the world turned -- that was after presidents johnson had already honored donald and the rest of us at an event. but all the focus is always on donald. but anyway, we go to this library dedication at the ame college in monrovia, boiling hot. everybody turned out to honor donald. a long list of speakers. and every person who spoke, mr. vice president, you'll recognize this, mr. speaker, every person who spoke said what an honor it was to be on the program with everybody who spoke before. you've been to those events? they're like 19, 20 speaker. we get to halfway through, and one gentleman, distinguished gentleman gets up and he says, "to all of the speakers who spoke before me and who will come

mr. clyburn worked together to limit the growth of those funds. on an aggregate basis that sets the fees that are collected from consumers. the contribution proceeding will look at the allocation of those fees basically who pays it in. the most important thing on the ensuring that the aggregate level of burden on consumers is minimized were issues that we addressed in the proceedings that set the output. we do have to address contributions because the world has changed and the ways that that money is collected needs to be looked at very carefully. i do want to emphasize that putting the programs under budget, setting savings targets et cetera, has already put in place an assurance that the aggregate burden on con sewellers will be within the limits we identified. >> so tell me how the new connect america fund will impact rural areas? >> it will efficiently disperse funds to local communications providers to build out broad band in their areas. over the years a whole series of i ineefficiencies, waste developed in the program it would be hard to sa

mr. clyburn, you remember this very well.s a big celebration of dedicating a library to congressman donald payne for his leadership. and we were there and i'm telling you, it was very hot. they gave us tashikis to wear so it was very hot. the leadership of the world turned out. that was after the president honored donald and the rest of us at an event. this is always on donald. anyway, we go to this library dedication at the a.m.e. college in monrovia. boiling hot. everyone came out to honor donald. every person that spoke, you'll recognize this, every person that spoke said it was an honor to be on the program to be with the person before. there was 19, 20 speakers. i guess we were halfway through and one gentleman, distinguish gentleman gets up and he says, to all of the speakers who spoke before me and who will come next, honors granted and it brought out the biggest smile on donald payne's face. a picture you see on the program. the twinkling eyes, biggest smile, which is obviously a family treat. they wanted to outdo eac

mr. clyburn, the member os they have new jersey delegation, mr. pallone, mr. andrews, mr. free lig hughesen, mr. holt, mr. gear rhett, mr. lance, mr. runyan. other members in attendance, ms. waters, ms. brown of florida, mr. rush, mr. scot of -- mr. scott of virginia, mr. watts, mr. -- ms. woolsey, ms. jackson lee of texas, mr. clay, mr. butterfield, mr. al green of texas, ms. moore, ms. clark of new york, ms. edwards, ms. fudge, ms. bass of california mrks sewell, ms. norton, and ms. christian -- ms. christianson. -- ms. christiansen. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? ms. foxx: i send to the desk a report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2049 to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does

mr. l.a. >> yes. >> charlton heston. stop that. >> enough. clyburn park, you producing? on at clyburn park. we just finished our second week of previews and audiences are laughing hysterically and can't believe what they are seeing on that stage and leaving, talking, talking, talking. it is the most provocative and entertaining experience. >> what theater is that at? >> at the walter kerr. see you there >> i will see you. going. >> bring it. thank you so much. it is so great. you are coming back, right? >> any time. >> you better. newark mayor corey beaker joins us onself. >> he has followed barnicle and myself down the fashion runway of untucked shirts. >> yes. >> i knew i liked you. >> much more elegantly. >> better than you are. >> elegantly and takes his time. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> "morning joe" will be right back. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. n