mr. colson can repent of his sins, there has to be hope for everybody. colson admitted he was guilty. he would do anything for the cause of his president and party. >> he served seven months at maxwell in alabama. he promised fellow inmates he would never forget them behind bars and talked about the experience on the "700 club" over the years. >> i thank god, pat, i went through it. because i carry with me a heavy burden for the men and women in prison. >> that burden led colson to establish prison fellowship, an international ministry working in 100 countries, committed to prisoner rehabilitation. >> with the prison population exploding and crime rate soaring, we are not dealing with the root cause of crime. we are treating them like animals and expect them to be rehabilitated. one way, it is when a man turned his life over to jesus christ. >> he wrote more than 30 books, selling 5 million copies and sought after public speaker. in his books he stressed the importance of a christian world view. >> it won't do for us to entertain ourselves, feel good about ourselves. this is a time fo

mr. colson can repent of his sins, there has been to be hope for everybody.e turned it around and found it in everyone. >> emily read instructions for this time. >> i want my funeral services to be joyful. i don't want people to be sad, i believe in every ounce of conviction, death is but a homecoming and we'll be in the presence of god. >> colton died in april at the age of 80. paul strand, cbn news. age of 80. paul strand, cbn news. >>> a rich life, - hi, i'm patrick duffy. aryou having trouble hearing? what if it's something easily correctable like earwax? now there's a quick and easy way to find out. call miracle-ear for a free better hearing kit or to schedule your free hearing and video otoscope test. i did. it was fascinating to actually see the inside of my ear for myself. - you'd be surprised how many people come in to miracle-ear and learn that their hearing loss is being caused by nothing more serious than earwax buildup. - the point is: find out. if you've been struggling to hear, not enjoying life as much as you could, and wondering if you should

his life dazzled by his own redemption or dazzled by the life of chuck colson. mr. gohmert: i first read about chuck colson after the watergate event occurred and all the events surrounding it and i was in law school when i read his book "born again." sounded like this was a brilliant man who really and truly would have a conversion experience. life had been materially changed. but then again, there are those who as a judge, would get in trouble and grab a bible and say i'm changed, so, go easy on me, things like this, but this appeared quite genuine. and we will be known by our fruits. incredible fruits this man produced. amazing. over the years, i stayed in touch -- he didn't know me personally during those years, but i listened to his sermons, his lectures, that tells you how far back it goes. they were cassettes and his c.d.'s and lectures and sermons and would read his books and thank god he was so prolific and was moved to write extraordinary books. in fact, i came to realize with this kind of brilliance and others have pointed this out but struck me back in th

mr. colson the contact mr. murdoch had with -- would your evidence be similar to mr. olson's or different in that way, the amount of contact in the sort of discussions? >> what the mr. colson say? >> it ferried that it was on saturday evening if at all. it might be twice a month and it might be less often than that. >> i am sure that is right at the "news of the world," yes. >> and he was interested in the big stories, wasn't he? >> occasionally, yes. i mean mr. murdoch's contact with the "news of the world" was much more limited than the "sun" or the newspaper. >> when you became editor of the "sun" which was in 2003, paragraph 25 of your statement, you say you believe mr. murdoch was instrumental in your appointment, was that right? >> yes. >> did you know that to be true? >> i know that to be true. >> how often would he speak to you when you were editor of the "sun"? >> very frequently. >> give us an idea of. >> well, it wasn't a regular pattern. sometimes it could be every day. sometimes if something else was going on around the world it would be less than that but

mr. colson is appointed director of communications may 2007. did you have any involvement in that event? >> no. >> can you recall when you first got to hear about it? >> yes i can. i think i've written an eyewitness statement i heard about it from andy cole said after he had met with george ashbourne. and i then was told i can be a candidate the job. >> what was your reaction to that piece of news? >> i probably said well done. >> that's what you said, but what was your reaction to a? how did you feel about it? >> well, he had to resign from "news of the world" and he found another job, a good job, one he's interested in. >> were you at all surprised? >> well, i wasn't surprised when he finally got the job because he called me with george ashbourne. >> that the earlier stage when you first heard of that, were you at all surprised at the conservative party? >> not really. journalists have communicated. alastair campbell went to the mirror. amanda bertelli think worked for william hague and tucker smith. so there's a long history actually journal

mr. speaker, first let me suggest that i join with my colleagues in honoring the memory of chuck colson, a man who also meant a lot to me, as an individual and those of us who come from california and remember richard nixon coming out there and remember the great work that chuck colson did for our prison community in california, we're very grateful for that. and he taught us really the true meaning of christian compassion and i personally was a beneficiary of that knowledge and that spirit that he helped us understand and development within our open hearts. so i would -- our own hearts. so i would like to join my colleagues in that. but today i rise to call attention to the hundreds of millions of public dollars we have spent and continue to spend in the form of foreign aid to the people's republic of china. better known as communist china to those of us who have spent years trying to fight that

mr. nixon and white house special counsel and key adviser chuck colson who pass the away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff? >> you really think so. >> i think he realizes he's on the verge of an impending disaster from his side, and everything he has done has gone wrong. >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 fm. nationwide we're on xm channel 119 and streaming at c-spanradio.org. >>> the federal government has ten inspector general vacancies, seven of which have been vacant for more than a year. the house oversight committee held this hearing last week on how the vacancies impact prevention of waste, fraud and abuse. committee chairman darrell issa says president obama has failed to nominate people for those positions. this portion of the hearing is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. before we begin, this is an unusual hearing. and i hope you'll all agree that this is a hearing in which we're not talking about any particular problem that's occurred in the recent or not recent past. we're t

colson. where is steven? >> thank you, mr. president.mmit tried to continue the work of keeping afghanistan away from the role of terrorist haven, yemen got 400 soldiers. do you think yemen is slipping more into anarchy, and what can we do to slow that process? >> we are very concerned about al qaeda activity and extremist activity in yemen. a positive development has been a relatively peaceful political transition in yemen, and we participated diplomatically along with yemen's neighbors in helping to lead to a political transition, but the work is not yet done. we have established a strong counterterrorism partnership with the yemeni government, but there is no doubt that in a country that is still poor, that is still unstable, it is attracting a lot of folks that previously might have been in afata before we started putting pressure on them there. we're going to continue to work with the yemeni government to try to identify aqap leadership and operations and try to thwart them. that's important for u.s. safety. it's also important for

counsel and key adviser chuck colson, who passed away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff, mr. president. he really doesn't. >> you really think so? >> no. and he is on the verge of an impending -- >> disaster? >> disaster from his side. and everything he has done has

counsel and key adviser chuck colson, who passed away last month as they talk about the democratic presidential nominee, george mcgovern. >> he doesn't have the stuff, mr. president. he really doesn't. >> you really think so? >> no. and he is on the verge of an impending -- >> disaster? >> disaster from his side. and everything he has done has gone wrong. >> in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 f.m. nationwide on xm channel 119. and streaming at c-spanradio.org. >>> the u.s. house on wednesday will take up a bill setting out defense programs and policies for 2013. the legislation currently authorizes more than $642 billion, including $88 billion for the war in afghanistan and other overseas contingency activities. it also includes about $10 billion for the f-35 joint strike fighter. last week the house armed services committee met for almost seven hours to mark up the legislation, eventually passing it through committee by a vote of 56-5. we'll show you the afternoon session of that markup, which runs a little over three hours. >>> committee will come to order. committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on tactical error and land forces. t

colson found freedom in prison." that piece, i think, is worth certainly reading and, mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that it be inserted in the record peedly follopeed --immediately followi. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coats: mike gerson said, "chuck led a movement of volunteers attempting to love some of their least lovable neighbors. this inversion of social policies and priorities putting the last first is the best evidence of a faith that is more thank a crutch, opiate, or a self-help program; it is the hallmark of yo authentic religin and it is the vast humane contribution of chuck colson. chuck colson's remarkable life story can serve as a guiding light and provide all of us the courage and strength to overcome whatever adversity we may face in our own be lives. may we remember the example of chuck colson and in the words prayed so often by my very dear friend, "please show me how you want me to live and give me the power to live that way." mr. president, i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: