mr. cummings and mr. boardman indicated, and would an aging population -- and with an aging population, higher gasoline prices, and the total instability of the fuel resources, highway and aviation congestion, millions of more travelers will choose to ride the train if the service is available and dependable. amtrak workers are prepared and well trained to provide services to our customers, but for us to succeed, congress must provide amtrak with consistent and predictable multiyear funding for modernization and capacity upgrades beyond reorganization what amtrak really needs is dramatic increases in capital investments. amtrak's next generation plan for the northeast corridor is outstanding. it will cut the transit time in half between washington and new york, as well as between new york and boston. capital spending to increase speeds and upgrade amtrak's infrastructure is the ticket to transporting americans in a cost-effective and energy efficient manner. we in labor are amtrak's partners. we urge this

mr. cummings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. boardman, i want to make it real clear, i know you are, but i want to make it real clear. on both sides of the aisle we want effectiveness and efficiency, and it does not one any good including the employees if we're not zeros in on the effectivenesses. i would assume from the comments that's what you've been trying to do. >> let me just go through the area, do you listen to me carefully. you raised it, inspector general, when you tell me that in a year you are able to recover over $20 million in overpayment, i got to tell you that sends all kinds of whistles going off in my head. first question is why go we have -- second question is when you talk about strategic plan and organization, it must be somebody who is responsible for making those overpayments. in other words somebody in charge, and how -- what have we done to address that? how much is still out there? because i can tell you what happens up here. is that if somebody has something against you, they'll take stuff like that an

mr. cummings and mr. boardman indicated and with an aging population, higher gasoline and instability of the field resources. highway and aviation congestion, millions of travelers will choose to ride the train to the services available independent. amtrak workers are prepared that while chewing and to provide services to our customers. the first to succeed, congress must provide amtrak with consistent and predict to bow multiyear funding for modernization and capacity at grade. beyond reorganization, what amtrak really needs this dramatic increases in capital investments. amtrak's next-generation plans for the northeast corridor is outstanding. it will cut transit time and have between washington and new york as well as between new york or boston. they need to increase beats an upgrade infrastructure has to take it transporting americans in energy-efficient manner. we have labor or amtrak's partners. we urge the committee to allow amtrak the latitude to be organized if they so see the need, but more impo

mr. cummings was very frank about saying we're going to come back to this. we just got into this.e surprised here and we want to see why can't people be in charge? who is in charge of this. and why can't that happen. so i'm optimistic that this is a particular committee that we've not appeared in front of before, but they may be the key to unlock ing to everyone's attention and thanks to you and suzanne for everything you're doing. we'll talk to you soon i hope. >>> up next, a special edition of the next 24. think red. just take a look at the crane and the bow behind me on the north pori port icht co of the house. unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> in our next 24, tomorrow is world aids day. michael elliott. well, what are you trying

mr. cummings. >> i want to thank all of you for shedding some much light on the subject. my frustration comes with regard to trying to make sure that we take your pain, as i was telling you, mr. wright, that is now turned into a passion to make sure you carry your purpose to help the folks you want to help. i am sitting here trying to figure out, how do we effectively and efficiently use your energy and your passion so we get something done? i was listening to you, mr. blaxill. basically, if i understood you correctly, it seems as if you feel that there has been a lot of game play -- i do not know if you use the word fraud, but you came pretty close. you know, as i listen to you, i think about how these numbers are increasing. we are marching into a very, very serious situation. i know you said do not call it an epidemic or whatever you said, but this is serious stuff. you have got -- i'm just listening to you. i am sure you have got parents who have to give a lot. their productivity is affected. we have got people who are struggling with this, and not getting the service

mr. cummings. leucadia 9.4% annualized return since the beginning of 2000.ver the last 12, almost 13 years. jeffries at 9.2%. compared to 1.6% for the s&p. wouldn't know that. my other favorite chart. we can't show it to you here because we don't have it ready for you. nobody tells you your hair looks like that. >> looks good. >> look at those numbers. >> how far behind this bank group is incredible. >> jeffries up 159% since 2000. >> great chart. >> they hope they can do more of the same. obviously existing jeffries shareholders will participate. they're not going to have to pay taxable earnings for quite some time and they increase capital in a significant way. >> big news again. leucadia down by 1.8%. jeffries higher by 8%. >> straight from opening bell this morning celebrating the 237th birthday of the united states marine corps. of course commemorating veterans day as well. major general, welcome. good morning. thank you for being here. >> i have sergeant johns who served in afghanistan. my beautiful wife, my tall son and his wife, melissa. >> great to

never would have acted on his own, sue called the cumming police, who immediately asked the georgia bureau of investigations to get involved. >> whether mr. celmer wanted to end his own life and did it, the state didn't have an interest in that, as horrible as it is, as unfortunate as his death may be, suicide is not illegal, and that was certainly his choice. but with this case, we were talking about more than mr. celmer. >> narrator: the georgia agents discovered that a right-to-die group called final exit network had assisted in the suicide of john celmer. they also uncovered something called a "final exit log." it read: "left him in sleeping position; eyes were already closed. wife will discover next day." the log also indicated that a man named ted goodwin was somehow involved. >> my name is ted goodwin. i'm with final exit network. >> narrator: so the agents asked celmer's family to make an undercover call to ted goodwin to find out more about what had happened. >> because of our conversations about suicide, he knew how i felt. it is not god's will that we take other people's lives or our own lives. that's very serious, even if you

cummings a pleasure to talk you tonight. thank you for coming on. >> absolutely. gerri: president obama pushing his tax agenda. but who didn't earn a seat at the table? small busiss. big mistake, mr. president, that's what my next guest says. he is the president of the american business week. welcome to the show. it is great to have you here. i was shocked. we have all big fortune 5 companies going into that room. the missing players were walll street, and also small business. >> i would tell them that einstein says we can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinkin. obama went to big businesses a couple of years ago looking for solutions and couldn't find any. you are right. small businesses are responsible for 90% of the new jobs. the net new jobs. we need to look for infrastructure spending to support these businesses. i predict that president obama will try to dismantle the small business administration and help small businesses -- i would say within six months. as opposed to helping small businesses like he should be doing, i think he is going to harm small businesses. gerri: you think you'll be missed? what is your evidence? >> well, he has a bill in congress to allo

mr. speaker. last year u.s. exports to russia exceeded $11 billion. and in my home state of tennessee, companies such as international paper, cummings and dupont exported nearly $162 million in goods and services to russia. last year. we need to continue to build on our strong trade relations and passing h.r. 6156, which will permanently normalize trade relations with russia, will do just that. by joining the rest of the members of the world trade organization we will put america on a level playing field with those already reaping the benefit from russia's accession to the w.t.o. last august. this will enable american companies to wherever from double to triple their number of exports which in turn will stimulate economic growth and job creation in america. i applaud the house for passing h.r. 6156, a commonsense jobs bill that won't cost taxpayers a dime. and i urge the senate to follow our lead and pass this important legislation without delay. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one

congressman cummings, the ranking member, for moving this bill through their committee and allowing it to come to the floor for the vote later this week. i urge my colleagues to support it. i thank mr. clay for yielding me the time, and i yield back my time to mr. clay. mr. clay: mr. speaker, i also urge the passage of h.r. 5954 and will reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the state of pennsylvania, mr. gerlach. the speaker pro tempore: mr. gerlach is recognized. mr. gerlach: i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank the speaker for this time and special thanks to my colleague from pennsylvania, mr. altmire, for sponsoring this legislation. i rise to recognize congressional medal of honor hero, army sergeant leslie sabo, who was from my hometown of ellwood city, pennsylvania. sergeant sabo arrived in vietnam on november 14, 1969, and fought on a piece of ground called hill 474. on may 5, 1970, his company moved into cambodia and was engaged in daily firefights for five days. on may 10, h