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mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, thank you. my name is keith ellison, i will be claiming the hour and speaking on behalf of the progressive caucus. got a few housekeeping things to do while we set up, we'll be right there. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, thank you for the time. my name is keith ellison. i want to thank you for the time to talk about the progressive caucus, the progressive congressional caucus is that caucus in congress that comes together to talk about the most important values that our country is founded on. ideas like fairness, inclusion, prosperity for all, protecting our world and environment that we live in. the progressive caucus can be found, talking about civil and human rights, striving for an economy that's fair and inclusive and has shared benefits and responsibilities for everybody. the progressive caucus is that caucus in congress that will stand up for peace and diplomacy and also will make the case for a -- for the human rights of all people. we bring you the progressive message to i
mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, thank you. my name is keith ellison, i will be claiming the hour and speaking on behalf of the progressive caucus. got a few housekeeping things to do while we set up, we'll be right there. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, thank you for the time. my name is keith ellison. i want to thank you for the time to talk about the progressive caucus, the progressive congressional caucus is that caucus in...
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mr. ellison: so far they have. ms. kaptur: it's not a pretty picture. mr. lison: but if the gentlelady will yield, many, many people suffered in this foreclosure crisis. it's also cities suffered. cities were required -- they used to have a tax-paying citizen in a home. now, after the foreclosure, with all the stated income and the dishonesty and everything, they have no one living there. they have weeds growing. dead dogs there. they have an attractive nuisance where, you know, sometimes awful things happen in those abandoned houses. ms. kaptur: that's right. mr. ellison: so cities have seen their coffers drain. they went from a plus property tax paying person to now an expense on the tax roll. we've seen a reduction in the overall property tax revenue of cities which they need to put on vital services for residents of cities, streets, cops, fire, all that stuff. ms. kaptur: and the school districts, congressman ellison. when you look at the revenues that are bleeding away from school districts, the harm these big banks did, and they used to be speculation
mr. ellison: so far they have. ms. kaptur: it's not a pretty picture. mr. lison: but if the gentlelady will yield, many, many people suffered in this foreclosure crisis. it's also cities suffered. cities were required -- they used to have a tax-paying citizen in a home. now, after the foreclosure, with all the stated income and the dishonesty and everything, they have no one living there. they have weeds growing. dead dogs there. they have an attractive nuisance where, you know, sometimes awful...
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mr. ellison already won the trophy, and it is here. we have it. what i am a bit confused about is we built a stadium for our giants. we are looking at the forty- niners. but there is no guarantee for them to be the winners, is there? mr. ellison has already brought home the cup. as it stands, we are in a position to defend that cup. in front of the whole world. we are not doing much about it, except saying the couple has run over. -- the cup hath runneth over. who is to say, bringing the sport here in a natural stadium -- who is to say america's cup may stay here another four years, eight years, 12 years? i would suggest your staff research some of the revenue streams that have happened in the city's that have actually benefited because the couple stayed in their city for more than one term. our team is not buying for position. our team is already placed to remain here for another eight years. don't you want to defend your homecoming team? that is what i would like to do. >> toni howard from and all steps studio. you are being asked to adopt port
mr. ellison already won the trophy, and it is here. we have it. what i am a bit confused about is we built a stadium for our giants. we are looking at the forty- niners. but there is no guarantee for them to be the winners, is there? mr. ellison has already brought home the cup. as it stands, we are in a position to defend that cup. in front of the whole world. we are not doing much about it, except saying the couple has run over. -- the cup hath runneth over. who is to say, bringing the sport...
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mr. ellison. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota for five minutes. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, tonight we come together, republicans, democrats, muslims, christians and jews, to stand for a very simple idea and that idea is that it ought to be the case that a person can freely profess their faith. it ought to be the case that no matter what your religion is it's dear to you and you should not be punished for professor it publicly, wherever you -- professing it publicly wherever you are. you know, i have not really sought out a lot of attention for my own faith but i got some of it anyway. and the fact is that i feel so privileged to be an american, where i can, for the first time ever, when i was sworn in, use the book of my faith. and as i heard about the story of pastor youcef, i thought to myself, wow, you know, here i am, a muslim in a christian majority country, free to swear in on a koran when i came to congress and there he is,
mr. ellison. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota for five minutes. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, tonight we come together, republicans, democrats, muslims, christians and jews, to stand for a very simple idea and that idea is that it ought to be the case that a person can freely profess their faith. it ought to be the case that no matter what your religion is it's dear to you and you should not be punished for professor it publicly,...
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mr. ellison. the other zero is to make sure that we pegged the agreement that we make with the authorities so that it is pegged. just look and put it in the hiring ordinance. you will be sending a strong message that this is something that we can be excited about and spend our money on. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. and the first thing i would like to say is that it is important for you to balance our budget and make sure that we have money circulating here in the city. if we are investing any money into america's cup, the residents, the taxpayers need to benefit from it. me, as a resident of san francisco, i need to be able to work so i can continue to pay into our city's tax base and we can support this a event. i am in support of the america's cup and also me working said that i can benefit from that. as a member of the coalition of black trade unionists, this is a nationalization, we need to create opportunity for people of color here in san fran
mr. ellison. the other zero is to make sure that we pegged the agreement that we make with the authorities so that it is pegged. just look and put it in the hiring ordinance. you will be sending a strong message that this is something that we can be excited about and spend our money on. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. and the first thing i would like to say is that it is important for you to balance our budget and make sure that we have...
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mr. ellison was a free black in south carolina. he was one of the most successful slave owners in the south prior to the outbreak of the war. he was a cotton begin builder. and if you wanted a cotton gin built right, you went to this free black, william ellison and he sent out a crew to build you what was perhaps the best cotton gin built. and his work force was made up of slaves. according to the 1830 united states census, in the states of louisiana, maryland, south carolina, and virginia, free african-americans owned more than 10,000 slaves in 1830. in south carolina alone, there were 171,000 african-american slave owners that owned slaves in 1860. in the book, spent a number of chapters looking at the work life, family life, social life, food, clothing, shelter, religious life, medical life, the education or lack there of education of slaves in the american south. and time certainly doesn't permit us to cover all of that. let's just look very briefly at the work life of the slaves. most slaves work from dawn to dusk in backbreak
mr. ellison was a free black in south carolina. he was one of the most successful slave owners in the south prior to the outbreak of the war. he was a cotton begin builder. and if you wanted a cotton gin built right, you went to this free black, william ellison and he sent out a crew to build you what was perhaps the best cotton gin built. and his work force was made up of slaves. according to the 1830 united states census, in the states of louisiana, maryland, south carolina, and virginia,...
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mr. ellison: i want to thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, how many more minutes do we have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has seven minutes remaining. mr. ellison: we'll wrap up before seven minutes. all i'd like to say, madam speaker, is that the progressive caucus looks at an america where the american dream was of liberty and justice for all. and when those words were written, we had a society where only part of our society was legally allowed to fully participate. when they couldn't vote, women quont vote -- couldn't vote. but people who believe in the dream of america wanted to make progress and fought to make sure that women and people of color could vote in this country. and people looked at that american dream and said, you know what, we have a dream of a big middle class, broadly shared prosperity, and even though the society may not have quite been that way at that time, they worked to fulfill that promise, that dream, the american dream, an idea that a good americans pursued to help bring in to fruition. we are trying to make progress on the dream. the pr
mr. ellison: i want to thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, how many more minutes do we have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has seven minutes remaining. mr. ellison: we'll wrap up before seven minutes. all i'd like to say, madam speaker, is that the progressive caucus looks at an america where the american dream was of liberty and justice for all. and when those words were written, we had a society where only part of our society was legally allowed to fully participate. when they...
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mr. ellison, is recognized for the remaininti the gentleman needs to turn his microphone on. >> thank you, mr.mr. chairman bu for coming. i just want to know your views on what more do you think could beo help the housing market get back on track? let me just observe that about 60% of all the mortgages are either owned backed by, you know, the gses and perhaps, you know, some people down, the ones we can write down, and yet they haven't been. and there's some resistance to that. is that a feasible solution? and if not, you know, what other ideas do you have regarding the housing market? because it seems like that is the one persistent thing that seems to be dragging the economy down. and it's not just construction jobs. i mean, it's just, you know, it's a loss of equity. it's a general prevailing sort of diminishment of demand, as i see it. let me hand it over to you. that's actually going to be my only question. >> as you may know, congressman, the federal reserve put out a white paper recently that had an analytical discussion of many options without makes recommendations. a whole range
mr. ellison, is recognized for the remaininti the gentleman needs to turn his microphone on. >> thank you, mr.mr. chairman bu for coming. i just want to know your views on what more do you think could beo help the housing market get back on track? let me just observe that about 60% of all the mortgages are either owned backed by, you know, the gses and perhaps, you know, some people down, the ones we can write down, and yet they haven't been. and there's some resistance to that. is that a...
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mr. ellison. in announcing to disclose act today, the american people deserve a political system that is fair, transparent, and accountable. if the political system is fair, transparent, and a campbell, we believe that will result and policies that are fair, and as the president said in his state of the union address, the american people deserve a fair shake. every body deserves the same fair shake, the same shot and opportunity in this country, and to do that we should have a political system that responds to their needs, not to who is bankrolling various campaigns. what this says is let's get rid of secret money in american politics. let's make sure that when people contribute to these outside groups, whether they are contributors or corporations or other entities, whoever they may be, they have to disclose who they are. they have to report who the contributors are. the american people a right to know who is bankrolling east television ads they are watching. that is one think. another think it d
mr. ellison. in announcing to disclose act today, the american people deserve a political system that is fair, transparent, and accountable. if the political system is fair, transparent, and a campbell, we believe that will result and policies that are fair, and as the president said in his state of the union address, the american people deserve a fair shake. every body deserves the same fair shake, the same shot and opportunity in this country, and to do that we should have a political system...
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mr. ellison. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for five minutes. mr. ellison: mr. speaker president obama's decision to end combat operations in afghanistan next year is welcomed news. i commend president obama for making this decision. but we should bring our troops home even sooner than that. the american people are tired of this war in afghanistan. large majorities of them want a safe and orderly withdrawal from afghanistan as soon as possible. a decade of war has ravaged military families, our nation's treasury, and our standing in the world. i commend president obama for ending the war in iraq as well. i commend him for trying to end the war in afghanistan, the courageous truth telling of lieutenant colonel daniel davis should give us pause. his report and the failure to establish peace in afghanistan after 10 years of war should remind us that we need a political solution not a military one. we have ended the war in iraq. this is a good thing. we are slowly ending the war in afghanistan. this is also welcomed news. but i suggest to you, mr. speake
mr. ellison. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for five minutes. mr. ellison: mr. speaker president obama's decision to end combat operations in afghanistan next year is welcomed news. i commend president obama for making this decision. but we should bring our troops home even sooner than that. the american people are tired of this war in afghanistan. large majorities of them want a safe and orderly withdrawal from afghanistan as soon as possible. a decade of war has...
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mr. ellison: i don't -- the chair: the gentleman from georgia will suspend. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. if i have extra time, i'll be happy to yield to the gentleman but it will have to be when i'm done. today, we could be dealing with a real issue, fixing the long-term care crisis. i'm sure that all the -- everyone in this whole body, republican and democrat, ought to be concerned about it because all of us, no malter what our ideological beliefs may be, have people who need long-term care. we've got to be about this business. you know what, mr. speaker, 10 million americans currently need long-term care and the problem is only getting worse. a number of americans, 62 years and older, is 20% higher than it was 10 years ago. long-term care is a huge burden on families. an estimated 62 million, let me say that one more time, mr. speaker, 62 million unpaid family care givers provided care valued at $450 billion in twipe, more than the total spending in -- in 2009, more than the total spending in medicare that year. the republicans are offering no solutions to the long-term care c
mr. ellison: i don't -- the chair: the gentleman from georgia will suspend. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. if i have extra time, i'll be happy to yield to the gentleman but it will have to be when i'm done. today, we could be dealing with a real issue, fixing the long-term care crisis. i'm sure that all the -- everyone in this whole body, republican and democrat, ought to be concerned about it because all of us, no malter what our ideological beliefs may be, have people who need long-term...
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mr. ellison. mr. ellison: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the president's blue ribbon commission which was tasked with making recommendations for dealing with our country's nuclear waste recently issued their findings. after conducting a two-year study, the commission discovered that measures must be taken to deal with nuclear waste currently in interim storage at 121 sites across the country. the editorial response by the aiken standard to this anemic obvious conclusion is summarized by one word, duh. we have known for decades that this waste mu
mr. ellison. mr. ellison: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection....
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mr. ellison, i was in conversation with him about an hour ago, and he's just as enthusiastic about gettings race started. >> reporter: but the clock was ticking. and getting started meant not getting turned down. >> these are things that we just don't have a certainty about. >> reporter: by the board of supervisors which in little more than 24 hours was going to vote on whether the city would host the race. jim lazarus with the chamber of commerce says the piers 30-32 renovation was a key make it or break it part of deal. >> oh, it will be easier to get it through because there was opposition as we usually hear in san francisco on land use issues. >> reporter: he feels by not giving ellison rights to renovate, develop and have 66 years of potential next from piers 30 and 32 the city is actually losing out on an improved waterfront but again, time tipped the scales because waterfront development is limited and expensive. >> i think they were hoping to put deals together on waterfront property, seawall lots, solid properties, things that would make it all work. the longer they looked at it,
mr. ellison, i was in conversation with him about an hour ago, and he's just as enthusiastic about gettings race started. >> reporter: but the clock was ticking. and getting started meant not getting turned down. >> these are things that we just don't have a certainty about. >> reporter: by the board of supervisors which in little more than 24 hours was going to vote on whether the city would host the race. jim lazarus with the chamber of commerce says the piers 30-32...
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mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, my name is keith ellison and i'm co-chair of the progressive caucus. and the progressive caucus, for people just tuning in, mr. speaker, is a group of members of congress who believe that america is a place where the idea of liberty and justice for all must prevail. it's got to be more than words we say in the pledge of allegiance. it's got to be something that we actually live. what that means is that liberty and justice for all, that means everyone, that means we don't exclude people based on their religion, we don't demonize them because of it, we embrace people anall their racial and ethnic diversity, we say that americans born in america and those who have come here are americans all the same. we say whether you're straight or gay or whether you're male or female, we believe all america, one america, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. we believe in civil rights, we believe in human rights. we believe in the importance of economic opportunity being weded to soc
mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, my name is keith ellison and i'm co-chair of the progressive caucus. and the progressive caucus, for people just tuning in, mr. speaker, is a group of members of congress who believe that america is a place where the idea of liberty and justice for all must prevail. it's got to be more than words we say in the pledge of allegiance. it's got to be something that we actually live. what that means is that liberty and justice for all, that means...
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mr. larry ellison would it for himself. that is the test from my perspective, and those of you who follow the press, there is an interesting piece on the america's cup that the "sf weekly" had. the headline is the cup runneth over, where you have a major wave overrunning the city and county of san francisco. we want to make sure that we have a deal that is not only right for the city and county today but is also right for the city and county for generations to come. some of the property rights that are implicated here, that are being proposed, have the city making commitments on property and assets that, quite frankly, not only belong to us but belong to future generations of san franciscans, and we have an obligation to make sure that 10, 20, 30, 40 years from now, people are not going to look back at this deal and say, terrific what were they thinking back in 2012 -- and say, "what were they thinking back in 2012?" i think the recommendations made in this report are recommendations that should be adopted, beginning with f
mr. larry ellison would it for himself. that is the test from my perspective, and those of you who follow the press, there is an interesting piece on the america's cup that the "sf weekly" had. the headline is the cup runneth over, where you have a major wave overrunning the city and county of san francisco. we want to make sure that we have a deal that is not only right for the city and county today but is also right for the city and county for generations to come. some of the...
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mr. he will ellison himself has to get the teams. >> that's all we have time.me to the seat as mayor and happy new year. >> thank you very much. gong hey fat cloy to you. >> this year you get to ride. >> yes. >> he wants everybody to sing on tuesday valentine's day. >> they are having a big thing at city hall. tony bennett is coming in to sing, i left my heart in san francisco. at his age, he might be looking for one. >> let mayor lee know i'm looking for one of those red envelopes. >>> a fire in a north bay lumberyard. you can see flames for miles around. the help firefighters got before they got there coming up. >>> these are live pictures from chopper 5 over san rafael. and you can see just how much damage was caused by a lumberyard fire that happened in the early-morning hours. this is at rafael lumber when the flames lit up the sky. you can see the flames from the 101, as well. anne makovec is in san rafael where firefighters are still mopping up and looking for a cause. good morning to you, ann. >> reporter: yeah. they think they will be looking for a cau
mr. he will ellison himself has to get the teams. >> that's all we have time.me to the seat as mayor and happy new year. >> thank you very much. gong hey fat cloy to you. >> this year you get to ride. >> yes. >> he wants everybody to sing on tuesday valentine's day. >> they are having a big thing at city hall. tony bennett is coming in to sing, i left my heart in san francisco. at his age, he might be looking for one. >> let mayor lee know i'm looking...
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mr. ellison: i thank the gentlelady. i want to make a few points before we wrap it up. economist mark zandi who was advising senator mccain real g.d.p. is $200 billion and fewer jobs under the ryan approach than is under the case of the president's. that is one honest economist's estimate. and again, h.r. 1 would cut a couple hundred thousand jobs. the american people need to know what kind of jobs program the republicans are talking. they aren't talking about adding jobs but cutting them and h.r. 7 is the kind of damage these republican majority members would do to the american economy. and with that, i'm going to yield time back. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5 2011, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you mr. speaker. interesting days in which we live. there's supposed to be an old chinese cuffers that says may you live in interesting times and as if that curse has been placed on us. we certainl
mr. ellison: i thank the gentlelady. i want to make a few points before we wrap it up. economist mark zandi who was advising senator mccain real g.d.p. is $200 billion and fewer jobs under the ryan approach than is under the case of the president's. that is one honest economist's estimate. and again, h.r. 1 would cut a couple hundred thousand jobs. the american people need to know what kind of jobs program the republicans are talking. they aren't talking about adding jobs but cutting them and...
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ellison did. another option is that if mr. zuckerberg never sells his shares, he can avoid all income tax and then, on his death, pass on his shares to his heirs. when they sell them, they will be taxed ohm on any appreciation in value since his death. steve he jobs is a member of how this works. steve jobs never sold the shares. his wife will be taxed on the additional incremental value created post his death. so meredith compared zuckerberg to lady gaga. she's subject to the highest income rate. she's likely to pay $145 million in taxes this year. that's infinitely more than zumerberg will pay because of the taxes being based on the concept of relation. this is what is so interesting about the fees. miller is now arguing for a mark to market taxation system on the top 1% -- >> traes crazy. >> of -- >> it's crazy for a couple of reasons. first of all, okay, great, if you never sell anything and you never use it, then you don't have to pay the tax on it. which, okay, there aren't too many people out there who are actually goin
ellison did. another option is that if mr. zuckerberg never sells his shares, he can avoid all income tax and then, on his death, pass on his shares to his heirs. when they sell them, they will be taxed ohm on any appreciation in value since his death. steve he jobs is a member of how this works. steve jobs never sold the shares. his wife will be taxed on the additional incremental value created post his death. so meredith compared zuckerberg to lady gaga. she's subject to the highest income...