what has been going on, mr. ford, he arranged from town hall meetings, and they came in big numbers, and whenever they explained, none of them they want to employment. what they did is brought people, and a lot of the people are fake, who do not represent the industry. the electronic waybill and blah, blah, blah. day, i am delivering a message. the protests will be right in front of city hall, and they are big. in these town hall meetings from a few weeks ago, they were called names by the taxi drivers. even somebody had been sent an email, and i sent a copy one time to mr. reiskin. "you are a piece of [beep]" we are ready to talk, but i do not have time here. five minutes. to solve that issue. they said, ok, let's do it online. the person, the medallion holder, and he is holding a card for 18 months, you do not get it for 18 months. before that, we used to come to city hall. there is a lot of trouble. i amthank you for having the meeting. >> anyone else? seeing no one. >> moving on to your consent calendar. >> the i

it's a great pleasure for us to have susan ford bales, daughter of president and mrs. ford, with us today. she is a highly articulate spokesperson on issues related to breast cancer and with her mother, betty ford, helped establish october as national breast cancer awareness month. susan has been extremely active with the betty ford center and its programs to address addictions and served as chairman of its board for five years. susan also has a very special role as the official ship sponsor of the "uss gerald r. ford" care year under construction. it will be christened in 2013 and commissioned in 2015. susan is also a trustee of the ford presidential foundation and serves as co-chair of the foundation's program committee. she is an avid supporter of all we do at the library and museum and played the key role in convincing our speaker to fit this into his schedule today. along with her brother, steve, susan has stepped forward to represent the ford family at many events in grand rapids and across the country, giving very generously of her time and talent. we're very honored

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mr. ford argues several issues in western nations try to change the lives of millions by enforcing what they believe are universal human right and discusses these issues with former chief operating officer of human rights watch council on foreign relations, suzanne nossel. >> hi, rich. glad to be here with you this afternoon. really enjoyed the chance to read universal right down to earth. if i could just start off by asking, what drove you to train drylands on the human rights movement? but made that a subject of interest for you? >> guest: most of my work has been in the area of the events of civil rights and it's been for quite a long time. a little background in the 1980s and as the mosque there was a quite heated debate between legal scholars on the left about the question of right and i was just a student at that time, but found it very interesting between a group that had been done critically of studies and another group mainly of color that later became known as critical race in a deba

mr. lank ford for ten minutes for purposes of proposing the amendment. >> i would like to recognize for three minutes. this is insol ventd in the days to come. it's underfunded. i completely agree with that. we've had great conversations already about that. we have been overspending. that's been a fact. it's been supplemented by the general fund. for a while. we recognize that. we have multiple issues here. solvency, we have to resolve that. projects have to be done. infrastructure is essential for our commerce and is a responsibility that we do have as well. that's why this process sets up a reserve fund. similar to what we're proposing to say we need to find a way to set aside an account, b

mr. secretary. we appreciate that again. ambassador ford, maybe you shouldn't say anything, just stop. >> senator, mr. chairman and ranking member lugar, senators casey, car den, corker, thank you very much for this invitation to come and speak to the committee about syria today. i don't want to do a long opening statement because i'm hoping we can open discussion about syria, but i would just like to say how much i appreciate this committee's support during my time in damascus several times we got messages from members of the committee's staff asking how we were doing, how my team was doing. i would just like to say that the team really appreciated those messages, especially during some of the tenser moments. it meant a great deal. i had a terrific team in damascus, and i really would like just to thank this committee for your support for our efforts. beyond that, i think the statement that ambassador feldman made is quite good. i'll stop there. thank you. >> well, thank you very much, mr. ambassador. that does give us an opportunity to ge

ford. i appreciate your optimism on the subject. i hope you're right. >> senator carden. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> first, ambassador ford thank you very much for your heroic service. we watched what you were doing in syria and i know the international community was also. and it was a bright moment i think for the united states leadership. so we thank you very much for that. secretary feltman, i think we all degree that there lab tipping point that the assad regime will not survive. the challenge, though, is until that happens, the humanitarian disasters will only get worse. so how many people are going to lose their lives or their lives will be changed forever until that tipping point is reached is a matter of grave interest to all of us. you point out that there's a growing unity in the region, in the arab world, which would i think point out that our options may be stronger than we think. we may have more opportunities try to save lives. i'm very mindful of senator lug a's cautionary notes. we all share that. but i guess my point is what can we do? what can the united states do in le

mr. ford, this is big. >> it's like tom ford if tom ford were baby gap. >> what? what? i don't understand. >> 4-t toddler black t-shirt. it was very snug. >> it was a long sleeve t-shirt. >> it was very snug, handsome. >> to me, it's a movie, you go casual. >> the base for this movie is dress by gerald ford. >> by the way, let's talk turkey here. >> no, we want to talk about your black spanx shirt you were wearing. >> donny, here's the thing, donny pulls it off. >> talk about rolling with the big dogs. on one side he's got his wife, and on the other side, he's sitting with gail king. >> got to keep your options open. >> yeah. >> there's a lot of chitchat, if you know what aisle talking about. >> you never know, it's like the old alabama had the wish bone. >> read that line back. >> mika's not here. >> you ride that and you're looking to see which way they're breaking. >> you keep it. >> or you can pitch. >> just pitch. so that's exactly what you had. so anyway -- >> donny looked good -- >> people are getting sick and tired of hearing this, but we said it a couple of day

mr. secretary, you are recognize ford fid for five. >> thank you for the opportunity to downyou. let me thank the inspector general, a strong and independent oversight agent at the usda. the mission of the nutrition assistance program, s.n.a.p. is to help, low income people get the food they need while they get back on their feet. it has never been more important in the lives of americans than now. so strong administration and oversight, including accurate payments and proper use of benefits are just as critical. the focus of today's hearing is about usda's oversight and management of the retailers authorized to redeem s.n.a.p. benefits across the united states. particular emphasis given to recent new stories, the result of several months of intensive investigative journalism by a team of reporters that scripps howard news service. that focused on retailers that have previously been disqualified from s.n.a.p. for trafficking, trafficking is the sale, purchase of s.n.a.p. benefits for cash. illegal activity punishable by disqualification, fines, criminal prosecution. while we reco

mr. secretary, gerald r. ford cost overruns are $1 billion and i'm not sure how much it is complete. will the navy be asking for legislative relief from the cost cap of $600 billion? >> senator, not this year, but i'm certain we will be asking next year. >> is it accurate that there is at least $1 billion cost overrun on the gerald r. ford? >> i think it's accurate that it's at least $1 billion over the original estimate. and i think it's important to note what we have done to contain these costs. when i took office, we -- since i have taken office, we have recovered back the fee almost completely from the ship builder. that is building this carrier. so there whatever monies they get from now will simply cover their cost. secondly, for some of the government furnished equipment from other vendors, we have capped the amounts that we're going to pay for those. and the ship remains on track to be in the fleet in 2015. but third, and perhaps most importantly, one thing you mentioned in your opening statement. this is the lead ship of the class. you and i have discussed how much new techn

mr. secretary, if you would lead off and then ambassador ford. thank you very much. your full testimony will be placed in the record. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman kerry, ranking member lugar, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for holding this important hearing. i appeared before your regional subcommittee in november to discuss the crisis in syria. since that time, our european friends have joined us in sanctioning the central bank of syria, impeding the financing of the regime's brutal crackdown. the eu has completed its implementation of its embargo on oil purchases from syria, halting a third of bashar's government revenues. the arab league suspended the membership with many states downgrading relations and freezing bank accounts. the arab league put forth a political transition plan for syria. over 137 countries supported the un general assembly resolution condemning the syrian regime's violence and supporting the arab league transition plan. more than 60 countries and institutions met in tunis as friends of the syrian people to endorse the

mr. president, i said if president ford had asked you to -- to come on the ticket with him in 1976, it's my opinion he would have been elected. we would have won that election. that 10,000 votes would not have been a problem, and -- and you might never have been president, and he said that's probably right. he said, but i will tell you this, jim. if the president had asked me to take that position, i would have felt duty bound to do it. now, that's not totally consistent with what the reagan campaign told the ford campaign in 1976 when we said let's -- after the nomination fight. we said let's have a unity meeting, and the reagan campaign said we'll have a unity meeting provided you won't ask governor reagan to be on the ticket, and we said okay because president ford didn't want to ask him to be on the ticket, and reagan didn't want to be on the ticket. you asked about the tension. there it was, okay? >> what was your biggest challenge as secretary of state in the bush 41 administration? >> well, you know, i've said to people that i was an extraordinarily fortunate individual to be secr

mr. secretary. we appreciate that again. ambassador ford, maybe you shouldn't say anything, just stop. [laughter] >> senator, mr. chairman and ranking member lugar, senator cardin, corker thank you very much for this invitation to come and speak to the committee about syria today. i don't want to do a long opening statement because i'm hoping we can open discussion about syria but i would just like to say how much i appreciate this committees support during my time in damascus. several times we got messages from members of the committee staff asking how we were doing and how my team was doing. i would just like to say that the team really appreciated those messages especially during some of the tensor moments. it meant a great deal. i have a terrific team in damascus, and i really would like just to thank this committee for your support, for our effort. beyond that i think the statement that ambassador felton made is good and i will stop there. thank you. >> you can watch this hearing in its entirety on c-span.org and later tonight on our companion network c-span. >> to former high-rank

mr. reagan's 1976 run against gerald ford. at that time it was determined that ronald reagan couldn't win the nomination and he stayed in the race. santorum making the same argument that he'll remain on the campaign trail potentially until the convention because he believes that romney won't be able to get the 1144 delegates to win the majority and get the nomination, that he would get more than santorum and gingrich and ron paul perhaps, but not the majority. that's a clear indication that santorum will continue his quest in the campaign. tonight's victory gives him more wind in his sails, can compete aggressively and perhaps pull off a win in wisconsin, but that's on the same day that maryland and the district of columbia has their kansas conte. romney still has a very, very big advantage. more than double the delegates that rick santorum has. romney's won 21 states and territories. mr. santorum now 11. so it really is a 2-1 gap. it's large. santorum insists he's going to stay in. some of the romney folks have made the anyth

i remember visiting with president ford about it actually and saying you know mr. president we never understood that and i said i personally never understood what would we call you? we would call you hello mr. president vice president or mr. vice presidentresint? h would we addre you he chuckled. >> rose: did ford come to the conclusion it was a bad idea. >> he did. >> rose: you can't be halfway there. >> no, you can't. here is john meacham writing a biography of george h.w. bush, bush 41, talking about the former president. >> he was also driven by the rawest kind of competitiveness which was to be the capital of the team. to be number one, to be president of the united states and if he simply wanted to serve he could have run a soup kitchen. one of the reasons he has had moments of articulation that have not been all they could be to put it in its own stilted way is i think he hears these two voices in his head. i think that he... >> rose: tough and competitive versus civil and gracious? >> they used to call him half whoever was with him he gave half his food and

ford. maybe you shouldn't say anything, just stop. >> senator, mr. chairman and ranking member lugar, senators casey and corker, thank you very much for this invitation to come and speak to the committee about syria today. i don't want to do a long opening statement, because i'm hoping we can open discussion about syria. but i would just like to say how much i appreciate this committee's support during my time in damascus. several times we got messages from members of the committee staff asking how we were doing, how my team was doing. i would just like to say that the team really appreciated those messages, especially during some of the tenser moments. it meant a great deal. i had a terrific team in damascus, and i really would like just to thank this committee for your support. >> thank you very much. that does give us an opportunity to give us a good dialogue, and i certainly appreciate it. let me begin by asking both of you if you would share with us your perceptions of the state of the assad regime itself right now. are there any fissures? there

the cost of acquisition of the "uss gerald ford" has grown in overcosts of $1 billion. i would be curious, mr. secretary, what you have been doing on your watch, to bring those costs under control. bringing the total cost of the carrier over $12 billion. and at least $500 million over the legislative cost cap. we have a legislative cost cap. the likelihood of future growth is high. i expect the navy will soon ask for legislative relief from the cost cap. before i'll support such a request, i need to understand why the navy has been unable to control costs on this program. i'm also reluctant to support additional funding for the second carrier, cv-79, until the navy gets costs under control. there are many other programs that are under stress and duress and are subject to cost overruns. i won't take the time in the committee at this time to go over things like the literal combat ship, the ohio class replacements submarines, et cetera. i would like the witnesses to elaborate on the combat vehicle, including the amphibious vehicle and the joint tactical vehicle and the marine personnel carrier.

mr. zimmerman. and the justice department to come in. the justice department is no, no arrest. let me show you what last tuesday, the san ford police chief, explains why zimmerman was in charge. let me show you that. >> mr. zimmerman has made the statement of self-defense. until we can establish probable cause to dispute that, we don't have the grounds to arrest him. >> now, let me ask you, charles blow, if you have a dead young man, no crime, no weapon, no drugs. and you have 911 tapes that clearly has zimmerman pursuing him even after the dispatcher said, do not do it, how is that not probable cause to make an arrest? is it not that this police chief is really trying to try the case like he is the judge and jury? because clearly there's probable cause, and is only enhanced by what the girlfriend's statement is today. >> that's exactly what it looks like from the outside. we don't know what zimmerman's statement actually says. but the statements that we have from eyewitnesss, there is three of them at this point, now from the girlfriend who is on the phone who is listening to conversation, and it must be stated that hers is

mr. metcalfe. >> over work experience, has my right honorable friend had any businesses or organizations come ford support this vitally important and publicly popular initiative that will help young people get the skills they need to get into work? >> i think my honorable friend is entirely right. i think the whole country wants to see more young people given the opportunity that work experience provides and the good news is, since this row has been going on in the pages of our we've had, expressions of interest from 200 small and medium sized employers who want to get involved in this program and i think it's time for businesses in britain and everyone in britain who wants to see people have work experience stand up against the trotsky-its of the rite to work campaign and recognize the deafening silence we've had from the party opposite. >> happily, mr. speaker, i am able to welcome the prime minister's commitment to the reform of the european convention on human rights on the part of the european court on human rights. will the prime minister give a commitment to allow this house a proffer whene

ford left the country after threats to its own safety, but he returned. so, we thank you both in advance for providing your insides and look forward to your testimony. senator? >> thank you, mran. i join you in welcoming the secretary feldman and ambassador ford to this committee. ambassador ford was on the ground in syria and deserves special commendation. the hearing today takes place amid the deadly violence and gross human-rights violations, the degradations of the assad regime continues to inflict on the syrian people. since our last hearing on syria in november, the death toll in this 11-month conflict has risen dramatically. we're confronted with horrific images. assad it is targeting civilians, journalists, doctors, women and, and children. i went to a meeting last week of the friends of the syrian people that brings together six nations and international organizations. continue to focus on humanitarian needs in syria. the efforts -- the absence of russia and china at the meeting was the neglect of their duties as permanent members of the united nations security council. the outcome and syria will have deep implications for the internal politics of neighboring countr

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mr. president, i was here with preyepresident ford, president carter, president reagan, president georgeh.w. bush, president w. bush. the republicans have set a different standard to president obama than has been applied to any other presidents since i have been here. what is so different about this president that he is treated to a different, tougher standard than any of the presidents before him? i just -- i just ask. and when i hear republican senators claim there's no obstruction and there is no reason for the majority leader to push for votes on these nominations, i wonder if they've looked at our recent history. i spoke of president bush's first term. 57 of his district court nominations were confirmed within one week of being favorably reported by the judiciary committee -- one week. in stark contrast to those 57, only five of president obama's district court nominations have been confirmed within one week of being reported. less than 1/10 the number of president bush's. and three had been pending the previous year when republicans refused to consent to votes for them. they had to

ford left the country after threats to its own safety, but he returned. so, we thank you both in advance for providing your insides and look forward to your testimony. senator? >> thank you, mrairman. i join you in welcoming the secretary feldman and ambassador ford to this committee. ambassador ford was on the ground in syria and deserves special commendation. the hearing today takes place amid the deadly violence and gross human-rights violations, the degradations of the assad regime continues to inflict on the syrian people. since our last hearing on syria in november, the death toll in this 11-month conflict has risen dramatically. we're confronted with horrific images. assad it is targeting civilians, journalists, doctors, women and, and children. i went to a meeting last week of the friends of the syrian people that brings together six nations and international organizations. continue to focus on humanitarian needs in syria. the efforts -- the absence of russia and china at the meeting was the neglect of their duties as permanent members of the united nations security council. the outcome and syria will have deep implications for the internal politics of neighboring co

mr. secretary, we appreciate that. ambassador ford? maybe you shouldn't say anything. just stop. >> senator, mr. chairman, and ranking member lugar, senators casey and carden, corker, thank you very much for this invitation. to come and speak to the committee about syria today. i don't want to do a long opening statement because i'm hoping we can open discussion about syria, but i would just like to say how much i appreciate this committee's support during my time in damascus. several times we got messages from members of the committee's staff asking how we were doing, how my team was doing. i would just like to say that the team really appreciated those messages, especially during some of the tenser moments. it meant a great deal. i had a terrific team in damascus, and i really would like just to thank this committee for your support for our efforts. beyond that, i think the statement that ambassador feltman made is quite good and i'll stop there. thank you. >> you can watch that hearing and lots more from this week from capitol hill in our video library at cspan.org.

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as we've been pursuing a pro growth jobs creating agenda, i look ford doing that myself as i move into the private sector next year. mr, i want to express my appreciation. i want to express my appreciation, mr. speaker, to lots of people. of course, the volunteers, family and friends, supporters and the people who've offered prayers for our country on a regular basis and i also want to most important express my appreciation, mr. speaker, to the people of california who, back in 1978, when i was 25 years old, living in a dormitory, they gave me the nomination for my party and it's been a very, very exciting time and i also want to say, mr. speaker, that i express my appreciation to the very, very dedicated public servants, in my office in california and my offices here in washington for their commitment to do the best job possible to help me represent the people of california and with that i yield back the balance of my time. [applause] [captions performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> on the agenda next week, a bill dealing with hydropower projects on fed

san ford and across the country, anonymous law enforcement authorities have leaked to the kbleed the shooter george zimmerman's side of the story. according to these sources or a specific source, mrman said he turned around and was walking back to his suv when trayvon martin approached him from behind. the two exchanged words and trayvon punched him to the nose. mr. zimmerman said he shot the teenager in self-defense. mr. zimmer man is 28 years old and he followed him. there are more announcement releases of records about trayvon martin's suspensions to school. once for writing the letters wtf on a locker. his mother said they killed my son and now they are trying to kill his reputation. a conservative website posted tweets from trayvon martin's twitter account as to if they shed light on whether he should have been shot. >> who was the officer who made a decision for whatever reason to not do a background check on george zimmerman who had just shot and killed trayvon benjamin martin? yet saw fit to do a background check on this dead child on the ground. can't you understand that none of this would be going on if they simply would have treated george zimmerman like they would hav

mr. latham:er appointed as a superior court judge. and in 1975, judge gerald ford appointed judge fitzgerald as the first district judge for the district of alaska, nine years later, judge fitzgerald was appointed chief judge of the district of alaska where he assumed until he assumed senior status in 1989. judge fitzgerald continued to serve as a judge in alaska and on the ninth circuit until his death on april 3, 2011. in total judge fitzgerald spent 53 yorse on the bench. because of judge fitzgerald took on his first judicial appointment in the same year as alaska achieved statehood he had a unique role in shaping alaska's jurisprudence. because of his service as a member of the u.s. military and contribution to the legal community, it is appropriate to designate the united states courthouse located in anchorage, alaska, as the james m. fitzgerald united states courthouse. i commend my colleague who sponsored this bill for his recognition of the judge and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my tim

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