mr. frank, what was president obama doing today? what was the overall message in your opinion and what you heard? >> it sounds to me like he was trying to make the populist turn the same way teddy roosevelt did in 1910. you know, it's about time. i am really, really, really happy to see him going down this road finally. but that's why people go to osawatomie. >> how did he tie it with the frustration and motivation of the 99% with this populist tone today? >> he went a long way in doing it. he put his presidency in the context of american history. and that's very important not just for, you know, history folks like you and me, but for the american public to see that this is part of a continuum of a philosophy of government that says, we owe each other something. we don't rise and fall alone in this country. we do it together. and the republicans have had a very different view. not always, not in teddy roosevelt's day. he was, after all, a republican. but in the 1920s they had a different view. in the 1950s eisenhower and the republi

mr. frank: i ask unanimous consent to proceed out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. frank: madam speaker, i deeply appreciate the solicit tude of my colleagues on my appearance. i want to first assure them that there is much less here than meets the eye. i am going to explain this because as much as i appreciate the slisstude, responding to it 400 times would seem to be a bit excessive. literally adding insult to injury. so, i just want to explain that i discovered a torn ligament, we're not exactly sure how it happened. it was easily repaired today. i am wearing this because the arm was blocked and is not mobile. it is simply to protect the arm and, madam speaker, i do want to anticipate any question, this has nothing to do with my retirement. i did not discover it until after my retirement and i would just add that at no point during my 31 years here was this ligament ever essential to the performance of my duties. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objectio

mr. frank: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia. mr. westmoreland: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to encourage all the members to vote for this. as the chair leady mentioned, weld -- chairlady mentioned, we had a field hearing in my district with our colleague, mr. scott, also. i think it was a very good field hearing. and we had testimony from bankers and from borrowers about the different regulations that had interfered with their ability to actually do business and the difference in the capital requirements that the fdic is putting on some of these banks. and we understand that the fdic has to enforce the rules, but we do think there are some cases, as ranking member mentioned, that there has been some overbearing on some loans that have been performing and are quality loans and so we think that this study will at least open some people's eyes to this and give us a better idea on maybe some of the things that we need to do to m

so my father went back to talk to an old man in his church and mr. frank said, don't worry. i'll show you how to get r regist registered. there's a clerk down there, she's a republican, she's trying to build the party. she'll register anybody who will say they're a republican. in the days of few republicans. he registered, became a member of the grand old party -- >> and here you are. >> here i am. >> during your time as a civil rights leader, i thought this was a great question, you were beaten, you received death threats. what kept you going? was there ever a moment when you thought, this is too much for one person to bear? >> i think part of my reason for keep moving is my faith in the future, that it's going to get bert. it's all going to work out. and i never, ever thought about giving up or quitting. i just couldn't do that. it's not part of me. it's not part of my dna. i feel like i must continue to be in the arena, to be out there, to be pushing, and try to inspire other young people. >> put us down as inspired. enjoy your christmas day, and happy

. >> mr. frank, i've been with you at human rights campaign events. you're an inspiring leader.any time. i mean it. i like you. i don't mind admitting it. you like to be grumbly and angry with people, but i admit i like some people. i'm all for you. i don't want to embarrass you, but thank you very much. you're great. >>> when we return, let me finish with a story of courage and leadership i'll be telling tonight at the john f. kennedy library up here in boston. what an honor it's going to be to be up there. if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right here. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. >>> let me finish tonight with this. i'm up in boston and tonight i have the honor to address the john f. kennedy library about the life of the 35th president. it is, of course, a story of courage in the south pacific. of a young man who came home with a goal of preventing another world war, one he knew would b

. >> mr. frank, i've been with you at human rights campaign events. you're an inspiring leader.'t mind admitting it. you like to be grumbly and angry with people, but i admit i like some people. i'm all for you. i don't want to embarrass you, but thank you very much. you're great. >>> when we return, let me finish with a story of courage and leadership i'll be telling tonight at the john f. kennedy library up here in boston. what an honor it's going to be to be up there. ze in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. [ male announcer ] inside every box of cheerios are those great-tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ whoa. kinda. whoa. how do you top great vacations? whoa. getting twice the points on great vacations. whoa! use chase sapphire preferred and now get two times the points on travel, and two times the points on dining and no foreign transaction fees. whoa! chase sapphire preferred. a card of a different color. apply now at chasesapphire.com/preferred the first droid that becomes self-aware. it r

mr. franks is recognized. >> well, thank you mr. chairman. thank you general for being here. i guess to lay the groundwork here, you understand that perhaps reason this issue has gotten so much attention is that in the simplicity of the overall project here, it appears that the american government, american -- department of justice, through their department and subsidiaries, have orchestrated a program to get american gun dealers to sell guns to straw buyers, to then run those guns to mexico, and give them to drug cartels. around 2,000 high-powered weapons. with the understanding that that takes grave risk for innocent human life. i mean, at this point we know that one of our own agents were killed and probably 150 or more mexican citizens were killed. now that's a pretty scary scenario by itself. but i think the thing that would really concern the american people is why this was all done. on the one hand, if it was something that was a sincere effort that went wrong or gross incompetence, that's one thing, but mr. icea mentioned some internal emails that i think were pretty

mr. franks. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an interesting switch. for some time now i have been hearing my republican colleagues complain about over regulation and interference with the area. today we are in complaints under regulation and efficient private sector. the facts are clear whatever was done in competently, incorrectly , perhaps dishonestly although no one has established this yet, was done in the dirt. the complaint is that the public or didn't do enough regulation. now it is true the financial reform bill is now in place. but he would sign into law in july of 2010. we have not yet seen a full implementation. in fact, one very important vote relevant to trying to deal with the problems here was just adopted earlier this month. in the way in which he was held at the spell of them. the chairman of the commission, mr. gensler, who does a good job couldn't get their info he needed. this is not the first time at the same same problem with regard to the anti-speculation role. and i say that because this commission structure, which can lead to

paulson's book, you realize as we were about to go off the cliff it was a barney frank and worked wiwith the bush and mr from going off the cliff. >> barney frank was elected state representative in 1972. george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he wasurting. barney frank went up tgeorge mcgovern and said, he did not know him and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personalityty problems are real but the intellect is towering. >> he will be remembereds the guy in the years when we could have had reigned in fannie anand freddie, defend and protected ththem and try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. i think his leaving the congress will raise the level of civil discourse in washington. >> [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >> it is because ofou in the words of what

other questions now joined by a member of the german parliament from the free democratic party frank schaeffer mr scheffer thank you very much for joining me and first of all how would you agreed the efforts by merkel and sarkozy deceived the eurozone and are the heading in the right direction. ninth is in no it's a project that's been designed by those at the top of the european union needs the steps that would bolster the market economy and that would be adjusted so that it could fit into the market economy according to the rules of the market economy if you decide to take on the risks you have to bear the responsibility for these risks the projects that are enforced from the top will not be able to operate under such conditions such projects should work from the bottom up but. you're going bureaucrats and their allies in national governments want to see more fiscal control over national governments more control over their budgets also how much centralization of the european union meeting your opinion the european union does not need more centralization excessive centralization has actually bee

paulson's book, you realize as we were about to go off the cliff, it was a barney frank and worked with the bush and mr. should keep us from going off the cliff. >> barney frank was elected state representative in 1972. george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he was hurting. barney frank went up to george mcgovern and said, he did not know him, and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personality problems are real, but the intellect is towering. >> he will be remembered as the guy in the years when we could have had reigned in fannie and freddie, defended and protected them, and try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. i think his leaving the congress will raise the level of civil discourse in washington. >> mixed reviews on barney frank. the unemployment is down to 8.6%, the stock market is going up. the white house must be happy about this. >> republicans are not happy because the rate the economy seemed to be taking traction. the stock market, to serve some context, this was simply intervening in the european debt crisis. that gave some reassuran

let's bring in the "boston globe's" state house bureau chief frank phillips. mr.hillips has been covering local and state politics in massachusetts for nearly 40 years. mr. phillips, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> it's a pleasure, rachel. >> this elizabeth warren ad from the karl rove group saying she's a friend of wall street, it struck me as a little bit like putting out an ad against scott brown saying he's unattractive. it's completely contrary to the one thing a low-information voter might know about this candidate even if they know nothing else. right? >> yeah, it is. it is. and as you said, it's what they did to john kerry. i think the difference is it was done in ohio where john kerry was not known and he was able to shape his image there. kerry's image. and i think elizabeth, it's going to be touch and go what he can do here. it will do damage. no doubt about it. but it is quite a pivot from what they were doing a month ago. suddenly the occupy wall street gang looks pretty good to karl rove. maybe he'll be down there demonstrating with th

mr. street. >> as frank street begins a new life in general population, correctional officers investigated-east, administrative segregation. >> somebody i heard got stabbed. up on 500. they usually lock us down and shake it down and we resume our daily activities. >> since he's currently in ad-seg, steven weaver is one of the inmates on the shakedown list. >> it will give you something to do after they're gone, put everything back. it's not a pain. i'm used to it. >> this is another place to hide things. stick it up in there and they'll hide little hooks where they can pull it down. it's a broken handle from a foot food tray. they could sharpen it up, and this can become a weapon. >> might snatch the clown. they might illegally kidnap my clown. if so i hope you guys put an apb out on it and rescue it and take it wherever you got to take it. >> moments later his clown immediately comes under scrutiny. uh-oh. there goes the clown. they're checking him out. oh! >> scoping him out. >> what do you think? you worried about it? >> i don't keep anything in my cell. i've been doing this 20 years,

we have mr. frank miller, director of logistics at babcock and moore in mulberry, florida, and has worked on transportation irk shoes for over 20 years. we have with us, also, mr. henry jasmine. he was vice president and general counsel for advocates for highway safety and dr. jesse david, economist with 15 years of experience in regulatory policy. all witnesses are sworn in, so if you'll just, please, stand and raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, and if you do, just nod in the affirmative. let the record show that everyone answer inside the affirm ty, and we're going to start with mr. nagel. you guys know the rules, you get five minutes, and stay as close to that as you can. and then we'll get to our questions once we've heard from all six of you. mr. nagel. >> good morning, mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee. in addition to being employed in the trucking industry over 30 ye

mr. frankller, director logistics that babcock and more coming home furniture company headquartered in mulberry, florida and a search on transportation issues for over 20 years. we have also mr. henry jansy, vice president and jennifer advocates for highway and not a safe tea. and dr. jesse david, an economist and senior vice president at economics or 15 years of experience in regulatory policy evaluations pursuant to the subcommittee all witnesses are sworn in. so please stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. let the record show that everyone answered in the affirmative and we are going to start with mr. nagle and then we'll move down the line. you guys are the rules. you get five minutes. stay as close to that as you can then we'll get to our questions once we have heard from all six of you. mr. nagle. >> good morning, mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee. in

i want to thank my good friend from virginia, mr. frank wolf, for his indispensable leadership in authoring this bill. i also want to thank my ranking member, mr. berman of california, and our senate colleagues for their cooperation. i urge all of our colleagues to join us in voting aye and sending h.r. 2867 to the president's desk as soon as possible. let us remind the world that we stand as one against the persecution of religious believes -- believers anywhere, with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman:thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 2867, the united states commission on international religious freedom reform and re-authorization act of 2011, and the senate amendments to the bill. i want to initially start out by thanking the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from california,

mr. gosar: frank danny pete. >> nelson s. thompson. mr. gosar: harry sosi. >> john willie. mr. gosar: william dean wilson. does my friend have any further comments? >> i would only ask unanimous consent to submit into the record an article from the santa if he new mexican also captured a story talking about mr. chester nez as well as the article, the last of the navajo code talkers, by morales and again, mr. gosar, as we celebrate tonight to never forget about the contributions of the navajo people, to never forget about the contributions of the navajo people to our great nation. with the work that they've done, not only through the cold war, but going back to all the work that was done and as we pointed out earlier, in the words of major howard connor, were it not for the navajos, the marines never would have taken iwo jima. it's a great night to be here to celebrate and i thank you for bringing us together. i yield back. mr. gosar: i thank the gentleman from new mexico. thank you for your contribution. i'd also like to start by going through the further list of the navajo cod

frank. who's told you that? mr. horton. my father. my mother. both my sisters. my psychiatrist. you. you don't want to believe anything i say, frank. what about the halloween party? i don't recall you boring anyone there. i didn't. you see? i wasn't there. i've made up my mind, i-- you'll just have to do without me. well, that's a big disappointment, frank. oh, well. because, she said, regretting it already, i was rather hoping you'd make the keynote speech. really? absolutely. i can say with total honesty, frank, that no one gives a speech like you. i really don't know what to say. in that case... i'd love to come. good. good. but you know, i can't think when i've been so honored. i can think of five occasions when i was almost as honored. after the suez crisis, i-- stop right there, mister! you've got to get home straight away and finish that speech, haven't you? off you go. try to make it shorter than the domesday book. yes. ha, ha, ha. yes. i've got to escape. nothing is ever going to change in this village. i have got to escape. david: good evening, vicar. merry christmas. i thi

he's one of the author of the dodd/frank bill. mr. chairman, thank you for joining me this evening.hank you,al. thank yohese extreme views to the country? >> they can be very damaging. let me give you an example. unemployment is obviously one of the things people are most concerned or republicans claim to be concerned about it. we have a higher unemployment rate now in mechanic rachelle terms, because the right wing has forced cities and states to lay people off. people that clean up the snow, firefighters, but then they turn around and say we cannot reduce the biggest single item, the military budget, which includes subs dieding people we shouldn't be subsidizing, that would cost jobs, they say. i'll tell you what cost jobs, and these numbers i just verified. employment in the private sector over the past several years is up 2.8%, but it's been reduced to 1.9% overall because of the loss of public sector jobs. in other words, if the cities and states had just been allowed to stay even with police officers, firefighters, people to clean the streets, people that shovel the snow, main

mr. bennett, your letter was less than frank, was it not?. probably out of loyalty to your fiancee, ms. presbury. >> you're aware of that? >> as i am of your employer's engagement to ms. alice morphy, the daughter of the famous comparative anatomist. she resides next door to the presburys, does she not? >> how do you know of the engagement? >> the times, july the 1st, september the 5th, respectively. >> mr. holmes' memory is of a photographical order. >> quite so. oh, dear. >> mr. bennett, i do appreciate your predicament. as a scientist and a rationalist yourself, i dare say you are reluctant to accept the evidence insisted upon by ms. presbury. further, as her father's trusted assistant, to have recourse to me must smack to you of disloyalty. >> exactly. i'm part of the family, except that edith, ms. presbury, she was so upset that she... >> mr. bennett, who would you prefer to alienate? your prospective wife or her celebrated father? >> you give me a choice of evils. neither. >> then furnish me with the facts, and i will see how i can hel

mr. president, thank you. frank served as director of government relations for the paralyzed veterans sings a's buckeye chapter of my state. he belonged to the goarches council on people with disabilities, the a.d.a. ohio network, the maximum accessible housing of ohio, and the greater cleveland r.t.a. -- the transit system citizens' advisory board. he was a trustee on the soldiers and sailors memorial in downtown cleveland. i will miss frank. i will miss his friendship, his wit, and his humor. but his state and nation will miss him more, his strong will and dedication to public service and the lives he helped to improve. frank was an inspiration to anyone in or out of a wheelchair, a tireless advocate whomever loved and respected. on thursday, december 15, a couple of days from now, at mt. sinai baptist church in cleveland, frank's family and friends will gather for his funeral, his going home. i wish i could be there -- i will be here, but i wish i could be twhr to say goodbye to join his wife and children and sev

democrats saying barney frank saved the economy. mr. rove in a fewup minutes.symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! >> bill: back of the book segment tonight. of course, this is the ultimate no spin zone. so when we see spin, it makes us squeezy. yesterday on the radio a top democrat was lauding barney frank on the committee. >> he was chairing committee that worked with senator dodd to set up these. which republicans are fighting. for some reason republicans think protecting consumers from the type of greed that went on during the financial collapse, the type of tricky trades and risky business that led to many people losing their livelihoods they want to block the consumer financial protection bureau. >> bill: here now fox news analyst karl rove in town for the obama fundraiser tonight, right? >> i bought a $5 ticket. so, the guy who failed to provide oversight on fannie mae and freddie mac causing -- he didn't cause it but he didn't stop it all kinds of economic pain for all kinds of people is now savin

mr. steady. talk about the comparison in the latest numbers to come out, frank. >> latest numbers will come out tomorrowday. but in general, it looks like we're going to show gingrich comfortably ahead. romney isn't moving. all these people swirl around him, his numbers stay the same. as these others have fallen, we'll be showing that newt gingrich has taken a lead. he is now the candidate who is number one nationally. >> now this is national polls. so are there any numbers that show who is ahead? >> yeah. there have been polls out over the weekend in iowa and new hampshire. in new hampshire, it's romney. in iowa, the two polls that came out, showed that gingrich had taken a considerable lead. >> now cain suggested he won't endorse anybody any time soon. does his endorsement have any value considering he is damaged goods as a candidate. >> if you are a candidate in this divided field, especially if you are trying to be the alternative to mitt romney. he doesn't want michele bachmann to come up or rick perry or rick santorum, a cain endorsement would help make that point. >> down to those two now. gingri

frank. so it is not mr. cordray. it is anybody with any strength at all who will try to protect consumers in this new agency. >> shift in gears, what did you think of president obama's speech at the place where teddy roosevelt gave his speech? kansas? >> i thought it was good. and i hope very much that the president will continue to speak out as a progressive. i hope he remembers who elected him. and i hope he also understands that it's not just words but it is deeds. we need this president to be strong, to be a leader, to make sure that the middle class and the working class understands that he is on their side. and that means standing up to wall street, taking on the republicans, not retreating. i think that's the right thing to do. and i think it's good politics as well. >> and of course the democrats plan to extend the payroll tax cut. failed again today. you had another vote. so will the senate, going to be working over the holidays to pass this? what do you think's going to happen? >> well, harry reid was very,

joining us right now is frank rich, writer at large for "new york" magazine. mr. rich, thank you so much for joining us tonight. i know it wasn't easy for you to be here. so thanks a lot. >> i'm delighted to be with you, rachel. >> would you rather be newt gingrich than mitt romney if you wanted to be the republican nominee for president right now? >> absolutely. and i think that the murdoch primary is extremely important. and it's not just happening on fox. it is happening in the "wall street journal." the "wall street journal" is very close to rupert murdoch's heart. its editorial page has been savage about romney for months. ridiculing him. and even sort of began to boost gingrich before the recent gingrich rise. there was a very influential piece on the op-ed page of the "wall street journal" a few weeks ago by dorothy rabinowitz, who is a member of the "wall street journal" editorial board, saying how gingrich could win. so i think gingrich is in a very, very good position and gingrich was known as being a cry baby famously in the 1990s. now can make way for