mr. gardner is experience in buildings. whether or not he is experienced in retro and adaptive reuse, i do not know. i say -- i see a number of inefficiencies. i am not ready to approve this design, because it sets a standard which we are proving for 320 square feet. with the admission that the loft cannot even be slashed on. that is a deceitful presentation. i do not believe we can sit here and say that all units, because the ceiling height is not met, how you sleep is an altogether different matter. folded furniture which you put on the wall at night. will you sleep in front of your refrigerator? i'm not sure, but i cannot support that approach to design and i cannot support that approach to livability. i am making a motion that we deny. >> second. commissioner borden: there are a couple of issues here. an issue about unisize, which would determine this apartment does not have a standard on. we approved units as small as 250 square feet because there were considered affordable by design. i know that a lot of people live i

mr. gardner: thank you. i think in that same conversation we talked about an editorial, an op-ed piece by charles schwab, very well respected businessman when it comes to this country. in "the wall street journal" editorial it basically said this, a quote from charles schwab, what we can do and absolutely must is knock down all hurdles that creates disincentives in business. that's exactly what you were talking about in terms of making sure businesses have the ability to grow and have the government getting out of the way. thank you. mr. griffin: i want to yield now to the gentleman from new york. >> i want to end this conversation as i get ready to leave and as our colleague from kansas has joined us is that i think -- the gentlelady from alabama said it best. mr. reed: we came here as a new breed of elected officials, part of this freshman class. we are not here to compromise our principles, but we're here to govern responsibly. mr. griffin: get things done. mr. reed we are get things done. i was so please

mr. gardner opened their sleeping bags and touched their private parts. charges include aggravated sexual battery. the lab tested several items, including with own f the girl's underpants where the scientist found a dna profile foreign to the victim. in the lab found tho michael gardner cannot be eliminated as the person that left that dna. it also determined the odds of it being another caucasian male are 1 in trillions. michael gardner cannot be eliminated. the lab determined the odds of it being another caucasian mail are 1 in 3800. gardner was arrested on june 22 and indicted by the grand jury on july 18. his trial has been delayed until january. >> peggy fox reporting, back to you. >> okay peggy, thank you. >>> sky 9 was over a mitchellville, maryland, shopping center where a woman was stabbed. it happened outside a target store in the marketplace. investigators say the suspect was tasered. so far, no word on a motive. tonight the victim is in stable condition. >>> a 16-year-old district boy was sentenced to almost seven years in prison today for two

mr. gardner doesn't like that. he prefers to set it on the 17th. now there is stalemate. as you know iowa set its caucus on january 3rd. this morning the governor of iowa and head of the iowa republican party are joining now calling on nevada to move its date to january 17th so new hampshire can fulfill a state law that says there is seven-day window. there is tremendous pressure on republicans here. we'll see if they fold. jon: some of the republican candidates aren't showing up to the debate tonight. but your message to new hampshire is what? eat snow? isn't that what you wrote? >> i can't believe you saw that. yes, i indeed i said they can go eat snow. listen, somewhat facetious about it but i'm just stunned how everyone has all the reference for new hampshire when it is new hampshire could essentially set its date but has a state law it thinks it can tell other states what to do. bill gardner said he will go into december, which think is a complete bluff. he will not set it in december. he eventually will set it on january 10th, whether nevada moves or not. whether th

mr. gardner: we must send a message their continued support for anti-israeli resolutions is unacceptable to the united states. as members of our house leadership, republican and democrat, recently said in a "new york daily news" op-ed, congress will not sit idly by. nor will i. . we can't let this be ignored and cast aside by the u.n. lasting peace will only succeed in the israelis and palestinians will come to the table for direct negotiations. peace is not easy as we have seen but it will not be made made by an international body that does not represent the interests of our friend and our ally, veil. -- israel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan. >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. clarke: the detroit jobs trust fund will create jobs for detroiters. we definitely need it. metro detroit has lost more jobs in the last 10 years than any metropolitan area in the country, but as the fighting spirit of the detroit tigers and the

mr. gardner: there were 947 volunteers and nearly 1,500 patients who were served over the two-day period. helping people avoid dental discomfort that can interfere with school and work was a life changing americans for many at the -- life-changing experience for many at the clinic. this person now felt confident to go out and look for a job. rural communities in particular face tougher challenges when it comes to getting proper dental care because there are so few dentists and people have to drive long distances to see them. proper care is vital to our overall help and i commend the colorado mission of mercy for holding this event. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome president obama's announcement that our brave men and women in armed forces in iraq will soon be coming home in time for holidays. we can expect to see 40,000 people returning to this country and some

mr. gardner: my staff and i have spoke within david's wife, tiffany, on a number of occasions and pray that she, along with help from congress, can find the answers we are all seeking regarding david's death. david's death is a horrible tragedy and underscores the need to restore safety and security to our borders. our role in congress is to ensure that americans are not in danger when they visit the border. that means we need to act. we need to put in place real and effective measures that keep the mexican drug cartels, pirates and other unlawful activity away from the united states. the drug trade contributes to the all-too frequent stories we hear about crime, kidnapping and murder that occur along our southern border. the time is now to put pressure on the government of mexico to bring their own criminals to justice. my heart goes out to tiffany, along with the hartly family during this time. i will continue to work hard for answers and i will continue to fight for border security so that atrocities like this simply stop occurring. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yi

mr. gardner: i had the opportunity to speak with local firefighters and police as we remembered the tragedy of 10 years ago and the sacrifice and los of so many lives. the lapel pin i have on this morning was lent to me by a friend of mine, it's a pin given to new york police officers in the wake of september 11. the pin is the remainder of that day and the understanding that firefighters and police officers share, the understanding that every day they go to work willing to give their lives for others. we remember the victims and devastation, the fear and anger of that time. but we also remember me unity, the sense of understanding that existed across the nation in the days after that horrible tragedy. the people that have observed september 11 over this past month, september 11 through today, the people that i saw that weekend, the firefighters, the police, and the citizen, re-- remember those days as well. in today's political environment we could do well to focus on how it should not require a national tragedy to bring us together. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose

gardner who is presumed dead. prosecutors say his story about what happens doesn't add up. >> it's highly unlikely she went into the water there. we know for certain what mrgiordano is telling us is not the truth. >> investigators searched the island and brought in cadaver dogs. there's still no sign of robyn gardner. investigators searched. >>> a scientist suffered a stroke at the south pole and arrived in our region. she say she's hoping for a full recovery. >>> the researcher who had to wait weeks to leave the isolated station wasn't sure she would survive. she's making tremendous strides. >> reporter: seven weeks after suffering a stroke, renee is back in the states and her doctors say she is doing well. >> almost intact on the visual side. her speech is improved dramatically. >> the prognosis is good that s i'll recover. >> that moment is a contrast to two months of dark uncertainty in one of the most isolated and barren places on the planet. back in august, the manager of the national science foundation on the south pole suddenly developed telltale stroke symptoms, vision and speech problems. she had to wait for weeks until the next cargo plane coul