the first presentation is by mr. hans and i'm sure i mangled your name and you can do the same with mine. hans is an international coordinator, a is you si did i of the dutch knowledge center on traffic and transport. it's a knowledge center for expertise on cycling and other subjects. it runs the website bicyclecouncil.org and has cycling ambassadors to spread the word on dutch policy cycling abroad. prior to joining the group, he was the project leader of a 10 million euro european project, the opt tum two which stopped the use of cars for commuting businesses and social and recreational activities by providing motorists attractive alternatives. i'm sure he has a huge amount of information to share with us. hans, please. and he needs a microphone. >> thank you. i'm very glad that i'm invited to be here which is my primary task because we are also -- the company is also the official government office to lend support to other countries to promote -- who want to promote bicycling which is booming, not only here, but worldw

pleased to be joined here at the consumer electronics show by the president and ceo of ericsson, hans vestberg. mr. vestberg, first of all, welcome to las vegas. >> guest: thank you. >> host: and if you would, tell us about the ericsson company. >> guest: the ericsson company was found in 1876, and we have since then been the world leader in telecommunication equipment, first in fixed, now in mobile. today 40% of all mobile networks in the world are ericsson mobile networks supporting operators. we have roughly 100,000 employees worldwide, we are based in 180 countries. so we are a company that are doing research and development, getting out products in order to enable the mobile broadband and mobility networks all around the world. we spend roughly $4.5 billion u.s. a year for research and development. >> host: where are you based, and how large in the u.s.? >> guest: we're base inside sweden, it's a swedish company since its inception, however, u.s. is by far our largest market both on volume wise, but also one of the largest -- [inaudible] we have some 15-16,000 -- [inaudible] in the north amer

mr. chairman, ranking member and members of the committee. thanks for having me here today to present the 2013 budget. as the chair han said, before i joined omb three years ago, and i have now been there for three years and been involved in the budget, so i feel like i'm in a good position to talk about the president's budget. but before that, i spent 20 years in the private sector. one thing i found that was helpful in the private sector is to boil things down to a few graphics. so it's okay if everybody, i thought i would use my few minutes to walk you through the highlights of the budget using i hope these two screens. i'll cover first the current policy baseline. next, the key elements of deficit reduction. and then and overview of our investments. and finally the bottom like of the president's budget. let me start with the baseline. we believe we have a baseline that accurately reflects current policy. in essence, this is business as usual. the baseline includes the extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, estate and gift taxes. second, the permanent extension of amt and sgr, we believe this presentation is more

hans vestberg. up next on the communicators, a visit to the intel booth. here at the booth at the consumer electronics show, we are joined by bryan deaner. mr. deaner, what are you introducing here at the 2012 electronics show? >> we have an exciting show. the big story for us is about the experience that the consumers have. and intel has great technology and products, power books, smartphones and we are the brains behind these technologies. we are really the innovation of the industry. >> mr. deaner, one of the themes of the show this year seems to be an ultrabook. >> it is all about mobility and taking what you kind of know about performance and computing and putting it into a new style and new design. >> are these here? >> these are all ultrabooks. >> they look like laptops. >> there are a couple of things. it starts with the intel second generation core processor and the heart and brains of the ultrabook. while it has the full performance of a traditional laptop, it is anything but traditional. you have a really sleek design and elegant design. they are all manufactured to be less than one-inch thick and they are responsive. and in our l

the clerk: s. 205, a bill to en-- 2105, a bill tone hans security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the united states. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask for the -- i ask for the second reading and object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bill will be read the second time on the next legislative day. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the resolution of the senate of january 24, 1901, the traditional reading of washington's farewell address take place on monday, february 27, 2012, at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the republican leader. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: and one of the great traditions in -- in this body. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent the senate adjourn until 9:30 on wednesday, february 15. that following the prayer and the pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be