mr. harper: mr. chairman, may i make an inquire as to the time of time remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: you may. you have 16 1/2 minutes left. 15 1/2. the gentleman from pennsylvania has 20 1/2. mr. harper: mr. chairman, i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. barton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. barton: i thank the gentleman from mississippi for yielding and thank the gentleman from georgia for presiding in an even and fair fashion. one of the arguments that's been made about the e.a.c., spreebling, -- mr. speaker, is that it's the federal election commission that ensures every american citizen's right to vote. if only that were true, mr. speaker. the national association of secretaries of state, which are the organizations in each state that oversee the elections, have called for the dissolution of the e.a.c. the committee has heard firsthand testimony from secretaries of state all across the country both in 2005 and

mr. harper of missisppi and mr. cole of oklahoma, to reduce federal spending by ending public financing for campaign and terminate this assistance commission. presidential campaigns are becoming increasingly expense i have to the tune of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, the idea of having taxpayers contribute matching funds to them is lewd crowd. this practice -- ending this prackties would save $617 until over 10 years. as a member of the me on jurisdiction over e.a.c., the house administration committee, i've learned firsthand that this agency has olived -- outlived its usefulness, mismanaged its resources, costing we the taxpayer millions of dollars a year. the election assistance commission's budget request for 2012 devoted 51.7% of its budget to management and overhead costs. let's eliminate this commission and support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. brady: i'd like to recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr.

mr. harper: thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 3463. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. harper: thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent to enter a letter from the committee on science, space, and technology, and a reply letter from house administration into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. harper: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harper: i would like to thank the committee on science, space, and technology, mr. hall, for his continued assistance in ensuring these important matters are considered by the house. he has been a helpful partner. mr. chairman, we live in uncertain times, with job creation stifled by crushing debt, but there are two things i am certain of. the necessity of cutting unnecessary sd the fact that h.r. 3463 is a simple and st

mr. harper didn't try. >> i would not comment on the domestic politics of this issue or any other issue hereited states. >> reporter: republicans say one of the consequences of delay may be giving china access to canadian oil. >>> coming up, a scare for the maryland terps men's basketball team actually near upset. >>> alec semin returned to the caps. >>> 50% of a one, three or six month membership to the argonica farm club. they go in search of locally grown meats and poultry and deliver to your door. we are back after this. >>> alex ovechkin finally announced his presence for the washington caps last night. take a listen. >> lowers his shoulders are skates it to the point, slams on the brakes, winds up, fires, scores! ovechkin finally. >> it is about time. ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the caps in the third period as they beat the ottawa senators 5-3. it is ovechkin's ninth of the soap but just his second in 13 games. >>> to college hoops now. the maryland terps began a six- game stretch at home against mount st. mary's. this one would stay close but they meet the mountaine

mr. harper didn't try. >> i would not comment on domestic politics of this issue or any other issue in theted states. >> the president said key-tone the a big -- keystone is a big project with big consequences. republicans say one consequence of delay could give china access to canadian oil. at the white house, wendell goler, fox news. >> shannon: in regulation nation this evening, another effort to make america less dependent on foreign oil is on hold tonight for one major supplier. correspondent dan springer looks at why a wealth of fuel is not making its way to a gasoline station near you. >> reporter: shell oil company was planning a big announcement this week about america energy future and would move ahead with plans to tap estimated 27 billion-barrels of oil in the arctic ocean. but five years and $4 billion in the process of clearing all the hurdles, shell still doesn't have all the permits it needs or clear road map for getting them. >> we are not disputing the high standards we're asked to work with. what is concerning to us is the fact there is not real certainty on how the proc

mr. harper, this is a no brainer. >> now, many believe that this pipeline issue is a key for many republic also some democratic votes who believe this would create jobs. this sets up a showdown here on the hill next week. harris? again that deadline is in a couple of weeks at the end of the year. >> that's right. >> mike emanuel thanks very much. a u.s. citizen jailed overseas for defame ago royal family. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. thailand, a court in bangkok handing the thy born american a two and a half year prison sentence for translating a banned biography of thailand's king and posting it online. he reportedly did this while living in colorado. authorities detained 55-year-old they will apply for a royal pardon. italy, new protests over a planned high speed rail line workers are building in the northeast demonstrators saying it's a waste of money. they clashed with police who fired tear gas to try to stop them. china dozens of pigs loose on a hawaii after a truck wreck in the southern province. flipping on to its side. some the pigs staying near the truck.

mr. harper: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today in support of h.res. 4 7, providing for -- 497, providing for the placement of a statue or bust of sir winston churchill in the united states capitol. mr. speaker, much has been said and writ been winston churchill -- writ been winston churchill -- written about winston churchill. he served as prime minister of the united kingdom and again from 1951 through 1955. but he was so much more. during the 20th century's darkest hour, winston churchill warned of the approaching evil, stood tall when it arrived and inspired his citizens and ours and liberty-loving people around the world to fight, to persevere and to never surrender before victory was assured. he knew that the long road of our humanity-affirming progress would not end and could not end and was not going to end in defeat to tyranny. mr. speaker, we are in fact one week away, as has been said from the 70th anniversary of churchill's address to a joint session of congress. on december 26, 1941, with our nation still

mr. harper, this is a no-brainer. thanks. >> house republican leaders following the breakup of the republican conference meeting talking about the payroll tax cut legislation that they discussed in conference. it looks as if, this was reported last week, that it would be considered the keystone x.l. pipeline will be part of the package that republicans offer at some point on the house floor. we expect the house to gavel back in in the next five minutes or so. when they return, a series of votes relating to a bill that would prohibit the e.p.a. from regulating farm dust. they debated the rule this morning. they'll come back and vote on that rule. and later general consideration of the bill, including eight amendments. a lot of things going on on capitol hill, including that conference meeting. the joint meeting of the appropriators from the house and senate are meeting to talk about 2012 spending. c-span cameras will be covering that. we are also covering at this hour the hearing with attorney general eric holder testi

mr. harper back to the white house. whenever we get together, it's a chance to reaffirm the enduring alliance between our nations and the extraordinary bonds between our peoples, the excellent corporation between our governments and my close personal friendship to the prime minister. steve and i believe this is the 11th time that we have sat down and work together, not including our many summits around the world. and on occasions like this, unfortunately i only speak one language as steven moves effortlessly between two that no matter what language we speak we always understand each other. steven and i have got a trusted partner and i think you'll agree that perhaps no two nations match up more closely together or are woven together more deeply economically, culturally and -- band to get a a and canada in that deep interconnection, our shared values, our shared interests interest imbues the work that we have done today. brome supporting a resolution to the eurozone crisis to moving ahead with the transition in afghanist

up next 24 which recounts abolitionist john brown's read on the federal armory at harpers ferry wv october 16th, 1858. mr. wright's repeated on to abolish slavery acts of violence and pro slavery kansas and how his acts of defiance contributed to the national discussion of the secession. this is about an hour. >> good evening. thank you all for coming. our thanks go to the historical museum for hosting us, tv for recording the presentation and especially to maggie richard said holt publishing for the arranging the return visit tony horwitz. john brown and the spark of civil war in books the familiar image the larger than life abolitionist that adorns the wall of the state capitol in topeka. brown in his mid-50s which is a bloody renegade war to end slavery that start in the territoryddÑdÑd at the same time late evening and on the same day october 16th as brown and his band of men did the night of the raid. horowitz rely on the archive to write about the sharply divided tension and the incident leading up to the civil war. with erie contemporary parallels midnight rise confirms history does repeat itsel

mr. speaker, is that uncertainty is now posing a national security threat to the united states of america. and i say that because last noit steven harper, the prime minister -- night steven harper, the prime minister of canada, had an interview on canadian television that he said there would be approval of the keystone pipeline that would allow for the flee of canadian energy to come into the united states -- flow of canadian energy to come into the united states. obviously uncertainty exists and so he made it very clear. he said, he's very serious about selling that energy, moving that energy to asia and we know that means to china. now, i'm not opponent of china's economic growth but i do believe the potential for us to work with our close ally to the north is a very, very important part of our economic growth. job creation here would be enhanced by it, and we know it would help us have access to lower cost energy. and so, mr. speaker, not only is energy uncertainty the enemy of economic growth and prosperity, but uncertainty is now jeopardizing our national security. now, mr. speaker, some have tried to make the claim that we are no

harper, with the asahi shimbun. have you received any response from the pakistanis since you gave them the report? and did they dispute any of the findings? >> i think that's for mr -- general dempsey has been in contact with general kayani. they had a very professional and cordial conversation. it's my understanding that general mattis has also reached out to general kayani, and that the pakistanis will be briefed on the findings of the report. thank you very much. >> when were they -- when did mattis and dempsey speak to kayani? >> within the last 14 hours. >> did they reach out to kayani -- and so they -- so the pakistanis have not been briefed on this at all, then? is that what you're saying? >> we had an accelerated timeline in -- on our -- and we have consulted with the pakistanis, with the afghans and with the -- with nato leadership. and frankly, we were -- our timeline was accelerated because of leaks. >> what's the difference between being -- between consulting with them and briefing them -- ? >> we are -- we are going to share our findings with the government of pakistan's and will do -- will do so very soon. thank you very much. >> could you just -- >

harper has said that the decision to delay approval of key dean x.l. demonstrates, his words, "the necessity of making sure that we're able to access asian markets" -- asian markets, mr. president -- "for our energy products." that's what'what the canadian pr said. approval to delay decision of the pipeline is a "clear reminder about the strategic importance of diversifying our export markets." "a clear reminder about the strategic importance of diversifying our export markets." in other words, canada has a tremendous amount of oil. and canada will ensure that its oil is brought to market. it may go to the united states. it may go to china. it may go to another country. but canada's oil will be brought to market. thus the question for president obama is very simple, very straightforward: is it in america's interest to reduce our dependence on oil from the persian gulf and from venezuela? is it in america's interest to create tens of thousands of new jobs at a time of 8.6% unemployment? the answer is abundantly obvious. the answer, of course, is "yes." it is in america's best interest to reduce our dependence on oil from the persian gulf and venezuela. it is in americ