mr. harper for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i can think of few topics more important across the country in every congressional district than the one we're on today. so thanks to each of our guests who are giving testimony today and also welcome mayor hill and also just to have each of you here is something that we greatly appreciate. and my dear friend kirby mayfield who's here, who's ceo of the mississippi rural water association who's been a great contact and person sharing information with us. so we're thankful for that. if i could mr. newman, ask you. in your testimony you talked about the trust relationship that small communities have with circuit riders. as we continue to discuss how epa could and should help our communities comply with federal regulation among other things, would you please take a minute and elaborate on the importance of that trust relationship that our water systems have with our circuit riders? >> yes, sir. the relationship that has been established over the years between the rural water associati

mr. harper for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and i can think of few topics more important across the country and every district and the one we are on today so thanks to each of the guests giving testimony today and also welcome to the mayor and each of you here is something that we greatly appreciate and my dear friend kirby mayfield who is the ceo of the mississippi rural water association who's been a great contact and person sharing information with us so we are thankful for that. if i could, in your testimony you talked about the trust relationship small communities have with circuit writers. as we continue discussing the issue on how the epa could and should help the communities comply with federal regulations among other things would you take a minute he elaborate the trust relationship that our water systems have with our circuit writers? >> the relationships that have been established over the years between the water association and the utility manager is to certified water operators and mayors to small town cou

mr. harper. >> he gave police an alibi the night tara was last season. seen.ouse bar a watering hole and spent the late evening driving around with a cop car in a police friend. >> with his alibi we interviewed any one we could identify having been associated with him. that alibi held up. >> when was the last time you actually saw her? >> the 14th of october. >> it was on a friday morning. >> about what time? >> around 9:00. >> what were the circumstances? >> she awoke me by knocking on my windows. >> is that something common where she would knock on your windows or is that unusual? >> it is not unusual, but she was crying and was upset about something. she was very irrational. she found out i was dating someone she would commit suicide. >> i didn't want to think that, but in the back of my mind i think it's possible for anybody. >> there were rumors going around town that tara had possibly committed suicide. i think that started because everybody knew she was upset about the situation with marcus. i have never believed for one minute that tara committed suici

mr. harper, mr. palazzo, other members in attendance, mr. mccarthy of california mrs. mcmorris rogers, mr. aderholt, mr. neugebauer, mr. conaway, mr. mchenry, mr. fleming, mr. thompson of pennsylvania, mr. walberg, mrs. black, mr. denham, mr. flores mr. hultgren, mr. mckinley, mr. womack, mr. hudson, mr. messer and mrs. radewagen. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. garamendi: thank you very much. alzheimer's. alzheimer's. a word that brings fear and trauma to families all across america and indeed around the world. tonight we're going to spend our time talking about this dreaded disease, for which there is no known cure and which always ends in death. i'd like now to turn to my colleagues, this being a bipartisan special order hour unusual, to be sure, but absolutely appropriate, given the fact that this illness affects virtually every american family. i'd like now to turn to mr. goodlatte, our colleague f

mr. harper for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you ms. mccarthy for being here and i think we are near the end so that's a good thing. >> that's a good thing too. >> if i could talk to specifically we have a number of industries, number of groups in my home state of mississippi that are greatly impacted by the rules that are promulgated and enforced and one that i would like to touch on per minute would be our wood in pellet heating unit manufactures. they are problems with the performance standards that the epa just finalized, you know it's something that really impacts us. these are small businesses that don't have a lot of room in their budgets for r&d costs in addition to testing lab fees and those things. i think most companies are going to be okay. they can probably get there but the second stage which i believe is scheduled to be implemented in 2020 that's going to be extremely costly. it's that slow emissions targets that would be almost impossible to achieve with the current technology we have in the resources. my question is wha

. >> senator harper, you're next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. to chairman packwood, my friend bill bradley, it's great to see you. i was talking with brian sealander the other day, whom you graciously sent to me, sent him to delaware, signed him up to my senate race and one of the reasons why i'm here today is because of that kind gift along with sean barney and a couple of others who came as well. so, thank you for all of them. you couple of years ago, we're having a hearing on the issue of debts reduction and had a bunch of really smart people here to talk to us that day, too. one was ellen blinder. has been the vice chairman of the federal reserve. back now teaching economics at some school in new jersey, starts with a p. >> princeton. >> that's it. at his testimony he said to us, in terms of debts reduction, 800 pounds of -- health care costs. says if we don't get our arms around that we're doomed. he said more than that, but that was the substance. >> i said, what's your advice to us? he sat there for a while and thought, then he said, this

. >> senator harper, you're next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. to chairman packwood, my friend bill bradley, it's great to see you. i was talking with brian sealander the other day, whom you graciously sent to me sent him to delaware signed him up to my senate race and one of the reasons why i'm here today is is is because of that kind gift along with sean barney and a couple of others who came as well. so, thank you for all of them. you couple of years ago, we're having a hearing on the issue of debts reduction and had a bunch of really smart people here to talk to us that day, too. one was ellen blinder. has been the vice chairman of the federal reserve. back now teaching economics at some school in new jersey, starts with a p. >> princeton. >> that's it. at his testimony he said to us in terms of debts reduction, 800 pounds of -- health care costs. says if we don't get our arms around that, we're doomed. he said more than that, but that was the substance. sfrz i said what's your advice to us? he sat there for a while and thought, then he said

subcommittee wasn't our vice chair representative harper and other members of the subcommittee on this very important issue. with that i thank you. and mrg the chairman of the full committee. >> customers of all public water systems large and small wealthy and disadvantaged deserve safe and affordable drinking water. unfortunately public water systems across the country are facing staggering infrastructure replacement costs and emerging threats including climate change. resources is essential to any conversation about safe drinking water. much of our nation's drinking water infrastructure is well beyond its useful life and in desperate need of replacement. investing in drinking water protects public health creates jobs and boosts the economy. this is particularly important in the case of small and rural systems which even minor projects can be unaffordable and i thank the chairman for calling this hearing to examine the challenges these systems face. in 1996 this committee passed amendments to the safe drinking water act that set a number much programs intended to help small and rural water systems. those programs focus on capacity deve

mr. speaker, congressional leaders, distinguished guests, veterans of the first special service force and your families, it's my honor to be here on behalf of prime minister stephen harperoday. and two of my parliamentary colleagues are here in washington with me. i'm also honored to be hire at canada's veterans affairs minister and as someone who wore the canadian armed forces uniform because of inspiration from your generation. and i want to thank the united states congress for this prestigious honor, extraordinary recognition for extraordinary efforts. 1800 americans and canadians came together to form the first special service force. they were united in training to become a commando force that would be disruptive on the battlefields of europe. they were also united in the knowledge that their service and their unique style bore extreme risks. and their service was tremendous and legendary by now in italy and in france. in anzio in particular where they fought for 99 days without relief. so we're fosht nate today that this special occasion allows us to bring some of them together. we get to hear from charlie and eugene. and we get to remember those who are not with u

when my wife and i had our first daughter, we decided to name her harper after one of the most incredible people we know. mr. speaker my daughter gave me very clear instructions before i came here and that is to let everyone know how much we love this american hero in my office i keep two pictures. one of the day he was shot down and the other was the day he was united with his family. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dold: it reminds me of the power of faith and the strength of a brotherhood. and the honor that tpwhoun could take away. on the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest hours endured by an american aviator, let the record show that we stand and applaud this most revered american patriot. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. the scheduled march 3 invitational of speaker boehner to israeli prime minister netanyahu to speak to a joint session of congress is wrong on many levels. it's a delivered attempt by the israeli prime

harper refinance program. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from south carolina mr. mulvaney. >> thank you mr. chairman. i appreciate your dedication to following the law and follow the statute. i hope it's an example he sets up for the rest of the administration. regarding the statute, i think we talked a little bit today about the statute regarding the extension the what statute did you rely on in ending the suspension? >> the housing trust fund statute the affording -- of herbal housing -- it was reauthorized by congress in error. >> correct. i misunderstood what you said but that's the statute that says when to suspend correct? there is the statutory guidance for you on how to end a suspension, is there? >> it says the director shall temporarily suspend. i would assume the word temporarily has an inverse that says you can on suspend. you know, technically you may be right that there's no statute that specifically says -- >> let's walk through this. >> but you apply the same criteria to suspend and unsuspend and that so we did. >> i think that's fair but by the s

mr. speaker veterans of the first special service force and families, it is my honor to be here on behalf of of stephen harperr of canada and someone who wore the uniform because of inspiration to your generation and this includes extraordinary recognition and extraordinary efforts. 1800 americans and canadians came together on the first special service force and they were united in training to become a commando force in the battlefields of europe and they were also united in the knowledge that their service and unique style for unique risks was tremendous and legendary by now. in italy as well as france where they fought for 99 days without relief. and fortunately this allows some of them to we brought together. we get to hear from charlie in eugene. but we also remember those who are not with us like tommy prins canada's most decorated aboriginal veteran of the second world war. thank you. >> he served as a reconnaissance scout in our nation awarded him the military medal and yours the silver star. he was one of 59 silver stars awarded by the u.s. government to canadians serving under command in the devil's

mr. speaker, congressional leaders, distinguished guests veterans of the first special service force and your families, it's my honor to be here on behalf of prime minister stephen harper as someone who wore the canadian armed forces uniform because of inspiration from your generation. and i want to thank the united states congress for this prestigious honor extraordinary recognition for extraordinary efforts. 1800 americans and canadians came together to form the first special service force. they were united in training to become a commando force that would be disrupt tiff on the battlefields of europe. they were also united in the knowledge that their service and their unique style bore extreme risks. and their service was tremendous and legendary by now in italy and in france. in answer yo in particular where they fought for 99 days without relief. so we're fosht nate today that this special occasion allows us to bring some of them together. we get to hear from charlie and eugene. and we get to remember those who are not with us, like thomas prince from manitoba, canada's most decorated veteran of the second world war. thank you please. [ applause ] mr. prince serve

mr. speaker congressional leaders, distinguished guests distinguished guests veterans of the 1st special service force and your families it is my honor to be hear on behalf of prime minister stephen harperter and as someone who wore the canadian armed forces uniform because of inspiration from your generation. i want to thank the united states congress for this prestigious honor extraordinary recognition for extraordinary efforts. 1800 american and canadians came together to form the 1st special service force. they were united in training to become a commando a commando force that would be disruptive from the battlefields of europe and also were united in the knowledge that there service and a unique style were extreme risks. and they're service was tremendous and indeed legendary in italy and in france, in particular where they fought for 99 days without relief. so we are fortunate that this special occasion allows us to bring some of them together. we get to here from charlie and eugene. we get to remember those or not with us like tommy prince for manitoba canada's most decorated aboriginal veteran of the 2nd world war. thank you. please. [applause] our nation rewarded the military m