mr. jackson west. after that, we will move to public comment. >> members of the board, mr. elsbernd, mr. tim, i applied for an appointment to the sunshine ordinance taskforce last year. i am interested in seat 11 as a member of the public. i was educated in media production, i have primarily worked in technology although over the past five years as a self-employed journalist. in terms of any political background, i am politically independent, i am not a member of any party or any organization. my commitment to the issue is one of someone who has spent a lot of time in interest cruising databases including the website. sometimes in frustration. while i have not worked through the sunshine ordinance process, i have experienced filings and requests on the federal level. in terms of the time commitment. i do work as a startup in san francisco, i am flexible in terms of where i can work and otherwise for a fairer consideration as i think there would to a thorough job. >> >> we will be open now for public comment. >> i am a san francisco resident and i would like to speak on beha

mr. jackson. >> no, man. >> jimmy: it was ms. jackson? >> jimmy: i want to talk about this.s to play nick fury. >> yeah, i've done, what, two of them? >> jimmy: two of them? [ cheers and applause ] because every time i've seen him come on, it just gets crazy applause, no matter what theater i'm at. it's a fun gig. >> yeah, it's mad happening. but everybody loves nick fury. i'm like the first black nick fury. so it's all cool. [ laughter ] there's been, like, david hasselhoff and somebody else. now, it's me. but i got to do, in the next month or so, i have to do one day on "thor" and i got to do another day on "captain america." and, in april, we start "the avengers." the big deal with everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: people go nuts. but wait -- you haven't shot "thor" or "captain america" yet? >> yeah, "thor" -- well, "thor" and "captain america" are pretty much done, but i haven't done my part in them yet. i'm just connective tissue for them to join "the avengers." >> jimmy: it's so fun. can you say it? are you coming out after the credits or you're in the movie

mr. jackson. >> good afternoon. i would like to say congratulations to the new commissioners that are here. i was here to support you at the last hearing downstairs. this is the first time that the department of labor is coming to san francisco. one of the reason for that is because of the passage of the local hiring. i refuse to wait another 40 years for san francisco department to come into performance. i received a call before coming here today and i am really burned out. a department which is one of those work force ones. i named it to somebody. you know what? i am upset because what they don't seem to understand is that i pay their salaries. it is a slap in the face when the u.s. department coming from washington d.c. begins looking for information because i have known the lack of knowledge, and i know you have people watching this meeting today. do not allow miss jackson to file a complaint against your department. >> the information provided to us, is there a copy of the invitations to the they will have that

mr. jackson, for 30 minutes. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. let me first begin my associating myself with the remarks with -- with the gentlelady from district of columbia and gentlelady from maryland. there are comments about my comments that every child in this country should have an equal right to education of high quality. let me be clear. i raised the possibility that it might lead to a standard of an ipad for every child just like it leads to athletic facilities and music classes and other important resources for our children. let me be clear. these devices are receive -- revolutionizing our children and will alter the way we educate our children. mr. speaker, this is an ipad. an incredible device, so incredible, in fact, before i could open it up, after i recently purchased it, apple came out with the ipad 2. mr. speaker, this is a kindle. a device from amazon that allows you to download books and to read them. before i could finish opening up my kindle, kindle came out with an even smaller kindle, neither of which have been activated a

mr. jackson. >> thank you, madam chair, and mr. secretary, thank you for taking time to visit our subcommittee. i have a couple of questions, for most of my tenure in congress, i have advocated for full employment. i know humphrey also advocated, and we have arrived at levels. i truly believe that ending unemployment will solve a lot of the problems that our country faces. i'm sure you have seen the unrest in north africa and the middle east. one the things that the countries appear to have in common for which the committee addresses, high levels of unemployment through the various aid, whether it's bilateral, or multilateral assistance. what role do you think levels of unemployment are playing respect to instability, and north africa, and how treasury is working with other governments to bring down the unemployment levels? >> i think you raise an important question. you are right to point out in a country like egypt, for example, not only is unemployment -- overall unemployment very high, but concert among people who are well educ

mrs. jackson and mrs. benet for being here today. >> glad the and if you don't mind i do want to compliment. i visited two years ago or last year and the disney water program is wonderful. water is obviously quite a commodity there. >> thank you very much. i served on the board of land commissioners and the state investment board which administered the srf, state revolving fund for drinking water and the clean water action. mr. chairman i can tell you those programs my state are fueling helpful and making safe drinking water available in the state of wyoming since a great program. thank you. >> mrs. latourette? >> thank you mr. chairman and met an administrator and on the stand between you and freedom so i will attend to be -- >> you're in deep trouble. >> i'm glad the distinguished ranking member is still here because i don't think i can let them call h1 a dump truck without making several observations. h.r. 1i don't think was a dump truck. the dump truck was a majority party that didn't produce a budget,

mr. jackson, for 30 minutes. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let me express my appreciation to you and to the leadership of this congress for allowing me 30 minutes to speak to my constituents, but also to speak to the american people about the central issue that confronts our nation and this economic crisis. mr. speaker, the central issue that has confronted every congress, that remains unaddressed, for which i want to talk about tonight, is unemployment. the unemployment rate in our country is too high. the democratic message, job creation. and create jobs. i respect that message. republicans believe in tax cuts and tax breaks and probusiness perspective which many democrats support as well, and i believe that clearly economic growth is the path to job creation. but for the unemployed in our nation, a very, very different category, the debate led by democrats and led by republicans in the congress of the united states all too often ignores people who are unemployed. unemployment is a very special category. every member of congress kn

mr. jackson, for 30 minutes. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. let me first begin my associating myself with the remarks with -- with the gentlelady from district of columbia and gentlelady from maryland. there are comments about my comments that every child in this country should have an equal right to education of high quality. let me be clear. i raised the possibility that it might lead to a standard of an ipad for every child just like it lea to athletic facilities and music classes and other important resources for our children. let me be clear. these devices a receive -- revolutionizing our children and will alter the way we educate our children. mr. speaker, this is an ipad. an incredible device, so incredible, in fact, before i could open it up, after i recently purchased it, apple came out with the ipad 2. mr. spear, this is a kindle. a device from amazon that allows you to download books and to read them. before i could finish opening up my kindle, kindle came out with an even smaller kindle, neither of which have been activated at this

mr. jackson, is recognized for 30 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i've recently given several special order speeches about my view of the constitution and making my argument for why i think it should be amended to include certain basic rights that the american people currently lack, such as the right to a high quality education, the right to health care and equal rights for women. i believe these rights should be given to the american people as a matter of moral and social justice. however, more than that, i believe there is a strong economic case for why these rights should be granted by this congress. if we guarantee the right to an education of equal high quality to every american and give the congress the power to implement that right by appropriate legislation, then, mr. speaker, we will set off a true race to the top as states, cities and the federal government are compelled to meet a new standard. the nature of the problem, in 50 states there are 95,000 schools, there are 15,000 school districts, 3

mr. jackson, for five minutes. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the greatest threat to our democracy is unemployment. we all know the numbers. we all have far too many constituents that don't have jobs and can't provide for their families. too many americans are without work and more and more of them are losing hope. unemployment benefits are running out. fear is creeping in. for some of the unemployed, their tireless job search has been coming up empty because some employers won't even consider them for openings. recently "the new york times" reported that one employer listed a job that included the caveat, quote, no unemployed candidate will be considered at all, unquote. and that a texas electronic company said it won't, quote, consider, review anyone not currently employed regardless of the reason, unquote. it is reminiscent of a time when signs read, blacks or women need not apply. mr. speaker, i think it's high time we fix that. how are the unemployed supposed to find work if they don't get considered for a j.b. job? how do we expec

mr. jackson: that's good news. but our country needs to create 335,000 new jobs perment to keep up with population growth and to reduce unemployment to what it was before the recession. in communities like mine, unemployment is at least 15% and the numbers do not include those who stop looking for jobs. in order to hear their stories of the unemployed americans i've asked them to send me their resumes to resumesforamerica@mail.house.gov . i heard from peter, who said, i'm seconding out resumes every day, no response from any company out there, i think no company is hiring at all. no response, not even an email. mrs. christine of chicago said she's only had one phone interview after a year of looking and she can hardly believe it. why is it so hard to find work? maybe it's because the unemployed are not even being considered for many jobs. it's been reported that some companies will not even accept applications or grant interviews to those currently without a job. i hope unemployed americans are will send me their r

jackson. we heard also from mr. barrton, the ranking member on the congress committee that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant, so epa has no authority to regulate that. is that true? >> no, sir, that is untrue. >> okay. just so all the members are clear, what have you asked of industry in the greenhouse gas regulations, and have you seen evidence of refineries and power plants actually going out of business as a result of your actions? >> no, sir. actually, we've seen some permit activity that's encouraging i think. we have had about 100 applications that are now in process. psd are clean air act permits needed before either undertaking a new facility or a significant modification that raises the amount of greenhouse gases quite significantly. 26 of the 100 have done their analysis for greenhouse gas emissions, and that's before the permit house writers. two already received their greenhouse gas permits. i believe one is in louisiana, and the other is in california. >> okay. now, on clean waters. this dump truck of a

mr. jackson: unemployment rates are too high nationally. finding a job is already difficult for hundreds of thousands of americans, yet a growing number of employers are excluding jobless applicants from consideration, making the job search nearly impossible for those who are unemployed. companies have begun to post descriptions of vacancies, including statements like unemployed applicants will not be considered or must be currently employed, leaving those in most dire need of the job high and dry. it's a practice i utterly oppose. congress must put an end to it. i reminds me of when blacks, women, and asians were told they need not apply. how on earth can an unemployed person find a job if he or she is barred from applying? unemployment discrimination is as profound as racial discrimination. this is an appalling form of discrimination that hinders companies from finding the best workers and further disables our economy. it should not bele to kated in america or anywhere else. i call on those plagued by unemployment and joblessness to send

mr. jackson please. >> thank you chairwoman granger. thank you chairwoman clinton and welcome back. secretary clinton before 9/11 august 171998 arcs the first time outside of attacked our embassies in nairobi kenya and tanzania killing hundreds including 12 americans at the embassy in nairobi. since 1999 i long with several of bipartisan members of work to provide compensation to these 12 americans who are bravely serving their country despite intelligence unknown to the victims that show those embassies were likely al qaeda targets for attack. since the attacks a houses passed legislation during three separate congresses to address the issue only to be held up in the senate. furthermore the subcommittee has continually requested your department provide a legislative proposal for compensation to the state department employees killed by terrorist. yet no such legislation has been brought forward in the state department has failed to provide a reasonable proposal since the first congressional request in 1999. i'm sure we will be including similar language again in fiscal year 2012 bil

jackson lee: let me applaud the work of this committee and particularly mr. rahall and mr. costello who we worked very closely with. i serve as the ranking member on the transportation and security committee and i can't imagine a more perfect fit on the question of safety and security for our traveling public. i thank the chairman of the full committee and others associated with this legislation. however disappointed i am and having to come to the floor and raise questions about our next step. and i am particularly devastated about the cuts in the f.a.a.'s next generation air traffic system, the nextgen. whenever you think of air traffic controllers i want you to think of first responders as i'll discuss an amendment regarding the issue of ensuring the kind of staffing needs necessary to engage in security. farther, since i have the largest airports in the country, bush intercontinental airport, which we were proud to name, i'm disappointed that the

mr. chairman and thank you ms. jackson. this theme seems to be at least on the side of the aisle that there seems to be and i don't know how this can be classified otherwise, and we saw this in response on the cr to overreach why the epa. and just to give you an example, just a couple of weeks ago "the wall street journal" talked about a new rule promulgated just six weeks ago by the epa that finalized a rule that subjects dairy producers to the spill prevention control and countermeasure program. this was created in 1970 i believe to deal with oil spills near shorelines and navigable waterways. if this is done i believe as the epa put it, because of of the percentage of animal fat which is a nonpetroleum oil and milk. now this requires from my understanding that mitigation measures be put in, they dairies train first responders and cleanup for a call, bill containment facilities, worms and if possible. i can tell you i grew up milking a cow and i would have loved to have told my dad sorry, there is no berm here. i'm not go

mr. chair. thank you administrator jackson for coming to testify here today, and i want you to know on behalf of my constituents and the citizens of minnesota your hard work and ensuring they epa is much appreciated and in fact i got valentines to pass on to you. we support your mission to enforce our nation's laws to make the air we breathe cleaner and the water we drink safer. we know that we do face tough fiscal times and difficult choices must be made but the one thing that can never be sacrificed as the health of our children, our seniors and their most vulnerable populations which you addressed in your testimony. there has been a lot of talk about jobs and you know what can happen and what can't happen and this morning i was looking at politico and there was a story in there about some previous hearings that took place in other committees and there was a story in here and i referred to it at -- it talks about what happened when we as a nation were working on controlling and removing ozone depleting cfc's and some of the quotes in here where that the air-conditioning and refrigeration insti

mr. jackson please. >> thank you chairwoman granger. thank you chairwoman clinton and welcome back. secretary clinton before 9/11 august 171998 arcs the first time outside of attacked our embassies in nairobi kenya and tanzania killing hundreds including 12 americans at the embassy in nairobi. since 1999 i long with several of bipartisan members of work to provide compensation to these 12 americans who are bravely serving their country despite intelligence unknown to the victims that show those embassies were likely al qaeda targets for attack. since the attacks a houses passed legislation during three separate congresses to address the issue only to be held up in the senate. furthermore the subcommittee has continually requested your department provide a legislative proposal for compensation to the state department employees killed by terrorist. yet no such legislation has been brought forward in the state department has failed to provide a reasonable proposal since the first congressional request in 1999. i'm sure we will be including similar language again in fiscal year 2012 bil

mr. jackson, to insert extraneous materials in the record is granted. under the speaker's announced policy on jaff 5, 2011, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized for 60 minutes as the dez knee of the majority leader. mr. gohmert: these are serious times in which we are living. supposedly there's a chinese curse that says, may you live in interesting times. we certainly do. and i really have been shocked that the mainstream media has not done more in the way of stories on the americans, the four americans on a boat that were hijacked and then killed, and of course it made some news on february 22 when it happened but it appears it didn't survive much of a 24-hour cycle. this is an act of war against america. this was an act of war against four apparently had the gal -- gall to travel around and offer bibles to different places and apparently were spending american blood and treasure in places like afghanistan and iraq only to find out that they are persecuting christians in a manner that is reminiscent of why people came to europe and tried

mr. chairman. >> thank you. appreciate that. and again, thank you for being here administrator jackson and would like for to to your proposed 2012 budget and not for those warm welcoming remarks from all of us. the floor is yours. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning to you, ranking member moran and members of the subcommittee. thank you for inviting me to testify about president of office 2012 budget request for the environmental protection. congress enacted the bedrock environmental protection month in a broadly bipartisan basis. it did so to protect american children and adults from pollution that otherwise would make her life short or, less healthy and less prosperous. they did so to make beer drinking water in america's community cleaned enough to attract employees. we did so to enable america's local governments to revitalize, abandoning polluted site. he did so to safeguard the 40 million anglers. it did so to protect the farms as irrigation makes up a third of america's freshwater withdraws. and it did so to preserve the likelihood of the men and women america such as the chesapeake in the gulf of mexico. [inaudible]

jackson. we heard from mr. barton, the ranking member on the commerce committee, that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant under the definition of the clean air act. so epa has no authority to regulate that. is that true? >> no, sir, that is untrue. >> just so all the members are clear, what have you done in the greenhouse gas regulations and have you seen them going out of business as a result of your actions? >> no, sir, we have actually see activity that would be encouraging. we had about 100 applications now in process. these are clean air act permit applications that are needed before either undertaking a new facility or a significant modification that would raise the amount of greenhouse gases quite significantly. 25 of those 100 have already done their analysis, the greenhouse gas emissions, and that is before -- but for the permit writers, and two have already received their permits. one in california. >> on clean waters, this new bill, h.r. 1, because you guys dump everything imaginable did you could into

mr. jackson please. >> thank you chairwoman granger. thank you chairwoman clinton and welcome back. secretary clinton before 9/11 august 171998 arcs the first time outside of attacked our embassies in nairobi kenya and tanzania killing hundreds including 12 americans at the embassy in nairobi. since 1999 i long with several of bipartisan members of work to provide compensation to these 12 americans who are bravely serving their country despite intelligence unknown to the victims that show those embassies were likely al qaeda targets for attack. since the attacks a houses passed legislation during three separate congresses to address the issue only to be held up in the senate. furthermore the subcommittee has continually requested your department provide a legislative proposal for compensation to the state department employees killed by terrorist. yet no such legislation has been brought forward in the state department has failed to provide a reasonable proposal since the first congressional request in 1999. i'm sure we will be including similar language again in fiscal year 2012 bil

mr. chairman. thank you, miss jackson. the fame seems to be -- the famous sees to be -- the theme seems to be --just a couple of weeks ago, the wall street journal talked about a new role -- a new role -- new rule that suggest dairy producers have a spill prevention and control and countermeasure program to deal with oil spills nears shorelines and navigable waterways. this is done because of the percentage of animal fat which is a non petroleum oil in milk. it requires, my understanding is mitigation measures be put in an derry's train first responders and cleanup protocol, build containment facilities. i do not milking a cow. i would love to read been told by dad, sorry there is no buerm or around the barn. hal with a straight face can anyone in the epa say that given all the problems and the need to maintain the progress we have made in a budget environment like this, that in the epa promulgate new rules like this? it will not cost the epa much, but it will cost the dairy industry and farmers a lot. what is next? what a

jackson lee: mr. chairman, i have intention to discuss this amendment. i ask unanimous consent before i discuss the amendment to withdraw the amendment. the chair: the gentlewoman's request will be entertained after your remarks. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. first off, let me indicate -- the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: my colleagues, the importance of this issue. i served as the chairperson of the transportation security committee on homeland security, and i now serve as the ranking member. so i lived through these issues of security for a very long time. from the tragic moments of 9/11 and the organization of our homeland security committee, select committee and then the final committee, i've been involved in these issues. so my intent is to discuss why this is an important safety issue and an important security issue. and, again, it is to recognize that our air traffic controllers are really our first responders. it is important to note that air traffic controllers are in rural airports and small airp

mr. rogers will be followed by ms. jackson lee, ms. mccaul. >> thank you, mr. chairman and secretary, thank you for being here. i always look forward to having your feedback. recently, i had chief fisher in here from my subcommittee, and was -- we had a problem in coming up with the definition that dhs is using for determining whether or not they've secured the southwest border. the term is defined in the law, operational control is defined as being the prevention of all unlawful entries into the united states, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics and other contraband. when we asked chief fisher to define operational control, he had the department's definition which was different. why don't you all use the definition that's set out in federal law? >> well, representative, i think you'll find throughout federal law different definitions of different things where security is concerned. what we are concerned about is making sure the border regions, both northern and southern are safe and secure. we have some k

mr. dicks: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, one of our distinguished members. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake document, but that is what it is. as i left my constituency, the last words i heard is, don't you-all shut down the government. i am glad that mr. dicks worked hard to submit his amendment in the rules committee. it's unfortunate that the wise men and women didn't have a majority. republicans would not yield to a thoughtful amendment by mr. dicks. but this is a two-week document. we know how old and what many of us have seen a two-week old baby. that's what this is. a two-week document so we can do

mr. pallone: could i ask unanimous consent to give ms. sheila jackson lee, three minutes. didn't know she was on her way back. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? mr. burgess: no objection. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. pallone: thank you. can i yield to her at this time? mr. burgess: yes. mr. pallone: i now yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i come from the gulf region. i thank the distinguished gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, for yielding, and i thank dr. burgess for his courtesies, and also mr. towns. i rise in support of h.r. 570, because coming from the gulf coast and going through hurricane katrina, rita and ike , seeing the devastation of communities and knowing that a holeistic approach to health care is vital. we have a vibrant dental community in houston, texas. in particular, i want to note that senior dr. poindexter, has served on the american dental board and is an enthusiastic supporter of accessin

mr. president. >> ladies and tillman, we are returned -- adjourned. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i encourage you to consider applying for service on the civil grand jury. >> for more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call >> i pledge allegiance to the flag, one nation, under god, indivisible, -- secretary lt. falvey: taking roll call. commission president thomas president mazzucco is en route. commissioner dejesus. com

jackson lee: will the gentleman yield? will the gentleman yield? mr. mchenry: i ask how much time remains on both sides. the chair: the gentleman from north carolina has 2 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: will the gentleman yield? mr. mchenry: i yield back. the chair: all time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 7 printed in part a of house report 112-34. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. matsui: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7 printed in part a of house report 112-34 offered by mrs. mass suey of california. -- ms. matsui of california. the chair:

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. speaker. i stand today to ask my colleagues to help american families and children. and i join my good friend, congressman gutierrez, on acknowledging the many children, the talented children, that are in our schools that deserve the best education along with all of our children who happen to have been in this country most of their life but they're undocumented. they're called the dream act children. the children who are our future engineers and doctors, teachers and train workers, bus workers, people who help build america. it is time now to support comprehensive immigration reform, it's time now to distinguish between the bad guys who awful us want to see deported versus these young children who are athletes, who are men and women in the united states military, who are seeking to be part of the pillars of this community. i want to join in standing alongside of these american families and children not to break up families who are raising wonderful americans but ye

mr. rogers will be followed by ms. jackson lee, ms. mccaul. >> thank you, mr.airman and secretary, thank you for being here. i always look forward to having your feedback. recently, i had chief fisher in here from my subcommittee, and was -- we had a problem in coming up with the definition that dhs is using for determining whether or not they've secured the southwest border. the term is defined in the law, operational control is defined as being the prevention of all unlawful entries into the united states, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics and other contraband. when we asked chief fisher to define operational control, he had the department's definition which was different. why don't you all use the definition that's set out in federal law? >> well, representative, i think you'll find throughout federal law different definitions of different things where security is concerned. what we are concerned about is making sure the border regions, both northern and southern are safe and secure. we have some key

mr. rogers will be followed by ms. jackson lee, ms. mccaul. >> thank you, mr. thank you for bng here. i always look forward to having your feedback. recently, i had chief fisher in here from my subcommittee, and was -- we had a problemn coming up with the definition that dhs is using for determining whether or not they've secured the southwest border. the term is defined in the law, operational control is defined as being the prevention of all unlawful entries into the united states, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics and other contraband. when we asked chief fisher to define operational ontrol, he had the department's definition which was different. why don't you all use the definition that's set out in deral law? >> well, representative, i think you'll find troughout federal law different definitions of different things where security is concerned. what we areoncerned about is making sure the border region both northern and southern are safe and secure. we have some key concerns there. we've been making

that put our country on a track to be debt free by 2012 for the first time since andrew jackson's administration. mr. president, the fact is that alan greenspan was warning america and the senate that we were paying down our debt too fast, and that that could have implications on the marketplace. we know how to do this in a responsible way. how we got off track from that is a story i'm not going to go back into right now. it's pretty well known. but the truth of how we generated the 1990's economic boom is a story that has to be retold again and again. so let me just point out the difference here, we're not going to do this process in two weeks, we know that. so we ought to have a responsible c.r. that doesn't come back with another hatchet job that allows us to go forward and give ourselves a proper amount of time and agree we're going to tackle these larger issues and put something serious on the table with tax reform, spending, entitlements, all of those things on the table. but what we have in this house budget -- let me just point out, rather than just say it takes us backwards, i -- i want to

jackson lee: mr. speaker, thank you very much. while we are here in the united states and i am privileged and honored that we are comforted by our flag, our values and the fact that we can live in peace and security, mr. speaker, there are those who are fighting for freedom all over the world but in this instance in the mideast and they are dying as we speak. we have the uprising in egypt and yemen and bahrain. bahrain is moving people out of the streets. but then you move to libya and people are dying. today i stood with a mother who lives in the united states and her libyan american son was born here is lost in libya. at first she thought he was dead but she is looking to see whether or not there is news that was only wounded. even so, he was not in battle, he was providing food to those who needed the food and yet he was brought down. it is important that we not enter a war but that we create with our allies a no-fly zone otherwise gaddafi is going to slaughter the people of libya. where's our heart, where's our compassion? as

mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: good morning to the fend for yourself. that's the message of my friends on the other side of the aisle with short-term c.r.'s, $61 billion in reckless and ludicrous cuts that don't make sense, on 20% of the budget which is discretionary spending. but n.p.r., this morning i listened to n.p.r., as i usually do, and someone who designates them self as a republican called in and said i'm through. i'm a registered republican but i'm leaning democrat. i've been listening to n.p.r. for most of my life. biased, no? unbiased. n.p.r. is a voice of reason. federal funding frivolous? no. federal funding allows the object tift and no one can account -- objectivity and no one can account for it. n.p.r., national public radio, speaks the truth on all of our cases. it provides the american people foreignwide an opportunity to hear a fair and balanced -- ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, let me yield the gentle

jackson lee: mr. speaker, this one-minute is from the heart and it disturbs me and baffles me for a country that i love. i don't believe there's anything more precious than for members to stand up and pledge allegiance to this great nation. and then to be taught as children about the american dream. that's why democrats have focused their life's journey on creating jobs for americans. that's why we don't want to engage in frivolous budgeting that causes us to lose jobs. but why governor of wisconsin, governor of ohio, gomber daniels demonizing workers, teachers and transit workerers and police and fire fighters? does anybody know that wisconsin public workers offered $100 million last year to be able to help the state and have already committed to helping them this year? but no. union busting is not union busting. it is quashing the american dream. making it a crime to organize workers. what is america? i beg of them to stand against this kind of dastardly act and democrats are fighting for jobs. wher

about the disaster we're now joined live by james jackson a professor of tectonics activity ingrid university many times have being with us here on our team mr johnson so how large a scale is the disaster well it's a very knowledge or create three scale of the disaster is unfolding now would be earthquake is certainly one of the ten biggest in the last hundred years. and so the death toll we now know that it stands it's a several thousands but it's it's rising steadily hour by hour are we talking hundreds do you think off alison's. thoughts on the hundreds. of innocent wouldn't be surprised if a few thousand it's always very difficult to find out what happened. and if it likely do you think that the off the mouth of the tsunami will wash out the countries that are on the warning list as well throughout the pacific basin. yes the tsunami will certainly hits other countries around the base and it is really quite easy easy thing to actually forecast now. if this thing on steady ground we know that it's the extension of the so-called pacific ring of fire so why wasn't it ready for this earthquake i think it probably was really i mean japan is pr

mr. rahall: i yield 15 seconds. ms. jackson lee: i am disappointed that we would have a shuster amendment that would put a dent in the rulemaking. and then, of course, the costello-latourette amendment, which i support, how you can win by 70,000 and then you count the people that didn't vote and then lose by 150,000? let's be fair. let's have a bill that responds to the needs of all. i yield back. the chair: the time of the gentlelady has expired. the gentleman from florida. mr. mica: i yield 15 seconds for the purpose of unanimous consent request to chairman hall from texas. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hall: i ask unanimous consent to enter a statement in support of mr. neugebauer's amendment into the record. i under it will be considered shortly and i support it. the chair: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. chairman, i'm ready to close if the other side is ready. ok. i really appreciate the sincere efforts of the chairman of my committee, the gentleman from florid

mr. leahy: i would just ask consent to put my full statement in the record. miss jackson is one of four nominees to the vacancies that have plagued the district court of the district of columbia for years. and this should have gone last year but i'm glad it's going this year. i strongly support -- i strongly support miss jackson and put my full statement in the record and yield back any time i have. the presiding officer: all time is yielded back. the minority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, the ayes are 97. the nays are stkaoe roerbgs and the -- nays are zero. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid on the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate and the senate will resume legislative session. the senator from massachusetts. a senator: i

mr. quayle, senator helms, your policy is wrong. dead wrong. and you know it. >> couric: friends say elizabeth taylor often reached out to kindred spirits like michael jackson. she stood by him as his own personal demons became headlines. >> we're both show business children, had no childhood to speak of, and went through the loneliness of that. >> couric: today violet flowers, the color of her eyes, cover that star on the hollywood walk of fame. in january, she tweeted to her fans: elizabeth taylor was 79. in addition to her children, elizabeth taylor is survived by ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. and of course many, many friends, including bill and hillary clinton who said: we'll take another look at elizabeth taylor's work in the fight against aids later in this broadcast. now turning to libya where moammar qaddafi's hold on power may in face be slipping. allied air strikes tonight reportedly targeted his compound. coalition planes also bombed qaddafi forces today in mizurata to stop them from firing artillery at civilians. defense secretary robert gates says he can't predict how long the operation will last, he did say the u.s. could tran

mr. hanna of new york. amendment number 6 by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 8 by ms. maloney of new york. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. bachus: i ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of h.r. 839 the clerk be authorized to correct section numbers and cross references and to make such other technical and conforming changes that may be necessary to reflect the actions of the house in amending the bill to include striking paragraph one on page five, line 16 and inserting in lieu thereafter paragraph 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bachus: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. bachus: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that h.r. 1148 be re-referred primarily to the committee on financial services and additionally to the committees on agriculture, home administration, judiciary, ethics and rules. the speaker pro tempore: without ob

mr. dicks: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, one of our distinguished members. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake document, but that is what it is. as i left my constituency, the last words i heard is, don't you-all shut down the government. i am glad that mr. dicks worked hard to submit his amendment in the rules committee. it's unfortunate that the wise men and women didn't have a majority. republicans would not yield to a thoughtful amendment by mr. dicks. but this is a two-week document. we know how old and what many of us have seen a two-week old baby. that's what this is. a two-week document so we can do

mr. polis: it's my honor to yield one minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: we are facing a c.r. of $61 billion in cuts causing the loss of 800,000 jobs. what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let'sot leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes, hamp needs reform. but what does it mean to eliminate a program? of course the hamp has a grandfather provision but all america wants is to get the programs to work. neighborhood stabilization works. hamp can work. now you're letting banks off the hook so that every day a homeowner calls and can hear the sound foreclosed. at leas