mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to support h.r. 386. this bill establishes criminal penalties for knowingly aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. incidents involving lasers aimed at aircraft have raised concerns over the potential threat to aviation safety and national security. some are concerned that terrorists might use high powered lasers to, among other things, incapacitate pilots. there's also concern that the lasers could distract or temporarily incapacitate pilots in flight. they pez a safety hazard to flight operations. even brief exposure to a relatively low powered laser beam can cause discomfort and temporary visual impairment. the visual distractions of a laser can cause a pilot to become disoriented or to lose situational awareness while flying. higher powered laser device can incapacitate pilots and inflict eye damages and injuries when viewed at closer ranges. in fact, the national transportation safety board documented two cases in which pilots sustained eye injuri

mr. johnson knocked on the door. you may have figured it out by now. to us, he was still the great dark man. a mythical man or object to desire. it was probably why we jumped to attention. jesus. tucking the incriminating evidence. wait. let this go down first. >> why? i don't know. seems rude. ben widened his eyes at me. did you learn that from miss manners. i hid myself. this probably made me look grand. that somehow seemed preferable. men opened the door. he was standing there. i'm sorry fellows. come on in. our visitor shot a quick glance. can we get you something to drink? remaining seated. there's a soda machine. no thanks. did you have a hard time finding us. i'm michael i said. finally standing. this is ben. he shook our hands. i'm patrees. i am worried that it might make me squirm. i found it hospitable. that it put he more at easy. we're glad you came. patrice smiled. ben caught my guy. he began to rearrange the forskin. it seemed to swell. when he removed it, he said, i open it's okay. i'm sort of a kiss pig. no problem. as i caught my breat

mrs. johnson what those boys had told me and also how i felt about our involvement in vietnam, it seems that within two hours i was out of work in the united states, according to my dossier that was given to me not just . not the whole thing, just a smidgen. it said that i was on the cia list in the united states of america. q: now you spoke up during a . a discussion that was largely devoted to the beautification of america. ek: well, her idea, and according to the ladies there, too, was to plant wild seeds along route 66. (laughter) ek: and i thought, that's all very well and good. but what we need is education for everyone, equal education for all, and why is it that our schools are so dilapidated and our educational system so much at fault? because i believe that if you get an education, you can cross anybody's line. because it's your intelligence that counts, not what you look like. (applause) q: did you have any sense as you walked from the white house that day what was about to hit you? did you have any idea that you had jumped into boiling water? ek: no. because i have a feeling of f

mr. lazard to read the spirits of officer suguitan. >> on saturday generate 23, 2010 at 1721 hours, ms. johnson phoned the police to report that her roommate, mr. smith, was suffering from psychological problems, had been drinking, and was taking medication. in her request for the police, this johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind

mr. johnson of ohio. the chair: the gentleman from ohio, mr. johnson and member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. johnson: my amendment would stop the department of interior and enforcement from going forward with the proposed revision to the stream buffer rule that could, according to the obama's administration own analysis eliminate up to 29,000 coal industry and coal-related jobs. cut coal mining production by 50% and increase the cost of electricity for families and businesses. in december, 2008, o.s.m. issued a clarification of the stream buffer zone rules after a five-year process that included 40,000 public comments, two proposed rules and 5,000 pages of environmental analysis from five different agencies. the final rule clarified and codified coal surface mining practices that had been in effect for over 30 years. but an entry in the federal recommending industry from june, 2009, shows that early in the first days of the obama administration, the decision was made to re-open the ca

mr. johnson and pointed me out to him. the first expression which came to his face and which i think was the true index of his heart was one of bitter contempt and aversion. seeing that i had observed him, he tried to assume a more freely appearance, but it was too late. it is useless to close the door when all within had been seen. his first glance was the front of the man. the second was a bland and sickly smile of the demagogue. i turned to mrs. dorsey in said, whatever andrew johnson may be, he is no friend of our race. that is what frederick douglass thought of andrew johnson. tell me more. >> well, here actually read johnson. frederick douglass was a brilliant man, and he could see that this was a man who did not have the best interests of african-americans at heart. it is a terrible thing to think that this guy was ahead of reconstruction. the question was what do we do with four million african- american slaves who were set free. his answer was, send them back to as near slavery as possible. >> was johnson that of

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mr. johnson? >> is it possible at some point during the process at a non- quorum meeting that you could make the poa available for a meeting spot so we could meet the officers? >> that would not be a problem. president mazzucco: it sounds as we have a plan. we will move forward with that in mind. >> we can tell the public our commitment is to conduct these listening sessions before we begin interviews, correct? president mazzucco: i think we can start accepting applications and review the applications. >> i meant the interviews, though. president mazzucco: the actual interviews themselves should be done as we finish our last community meeting, but we can start betting the applications -- vetting the applications. >> for my part, i would like to ensure the community we want to listen in how we ask questions of these candidates. we will learn things as we listen. president mazzucco: for future reference, starting with next week, african put on as a personnel matter in closed session -- if we can put

mrs. johnson broke all the barriers. man. >> reporter: johnson's fashion fairs were raising money for charity at a time when african-americans were fighting for civil rights. >> chased by the ku klux klan, they threw rocks at us. >> reporter: eunice johnson traveled to europe's top designers to get her fashions. but many did not want african-americans borrowing their clothes. audrey was johnson's right hand. >> i used to write checks for $50,000. >> reporter: that caught their attention. and respect. daughter linda johnson wright says her mom made designers like emilio pucci start thinking. >> i would like to have black models in the show. can you find me some? and my mother said, are you kidding me? >> reporter: designer oscar de la renta says johnson was the first to introduce music on runways. ♪ putting the show in fashion. >> for the first time, unbelievably extraordinary, beautiful girls moving to music. >> can i try it on? >> oh, heavens, yes. >> reporter: in 50 years, johnson collected more than 8,000 looks. her sh

mrs. johnson broke all the barriers. a brave, brave woman. >> reporter: johnson's fashion fairs were raising money for charity at a time when african americans were fighting for civil rights. >> we were chased by the ku klux klan. they threw rocks at us. >> reporter: eunice johnson traveled to europe's top designers to get her fashions, but many did not want african americans borrowing their clothes. >> i used to write checks for $50,000. >> reporter: that caught their attention and respect. daughter linda johnson rice says her mom made designer like imileo pucci start thinking. >> i would like to have black models in my show. you can find me some? and my mother said, "are you kidding me?" >> reporter: designer oscar de la renta says johnson was the first to introduce music on runways. putting the show in fashion. >> for the first time, unbelievable, extraordinary, beautiful girls moving to music. >> reporter: can i try that on? >> oh heavens, yes. >> reporter: in 50 years, johnson collected more than 8,000 looks. her sho

mr. johnson: would the geleman yield? mr. dreier: i yield right now to the geleman from gold river, five minutes. i wod love to engage in a colloquy if mr. polis would yield time on this issue. five minutes to my friend from gold river, the chairman of the cybersecurity subcommittee the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. lungren: thank you very much , mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman, the chairman of the rules committee, for granting me this time. the author of the sunset provision that requires us to these three portions of e patriot act. i offered that when we had the re-authorization of the overall bill because i thought these were three sections that were, at that time, controversial, and that we ought to be required to review it. so i did support the authorization for a year that we had last year, but i fully expected that the judiciary committee would hold hearings so that before this date we would have acted on any changes anyone deemed necessary. i would say i am n

mr. johnson: would the gentleman yield? mr. dreier: i yield right now to the gentleman from gold river, five minutes. i would love to engage in a colloquy if mr. polis would yield time on this issue. five minutes to my friend from gold river, the chairman of the cybersecurity subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. lungren: thank you very much , mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman, the chairman of the rules committee, for granting me this time. the author of the sunset provision that requires us to these three portions of the patriot act. i offered that when we had the re-authorization of the overall bill because i thought these were three sections that were, at that time, controversial, and that we ought to be required to review it. so i did support the authorization for a year that we had last year, but i fully expected that the judiciary committee would hold hearings so that before this date we would have acted on any changes anyone deemed necessary. i would say

mr. johnson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, we've had promise after promise after promise after promise that the republicans were going to pay attention to what the people wanted. and what the people want is jobs, jobs, jobs. i rise in opposition to this amendment, madam speaker, and i want to point out that these republican cuts that have been proposed are draconian, they are extremist, they are bad for america, they're bad for our economic recovery. everybody knows that we just came out of the worst recession since the great depression. we call it the great recession. we're just coming out of it even though most americans don't feel it yet. certainly those folks up on wall street who got the bailouts, they feel the recovery and they are back to the huge bonuses and salaries, and they are looking at this republican congress to release them from all the regulatory measures that the democrats put in place over the last two years so that they can continue to party. and while they party, their friends here in congre

mr. johnson is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to recognize my friend from dallas. it is too bad you're not there for the super bowl. >> i did not give to the game. >> ambassador kurt and i have known each other for a long time. i am glad he has had the opportunity to join us on this committee. for the record, he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas i am know you are aware of the benefits of trade in our area. dallas is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. exports from texas to australia averaged $800 million in the three years after that trade agreement, they increased to 66%. texas exports to chile were declining before an agreement. since the agreement, imports have increased by 107%. these numbers tell me we are spinning our wheels. this agreement was signed in 2007 and at this is 2011 and we still have not finished them. i would like to know why we are delaying because other nations in the world are taking our

mr. johnson is recognized. >> mr. secretary, of the congressional budget office shows permanent deficits in the social security program meaning that social security payroll tax can't fully cover the benefits. in other words the cost of paying benefits is more than revenues coming in to pay. you would agree. we are in on a very tight time schedule so i will ask a few simple questions and i ask you to be brief in responding if you would. how are we paying benefits if we don't have sufficient payroll taxes. is 310 -- treasury paying social security interested is turning from the i/o yous treasury gave the system when it barred payroll taxes bumped social security to pay for other government spending? >> we have the ability to meet our commitments to social security beneficiaries and we will continue to meet that obligation but we recognize as many of your colleagues to that over the longer-term, we have some time to get this right, we need to make sure we secure social security for future generations and that will requir

mr. johnson. specs before, mr. chairman. first i want to well, my friend from dallas.d you weren't there. the super bowl might have been a better place to go. [laughter] >> unfortunately i was there. [laughter] >> bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other a long time and i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on the committee. >> i would like the committee to vote for the record, he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] now mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas i know that you are aware of the benefits of trade to the area and i assure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone, dallas export almost $7 billion to both nafta and kafta. the numbers go on and on. in three years before the u.s.-austria agreement, exports from texas lostroh it averaged 800 million. in three years after the trade agreement, texas exports averaged 1.3 billion per year and increased 66%. before the u.s. through coach rollie grumet, texas exports to chile were declining. since

mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. the republican c.r. is another broken promise that will eliminate thousands of good-paying jobs in construction, law enforcement, research and education and public safety. this is just more of the same and this turns us into a pink slip nation. i believe that's what the goal of the republicans is. and this bill will cost us jobs today, tomorrow, and in the future by failing to invest in our infrastructure and by failing to invest in education. mr. speaker, the mistakes the majority intends to make today will not be very easy to reverse. i urge the majority to keep its promise to america, which is, it's all about jobs. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 92 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number nine, house resolution 92, resolved,

mr. johnson. of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for how much time does the gentleman yield? two minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of house res.lusion 72. for too long the e.p.a., the department of the interior and other permitting agencies have held vitally important energy projects hostage to their unreasonable job-killing demands. in eastern and southeastern ohio, our unemployment rates are among the highest in the state and we're falling behind the rest of the nation. but we're blessed when an abundance of natural resources that we can tap into to create thousands of high-paying jobs and economic opportunity if the government would simply get out of the way. over the last week i met with my constituents at three town hall meetings and there was one message that came through loud and clear. get the government out of the way so we can get back on the right economic track. right now there's a company that wants to invest $6 bil

mr. johnson is recognized. >> thank you mr. chairman. first i want to welcome my friend from dallas.to bed he went there the super bowl. it might've been a better place to go. >> i was there sliding around but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time and i'm glad he is finally have the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the root he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. [laughter] mr. ambassador is the fan mark mark -- former mayor of dallas and then you are well aware of the benefits of trade to our area and i am sure you know that the dallas area is the ninth largest interpol is an exporter in the united states. 2008 alone dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on and in three years before the u.s. australia agreement exports from texas to australia averaged 800 million. in the three years after the trade agreement texas exports averaged 1.3 billion per year and an increase of 66%. before the u.s. chile agreement texas

mr. johnson is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first i want to welcome my friend from dallas. too bad you were there. super bowl might have been a better place to go. >> unfortunately i was there sliding around. but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless you. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i've glad he's finally had an opportunity to visit here on the committee. i would like the committee to note for the record he and i used to bet dinners and he still owes me one. mr. ambassador, as the norme mayor of dallas i know are you well aware of the benefits of trade to our area. i'm sure you know the delal area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. to that alone, dallas exported almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on. three years before the u.s.-australia agreement, exports from texas to australia averaged $800 million. in three years after that trade agreement, texas exports averaged $1.3 billion per year. an increase of 66%. before the u.s.-chile agreement, texas exports to chile were declining. si

mr. johnson is recognized. [laughter] >> thank you, mr. chairman. first, i want to welcome my friend from dallas. too bad you weren't there, the super bowl might have been a better place to go. [laughter] >> unfortunately, i was there sliding around. [laughter] but i didn't go to the game. >> god bless ya. ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the record he and i used to bet dinners, and he still owes me one. [laughter] now, mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas, i know you're well aware of the benefits of trade in that area, i'm sure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on. and three years before the u.s./australia agreement exports from texas to trail ya averaged $7 billion, an increase of 66%. before the u.s./chile agreement, texas exports to chile were declining. since the agree

mr. johnson's presence at the chair and recognition of our troops who served. these programs are a small way to support those who have sacrificed so much to keep us safe and free. mr. chairman and ranking member dicks, as you begin the difficult task of reviewing the fiscal year 2012 budget, i ask that you consider the needs and the well-being of our injured service men and women. i hope we can work together to ensure that these types of rehabilitation programs for wounded warriors are given fair consideration during that process. mr. speaker, i now yield to mr. langevin. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, i'd also like to highlight the success of the wounded warrior rehabilitation program. spefpkly those who choose community partnerships to provide injured military personnel with an opportunity to engage in sports activities. these programs illustrate the power of supports activities to help wounded warriors return to a healthy and active lifestyle. today thousands of injured service members from iraq and afghanistan conflict have b

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mr. johnson is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, the congressional budget office says permanent deficits and the social security program in the social security payroll tax cannot fully cover the benefits. in other words, the cost of paying benefits is now more than the revenues coming in to pay that. you would agree. we are on a very tight time schedule, so i will ask a few simple questions and ask you to be brief in responding. how are we paying benefits if we don't have sufficient payroll taxes? is the treasury paying social security interest it is hurting from the ious treasury gave the system when it borrowed payroll taxes from social security to pay for other government spending? >> we have the ability to meet our commitments and will continue to meet that obligation , but we recognize, as do many of your colleagues that over the longer term we have some time to get this right. we need to make sure we strengthen social security for future generations which will require some changes. as the president said, we are will

mrs. christensen: thank you, congressman johnson. thank you for your passion on maff on the middle class and the poor. as congressman scott said, throughout this recession, it's been the working people and the poor who have borne the brunt of the recession an now they're being asked to give more while those who were wealthier and the corporations did very well and they're being asked nothing. so we do need to, you know, make sure that our voices are heard and that we do everything we can to make sure that the programs that are so important to this country and to the future of this country, if we're going to win the future are not lost, beginning with the c.r. now i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. donald payne, also a former chair of the congressional black caucus, who has been a leader on education as well as in international affairs, but education, a senior member of the education and labor committee. mr. payne: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me begin by thanking the yealt from the vir-in i

mrs. johnson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank the two leaders on this committee for the kind of professional work that we've done over the years together, notwithstanding what side is in the majority. and i want to especially point out that mr. costello made many efforts to move this bill, and i hope we don't have to go to the 18th extension. safety continues to be my number one concern, and i'm hoping that we will produce a bill that provides a meaningful bill in modernizing our air traffic control system, reducing congestion in our skies and providing a needed boost to our nation's airports. i look forward to working with my fellow committee members on both sides of the aisle and hope that we'll be moving as quickly as the full chairman wants us to move on this bill. thank you. >> thank you. and at this time recognize the vice chairman of the subcommittee, our colleague from the iron range, northern minnesota, representative? >> thank you, chairman and ranking member costello for holding this important hearing

mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to give advice to members of the majority party. my grandma used to tell me, son, keep your promises. as we all know the majority promised to be focused on job creation but the 11 bills that have been passed this body thus far, two months, they have failed to create a single job. watch out for these budget cuts that these republicans are proposing also. i'm going to tell you, if you are a firefighter or police officer or teacher, you are out of luck. this recovery needs to work for the working people of this nation not just the wall street bankers. today we should be voting for investing and making products in america not on toothless resolutions. if we continue on this path much longer, the american people will see for themselves that they have been lied to. to the majority party, you need to keep your promises and stop shrinking the middle class. you need to be about job creation like you promised. don't turn america into a pipping slip nation. and -- pink slip nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does t

mrs. johnson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank the two leaders on this committee for the kind of professional work that we've done over the years together, notwithstanding what side is in the majority. and i want to especially point out that mr. costello made many efforts to move this bill, and i hope we don't have to go to the 18th extension. safety continues to be my number one concern, and i'm hoping that we will produce a bill that provides a meaningful bill in modernizing our air traffic control system, reducing congestion in our skies and providing a needed boost to our nation's airports. i look forward to working with my fellow committee members on both sides of the aisle and hope that we'll be moving as quickly as the full chairman wants us to move on this bill. thank you. >> thank you. and at this time recognize the vice chairman of the subcommittee, our colleague from the iron range, northern minnesota, representative? >> thank you, chairman and ranking member costello for holding this important hearing

mr. johnson. >> i think this is absolutely the right question at the right time. something in the order of 10 million, tens of billions doesn't do anything in this context and i don't even if you talk about hundreds of billions that makes it that much different. i think you need to be talking about the big chill the dollar items on the horizon and there were too. lummis tax reform where the good news is the taxes so antiquated and messed up that even if you don't want to raise revenue in the gdp over the cycle there are plenty of ways to improve incentives and when you are improve incentives you will get some additional revenue. we take in terms of taxes lot of gdp ten to 15 percentage points less than other industrialized countries that have better tax systems. using it makes the tax system better. the second is health care medicare in particular. that is the big budget buster by 2014. i doubt you want to take on medicare in this congress but those are your two choices those are the things that would make the difference here and i have to say in this context i di

mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, the comprehensive and detailed aalcy that we have already received from our distinguished chairman and my colleagues, i'm not sure what i can add but i'll try. article 1, section 1 of our constitution provides that all legislative powers to be granted to congress of the united states. in fifth grade i had a teacher who taught us what was right at the time and was badly distorted since and that is we have three branches of government. executive branch to apply the law, a judicial branch to interpret it. and legislative branch to make the law. unfortunately that has been turned on its head. we used to have the conventional wisdom that as we left here that the people's life, liberty, and property were safe. in fact as my colleague and good friend, ron paul, said when we leave here we lose accountability and we turn the process over to un-elected bureaucrats. the purpose of those constitutional provisions is gibblet through elections, pop -- accountability through elections

mr. johnson is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. doctor, you know, the administration and democrats here in congress made promises to seniors about their health care, and unfortunately didn't live up to them. in many occasions the lost provisions are going to harm, not help americans primarily by raising premiums and reducing access. i mean, the medicare act wuries warned that the cuts in the democrat health care law are so drastic that providers might end their participation in the program. probably jeopardizing access to care for ben fishsies. and you know as well as i do there are doctors getting out of medicare now because they can't deal with it. and i don't know if you have a private office or not but most of the doctors i know have to hire two or three extra people just to track the administration that goes along with that junk. they've also expressed concern that it's unclear whether the laws can be sustained and whether the slower rate of growth will be accomplished or instead reduce access to care or diminish the quality o

mr. johnson: i rise. without important modifications necessary to safeguard our civil liberties. while the threat of terrorism is real and law enforcement must have the right to protect americans, any counterterrorism measure must have a solid constitutional footing and respect for privacy and civil liberties of the american people. this legislation fails to address shortcummings in the original patriot act legislation -- shortcomings in the original patriot act legislation and for that reason i will vote against it. one of the major problems -- problems with this bill is its failure to address the issuance and use of national security letters. these letters permit the government to obtain the communications of anyone deemed relevant to a terrorism investigation, even if that person is not suspected of unlawful behavior. if congress re-authorizes these provisions with no changes americans will remain subject to warrantless intrusions into their personal affairs. a gross overreach of federal investigative authority that should not or that could be abused. it's just not how we do t

mrs. christensen: end of quote. at this point i'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the statement of congresswoman eddie bernice johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's request will be covered by general leave. mrs. christensen: thank you. and it's my privilege to yield to the immediate past president of the congressional black caucus, who led us with great distinction, congresswoman barbara lee of california. ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank the gentlelady for yielding. but also thank you and your staff for coordinating not only this special order but each special order, each and every monday night or night when is we're in session. and especially tonight as we close out black history month. this is such an important time for this discussion. but also i want to thank you, congresswoman christensen, for your visionary and bold leadership, as you continue to make history. truly, you've done remarkable work here in this body. it's really especially poignant that this year during black history month the republican leadership has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2011 that will fall most heavily on the

johnson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this weekend hundreds of people will arrive in brit tan to celebrate winning the government's pilot for super fast in north yorkshire and getting counties connected in years ahead, what will you give for commitments in the rules? >> that is right. we have made a big commitment to this, 530 million pounds going into the investment. it's important for rural parts of the country because we don't want them cutoff from the soup information highway. my friend will be talking to them about broadband and the opportunities it brings. >> mr. speaker, can the prime minister tell us whether he is happy with his policy on forestry? >> the short answer to that is no. [laughter] i think we are -- it is as i've said before in the house, it is a consultation that was put forward. we've had -- we've had a range of interesting responses to the consultation, but i think what is important is that we should be making sure that whatever happens, we increase access to our fore rest -- forrests, in connection

mr. walsh. >> thank you, chairman johnson, senator shelby and members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to discard the activities of the occ has undertaken to implement the dodd-frank act. let me begin as others have done by saying what a pleasure it is to appear before the chairman for the first time and by expressing our hope for a continuing productive relationship with my old kennedy including the five new members pure i am pleased to report much has been accomplished during the past six months on implementation of the dodd-frank act. progress in a number of areas is discussed in my written statement. the single largest task is integration of the employees and functions of ocs and to the supervisory mission and we are on track to complete all transfers by the target date of july 21st. we firmly believe the talent and experience of the ocs staff would be essentials for the effective supervision of federal savings associations and forward and we are fostering an environment will maximize the career opportunities while ensuring they enjoy the full protectio

johnson. good morning, mr. mayor. >> good morning, rob and vinita. how are you doing?le to find out what that's going to be and can kind of follow her down the road. in fact, she'd make a great addition to the city of vinita, oklahoma. if she wants to move here. >> can i chime in? mea culpa to the mayor. when we had them proclaim vinita nair day, we did it with the agreement we would travel to vinita, oklahoma, and be judges in their frying contest, and we couldn't make it. my sincere apologies we couldn't make it. >> i wish you could have been here this year, although my cooking team did win the contest. >> to be clear, they are rocky mountain oysters, bull testicles, so you can understand why we didn't want to go. >> so you've been there? >> yes, mayor, i have been there. when i realized there was a vinita, oklahoma, when i was driving to college from texas to chicago, i made it a point to drive through. i have been to your mcdonald's. i looked around the entire town. took my picture with vinita gun and pond, vinita everything else throughout the city. >> you didn't

mr. walsh. >> thank you, chairman johnson, senator shelby and members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to discard the activities of the occ has undertakento implement the dodd-frank act. let me begin as others have done by saying what a pleasure it is to appear before the chairman for the first time and by expressing our hope for a continuing productive relationship with my old kennedy including the five new members pure i am pleased to report much has been accomplished during the past six months on implementation of the dodd-fr act. progress in a number of areas is discussed in my written statement. the single largest task is integration of the employees and functions of ocs and to the supervisory mission and we are on track to complete all transfers by the target date of july 21st. we firmly believe the talent and experience of the ocs staff woulbe essentials for the effective supervision of federal savings associations and forward and we are fostering an environment will mximize the career opportunities while ensuring they enjoy the ull protections affor

mr. president, you mentioned something that bears repeating, and that is that you had the best legislative battle average among modern presidents with the exception of lyndon johnson. >> yes. >> you also talked about the divisions in washington. >> yes. >> can they be repaired, in your view. and if so, how? >> i don't know. i think one encouraging factor that you might be surprised at this is the, is the taking over of the house of representatives by the republicans. because i'm speaking as a completely objective democrat. [laughter] in the last two years, in my opinion, the republicans have been completely irresponsible because they didn't have any responsibility. in the white house, the senate or the house. and now they do have a major part of the political responsibility. it is how they run the house of representatives. so i see in in the future maybe when there are serious disagreements that obama will make his proposal, it'll go to the house of representatives, they will vote it down or amend it, and then it'll go the senate. maybe it will be a stalemate because of the very frequent filibuster rules as you know. and then obama can take his position the public

johnson's in, bbc news, cairo. >> uighur barack obama there. let's talk to mark mardell. president obama keeps talking about wanting change, but he never says whether that means mr. mubarak has to get. >> he never quite says it, but i think he believes it is up to the egyptian people. he keeps saying that. i think it is more than a diplomatic nicety. he was asked the question directly today, and well he did not say if mubarak should go, he said mubarak should listen to the people around him, the voices in the streets. he said he was a proud man, but a patriot. he said he should think about his legacy and reflect on this and do the right thing. adding that is pretty explicit. president obama also said he was encouraged by the restraint shown today. there is a real feeling that what happened today -- washington was very nervous about what would happen today. there was a worry that the army would get dragged down and taking sides, that there would be terrible violence, that the army would have to choose between the people and the president. that did not happen in that seems positive. >> all right, mark. thank you. and joined by jeremy bowen, our middle east editor.

johnson. many of you know him for the wonderful work he has done over the years. i would like to recognize the relationship for the past 10 years that mrs. rogers has had with our company. thinking specifically about the support and the advice, mentoring and leadership that she provided for michael when we were doing a film at the heritage center. something i have heard a lot about and that i know you hold dear to your heart's. i would also like to acknowledge our corporate funders. for us, they allow us to do the work that we do in the community. i would also like to acknowledge the development team. you have heard a few of the vendors. i will also like to acknowledge a couple of people individually. monocle wilson from the urban core. along with our partners, we need jones and tonya young of ccgc. you with your a lot about the partnership as time goes on. it has proven to be a wonderful, wonderful opportunity. hudson valley and silicon valley bank, our project funders. without them, none of this would have gone forward. the san francisco redevelopment agency in particular, they have worked with us over the years to get this project wh

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mr. walsh. >> thank you, chairman johnson, senator shelby and members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to discard the activities of the occ has undertaken to implement the dodd-frank act. let me begin as others have done by saying what a pleasure it is to appear before the chairman for the first time and by expressing our hope for a continuing productive relationship with my old kennedy including the five new members pure i am pleased to report much has been accomplished during the past six months on implementation of the dodd-frank act. progress in a number of areas is discussed in my written statement. the sing largest task is integration of the employees and functions of ocs and to the supervisory mission and we are on track to complete all transfers by the target date of july 21st. we firmly believe the talent and experience of the ocs staff would be essentials for the effective supervision of federal savings associations and forward and we are fostering an environment will maximize the career opportunities while ensuring they enjoy the full protections