mr. johnson: i would yield to mr. barrow for two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. barrow: i thank you, madam chairman, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam chairman, i rise in support of h.r. 2804, the all economic regulations are transparent, or alert act, of 2013, and in support of the miller-courtney amendment. i'm pleased that this legislation includes the regulatory flexibility improvements act, a bill for which i am an original co-sponsor, with my republican colleague from alabama, mr. bachus. there are 30 million small businesses in america and they employ over half of our work force. these are companies in my district liar sarah's in the city or a cafe in augusta. every day they help american families and drive commerce. i rise in support of the miller-courtney amendment. in february of 2008, 14 people were killed and 40 people were injured in a combustible dust explosion at the imperial sugar refinery in georgia. since then i worked with my colleague, mr. miller, to pressure

mr. johnson: no credible evidence suppresses job creation and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. rothfus: may i inkire how much time is remaining? the chair: the gentleman has one minute left. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding and i support the amendment that they have offered and i urge my colleagues to support it as well and i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the remainder of my statement in support of his amendment, which protects america's workers. the chair: the request of the gentleman from virginia will be considered under general leave. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. rothfus: i urge my colleagues to pass this amendment. it is a good amendment. it will shine a light on the regulatory leaps and the impact it's having on our jobs and our wages. and i urge passage of the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment o

mrs. johnson, who was so good with words. she said when somebody asked how it felt to be in that house, "history thunders down the corridors at you." it does indeed. i remembered when charles lindbergh came back and the astronauts were there. i was in charge of setting up a picture of him with the astronauts because we thought they'd be thrilled to be photographed with lindbergh, and he hadn't been there since hoover. when the cameras clicked and that flash went off, you could see him flinch visibly. i knew that this was a man that really hated the spotlight. i could remember great heads of state coming through there, and those wonderful two andrew jackson trees outside the windows, the big magnolias. i could remember funny press conferences down on the first floor. i was press secretary and there were about 85 women reporters, primarily women, who covered mrs. johnson, and i was trying to get them to go to the big bend out in west texas, so the more i would talk about the fact that you had to be careful of panthers and we wo

mr. johnson, what was your reaction to the bombshell?>> the legislative select committee run by john wisniski will have something else to look at. the people of fort lee and the people of that region and who traverse that bridge every day, the working people, want to know the truth. that is why we have the select committee. i'm glad that this has come out and the select committee can use it as part of their tools to get to the bottom of this. >> to what you're pointing out, it seemed a little fishy -- remember in that press conference he was like i'm very hands on, we're like a family but have i these rogue people in my office. as a former press secretary, to not tell your boss a horrible story is coming, that doesn't sound right. what evidence do we think wildstein has? >> in terms of evidence, i don't know. my observations of him beside being someone when you work for him, when you're part of his team, he was very good to me, very good for my career and somebody who always had my back if i needed it professionally. my observation worki

mr. johnson had a significant drug problem, and he was conducting those burglaries to help support that habit. >> janet haynes identified johnson in a photo lineup. >> so i'm sure at that point, edmond investigators clearly thought they had their man. >> by this time, dna testing was standard practice. so johnson's dna was compared to semen from janet haynes' rape test kit. and his footprints were compared to the bloody footprints at the crime scene. >> it was just a matter of days that we got those results back, and conclusively excluded him as a suspect of this homicide. it was not his footprint. it was not his dna type that was left behind. >> the case went cold again. investigators never gave up, but they were running out of ideas. three years later, on a hunch, they revisited the scene of the crime, not even sure what they were looking for. >> we were just looking around, because it had sat there for several years, vacant. >> was there anything they missed? something they hadn't thought of? and then he found a potential clue. >> right on the floor in the kitchen area is the bra. >> it di

mr johnson drove a taxi initially for a milk company and will reach the oven until just after six o'clock that evening he was approached by kat be about the routine road traffic issue and bridge streets. i suggested that i would be good at all towards o'brien's bridge at six twenty emergency services were notified that he was seen entering the river. a full scale search and rescue operation was launched involving been opened and that i'd like for them because they're pretty corrupt in love with dad the fire service personnel. i marinated the forty three year old was five strokes to go with that. his body was recovered from the water and taken to goal university hospital where he was pronounced dead. post more examinations can get there today. it's standard practice for daddy to contact the ombudsman commission following an instant from members of the forsythe interaction with somebody prior to the dentist the matter was referred to as ombudsman last bite at a team of inspectors travels to call it that appealed to anyone who may have witnessed the instance of o'brien's bridge to contact th

mr. johnson has this morning company news. trading on word that nestlÉ is looking for ways to cut the $32 billion stake in the cosmetic maker. both companies have discussed a possible change with the banks according to people familiar with the matter. nestlÉ holds a 29% stake. nissan, the least profitable carmaker, net income rose sharply last quarter but just a 3.3% of revenue. it is also a sharp turn for nissan of the company let's all put -- led all the companies in of thebility -- led all japanese automakers in profitability just a few years ago. inota will stop making cars australia and a few years. car companies have cited the run-up in the australian dollar and high cost of production in the reason for leaving australia. >> very good. i want to talk about a topic of the morning that is continuing. the work of bloomberg news and " new york times" and a bank in the united states that would be jpmorgan. the probe is once again in this pot like. an e-mail showing that a top --nese regulator asked jane jamie dimon for a favo

mr. johnson. i believe we have the planning department here. ms. velve. >> good afternoon, chair wiener and honorable members of land use committee. my name is sarah valve of planning department staff. [speaker not understood]. this sud will enable the adaptive reuse of the historic resource at page and masonic street. it is to create 16 affordable eunice and one manager's unit. it is a joint effort between mercy housing and mayor's office of housing. [speaker not understood] planning code requirements related to density, open space, exposure, setbacks and parking. the majority of these modifications cannot be met due to existing site constraints. the sud was initiated at the full board by supervisor breed on november 5th, 2013. on december 19th, 2013 the planning commission unanimously adopted [speaker not understood] to support the sud and authorization to implement the sud. thank you. this concludes presentation. i'm here for questions. >> thank you. next we have tim dunn from mercy housing. >> yes, thank you. tim dunn from mercy housing. i'll b

mr. johnson, for five minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to call attention to the continued imprisonment of journalist in egypt and to restrictions on press freedoms worldwide. al jazeera, the news network, has called today, thursday, february 27, press freedom day. reporters in more than 30 cities around the world, including in washington, d.c. and san francisco, are holding vigils to remember all the journalists currently at risk from governments that restrict the most valuable of international rights, the right to a free ress and to freedom of speech. military-led government of egypt has engaged in wholesale repression of the media, especially outlets thought to be sympathetic to the muslim brotherhood since overthrowing president muhammad morsi in june, 2013. this repression culminated with the arrest of three al jazeera employees on december 29 of 2013. on that day egyptian authorities arrested three employees of al jazeera and accused them of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group.

mr. johnson for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and i again want to thank you folks for being here today. i am very concerned about the increase and the sophistication of the sniper attacks. and just to get your opinion, how does the increasing level of collaboration among the cyber criminals that you referenced increase the potential harm to companies and consumers? >> the increasing collaboration between the criminals increases their capabilities so when we said there is collaboration between the groups they are loosely affiliated groups doing this. i've used the analogy of oceans 11 of what this group and network does, so they have groups that will do infiltration in the system to gain access and other people that will define the malware and that map the network to find exactly how to get through the networks. there is ex- filtration that occurs as well and monetization so the data that is stolen has beat -- of course there is money laundering, the movement of money so when you bring together a coordinated group of soph

mr. johnson, what about a possible impeachment if these allegations are true? largest newspaper in new jersey has come out and said impeachment would be in order. do you agree with that? >> i believe i'll have to go with wisniewski and the senate cochairs of this investigative committee and the advice of the legal advisor of the committee. once this committee comes to a conclusion as to what happened, at that time we should determine if the impeachment word should be used. it's a credibility problem for the governor right now. the people i talk to in my district think he knew what happened and was aware of it. he is innocent until proven guilty, but he has to come out through this investigation and come out on the other side of this other thing clean. go ahead. >> gordon, what's your response to the crowd booing chris christie? who would have thought that a year ago. >> timing is everything and times have changed. >> no doubt. thanks for your time tonight here on "the ed show." remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. we want to

mr. johnson during veterans' tributes in ohio. his passion for our military veterans is clear. it's selfless and with great conviction. a 100% service-connected disabled veteran who served in the vietnam and persian gulf wars, commander johnson joined the u.s. army in 1966 serving first as an enlisted soldier and later a commissioned officer. he retired at the rank of co concern nal in 1992. our state of ohio and nationally commander johnson has been elected to and held various management and leadership positions with the dav and is active in various chapter and department programs, culminating in his election as national commander last year. fellow members of congress from the house and senate, it's my honor to introduce national commander joe johnson to present the davs legislative agenda. >> welcome, commander. you're recognized for your testimony. >> thank you very much. chairman miller, acting ranking member hiller and ranking member michaeu, i want to thank you for convening today's hearing and for your leadership in helping to fulfill the promises to the men and women wh

mr. johnson retired from states armarmy in 1992 and subsequent o his military service has dedicated his efforts towards working with nonprofit organizations. commander johnston, we welcome you here today. >> of the new placements within the professional leadership of dav include navy veteran jay mark burgess and now serves as chief executive officer and army veteran terry augustine is the new veteran director. nice to have you back. marine corps veteran jim marszalek now serves as dav national service director and his fellow marine corps veteran, barry janowski leads as executor of her in cold springs, kentucky. good to have you back, too. and with us today is ms. susan miller was elected to the office of national commander of the dav auxiliary. ms. miller previously served as registered nurse with the veterans health administration, and i note that ms. miller's son, trent, is a member of the united states army, recently serving in his second deployment to afghanistan. gentlemen and ms. miller, thank you for your leadership and for your service. i look forward to working with each of you in you

mr. johnson, from wisconsin, who's all over president obama about trust and being able to function as the president of the united states, yet he has no questions about his own governor when damaging e-mails like this come out. i find this amazing. i called on the republicans of wisconsin to grow a pair, grow a spine, get some integrity, hold some hearings, get to the bottom of this. this man wants to be president of the united states. and now i want to know what rins pree vus, head of the rnc and head of wisconsin, does he have any comment on these documents? it's clear this goes way beyond any kind of political witch-hunt. john, i have to ask you about this. what about impeachment? is that off the table? that can't even be talked about because you don't have the legislative power there either? >> again, i don't think impeachment comes up at all. i think what needs to happen here is exactly what you said. he needs to come back to wisconsin, needs to sit down, needs to be honest. this is a matter of trust. he is the top elected official in the state of wisconsin. and he talks about trust m

mr. johnson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. johnson: i rise today to urge my colleagues to support the farm bill conference report. it's taken a long time to get to this point, with several unnecessary roadblocks along the way, but we're finally near the finish line and it's time that we conclude this process. i commend chairwoman stabenow, ranking member cochran, chairman lucas and ranking member petersen for their leadership in developing this reasonable conference report. the agricultural act of 2014 will reduce the deficit, restructure our ag support programs, continue to feed the hungry, aid livestock producers hit by the blizzard, and enable consumers to know where their food comes from. this conference report certainly isn't perfect. as with any legislation that is this important and far-reaching, it's impossible to fully satisfy everybody. but this is a reasonable compromise. our ranchers will benefit significantly from this bill. not only does this compromise enable country-of-origin labeling to continue as well as main

mr. johnson: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady re-- ms. johnson: i reserve. e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. three minutes ld to the gentleman from arizona, mr. schweikert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mr. schweikert: i feel like i'm surrounded by texans in this particular discussion. i'm from arizona. i'm from the desert part of arizona, from the desert southwest. so why is a bill such as h.r. 2431 so important to us? the data collection and the management of the data models for those of us who are in an aired region of the country is really, really -- arid region of the country is really, really important to us. we've gone so far in the past couple of decades. the ability of our water management authority and our reservoirs and what's happening in the snowpacks and on this side of the continental divide, knowing whether we're moving nina or el nino year, this is important to us because we're getting better and better at forecasting even a year out in our expectations. and s

mr. johnson has that. >> are you ready? starting with last night's state dinner, number three mary j.performing a president obama's seventh state dinner. only seven state dinner, we should point out. he welcomed guests by saying " soire." >> this is a huge deal. sheltered african-americans when nobody else would. cooper and aley british model and actress talking with secretary john kerry last night. >> i know he speaks french fluently, but beyond that, what is his link? >> he is a worldly guy. anyone who speaks french fluently -- >> should be invited to the white house? >> thomas jefferson spoke french. julia louis dreyfus parading through. there were a lot of people. our number one photo -- drumroll. sitting between the first lady and the president himself. he came stag. all the brouhaha over which woman -- no onehe end he decided because it would cause such an uproar. they had reconfigured the seating. you know who is on the other side of obama? a comedian stephen colbert. carolineelan american herrera. >> what do you make of that? why not make the clothing of an american designer?

mr. johnson did not forget valentine's day and he has top headlines. >> bangkok.olice and antigovernment protesters clashing as the police moved to take them derek is that it can set up around government offices. blockade have been in place for weeks as of the government complex and other points around the city are dealing with the fact that these protesters are trying to force thailand's prime minister to resign. moving slightly north to china, where inflation remains a stable last month but consumer prices rose 2.5%, the same as we saw in december. food prices gained 3.7%, however, the smallest increase since may. china's economy can be distorted in january and february due to the week long lunar new year holiday that began january 31. things data and chinese taken with a grain of salt. yesterday was opposed to be the worst air travel day of the winter so far. about 7000 flights were canceled as ice and snow battered states from georgia to maine. i don't need to tell you that everyone is aware of it. so far, 75,000 flights have been canceled due to the strangled

mr. johnson, you are recognized for five minutes. >> as i mentioned to the first panel, i spent my entire professional career as an i.t. -- one of those stints with as the director of the cio special operations , and you don't have any more than our national security, so i understand the complexities you folks have to deal with on a daily basis to address this, and i can empathize with the struggles you have. really quickly, just a few questions. mr. mulligan, why hasn't target joined the financial services, analysismation and center? >> i don't know the answer specifically. long tell you we have a history of sharing information with law enforcement as it relates to these types of threats, and we certainly believe information sharing and sharing across all industries is essential in dealing with this kind of evolving threat. >> is this giving you a thought to consider joining? >> certainly. as i stated earlier, we have implemented at least one step of that, but yours is another we are absolutely open to. >> what about retailers. do you think it is time for large retailers like you to cons

mrs. johnson love the texas hill country in her home. and mrs. corder grew up. in the 20's and 30's. if we were to take away this asphalt street in front of the doors and have a dirt road in front of them, it would look similar to a photograph of planes in 1925. >> a look back at some of the many dozens of places we have visited with our cameras during our first lady's and image series, and again, all of those website.ls are on our a special thanks to the many people at these institutions who have opened up their doors and their archives to us to have -- let you have a first-hand look at some of the american history they have collected. ther we will meet some people involved in the series. there are lots of people behind the scenes. almost all of those visits in the series were done by one is our first ladies videographer, who spent much of the year on the road with the camera, taking all those vignettes for us. we appreciate very much the work he has done. the core of the program is style, image, and public influence. during the frances cleveland program, we talked about the use mos

mr. johnson, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i again want to thank you, folks, for being here today. i'm very concerned about the increase and the sophistication of these cyberattacks and just to kind of get your opinion on it, mr. noonan, how does the increasing level of collaboration among cybercriminals that you referenced increase the potential harm to companies and consumers? >> so the increasing collaboration between cybercriminals just increases their capabilities. so when we say there's collaboration between these groups, these are loosely affiliated organized criminal groups that are doing this. i've used the analogy of "oceans 11" of what this group and what this network does. so they have groups that will do infiltration into the system to gain access. they have other people that will design malware. they have people that go and map the different network to figure out exactly how to get through the networks. there's exfiltration of data that occurs in these situations as well and there's monitorization so the data tha

mr. johnson here with us. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this important hearing and allowing me as a full member of the committee to attend. mr. commissioner, on behalf of my constituents, some of whom like the patriots in texas appear to have been targeted by the irs. i just want to send a clear message that the irs has no business targeting americans for their beliefs. what's worse is that while this scandal is still under investigation, even though you claim it isn't, the obama administration has proposed new regulations that effectively target these very same organizations. let me be clear. you have the responsibility as the head of the irs to ensure the irs is not being used as a political weapon, period. and you've said that. now, mr. commissioner, i want to talk to you about the so-called death master file. are you aware of it? >> i am aware of the death master file. >> over the years it has been used by identity thieves to commit tax fraud as well as victimize families of lost loved ones. the budget act took an

mr. johnson during veterans tribute in ohio. his passion for our military veterans is clear. it's selfless and with great conviction. 100% service-connected disabled veteran who served in the vietnam and persian gulf wars, commander johnson and joined the u.s. army in 1966, serving first as an enlisted soldier and later as a commissioned officer. he retired at rank of colonel in 1992 and was inducted into the ohio veterans hall of fame in 2007 and is a life member of dav chapter 63 in williamsburg, ohio. in our state of ohio and nationally commander johnson has been elected to and held variour management and leadership positions with the dav and is active in various chapter and department va voluntary service programs. culminating in his election as national commander last year. fellow members of congress from the house and senate, it's my honor to introduce national commander joe johnson to presenb the dav's legislative agenda. mr. johnston. thank you. [applause] >> welcome again, commander and you are now recognized for your testimony. >> representative wenstrup, friend, fel

mr. johnson: well, welcome to president obama's america where labor force participation rates are the lowest since 1978, where good-paying jobs are scarce, where many health insurance premiums are either skyrocketing or being canceled, where jobs bills sent to the senate collect dust on harry reid's desk, where the state department concluded the job-creating keystone x.l. pipeline poses little environmental risk yet the president has not approved it, where yesterday the nonpartisan congressional budget office released a report stating that obamacare will have substantially larger negative effects on the economy than anticipated. the c.b.o. projects the number of full-time workers to fall by roughly 2.3 million while increasing financial burdens on our children and our grandchildren. i urge the president, use that pen to approve house-passed jobs bill. use that phone to work with congress and let's work together to relieve the burden that so many of your policies have placed on the backs of the american people. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does t

mr. wall. magic johnson said wall brought back the dunk contest.history to win the slam-dunk. pretty movie considering wall didn't even practice the winning dunk that much. >> it was only my second time doing the dunk. my first time was on thursday. i just felt comfortable with myself and i knew it was dunk that hadn't been done before. that was the main thing coming up with the creativity and it worked out in my favor. like i said, i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my coaches and teammates and fans and the city of d.c. support me for my first three years. i did it for all those guys and did it for my mom that is in the hospital sick right now. so it was a big moment for me. >> now beal isn't the only one who can knock down a three-point shot. this is michael quinn of springfield, missouri. quinn is blind. at halftime during the college of the oh czars game, if he makes that he wins free mcdonald's for a year. he did that nailed it. you can see the crowd going nuts. the cameraman is barely hold the cam race, i thought you were going to say he won

johnson? senator paul? senator ayotte? senator carper? mr. chairman, on the vote with those present, the yays are 8, the nays are 5. on the vote of those by proxy the yeas are 1 nays are 1. on this vote, the yeas are 9 the nays are 6. the amendment is agreed to. >> thank you. i think we need to do a procedural vote? >> yes. mr. chairman, the amendment we will be voting on is now the primary amendment and i would like to propose a second-degree amendments to the primary amendment and that would be amendment three as modified. >> suspend just for a moment please. >> i have no idea. [indiscernible] [inaudible conversations] [raps gavel] >> come to order please. senator paul, i think i said at the last markup -- as chairman, this is my first opportunity to share the markup of a major bill. this is my 13th or 14th year in the senate, i do not recall every situation when someone offered amendment and a second-degree amendment was offered to become the underlying amendment. the offeror of the original amendment then came back and say i also offer to

mr. jay johnson, said -- quote -- "syria is now a matter of homeland security." the director of national intelligence has referred to the al qaeda sanctuary in syria and iraq as a -- quote -- "new fatah." the tribal areas of pakistan and afghanistan where al qaeda planned the september 11 terrorist attacks. indeed, director clapper has warned that al qaeda affiliateed terrorists in syria now aspire to attack the homeland. if the september 11 attacks should have taught us anything, it's the global terrorists who occupy ungoverned spaces and seek to plot and plan attacks against us can pose a direct threat to our national security. this was afghanistan on september 10, 2001, and that is what top officials in this administration are now warning us that syria is becoming today. the conflict in syria is a threat to our national interests, but it's more than that. it is and should be an affront to our conscience. images like these should not be just a source of heartbreak and sympathy. they should be a call to action. it was not too long ago, just a few months after th

senator johnson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm a big fan of a fellow named bjorn lombard. he issues his report, i think it was called the copenhagen project. i believe he's talked about climate change. he's talked about where we should spend our dollars. my first set of questions go toward prioritization. how do we do that? are we doing it effectively? can we be killing two birds with one stone? i'll start with you, ms. durkovich. you talked about cyber security, which brings to mind power grids, which brings to mind the attack at the metcalf transmission station in i believe san jose, california. there are a number of things that could affect our infrastructure. you know, obviously natural disasters, weather disasters as well as, you know, manmade terrorist attacks as well. are we trying to combine these and take a look at that from the standpoint of prioritization of trying to mitigate problems? >> our role within the office of infrastructure protection is to help owners and operators understand the range of threats and hazards they face and as they look across their ent

senator johnson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm a big fan of a fellow named bjorn lombard. he issues his report, i think it was called the copenhagen project. i believe he's talked about climate change. he's talked about where we should spend our dollars. my first set of questions go toward prioritization. how do we do that? are we doing it effectively? can we be killing two birds with one stone? i'll start with you, ms. durkovich. you talked about cyber security, which brings to mind power grids, which brings to mind the attack at the metcalf transmission station in i believe san jose, california. there are a number of things that could affect our infrastructure. you know, obviously natural disasters, weather disasters as well as, you know, manmade terrorist attacks as well. are we trying to combine these and take a look at that from the standpoint of prioritization of trying to mitigate problems? >> our role within the office of infrastructure protection is to help owners and operators understand the range of threats and hazards they face and as they look across their ent

mr. jay johnson, said -- quote -- "syria is now a matter of homeland security." the director of national intelligence has referred to the al qaeda sanctuary in syria and iraq as a -- quote -- "new fatah." the tribal areas of pakistan and afghanistan where al qaeda planned the september 11 terrorist attacks. indeed, director clapper has warned that al qaeda affiliateed terrorists in syria now aspire to attack the homeland. if the september 11 attacks should have taught us anything, it's the global terrorists who occupy ungoverned spaces and seek to plot and plan attacks against us can pose a direct threat to our national security. this was afghanistan on september 10, 2001, and that is what top officials in this administration are now warning us that syria is becoming today. the conflict in syria is a threat to our national interests, but it's more than that. it is and should be an affront to our conscience. images like these should not be just a source of heartbreak and sympathy. they should be a call to action. it was not too long ago, just a few months after th

. >> senator johnson seeking recognition. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i certainly share and represent the same interests as senator baldwin. i obviously take a different perspective on this. i would like to respond to a couple of comments and reinforce a couple of points. this is not my solution. i think the best thing for the post office is to be set free. the best way to actually ensure it remains an entity long-term is to go through organization under the protection of the bankruptcy code. that is the way it would happen in the private sector and provides the best chance of the postal service to survive long- term. what we're doing is resolving through a political process and we see how messy it is and really how much of that long- term survival is being put at risk. let me put my business hat on. it is always risky as a business to base your business model on a supplier who is basically bankrupt. as concerned as i am about the industries in wisconsin, they are relying on the business model that is not particularly stable -- and this is where i appre

mr. johnson: thank you. i rise today to urge my fellow colleagues to allow an up or down vote on h.r. 1010 which would difficult at least 25 million americans a pay raise. for the many americans most of whom are women who work 40 hours that'sat $7.25 per hour, $290 a week that comes out to $15,000 per year, just barely above the federal poverty guidelines. in america no one should have to work full-time and raise their family in poverty. in georgia alone raising the minimum wage would give more than 500,000 hardworking people a raise. most americans support raising the wage, but my republican colleagues refuse to give it a vote. obviously many of them have never experienced life working at $7.25 an hour. the american people are calling for an economy that works for everyone where a hard day's work earns a decent day's pay and everyone has the opportunity to build a brighter future. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recogni

mr. johnson: sadly, this anniversary will not be one of celebration rather than see a move towards reform, abuses and restrictions continue and expressions of association, freedom of association and expression have been curtailed drastically. human rights defenders are jailed for life for peacefully for calling for reform while olice officers who torture are allowed to walk free. as thousands of u.s. service members, the u.s. needs to call on the government of bahrain and adhere to its international human rights commitments. in the midst of increasing instabblet, it's time for the u.s. to hold its ally accountable and removal of the fifth fleet and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from kansas, mr. huelskamp, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. huelskamp: i appreciate the opportunity to visit with you this evening. i know we have many of my colleagues that would like to visit about a very, very important topic and that's the topic of marriage.

mr. chairman, senator johnson, for giving me the opportunity to talk before this committee. i do agree very enthuseiastically with everything that senator o'mara is proposing. we have long-term economic consequences on a northern city being impacted by first of all extreme amounts of precipitation and secretary of all coastal flooding from large coastal storm surges. here i'm going to talk about the long-term costs of not being prepared for these present and future events and compare them to the benefits being prepared. because of the changing climate the climate change impacts have always been part of my analyses. also want to point out that the case studies to new england are relevant to the rest of the united states and the world. the first study i wanted to talk about is the impact on the eastern coast of massachusetts, stretching from north of boston through almost cape cod. it's an area of large cities like boston but also suburbs. when you look at the total damages of surge flooding from storms to residential, commercial industrial buildings over the next 100 years se

johnson. bob's profile on the dating website was also revealing. >> mr.all portrayed himself as a man living separately from his wife and was completely unburdened by any other romantic or personal attachments and was open to a relationship with the appropriate woman. >> in e-mails to perspective dates, bob explained why a divorce was impossible. >> to one young woman, mr. durall said he really did not want to pursue a divorce with his wife because it would be expensive and messy. he actually went so far as to say he would be better off if his wife were dead. >> in another e-mail, bob said he had a plan to resolve his own satisfactory marriage. bob's internet search engine revealed he looked for information on all sorts of diabolical schemes. >> we were shocked to see these searches on things like poison, herbs, death, something about sedation of people, also about smothering. but the most graphic one was actually a search that durall did on the words "kill spouse." >> investigators now had probable cause to search the durall's home and they went straight

mr. chairman. thank you, secretary johnson for being here today. i want to highlight an issue that is related to fema, hurricane katrina, hurricane sandy and other storms that may have flown under your radar so far center confirmation. i'm talking about flood insurance. this rising cost and the multiple shortcomings of fema to get the flood mapping or premium rates right. there are countless instances where fema has used in accurate or outdated data concerning land elevation and landscape features, a dozen cases data that is decades old. much of this is detailed in the 2008 gao report. the house is working on h.r. 3370, the homeowner flood insurance affordability act. this bill will provide relief to homeowners went to great efforts and expense and followed all the rules to bill back after storm such as hurricane katrina and cindy. this bill will prevent fema from changing the rules and punishing those people when fema updates their flood maps. i urge my college to support h.r. 3370 when it hits the floor, hopefully next week. while h.r. 3370 will

mr. lonely because all they did in testing and practice is just ride by themselves. >> jimmie johnson's crewef, chad knaus will make his first trip to daytona 500 victory lane. johnson's last win came with knaus on suspension. today, is jimmie johnson's 400th career sprint cup start and there's car owner, rick hendrick. i didn't want to use this fact earlier, might jinx him. look at who won in their 400th career start? lee petty, richard petty, david pearson, dave bargans, dale earnhardt and now jimmie johnson. [ burning tires ] >> 61st career sprint cup series win for jimmie johnson. he becomes the 10th multiple winner of the daytona 500 and kicks off his 12th consecutive season with at least one victory. top ten for danica patrick. best-ever finish in the 500 by a woman. >> top ten finish dan any karks you led laps and you were sitting third. we got ready to make the run for the finish. at that point, what was your game plan? >> you know, i kept thinking about that the whole time. there was plenty of time. i spent most of the race running half throttle in the line. so, spend a lot of time

mr. carroll's going to say about the johnson presidency, you see? he's just reaching that point and writing about the johnson presidency. but i think carroll has evolved in time over his picture of johnson. you know, in the beginning there were some very, very critical writing about johnson particularly when he ran against stevenson in that 1948 san campaign. and i think he's become more -- i don't know what word to use receptive or gentle in his criticism of him. and of course, his volumes are beautifully written. they are a model of how to engage a general audience, you see? but i'll be very curious to see what his presidential volume of volumes pleural will turn out to boo. >> went to the university of illinois to get your p.h.d. and a masters from columbia. i've wrote down the places you've taught in your life. boston university, klum by yarks oxford, ucla for how many years? >> 30 years. >> on campus and online? >> cal tech, university of texas. dartmouth. and now you're teaching in stanford. >> i teach a course on the presidency, a seminar. i

mr. chairman, i want to echo senator johnson's point and i would love to vote on just the parking lot. a judge has already decided. it seems to me we ought to vote on both amendments and move on >> i bet my paycheck we will have the opportunity to vote on that sooner than later in the full senate and i will make hard to make sure we have the opportunity. let's move on. >> mr. chairman, i want to make sure it is clear that if senator paul's amendment is offered and i think we could object to the ruling of the chair, have a vote and move forward. if we object to the ruling and there is senator paul's amendment i will make it clear we will have a simple amendment to eco the issues i hear from the alaska gun owners and that is the parking lot. you mentioned both about that was the court case you talked about and that is very clear. i want to make this very clear because i think that is your point: we should offer -- and i recognize you want to move on but in some ways deal with this. offer his amendment, we will draft up something, if your amendment passes, whatever, if it doesn't we have

mr. chairman, i want to echo in support of senator johnson's comment.ould like to deal with just parking lots. i raised the issue last time as an example of what a judge has already decided. albeit not for the rest of the country. it seems to me that we ought to amendments and vote on. >> i do not know if i can air t .00%, i will work hard to make sure we have that opportunity. let's move on. >> i want to make sure it is clear to the senator that senator paul's amendment is offered, find and know there is a process here and we can object to the ruling of the chair and move forward. if we object to the ruling and senator paul's amendment, then i am going to make it very clear we will have a very simple amendment to echo the issues that i hear from alaskan gun owners every day, and that is on this issue of the arcing lot, because that is what the presentation was a week ago by senator paul as the issue. that is what we should hone in on. that was the court case he talked about and case is clear, so i want to make this very clear because i think that is yo

ann johnson received this apology letter from mr. obama. recent speech near milwaukee. and johnson didn't find it funny. >> i tried not to complain. i rather wanted to say why he said that. but i is born to him about what we do best. what is it that we teach our students. then set are useful for them. and perhaps discipline has changed. i did not want us to be perceived as something else. >> johnson is still shocked get an apology, but says it was very gracious of the president. >> under armour, the company some u-s speedskaters blamed for failing to win medals because of how their suits were made, say they're ready to try again. under armour signing an eight year deal with u-s speedskating to provide uniforms. the team failed to medal in sochi despite changing to an older version of the under armour suit. >> how far would you go to punish your son or daughter for something they did online? a mom in milwaukee took her 12 year old daughter's punishment to the next level and publicly shamed her in an online video. the daughter was suspended f

years of their 70 in existence they were within the law, not earlier under johnson or nexen, and not later, so the questions are, mrer might have an idealized picture havingthis works for experienced it before 9/11. here are the questions -- if he had been general counsel to mr. clapper when he faced congress and was asked are we collecting any data at all on millions of americans, would he have encouraged mr. clapper to give the answer that he did give, and no, which clapper later explained was "the least untruthful" answer he could've given, or would he have advised him otherwise, and the second is if he had been general counsel of the nsa in 2001-2006, and during which there was no legal warrantless, what would his judgment have that, and if he had been overwritten, would he have accepted that like colleagues, or might he have considered telling someone other than intelligence communities. -- committees. >> stewart baker, those are questions for you. >> i do not want to be accused of filibustering, but some do require more context. i think everyone would agree clapper's answer to that question was not the right