mr. king: thank you, mr. chhirman. i make a point in response to the gentlelady's remarks from california that first my recollection of the citizens united case is that they didn't challenge those constitutional limits. there may have been a comment in the decision but i don't believe they challenged them before the court. and i would add to this that put arbitrary limits on, pad contributions at $5,000 and let inflation over time render those contributions to be of minimal value, or even though they have indexed individual contributions to increase for supposedly with inflation, distorts the balance that they try to create in the very legislation itself. it shows what's wrong with contribution limits. additionally, we just need full disclosure. we have that disclosure. but what's happening is people like george soros are pouring money into their entities, their organizations, their voice is heard. they are not limited. they are exactly advantaged by the current scenario that we have. if we have -- if we eliminate the

of january 6, 2009,, the chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa mr. king. mr. king: i look at the data and looked at the poster, here is the economy as we know it and a very short snapshoo and billions of chain dollars. i never discussed an economy within chain dollars. i have not discussed it ithin trends that are compressed down within the few quarters that is presented in this graph within the floor of the house. here's what i would present. let's back up little bit. 1929 and think about what has haapened. this nation has been challenged over anddover again to come forward and determine where we are with this economy. are we the managed economy proposed by the democrats on the other side of the aisle that believe the president of the united states, the cabbnet and the pelosi congress and the harry reid senate should be the ones to make these economic decisions to manage the nationalized economy. are we the kind of people that should be nationalizing more of our economy?? i have gone through this list and i can recite it in my sleep. this federal government rk

mr. king: i move the house do now adjourn. ism the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those >> the house took up two bills. more were expected on those bills tomorrow. also of bill honoring their role of fathers and our society. more live coverage tomorrow on c-span. >> they continued to press the industry to get access to news applies to the world. that is drilling wwlls to 10 kilometers in the deepwater of the gulf of mexico, ontinuing to explore under the guise in the arctic. >> tony hayward before the gulf oil spill. thursday he will testify on capitol hill. see what other industry officials have said about this bill with more than 100 hearings all archived at our video library. it is washington your way. region for the fourth time of april's this week. president obama address the bp oil spill from the oval office. he meets with officials tomorrow. >> good evening. as we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. at home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every american.

mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i appreciate very much the privilege to be recognized, to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives, in this great deliberative body that we have. i appreciate the gentleman from utah who so eloquently spoke in the previous period of time and i have a number of things on my mind that i came here to impart to you, madam speaker, and anyone that would like to overhear our conversation. maybe this would be a good day to solve a lot of the problems that we have before us and just generally address this situation. i may have to refer once in a while back to the history of the world to make a reference point so we can understand what we're doing now. this is an america that's been built upon the foundation of a good number of things. the pillars of american exceptionalism. now, some of these are pretty simple. they're in the bill of rights, freedom of speech, religion, press, freedom to petition, the freedom to assemble and petition our government for grie

mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. it's a privilege to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the house and lot of subjects come up here. everything has been debated here on the floor. i have listened to a lot of the dialogue in the previous hour, and i appreciate my coleastheegs ' situation and the dire straits that america is in. and it seems ironic to me that about a year ago, little more than a year ago, i sat in the office in berlin just outside the reicshtagg and angela merkel made a statement that the united states is spending too much money. this was february or march of 2009 and she made the argument that the solution for economic crisis was not the federal government spending more money, mr. speaker, but it was about some targeted tax cuts that they had provided for their social ized economy. european socialized economy, government-managed businesses, public-private partnerships, that's been some of the problems as to why they haven'ted the economic viability we have had in the united states

mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. it's a privilege and honor to be recogned to dress you here on the floor of the house tonight and pick up on some subject matter, i think my lleagues who spoke in the previous hour covered th suect matr pret clearly and very well, the matter global finances and the broader picture we're working with. for me, i come here tight with a numbeof things on my mind and things that are fresh on my min mr. speaker, they have to do with iigrati situation he in the united states. andavg had a lo history with the subject matter, when i first came to thisongress i recall listening to congressman tom tancredo on theloor, i was in myffice, watching on c-span, i ought, -- i though ia pie of history in the king. i walked over here, io the pitol chber and sat here to listeto him speak and tom, knong the rthm ofhe pce here, saw me in the chamber d concluded i came over because i had me things toay. he recognized me to speakn the subject matter of immigration, i was not preparing to do so, tugh i happen

mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. it's an honor to be -- have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives. and pick up where my colleagues left off. they have given, i think, a good presentation over the last 60 minutes that covered a lot of important territory with regard to the budget and the spending. i think they made the point that since the rules of the house required a budget resolution this house has never before failed to pass a budget. and there are political reasons for that. i happen to see a quote over on the wall that i hadn't picked up before. it didn't occur to me. i'm sure it wasn't a republican, maaam speaker. it was a quote that generally speaking was this, until the deficit reduction commission would meet and produce a decision, we couldn't possibly pass a budget here in the house. and that would be -- oh, let me see, a week or two or so after the election in november. imagine. congress can't do its work unless the president points a deficit commission -- appoin

mr. speaker? loretta king in the justice department can selled the most open and shut voter intimidation case in the history of america because it would have brought about convictions on those new black panther party members. and one of the assistant -- the one of the attorneys general, thomas perez came before the jew care -- judiciary committee testified that they got the harsh punishment possible. it was false he knew it the day he said it, misinformed, he was under some pressure and needed to get off the hook. that's the matter of the congressional record. he was under oath. it's something we should pursue. it's unlikely we can get anywhere with it. that's tom perez. and so, the administration has can selled the most open and shut voter intimidation case in the history of america. it was a done deal. they can selled it. the administration, loretta king in the justice department, can selled also the will of the people in kingston, north carolina, that's -- in kinston, north carolina. they dropped the g they

mr. king: i move the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. it follows the recent support -- supreme court ruling covered under the first amendment. always live here on c-span. >> coming up tonight on c-span, president obama announces the removal of general mcchrystal as commander in afghanistan. then members of the senate armed services commitment react to the announcement, and we will hear from general david petreaus who was named as mcchrystal's replacement. >> today president obama announced he was removing general stanley mcchrystal from commander of allied forces in afghanistan. this move came after rolling stone magazine interview were general mcchrystal criticize the president and members of his administration. president obama has named david petreaus as mcchrystal's replacement. here is the president's announcement at the white house. >> good afternoon. today accepted general stanley mcchrystal resignation as

mr. jack kevorkian is next on "larry king live." we welcome dr. jack kevorkian back to "larry king live." he's a pathologist and a right- 2-die activist. he claims to have been involved in at least 130 physician-assisted suicides. you'll remember he served more than eight years in prison for second degree murder in the 1998 death of thomas youth. he's the focus of a new documentary "kevorkian" that premieres june 28. much of the film focuses on dr. kevorkian's life since his parole in 2007. by the way, he was with us right after his parole. but it provides the insights and attitudes and experiences that have shaped a controversial career. take a look. >> all my research through residency was done trying to find out when a person dies exactly what point is their death. >> before i met jack, he did some research on the eye in death where he looked at the retinas of people in their last moments and noted the changes in the vessels in the back of the eye. >> i went down and checked the corpses and i took photographs of the eye. how long after death ho

. >> woodruff: gentlemen, we are going to leave there, byron king, here in the u.s. and mr. fleminging joining us from london, thank you both. >> lehrer: still to come on the newshour: new tensions in u.s./turkey relations; the kick-off for soccer's world cup; and shields and brooks. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: flash floods in southwestern arkansas killed at least 20 people today. heavy rain touched off the torrent early today. with no warning, a pair of rivers rose more than eight feet an hour in remote valleys. state police captain mike fletcher said campgrounds were hard hit. >> trying to get everybody identified coming out of there. we're trying to identify the victims thate had and trying to get everything everybody accounted for. that is the main thing right now. if we have anybody that needs to be rescued, that is our primary concern right now. >> sreenivasan: in all, more than 40 people were listed as missing. there's been another mass killing in mexico's drug war. 30 gunmen stormed a drug rehabilitat

mr. towns: what i think about hollywood walk of fame, i think about the man that signed the martin luther king holiday bill by the name of ronald reagan. he's on the hollywood walk of fame. i just wanted the gentleman to know that. mr. chaffetz: reclaiming my time, good point. i'm happy to recognize ronald reagan and i appreciate your report. i'll bring a resslution some point recognizing ronald reagan. there's a corner worth standing on. thank you, mr. chairman. these issues come before the united states congress. i think there's a time and place to recognize significant achievements within the united states of america. i am going to ask for a recorded vote on this. it will be an interesting question. my point is, the economy's struggling. we have real issues out there. like i said there is a time and place to make these kinds of recognitions. i just don't know that this rises to the same level as recognizing teachers or nurses who hold people's hands as they are there in the final days of their lives. there are a lot of things that i think we could unanimous consently look at and recognize.

mr. estrada will address those. let me talk about the alternative justifications. first of all, we believe that the king's campaign was justified under principles of self-defense. in his majesty's visit to france came some 80 years into the hundred years' war. years' war?ted the hundred%- >> it was started by the french by virtue of their dissossession -- >> who started the war? the english started the war, correct? is there evidence in the record that the french were threatening an attack on the english at the time? >> there is plenty of evidence of provocation, or at least later provocation in the form of the sending of tennis balls to his majesty. it constituted a serious breach of diplomatic stannards even by the low standards applied. >> what about his program of targeted killing? did he not send three of henry's friends to kill him in england? >> he did do that. that was not a very nice thing to do. [laughter] henry probably dealt with that. one might argue that executing the traders was sufficient, -- traitors was sufficient. >> are you suggesting that tennis balls turn this into a war of necessity

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mr. speaker, i rise to commend the real men cook charities in chicago for its annual event which was held on sunday, father's day, at the kennedy king college. while the purpose of promoting healthy lifeetyles, family values, and community spirit. as is usually the case, it was well attended byhundreds of individuals and their families as a tribute to fathers. i again commend them for this great activity and yield back the balance of my time. the speeker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? >> request pprmission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. oozman: thank you, mr. speeker. when hardworking arkansans receive their ppychecks, they are forced to make difficult decision abouts their finances and how to spend their money. arkansas families are forced to tighten their belts in this economic climate and change their spending habits and they expect washington to do the same. it's the job of congress to be responsible, stewards of taxpayer money, but not passing a budget is far from responsible. it's a failure by the majority