. >> i think mr. lance price is best to view that the cross media ownership policy was quietly dropped within six months of the ireland trip which we know was in july of 1995. is that a fair assessment or not? >> no. it's not a fair assessment. i was absolutely clear we weren't going to put this in the labor party program. if you had done that, you would have started off your time in government consent traying in the media. i don't recall many people arguing fiercely to keep it there. >> do you know approximately when this change of policy arose? >> i don't. i can try and find out from the labor party policy people at the time. >> mr. price is right. he may be wrong about cause and effect, but sort of the back end of 1995 early 1996 could that be right? >> i don't know i have to go and check it. don't let me on the other hand as i say in my statement, had we kept that, that would have definitely been a problem with the murdoch media group in particular, that's for sure. but i didn't think it was the right p

mr. lance: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, this legislation will ensure that patients get improved access to innovative, life-saving therapies and medical devices while protecting an creating u.s. jobs -- and creating u.s. jobs. the bill is critically important to new jersey where we have a high concentration of medical device, pharmaceutical and life signs -- science employees. i'm pleased that this contains provisions important to streamline and modernize f.d.a. relations while promoting patient safety. today's measure is fiscally responsible, reducing the deficit by $311 billion over the next 10 years according to the c.b.o. i thank chairman upton, chairman pitts, ranking member waxman, ranking member pallone and members of the energy and commerce committee for working together in a bipartisan capacity on a final bill that protects patients and brings much-needed certainty to the medical and biopharmaceutical industries. this is the way congress should work. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro temp

lance corporal mills was 21 years old and on his second tour of duty when he was fatally shot in the chest. mr. mills said september 11th inspired his son to join the marines and lance corporal mills' younger brother still plans to enlist with the marines. a police procession will be planned for dover to the funeral home on friday. other details now are being arranged. >>> news time 4:36. if you're headed to arybon city or dewey beach this weekend, here's another reason to enjoy these places. we found out that the natural resources resource council ranked dewey beach number three and ocean city beach number four. that report found that water quality at america's beaches remained largely stable last year with 8% of water samples violating public health standards the same as the previous year. >>> the battle between michael phelps and ryan lochte is becoming more intense after lochte won the 200-meter freestyle. ful both swimmers will now advance to the finals, the two will compete again coming up tonight. >>> tropical depression debby is showing no signs of letting up. a lot of rain is falling

lance corporal mills was 21 years old and on his second tour of duty when he was fatally shot in the chest. mr. mills said september 11th inspired his son to join the marines and lance corporal mills' younger brother still plans to enlist with the marines. now a police procession is being planned from dover to a funeral home friday morning. all other details are still being arranged. >>> good morning, everyone. hope you are enjoying it so far. but as you step out and about, make sure you do have a jacket or a sweater, especially in westminster right now. you're only at 51 degrees. 53 in towson and ellicott city coming in at 58 degrees. we're seeing the upper 50s in darlington as well, and then we start to see more of the low 60s. but that's still below average in aberdeen and also elkton. right now 55 degrees in goldsboro. you get the point. let's take you outside in dundalk right now where we're seeing plement of sunshine, a beautiful sunrise, a beautiful key bridge right there, you see that sun. the plu skies will continue as we head throughout the day. it's going to be a good one. let's tal

mr. obama announced new immigration policy last week. >> lance armstrong filed a rebuke to allegations thatused performance-enhancing drugs. on friday the deadline for responding armstrong accused the usa anti-doping agency of violating its own rules and possibly breaking federal law during its investigation. he denied using drugs and said he has never failed a drug test. armstrong could be stripped of his title. >> the last of four stranded climbers was rescued from mount rainier in washington state. three other climbers were res e rescued. >> hot dry winds are feeding wildfires across the west. more than 2,000 homes near salt lake city were ordered evacuated as 4,000 acre blaze moved closer and tens of thousands of acres are burning across northern colorado. nearly 200 homes west of fort collins have been destroyed and one person has been killed. >>> it's about 21 minutes after the hour. we're going to over to lonnie quinn with a first check of the weather. >> the situation you're talking about in colorado. colorado is not alone. yes that's where the fires are currently burning but some o

mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to those service men who have lost their lives in afghanistan since the last prime minister's question time. lance corporal james ashworth of the first battalion, and corporal alex guy of the first battalion royal regiment. sincere condolences are with their families and loved ones. last week i visited our armed forces in helmond where i was reminded of their exceptional work on behalf of this country and this workened these sacrifices must never be forgotten. >> william mccray. >> mr. speaker, i join the foreign secretary in expressing our deepest sympathy to the families of our fallen heroes and pray god will comfort them. "belfast international air link to heathrow is an invaluable asset to the economy of northern island. there are concerns this link is at risk because the landing slots are allocated to carriers rather than to regional airports. will the government public an aviation strategy that ensures our international airports are linked with heathrow? >> the department of transportation will come in the future in our aviation policy in the summer and asks for evidence of options of mainta

mr. seth mcfarlane. you are always an entertaining and enlightening fellow. >> thanks for having me. >> good luck with all of your projects. "ted" opens on the 29th of june. coming up, lancehallenge. >>> tour did he france champion lance armstrong has a lot of big projects on his plate. he's in hawaii traing for the ironman triathlon. he joins me from hawaii. lance, tell me exactly what exactly is the ironman. i think i know but i'm frequently wrong. >> the actual ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a marathon which there's now probably 50 of those around the world. then there's a whole series of half ironmans which is exactly half the distance. then the olympic distance is about a mile swim, 25 mile bike, and a 10 k run. >> and i'm he assuming you do this over the course of a month? >> no. i'm joking. you do this altogether back to back? that seems like a lot of exercise. are you an exercise nut? >> i'm -- yeah it's one of those things i sort of can't live without, i guess. >> it can be a little addictive, can't it, to get that kind of high from getting your body in peak shape and have you ever been in bad shape in your whole life? >> yeah. yeah, i've been in b

lance of his time. the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, again, next week is 4th of july and we will be celebrating independence day and i would like to say i don't believe the job of the federal government is to provide things to citizens, but to preserve our liberty. and that's what next week should be reminding us of. house republicans are aware of the clear mandate the american people gave us. our charge is to reduce the crushing debt that our country is currently carrying. according to the senate budget committee, debt grew times four times fa faster than clinton or bush and amassed more debt than president bush did. today the national debt is over $15 trillion which amounts to nearly $48,000 for every man, woman and child in america. it's clear that without a change in leadership in the white house and senate, the legacy we are apt to leave our children and grandchildren would be a crushing debt burden and weaker, less secure and less prosperous nation. this is simply unacceptable. the federal government's current budget defi

lancing, michigan, to listen to a performance of the vagina monologues. this all stems from a debate over abortion legislation last wednesday. lisa brown was sencherred for saying this. >> finally, mr. speaker, i'm flattered that you're all so interested in my vagina, but no means no. >> republican leaders insist they were offended by her rape reference, not the word vagina. she was not allowed to speak again. they wouldn't allow her to debate a teacher retirement bill the next day, totally different subject. barb byrum was also silenced. she got shut down. >> we'll hopen the board. members may vote at their desk. the amendment is not adopted. are there further amendments? representative, you are out of order. >> you should recognize me. i represent the same people as you do. >> would the clerk please read in the next amendment? >> both women simply violated the rules of decorum, and the leader of the house accused both women of throwing temper tantrums, but there could be league fall out for the republicans. this sign from today's crowd, the protest tonight says it all, the vaginas brought you into the world and vaginas will vote you out. michigan state representative barb byrum j