i want to follow up on mr. lewis' comments regarding nonstationary sources and i think jerry certainly is credibility on the issue. he wrote the clean air act in the state of california was probably the most stringent clean air regulations in the united states. because we understand that nonstationary sources are the problems. automobiles, trucks, trains it caused a significant part of pollution especially particulate pollution and one of the programs that has been very successful i think, in the epa has been the tour program, the diesel emissions reduction act and senator feinstein and senator boxer and myself and others have been very supportive of that program because it is moving -- removing old engines, old diesel engines from the inventory and replacing them with clean diesel which has a significant effect on particulate pollution. and we know that his approach and that works and there are a lot of things we do in government that don't work. so a lot of us were concerned when you've zeroed out the tour program

they also submitted a report by mr. lewis, which in essence agrees with dr. parks' report. it has limited discussion of groundwater and did not do it well. that underscores the problem we have here. i do not know if you will permit me to talk about the building commission appeal. i did check with them, because there are questions from the board about that. normally, they did not accept appeals of building permits. normally, it must be a decision regarding an application. in this case, we have the permits already issued and it would be too late. i would certainly ask that you leave the question of jurisdiction open to see if we are allowed to go before them or not. we believe the proper jurisdiction is here. commissioner fung: thank you. commissioner peterson: do you want to give the permit holder a moment to respond? commissioner fung: that is only fair. commissioner hwang: would you talk about the change to the retaining wall drawings you just described? you said it very quickly. we also did not request any written comments and i am hearing it for the first time. >> we jus

mr. lewis, just a few things, i think to begin by hailing your state as being one of the engines that has driven us towards cleaner vehicles in this country. epa's history including things like taking the led out of gasoline, which i think single-handedly made a tremendous difference in children's health. but also enabled the catalytic converter, which is an invention on cars all over the world which has made our cars run cleaner. >> the -- california has a history with leading the country with respect to vehicles, sir. absolutely. of course, there's a large market. the clean air act actually recognized california's leadership by giving that -- your state a special role. i simply would say this, we have probably a million more cars on the road than 1970. just in absolute numbers. and the emissions from all of those cars is much lower than the emissions from 1970. that means we're driving more cars, but they are much, much cleaner and fuel efficient. that was the genesis of the fuel efficiency g

our blue dog coalition -- is that you, mr. lewis? our blue dog coalition has had this as their mantra, pay-as-you-go, -- pay as you go, do not add to the deficit. if we all share that view we should all be able to come together, because the numbers will add up or they will not add up. and the bill for sure will be sent to our children and our grandchildrenment some of you have children, some of you have children and grandchildren. would you ever dream of sending them a bill for a personal expense? if you were to leave them anything? would you leave them a bill? we cannot leave the children of america with any bills for any fiscal deficit either. it wouldn't be the right thing to do. but in order for us to do the right thing, it is time for a serious reality check. and that's the opportunity mr. dicks was giving us today, the rules committee rejected that, i hope that in the weeks ahead, depending on what happens here today, let's move on with it so we can spend whatever time it takes to do it right, nothing less is at stake than the

mr. lewis, you are recognized. [inaudible comments] >> thank you. i'm concerned about your comments, admiral mullen, as well as secretary gates, regarding the year-long cr, the implication it has in terms of readiness, flexibility that we need to move some of those dollars around. can either of you describe for us what we experienced with a year-long cr last year? what actually was the fallout? you've been through that there. give us some kind of day-to-day blows from what you saw from that cr? >> well, actually, i tried in my opening statement, sir, to capture certainly what we see this year. and there are, you know, there are as -- and we've done this certainly more than once over time. what isn't captured too often when we talk about -- we are talking about the malta projects we can't start, and the projects that we can't start, what we have to pay for it, goes to the $23 billion piece of this. but you see particularly inside the services they really start to constrict in terms of what they will spend their money on, and what they won't spend the

mr. lewis, you are recognized. [inaudible comments] >> thank you. i'm concerned about your comments, admiral mullen, as well as secretary gates, regarding the year-long cr, the implication it has in terms of readiness, flexibility that we need to move some of those dollars around. can either of you describe for us what we experienced with a year-long cr last year? what actually was the fallout? you've been through that there. give us some kind of day-to-day blows from what you saw from that cr? >> well, actually, i tried in my opening statement, sir, to capture certainly what we see this year. and there are, you know, there are as -- and we've done this certainly more than once over time. what isn't captured too often when we talk about -- we are talking about the malta projects we can't start, and the projects that we can't start, what we have to pay for it, goes to the $23 billion piece of this. but you see particularly inside the services they really start to constrict in terms of what they will spend their money on, and what they won't spend the

mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to the longest running war in our nation's history. i want to thank my friend and colleague from ohio for introducing this resolution. war is not the answer. it is not the way to peace. we must rule out the causes of hate and violence. gandhi once said power is of two kinds, one is attained by the fear of punishment, and the other by acts of love. power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than one derived from the fear of punishment. our path to peace in afghanistan is not through war. it is not through violence. enough is enough. the time is long overdue. we are spending billions of dollars a week, not another nickel, not another dime, not another dollar, not another hour, not another day, not another week, we must end this war and end it now. i urge my colleagues to support the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: i yield one minute to mr. powers of colorado. the speaker pro

mr. lewis is $59.9 billion. that is the treasury and all other foreign aid accounts that i know you're also paying attention too, but let me quickly walk you through this because on this issue of our $8.7 overseas contingency operations, we have the strongest support from secretary gates from admiral mullen, and i was speaking with general petraeus last night, he will be here on the hill strongly supporting the civilian effort that goes hand in hand with what he is doing so heroically in afghanistan, so we are funding vital civilian missions in afghanistan, pakistan, and iraq with this $8.7 billion. we do have al-qaeda under pressure as never before. the military surge and our civilian surge because when i became secretary of state, we had 300 civilians in afghanistan, and most of them were on six month rotations. we were not doing our part to be a good partner to our military colleagues. we now have nearly 1200 civilians, and they are there day in and day out in some of the roughest tour rain you can find anywh

mr. lewis, you are recognized. [inaudible comments] >> thank you. i'm concerned about your comments, admiral mullen, as well as secretary gates, regarding the year-long cr,the implication it has in terms of readiness, flexibility that we need to move some of those dollars around. can either of you describe for us what we experienced with a year-long cr last year? what actually was the fallout? . ind of day-to-day blows from what you saw from that cr? >> well, actually, i tried in my opening statement, sir, to capture certainly what we see this year. and there are, you know, there are as -- and we've done this certainly more than once over time. what isn't captured too often when e talk about -- we are talking about the malta projects we can't start, and the projects that we can't start, what we have to pay for it, goes to the $23 billion piece of this. but you see particularly inside th services they really start to constrict in terms of what they will spend their money on, and what they won't spend their money on. currently, there are costs that we

the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. lewis, for five minutes. mr. lewis: thank you, mr. speaker. i very much appreciate my colleague yielding me this time. i've come to the floor to let the world know that during the time i have been in the congress from my view one of my dearest friends has just passed away. geraldine ferraro and i came to the congress together as classmates some three decades ago. thee was more than just a friend -- she was more than just a friend, she managed to have me serve on the same committee with her the first term. from the public works committee it wasn't very long before she convinced a cross section of us to travel with her to new york to attempt to have us better understand the difficulty new york has in delivering potable water to the people of the great city of new york. geraldine was a really, really tough lady, according to some. i knew her as a wonderful friend. she was a woman who cared about her constituency, fought very hard to represent their interests, and indeed the initial role of any member of congress is t

. >> thank you, mr. lewis, just a few things. let me begin by showing your state as being one of the engines that is driven by stores cleaner vehicles in the country. epa includes things like taking the lead out of gasoline, which i think single-handedly made a tremendous difference in children's health, but also enabled the catalytic converter, an american invention know them personally with a rope that is near cars run cleaner. the california has a history of that in a country with respect to vehicles, sir. and of course the clean air act actually recognizes california's leadership by giving your status special rule. they simply would say this. we had probably a million workers in the road than we had in 1970, in absolute numbers are the emissions from office cars are much lower than the emissions from 1970. that means we are driving more cars, but they are much cleaner and more fuel-efficient. that was the genesis of the fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas deal that was were out last year. as cars become cleaner, americans, the po

the 150 account that was referred to by mr. lewis is $59.5 billion. that is both treasury and all the other foreign aid accounts that i know you are also paying attention to. let me just quickly walk you through this, because on this issue of our $8.7 billion overseas contingency operations, we have the strongest support from secretary gates from admiral mullen. next week -- i was speaking with general petraeus last night. he will be here on the hill strongly supporting the civilian effort that goes hand- in-hand with what he is doing so heroically in afghanistan. so we are finding vital civilian missions in afghanistan, pakistan, and iraq would this $8.7 million. we do have al qaeda under pressure as never before. the military search and our civilian search, because when i became secretary of state, we had 300 civilians in afghanistan, and most of them were on six month rotations. we were not doing our part to be a good partner to our military colleagues. we now have nearly 1200 civilians, and they or their day in and day out in some of the roughest

. >> mr. lewis? >> madam secretary, i wanted to asked a question to say i look forward to other channels and opportunities to discuss the military -- >> thank you. i look forward to that. >> thank you, madame chair. i just want to make a comment about iraq, which i think you have addressed in your remarks but it's important we spent and will spend literally thousands of american lives, tens of thousands wounded of our brave men and women. we have spent and will spend trillions of dollars on that war heretofore and in the future for health care for those who came home and others support. it would be a disaster if we did not do the follow-up after the troops were gone such that iraq became an unfriendly nation or god forbid became a satellite like lebanon of iran and iran of course as you know, madam secretary, is interested in just that and has invested in the elections and aspects of the iraqi economy, etc.. and so your statement your interest in having consulates throughout iraq fighting is brillian

. >> mr. lewis. >> madam secretary, i won't ask my last question but rather say i look forward to having an opportunity to discuss the pakistan issue. >> thank you. i look forward to that. >> mr. rothman. >> thank you, madam chairman. i just want to make a comment about iraq which i think you have addressed in your remarks but i want -- it's very important. we have spent and will spend literally thousands of american lives there, tens of thousands wounded of our brave young men and women. we have and will spend trillions of dollars on that war. heretofore and in the future for health care of those who came home. it would be a disaster if we did not do the follow-up after our troops were gone such that iraq became an unfriendly nation or god forbid became a satellite like lebanon of iran and iran, of course, as you well know, madam secretary, is interested in just that, and has invested in the iraqi elections and all other kinds of aspects of the iraqi economy, etc. and so your statement that you're

our blue dog coalition -- is that you, mr. lewis? our blue dog coalition has had this as their mantra, pay-as-you-go, -- pay as you go, do not add to the deficit. if we all share that view we should all be able to come together, because the numbers will add up or they will not add up. and the bill for sure will be sent to our children and our grandchildrenment some of you have children, some of you have children and grandchildren. would you ever dream of sending them a bill for a personal expense? if you were to leave them anything? would you leave them a bill? we cannot leave the children of america with any bills for any fiscal deficit either. it wouldn't be the right thing to do. but in order for us to do the right thing, it is time for a serious reality check. and that's the opportunity mr. dicks was giving us today, the rules committee rejected that, i hope that in the weeks ahead, depending on what happens here today, let's move on with it so we can spend whatever time it takes to do it right, nothing less is at stake than the

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mr. lewis: madam chairman, i rise for every american that struggles to pay their mortgage each month. i rise for every american's dream slip away because they lost their job through no fault of their own or because they got cancer or no longer able to work and pay their medical bills. i rise to condemn what these bills are trying to do today. make no mistake, repealing these programs will close the door on the american dream for more and more americans. madam speaker, when i was a young boy, my family did not own a home. my father was a share cropper. my mother and father had to go without for years. they saved and they saved. they prayed, they waited. my father could never get a mortgage. mortgages were not available where we lived. they were not available for families like mine. it was just the way it was. in 1944 my parents bought a house with three rooms and 110 acres. it was a small town called troy in rural alabama. it cost $300. i can't imagine that much exchanged hands at once. i look a

. >> mr. lewis? >> madam secretary, i wanted to asked a question to say i look forward to other channels and opportunities to discuss the military -- >> thank you. i look forward to that. >> thank you, madame chair. i just want to make a comment about iraq, which i think you have addressed in your remarks but it's important we spent and will spend literally thousands of american lives, tens of thousands wounded of our brave men and women. we have spent and will spend trillions of dollars on that war heretofore and in the future for health care for those who came home and others support. it would be a disaster if we did not do the follow-up after the troops were gone such that iraq became an unfriendly nation or god forbid became a satellite like lebanon of iran and iran of course as you know, madam secretary, is interested in just that and has invested in the elections and aspects of the iraqi economy, etc.. and so your statement your interest in having consulates throughout iraq fighting is brillian

lewis. >> thank you, mr. chairman. again, i apologize for the boys. -- for the voice. i had a good experience with the epa a number of years ago with regard to our request that they work with my state on a compliance issue right next to my land, by next to an oil refinery. i am not sure that we ever would have got it solved without the epa. i want you to know, i am not a person who is anti-epa. i have seen it work, and a cleanup occurred that i do not believe what had happened but for the epa. please do not view me as a detractor. but i do have some questions about the efforts to prioritize funding that i believe mayb be detracting from efforts on the ground, boots on the ground, dollars that the epa to really help businesses comply and communities comply with epa regulations. this first question is about rural water systems. does your fiscal year 2012 budget set aside money to assist small rural water systems remain in compliance? >> only within the funding for the revolving funds, there is money for rural systems, and that is added to the money from the usda, who spe

lewis? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for the voice. first i want to tell you that i had a good experience with epa out of the denver office and number of years ago with regard to our requests that the work with, my states on a compliance issue that was right next to my land which is right next to an oil refinery, and i'm not sure that we ever would have gotten it solved without the epa. so i want you to know, i am not a person who is antiepa. i saw it work in our instance in the cleanup occurred wouldn't have happened but for the epa. so, don't, please don't view me as a detractor, but i do have some questions about the efforts to privatize funding but i believe maybe detracting from efforts to really work on the ground on concerned with the boots on the ground dollars that the epa uses to help businesses comply and businesses comply with epa regulations it's about the rural water systems. does your fy 12 budget set aside money to assist small rural water systems remain in compliance? >> within the funding for the revolving fund is mon

mr. campana was raised in hunters point, i will have to introduce myself to him. i have a real estate background and experience from this board. thank you. >> thank you. >> our next applicant is joyce lewis. >> good afternoon. my name is joyce lewis. this is my second appearance before the rules committee. i made a presentation about three or four months ago. i was motivated to apply for the sport after attending a women's league conference which focus on commission appointments in san francisco and board appointments. this conference was held to encourage women to get involved in civic activities. i have a strong interest in civic duties. i have lived in the city of san francisco for about 17 years. i have lived in the sunset district. there was a store your regarding twitter. the budget is in jeopardy by the governor. what this can mean four san francisco. i am very much aware that the assessment appeals board serves a vital service to the city and county with regard to evaluating both residential and commercial property. there is the high unemployment rate and the foreclosures that dropped their. the appeals that have been filed have increased significantly over the years and in 2009,

mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate the 46th anniversary of bloody sunday and to recognize the courage of my colleague, congressman john lewis, and the many other members of the civil rights movement. i was privileged to retrace the footsteps with john lewis and walk across the edmund pettis bridge in south carolina. on the bridge they were savagedly attacked from state and local lawmen. journalists captured that and that led to the voting rights of 1965. john lewis was again met by a large group of police. this time as an honor guard. we've come a long way in the last 50 years, and we still have a long way to go to ensure the quality and justice for all. but we never could have come as far as we have without the countless devotion of men and women like john lewis. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> mr. speaker, to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, in my nearly 27 years in the united states air force, i learned that one of the most cr

mr. chairman for holding this hearing and i thank the two witnesses and the second panel but thank you, chairman lee lewis and administrator, it's great to be here with you on an important topic and i want to focus a little bit on web sites with teens and children may be because i walked into my daughter's room last night and she was webcasting with her friend and luckily they were working on their homework and the interview she is doing with senator murkowski which ensure will be devastating to senator herber rakowski, but i wanted to ask you a few questions on this, the recent wall street journal article examined 50 web sites popular with teens and children to see what tracking tools installed on a test computer. as a group used over 4,000 copies and other pieces of tracking technology that is actually 30% more than four found in a similar analysis of adult website which is rather disturbing. i think that there was more of these being used on told friends web sites. can you describe your agencies experience in dealing with tracking of children and teens online and what do you think needs to be done? >>

mr. chairman for holding this hearing and i thank the two witnesses and the second panel but thank you, chairman lee lewisand administrator, it's great to be here with you on an important topic and i want to focus a little bit on web sites with teens and children may be because i walked into my daughter's room last night and she was webcasting with her friend and luckily they were working on their homework and the interview she is doing with senator murkowski which ensure will be devastating to senator herber rakowski, but i wanted to ask you a few questions on this, the recent wall street journal article examined 50 web sites popular with teens and children to see what tracking tools installed on a test computer. as a group used over 4,000 copies and other pieces of tracking technology that is actually 30% more than four found in a similar analysis of adult website which is rather disturbing. i think that there was more of these being used on told friends web sites. can you describe your agencies experience in dealing with tracking of children and teens online and what do you think needs to be done? >> t

admiral and colonel lewis who rarely gets mentioned and he helped make this hearing happen and i want to thank him for it. i have a question for you along the lines of what my colleague, mr henke raised. general nichols, and when my co-chairman, mr. shays and i were in afghanistan we saw her before she came home. but on the page 26 of the very same memo that mr. gates issued, on the list of those eliminated in fact i will quote come eliminate 102 general flag officer of physicians and is his eliminate 65 positions listed below within the next two years as incumbents complete the current tour and there she is. now you were just talking to ms. schinasi about implementation. what this tells me is you may have the greatest intentions of the world, you and your staff and having been there i know the frustrations. but getting this department to move come here you are testifying today mentioning general nicholas and here she is with her position been eliminated. i don't know that you can answer me now but i hope you can look into it. >> i can't answer right now, that's the mistake. that position has been renamed sali if you are looking at the jcci iowa which is with the contrac

mr. cummings of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., march 9, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable jerry lewis, the honorable mac thornberry, the honorable fred upton, the honorable andy harris, and the honorable frank r. wolf to act as speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the 112th congress. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the appointments are approved. the chair will general tain request for one-minute speeches -- entertain request for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. you may proceed. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, what happened to the rule of law? last week the u.s. justice department announced that president obama would stop defending the defense of marriage act. i remind you that the president took an oath -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. you may proceed. mr. fleming: mr. speaker

lewis foreman has said the first-to-file system will strengthen the current system for entrepreneurs and small businesses. we have heard from nearly 50 small inventors in more than 20 states who share mrforeman's view. i ask that a list of these supporters as well as mr. foreman's letter to the judiciary committee in support of the america invents act be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: thank you very much, mr. president. and i now -- now senator bingaman is here to speak. mr. bingaman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. bingaman: mr. president, i appreciate the chance to speak as if in morning business. mr. president, i wanted to take a few minutes to discuss the increasing oil prices that we are observing each day and the evolving situation in the middle east and in north africa. from an oil market perspective, the turmoil in the middle east changed course just over a week ago and it changed course when libya joined the group of countries that are witnessing historic popular uprisings. libya is the first major energy exporter in the region to experience such an uprising. at the moment, as much as a m