mr. lord? >> sure. i -- as that statistic implies, acts of terrorism are very rare events. obviously, that makes it very difficult to test the efficacy of the program and develop, as we recommended in our report, performance metrics to allow you to better judge whether the program works as designed. but we don't think that should deter you from trying to craft what we would call proxy measures, other measures that help you get at this at least indirectly, and we made that very important recommendation, and tsa and dhs agreed to try to get, you know, develop these indicators. one step we think they could take that would make this exercise a lot more useful is that they use a very long list of behaviors in their list, the exact number and characteristics are considered sensitive security information, but we posed the question: how do you know this is the right number? and they also assign point scores to each of these behaviors. again, the details are sensitive security information, but that woul

worked on a couple -- number of trade issues mr. lord is received numerous gao boards for meritorious service, outstanding achievement and teamwork. congratulations. mr. larry willis is the program director for suspicious behavior detection within the human factors research projects agency science and technology director at the department of homeland security. your business card must be a big one. [laughter] detective lieutenant peter -- how do you pronounce your name, sir? didomenica. minus pronounced broun. my family can't even pronounce it so i am very cognizant of people's pronunciation. detective lieutenant peter didomenica is employed by police where he commands the police detective division. prejudice he served as the massachusetts state police officers will is the director of security policy at boston logan international airport where he developed innovative antiterrorism programs. dr. paul ekman is professor emeritus of psychology at ucsf and currently the president of the paul ekman group. he has authored or edited 15 bucks. yo

mr. lord? >> one of the recommendations was to use study available, video recording to help refine the spot program and their formal agency comments the department indicated they agreed and they took steps to do that. i think the department is already on record to do that and agreed. they bought into this idea. the extent to actually implement it we have to follow-up and see the extent they've addressed it. just to clarify, d.h.s. has bought into this idea. they've already agreed to do it. >> thank you. and then finally, mr. lord, since you already have the microphone, d.h.s. hasn't done a cost benefit analysis on the program or risk assessment, and it's my understanding that they don't do a great job actually, and i apologize for the critique, having cost benefit analyses or risk management for the program. how do we even know we need the program? >> we would look at the cost benefit analysis or risk analysis to -- for example, you would need a risk assessment to show where you needed to deplo

from the perspective of gao and the report and analysis that you have done, mr. lord, we do not know if the spot program is "up fiasco." isn't that correct? >> that is absolutely correct. those were his words, that is not an our vocabulary. >> and just to be clear again, what metrics would you use to determine the success or failure as an operational program for summer to the and one metric is scrubbing the current list of behavioral indicators that they have, as well as the associated points scores. we've identified several videotapes of their movements. are they exhibiting signs of stress or as some literature suggests, they do not demote much because they believe they're going on to a more blissful state? it is done clear to us whether there would micthere is videota evidence that would be invaluable in fine-tyne being the program. >> i think i highlighted that in your testimony because there are a number of examples that we have and i wonder, has d.h.s. made an attempt to pull together not just video evidence in the united states but with international partners to

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with the amendment and the lord was suspended but it has never been completely cancelled it remains an archaic form that spoils relations between moscow and washington. oh mr zones can walk into the show ok thank you very much they will. this well first of all i want to remind you that you would you probably know better remind our viewers that only of this month in moscow u.s. vice president biden made an official statement that he will be leading the effort here in the congress to get the jackson's then a amendment lifted that's what he said vice president now why are you still. making this this last eight year old nephew don't you trust what people for from the white house say the story before is not on your vice president biden rosary just to finish this line it was biden who were posing. this moment on a few years ago when he was senator from governing and the reason was that in his view russia was not buying enough poultry. state is one of the main producers for american what does poultry have to do with the jackson valley command the ground jackson valley commandment was about russia not loading enough jews only great from the soviet union had this i

mr. stiller little realizing that was our future. >> charlie: so how did you get involved with this? >> you know, the producer's got -- i was working on -- good lord, good lord, another producer i worked with. good man. the producer's -- i was working on the another project and they called me and asked me to read it and said what do you think bit. it was very simple he just called me. i have a long personal history with john's play so he said what do you think of the house of the blue leaves. it was very emotional for me because i got to know john a little bit from my shows here in town and we'd have coffee a couple times. but i kind of, john's, john's plays that i was exposed to when i was in college in the 80's were very formative for me. so in terms of what i understood about directing, in terms of leading me to many so success as a director in a small way, in terms of understanding how american plays work and what they're supposed to be and my feelings about being an american, you know, my feelings about my country and a way to think about it that i was the able to get from the classes or political science classes or anything like that. it was

mr. speaker. i rise tonight to recognize the success of a local group of ninth grade students from my congressional district in south florida, our lady of lords academy. guided by their teacher, susan fleming, these four young ladies, gabriellea, christina, lauren and diana have been selected as regional winning finalists at the national science teachers association exploreavision competition. this group of intelligent young laidies envisioned an innovative proposal for medical technology, a surgical procedure that would treat patients whose vocal chords have been paralyzed, allowing them to speel speak again. their groundbreaking idea was selected from over 4,000 entries and over 13,000 students. innovative students like these four impressive girls will help lead our nation into the future and i wish them much success in the upcoming national judging phase. thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hirono: mr. speaker, before i talk abo