marshall was one of mr.uston's pallbearers, but he could not speak and refuse to speak to the media about mr. huston for some time after houston's death because he was so emotional for him. it was such an emotional event losing to houston at such a young age. he was only 54 when he passed away and it was very difficult for marshall. >> i heard the statement which really puzzled me, but then did was so clear when they say that all the work that thurgood marshall did and all the law that he was supposedly to pass and help put together and didn't somebody say, you know what, with all he did say to the point that it had not the army backed up whatever he pushed it wouldn't mean nothing because the people rebelled against it to and when they told me how much the military played a part in making sure that these laws were passed because of not the people that didn't want to do it wouldn't have done it had not the military be there. so tell me how ironic that is for someone to have such a law degree and put things t

mr. marshall, another question? >> mr. moore, you alluded to reasons why mpaa would have this credits facilitating available. you say the effect of this would be to enhance dramatically the amount -- amount of investment to fund a film so hands it would be boom times in the film industry. besides just saying they are wrong in their evaluation of this which you clearly think they are, are there things about how mpaa has disruptions with this and some sort of vested interest in protecting that she could perceive and share with us? >> no, i really do believe it's simply the fear of bad tracking and the fear that will lower attendance to a film and it's a fairly myopic view without taking into account there's going to be good tracking that will increase attendance and it is kind of ignoring all the other benefits. i also think it's the fear of what's new and it's been historical trade of a the mpaa and the studios and they would ultimately come to embrace this. >> so you don't see any attempt to fend the turf that exists right

mr. marshall, you had another question? >> mr. moore, you alluded to reasons why mpaa would not be interested in having this kind of credit facility available. you say that the effect of this would be to enhance dramatically the amount of investment that's available to fund films. so, hence, it would be boon times in the film industry. besides just saying they're wrong in their evaluation of this, which you clearly think they are, are there things about how mpaa is structured, the existing order of things that would be disrupted by this that, you know, some sort of vested interest that you could protect and share with us? >> no, i really do believe it's simply the fear of bad tracking. and the fear that will lower attendance to a film. and i think it's a fairly myopic view without taking into account there's going to be good tracking that will increase attendance. and it's kind of ignoring all the other benefits. and i also think it's just the fear of what's new. i think it's been a historical trait of the mpaa and the studios and

mr. marshall. >> thank you. i was outside may be asking questions that never even ask her if i do, i apologize for that. it's hard for me to see who takes the other side of this product. if you don't exclude insiders, so, you know, the movies in production, it looks like it's just not going to produce basically the houses on fire, but were the only people who know it. so we're going to rush out and buy insurance. well, that would be kind of a fool to be the other side of that to the supermarket with weekly conclude this is too dangerous and could really get stuck as a result of the fact that people will have unique knowledge about whether to buy or to sell concerning this particular product. and so from a disc packaging perspective, i can see those who are interested in offering the product trying to sanitize it so that it behaves more like a regular futures and commodities that wouldn't, you know, you wouldn't have inside information along those lines. i'm a little surprised though that the cftc as part of the

mr. marshall of georgia. mr. garamendi of california. mr. quigley of illinois. mr. smith of washington. ms. woolsey of california. mr. defazio of oregon. ms. kaptur of oregon. excuse me. of ohio. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. it's a treat to join you and my colleagues once again this evening and talk about a subject that has been troublesome to all of us for some number of months now. that is the state of the economy, the problem with unemployment and the various causes and factors that caused some of the tremendous level of distress economically which we've been experiencing. and sometimes it's helpful as we weigh into a rather broad subject about jobs and the economy, it's good to take a look back a little bit and see what we can learn from some of the lessons of history and how we got into the mess in the first place. some of the first rather troubling signs of the condition which brought on the recession go back to s

mr. marshall of california, mr. garamendi of california, ms. chu of california, mr. smith of washington, ms. woolsey of california, mr. defazio of oregon and ms. kaptur of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. moran of kansas. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: take mr. moran's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you for the time, yesterday congresswoman wasserman schultz and fellow members of congress held a great press conference with the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives on how to make our offices more energy efficient. representing such natural wonder iris like the florida keys national marine sanctuary, i'm sensitive to the impact of our daily routine on the environment. i'm a supporter of the green proposals, such as increasing the fuel efficiency in our cars and promoting the use of clean a

mr. marshall. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for your service. i've understand that npr and start both take off the table, basically, any additional research by the united states in the development of either technical or strategic nuclear weapons. is that correct understanding? >> let me answer briefly and then turn it to my colleague. it says that the united states will not develop new nuclear warheads. that means that any warheads going forward will be based on previously tested designs. within the range of life expectancy programs that are considered -- which include refurbishment and potential replacement, all options will be studied. that is more than adequate to ensure that we have a very strong technology and engineering base to support our stockpile over time. >> is that reflected in the start treaty, that we will not be doing research on additional nuclear-weapons? >> it is not addressed in the start treaty. >> so it is just the npr. the reliable replacement warhead is something that we have been discussing for a long time. we were inter

mr. bill souter. we have marshall pamela talkin. and the counselor to the chief justice, jeffrey maneer. and make sure i'm looking in the right direction. and we have our public information officer, kathy arberg. and our acting budget manager, bonita akers. as i said, we are pleached to be here -- pleased to be here. we have submitted a statement for the record as is our custom. and you're right, mr. chairman. i may well be the longest serving member of this committee. i think it like 15 years now. and maybe i'll get off for a good time or good behavior. but the court's budgetary needs, as you've indicated, arear alluded to, are tiny but we understand this is a period of austerity. and we have as in previous years, been very serious about our responsibility to review our budget needs. and i family size the word "needs." we do not look at this as wants or a wish list. and in the years i've been before the committee, we have only asked for what the court has needed. in some years, in my opinion, we haven't even asked for that. the lar

political figure who is marshalling arguments based on evidence essentially you're a professor speaking with practical experience and who is doing it in the political form other than maybe mr. volcker the reason i ask that question is there is no committee, there is no marshaling of facts in the political forum that is possible for the public to really digest at this point. we don't have a present although obama has done remarkably well in certain areas like roosevelt in 1933 who was calling the bankers incompetent, cruel etc so there was no question at that point where the enemy was and that is the way the address it. the case hasn't been made and you were starting to make it in the political forum where you marshal anchor to take action to which you are saying has to be done it hasn't been done. >> i agree. that is why -- the president could do this, no question. he is capable of doing it and i run a website, one of the leading economic blogs in the country called baseline scenario and we followed this and other issues on a daily basis. and i also do this with the huffingtonpost.com. we are strong supporters of the president on some dimensions but not on this one. even w

mr. volcker? and the reason i ask that question is there is no -- there is no marshaling of facts and the political form that is possible for the public to really digest at this point. we don't have a president although obama has done certainly well. like roosevelt in 1933 who's calling the bankers and confident, cool, et cetera. so there's no question at that point where the enemy was and that's the way they addressed it. and what they did. but in these circumstances, the case hasn't been made. and you're starting to make it. but in the political form or you martial anger to take action to do what you're saying has to be done, it hasn't been done. >> i absolutely agree. look, that's why we're early days. the president could do it no question. he's perfectly capable of doing it and i run a website, one of the leading economics blogs in the country called baseline scenario and we follow this issue and other issues on a day-to-day basis and i also do this with the huffington post. you know, we're strong supporters of the president on some dimensions, but not on this one. even within the financial iss

marshaling arguments based on evidence? obviously essentially you are a professor speaking with practical experience, but who is doing in the political form forum, other than maybe mr. volcker? and the reason i ask that question is, there's no committee, there's no marshaling of facts in a political forum that is possible for the public to really digest at this point. we don't have a president, although obama has done remarkably well, like rose vote in 1933 who was calling the bankers and competent, cruel, et cetera. so there was no question at that point where the enemy was. and that's the way they addressed it. and what they did, but in these circumstances, that case hasn't been made. you are starting to make it, but in the political form for your martial anger to take action to do what you are saying has to be done, it hasn't been done. >> i absolutely agree. that's why we're early day. the president could do this, no question. he asserted capable of doing it and we have -- i run a website, one of the leading economics blogs in the country called baselines of. and we follow this issue and other issues on a day-to-day basis. and i also do this with the "huffingto

mr. president, i think that thurgood marshall is really sick.richard nixon was getting his hopes of the little bit that maybe he would have an opportunity to name his successor. so we send some high-level official from the justice department over to thurgood marshall's hospital room, and a lawyer now some adore -- no answer. the lawyer slowly pushes the door in and walks up to his bed. the room was very dark. he was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. the lawyer goes right up to his bedside, and as he approaches, thurgood marshall lift up one in says, not yet. -- and says, not yet. you could just feel how eager richard nixon was to make a change on the supreme court. as bill pointed out, if justice stevens steps down, this is not just any regular justice, but he has really been the leader on the court. if you look at the dissent most recently in the citizens united case, but also in the seattle school district case and others, this justice is articulating the anger in a very emotional way to the current rightward tilt of the supreme court. he

figure who is marshaling arguments based on evidence, obviously essentially you're a professor speaking with practical experience, but who's doing it in the political form other than maybe mr. volcker. and the reason i ask that question is there is no committee. there's no marshaling of facts and the political form that is possible for the public to digest at this point. we don't have a presence on, although obama has done remarkably well in certain areas, like roosevelt in 1933, who was calling the bankers incompetent, cruel, et cetera. so there was no question that that point where the enemy was and that's where they addressed it. and in the circumstances, that case hasn't been made. and you're starting to make it, but in a article form or you take action to do what has begun hasn't been done. >> i absolutely agree. that's why we're early day. the president could do it, there's no question. he's perfectly capable of doing it and i run a website and one of the leading economics blogs in a country called baseline scenario and we follow this issue on a day-to-day basis. and i also do this with the proposed. you know, were strong supporters of the president on some dimension

mr. bill souter. we have marshall pamela talkin. and the counselor to the chief justice, jeffrey maneer. and make sure i'm looking in the right direction. and we have our public information officer, kathy arberg. and our acting budget manager, bonita akers. as i said, we are pleached to be here -- pleased to be here. we have submitted a statement for the record as is our custom. and you're right, mr. chairman. i may well be the longest serving member of this committee. i think it like 15 years now. and maybe i'll get off for a good time or good behavior. but the court's budgetary needs, as you've indicated, arear alluded to, are tiny but we understand this is a period of austerity. and we have as in previous years, been very serious about our responsibility to review our budget needs. and i family size the word "needs." we do not look at this as wants or a wish list. and in the years i've been before the committee, we have only asked for what the court has needed. in some years, in my opinion, we haven't even asked for that. the lar

i remember him badgering thurgood in one series of questions, and the justice marshall said that mr.at is not the way i read the case, sir. i don't interpret it that way. very respectful, but equally firm in holding his ground. the solicitor general was just the opposite. his response to the question was, justice frankfurter would say, i criticize the answer. the solicitor general would repeat his answer in a slightly louder voice. the third time, he would make it even louder. but no more informative. he is not the most effective or helpful advocate, but thurgood was a great advocate. >> i have a question as well that has to do with the workload of the court. the number of cases decided by the united states supreme court has declined significantly over the past few decades to the extent that today, you and your colleagues are rendering full decisions, and roughly half of the number of cases and when he first joined the court. the see that as a positive or negative development? >> from my own personal view, it is definitely positive. i think we were taking too many cases when i joined

mr. president, i think thurgood marshall is really sick.richard nixon was getting his hopes up of all that maybe he would have an opportunity to name his successor so he sent someone, some high-level official of the justice department over two-thirds of marshall's hospital room and a lawyer knocks on the door, now answer, so lawyer slowly pushes the door and walks up to marshall's bed. the room was very dark, thurgood marshall was lying on the bed with his eyes closed hearing and lawyer goes up right to his bedside and as he approaches the bedside and thurgood marshall lives up one eye and says not yet. [laughter] but you can just feel how eager richard nixon was to make a change on the supreme court. as bill pointing out and, if justice stevens steps down and this isn't just any regular justice, by justice stevens is really been the leader on the court hearing if you look of the dissent's, most recently on the citizens united case but in others the seattle schools districts case and others. this is the justice on the court that is articula

mr. attorney general, if there's a problem with u.s. attorneys and marshals i hope you will keep us posted on that. i think it's pretty clear that they have been slow in making those nominations. i don't believe there are any objections on our side in moving good nominees, and i don't believe chairman leahy has delayed that. i think if you look at weather delays are, there are lack of nominations. with regard to the khalid sheikh mohammed decision, you made a decision. you declared in this committee directly that he was going to be tried in new york, and you defend that as an appropriate way, because quite a bit of controversy at the time. i understand now the white house suggested it would not be tried in new york. and i guess it makes me a bit uneasy, having served in the department, to have politicians discussing where the cases ought to be tried. that's normally the department of justice professional prosecutors. so what is your position about where these cases -- this khalid sheikh mohammed case should take place? and are you uneasy that the white house

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mr. president, i will now call up executive cal at the number 702. -- calendar number 702. it's the nomination of judge d. price marshall to serve on the united states district court for the eastern district of arkansas, a district court decision has been held -- nominee has been held and filibustered. this district court nominee, judge marshall, is currently a judge on the arkansas court of appeals. he spent 15 years in private practice in jonesboro, arkansas. he served as a law clerk to seventh circuit judge richard s. around. he was reported out of the judiciary committee on february 11, 2010, by voice vote and without dissent. he is held and blockaded on this floor. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and notwithstanding rule 22, the senate proceed to executive calendar number 702, that the nomination be confirmed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, that any statements relating to the nomination appear at the appropriate place in the record as if read and that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there

marshall said, the power to tax is the power to destroy. when you raise taxes on the economy, you'll destroy jobs. mr. gingrey: the gentleman is absolutely accurate in what he presented to our colleagues. there's another point in this bill that i think the speaker, speaker pelosi, it may have -- may have been referring to when she said we need to pass it so folks can find out what's in it. the law before this was passed in regard to what people could take in the way of a tax deduction for health care expenditures was limited to that amount above 7.5% of their adjusted gross income. well, you would have to be a low-income person to take advantage of that tax break if you will, that's existed for a number of years and most people's adjusted grose income, if they're in the middle class oar upper middle class, their medical expenditures in one year, madam speaker are not going to be more than 7.5% of their adjusted gross income, unless they got into a catastrophic situation system of there's no advantage there except for our low-income taxpayers. that 7.5% of their adjusted gross income kicks in pretty qu

mr. perez, part of your job is enforcing the freedom of access to clinic entrances act, which protect americans' access to reproductive service providers. i know that the attorney general and the u.s. marshals help protect reproductive service providers around the country after the murder of a doctor last year. how are you working with the u.s. marshals service to ensure ongoing protection for these providers, and are you and the attorney general still recommending increased protection, or do you believe that the need was temporary? >> we conduct regular threat assessments. we have an active stock get -- an active docket. the last thing i worked on in the clinton administration was the murder of a doctor in new york. the first thing i got briefed on when i returned 11 years later was a murder in kansas. the more things change, the more they stay the same. this is an ongoing threat that we take seriously. we are constantly assessing, not only working with our partners in the u.s. marshals service, but with other law-enforcement partners. i cannot comment in any detail, but there is an investigation that remains on going. we will continue to fully exercise our civil authority as well. we had

mr. thorson did, i would like to recognize a few mems of my staff to participate in this review. they are peggy wolf, and lewis, andrea him and are led by marshal jd. this is a very important project for our staff. i report is unique that it provides a look at a failed institution for both the primary and backup i regulatory perspectives and has resulted in significant insights regard the effectiveness of each. and the interplay between the two. we released the report yesterday afternoon on our public website. as you just heard mr. thorson say, treasury oig focus on the causes of wamu's failure and the ots supervision of the institution. my office focus on the fdic's role as in shirt and act up supervisor. my statement discusses an overreliance of an institution safety and soundness, or a campbell's rating come and capitals level, and to the risk that the institution may pose to the insurance fund. and it also highlights the fdic's repertory tools to mitigate risk, no significant limitations in the interagency agreement related to information sharing and backup examination authority. the fdic was a deposit in shirt of wamu and is responsible fo

mr. perez, part of your job is enforcing the freedom of access to clinic entrances act which prohibits -- unsury, protect americans' access to reproductive service providers. i know the attorney general holder asked the u.s. marshalsroductive providers and facilities around the country after dr. george tiller is murder last year. hauer you working with u.s. marshals service to ensure ongoing protection for these providers and are you and attorney general elders still recommending increased protection or do you believe that the need was temporary? >> i don't believe -- will conduct regular threat assessments. we have an active docket. the last thing i worked on before i left the clinton administration was the murder of the doctor and buffalo new york 3 miles from where i grew up. the first thing i was briefed on won by a ride back 11 years later for civil rights is a briefing on the murder in kansas. the more things change the more they stay the same and this threat is an ongoing threat and we take this seriously. we are constantly assessing and reassessing working not only with our partners at the marshall service but other wall enforcement. we are actively monitoring the kansas prosecution and i can't comment in

mr. perez, part of your job is enforcing the freedom of access to clinic entrances act, which protect americans' access to reproductive service providers. i know that the attorney general and the u.s. marshals service's help protect reproductive service providers around the country after the murder of a doctor last year. how are you working with the u.s. marshals service to ensure ongoing protection for these providers, and are you and the attorney general still recommending increased protection, or do you believe that the need was temporary? >> we conduct regular threat assessments. we have an active stock get -- an active docket. the last thing i worked on in the clinton administration was the murder of a doctor in new york. the first thing i got briefed on when i returned 11 years later was a murder in kansas. the more things change, the more they stay the same. this is an ongoing threat that we take seriously. we are constantly assessing, not only working with our partners in the u.s. marshals service, but with other law-enforcement partners. i cannot comment in any detail, but there is an investigation that remains on going. we will continue to fully exercise our civil authority as wel