mr. martin, a kind of wanted to get your response -- i kind of wanted to get your response. i am looking at the auditors' report. the line saying from the auditor that there is substantial doubt about the station's ability to continue is a concern. i wonder if you can respond to that and give your response to that statement. >> i think we have a great opportunity? this question does come from a couple of years. we have been in a position where we go on the air, we ask listeners for support, and from that have been able to run a very successful operation. the situation has changed to where that is not adequate to do what we need to do to serve this community. in the past year, we have been working on developing relationships with the major donors, at being in a position to identify foundations as their copper's comeback and they are in a position to take on grants. -- as their coffers come back and they are in a position to take on grants. the work we are already doing -- when it comes to funders, we have a good track record. we are drawing the attention of some folks who hav

mr. martin, i'm trying to get this and so forth, i was thinking things to myself dr. king was able to pull out from his memory bank. it was masterful. now the next book which are you going to do next? >> guest: the next book i'm thinking of it is something i learned on philip randolph with respect to negro participation. the working title is no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. the local participation of african-americans in the 2012 elections. folks, you heard it first year and i think it will probably be as successful man of course what is happening here with behind the dream and you have an extraordinary journey and those years with dr. king as prophetic as he was in many degrees. such a pleasure to talk with you. >> guest: thank you. thank you very much. ..

mr. martin. >> thank you, mr. chairman very much. thank you for this report. this report is a blistering, scalding indictment of pratt says engaged in by the industry and by regulators that created the conditions that made this accident possible. my question to you is if your recommendations are not a top did or provisions similar to those which you recommend, do you think we run the risk of repeating that catastrophe once again in the waters of the night states? >> yes. as i said, even if all the recommendations for a top did, no one could issue an insurance policy that there would be no repetition. what i could issue an insurance policy that the likelihood of the repetition and the consequence of the repetition will be significantly less if these recommendations are a top bid. one of the things they care erases these recommendations is they are not from outer space. most of them are from the north sea, a place which has a more punishing environment in the gulf of mexico, yet has a dramatically different record in terms of fatalities. we believe that some of

mrs. jackson. so she is sitting up there and i don't know what -- she turns to him and says tell him about the dream, martin. tell him about the dream. and i've often thought why did she shout that? in fact, someone asked me that just a couple of nights ago. why do you think mrs. jackson interrupted martin and said tell him about the dream. >> host: he's going along with it. >> guest: reading from the text. when she shouts that to him, he acknowledged, looks up at the podium, and i read his body language. as i read -- this is all in realtime. i'm reading his body language. i said these people don't know it today, but they are about ready to go to church. okay? >> host: uh-huh. >> guest: now i often thought why did she yell that? for the first time just this week, i think that maybe she thought that she had heard him speak so many times before, this was such a special occasion. and somehow i think she was trying to say to him, martin, you need to preach. >> host: there you go. >> guest: i think she was trying to say to him, tell him -- she didn't say preach martin. she said tell him about the dream. she knew

mr. martin. >> thank you, mr. chairman very much. thank you for this report. this report is a blistering, scalding indictment of pratt says engaged in by the industry and by regulators that created the conditions that made this accident possible. my question to you is if your recommendations are not a top did or provisions similar to those which you recommend, do you think we run the risk of repeating that catastrophe once again in the waters of the night states? >> yes. as i said, even if all the recommendations for a top did, no one could issue an insurance policy that there would be no repetition. what i could issue an insurance policy that the likelihood of the repetition and the consequence of the repetition will be significantly less if these recommendations are a top bid. one of the things they care erases these recommendations is they are not from outer space. most of them are from the north sea, a place which has a more punishing environment in the gulf of mexico, yet has a dramatically different record in terms of fatalities. we believe that some of

mr. roland martin award winning journalist, and political analyst.i just found out comes in the room, he and i have one thing in common as we both share the same birthday, by the way. which is november 14th. when i look at this, whenever i'm looking at cnn or whatever and i have all of the pundidn'ts on and i see him come on, i know there's going to be action. there's going to be disagreement. someone is going to say something and he's going to do one of these numbers. you know it's going to happen. i'm sure. maybe some furniture moving. i was trying to be nice. when i look at this, i'll simply say some things you may know. you know that in he was ebenese magazine most influential african-american, he's the chicago defender, the nation's most historic black newspapers and founding editor. he also has a new book out, it's "the first barack obama's road to the white house." one the things i can appreciate and i hear people say often about mr. martin, if you want to hear it the way it really is, he will present it to you. we are very fortunate this morn

mr. martin. >> thank you, mr. chairman very much. thank you for this report. this report is a blistering, scalding indictment of pratt says engaged in by the industry and by regulators that created the conditions that made this accident possible. my question to you is if your recommendations are not a top did or provisions similar to those which you recommend, do you think we run the risk of repeating that catastrophe once again in the waters of the night states? >> yes. as i said, even if all the recommendations for a top did, no one could issue an insurance policy that there would be no repetition. what i could issue an insurance policy that the likelihood of the repetition and the consequence of the repetition will be significantly less if these recommendations are a top bid. one of the things they care erases these recommendations is they are not from outer space. most of them are from the north sea, a place which has a more punishing environment in the gulf of mexico, yet has a dramatically different record in terms of fatalities. we believe that some of

mr. martin assigned the economic and security partnership with the united states and mexico. that was a firmer that was set up back in 2005 -- that was a framework that was set up back in 2005. we have a special relationship with the united states that is frankly not similar to the problems of the u.s.-mexico border. we are trying to manage their relationship in a way that secures our privilege, economic position, access to the american market, and also our security, but we still have a ways to go before i can tell you about that. >> the document was leaked -- >> i don think i have seen the leaked document but i know we are having these discussions, and i don't think it is a secret that this government wants to enhance the relationship with the united states. >> is it going to be talked about in the house? >> obviously, it changes to the law would go to parliament. >> is there the possibility that the government -- >> look, you have to talk to the opposition. as i said, canadians want us to govern and focus on the economy, jobs, and i think they have given that message to all

. >> martin, how do you think mr. hu has come off with this press conference? president obama seemed rather tough with the chinese. >> what he said in many ways is something we have had before from chinese leaders, particularly when they are traveling abroad. they talk about human rights and democracy. there is a degree of chat on these issues. the party's position is they're making progress but they need to make more progress on these fronts. the party's priority is stability. they believe the economic course is important for china and they stress that there is an economic human rights. e party has listed hundreds of millions -- lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. they're not credited enough from that from western leaders. >> there is a new export deal. >> billions of dollars and exports. china's economy, the remarkable economic growth has been built on the back of exports. america as well as europe and the rest of asia. that is the model for china. getting a wide manufacturing base. china wants to develop higher and products and high-tech products. th

mr. jones. yes. i'm martin king. this is my colleague, i think he said, brother bradley. he comes into my home and sits down. at that time, recently nice tone. in some ways i was not quite living large, but i was living semi large. my wife who is now deceased, now deceased. she agreed. this beautiful plant. there was a tree in the middle of the living room and all of that stuff. retractable ceiling. >> host: she would get along famously with my wife. >> guest: by the way, just to put it in context, this is 1960. dr. king had been successful in the montgomery boycott, the supreme court, 1957. between 57 and 1960, i don't remember the exact date. the supreme court handed down a decision addling segregation. but and he has been on the covef time magazine. so in common vernacular -- again, current vernacular he would be considered a celebrity. my wife, she reacted to him like he was a celebrity. when i told him he was coming and when he did come into the house he would have thought that a combination of moses, jesus christ, michael jackson, george clooney, sidney poitier, eve

martin. in his final few hours as governor mr. schwarzenegger gave a man convicted of

who knows what martin mr. king would do? he was a great leader and he was a visionary and a leader.ision. i will tell you what i think should be done. it is hard to say what a leader would do. i say this because my mother would never let any of my brothers and sisters say what my father would do. you do not know. q. are you to say? -- who are you to say? i can tell you what i think i have learned from martin luther king. i learned that you change. he was always devoted to nonviolence, but for a period of time, he focused primarily on discrimination. then he got very interested in jobs and work. for his very gutsy and with great courage, he took on the vietnam war. as you said, he lost a lot of friends over that period -- over that. fighting for the workers in memphis, he lost a lot of friends. it is ok to be against discrimination. to actually be for workers' rights became even more controversial. he was always willing to push the envelope, and to push people for their, to push them beyond their comfort zone. do we push ourselves where we are not comfortable? are we willing to liste

mr. jones? i said yes. he said i'm martin king and this is my colleague, i think he said, reverend bernard, the one with the glasses on. and he comes into my home, sits down, and at that time a reasonably liquid to the to a nice home. i wouldn't say i was looking quite large but i was living semi large, and my wife, who is now deceased, anne, now deceased, she had a green thumb. there were beautiful plants all through the house. there was a tree in the middle of the living room and a retractable ceiling. >> host: she would get along famously with my wife. >> guest: it was great. and by the way, just to put it in context, this is 1960. dr. king had been successful in the montgomery bus boycott. the supreme court, 1957 and '58, between 57 to 1960 -- i don't remember the exact date, i should know -- the supreme court handed down a decision outlawing segregation into the bus station. and he was on the cover of "time" magazine. so, in common vernacular he would be considered a celebrity. and my wife, she reacted to him like he was

mr. clyburn: 1966, dr. martin luther king jr., whose life and legacy we just finished celebrating, expressed his concerns about health care. he stated that of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. those words were brought home to me last year when a constituent from florence, south carolina, told me that she'd just been informed by her insurance carrier because of her 8-year-old daughter's cancer treatments, her family had reached their fetime limits. what could be more inhumane than repealing this law of patients' rights and telling that mother that the life-saving treatments for her daughter must end? what could be more shocking than the injustice suffered by the middle-aged woman who called into a radio program to complain that although she'd paid her premiums her entire adult life, she was dropped by her insurer when she contracted breast cancer. how can we repeal the remedy for this injustice. dr. king also taught us that the time is always right to do right. aft

mr. speaker, we recognized the 82nd birthday of dr. martin luther king jr. perhaps the greatest moral and spiritual leader in our nation's history. each of us in our own way reflected on dr. king's teaching and his message had more relevance than ever in light of the tragic shootings in tucson. it's a sign of progress that a man whose ideas were considered revolutionary during his life has achieved mainstream iconic status in death. but as we all share his legacy there is a very real danger that some people will in a self-serving way, distort king's vision to justify the very policies he gave his life opposing. in fact, department of defense general council jay johnson has a bizarre unsettling interpretation of dr. king's dreams. in a speech last week, mr. jones suggested that this great agitator for peace would have endorsed the war in afghanistan. and i quote him, he said, if dr. king were alive today he would recognize that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the american people vulnerable to terrorist attacks. mr. spea

. >> on this martin luther king junior holiday we leave you with the words of mr.ing. >> when all of god's children, black men and white men, jews and gentiles, protestants and catholics will be able to dawn hands and sing in the words of the spiritual, free at last, free at last, thank

mr. hartung's latest book, "prophets of war," contracts the rise of lockheed martin. david eisenhower's latest looks at president eisenhower's life after he left the white house. their conversation takes place at barnes and noble booksellers in new york city. it's just over 45 minutes. .. american makers could with china and as required make swords as oil. but now we can no longer risk the improvisation of national defence. we have been compelled to create a permanent industry of vast proportions. added to this, 3.5 million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. we annually spend our military security more than the net income of all united states corporations. this conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the american experience. the total influence, economic, political, even spiritual, has felt in every city, every state house, every office of the federal government. we recognize the imperative need for this development, yet we must not feel to comprehend its grave implications. our toilet resource

martin andrews follows a trail of russian wings in london. a specification is a quintessential british. green. dress him from his three hundred sixty five's today so mr densher business area in the early twentieth century it was. originally known as the crown and public house. drank here. to the spot not far from here. in london. the good old english pub everyone loves an include ing possibly. visited london six times in the year. eleven allegedly lenin stalin for the first time inside this these two it must library just down the road he's frequent have a lot of strength elsewhere. and i think you believe you still are so this is a very leftist sort of area and we have we have a lot of tourists coming in just because of that sign. however there's a new story than first meets talent at the bullshit congress and so just filling in nineteen or five i don't make me feel any sympathy is enough to still believe that today. the cultural center pushkin house was founded in one nine hundred fifty six a routine that catered in notting hill and moved to this new bag in bloomsbury square in two thousand and six now they have over four hundred members or friends

mr. clyburn: 1966, dr. martin luther king jr., whose life and legacy we just finished celebrating, expressed his concerns about health care. he stated that of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. those words were brought home to me last year when a constituent from florence, south carolina, told me that she'd just been informed by her insurance carrier because of her 8-year-old daughter's cancer treatments, her family had reached their lifetime limits. what could be more inhumane than repealing this law of patients' rights and telling that mother that the life-saving treatments for her daughter must end? what could be more shocking than the injustice suffered by the middle-aged woman who called into a radio program to complain that although she'd paid her premiums her entire adult life, she was dropped by her insurer when she contracted breast cancer. how can we repeal the remedy for this injustice. dr. king also taught us that the time is always right to do right. a

mr. hill. >> jerry hill said they shoulder as much blame as pg&e and it took the media to shed light on problems that the commission should be paying attention to. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking what is coming our way next and he will tell us how much rain has fallen and when the skies should clear. >>> the weather is to blame for a rodent problem. experts tell us the homeowner should remove weeds from around foundations. small holes in walls and vents the to be sealed to keep rats out. >>> administrators at a middle school are trying to determine how rat poison ended up in a sixth-grade classroom. seven students were taken to the hospital after tasting small cubes of poison. so far none of the children have gotten ill and fire officials say the children mistook the poison for candy. >> it should have not been in the class. according to the principal and the maintenance crew they had no idea that this was in the classroom. >> the manufacturer says the poison is not toxic in small amounts. >>> uc santa cruz police are investigating some graffiti found last month beat a path the university to issue a warning to students and staff. they did not give exact details but

the evidence that the evidence is truthful, fair, and accurate, and if that, i'll ask martin to starts questions. >> mr. blair, the powerful speech you gave to the house of commons on march 18, 2003 was of critical importance. without parliament's approval our troops could not participate in the invasion. in your speech there was an analogy with the 1930s, the moment you said when czech slow vok ya was swallowed up and that's when we should have acted. this was not the first time. there was a consent to war in the 1930s speaking on the 11th co iraq with nazi germany has enormous force with the public. it also heightens perceptions of the level and imminence of the threat. in your book, "a journey," you say you regretted and almost took out that reference at the almost universal refusal for long time of people to believe that hitler was a threat. can you tell us why you regretted saying that? >> i think i actually said in the speech in the house of commons on the 18th of march, i don't have it in front of me, but we have to be aware of glitch comparison, but there was one sense in which i think there is

mr. rogers, to jim henson. >> where's barbara john? >> that was a teenager. it has someone like martin luther king jr., but also regular people. barbara johns was a high school student and civil rights activist. barbara johns at a time when in 1951, basically saw a school bus ride by her and her school bus was broken down. there was another one that was full of the white kids going to the good school. they had no books, no materials, horrible school. she organized a walk out. we are going to protest it. forget about it. she's one of the unknown people. her test case as they walked out was one the cases used in brown v. board of education. where did it come from? a teenager. a teenager is one of the people responsible for it. so the book is filled with, a guy named frank shankwits. he found out about a boy with leukemia that also wanted to be a police officer. he had a motorcycle made. he find out the boy with leukemia goes into a coma. he goes to the hospital room. as the boy is unconscious, he says, i want to put motorcycle wings on him. he pins the motorcycle wings, at which point, t

mr. cantore, and it is still coming down, sir. >> eddie: he meant hockey time. >> mike: okay. malkin trying to throw one in front. that didn't work. now it's crosby. handing back to martin. sidney crosby dealt it back to martin. lets it go. deflected in front. popped wide to the corner. malkin sets up crosby. a shot, spot off by varlamov. taken by crosby. they have to regather at center again. all around but not in. moving it back across, letang fed it back but it's tipped out of play and where we might be able to reach it if we could run fast enough in front of us. >> eddie: nice play by karl alzner after john carlson stepped up in the middle of the ice, a three-on-one chance for the penguins. there's a quick play, malkin to crosby, then a good stick by carlson. first round pick from calgary. >> mike: goligoski takes this. alzner, a member of the calder cup champion hershey bears, the primary farm team of washington. they had a 1-0 win at consol energy center here two days ago. the top farm teams played. a big collision that would delight anybody that has ever coached or played hockey. as long as you didn't receive it. back to letestu. tries for kennedy. goligoski goes

martin andrews looks for a taste of russia in the very heart of the u.k. . hello and welcome. is a quintessential british. green. groups here from the three hundred it's a fine day for mr densher business. in the early twentieth century it was. originally known as the crown and public house. drank here. democrats at least to the spot not far from here. in. the good old english everyone loves an include thing possible. visited london six times in the year. eleven allegedly lenin and stalin for the first time inside this these two it must library just down the road these three can have a lot of strength elsewhere. and i think you believe you see them ensconced so this is a very leftist sort of area and we have we have a lot of tourists coming in just because of that side. there's a new story but then first misspelling bullshit clueless and sort of spilling in nineteen or finest i don't make me feel any sympathy is enough to still believe that today. the cultural center pushkin house was founded in one nine hundred fifty six everything that catered in notting hill and moved to this new bag in bloomsbury square in two thousand and six now they have over four hundred member

mrs. obama was sang to with stevey wonder's version of happy birthday for her 47th birthday. wonder wrote the song the honor martin luther king, jr. >>> and here in the bay area, a tradition to honor the slain civil rights leader, the annual train ride with a march and rally at the end. more on the story. >> reporter: passengers sang with one voice as the freedom train left san jose remembering the 1965 voting rights marchs in alabama. riders say the journey is a symbol forequality. >> it is different from where we were, the civil rights, today, where we have obama as president. >> it is not so much a movement just for african-americans or one race. it was about all of us. >> reporter: from the train station with almost every culture represented, marchers made their way to the martin luther king, jr. fountain. they joined members of the faith community. the reverend studied under dr. king and said if he were alive today he would still fight for the rights of all americans. >> given what he taught me in school, we must come to grips with this issue of being afraid of gays and recognize that every person whether gay

mr. pang. penalty time is up. teams at full strength. caps have done the better probing for chances, and this is nudged in by beagle. tipped back around and can be plastered to the glass with martin. crosby tries to dance his way by and is canceled out. malkin trying to feed one. it is blocked and sent right back out again by beagle. led it on across for the deal back in by hendricks. so it's set up by marc-andre fleury as 7:20 have been played in this 20-minute first period. >> eddie: this great crowd at heinz field. >> mike: offside is called. play stops. who are they? what do they want? in order to save our civilization, we must schmeplicate with the male of your species. in exchange, we offer this... schmeplicate? bud light? [ buzzes ] here we go! i'm doing it... for all of us. [ male announcer ] it's the sure sign of a good time. the just-right taste of bud light. [ woman #1 ] the guys are gone. here we go. whoooohoo! whoooohoo! whoooohoo! ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] here's hoping you find something special in your driveway this holiday. ♪ [ santa ] ho ho ho! [ male announcer ] get an exceptional offer on the mercedes-benz you've always wanted at the winter event going on now. an

mrs. obama spent the day helping the homeless and poor enjoy a good meal. the president passed out meals while the first lady poured drinks. >>> well, here in the bay area people will honor dr. martin luther king jr.'s legacy with a concert at 3:00 this afternoon. the bay of hope concert would be jokeland oakland's youth concert performing. then mayor jean kwan will award the humanitarian award. the award ceremony will be at 8:00 tonight at the scottish rite center. >>> my goodness, it was a gorgeous weekend all over the bay area. i got to spent it over san jose and san francisco. christina loren is here with your forecast. >>> you can't see much of the bay area with the dense fog widespread. no exception to the rule this morning. it is one of those days where it is probably the most severe fog since i have been here. if you are a resident, this is really, really dense fog. we have a feet visibility in san mateo. in the east bay this morning, good morning to you, fairfield, you are still socked in with a quarter mile visibility. as we head throughout the next couple of hours this will continue to be a factor. we have a dense fog advisory for the entire area until 11:00 a.m. the goo

mr. burlosconi hosted wild parties with topples women and paid prostitutes for sex. and he offered an underage teenager moroccan girl money for her silence. she denies that they had sexual relations. >> our chief meteorologist bill martinis looking ahead for our weekend. the bay area forecast is just minutes away. >>> nearly $115 billion in lost time sitting in traffic in 2009. that's the bad news from a actual study of traffic congestion that was released today. as consumer editor reports today, there was also good news for the bay area. >> reporter: being late for work cost employees and employers money. and we all pay more when goods delivery are delayed. the average commuter burned an extra 38-gallonsover fuel -- gallons of fuel sitting in traffic. still, it's an improvement around here. >> looking at san francisco oakland we've fallen out of the top five. for the last years we've been in the top five, and for a lot of years we were as high as number two. >> reporter: last year it plunged to number nine. drivers we spoke today just don't perceive it. >> reporter: do you sometimes avoid going because it's so crowded. >> yeah, yeah, pretty much. >> reporter: if it's congested maybe i will go to walnut creek. maybe i

mr. rogers, all showing what we're capable of in our best days. >> who was barbara johns? >> she's a teenager, and i wanted the book to have famous people. it has someone like martin luther king, j.r. or abraham lincoln, but she's a high school student, a witty civil rights activist. she, at a time when in 1951 basically saw a school buss ride by her. her bus was broken done. this was full of the white kids going to the white school. her school had no books or materials, and she organized a walk out. we're going to protest this and say forget about it. she's one of the unknown people and her test case as they walked out was one of the cases used in brown vs. board of education. where did it come from? a teenager. a teenager is one of the people responsible for it. the book is filled -- there's a guy named frank, and he's a police officer. he found out about a boy with leukemia who wanted to be a police officer. he had a motorcycle course and motorbike uniform for the boy. and frank finds out the boy with this disease goes into a coma. the police officer goes to the hospitalroom and says to the boy while he's unconscious and puts motorcycle wings on him. he tells t

martin luther king. may i have 30 seconds? mr. pastor: i yield an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. payne: as we think about the tragedy of those who lost their lives, i implore each and every one of us to overflow in support and love. we know that only love drives out hatred and only good drives out evil. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. brady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. brady: we gather here today to honor the victims and heroes that took place in arizona this past weekend. gabby giffords is one of the best this house has to offer. gabby embodies the type of public servant in of -- many of us try to be, smart, kind and dedicated, fulfilling they are duty, representing her constituents. that's why she was holding a public meeting on the first weekend of the new session. i pray for her recovery and that of her staff and i look forward to working with her o

martin luther king, i've been to the mountain top. so in that sense he was clearly strike regulartor cal notes that reminded me of mr. reagan. >> couric: john dickerson, we can't have a big policy discussion but he was pretty short on specifics other than that five-year domestic spending freeze that will save $400 billion over ten years. he didn't talk that much specifically about short-term job creation or spending cuts did he, john? >> dickerson: no. the spending cuts were played down. they here in there but he needed just enough to be able to say he'd done something. but too much spending cuts gets in the way of this uplifting message he was trying to convey, this notion of telling america its story back to itself and so too much spending talk would have just obscured that larger message. and he's trying to associate himself with that feeling of uplift. >> couric: and people might notice john that obviously people in the chamber are wearing these black-and-white ribbons in honor of gabrielle giffords and we should point out that there is a photo, quite moving, of mark kelly, her husband, watching the state of the

mr. cardin: madam president, on monday, january 17, our nation once again celebrated the birthday of dr. martinuther king jr. as a national holiday. signed into law in 1983, the bill to make dr. king's birthday a legal public holiday was the result of a 15-year legislative effort. although i was not a member of the congress at the time, i remember well the national debate and eventually the overwhelming support that this legislation engendered. for the senate pages on the floor today, for their entire lifetime dr. king's birthday has been a federal holiday. but they and all young americans should know that the passage of that law was not certain and not without controversy at the time. madam president, i was the speaker of the maryland house of delegates in the 1980's when the state of maryland took up legislation to make dr. king's birthday a state holiday. and we were one of several states to pass state laws to make dr. king's birthday a holiday. and as the federalism system works, as more states got engaged in this issue, the momentum at the national level became very apparent, and for the i

taylor branch did was to take out an original letter to martin luther king for bobby kennedy had never been published before, seen before. and mr. branch asked senator kennedy if he thought this was the original letter. he looked at the signature and said the asset her signature. and i'm just sitting in the corner. and then he spent like an hour and a half telling tales about his brother, the president and bobby kennedy and their involvement with the civil rights era and with martin luther king. and it was a fascinating insight into the kennedy family. i was senator kennedy's most public and visible person and he never let me forget it. and oftentimes did so publicly. he -- he always -- when i got too big for my britches he always thought they got size, especially in public. there's so many things. i mean, the thing with taylor branch is one of them. the legislation that helped on the communications with, watching them negotiate no child left behind but john boehner, judd gregg and george miller. the meetings for president bush in the white house. the campaigning needed for al gore and john kerry for some of the things that com

taylor branch did was to take out an original letter to martin luther king for bobby kennedy had never been published before, seen before. and mr. branch asked senator kennedy if he thought this was the original letter. he looked at the signature and said the asset her signature. and i'm just sitting in the corner. and then he spent like an hour and a half telling tales about his brother, the president and bobby kennedy and their involvement with the civil rights era and with martin luther king. and it was a fascinating insight into the kennedy family. i was senator kennedy's most public and visible person and he never let me forget it. and oftentimes did so publicly. he -- he always -- when i got too big for my britches he always thought they got size, especially in public. there's so many things. i mean, the thing with taylor branch is one of them. the legislation that helped on the communications with, watching them negotiate no child left behind but john boehner, judd gregg and george miller. the meetings for president bush in the white house. the campaigning needed for al gore and john kerry for some of the things that com

mr. speaker, during the month we are honored to serve, we hopor the service of martin luther king, i'm reminded of the great civil right leader's quote that anyone can be great because anyone can serve. by this measure and countless others todd is truly great and i'm proud to honor him today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. most states including my own state of pennsylvania are facing significant bunt problems this fiscal year. --budget problems this fiscal year. it ream sem blesisland. unfortunately the federal government is adding fuel to the fire with new medicaid mandates that could cost the states billions of dollars. obamacare burdens the states in two ways. first, it requires them to enroll millions more beneficiaries while the federal government will at first pay for the benefits of these new enrollees, the states will gradual

mr. loughner was arrested in 2007 for possession of drug paraphernalia. he successfully completed a court diversion program. writesw york times"right thi this -- columbus, ohio. martin on the democratic line. go ahead. and caller: i heard the young lady say she has never been put in that position. i grew up in an area where we are put in a position to protect ourselves all of the time. i wonder how she would feel if she only had 10 rounds when someone else is going out there and getting 30 rounds. you have to stop preaching to the choir. the choir is not the one getting the high-powered weapons. saying the choir of the needs 10 rounds is insane. you know how long it takes for the police to get there and you were there with 10 rounds to protect your family? it only takes a couple of seconds to get the round off and then the guy gets opportunity to reload. he is not respecting the law. he is not the choir. to make laws for him would be insane. they are going to get the weapons. they are going to get them, so we need to quit preaching of the choir and quit making laws for people. and we understand that we should not be out here killing people. we just want to protect o

taylor branch did was to take out an original letter to martin luther king for bobby kennedy had never been published before, seen before. and mred senator kennedy if he thought this was the original letter. he looked at the signature and said the asset her signature. and i'm just sitting in the corner. and then he spent like an hour and a half telling tales about his brother, the president and bobby kennedy and their involvement with the civil rights era and with martin luther king. and it was a fascinating insight into the kennedy family. i was senator kennedy's most public and visible person and he never let me forget it. and oftentimes did so publicly. he -- he always -- when i got too big for my britches he always thought they got size, especially in public. there's so many things. i mean, the thing with taylor branch is one of them. the legislation that helped on the communications with, watching them negotiate no child left behind but john boehner, judd gregg and george miller. the meetings for president bush in the white house. the campaigning needed for al gore and john kerry for some of the things that come to mind. >

mr. mcdonald will need to leave promptly at 11:00 a.m. i do not think that will be an issue. our third witnesse is warren hudak. fourth, dr. kevin hassett. last, dr. martin sullivan, a contributing editor and tax analyst. we welcome you and we look forward to hearing your testimony. before recognizing our witness, let me know our time is limited. i will not be asking questions today. with the concurrence of the ranking member, questions by members will be limited to three minutes, giving more members the opportunity to be recognized. each witness will have five minutes. your statement will be made part of the record. recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for inviting me to testify about the subject of tax reform. let me begin by saying bluntly that in my view, this tax cut today is a mess. since the last major reform 25 years ago, the code has become an ever expanding patchwork of provisions with little logical connection and it is difficult for taxpayers to understand and comply with. in my report, identified the complexity of the tax code and the confusion and distress it engenders. i titled that section the time for tax reform is now. while there

mr. president, today i have come to the floor to honor captain martin anthony riggin jr.and his wife nicole riggan. their journey on this earth was cut short, but it was one filled with honor, purpose, and distinction. anthony was one of those individuals who everyone knew would grow up to be exceptional, and he did. i've known him since he was a small child. we went to church together. i think it was in maybe the seventh grade when he approached me the first time about going to the u.s. air force academy. i followed his path since he graduated from pulaski academy high school in little rock in 2003 where he served as class president, honor council president and was a representative on the varsity football leadership council. during this time, anthony received numerous awards for his character, service to others and hard work. and then he fulfilled his lifelong dream to attend the united states air force academy where he continued to receive accolades for performance and leadership. as a member of the board of visitors at the air force academy, i was able to visit the aca