mr. meeks: mr.peaker, today i rise to speak in favor of h.r. 1815, the lena horne recognition act, introduced by my good friend and colleague from the great state of florida, congressman alcee hastings, to honor and posthumously award the congressional gold medal to one of our nation's highest civilian awards to the great lena horne. lena horne is known to many as a uniquely talented performer who dazzled audiences on stage and on the silver screen. she was a symbol of elegance and grace and she entertained people of all walks of life for over 60 years and broke barriers for future generations, winning numerous awards and accolades as a trail blazing african-american female performer. when i think of today -- just yesterday, major league baseball during the era honored jackie robinson, a pioneer and professional baseball player, a breakthrough. but during that same period of time, lena horne was on the entertainment stage with such grace, during a time when it was difficult for her as an african-ame

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks. >> thank you. mr. secretary, good to see you again. let me just first pick up where my colleague mr. maloney had talked briefly about xm bank. and i they we've been talking a lot about imf. if we are faced, and i think this conversation going on in the senate right now, about the reauthorization of xm bank at a high authorizizing level. describe how the banks help american companies and workers. >> countries around the world subsidize exports. we do it in a way that's very, very careful. protects the taxpayer and by forcing xm to charge companies for the subsidy they get, that's why over time i think it's true there has been no record of loss to the taxpayers through the programs. if we don't do it then other companies will steal business from american companies and less exports, less jobs, that would be a mistake for the u.s. economy. if we stop they will keep doing. it's not just europe, it's china, brazil, all sorts do it. makes no sense, is not rational for us to unilaterally disarm in the hopes th

meeks: mr. tuttle is at the center of an intensive federal investigation.been investigated dozens of times. resulting in no convictions. we ain't talking about stock fraud here, guys. we'll look at your businesses, your contacts, your political involvement, particularly the brasher campaign. and we're going to get into everything, you understand what i'm saying? hmm. i own two dozen companies, numerous subsidiaries, i serve on 15 boards of directors and i employ four major law firms. even a cursory investigation of my holdings is going to put quite a strain on the fbi's limited resources. but...good luck, fellas. oh, yeah, he's scared. so, you found some people that fit the profiles we came up with? david: actually, megan found two. austin parker and jane aliano. he was the head researcher on brasher's campaign. and she did software security work on one of tuttle's stock management firms. yeah, the kicker is they're both missing. why am i not surprised? rachel lawton's phone records show that she called both of them the day before she was murdered. she must