mrs. miller? >> through the chair, nancy miller here. rick here is to present a presentation in response to some of your questions at our last meeting. i would like to introduce mr. hitch ins at this time. supervisor campos: before we do that, for purposes of the folks in the audience and people who are watching, the report has come out, the second phase of the report, and it has been posted online? commissioner miller: yes. the report has been posted on the san francisco lafco website and is also available through our clerk, a hard copy. it is a phase two. the original study is also available on the san francisco lafco website. supervisor campos: thank you, ms. miller. can we have the tv screen, please? >> rick hutchinson ith r 3. pleased to be here again. i did want to go through a brief smear of this report. as you know, you asked us to come back with information in four areas. information related to fees and services that were provided by the haulers to the jurisdictions. a correlation between service rates and diversion rates, fees a

mr. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. the consideration of this bill has been bipartisan to this point and that certainly does not need to change now. this motion to recommit doesn't send it to the committee or kill it, but consistent with the spirit of the bill and this is simply the last amendment and should be considered in the same bipartisan way all the other amendments have been considered. mr. speaker, our future prosperity does depend upon our being the most innovative country in the world, the most innovative economy in the world, american scientists -- >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. will members please take their conversations off the floor. members and staff. the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: american scientists and engineers are doing great work. we are doing some of the most advanced sophisticated research in the world for instance, we lead the world in solar cell research and making some of the greatest breakthruse and that t

i yield one minute to the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i intend to vote no on this resolution. we just voted on a resolution on whether or not to authorize in libya and this house overwhelmingly voted no. no to authorizing that. i have been opposed to this action in libya. i have not been persuaded the u.s. has a vital interest there. by the way we were not attacked by gaddafi. i spent two hours in aent with gaddafi in 2003, we were the first congressional delegation, over 38 years, to be there. in fact we were there because he was voluntarily giving up his nuclear arms. i will say there are probably few dictators who are going to do that again after watching what's happening over there. he is a bloody dictator. one of the things i learned, he hates al qaeda. i also think this action vividly demonstrates the weakness of nato, quite frankly. it's a great organization. we appreciate their partnerships, of course. they are our allies

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of power but if that's what the germans want to do then that's what the germans how do you know mr miller with their million rooftops program i am putting solar panels on a million rooftops and that's fine what are what my generate right now they're generating enough power to equal eight nukes and they generated ten good gigawatts of electricity so with our certainly good for them if they want to invest in expensive solar power they were welcome to do they actually didn't cost them anything although there because they haven't really didn't cost government but it will cost someone has to pay for solar panels they don't drop from the sky but either way i forgot to tell you how it worked apparently the listener got nuclear quickly just as i don't play get the it's not just about stated that what i would i would just what i would do what i would state quickly is that i think the market should make these determinations if consumers and energy producers want to go with solar then they should be free to do so if nuclear is the better a way if you are going to make a determination you don't have

mr. miller: mr. speaker, members of the house, little more than a year ago 29 coal miners lost their lives in the upper big branch mine in west virginia. our nation watched in sadness as a small community felt the lash of the worst coal mine tragedy in decades. our nation promised these families to get to the bottom of what happened and we promised to make sure that nothing like this would ever happen again. the good news is we learned what caused this tragedy. last month an independent panel released a 13-month long investigation report. they said the explosion could have been preventable. the warning signs about dangerous conditions in the mine were ignored leading up to the tragedy. they found that the massey energy company ignored basic safety precautions that the mining industry had recognized for more than a century. repeated violations had become business as usual, something which the investigation called the normalization of deviance where unsafe behavior and conditions become normal at upper

i yield one minute to the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i intend to vote no on this resolution. we just voted on a resolution on whether or not to authorize in libya and this house overwhelmingly voted no. no to authorizing that. i have been opposed to this action in libya. i have not been persuaded the u.s. has a vital interest there. by the way we were not attacked by gaddafi. i spent two hours in a tent with gaddafi in 2003, we were the first congressional delegation, over 38 years, to be there. in fact we were there because he was voluntarily giving up his nuclear arms. i will say there are probably few dictators who are going to do that again after watching what's happening over there. he is a bloody dictator. one of the things i learned, he hates al qaeda. i also think this action vividly demonstrates the weakness of nato, quite frankly. it's a great organization. we appreciate their partnerships, of course. they are our alli

lance corporal ryan miller, right here is his photograph, mr. speaker. ryan miller at the age of 19, member of the united states marine corps, was killed on september 14, 2006. he's from periland, texas. he's a third -- pearlland, texas. he's a third generation marine. he joined the marines so he could follow in his father and grandfather's footsteps. he wanted to become a houston police officer just like his parents who are houston police officers. staff sergeant edward reynolds jr. over here, mr. speaker. united states army. he was killed at the age of 27 on september 26, 2006, just a few days after lance corporal ryan miller was killed. he's from port arthur, texas, another refinery area in southeast texas. he was looking forward to new year's eve because that's when he was going to get married. and he was a man that pushed, as his fellow warriors say, pushed others to succeed in what they do. next is captain david frazier, 13th individual on this poster. he was a member of the united states army. he was killed on november 26, 2006, at the age of 25. h

mr miller: mr. speaker, i intend to vote no othis resolution. on a resolution on whether or not to authorize in libya and this house overwhelmingly voted no. no to authorizing that. i have been opposed to this action in libya. i have not been persuaded the u.s. has a vital interest there. by the way we were not attacked by gaddafi. i spent two hours in a tent with gaddafi in 2003, we were the first congressional delegation, over 38 years, to be there. in fact we were there because he was voluntarily giving up his nuclear arms. i will say there are probably few dictators who are going to do that again after watching what happeningver there. he is a bloody dictator. one of the things i learned, he hates al qaeda. i also think this action vividly demonstrates the weakness of nato, quite frankly. it's a great organization. we appreciate their partnerships, of course. they are our allies, but it's an antiquated organization. the united states is paying 75% of t cosof nato and nato can't even take out a two-bit dictator like gaddafi? why. because we h

will the gentleman from michigan -- will the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. miller, kindly resume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 2112 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for agriculture, rural defment, food and drug administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, had been postponed and the bill had been read through page 80, line two. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 38, printed in congressional record, offered by mr. holden of pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for five minutes. mr. holden: madam chair, what my amendment w

mr. miller? >> thank you --. >> five minutes. >> i joined this committee in 2003 and remember that by the end of 2006, certainly early 2007, it was very apparent there was enormous problem in the subprime, in subprime mortgages. that there would be enormous number of defaults. enormous number of foreclosures. that because house prices had stopped appreciating it would not be possible for the homeowners to sell their homes or refinance their homes and we were assured by the financial industry throughout 2007, really through september of 2008, that there was nothing to worry about. everything was under control. and because of that experience i have not always known who to believe since then. and i may have very well have disbelieved some things that people told me that were true as a result of that experience. but it is very hard to tell what the liability of some of the banks really is for what has gone on in mortgage securitization. mr. silvers, you may change hats for a second. . . >> potential

mr. miller? >> i joined the committee in 2003, and remember that by the end of 2006 search in the early 2007 it was apparent there was an enormous problem in the subprime mortgages there be a number of defaults and foreclosures that because house prices stopped the preceding that wouldn't be possible to solve their homes or refinance their homes and we were assured throughout 2007 really through september, 2008, that there was nothing to worry about. everything was under control. and because of that experience, i have not always know who to believe since then. i may have believed things people told me that were true as a result of that experience. but it's very hard to tell what the liability of the banks or from what has gone on in the mortgage securitization. mr. silvers, if you may change hats for a second, the congressional oversight panel said in november of last year that the potential liability for the chain of title issues for mortgages that ended up in securitized homes was sufficiently

mr. chairman miller, ranking member filner and members of the committee.u for giving me the opportunity to testify today. >> i will begin by placing my comments in context. i'm a primary care internist based at one va facility, the san francisco va medical center. in this capacity, i direct the integrated care clinic for oef veterans. the clinic at the san francisco va medical center is novel in that it offers all new oef veterans a one-stop three-part initial visit with a primary care provider, a mental health clinician and a social worker. the integrated care clinic providers are all integrated and colocated within the primary care clinic. and are trained to address post deployment health concerns. i'm also an associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at the university of california san francisco and in this capacity conduct clinical research that is focused on a better understanding on veterans who use va health care. based on my experience as a clinician and researcher, i offer my perspective first on the mental health problems on veterans who use

mr. miller, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 802, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 41. h.r. 802, a bill to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to establish a vet star award -- vetstar award program. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 408, the nays are 11, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title is amended. the speaker pro tempore:

of the union for consideration of h.r. 2112, the chair appoints the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. miller, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 2112, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time and the gentleman from georgia, mr. kingston, and the gentleman from california, mr. farr, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. kingston: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself five minutes. and recommend to the house h.r. 2112, the house agriculture, f.d.a., and cftc funding bill for f.y. 2012. and want to make a few remarks about it. number one, and foremost because a lot of people are very concerned about the allocation for this bill and the funding le

mrs. jane roberts. ms. darlene miller and her guest, ms. terry lee strauss. aheen. the honorable austin goolsby and his wife, mrs. robin goolsby. ms. lisa budmoon and her husband, mr. mark kastoler. mr. doug hickey and his wife, ms. dawn ross. ms. susan eisenhower and her guest, mr. bucky clarkson. the honorable senator daniel coates and his wife, mrs. marcia coates. the honorable representative schultz and her husband, mr. steven schultz. mr. david billings and his wife, ms. rebecca goodhart. mr. norman and his guest, ms. patricia lindbergh. mr. -- mr. volker bouffler. >> you are also performing. are you nervous? >> no, a bit nervous but i'm looking very much forward to the event. >> will you play vaugner? >> not tonight. she likes classical music. >> what german composers will you play? >> beethoven, hendle. >> are there any challenges? >> might be, but these are not things that you worry about. >> how many? >> about 30. but we perform in different groups. >> normally you would have others with you? >> we are 180. do you have a name for that? a symphony? >>

miller. and finally, two giants living legends, hall of famer mr. willy makati and hall of famer, the greatest mr. willie mays. [applause] how about a big hand for all of our special guests, everyone? [applause] we would like to thank the city and county of san francisco and our community partners, bank of america, caw, levi's, coors and miller, sales force.com, diamond foods, and charles schwab who helped make this possible. we would like to recognize broadcast partners knbr 680, the sports leader, comcast sports net bay area and nbc bay area, who bring giants baseball to our fans all season long and who have made it possible for today's event to be watched by giants fans throughout northern california. now, everyone, let's get this show on the road. let's get this party started. it is my great pleasure to introduce two members of the best broadcast team in all of baseball -- please welcome dave fleming and john miller. [applause] >> thank you for that. i always thought that this must be what it is like to be code, to go out to st. peter's on the b

going off and just to remind you that my guest on the show today is nicole miller jennifer who is the foreign minister of bulgaria mr weldon garia and was determined to contribute into another. big. program of nato which is the mission in libya russia's foreign minister a lover of was criticizing nato as operation in libya in its current form he said he said that it was not corresponding to the initial nato resolution well what does bill gary think about your participation in the libya and the libya operation and what's the final goal ousting could after what can do you actually see the final go approach yes i do and i think first of all it by start by saying that. i think it's very unfortunate the way that colonel gadhafi responded to the legitimate concerns of the legitimate demands that he has as people that for more democracy informal but the space and government and for more openness the right way to respond to such demands structure to address the real concerns that people have notes to take the tanks into the streets not to call your citizens rats and not to attack them and this is what happens particularly i

in his position well it is no halves of brian miller as for themself in that position and as a veteran of the united states air force but more importantly. mr summers you don't know anything about his personal life either and for you to make the presumption that he is guilty until proven innocent and taking the word of the government is not just unconstitutional un-american but an republican and very disappointing so back to the current as it has promised our recap of the c.n.n. presidential debate for the republican party last night joining me now are teddy dooley of the george washington university college republicans and jack hunter the southern avenger gentlemen thank you so much for being with us tonight great to be here are you getting so for fans of ron paul we were it was quite exciting to see that he was not a bookend on this debate actually placed just to the right no pun intended of mitt romney but today you said that you you were pro quite surprised by bachmann's performance i think it's our first performance in debate i don't want to say that you know someone won a debate because these aren't really debates anymore but she cert

miller, cbs news, new york. >> and joining us now is nuclear regulatory commission chairman gregory jaczko in omaha, nebraska, this morning. mrd morning to you. >> good morning, chris. >> just to review some of the things in michelle's report. you've got three nuclear facilities in the united states in harm's way, the cooper and fort collins plants in nebraska and los alamos threatened by wildfires. what's your level of concern here, and are these plants in trouble? >> well, the plants in nebraska that are dealing with the floodwaters, we're -- we're seeing them as being very prepared right now to deal with that situation. it certainly is a challenge. the water levels are very high. but all of the vital safety systems at those plants are being protected. and we've got our staff here 24/7, around the clock, to make sure that the licensees take the appropriate action. with regard to the plant in new mexico, the facility there, that's actually something that the department of energy has the prime responsibility for. so we'll provide them with whatever assistance they need. >> but you can imagine people's, i guess, their cause fo

mr. gosar himself said food for peace title 2 p.l. 480 merits support. let's talk about why. it supports u.s. farmers, millers, freight rail, truck and shipping. food aid provided by usaid is a lifesaving measure for 11 million to 16 million vulnerable people overseas. our largest emergency food aid program, including darfur in southern sudan, afghanistan, haiti, and thope. u.s. food aid not overwhelm -- ethiopia. u.s. food aid not only helps people survive, it supports u.s. security interests. it promotes good will especially in libya, afghanistan, and pakistan. our emergency and humanitarian food aid sends the clear message to desperate people in need that the american people care. the gosar amendment sends the off sit message. the american people don't care, go ahead and starve. we need to support food for peace. we need to oppose that amendment but we also need to he o pose amendments that gut essential food and nutrition programs for poor people not only here in the united states but around the world. this notion that somehow that when we support programs like food for peace that it's just helping a bunc