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mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longevin votes no. mr. lobiando votes aye. mr. larson votes no. mr. turner votes aye. mr. cooper votes no. mr. klein votes no. miss berdio votes no. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. franks votes aye. mr. lobesack votes aye. mr. schuster votes aye. miss tsongas votes aye. miss con0 way votes aye. miss pingree votes aye. mr. landborn votes aye. mr. kissle votes aye. mr. witman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes aye. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. owens votes aye. dr. fleming votes aye. mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. kauffman votes aye. mr. critz votes aye. mr. rooney votes aye. mr. ryan, mr. ryan. mr. ryan votes aye. mr. plats votes aye. mr. rupersberger votes no. mr. ridgel votes aye. mr. johnson votes no. mr. gibson votes no. miss sutton votes aye. mrs. hartzler votes aye. miss han a boo is a votes aye. dr. heck votes aye. miss hokele votes aye. mr. schilling votes aye. miss speier votes no. mr. runnion votes aye. mr. scott votes aye. mr. griffin votes aye. mr. po la zo votes aye. mr. west votes no. mr
mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longevin votes no. mr. lobiando votes aye. mr. larson votes no. mr. turner votes aye. mr. cooper votes no. mr. klein votes no. miss berdio votes no. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. franks votes aye. mr. lobesack votes aye. mr. schuster votes aye. miss tsongas votes aye. miss con0 way votes aye. miss pingree votes aye. mr. landborn votes aye. mr. kissle votes aye. mr. witman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes aye....
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mr. miller and mr. weems, additional papers you referred to will be placed in the record as soon as received. additionally we will take the collated recom
mr. miller and mr. weems, additional papers you referred to will be placed in the record as soon as received. additionally we will take the collated recom
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mr. miller, or anybody else have any comments? well, listen, i'm awfully glad you folks got to see me, it's been a big thrill for you, i know. some agencies simply grab a career person at ig, and that's where you sit until there's action. do you believe that congress should at least evaluate whether or not to have a role in preventing vacancies, for anyone on the panel. so if you will, thumb role in those situations to create an acting -- i mean ultimately, there is the whole question of what statutory authority and prosecute torl authority you would have, and i think that's a very good one. at the end of the day, if you have someone who's been selected by an agency or commission who is not confirmed, not voted by that, but simply thrown in there as the acting. administrative process to see that somebody is selected that is not simply a yes person for that entity. >> i think this situation does occur or has occurred over the past few years, the statute, the reformat doesn't specifically address who has a vacancy, who becomes activ
mr. miller, or anybody else have any comments? well, listen, i'm awfully glad you folks got to see me, it's been a big thrill for you, i know. some agencies simply grab a career person at ig, and that's where you sit until there's action. do you believe that congress should at least evaluate whether or not to have a role in preventing vacancies, for anyone on the panel. so if you will, thumb role in those situations to create an acting -- i mean ultimately, there is the whole question of what...
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mr. miller? no. >> mr. miller votes no. 34rs davis? mrs. davis votes a ye. mr. wilson votes no. mr. larson votes aye. e. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes aye. mr. klein. >> no. >> mr. klein votes no. mr. ronlers. mr. rogers? mr. courtney mr. courtney votes aye. mr. franks votes no. mr. lobe sack votes ayep. mr. conway votes no. mr. pingrey votes aye. mr. kissel. mr. kissel votes aye. >> mr. whitman votes aye. mr. hinrich votes aye. mr. kauffman? mr. kauffman votes no. mr. critz votes aye. mr. rooney votes no. mr. ryan? >> aye. >> mr. ryan votes aye. mr. platts? >> mr. rupersburger votes aye mr. johnson? >> no. aye. >> mr. johnson votes a ye. dr. heck? >> no. >> ms. hockel votes aye. >> mr. schilling votes no. ms. spear votes aye. mr. runyon votes no. mr. scott votes no. mr. griffin. >> no. >> mr. griffin votes no. mr. palatso votes no. mr. west? mr. west votes no. robey votes no. mr. brooks votes no. mr. young votes no. mr. jones. mr. mcintyre votes aye. >> the clerk will record the tally. >> mr. chairman, the nos are 32, the ayes are 26. >> the amendment is not agreed to. the
mr. miller? no. >> mr. miller votes no. 34rs davis? mrs. davis votes a ye. mr. wilson votes no. mr. larson votes aye. e. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes aye. mr. klein. >> no. >> mr. klein votes no. mr. ronlers. mr. rogers? mr. courtney mr. courtney votes aye. mr. franks votes no. mr. lobe sack votes ayep. mr. conway votes no. mr. pingrey votes aye. mr. kissel. mr. kissel votes aye. >> mr. whitman votes aye. mr. hinrich votes aye. mr. kauffman? mr. kauffman votes...
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mr. miller and mr. wiens, additional papers you referred to will be placed in the record as soon as received. additionally we will take the collated recommendations we've been collecting for the last few years from inspectors general, making them directly available to you and include them in the record. because it has been the policy under both chairman towns and myself to collect those, catalog them, because ultimately even if they don't have the authority, we do have the authority to see that the administration adheres to them. so i'd love to work with the gentlylady on that. with that in closing we will go to the chairman emeritus for a quick remark. >> yeah. i just want to make it very clear that we have outstanding people working in the i.g.s offices, and i wasn't inferring that there was any complaint with that. what i was saying, and i think the gentlelady alluded to it, was that the president has a responsibility when he becomes president to make the appointments that need to be made, especially
mr. miller and mr. wiens, additional papers you referred to will be placed in the record as soon as received. additionally we will take the collated recommendations we've been collecting for the last few years from inspectors general, making them directly available to you and include them in the record. because it has been the policy under both chairman towns and myself to collect those, catalog them, because ultimately even if they don't have the authority, we do have the authority to see that...
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mr. miller, are you familiar with white house liaisons that operate within, for example, gsa? >> generally. i've met i think each one. >> miss fong, you are too? >> yes. >> and mr. wiens, are you familiar with how white house liaisons are placed in all of the branches of the executive branch? >> i'm not as familiar. >> i'll stick to my two igs for a moment. in your experience, isn't it true that these white house liaisons, regardless of who is in the white house, have pretty much unfettered access to information that they would choose to have and the ability then to report it directly back to councils in the white house? >> i wouldn't know, mr. chairman. >> well, in your particular case, the white house liaison was aware of your investigation and reported -- and the chief of staff actually, in this case i believe, reported it back to the white house council. so there is a separate avenue in every administration of these legislative or white house liaisons. here's one of my basic questions for the two igs. that's all well and good, but do we currently have that same level of tra
mr. miller, are you familiar with white house liaisons that operate within, for example, gsa? >> generally. i've met i think each one. >> miss fong, you are too? >> yes. >> and mr. wiens, are you familiar with how white house liaisons are placed in all of the branches of the executive branch? >> i'm not as familiar. >> i'll stick to my two igs for a moment. in your experience, isn't it true that these white house liaisons, regardless of who is in the white...
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mr. miller are went to work in may. he finished the report. he briefed gsa. and other administration officials. in june he briefed kimberly harris, counsel with the white house. do you know kimberly harris? >> i know kimberly harris but i'm not aware of the particular communication. >> that's another thing. i'm wondering in this flow. your job is financial management and proving this. and did the igs report back to you? are you informed when there's waste, inefficiency, corruption, or any of the above? >> as a general manner, i review ig reports. >> did you review the ig report for gsa? >> i have read the ig report. >> did you -- did mr. miller bring it to you, also, in may or in june of last year? >> no, he did not. >> he did not. so it went to kimberly harris, is what the information we got. then nothing was done with it. we didn't see it. it was never given to us. now i know why they only wanted to give us one line. they gave us one line that was their total administrative cost. now, of course, we're not the brightest people in the world, but we figured ou
mr. miller are went to work in may. he finished the report. he briefed gsa. and other administration officials. in june he briefed kimberly harris, counsel with the white house. do you know kimberly harris? >> i know kimberly harris but i'm not aware of the particular communication. >> that's another thing. i'm wondering in this flow. your job is financial management and proving this. and did the igs report back to you? are you informed when there's waste, inefficiency, corruption,...
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mr. miller: mr.speaker, last year i introduced the keeping all students safe act to protect children from abusive seclusion and restraint practices in school. two years ago this legislation passed the house with bipartisan support. unfortunately it never became law. the incidents of students being abused or inappropriately restrained in school continue to occur. we cannot sit by. congress must step up to the plate and protect our nation's children. in recent months we have been hearing more disturbing stories of students being dangerously restrained by teachers and staff while in school. in several of these cases students have suffered serious injury or even died as a result of their injuries. in december, in kentucky, 9-year-old christopher baker, who has autism, was stuffed into a duffel bag in the school as punishment. in connecticut chirp are afraid to go to school because they have heard other students screaming in small windowless rooms. the students in these elementary schools refer to these r
mr. miller: mr.speaker, last year i introduced the keeping all students safe act to protect children from abusive seclusion and restraint practices in school. two years ago this legislation passed the house with bipartisan support. unfortunately it never became law. the incidents of students being abused or inappropriately restrained in school continue to occur. we cannot sit by. congress must step up to the plate and protect our nation's children. in recent months we have been hearing more...
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mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. langevin votes no. mr. lobiondo votes no. mr. larsen votes no. mr. turner votes aye. mr. cooper votes no. mr. kline votes aye. ms. bordallo. ms. bordallo votes no. mr. rogers votes no. mr. courtney votes no. mr. franks votes aye. mr. loebsack votes no. mr. shuster votes aye. ms. tso 234 gas votes no. mr. conaway votes aye. ms. pingree votes no. mr. lamborn votes aye. mr. kissell votes no. mr. wittman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes no. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. owens votes no. dr. fleming votes aye. mr. garamendi votes no. mr. coffman votes aye. mr. critz votes no. fwlchlt rooney votes no. mr. ryan votes no. mr. platts votes no. mr. ruppersberger votes no. mr. riggell votes aye. mr. johnson votes no. mr. gibson votes no. ms. sutton votes no. mrs. hartzler votes aye. ms. hanabusa votes no. dr. heck votes aye. ms. hocl votes no. mr. schilling votes no. ms. speier votes no. mr. runyan votes no. mr. scott votes no. mr. griffin votes aye. mr. palazzo votes aye. mr. west votes aye. mrs. roby votes aye. mr. brooks v
mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. langevin votes no. mr. lobiondo votes no. mr. larsen votes no. mr. turner votes aye. mr. cooper votes no. mr. kline votes aye. ms. bordallo. ms. bordallo votes no. mr. rogers votes no. mr. courtney votes no. mr. franks votes aye. mr. loebsack votes no. mr. shuster votes aye. ms. tso 234 gas votes no. mr. conaway votes aye. ms. pingree votes no. mr. lamborn votes aye. mr. kissell votes no. mr. wittman votes aye. mr. heinrich...
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mr. miller. thank you, mr. chairman. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and that the systems do not work. because even though we have the benefit of classified briefings, that of course contradict all that that we don't bring forward in the hearings, there are luckily nonclassified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict these statements of it doesn't work and there is no threat, one of which is secretary gates himself who said north korea's capabilities that they are seeking absolutely threaten the continental united states. so the statements of the people on the east coast don't need to worry. they can't get there is really an absolute overstatement. we're talking about the future. we're talking about a threat that's real. secretary gates himself articulated it to the american people. when the secretary of defense tells the public -- you know the continental united states they are at risk, they're at risk. skpaoeut shouldn't be a debate here as fiction.
mr. miller. thank you, mr. chairman. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and that the systems do not work. because even though we have the benefit of classified briefings, that of course contradict all that that we don't bring forward in the hearings, there are luckily nonclassified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict these statements of it doesn't work and there is no threat, one of which is secretary gates himself who said...
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mr. miller. ought to do more of and we passed a bill which, as you know, she supported unanimously because we believe it does in enact in the international mark place. so i want to thank the gentleman for his work on that and thank mr. bradley and mr. hughes for their work on that and hopefully the senate will act on that with dispatch. and unless the gentleman wants to say anything further, i'll yield back. >> mr. speaker, i just jond the gentleman in thanking both our staffs. they did tremendous work as well as mr. miller on the financial services committee and the staff there. your office can be instrumental in helping move the senate along. everyone from the chief of staff on down, your office, we want to thank you as well for your team's commitment to working in a very -- again, a very difficult equation where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through but at the end didn't want to unilaterally disarm american business in the name of the competitiveness of our country. so
mr. miller. ought to do more of and we passed a bill which, as you know, she supported unanimously because we believe it does in enact in the international mark place. so i want to thank the gentleman for his work on that and thank mr. bradley and mr. hughes for their work on that and hopefully the senate will act on that with dispatch. and unless the gentleman wants to say anything further, i'll yield back. >> mr. speaker, i just jond the gentleman in thanking both our staffs. they did...
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mr. miller. thank you, mr. chairman. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and that the systems do not work. because even though we have the benefit of classified briefings, that of course contradict all that, which we can't bring forward in these hearings, there are enough luckily, nonclassified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict the statements of -- it doesn't work there is no threat. one of which is secretary gates himself. who said that -- north korea's, capabilities, that they are seeking -- absolutely threaten the continental united states.
mr. miller. thank you, mr. chairman. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and that the systems do not work. because even though we have the benefit of classified briefings, that of course contradict all that, which we can't bring forward in these hearings, there are enough luckily, nonclassified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict the statements of -- it doesn't work there is no threat. one of which is secretary gates himself....
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mr. miller: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my good friend from california, mr. campbell. mr. camp: there's some people believe -- mr. campbell: there's some people who believe that all program government programs are good and all program government programs are bad. you should look at a program and look at it and determine if it's constitutional, is it cost effective and does it work? the ex-im bank is all three and i'd like to make five quick points on that. first of all, it is clearly a federal responsibility to facilitate exports, something clearly enumerated in the federal papers by -- federalist papers. in a perfect world perhaps we wouldn't do this but in a perfect world we wouldn't have to have airport security but we do for obvious reasons and we have to have this because lots of other country does and we will not be competing on a level playing field where we lose a lot of exports if we don't have this facility available for american companies exporting goods. third, it doesn't -- hasn't cost the taxpayer any money. it's actually made $3.7 billion for the fax pair. w
mr. miller: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my good friend from california, mr. campbell. mr. camp: there's some people believe -- mr. campbell: there's some people who believe that all program government programs are good and all program government programs are bad. you should look at a program and look at it and determine if it's constitutional, is it cost effective and does it work? the ex-im bank is all three and i'd like to make five quick points on that. first of all, it is clearly a...
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mr. miller on the financial services committee and the staff there, mr. bachus' staff. your office can be instrumental i think in helping move the senate along. and -- but everyone from the chief of staff on down, in your office, we want to thank you as well for your team's commitment to working in a very -- again, a very difficult equation, where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through. but at the end didn't want to unilaterally disarm american business in the name of the competitiveness of our country. so i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his remarks. i want to >> c-span's congressional directory is a complete guide to congress. you will learn more about the president of the cabinet. pick up a copy for $12.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> these men go through things. they had scars that no one can understand except each other. >> the first thing the start of us was the relationship between harry truman and herbert hoover. there were such politically different men and ended up forming this allianc
mr. miller on the financial services committee and the staff there, mr. bachus' staff. your office can be instrumental i think in helping move the senate along. and -- but everyone from the chief of staff on down, in your office, we want to thank you as well for your team's commitment to working in a very -- again, a very difficult equation, where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through. but at the end didn't want to unilaterally disarm american business in the name of the...
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mr. miller ? let's just say i work for people in business who work with people in politics. i do not understand. what was wrong with jess' speech ? nothing. the bottom line is, you can make speeches until doomsday. what you need more than anything else is money. without that you haven't got a prayer. i have a few hundred dollars available. i would give it to jess in a second. no, i'm talking big money, as in lots of zeroes. well, that's not going to happen. of course not. jess is not going to win by buying votes. i'm sure you're right. well, good luck to you. and thank you for the coffee. what does he know ? probably a lot. [ narrator ] "government of the people, by the people and for the people--" a basic principle that is the foundation for governmt in the united states. most citizens see the close relationship between government and the people... at the local level close to home. the mayor of a city or town represents the executive branch of local government. motion to second to approve recommendations of staff. please vote. the role of the mayor of riverside is both comp
mr. miller ? let's just say i work for people in business who work with people in politics. i do not understand. what was wrong with jess' speech ? nothing. the bottom line is, you can make speeches until doomsday. what you need more than anything else is money. without that you haven't got a prayer. i have a few hundred dollars available. i would give it to jess in a second. no, i'm talking big money, as in lots of zeroes. well, that's not going to happen. of course not. jess is not going to...
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mrs. miller: among the anew mexico righted powers of the -- among the enumerated powers of the constitution, we need to ensure the nation's borders. this moves this to a more closer border to develop a plan within five years. as part of that plan, the department has account for satisfying requirements, investments in infrastructure and justification and rationale, for technology choices in deployment locations. since 9/11, this nation has spent billions of dollars to increase security with double the size of the border patrol, built 700 miles of fence, invested in technology and a wide array of surveillance equipment and most have been worth while. the department of homeland security needs to develop a comprehensive and coherent plan to take control of the border and taking into account personnel and comprehensive needs. previous border security efforts enlisted activities from urban areas to more rural and remote areas such as arizona. this balloon effect has shifted the problem. how we determin
mrs. miller: among the anew mexico righted powers of the -- among the enumerated powers of the constitution, we need to ensure the nation's borders. this moves this to a more closer border to develop a plan within five years. as part of that plan, the department has account for satisfying requirements, investments in infrastructure and justification and rationale, for technology choices in deployment locations. since 9/11, this nation has spent billions of dollars to increase security with...
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mrs. miller: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, it's my great honor to congratulate the michigan red devil. the 107 fly the a-10 and returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us so proud. it was one of the units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's proposed budget but fortunately the house armed services committee will prevent a defense re-authorization bill scheduled for a floor vote here next week which reverses that and saves the 107th along with protecting the air national guard across our entire country. instead the air force will do a cost analysis of the air national guard which is good because they perform 35% of the flying missions for just 6% of the budget. that is the best bang for the taxpayers' buck in these very restrained budgetary times. this hous
mrs. miller: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from michigan is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, it's my great honor to congratulate the michigan red devil. the 107 fly the a-10 and returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us so proud. it was one of the units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's...
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mr. miller, passing reference have you seen an ig report or the ig report, hardly means or is to be construed as recognition that full knowledge was made available, but i will point out, we had the ig from gsa here. we had the yowl going administrator who resigned as a matter of honor, after firing two deputies and putting a lot of other people on probation d and -- but the testimony we heard from the ig of gsa was that he didn't uncover this -- this excess. susan brita, the deputy to the administrator martha johnson uncovered it. she's the one who referred it to the ig. i asked the ig. been there since 2005 in place. heard no evil, saw no evil, smelled no evil, found no evil, even though we know that this excessive celebration event preceded this administration and continued in this administration. but it wasn't the ig, with 300 personnel at his command, he didn't find this at all. only when the administrative staff referred it to him and then it took him nine months to come up with a report that frankly, i think almost anyone even on this panel could have written in half the time. so, yeah.
mr. miller, passing reference have you seen an ig report or the ig report, hardly means or is to be construed as recognition that full knowledge was made available, but i will point out, we had the ig from gsa here. we had the yowl going administrator who resigned as a matter of honor, after firing two deputies and putting a lot of other people on probation d and -- but the testimony we heard from the ig of gsa was that he didn't uncover this -- this excess. susan brita, the deputy to the...
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mr. miller, for five minutes. >> thank you, madame chair. significant credit portfolio and i don't claim to understand that entirely, but the details are sketchy. it also appears -- credits of the banks are taking too much pleasure in the hard to see this as something to gloat over. it's not like a $200 factory burned down. it just sort of shifted $2 billion. it was chase's $2 billion around to probably some hedge funds. so it really appears that the only thing to worry about in all of that is the effect it might have on the soundness of any given bank engaged in these kinds of transactions or especially to the system as a whole, whether it creates a systemic risk. and i'm wondering how on earth we got a chance, even got a fighting chance to figure that out ina drew, chief financial officer at chase who has now resigned was making $14 million last year. and she apparently did not understand these transactions and we're supposed to send in some examiners on government salaries and they're supposed to figure out what risks are involved in thes
mr. miller, for five minutes. >> thank you, madame chair. significant credit portfolio and i don't claim to understand that entirely, but the details are sketchy. it also appears -- credits of the banks are taking too much pleasure in the hard to see this as something to gloat over. it's not like a $200 factory burned down. it just sort of shifted $2 billion. it was chase's $2 billion around to probably some hedge funds. so it really appears that the only thing to worry about in all of...
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mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will present a defense re-authorization bill here next week which resources that and saves the 107th, along with protecting the air national guard across the entire country. this house is going to do the right thing for the great american patriots of the air national guard by prioritizing spending within our budget. not by spending more money. so i would certainly urge our cloogs in -- colleagues in the senate to join us. and, mr. speaker, we need to remember that the cuts that caused the obama administration to target the air guard were before the sequester, before the sequester. if
mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will...
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mr. miller. mr. miller: i thank the gentleman from florida for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to this rule. this rule provides for consideration of commerce, justice appropriations, but it adds some extraneous matters, things like martial law and reconciliation. if we are going to consider other matters in this rule, we ought to be allowed, as the gentleman from florida states, to be able to consider the question of doubling of the interest rates of student loans. the house democrats months ago asked for this action to be taken so that interest rates would not double on students this july 1. doubling from 3.4% to 6.8%, and will calls for bipartisanship were met with silence and silence and silence for months. all of a sudden the republicans in congress started to understand this issue when president obama took it to the parents and students of this country and explained to them what was at stake. two weeks ago the republicans surprised us with a bill on the floor where they said they all now agree with it even though they voted against it tw
mr. miller. mr. miller: i thank the gentleman from florida for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to this rule. this rule provides for consideration of commerce, justice appropriations, but it adds some extraneous matters, things like martial law and reconciliation. if we are going to consider other matters in this rule, we ought to be allowed, as the gentleman from florida states, to be able to consider the question of doubling of the interest rates of student loans. the house...
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miller, mr. fried, congratulations i think are in order. ms. miller. >> this is similar to the previous item which is once again the mou. we thought the program would be launched by this time so the mou had a term date which we're beyond now so we want to extend it until june 2013. chairperson campos: great. thank you. another one-year extension. any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. motion by commissioner avalos, seconded by commissioner olague. if we can take that without objection? item 8. madam clerk: item no. 8 is public comment. chairperson campos: any member of the public who would like to speak on any item within the jurisdiction of lafco not otherwise on the agenda. seeing none, public comment is done. item 9. madam clerk: item no. 9 is future agenda items. chairperson campos: colleagues, any future agenda items? any member of the public would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. last item. madam clerk: last item isa, jowrnt. chairperson campos: meeting adjourned. thank you, everyone, a
miller, mr. fried, congratulations i think are in order. ms. miller. >> this is similar to the previous item which is once again the mou. we thought the program would be launched by this time so the mou had a term date which we're beyond now so we want to extend it until june 2013. chairperson campos: great. thank you. another one-year extension. any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. motion by commissioner avalos, seconded by commissioner olague. if we...
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mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will present a defense re-authorization bill here next week which resources that and saves the 107th, along with protecting the air national guard across the entire country. this house is going to do the right thing for the great american patriots of the air national guard by prioritizing spending within our budget. not by spending more money. so i would certainly urge our cloogs in -- colleagues in the senate to join us. and, mr. speaker, we need to remember that the cuts that caused the obama administration to target the air guard were before the sequester, before the sequester. if
mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a redeployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will...
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mr. miller on the financial services committee and the staff there, mr. bachus' staff. your office can be instrumental i think in helping move the senate along. and -- but everyone from the chief of staff on down, in your office, we want to thank you as well for your team's commitment to working in a very -- again, a very difficult equation, where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through. but at the end didn't want to unilaterally disarm american business in the name of the competitiveness of our country. so i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his remarks. i want to apologize to your chief of staff for not mentioning him and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? mr. king: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it will adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and when the house adjourns on that day it adjourn to meet at noon on tuesday, may 15, 2012, for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the spe
mr. miller on the financial services committee and the staff there, mr. bachus' staff. your office can be instrumental i think in helping move the senate along. and -- but everyone from the chief of staff on down, in your office, we want to thank you as well for your team's commitment to working in a very -- again, a very difficult equation, where there were a lot of differences that we tried to work through. but at the end didn't want to unilaterally disarm american business in the name of the...
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mr. miller. >> thank you very much. i yield my time to mr. turner. >> thank you. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and the systems do not work. even though we have the benefit of classified briefings to contradict that, there are enough non-classified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict these statements of it not working and there is no threat. one of which is secretary gates himself who said north korea's capabilities, they are seeking a threat of the continental united states. the argument about not worrying is an absolute overstatement. we are talking about the future. we're talking about a threat that is real. people.american when the secretary of defense tells the public, the continental united states that there are at risk, they are at risk. should not be debated like fiction. subsequent to this markell, will host a classified briefing and i invite all of you to attend and you'll find this system works. there are many missiles that we have better are under development. there are many miss
mr. miller. >> thank you very much. i yield my time to mr. turner. >> thank you. i am very concerned when there are statements made that there is no threat and the systems do not work. even though we have the benefit of classified briefings to contradict that, there are enough non-classified statements of information that we can bring forward to contradict these statements of it not working and there is no threat. one of which is secretary gates himself who said north korea's...
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mr. miller, try to re- legislate that. so yeah, i do think there's a problem from the fed but it wasn't for not causing a deflation or less economic activity in general but it was refusing a specific tool they're doing to stop the bad loans from been made. >> my time has expired. thank you. >> i thank the gentleman. i now recognize mr. luetkemeyer from missouri for his five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. congressman brady, thank you for your efforts on this sound dollar act. i really like some the things that you have been there, and it just kind of curious, do you believe that we need the federal reserve as a lender of last resort? do we need and linda like that, some indie that can be the entity that puts the fates -- the finger in a bike when something starts to happen? >> yes. your question in some regards addresses ms. maloney's question. which is under a single mandate, focus on the purchased power of the dollar, could the fed intervene in times of mercy for the answer is absolutely yes. there's to be the lende
mr. miller, try to re- legislate that. so yeah, i do think there's a problem from the fed but it wasn't for not causing a deflation or less economic activity in general but it was refusing a specific tool they're doing to stop the bad loans from been made. >> my time has expired. thank you. >> i thank the gentleman. i now recognize mr. luetkemeyer from missouri for his five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. congressman brady, thank you for your efforts on this sound dollar...
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mr. miller: we would be swamped by the opposition but there is no reason not to pursue the charges but all the more reason to go forward and pursue criminal fraud to assure americans you do not get a get out of jail free card because you are a rich and powerful person. in contrast, the savings and loan crisis which was nothing compared to the crisis that we are still in, there were 1,000 agents from the f.b.i. who were assigned to investigate. there were a.m. will lawyers to bring the claims and almost 1,000 figures from the persons went to jail the current task force that the president has announced at the state of the union has 50 to 60 lawyers and accountants working on the largest financial crisis in history. since the great depression. the results of this are going to depend upon the kind of resources that that task force has. it is important that we compensate the people who would be victims of that fraud. and the task force will have the legal power to do that even more important, it will satisfy americans' sense of justice, sense of justice that has been offended that the people wh
mr. miller: we would be swamped by the opposition but there is no reason not to pursue the charges but all the more reason to go forward and pursue criminal fraud to assure americans you do not get a get out of jail free card because you are a rich and powerful person. in contrast, the savings and loan crisis which was nothing compared to the crisis that we are still in, there were 1,000 agents from the f.b.i. who were assigned to investigate. there were a.m. will lawyers to bring the claims...
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mr. aaron david miller, why you would say netanyahu would call obama a con man? if i took it out of context -- >> the other way around. >> obama would call netanyahu a con man? >> right. >> if you could provide examples? >> that's my own view and i've written it at least three or four times. i have no evidence -- i have not a shred of empirical evidence to believe that's how the president actually thinks of the prime minister. but having worked for four or five presidents, half a dozen of secretaries of state, knowing what he has been told about the prime minister in his first incarnation from many people, some who are in his administration still, some who are not, i am absolutely persuaded that the president believes that netanyahu is insincere at a minimum. he has no interest whatsoever in pursuing a serious negotiation with the palestinians. and if the president could find a way to get even with him, stick it to him if he could, which relates to the second question on the second term, i think he would. this is not, i say it again, this is not bill clinton, who
mr. aaron david miller, why you would say netanyahu would call obama a con man? if i took it out of context -- >> the other way around. >> obama would call netanyahu a con man? >> right. >> if you could provide examples? >> that's my own view and i've written it at least three or four times. i have no evidence -- i have not a shred of empirical evidence to believe that's how the president actually thinks of the prime minister. but having worked for four or five...
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mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a deployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will present a defense re-authorization bill here next week which resources that and saves the 107th, along with protecting the air national guard across the entire country. this house is going to do the right thing for the great american patriots of the air national guard by prioritizing spending within our budget. not by spending more money. so i would certainly urge our cloogs in -- colleagues in the senate to join us. and, mr. speaker, we need to remember that the cuts that caused the obama administration to target the air guard were before the sequester, before the sequester. if t
mrs. miller: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to support the rule. mr. speaker, i am very proud to represent the guard base home to the michigan red devils, the 107 fighter squadron. the 107, mr. speaker, flies a-10's. they recently returned from a deployment to afghanistan where they performed so bravely, made us proud. the 107th was one of the air guard units scheduled to be eliminated under the president's budget proposal. fortunately, the house armed services committee will...
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mr. miller to use the nondisclosure and civilian employees from communicating with vendors of congress ands. sanchez to require an assessment of the nuclear weapon pit production requirement. amendment by mr. mcintyre to establish a center of excellence for the national guard partnership program and improve skills and relationship and partnership building the foreign entities. an amended to mr. hunter to prohibit the secretary of defense from retiring or transferring any air guard reserve or army reserve aircraft until certain information is provided to congress. and amendment by mr. randy into required to save a secretary of unfunded requirement budget submission. a member by mr. whitman to require a report on recidivism formerly detained at the detention facility in afghanistan. the amendment we collaboration with the faa in integrating ues international aerospace system. an amendment by mr. wilson as the comptroller general to determine the effects of titanium purchase restrictions on domestic manufacturers of aircraft components to contract with the dod. and a technical amendment to se
mr. miller to use the nondisclosure and civilian employees from communicating with vendors of congress ands. sanchez to require an assessment of the nuclear weapon pit production requirement. amendment by mr. mcintyre to establish a center of excellence for the national guard partnership program and improve skills and relationship and partnership building the foreign entities. an amended to mr. hunter to prohibit the secretary of defense from retiring or transferring any air guard reserve or...
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mr. miller indicated, what we heard from the house republicans was a bill 10 days ago which bypassed committee, nothing from the education work force committee, rammed through the rules committee and paid for in the most disgraceful, grotesque fashion, taking it out of a fund, wiping out a fund to pay for prevention of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, early childhood diseases. that is not a solution, the president made it clear when that, you know, scam was presented that it would be vetoed immediately. it is a dead letter, it is time for us to, yes, debate a c.g.s. appropriations bill, very important, but those kids, those families need a horizon before them as they deal one -- with one of the most exciting challenges before them which is how to pay for higher education. we should defeat this rule, allow a motion to go forward, which will defuse this ticking time bomb from middle class families all across america, push aside that joke of a bill that passed 10 days ago, and get down to the business of addressing middle class families' needs and young peoples' needs to help solve the problems o
mr. miller indicated, what we heard from the house republicans was a bill 10 days ago which bypassed committee, nothing from the education work force committee, rammed through the rules committee and paid for in the most disgraceful, grotesque fashion, taking it out of a fund, wiping out a fund to pay for prevention of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, early childhood diseases. that is not a solution, the president made it clear when that, you know, scam was presented that it would be vetoed...
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miller. he could have been here with you and me. >> listen, barack obama could be further down the desk i wouldn't do down and say hi. >> bill: come on, if i said listen, mr. president, you come on with miller and me. >> you are more of a fan boy with him. >> bill: i'm not a fan boy. >> when ben says he doesn't think he is that smart. i think he is okay. >> bill: when you wouldn't you want to sit here with me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever. >> bill: you could hit whim oblique references he wouldn't understand. >>, what like balancing the budget? [ laughter ] >> bill: oh. miller. >> who wants to get in that deep. most astounding part on "the view" he not only knew who kim kardashian was but he knew the exact date when bruce jenner turned into mr. driesdale secretary. >> that's beverly hill billies. >> except for you. we are old men. >> bill: you have suggestions for mitt romney's campaign, right? >> listen. i have got two. i called on campaign. i worked for like three politicians in my life or tried to. the only one who gave you decent bounce was w. at least he could talk to you. the other two you can't get ahold of. they are stars. i called romney
miller. he could have been here with you and me. >> listen, barack obama could be further down the desk i wouldn't do down and say hi. >> bill: come on, if i said listen, mr. president, you come on with miller and me. >> you are more of a fan boy with him. >> bill: i'm not a fan boy. >> when ben says he doesn't think he is that smart. i think he is okay. >> bill: when you wouldn't you want to sit here with me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever....
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mr. sunday fare on jeopardy. and writer judy miller. monica crowley. jim pinkerton, the american conservative magazine and political commentator sally kohn. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. no wonder that faith in our institutions has never been lower, particularly when good news doesn't get the same kind of ratings as bad news anymore. for every day you receive a steady stream of sensationalism and scandal, and stories with a message that suggest change is impossible. that you can't make a difference, that you won't be able to close the gap between life as it is and life as you want it to be. >> president obama on monday delivering had an address to graduates of barnard college, telling them not to trust the media. he sounds like a president who thinks the media doesn't love him. >> ignore what's going on in europe, 8% unemployment. just listen to me and be happy. you know, it is pretty astonishing how the president can complain about things like that when romney, you know, gets kicked around over something he had nothing to do with, ric
mr. sunday fare on jeopardy. and writer judy miller. monica crowley. jim pinkerton, the american conservative magazine and political commentator sally kohn. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. no wonder that faith in our institutions has never been lower, particularly when good news doesn't get the same kind of ratings as bad news anymore. for every day you receive a steady stream of sensationalism and scandal, and stories with a message that suggest change is impossible. that you...
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miller. he could have been here with you and me. >> listen, barack obama could be further down the desk i wouldn't do down and say hi. >> bill: come on, if i said listen, mron with miller and me. >> you are more of a fan boy with him. >> bill: i'm not a fan boy. >> when ben says he doesn't think he is that smart. i think he is okay. >> bill: when you wouldn't you want to sit here with me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever. >> bill: you could hit whim oblique references he wouldn't understand. >>, what like balancing the budget? [ laughter ] >> bill: oh. miller. >> who wants to get in that deep. most astounding part on "the view" he not only knew who kim kardashian was but he knew the exact date when bruce jenner turned into mr. driesdale secretary. >> that's beverly hill billies. >> except for you. we are old men. >> bill: you have suggestions for mitt romney's campaign, right? >> listen. i have got two. i called on campaign. i worked for like three politicians in my life or tried to. the only one who gave you decent bounce was w. at least he could talk to you. the other two you can't get ahold of. they are stars. i called romney pitched good idea tha
miller. he could have been here with you and me. >> listen, barack obama could be further down the desk i wouldn't do down and say hi. >> bill: come on, if i said listen, mron with miller and me. >> you are more of a fan boy with him. >> bill: i'm not a fan boy. >> when ben says he doesn't think he is that smart. i think he is okay. >> bill: when you wouldn't you want to sit here with me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever. >> bill: you could...