mr. murphy played it well. he came here and he is next on the queue to ask the question. it's the last question. you want to share it? quick one and then mr. connelly. >> thank you very much. i will be brief to aow connelly to jump in before you leave. you have been generous with your time. i am one of a large number of folks here who are skeptical about our current timetable for withdrawal from afghanistan. i'm frankly surprised we have not talked more about afghanistan here today. part of that skepticism is spenng diplomatic and financial cooperation on getting to a place where they can succeed on their own. so i had a couple of questions related to that economic and diplomatic cooperation. i'll ask one of them. it is on the economic side. you know, there are various numbers that come out suggesting that 80 to 90 and as high as 97% of the afghan economy is dependent on international aid. i would love to get an update from you as to how you see the timetable playing outs we withdl our military contingent that we leave behind a stable economy there and perhaps suggestions

mr. murphy, dr. murphy, when we talk together in baltimore during april of 1935, you suggested that we have our campaign in october. i plan my schedule accordingly. within the last few days, mr. thurgood marshal called mr. white's attention to the fact that the community campaign would be conducted in late october and november and suggested that we give him a head. because i depend on your guidance to a very large degree, i would like to know your opinions on the following. i shall arrive in baltimore september 25th, complete the organization which the committee selected. we shall then be ready to officially launch the campaign and complete it within two weeks of the opening date. would you send me the name of the committee to those i should help and the preliminary work. you can secure the place for headquarters and let the downwoman serve as my young woman and will get in touch with you. now, here's where we can sort of solidify what we'll call most of these employees. i'm depending on the afro so g

mr. murphy, but i think that can happen simultaneously with the leadership of commissioner mar because of the years that he has served here and the necessity to have that type of background under his belt. it is not something you just walk in, sit down, and start doing an agenda. there's a lot that goes in behind-the-scenes. i want to support somebody who has been part of the process, created new processes that are improved, and is totally familiar with staff. you cannot sit up there without getting to know just about everybody in the department, so i think that years of experience are absolutely critical in this transition time, and i think all of the arguments, all of the public comment that has come before this commission is resident in mr. mar's background and thinking. so there is no disrespect to anyone that is here, other than the fact that we have a valuable asset in the form of a prior commissioner who is willing to serve in this capacity. thank you, and i look forward to each of these commissioners advancing building in the city. thank you. >> structural engineer and president o

mr. murphy of pennsylvania for a three-minute opening statement. >> i appreciate that. welcome. one of the things that i wanted to make a statement on was how pennsylvania is a doing with natural gas. we are excited about the opportunity, of course, we want to do it right. and do it in a way that respects the environment that it is done in a way that makes sure that we are protecting the air and the land and the water. along those lines, slightly less or more than a year ago, last march, i asked the epa for information, if they thought that pennsylvania laws were adequate in their strength and adequately enforced. maybe things slipped by, still it's important that the epa does give information on what the states are doing to give recommendations throughout that. i must admit that i'm not one that favors that the epa tells every states what to do, but given that there are many states involved in this. it's important that epa keeps an eye on what the companies are doing with fracking and making sure there's laws and regulations within the various states. we all want energy indepen

mr. murphy played it well and came here and he's next on the queue to ask the question. so i don't -- it's the last question. you want to share it? quick one and then mr. connolly too. thank you. >> thank you very much, madame secretary. i will be brief to allow mr. connolly to jump in, as well, before you leave. you've been generous with your time. i am one of a large number of folks here who are skeptical about our current timetable for a withdrawal from afghanistan. i'm surprised we haven't talked more about afghanistan today. and part of that skepticism comes from the fact that i'd like to see us spending a lot more time on the diplomatic and economic cooperation necessary to get afghanistan to a place where they can succeed on their own. and so i had a couple of questions related to that economic and diplomatic cooperation, but i'll ask one of them. and it's on the economic side. you know, there's various numbers that come out suggesting that 80 to 90 to perhaps even as high as 97% of the afghan economy is dependent right now on international aid. and i'd love to get

mr. murphy for five minutes. >> thank you. when you were here last year and i asked for a list of concerns with pennsylvania's gas and oil production. i'm disappointed

mr. murphy asked to you the cost of the study and i want to give some clarification to those numbers. the epa budget request as total of $14 million dedicated to studying shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> of that, $6 million is dedicated to completing the reports promised for 2012 and 2014, is that correct? >> i believe that's correct as well. >> and then the $8 million increase will go toward what you just described, better understanding the ecological effects of waste water discharge and the potential impacts on air quality results from hydraulic fracturing, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> i want to point out the total funding of $14 million for the hydraulic fracturing studies comprises 0.169% of epa's fiscal year 2013 budget. the $14 million is epa's contribution to a coordinated $45 million effort between the epa, the department of energy and the u.s. geological service, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> now, can you explain the benefits of coordinating the effort between the usgs and the doe? >> we have overlap

mr. murphy is a hero. >> peyton manning made a choice, it's not the 49ers, he instructed his agent to enteroncos. the manning sweeps came down to 49ers, titans and broncos. he's a four-time mvp and super bowl campaign -- champion parting ways after missing last season, coming back from neckÑi surgeries. denver made playoffs with tim tebow at quarterback. and there is is expectations a manning deal averaging $18 million a year. >> this is a craze qee weekend. stories of who is going where, what's happening. so what happens now with alex smith? >> this leaves them in a precarious situation. and depending on reports may be negotiating as we speak. >> there is alex caught off guard in this situation. neither niners or agentslpxdbçd niners about the interest in the last minute. and ninersp defense they offered alex a three-year, $24 million deal. so was he trying to squeeze him for more money? not sure anyone is willing to pay alex smith more than $8 million a year. >> and there isÑi -- whereç dos this leave the relationship? >> i think that you have to understand that this is a business. righ

mr. carl murphy, dr. murphy, when we talked together in baltimore during april of 1935, you suggested that we have our naacp campaign in october. i planned my schedule accordingly. within the last few days mr. thurgood martial called mr. white, walter white, that is, white's attention to the fact that the community chest and ymca campaigns would be conducted in late october and november and suggested that we get in ahead. because i am depending on your guidance to a very large degree, i would like to know your opinion on the following. i shall arrive in baltimore about september 25th, complete the organization which the committee selected by you shall have the gun. we shall then be ready to officially launch the campaign within ten days and complete it within two weeks from the opening date. will you kindly send me the names of those on the committee to whom i should write asking their help and the preliminary work. will you secure the place for headquarters with a telephone and select a young woman to se

mr. dan murphy whose son was killed in afghanistan. dan, would you like to add anything?e keeping the memory of your son alive. >> thank you. i'm in a lot different position than most. i have three living recipients here. i not only lost my son, but he also lost most of his s.e.a.l.s team. so i see things from a different perspective. what i can tell you and what i notice in my time dealing with others that have received the medal of honor, whether posthumously or alive, not just their courage, but the fact that like michael, they all thought something higher than just of themselves. they thought of others, and that their overriding principle was not so much what happened to them but what was happening to their men, and i think that's kind of the perspective that i bring. i know what mike did and why he did it, and i get a better perspective, understanding what these three men and why they did what they did. [ applause ] >> well, ladies and gentlemen, i think we'll wrap it up now. thank you for asking that question. added great dimension to what we came here for. i think

mr. murphy, for five minutes. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. when the coal-fired power plant in my district in southwestern pennsylvania, my community didn't just lose the 50 remaining jobs, it also lost a vital component to economic growth, affordable energy. we should be cleaning up not shutting down these power plants, but new regulations aimed scarely at coal, oil, and natural gas are making it harder for families to get by. for manufacturers to prosper, and making it more fifth for our country to become energy independent. the arama plant is one of 57 nationwide slated to close because of a multitude of costly and unworkable e.p.a. rules set to take effect over the next five years. already utilities are preparing to retire almost 10% of coal power in the country, that's 25 megawatts of energy that supports 18.8 million homes. that lost capacity which is five times greater than what the e.p.a. predicted it would be is why the north american electricity reliability corporation is warning of blackout and service disruptions. the e.p.a.'s new

mr. murphy: the problem we face today isn't one of supply and demand. demand is at its lowest in 17 years. mr. altmire: supply is at its highest in three years. this is a question of making sure that speculation isn't running the price up too fast and too quick. it's our job to put some speed bumps along the road. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house four one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection -- for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as of today the price for a gallon of regular gasoline in jones brow, arkansas, is $3.55. just a year ago that same gallon of regular gasoline would have cost $2.96. we all heard the news reports that gas could hit a record $5 a gallon this summer. the rising cost of gas not only effects my constituents at the pump, it also drives up the cost of goods and services. mr. crawford: congress can lower gas prices. we can require approval of the keystone x.l. pipeline in 30 da

mr. murphy: i thank the gentleman. when i was a state senator of pennsylvania i took on h.m.o.'s and plans that made decisions by accountants and m.b.a.'s and not m.d.'s. it was important to do that because we found that doctors could not make decisions even though they were supposedly empowered to do that. instead, there was boards that would make decisions for them. and now here we are with deja vu all over again. we're about to have 15 presidential appointments, even under the advice of both chambers of commerce -- excuse me, both chambers of congress, none of them are involved with medicine, making decisions with regards to who makes decisions for you. in terms of what gets paid and how much gets paid to doctors and hospitals. but as it goes through, what happens if there's a decision that says it's not going to be covered? can you call the board itself? no. can you -- can your doctor call the board? no. can your hospital call the board? no. can your member of congress call the board? no. in fact it will take an act of congress passed by the house and senate and signed by th

mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly murphy family gathering, things like that. and they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. so this is in response to the irish americans who don't feel the pride that they should. and please excuse if i manhandle the irish manner of speaking. this is a joke told to me by one of my friends. he said that an american, an irish american, was golfing with his wife on a weekend. and he hit the ball into the rough. went looking for it. all of a sudden, a leprechaun jumped up. we're back to the leprechaun theme. he said, top of the morning to you, lad. he says, you're a leprechaun. he says, yes, i am, and you have 3 wishes. three wishes? he says, yes. you have 3 wishes. i want to be a par golfer.. he says, no problem. from now on, par and under. he says, i want a porsche. he says, when you go home tonight, there will be a porsche in your garage. and he says, i want a million dollars. he says, done. when you go to the bank on monday, there will be a million dollars in

murphy knocks it down. bradley biel from the baseline. you will see more from mr. biel because it's with authority.takes down marquette 6 68-58. and physician louisville next. just run that over and over again? after winning last night in new orleans the warriors were in houston tonight didn't have a beall playing for them and it was not close. of kareem in the house tonight. warriors struggle early. i'll take tha that. wright scores. punishes golden state. spins. turn around warriors did you know a dozen after quarter. new warrior jefferson. he had 14. still down 12. to the third gets ugly. robinson with a take down. whistle for a flagrant foul. not close. warrior highlight. clay thompson up top for chris wright. that's pretty. but the rockets win 109-83. time running out on the regular season, supermarket 3 straight home game to get it together from boston. in charles of victory. 4 minutes in. darr nyeed but right place rate time stuffs it in. to the third. to daniel win for the first bowl as a man in teal and shar sharks hang on for huge victory 2-1. andrew luck put on a show today at stanford b

murphy oil are lower today. energy is one of the worst performing sectors on the day. oracle is down 2% after a downgrade at jeffries. let's get inside the market more with mr. pasani at the fyc. everybody is talking about the tight range, bob. >> the important thing is china, brian. we're up on the markets, but look carefully. you see the more defensive consumer oriented names and the pharmaceutical stocks on the onside, the risk on trade is not so much up. financials down, energy down, consumer discretionary. all of these are affected by the china news. i'll show you what's going on in the a and p sectors. all the big oil names are trade dou ing down 2 to 3%. all of this on the news about china and the trade deficits being wider than anticipated. same situation with some of the other big names in this group. for example, some of the exploration and production names in the oil services names, cabot, murphy, eog. when china starts weakening, global economy concerns might slow down. while most think china is a soft landing, not a hard landing, you get intraday moves like this. one sector is still up today. the money is in the home building stocks. we're not g