mr. parker. you would be cures as to why we would want somebody from amtrak to be here at a hearing regarding airport security. one of the questions, i think that is a legitimate one that the committee would like to explore, while the t.s.a. has invested in whole body imaging and the like, many have come to the conclusion that dogs are the single best way to find explosive devices and i'd like ask to introduce into the record, there was a press conference by lieutenant general michael oats that said quote dogs are the best detectors, and this, i would point to this. i know all good americans get this magazine, airmen which is the united states air force in their may-june 2011 edition, it says there's no technology proven more effective in detection of the explosives than the k-9. there are questions are we investing enough in technology that we know works according to the pentagon having literally spent tens of billions of dollars so again without waxing on too much more we appreciate truly inspe

you know, it was -- i think it was just disappointing because i had such an identity in being mrs. parkernd being a wife. so when that's taken away from you, you go, who am i? and it was hard. sorry. >> no, no. i didn't know you'd react like this. i wasn't aware it was the first time -- >> well, neither did i! but, like i said, i would never speak ill about him, or the time we had together. i really, really valued it. you know, seven years together is a long time. >> i read some interviews that you gave before, when you were happily together, and you with always made a point of saying, the key thing to you is trust. because, obviously, he's a major sportsman, you're a top actress. like a lot of people in that position who spend a lot of time apart, there has to be that trust, otherwise it just can't work. >> it's true. i think every work, people go, oh, he's an athlete and you're an actress, if you're a dentist and he's a lawyer, if you're a secretary and a teacher, you need trust in my relationship, much less a marriage. and i love the concept of marriage and i loved being a wife and i w

mr. parker did plan the attack. put a little bit of thought into it because they get there right at the end of the day. >> it's 2:15 and class is letting out. unbeknownst to parker and harris, the school's surveillance cameras capture the entire incident. >> through the eye of the camera you'll see the whole thing. you'll see parker get behind her door. and as she was walking out of her door right at the end of the day, now there were students in the hall. he just took a running start, and he hit her with everything he had. >> parker drives a vicious blow into the side of the teacher's face right above her eye. she falls to the ground, and he takes off running down the hall and out the building. students immediately come to the teacher's aid. she gets up from the floor and sits down, holding her head, clearly in pain. principal doug estle is called to the scene. >> over the radio, i heard an administrator is needed upstairs. and, of course, we know when we get the call on the radio an administrator is needed. we all

you know, it was -- i think it was just disappointing because i had such an identity in being mrs. parker so when that's taken away from you, you go, who am i? and it was hard. sorry. >> no, no. i didn't know you'd react like this. i wasn't aware it was the first time -- >> well, neither did i! but, like i said, i would never speak ill about him, or the time we had together. i really, really valued it. you know, seven years together is a long time. >> i read some interviews that you gave before, when you were happily together, and you with always made a point of saying, the key thing to you is trust. because, obviously, he's a major sportsman, you're a top actress. like a lot of people in that position who spend a lot of time apart, there has to be that trust, otherwise it just can't work. >> it's true. i think every work, people go, oh, he's an athlete and you're an actress, if you're a dentist and he's a lawyer, if you're a secretary and a teacher, you need trust in my relationship, much less a marriage. and i love the concept of marriage and i loved being a wife and i was very devoted

mr. parker found himself in jail. i'm trying to be a good dad parker said after the arrangement. they were christians attempting to follow their faith. we're not intoller rapt said his wife. we love all people. that's part of our faith, but see the judge ruled in that case, the case of the parkers and they had this to say. the sooner children are exposed to those topics of same-sex relationships, the better it is. it is difficult to change attitudes and stereotypes after they have developed. excuse me? attitudes and stereotypes? these are sincerely held religious views of their parents and the judge takes upon himself to believe that these views sincerely held should be erased from the minds of the children. mr. chairman, that's my opening statementment i'd be pleased to take questions. >> well, thank you very much, and it's good to see you again, and our next witness is andrew sorbo, resident of berlin -- how do you pronounce that? >> [inaudible] >> same way we do in vermont. we have a berlin in vermont. they shared a life for nearly 30 years, joined in a civil union in vermont

mr. ron and inspector parker's ideas within this because we have to have some minimal standards. and i'm also from arizona. so i know that those numbers are not right. i suspect -- well, i'll just give you a quick example. we're talking about those that you know about, security breeches. -- breaches. there are not the ones you're not talking about that you don't know anything about. and you can't tell me those don't occur. we say we apprehend one in about every four. i hope those aren't the same kind of numbers here. from what we've had in previous testimony, there's a lot of people carrying beaths out there that we don't have any recollection of on who they are in background. seriously. that was brought up in in this committee >> you have about 850,000 people who have criminal history background checks and terrorist watch list checks. in addition to other checks. >> and it's inadequate. that's because i can point to you that we take a grandmother and strip her down. because it must be the grimacing that she is going through terminal cancer. and then we have a foreign national th

mr. chairman and ranking member turney. my name is william parker and i'm the inspector commander of the amtrak police department k-9 unit and i am honored to be here today and appreciate the invitation to speak with you about what dogs can do to improve airport security and detect explosives. a trained dog is more capable, useful, reliable and effective than equipment. they do not depreciate like the material. if dogs are trained properly and if their training is consistent it will increase with experience perimeter security is of great concern to airports and the transportation administration many airports rely on surveillance and cameras to protect their perimeter. the problem as if nothing appears on the camera after the alarm goes off, you can't just assume nothing is there. someone has to respond and make sure no one is hiding from the camera. a well-trained law enforcement officer and a well-trained patrol dog can find and address the threat immediately without waiting for back up to lead on an laughter september 11th, to those in the one we

inspector parker we will give you great leeway. >> good morning mr. hairman and ranking member tyranny. my name is william parker and i'm the inspector commander of the k-9 unit. i'm honored to be here and i appreciate the opportunity to explain. well-trained dog is more capable, useful reliable and effective. dogs and not to urge -- depreciate like machinery. dogs are trained properly and their training is consistent their skill level will increase with expense. perimeter security is a great concern to airport and transportation administration. many airports rely on surveillance being the cameras to protect their primers. the problem as if nothing appears on the camera after the alarm goes off you can't just assume it is there. someone had to respond to make sure no one is -- from the camera and well-trained law enforcement officers with the well-trained patrol that can find a thread immediately without waiting for backup. after september 11, 2001 we use dogs intensively to sweep airport terminals. the dogs were used to sweep for explosives in the mor

mr. raffi ran is that former director of security at the tel aviv ben- gurion airport. and inspector william parker is the commander of amtrak police department's k-9 unit. we appreciate you being here as well call witnesses will be sworn in before they testify. please rise if you would then raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you, you may be seated. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. we would appreciate if you limit your verbal testimony to 5 minutes or less. your entire written statement will be entered into the record. with that, we'll start with mr. salmon. >> good morning. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the transportation security administration responsibility regarding perimeter security at u.s. commercial airports. i would like to emphasize three points -- first, every airport has an individualized security plan which burst -- perimeter security is an important piece. two, airpor

that's the attitude, go down there and go buy a parker permit , if you think obamacare and the national health care act are good for you, mr. speaker, or anyone else. i don't want to see monopoly, i want to see competition. and obamacare eliminates competition and it prescribes a product that the american people have to buy, for the first time in history a product, a government-approved or if they had their way a government-created health insurance policy that a person has to buy unless you're of low enough means tested income that they're going to pay the premium for you. this has never happened in the history of america and how one court, one lower court could come to a conclusion that the individual mandate is constitutional -- it is appalling to me that a judge could sit on a bench and come to a conclusion like that or a panel of judges, a majority of a panel of judges and it was 2-1 on a three-judge panel. think of this, mr. speaker. when you get your paycheck and let's just say you've got -- let's keep it reasonable, a $500 take-home pay for a week's paycheck. and if your health insurance premium is $100 a week and t