mr. peterson: on some things. mr. garrett: on some things. on other things the gentleman would agree that there's no information out there at all, on certain -- mr. peterson: i wouldn't say there isn't any information. some of these are so thinly traded that you're never going to be able to have realtime reporting. we understand that. and there's not going to be a requirement on those. but there's no reason to stop the realtime reporting on -- where we have the information and where that information will make these prices better for the people that use it. this is the same issue with the end users. they're going to get a better deal if we allow this disclosure. which is why they're fighting -- why they're fighting us is beyond me unless they're in can hoots with the wall street banks. i'm not sure. do people think that the folks on wall street aren't making enough money, is that what this is about? i don't know. mr. garrett: i would appreciate if the gentleman would not make the allegation that we make these application here because anyone is

mr. peterson -- caller: how is misses peterson? i hope you both have a good day. thank you for calling in. a tweet -- from "the washington post" this morning. the efforts to rekindle peace talks have doomed chances of a breakthrough. wanda is a republican in trenton, florida. what do you think about secretary gates say most countries like to each other? caller: i like senator leahy's question better. the host: why? caller: this question was how long will we support governments who lied to us. how long are we going to support our government? they don't tell us the truth, either. they don't tell anybody the truth. not other countries, and not us. host: from "the wall street journal" this morning. budget negotiators consider medicaid cutbacks. a group of negotiators from both parties met for the eighth time at the capitol seeking agreement that -- that would pave the way for congress to raise the debt ceiling. this is an issue we will talk about with a freshman republican from kansas who is a member of the budget committee. he will be here at 8:20 or so eastern time.

mr. peterson said. but it is causing significant difficulties in my state for our dairy farmers who purchase grain. one of the rising costs for them is the cost of grain, and one of the factors in that are these tariff barriers and main dates that are pushing up their costs so it's making life on the dairy farm pretty tough. now, the final thing is folks who use small engines like chainsaws or weed whackers or lawnmowers or boats where they don't run that engine continuously as we do our cars are complaining, and mechanics are backing them up, that ethanol is doing real damage to those engines. so it's time, i think, for this congress to step back and give the taxpayers some relief. ethanol, it's going to sink or swim, it should be doing on its own merits at this point. i'd like to yield 30 seconds to my friend from arizona. the chair: the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the gentleman and thank him for his particular remarks on this. i fail to mention the breath of support for this amendment

mr. peterson: i ask unanimous consent to remove myself as a co-sponsor of h.j.res. 47. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does georgia rise? >> i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 328, providing for the joint resolution, joint resolution 68 authorizing the limited use of the united states armed forces in support of the nato mission in libya and providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2278 to limit the use of funds appropriated to the department of defense for united states armed forces and in support of nato operations unified protector with respect to libya unless otherwise specifically authorized by law. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. young: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their

mr. duffy? ok, commissioners, the matter is submitted. commissioner peterson: i have some sympathy for the appellant, being out of work, and i also think that she bit off more than she intended with replacement. so i would be supportive of production. commissioner fung: i am in agreement, and i think she will have bigger problems. vice president garcia: did you have -- commissioner fung: motion, unless there is further comment? i will move to accept the appeal and reduce the penalty to two times. >> which like to state the basis for the motion? commissioner fung: on the basis that she is unemployed. vice president garcia: if i could add to the reasoning, commissioner, i would support that, but the additional reason i would give it is the fact that she thought she was in the hands of someone familiar with construction, familiar with replacement windows, and relied upon that, and she was not aware that a permit had not been pulled or was told that one was not needed. >> on the basis she was relying on experienced contractor. vice president garcia: right. >> ok.

peterson, sue, siri and tracy as well as alec and evan. from the chairman's personal office. i'd also like to thank mr. dicks, ranking member, and mr. rogers who set the standard for the committee and for the subcommittees in their collegial relationship and they've worked together and their effort to make sure that we move these appropriations bills through regular order. i appreciate that very much and i reserve the balance of my time, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. culberson: mr. speaker, it's my privilege to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished chairman of the full committee. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding this time. i want to at the outset congratulate him on a great job on this bill. he and his terrific staff have worked long and hard along with the subcommittee members to produce, i think, a star of a bill. so on your maiden voyage, mr. chairman, congratulations on a good job. and to mr. bishop and the minority members of the subcommit

mr. president, i rise today to honor the memory of governor walter peterson, a great nationanewhampshire citizo represented the independent spirit. governogovernor peterson came fe greatest generation. a veteran of world war ii, he committed his life to public service and civic engagement leaving behind a legacy of civility, decency and integrity in politics. following his graduation from dartmouth college, he settled in petersboro new hampshire. a small business man he served in the citizens legislature and rose to the speaker of the house in the legislature. in 1968 new hampshire voters elected him as the state's governor where he served for two terms. governor peterson represented a special breed of politicians. someone who could disagree without being disagreeable. a strong leader who had the courage of his convictions. he believed it was more important to stand firm for what he believed was right for new hampshire rather than to worry about being reelected. that principled approach and inherent goodness secured his place in new hampshire history as a deeply respected statesman. outs

mrs. obama is inspiring young people. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama spent her day in south africa reaching out directly to the country's youth. with a personal touch. comforting the sister of hector petersonyears old while protesting the injustice of apartheid 35 years ago. and a public speech to a packed audience at the regina mundi church in soweto, the place where young protesters took refuge from police bullets. >> while no one was killed within this sanctuary, hundreds lost their lives that day. ♪ >> reporter: but it was mrs. obama who was visibly emotional as she received a standing ovation and choral serenade at the church. she ended her speech invoking the phrase made famous by her husband. >> what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? >> yes, we can! >> thank you all so much. god bless you. >> reporter: the twitter hash tag for those following the first lady's trip is youngafrica. the obama administration says that with more than 50% of africa's growing population being under the age of 18, the future success of the continent is dependent on the youth of today. dana hughes, abc news, soweto. >> obviously a wonderful role model for those children

peterson, sue, siri and tracy as well as alec and evan. from the chairman's personal office. i'd also like to thank mr. dicks, ranking member, and mr. rogers who set the standard for the committee and for the subcommittees in their collegial relationship and they've worked together and their effort to make sure that we move these appropriations bills through regular order. i appreciate that very much and i reserve the balance of my time, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. culberson: mr. speaker, it's my privilege to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished chairman of the full committee. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding this time. i want to at the outset congratulate him on a great job on this bill. he and his terrific staff have worked long and hard along with the subcommittee members to produce, i think, a star of a bill. so on your maiden voyage, mr. chairman, congratulations on a good job. and to mr. bishop and the minority members of the subcommit

collin peterson of minnesota, provided for and supported language in the farm bill that carved out a $100 million authorization for the -- a second round of pigford. and when i objected, and i said, mr. chairman, that will open the door for $1.3 billion in additional money to go into that fraudulent pigford claim, his answer was, no, it's $100 million. that's the end of it. that's the limit. that caps it. and that settles all outstanding claims. you don't understand, this is the end of it and make sure it's done and it doesn't open the door beyond $100 million. we had a disagreement. some would call it an argument about whether it opened up to $1.3 billion, which is what i said. that was my assertion, mr. speaker. or whether the then chairman of the ag committee was right in that $100 million was the cap. well in any case we know now who is right because there's $1.25 billion in the pipeline for a second pigford claim. $100 million of it was in the farm bill, and $1.15 billion of it was stuck into the claims act. and how did that number get arrived at? according to the secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack, he told me that i voted for the farm bill and directed him to go negotiate w