mr. pierce for one minute for purposes of an opening statement. >> thank you, madam chair. i just want to address some of the comments coming for friends on the other side of the aisle that innovations need to be somehow controlled over dangerous innovations and i think growing up in a family where the innovations, the phone industry were stop for decades. the we grew up with this one black phone, big everything. as soon as that was deregulated, though scary changes began to come onto the market and cell phones and ipods, ipads, whatever. and so as i think about choking down the financial sector, it is going to do exactly what one of my other friends on the other side said, it's going to limit access to consumers for the situations where someone does cheat or take money away from someone. there is a remedy. stick them in jail. when people cheat, somebody else, have an outcome but we don't need to choke down the entire market in the name of safety. such a steal back the bouts of my time. >> thank you. i would like to recognize mr. gesink a for the purposes of one minute. >>

mr. pierce was talking about in terms of levees and dams and all that. think if you check that out, it will be clear who has the jurisdiction. >> mr. reyes, i just want to give benediction to your presentation here today by thanking you here today. the written statement that you gave, i asked agree with point after paint -- point. one of the gao report said the border patrol and there would put a strategy on high priority on border enforcement in urban and other areas but it does work. border patrol can do their job when you are allowed to. but it has had the process of diverting large concentrations of illegal traffic to the federal lands and other remote areas where you're talking. i agree with you is what the agent should be able to respond as best they can. i agree are some areas that whereby defending is not legitimate option for a. but indeed access by the border patrol is. and sometimes they do use resources. although secretary napolitano did say it may be inadvisable for officers of safety to a way for the arrival of a horse for the purpose is to

mr. pierce if you'd like to take a few minutes to do it justice. >> chairman davidson, chairman, thank you for allowing me to be here with you today. i would like to take this opportunity to introduce my friend and constituent, gene wood, last crusade on the new mexico. he spent 30 years and served as sector chief in san diego, california. i look forward to his testimony and testimony of other witnesses here, but thanks again and welcome. >> thank you. i also want to recognize jim chilton come as land stewardship practices have won him a word. his family ranch is 55 miles southwest of tucson and includes four miles of border. as well as ms. anu mittal, the first name i've got right today. the director of natural resources and environment for the general accounting office and i understand you are the author of the gao report we have been referenced cave. mr. chaffetz >> accustomed the oversight coram committee to swear in all witnesses. can you please rise and raise your right hand? >> to swear to tell the truth come whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? but the record ref

mr. pierce was talking about in terms of dams and levees and all that. you should check that out. it will be clear it has the jurisdiction. >> i want to give the benediction to your presentation by thanking you for being here. the written statement that you gave, i agreed with point after point. cities are improving, the border patrol is doing a great job. one of the study says the border patrol has but a strategy a high priority in enforcement in populated areas. they can do their job when they are allowed to read -- when they are allowed to. i agree with you as well above the age in to be able to respond as best they can. i agree that there are some areas where spending is not legitimate. -- were fencing is not legitimate. but access is. secretary napolitano did say it may be inadvisable for officer safety to await the arrival of a horse for the purpose is to apprehend somebody. that sometimes is a difficult. we remember that all those horses are fed. you could not have perfect kind of forces. i agree with you on three other points. local consultation should be the best space at

mr. pierce was talking about in terms of dams and levees and all that. you should check that out.it has the jurisdiction. >> i want to give the benediction to your presentation by thanking you for being here. the written statement that you gave, i agreed with point after point. cities are improving, the border patrol is doing a great job. one of the study says the border patrol has but a strategy a high priority in enforcement in populated areas. they can do their job when they are allowed to read -- when they are allowed to. i agree with you as well above the age in to be able to respond as best they can. i agree that there are some areas where spending is not legitimate. -- were fencing is not legitimate. but access is. secretary napolitano did say it may be inadvisable for officer safety to await the arrival of a horse for the purpose is to apprehend somebody. that sometimes is a difficult. we remember that all those horses are fed. you could not have perfect kind of forces. i agree with you on three other points. local consultation should be the best space at making those the

mr. pierce, for -- mr. pearce for 30 minutes. mr. pearce: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to address the house on issues that all of us may not be paying attention to but all of us should feel are extraordinarily important. we have at this time in our nation's history eased into constitutional concerns for our future. those constitutional concerns arise in many different areas. for instance, you might not be aware of it, but there's a policy to establish different things which congress is supposed to establish, yet right now agencies are taking over those responsibilities, agencies that are taking away the role and rights of this congress. what that means to our people who vote, citizens who vote, that they will not have a voice any longer in the policy of cre the united states. they don't have access to unelected bureaucrats. they're not able to affect policy that comes from agencies , they can -- because they can't elect or unelect those people, and we as the member os they have house of representatives an the senate are surrendering that capability to pass

pierce bush. i started to work on the barbara bush -- it seems like aeons ago like in the 2000's. and the book was finally published in 2008. i was very, very fortunate -- mrs. bush was kind enough to see me. she made access to every member of her staff available so i do feel what i was able to share in the book is a pretty balanced interpretation of her time, both in the public eye and in the white house. our time is limited this afternoon and what i'd like to do is share with you some basic bigraphical information, just a little bit and if you have questions about that or anything else, i'm more than happy to address them during our question and answer period. but we'll have a quick look at her biography. then i'd like to share with you some thoughts about her advocacy of literacy. her great success as public communicator and finally her role and her reactions to the campaign of 1992, which for her in many ways was a watershed. as i was preparing for this, i thought there were three questions that i really wanted to answer for you. one was, what made barbara bush different? second, what made her special? and finally, what was her legacy? generally speakin

mrs. bush has had health issues but is still pretty well and i would like to conclude my comments by reading the last paragraph from the book. >> barbara pierce bush remains an enigma and few would argue with her celebrity, popularity or influence. schuster considerable energies to improve the lot of americans in the area of the other six days of receipt is said testament to her tenure and she has earned the title first lady. she became a public face of the george h. to ehud frustration wisconsin travel and ceremonial events using the podium effectively to articulate and was a perceptive politician who knew how to work or been to arm of necessary and during her busy public life she made comments that could tarnish her image but with us service to bush and her family and country while there was the ebb and flow hers is a life well lived befitting many. thank you very much. if you have any questions i will be more than happy to answer them. [applause] >> with the less the commencement speeches at the time she had reset corporate chef with her? bernanke's. she accompanied her that day and she introduced mrs. gorbachev and she also spoke to the g