mr. quayle, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for being here, mr. attorney general. i want to get back to how the wiretap application is approved in the process that it is. you said that basically whoever it was just reads the summary, determines whether there's probable cause, and if there is probable cause, then they send it off to get approval by the courts. is that basically what you're saying the process is? >> yeah, line lawyers in the office of enforcement operations look at the affidavits, prepare a summary that's reviewed by by deputy assistant attorney general -- >> the deputy assistance is only looking for probable cause, is that what you're stating? >> right, to make sure there's a probable cause basis. >> how is that true? because under extensive requirements for federal eavesdropping law, the justice department officials have a duty, a duty to evaluate the law enforcement tactics that have been used in the investigation. why they aren't going to actually make it so we can have a further investigation, and why you need to have wiretappi

mr. quayle. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. quayle: for months my colleagues and i worked to investigate the killing of brian terry. efforts to bring accountability to those responsible for met with derision by attorney general holder. at hearings when we questioned mr. holder, he evaded. when we requested documents, he obfuscated. when i questioned him on june , he looked me in the eye and stated plainly there was nothing whatsoever in the wiretap applications that suggested the existence of a gun walking program yet all i had to do was review the same applications to see that what the attorney general said to me, my colleagues and to the american people was nothing but a boldfaced lie. mr. speaker, i will repeat that again. it was a boldfaced law. today, let congress' vote be a signal to mr. holder that dishonesty on the part of the administration officials will never be tolerated, today, let this vote be a signal to president obama that the security of the american people must always come before his own job security and the j

mr. quayle, for five minutes. mr. quayle: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, at a time from record breaking debt and deficits, well, anytime for that matter, it boggles the mind that the obama administration would spend $20 million of taxpayer money to pay for propaganda on behalf of obamacare. mr. speaker, i've seen these commercials that attempt to explain obamacare, but they are just poorly conceived campaign ads. it's bad enough that american taxpayers on the hook for this massively expensive boondoggle which does nothing to solve the underlying problems in our health care system. it's bad enough that many americans are losing their health care coverage because of this bill and the bill is causing more and more doctors to drop medicare patients. it's bad enough that americans will see their tax bill go up because of obamacare. now, the obama administration expects the american people to pay for ads touting the law that did these things. rarely does a day go by where we don't hear of a new negative effect of this disastrous legislation. this week w

mr. quayle, the gentleman from arizona. >> thank you for being here. earlier this week my colleague said additional information seeking information on a national network of manufacturing innovation the was included in the administration fy 13 budget request, and this has been tasked with coordinating this interagency effort. the original budget this justification stated the administration would propose legislation creating a mandatory account making available $1 billion, but really a few details have been made available. my subcommittee is subsequently held two hearings with nist and particularly on the proposal, and we have been really frustrated by the lack of information and the inability to receive answers on basic questions about the proposals funding and structure. we have been told that the administration is leading the initiative, so i would like to follow-up directly with you and my first question is how did the administration of life the funding level of $1 billion for the greater network? >> the basic answer to that question is we expect num

mr. quayle is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you for being here, mr. attorney general. i want to get back to how the wiretap application is approved in the process. he said that basically whoever it was just read the summary, it determines whether there is probable cause. if there is probable cause, then they send it off to get approval by the courts. is that basically what you are saying the process is? >> they look at the affidavits, prepare a summary by the deputy attorney general. >> so the deputy assistant is only looking for possible causes? >> right, to make sure there is a probable cause. >> how is that true? under extensive requirements for federal eavesdropping laws, the justice department officials have a duty, a duty to evaluate the law enforcement tactics that have been used in the investigation. why they aren't willing to actually make it so that we can have a further investigation, and why you need to have wiretapping put into place -- usc section 2581 seed says that the application other investigations have tried and failed, -- now, we put these sorts of

mr. quayle, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for being here, mr. attorney general, but i want to get back to how the wiretap application is approved in the process it is. you said that basically whoever it was just read the summary determines whether there's probable cause, and if there is probable cause, then they send it off to get approval by the court, is that basically what your process is? >> line lawyers look at the affidavit, purpurea summary that is then reviewed by deputy attorney general. >> said the deputy is on looking for problem will cause, is that which is to? >> to make sure there's a probable cause bases. >> how is that true? because under extensive requirements for federal eavesdropping law, the justice department and officials have a duty, a duty to evaluate the law enforcement tactics that have been used in the investigation. why they aren't going to actually make it so we can have a further investigation, and why you need to have wiretapping put into place. we have title 18, usc section 25181 c. says the application needed for

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congressman ben quayle says he wants mr. romney to be more aggressive on the issue.ate majority leader mitch mcconnell says discussions are under way with the romney campaign about how to handle immigration. it's not just immigration where the campaign is big. it's also equal pay for women. listen. >> does governor romney support the lily ledbetter act? >> we'll get back to you on that. >> yeah, well, they didn't, ever. >> mr. romney later said he had no intention of changing the law if elected, but still wouldn't say whether he supported the legislation himself or not. then there's the tax cut plan which calls for big tax cuts offset by closing certain loopholes. mr. romney won't say which loopholes he would close. when asked again this month he said, quote, we'll go through that process with congress. i should mention that no candidate for any office, republican or democrat, ever wants to go into too much detail about anything. but it's a matter of degree and how much each campaign compares with past campaigns. we're grading on a constantly changing curve here. giv

former vice president of the united states and his son congressman ben quayle, welcome to you, thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> mryou. we know you've traveled the globe. you are responsible for bringing in a lot of business, and i wondered if we could take this time for you to give us your assessment of the world economy right now. >> i think it's a little fragile obviously, you've been reporting it minute by minute on what's going on in europe. yesterday it's spain. today it's italy. there is a linkage between europe and the european economy and the american economy. china has slowed down a little bit. the fact that china reduced the interest rates for lending a half a percent or a quarter percent is indicative that the economy is relatively slow there. so, i think the world gdp, the growth, it's slow. but we will come back. the united states will come back, particularly if we, you know, have a leader that understands the free enterprise system and creation of jobs. but i think the world economy right now is rather fragile. >> how linked are we to both china and europe? do you think we decouple or follow them lo