mr. richmond. mr. richmond: thank you for yielding and allowing me to participate in this conversation and thank you, mr. speaker, for allowing us this opportunity to talk. congressman jackson, you well know and it starts back in the second congressional district of louisiana when we start talking about the true and historical fight of states' rights versus the common good or what we can call a more perfect union, because had you left it to states' rights and the will of governors and the legislatures of those southern states, then rubey bridges wouldn't have had federal marshals to escort her to school so she could have a the same education as everyone else. when we talk about states' rights and the federal government and the fact that we are talking about a more perfect union, we are talking about a constitution, we are talking about a court system that should guarantee every child the same opportunity, whether it's louisiana, whether you're in lake providence, louisiana, whether you are in boston, ma

mr. richmond: madam speaker, you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat our seniors and how they treat our children. according to the 2012 budget, house republicans don't value our seniors nor our children. they want to privatize medicare and undo medicaid. they will burden already crash strapped states and place it in the hands of governors. under their plan governors will decide whether or not you'll receive health care. they are telling 50 million seniors to cough up the money or get off the health care rolls. they are telling the 1.5 million medicare and medicaid recipients in louisiana that they are on their own. according to the nonbart zahn congressional budget office most beneficiaries would spend more for health care under the new proposal and could get reduced quality care under our g.o.p. proposal we are fighting here today. grandparents and their grandchildren will have less access to doctors when they are sick. through this budget we see the republican future and it ain't a pretty one. to use my grandmother's words, madam speaker, republicans, you should be ashamed o

mr. richmond of louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 206 the migratory board conservation act, 715a an the order of the house of january 15, 2011, the chair announces the following members of the house to the migratory bird conservation commission. the clerk: mr. wittman of virginia and mr. dingell of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to 22 u.s.c. and the order of the house of january 5 20, 11, the chair announces the appointment o the following members of the house to the mexico-united states interparliamentarian group. the clerk: mr. dreier of california. chairman. mr. mccaul of texas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to 46 u.s.c. b the chair announces the speaker appointment of the following members to the board of visitors of the united states merchant marine academy. the clerk: mr. king of new york and mrs. mccarthy of new york. the speaker pro tempore: 3ur sunt to 22 u.s.c. 276d, clause 10 of rule 1 and the order of the house, january 5, 2011, the chair announces the speaker'

mrs. smith and mta for strategically prioritizing mid-richmond traffic calming. lipophilic the supervisor, with concerns over 19th avenue, i know that part presidio is one of the key concentrated areas that we are looking at. it has been a good process for me to see how mta is strategic. like the supervisor, i know that after last year's death of a bicyclist between the kentucky fried chicken and the response vinyl, the young child was dragged under the bus for many feet. we have been waiting for any information from the mta about that and how we can work with residents and businesses to calm traffic. with the 87 year-old woman that was killed, we are working with the institute on aging and roosevelt middle school. as we know, many hundreds of seniors will start to move into this area. with the dph gis mapping systems around schools and senior centers, we want to work with the mta as well, but sometimes it takes time to get proactive solutions. i want to say that from the report, there are release -- really good suggestions on highlight programs. if costs are too

mr. obama on his trip to the bay area this past week. we'll talk to the surf instructor who ended up with st >>> people gathered in richmond today for the first earth day celebration of cannabis, health and the ecology. deep green is holding the event that has exhibited and workshops with a holistic approach to the cannabis plant. they say it can be used for many other things than smoking. >> i wanted to create a festival that would be a holistic celebration of the cannabis plant. that would celebrate all of the things that it brings to our lives. food, fuel, medicine, clothing, art, spirituality. and so deep green is a showcase for all of those things. >> the event runs until 2:00 this morning or tomorrow morning with live entertainment and a natural foods zone as well. >>> a bay area surf instructor had some high-profile students during the president's visit this week. no, well it wasn't the president himself, but his top economic adviser and two kids. as nbc bay area's jean elle reports, it was kept under wraps until the family hit the water. >> the surf trailer is always packed at open ocean surf less nons half moon bay. wednesday m