mr. schiff. if you will sit in the witness chair, please. if you'll, please, place your hand on "the real crash: how to save yourself and your country." do you recognize this? >> yes, i do. [laughter] i'm swearing an oath to myself? [laughter] >> on your book. do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as you've tried to do in this book? >> absolutely. [laughter] >> proceed, mr. moore. >> peter, thank you for being here today. let me ask you this question. is it a crime if wall street loses money for their investors? >> well, it's not a crime. it's unfortunate for their investors and, you know, i think a lot more money is lost on wall street because of government regulations. >> let me ask you this, you were involved with, you had some interchanges with the people from occupy wall street. these were the movements that actually helped bring my clients to trial. >> yes. >> and i wonder whether you agree with the sentiment of the occupy wall street people, or do you th

mr. schiff, a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. schiff: i rise in support of the fisa amendments act re-authorization. this bill re-authorizes intelligence gathering capabilities essential to our national security while also protecting the civil liberties of americans. the recent events in libya, egypt and elsewhere should serve to remind us all that there are forces around the world that are determined to kill americans, injure our interests and jeopardize our freedoms. the f.a.a. allows us to obtain critical information about terrorist organizations, nuclear proliferation and a host of other dangers. these authorities have produced intelligence that's vital to defending the nation against international terrorism and other threats which is why attorney general holder and d.n.i. clapper have called re-authorizing the f.a.a. their top legislative priority. this bill does not authorize spying on americans. to the contrary, the 2008 fisa a act ensured th

mr. schiff. i would say however from the get go as a 33 year veteran of the epa and ten years as an enforcement, the attorney that i would suggest to the dynamics in the agency are not as simplistic as you suggested. i would be the last person having resigned from the agency to suggested the agency position as the sensible, but i will say that over the years the discussion is the way that the due process was in the administrative order was always a vibrant issue and one that had the effect of trying to settle. the culture of the environmental enforcement program is as it has ever been and more so than i should ever be. i wonder why not pursue or do you intend to pursue a regulatory taking with regard to the claim? it seems to me that is a 100% taking and i have not seen the case built on the notion that a penalty could be a regulatory taking and it strikes me a game that might be mined. >> one of the loss questions i was asked by kennedy making that has there been any taking here, the supreme cou

mr. schiff, a minute and a half.nized for a minute and a half. mr. schiff: i rise in support of the fisa amendments act re-authorization. this bill re-authorizes intelligence gathering capabilities essential to our national security while also protecting the civil liberties of americans. the recent events in libya, egypt and elsewhere should serve to remind us all that there are forces around the world that are determined to kill americans, injure our interests and jeopardize our freedoms. the f.a.a. allows us to obtain critical information about terrorist organizations, nuclear proliferation and a ho of other dangers. these authorities have produced intelligence that's vital to defending the nation against international terrorism d other threats which is why attorney general holder and d.n.i. clapper have called re-authorizing the f.a.a. their top legislative priority. this bill does not authorize spying on americans. to the contrary, the 2008 fisa a act ensured that no american, whether within the united states or

mr. schiff: we reach for the stars both literally and figuratively. the yearning to explore is part of what makes us human and the achievement on july 20, 1969 still inspires. a reluctant here, mr. armstrong never used his achievement for personal gain. he questioned his own note right, protesting that his walk on the moon was the dedication of more than 400,000 people, from engineers who designed the lunar module, to ground controllers who -- to seamstresses who designed the suit that kept him alive on the moon. in the 1960's, our nation was rivetted by vietnam, the struggle for civil rights and the women's rights movement. his giant leap for mankind, united not just americans but people of all nations as they watched. that night countless children looked up at the moon and dared to dream. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california see recognition? the gentlelady is recognized. ms. hahn: as we mark another anniversary of a september morning we are first and foremost called to remember. but as we rememb