mr. sherman? here are three headlines from the last two weeks, and i quote, the secret fed loans based banks $13 billion. the second, bloomberg report, and i quote, henry paulson gave hedge fund in advance fannie mae rescued. mr. tremendous is why the american people are so disenchanted with congress, and i quote the third. the economic times, and i quote, in the mnf global proves accounting lives on. three years after the financial crisis with the too big to fail banks or even bigger the accounting is still being used by the bailouts and financial institutions still continue. just yesterday i was asked by a constituent why the banks that received a bailout continued to give millions of dollars of bonuses to their employees it simply makes no sense, mr. speaker. that is why a chart 1148 is so important. this legislation proves to the american people that if there is a problem, those of us in congress will fix it. it is of the utmost importance that members of congress maintain the integrity of thi

mr. sherman said, with all due respect, sounds like an excuse. it sounds like a debating point.e're not talking about anything, senator cohen. that's what troubles me. nothing seems to be on the table. >> that's poppycock. i put $900 billion worth of tax revenue enhancements on the table in a back in black. i put entitle reform. i put out a study that showed $300 billion worth of duplication and waste and fraud in the federal government. not one of those things have been acted on by the majority leader, nor any of the committees in the senate. it's all talk. it's all a blame game. america can no longer wait for the politicians to quit blaming each other. what they need is action. we have put forth those proposals, and we embrace them. and that's revenue enhancements by eliminating the significant subsidies that go to the very wealthy in this country. marked increase in those revenues. changing the tax code and lowering the rates. and eliminating those. enhancing revenue and markedly working to save medicare and save social security. >> we need a huge package, mr. coburn, dr. cob

mr. sherman for your remarks as well. it is an honor for me to appear before this committee today and be here to discuss with you the important topic of our bilateral assistance programs in china. i appreciate that we face a difficult economic and budgetary environment, and it is important for us to analyze the impact of our programs and to insure that taxpayer dollars are being wisely and efficiently spent. mr. chairman, usaid's bilateral programs in china focus in four areas; assisting tibetan communities, addressing the threat of hiv/aids and other pandemic decides, advancing the rule of law and human rights and supporting environmental protection/climate change mitigation efforts. these programs have been and continue to be congressionally directed programs. i believe, however, that they advance the values and the interests of the united states, they address critical development challenges that have regional and transboundary reverberations, and let me assure you that none of the funds that usaid manages in china go t

mr. sherman first. >> we have a shortage of housing for the homeless, an incredible shortage of money in the federal government. and we've got an enormous surplus of board of houses at least in some communities. is there a way that we can use the housing stock that has already been constructed but to meet these needs and knowing some of these houses are boarded up or 2,000 square feet is there any way that they can accommodate more than one homeless family? stat i will last mr. johnston. >> we do have an initiative that we've had for years and certainly much more active during the years we have huge foreclosures like in the recent past with the discounts can be made to allow these houses to be used for a variety of different reasons it's one thing to find somebody that's homeless to use them to make mortgage payments is the kind of burden the you're talking about or are you talking about a program by which community organizations acquired ownership of these structures many of these foreclosed properties have been turned over to those in the last year i will get that answer for you becaus

mr. marshall's talk. he asked sherman adams at the nominating convention, seek out qualified blacks, bring them in. loyce litman, frank snow, jay earnest wilkins who became assistant sget of labor. and, of course, the most significant posting was e fredrick murrow as the an minute stray tiff assistant to the president. you cannot organize with the fact that black faces appeared where none had ever been before. now, the important distinction that must be noted is that while eisenhower's support for the political and economic rights of blacks was clear and unwavering, his endorsement of their right to social equality was, indeed, often weak and hesitant. in a revealing letter to the presidential committee chairman, eisenhower suggested that one of the guiding doctrines of the rm party should be, quote, equality of all citizens before the law. meaning the political and economic right of no citizen should be jeopardized because of his race or his new jersey. the obligation of the law was to protect social rights. but in ike's

mr. marshall's talk. he asked sherman adams at the nominating convention, seek out qualified blacks. bring them in. lipman joined the white house secretarial staff. frank snow, howard university, was designated cultural attache to italy. wilkins became assistant secretary of labor. of course, the most significant posting was e. frederick moreau as the administrative assistant to the president. now, detractors have argued that these were just symbolic, but here's the thing you cannot argue with, and that is that black faces appear where none had ever been before. now, the important distinction that must be noted is that while eisenhower's support for the political and economic rights of blacks was clear and unwavering, his endorsement of their right to social equality was indeed often weak and hesitant. in revealing letter to the republican national committee or presidential committee chairman mead alcourt, eisenhower suggested that one of the guiding doctrines of the republican party should be, quote, equality of all citizens before the law. meaning the political and economic right o

mr. sherman first birthday events. >> we have a shortage of housing for the homeless.e've got incredible shortages money in the federal government and we've got an enormous surplus of boarded up houses, at least in some communities. is there any way that we can use the housing stock that has already been paid to meet these needs? and knowing somebody's house is boarded up for two or thousand square feet, is there any way they can accommodate her than one homeless family. i'll ask mr. johnson. >> we do have an initiative we've had for years and it's more active during years in the recent past, or discounts can be made to allow these houses to be used for a variety of different reasons, including homeless persons. >> well, it is one ring to find somebody who is homeless, but somehow has the finances to reduce mortgage payments. is that the kind of program you're talking now, is that a program by which community organizations use ownership of these structures quick >> it was the latter in terms of foreclosed properties. >> are many of these foreclosed properties have been

host: jake sherman, let's talk about steps the president made over the christmas holiday, to move people into place. he wanted to see mr. cordray become the head of the consumer financial protection bureau. how is that going to play out? guest: i think that has passed. senate democrats and republicans in the house and senate have already battled over that. there might be some challenges, some talk about it, but it will not be the overarching part of the narrative. host: do you see that as having any indication as congress comes back? guest: the chamber of commerce is thinking about suing on those recess appointments. consumer agency is something that will be talked about a lot. president obama talks a lot about it. it is one of the differences that you see in the presidential campaign on the republican side and leaders in congress. there is talk about repealing dodd-frank on the campaign trail, but we have not yet seen it in the house. host: bob cusack is the managing editor for "the hill." dick sherman is a staffer at politico. thank you as well. >> some news from the campaign trail. john hunt and will withdraw from t