mr. skilling's attorney argued that even if the case had not been transferred out of houston, more-- . >> warner: which was what he wanted. >> yes, exactly, change of venue as we call it. more was needed to be done in selecting a fair and impartial jury. he said here the judge erred in two ways, the time spent selecting the jury. jury selection took five hours. and also the scope of how to choose the questioning of potential jurors. he said the judge accepted assurances that a potential juror would be fair even when there were overt statements of bias by potential jurors. this triggered, you know, some skepticism by the justices. justice ginsburg, for example, she said she didn't know that there was any mandatory rule that you had to change the jury-- the trial location when money was involved. that was the charge, and not life or limb was the charge. and the attorney said that people in houston viewed this almost as akin to terrorist attacks. it was that serious. >> warner: now what did the attorneys for the government argue? >> the government was represented by deputy solicitor general

mr. skilling artificially propped up the price of enron in order that he could sell his stock. but it's equally true that the argument goes that he propped up the stock price in order to try to buy time to protect the investors in enron, so they wouldn't be hurt by the collapse. he was trying to hold it together. and he did get acquitted of certain charges, larry. so it's not like it was a absolute conviction. the guy was guilty of everything that the prosecutors threw his way. >> what's going to happen here, tommy? you're not going to tell me he's going to get off and get out of jail? you're not going to tell me that? former prosecutor that you were? >> former prosecutor now and now i do different things but -- >> i know. i'm appealing to your universal philosophical knowledge of these things. >> reading the tea leaves, i believe that the supreme court will strike down or is going to severely limit the honest service theory. there's a lot of unpop larry there. there's been since the last time it struck it down in 1987 in the mcnally versus the united states case. >> does he ge

mr. -- skills, as you were saying, mr. tonka, the new skills in the green technology. extraordinarily important investment in knowledge. investment in the ability of people to compete internationally. our friends on the republican side say, no, we shouldn't have done that. so what are these people to do? they've lost their job, they don't have the opportunity to get new knowledge and new skills. the second thing that we learned was one that you also just talked about, the two of you a moment ago, about the necessity for research. it is in the research that the new jobs are created. why? because those are new products, those are things that people demand and want and need for the growing economy and in that is the high profit margin and, again, for the first time the democratic congress and the president, without the help of the republicans, passed the greatest increase in research money in the last 20 years, putting money into research that again will lead to jobs sooner and later as the economy grows. now there are many other pieces of this. one is of course the healt

mr. merkley: skilled to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. americamark i rise to address the republican filibuster, attacking the american worker. mr. merkley: i rise to address the republican filibuster attacking the american worker and the republican filibuster attacking america's small businesses. i had the chance to go home this weekend to start my trip home in central oregon. 14% unemployment. next door to that county, cook county, 16.8% unemployment. that's only counting the workers that are officially unemployed as opposed to those who have given up on finding jobs. went down to plamouth county, 12.6% unemployment. i went to hood river and the columbia gorge, i went to washington county in the metropolitan area and everywhere i went in oregon, whether it be eastern or western or north or south, i was in every quarter this weekend, citizens wanted to know why are the republicans attacking the american worker and the american small business? because, you see, across this country our working families are in trouble. and they're look fog th

skill. [laughter] >> mr. chairman. >> that's it. okay. senator ensign. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman, genachowski, i appreciated earlier when you were talking about wanting to continue encouraging the government, promoting, you know, investments, expansion of broadband across and more competition, all of those good principals that i think we all share. sometimes we have disagreements on exactly the best way to get there, and things, but certainly the principals, those kind of guiding principals that we all do share. we've talked about that. i want to turn just a little different because i -- we've heard recently dealing with title one, title two issues, title one being a much lighter regulatory touch, title two given the fcc much more potential heavy handedness when it comes to regulation. i'd like to touch on that. because we've heard recently some groups have called on fcc to real late on the communications -- regulation on the communications act. i believe it would reverse the successful deregulation that's led to explosive growth in the broadband age. we know that regula

mr. speaker. six days ago it was announced that the world's first mass-produced affordable zero emission car would be made in wierside securing thousands of highly skilled manufacturing jobs. and as the prime minister to ensure the investment which has been permitted providing the infrastructure, charging point, and support for the british motors to wants to switch to zero emission cars will be maintained and improved in the coming years to ensure that the u.k. will have its rightful place as our leader and the zero carbon emissions. >> let me thank my right honourable friend for what he has done and what nissan has done. that will mean not only securing and creating jobs, 50,000 vehicles a year produced in the united kingdom. mr. speaker, i have to say that the one reason it was possible to make this investment was that there was support available from government for the development of the new technologies they are making. unfortunately the conservative and a policy would withdraw support. we are the party of jobs and building industry for the future. there are the party rty of unemployment. >> i would obviously like to add my own expression of sympath

mrs. baker's kindergarten class, the students are getting read to by fourth graders. >> it is very important to practice those skillsure in your mind. >> and isn't that a wonderful thing? > >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> still along the georgia coast and headed this way it will make the familiar turn off the mid- atlantic coast to iraq and right now, this store shows signs of strength in -- coast to moral and right now,nzij storm of shows signs of strengthening. it is pushing up into parts of southwestern virginia. already we're seeing snow here. wet snow with temperatures hovering at about freezing overnight. it is just like the storm event of the winter. it is not quite as gold near the ground as it was a couple months ago 39 in brookeville, 39 in pipes built and 39 in randolph lil. -- randall town. temperatures are running in the upper 30's in the area and that helps with evening rush hour. tonight, a rain and snow mix becoming more snow as we get into the morning. crgpzas long as these temperatus stay at or above freezing, we will miss most of the imp

certain kinds of jobs, very rare kinds of skills, that are not easily replicated in the commercial world and if we allow them to erode, it would be difficult to rebuild. mr. olson: may i interrupt for a question? mr. bishop: please. mr. olson: i heard a press report that said there was little and d.o.d. woke up and saw what had happened and had not had any opportunity to let the powers that be, the administration, know that you're putting our national security at risk and i'd ask my colleague if you've heard anything along those lines. mr. bishop: if you'll yield, i will try to come up with that the deputy administrator of nasa said she had consultations, but one she consulted is one that said if it's allowed to erode, it would be difficult to rebuild. we had the opportunity of questioning secretary gates when he came in, i asked if there was any consultation, he said no. i asked the same thing of the air force chief if they'd had any consultation. his response was over this entire issue and i added the minuteman three issue as well we recognize not just the minuteman challenge going forward but a broader industrial-base issue, which we're going to have

skills that they need in order to do their jobs. i hope that makes it clear to the member. >> order. question to the prime minister. >> number one, serve. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers have lost their lives in afghanistan. their lives in afghanistan. they are riflemen donovan rifleman liam maughan from the third battalion the rifles. lance corporal tom keogh from fourth battalion the rifles attached to third battalion the rifles, corporal stephen thompson from first battalion the rifles. these men have made the greatest of sacrifices in the service of their country and their comrades. their heroism and bravery cannot and will not be forgotten. their legacy will be in the future that is being won for the people of afghanistan and the protection they are securing for the british people. they will be remembered with great pride by the british people and by their families. as we honor their memory, we send our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones who feel their loss the most. the debt that we owe them can never be repaid. mr. speaker, the whole house i th

mr. teague to craft a bill that would pay for skill development providing on-the-job training for veterans in the energy sector. and to mr. -- the credit of mr. teague, he's worked with our side in a bipartisan manner, and i believe we have a better bill that will promote greater veterans' employment in the long run. helping a veteran in a way instead of perhaps giving him something for a day we're also giving him the opportunity to learn so that it would be for a lifetime. with that, madam speaker, i'd reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. filner: madam speaker, i have no further speakers, and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. stearns: madam speaker, once again, i thank chairwoman herseth sandlin for her leadership and ranking member, dr. boozman, and mr. teague, for their work to bring us a bipartisan bill. i urge my colleagues to support if, as amended, to provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employ

mr. conyers: i recognize adam schiff, who was our task force chairman, who had ample time over these many months to display his legislative and judicial skillsyield him as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman. i want to commend the leadership of chairman conyers in bringing this matter to conclusion here on the house floor and for all your leadership in the committee, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, today he we again find ourselves in the regrettable circumstance where we must act to remove a federal judge from the bench. the task before us is not one we would welcome, however it is an important responsibility entrusted to us by the founders and one that we cannot shrink from. unlike elected officials who may be removed periodically by the voters or serve a term that comes to an end, founding fathers provided only one stroort method of removing a federal judge, that of impeachment, which has only been used 14 times in our nation's history. regrettably before us today warrants its use again. the house of representative

skill. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman. >> that said. okay. thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciated earlier when you're talking about wanting to, you know, continue encouraging the government promoting investments, expansion of broadband and more competition, all of those good principles that i think we all share. sometimes we have disagreements on exactly the best way to get there, but certainly the principles, those kind of guiding principles that we all do share and aren't always talked about. i want to turn just a little different because we have heard recently dealing with title one, title to issues, a title one being ng a much wider regulatory touch and title two given the fcc much more potential heavy handedness when it comes to regulation. i would like to touch on that. we have heard recently that some groups of called on the fcc to regulate the internet under title two. i believe that this would reverse the successful deregulation that has helped to lead to explosive growth in the broadband age. the billions of dollars invested annually. i guess i would like t

skills. we also know that right now there are not -- there's not enough work opportunities for teens and young adults. mr. president, the unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year olds is above 25%. for 16- to 19-year-old african-americans the unemployment rate is nearly 50%. kwraoegt jobs programs -- youth jobs programs help keep our kids off the streets, which is important to all of our communities. and i just want to highlight one of the many recovery act youth jobs success stories in california. the classer herald reports that last summer the golden sierra workforce board worked with 23 disadvantaged teens in rockland, california, to construct a permanent storage facility at a local high school. participants helped design the facility using computer design technologies. they built the main frame, they painted and dry walled. they installed solar lighting. without recovery act youth job funds, this program wouldn't have been possible. and i'd ask unanimous consent to place in the record an article from the "rockland, california herald." it's a wonderful story about the high school students taking on this b

born regional skills if you will, but, the discussions are taking place and i think the latest qdr and the latest budget submission highlights those requirements: thank you as i remember, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, mr. akaka. >> th we're getting some relief from that rule, is that correct? >> in fact, there is, senator, the secretary of defense has approved in a sense, a u.s. caveat, if you will, that goes along with our transitioning of authority of u.s. forces to nato control and it includes up to 14 days for interrogation, for analysis, and then in some cases, for those who need longer detention, that is also available as well. >> well, i want to thank you for leading that charge, because i think our war fighters will appreciate that, particularly the marines down south and has that been well received by the force? >> it has, sir, and again, as you know, if you want to live your values, you have to set conditions in which our troopers can do just that. >> well, thank you. thank you, yes. i'm glad you've been given some relief, because the old rule didn't make a whole lot of sense and the new way f

mr. harding, general harding, whatever you wish, a distinguished career in both government and private sector where he gained a strong management and leadership skills that the position demands made mechem a good fit for the mission. on that i am clear. as you know the nature of the job is that you listen to many complaints and get no praise. but together i believe we can work to make tsa successful. i look forward to your testimony major general harding and call now upon my distinguished colleague ranking members senator kay bailey hutchison. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will not take long. i will say i think the service to your country, 33 years is very impressive, and being a deputy chief of staff of the army director of operations for the defense intelligence agency are great qualifications for this job and i agree with the chairman and it's one of the toughest jobs in all of government because so many people depend on the safety of our air travelling system as well as surface traveling system and i think the chairman mentioned, but i am in complete agreement that we have i think put so much emphasis on aviation safety as we should that perhaps

mr. harding, general harding, whatever you wish, a distinguished career in both government and private sector where he gained a strong management and leadership skillsands made mechem a good fit for the mission. on that i am clear. as you know the nature of the job is that you listen to many complaints and get no praise. but together i believe we can work to make tsa successful. i look forward to your testimony major general harding and call now upon my distinguished colleague ranking members senator kay bailey hutchison. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will not take long. i will say i think the service to your country, 33 years is very impressive, and being a deputy chief of staff of the army director of operations for the defense intelligence agency are great qualifications for this job and i agree with the chairman and it's one of the toughest jobs in all of government because so many people depend on the safety of our air travelling system as well as surface traveling system and i think the chairman mentioned, but i am in complete agreement that we have i think put so much emphasis on aviation safety as we should that perhaps we haven't looked eno

mr. speaker. six days ago it was announced that the world's first mass-produced affordable zero emission car would be made in wierside securing thousands of highly skilled manufacturing jobs. and as the prime minister to ensure the investment which has been permitted providing the infrastructure, charging point, and support for the british motors to wants to switch to zero emission cars will be maintained and improved in the coming years to ensure that the u.k. will have its rightful place as our leader and the zero carbon emissions. >> let me thank my right honourable friend for what he has done and what nissan has done. that will mean not only securing and creating jobs, 50,000 vehicles a year produced in the united kingdom. mr. speaker, i have to say that the one reason it was possible to make this investment was that there was support available from government for the development of the new technologies they are making. unfortunately the conservative and a policy would withdraw support. we are the party of jobs and building industry for the future. there are the party rty of unemployment. >> i would obviously like to add my own expression of sympath

mr. speaker, this week i introduced the energy education loan forgiveness act, a bill to provide student loan forgiveness to skilled workers in advanced energy industries. the united states is already facing a critical shortage of trained workers for jobs that focus on energy efficiency. and studies show the demand for such workers will only grow. we have more workers but we have to educate them properly and the cost of such an education is an obstacle to many. my legislation would help ease this burden by establishing a student loan forgiveness program for energy students who go to work in the advanced energy field. this program would start at $2,000 of forgiveness in the first year and go up to $5,000 in five years. if we want our country to lead the way, we have to be willing to invest in that work force through education. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this important legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr.

benefits package that is reflected of supply and demand and skills of the employees and that's not the case when the federal government is involved. so, mr. speaker, there is a lot of distortions that have been taking place and our economists on steroids in the oval office have further distorted this and we need to take this country back to our roots and let the free enter rice -- enterprise system works. there have been flash cards made. those flash cards, about like this and they'll ask you a question, one side will say who is the father of our country. the other side will say george washington. who saved the union, abe lincoln. free enper fries capitalism. it is -- enterprise capitalism. it is hard a question that one-third of the private sector, given the efforts to nationalize our body. there's a concept that has some people raise their eyebrows and ready with their fingers on their keyboard because they think steve king has said something that is completely outrageous. here's the point. ever since 1973, a significant percentage of americansal be it today in a minority have continually made the argument that abortion should be avail

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mr. boehner, we have the best health care system in america -- in the world. well, if we had the best health care system, why aren't we paying our doctors what they deserve? highly skilled people who work sometimes day and night to be able to save lives or improve lives. they assume the risk of medical management. of highly complex cases. why are we cutting their pay for 21%? i don't see those guys over there cutting their pay 21% until we figure out how to pay for the -- for our salaries. why are we cutting doctors 21%? i'm so frustrated about this. whether it's job reform, whether it's health care reform, whether it's mortgage reform, when in this body when all is said and done, more gets said than get done, and the american people are as mad as they can be, and they don't want to take it anymore, and i feel the same way. i am sick and tired of all this obstruction tactics that prevent people from getting the benefits they need to take care of their family or fund the programs that create jobs. now, if we're going to have job reform and health reform, i think we need senate reform. i'm old-fashioned. i believe that the majority rules. i think 51 ought to be a magic nu

mr. president, this is a testimony to the students at inglewood and all the other communities in chicago. the students who broke the cycle proved that they do have the talent, the skill, the drive to succeed if only they were presented with the opportunity. thanks to urban prep and the leadership of those who founded this organization, these students got that chance. the story doesn't end here, mr. president. in august of 2009, a second urban prep campus opened its doors in east garfield park. and later this year a third school will open in south shore extending the reach of this great organization and expanding the opportunity for chicago students to realize their dreams. so in the coming months, as my colleagues and i take up president obama's update on "no child left behind" law, i would urge them to remember success stories like this one as we reexamine our educational priorities, i hope that we can move in a direct that will provide investment to public schools that need assistance as well as organizations like urban prep. organizations that grow out of local communities and demonstrate a shared interest in seizing the best future or 4 children. we -- 4 or -- fo

skills. because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpoe intend to win." mr president, health care cost is a challenge we are, indeed, willing to accept. it is one we cannot afford to postpone. and it is one in which we can and must and will win. i thank the presiding officer for his courtesy, and i yield the floor. mr. brown con. mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. i, first of all, thank you for the work that -- that you did on this bill that the president signed today to bring costs under control in our health care system, to do what we need to do to ensure 31 million -- 32 million people, to provide these consumer protections that this bill offered, to give the these -- these tax breaks immediately to america's small businesses. one of the most important components of that is the work that you did and others in this chamber did to -- to bring costs down in this health care system. the costs that afflict taxpaye taxpayers, the costs that afflict small businesses, the costs that afflict our -- in

for all their skill their talent their intelligence and their valor they were forced to do two or three roles mr. president. they were forced to either be a cook or they were forced to dig ditches or forced to drive trucks. the only thing that separate my uncles from their brothers in arms was the color of their skin mr. president but in those days, some people argued that racial integration would undermine the cohesion of our fighting forces. yet, the u.s. military came to recognize that this is -- this was not the case. successive generations proved that everyone who volunteered to serve was capable of the same patriotism bravery and heroism that memory is especially crisk crisk -- crisp as i stand in this chamber today to bring an end to this discriminatory policy that forces our best and brightest to be willing to lie for our nation while denying that they are who they truly are. this too is an issue of basic fairness mr. president. more than 60 years ago president truman recognized the wisdom of integrating the armed forces. he understood that in so doing the armed forces grew stronger and