mr. smith? >> may it please the court, the california law at issue restricts the distribution of expressive works based on their content. california does not seriously con tepid it did satisfy the usual 1st amendment statutes to the law. they are asking for a free pass to the 1st amendment that would deny constitutional protection to some ill defined subset of expressive works, and not just video games, but necessarily movies, books, and any other work that pore portrays violence in a way some court some way decide is deviant and offensive. >> what about the distinction between books and movies in the video games, the child is not passively watching something. the child is doing the killing. the child is doing the maiming, and i suppose that might be understood to have a different impact on the child's miranda rule development. -- moral development. >> it might, there's not a sled of evidence to suggest it's true. >> what was the state of the record that was present before the court in ginsberg?

thank you. >> mr. smith> outside of san francisco, they look at this place as 47 square miles surrounded by reality. i would probably lean more towards the progressive side. i've been endorsed by supervisor campos. i am a pragmatic person. the citizens of district 10 and the citizens of san francisco want somebody who will do something that is based in common sense, that is based in reality, that is going to get things done. kք)xthat is not done based on y ideology. as i said, i am a pragmatic person. i want to do what is best for the residents of district 10. and the rest of the citizens of the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. i guess when you do not label yourself, other people will label you. the media loves to label me because i'm an elected official. i am just a common-sense public servant. not a politician, a public servant. it is what the people need and what the people want. i've built consensus here in san francisco. i was able to build consensus as the president of the ta

mr. smith? >> we definitely need both.is is the only district in san francisco that has that many boarded up homes. it is unbelievable. we need development, but it has to be responsible. i am a big fan of folks owning their own property and businesses as part of the committee. they do it in cleveland. if they do it there, we can do it in san francisco. we need to drive the economic engine here by bringing in businesses and cooperative models that will sustain us. what we have right now is not sustainable. we need housing. we need development. it has got to be responsible. it has got to be with community input. it has got to the outcome based. that is what we need. we cannot do one of the other. it has to be both. it has to be all-inclusive. >> miss sweet? >> this summer, and held a news conference concerning violence. -- i held a news conference concerning violence. -- youth conference concerning violence. i thought i would have to make phone calls and get kids jobs. i ended up getting 50 jobs. the number one priority in d

mrs. smith's museum in a certain city. i don't like that. i think it should go to the committee process.e're $2 trillion in debt. we should not be adding on these little special projects that senators add on as bonus points that they are giving to particular individuals. and i don't think it should occur that way. >> because some like mcconnell and other republicans and democrats say there are bad earmarks and good earmarks. if an earmark goes to a hospital, for example, in bowling green, kentucky, would that be a good earmark? >> i think it should go through the committee process. let's say we're going to spend money on roads in kentucky. let's determine which roads or bridges need to be prepared in deliberative processes. but let's not have them put it on at 2:00 in the morning and call it rand paul's bridge. i'm not going to do that. i think it's wrong and it's evidence of where washington is broken. the people want it to end. i think the house of representatives will go forward with a ban on earmarks. and hope that the u.s. senate will also. >> and you've just signed on with senator

mr. smith? >> may it please the court, the california law at issue restricts the distribution of expressive works based on their content. california does not seriously con tepid it did satisfy the usual 1st amendment statutes to the law. they are asking for a free pass to the 1st amendment that would deny constitutional protection to some ill defined subset of expressive works, and not just video games, but necessarily movies, books, and any other work that pore portrays violence in a way some court some way decide is deviant and offensive. >> what about the distinction between books and movies in the video games, the child is not passively watching something. the child is doing the killing. the child is doing the maiming, and i suppose that might be understood to have a different impact on the child's miranda rule development. -- moral development. >> it might, there's not a sled of evidence to suggest it's true. >> what was the state of the record that was present before the court in ginsberg?

mr. smith? >> may it please the court, the california law at issue restricts the distribution of expressive works based on their content. california does not seriously con tepid it did satisfy the usual 1st amendment statutes to the law. they are asking for a free pass to the 1st amendment that would deny constitutional protection to some ill defined subset of expressive works, and not just video games, but necessarily movies, books, and any other work that pore portrays violence in a way some court some way decide is deviant and offensive. >> what about the distinction between books and movies in the video games, the child is not passively watching something. the child is doing the killing. the child is doing the maiming, and i suppose that might be understood to have a different impact on the child's miranda rule development. -- moral development. >> it might, there's not a sled of evidence to suggest it's true. >> what was the state of the record that was present before the court in ginsberg?

advisory committee was very impressed and moved by their stories, so i would like to begin to introduce mr. smith, who will speak about the wellness program. >> good evening. as you all know, a name is- -- smith. i live in the haight ashbury with my older brother, my sister-in-law, my little sister, which is pretty korea, because she is a freshman at washington, and a little nephew, and the new edition to i am a, a two months old, a niece -- which is pretty court -- cool. because she is a freshman in washington, and a little nephew, and the new addition to our family, two months old, a niece. i told the nurse that it was not received very well in class, so being the nice lady that she is, she made a couple of calls, in my own insurance situation was a little complicated, and she made some phone calls and cleared up for me. after a couple of weeks, she made me an eye appointment, and my brother was busy, so she was able to come with me, and we really got to know each other. it was really cool, and she told me that i was a good speaker and that i would be good for one program, and she introduced me

mr. smith. >> thank you, tom. eric smith. fresh and easy is a company from england. what i'd like to see them do is first become a union, which would be great, and also to hire from the community. that should be first and foremost. it is a food desert. we need a lot of different options and opportunities. you've heard about using our schools as a hub for farmers markets and the like. i do a lot of urban farming myself. we have some 85 geets out -- goats out there that we use. i think it's very important to do that. we'll see what happens. i'd like to encourage that. i'd like to see a supermarket there. it is a food desert and we need to do something about that and change that. thank you. >> now, ms. sweep? >> i'd like to say that right now there is a grocery store. it's inadequate in its current capacity. the redevelopment agency, in conjunction with our current sitting supervisor sophie maxwell, have worked out a deal to expand that footprint and turn it into a kroger. that's going to be a major impact on on what goes on in our district because we will have a full s

mr. smith? >> may it please the court, the california law at issue restricts the distribution of expressive works based on their content. california does not seriously con tepid it did satisfy the usual 1st amendment statutes to the law. they are asking for a free pass to thest endment that would deny constitutional protection to some ill defined subset of expressive works, and not just video games, but necessarily movies, books, and any other work that pore portrays violence in a way some court some way decide is deviant and offensive. >> what about the distinction between books and movies in the video games, the child is not passively watching something. the child is doing the killing. the child is doing the maiming, and i suppose that might be understood to have a different impact on the child's miranda le development. -- moral development. >> it might, there's not a sled of evidence to suggest it's true. >> what was the state of the record that was present before the court in ginsberg? >> th

mr. smith's argument that there is no problem here.n fact, when i came out of the arguments it seemed to me that there were a number of justices who felt particularly justices alito and breyer who felt thatthere is a problem, there is a causal connection. on the other hand, there were a number of justices who also felt that the law is vague and sweeps too broadly. >> brown: as you said the history here is that this is such a high bar because the court has not allowed these kinds of laws in the past. some other states have tried. >> that's right. there have been about six states and several cities and municipalities that have similar laws. they've all been struck down. the case has attracted a lot of attention. there were 32 what we call amicus briefs filed but the overwhelming number of them support the video game industry. >> brown: including we should note many prominent news organizations. >> right. even the reporters committee for freedom of the press. some diverse allies, the chamber of commerce. the american civil liberties union

mr. smith's reaction. the other mr. those flag football i guess at this point really is educated as i've become it's up to them. >> singletary did have the right to reserve his find. usually the quarterback taken this naps on sundays. in santa clara vern glenn kron 4 sports. >> i want to alert the audience it vern covers the forty-niners better than anybody in the market to but there's a new team that he will be covering. there is. in order i would say vern staff said he will have his camera in hand. the forty- niners jennifer and paul not they will be saying thanks for the coverage. to pay tribute to a man who said i may be out of focus but at least i'm here. remember rob ryan and his call for roll defense his brother is pretty famous as the boss of the new york jets and robb has moved on he's a cleveland browns defense. nothing like the dinner hour some hijinks and the rhine and others involving. (laughter) >> i think rick is a great coach and is very handsome. >> the jets are waiting so baseball's golden gloves are ou

mrs. smith's incredible story book is one of several books part of the vast library in reading rooms across the state. to date the scholar fund launch 55 reading rooms across seven states. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> this tuesday is going to go down to the record books as a wet day. started off with rain overnight. and wet morning commute that will extend all day long and the rain could be heavy at times. normally the alman okay on the 16th of november shows us a low of 35 and a high of 56. we start in the upper 40s we will struggling to get to the normal high mark this afternoon. records range from 19 in 1996. and just five years ago we hit the record high of 76. and 10 hour spread of daylight but we won't see much from sun up to 6:51 and sundown at 4:51 in the afternoon. and watching the morning satellite composit with the rain that tried to break out and become more intermittent but more waves of moisture coming up from the south. and while there could be few breaks in the action, morning through midday, th

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, criticism of h.r. 3808 focuses on its potential application to the ongoing crisis in the foreclosure markets. these accounts have detailed stories of fraudulent activity involving afts used to rid banks. but this situation does not involve h.r. 3808. the bill applies only to, quote, any lawful notarization made by a licensed notary public, end quote. there is nothing in its lang twhadge contains the fraudulent act of notarization. the bill advances the legitimate purposes of the interstate commerce clause by ensuring that a lawfully document from one state will be acknowledged by another state in an intertate legal proceeding. the court subcommittee committed a hearing on this issue four years ago and learned of instance in which states rejected otherwise lawfully notized documents for petty reasons from other states. for example, state a requires a noteriz

ros-lehtinen for today, mr. smith from new jersey for today, mr. garrett for today, november 16, 17, 18 and 19, dr. paul for today, november 16, 17, and 18, many moran for today, november 16, 17, 18, and 19, and mr. lincoln diaz-balart for november 16 and 17. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special oorders heretofore entered into, the following members be allowed to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend their remarks. i read these in slight sli different order than the staff may have on their list, ms. woolsey for five minutes, myself, mr. sherman for five minutes, mr. defazio for five minutes and ms. kaptur of ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. the gentlelady from california is recogniz

mrs. smith's museum for a certain city. i don't like that. i think it should should go to the committee process. they should not add on these things that senators add on as bonus points they're giving to particular individuals. >> some like mcconnell say there's bad earmarks and bad earmarks. if an ear mark goes to a hospital in bowling green, kentucky, would that be a good ear mark? >> i think it should go to the committee process. let's determine which roads need to be repaired, which bridges need to be repaired in a deliberative process but let's don't have it put on at 2:00 in this morning and call it rand paul's bridge. i'm not going to do that. i think it's wrong and it's evidence of where washington is broken. the people want it to end. i think the house of representatives will go forward with a ban on earmarks, and i hope the u.s. senate will also. >> and you've just signed on with senator deminu minudemint, right? >> yes. i've also taken a pledge. that's why it's a little dispushing that that was miss reported in the news because i'v

. >> i saw "mr. smith goes to washington" most recently, of all these people.s like, darrell issa, innocent until proven guilty. let's see what he does. maybe he'll do a good job. it could happen. >> jeffrey toobin, cornell belcher, erick erickson, thank you. >>> and promises to cut federal budget deficit, tonight on "parker/spitzer," eliot spitzer asked rand paul to be specific about cuts he's going to propose. >> my answer to the question is that nothing is off limits. >> well, then let's -- >> let me finish. the other thing is, is that we will look at each individual program and do a step process to this. we will say, can it be downsized? can it be privatized? can it be eliminated? or can we not look at this program at all, because it's too important that it can't be cut. so we will look at this in a step-wise fashion and we will look at everything within the budget and we will make those determinations. but i'm not prepared to look at all thousand different categories and tell you what we'll cut about each one, other than i'm serious about doing this and i

i was alone in the senate chamber, it was what i would describe as a mr. smith goes to washington moment because i saw the movie, i remembered jimmy stewart's role, i have not been in the senate chamber until then. i looked at roland burriss' desk because he told me bobby kennedy carved his name in the bottom of the drawer, sure enough, there it was. you get a sense of history. the compromise for 1850, the world war 1, world war ii, and with all humility you take this office being one of the hundreds designed the future of america. >> mark disk joins the senate at the tail end of a lame duck session at a time when there's concern that partisan bickering will take over the business of, well, doing business here in washington, he is promising to work toward being a consensus builder but also urging fiscal restraint. mark kirk, as most of our viewers know, is a naval reservice visit. he'll be sworn in using the 1827 bible of david ferragut, the first neigh naval admiral in this nation known for the slow can "dam the important peed owes, full peed say head." tom neg

. >> kind of a mr. smithto washington feeling because i know the senate cham ber best from that movie with jimmy stewart and to actually be standing there is a whole different experience. >> reporter: next experience is a senate reception with a chicago flair and a bipartisanship tone. democratic congressman and mayoral candidate danny davis is here. >> mark is someone i've known a number of years. we've served with him and i worked with him and i came over to congratulate him. >> reporter: so has republican bob dole. >> and we have to recognize that this is a job for the people, and so we work for them. >> reporter: earlier, only wgn is there as the new senator sees his new office for the first time. a few signs of the last occupant left behind and for the naval reservist, a new mandate dead ahead. >> my job is as the most junior senator, with all humility, to go to work, to watch, listen and learn but i hope we move in a bipartisan direction of protecting the economy and expanding employment. >> reporter: i

and mrs. smith," blockbuster movies. now he's come out with "fair game" that makes the case that president bush lied about weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the iraq war. >> and the movie is about valerie plame, the cia agent whose identity was leaked by the bush white house in that run-up. we have a clip from the film that shows valerie plame played by naomi watts talking to plame's cia boss. >> i know it's not easy but i want you to know how much the agency appreciates your silence in the light of this matter. we can't afford to have this knife fight go on any longer. >> i get death threats every day. people threaten to kill my husband, hurt my children. i went to the agency and i requested security to protect my family. i was declined because, quote, my circumstances fall outside the budget protocols. if this is a knife fight, sir, right now we're fighting it alone. >> wilson versus the white house, huh? i feel as a friend i should tell you that those men, those few men in that building over there are the m

mr. smith of new jersey. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, thank you for this opportunity, coming off the leches, everyone wants to know what the voters had on their mind. i'll share with you a few things i heard from voters in my district and throughout california and perhaps the experience is similar around america. they want jobs. they want to work. i think all of us in one way or another understand and feel within us the need to work. it's part of our lives. there are a few, undoubtedly, around that don't ever want to work. ok for them. but for most americans, they want a job. they want the opportunity to bring home a paycheck, support their families, provide for the fd, the shelter, the opportunities for education and to go on a vacation every now and then. that basic instinct, that basic desire to care for your family to help to build the com

jones or mr. smith says no i'm sorry, the intent was for coleman that they're making enough for cheating or anything. just good honest hard-working minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl. you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that would have to every county place. 106 sites and they employed what they call a pony express to get all their data back to headquarters in st. paul as quickly as possible. early on the lawyer's monotone said when we get all the ballots, scan them in, turn into pdf, send them to broadband from worthington ordered that it will do it peterson said hey guys, there's no broadband. [laughter] we can't just shoot at 2.9 million votes just like that. us, the pony express came about. am i won't read it, but there was a guy in the franking campaign named trace, dusty trace. and he was enlisted to assemble these 106 self-contained

jones or mr. smith says no, i'm sorry, that intent was for coleman, that they're making it up or they're cheating or anything. they're just good, honest, hard working, minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark elias says, you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, are the franken team set up these virtual offices really that went out to every counting praise, 106 sites and they employed what they call a pony express to get all their data back to st. paul as early as possible. the lawyers said why don't we get the ballots, scan them in, send them over pdf and we'll do is and peterson was in elias' office and said there's no broadband in this county, we just can't just shoot up 2.9 million votes. thus, the pony express came about and i won't read it, but there was a guy in the franken campaign named trice, dusty trice and he was enlisted to assemble the 106 self-contained mini offices in

jones or mr. smith says no, i am sorry that intent was for coleman the der making a porch eating or anything. they're just good, hard-working honest minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark alias and i say, you need industry evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so, with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that went out to every counting place. 106 sites and the employed with the call a pony express to get all their data back to headquarters in st. paul as quickly as possible. early on the lawyers from out of town said what don't we get all the ballots, schaenman, turn them into pds, send them over a broadband from worthington or dilute and the line of peterson is in franken's office and said okay, guys, there is no broadband in this county area. we can't just shoot up 2.9 million votes chest like that. [laughter] thus, the pony express came about, and i won't read it, but there was a guy on the fr

. >> mr. smith goes to washington. an exclusive interview with rand paul, tea party senator-elect. >>> then, tax cuts. >> cut taxes. >> cut taxes. >> cut taxes. >> their hero may be ronald reagan. but his tax man says that will finish the economy off. while this republican says tax cuts will revive it. david stockman versus michael pence. an exclusive "this week" debate. >>> plus, our "roundtable." democratic senator evan bayh and former obama adviser, john podesta, join abc's george will, political director, amy walter, and bush political strategist, matthew dowd. >>> and remembering another historic election. 50 years ago, this week. >>> plus, "the sunday funnies." >> that's where our kids will live. the future. republicans and democrats, working together. we're screwed. [ laughter ] >>> hello again, everyone. after tuesday's election, republicans have the largest house majority since the late 1940s, during the truman administration. what they do with that majority and whether democrats and republicans will work toge

mr. smith of new jersey. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess is are recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i want to do what i do often which is come to the floor of this house and talk to my colleagues on both sides about the issues that remain in health care, this congress as it winds down in its last days has certainly seen and done some dramatic work and has seen some dramatic pushback by the american people on some of the work that's been done. so i thought it might be useful as we wind up this last part of the 111th congress, the congress that will forever go down in history as that which has fundamentally changed the way every man, woman, and child in this country receives and will receive health care for the next several generations, i thought it appropriate to talk about how we got to where we are and what i see over the horizon, what's likely to occur in the next

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to support h.r. 716 which commends gail abarbanel for her education of reducing the d.n.a. evidence backlog. ms. arbarbanel is the corrector of the rape treatment center where she established the fast track forensic program. i want to thank patrick kennedy for his sponsorship of this bill as well as for his longstanding dedication for people in need. his compassion for others will be remembered and missed after he leaves congress later this year. one of the most significant issues facing the criminal justice system today is the substantial backlog of unanalyzed d.n.a. samples and biological evidence from crime scenes. this issue is particularly urgent in the sexual assault and murder cases. the fast track forensic program was developed by gail abarbanel to help crime laboratories speed up the processing of d.n.

mr. smith's contribution to the government in a world that i was playing at that time.that was my line of thinking. it had nothing to do, senator, with any other potential influence in reference to the attorney general. i wanted to correct the issues that have been pointed out to me by the purity vow and that was my only objective. >> is my understanding that mr. moore's team, this contract is worth $100,000, correct, to mr. schmidt? he got 100 grand? >> no, senator, the contract is worth 95,000. >> excuse me, contract was worth $95,000. and how many days did mr. schmitz work on this for $95,000? >> he was with said 10 for approximately two months. >> so 60 days and they got 95,000? >> that is correct. >> about $45,000 a month? >> senator, we follow the rules in engaging in this contract. we utilized the contract center of excellence in washington that many other entities use. and the $95,000 was the fair market value for the specific work we were requesting. >> with all due respect, general, i got to tell you the truth. you were supposed to be finding ways to save the

mr. smith: i thank and i rise in strong support of h. res. 1735 condemning north korea's unprovoked shelling of the south korean island on november 23. i thank my good friend and colleague, chairman berman and congresswoman ros-lehtinen and i too with others am a proud co-sponsor. with this resolution, we extend our deep condolences and sympathy to the family of those killed and injured in the attack. it is fitting that we as americans do this with the tremendous sacrifices made by the people of south korea. we have lost tens of thousands of americans in that same cause. mr. speaker, since the shelling of the island, it was an act of aggression committed against an ally and reaffirms our alliance with south korea and supports further cooperation on security matters and calls on china to use its influence to restrain north korea. mr. speaker, it's important to remember that north korea's aggression towards south korea has almost been nonstop since 1950. it has taken the form of either full-scale war or since 1953, sporadic shelling, shoot

and mrs. smith come to washington.d out that congress works more slowly than they think it does and they're going to be running into a lot of walls even as they try to accomplish things. politics as president obama found out is far more complicated than saying you want something and it happens. but this is the policy issue, is the taxes. if you remember to dial back to the early bush years and they pass huge tax cuts which did hurt our deficits at the time. but they time limited them to end at the end of the year bau they -- because they didn't want to show tax cuts. obama and the republicans agree on extending them for everybody except those above $250,000 a year. obama said no, the republicans say yes. so the big fighting is how much compromise there will be on the upper-level taxes and what will happen on that. and so i think they are positioning on that. >> and we heard rumbling from david axelrod that he might move on that but the president came out and said i will stand by that. do you think we'll see any changes

mr. bourgoyne? this. >> yes, i do. >> dr. smith? >> yes, sir. >> mr. lewis? >> yes, that's correct. >> okay. dr. smith, what is your view as to the advisability of having only one barrier, put aside that it was not, in fact, tested, but only one barrier in place besides an open b.o.p. during the displacement process? >> well, it's the minimum number of barriers that, that we would generally accept. and i think that's the fairest thing to say. >> mr. lewis? >> it's putting all your eggs in one basket. >> what do you mean by that? >> i mean just what dr. smith just said, it's the minimum barrier. there's only one there. and you have purposely brought this well significantly underbalanced, and doing that against a single barrier that has been problematic in it creation and has never been really tested is dubious wisdom, in my point of view. >> is there any reason that there had to be during these temporary abandonment procedures only that barrier at the bottom? mr. bourgoyne? >> no. >> okay. what, what else could bp have done to insure that the cement at the bottom was not the only barrier? >> well,

and i think it encourages people to vote for large appropriations bill because all of a sudden mrs. smithit. >> shannon: and i know that mitch mcconnell has not yet sounded like he is willing to sign on to an all out ban. he has admitted there has been controversy within the gop. will they get on the same page? >> i don't know what their positions are. i haven't spoken to anybody really about this. i think there is a chance it will pass. they have had the bans before. the house had it previously. the house i'm sure is going to do it again. the only argument that some of them make is the democrats aren't going to do it and it puts us at a disadvantage. we need to be the party of fiscal responsibility and let the voters know. they voted for us because they think we are the party of fiscal discipline. i am one of those elected from this tea party that says the debt is too much and we have to do something about it. i say no more ear marks we have to cut it out. >> the debt commission, some of the potential recommendations have leaked out, the official report not until december 1. what do you

mr. bourgoyne? this. >> yes, i do. >> dr. smith? >> yes, sir. >> mr. lewis? >> yes, that's correct. >> okay. dr. smith, what is your view as to the advisability of having only one barrier, put aside that it was not, in fact, tested, but only one barrier in place besides an open b.o.p. during the displacement process? >> well, it's the minimum number of barriers that, that we would generally accept. and i think that's the fairest thing to say. >> mr. lewis? >> it's putting all your eggs in one basket. >> what do you mean by that? >> i mean just what dr. smith just said, it's the minimum barrier. there's only one there. and you have purposely brought this well significantly underbalanced, and doing that against a single barrier that has been problematic in it creation and has never been really tested is dubious wisdom, in my point of view. >> is there any reason that there had to be during these temporary abandonment procedures only that barrier at the bottom? mr. bourgoyne? >> no. >> okay. what, what else could bp have done to insure that the cement at the bottom was not the only barrier? >> well,

. >> owen smith? >> mr. speaker, in january of this year, the prime minister said that midwives are stretched to breaking point so we will increase the number of midwives by 3,000. under conservative government that's what parents want and that's what they will get. now, this morning the prime minister stands accused by the royal college of midwives of renegativing on that promise. depth to take this opportunity to differentiate himself from his deputies attitude to such stolen promises and honor that pledge to midwives and mothers? >> we do want to see an increase in midwives and unlike the party a, we're actually funding the health service in a way that makes that possible. the point is that the -- his shadow chancellor said when asked about our pledge to increase funding in the health service, he said there is no logic, sense or rationality to it at all. now, i know the honorable gentleman used to work on the today program so let me give him a thought for the day. the health service is better off with our

mr. smith asked if you think that is a good idea or what did seould it politicize the court?to go it is a tough question and one that we get a lot. -- >> it is a tough question, and one that we get a lot. one of the innovations i mentioned, making the tapes of the arguments available. before this term you waited a year before it was over. now you wait as quickly as three days. three to five days. that is a big step. we're trustees of an extremely valuable institution that has evolved over more than two centuries. all of us want to be very careful. we do not want to do something that we think might injure the institution. broadcasting is something that does come up. it is something we consider from time to time. i do not know which direction the court will go. there are arguments on both sides. i certainly appreciate the argument that it would give people a chance to see what we do. i think that would be a good thing for people to see what we do, but there's also concern it might affect what we do. whether it is or lawyers are going to be more interested in in showboating, whe