mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguitan. officer suguitan, fear for his life, draws his department farm, and that close proximity begins to rapidly backup. mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to officer fong and mr. johnson in the doorway. nor were they aware of it at this moment that their lives were in danger. officer suguitan, fearing for his life and that of his partner, and for ms. johnson, discharged at least two rounds of his firearms that mr. smith and his willful attempt to stop the threat posed by mr. smith. noticing that mr. smith was still advancing, officer suguitan discharged more rounds, mortally wounding him. mr. smith collap

mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguitan. officer suguitan, fear for his life, draws his department farm, and that close proximity begins to rapidly backup. mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to officer fong and mr. johnson in the doorway.

mr. smith's roommate, and should be considered heroic. mr. smith considered killing himself and that of the responding officers as evidenced by a phone call the made to his doctor prior to the incident. the message he left his doctor was, just call the cops. the number was inaudible. then he stated, not my house anymore. i am going to try to take them out when they come to take me. it is all over today, doctor. it is all over today. bye-bye. for his heroic actions, the police department has offered officer suguitan the bronze medal of honor. [applause] in the audience, i would also like to acknowledge his partner, samuel fung. if he could remain standing and let everyone know who you are. congratulations. [applause] officer fung, we think you every day for the work that you do as well. i would also like to the knowledge the presence of angela kang. now if i could have officer michael peregoy and officer james trail come up. >> on wednesday, march 10, 2010, at 1653 hours, officers trail, peregoy, and obot were in uniform and part of the seven d

mr. smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, who is also the chairman of the courts and commercial and administrative law subcommittee of the judiciary committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. coble: i appreciate the gentleman from texas. mr. speaker when we debated health care reform during the 111th congress, i made the statement that we need to fine tune the edge and not overhaul it. i reiterate that theory today. president obama in my opinion elevated health care to the number one issue facing america, mistakingly so in my opinion. i think the number one issue facing america then and now involves jobs or more precisely lack of jobs and reckless spending. there is agreement from both sides of the aisle that we need to improve our health care system. these improvements must enhance the quality and accessibility of care in a fiscally responsible manner. the law implemented last year failed to meet this criteria, par

vice president olague: so, mr. smith, if you can't reject it -- if you can describe the case for us? >> good evening, michael smith, planning department's staff. the proposal is a construction of a three story horizontal addition at the rear of a single-family dwelling within an rh-1 district. it was granted a rear yard variance. the variance request was opposed by the d.r. request youors and appealed, but the decision was upheld. there are three adjacent neighbors, two neighbors nearby, and the neighborhood association. the d.r. requestor is concerned it would impact their privacy and noise, that there would be noise impact from these as well into adjacent rear yards and the amount of encroachment has been granted through the rear yard variance is unprecedented for this district and this neighborhood and violates the residential design guidelines. to address their concerns, the d.r. requestor wanted to be reduced by 5.5 feet. on the overhead, just walking through the project quickly, this is the matching study that you

mr. smith. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. smith: i support this legislation that repeals the democrats' job stifling, cost increasing, freedom limiting health care law. this bill would repeal a requirement that every individual buy a certain kind of health insurance. the congressional research service confirms that the federal government has never forced all americans to buy any good or service until now. this mandate violates congress' powers under the commerce clause of our constitution of limited federal powers means anything. it's a major reason to repeal the health care bill. one particularly costly part of our health care system is the practice of so-called defensive medicine which occurs when doctors must conduct tests and prescribe drugs that are not medically required because of the threat of lawsuits. taxpayers pay for this wasteful, defensive medicine which adds to health care costs. the de

mr. smith. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. smith: i support this legislation that repeals the democrats' job stifling, cost increasing, freedom limiting health care law. this bill would repeal a requirement that every individual buy a certain kind of health insurance. the congressional research service confirms that the federal government has never forced all americans to buy any good or service until now. this mandate violates congress' powers under the commerce clause of our constitution of limited federal powers means anything. it's a major reason to repeal the health care bill. one particularly costly part of our health care system is the practice of so-called defensive medicine which occurs when doctors must conduct tests and prescribe drugs that are not medically required because of the threat of lawsuits. taxpayers pay for this wasteful, defensive medicine which adds to health care costs. the de

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i do thank the gentlelady for her powerful and eloquent statement in defense of the innocent, unborn child. mr. speaker, earlier today an abortionist in philidelphia was arrested and charged in the death of a mother and seven babies who were born alive but then killed by severing their spinal cords with a pair of scissors. according to the cbs affiliate in philadelphia, the district attorney said that, in one year alone, the doctor made approximately 1.8 -- $1.8 million performing abortions. the abortion industry, mr. speaker, is a multibillion-dollar business. planned parenthood boasts that in 2008 alone their abortionists killed over 324 babies while raking in approximately $1 billion in fees and local state and federal government subsidies. the ugly truth is that abortionists often get filthy nurturing or curing, but by dismembering and decapitating the fragile bodies of unborn children. by starving the child in the womb with lethal agents or by other means of chemical poi

the mr. smith act will bring deliberation back to the world's purportedly greatest deliberative body. it will make lawmaking more transparent and senators more accountable. members of this body will no longer be able, if we pass this legislation -- or this rule change to be able to launch a filibuster and then skip town, leaving the senate in a stalemate. and i ask, if you've got the courage, to stand up and explain to the american people why you're objecting to things that can help the average family. this is still a recession. yes, there are a lot of people at the top making lots and lots of money. we've seen it in the newspapers. we've seen a list of billionaires who make that much money in a single year. but we don't see the same pictures of people who are forelorn because they can't help themselves and they look to the government to be there for them. i know from personal experience that my life changed radically when i got out of the army and was afforded a g.i. bill. my father died after i e

i'm going to ask a couple of questions and yield to my friend mr. smith. first of all, you may have answered this question, mr. yang. but you have any idea how many people are in communist gulags? >> it's really difficult that number. so for the reason, and i talk about prison system. i talk to to present system. one is official. through the court you can get record of how many people they detain. but there's another prison system that is like joe. there are hundreds of them in china now, run by local government at various level. so we just cannot know, cannot find it how many people are being detained. on top of that, many people are missing, and many people are being put under house arrest. so we just don't know how many people. >> we've been told it's in the millions, and i presume you would agree with that. >> i don't have specific number, and i would say many. i would say china has most prisoners in the world. >> one of the things that i gather from listening to these learned people is that i believe china is not dumb. i believe they are very smart. an

moy ray know, for yielding the time to mr. smith. and now batting cleanup, one of our committee superstars, mr. royce, chairman of the subcommittee on terrorism and trade, is recognized for five minutes.adam >> thank you, madam chair. i think maybe this is an issue that maybe everybody who'ss representative of the businessyb community who does business ines china should be thinking about. an article on extortion in the harvard business review in december, and the subject is china v. the world. whose technology is it?wh an exhaustive study of the actual consequences for u.s.t businesses in china. let me just read you, larry, one ofh the conclusions that the authors wrote here.e chinese officials have learned to tackle multi-national companies, including u.s. companies, often forcing them t. joint ventures with its national champions and transfer the latest technology in exchange for current and future business opportunities.nt a companies that resist are simply excluded from projects. the chinese government uses thep restrictions to dr

commissioner borden: i was just going to ask mr. smith if he would want to speak to what requirements we have with mediation on projects. i did not think that was a requirement for cases. >> it is not a requirement, but we encourage sponsors to mediate. we think that is very helpful, especially early on in the process. as was said, this has been going on over two years. at one point, when the variance was outstanding, the zoning administrator and i tried to mediate between the sides, and that did not work. they essentially met at 2 canfor among themselves and came back with what they were willing to accept, and that was it. -- day essentially met to good for among themselves. that was not a real mediation. the sponsor was not at that table. they said that is what we are willing to accept. that is fine, and most recently i have not been included on any of the mediation's. i just got the e-mail last week for a request to continue to mediate. i felt like that had come at the 11th-hour, so i expressed the department's sentiment on that reques

and i am told that mr. smith and mr. conyers would like to make opening statements and i recognized the distinguished gentleman from texas the chairman of the full committee, mr. smith. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and mr. chairman, thank you for chairing this particular hearing which i think is going to be one of the most important of the year. as you said, i also welcome our former colleague david mcintosh and david, i hope we get to talk a little bit more later on but appreciate you being here, too. mr. chairman, the american people in november voted for real change in washington. one change they want is to stop the flood of regulations that cost jobs and smothers job creation. yet, another is to make washington and congress more accountable. the reins act makes that change a reality. unelected federal officials for too long have imposed huge costs on the economy and the american people through burdensome regulations. today these regulatory costs are estimated to be a nearly incomprehensible 1 3/4 million dollars. beca

marino who is yielding his time to mr. smith. >> i yield my time to mr. smith. thank you. >> thank you. you're recognized. >> thank you for that curtesy and good friend and colleague and new member. just a couple questions in follow-up. i ran out of time about the issue of how you receive a person who with his past and present raised a serious issue about what we are actually doing especially to the disdense who know throughout all of china including he and his wife under house arrest that the jailer is getting a state dinner. these are not nuances. these are profound issues that are raised here, so if you could perhaps some of you might want to speak to that issue. let me also say and the distinguished chair lady mentioned a moment ago in the audience are some the greatest human rights defenders and their loved ones. he was adducted in vietnam right as the president took over in 2002. they have not seen their father. they tried to get into see him. he was abducted out of vietnam, back to china where he is now spending a horrific and enduring horrific or deals.

i'm going to ask a couple of questions and eld to my friend mr. smith. first of all, you may have answered this question, mr. yang. but you have any idea how many pele are in communist gulags? >> it's really difficult that number. so for the reason, and i talk about prison system. i talk to to present system. one is official. through the court you c get record of how many people they detain. but there's another prison system that is like joe. there are hundreds of them in china now, run by local government at various level. so we just cannot know, cannot find it how many people are being detained. on top of that, many people are missing, and many people are being put under house arrest. so we just don't know how many people. >> we've been told it's in the millions, and presume you would agree with that. >> i don't have specific number, and i would say many. i would say china has most prisoners in the world. >> one of the things that i gather from listening to these learned people is that i believe china is not dub. i believe they are very smart. and their

first we have mrs. smith. she's's senior advisor to mayor gavin newsom. david onick. malik senfero. director of bay view safe haven. children youth and families. cheryl davis. momagic. last but not least, we have jenay. >> we have tyre and then we have cheryl. john. i have a question for you. i hear there's a summer school safety plan that started in may 2007. >> they were 4 partners that collaborates on looking at summer school sites. the 4 were the mtap with muni, the youth services with san francisco police department and the security guards through the san francisco unified school district and d.c. yf. we rolled out responsibilities and it was within the scope of work we were doing and to form what that looked like. they are going to be the primary lead but have support of m tap to deal with interventions outside the perimeter the school. and the police department was a supportive roll if it escalated. previous to this, there had been incidences almost riots at different schools. lots of arrests and last year there were minimal, if none. >> this was last summer? this was the fir

that quote is taken directly from the film "mr. smith goes to washington." in other words, the premise that my colleague put in his paper is that there needs to be the right of the people elected by the citizens to have their voices heard on the floor of the u.s. senate. that's what the talking filibuster is about. it is about the people of the united states being able to see their senators when they're saying there needs to be additional debate to actually debate. so i want to note that there is a tremendous amount of bipartisan support for this notion that senators should not hide from the american people, that they should not be engaging in secret holds. but instead if they're going to place a hold on a piece of legislation to do it publicly and have accountability thr-fplt's tremendous -- there's tremendous support for the notion that when we proceed to vote that we want additional debate that we're actually going to debate so that we utilize the time of the senate to weigh the pros and cons, to hear all of our colleagues. not that folks say we want addi

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

. >> make them stand on the floor like jimmy stewart in "mr. smith goes to washington." >> senator, walk up to your leader and say, "i want a hold on that," and nobody knows about it, i think that is the public business, the public has the right to know, and at the very least, the member has to go to the floor and filibuster. that is what strom thurmond did, that is what robert dole did. they held up for 18, 19ours. let's have a real filibuster, nothishony -- >> an act of terrorism now. >> the democrats should be really careful what they hope for. it is democrats who are proposing the change of rules. nothing large is going to come out of the congress anyway in the next two years. the republican house is going to stop it. what is likely is that 1023 democrats are up for reelection in 2012 -- is that 23 democrats are up for reelection in 2012. it looks like republica senate, and then they have the run of the kind as if you abolish the rule. -- run of the congress if you abolish the rule. democrats are being e eremely shortsighted. >> it really is comp

mr. smith. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. smith: i support this legislation that repeals the democrats' job stifling, cost increasing, freedom limiting health care law. this bill would repeal a requirement that every individual buy a certain kind of health insurance. the congressional research service confirms that the feral government has nev forced all americans to buy any good or service until now. this mandate violates congress' powers under the commerce clause of our constitution of limited federal powers means anything. it's a major reason to repeal the health care bill. one particularly costly part of our health care system is the practice of so-called defensive medicine which occurs when doctors must conduct tests and prescribe drugs that are not medically required because of the threat of lawsuits. taxpayers pay for this wasteful, defensive medicine which adds to health care costs. the democr

mr smith so mr levitan you and you see that this new ship to the minister of home affairs you know that i would like his take responsibility of the relevant measures. that wasn't. in accordance with the legislation you should ensure security measures on the transport and make sure that all she's relevant measures are taken. so in the past for the investigation we need to establish you know a list occasional committee to perform a soon as possible on investigative actions on society which you know you. have ordered. most of. the moscow mayor and the governor. of the moscow district to come there they're currently heading for the airport and we need to make nice to do everything we can to make sure all investigation investigative actions are carried out no information is obtained from any from the . so that the investigation is carried out to mitigate the posts and from the point of view of insurance security in the airports and in other transport hubs when it comes. to watching the situation to monitor the situation most closely you know such a certain appearance we have. a whole number

they want to do away with mr. smith as depicted in that great movie being able to come to washington. they want to do away with the filibuster. they think they're wiser than the founding fathers, i doubt that's true, said senator reid. and then another senator, the senator from illinois, barack obama. then in the majority, referring then to the republican majority, then to the majority, said senator obama, chooses to end the filibuster. if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate, then the fighting and bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse. i would suggest, madam president, that as a result of this discussion, we preserve the senate as an institution, a forum for deliberation where minority rights are protected, but we've also taken some important steps forward or about to with rules changes to make the function better and we've reached a consensus among ourselves informally, any heway, that's represented by the colloquy placed in the record that will be placed in the record by senat

. >> reporter: and everyone coming here said they'd seen that jimmy stewart movie about mr. smith. >> jimmy stewart wins. >> reporter: how many of you see yourselves still here in ten years? really? really? two years? >> i don't think it's about us, individually. it's about what needs to be changed for the country. >> we could pass a balanced budget and term limits and i'll go home next week. i want some rules in washington and then i'll go back and be a doctor. >> so help you god. congratulations. >> there are many of us, probably, yell at our tv in frustration over, you know, what in the world are they thinking back there? now you have an opportunity to actually have a voice. >> no matter what happens, the most wonderful country in the world and office is just a real humbling and solemn duty. >> and the full conversation will be on abcnews.com. >>> and, we have to mark another milestone today. barbara mikulski, 74 years old, just became the longest-serving female senator in history. and we're going to tell you more about her story later this week. but way to go, senator mikulski

jimmy stewart's mr. smith going to washington to stand and fight against a majority.the 1950s and '60s, trying to stop majorities from passing a civil rights law. >> we expect to keep talking until the bill is defeated. >> reporter: strom thurman holds the record for the longest filibuster, 24 hours plus, and he was part of the record 57-day effort-- unsuccessful-- to block the 1964 civil rights act. in the last two years, both parties began using this tactic more and more often and in the last session republicans used the filibuster against virtually every controversial bill and nomination and some that weren't controversial at all. >> filibusters were applied or threatened to almost every routine piece of legislation and vast numbers of nominees. so the process has just changed dramatically in the last four to six years. >> reporter: these days, senators don't have to stand up and talk endlessly, the mere intent to filibuster forces the majority to round up those 60 votes and the tactic can be used over and over. for every amendment and at every step of the process.

er the first hearing of the commercial the administrative law and i think we are going tol have mr. smithnt matters that i hope our subcommittee will address during the 112th congress. it might be one of the most important matters -- strike that. let me put that another way. one of the most important matters -- i've lost my place. hang on a minute. to fine-tune our regulatory process, hence the introductory oversight hearing on the reins act. many have alleged that the obama administration has cast a cloud of regulatory uncertainty over some parts of the economy. it is no secret that our economy is still soft, perhaps even dismal, unnecessary or unreasonable regulatory burdens would continue to drive business investments in my way of thinking abroad. examples of the need for improvement are prevalent in virtually every sector of government regulation. for instance, the department of health and human services implementation of president obama's health care reform. the financial aid, implementation of the national reform bill. the epa campaign against carbon. the fda approached a herbicide

it's ironic in 1959, the year that frank capra filled "mr. smith," there were zero filibusters in the senate. from 1917, across the entire 19th century, for 100 years, there were 23 filibusters in 100 there were 23 filibusters in 100 >> in 1849, there were only four filibusters. from 1917 when the senate first adopted rules to end the filibuster, there were fewer than 50, less than one filibuster a year. since then, unfortunately, the number skyrocketed. the rather thans i raise today are not new, but the problem has become far more serious. in 1992, my good colleague said this about the filibuster. unless, "we recognize that things are out of control and procedures have to be changed, we'll never be an affective legislative body again." 1992. during that congress, there were 31 filibusters, 31. in 1985, former senator thomas eagleton said, "the senate is now in the state of incipient an ark ky. the filibuster used as a civil right manner, has now become a routine in almost all matters, for as our rules were to guarantee debate, they now guarantee

again, i just want to thank mr. smithand his staff and all of these leaders for speaking out and being here. with that, i'll just listen to what they have to say. thank you, chairman. >> thank you. >> let me now invite to the podium a buddhist nun at the young age of 15. she received her first prison sentenced that was repeatedly extended as she continued to demonstrate in prison. she was released to the u.s. in 2002. from 1988 to 1990, president hu was the communist party boss in tebit. they were the most common depression of uprising and years of marshall law and troops shooting into the law and horrific torture as a result of the harsh administration, president hu was promoted into the bureau and began his rise to the presidency. the crack down occurred three months before the mask. >> thank you for opportunity to participate in this press conference today. president hu is in washington, d.c.. i'm honored to be able to share my thought with members and staff of the united states congress. i'm with human right leaders h

i would just mention that mr. smithd the executive order in his own executive order and, in fact, the very first sentence says that in order to promote the public health, safety, and the environment while protecting economic growth innovation and job creation, the first sentence of his executive order. so i think the record should be clear. >> and my time has expired. recognize the distinguished and and for mr. -- tennessee, mr. kaelin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciated. let me ask you one question. as i understand it mr. davis introduced this in the 111th and 112th congress. was it introduced to your knowledge before that? >> last year. >> in the hundred and 11th, but before that? mr. adler? >> i don't know the exact same language, but similar types of proposals have been proposed at various times. >> that required a positive approval by the congress? >> yes. >> when? 1984. >> let's come back to recent history. >> i don't know prior to the last congress when the last time such a proposal had been introduced. no

they want to do away with mr. smith as depicted in that great movie being able to come to washington. they want to do away with the filibuster. senator reid say, they think they're wiser than our fowfers. i doubt that's true." then there was one other senator who spoke and said this the senator from illinois, senator obama, "then if the majority chooses to end the filibuster," he was speaking of republicans, "if they dhoos change the rules and put an end to the democratic debate, then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." to me, the uniqueness of the senate -- let me put it this way -frplts i think the last two years have been an aberration, and i'm coming to my question of the senator from iowa. we've had no incentive for the majority to take the ideas of the minority, because the majority had these huge majorities, and nearly 60 votes haoerbgs and a democratic president. when senator corker began to work on the financial regulation bill, there came a time in the process where the democ

they want to do away with mr. smith as depicted in that great movie being able to come to washington. they want to do away with the filibuster. senator reid say, they think they're wiser than our fowfers. i doubt that's true." then there was one other senator who spoke and said this the senator from illinois, senator obama, "then if the majority chooses to end the filibuster," he was speaking of republicans, "if they dhoos change the rules and put an end to the democratic debate, then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." to me, the uniqueness of the senate -- let me put it this way -frplts i think the last two years have been an aberration, and i'm coming to my question of the senator from iowa. we've had no incentive for the majority to take the ideas of the minority, because the majority had these huge majorities, and nearly 60 votes haoerbgs and a democratic president. when senator corker began to work on the financial regulation bill, there came a time in the process where the democ

but given its track record, it is not a basis for optimism. >> thank you, mr. smith. i would like to recognize the ranking member designate of the africa global health and human rights subcommittee, mr. payne. >> thank you very much. let me commend you for your attention of this committee. let me thank you for holding this critical meeting on sudan being the first hearing and i think it's appropriate. let me express my appreciation to the witnesses who are among the most knowledgeable people on so you dan. ambassador limon who did a great job in south africa and nigeria. special envoy williamson, who, with the state department and u.n. posts, was a great envoy to sudan and mr. ishmael, who fled from darfur and has been a great advocate for justice. let me thank all of you for your commitment and self-determination to make this day a reality. today, sudan is at the crossroads. a week long referendum has just concluded. by all accounts, the outcome is clear. crossroa crossroads. the people of south sudan have chosen independence. my friends on the ground have replayed st

mr. gold-smith would change his mind? >> no. ere was a debate still going on. >> lord goldsmith said he was uncomfortable about the language mr. blair used about the law full ns of an invision. >> i was making a political point, but i was saying it not in the sense of a lawyer, but politically. >> there was one section of his testimony from a year ago that mr. blair did want to correct. >> at the conclusion of the last hearing you asked me whether i had any refwrets -- regrets, and i took that as a question about the decision to go to war, and i took responsibility. that was taken as my meaning that i had no regrets about the loss of life. that was never my meaning nor my intention, and i wanted to make that clear, that of course i regret deeply and profoundly the loss of life, whether from our armed forces, from other nations, the civilians or the iraqi's themselves. it is right to say it, and it is what i feel. thank you. >> quiet, please. be quiet, please. >> from the public gallery, the mother of a pilot killed in iraq had sh

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i would just mention that mr. smith mentioned the recent last week, president obama reaffirmed the executive order in his own executive order and, in fact, the very first sentence says that in order to promote the public health, safety, and the environment while protecting economic growth innovation and job creation, the first sentence of his executive order. so i think the record should be clear. >> and my time has expired. recognize the distinguished and and for mr. -- tennessee, mr. kaelin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciated. let me ask you one question. as i understand it mr. davis introduced this in the 111th and 112th congress. was it introduced to your knowledge before that? >> last year. >> in the hundred and 11th, but before that? mr. adler? >> i don't know the exact same language, but similar types of proposals have been proposed at various times. >> that required a positive approval by the congress? >> yes. >> when? 1984. >> let's come back to recent history. >> i don't know prior to the last congress

but given its track record, it is not a basis for optimism. >> thank you, mr. smith. ould like to recognize the ranking member designate of the africa global health and human rights subcommittee, mr. payne. >> thank you very much. let me commend you for your attention of this committee. let me thank you for holding this critical meeting on sudan being the first hearing and i think it's appropriate. let me express my appreciation to the witnesses who are among the most knowledgeable people on so you dan. ambassador limon who did a great job in south africa and nigeria. special envoy williamson, who, with the state department and u.n. posts, was a great envoy to sudan and mr. ishmael, who fled from darfur and has been a great advocate for justice. let me thank all of you for your commitment and self-determination to make this day a reality. today, sudan is at the crossroads. a week long referendum has just concluded. by all accounts, the outcome is clear. crossroa crossroads. the people of south sudan have chosen independence. my friends on the ground have replayed stori

marino for yielding the time to mr. smith. and now batting cleanup, one of our committee super stars, mr. royce, chairman of the designate of the subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation, and trade is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madame chair. i was going to ask larry a question here. i think this is an issue that maybe everybody who is representative of the business community who does business in china should be thinking about. there was an article on extortion in the harvard business review in december. and the subject is china versus the world. who's technology is it? an exhaustive study of the actual consequences for u.s. businesses in china. let me just read you, larry, one of the conclusions that the authors wrote here. chinese officials have learned to tackle multinational companies, including u.s. companies, often forcing them to form joint ventures with it's national champions, and transfer the latest technology in exchange for current and future business opportunities. companies that resist are simply

they want to do away with mr. smith as depicted in that great movie being able to come to washington. they want to come do away with the filibuster. >> if the majority chooses tond the filibuster and choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate, then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse. [applause] >> thank you, senator. the senator will have to leave quickly so i will ask one quick question. you alluded to it in your remarks, but if this rule were to be adopted and the senate were to change, the only place where there would be open debate is in committees. do you have any thoughts -- would the committee process in the senate change as well because that might be where the need to offer amendments and debate and vote would then default to? >> well, that's a very good insight, but the problem with that is, over the last two congresses, as i mentioned in my remarks, senator reid has set a record for bringing bills to the floor directly and not going through committee. i mea

. >> i thank the panel for telling us -- >> mr. smith is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you to the panel for sharing your expertise and insights. mr. holtz-eakin, if you could reflect on uncompensated care. is it conceivable that even medicaid would fall into a category that hospital we perceived to be uncompensated care? >> there are two large forms of cost shifting in the insurance industry. want is some uncompensated care, the traditional, someone gets care and has to be covered somewhere. and the second is the shifting from government programs where medicare pays about 70 cents on the dollar relative to private insurers, and medicaid pays even less, 50 to dep55ding on where u are. and those gaps have to be made up elsewhere as where so those are shipped onto private health care costs. >> and is it your assertion as well that the health care bill does immensely grow the medicaid rolled? >> half of the coverage expansions come through medicaid expansions, 60 million americans we put into the system i

camp: i yield 1 1/2 to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. smith: i would like to share a perspective from an employer in my district. visiting this small business, actually a few hundred employees but still considered a small business, we toured the plant, shared with me the benefit plans for the employees. he went on to say that orders are coming in, but refraining from hiring new people because of the unserpt of the costs of hiring a new employee. this shows that the health care bill primarily is causing uncertainty in the employment sector and causing employers hiring new people. it's not good for our economy, it's not good for our deficit and most importantly, it's not good for the american people. and that's why i'm extremely concerned with the $20 billion tax on medical device makers that will increase the cost of medical technology for consumers and patients themselves. we need a patient-centered health care plan, one that does not depend on new government pro

and the movie they've all watched, "mr. smith goes to washington." exactly. >> i'm sure they did. >> exactly. so in this moment on this historic day, they really believe they've come for one mission. and that's what they're going to get done. >> all right. and so much more tonight. >> so much more. >> thank you. >> and thank you for letting me borrow your clothes, as i always used to do. >> she's got my belt. >> those are your earrings. >> i have my own earrings. george, i looked through your closet. >> i didn't do that bad coming to work. it could work. good to see you. >> me too. >>> we're going to get into some of the tough choices now with one of the people you saw in diane's piece. rand paul, he's going to be the one that is living with his father. he's the new senator from kentucky. he joins his father ron paul the congressman from texas and when they're both sworn in they'll make history. the first time a father serves in the house, while his son serves in the senate. gentlemen, welcome to you both. i guess you are the reverse of the kennedys.

president is telling the american people and i'm advising you and you say it is not a tax increase and mrs. smith who sees her as a go from $5,000 to $2,500 and she can't buy the aspirin from the store and deducted from her as a she looks at it as a tax increase. there's a credibility issue. we can chuckle about it but -- >> my only brief response is a changes cfs a rule but simultaneously gives her a significant reduction in the cost of her health care that should not be viewed as a tax increase even though looking at one component you would say i had a disallowed expenses on an f s.a. but the point taken into account is not -- >> thank you. >> it all depends on what the meaning is. this is a back to the future moment when taking it in totality. it is a huge tax increase with constituents in all places in the economic spectrum and they talk about a lack of purchasing power. they see their dollars go down. contrary to the gentlemen who say this is not job killing i have met with hundreds of business owners in the last two years, release since this bill was implemented business after business, cha

that would you can see that mrs. smithn one the great edit something to somebody's knowledge by the time they got to the next year. the lot is too crude -- the lot is too crude -- the law is too crude when it comes to accountability. has to child left behind" be rethought. the president has put forth a good proposal to begin that conversation. there are political reasons and some other policy reasons. host: 10 minutes late -- left. good morning. caller: it has been an interesting program. a lot of the emphasis has been on the standards and accountability and discussion about students. so far, it rings true. an anecdote, if you don't mind. i wonder why there isn't more stringent discussion standards set for the teachers. .'m 73 years old we have six grandchildren, four grandchildren -- -- daughters. i was asked what life was like when -- it was very interesting. it is a great question. are recommended to all families. once you go through that, you can have a lot of fun. four years later, i asked other grandchildren, i said