mr. speaker, mr. peaker, when you're dealing with social policy you see consensus in this country. and where you can find consensus you find the conservatives have delivered a broken the consensus that existed, even after they voted for the bill in the house of commons. >> the prime minister keeps saying read the white paper. in fact, it's a green paper and i've got a few. this is what it says. people -- it says this. he wants a question about the detail. people might need to pay around 17 to 20,000 pounds to be protected under a scheme of this sort. let me ask you one final time. are the sorts of levees ruled in or ruled out? he says he wants a consensus. the fact is there is a consensus. labour ministers, labour councils, all think he is doing this for cheap dividing lines before an election. one last go. are you going to do a levy, in or out of? >> order. prime minister. order. order. order. order, order. order, order. order. audible right friends on both sides are far too excited and they must simm

mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure that the whole house, the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the service and sacrifice in afghanistan of lance corporal graham scholl and corporal lee o'reilly, both from third battalion, yorkshire regiment attached to first battalion, coast during guards. we think of the families and loved ones and we will never forget the sacrifice they have made at the service that they have given. mr. speaker, this morning i met with ministers and others in addition to my duties in this house. i should be in contact with the northern ireland parties later today. >> i'd like to add my sympathy, condolences to the families of those servicemen who lost their lives in the service of our country. mr. speaker, all our constituents are rightly concerned about transparency, expenses and cleaning up politics. with that in mind, now that it's clear those a 50,000 pounds fund sold for the prime minister's use at his headquarters, will he explained why he did not declare th

mr. speaker. and i joined a prime minister in paying tribute to corporal lee o'reilly and lance corporal graham scholl who were killed in helmand on monday. they were both very brave man. everyone should be proud of their service and we should all honor their memory. isn't it becoming clear from the chilcot inquiry that the government in general and the prime minister in particular made a series of bad decisions, that our armed forces were not equipped to properly when they were sent into harm's way? >> mr. speaker, i will welcome the opportunity to speak to the chilcot inquiry, but he must know that defense spending rose every year. and it was the fastest rising for 20 years at the iraq and afghanistan received 14 billion pounds from the contingency in reserve to enable the fighting there to take place. not only did we prepare the army and navy and air force is with proper funding, but we also funded every urgent operational requirement that was made. and i do not believe it is in the interest of

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to -- yes, the gentleman from virginia. for what purpose does do you seek recognition? mr. scott: -- >> on this matter i would ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] fd the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 408. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmat

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the record on h.r. 2843. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in support of h.r. 2843 the architect of the capitol appointment act. i thank the orm co-sponsors for this bipartisan legislation, including ranking member representative robert aderholt of the lemming branch appropriations subcommittee, representative zach wamp who i want to thank especially for initially co-sponsoring this legislation with me when he was the ranking member of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee. representative tom latham, also a former ranking member of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee. mr. speaker, maybe it's me since i keep losing ranking members on the other side of the aisle. it's been a pleasure to work with all t

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: all time has expired. mr. lungren: mr. speaker. mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. lungren: i have a unanimous consent. i'd like to ask unanimous consent and revise and extend my remarks. i said the late jack brooks. he is late but -- he is great but not late. the speaker pro tempore: all time has expired. without objection, the question is on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is -- mr. smith: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas asks for the yeas and nays. the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having are en, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by five-minute votes on passage of h.r. 4626, if ordered, suss suspension of the r

mr. speaker. mr. i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on h.res. 901 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. fudge: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.res. 901 which recognizes the 49th anniversary of integrated schools in new orleans, louisiana. 49 years ago ruby bridges became the first african-american student to attend an all-white william frantz elementary school in new orleans. amidst deadly threats, ruby attended her first grade class every day over the course of the year. she was escorted to school by federal marshals just so she could receive the same education as her white peers. when ruby entered her new classroom, the white students refused to sit and to learn next to her. ruby was fortunate to have ms. barbara henry as her teacher during this tumultuous year. ms. henry instructed ruby in an empty classroom over the course of

mr. speaker. t me first express my appreciation to my friend from fort lauderdale, a member of both the rules committee and having been a distinguished member of the select committee on intelligence, and i yield myself such time as i may consume and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, last christmas day, as we all know, when a passenger boarded northwest airlines flight number 253 headed for the detroit metro airport, the issue of national security once again came to the forefront, to really the top of the agenda for everyone in our country. it's, of course, never far from our minds but recent high-profile plots have been thwarted. at fort hood and in detroit, we know the threat of americans remains and remains a very real threat to us. what was so shocking about the attempted attack on christmas day was not that al qaeda remains a threat, we all know this, but was the revelation that key information was avail

mr. speaker. the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from the virgin islands rise? mrs. christensen: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. christensen: thank you. we want to provide health care for every american. today i am extremely disappointed to show my consternation of the inexcusable treatment of the millions of americans living in the u.s. territories that we see in the president's proposal on health care reform. rather than working to provide quality, affordable care to all americans it would leave roughly 4.5 million, a disproportionate number who desperately want or need health care. leave us out in the cold without the same consumer benefits that other americans would receive without adequate medicaid funding and thus without the same comfort that comes with knowing that you and your family will have quality health care when you need it every

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. hoekstra: i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235. the nays are 168. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. filner, to suspend the rules and agre

mr. speaker. hio is recognized for one minute. mr. kucinich: "the washington post" reports that nearly $1 billion in cash suspected to include opium trade receipts or both is moving to dubai where friends and family of president karzai has multimillion dollar villas. a number of crooked enterprises connected to the karzai family has cronyism. nearly 1,000 u.s. soldiers have died, and for what? hundreds of billions spent, and for what? to make afghanistan safe for crooks, drug dealers and crony capitalism? next thursday i will bring a privileged resolution to this house so that congress can claim our constitutional right to end this war and to bring our troops home. please support the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute.

mr. speaker. mr. i come to the floor today joining with my friend, colleague, congressman, to speak out on an issue that is important on the over the air classical association. a legislation is currently pending before the f.c.c. and we have been contacted by our constituents that the purchaser of the station may cease the classical program in the st. louis that they have benefited from. they have been a part of the st. louis area and it is heard classical 99 and features large amount of programming for the fine arts institutions of st. louis, including the symphony orchestra, the rerp tower theater, the st. louis art museum and historic art museum and historical society, botanical gardens, arts center of university of st. louis, the bach society of st. louis, the st. louis public library and children's choir. it is a virtual partnership with these institutions as many hours are given to these organizations for live broadcast, education as well as promotion. the close of classic 9 is a loss to the com

mr. speaker. mr. ary clinton announced a new women's action plan for afghanistan last week, i want to praise secretary clinton for this critically important initiative because i believe improving women's rights is one of the important ketion to peace in afghanistan and as matter of fact, many other parts of the world as well. the action plan includes the following initiatives. improve security for women in afghanistan, provide girls and women with better education, expand women's access to judicial institutions, improve women's health care, expand economic development opportunities for women and increase women's participation in the political process in every level of government. mr. speaker, there's a great need for these initiatives because women's rights have been ignored or destroyed in afghanistan for many years, especially under taliban rule. in afghanistan, the lives of girls and women are at risk every single day because many laws actually don't exist to protect women and there are many laws th

mr. speaker. is the honorable gentleman -- the honorable gentleman who has been a great champion of dover and its people, and i know that he wants the best for the people of dover, including a flourishing port. i share that aspiration. there will be no forced privatization under labour. we will look for new ways of getting new investment into the port. >> [unintelligible] >> order. i think the seam is exhausted. mr. john redwood. >> why, uniquely among the advanced economies, does the uk have an inflation rate well above target and rising

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today actually in celebration of the recognition of 100th anniversary of a great value-laden principle-driven youth organization, the boy scouts of america. it was 100 years ago this month that -- or -- that led to the formal organization of the boy scouts of america and that came from an event actually that happened across the sea in london, a businessman from chicago who was traveling there and on a foggy night was lost and was guided by the selfless act of a young man who stopped to not just offer directions but take the businessman, lead him where he needed to be, and at the end of that journey he offered to pay the young lad for that selfless service, that kind act. and the response was that, sir, i'm a scout and we do good turns and not for pay. that led to mr. boyce returning and partnering with individuals in this country and ultimately within the next year there was the forming of the boy scouts of america that has served this country and served the youth of th

rye kwan: madam speaker, the -- mr. an: madam speaker, the vote we are having here today is not a vote for pay-go, whatever we want to call it, it's a vote to raise the debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion. so the majority might argue this about the debt, but let's not be fooled. this is about a debt ceiling. treasury has to raise it because we have had this incredible spending spree and we are on an unsustainable trajectory of more debt. now, let's take a look at where we are right now. right now the burden of the debt on our economy is 60%. that's worse than what is required in europe because under this budget that's passing, it goes up to 77% of our economy by the end of the president's budget. now, already foreigners hold about half of our debt in china lends us the most. the problem we have, madam speaker, is that chinese aren't going to keep lending us all their money. let me tell you a little bit about what will happen to america. the debt trajectory we are on will weaken america. the debt goes to catastrophic levels in

mr. speaker, in may, 2008, mr.mohamed brought proceedings against the british government in an effort to secure disclosure to his legal counsel of any material held by the british government that might assist in the defense of his case before a u.s. military commission. the question in our appeal in the judgment against the divisional court was not this disclosure which we supported and secured. it was instead when the intelligence provided on a confidential basis from one state to another in absolute trust that it would be secured in the interest of open justice or whether instead the breach of trust would be so grave as to endangers intelligence sharing relationships and therefore affect national security. as i said in this house on a number of occasions in this case it was u.s. intelligence and the english court. but it could have just as easily been a british intelligence in a foreign court. as i said often, an issue in this case was not the content of the seven paragraphs but the disclosure against u.s. wishes

mr. speaker, may have 2008 mr. mohamed brought proceedings against the british government and effort to secure disclosure to his counsel of any material held by the british government that might assist the defense of his case before a u.s. military commission. the question in our appeal against the judgment of the divisional court was not this disclosure which we support it and secured. it was instead of whether the intelligence provided on a confidential basis by one state to another absolute trust that will be kept secure should be disclosed to the public domain in the interest of open justice or whether instead the breach of trust would be so great as to endanger intelligence relationships and therefore affect national security. as i sit in this house on a number of occasions in this case it was u.s. intelligence and that english court but it could easily be british intelligence and a foreign court. as i am also said to the house often a issue in this case was not the content of the seven paragraphs. the princip

mcgosm: madam speaker, -- mr. cgovern: madam speaker, again i remind my colleagues, 4d trillion in bush tax cuts that weren't paid for. during republican controlled congress under president bush from 2002 to 2006 the debt limit was raised by over $3 trillion. i didn't hear any complaints at that time. my colleague talks about selling assets. the problem is the assets they want to sell is social security and medicare. we don't want any part of it. i yield two minutes at this point to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fattah. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. mr. fattah: let me thank the speaker and let me thank my colleague for yielding me this time. if we roll the tape back, i can hear as if it were yesterday alan greenspan, chairman of the fed, testifying before this congress right after president bush was sworn into office about the fact that this $5 trillion surplus and the opportunity to pay off the debt, we were having a discussion about whether it would

mr. levin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: what we face is the highest number of lo long-term unemployed -- of long-term unemployed for over 60 years. 6.3 million people. long-term unemployed. we have 50 million people looking for work. i came in just in the middle of the statement from my friend from california. i don't think this is the time for us to be arguing over past programs. i've never understood what the minority was thinking about in terms of job creation. they have voted against recovery act bills. but this isn't the time to be using the plight of the unemployed to try to make points about previous actions. this is the time for us to once again face up to the fact that we have huge numbers of people who are looking for work and can't find it. this is the time for us to understand the pain for individuals in this circumstance. we have passed a jobs bill here some months ago, unf

mr. speaker, my honorable friend is right.re will be a taking stock as i set out in my statement. >> so the issue is no longer in doubt. given all that, will the foreign secretary now finally discuss with the prime minister the need for a judge-led inquiry, which is supported by lord carlisle, the government's own anti-terrorism watchdog, supported by the leader of the opposition, the liberal party as well as many others? >> mr. speaker, i am interested to hear that the leader of the option is recommitting himself to a judicial inquiry, and i will pursue inquiries to see if that is the case. mr. speaker, inside government we have discussed whether a judicial inquiry would be right, and we have concluded it would not be right. the judicial system in it country is performing an effective function in the court. which is where it belongs. there is a dangerous confusion emerging between rendition and torture. those are not the same things, but both are reprehensible. both are represent henlsible and quite contrary to the laws and s

mr. speaker, before i answer the question let me make another tribute to our troops. they are working with incredibly incredible bravery with fortitude and dedication to defeat those who brought terrorism to the streets of britain. by denying them ground and air support by offering the population in afghanistan a more prosperous future. i know the house will join me in paying tribute to the seven soldiers who lost their lives since the house last met. lance corporal deron hicks from first battalion, lance sergeant david greenhorn. from six battalion attached to third battalion of their rifles. riflemen mark marshall. from the second battalion the duke of lancaster regiment, sean dorsey. from 36 engineer regiment royal engineers, first battalion guards, lt. douglas. from first battalion scots guards, and sergeant david walker. these men of exceptional bravery are great courage and skill whose loss is deeply felt. we send our profound condolences to their families and loved ones. meeting with others in addition to my duties in the house i thought of such duties today. >

mr. speaker, or yourself, mr. speaker, we were promised that c-span would be in the room by the person who was then the candidate for the highest elected office in the land who ultimately won that office and was inaugurated a little over a year ago. barack obama repeatedly said that he would invite the c-span cameras into the room, have everyone around a big table, everyone will get to see who is on who's side and who's on the side of special interest and who is on the side of the people because c-span will be there and crferings span will report dispassionately and people will be able to make up their own minds, the ultimate we report, you decide scenario. but it didn't happen that way. as a consequence, whether you liked the health care legislation or didn't like the health care legislation, as a consequence, right now, its fate is very, very much in imlow -- limbo. what i wanted to do tonight is take us through some of the history that has gone on over the past year. i want to talk specifically about something t

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to enter and extend their remarks into the record on this topic. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. fsmudge: i appreciate the opportunity to anchor this special order hour for the congressional black caucus. it's currently chared by ms. barbara lee of california. my name is representative marcia fudge and i represent the 11th congressional district of ohio. c.b.c. members are advocates for human rights and equality, nationally and internationally. our members have played a significant role as local and regional advocates -- activists and continue to work diligently to be the conscience of the congress. as members of congress, c.b.c. members also promote legislation to aid neglected citizens throughout the world. we understand that the united states, as a bellwether, has the ability to positively impact our neighbors abroad. this is why, tonight, we turn our attention to the grave situation in hait

mr. defazio's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. . mr. garamendi: tomorrow is a day in which the president will hold a summit on health care. the outcome of that meeting is of extraordinary importance to individuals, to families and to millions upon millions of americans. indeed, the entire nation. a successful outcome would be one in which we have bipartisan consensus on the critical issues of health care, on how we're going to provide coverage for all americans, how we deal with the pernicious and all too common insurance company practice of terminating policies when a person becomes ill or denying coverage because of some pre-existing condition. tomorrow's summit is extraordinary -- extraordinarily important because the outcome of that summit may give us insight into how we control the extraordinary increase of cost in health care, a cost that is not sustainable. either for individuals or for this economy. we're currently spending somewhere in the range

mr. speaker. in a recent interview with abc "world news," president obama referred to the christmas day bomber as a nigerian student. but he is not just a student. he's a terrorist. a would-be mass murderer who almost killed 288 innocent civilians. the administration is so concerned about being politically correct that they watered down the truth about the terrorist threat facing americans. last year the obama administration instructed officials to replace the term global war on terror with overseas contingency operation. around the same time, homeland security secretary napolitano started referring to terrorist attacks as man-made disasters. the administration also abandon the use of enemy combatants when referring to terrorists detained at guantanamo bay.

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, my right honorable friends know that the whole of teaside are waiting for news about --. a company whose order book was 80% full in -- >> british prime minister's questions airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. we're going to leave this now to take you live to the pentagon with spokesman geoff morrell. he just began briefing reporters. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> at the democratic policy committee luncheon. this is the second such luncheon he has been invited to attend and as part of his, really ongoing outreach and continuing engagement with the hill. there is no set agenda for this luncheon. it is an open, opportunity for an open and frank discussion between the secretary and the democratic caucus. when he returns to the pentagon later this afternoon the secretary will sit down with ahut barak, the israeli minister of defense. latest in series of ongoing consultations with our close ally, reconfirming our unshakeable commitment to israeli security. over the course of t

speaker. i want -- mr. gordon: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank my friend from savannah for the history lesson there and say that my 8-year-old daughter can help you with any of the downloading of music. mr. kingston: especially some of that good tennessee music. the chair: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. gordon: madam chairman, i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. rupers berger, a -- mr. ruppersburger, a member of the intelligence committee. the chair: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. ruppersburger: madam speaker, i want to thank chairman gordon, congressman wu, ranking member hall and congressman mccaul for your bipartisan effort. this is truly an example of working together on behalf of our citizens. we can only do this on other issues, health care and whatever, we'd be a lot better. thank you for this evident and let's continue this bipartisan effort. cybersecurity powers almost everything we do, from our computers, cell phones, ipods, to the electrical grid th

mr. speaker.> i have been asked to reply. my hon. friend the prime minister is in northern ireland where talks are ongoing to secure agreement on the evolution of police and justice hours. the prime minister will make a written statement later and place it in the library of those how those. i am sure the house will wish to join me in paying tribute to riflemen peter aldridge from fort battalion rifles serving as part of three rifles battle group and corporal daniel cooper who served battalion rifles who died in afghanistan. they were heroes who displayed extraordinary courage and absolute commitment to the task before them and their colleagues along with their families and friends who will remember them with great pride. >> can i join the leader of the house in paying tribute to those who lost their lives in service to their country. the compensation paid by the ministry of defense to the families of those killed in action does not take into account when calculating benefit assessments with the re

mr. reyes of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. reyes: i appreciate the gentleman's amendment. this would require the director of national intelligence to submit a report on the bombing of flight 253, it would highlight any failures to share information within or between any part of the federal government and will show the steps to be taken to prevent such failures in the future. it also includes watch list procedures, technical deficiencies, training, database management and does many of the elements of this report mirror many of the reports of the d.n.i. which they're currently doing. requiring the d.n.i. to provide this report will allow the intelligence committees to conduct rigorous oversight on this national security concern. additionally this amendment requires them to submit responses to any find organization recommendations made by the intelligence committees. with that, madam chair, i fully support this amendment and yield back the ba

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker.care bill, but this new bill is essentially the same as the old one. it is still a hugely expensive package full of harmful tax increases that will destroy even more jobs than trattic policies have destroyed. during his campaign, the president said that, quote, under my plan no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase, not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, not any of your taxes. that's interesting because this new health care bill includes about $136 billion in new taxes on the very group that wasn't supposed to see, quote, any form of tax increase, end quote. mr. speaker, the american people don't want a government takeover of health care with billions in new taxes on hardworking americans who are struggling to make ends meet. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute

the speaker pro tempore: good morning. mr. ssions: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: madam speaker, no surprise i rise in opposition to this closed rule. the charade of speaker pelosi running the most open, honest and ethical congress is once again confirmed today that that's not happening. that is not happening here again on the floor. and it's related to this activity that went on in the rules committee upstairs just yesterday. at a time of record deficits and record unemployment, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are simply trying to blame republicans and george bush rather than looking at their own responsibility of what they've done in the last year that has placed enormous, enormous financial strain on this country. never once did they talk about that responsibility that they led this country saying we must go and spend this money because it will lead itself to jobs and we're going to have the stimulus bill, w

mr. speaker, two years ago it was brought to my attention that a family in mississippi, rachel lee, their son, dustin, a marine, was killed in iraq for this nation. also with dustin was his dog, lex, who was also wounded. and in fact the marine corps brought the dog, lex, to dustin's funeral. all that mr. and ms. lee ask, they gave their son for this country and all they ask of this nation was to please let them have lex, the dog that their son loved so much. well, we all live here in washington in a bureaucratic world and there's some reason, i guess, for that. but the marine corps said to the family that lex has two more years of service before he can be retired. i heard about this story and i

mr. speaker, i'm very happy to say very clearly that the government as detailed in the successive intelligence and security committee report did follow up both in terms of our own system, the way in which the practices were taken forward. it's also in ways which i set out on the -- what happened. we documented what didn't happen and what should have happened, not in respect to an individual case but in terms of training and guidance for officials. that new orleans we are in a much stronger position today than we were in 2001, 2002. and and we keep it under review and i think the publication of the current guidance which is currently in front of the i.s.c. will be an important occasion for not the whole house but for the whole country to see. >> can i join with him and others in congratulating the security services on their

mr. speaker injury happy to see clearly the government has detailed in the success of intelligence and security committee reports did follow up both in terms of our own system the way in which the practices were taken forward. also in ways i think i should set out in a letter and i would be happy to do that what happened. it is also documented what didn't happen and what should have happened not with respect to the individual case but example of training and guidance for officials. that means we are in a stronger position today than we were in 2001, 2002. we always keep it under review and the publication of the current guidance which is currently in front will be an important occasion for not just the whole house that the country to see the way that is taken. >> can i join with him and others in congratulating the

mr. speaker. for the to the question ahead of the european council, could the prime minister confirm that any negotiations for the greek economy would be completely confined to your countries and have no impact on the u.k.? >> mr. speaker, i've already said that there is internatiinternational support available for countries as set up by the g-20 summit in london in april. data support that is able to be drawn on at an international level. if the euro area was to move ahead with the proposal, that is for the euro area. >> thank you, mr. speaker. recent research has shown that over 70 percent of blind and partially sighted people are unable to access health information. would he agree to meet me at the delegation so we can address provisions that could address the shameful inadequacy? >> mr. speaker, gp's are red required under relevant legislation to make reasonable adjustments to the written information for patients with a visual impairment. the equality bill also contains legislation that would

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i appreciate the privilege to address you here on the floor and i appreciate the dialogue that came from my colleagues the previous hour discussing this health care issue that has so consumed this nation. we are now on the eastbound of the six-hour meeting that is scheduled at the blair house that the president has invited both democrats and republican leadership to join. and mr. speaker, i came to the floor to talk about this issue and help to put it in a perspective so that as the american people watch what's going to happen tomorrow, they understand it in perhaps a better perspective than they might other wise. now, i would lay it out this way, there are two points, mr. speaker, that need to be addressed by democrats. and these are significant points of vulnerability where there has been a persistent criticism from the public. they have made the point that of all of the agonizing national debate that has taken place on health care, that the democrats have been first of all

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i enjoyed a pint of porter and a game of darts as much as any old italian. [laughter] >> but they're the so mary ann's. [laughter] >> have asked my right honorable friend to strain every sin you to try to cheat at international agreement on a robin hood tax, bearing in mind we all know who, in this house, speaks for the sheriff of nottingham. [laughter] >> mr. speaker, i cannot beat the humor which my honorable friend brings to this occasion. and when the leader of the opposition is having a pint of guinness and playing darts he might consider this, there's growing support across the world just as there was growing support to do with the recession in a way he wouldn't propose to do with the, growing support like global lever that will put the place of financial institutions firmly at the global level and make a contribution to society. that is the way forward. the global levy, global banking organization, global financial institutions working together. i hope the opposition can see beyond europe to support a global action. >> order. order. statement of the p

mr. speaker. that really is what we needed. that really and truly is what we needed. we needed to have an agreement from the president and from the democratic majority to start over. to reject this bill that the american people, what, 70%, mr. speaker, had rejected and they want us to start over and they know now that we have great republican ideas that were articulated, i can't go through a litany of all the members there, i think there were 18 or 20, including house and senate republicans, dr. tom coburn talked about medical liability reform, senator alexander spoke eloquently, our own dr. boustany from this body did a great job representing our doctors. we know now what's in store for us. i want to just say to my colleagues and to my friends back home, let's don't give up the fight. if this is what they want to do, if this is what the democratic majority wants to do, this is what the president insists on, they're going to pay the consequences politically. unfortunately, that's not the greatest

mr. speaker. my right honorable friend is only too aware we have regrettably too many war widows to whom this country owes a great deal. with the promise that any administration he runs to stop any suggestion to make these people, these are a people worse off by the tax system for not being married to? >> there should be no -- there should be no discrimination against the windows, no discrimination against those who have been abandoned by their partners. and that is why we have a system of individual taxation and we have special allowances for widows. i would hesitate to say that the proposal for a married couples or married allowed would be there to was or people that have been abandoned by their partners. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last year the noble lord mandelson launched a 1 billion pounds strategic investment fund. it was designed to help industries right across the country. the prime minister struggled with 50,000 pounds earlier but let me tie him with this particular number. why is that 9

mr. speaker. they respect what you say.ou believe that barack obama, the president of the united states has the same mind set as a fidel castro? >> no, no, no. >> bill: that he wants to seize private property? he wants the government to regulate everybody's life? do you really believe that? >> wait, wait, wait. you just took a big jump. fidel castro is a totalitarian communist. i don't believe that president obama in any way is like fidel castro. but i do believe he is an exactly the tradition of the french socialist or the italian socialist or the german socialist. he would have been very comfortable in the social democratic party in germany. i think he would have been very comfortable in the pre-tony blair labor party in great britain. i think he represents a strain of left-wing big government. government is smart. you're stupid. government should decide everything. you're not capable of it. and let's look at his policies. listen to his rhetoric. this is somebody who really does believe that if you are in private enterpri

mr. speaker -- violence. he leading palestinian journalists alongside their israeli parts pays tribute to this body and its speaker realizing the link between democracy and a free and dynamic free press. you have taken a step toward the enhancement of this media coverage and its complicated issues by the enhancements of the journalism practice here. in appreciation for your effort and a commitment to this democratic process on this the 19th day of january, 2010, we thank you. >> thank you very much. >> chairman of the defense and foreign affair committee, deputy minister, deputy speaker of the knesset, i welcome you to the shrine of israel's democracy, the israeli parliament, the kene set. -- kene set. i think it is very important one. israelis the jewish democratic state and by this very definition, we have a conflict. conflict that we stand behind. the conflict between the idea of a jewish state with the right of return to the jewish state only to jews while we have here among us people who were born in the

mr. speaker allow me. irst of all, speaker rivlin is one of israel's most senior political leaders and i would venture to say one of the most respected. his determent speaker of the knesset has been marked by the commitment to the democratic process and we really thank you. i have here a letter for you, and i hope that you will recognize this today as a historic day and i'm going to read to you what it says. to the honorable rivlin on the professional pies report i am membership of the mideast press club it is my privilege to extend our gratitude and appreciation for hosting this historic session at the knesset. the press club initiative of the media blind news agency was created out of the need to foster communication and cooperation among professional journalists regardless of and in spite of the political climate. based on the axiom that the complete story cannot be written lse rusheed this eaks to write that story has access to all sides. committees press club was created at a time when israeli and pale

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dam speaker, i send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 235, resolved that when the house adjourns on any legislative day from tuesday, february 9, 2010, through saturday, february 13, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its majority leader on his designee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on monday, february 22, 2010, on until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, which ever occurs first. and that when the senate recesses or adjourns on any day from wednesday, february 10, 2010, through sunday, february 14, 2010, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its majority leader or his designee it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on monday, february 22, 2010, or such other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn

mr. speaker. last year the noble lord mandelson launched a 1 billion pounds strategic investment fund. it was designed to help industries right across the country. the prime minister struggled with 50,000 pounds earlier but let me tie him with this particular number. why is that 90 percent of that fund doesn't help industry across the country? 90% is then given to labor constituencies. >> mr. speaker, the purpose of all our measures in the recession is to help industry and business out of recession. 300,000 businesses have been held in all constituencies of the country. the only difference between us is they oppose all our measures and we took action to get us out of recession. and we are taking the action to keep us out of recession while the conservatives don't have a clue what the we do in 2010. >> does the prime minister welcomed the proposals for licensing and planning concerning houses in multiple occupation that were announced last week? we urge the authorities such as in southampton to make or use of the pounds of milk and? >> i know my auto friend has taken this issue up on ma

mr. speaker allow me. first of all, speaker rivlin is one of israel's most senior political leaders and i would venture to say one of the most respected. his determent speaker of the knesset has been marked by the commitment to the democratic process and we really thank you. i have here a letter for you, and i hope that you will recognize this today as a historic day and i'm going to read to you what it says. to the honorable rivlin on the professional pies report i am membership of the mideast press club it is my privilege to extend our gratitude and appreciation for hosting this historic session at the knesset. the press club initiative of the media blind news agency was created out of the need to foster communication and cooperation among professional journalists regardless of and in spite of the political climate. based on the axiom that the complete story cannot be written lse rusheed this eaks to write that story has access to all sides. committees press club was created at a time when israeli and pal

mr. speaker, thank you. >> good to be with you. >> greta: did you see the protesters at the summit?if you didn't you will. griff jenkins has it all on tape only for you. plus our town hall panel. you loved them so much last night they are around tonight for round two. they watched today's summit. are they sold? find out, next. ( sneeze ) transform drinks you want, into cold medicine you need. introducing fast crystal packs. a new way from alka-seltzer plus to... get cold and flu relief in a taste-free, fizz-free powder. alka-seltzer plus. hi, i need to remove one of these thingies. half-inch ratchet, three-quarter standard socket. from one of these rascals. 3/4" deep well. - and i can't reach it. - 12-inch extension. because this big 'ole grizzly bear is in the way. universal joint. my man. the largest tool selection in america... and the people who know them best. come in now and find all mechanics tool sets... and tool storage on sale. sears. life. well spent. . >> greta: it was a bipartisan summit with bipartisan protesting. griff jenkins takes to you the heart of the action. >>