mr. speaker brown and mr. speaker scott. >> good morning. my name is sharon and i'm vice chair of the district 11 council and a 4 year resident which is located in the heart of district 11. i do not come forward to test by earlier because my neighborhood has never seriously been in danger of being split into another district. but i wanted to take this last opportunity to speak, to publicly thank the task force for not just listening to the public, but to actually hearing all the folks who came to testify. and for your commitment to keeping neighborhoods whole. for you reuniting the other neighborhoods that were split 10 years ago. i also wanted to thank the consultants and kay for all their work in getting the draft maps and the boundaries up on the website so quickly. and lastly i would like to thank any fellow council members who came to testify so passionately but respectfully for their neighborhoods in district 11. so far we have only lost population in those areas we all agreed to sacrifice to keep district 11 whole. it is an honor to s

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida. ms. brown: thank you, mr. speaker and members of the house. i rise today as the house of representatives returns from memorial day events around the country to honor our nation's service members and their families. on behalf of a grateful nation, i want to thank our men and women for their sacrifice to defend the defend of freedom we all hold so dear. as the president -- as president obama has said, it is important to follow those words with deeds. that's what we must do, what we can -- why we must do what we can for veterans in past, present, and future conflicts. i am please to have had been a member of congress in 2009 when the democratic president, democratic house and democratic senate passed the largest budget in the history of the department of vet ans affairs. in addition, we made sure that the v.a. was not subject to the whims of government shutdowns and the subject of the health care budget of the v.a. to advance appropriations, removing the worries for our veterans that their health care would be ava

brown: mr. speaker. the chair: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes in support of her amendment. ms. brown: thank you, mr. speaker, and members of the house. i'm excited that finally we have an amendment that everybody can support. since everyone is supporting law enforcement. this amendment fully funds the emergency federal law enforcement assistance program in the amount of $20 million. this program was designed to help local government respond to extraordinary law enforcement emergencies after they have exhausted their own budgets. the emergency law enforcement assistance program authorized the attorney general to provide funds, equipment, training inteblings, and personnel to alleviate the financial impact of unforeseeable emergency law enforcement situations. this program was authorized in 1984 but ha not been funded since 1996. had it been funded, this program would have helped a community in my district in october of 2007, a 7-year-old girl, summer thomasson went missing

jayvon brown was seen in the 1300 mr. speaker block of colum. derek ward with more. >> reporter: we're here at the 1300 block of columbia road. police are hoping to find this young man. a family desperately wants to see this smiling face back in their home today and hope you can help. earlier police were out with a search dog, and they were scouring the neighborhood in the hopes of finding this young man. he was last seen in this area yesterday. we have a description. we want to show you that he is 3'4" tall, weighs between 45 and 50 pounds. he has brown eyes, black hair, and a medium complexion with a slim build. he was last seen wearing a green t-shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. blue jeans, and red and black shoes. the police aren't releasing a lot of information about the circumstances around his disappearance, but the concentration is on finding him. they're asking anyone with information about little jayvon brown call 202-727-9099 or the youth investigations division or branch at 202-576-6768. we'll have more information on this searc

speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. schmidt: mr. speaker, i rise today in honor and in memory of a very dear friend of mine and a very dear friend of browncounty, county commissioner rick eagen. rick's passion for community service spanned his entire life. he was a member of the rippley fire department for almost 30 years. he served 14 years in local law enforcement. he was also a former councilmember and vice mayor of rippley, ohio. but rick didn't stop there. he wanted to do momplet -- more. he wanted to be county commissioner because he felt he could lead the county forward. and so he ran for commissioner and lost. he ran again and lost. they say the third time's a charm, and rick decided to test that water and so in 2010 he threw his hat in the ring. unfortunately very early on he was involved in a very tragic automobile accident. one that nearly took his life. it took his leg. it took his ability to breathe. and he had a tracheotomy until a few weeks ago. he was in the hospital for nearly a year. he came out that august, campaigned, and miraculously won the election. his dream came true and he began to serve his community in another

mr. brown accused "the sun" attacking into his son's medical records to get the story. and that wasn't true. >> it wasn't accurate speakerso, sir. >> but that's quite important because it plays into something else that is concerning me, which i'm just going to dwell upon. if i have taken a question from mr. jay, just to bed. mr. brown was concerned that information which he thought was private had entered the public domain. and he felt that the way that that must have happened is that "the sun" got hold of his records in some way. that's what he was saying, is that right? >> that's what he said in july 2011. >> yes. now, you knew that, go back one step. first of all, if you don't know anything of how you got the story, it's not unreasonable, is it, to believe that if private details of your child's condition being put into public domain, they could only have come from medical records. because diagnosis, medical detail. so it's not an unreasonable view to form? >> he formed to that view, or he came to that assumption in 2011, and in 2006, in november 2006, way before "the sun" published the story, we discussed the story di

mr. brown accused "the sun" attacking into his son's medical records to get the story. and that wasn't true. >> it wasn't accurate speakerso, sir. >> but that's quite important because it plays into something else that is concerning me, which i'm just going to dwell upon. if i have taken a question from mr. jay, just to bed. mr. brown was concerned that information which he thought was private had entered the public domain. and he felt that the way that that must have happened is that "the sun" got hold of his records in some way. that's what he was saying, is that right? >> that's what he said in july 21. >> yes. now, you knew that, go back one step. first of all, if you don't know anything of how you got the story, it's not unreasonable, is it, to believe that if private details of your cild's condition being put into public domain, they could only have come from medical records. because diagnosis, medical detail. so it's not an unreasonable view to form? >> he formed to that vie or he came to that assumption in 2011, and in 2006, in november 2006, way before "the sun" published the story, we discussed the story directl

brown 13, me four! the idea, four! the idea that there was some agreement that in return for their support we would somehow allow this merger to go through is simply not true. >> mr. speaker, the reason why it was essential for the prime minister to come to the house today is that the culture secretary is in clear breach of the code. the prime minister stands by and does nothing. he asks why this matters. because we immediate people that will stand up for the families, not the rich and powerful. host: let's go back to this story and how it has touched the royal family, british government, party leaders, business leaders and one of the wealthiest individuals in europe, rupert murdoch. guest: exactly. what started as a tabloid story has now exposed really the closeness of the top of government with rupert murdoch and his entourage really. and we've heard extraordinary stories of how david cameron, the prime minister, rode horses with rupert murdoch's top british executive rebecca brooks. he was flown on private jets by rupert murdoch's son-in-law. this whole thing has shown how prime ministers, dating back to margaret thatcher, have bent over backwards to court his influenc

brown, 13 me, for. -- 13, me, 4. the idea that there was an agreement and we work allowing this merger to go through is not true. >> mr. speaker, the reason why it is essential for the prime minister to come to the house today is that the culture secretary is in clear breach of the ministerial -- and the prime minister stands by and does nothing. he asks why this matters. it matters because we need a government that stands up for families, not their rich and powerful. he is failing that test. host: let us go back to this story and how it has touched the royal family. >> follow this online at c- span.org. we go live to portsmouth, virginia. we are with mitt romney and congressman -- congresswoman teselle bachmann. -- michele bachmann. live coverage here on c-span. ♪ >> good morning. [applause] good morning. this is what victories looked -- this is what victory looks like. take a look around. we're all here together to have a welcome party here for the next president of the united states, president mitt romney. [applause] i am honored to be able to be here to introduce not only governor bob mcdonnell, the dow average was governo

mr. brown accused "the sun" attacking into his son's medical rerds to get the stor. and that wasn't true. >> it wasn't accurate speakerso, sir. >> but that's quite important because it plays into somein else that is concerning me, which i'm just going to dwell upon. if i have taken a question from mr. jay, just to bed. mr. brown was concerned that informatn which he thought was private had entered the public domain. and he felt that the way that that must have happened is tt "the sun" got hold of his records in somway. that's what he was saying, is that right? >> that's what he said in july 2011. >> yes. now, you knew that, go back one step. first of all, ifou don't know anything of how you got the story, it's not unreasonable, is it, to believe that if private details of your child's condition being put into public domain, they could only have come from medical records. because diagnosis, medical detail. so it's not an unreasonable view to form? >> he formed to that view, or he came to that assumption in 2011, and in 2006, in november 2006, way before "the sun" published the story, we discussed the story directly with