undocumented, she said the next day, the class was going to go to hawaii instead of japan. >> stephen: wow. >> her name is mrs. denny. >> stephen: you ruined their trip. [laughter] you ruined a life-changing trip for those kids. >> i owe that class, to this day, they don't know why they had to go to hawaii instead of japan, but mrs. denny, that was... she's been a part of it. i've been referring to it as... referring to her as part of my 21st century underground railroad. teachers, pastors. >> stephen: that's the problem. that's the problem. >> why is that a problem? >> stephen: listen to me, because she enabled a crime. okay. >> no. >> stephen: there are people out there who are enabling guys like you to stay in the united states. >> yes. >> stephen: skip the normal process. >> but as you know, even your president, george w. bush, he knew that the immigration system was broken in 2006 when he gave a prime time speech on. this so people like him have said that the system is broken. >> stephen: that's why we voted him out of office, sir. that's why we voted bush out of office. made a huge mistake, there. so wh

undocumented, she said the next day, the class was going to go to hawaii instead of japan. >> stephen: wow. >> her name is mrsdenny. >> stephen: you ruined their trip. [laughter] you ruined a life-changing trip for those kids. >> i owe that class, to this day, they don't know why they had to go to hawaii instead of japan, but mrs. denny, that was... she's been a part of it. i've been referring to it as... referring to her as part of my 21st century underground railroad. teachers, pastors. >> stephen: that's the problem. that's the problem. >> why is that a problem? >> stephen: listen to me, because she enabled a crime. okay. >> no. >> stephen: there are people out there who are enabling guys like you to s

mr. stephen's about municipalities and how difficult it will be defined. what about corporations for the short-term money? if there is an adequate place, what kind of consequence he says that have? the nav is more than investors not wanting to invest. the nav break in the dollar will have an impact on the economy and on jobsite%. is that accurate? >> there's no question in my mind about that, congressman. a commercial paper market represents spending for payroll, represents spending for inventories, represents spending that is essential to maintain employment. if corporations -- about market constricts greatly, corporations cost of financing does that. ability to tap the short-term markets is compromised. it's going to have a real impact on operations. so it is an example of how embedded money market funds have become in the broader economy. but we've said over and over again in meeting after meeting as let's address whatever reforms are needed here, but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. >> if i could just interject two things. one is that i

mr. stephen lord, mr. gerry orr, mr. raffi ran is that former director of security at the tel aviv ben- gurion airport. and inspector william parker is the commander of amtrak police department's k-9 unit. we appreciate you being here as well call witnesses will be sworn in before they testify. please rise if you would then raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you, you may be seated. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. we would appreciate if you limit your verbal testimony to 5 minutes or less. your entire written statement will be entered into the record. with that, we'll start with mr. salmon. >> good morning. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the transportation security administration responsibility regarding perimeter security at u.s. commercial airports. i would like to emphasize three points -- first, every

(laughter and applause) >> i can do that. >> stephen: maybe next time. thank you, mr. edelman. georgetown, university. don't go anywhere, peter edelman. we'll be right back! we'll be right back! (cheers and applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (cheers and applause). >> stephen: thank you very much! wow. you guys do that so well victim you do it twice. (laughter) folks, the bitter partisan wrangling in washington over our nation's finances has hit rock bottom. the president is blaming house republicans. john boehner is pointing fingers at the president and joe biden is locked in the heated bad l with a vend magazine that won't release his teddy gram. but last night in his televised presponse to john boehner, the president stooped to a new, new low. >> a predecessor of mine maid the case for a balanced approach by saying this: "would you rather reduce deficits and interest rates from raising revenue from those who are not now paying their fair share or bold you rather accept larger budget deficits, higher interest rates and unemployment?" those words were spoken by ronald reagan. >> stephen

mr. stephen lord is the director of the government accountability office. mr.jerry orr is the aviation director at the charlotte douglas international airport. mr. rafi ron is a president new age security solutions and the former director of securities tel aviv in carrion airport and inspector william parker is the commander of amtrak police department k-9 unit and we appreciate you being here as well. pursuant to committee rules all witnesses will be sworn in before they testify. please rise if you will and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or from the testimony you are about to get this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion we would appreciate if you would limit your verbal testimony to five minutes or less. your entire written statement will be entered into the record. so with that we will start with mr. sammon and you are recognized for five minutes. >> good morning chairman chaffetz, ranking me

mr. edelman? (cheers and applause) thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you. >> stephenw, sir, let's get your c.v. out here. you battled poverty for over 50 years. you worked as a legislative assistant for robert kennedy in the senate. >> yes. >> stephen: assistant secretary of health and human services in the clinton administration where you resigned over welfare reform. >> yes. >> stephen: okay, and now you're writing a book about the battle with poverty and the future of that struggle in america. we've won the war on poverty, haven't we? >> no. >> stephen: i read this report. there aren't any poor people anymore. (laughter) why can't we just, you know, call the troops home and beat our plow shares back into swords? (audience reacts) >> i wish we could. you know, what about farm workers? california? >>> stephen: they have all the food they can eat, sir. okay, what's your next evidence? >> but do they have xboxs? >> stephen: no, because they're being hogged by all the rest of the poor! >> i see. >> stephen: now, the official classification for poor in the united states

mr. stephen is the director of the homeland security the government accountability office. mr. jerry orr is the aviation director at the charlotte douglas international airport. mr. rafi is the president of the new age security solutions and former director of the security televisa bulgarian airport, and it's inspector william parker is the commander of amtrak police department's k-9 unit appreciate you being here as well. pursuant to the committee rose all witnesses will be sworn in before they testify. please rise if you will and raise your right hand. >> the you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated. let the record reflect all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. should allow time for discussion we would appreciate if you would limit your verbal testimony to five minutes or less. you're entire written statement will be entered into the record. with that we will start with mr. sammon recognized for five minutes. >> good morning sherman chaffetz,

mr. parnell, thanks for sitting down with me today. >> glad to be here. thanks for having me on. >> stephen: should there be any limit on how much money corporations can give to influence our elections or to give directly to campaigns? >> i don't think so. money enables free speech. and if you are going to limit the ability of money to be spent to promote political speech are you necessarily limited political speech. >> stephen: i say if the founding fathers didn't want money in politics, why did they put their faces on our money? (laughter) >> that's a pretty good point. >> stephen: thank you. >> if you look at the first amendment it says freedom of speech. so we work to ensure that the first five words of the first amendment, congress shall make no law is, in fact, the way that, you know, things go. >> stephen: and what is the rest ruff that sentence? >> there is no rest of the that sentence. >> stephen: what is the rest of the first amendment. >> the first amendment, congress shall make no la law-- uh-- . >> stephen: congress shall make no law. >> congress shall make no law-- or freedom

mr. stephens? >> yes. and you can think about it this way.one is designed to make sure that there's not the first fund that wreaks the dollar. -- breaks the dollar. the liquidity facility is designed to if fund breaks a dollar for credit reasons to make sure it does not have a knock-on effect by making the markets in which other funds invest illiquid as a result of massive defections. it socializes not credit risk by any means, it socializes liquidity available to the industry, building it up over time and, essentially, dedicating it as a market maker particularly in the commercial paper markets where there's no one else who serves that function. that, it seems to me, was part of the lesson of the crisis that we need to make sure those markets function well because they're so essential for american businesses. and so the liquidity facility would allow a, if you will, money market funds to have an opportunity to exchange money good commercial paper for u.s. treasury obligations or cash that they then could, in turn, meet redemptions with and w

stephen. certain his assistant commissioner mr gates has also appeared they face questioning over this this cozy relationship between the press and the police stephenson also faced questions about his handling the police handling of this investigation into very hacking in two thousand and nine and he also admitted that no fewer than ten of the world journalists have worked in the met press office now a lot of people are suggesting that the taking of bribes of the alleged taking of arrives by police officers from the journalists is a symptom of essentially endemic corruption in the metropolitan police and the police all over the country i want to talk to some people about that and here's my report. ian tomlinson died in london's g. twenty protest in two thousand and nine after being pushed to the ground by p.c. simon hoggart how would said he'd been prevented from giving first aid by a bottle throwing more he later admitted happened john charles de minerva's short by police in a london underground station in two thousand and five officers allegedly leaked a report saying he'd fled from police c.c

about these very unfortunate events let's talk to radio host and author stephen lend-lease joining us on the line from chicago mr lemon either thanks a boeing are these awful events unfolding know you're watching your side of the pond as well and we've already heard unconfirmed claims by that group called themselves the helpers of the global jihad that this attack is a direct response to the presence of norwegian forces in afghanistan do you think that sounds like a realistic claim a realistic theory kerry written no numerous appearance numerous individuals falsely charged numerous official stories changed later evidence kerry give you some examples or that america and europe both world trade center on the syrian america we know about not all of the evidence is overwhelming you know i always were terrified so of was a thought was most people forget about the eight hundred ninety three warning. number of people were convicted i wrote about what she do rama so-called blind sheik he was completely innocent he got life in prison he was a former cia asset paper arguments about america he oklahoma city well i mean eig

about these very unfortunate events let's talk to radio host and author stephen leatherman is joining us on the line from chicago mr lemon either thanks if. these awful events unfold you know you're watching your side of the pond as well and we've already had unconfirmed claims by that group called themselves the helpers of the global jihad that this attack is a direct response to the presence of norwegian forces in afghanistan do you think that sounds like a realistic claim a realistic theory. karen i have written on numerous appearance numerous individuals falsely charged numerous official stories changed when i later evidence can i give you some examples both in america and europe both world trade center up on me is in america we know about matter whether the evidence is overwhelming that the nine eleven attack itself was a false flag most people forget about the nineteen ninety three bombing. i mean number of people were convicted i wrote about one shape durometer in the so-called blind sheikh he was completely innocent he got life in prison he was a former cia asset they were i him to america he oklahoma city

mr. colbert you may form your pac and proceed as the commission has advised in this opinion. >> stephen:o! i can have superpac! whoo! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: come on! yeah, bab baby. now i realize that some of these balloons look a little ripe. that's because we put them up there 60 days ago when we first filed for the advisory opinion along with a flock of free speech doves. so (laughter) i had won the vote folks, but i would not officially have a superpac until my papers for the superpac were filed with the secretary of the fec. >> no superpac yet. still no superpac. no, oh, it's just a handshake. no superpac yet. paperwork's still to come. and superpac! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you very much. newly and superpacked t was time to head outside and address the colbert supernation. hello, nation. >> hello! >> stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: i am here to represent your voice. so please quiet down so we can all hear what you have to say with my mouth. (laughter) >> stephen: fill owe americans, ladies and yes, supporters, friends, and federal employees with ext

mr. colbert comes to washington to make a point about campaign finance regulation. today comedian stephen colbert won approval from the federal election commission to start his own political action committee. the colbert super pac will allow the tv host to raise unlimited cash from conformations and individuals. the recent supreme court ruling allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. >> some people have cynically asked if this some kind of joke? i for one don't think that participating in democracy is a joke. i don't think that wanting to know what the rules are is a joke. >> the cash will be used to support or oppose candidates in the 2012 elections. the commission also said colbert can use his tv show's resources to boost his pac but he has to disclose some of the major expenses as contributions from the show's corporate owners. >>> a zero tolerance law is about to go into effect in virginia. shawn yancy has that and more on your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight you might be surprised to hear d.c. drivers are on board with red light cameras. no. 5, a new

mr. yates looked and he didn't think there was anything new. >> stephen mccabe. nicola blackwood. >> your formal request to mr. yates was regarding your do, i wonder if you have any off the record discussions which might have given him a suggestion as to the crammers which you prefer that he used in his review of? any discussions? any informal remarks he might have given him that would've suggested him on this particular issue? any informal remarks that you might remember having with him about this investigation. >> no, i don't think -- we had a discussion on the telephone that i would've asked him to pick it up. >> À la michael, final question. >> i never occasions to senior members of your team, i think i quote you quickly, senior chief constable. achieve constable is in charge, or will you in the past in lancashire. these are members of your team. they are not independent chief officers of police in that sense, are they? they are accountable to you. the implication of what you said seems to suggest then that operates as a series of empires almost. would you lik

mr. colbert, you may form your own pac and proceed as the commission has advised in this opinion. >> stephen colbert was approved to form a pac by the federal election commission. colbert's pac allows him to use the resources of his parent company viacom to create ads for the upcoming election without having to report them.

mr. wallis? >> no. >> thank you. stephen mccabe. >> was he a friend of yours? and he had been -- where these were coming from? >> perfect that are worked out in retrospect the phone hacking i haven't actually. >> you never did? what you said in that e-mail, quote, have you spoken to mr. coulson since he was employed by mr. cameron? >> i have that at number 10. >> thank you. >> it was probably relatively early on. number two or three. >> about these matters? >> the counter-terrorism about police reform and all those matters that i ought to be interested in. >> have you spoken with mr. wallis before you did that? >> yes. but not about anything -- [talking over each other] >> the evidence you gave to as you mentioned when you did see the review in 2009 you felt that you were doing the minimum -- you had given the terror alerts at the time. can i ask whether you got that sense from the instructions that came from before? >> can i take you back to the evidence from the exchange? you interrupted my flow. i did start saying there's an element of that. i reiterate the

mr. wallis? >> no. >> thank you. stephen mccabe. >> was he a friend of yours? and he had been -- where these were coming from? >> perfect that are worked out in retrospect the phone hacking i haven't actually. >> you never did? what you said in that e-mail, quote, have you spoken to mr. coulson since he was employed by mr. cameron? >> i have that at number 10. >> thank you. >> it was probably relatively early on. number two or three. >> about these matters? >> the counter-terrorism about police reform and all those matters that i ought to be interested in. >> have you spoken with mr. wallis before you did that? >> yes. but not about anything -- [talking over each other] >> the evidence you gave to as you mentioned when you did see the review in 2009 you felt that you were doing the minimum -- you had given the terror alerts at the time. can i ask whether you got that sense from the instructions that came from before? >> can i take you back to the evidence from the exchange? you interrupted my flow. i did start saying there's an element of that. i reiterate the

stephen zack, president of the american bar association. with nearly 400,000 members, it is the largest volunteer professional membership organization in the world. mr. zack is the first hispanic american to serve as the president and the second to be born abroad. he was only 14 when his family emigrated from cuba under harrowing circumstances, including last minute detention by the secret police. he made it here. in two lines -- and two lines come to mind when i think of him. "this is my country, land of my choice. this is my country, here i found voice." what a voice it is. he earned his aba at the university of florida and he is now in their hall of fame. he is a partner in the miami office of the national law firm. his clients range from former vice president al gore to philip morris, to the national geographic society, and he is listed in the 2011 edition of the best lawyers in america. his cross-examination of an expert witness in bush vs. gore made the front page of "the new york times." he has a framed in his office. he was the youngest attorney and first hispanic to serve as president of the florida bar. he was chair of the ethics commissio

stephen colbert, apparently. my team of p.r. professionals tell me i have been on mr.f that. i put sean hannity on the the ridiculist a clip of me on air which was edited to change what i said. mr. colbert took issue and accused me of copying him. he went so far as to create something called the absurd you chart just to put me on it. look. >> you, sir, are nothing but a thief! because your segment, the ridiculist, is a clear ripoff of my on notice board. and for stealing my idea, i'm putting you and your ridiculis on my absurdu chart. >> words hurt, mr. colbert. words hurt. the idea that i'm copying you is redonculous. i cannot believe it you of all people say i am copying you when in fact, sir, that's right, sir, i'm going there, it has been you who has been koipg me for years. that's right. i said it. i you exhibit a. here you are on the cover of the current issue of "outside" magazine. like you ever go outside. but oh, wow, where could you have come up with the idea of being on the cover of "outside" magazine. could it be from me? one year ago, april 2010. there i a

what stephen colbert has been applying his comedic genius to in the last few moss, okaying mr.bert's only super pac. >> now the real work begins and i am reminded as we stand here as the pilgrims who on this very spot but in massachusetts filed their papers on plymouth pac to be free of the tyranny of king george who refused to allow even a corporate carving to be spent on u.s. presidential elections. of course, they'll others who say stephen colbert what will you do with that unrestricted super pac money? to which i say, i don't know. give it to me and let's find out. >> so why aren't the republican candidates raking it in so far this year? nate silver at the "new york times" today said even without all the numbers in yet it looks like all the republican candidates together as a group are raising about half of what they raised this time in the last election cycle. mitt romney's raised less than half of what he said he's raise by now. think about what's different now from the last time around. if you're a rich guy and you want to influence elections, why wouldn't you take the s

mr. colbert, you may form your pac and proceed as the commission has advised in this opinion. >> stephenrt was approved to form a pac yesterday. colbert's pac allows him to use his tv shows, air time, staff, and other resources to raise money for political candidates. afterwards, he celebrated outside with his fans. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm sorry to say we won. i am a superer pac, and so can you. >> afterward, colbert added, i don't accept the status quo, but i do accept visa, mastercard, and american express. he also added he's not doing it for neglect but personal gain. >> maybe a new house or swimming pool. >>> coming up, facebook ready to launch what mark zuckerberg calls something awesome. what it could be. >>> and workers at a local shelter devastated over what they had to do.

mr. colbert, you may form your pac and proceed as the commission has advised in this opinion. >> yes, that really was the real federal election commission granting stephen colbert permission to set up his political action committee. colbert super pac. it will join over 100 super pacs since the supreme court has ruled in favor. they ruled today that colbert can in effect advertise the colbert super pac on the show without treating the air time used to discuss the colbert air pac on the show as oy contribution from the network comedy central or its parent company, viacom. colbert contained himself and allowed his attorney to handle most of the questions. but once it was approved, the artist currently known as colbert returned to form. >> i am here to represent your voice, so please quiet down. so we can all hear what you have to say with my mouth. there will be others who say stephen colbert, what will you do with that unrestricted super pac money? to which i say, i don't know. give it to me and let's find out. because i don't know about you, but i do not accept limits on my free speech. i don't know about you, but i do not accept the status quo. but i do