mr. thompson. please join me in welcoming sheriff lee baca. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, thank you. i thank ranking member thompson and your committee for this hearing today. moreover, i would like to thank secretary janet napolitano and the department of homeland security f the support los angeles has received regarding combatting violent extremism. the los angeles county sheriff's department has long been a leader in the development of relationships with the various ethnic, cultural and religious communities that thrive in the los angeles area. we have established strong bonds through continuing outreach and physical presence and important

mr thompson are you there. can you hear me there sorry we lost the connection a little earlier. i can hear you fine great now i am i seeing a little earlier that you took part in the cleanup operation at the three mile island nuclear power plant that happened in pennsylvania back in one hundred seventy nine can you give us an idea of what those faceless fifty those engineers are going through at the moment in fukushima. i would say three mile island. first just a few days after the accident but it's am i right it was still pretty much because the arctic scene was this senior surveillance technician at that site was the person in charge of changing the. charcoal filters. gases critical it's from. what the people in japan are going it's kind of hard to tell but there's no one has access to them as far as i. i fear for their safety or for their lives but what about you you were presumably risking your life. well. as a health physics technician i think we are better equipped than most people to deal with radiation exposure we're the ones who you see with the little meters making sur

mr. thompson. please join me in welcoming sheriff lee baca. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, thank you. i thank ranking member thompson and your committee for this hearing today. moreover, i would like to thank secretary janet napolitano and the department of homeland security for the support los angeles has received regarding combatting violent extremism. the los angeles county sheriff's department has long been a leader in the development of relationships with the various ethnic, cultural and religious communities that thrive in the los angeles area. we have established strong bonds through continuing outreach and physical presence and important events to every community. therefore i would caution that to comment only on the extent of radicalization in the muslim american community may be viewed as singling out a particular section of our nation. this makes a false assumption that any group is prone to radicalization than others. according to information provided by the congressional research service, there have been 77 total terror plots by domestic non-muslim per

mr. thompson. please join me in welcoming sheriff lee baca. >> thk you very much. mr. chairman, thank you. i thank ranking member thompson and your committee for this hearing day. moreover, i would like to thank secretary janet napolitano and the department of homeland security for the support los angeles has received regarding combatting violent extremism. the los angeles county sheriff's department has long been a leader in the development of relationships with the various ethnic, cultural and religious communities that thrive in the los angeles area. we have established strong bonds through continuing outreach and physical presence and important events to every community. therefore i would caution that to comment only on the extent of radicalization in the muslim american community may be viewed as singling out a particular section of our nation. this makes a false assumption that any group is prone to radicalization than others. according to information provided by the congressial research service, there have been 77 total terror plots by domestic non-muslim perpetr

mr. david thompson is going to speak, and he is somewhat hard of hearing, so he has asked that i stand next to him in case you have questions. president olague: that is fine. no worries. >> good afternoon, commissioners. if you have any questions, i think miss houton can interpret for me. a month to discuss one thing -- parking. that is not a new subject for you, i am sure. however, i think presidents are sometimes very dangerous. i have been the property owner at 276569 filbert st. for almost 40 years. i think i've probably owned that property longer than any of us on the street. last year, and in 2007 and 2008, there was a big dustup when somebody came in and bought a house that had deteriorated up the street from where we were. and they whipped it down and added two flores and four bedrooms. and they did not add any parking. that was a very sore point for me. it was a very contentious issue with the number of houses on the street. i am sensitive to the subject. when we had a presentation to the commission, one of the commissioners asked -- i believe it was the plan -- isn't there somethi

mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. today as you know we're here to receive testimony from secretary napolitano about the dhs budget request for fiscal year 2012. while keenly interested in the programs and plans that the secretary has in minds for the next fiscal year, there are two potentially devastating developments outside this budget request that demands attention. first, there is the matter of the fiscal year 2011 budget. the 112th congress has not produced any of the 12 appropriations bills needed to fund the government. instead, to keep the government operating, the house leadership has chosen to kick the can down the road with continuing resolution after continuing resolution. hr-1 as approved by the house would reduce funding for the department of homeland security by $1.1 billion, or 3% in the middle of the fiscal year. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have consistently emphasized the business community's need for predictability and certainty. yet this same principle does not seem to extend to th

mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. as we begin today's hearing, i want to take a moment to thank you for agreeing to my request to invite representative dingell and sheriff baca. these witnesses will add to the committee's understanding of the outreach and cooperation between the muslim community and government officials. i want to reiterate, however, my belief that a hearing on the linkage between extreme ideology and violent action to be a broad-based examination. yesterday the fbi made an arrest in a roo cent martin luther king day bombing attempt. news reports identified a suspect as a member of the same white supremacist group that influenced oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. i urge you, mr. chairman, to hold a hearing examining the homeland security threat posed by anti-government and white supremacist groups. as the committee on homeland security, our mission is to examine threats to this nation's security. a narrow focus that excludes known threats lacks clarity and may be myopic. i understand that our pers

mr. thompson. mr. thompson p.c. e.a.s. service works. two parents, real quick, one in pennsylvania was on e.a.s., needed it to get deployments up and what's happened, it's been successful. it's now off of e.a.s. the program works. these folks are operating without that. another place in pennsylvania, their deployments are growing at this point. they're on the right track. e.a.s. is serving the correct purpose. if e.a.s. stops an ends, here's what ends in that area, private sector jobs totaling $9 million in payroll. and $28.8 million in economic activity. i do my best, i encourage the support of this service, i think it's very important for rural america. mr. mica: i agree to the gentleman, i yield -- mr. shuster: i adepree with the gentleman and yield to mr. berg. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. berg: i am incredibly concerned about the provision in this bill that would phase out essential air service. e.a.s. is critical to large states like my own. rural regions rely on it for transportation. airports like ja

mr. thompson: i i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute without objection. mr. thompson: my constituents are perplexed with washington, mr. speaker. the public demands washington tighten its belt. despite this year's $1.6 trillion deficit, the president refuses to change course and reduce spending. president obama created the bipartisan national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform by executive order. the commission's mission, according to the executive order, was to, quote, i'd foy policies to improve fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run. unfortunately, the president's f.y. 2012 budget ignores every essential observation and proposal advanced by the commission, doubles debt held by the public by the end of its term while adding on $13 trillion in new debt. erskine bowles, the democratic chairman of the fiscal commission stated the white house budget goes nowhere near they will have to go to restore our fiscal

mr. thompson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you mr. hackbarth for being here. in your march 2010 report, you state that medicare is a single largest payer in regard to medicare -- in regard to health care and you also going to say that for the next decade, that cost is going to slow vis-À-vis the previous decade i think was you are looking at 6% growth between now and 2019. it was almost 10% in the past decade, and i'm assuming that part of that reason is because of a health care reform legislation that was passed. now the idea was to pass legislation that -- and at the same time creating better care, better health and lower cost. and there was a very interesting article in the national journal, i think it was last friday, that that is entitled adept orioles and they state that whether it wants to or not the health care system would reinvent itself. the health care laws is a clearinghouse of sorts for policies that have circulated among health health care analysr years but struggle to gain traction, and isn't the truth of the matter th

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate penn state university on the 20th anniversary of the undergraduate exhibition. last year the house passed house resolution 1654, a measure expressing support for the designation of the week of april 1 1, 2011, as undergraduate research week. this week recognizes the importance of undergraduate research that encourages colleges and universities, businesses and other organizations to recognize the occasion. it is fitting that this week coincides with penn state's 20th undergraduate exhibition scheduled april 12 and 13. penn state's undergraduate exhibition communicates and celebrates these same priorities that research and development of critical thinking are fundamental to american competitiveness and our successed a a -- as a nation. penn state continues to thrive as one of the top research universities in the country. it is through programs such as the undergraduate exhibition which encourages participation of undergraduate students in research and creati

mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.day as you know we're here to receive testimony from secretary napolitano about the dhs budget request for fiscal year 2012. while keenly interested in the programs and plans that the secretary has in minds for the next fiscal year, there are two potentially devastating developments outside this budget request that demands attention. first, there is the matter of the fiscal year 2011 budget. the 112th congress has not produced any of the 12 appropriations bills needed to fund the government. instead, to keep the government operating, the house leadership has chosen to kick the can down the road with continuing resolution after continuing resolution. hr-1 as approved by the house would reduce funding for the department of homeland security by $1.1 billion, or 3% in the middle of the fiscal year. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have consistently emphasized the business community's need for predictability and certainty. yet this same principle does not seem to extend to the p

mr. thompson hoping to assure me of all this fracking going on in texas. some have a famous name, what they are using besides water to take this gas out. they wouldn't answer. you didn't hear anything more about it. as a citizen, i'm sorry but i just do not trust my government anymore to tell me the truth. >> he touches on a point that has been controversial there's still a way to go. a lot of these companies are reluctant to reveal the formulas they use as they mix when they hydrofrack. there's congress to require more. some of the chemicals part of the drilling process jekted into the wells are carcenogenic. this photo is a rig. it's meant to show the level of production my apologize for the radio audience. this is a graph put together along the way. explain what this is all about what's new are advancements and how to do it. the high volume occurs to how much water they use and how much gas they are able to get out of a shale. the thin band of rock in that graphic is where these bubbles of gas are captured. pushing the water to break up that formation.

mr. thompson. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you secretary. it's good to see you. i appreciate your testimony. out of all the pages, the small section on technical training as we talked about in the past, it's an area, i think, that is an area, there's nothing more important to the competitiveness of the work force. i think really, it's proven its salt in terms of outcomes. it's appropriate. i follow my good friend from iowa. i had the chance to spend a period of time with four impressive young people or persons from iowa who are involved in career and technical education from different fields. they shared with me some data that showed what those students in career and technical education how they outperformed and it's limited to that situation and how they outperformed in math and science because of the value of applied education. it really was apparent -- i just -- in america's competitivene competitiveness, with the retirement of baby boomers. it's a bit of a mixed message in your testimony. we are on the same page with technical education. harvard's pathway to

mr. thompson: this year alone, 110 rural airports in the continental united states were helped by this important program. these airports, like one in particular that i represent in crescent city, california, would simply not be in operation if it weren't for the e.a.s. program. this legislation would completely phase out the e.a.s. program for all airports in the lower 48 by 2014. this would be devastating for small businesses and a public safety disaster. now, i singled out crescent city airport in del norte county on the northwest coast of california because as we all know just a couple weeks ago we had a tsunami and crescent city was ground zero for that tsunami on the pacific coast. crescent city received about $40 million worth of damage. we lost a life. and all the roads were closed in and out of the area. the only way to get people in and out and some of those people critical public safety individuals, folks who came in to do assessments and to help out in this devastating time, were through our small airport. . this this program is lost, this will not be able to for small airports. we ha

mr. thompson. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you secretary. it's good to see you. i appreciate your testimony. out of all the pages, the small section on technical training as we talked about in the past, it's an area, i think, that is an area, there's nothing more important to the competitiveness of the work force. i think really, it's proven its salt in terms of outcomes. it's appropriate. i follow my good friend from iowa. i had the chance to spend a period of time with four impressive young people or persons from iowa who are involved in career and technical education from different fields. they shared with me some data that showed what those students in career and technical education how they outperformed and it's limited to that situation and how they outperformed in math and science because of the value of applied education. it really was apparent -- i just -- in america's competitivene competitiveness, with the retirement of baby boomers. it's a bit of a mixed message in your testimony. we are on the same page with technical education. harvard's pathway to

mr. thompson. >> thanks for calling us of this hearing. this $3.54 a gallon today. i come from a district i guess we started this whole situation with the drilling of oil within walking distance my district office in titusville i take exception with one of the comments made by one of my colleagues. i have to tell you there are families in independent travelers, small businesses, the controlling oil for generations for 151 years. so this is not a big oil is not an issue with me. this is about small businesses and jobs and energy security. just one quick note i thought was interesting to read the chart shown in terms of earnings for the reserves, the country with the next the closest burn rate to the lowest portrayed in the united states, the united states of a 330 million americans population, norway 4 million. so, the size probably does have a bearing on how much we use. my question -- those are all about the current -- one quick question that should be very easy and i will just open this to the panel is is there any renewable fuel which would take the place of oil

mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. the penn state dance marathon dance is a year long function to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. it's the largest philanthropy in the world with 300 dancers and more than 15,000 volunteers involved in the annual event. since 1997 the event has raised more than $78 million for the four diamond funds of penn state, hershey and diamond hospital. today it took place february 17-19. penn state-york broke its record. the largest amount it's ever raised and made it to the top 10 fundraisers among penn state campuses. it's helped to many families. this support for pediatric research has enabled survival rates to increase to 90%. i want to congratulate the penn state university i.f.c., the panoramic dance marathon on its success for the support of the four diamonds fund and the record breaking total for this year's event. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas ris

mr. thompson. >> thanks for calling us of this hearing. this $3.54 a gallon today.i come from a district i guess we started this whole situation with the drilling of oil within walking distance my district office in titusville i take exception with one of the comments made by one of my colleagues. i have to tell you there are families in independent travelers, small businesses, the controlling oil for generations for 151 years. so this is not a big oil is not an issue with me. this is about small businesses and jobs and energy security. just one quick note i thought was interesting to read the chart shown in terms of earnings for the reserves, the country with the next the closest burn rate to the lowest portrayed in the united states, the united states of a 330 million americans population, norway 4 million. so, the size probably does have a bearing on how much we use. my question -- those are all about the current -- one quick question that should be very easy and i will just open this to the panel is is there any renewable fuel which would take the place of oil i

mr. chairman, ranking member thompson, i came by today because i love love what america stands for. i love the pledge of allegiance. it means something to me. liberty and justice for all. i love the declaration of independence, all persons created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. i love the constitution, a copy of which i hold in my hand. we the people is what it says. and then it goes on to say with this very first amendment, the very first amendment, congress shall make no law representing an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. by the way, this clause recognizes religion first. it is the first of the first, the first. and i want you to know not only do i love america, i love the american people. i love them regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, or sexuality. i love the american people. and because i love the american people i want to say in clear and concise terms i have no problem with discussing terrorist organizations that are rooted in religion, which is why i want to discuss the k.k.k.

president and chief economist worker fred kubik, stephens and thompson. 1995 and 96 he serves as the chief economist for the united states congress. mr. webster received his mba from northwestern university's keller graduate school of management and a ba in economics from the university of montana. ..some of you have seen me talk but most of you don't. so let me just give you a real brief history of the last couple years of my forecasting record. the past two years have been some of the best forecasting i have ever done in my career. which spans close to 30 years. 2008 was the worst year of forecasting. i have ever done. in fact, i thought we would avoid a recession in 2008. i really did. i'll talk about that in just a minute. but just in case you go on the web and look me up, you be find wesbury is clueless, he missed the recession, don't believe anything he says. et cetera. et cetera. but they don't say is that the past two years have been pretty darn good. now, that actually sets the stage for me this morning because the title of my talk is , did capitalism fail? and my belief is that our answer to that question will set the stage