mr. thompson? going through a healthcare crisis. suis interface, downstate ny, brookdale. we have to get involved first. it's important that a federal waiver come through. we all have to make sure that it happens. that's leadership. that keeps the hospitals open until we can create them as i proposed, a commission for brooklyn to allow for primary care. that keeps hospitals open. we cannot turn our backs on central brooklyn, rutland healthcare needs, and the mayor cannot sit on the sidelines. i would be out there working with the governor and others to keep those hospitals open. they are the lifeblood of central brooklyn and abrupt one. we see what happens across the city, not just st. vincent's but in queens when hospitals closed and created a healthcare crisis. >> before he give you time for a bottle, mr. wiener, do you think we should save to keep these >> you arepen? asking the wrong question. we are giving 20% to insurance companies. why? wide don't we have a single- payer system where we mana

mr. thompson. mr. wiener? we'll ween no. >> moderator: should, mr. thompson, should you be free to drink a beer on your own stoop? thompson: yes. >> moderator: mr. salgado? >> no beer at all. >> yes. >> yes, and in the park and on the beach too. [applause] >> yes. >> ms. quinn? >> yes. >> moderator: okay. let me ask one more. should helmets be hand for bike riders -- helmets be mandatory for bike riders? >> yes. >> it should be for city-sponsored program, and that's manager that will help us actually keep bike riders and pedestrians safe. >> moderator: ms. quinn? quinn: no. >> strongly encouraged but not mandatory. weiner: enough of a nanny state, no. >> moderator: thank you, candidates. let's get back to our central questions. the time is growing short, we're going to make sure that we do have time for closing statements, so if i interrupt, it is for that reason and that reason only. juan manuel. >> thank you. four years from now, eight years from now, what's going to be your legacy? with the pedestrian plazas and bike lanes and with smoking-free are

mr. thompson, see what you can do. >> have you ever met him?>> i have met jeffrey thompson. >> did you talk to him ever about all of this? >> i certainly tried. way before i started researching him --ticle, i ran into he was walking in and i actually said oh, mr. thompson come i am nikita stewart. i've been calling you. you never returned any of my calls. you think we can talk now? our member he said -- no. >> how this he? >> 58 years old. >> where is he from? savanna. he moved here with his father and of the siblings before he moved here -- he comes from a very large family -- and to have .is siblings had passed away his mother was very upset, according to several of her family members, and she just needed to get away. and she decided to come to d.c. to stay with relatives. and then the rest of her family followed her a few years later. >> how old was he when he came to the united states? >> he was only 19 is old. he had an education in jamaica. but nothing that would really transfer to the united states. so he had to basically start from scra

mr. thompson, see what you can do. you ever met him? >> i have met jeffrey thompson. yes. talk to u -- did you him at all ever about any of this? >> no, i certainly tried. way before i started researching him.article, i ran into a social event. there are many in washington, d.c. nikita mr. thompson, i'm stewart. i said do you think we could talk now? remember he said, no. >> how old is he? >> 58. is he from? >> from jamaica in the perish of st. elizabeth. >> how did he get to the united states? >> he moved here with his father other siblings before he moved here, his mother had come here. and two of his siblings passed away and she was upset according family members and she needed to get away. she decided to come to d.c. to and then theatives rest of her family followed her a few years later. how old was he when he came to the united states. >> he was only 19 years old. he -- he had an education in jamaica. nothing that would really united states. so he had to start from scratch and earn a g.e.d. and went to university of the district of columbia. >> who was the first pers

mr. thompson?cation and more schools and better schools better shape. i want my legacy to be new york city's education system being better. that the -- the achievement gap be closed as schools -- if you want to talk physical plans. that scoonts aren't closed any longer. we have turned the cools around that our young people are able to do college level work and able to get jobs. that our -- it's a physical plan, i would say school -- but the truth is it's education. >> moderator: mr. weiner? weiner: "the new york times" did a how they transform the skyline by shiny new market rate house. it's a wrong way to be loo at the city. it might not be things that go in -- he wanted to build a stadium open the west side and deathered while ground zerona didn't get redeveloped. we have to see health care, improve the school. things that don't go to i did ram ma on the front page but things citizen can touch and see are real. most new yorkers are watching the program will not be able to move to the market-raise

mr. thompson, i am nikita stewart. i've been calling you.you never returned any of my calls.i remember he said, no. >> how this he? >> 58 years old. >> where is he from? fromvanna.-- originally savannah, jamaica, in the parish of saint elizabeth. >> how did he get to the united states? >>he moved here with his father and of the siblings before he moved here -- he comes from a very large family -- and to have his siblings had passed away.-- two of his siblings had passed away. , according topset several of her family members, and she just needed to get away. and she decided to come to d.c. to stay with relatives. and then the rest of her family followed her a few years later. >> how old was he when he came to the united states? >> he was only 19 is old. he had an education in jamaica. but nothing that would really transfer to the united states. so he had to basically start from scratch your and he earned a ged and then he went to the university of the district of columbia. >> who was the first person he met in politics that paid off-- i do no

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you. mr. speaker, this week i have shared multiple accounts of testimony delivered before the bipartisan natural gas caucus during a field hearing last week in wanse port, pennsylvania. while i discussed job growth for the commonwealth, today i rise to share benefits to property owners who have leased above the vast marcellus natural gas -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. mr. faleomavaega: the house ill be in order. -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the gentleman may proceed. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, between 2008 and 2010, landowners in two rural counties in pennsylvania earned over $550 million. as of july, 2013, the lifetime royalties already drilled in these counties are projected to exceed $7 billion. property values in these counties have increased to a level greater than 47% of the nati

mr. thompson reaped political gains from those he awarded city business. routinely mr. for him to meet investment managers pursuing city business, sometimes within days of when the donors made their contributions to his campaign. so they have a number of examples here of people who raised money for you, whose sort of business associates raised money for you and then turned around and they got city business. pension business from your office. how do you respond to the story? >> in the end, the one thing the times tends to overlook is that i wasn't a sole trustee. the city comptroller, there are five pension boards. each of them have multiple trustees. >> but you are making recommendations as the comptroll ber who is -- as i understand it, the city comptroller's recommendations almost always win out. >> no, that is not true. as a matter of fact, the mayor chairs the bord boards of all pension funds. it isn't just me making recommendations. it's outside consultants who work for each of the boards. it's the trustees doing interviews of all the people who look into managed f

mr. thompson received a mere, paltry $4.1 million. but last year because of a significant raise, the c.e.o. of mcdonald's received $13.8 million. well, if mr. thompson can make $13.8 million as the head of mcdonald's, surely the workers at mcdonald's can make at least $10 an hour, not $7.25 an hour, not $8 an hour. david novak, the c.e.o. of yum, brands, owners of taco bell, pizza hut and kentucky fried chicken received over $44 million in stock option. if the company has enough money to give this gentleman $44 million in stock options maybe we can end starvation wages at yum foods. mr. president, in terms of the minimum wage, since 1968, the real value of the federal minimum wage has fallen by close to 30%. the purchasing power of the minimum wage has gone down by some 30% since 1968. if the minimum wage had kept up with inflation since 1968, it would be worth approximately $10.56 per hour today. mr. president, the issue that our young people working in fast foods are highlighting goes beyond the fast-food industry. and the reality i

mr. thompson, ranking member of the full committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. outten-mills -- hope i pronounced it -- okay. last fall the i report on the mr. salmond of equal employment opportunity commission complaints within tsa's legacy transportation threat assessment and credentialing office. now, in response to the allegations of favoritism and eeoc by, violations can inspector general recommend tsa establish an independent review panel through which legacy ttac employees could request a review of desk audit and reassignments. why did inspector general believe this recommendation was important? >> server, is that for me or -- >> vig. >> during our review of ttac, we found there was favoritism being shown for various effort employees. we found that ttac had, there's a formal tsa process in place for handling allegations and complaints, but within ttac they had developed a system that circumvented the formal process where employees, many of the employees were not even aware of what the tsa's formal process in the -- process until. as part of what we found w

mr. clark and ms. thompson. thank you for inviting us to talk about chemical security and the issue of the outliers such as in west texas. some of the earlier work that we had done has been presented and we are talking about the issues related to this and the outliers. the 2013 report on april 5, just one week before the explosion in west texas. we have continued to monitor the situation, including some discussions about some of the steps they are taking and some which the gentleman has outlined. so this includes aspects that we do not follow closely in the program. this may be one of the key examples. in terms of the security plan reviews, we found that dhs had a backlog of unapproved plants as mentioned. they have no streamline the process and i think it will still take several years to finish the inspections of facilities that have been tiered so far. we found that the program had increased its effort for the outreach and much of it was focused and it will represent the larger chemical facilities. nevertheles

mr. thompson, is that the installation was made between -- this is a very rough guess, april or may of 1970, and perhaps the end of the summer or early fall, 1970. are you aware of the devices installed in the executive office building of the president. >> yes, sir. at that time. >> fred thompson is what was a senator and actor and was the counsel for the republicans back then. where did you find alexander butterfield? >> guest: umm, oh, some of thement -- them we found through google or people who knew people. we put out the word that we were doing these. initially the nixon foundation -- the private nixon foundation provided the funding for the first group. i was upfront about what we were doing. i promised the things nixon foundation and the federal government we could a nonpartisan oral history program. >> host: we don't see you in the interviews. >> guest: that's by choice. i remember going an l.a. festival of the book, i listened to david hall we -- it was in 2005. before i got this job -- that job. i'm not there anymore. he was talking about the best interview. he said the best inter

mr. thompson. >> thank you. i hope i pronounced it ok. last fall, you reported on the mishandling of the equal opportunity complaints within tsa legacy and credentialing office. in response to allegations of favoritism and violations, inspector recommended the tsa establish an independent review panel, to which employees could request a review. the inspector general believe this recommendation was important? >> was that for me >> during our review, we found there was favoritism being shown for various different employees. we found there is a formal tsa process in place for handling allegations. 4g text, they had developed a system that circumvented the formal process, where many of the employees were not even what the tsa's former process entailed. as part of what we found was happening in the t-test, and fleas were being removed from -- employees were removed from their position. tsa started in 2010 a restructuring and realignment, which included legacy tea tax employees. in paste employees who years had been downgraded, when their posit

mr. thompson of california. >> gentleman from california is recognized for when it happened. >> i think the gentleman for yielding. it actually should be called the 40th time we have wasted the taxpayers'time and money act. this is a bill that is not new. we have seen it before. 39 times as a matter of fact. we know how it ends.this is juso dismantle the affordable care act. you have wasted too much time and too much money on this already. what we should be doing is working to make the aca better or spending our time trying to help pass some jobs legislation. cruelill is particularly because it hits the poorest among us the hardest. we have seen that movie before also. we saw it play out -- that is why we have this legislation. this is in response to a national crisis. this didn't come about by itself. hospitals and doctors and clinics -- all of our districts, they provided $100 billion a year in uncompensated care. families were one layoff away from not having access to healthcare. people with pre-existing conditions that occurred through no fault of their own -- maybe they had a bad lock

mr. thompson, for a statement that he may have. >> thank you very much. thank you very much, mr. chairman. i think our witnesses for their expected testimony. in the four months since this small town of west texas was shaken, shockwaves have been felt across the country here in washington and even at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. a scale of death and destruction has come under focus and americans have been forced to ask themselves some very tough questions could this type of event happened here in my community? you facilities with explosives or lethal chemicals pose a risk to my family and my home or my community. the likely response is maybe. and surely the federal government does. this west facility explosion undermines that sense of conflict. the firefighters who have gone in to do what they have been trained. fight a fire. this was a chemical fire fueled by ammonium nitrate and until these explosions in the department of homeland security did not know that the west plant even existed. we administer the risk-based program that requires facilities with threshold quantities of certa

thompson: mr. speaker, yesterday i addressed the impact of jobs on shale gas productions that documented in a recent hearing in pennsylvania with a bipartisan natural gas caucus hich i co-chair. the direct benefits to pennsylvania. from 2008 to 2010, pennsylvania established three leases for natural gas production on state forest lands. these leases have generated signing bonuses totaling $413 million and earned the state another $100 million in royalties. since 2007, a total of $1.7 billion in corporate taxes have also been paid. or in 2012 and 2013, the natural gas industry contributed $406 million in impact fees that are benefiting counties and communities across pennsylvania. by 2035, shale gas will contribute $42.4 billion annually to pennsylvania's economy, up from the $7.1 billion in 2010. mr. speaker, the economic impact from natural gas development in pennsylvania is exceeding all expectations. governor corbett and the pennsylvania state legislature are to be congratulated for their leader

mr. thompson of california introduced the final bill in the affordable care to eliminate the deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans. small employers are required to offer health plans. they want to do something for their employers. i am having the small employers being told -- >> of a small employers are required to do anything, whatever they do -- i don't see where the limitation would be. they don't have to do any in. they have to provide credible coverage, which means the minimum coverage. >> the issue here is i don't believe those hired to do about plans meet the minimal coverage that has been put into place. >> it if you are a small employer, you are not obligated to do anything. >> that's true. if it doesn't meet the requirements, the individual then goes to the exchange because it's too much out of pocket. i possess the requirement. so the employer loses the contribution of the employer, pays the post-tax dollars. >> but he gets the tax credits. >> possibly. >> if he is making less than $94,000 a year. >> for a family of four. correct. >> i will look at that. that hasn't

mr. thompson, but there's a difference between the benefit package that is defined in the law, and the essentialealth benefits package. and to the extent that somebody qualifies for medicaid and under the program, they're required to get their colorado radge through an exchange base plan. they may have a package that's different than what they would qualify. i'll give you an example. for ffordable care act medicaid, and it's not, that level of coverage is not specified and is going to be variable depending on what states plan to do with that package. so it may be they get into an exchange plan and a pregnant woman does not have coverage if she wants to go to a freestanding birth center. how is he going to know that she can get colorado radge for that kind of service under the fifa service program. are you making any provisions? >> many of the requirements of medicaid plans have been to assure access that approached but didn't equal what individuals in the private sector were achieving. you give an example about nurse midwives, rirmes for access. in our private option, explicitly in arkansas stat

mr. thompson introduced the following bill.o illuminate the limitation of the deductibles from employer sponsored health plans. they are not required to offer they are good people. they want to do something. >> if a small employer is not required to do anything, what ever they do, i do not see where the limitation would be. they do not have to do anything. for a large employer, it would be different. the minimum coverage. >> the issue is he i do not believe the higher deductible plans meet the minimum that have been put into place. >> if you are a small employer, you are not obligated to do anything to do anything. >> if it does not meet the qualifications, the individual goes to the exchange. it is too much out-of-pocket. that is the requirement. >> they lose a contribution and pay with post-tax dollars. >> and get the tax credit dollars? >> possibly. >> correct. >> i will look at that. that has not been debated at all. thank you. >> you asked about the tax credit. it is up to 50%. the only way you get it is by purchasing the

mr. thompson of alifornia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. meadows of north carolina for tuesday, july 30, mr. miller of florida for today, after 6:00 p.m., and for the balance of the week, and mr. young of florida for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. he requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from texas, mr. olson is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority eader. mr. olson: mr. speaker, as a team, i the house want to open this special order by paying tribute to a man who made american energy independence possible in the 21st century. george mitchell. mr. mitchell left us this past friday. he was 94 years old. six year -- six years short a century. he was truly a larger than life figure, in texas, america, and the world. he spent more than 20 years of his life risking tens of millions of his own dollars looking to unlock t

mr. thompson become a history shows that 48 years ago the drive-by shooting of head start programs. some employees were threatening emmy's to announce in the children's head start. we have come some way, and we have ways to go. in 2012 had starred in their early headstart pronouns around the country broke parkin and scant eligible children. the waiting lists for lawn and over so years rising costs and rant, energy, health insurance, programs have already begun deferring their maintenance intriguing support staff and lowering salaries. so we have almost always operated at the margins because it seems inconceivable the -- inconceivable not to spend every available dollar on providing the best possible quality program for every possible child . so when the unthinkable happens, sequestration became the new reality amount we had little fat to cut. your recent ec -- youth likely seen the recent office of headstart reports that over 57,000 fewer children will be served in headstart and early headstart next year because of the sequestered. and this is not a small number. the creative number

mr. thompson introduced the following bill. to illuminate the limitation of the deductibles from employer sponsored health plans. they are not required to offer every they are good people. they want to do something. >> if a small employer is not required to do anything, what ever they do, i do not see where the limitation would be. they do not have to do anything. for a large employer, it would be different. the minimum coverage. i do notsue is he believe the higher deductible that have the minimum been put into place. >> if you are a small employer, you are not obligated to do anything to me at >> -- to do anything. not meet the qualifications, the individual goes to the exchange. it is too much out-of-pocket. that is the requirement. >> they lose a contribution and pay with post-tax dollars. >> and get the tax credit dollars? >> possibly. >> correct. >> i will look at that. that has not been debated at all. thank you. >> you asked about the tax credit. it is up to 50%. the only way you get it is by purchasing the health insur

mr. thompson of california and mr. tiberi. to eliminate the limitation on the deductibles from the employer sponsored health plan. small employers aren't required to offer a health plan. they are good people and want to do something for their employers. >> if a small employer isn't required to do anything, whenever they do i don't see where the limitation would be. they don't have to do anything. the large employer is different. they have to provide affordable coverage which means the minimum -- >> the issue here is i don't believe those higher deductible plans meet the minimal coverage that had been put into place. >> but if you are a small employer you are not obligated to do anything. >> that's true but if it doesn't meet the requirements for coverage, then the individual i think goes to the exchange because it is too much out of pocket i believe that is the requirement so the employee loses the contribution of the employer. >> but he gets the tax credits? >> possibly. spaghettis making less than $94,000 a year. >> for a fa

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mrs. cleveland running for first lady. >> the encore presentation of our original series, "first ladies," continues tonight at on c-span.astern >> on tomorrow's "washington journal," marilyn thompsonthen, executive director federal funds information for states will focus on what will happen to state state funding if congress does not reach a budget deal. economics councilman reporter for wall street journal will take your questions about the labor department's later regional -- latest regional jobs summary. the employment rate went up in 28 states and declined in eight states. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. secretary sibelius spoke earlier today. she said hispanics are some of the highest rate of uninsured in -- among ethnic groups. this part is about 20 minutes. >> i get the great honor and pleasure of welcoming again back to philadelphia -- i would like to say and i think there's not much dispute about it, that maybe other than washington, d.c., and her home city, i am not sure that secretary sebelius has been in any other city more than philadelphia. i will say and she will not dispute it, and that is the way it will be. [laughter] please welcome the secretary b

mr. thompson? going through a healthcare crisis. suis interface, downstate ny, brookdale. we have to get involved first. it's important that a federal waiver come through. we all have to make sure that it happens. that's leadership. that keeps the hospitals open until we can create them as i proposed, a commission for brooklyn to allow for primary care. that keeps hospitals open. we cannot turn our backs on central brooklyn, rutland healthcare needs, and the mayor cannot sit on the sidelines. i would be out there working with the governor and others to keep those hospitals open. they are the lifeblood of central brooklyn and abrupt one. we see what happens across the city, not just st. vincent's but in queens when hospitals closed and created a healthcare crisis. >> before he give you time for a bottle, mr. wiener, do you think we should save to keep these >> you arepen? asking the wrong question. we are giving 20% to insurance companies. why? wide don't we have a single- payer system where we mana