mr. truman. to me an open convention means one reflecting the free will of delegates, freely elected and contested primaries and in state conventions, but based on my observations of him in 1952 and in 1956 and last saturday, mr. truman regards an open convention as one which studies all the candidates, reviews their records, and then takes his advice. nevertheless i share his hope that our convention will consider all prospective nominees including all those he named and some he did not name. and i hope that mr. truman will attend the convention and should i be the nominee i hope he will support me in the fall. third, mr. truman accused ms. supporters of using improper pressure on the delegates. not one concrete example has ever been named. i do not want any votes that have been pressured, and the facts of the matter are that my votes come from the primaries. from all that was open and from rank and file democrats that voted for me in state conventions. >> craig crawford, those exchanges give yo

mr. truman selected him not because of his experience but because he was marshall. >> there is nothing thatan say at this time regarding matters that pertain to my position in the state department, but i assume the duties with a great feeling of great responsibility and a very earnest desire to carry out the foreign policy of this government in the manner that has been so splendidly exemplified by my predecessor, mr. burns, my old friend. >> the new secretary broad imagination and a dignified intensity to his job which was equal to the world challenge. in march 1947 marshall headed a delegation to moscow whose mission was the peace agreement on germany and austria and the opportunity to observe the russian bear in the native environment was valuable in view of increasing soviet hostility. russia already loomed as the largest question mark in america's future. europe grew marshall's whole attention upon his return and recommendations were presented to the congress. >> it is still emerging from the devastation of the most destructive war in history. within its own resources europe cannot achi

mr. truman and secretary, thanks you for being here this morning. it was -- it's important to hear mr. allison speak to the audit but it's also equally important that he was the secretary of the department of energy be here to speak to some aspects of the loan program. in the report from mr. allison come he states that doe should better define the balance between policy goals and financial goals. i look at that and to me it is a pretty basic managerial function, and i guess i was a bit surprised to learn from the audit perspective mr. allisons perspective that that was in fact lacking. so the question to you is how would you grade the department implementation of the loan guarantee program this far? >> when it started it was new. we made a lot of improvements and people will continue making improvements especially since we all know that we know that sometimes the industries that particular loan might be embedded in camera but the change. that in particular is something you need to watch and sometimes on a weekly basis. so, we think that -- i can't say an official grade but i think one

truman. there was no content in the pentagon papers that caused him to question mr. nixon or his kind of decisions,a you will right? he could have let this go by as an enormous leak and treated it in a standard perspective and he drew attention first to suppress the document which invoked first amendment disputes and freedom of the press issues that were guaranteed to be explosive in american society and moved the conversation up to the level of the united states supreme court where, in fact, it was found against him and second when he could not a sheef what he wanted on the surface. he resorted to suban techniques, most particularly starting a plumber's unit within the white house which was actually the first -- how should i say? the first active move in the colossus of sub trainian forces that acted throughout the watergate period and undermined his own leadership and presidency, ultimately force him to resign. so in a very real sense, you can trace the downfall of mr. nixon and in the context of the leak of the importance of the pentagon baerps, moved as an americ

mr. president, president truman once said healthy citizens constitute our greatest national resource. two years ago last week we passed the affordable care act. we passed it to help give every american access to quality, affordable health care. people like zeez from helena, montana know how much this health care law provides. doctors diagnosed her by age seven. by high school she carried an oxygen tank. she received a double lung transplant. even with insurance companies, she and her family paid tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. things looked even worse when she hit an arbitrary coverage limit. if she had lost her insurance before health reform, she might not have been able to find any insurance coverage at all. insurance companies could have turned her away simply because she was born with cystic fibrosis. but know thanks to the affordable care act, she will always be covered. she will always have access to the care she needs. a year ago on the affordable care act's first anniversary, cees shared her story about seeing health care reform signed into law with her local commu

mr. speaker, and distinguished members of the congress, i stand on this ro rossstro with a sense of humility and great pride. >> as i said, he was welcomed as a hero and truman was widely scorned. the issues examined since that time transcending into the korean war, the issue of civilian control, of the military, the issue of the containment of communism while we fighting in korea and for i think an overlooked issue, the issue of the conduct of a limited war versus the conduct of a total war. which i think really is the crux of what macarthur's dilemma was in fighting the korean conflict. >> if you look at the way wars have been fought from world war ii, prior to that time, the basic philosophy was simply this -- the politicians get us into a war. they send the military figures in to fight the war. the objective is to destroy your enemy, and then the politicians negotiate peace, and then you try to return to normal. and that's what happened in most of the wars up through the end of world war ii, but the advent of nuclear weaponry totally changed the way warfare could be conducted, because if you went into a conflict with the goal of totally annihilating your

trumans in the republican party right now. republicans are afraid of rush limbaugh. afraid of him. let's listen. >> mr. boehner comes out and says rush's language was inappropriate. using the salad fork for your entree is inappropriate. just as the liberals fail to police the accesses on their own side and it was depressing because what it indicates is the republican leaders are afraid of rush limbaugh. they want to bomb iran, but they are afraid of rush limbaugh. >> they want to bomb iran, but they are afraid of the guy on the radio. providing george will's point, he was asked about his comments late friday night. let's listen to his response. >> it's not the language i would have used. i'm focusing on the issues that are significant for the country today. that's why i'm here talking about jobs in ohio. >> senator, you mentioned earlier that you have three potential opponents come november. >> they said nothing. in fact, the man who selected rush limbaugh and defending that decision today for the missouri hall of fame is in fact one of my opponents campaign chairman. i would think the three candidates

the presidents had were destroyed and broken, so now that the truman and the eisenhower china is all that there is enough of to use. >> mrsration has shown a particular affinity for artists, musici musicians, writers and poets, and is this because you and your husband feel that way, or do you think that there is a relationship between the government and the arts? >> that is so complicated. i don't know. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the gruffy voice, and the mad man suit, and this is hardly a example of a woman exercising political power, but don't be fooled. this is not a glorified housewife showing off the decorations. as part of the restoration effort, jackie kennedy worked to restore the property of the white house, and her tour was distributed to 106 countries as a coordinated propaganda effort. you see in the heat of the cold war, making sure that everything at the white house was the best was actually an act of politics. even if you whispered while you did it. in the election year, even push-ups can be politics. >>> coming up, our first lay disor ldi -- ladies or ladies first?

mr. opis did not share with his world war ii veterans was full recognition for his military benefits he had rightfully learned. in february of 1946, president harry truman signed the rescission act into law. this bill denied over 200,000 filipino world war ii veterans who served before july, 1946, the benefits promised to them five years prior by president franklin roosevelt. the men who joined prior to 1946 put their lives on the line for the allied cause and helped us win the war in the pacific, yet due to the technicality are not due the recognition they deserve. it's estimated that 10 of these forgotten soldiers die having no recognition of service from our government. men like augustus opis. my home is home to four filipino veterans. i am personally thankful for their service and continue working to see them probably recognized, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from american samoa rise? mr. faleomavaega: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro