mr. washington. >> don't take away our 49ers stadium money that is the message santa clara city council plans to send to gerry brown. sharon chin is at the site to explain why $40 million is at stake. >> reporter: good morning sydnie. santa clara city council does not want to fumble on this one. it wants to keep redevelopment money for the new 49ers stadium. the city has already committed up to $40 million in redevelopment money for a new 49ers football stadium, land near great america theme park. council's message to governor gerry brown don't cut that money as part of your budget tightening proposal to do away with redevelopment funds. >> the council plans on firming up its right

mr. washington. any further speakers during public comment? good evening, clyde. how are you?>> i am a little appalled some of our media outlets. some of the nonprofits are really playing this up. i know a lot more about these officers. i know a lot of them. they do not run around shooting people in wheelchairs'. they do not find somebody who looks a little weird and draw a 40 and shoot him. nonprofits are playing this up in the press. some of these people in wheelchairs' do not really need wheelchairs. walk down fifth street. there is a guy who gets $10 from tourists and walks to the tenderloin. we really need to look at this mental illness issue. how do we do mentally ill? our police department to stomach the habit of just shooting mentally ill people. if they had occasion, maybe it would not had to go like that. i am sorry at the murder rate the past few days. it is horrible. what that man did burning the car with that lady is puzzling, the most puzzling thing i have ever read. i wish him the death penalty. he would get the death penalty, a pri. president mazzucco: hearing

mrs. blackburn: reserve. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: how much time do we have on both sides? the chair: the gentleman from washington has two minutes remaining and the gentlelady from tennessee has four 1/4 -- 4 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. dicks: i yield one minute to the chairman of the science, justice and -- commerce, justice and state. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. moran: thank you. i rise in opposition to the amendments. if we really want to -- >> if we -- mr. wolf: many -- medicare, medicaid and social security. that's where we have to go. secondly this really will result in the layoffs of several hundred f.b.i. agents at the f.b.i. we've met with director muller on friday. you can see the message when saddam hussein in a cave in pakistan hears that the f.b.i. has had a layoff of f.b.i. agents. clearly it would require lay jaufs of the d.e.a. lastly, for anybody interested in nasa, and so many members came up to say, please, help nasa, this would result in a $1 billion cut of nasa and losses of thousands of jobs, not only to nasa employees, but

mr. speaker. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i yield three minutes to congresswoman rosa delauro who is the new ranking member on health and human services appropriations subcommittee, and was former chairman and ranking on agriculture. the chair: the gentleman yields three minutes to the gentlelady from connecticut. ms. delauro: i rise in opposition to this continuing resolution. americans wanted us to work together to address their top priority, creating jobs, fostering economic recovery, and unfortunately the majority's priorities are deeply out of touch with those of the country. democrats are committed to reducing the deficit and we believe as taxpayers do that we should start by ending tax subsidies and special interest waste. we should be slashing oil company subsidies first. we must make programs accountable and the ones that do not work, and we can no longer afford to continue the tax breaks for the top 2% of the country. republicans are in a reckless rush to slash without regard to the impact on our economy, the

and i know that the gentleman from washington state and right behind me, mr. mcdermott, will also be now controlling the time for the ways and means committee and both gentlemen come from washington state which saw its seattle supersonics leave the city to go to oklahoma just two years ago. so they don't have a stake in the celtics-lakers game that has already begun on television right frow -- now. i appreciate the conclusion of this debate right now and kind of a conscientious objection that all of you have to any games being played across our country. so i'm glad to be here, to be a part of this debate. and to say to the gentleman from washington state that just two weeks ago we passed by unanimous consent the oversight plan which the majority has for the department of interior. and the minority sign off on that oversight plan, over all of the regulations and all of the various agencies that come under the jurisdiction of our committee. we did not fight that. this debate tonight really is something that doesn't really even have to take place. the committee, o

mr. mcdermott of washington, amendment number 177 by mr. herger of california, amendment number 523 of mr. blumenauer of oregon, amendment 566 mr. borrowen of oklahoma, 546 of mr. forse. amendment 46 by mr. polis of colorado, amendment number 498 by mr. johnson of amendment. amendment 467 by mrgoodlatte of virginia, amendment number 79 by mr. gardner of colorado. amendment number 151 of mr. neugebauer of texas, amendment number 13 of mr. rooney, amendment number 8 of mr. stearns of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 414 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from new york, mr. bishop, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will reamendment. the clerk: amendment number 414 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. bishop of new york. thchair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in suppor

mr. serrano: i reserve. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> to ask a question of the chair. who has the right to close on this amendment? the chair: the gentleman from new york has the right to close. mrs. emerson: madam chair, parliamentary inquiry. the chair: the gentlelady will state. ms. ep em-- mrs. emerson: is it not correct that i would have the right to close. no? the chair: a manager in opposition of controlled debate will close. mrs. emerson: thank you, madam chair, i continue trow serve. the chair: the gentlelady continues to reserve. the gentleman from new york. mr. serrano: i continue to reserve. mrs. emerson: madam chair, let me yield myself 30 seconds very quickly. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. emerson: number one. my colleague tries to make a comparison between car insurance and health insurance. first of all, auto insurance, if you will, deals with liability and the harm you may do to others. health insurance has to do with the liability to yourself. it's totally different. i don't believe that any state actu

delauro: i yield one minute to the the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: gentleman made the point. here we are at quarter to 3 in the morning going after the working people in this country. 1932, we didn't have unemployment insurance. your next amendment will be no money should be spent for unemployment insurance in this country because that creates that moral hazard, they sit at home and wait for that check to come in and won't go down to look for work. and we had no worker comp. in this country before 1910. guy got hurt, threw him out in the street and got somebody new. we didn't care. if that's the kind of country you want, the next bill you want to bring out here, let's repeal the minimum wage. why do we have minimum wage. this building was built, prevailing wage in this city when this building was built, it was built by slaves. now, is that where you want to go? the government of the united states should set a standard for the working people. if you want to back the middle class, yo

mr. reichert, from washington, thank you very much for bringing this matter before the house today. mr. reichert: i thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member. look forward to working with mr. langevin and both of you in making sure that our veterans, our wounded veterans returning home are rehabilitated, are counseled, receive the medical care and encouragement they need to continue a fruitful life. mr. dicks: would the gentleman yield? mr. reichert: yes. mr. dicks: i think we have got to solve this problem. this is very unfair that this one program -- this is a national program in every sense of the word. we have got to either get it authorized or do whatever we have to do to make this possible. i look forward to working with you to achieve that. mr. reichert: i thank the gentleman from washington and i look forward to working with you. i appreciate your enthusiasm and passion. i know all of us in this body would support this issue once we get it solved. thank you. i yield back. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from missouri. mrs. emerson: i move to strike the l

the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: could i inquire of the time on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington has nine minutes remaining and the gentleman from massachusetts has 6 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the subcommittee chairman of the water and power subcommittee, mr. mcclintock from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. mr. mcclintock: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i know i speak for all my republican colleagues on the water and power subcommittee when i say we are excited and eager to undertake the mission outlined in house resolution 72 to identify the federal regulations in this bill that are impeding job creation and th

the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i strike the requisite number of words. even though you had a broken heart, you made the right ruling. the chair: i don't think the gentleman from washington was recognized. the clerk: section 1714, the levels for department of the interior national park service operation of the national park system 2,64,. 1715, level for the department of interior national park service, partnership partner grants zero dollars. section 1716, national park service, national recreation and preservation, 56 million. section 1717, level for the department of interior, national park service, historic preservation fund $64,504,000. national park service construction $171,713,000. section 1719, contract authority provided for fiscal year 2011 is rescinded. section 1720, level for the department of the interior national park service, land acquisition and state assistance $14,100,000. section 1721, level for the department of interior, united states geological survey, surveys, investigations and research, $1 billion. section 1722, the level for the d

. >> he spoke this morning at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. mr. obama has called on egyptian president hosni mubarak to begin transitions to a more democratic system but stopped short of saying he must step down now. >> the husband of gabby gifford gave the closing prayer. he didn't go into details but did say she is improving every day, this after being shot in the head during a mass shooting outside a tucson shopping center last month. six other people were killed in that attack. the astronaut said he had never been a believer in faith until just recently after his wife was shot. >> that this event, horrible and tragic was not merely random; that maybe something good can come from all this. maybe it's our responsibility, maybe it's your responsibility to see that something does. >> also during today's breakfast one of the rescued chilean miners talked about his two-month ordeal underground last october. >> a message on clean energy technology. technology. a pickup truck plunges into an never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3

mr. dicks: i completely agree with my friend from washington state, mr. hastings, the chairman of the natural resources committee, that this violates the law of the land. and there is no scientific basis for what is happening here. we have submarines and nuclear power carriers that are offloading waste in birmington, washington, that go to idaho that are supposed to go to yucca mountain. and we made a commitment to the people of idaho we would move that waste out of here in the 2025 time frame. now, this is -- this project is being stopped without -- i was here when we passed the law, and this is being stopped without congress changing the law. and i think it's a travesty, and we're wasting billions of dollars. we should go ahead and finish this project and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. all time having expired the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from nevada. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the nays have it. does anyone stand up? the amendment is not

mr. mubarak suleiman and mubarak is now broken. i think that people in washington did not expect this exact speech from mr. mubarak, and that leads you -- >> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was brought to you by kcet los angeles.

at the world headquarters of the chamber, this week in washington mr. obama urged new export markets for american goods. >> we recently signed export deals that will support more than 250,000 jobs here in the united states. we finalized a trade agreement with south korea to support at least 70,000 american jobs. that's the kinds of deal that i will be looking for as we pursue trade agreements with panama and columbia, as we work to bring russia into the international trading system. >> and there's this. the president's high octane export trade effort, now has the support of organized labor, of two huge unions have thrown their support behind the president. the united auto workers and food and commercial workers exporting u.s. goods means producing u.s. jobs, cutth the unemployment rate. in other words, enhanced recovery. >> as far as exports are concerned, that means seeking new opportunities and seeking new markets for your goods. we need an economy based not on what we consume and wordo from other nations, or what when make and sell around the world.

mr. obama. evans in cairo suggesting rather different picture. in some sense, washington has got what it has been pushing for behind-the-scenes for some time. mr. mubarak handed over power to his vice-president, talking about constitutional amendments, but he is insisting he will stay in place through elections in september and talked only of opening the door to lifting egypt's emergency law. from the pictures we have seen in cairo, it is not what to the protesters wanted. i do not think it is what mr. obama had in mind. he is right now on air force one traveling back to washington and it will be interesting to see how quickly he does or does not come out to make a public statement about this. i think the white house will say what it has said throughout, we must watch and wait and this crucial line that has been repeated again and again, the egyptian people are going to be the drivers of this process. washington wants to be on the right side of history in the grand scheme of things and it does that by siding with the egyptian people, couching its arguments in terms of the

says this is usually what people need to say as well when i quote washington say well this is washington ask mr obama we're nato we're different is it really is it really so is is it really the case that whatever people say in washington doesn't really matter and brussels until it becomes a nato decision or it's more complicated a nato decision takes all member states all twenty eight so what washington wants has a very important influence there's no doubt but of course what the other allies want also has an important influence i don't want to underestimate the influence that washington has within the alliance it is in critical member it's a very important member and honestly speaking of the military capability and political leadership of the united states in nato is absolutely essential and everybody wants it but it can influence but it can't decide so when i say on missile defense. the u.s. has a view the u.s. view on missile defense is very important they have the technology ninety percent of which would make up a nato system but no nato decision is taken until all twenty eight from the big

mr. inslee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for two minutes. mr. inslee: mr. speaker, i would suggest that we need more jobs and less speeches. what we will get from this bill on the floor is more speeches and no jobs. it is very disappointing in the current economic context that what we bring to the floor for 9 1/2 hours is a bill that simply instructs the committees to do what we have already instructed them to do. this is already in the rules. it's already required. we all agree on it. what are we doing here wasting 9 1/2 hours? if we just produced 1,000 jobs an hour, we could have produced 9,500 jobs instead we are going to produce 95 speeches. that's not what this needs. if you want to look for waste in government, take a look at this bill. 9 1/2 hours down the tube doing something we are already doing. i was at a hearing yesterday in the commerce committee. we are already talking about these regular lailingses -- regulations. let me give a warning to people about what happens when the republican party wants to look at regulations. the first t

mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk, number 93. it would restore funding for the washington metropolitan -- the chair: the clerk will read. the clerk: amendment 3 presented in the congressional record offered by mr. connolly of virginia. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from of georgia rise. mr. kingston: point of order. the chair: the gentleman from virginia will speak on his amendment. mr. connolly: i thank the speaker -- or the chairman. and i offer this amendment on behalf of myself, mr. hoyer, mr. moran, ms. edwards, mr. van hollen. in its final term in congress my republican predecessor, tom davis, helped broker an agreement to boost metro funding by the local and state and federal government. under this agreement the federal government invested $150 million annually to be matched by virginia, maryland, and the district of columbia. this investment is essential for our region and is provided with funding to begin fixing the safety problems identified by the national transportation safety board which will cost over $1 billion cumulatively. it also is essen

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >> mr. sunshine is here. jeff ranieri, our chief meteorologist. >> yes. >> what do you have, jeff? >> might i add both you guys look fabulous with that shot back behind you tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> flattery will get you everywhere. >> oh, yes. learning around here. let's take a look at the oakland sky camera, the one back behind raj and also jess camp put a little bit of time lapse on this, and can you see the sun started to set. brilliant colors across the bay bridge and right throughout downtown san francisco looking from the east bay. while the shot did look warm out there, major cooling from sunday, temperatures dropping 20 to 30 degrees. one of the biggest drops santa rosa on sunday going from 83 to 65 today. napa from 80 to 62 and san jose from 77 to 62. now, not only was it cooler out there, but also some gusty winds that even topped 50 miles per hour in oakland. that still could cause a few delays at oakland and san francisco airports if you're doing any traveling tonight. mor

mr. isakson, will now read washington's farewell address. sacks sacks mr.president, unanimous consent request unanimous consent that -- mr. isakson: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that michael mclaughlin be allowed to have floor privileges during the reading of washington's farewell address. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: friends and fellow citizens, the period for a new election for a citizen to administer a new election for the government of the united states being not far distant and the time actually arrive when thoughts must be deployed and designating the person with whom you clothe with the importance of this trust, it appears to me properly especially as it may conclude to the more distinct expression of the public voice that i shall appraise you of the resolution i have formed of the client being considered of the number out of those which one will be chosen. i beg you at this time to do me the justice to be assured this resolution was not taken lightly without a strict regard to all considerations appertaining to th

mr. rockefeller: i would ask if the senator from the state of washington would grant me 30 seconds to say one thing? mrs. murray: of course i will. thank you. mr. rockefeller: senator hutchison yesterday raised a very, very good point about slots. slots are kind of the hidden problem in the f.a.a. bill. and when -- what i think i would like to put forward -- and i wish you were here to hear me -- is that i recognize that the majority of the population growth in this country and therefore the need for flights, more flights is in the west, it's not in the east. that's a -- that's extremely important. we deny that, but a lot of people are east coast-centric, and we have to learn how to be west coast equally centric. and so one of the things that occurs to me is that maybe we're thinking too much about airlines and not enough about the people who take those airlines to go to various places in the west. i mean, it -- it can't stand -- that -- that los angeles has a flight a day to d.c. it can't stand. they need at least four or five. they can bear that traffic. and so i just -- i would just la

. >> being a romantic and idealistic person when he went to washington in 1948, i think he probably felt this was going to be mrsmith goes to washington and this place of m a, rbl imam youments that were waiting for him to come there and change the world and crusade and very quickly his dreams and idealism collided with reality. >> but reality was a senate dominated by the same dixie crats humphrey angered with his civil rights speech the summer before and they would not go easy on hubert humphrey. >> after all i had been the destroyer of the democratic party, the enemy of the south. hubert humphrey, the quote, end quote, nigger-lover. >> i never felt so lonesome and unwanted in all my life as i did in those first few weeks and months as united states senator. >> where did you find the ronald reagan clip? >> that was in the humphrey collection. it was actually a radio program. it was for the garmment -- national ladies garment workers union, speaking for the union on a union program and was the screen actors guild president at that time. >> we knew he was a supporter of f.d.r. but never heard he was outwardly s

president obama just spoke about the violence in egypt at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington d.c. mrid he's praying that the violence will end in egypt and that the u.s. is mindful of the violence that has erupted there in the past 48 hours. of course, the white house is following all these developments out of cairo. anti-government demonstrators are vowing to intensify their protests to force out egyptian president hosni mubarak by tomorrow. just received word that the president said he will step down but not until september's election and word this morning mubarak's son will not run either. hoping to appease these protestors. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. they believed he was grooming his son to take over. see if this has any calming effect to the overall tension. >> a live picture of a little fog that's trying to develop. definitely dealing with a mostly clear sky this morning. that's allowed temperatures to drop down significantly compared to where we were yesterday morning other than fremont 2 degrees warmer. we have everybody cooler. those cooler temperatures are f

mr. inslee of washington. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized for five minutes. mr. inslee: thank you, mr. speaker. we have a simple amendment that will help restore two principles to our budget, one is innovation and two is balance. what our amendment would do would be to add $20 million to the arpa-e account. it will be fully paid for with a balance taken out of the fossil research account, and this is important for two fundamental reasons. our nation's economic performance will live, or it will die on the ability to innovate new clean energy technology. and tonight when we're speaking, the chinese are investing $786 billion in the development of new clean energy technologies, and yet what does this c.r. do to our advanced clean energy budget? it cuts it by 85%. well, the chinese are racing ahead on clean energy and we're running backwards 85% in arpa-e which has tremendous potential in solar energy, in efficient, enhanced, advanced geothermal, in electric storage, high-capacity grid systems. this is our seed pool of innovation and we've slashed it 85% in this c. r

mr. rogers and i have, but my fellow westerner, the gentleman from washington, mr. dix. let me say that without objection, if you have any prepared remarks, they will appear in their entirety in the record and we welcome your comments. mr. rogers. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, and ranking member slaughter, members of the committee. and my colleague, mr. dix. i'm pleased to appear to present hr-1, the fiscal year 2011 continuing resolution. let me just cut to the chase. i'm here seeking an open rule, an open rule so that all members, republicans and mocrats alike, have the opportunity to try to put forward their ideas to cut spending or move money around in thec r. while open rules have not been common for appropriations bills over the last four years, i believe and i'm sure mr. dix would agree, it's time we return to the practice of bringing appropriations bills to the floor under regular order. he and i have talked about that and have agreed that's what we both will strive to do. this legislation represents the largest reduction in nonsecurity discretionary spending

and harold meyerson is editor- at-large at the "american prospect," and a columnist for the "washington post." mr. adkisson, as you sat today watching the president, what did you think the purpose of that speech was? what was that about? >> well, i think it was a major gesture after several contentious months between the business community and the administration. i think it was an important symbolic but substantive way in which the president reached out to the business community. i think that's welcome. >> ifill: how did it go over? >> it went over well. he received a standing ovation at the beginning and the end. applause in between occasionally. i think it was a good message for the business community to hear. obviously people will wait to see how that becomes policy, how that plays out in the give-and-take between the administration and other policy-makers. but basically well received. i think it was an important gesture in which a new relationship can be built. >> ifill: harold meyerson, what do you think he is up to and why is he doing it this way? >> the president is in a tough spot. he's g

mr r.t. and chamber and out of washington d.c. i've got a stance president has convened a new parliament does have times to stop the fight of a new legislature but the mom who has her made causes blocking to become a new speaker has stirred controversy i would say out has been a key is the rule crimes and terrorists human rights violations that have given the seal of the parliament itself is on the question of september's elections were carried out amid allegations of rampant fraud in a country rife with corruption and aggrieved by a war the u.s. led campaign a so-called fails to make a break for against the taliban also his military contributor says it's time for washington to train to strategy in afghanistan. the former us ambassador to india robert blake will. came out last year we have a very creative and innovative idea that is to partition afghanistan his proposition where some merrily dismissed all across the board by afghan pakistani and american analysts as totally on rally stick and harmful goals to the afghan and americ

for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i rise in opposition to the amendment and move to strike the requisite words. mr. dicks: the community services block grant program provides grants to states to combat poverty to increase services and the funding directed to community organizers in poor neighborhoods. the range of services provide including emergency services, housing, health care, food and nutrition, economic development and education. states award the funds to community action agencies. i have several of them in my congressional district, which are nonprofit, public and private organizations established under the economic opportunity act of 1964 and today, there are approximately 1,000 community-action agencies serving the poor in every state. now i know the gentleman from arizona is basing part of his cut on what is in the president's budget. well, from my perspective, the president's budget is wrong on this subject. to cut this program in half and then say we are going to have competitive bidding for the ot

washington. >> i felt betrayed. >> reporter: mrs. jackson said she paid $4000 in advance for her mother's funeral but got nothing. the song of rayfield said they gave washington $5000 for burial but he failed to pay the cemetery. and the sisters of robert thomas say they paid for a final viewing they never got. >> he is a crook. he is a crook. >> we are announcing today that we are charging two individuals. derek washington. >> reporter: this afternoon san francisco district attorney george gascone announced 23 felony accounts against washington and his associate for grand theft and selling funeral contracts without putting the money in trust. >> not only were they not putting the money in a trust account and spending money as part of their regular business expenses but they have gone out of business. and the money is gone. >> reporter: the district attorney called the crimes despicable. >> putting a whole family not only through the very difficult time of grieving a death but now having to find funding or perhaps not having funding t

the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: again, i strongly rise in support of the holt amendment. if you look at history in the years 2003 to 2005, the budget was cut. chip the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dicks: vote for the holt amendment. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the noes have it. mr. dicks: madam chair. i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman -- pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey will be postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 189 by ms. woolsey of california. amendment number 208 by mr. cole of oklahoma. amendment number 514 by mr. price of north carolina. amendment number 404 by mr. walden of oregon. ame

mr. diwan is a partner and head of the advisory pfc energy in washington, and mr. burkhard is the managing director of cambridge energy research associates in cambridge massachusetts, so we very much appreciate you being here. since the hearing was announced early last makai think it is safe to say members and witnesses alike but follow the developments in the middle east with much interest. fortunately it appears unlikely that the political turmoil will result in a major disruptions or transportation at least at this time. that's my impression. however, i know about what ever, whenever the geopolitical events of this kind ochre it reminds us of orval portability to the disruptions and it is a spur to consider policies that help to reduce that four of devotee -- vulnerability. that's why i am glad to see that eia is forecasting a decline in u.s. consumption of imported oil between now and 235. until recently we have seen the increasing oil all but impossible. we now see that 2005 might well have been the high water mark in u.s. oil import dependence increased vehic

washington. we need to do something, mr. speaker, so that all americans, veterans, and nonveterans alike have work. we can do so much better. i thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. hurt, for five minutes. mr. hurt: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the urgent need to cut government spending and reduce government debt. last year our president and congress failed to enact a budget. this fundamental failure of leadership put our country on a path of skyrocketing debt, growing deficits, and unacceptably high unemployment. this week the president submitted to this new congress a new budget proposal. instead of recognizing the urgent need to reduce spending and reduce our debt, the president's budget proposal amounts to yet again a failure of leadership. it is a budget predicated on unsustainable deficit spending and insurmountable debt that will be passed on to our children and grandch

mr. mayor, i know you are headed to washington tomorrow. senator feinstein, the first words she said to me, were "congratulations." the second was "no federal money." i know you are headed there tomorrow. perhaps you could demonstrate york persuasive powers while you are in washington. at any rate, thank you very much. there will be a place for you to drop your checks off on the way out. thank you very much. [applause] . >> finally, we would not be here today if the america's cup event authority had not chosen so wisely that had chosen sentences go as the venue for the 34th america's cup. it is an incredible pleasure to work with greg thompson, the director of the america's cup event of authority, who will be here facilitating the event and making sure that it meets all of the expectations of not just larry ellison and the oracle team, but all of the teams that will be competing here. [applause] >> thank you, jennifer. on behalf of all of us at the america's cup, all my colleagues, and everyone even associated with the cup in any way, we ar