mr. williams: no, we understand why overall inflation is low.measures of inflation have been running at 1.25% and my preferred measure, the best approach to looking at underlying inflation, is about 1.7%. underlying inflation is that nearly as low as the overall and when you look at those measures, one point 3%, 1.7%, that's not inconsistent with past tightening. michael: the natural or neutral interest rate is the level of which the economy grows its potential without triggering an acceleration of inflation. you recently co-authored a paper that said the natural rate is now lower than it has been and shows no sign of covering. this was an important factor in thinking about monetary policy over the next couple of years. a number of economists, academic and in the reserve system, indicates that the normal or is where it was 20 years ago. we don't understand all the factors that go into it but it does mean the new normal is likely to be lower than it was in the past. partly due to slower growth in demographics. the argument in the end for the fed

mr. williams. now, this is very unique for me. as mr. williams said, i am an actor. i'm not an audio guy so i am already messing up the mic. okay i think i'm going to hold it a little bit here. if you had a screwdriver that would be helpful. thank you. one thing you learn as an actor, always know how to make an entrance. i'll just hold it. and we are off like gangbusters now. so, while i'm sure that my parents think i was invited because of my charming good looks, i'm sure it has to do with the fact that i wrote this book, i was coming here today and it really struck me, i have traveled the world for many years, i am a man of the south. i actually never thought of myself that way before. coming into nashville i realize is so similar to new orleans in some places i grew up, it is a unique demonstration of the american aesthetic that we have in the south. one of gregariousness and one of passion, one of great vision. one of great opinion. it is just very unique to have that epiphany and awakening today. it reminded me of what i went through in new orleans, i am an acto

mr. williams from texas, the primary author of this bill, such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. williams: thank you, mr. chairman, for yielding. i'd also like to thank my colleague, ms. moore, for her hard work on this. i appreciate it. h.r. 2643, the state licensing efficiency act, will expand the state's ability to use a federally accepted registry, the nationwide multistate licensing system. to expedite background checks. for many state license financial services providers, the current background check process is inefficient. but this registry has a proven track record of being effective while also reducing the regulatory burden. under the safe act, the current nmls developed by state banking commissioners has been used to oversee the mortgage industry since 2008. to date the conference of state bank supervisors has channeled over $1.-- 1.3 million fingerprint checks of mortgage loan originators. citing an absence in federal law, the f.b.i. has prevented its use to conduct background checks for other financial services

mr. williams, pressure. >> there are steps could take and they could save your life.ght investigates. >> reporter: as disturbing as this looks, it's only a simulation, a training video designed to teach people how to respond to an active shooter threat. no plan and experts say your chances of surviving drop dramatically. a training program known as alice was developed by a dallas fort worth police officer, whose wife was an elementary school principle. alice is the first training program of its kind of that teaches pro active survival strategies. it stands for alert, lock down, inform -- lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate. the worst thing potential victims can do is wait to act. once you are aware of the shooter, alert others. >> is this 911? there is a shooter outside the building. >> reporter: then go into lockdown. as more information comes in, inform police. but what if the shooter is already inside your classroom like in oregon? experts suggest trying to negotiate with him. if that doesn't work, then hiding or playing dead. only as a last resort should you physi

mr. williams, does dr.et in any way saying quote i would not just stand there and let him shoot me? >> no, you know, a part of who dr. carson is, anderson, is that you've seen these situations so many times and no matter how many times you talk about gun legislation, stopping this violence as the president stated, it seems that it's routine in this country now and you've got to think that you could be in the path of these terrorists and you've got to think about how to react and what to do and what dr. carson was saying is that he would be willing to put his life on the line in danger, willing to take a bullet to make sure that more people were not part of the carnage. there is nothing to regret. i think most people can relate to that. >> but how does he actually know how he would react? lindsey graham pointed out that unless one has actually been in a situation where shots were being fired, you really have no idea how you would react. has dr. carson been in a situation near gunfire? >> that's a fascinating

mr. williams. >> order, order. nothing to do with current government policy. mr. iams. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. thousands of people now have -- but has the system failed? many were misled that this was a government scheme now find -- and insufficient will the prime minister take it personal trip to ensure all disabled people in particular are fully compensated unless further -- [inaudible] spend i'll look very carefully at that issue because actually goes to a larger point which is that the obligations we put on energy companies to lead to higher prices and this goes directly to the point that my honorable friend was quite rightly trying to ask. and even last week the labour party in the house of lords was going to put up energy prices. that impact steel users so they ought to start trying to do same thing and the house of lords as in the house of commons. >> order. we come now i believe to -- welcome we were going to come to the -- >> we will be the british house of commons as members move on to other business. you've been watching prime

mr. williams? it's on. cabin c. here you go. forty dimes. told this was a half-million dollar game. ten rounds! he's got him on the ropes. and he walks into a hook my mother could duck.

mr. william krum didn't seem to feel too bad. >> what were you doing, you hit them! >> i don't care. >> the car goes way over. >> krum told the reporter he has watched motorcyclists do wheelies at 60 miles an hour on that same road and this wasn't his fault. he was distracted by a spider. >> i do not feel like i intentionally done anything. it was a reflex. >> unfortunately, for mr. krum, the police didn't buy it. on monday they charged him with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. the driver of the motorcycle has scrapes and the girlfriend has a broken wrist. >>> in tonight's jobs report, jill schlesinger looks at the boom in construction jobs. >>> reporter: when the housing bubble burst it took 2.2 million construction jobs with it. now that the market is normalizing and inventory remains low, many of those jobs are returning. the government predicts that there will be 1.6 million new positions by 2022 making construction one of the fastest growing industries. and you don't need to be a plumber or carpenter to take advantage of this building boom.

mr. williams saying what ever happened in terms of the first hike is highly likely the will be accommodatingre-easing policy for the next year and consistent with what we can see of the u.s. economy. very inflated -- very low inflation. coming into 2015, they end of 2014, people in front of me as said the ecb would do more and go on this road toward the first rate hike. as we sit here a year later, how limited visibility going to the 2016? a lot of conviction about individual banks. ecb said to do more according to strategists and economists. the bank of england will not do anything until the end of 2016. that is what is priced in. how wrongfooted investors could be? one of the big challenges is western democracies have required central banks to play the role of government. if you sell well to be the big shot? we get an outcome like canada's election where the big shift like we want to spend more money. we think the only way is not have very low interest rates but drive the economy through government. jennifer: dutiable goods -- a jonathan: do you think we will get that political shift? jame

mr. williams.s: thousands of people who installed cavity wall insulation now have damp, moldy houses because the system has failed and let in rainwater. many people were misled that this was a government scheme. will the prime minister take a personal interest in this scandal, to ensure that disabled people in particular are fully compensated and to avert further reputational damage to the government's energy conservation measures? prime minister cameron: i will look carefully at the issue, because it goes to a larger point, that the obligations we put on energy companies lead to higher prices, and that goes directly to the point that my honorable friend was trying to ask. even last week, the labour party in the house of lords voted to put up energy prices, which impacts on steel users. they ought to try doing the same thing in the house of lords as in the house of commons. >> you have been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. you can see "question time" on c-span2

mr. williams' mother tried to visit the scene earlier, but she was so overcome with grief her friends led her away. now this happened in the courtyard of the belle pre plaza apartments in alexandria. there was a barrage of bullets, leon williams fell dead to the ground. there were a number of stray rounds, a number of close calls. meet now anthony giuliani. a couple of years ago he was shot and wounded in baltimore. he said he moved here to be safe, but last night he was nearly hit by a stray bullet while he was riding in his car. >> as we came within the alleyway here at 4:00 and one of the bullets hit my car and i told my fiance, honey, it's time to go. we go, go, go, go, and he sped off around the corner here into the parking garage. >> reporter: the murder last night happened in the courtyard of the belle pre plaza apartments. it was the second murder in alexandria this year. the first murder in alexandria happened down here in july on north fayette street, not far away. >> we would be remiss if we didn't look into the possibility of a connection, but right noi we don't have anything

mr. williams. >> for a no spin zone that was a lot of spin. >> just -- well, all i want you to do is giveone example of spin. >> the black lives matter movement in the 60's when we said black is beautiful. it didn't mean that white wasn't beautiful. it meant to address a set of circumstances that that community saw. if you look at any statistic when it comes to the black community, whether it's employment, whether it's african-american education. whether it's incarceration rate, there is a problem. so to assert yourself as black lives matter isn't a response of that. if we took this to be another country looked at those statistics in that society we would be pushing for that society and the people. >> no one disputes that african-americans in general have a harder road america. >> some people do hobby who is taken seriously. okay? no one disputes that it's how you get there your definition of radical is different from mine and that might be the problem. black party radical? is the -- in your opinion is the black panther party. >> yes. the country was founded on radicalism. >> so you justi

mr. williams and thicke obviously speak for themselves. at trial, we contrasted that testimony with what we showed the jury and court were markededly different accounts both gave outside of the case about their intent for creating "blurred lines." in march, they awarded the state $7.4 million and they were later reduced to $5.3 million. >> to see one of the biggest songs of the century is quite shocking. >> thick's case couldn't have been helped by testimony like this. >> do you consider yourself an honest person? >> no. >> these tapes are coming out just as "blurred lines" duo and their attorneys are getting ready to file. the songs are still different and we look forward to complete vindication on appeal. >> certainly interesting to see them like that. thank you so very much. >>> dylan is outside with the final check of the weather, drizzly was the term we heard earlier. >> they left us in the rain. they all went inside and we're all standing out here, but it is going to become a better day in the northeast. we've got some morning shower

mr. william son sdz kurdistan's new parliament needs to set new goals. >> kurdistan does stand out as being a city itself with high standards and rule of law to promote democracy. we hope the elections go off peaceful and declared free and fair by the election observers the ground. on the other hand, kurdistan needs to measure its own progress by its own standards it set itself, not by those with the terrible human rights records with the neighbors. as your report says, skrilgs is a major problem in the country against gay people as your report highlighted but also ethnic minorities. those parties were never elected, their mps were elected. they need to settle on some key goals, and those indeed include rejecting in par lament the propaganda, the law, the law against lesbian and gay rights in the country. the laws which will restrict the very vibrant sifrl society which exists in the country. >>> this week al jazeera has been speaking to people across turk turkey to find out how they'll vote in november's election. in june they lost their pa jort in parliament for the first time in ten year

mr. williams, because of this wetter. >> yes, speaking of last night, weather little craecrae, right?res should be the low 60s this time of year. talking about more 70s, ahead, but don't get too used to it, because cooler changes ahead as we move toward your friday, as we take a look right now, though, take a look at all of the heavy rainfall moving through texas, oklahoma, and kansas, some locations could ends up with over 10 inches of rainfall out of that system. >> dry, quiet, and looking at 70s again today, cold front moves through, dropping temperatures, by friday, and also, into the upcoming weekend. high pressure to control to the south. it has been key, 76 the high temperature today, we likely touch the briefly again today, before this frontal boundary moves through, and some cooler air, moves in from canada behind it by friday, the upcoming weaned un. 51 degrees if philadelphia, but take a look at some of the colder readings once we head back into sections of north dakota into the 20's, we have 40's, 30's, showing up in minute society arc so some of the cooler air will spill

mr. williams. >> for a no spin zone that was a lot of spin. >> just -- well, all i want you to do is giveone example of spin. >> the black lives matter movement in the 60's when we said black is beautiful. it didn't mean that white wasn't beautiful. it meant to address a set of circumstances that that community saw. if you look at any statistic when it comes to the black community, whether it's employment, whether it's african-american education. whether it's incarceration rate, there is a problem. so to assert yourself as black lives matter isn't a response of that. if we took this to be another country looked at those statistics in that society we would be pushing for that society and the people. >> no one disputes that african-americans in general have a harder road america. >> some people do hobby who is taken seriously. okay? no one disputes that it's how you get there your definition of radical is different from mine and that might be the problem. black party radical? is the -- in your opinion is the black panther party. >> yes. the country was founded on radicalism. >> so you justi

mr. williams, great to have you on again. i want to you about trump's comments tonight. he said "what is my competition? is ben going to go to china?" how do you respond to that? >> well, good evening, again. thank you for having me. you know, dr. carson only competes with himself, anderson. dr. carson realizes that this is a marathon, it is not a sprint. and he is not obsessed with polls, whether it shows that he's in the lead in iowa or any other place. he realizes that this election is way off. and what he has to do is continue to hone his message, introduce himself to iowans, south carolinians in the nations where they make the difference, they make the votes. and what he has to do -- what he realizes is that the more people get to know him, the more they understand his message, the more they understand his temperament, his judgment, his resolve, and the fact that he is out there, that he is also trustworthy, and it's shown in his favorability ratings, that he believes that this is a steady drip, he will continue to do well. and it doesn't matter about the attacks th

mr. williams, how serious are you guys about boycotting this debate over what appears to about 50 minutesere. >> i'm not a part of the carson campaign, never have been. i'm his business manager. i can tell you that, how do you negotiate a presidential debate and not once pick up the phone and call the candidates, anyone on their team, that you put rules and guidelines in place and not consult them? how do you not try to work together as a team to collaborate to make it work for not only cnbc but make it work for the presidential candidates who are participating through this process? to me, to them, it's common sense that you would include them in the negotiations. when you don't include them in negotiations, you see the results that you're talking about right now. >> as you know, obviously i know a lot about how this worked when different networks worked with the republican national committee, i guess with all due respect, i would say your complaint should be directed at them. they're the ones that are negotiating on behalf of the candidates, are they not? >> i don't think the candidates

mr. williams books include his moe recent, american contempt for liberty, race and economics, and up from the projects. have a question for walter williams? e-mail it to booktv at c-span.org. post it it to our facebook wall or treat it@book tv and also call in during the program. this among's guest on booktv's in-depth program, economist walter williams. booktv, television for serious readers. >> many of this year's presidential candidates have written books to introduce. thes to voters and t p

mr. terrance william and his princess.t and deandra scott. >> dads and daughters take their seats. but despite everyone's initial excitement, at first things feel a little awkward. >> for fathers and daughters, like no time elapsed and they are having a great time. for some they are sitting there and not communicating with each other. but when you think about it, some of these daughters don't even know their fathers. >> are you okay? >> i want to go. >> for 25-year-old guy and his 4-year-old daughter diamond, the moment is overwhelming. the jail calls her mom to take her home. >> all right. excuse us. the dads could use a little help. >> one, two, three, fatherhood. so the dance organizers have an ice breaker planned. >> just don't leave the room. don't come to the sixth floor with him. >> give me an a. >> a, you got your a, you got your a. >> give me an e. >> e, you got your e, you got your e. >> give me an e. >> you got your e, you got your e. >> give me a w. >> in case you're wondering, the guys are spelling out a new b

mr. william wallace, the policy analyst at the consumers union, mr. shane carr, vice president for federal affairs at the alliance of automotive manufacturers. we do appreciate all of you being here today. we will begin the panel with mr. bazella. he'll be recognized, each for five minutes, to summarize your testimony. you are recognized for five minutes, thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman, rankirank ing member, and members. i'm john bazella the ceo and president of the association of global automakers. the very troubling facts that have come to light involving volkswagen will likely have significant implications to the industry and i look forward to working with the subcommittee and discussing these issues as we move on. i've been asked for our perspective on two bills the motor vehicle safety whistle-blower act and the tracking act. in 2012 congress included strong whistle-blower provisions. we agree that whistle-blower protection is a valuable tool for ensuring that safety concerns will be promptly identified, investigated and remedied. the bill

mr. colby. gary: william colby became very controversial for doing what the constitution required him to do and that was tell the senate what his agency was up to. i have never understood those who in the agency and elsewhere, who pilloried at him for doing what he was required to do under the constitution. the constitution requires that congress to oversee the activities of the executive branch, full stop, full stop. he did what he was supposed to do. many of the old-timers, who were in this culture of secrecy, hated him for it. brian: why was this a turning point? gary: we recommended, and there was created, permanent congressional oversight. not only the senate but also in the house as well. we mandated that presidents who authorized covert operations of any consequence in the future had to sign what came to be called a finding. up to that point, we spent months and months and months trying to find out who ordered fidel castro among others to be assassinated. we couldn't find anybody. did john kennedy do it? did robert kennedy do it? no. you got murky, vague answers. we said, the president h

william reported he had always been used very badly by mr. taylor. immediately smith took william to a justice of the peace in leesburg and said he would issue a warrant for arrest for taylor. william ended up finding and out. they can't took the nephew to the justice of the peace talks office, but he was out. this other justice said he had more important things to do. in the meanwhile smith had gone to the office of the initial justice of the peace, who told him taylor had went to see the aunt with william. smith said they had entered and no such agreement. smith returned to the justice of the peace and demanded a warrant be issued. the justice said he would when william appeared at the office. after william arrived the justice of the peace refused to do so because he was sticking to his tale. despite smith's efforts he noted up to the present time he has not been issued and there is no probability any action will be taken by the civil authorities in the case. smith has lots of people in northern virginia that he is dealing with. the infamous ku klux

mr. "star trek," william shatner will be doing something with you.ou give us any hint what it might be? >> i could but they would kill me. david: they probably kill me first. >> this is, like the biggest secret since d-day. i mus'nt even mention shatner's name. david: well, i can. i just did. so i'm giving you a good tease. for all the people who want to find out they will have to bait. that will be revealed on halloween weekend, correct? >> halloween weekend will be one of the great revelations of all time. david: marvel movie wouldn't be complete without a cameo by you. i was reading, i found that there were 26 that you have done. i might have missed one or two. do you have any favorite yos. >> i love them all. i am totally not partial to any. each one is a masterpiece of underacting and playing a certain mood subtly and intelligently and excitedly, and i don't know why people even sit through the rest of the movie? david: exactly. i walked out of many movies. seriously, stan, do you get, your fair share of the profits from these things because the

william reported that he had always been used very badly by mr. taylor. immediately smith took william to a justice of the peace in leesburg who said that he would issue a warrant for an arrest for taylor the following morning. william ended up finding an and that he did not know was living and moved in with her. the aunt to her nephew to the justice of the peace's office of -- the following morning, but he was out. she found another justice and applied for award to be taken out against taylor but the other justice said that he had more important things to do. in the meanwhile, smith had gone to the office of the initial justice of the peace who told thethat taylor went to see aunt of william and settle the matter and that the aunt was opting not to pursue charges. smith went to the aunt, who said that she had entered no such agreement with taylor. smith returned to the justice of the peace and demanded a warrant be issued. the justice said that he would assume as william appeared in his office. after william arrived, the justice of the peace refused to do

mrs. holden. >> guest: william holden and his wife and they despise each other and they were fighting during thewedding ceremony. i think we can all say that ronald reagan organized religion was not at the top of his list. his marriage was conducted in a way that would have no religious connotation at all and his children are all secularist except for michael. i think michael is a religious guy but i'm not sure. so i think we are once again telling you about the man what he did and what he did not do an accurate way. >> host: let's stay on this point for one more minute. do you believe that this crusade against communism was indeed part of a spiritual struggle that he saw as such and that was the driving force? >> guest: it's not what i believe bay that's what ronald reagan believed. ronald reagan believed communist totalitarians violated the laws that god gave us. to be free, to express ourselves, to earn a living the way we want to, to hold private property. inalienable rights that we talk about in the declaration and the constitution. ronald reagan really believe that. we believe that we were

mr speaker: order. we do not need to waste time with this. it has nothing to do with government policy. order. it has nothing to do with current government policy. hywel williams: thank you, mr. speaker. thousands of people who installed cavity wall insulation now have damp, mouldy houses because the system has failed and let in rainwater. many people, misled into believing that it was a government scheme, now find the industry guarantee difficult to access and insufficient. will the prime minister take a personal interest in this scandal, to ensure that disabled people in particular are fully compensated and to avert further reputational damage to the government's energy conservation measures are over to? -- averted? mr. cameron: i will look carefully at the issue, because it touches on the larger point that the obligations we put on energy companies lead to higher prices and that goes directly to the point that my honorable friend was quite rightly trying to make. even last week, the labour party in the house of lords voted to put up energy prices, which impacts on steel users. they ought to try doing the same thing in the house of lords as in the house of c

while you listen for from president william dudley? mr.: there's a lot of short-term noise we need to look at. job creation and wages, also a liquidity in the market, he believes that liquidity has declined despite what the market is observing, that trading is harder. these are clues to look for. the big picture is that we have cut rates over the last seven or eight years because debt has gone up in the last 30 years or 40 years. debt is not going down and it is hard to normalize policy. despite one or two hikes, i think we are going into an environment of qe infinity. tom: why'd do you not think you'll use the phrase qe infinity in his speech on november 12? mr. gallo: the fed is telling you that qe is working that you can fix a problem with a cyclical tool. we are is more honest, trying to fix problems we did not create. we are reacting to problems that others have created. it is more realistic. is with us. gallo full disclosure, william dudley did a chapter in my book years ago. coming up, the chief executive airlines andng at the inabi

william. please. >> [indiscernible] mr. inman: as a career intelligence officer, you realize very quickly how perishable your sources are. how easily they are compromised. beginning, you want to get the information that you have collected in the hands of those who can use it, but at the same time you want to protect how you know it in the process. pdb was unique about the was that it not only said what we knew, but it also often told how we knew it. when i heard that the pdb was going to be declassified and released, my first alarm was, what are you going to do about all the details of how we knew? and then i heard there was a lot of redaction, and i relaxed. >> [laughter] mr. inman: so my comments here are really for the journalists and the historians. why the redaction? you can often tell it what you know without harming your sources. inferencehe slightest of how you got that information can lead to catastrophic loss, maybe even impossible to replace. director, looking at what could be declassified, i made the decision to

mr. macola learn anything about him? his name is william lind. w guest: i wish i could sayn yes, but no i don't.no my book really has 1910, when thval and wilbur wright decide they have achieved what they set out to do and therefore, they could take a flight together inp until me plane. until then, they would never dto that because if one were killed they wanted the other one to still be alive to carry on what their mission and it was a mission with which they gave total devotion excluding almostg everything else that we think of as the normal life in order tove achieve it. they never married. oney never went on vacations. they were totally committed tore their work. much the way their father, who was a minister was committed to his work on his mission. his through them, their objective t fly control themselves in the air was a mission. it wasn't just one of the misunderstandings about thet wright brothers, it wasn't that, they just implanted the airplane, which in its help would've been a phenomenal, schmidt, but they invented how to fly its. th

mr. williams: it's one of the few things that gets done like it's supposed to. the ndaa has been enacted every -- into law every year since its inception in 1961. president obama vetoed this bill not because he disagreed with its substance but because he wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to force congress to increase spending for his nondefense programs. mr. speaker, the taliban is re-entering afghanistan. islamic extremists are attempting to conquer iraq. the u.s. is at odds with russia over syria's civil war. and china is expandingon its territorial claims in the pacific. mr. speaker, frankly, the world's in chaos. while he only has one more year in office, there could not be a worse time for president obama to so selfishly, recklessly push his agenda at the cost of u.s. national security. in god we trust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield. props the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized fo

supporting me and also our quiz bowl club adviser mr. wilson, because this wouldn't be possible without him. that's very nice. karthik? ok, rather like william i'd like to thank my parents for supporting me in everything i do my club adviser and my teamms because i wouldn't be here without them. that, and the drone you have flying over everyone's house. i am never going to live that d. you are never going to live that down. brandon, who would you like to thank? i'd like to thank my parents. they've been super supportive not just here, but throughout my life i'd like to thank the president of our club jessica chin who's a junior right now who is unfortunately too busy to come e and i'd also like to thank my favorite game show host, who is of course, alex trebek but your number two so i'd like to thank you too. i don't know how to kick him off this game without seeming rude. thank you, sort of, brandon. you're welcome, sort of. anoop? who would you like to thank? so on behalf of all of us, i'd like to thank our parents, who have motivated us, inspired us, and help to study and brought us to where we are toda. very nice. karthik? i would like t

mr. williamsing work. >> david williams seiu 1022 and i want to echo what martha just had to say, but the main thing i wanted to menace -- mention the last two meetings you have manufactured into closed session after the comments at the beginning of the meeting which we're very concerned about. it's disconcerting because there are those of us who think it's actually an attempt, an attempt to make it so that members of the system cannot participate in open discussion. we come to a meeting and then we're going to have wait for an hour-and-a-half, four hours? how long will it be in these close d meetings that we have to wait to make comments on particular agenda items and we're very upset that you have done this twice in a row and hope that you do not do it again. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> yes, i echo what martha said, seiu and i intend to work with seiu about the hedge funds. i don't know about the background of this gentleman, but think he might have ties with the hedge funds because according to all of the research i have done, you can look at the internet. i have remailed