mr. wilson also said at that hearing that every report of examination is reviewed and approved by the dep ted controller before finalized. both have final assurance, processes that affect the effectiveness of our supervision and compliance with occ policies. again, i know you were not there, but did they just not -- did the deputy controller and the assistant deputy controller simply not know about them? >> this is part of the inquire they we're conducting as to determine how we can improve our processes. >> thank you for that. your written testimony suggests that the examiners and supervisors were unaware of the activities occurring at jpmorgan's chief investment office until april of this year, and what's intriguing about that is this -- this office was making $360 billion in trades. this is larger than the assets of 7,299 banks in the united states. if this were a stand-alone bank it would be the eighth largest bank in the united states. it was making a trade that you say is the biggest, most complex trade in the entire banking system, and the question, then, is this -- should the eigh

romney went trolling through the dust bin of republican history and lo and behold he found pete wilson there. mr. romney went and found pete wilson from whatever he's doing now and brought him on board as his special honoree california campaign chairman. mitt romney also brought on board a man named chris cobak who is essentially this year's pete wilson in republican problem. even though he's from kansas, he's the secretary of state in kansas, even though he's not from arizona, he's responsibility i believe for writing arizonas papers please law and antiimmigrant laws. the paper issue has torn apart ha state as well since it was first proposed and signed into law. we're awaiting a supreme court ruling on its constitutionality. as that rule approaches, it's somethinging spanish language media in arizona have pulled out all the stops. they have long form no commercial break broadcasts in spansish in arizona trying to prepare people for that supreme court ruling and what it means for latinos in that state. that lou is so divisive sh. that hugely desooifive legislation in arizona constitutional or n

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, last thursday the pentagon confirmed house and senate republicans' concerns by finally acknowledging that the overseas contingency operations, a fund used to support troops in combat, will be subject to the sequestration cuts. the office of management and budget senior advisor and associate director for communication and strategic planning, kenneth bear, understands if the sequester took effect it would be disastrous for our national security, end of quote. house republicans have been aware of the impact of sequestration will have on our brave men and women serving in uniform and their families. we passed a reconciliation package, legislation that helps programs used to promote the president's liberal agenda and used those funds for a strong national defense. i ask my colleagues in the senate to take action immed

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the president's policies are failing our families and destroying jobs. since the president was swonch into office -- sworn into office on january, 2009, our citizens have lost a net of 740,000 jobs as was discovered on friday. for the past 40 months the unemployment rate has remained above 8%. sadly during the month of may this rate increased from 8.1% in april to 8.2%. the biased liberal media can no longer conceal the truth of the president's failed policies, and to make matters worse, if the number of americans who want to work but have stopped looking for a job, and those who are forced to work part-time, were factored into the equation, the real unemployment rate would rise to 14.8%. house republicans have passed over 30 bipartisan bills which would promote job creation. i urge my colleagues in the senate to take immediate action on these

mr. wilson, we will not send our men to europe to fight for the democracy there into we have it here. we must have the fights wrote uncertain and the right to vote here. in vietnam, we, the people, spoke. the same thing happened for racism. it is up to us. it always has been. you can think whatever you want about the occupy wall street movement, but it touches my heart that these people have been out there trying to raise consciousness and they have done it. the arab spring, it is amazing what is going on. it is amazing what is gone on in turkey and in latin america and things are roiling up in africa and russia and china. all over asia. we are getting it. people are getting it. things are changing, and it is time that we all got into this. are you willing and ready to get into this now? yes. >> okay, all right, good. what can you do? what can each of us do? get involved. it can involve however you want. to my website, tran-eights. please subscribe to my newsletter. you have to put your e-mail in it and it comes out about twice a month. come to visit the mayans with me in december. de

mr. wilson: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: madam speaker, the bureau of labor statistics announced yesterday that the number of job openings is at its lowest point in five months. the number of available jobs dropped from 3.7 million in march to 3.4 million in april. this fact shows that the president's failed policies are destroying jobs across our nation and undermining families. unemployment has been above 8% for 40 months, not including the millions who are underemployed or who have lost hope and no longer looking for a job. yet, the president still believes that our private sector is doing fine. in fact, sadly now the president's offering work permits to illegal aliens to take jobs from hardworking americans. it's past time for them to pass the dozens of bipartisan job-creation bills which are stalled in the senate graveyard. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 11 and the global r o

mr. wilson also said that hearing that every report is reviewed and approved by the responsible deputy comptroller before it is finalized. both units have formal quality assurance processes that assess the effectiveness of our supervision in compliance with occ policies. i know you were not there, but the deputy controller and assistant deputy comptroller, did they simply not know about this? >> this is part of the inquiry we are conducting to determine how we improve our processes. >> thank you for that. your written testimony suggests that examiners and supervisors were unaware of the activities occurring at the j.p. morgan investment office until april of this year. what is intriguing about that is that this office was making $360 billion in trade. this is larger than the assets of 7299 banks in the united states. if this was a stand-alone bank, it would be the eighth largest bank in the united states. it was making the biggest, most complex trading in the entire banking system. the question is this. should the eighth largest bank in the nation be allowed to make the most complex trade in the e

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, on wednesday's washington examiner, columnist john stossel quoted economist john b. taylor of the hoover institution who stated unpredictable economic policy, massive fiscal stimulus, and ballooning debt, the federal reserve's quantitative easing of the multiyear interest rates, in regulatory uncertainty due to obamacare and the dodd-frank financial reforms is the main cause of persistent high unploument and our feeble recovery, end of quote. over the last three years our economy has not improved. our unemployment rate is -- remains above 8%. our small business owners have been faced -- forced to pay higher taxes and the government spending continues to spiral out of control. the president and his liberal allies in the senate continue to support legislation that creates more barriers resulting in job loss. the president and the senate should work with house republicans and pass over 30 house bills that are aimed to create jobs through private sector growth. in conclusion, god

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, yesterday the supreme court upheld section 2-b, or the check your papers provision of the arizona immigration law. this requires the police to check the immigration status of persons whom they detain before releasing. upholding this provision represents a victory for states that are protecting their citizens to retain jobs. a country without borders is no longer a country. the obama administration has actively prevented states like arizona and south carolina from promoting their citizens to keep jobs from competing illegal aliens. the federal government has good immigration laws, but attorney general eric holder has refused to enforce them. as a former immigration attorney, i know we welcome legal immigration. arizona and south carolina took proactive steps to ensure that state law enforcement officials are empowered to keep jobs for americans instead of illegal aliens. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, americans will find out what we have beenen anxiously awaiting what we have been waiting to find out for two years, whether the government health care takeover bill is constitutional. tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. people of america will be watching and listening as the supreme court announces its decision. former house speaker nancy pelosi outraged americans at as preconference by state, quote, we have to pass the bill to find out what's in it, end of quote. the american people now know this bill and overwhelmingly disapprove of this bill which the national federation of independent businesses reveals will destroy 1.6 million jobs. it is my hope the supreme court will set aside work the best interest of the american people, and overturn the job de-destroying, out of control spending health care bill which will hurt senior citizens with waiting lists, rationing and denial of services. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terr

mr. wilson who said basically in your march report it shows payments to freestanding agencies on average we're 19.4% higher than the provider cost. that is reimbursement of of the cost. the med pack testaments 2012 is estimated 13.7%. as a result cms our word came diligent need to implement the affordable care act for a health care services to make sure they are more accurately aligned with services. but as to where it is with their examination of the issue with a higher reimbursement rate to make those more accurately reflect the cost by those agencies. >> but with those circumstances with the issue of medicare margins but it's on average they are very high. their breed recommend of series of changes in the home health payment system. but also changes to improve the system is a function and adjustments for the patient's condition. we think those are real problems that need to be fixed as well. >> please get back to less as the progress and with the higher rates of returns we appreciate that response. >> part of this is in the cms core part of it is congress setting the base rate. >> tha

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, yesterday's decision by the supreme court to uphold obamacare is discouraging for america's small businesses by destroying jobs and threatening families with the loss of their insurance policies. when the lobbied for the passage of the 2,700-page health care takeover, he promised americans that the individual mandate was not a tax increase. chief justice roberts based his opinion on his view that it is a tax increase which contradicts the president as being incorrect. chief justice roberts and the four liberals now confirm the president has been inaccurate. not only will this tax place more hardship on small businesses to follow the law but already 12,000 pages of regulations have been issued with 150 new boards and agencies and programs destroying jobs. on june 11, the house of representatives, under the leadership of john boehner and eric cantor, will vote to repeal the obama taxes. on november 6, american citizens will have the opportunity to vote for repeal and reform. in

mr. wilson: last friday the president revealed a new policy that promotes illegal illens from leaving our country to deportation. this shifts jobs from lawful americans to illegal aliens. we welcome legal immigrants. in 2009 and 2010, congress refused to pass legislation giving amnesty to the same individuals included under the president's new policy. not only is this decision a presidential abuse of power, it also shows this administration is out of touch with the american families who are suffering from lack of jobs. instead of encouraging policies aimed to help our law-abiding citizens find jobs, the president believes that he should reward those who have broken laws by granting them work permits. at a time record unemployment, i urge the president and liberal control senate to take up the dozens of party bills that have passed the house to help american families find jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops, and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. i yield back. and madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that my name be withdrawn as a co-sponsor of h.r.

mr. wilson: today's decision by the supreme court is extremely disappointing, undermining limited government and expanded freedom. the decision reveals obamacare is a huge tax increase on middle class taxpayers, destroying jobs. we should have health care based on doctor-patient relationships, rather than a politician-patient relationship. i agree with the national federation of independent business that 1.6 million jobs are now at risk and small businesses cannot make plans for the future which destroys more jobs. house republicans will continue to work to repeal the government health care takeover law. we will remain focused on enacting common sense legislation that will preserve the doctor-patient relationship, provide every american the access they need to health care and promote jobs in the private sector. in conclusion, god bless our troops, that we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? does the gentleman seek unanimous consent? does the gentleman seek unanimous consen

mr. wilson? >> i of two, but hopefully they will be briefer. one will be for the united states to continue to give a sustained and high-level attention to turkish relations and to dialogue on important issues. he is a big change s taken place and we have to -- it is a big change that has taken place and we have to have a model that looks more consistent with the u.k., japan, france, and other major allies that we deal with on a regular basis. for turkey and the eu they have to work hard to enrich the foreign policy dialogue our colleague referred to the project earlier. the a session process has to go forward, but if there is -- the us session -- the secession process has to go for it, and if it does not, both sides will suffer as a result, so they have to work harder to enrich this dialogue. >> mr. pearson? >> mine would be processed- focused, and that would be that what is often missing is active listening. i see people quite anxious to clarify what it is they want and they think, and i actually believe that a little more commitment to active

the public. >> good-bye. >> reporter: brown made it to his car and left the wilson building without commenting to news 4. >> mrment? >> reporter: federal prosecutors wednesday timed one felony charge against brown for defrauding industrial bank of thousands of dollars to finance his home and lifestyle, including a power boat. brown has said just yesterday that he no plans to resign. >> can you here categorically say you will be here in your job for the foreseeable future and have no plans to prematurely leave at this moment? >> i have no plans to resign. so -- that's all i'm going to say about

mr. brown, any comment? >> reporter: brown made it to his car and left the wilson building without commenting to news 4. brown is due in federal court friday at 11:00 in the morning to plead guilty. at the district building, tom sherwood, news 4. >> tom, thank you. >>> d.c. government is reeling from a number of other high-profile cases. tisha thompson with the i-team is here to tell us about what this day's developments mean to the city government in days to come. >> reporter: jim, it has been a rough couple of months at the wilson building. d.c. chairman kwame brown is the fourth person charged by the u.s. attorney's office in the past six months. city council member harry thomas jr. resigned his seat after pleading guilty in january to stealing more than $350,000 in government money and filing false tax returns. he's been sentenced to 38 months in prison. last month, in a separate investigation involves mayor vincent gray's campaign, thomas gore, he's there, close friend of the mayor and assistant treasurer to the campaign pleepded guilty to breaking d.c. election laws and obstruction of justice. he

individual mandate is unconstitutional and today they lost, including alan wilson, the attorney general for the state of south carolina. mral, nice to meet you. thanks for coming on. is this just years of work, just down the drain for you now, with this ruling? >> well, brooke, i don't believe so. yes, it was a victory for the administration on a few legal points, but there was one victory that the states have, and the nifb also has, and that is we stopped congress and the administration from redefining the authority and power of congress to expand well beyond the commerce clause. they tried to extend that power, and the court said, no, you're wrong, you can't do this under the commerce clause. unfortunately, the court disagreed with the president in this way, but gave him this tax. now the president owns this tax going into the november election. >> i want to listen to something you you said on another cable network in march around the time of the oral arguments. >> would you have challenged it? >> i would have challenged it politically, but legally, it would have been much more difficultly for us. >> you were talking ta

wilson center. this question speaks to mr. kempton's silver bullet with the buzz phrase internalizing externalities'. you said address the public health issue. i was curious as to what sort of metrics you might be able to propose. is it investment in government- off. public health report? i was curious if you had a way of evaluating that cost. >> put your hand up. he is doing a thesis on this trying to figure out what external costs are. one -- public health studies where you take the cost of emphysema and they lost work the, premature death, yo cdc metrics, you calculate the cost of generation that reduces pollution and then you back that into a cost per kilowatt hour that is transferred from the generator out to people in the surrounding areas. that is a metric for doing that. it is that the question you're asking? how to measure that? >> it is good discussion about how to take the outside elements that we see and create what sounds like a tax, but we will not call that that. this raises issues about japan. i wrote about the

[inaudible] >> abigail barnes with the woodrow wilson center and the china environment forum. this question speaks to professor, mr. kempton, silver bullet if you will. dr. kempton's silver bullet with a buzz phrase external altace and incorporating in those costs. you said address the public health issue and i know, i was curious as to assorted metrics you might be able to propose. is an investment or greater investment in government offered public health reports and establishing those causal links between -- and and and cancer and so forth. i was wondering if you had a way of evaluating the cost? >> i was able to -- he is doing a thesis on this topic right now trying to figure out what is the external cost of each type of generation that states have an option or utilities have an option to build or invest in right now. so one metric, we base it on peer-reviewed literature of course. so there is the public health studies where you take the cost of emphysema, the cost of a lost work day, the cost of premature death and the cbc type of metrics that is the center for disease control. you calculate the cost of genera

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wilson, second lieutenant travis mogado, specialist aaron phils. sergeant michael knapp. sergeant knox and specialist samuel watts. mr. speaker. we are continuing to spend money that we do not have. every day our debt goes up. every day we borrow money from foreign governments, and yet we will not bring our troops home from afghanistan. it's kind of ironic that the administration has signed a security agreement that will continue a financial relationship with afghanistan after our troops come home in 2014. that relationship is for 12 years. it's been projected that we will spend approximately $4 billion a month for those 12 years to pay for a corrupt leader and a corrupt government that will not survive. it does not matter how much money we spend, afghanistan's history is that no nation has ever gone into afghanistan and changed one thing. i do not understand why we in the house continue to find the money -- of course, it's borrowed money, by the way, probably from the chinese -- to send to afghanistan and yet we vote on programs to cut milk for children in the morning at school, we vote to cut programs for senior citizens to

wilson. >> i.t. silver bullets, but perhaps i'll be brief. one is for the united states to continue to give sustained and high-level constant attention to you mr. relations and dialogue with a big change taking place in couple years back to sustain that and the model used to look more like the nature of u.s. with the u.k., germany, japan, other major allies that we deal with on a quite regular basis. for turkey and the e.u., they both need to work hard to enrich this foreign policy dialogue that her colleague referred to earlier. the accession process seems to go forward. hopefully it will at some point. but if that is all that there is, it won't work and the turkish e.u. relations and interests taking close-up or as the race old. so both sides need to work harder to enrich this foreign policy dialogue outside the accession process. >> thank you. mine would be really process focused. and that is to say that what is often missing is what i would call active listening to the other side. often these dialogs i see people quite anxious to clarify what it is they want and they think. i often think a little more active listening and a willingness to