mrs. arlington, mr. madison and there were others, and the meetings was being held there on 5th street at the office there. and the community was involved at that time and the purpose for the cac when it was set up to make sure that the water department and dwp would do what they said they were promising the community they would do. the main thing was the cross town tunnel. i know most of you all never heard or known about the cross town tunnel. but what happened is that after the out fall was built, then the money was gone. this are was no cross bound tunnel because the people in the sunsets, there's no way they wanted tunnelling going in their area over to the zoo because the out fall was built ten miles out into the ocean. that's where everything was suppose to go to. so, i came before you before this body not long ago and stated because alex landsberg came to me and asked me whether or not they can start back the cac and i said sure because no one from bay view hunter's point was involved, but i was

bush joined jeter in pregame ceremonies at the ballpark in arlington. mr.igned photo of the two together before game three of the 2001 world series. eating popcorn there, i guess. it was revealed yesterday, president bush has written a biography of his father, george h.w. bush. and yet untitled book will make its debut on veterans' day, november 11th. the younger bush thought about the idea in 2010 and began writing it two years later after consulting with friends and family. that will be interesting. looking forward to reading that. >> should be a great book. i didn't know this, george h.w. bush, the older, turned 90 by the way. is one of the few president who is has not written his own autobiography, very interesting. >> it will focus also on george w. bush, his decision to go into politics, how his dad influenced his life. what's really fast night, i'm curious, it talks about -- the lead-up to the iraq war. one senior official, told me, elder bush was worried about the decisions his son was making going into the war. there was a lot of buzz in the media

mrs. clinton was in arlington, virginia, for a book signing. this portion is 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, everybody. applause >> okay, let's get started. >> hillary. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> hi, how are you? >> very well. thank you. >> you live here in the washington area? >> in maryland. >> that's nice down there. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for coming today. >> hello. [inaudible conversations] hi, how are you? >> hi, how are you? thank you for coming. it turned out to be a beautiful day. hi. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> take care of yourself. >> thank you for coming today. how are you? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] thank you for coming. [inaudible conversations

mr. barton: but i have one, a young lady named helen maddox in arlington, texas, who will be celebrating her 100th birthday later this week. helen was not born a native texan but she got there as soon as she could. she and her husband moved to arlington, texas, over half a century ago, and she has lived there ever since. her husband is now deceased. helen has been very active in the republican women in numerous civic clubs and has been a strong personal friend of mine and also a political supporter. she will be celebrating her 100th birthday this week, and on behalf of the united states congress, i want to wish her the absolute very best birthday and hope that the next 100 is as happy and positive as her first 100 has been. happy birthday, helen maddox of arlington, texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is rec

arlington, virginia. we're delighted that you're here. thank you all for your presence, for your preparation, for your testimony, and, craig, why don't you lead us off? >> thank you, mr. chairman, senator coburn and other senators the timeline fema is involved actually started about mid-may. we were as part of the department in meetings where the secretary had -- >> craig, could you bring the mic a little closer? >> yes. >> about mid-may, the secretary had elevated the response based upon the number of children that were being held. at that time, fema offered what assistance we could. we weren't sure if this was commodities or technical assistance. the initial assistance we provided was mainly advisory and technical assistance in helping identify some resources within the faith-based community for some immediate needs. towards the end of may, about may 30th, there was a deputies meeting at the white house with the national security council on this issue that we participated in, as fema. we were asked what else we could do. based upon authorities that fema had received in the post-katrina emergency management format, as the principal adviser to the administration on e

mr. bush is one of the few modern presidents not to have written a memoir. this from the ballpark at arm lidge ton last night. doctor arlington. give it a look. cool moment there, the 43rd president making news during derek jeter's farewell tour. that is going on for 162 games. he gave the famed shortstop a framed photo from the 2001 world series, right after 9/11, mr. bush came out and threw the first pitch. it was a strike in yankee stadium. the joint went nuts. mr. bush, by the way, used to own, used to be one of the owners of texas rangers down there. but a cool moment nonetheless. we all know, and all remember that first pitch during the world series september 11th. patti ann: oh, yeah. bill: it had to be strike. jeter said, when he went out there, don't bounce it. patti ann: good advice. bill: they did. what happened? it was right down the middle. patti ann: catcher never moved. all right. much heavier night, note, israel is stepping up its assault on hamas, calling up 16,000 more reserves. ambassador dan gillerman will be here to talk about where this is all going next. bill: he is fired up too. lady luck shining brigh

arlington, virginia. we're delighted that you're here. thank you all for your presence, for your preparation, for your testimony, and, craig, why don't you lead us off? >> thank you, mr. chairman, senator coburn and other senators the timeline fema is involved actually started about mid-may. we were as part of the department in meetings where the secretary had -- >> craig, could you bring the mic a little closer? >> yes. >> about mid-may, the secretary had elevated the response based upon the number of children that were being held. at that time, fema offered what assistance we could. we weren't sure if this was commodities or technical assistance. the initial assistance we provided was mainly advisory and technical assistance in helping identify some resources within the faith-based community for some immediate needs. towards the end of may, about may 30th, there was a deputies meeting at the white house with the national security council on this issue that we participated in, as fema. we were asked what else we could do. based upon authorities that fema had received in the post-katrina emergency management format, as the principal adviser to the administration on e

mr. delay's bodyguard, detective john gibson, was shot . despite being mortaly wounded, he returned fire and brought he shooter down. today both officer chestnut and in ctive gibson lie forever arlington national cemetery. may they always rest in peace. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does -- the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause it-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 24, 2014, at 10:43 a.m. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 40. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? mr. kline: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4984. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. kline: pursuant to house resolution -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair decla

mr. president, on one entirely different matter, i want to say a brief word about our former colleague jeremiah denton who will be laid to rest today at arlington national cemetery. admiral denton is best known for the extraordinary bravery he showed back in 1966 when instead of playing along with in a propaganda film for his captors in vietnam, he blinked the word "torture" in morse code to u.s. military leaders back home. all told, admiral denton would spend 7 1/2 years in an infamous hanoi hilltop and other camps, enduring torture and barbaric conditions throughout. later after earning the deep admiration of ronald reagan, he'd enlist the future president's help as a first-time political candidate becoming the first elected republican senator from alabama since reconstruction. a staunch conservative throughout throughout his time here, admiral denton was a man of deep and abiding faith who had an equally deep and abiding love for his country. this was never more clear than on the day that he stepped off a plane to freedom at clark air base in the philippines. walking up to the microphone, the newly releaseed pow said simply we are honored to