mrs. daniels and her students, and even george bush. you and i will never forget september 11th, 2001. >> there's now a memorial outside room 301 to memorial liez that classroom's place in history. a moment frozen in time for mrs. daniel, the kids and the rest of us. nothing would be quite the same again, robin. >> no, for a lot of people, cynthia. i've often wondered about those children and their teacher, now we know. thank you so much for bringing that us. . lara, you were actually on the air here in "good morning america" when this happened. >> i was at fashion week, i was pregnant with duff and covering the first ever maternity fashion show liz lang. talking to diane live when they broke in about what they thought at the time was an accident, horrible accident. and we immediately mobilized -- there i am at bryant park, talking about life behind the scenes at a fashion show and it all changed for all o ous. in just a blink of the eye. and we all mobilized, immediately i was sent downtown, as everybody was, at abc new, and i began to

mrs. daniels about the attata. >> and then i got my stuff together because had to come back over here to my 16 babies that were waiting and wondering what's happening to their teacher. >> reporter: so, you came back into this room. >> i told them something terrible had happened and president bush needs to go. >> reporter: did you say something to her? >> we just gave her hugs. >> she dropped a tear or two. >> what do you take away from the experience having been here that day with the president? >> being that i was in here, i wanted to know what was going onon and so it kind of matured us a little bit faster. >> you're feeling proud to be there with the president and be apart of history, but on the other hand, you know, you feel sorrow for the thousands of families that were destroyed on that day. >> one of the lessons that i had to teach them really early was about terrorists and about mean people in the world. >> reporter: that wasn't in the lesson plan. >> that was not in the lesson plan. >> reporter: but a lesson all the same. frozen in this moment in time together. the next year, natal

mr. daniel shapiro who's now the american ambassador to israel and had with me eight papers. my fallback positions on jerusalem, borders, settlements, refugees, end of conflict, end of came, end of map. and i said i think it's time for decisions now. let's help our leaders make the decisions. these are my positions. take it. i was thinking thati'm really anging the rules of the game, not hiding anything because we reach the decisions. he refused to take it from me. >> rose: did he say why? >> he said the coalition nature, this, that. but then abu mazen went to his me and was jerusalem on the 15th of december last year and he sat with him and in the meeting was secretary clinton and senator mitchell. and he had two papers one on security and one on borders and he told him sir, m prime minister, i know you worry about security, you have a point. let me offer you this paper on security to begin with and borders. and he shrug it had paper aside and he told him, look, you d't need this. the israeli army needs to stay in the jordan valley and the central mountain for let's say 40 y

. >> at that table is four detainees including daniel espinoza. you can see mr. espinoza looking back to see where the officer's positioned and see where the officer's sight lines are. another interesting proposition, this gentleman knows the attack is coming and he's vacating the area because he doesn't want to be a participant. as the gentleman raises his arm, that's the signal to the others that the three-on-one attack is now ready and then he strikes the victim and you see mr. espinoza arrive who joins in and what ensues is a flurry of punches and kicks to an essentially defenseless detainee. >> if additional criminal charges are filed against espinoza, the most likely charge would be assault and battery. a conviction could then send him to state prison for up to eight years. >> most people come into the building. they don't want to make what they have worse. so they generally keep really bad behavior in check on their own. yeah, there's a lot of fights and things like that but they quickly are broken up. but they don't go too, too far. a person to pick up an

. >> at that table is four detainees including daniel espinoza. you can see mr.ing back to see where the officer's positioned and see where the officer's sight lines are. another interesting proposition, this gentleman knows the attack is coming and he's vacating the area because he doesn't want to be a participant. as the gentleman raises his arm, that's the signal to the others that the three-on-one attack is now ready and then he strikes the victim and you see mr. espinoza arrive who joins in and what ensues is a flurry of punches and kicks to an essentially defenseless detainee. >> if additional criminal charges are filed against espinoza, the most likely charge would be assault and battery. a conviction could then send him to state prison for up to eight years. >> most people come into the building. they don't want to make what they have worse. so they generally keep really bad behavior in check on their own. yeah, there's a lot of fights and things like that but they quickly are broken up. but they don't go too, too far. a person to pick up an additional ch

daniel yergin. [cheering and applause] hey, mr. yergin. thanks so much for coming on.ll right, sir, you're one of the most influential voices in the world of energy, and your new book is "the quest: energy security and the remaking of the modern world." okay. will we remake the modern world with new fuels or new forms because there's plenty of oil out there, isn't there? >> well, there is oil. we're not running out of oil. people talk about peak oil and say it's going to run out, but in fact we've run out of oil at least five times. the first time is the 1880s. now here we are in the 21st century. >> stephen: there's plenty of oil. why would we change the game? if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> because what's happening in the rest of the world, one tends to just think about the united states. >> i do. >> i know you do, but you have the look beyond our borders. if you look at the country of china, that's where demand is really growing inch this country our demand for oil is actually going to go down because we have more efficient cars and the population is aging, a wh

william lomax >> laura maria longing >> salvatore lopes >> daniel lopez >> george lopez >> luis manuel lopez >> to my brother, your family mrs. you very much. >> to my brother, -- your family mrs. you very much. >> to my brother, we will always miss you. >> manuel l. lopez >> joseph lostrangio >> chet dek louie >> stuart seid louis >> joseph lovero owesera elisabeth labell >> jenny seu kueng low wong >> michael w. lowe >> garry w. lozier >> john peter lozowsky >> charles peter lucania >> edward hobbs luckett >> mark gavin ludvigsen >> lee charles ludwig >> sean thomas lugano >> daniel lugo >> marie lukas >> and my husband. i believe them and all these other beautiful soul to die together this day have been walking alongside us these past 10 years and they will continue to be right here as we move forward to a bright and positive future. >> and my uncle of the new york city fire department. we all miss you and love you so much. i know you were looking down on us and you'll always be in our hearts. god bless you, god bless new york, and god bless america. [applause] >> william lum, jr. >> michael p. lunden >> christopher lunde

and it's kind of like -- daniel said someone wants mr. mcconnell blocking the thing. daniel said mcconnell was instrumental in making a deal on the debt ceiling. and what daniel said is true. but mitch mcconnell did that when all the damage was already done. it was already done. so by him saying that, mcconnell was instrumental in getting the bill passed, mr. mcconnell was instrumental in getting the bill passed when after all the damage was done. >> host: we'll leave it there. mr. barbash? >> guest: you know, actually mcconnell -- i will say this, he's been trying to -- he was trying to avoid that scenario since after the election. i remember him giving some speeches and boehner right after the 2010 midterms, let's not do this. let's not make these mistakes. they kept using the term "adult conversations" and i think things got beyond and this is one of the remarkable stories particularly in the house and boehner and the leadership basically lost control of the situation to the tea party factions. and here again, people say where is the power of a small group like the

mr. obama heads to north carolina to rally support for his $447 billion jobs program. he is now asking voters to pressure lawmakers into passing that plan. danielleports from washington. >> reporter: president obama is trying to drum up support for his jobs bill in raleigh, north carolina, today. he is asking voters to help put pressure on congress to pass his american jobs act. >> what's congress waiting for?! there's work to be done! there are workers ready to do it. let's pass this jobs bill right away and get it done. >> reporter: the president toured a small manufacturing plant that he says would benefit from his proposal. >> puts more people back to work, and it puts more money back into the pockets of working americans. >> reporter: the recession has hit north carolina hard. unemployment there is above 10%. 1% higher than the national average. president obama won north carolina i 2008, the first time the state went for a democrat in 30 years. the white house insists this trip is about job creation, not politics. but republicans here on capitol hill are questioning that. >> i think that the president certainly should take a step back, stop

mr. boelter, i appreciate your testimony. our final witness on the panel is daniel glazer, who is the assistant secretary for terrorist financing at the department of treasury's office of terrorism and financial intelligence. he has also served as treasury's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes. in addition to his prior roles at the treasury department, he's served as an attorney for the united states secret service, and as the head of the u.s. delegation to the financial act task force, an intergovernmental agency charged with formulating policies to combat international money laundering and terrorism financing. mr. glazer, welcome. >> thank you, chairman whitehouse, for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to combat terrorist financing. in the decade since the tragic attacks of september 11, the u.s. government has worked toward developing a comprehensive approach to combat terrorist financing. critical to this evolution has been the recognition that the treasury department and financial tools it wields essential to our counter

mr. obama isn't a bad guy but his economic ideas have failed. danielleottingham has details of romney's solutions. >>> reporter: republican presidential hopeful mitt romney announced his new job plan in nevada. a state with almost 13% unemployment. >> america should be a job machine. jobs being created all the time. >> reporter: he said relying on government to create jobs is not the solution. >> it is instead to create the conditions that allow the private sector and entrepreneurs to create jobs and to grow our economy, growth is the answer not government. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in a 59-point plan, romney proposes eliminating taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains, overhauling capital tax rates and easing regulations. he will push for trade deals and domestic energy exploration. he is talking jobs just two days before president obama's speech in front of a joint session of congress. >> i think that you will hear some new proposals that you have not heard us talk about or float. >> reporter: the gop candidates are expected to pour o

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i would ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business for an hour. the majority will control the first half. the republicans will control the final half. following that morning business, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.j. res. 66. this legislation is the vehicle that we need to do the fema funding. the senate will recess, as we always do, on tuesdays, from 12:30 until 2:15 for our weekly caucus meetings. madam president, this week, the republicans sent a message to victims of devastating hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes. that message was tough luck. last night, we tried to move fo

mr. obama's approval rating has dropped below 50% among californians. 68% of people here say that the country is headed in the wrong direction. danielle nottingham reports on the president's latest attempt to win over the public. >> reporter: president obama put the spotlight on helping small businesses during a visit to raleigh, north carolina, to sell his jobs plan. >> it will lead to new jobs for young people, for construction workers, for teachers, for veterans, for the unemployed. >> reporter: the proposal would slash taxes for small businesses like the one the president visited wednesday. speaking to more than 9,000 cheering supporters, he had a message for his critics. >> you have some republicans in congress they like to talk about how we're in favor of america's job creation. well, you know what? if you're in favor america's job creators, this is your bill. >> reporter: the president is pushing hard for congress to act now and pass his plan. but some gop lawmakers see the proposal and the president's road trip as pure politics. >> he knows how to give a speech. what he doesn't know how to do is lead. >> reporter: north caroli

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader.eid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business, senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. there will be no votes today, and the next vote will be on monday, september 19, at 5:30. we begin we'll begin consideration of the trade adjustment assistance bill on monday. we're working on procedures to get to that today. we have a lot to do. next friday, we have to have a continuing resolution passed in this body. we had a good week this week. we were able to get the highway bill extended for six months, federal aviation administration for four months, and of course we were able to have that significant vote on the fema legislation so vitally important to the entire country. it's interesting to note that the president has had emergency declarations of disasters in 48 states. the presiding officer's state is one of those that did not have one, as the state of michigan. h.r. 2587 is due for a second reading and it is at the desk. the presiding of

tenant daniel clack from first battalion, sergeant barry weston from key row company, 4-2 commando royal marines and senior aircraftman james smart, number two mechanical transport squadron. mr. speaker, all of them demonstrated tremendous courage in the line of duty, and we sended our deepest condolences to their family and friends. let me also join the prime minister in remembering all of those who died in the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. we all said at the time, mr. speaker, that we would never forget, and it is right that we pay particular attention on this, the tenth anniversary of september september 11th so that for the victims and the families we show we are true to the words we spoke in the aftermath of those terrible attacks. let me also, mr. speaker, as the house returns thank all our policemen and women who did such a tremendous job in the riots over the summer. and it's on the subject of policing that i want to start my questions to the prime minister. we learned last night that the prime minister now wants to hold his elections for police commissioners not alongside local elections, but in november of next year. how much extra money does he expect

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president stph-p. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks there will be an hour of morning business. republicans will control the first half, the majority will control the final half. following morning business the senate will resume consideration of the america invents act. there will be four roll call votes starting at about 4:00 p.m. that time could move a little bit but not much. and we're doing that in order to complete action on this patent bill that's been so important to the country. it will be the first revision of this law in more than six decades. senators should gather in the senate chamber about 6:30 this evening to proceed as a body to the house for the joint session with president obama. when we return this evening there will be an additional roll call vote on the motion to proceed to s.j. res. 25, which is a joint resolution of disapproval regarding the debt limit increase. as i indicated to everyone last night, if the motion to proce

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business. during that period of time senators will be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. there will be no votes today. i'm working with the house to find out what they can work with us on. we know we have the f.a.a. bill which expires next friday. the highway bill expires at the end of this month. those are the two primary things we're working on in addition to the fema bill we have in virginia as well as the around of the country. we're going to make a decision on what we're going to work on but i need to hear from the house first. i applaud the bipartisan approach taken by the president last night in his jobs act. he described it and described it well. it's really a commonsense plan. this plan will cut the middle class -- it will be a tax cut for middle-class families and small businesses. it will put teachers and first responders back to work. it will put construction workers on job sites around the country to

mr. clay, did they explain what they conducted, the email review was very, very narrow in its focus? >> i had very little contact with john chapman with this process. my main contact was daniel cloak. and if i may, i'd just like to clarify one point that mr. cloak crone i made no negotiation regarding any financial settlement that was made with mr. goodman, no, whatsoever. >> if i may, one final question then. >> sure. >> going back to the meeting we've already discussed with james murdoch, subsequent to that meeting did you ever have any conversations with him or any senior executive news corporation that you might report to suggesting that there should be further investigation within the newspapers suggesting what you'd done or there should be an external investigation regarding phone hacking as a result the email as it had been discussed in the newspaper? >> at that particular time i didn't have any specific conversations with anybody relating to that. but any -- any other issues relating to this i always reported to my superiors. >> so it was never discussed again? >> but the -- >> yeah, never discussed it. >> i never discussed it again with james murdoch, i believe. >>

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i'd like the senators from rhode island to have the privileges of the floor at this time. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from rhode island is recognized. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to thank and commend senator whitehouse for inviting rabbi leslie gutterman here to deliver the prayer. les gutterman has been an extraordinary figure in our state. a man of great wisdom and compassion and kindness who has, since 1970, contributed extraordinarily to the state of rhode island and to the people of rhode island. his ministry goes far beyond denominational lines. he literally is the rabbi for everyone around. in fact, he is my rabbi, and i'm pleased and proud to say that. so, mr. president, again, i'm delighted to welcome rabbi gutterman here today. mr. whitehouse: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: it's a great honor and a g

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, if any, there will be an hour of morning business with the majority controlling the first half, republicans controlling the final half. following that morning business the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to the america invents act. the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 for weekly party conferences. at 2:30 there will be 30 minutes for tributes to the lake senator mark hatfield of oregon, and i would indicate if people are unable to come during that 30 minutes, i would solicit their statements so that we can put them together as we often do in these situations so they're in a nice little book let that people can look at at a later time. i would say, madam president, i had the god fortune -- the good fortune of being able to serve with mark hatfield. a treasure of a man. i don't know of anyone from oregon -- they have had great leaders from oregon -- but he is equal to any of them, a man who was not bound by party. i h

governor mitch daniels in the green room, free coffee, mr. governor.book out and telling us how to balance our books. >> mike rowe from the incredibly popular program "dirty jobs" if it's a dirty job, he's done it and debby ryan will be joining us and governor bobby jindal in the house. >> and we have actor rico rodriguez from "modern family" and boys ii men, when i saw i was going to guest host this morning, i could not believe my luck. it made me feel a little older on their 20th anniversary. >> where were you when boys ii men was founded? >> i was in the transition. >> let's give you some of your headlines and fox news alert. new video from turkey where a suspected car bomb has exploded in the capital city ankara. it went off across the street from a school. 15 people are hurt. so far, no one is claiming responsibility but the attack comes at a time when kurdish separatists have been stepping up attacks against turkish targets. a body discovered in california is in fact the body of missing nursing student michelle le. late last night, a coroner conf

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: republicans will control the first half and the majority will control the final half. following morning business the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.j. res. 66, which is now a resolution regarding burma sanctions and the legislative vehicle for fema funding. we expect to begin consideration of this legislation today. we also hope to consider f.a.a. and highway extension which we received from the house yesterday. senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. madam president, the house sent us a package, and i appreciate that very much. it funds the highway bill for six months. it funds the fema bill for four months. that's terrific. now we should move to this just as quickly as we can. however, we're told this is going to be held up by the republicans. if someone wants to have a vote on an amendment that relates to this, i'll be happy to discuss this with the republican leader to see if we can work something out. in the instance i'm talking a

mr. cheney is interviewed by stephen hayes, senior writer at the weekly standard and author of cheney. [applause] [applause] >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the american enterprise institute. i am danielle pletka, vice president for foreign and defense policy studies here at aei. let me first remind everybody to please turn off their telephones or put them on vibrate and ask everybody when the session and to please remain seated in order to allow our speakers to leave the room. a final housekeeping note, the hook sellers are available with the book in the reception after the end of the event. went aei president arthur brooks, who unfortunately couldn't be here, invited vice president cheney to join us today, it was with a view to remembering the attacks of 9/11 10 years later and considering some of the lessons learned and those that were not since that day. but the first thing to recall about 9/11 and about the long war that we are still fighting it for many who gave their lives. the families, the sacrificed loved ones and the awful lot. first and foremost, now is the time to remember the many brave americans who died at home, our fighting men and women who risk everything so that we c

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, following the morning business, following morning business the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 2832, the g.s.p. bill and the vehicle for trade adjustment assistance. at approximately 12:30 p.m. there will be two roll call votes in relation to the hatch amendment regarding the effective date of trade adjustment assistance and the mccain amendment regarding a two-year extension of that program. additional roll call votes are expected during today's session. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, the time equally divided and senators permitted to speak therein up to 10 minutes each. mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority will control the first half, the republicans the second half. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: this morning we learned that the republican leaders of the house of representa

daniel dellerson if they could. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: madam president, i yield the floor at this time. the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: i just wanted to say i appreciate the senator from oregon, and he and i have worked together on a number of issues, not the least of which is some of these trade issues and i look forward to continuing that collaboration. i do believe the senator from oregon is someone who really understands the value of opening up export opportunities for american businesses, and has worked and advocated on their behalf in his time here in the senate. i think the senator would understand the frustration, perhaps felt by him and others, that these things have languished so long. i understand the issue of trade adjustment assistance is very important to him and many other members on his side of the aisle, as well as to some on our side, but it strikes me at least that could have been at this a lot sooner, and not have relinquished and given up so many of the lost market opportunities

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i would yield to my friend, the junior senator from delaware. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware is recognized. mr. coons: thank you, mr. president, thank you, leader reid. i rise simply to give honor and gratitude that this morning our opening prayer was offered by the reverend dr. silvester s. beaman of a.m.e. zion on the east side of wilmington, a great voice for justice in my home state. it is a critical part of our nation's tradition that we begin every session with prayerful reflection. i'm thrilled that today he's able to be joined by his wife, renee, a registered nurse, and to be able to comment for a moment that reverend dr. beaman, born in niagara falls, new york, who started his mission work and his service in hamilton, bermuda with his wife. early on saw the challenges of h.i.v.-aids and the risks and opportunities for worship and for mission that this pandemic provides to our community. he's been with us now 19 years in delaware, and the two of them ha

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will be in morning business for an hour and the republicans will control the first half. and the majority will control the time half. following that morning business the senate will be in consideration of h.r. 2832, which is the generalized system of preferences act. that is a vehicle for trade adjustment assistance we're going to be working on. we're going to recess today from 12:30 to 2:15 for our weekly caucus meetings. at 2:30 today, senator heller will be recognized to deliver his maiden speech in the senate, work through amendments to trade adjustment assistance. we'll notify senators when votes are scheduled. madam president, i see on the floor today my friend lamar alexander from the great state of tennessee. and i just received a news flash that he was going to relinquish his leadership position and stay in the senate and run for re-election. i don't know all the reasons for his doing this, but i want to record to be spread with the f

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader.reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m. today. at the time, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur can in the house message to accompany h.r. 2608. filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the house message is 5:00 p.m. today. at 5:30 there will be a cloture vote on the motion to concur in the house message with the reid of nevada amendment. mr. president, two weeks ago the senate passed a bipartisan bill to fund the federal emergency management agency known as femme mavment and for two weeks house republicans have been sitting on that bill taking into afntle the howrnt refused to on a bipartisan bill that funds fema for the next year. not only have they not moved that bill in any way, but they've left town. the house of representatives as we speak on the eve of the government shutting down next saturday, just a few days from now, and fema on the verge of having no money, they left, they're gone. th

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks the senate will be in a period of morning business. senators will be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. following morning business senate will resume consideration of h.r. 2382, the trade assistance legislation, tied in with the g.s.p. bill. at 5:30 there will be a cloture motion to proceed on h.r. 2832. we'll move to consideration after the vote. i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended till 5:00 p.m. today so senators can speak regarding the tributes they wish to make to former senator charles percy of illinois. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i am told we would like to end morning business at 4:45 so i ask unanimous consent morning business expire at that time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i was saddened to hear the terrible accident on friday which killed ten people and injured many more. we just received word an hour ago another person had died in

daniel. i would like to clarify one point. i played no part in any conversation or any negotiation regarding any financial settlement that was made with mr. goodman. none whatsoever. >> going back to the meeting with mr. murdoch. did you have any conversations with them or any senior executive news corp. that he might report to suggesting that there should be further investigations of the newspaper? has it been discussed that blacks at that time, i did not have any specific conversations relating to that. -- has been discussed? >> at the time, i did not have any specific conversations relating to that spirit i never discussed it again with james murdoch. >> i would say over the course of the last 18 months, a lot of discussions have taken place. >> going back, do you not think it is extraordinary that the agreement was settled to take the case? everyone understood the significance of what he was being told. it was never discussed again. it never wanted to discuss its target to the bottom of it? -- you never wanted to discuss it or get to the bottom of the? don't you think that is extraordinary? >> i don't think that is extraordinary. the

plaque up there and it's a quote from daniel webster and that first sentence in the quote says, let us develop the resources of our land. what's wrong with that, mr. president? for god's sake, we need american energy production and it's simple. stroke of a pen he could solve this permitting problem and at least get us back to where we were, create 230,000 jobs next year, add to our g.d.p. growth and this would be a start, a down payment to a comprehensive energy strategy for this country. this is a no-brainer. we need natural gas as part of our transition strategy. his policy's going to lock out natural gas production in this country. 97% of it is done by small domestic companies here in the u.s. and these taxes will put many of these companies out of business. mr. president, read the plaque. let's develop our natural resources. let's do what we have to do. let's promote a very aggressive export-oriented trade policy. and we need a willing partner to move forward with tax reform. we're getting half-hearted signals. this country needs fundamental tax reform. we want to do it on the house ways and means committee, we're ready, we stand ready as wil

plaque up there and it's a quote from daniel webster and that first sentence in the quote says, let us develop the resources of our land. what's wrong with that, mr. president? for god's sake, we need american energy production and it's simple. stroke of a pen he could solve this permitting problem and at least get us back to where we were, create 230,000 jobs next year, add to our g.d.p. growth and this would be a start, a down payment to a comprehensive energy strategy fothis country. this is a no-brainer. we need natural gas as part of our transition strategy. his policy's going to lock out natural gas production in this country. 97% of it is done by small domestic mpanies here in the u.s. and these taxes will put many of these companies out of business. mr. president, read the plaque. let's develop our natural resources. let's do what we have to do. let's promote a very aggressive export-oriented trade policy. and we need a willing partner to move forward with tax reform. we're getting half-hearted signals. this country needs fundamental tax reform. we want to do it on the house ways and means committee, we're ready, we stand ready as willing

daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i'm going to in just a moment note the absence of a quorum. there will be no speeches until the republican leader and i have a chance to visit and determine what we're going to do this morning. we expect a vote very quickly. we're waiting for a message from the house. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: recognized. mr. reid: i'm sorry, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. reid: mr. president, i apologize to all members for not being able to be here more quickly but we've done the best we can. i've been waiting here for the speaker for the last half oregon so and he -- har oregon so and he hasn't called. i ask unanimous consent that at 11:ed 20, not withstanding the message not received with the house, the house message be considered to have been laid before t