mrs. georgia. this is katie. >> hello, sweetheart. i want you to know if you need anything, don't be shy, okay? there are no rules in this house, i'm not like a regular mom, i'm a cool mom, right, regina. >> please stop talking. >> okay. >> that's the best movie ever. >> hilarious. >> here to help you navigate the special relationship through the decades is chelsea cross and co-founder of the motherhood.com emmily mccann. hello. >> hi. >> that's funny when you watch a teenage girl like that turn on her mom there is sort of a time in a young girl's life where they -- where they rebel like that, isn't there? >> totally. i love you, get away from me. but you know what, think about it, doesn't really make sense why that happens when you're a teen. >> yeah. >> so channelling from my own experience, i'm 22 years old, i was just a teenager three years ago, we're going through puberty, through men stration, but we're also in this phase where your friends are your life. >> yes. >> and how much bullying and peer pressure goes on within your fri

mr. peterson: i'm now pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minute. mr. scott: thank you very much, chairman. ranking member. agriculture, ladies and gentlemen, is the heart and soul of our nation. it provides the food we eat. it provides the clothes we wear. it provides the material to build our homes and our shelters. no committee is engaged in the entire crook and nannies of the fabric of this nation as the agriculture committee. this farm bill is the product of what makes america great. what makes america great is our democratic republic. the anchor of which is compromise. i want to commend mr. peterson, our ranking member, for his job, mr. lucas, the chairman of our committee for his job. it's been five years that we have been on this. and i particularly want to thank mr. peterson and it was a pleasure working with mr. peterson on an issue very dear to him which is dairy, as we worked out the fabric of that. i commend our leadership on our committee. oufer, there is

mr. westmoreland of georgia for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. he house will be in order. after consultation among the speaker and the majority and minority leaders and with their consent, the chair announces that when the two houses meet tonight in joint session to hear an address by the president of the united states, only the doors immediately opposite the speaker and those immediately to his left and right will be opened. no one will be allowed on the floor of the house who does not have the privilege of the floor of the house. due to the large attendance that is anticipated, the rule regarding the privilege of the floor must be strictly enforced. children of members will not be permitted on the floor. the cooperation of all members is requested. the purpose of purporting to reserve seats prior to the joint session by placement of placards or personal items will not be allowed. chamber security may remove these items from the seats. members may reserve their seats only by p

mr. westmoreland of georgia for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced the of january 3, 2013, gentleman from texas, mr. poe, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. before i get into my official remarks this afternoon, i too want to thank trudi terry for her service to the house. a lot of folks don't know, especially folks throughout america, that as chief clerk of debate, and all the clerks, they get here in the morning before we ever get here. and they don't go home until long after congress is over. because they have to make sure that everything we say is appropriately recorded in the congressional record. and that is prepared by the clerks during the night before the sun rises the next day. it is a tremendous job and our clerks do a tremendous job. trudi, when you told me you were leaving yesterday i told you it can't be. just say it isn't so. we depend on you.

the gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. hairman, i started practicing law about -- well, back in 1980. and then going into the law libraries, georgia state university tea ready for cases and to represent various folks in my general practice i recall coming upon mr. members bucks. i cannot believe that he is sitting here looking as young as he looks. i thought he would probably be about 90 years old by now. thank you for your contribution, serve. and, i have long supported strong copyright protections as the backbone of innovation, creativity, and public good. materials created by the u.s. government and state governments do not deserve copyright protection nor have they ever refuses. in 1988 the supreme court held in banks first manchester that there has always been a consensus that judicial opinions are in the public domain because the work of judges buying every citizen. and is and should remain free for publication to all. since courts have continuously upheld this understanding of the law of the state or federal is in th

for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. johnson: to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge my republican colleagues to recognize the devastating consequences of air pollution, which is causing or at least contributing to greatly the drastic changes in the earth's climate. last year we experienced severe record-setting weather across the country, yet republicans and climate deniers argue that no single weather event can be proven to have been caused by climate change. climate deniers are now using the extreme code snap -- cold snap as evidence to support their cause which is to do away with all laws and regulations that protect our precious air quality. the maddonning denial of the link between air quality and climate change is recless and its a denial of scientific fact. our posterity deserve more. we know and 95% of scientists agree that climate change leads to more

the children for georgia. >> mr. chair, back in 80 a.d. two going into law libraries, georgia state university tea ready for cases and to represent various folks in the general practice. i recall coming upon doctor -- mr. libber. and i cannot believe that he is sitting here looking is eurydices. i thought he would go to be above 90 years old line them up. thank you for your contribution go answer. then i have long supported strong copyright protections as the backbone of innovation, creativity, and public good, of materials created by the u.s. covenants is government did not deserve copyright protection, nor have they ever received did. it 88 the supreme court held in banks verses manchester that there has always been a consensus that judicial opinions are in the public to evade because the work of judges spines every citizen checks nba said should remain free for publication to all. since courts have continuously upheld this understanding, it's in the public domain, section 105 of the copyright act reflecting his view, specifically deny co

mr. austin scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to first say thank you to chairman lucas and ranking member peterson. the ag committee has some of the most conservative members in the house and some of the most liberal members in the house, and i'll tell you we've got a lot of different opinions about what could and what should be done, but we had respectful discussion across the aisles and across the philosophical debates. i have said many times from this podium that the foundation of our economy in this country is based on two things, one being manufacturing, and the other based on agriculture. this bill does the things that it needs to do to ensure that foundation for our agricultural producers to help with that part of the economy. it also ensures that as those farmers go forward and dot things that they do in providing the food, nutrition, and fiber not only for america but the rest of the world, that americans, americans when they go to the grocery store, will get more for their dollar th

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: mr. president, before i make my remarks, i want to commend the senator from south dakota and underscore what the senator said regarding the skills act passed by the house of representatives. i'm on the health education labor and pensions subcommittee. six years ago the act expired in its authorization and for six years it languished in the bowels and in the heart of the united states senate and in the united states senate house of representatives going unauthorized. between 2008 and today america has experienced terrible unemployment, terrible job loss, terrible increases in unemployment and extensions of that unemployment. the gentleman from south carolina is exactly correct, if we were doing our job and just reauthorizing the programs in the law today like the workforce investment act and training people for the skills of the 21st century and the jobs of the 21st century we wouldn't be talking about unemployment compensation. we wouldn't be talking about the great tragedies of america.

mrs. lowey: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman, the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. bishop, the ranking member of the military, construction and veterans administration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. bishop: i thank the gentlewoman pour yielding. the milcon-v.a. portion will provide $1.3 billion above 2013. the milcon portion provides funding for military facilities, including family housing, which is adequately funding to meet their needs. the v.a. portion is funded at $63.2 billion. it meets the discretionary budget request in all areas of administrative expenses, research, information technology and facilities. in addition, it contains $55.6 billion in advance of appropriations for medical services, medical support and compliance and medical facilities which is $1.1 billion above the amount provided in f.y. 2013. the bill also takes concrete steps to pinpoint and address the serious issues of the v.a.'s claims backlog and interoperability of d.o.d.'s and d.a.'s electronic health record system. for exampl

mr. president. i see that my friend from georgia is here, and i yield the floor. mr. chambliss: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. chambliss: mr. president, i rise today to pay tribute to three gentlemen, that as a result of a vote taken by the baseball writers of america a couple weeks ago, are going to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. these three men are army atlanta brave's manager bobby cox and pitchers tom glavin and greg maddox. these incredible athlete athlete left their imprint not only on georgians but on the entire baseball community around the world. these three gentlemen are among major league baseball's most accomplished coaches and players and will deservedly be inducted into the national baseball hall of fame in july of this year. so far as i know, there have nevada been three in-- there have never been three inductees to the hall of fame, the individuals who spent most of of their time with the same team inducted into the hall of fame in the same year. truly remarkable. first, let me mention and honor bobby cox, a baseball legend and o

mr. johnson: to address this body for one minute, to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. as a member of the safe climate caucus, i urge my republican colleagues to lift their heads from the sand so that they can see the effects of climate change throughout our country. scientists agree that climate change is causing the extreme weather that is devastating our citizens and our economy. the republican response has been to deny the science. year after year republicans in congress not only refused to do something about climate change, they insist on policies that actually make things worse. because republicans are determined to ignore the threats posed by climate change, the president has no choice but to use executive authority to protect the american people. i look forward to hearing the president's proposals tomorrow at the state of the union address. hopefully the congress can begin to show some leadership on this issue, before it's too late. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields

mr. schumer: -- that they don't want to work, that unemployment benefits encourage them not to work is balderdash. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: i yield back all time on the republican side. the presiding officer: all time is yielded back. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 265, s. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate the debate on the motion to proceed to s. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and the nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote the

the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. skabgs kabgs i had a conversation -- mr. isakson: i had a conversation with the distinguished senator from louisiana about the flood control bill. i am in favor of that bill passing. senator menendez is the principal sponsor from the democratic party. senator landrieu, myself and senators over this country who have coastline and flood issues are very concerned. i want as much as anyone in the world to expedite the bill going from where it is now to the floor and have been working with some who have objections to the bill or objections with part of the bill to get an agreement on amendments with the leadership on the democratic side, so when we do that debate we have a fair number of amendments that are equally divided in terms of the time and the vote threshold is at 51 votes. i am close to getting there but i am not there yet. so if a motion for unanimous con

the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. chambliss: madam president, i rise today to express my support for the agricultural act of 2014, which is commonly known as the farm bill. it's been quite a journey over the past three years, and the bill before us is the result of many long hours of hard work. this bill, i understand, will be on the floor come monday, and hopefully we'll have a vote on final passage on this bill on tuesday. i believe this bill achieves the promise of reform while tackling the single largest domestic issue facing our country, the debt and the deficit. i commend chairwoman stabenow, chairman lucas, ranking members cochran and peterson as well as my fellow conferees for finishing what has been a very difficult and complex task. it's my sincere hope that the senate will adopt this bipartisan conference report, a bill that reforms critical farm programs, strengthens the nation's food security, protects the livelihood of our farmers and ranchers and preserves our efforts to remain good stewards of the envi

i yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins. the speaker pro tempore: you're recognized. mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to the gentlelady from north carolina. you know, we stand in this hall and many times it's spoken of the history and the things that's been done and said that's echoed through time, the speaker, the president, others who have spoken here and today as we talk about there is an echo that should be coming forth -- spoken in the chamber that was spoken by this, our administration, our president who said one more misunderstanding i want to clear up. adding no federal dollars will e used to fund abortions and laws will remain in place. to me that still echos in this chamber and i rise today as the co-sponsor for the no taxpayer funding for abortion. and i rise in strong support of the bill and the underlying rule. i share the belief of many taxpayers that life is a gift worthy of our protection, not something to be snuffed out when deemed inconvenient or challenging. i rise in support of this bill o

the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: i'll be brief in our wasn't minute to express my thanks to senator menendez from new jersey, senator landrieu around vitter and all those that came together 20 put together a great bill for the people of the united states senate. it was a bipartisan effort, it was a equally divided effort between the democrats and the republicans. i thank the senator from new jersey for his cooperation. mr. menendez: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: let me first i want to urge all of our colleagues to cast a yes vote on the passage of the home homeowners flood insurance act. this is a great week for the senate, gridlock far too often pervades this chamber and we've had an honest and open debate on this issue that's critical to the american people, we've had a respectable debate on good faith amendments that were germane to the bill and live up to the ideals of the senate and now we're poised to pass a critical piece of legislation which i beli

mr. austin scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr.cott: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to first say thank you to chairman lucas and ranking member peterson. the ag committee has some of the most conservative members in the house and some of the most liberal members in the house, and i'll tell you we've got a lot of different opinions about what could and what should be done, but we had respectful discussion across the aisles and across the philosophical debates. i have said many times from this podium that the foundation of our economy in this country is based on two things, one being manufacturing, and the other based on agriculture. this bill does the things that it needs to do to ensure that foundation for our agricultural producers to help with that part of the economy. it also ensures that as those farmers go forward and dot things that they do in providing the food, nutrition, and fiber not only for america but the rest of the world, that americans, americans when they go to the grocery store, will get more for their dollar than

mr. mayor and governor? >> robert in georgia, and good it see you. the justice department is seeking the death penalty against boston bombing september, dzhokhar tsarnaev. dzhokhar tsarnaev and remind us of the charges. >> the magnitude of the crime means that the death penalty has always been on the cards ever since it happened. and today we have a statement from eric holder, the attorney general, and we know that dzhokar tsarnaev is charged with building and planting two pressure cooker bombs. and of the 30 federal charges out there against hem, 17 of them carry the death penalty should he be found guilty, including using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. the statement from the attorney general today was published this afternoon, and he said after considering the relevant facts, the notices made by the defendant's counsel, i have determined that the united states will seek the death penalty in this matter. the nature of the conduct and the issue resulting in harm compel for this decision. it's interesting to note that massachusetts does not hav

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. broun: thank you, mr. speaker. it nearly four years ago the president signed into law his massive takeover of our health care system. and now americans are seeing the lies and deceptions of obamacare. they deserve better. now more than ever they are looking for a solution. fortunately there is a solution. it's h.r. 2900, my patient option act. the patient option act is the only health care bill that completely removes the government from the doctor-patient relationship. and puts patients back in charge of their health care decisions. it will make health insurance cheaper for everyone. it provides access to good quality care for all americans and it will save medicare from going broke. this week i am honored to announce that the american -- association of american physicians and surgeons has endorsed my patient option act w

georgia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. broun: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to acknowledge the accomplishments ofmore began stewart. a 5-year-old boy from covington, georgia. morgan was born with a genetic condition that affects his muscle movement and confines him to a wheelchair. however, morgan's physical limitations have in no way hindered his goals of becoming a police officer. when the covington, georgia, police department heard of morgan's dream they sprang into action, swearing him in as a police officer. then on december 17, 2013, the town of covington celebrated officermore began day andmore began stewart was cheered on as he fought crime and captured the bad guys during covington's annual christmas parade. morgan even teamed up with the basketball star shaquille o'neal to rescue a cat from a tree. on behalf of the united states congress, i commend officer morgan for his service as a police officer and thank him for the strong example that he sets for all those who face medical and physical hardships. i

mr. speaker, who are living below the poverty line in georgia. republicans who ignore the desperate pleas to extend snap and unemployment insurance programs are hurting the people i flept georgia and millions more -- i represent in georgia and millions more throughout this great nation. it's a shame and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. . >> in my hometown of tupelo, mississippi, two police officers were shart while attempting to apprehend a bank robber. one is currently recovering. tragically, sergeant stoford died of those wounds. mr. nunnelee: gale spent his entire life in service to his country. he joined the u.s. military and bravely served his tour of duty in iraq as sergeant in the louisiana national guard. after returning home, he settled with his family in tupelo where he's known for his cajun cooking, his love of the outdoors and passionate support for l.s.u. tiger football. above al

mrs. carter. this is the train depot in plains, georgia. it is the oldest building here in plains. in 1976, this is the logical choice for headquarters. mrs. carter was a key figure in his campaign. and as you can imagine in 1976, the hustle and bustle of all of the activities in the campaign with tables and desk and phone s going off and letters coming in and out. ms. roslyn was here helping run the campaign. and the whole family had a part to play in the campaign. his sons and his daughter had a role in the campaign. and of course, his mother, ms. lillian, and ms. roslyn's mother, ms. ally. they would have sat out here on the platform, greeting visitors. this is where roselyn carter helped organize the peanut brigade. it was a technique used during his run for governor. it was basically a way to get the word out about jimmy carter using volunteers, going door-to- door, shaking hands, giving out literature, and spreading the word. it was so effective that it helps him get elected to the presidency. >> i got upset with the president because they covered my mental health work the fir

mr. chairman. i started practicing law about -- well, back in 1980. in going into the law libraries of georgiastate university to get ready for cases and to represent various folks in my general practice, i would call books upon mr. nimmer's -- i recall coming upon mr. nimmer's books. i can't believe he is sitting here looking as young as it looks. i thought he would be many years older by now. thank you for your contributions, sir. stronglong supported copyright protections as the backbone of innovation, creativity, and public good. but materials created by the u.s. government and state governments do not deserve copyright protection nor have they ever received it. in 1888, the supreme court held in banks versus manchester that there is always been a consensus that judicial decisions are in the public domain because the work of andes binds every citizen is and should remain free for publication to all. the courts have continuously upheld the understanding that the law, be it state or federal, is in the public domain. section 105 of the copyright act reflects this view specifically denying cop

mr. yazko was the choice of georgia leader -- of leader reid. he worked on mr. reid's staff and he insisted mr. jaczko be made chairman of the commission. beginning in 2009 now former chairman jaczko was able to effectively block any progress on yucca mountain until the d.c. circuit ruled in august of last year that those actions were in clear violation of the law which was an important victory for the rule of law and for the power of congress. in its ruling the d.c. circuit determined -- quote -- "that the n.r.c. has continued to violate the law governing the yucca mountain licensing process." close quote. the court then highlighted that the n.r.c. had gone well beyond missing statutory deadline for completing review of the licensing application, recognizing that -- quote -- "congress has not altered the legal landscape" that is, congress has not amended the waste policy act. the court explained that the nuclear regulatory commission is -- quote -- "simply flouting the law." close quote. the court granted the request of the plaintiffs in the case for -- quote -

mrs. carter. and a special place for plains. this is the train depot in plains, georgia. t is the oldest building here in plains. in 1976, this is the logical choice for headquarters. mrs. carter was a key figure in his campaign. and as you can imagine in 1976, the hustle and bustle of all of the activity in the campaign with tables and desk and phone going off and letters coming in and out. ms. roslyn was here helping run he campaign. and the whole family had a part to play in the campaign. his sons and his daughter had a ole in the campaign. and of course, his mother, ms. lillian, and ms. roselyn's other, ms. ally. they would have sat out here on the platform, greeting visitors. this is where rosalyn carter helped organize the peanut brigade. it was a technique used during his run for governor. it was basically a way to get the word out about jimmy carter using volunteers, going door-to-door, shaking hands, giving out literature, and spreading the word. it was so effective that it helps him get elected to the presidency. >> i got upset with the president because they cov

mr. waddell, benjamin from georgia. >> said you very much. i appreciate your being here and letting me stand between you and lunch. abcaten to work with some of you on other projects and other venues and really do appreciate all lower to you do. up your work in a category of the things that the government could be doing. i want to come back to something mr. edwards said in his testimony because it has been fascinating to listen to the the back and forth. it really implies for me was the work that the two of you are doing together, why is collaborative efforts are so important. i heard the talk about waste and fraud and abuse in the defense apartment, and we ought to be able to agree to get that out. we have this davis-bacon issue. mr. edwards, you kind of frame what we're talking about. you have three categories of spending. he had what you called silly projects, just as absolutely horrendous things that we can all agree have no place on the taxpayers time or perhaps on anyone's. you have those projects for which the benefit does not outweigh

georgia. democrat line. caller: i see mr. snowden is the biggest traitor we ever had and if the information he had given out on all of the allied's of have pulled do- the troops out of afghanistan. the press that printed that information after they knew that that was classified information, if that was an american newspaper they are in conspiracy with mr. snowden as far as i'm concerned. when this is all said and done they should also be prosecuted. anybody who had a hand in this should be prosecuted just like when the goldberg stated when i was little child. heard that the goldberg stood the same thing and they prosecuted them. so mr. snowden is no different from any other american. he should be prosecuted. host: a couple tweets we have received here. john, branson, missouri. caller: i think we are delete him right where he is. let him run out of bullets, which sooner or later is going to be proven utterly false. when he runs out of bullets he won't get any more attention than i say forget about him. don't even let him back

georgia seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i am pleased to recognize a business in my district that celebrated its 60th anversely there week. riverside pharmacy is an example of a small business that has survived the economic down turn, a changing health care land escape and often unfair playing field to serve the people of northeast georgia. local pharmacies such as riverside play a vital role in america's neighborhoods. they provide guidance, assistance and resources for families, including my own. mr. collins: joanne adams and charlie johnson first opened in 1954. now the pharmacy has served generations of georgians, helping to guide them through the often difficult health care decisions. although the woled we live in looks far removed from the 1950's, the focus of the pharmacy has removed on the patient and i'm pleased to offer my heartfelt congratulations to riverside on their 60th anniversary. we're so lucky to have them providing care to families in georgia. the challenges facing community pharmacies are great

mr. woodall the gentleman from georgia. >> i have gotten to work with most of you on other projects and venues and i appreciate the work that i do. i put your work in the category of those things that the government could be doing instead of you doing it though i suspect you do a better job at it and do it for less. i want to come back to something mr. edwards said in his testimony because it has been fascinating to listen to the back and forth and amplifies for me why the work that the two of you are doing together, why those collaborative efforts are so important. i heard mrs. speier talk about waste and fraud and abuse in the defense department and we ought to be able to agree to get that out and then it was said we have the davis bacon issue. you had three categories if i can paraphrase you of spending. i think you had silly projects those absolutely horrendous things we can all agree are -- have no place on the taxpayer's dimement you have those projects for which the benefit does not outweigh the kscost. then you have those projects that just perhaps the federal government shouldn't be d

mrs. lowey: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman, the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. bishop, the ranking member of the military, construction and veterans administration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. bishop: i thank the gentlewoman pour yielding. the milcon-v.a. portion will provide $1.3 billion above 2013. the milcon portion provides funding for military facilities, including family housing, which is adequately funding to meet their needs. the v.a. portion is funded at $63.2 billion. it meets the discretionary budget request in all areas of administrative expenses, research, information technology and facilities. in addition, it contains $55.6 billion in advance of appropriations for medical services, medical support and compliance and medical facilities which is $1.1 billion above the amount provided in f.y. 2013. the bill also takes concrete steps to pinpoint and address the serious issues of the v.a.'s claims backlog and interoperability of d.o.d.'s and d.a.'s electronic health record system. for exampl

georgia nay get nothing. used to get $25. they don't get that any more. unfortunately, mr.e was unaware of the fact. >> you know by selling the winning ticket there is also prize money for you. >> i know, i don't know how much, long time, $25,000. $25 t. -- $25,000, let me tell you it is a lot more than $25,000. >> really? >> it is about $1 million. that you get. >> oh, really. oh, my gosh. oh, my god. i never handle that much money. >> jimmy: and you still don't, unfortunately. that is -- cnn should have to pay her the $1 million, right. she should at least get an anderson cooper tote bag. some reparations. here is more outstanding newsmanship. being a reporter, it is not an easy job. you have how to come up with stories when there aren't any. but carrie drew from the local fox channel in new york yesterday went above and beyond call of duty, filing this hard hitting report that makes its way into tonight's edition of "how is this news?" >> when it comes to coffee, starbuck's usually gets it right when it comes to spelling your name correctly on your cup, not so much. i'm

mr. stewart. i yield so much time as he shall require to my friend from georgia, mr. woodall. mr. woodall: i thank my friend from south carolina. i appreciate him making this time available. and truth be told, you know, this is a leadership hour and so it tends to be republicans down on the floor when it's republican leadership hour, it tends to be democrats down on the floor as it's democrats hour. as my friend, mr. stewart, said so well, this is not a republican problem, this is not a president barack obama problem, this is a we the people problem. the concern is not that it's president base realignment and closure saying the affordable care act doesn't have -- president barack obama saying that the affordable care act doesn't have to be enforced. thomas jefferson said you're not likely to lose your freedoms through rebellion. you're likely to lose them little by little by little by little, and that's why we all have to stand up together. i would ask my friend, mr. rice, because mr. rice is a freshman from south carolina. i've only been here two terms myself. i think about some

mr. diehl, he is up for re-election, i spoke to a democrat on the state ust union night for the georgia delegation who thinks this will help democrats in the governor's raice. mayor reed is a rising star in the democratic party and gop says mayor reed has just the same amount of problems as governor diehl did. interestingly enough, i don't think -- the democrats hope to get phil brown from the state of georgia. >> daughter of former senator running for the senate and still facing a primary but has been doing national fundraising as well. the big henry waxman retirement announcement today. another democrat, first to you, luke, that's your beat on the hill there. then i went chris to weigh in on it. joining george miller already from the pelosi forces, the california delegation, that's 40 years in the house. >> it's a tremendous amount of experience. two things, greg walden, who is chairman of the nrc, representative from oregon, he met with us about an hour ago, this is proof that democrats do not believe they can win the house this cycle. george miller and henry waxman who are like this with nancy

the chair recognizes the july from georgia for five minutes. >> the queue, mr. chairman. over here. how are you? i want to ask you about the bureau's march 2013 landing guidance for automobile dealers. this is important to me. i represent a district that represents the sixth largest counties of road that led to which means the suburbs, which means transportation which means, but dealers and auto consumers. no, i am concerned about this because i along with 12 of the members of this committee will you a letter expressing their concerns in may 28 asking you to respond but have not gotten a response as of yet. this is very, very critical. number one, there was no study. on the impact of flat fees for consumers or al it would affect consumers and the availability of them getting credit. this is serious. i am very concerned about the bureau's actions because they have had the unintended consequences of raising credit cards for consumers, pushing the marginally creditworthy out of the market entirely. and if, for example, if you learn as many of us here in congress of learned that the bro

mrs. carter. >> there's a look at some of the early life in plains, georgia. i'll let someone on twitter ask how did they meet? >> as the park ranger said, they probably saw each other from a distance because she was a friend of the sister but they seemed not to pay attention to her. but as he got older and it was known he would travel around the world and join the navy, she started to focus on him and the first date they had when she was 17 and was about 20, he went home and told his mother he was going to marry rosalynn after the first date. it took him a while to convince her to marry him. until this event they hadn't run into each other. they were three years apart which may have been the reason. >> she married him at 19? >> yes. >> was she ever able to finish college? >> i think she has an associates degree from georgia southwestern. that school is important. her mother went to that school and today the school has a care giving program named after her and she's active in that school. >> could someone ask the second part of regina's question, were they bot

can offer mr terrace off to fall that and that's the pressure the twenty ten stanley cup winner as the chicago but hopes assistant coach their charity to georgia in june two thousand and thirteen well with forty eight games played in the cake show floor red army are now fourth in the wasn't going for instance and their jet is first going cup playoffs are on the horizon although the american is looking much further we don't want to build our team to go one round or win forty five games and then get knocked on the first we want to build a championship team that comes out and everybody trusts each other on the ice and they understand what a system is and that's what we're building here a lot of fans don't realize what we're trying to do here we're trying to change the whole culture of the organization meaning from the top to bottom that we have to have one thing in mind that cesspool wins hockey games and that's hard to do not just from one year sometimes takes two or three but we're trying to do you know a great deal of work to try and get our tradition of winning back here in the team with some american hockey spirit to revive the glorious trad

georgia and i learned about the country. i thought -- i knew he would be a good president. >> mrs. carter, when did you know during that campaign that your husband would be elected president? >> i never doubted it. he never -- we never doubted it. i don't think anybody in our whole campaign thought we would lose. maybe you have to have that set of mind to win. because we campaigned all the time just like we were going to win. >> what was the peanut brigade? >> the peanut brigade was a lot of our friends. it started out from georgia, people from georgia, but then it just grew and grew and grew. they would campaign all over the country for us. it was really wonderful. they paid their own way. in fact, we had no money. everybody who worked in our campaign had to find a house to stay at, somebody that was a supporter and let them spend the night with them. or either they had to pay for a hotel. that could not happen now. but it was really close, not with money. not with the money you have to have. even to win the nomination. >> rosalynn carter, january 20, 1977. what do you remember ab

started practicing law back in 1980 going into law libraries at georgia state university to represent those in my practice to come across mr. nimmer books. i cannot believe he is sitting here looking as young as he looks eyes that he would be 90 years old by now. think you for your contribution in. with the backbone of innovation and public good but the materials created by the u.s. government and state government did not deserve copyright protection nor have they ever received it. 1888 the supreme court held there it has always been a consensus that judicial opinions are in the public domain because of work of judges bines every citizen. should remain free for publication says they have been continuously upheld the state or federal law is in the public domain. section 105 in the copyright act reflects this view specifically denying copyright protection to statutes and regulations to touch on one of the ideals for justice this right is fundamental to the rule of law particularly when the concept of ignorance is no excuse and pervades our process. it is also central to upholding a our system of checks and balances to hold c

georgia department of transportation. it's leaving people scratching their his saying mr.or, what is your responsibility, though he did overnight tell one of the local radio stations that in the future at least while he's mayor, expect the city to go into sort of a total shutdown if there is even the chance of a winter weather or perhaps severe weather that hits atlanta. del. >> robert ray in atlanta, thank you very much. nicole mitchell, you lived down south, within that buy this weekend, they may be back out in their shorts. >> yes, because temperatures will go back up. without the snow removal equipment and stuff that you really need, the takes the thaw to get rid of all of this. we definitely, i was there in january of 2011 when there was an ice storm and it cripple would the city similarly. they tried to finger the forecasters for this one, but we have been predicting this all week. >> temperatures dropped overnight but rebound during the day, so today, we will finally get above freezing, that will melt some of this off and allow you to start cheering the path. residu

georgia. the congress to hopefully shed line on immigration reform as a path to citizenship. for the center of american progress, he's in washington d.c. this morning. and good morning, mr. fietz. >> good morning, del. >> are you confident that this year immigration reform passes and are you sure why it pass it's. >> i'm confident that the president will be talking about the importance of find of bipartisan agreement with this congress, and this is obviously the issue that seems more teed up to have the senate has passed a bill by a bipartisan super majority and now it's up to the house to pass it. and we know that the pass republican conference is meeting in a retreat this week, and one of the things they will be discussing is how to move forward on immigration reform. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> welcome back to al jazeera americ

georgia. you are on with former fcc commissioners mcdowell and michael copps. caller: good morning. first, i want to say off the top , mr. copps is my hero. i watched him some time back when william powell, colin powell's son was sitting on the tord pretty much trying throw the fcc under the bus, as far as i was concerned. that observing all of this, me as a consumer, customer, i go to places like abc, link tv which i contribute to in order to get news -- bbc, link tv that i contribute to or al jazeera. i do this because i cannot get content that is informative in this country because it is owned by big business. here is mr. mcdowell tried to calmly thatt -- these companies have the right to come into the internet, which taxpayer subsidized, even though the military comes out with it, and they basically want to privatize this. control thel content now. another place to go to for news, of course, in the internet. now when i go to the internet i will have to be concern i would access tonal have independent content because these would have to be noted as not-competitive -- i would have access to independent content. who is

georgia, and his brother, willie. also with us is the family attorney for chestnut. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> first, i'd like to express my condolences for your loss, mrsding up? >> i'm doing as well as expected. i'm holding up okay. >> all right. christopher, why is the family filing this lawsuit? >> well, rev, you know, the civil justice system is really our only avenue right now. we've been waiting for an indictment since last year. the indictment didn't come, or at least it still hasn't come. a grand jury is not being commenced the same day we're filing the lawsuit. we're trying to make the wheels of justice roll a little faster here and get some answers to questions and get some evidence that we have been asking for from day one and that have been concealed deliberately. >> why it is taking so long for them to decide on an indictment or not? >> you know, it baffles me, reverend al. i mean, everyone knows what happened here. we have 12 shots, ten at a downward ainge into jonathan ferrell who is unarmed, who has commit nod crime, who is looking for help after being injured in an accident. it's very clear that this is cold-blooded murder. the only qu

georgia and i learned about the country. i thought -- i knew he would be a good president. >> mrs. carter, when did you know during that campaign that your husband would be elected president? >> i never doubted it. he never -- we never doubted it. i don't think anybody in our whole campaign thought we would lose. maybe you have to have that set of mind to win. because we campaigned all the time just like we were going to win. >> what was the peanut brigade? >> the peanut brigade was a lot of our friends. it started out from georgia, people from georgia, but then it just grew and grew and grew. they would campaign all over the country for us. it was really wonderful. they paid their own way. in fact, we had no money. everybody who worked in our campaign had to find a house to stay at, somebody that was a supporter and let them spend the night with them. or either they had to pay for a hotel. that could not happen now. but it was really close, not with money. not with the money you have to have. even to win the nomination. >> rosalynn carter, january 20, 1977. what do you remember ab