and so a person like mrs. jones is someone i feared for on a visceral level scared for her to go home and that is a terrible horrible thing. post-religious it is. i figure by the grace of god. >> guest: absolutely. >> host: after a parole up guysmeeting citizens beat he talked about one, in particular with slight retardation he said you could almost see his heart pounding his chest like a little bird. he said what you see on the outside is not at all what's going on inside of the times. >> guest: that's probably the most -- other than watching the folks in the visiting room with kids that could break your heart, watching prisoners scared to go home, not nervous, everyone's nervous to go home but you can tell the difference between people who are simply nervous about their reentry factors that make anyone nervous, myself included and people who were truly fearful. that was heartbreaking. there were many women going home to homeless shelters to incredibly

there's another pern ght talk about, mrs. jones, in the book who served a longer sentence i believe pam pop, and mrs. jones is a personal life you're for. she's definitely gone home since then. >> host: from the caribbean? >> guest: no, no, she was a irish-american woman and she ran up puppy program so there was one of the few programs, rehabilitative programs this was a program for training service stocks and she had been involved in that program since it started but she was -- she certainly had a work ethic just as pretentious as pop but she had ties to the upside world. she was even more committed to the life of the institution as it were and had some serious and mental health challenges and so a person like mrs. jones is someone who i really feared for literally like on a visceral level was scared for her to go home and that is a terrible horrible thing. >> host: there but for the grace of god. after beating prisoners who came into the city they would say some of these are really big, you know, pumped up by is and he would talk

i don't know where mrs. jones is. she's definitely gone home since then. >> host: in the caribbean. >> guest: no, no, no. she was a steely-haired irish-american woman, and she was, she ran the puppy program. >> host: okay. >> guest: so there was one of the few programs, rehabilitative programs was a program for training service dogs. >> host: right. >> guest: and she had been involved in that program since it started. but she was not, she certainly had a work ethic, you know, just as prodigious as pop's, but she had far more tenuous ties to the outside world. she was even more committed to the life of the institution as it were and, you know, had some serious, i think, mental health challenges. >> host: yeah, right. >> guest: and so a person like mrs. jones is someone who i really feared for. >> host: yes. >> guest: visorally was scared for her, and that's a terrible, horrible thing. >> host: yes, it is. there but for the grace of god. >> guest: absolutely. .. >> guest: two environments of violence. to really scary st

and mrs. jones is a person who

mr. jones: as mr.heinrich said, it's interesting that the marine corps has such a history, that they are so revered by so many americans, just like those who serve in the army, the navy and the air force. yet when it comes to the fact that the marine corps is somewhat like a child at the family reunion, meaning they are part of the family but they just aren't seen as the family. i make that mention for this reason. a few years ago this cap was given to me by the secretary of the navy. this cap says navy-marine corps, one fighting team. yet this one fighting team doesn't carry the name of both services. i'd also like to mention, and again i want to thank the 426 co-sponsors, we got 11 names today so they could be part of this effort. many people would say, why did you and others want so badly to build that type of support? it's because, as mr. hinrich said, the senate -- as mr. heinrich said, the senate has been the down fall of this effort. i can say, mr. speaker, that in the past eight years, there ha

mr. jones is singing inside the park home run and slides right in. there it is, folks. i must tell you that the orioles lost this game 7-6. anticlimactic, huh? meantime, men's ncaa lacrosse action. watch the baltimore native versus notre dame. note are dame leading 4-1. michael creighton, now it's 5-2 notre dame. watch maryland come become and get downright offensive. note are dame steam polling. notre dame wins 7-5. they advance to coming right here to baltimore next week in the ncaa final downtown charm city. meantime, finally, a good game tonight. this is high cool lacrosse championship. johnny unitas stadium. miaa championship. that looked like a punching bag tonight. miaa title. we did get a final in. we've been checking for you. i can tell you, 12-5 was the last score we got. st. pauls fully in charge unless there's a great comeback. >> maryland's out, right? >> maryland's out but their women won tonight. so they did win and they under the nationals. >> hopefully they'll keep going. >>> come to come, on top of the world, a california boy is now the youngest person

mr. jones. i want to express my condolences to you. to lose a child and others have lost children and parents, 11 lives were lost. there's all kind of destruction and damage that pains me to see to my -- the gulf coast which is close to memphis. it's part of our world but the lives that were lost and i just express my condolences to you. >> sheila jackson lee. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i may be the only one on the panel that comes from oil country. at least as i can recognize who has lived in a community that has based its economic independence and contributions to this nation on the energy industry. maybe the only former oil and gas lawyer who worked for entities that range from oil to farrell gas to pipeline and to larger multinational oil companies. but i have a heart. and, frankly, i first want to thank the chairman for his qu k quickness in moving forward on this hearing, second, i want to say that $75 million is a joke. it is a sad state of affairs as we begin to listen to the

for what purpose does -- mr. jones from north carolina. mr. burton from indiana. mr. defazio from oregon. mr. moran from kansas. mr. hastings from washington. mr. bishop from utah. mr. diaz-balart from florida. mr. burgess from texas. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. fudge, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. fudge: i ask for unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to enter remarks into the record on this topic. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. ms. fudge: congressional black caucus, the c.b.c. is proud to anchor this hour on jobs and the economy. currently the c.b.c. is chaired by the honorable barbara lee from the 9th congressional district of california. nime congresswoman fudge representing the 11 congressional district of ohio. c.b.c. members are advocates for the human family nationally and internationally and played a significant role as local and regional advocates. we continue to work to be the conscience of the congress, bu

and jones a strike on the inside corner. >> eddie: well, mr.not being thankful out there at 3rd with mr. jones. he's keeping that ball in on him. won't give him that ball down the middle. >> gary: reimold, izturis and lugo the base runners. that one is popped up. probably not deep enough to get anybody in. it's handled by harris, infield fly rule in effect. so big out and again, the orioles knuble to punch it. >> mike: that's more of a liriano's amazing numbers. even when you get in this sort of situation, it's been almost impossible to score on that. just 1-13 with runners in scoring position. never mind the bases being loaded. able to turn it up a notch. most pitchers pitch the game wide open. liriano is able to add once he gets in trouble. >> gary: nick markakis will try to do it with two down. this is nick's first shot with the sacks full. they want to check it at 3rd. these are the opportunities that have passed the orioles. there's the check swing. >> mike: that check. he's a little confused, don't bother me, i'm up here on 3rd today. i h

mr. jones may 21, 24 and 25 for five minutes each, mr. burton may 21, 24 and 25 five minutes each, mr. moran may 21, 24 and 25 for five minutes ooch each, mr. burgess today, dr. burgess, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members maybe permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extends their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california, mr. etheridge, north carolina, mrs. capps, california, mr. kline, -- klein, florida, mr. defazio, oregon, prosecute grayson, florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. the ge

mr. jones for may 18. dr. paul for today, ms. ros-lehtinen for today and may 12. and mr. rohrabacher for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material, ms. woolsey, california. miskaptur of ohio, mr. schiff of california, mr. sablan, marian islands. mr. defazio, oregon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. . ms. woolsey: madam speaker, monday, yesterday, was the most violent day so far this year in iraq. in what the press call a relentless cascade of bombings and shootings, they killed 100 people. in a series of coordinated attacks. both civilians

mr. jones of north carolina. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. yesterday i was humbled but also pleased that the house of representatives passed legislation that would rename the department of navy to be the department of navy and marine corps. and i want to thank 426 co-sponsors of this legislation for joining us yesterday. and, mr. speaker, the history on this issue is this is the house of representatives, not with a vote on the floor of the house, but in the committee, the armed services committee, has put language in the house armed services authorization bill that would do the same thing and that is to say that the department of navy would become the department of navy and marine corps. the reason yesterday was very important that we would have this vote on the floor of the house was to say to the senate, who for 10 years has stopped this effort to recognize two great services, the navy and marine corps, which are known as one fighting team and would carry the name the department of navy and marine corps, it wou

mr. jones from north coor -- carolina. without objection. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker. thank you for the time. in 1993, a group of south florida women established the women's fund of miami-dade, a nonprofit dedicated to funding innovative, community programs geared towards girls and young women. at the time of the fund's creation, gender-specific community-based initiatives were nonexist tant. according to a survey undertaken by the women's fund in 1996, only a few agencies had implemented programs exclusively for women. absent from our community were programs to assist young women seeking to advance their education or to secure their economic future or engage in professional leadership training. the women's fund of miami-dade took this cause to our south florida community and has since generated enough support to provide more than 350 gender-specific programs with the funding they so desperately require. last friday, april 30, more than 800 women gathered together at the wome

and so a person like mrs. jones is the one who i really feared for. literally, bike on a visceral level was scared for her to go home. that is a terrible, horrible thing. >> host: thanks for the grace of god. prisoners who just came into the city wants release from sing sing, some of these were big you know, pumped up guys. he talked about one guy in particular with a slight retardation and he said i would see is how parting inside of his chest like a little bird and he said what you see on the outside is not at all what is going on inside lots of times. >> guest: it was probably the most, i mean other than the, watching folks with their kids in the visiting room, which could break your heart, watching prisoners who were scared to go home, not nervous. everyone is nervous to go home, but you can tell the difference between people who are simply nervous about all of the re-entry factors that make anyone nervous ,-com,-com ma myself included and people who are truly fearful. that was heartbreaking. there were many women who were going home to homeless s

and mr. jones for may 27 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. green: mr. al green of texas. ms. woolsey of california. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. schiff of california. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. grayson of florida. and mr. cummings of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes -- mr. green of texas. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise because i love america. no one loved the -- loves the constitution more than i. no one resites the pledge of allegiance with greater spirit than i. no one loves the declaration of independence more than i.

mr. jones is a louisiana native, a practicing trial lawyer for over three decades born in shrevepo shreveport. he was raised -- his family practice and is joined by his son christopher k. jones who is here today. would you stand up, sir? thank you very much. and who has worked with his father in preparation for this testimony today and has made himself available to the committee for any questions that members may have. we have all statements that will be entered into the record and we invit you to begin our testimony, mr. jones. >> chairman conyers, ranking member smith and other members of the committee -- >> push the button. >> sorry. >> now? >> a little closer. >> forgive me. chairman conyers, ranking member smith and other members of the committee, it is an honor to be allowed to speak with you today. my name is keith jones. i'm a lawyer from baton rouge, louisiana. seated behind me is my her son chris who is also a lawyer in baton rouge. chris and i appear before you today however not as a

mr. jones of north carolina, ms. wasserman schultz of florida. mr. burton of indiana, ms. woolsey of california, mr. moran of kansas, mr. whitfield of kentucky, mr. defazio of oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe is recognized for -- mr. gohmert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. there are certain requirements of this body that the constitution sets forth. this is the body that controls the purse strings of the country. this body has an obligation to make sure that we act cautiously, carefully, in spending the money that we legally steal if those who produce it. it would be theft, except that we are authorized to pass laws to make it legal theft. when we take it from people who produce that money in this country. but it should come home to folks around this body that we have an obligation to those people to be conscientious in the things we do. accordingly, it's the obligation of this body to prepare a budget in order to have control over our

mr. jones for may 13, myself, in poe, for may 13, dr. gingrey for today, mr. burton for may 11, 12 and 13, mr. moran for may 13, dr. paul for may 12 and 13. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and to include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california, mr. klein, florida, ms. kaptur, ohio, mr. defazio, oregon, mr. schiff, california. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, every american was troubled to learn about the attempted terrorist bombing in times square last weekend. but we should all be heartened and we should all be proud of t

mr. jones of north carolina. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. moran of kansas. mr. wittfield. mr. gohmert of texas. without objection, the ordering of five-minute special order, mr. gohmert is vacated. under speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: friends across the aisle got up and talk about how we expanded civil rights in the military, unquote. and i appreciate the fact that friends believe they did a wonderful thing for the military just as they think they did a wonderful thing to expand civil rights in courts martial that occur in the military. the fact is under our united states constitution that they keep referring to when it's convenient, it anticipates that there will be fferent rights afforded in different areas, one of which is in our united states military because the purpose of the military is not to be some socially geared experiment. it is -- enengineered experiment, but to protect our homeland, protect our way of life. and for that reason,

the speaker pro tempore: mr. jones of north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? without objection. mr. neugebauer: mr. speaker, the national police week provides an opportunity for all of us to reflect on our law enforcement officers, countless contributions to building a safe community not only in the nation but also in the 19th congressional district. this week we pay tribute to those police officers who sacrifice so much for our safety. i'm honored to stand behind those who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep our families and our neighborhoods safe. during this week we also take time to remember those officers who we have lost in the line of duty. and their families. this week the lubbock county sheriff's office is in washington to attend a candlelight vidge until honor of fallen police officers across the nation, including lubbock county sheriff harvey. he was killed on april 26, 2009, in a vehicle accident while on duty. he is joined in -- he joined the lubbock county sheriff's office in 2001 and was

poe, may 19, for five minutes, mr. jones, may 19, for five minutes, mr. garrett, today, for five minutes, and ms. ros-lehtinen, may 18 and 19, for five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members -- maybe permitted to members -- maybe permitted to address the house for five

. >> u thank theswntlemamet mr. jones. >> mr. chairman thank you ve@ p much andbandam seemamory, .ral paxton thank you for being here today, and i would ct e to stfic 't ha questions by reading an e-mail i got recently from gotmondswneral that i have tremendous respect for. the only real shot we have of o p so owof sureal elop has ben we haars of stity afghan army and police. a ve@ p tough thing to do. uri rid of corrung thon in the government, good luck with that front. not to drive the taurityan into the arms of local populations. it was a fairly long e-mail that ira not at liberty to say his name, but i e-mailed him because i am very concerned ab, and f rs of engtorsement. i had had a conversation with the father of this marine who useme,illed, e-hn bepmeard,. then i go back to another article in marine times, left to die, thnanc caive dget r help. that was your army leadership refusing the battlefield. i realirec you ares. the confidens hand the support of the afghan people, but i go re?k to the coffeeshop that the al cirman told us about. i hear this frequently back home in th

the speaker pro tempore: mr. jones from north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to claim the unexpired time of the gentleman from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bishop: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate my opportunity of following my good friend from florida in his wonderful address to the house. i wish to talk about one particular issue. there was a newspaper article that came out today that said that president obama is scheduled to send 1,200 troops to the arizona-mexico border. if indeed that report is accurate, i commend him for that type of activity. because his goal is to try and stop three of the most heinous organizations that are entering this country through public lands on the southern border. illegal drug traffickers, illegal human traffickers and all the violence, especially against women, that they present, and the potential terrorists coming to those areas. the escalating violence on our southern boarder is of unprecedented proportion. unfortunately the success of stabilizing that bord

mr. jones of north carolina. ms. bean of illinois.rpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? ms. bean: i seek five minutes to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bean: i rise to recognize small business week. this is the 47th annual small business week in which we honor the contributions of entpreneurs, and their work force to our country. our nation's economic rebirthly relies on the ability of community businesses to innovatedevelop, and market solutions that are of value to clients. their growth and success is critical for creating jobs in our nation. when i host small business federal resource seminars in my district, i encourage community businesses to connect with federal agencies whose resources and programs could be useful to them. have the s.b.a. come out and share our business with 504 and 7a. the i.r. is is available to provide information about small business tax incentives which include 179 expense provisions and bonus depreciation and the carryback that's

. >> u thank theswntlemamet mr. jones. >> mr. chairman thank you ve@ p much andbandam seemamory, .ral paxton thank you for being here today, and i would ct e to stfic 't ha questions by reading an e-mail i got recently from gotmondswneral that i have tremendous respect for. the only real shot we have of o p so owof sureal elop has ben we haars of stity afghan army and police. a ve@ p tough thing to do. uri rid of corrung thon in the government, good luck with that front. not to drive the taurityan into the arms of local populations. it was a fairly long e-mail that ira not at liberty to say his name, but i e-mailed him because i am very concerned ab, and f rs of engtorsement. i had had a conversation with the father of this marine who useme,illed, e-hn bepmeard,. then i go back to another article in marine times, left to die, thnanc caive dget r help. that was your army leadership refusing the battlefield. i realirec you ares. the confidens hand the support of the afghan people, but i go re?k to the coffeeshop that the al cirman told us about. i hear this frequently back home in th

. >> made the gentleman -- mr. jones? >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. madam secretary, general paxton, thank you for being here today. i would like to start my plans and also my questions by reading an e-mail i got recently from the retired general i have tremendous respect for. the only real shot we have any sort of success is years strengthening the afghan army and police were killed with pakistan we to tackle both sides of the border in parentheses very tough to do. get rid of corruption and the government again, good luck on that front. do something about an economy based on poppy growing, not ring to happen in the congressman's lifetime and not to drive toward and into the arms of local population. it was a fairly long e-mail i'm not at liberty to say his name, but i e-mail him because i was concerned about rules of engagement and i have had a conversation with the father of this marine who was killed, john bernard and [inaudible] then i go back to another article in the times left to die they call for help. army leadership refused and abandon them

moran for may 26, myself, for may 26, mr. jones for . mr. goodlatte for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous materials, mr. etheridge of north carolina, ms. woolsey of california, mr. davis of illinois, mr. polis, colorado. ms. kaptur of ohio and mr. defazio, oregon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. president calderon is at the white house today complaining about america. he said arizona's new law, quote, opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement, end of quote. he said he w

mr. jones from north carolina. ms. ros-lehtinen from florida. mr. burton from indiana. mr. moran from kansas. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, where is the budget? congress is expected to agree on baunlt by april 15. the budget process at the beginning of each year sets the goals regarding total federal spending for the year. it is the budget that sets the stage for how fiscally responsible government spending will be. mr. god lat: since the passage -- mr. goodlatte: since the passage of the budget act of 1974, the house of representatives has never failed to pass an initial budget to set the spending priorities for the following fiscal year. not this year. we are now a month past the deadline and speaker pelosi and democratic leadership are showing no signs of complying with the law and coming forward with a budget for fiscal year 2011. in 2006 congressman steny hoyer, who is now the house majority leader, was quoted in saying enacting a budget was, quote, the most basic responsibility

mr. sims. can you hear me? >> yes. >> my name is david jones. i represent cameron. i believe you testified earlier that it was after the second explosion that the lights went out on the bridge. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> you also said that the lights went out on panels on the bridge. is that correct? >> no. i said that it was dark in the bridge and it was difficult to read or determine any words from the panel. >> did you ever observe the lights go out on the b.o.p. panel? >> i did not observe the lights go out. >> all right. how did you know, when you said you turned and looked at these b.o.p. panel, how did you know you were looking at it? had you seen it before? >> i had seen it before. >> it is a fairly large panel, correct? let me ask it this way. can you describe it for me? >> it is probably 5 feet high and i would guess 3 feet wide. >> ok. the panel has two sides that are just about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. is that your understanding as well? >> i do not know. >> ok. whatever the panel you were looking at and that you believed to be the b.o.p

mr. chairman, mcgovern-jones-welch is an amendment that requires the president to certify that the afghan independent election commission and afghan electoral complaints commission has the protection and legal authority to carry out and oversee fair, free and honest elections absent the fraud that characterized the 2009 presidential elections before u.s. taxpayer dollars can support the next round of elections. i don't think that that's too much to ask. i was in afghanistan just after the 2009 elections and i didn't meet anyone who thought that those elections were honest. the embassy told me there was fraud. the u.n. told me there was fraud. the afghan people knew there was fraud and president karzai conceded they were fraud. and 00 million, $200 miion of u.s. taxpayer money just went into those elections. just think about it. i don't want to see history repeat itself or the american taxpayer ripped off again. more is at stake than the waste of money. it depends on a honest government that can win the loyalty of the afghan people. if september's elections a also fraudulent, there could b

mr. pleasant. i'm david jones. i represent cameron. >> good morning.ou get a statement after the accident? >> no, sir. i gave that statement in cannon, louisiana. >> that was going to be my next question. you gave that statement when? >> whatever that friday was. >> i have just a couple of questions about this statement. the first line says that you heard a hissing noise and thought maybe the valves of the tensioner bleed down and got stuck. >> that's correct. >> where were you when you heard that hissing nose? >> in my us a. then you say you went to the bridge and immediately fired t eds system. i want toocus on when you say you got to the bridge. you went immediately to the panel, is that correct? >> i tried to get to the rig floor to see what was going on. and i didn't make it. then i went to the bridge. >> okay, i understand. i ju want to go from the time you go to the bridge. to the br >> okay. >> i understood you to say you then went immedialy to the b.o.p. panel, is that right? >> that's correct. >> allright. yesterday we heard some testimony th

mr. pleasant. i'm david jones. i represent cameron. >> good morning. did you get a statement after the accident? >> no, sir. i gave that statement in cannon, louisiana. >> that was going to be my next question. you gave that statement when? >> whatever that friday was. >> i have just a couple of questions about this statement. the first line says that you heard a hissing noise and thought maybe the valves of the tensioner bleed down and got stuck. >> that's correct. >> where were you when you heard that hissing nose? >> in my us a. then you say you went to the bridge and immediately firedhe eds system. i want to focus on when you say you got to the bridge. you went immediately to the panel, is that correct? >> i tried to get to the rig floor to see what was going on. and i didn't make it. then i went to the bridge. >> okay, i understand. i just want to go from the time you go to the bridge. to the br >> okay. >> i understood you to say you then went immediately to the b.o.p. panel, is that right? >> that's correct. >> all right. yesterday we heard some

mr. petri: i rise in support of the bill before us, h.r. 2136, the honorable stephanie tubbs jones college fire prevention act. today we have an opportunity to discuss the need to bolster safety on college campuses, specifically fire safety. the name of this bill is appropriate because there was no member of this body more concerned about protecting our college students from the dangers of fires than the late representative stephanie tubbs jones. this bill would honor representative tubbs jones by naming a demonstration program in her honor. our nation's college students should be able to live on campus with the could have dense that they'll be safe in their dorms, apartments, or other housing. this measure will take a step for allowing colleges to ensure their buildings are properly equipped with the latest fire safety measures. specifically, this bill will allow colleges and universities hoping to participate in the demonstration program to apply for funds that can be used to install fire sprinkler systems or other fire suppression or prevention technologies on campuses or in buildings c

mr. speaker, that it was in 2000 that congresswoman stephanie tubbs jones -- god rest her soul -- from ohio passed legislation here in the house and they could have enacted that in 2000. they could have enacted it in 2001, in 2002, in 2003, in 2004, in 2005, in 2006, every year she brought forward legislation concerning predatory lending because she understood the impact this was having in neighborhoods across ohio and across the country. yet, they failed to act. but we knew that these things were being created on wall street, like mortgage-backed securities, and credit default swaps which backed up the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations which backed those up which the vast majority of people had no idea that these things even existed much less what they were doing. but what we soon found out was that these mechanisms on wall street were allowing for the bubble to occur, and then led to the collapse when we found out what was actually contained in them. and if i can for just a minute, congressman, talk about how the risk was shifted because this is fundamental to

eric dreiband is a partner at the law firm of jones a day from 2003 to 2005 served as a council of the eeoc. prior to becoming eeoc general counsel mr. dreiband served as deputy administrator of the u.s. department of labor wage and hour division. i thank you all for being here. your written testimonies will be made a part of the record in their entirety and i would like to ask if you could sum up in five minutes as we go down the panel. first, we turn to mr. gross. i know you wish it were otherwise, but your name has now become how do we say, engraved in those famous, infamous, and the litany of supreme court cases that people refer to that changed some settled law and has now become the focus of legislative interest in changing and overcoming that supreme court decision. mr. gross thank you for being here and please proceed. >> committee members and also i would like to say it again, senator harkin how pleased and proud i am to be leading the charge on this important cause. it is an honor for me to be here to be given an opportunity to speak up on behalf of billions of older workers, too many of whom like myself have experienced a