ms. chang please call item four. >> item four is appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee. this is an action item. >> thank you. >> good morning. i am a planner with the authority. this item starts on page 13 of the packet. the committee has a 11 members and serves a two year term. the program recommends and authority board recommends the members. neither staff or the citizens advisory committee maybe any recommendations on appointment. on page 16 of your packet you can see a list of folks who have submitted applications to be considered for the citizens advisory committee and on page 15 you see a list of with information of the current members. you must be a san francisco resident and speak before the committee. we have two requiring your action. the vacancies resulted in the terms ending of wendy tran and joseph flanagan and with that i can take any questions. >> thank you. i see no questions. my understanding this item -- we maybe requested to continue this item while mo

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ms. merkel are any indication, well, they're not very happy with this plan b. some are skeptical. cosmetic changes alone are simply not enough. ms. markel saying germany simply cannot accept a solution under which pension funds assets will be nationalized. >> kelly, this is down to the wide. this is a last ditch attempt, but we only have three days left to find a solution. back over to you. >> carolin, thanks very much for that. it is interesting because cyprus has reached this agreement with the troika. a, because that's what they would like and, b, russia is not going to give them the funds to otherwise raise the money that's needed. a cypriot spokesman has confirmed that the country's finance minister left moscow. steve sedgwick is calling in on the line from moscow. steve, russia is happy to stand pat while cyprus try toes come up with a solution. >> what we're going to get is an announcement from the european commission and the russian federation. this is looking at a whole host of longer term issue between the european union and is russia. the relationship needs a reboost after disagreements

changes in law? >> that would be premature. there are different ways to address the problem and coming up with specific solutions, we're not at that point. >> ms. tighe, can you help us? >> the primary statutory change recommended was the change to the cost of attendance. there has been some modest movement in the senate through the appropriations bill for this year that will look at pell grant but i would urge congress to look at it as a total package of not just pell but also loans one can get. looking at pell could possibly lead to a perverse situation where a financial aid administrator would do two calculations for cost of its -- attendance, one for pell and one for loans. one student might borrow more. i don't know the department has put in any kind of proposal to change the cost of attendance. >> if you will summarize -- >> you have a written report at this time? >> we did do a written report on the fraud rings i talked about. >> thank you. >> i might remind all those that the ranking member and i in the last congress had the data act that would have changed recipient reporting and the databases on which these kind of investigations hap

ms. etheridge's visitors seem endless and the questions never change. >> that's okay. >> i need to know whatrements are to receive a photo. >> you want a normal photo or are you talking about one of your girlfriend or something or a female? >> of a female. >> female? nipple cannot show, genital area cannot show. other than that they can have on lingerie as long as it's not see-through. they can have on a bathing suit, bra and panties, as long as it's not see through. you can't see anything here or down here. >> what about like a friend? they see pictures of them drinking beer or stuff like that? >> no. >> no pictures of beer in the photo? >> no, sir. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. i have never seen him before in my life. >>> coming up, jamie bell like you've never seen him before. >> just trying to get ready to go home soon i hope. moking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ]

ms. davis was the first black female journalist in the west. and she really did change the face and focus of news. she has recently written a book that is very important, both for her but for us, because it really tells the story of her life and all that has gone on in the world she has lived in. my angelo was quoted as saying "no people can say they understand the times in which they have lived unless they have read this book." the name of that book is "never in my wildest dreams." belva davis. [applause] [applause] >> listen, thank you very much for that generous round of applause. i am going to start out by boring you, telling you what my mourning has been like. because i am is now admitting that i have to do something about my life, number one. without my cell phone today, i probably would not have made it here. because i was where i have a house that i am trying to put on the market, and the traffic from there to here was over two hours. in the meantime, i wanted to let people here know what was going on with me. so with my cell phone, i called a friend who called

national elections go, and did you think increased diplomatic engagement could change the outcome of that decision that ms. sky spoke of? how does the rest of the world see us? is it somehow that the u.s. is failing in the process, or does anybody care? >> that sends a negative message if elections are postponed in two provinces. the question is then, will be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just that as the current government tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think that high-level, intensive u.s. diplomatic engagement could prevent that kind of outcome, because there are two places it could happen. either the central government could -- too much instability, cannot have acceptable elections under the could havees, or you a boycott. we are not going to play. it would either be a highly unde

ms. parks, alone in that seat, clutching her purse, staring out a window. waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how changedoes not happen. the choices we make or don't make. for now, we see through a glass. scripture says, and it is true. whether out of inertia or selfishness, out of fear or a simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives excepting injustice ,- accepting injustice rationalizing inequity, tolerating the entire liberal -- tolerating be intolerable. but like the passengers on the bus, we see the way things are and -- r, children hungry in the land of plenty, entire neighborhoods ravaged by violence, families hobbled by job loss or illness, and we make excuses for inaction. and we say to ourselves, it is not my responsibility. there is nothing i can do. rosa parks tells us, there is always something we can do. she tells us, we all have responsibilities to ourselves and to one another. she reminds us that this is how change happens. not mainly through the exploits of the famous and powerful. but through the countless acts of often the anonymous courage and kindness and fellow f

ms. carey said a decision she has to make for the woman decides to have the abortion in the in the waiting room and change your mind which are equally it acceptable ways except did as always presented a respective what is going on in her life if it would make sense financially, h or any other issues. so overall the media, of pop culture presents it as very rare that may be a woman would have been the case is but never the main character which is so at odds that one of three women in this country have had an abortion and that the only time they ever have then is a tragic situation and it destroys their lives. but there are a lot of tv and films to take a more nuanced approach. i grew up near the the canadian border so i am a fan of the teen so barbara that has approached this subject many times the medical soap opera and praise anatomy and private practice could be unrealistic but it is notable because they addressed abortion and women can have this for many reasons and teenagers can choose to parent. private practice is the only mainstream network tv show that i know of that the main character is identifi

ms. laura ingraham will respond to what beckel and i debated. is it possible -- is it possible that president obama is changing his attitude on the fiscal mess after withering criticism from the factor? those reports moments away. >> bill: continuing now with lead story a controversial woman supposed to be honored by john kerry and michelle obama tomorrow. new york city anti-team pregnancy ad causing liberals major angst. joining us from washington laura ingraham. so does this ibrahim thing bother you or just something that fell through the cracks? >> i don't know, bill. there must be something over in the state department water supply because whether it's a republican administration or a democratic administration, it seems like this kind of stuff similar to this happens a lot. like someone like her who said something porch about hitler, you know, somehow slipped through the cracks as you say. and is about to be honored by our state department. i mean, that's kind of an obvious thing. >> bill: do you know why this happened? this is my theory, by the way. this woman made the "time" 100 list this year. >> oh, she is gold then? >> bill: right. somebo

ms. bhagwati. >> i think brian's message spornt. messaging is critical. culture change cannot happen without an entire rethinking of how this issue is messaged within the military. i mean, generally i think the way service members and veterans talk about this issue, there's this assumption that you are harassed or assaulted because you are weak. weakness somehow plays not entire makeup of why this doesn't -- this is such a hard problem within the military. we're not trained to think of ourselves as weak. victimhood is not something that any veteran wants to kind of own. it's -- it's commotely out of sync with being -- completely out of sync with being in the military. there's messaging that's sort of small women who aren't strong enough are victims, and you see variations on that theme constantly which is a complete myth. it has nothing to do with the sex of a victim. when there's mixed messaging about alcohol and rape where there's an assumption that there is a lapse of professional judgment on the part of a young man, in most cases, you see messaging about that. ask w

changes that are starting tonight. . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> it is monday, march 4th. hello, everyone. i'm heather hol ms in tonight for gasia. this is bay area news at 7:00. it is the first homicide in campbell in more than five years. a teenager gunned down near his home. now, in the next half hour, grieving family and friends plan to hold a candle light have i yil. it is our top story tonight at 7:00. robert honda spoke with the victim's sister. >> nancy vega loves her brother and now misses him. richard vega was shot multiple times last night while out on a walk. >> he did the best he could to be the best person he could possibly be, you know, with everybody around him. he had a huge heart. >> some neighbors say they heard the shooting. >> we heard twro gunshots. i heard a guy say, "help me," and i saw him walk along the sidewalk and collapse. >> police went door to door today trying to gather information. investigator haves not ruled out the shooling was gang related but emphasized they had no evidence vega himself was involved in gang activity. his family says he was a good student athlete at santa

ms. laura ingraham will respond to what beckel and i debated. is it possible -- is it possible that president obama is changing his attitude on the fiscal mess afterithering criticism from the factor? those reports moments away. hello! how sharp is your business security? can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers and thousands of qualified technicians. we've got a personal passion to help your business run safer, smarter, and sharper. we are tyco integrated security. and we are sharper. >> bill: continuing now with lead story a controversial woman supposed to be honored by john kerry and michelle obama tomorrow. new york city anti-team pregnancy ad causing liberals major angst. joining us from washington laura ingraham. so does this ibrahim thing bother you or just something that fell through the cracks? >> i don't know, bill. there must be something over in the state department water supply because whether it's a republican administration or a democratic administration, it seems like this kind of

ms. jackson, she understands the roadblocks and challenges many of our young people face when it comes to growing up in a challenged community around such as bayview hunters point. but she wants to change that. she wants to change the fact that often women, not just women of color, are sometimes considered to be invisible and silent. so, instead she is inspiring young girls to embrace the challenges and she's helping them to develop self-confidence so that they are able to see themselves as future leaders. and, so, how could i not honor a woman like this? ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to introduce to you again marlena jackson, my honoree. [cheering and applauding] >> i think first it's my honor to thank all of you, and especially thank malia cohen for honoring me. sometimes i kind of felt overwhelmed because i did not take this in. i have my dad crying over there and i haven't started yet. [laughter] >> but, you know, sometimes when you go throughout your day and you sometimes face barriers and you say to yourself, well, how can i be a visionary for my community? how can i make change in my community? and, so, that was really my inspiration for wanting to start my own organiza

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ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the world has changed greatly since 1998 when this legislation was first authorized and even since 2003 when this legislation was last re-authorized. i'm very concerned that my colleague has said that this legislation is flawed and that we did not participate or provide a bipartisan process. this is an example of republicans blame -- of democrats blaming republicans for what they themselves do. we gave our colleagues every opportunity to come help fix the flaws in this legislation through regular order. they chose not to do it. another -- the president said in his 2012 state of the union address, quote, it is time to turn our employment system into a re-employment system that puts people to work. end quote. with 12 million americans looking for work the skills act makes commonsense reforms to a broken work force development system through -- to remove inefficiencies and ensure that individuals are able to get the education and skills they need to find a job. now the president is saying he will veto this le

ms. norton: and medicaid. mr. garamendi: and any attempt to change that goes right to the heart of our value as americans. we will take care of our seniors. that's not to say changes are not possible. of course changes ought to be possible. for example, we ought to be negotiating with the drug companies over the price of prescription drugs. but oh, no. when the prescription drug benefit was passed, added into and signed by george w. bush, was a paragraph that said, the federal government is a price taker, it cannot negotiate the price of drugs. so we spend billions and billions that are not necessary. ms. norton: and of course there are some agencies who do negotiate the price of drugs. mr. garamendi: exactly. ms. norton: i do want to point out that when you talk about the transfer of the expense -- costs of medicare to seniors themselves, the costs we know they can't possibly bear, notice that your hopes got up when mitt romney said during the campaign that we should reduce the loopholes. not what mr. ryan does. he reduces the loopholes in order to give rich folks a further tax reduction. so, where does

change in a moment's notice outside news corps fox news headquarters here. sure, it looks calm to you but somewhere down there it's an errant without his ms. on top of it: highest authorities are trying to scare us, it's scary stuff doesn't materialize is the white house scared that this president then gets marginalized? >> republican presidential candidate the mayor of this fine city of new york who was deemed by new yorkers to be the best mayor they ever had. that's a tough lot. they hate everybody. mayor, good to have you. >> good to be with you. >> neil: what do you make of this? >> of the sequester? >> neil: yeah. >> the president seriously here. it goes to his credibility. he spent a month on the stump telling us all the dire consequences, how terrible this is, how awful. >> neil: not coming true. >> you and i turn out to be correct. he tirns out to be misleading. i was on your show last week and we said 2.5% of a cut from an increase is hardly going to have any impact. >> neil: wasn't 2.5%. >> actually less than that. it's a cut from an increase. how the heck is it going to have dire consequences. >> neil: now he has to justify it a

back taxpayers who funded this bailout, get them out of the gses to change her thank you good idea die. >> the gentlelady from missouri, ms. wagner for one another. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as we continue this debate, and keeping your thoughts in mind. the first is the current situation masses about previously back in over 90 of his unacceptable and untenable. we've arrived due to a history of flawed government policies that continue to homeowners and taxpayers. the second is the gse model has got to go. in order for that to happen, congress and the fha must establish guidelines that provide transparency and legal certainty for private investors. this will encourage private capital to finance mortgages just as virtually every other credit market in the united states. thirdly i believe if we can establish those rules and guidelines we will seek private capital into the mortgage market in a large way. moving us away from mistakes of the past and protected inlet and tax payers in the process. with this in mind, i look forward to hearing the testimony of mr. demarco. thank you. >> we now welcome mr. demarco is her sole wit

national elections go, and did you think increased diplomatic engagement could change the outcome of that decision that ms. sky spoke of? how does the rest of the world see us? is it somehow that the u.s. is failing in the process, or does anybody care? >> that sends a negative message if elections are postponed in two provinces. the question is then, will there be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just that as the current government tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not yet established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think that high-level, intensive u.s. diplomatic engagement could prevent that kind of outcome, because there are two places it could happen. either the central government could -- too much instability, cannot have acceptable elections under the circumstances, or you could have a boycott. we are not going to play. it would e

says some airports are seeing impacts from the spending changes with passengers experiencing delays, she says, because the tsa is cutting back. and mspolitano also warns that these things could get worse going forward. and we shall see. and in the middle of all of those warnings that some republicans are trying to remind people, that the administration does have choices when it comes to spending. according to alabama senator jeff sessions, the president's recent golf weekend with tiger woods cost taxpayers more than a million dollars, or enough money to save 341 federal workers from going on furlough. the golfing gathering happened last month during the president's long holiday weekend at a luxury, florida resort. the president and first lady also took some heat on spending taxpayer money when the first lady went out to aspen, colorado on a ski trip and all viewed by some as extravagant when the country was having the spending changes that the president is describing as potentially deeply problematic. in rome, cardinals around the world are gathering for the first round of talks before electing the first pope. the cardinals who bega

changes? >> we should've told you about that. >> i don't know if he would've told me. >> would ms. miller have told you about a? >> it was a 2005 report and i just don't know what happens in terms of the shelf life of these reports. we are responding to the responsibilities that we've got. we have to look at the problem and we obviously have to be fully accountable for it. we must always go back and see what has been done through time. that is why we looked at the report. >> who do you report to on security matters? >> it is the deputy secretary. >> were you aware of this study? >> i became aware of it. i joined them in 2000 and. >> okay, 2010. when you arrived then, how long was it before you became aware of this? >> i knew of it a little bit before then. i did not become aware of the contents for probably the first year that i was their. >> you knew about it by 2011 in the midyear. did you take any action to inform the secretary that you have this cultural problem that needed to be addressed? >> i did not take any actions to inform the secretary. i did take actions to address actions. >> did you fire anyone?

ms. drew, how do she know the new model is going to be more accurate? >> senator, the vara model was a change in a review that had been ongoing for not one, not two, the seven-month baby by the independent risk modeling group in my understanding was that it gone through quite a few iterations until it arrived in its final form as a correct measure, one that i've relied on very heavily to manage the position. >> digi back as the new model against the old data? >> that would've been done in risk. >> you know what it was done quick >> i do not. >> it may also say when they approved it that the cio had to automate the data entry quakes is not true? >> if they did, that would've been an order gone gone to risk. >> so you are not aware they said you had to automate the data entry when they approved this? >> at the time i was not. i am aware of it now. >> okay, now the task force report of the pain said the back testing -- you said there was no back testing done. is that correct quick >> i don't know. >> you don't know. take a look at exhibit 98 if you would. and it's page 104. [inaudible conversati

ms. prices? how large are the? and if they are mispricingis, what are the full abilities? if an aspect -- if and asset -- who is owning it? would its change severely endanger financial institutions, those kinds of things. so we are examining this was a great deal of care, and again, i ask what the alternative is. interest rates are low for a good reason, but if, in fact, we come to the conclusion that the cost of these mispricing's are sufficient and then we to take that into account. >> so to this point about inflation many of us have this concern about how you're going to unwind this unprecedented portfolio that you preside over, or how your successor will unwind this, or your successor's successor. and the concern that we have is that you only can see inflation with hindsight, and the question i have to you is, with a record of 1970s where, in 1973, expected inflation was three points 75%. that was the market expectation. the fed said 3.9. the actual 6.2. 1974 expected inflation was expected 6.7%. the fed said eight get the actual inflation was 11. 1979, expected was 8.3. feds have the -- fed said 7.7 fiber action was 11.3%. 1980 expec

ms. stewart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. could the foreign secretary tell us the discussions he's had with turkey and what turkey's attitude is towards easing the arms embargo. >> turkey is very supportive of the change that the european union has made in the arms embargo, and indeed, turkey has a forward-leaning approach, let's just say, to this crisis. and and the turkey foreign minister was here, he would not only say what i have said, but a great deal more about the need for international support to the coalition. i'll be meeting him again tomorrow here in london when he come toss the friends of yemen meeting. but turkey's certainly very, or very sportive of this announcement and of the change to e.u. policy. >> mr. bernard jenkin. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome my friend's right honorable statement. i note that he does not rule out any option, and in specific answer to my honorable friend's question, he does not rule out military intervention. while no country is yet advocating that, if syria is meant to be part of a primary interest in our national security strategy, are we quipped to deal with this crisis, and to what extent should he be talking to his opposite member, my right honorable

ms. parks, alone in that seat, clutching her purse, staring out a window. waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how changedoes not happen. the choices we make or don't make. for now, we see through a glass. scripture says, and it is true. whether out of inertia or selfishness, out of fear or a simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives excepting injustice -- accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the entire liberal tolerating be intolerable. but like the passengers on the bus, we see the way things are and -- r, children hungry in the land of plenty, entire neighborhoods ravaged by violence, families hobbled by job loss or illness, and we make excuses for inaction. and we say to ourselves, it is not my responsibility. there is nothing i can do. rosa parks tells us, there is always something we can do. she tells us, we all have responsibilities to ourselves and to one another. she reminds us that this is how change happens. not mainly through the exploits of the famous and powerful. but through the countless acts of often the anonymous courage and kindness and fellow fee

ms. delauro and myself would like to have a debate on the floor of the house, if for no other reason, if we can't change the agreement that the president has signed, let the american people know that we want a debate, not stay there 10 more years and see our young americans die for a corrupt leader than spending money for the american people. it makes absolutely no sense. in closing, madam speaker, this is just another example of war when these marines are carrying a flag-draped coffin, how many more families have to cry for a failed policy, a policy we will not change afghanistan no matter what we do. in closing, madam speaker, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform, to please bless the men and women in uniform. i ask god in his loving arms to hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq, and i ask god to please continue to bless america. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. >> the liaison committee is made up of the 33 c

changes this morning i'm washing to journal. >> host: on your screen is susan apold, a member of the board of the american association of nurse for visionaries. ms. apold, with a nurse practitioner? casco intersect kushner is a registered nurse who is at the trading beyond a baccalaureate degree in nursing. nurse practitioners can diagnose, treat and prescribe patience much lays diagnosis and treatment. we also bring a nursing model to patient care situation. >> host: what does that mean? >> guest: we are nurses her spirit we are taught to take care of the whole patient. we bring in socioeconomic background, family background, perceptions of illness, their knowledge level about health and illness and eisner struck kushner's or bring an extra level of care. we have advanced education and training that allows us to die as treatment prescribed for a patient. >> how much schooling goes into being a nurse practitioner? >> most have a bachelors degree in nursing, then we also must have a masters degree in nursing. there's a growing tanned for her nurse practitioners to have a doctorate. >> guest: i have a phd. >> host: and that's different? >> guest:

ms. norton: that is the first time we have seen that in decades. mr. garamendi: we are seeing the changes. the affordable care act, an annual well-person visit to the doctor. so critically important. why? what's your blood pressure? how's your sugar? what is happening in your life? can we prevent you from getting diabetes? can we get you cheap pills to have your blood pressure go down r you get a stroke and pay big time. the affordable care act has the incentives to bend the cost curve and it is working. ms. norton: it's working and because it's working, we know that the last thing the american people would approve snatching it back since by 2014, it's going to reach everybody. i agree with you, there are ways to cut. and unlike my friends on the other side, this side has never said no cuts, just like -- their view is only spending -- we have never had that view. only this or that. we only are open to the kind of negotiation, tough negotiation it's going to take to come out with something. i will say to the ryan budget, if he says he was questioned about, do you think any of this is going

changes? >> we should've told you about that. >> i don't know if he would've told me. >> would ms. miller have told you about a?port and i just don't know what happens in terms of the shelf life of these reports. we are responding to the responsibilities that we've got. we have to look at the problem and we obviously have to be fully accountable for it. we must always go back and see what has been done through time. that is why we looked at the report. >> who do you report to on security matters? >> it is the deputy secretary. >> were you aware of this study? >> i became aware of it. i joined them in 2000 and. >> okay, 2010. when you arrived then, how long was it before you became aware of this? >> i knew of it a little bit before then. i did not become aware of the contents for probably the first year that i was their. >> you knew about it by 2011 in the midyear. did you take any action to inform the secretary that you have this cultural problem that needed to be addressed? >> i did not take any actions to inform the secretary. i did take actions to address actions. >> did you fire anyone? >> no. >> let me ask

legislation to change that, and so while i disagree that it should require legislation it does, and with that in mind i have drafted a bill with the help of the honorable gentlelady from new york, ms. ming, that address these criteria. with this legislation, if the board finds that a state department employee's unsatisfactory performance or misconduct has significantly contributed to a security incident, the board can recommend that the employee be disciplined appropriately. i would ask at this time that all our colleagues join us in supporting this bipartisan legislation, and i yield back. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. king: reclaiming my time, i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for his presentation here. listening to his presentation, it comes to mind -- the benghazi incident comes to mind. whether this is relevant or not is a question i am not necessarily prepared to answer, mr. speaker. i do want to make a statement on benghazi, and i would remind people that we lost an ambassador. we lost other brave americans. we had multiple injuries and casualties there that perhaps -- while they

ms. stewart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. could the foreign secretary tell us the discsions he's had with turkey and what turkey's attitude is towards easing the arms eargo. >> turkey isery supportive of the change that the european union has made in the arms embargo, and indeed, turkey has a forward-leaning approach, let's just say, to this crisis. and and the turkey foreign minister was here, he would not only say what i have said, but a great deal more about the need for international support to the coalition. i'll be meeting him again tomorrow here in london when he co toss the friends of yemen meeting. but turkey's certainly very, or very sportive of this announcement and of the change to e. policy. >> mr. bernard jenkin. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome my friend's rht honorable statement. i note that he does not rule out any option, and in specific answer to my honorable friend's question, he does not rule out military intervention. while no country is yet advocating that, if syria is meant to be part of a primary interest in our national security strategy, are we quipped to deal with this crisis, and to what extent should he be talking to his opposite member, my right honorable frien

changes? >> we should've told you about that. >> i don't know if he would've told me. >> would ms. miller have told you about a? >> it was a 2005 report and i just don't know what happens in terms of the shelf life of these reports. we are responding to the responsibilities that we've got. we have to look at the problem and we obviously have to be fully accountable for it. we must always go back and see what has been done through time. that is why we looked at the report. >> who do you report to on security matters? >> it is the deputy secretary. >> were you aware of this study? >> i became aware of it. i joined them in 2000 and. >> okay, 2010. when you arrived then, how long was it before you became aware of this? >> i knew of it a little bit before then. i did not become aware of the contents for probably the first year that i was their. >> you knew about it by 2011 in the midyear. did you take any action to inform the secretary that you have this cultural problem that needed to be addressed? >> i did not take any actions to inform the secretary. i did take actions to address actions. >> did you fire anyone?

ms. halligan is not what we would call a consensus nominee. the senate has already considered and rejected her nomination. nothing material has changed since that time. many of my colleagues have discussed a wide range of ms. halligan's views, so i'll limit myself today to just one example. in 2003, while serving as solicitor general for the state of new york, ms. halligan approved and signed a legal brief arguing handgun manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers should be held liable for criminal actions that individuals commit with those guns. three years later, in 2006, ms. halligan filed another brief arguing handgun manufacturers were guilty of creating a public nuisance. such arguments amount to an invitation to the courts for the tkorts engage in -- courts to engage in sweeping judicial activism. and the positions she took are bewildering with the original understanding of the second amendment rights that all americans enjoy. in conclusion, as measured by the democrats' own standards and their own prior actions, now is not the time to confirm another judge to the d.c. circuit. and it is certainly not time to consider such a con

ms. mikulski: mr. president, this amendment makes technical changes to citations, bill languages related to the department of homeland security, and an adjustment resulting from the c.b.o. scoring. i believe we can agree to this amendment with a voice vote so i ask unanimous consent that the 60-vote threshold be waived for the amendment and want to thank senator shelby for he and his staff for the excellent work they've done in making this -- cleaning up this bill for the technical aspects. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. ms. mikulski: move to lay on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i call up my amendment 129 as modified. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment as modified. the clerk: mr. leahy proposes amendment numbered 129 as modified -- mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent the further reading be dispensed with. the presiding office