doss, ms. clark? >> i'm sorry, i have not been able to find any in my research. >> i agree with ms. clark. i have heard of anyone actually condemning it and coming out and speaking out against these crimes. >> could any of you are perhaps all of you walking through, say, a day in the life of a coptic christian in egypt. get kind of granular and tell me just how it's different from what it should be, just how the persecution, the atmosphere, the discrimination in society presents itself. when you go out industry in the morning. what is different from what it should be when you go to register for a drivers license? when you, say, go to a restaurant? give me a picture about daily life, the daily things we would go through. get granular here. you know, what is different question might also address was different since the revolution, going downhill since then. >> sure. i fisa been speaking with a lot of people who have been fleeing egypt. i meet a lot of people are not interested in emigrating to the united states because they describe a situation which is completely intolerable. a day in

and i have to take issue with ms. clark again regarding judge perry. as far as i can tell -- and i don't mean that he's awn kind person or rude or anything like that -- what i mean is as far as i could tell, he granted every single request of the prosecution. he let every piece of evidence they wanted, no matter the sniffer machine, everything. he stopped cross-examination on bias. he pretty much did everything the prosecution wanted. as far as i can tell, he granted one objection of the defense in the entire trial. so i would say -- >> that doesn't mean -- >> i would say that at least from just from the calls alone, that it appeared that he was pro-prosecution. that doesn't make him unusual. most judges are pro-prosecution and do tend to vote with the prosecutors, anyway. i mean, that's not unusual. >> marcia, i see you shaking your head, ma marcia. >> no. yeah. i'm shaking my head. she's not right. just because you can't go in and count the rulings and say, oh, the prosecution won nine out of ten rulings and therefore he's pro-prosecution. if the rul

. >> this is for ms. clark smith. you mentioned at the start of your presentation, you talked about some of the rural sort of meddling people not really taking an interest or thinking about possibly running the government, they just wanted the freedom. when did that change and how much did money have to do with it? >> oh, well, money had nothing to do with that. [laughter] if you believe that. that's really the shift. historians say that's the shift between the kind r kind of republican ideas of the democratic ideas. the srb certainly during the colonial period there's a certain kind of person who is born to lead; right? you're born into a certain class. if you're in that class, you can have the kind of education, the kind of leisure, you have cosmopolitan outlook, you know, you know enough about the world to go and make laws and rules, and the assumption is that ordinary farmers know enough to choose who will go, but they don't know enough to go be a legislature themselves. now, in some ways, that's -- there's a noti

ms. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. clarke: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague, mr. van hollen, for the time. mr. speaker, the republican majority has spent over six months of the american people's time making it abundantly clear what their priorities are not. the republican majority does not have time to address jobs. as i stated we are here over six months into the 112th congress and we have yet to take one vote on a single comprehensive jobs bill. the republican majority does not have time to address the economic realities facing millions of homeowners still facing foreclosure. in fact, we have voted on the republican bills that further undercut those who have lost their homes. the republican majority does not have time to work with the president and congressional democrats to deal with our national debt. they had rather protect tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires, and tax loopholes for corporate interests. what the republican majority does have time for is playing games, spending four

so ms. clark, the floor is yours. [inaudible] >> mr.ers of the commission, it's an honor to testify before the commission today. thank you for your gracious invitation and for including the port into the permanent record. mr. chairman, near to speak about the disappearance forced conversions and forced marriages of coptic community chat or thank you for calling this hearing, your steadfast envoys over the past decade and then some indefensible noble women and children remains an inspiration. i just also like to call your attention to the fact that the weather has agreed to turnipseed on this matter in support of your initiative. the topic is timely as egypt is moving into a new face of government where the rights of all citizens are equally valued and represented. this includes -- should include the rights of religious minority and women. while i've provided detailed written testimony to the commission for the record, but to summarize some of the main points here and my oral presentation. as contacts, 2007, the state department country

ms. clarke: thank you, madam speaker. i thank my good friend ms. fudge for the time. madam speaker, the republican majority would like the american people to believe that a near financial collapse never happened, never occurred. . to har the majority's narrative you would think nothing is wrong with the economy that deregulation and tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires can't solve. what the republican majority refuses to acknowledge in their revisionist narrative is that the tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires help lead our country from surplus into massive deficits. the majority's revisionist narrative also omits the fact that years of deregulation and lax oversight of financial institutions is what caused the economic downturn we are struggling to fully recover from. madam speaker, the near collapse of the national economy not only cost the american people billions of dollars in bailouts, but also resulted in millions of americans losing their jobs, their homes, and life savings through no fault of their own. the number one priority of the con

ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been in the majority for a full 29 weeks. and they still have not addressed the number one priority of the american people, jobs. the republican majority has instead used the time and energy that should have been focused on jobs to manufacture a crisis that could very well destroy the full faith and credit of our nation. what makes this made-up crisis so undignified is the other side has taken the american people hostage to their radical plan of placing the burden of deficit reduction on the backs of poor, working poor, and middle class struggling families. while asking absolutely nothing of the most fortunate amongst us. those who have done very well in america have been asked to do so little for the country that made their success possible. the republican-led congress has totally ignored the job crisis and actually managed to create another. the 112 congress owes the american people an apology for continuing to waste their

ms. clarke: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent for a minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. clarke: mr. speaker, i'm asking this congress to cut the true tax that's really crushing americans, that's preventing real job growth and robbing our people of financial security. i'm asking this congress on certain loans to cut mortgages down to home values. for certain student loan borrowers, let's forgive those student loans. this congress is responsible for the american people being in the debt that they're in. we deregulated many financial institutions that recklessly put the american people in debt. the one powerful way to restore our economy, to create jobs is to make sure that americans personally are debt free. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speake

ms. blackwood. did you speak to mr. haven and did you speak to peter clarke about their investigation? [talking over each other] >> given evidence -- i think this was -- >> he said everything was fine. we had a decent conservation -- the decision in terms of how it was managed. i think i referred in the letter to a range of issues before hand. that are used before coming -- >> mr. michael? >> the new investigation from new evidence and you got that respect or from the general concern that would indicate the need to take a fresh look at the evidence. in september of 2010 you were unable to tell me if the investigation was taking place at that time. was there? >> we were escaping the information that had been published in the new york times on september 3rd last year. again, it was a very interesting -- in terms of, that was managed in terms of the level of cooperation we had. >> was there a lot of investigation? >> it was a skateing study for advice and terms of whether they thought there was a requirement of the investigation of the letter of a last paragraph of my letter saying they k

ms. slaughter unless we are passing out a rule than envy ayes have it. the clark report total of? [roll call] >> of the amendment is not agreed to. mr. mcgovern? >> i have an amendment to the rule to change the provision that gives one day's notice for the suspension bills so any amendment to the united states constitution being considered under suspension the joint resolution will be available through the legislative days and i would like a moment to be able to speak on it. >> please proceed. >> when we began this new congress, we talked about 72 hours that we would have the review the legislation. and then that was interpreted as three days with, now we're being told one day and we don't know if that is 12 hours or constitutes one day by this latest definition, and we are talking about something that a vote on the constitutional amendment is not absolutely necessary or is not necessary at all for the debt ceiling crisis. it could have been treed days after you decide to introduce it, but amending the constitution in the united states a balanced budget amendment to the constituti