ms. johnson is a former chief of staff for the g.s.a. so she already knows the agency inside and out and will be ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work on day one. this is crucial to the efficiency and morale for an agency that has not had a permanent administrator since april of 2008. almost two years. 2008, april, was the time when the former director was asked to resign by the previous administration. g.s.a. has since been run by five acting administrators who just could not act with the same authority as a presidentially appoint senate-confirmed person in that top job. but both before and after her government service, martha johnson's career shows quite an extraordinary work -- mix in the private and academic sectors that we should want. ms. johnson holds a b.a. in history and economics from oberlin and m.b.a. from yale business school and taught some classes. after graduating from yale, ms. johnson began her career as a manager at an engine company and had a series of other management positions in the private sector and was as

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ms. johnson, thank you.was we cannot mandate professionalism. mine reinstatements says regulate. to draw that distinction more finally i think that certain key aspects of professional behavior can be regulated and on occasion should be. mr. babbitt has outlined a voluntary approach and consensus building approach to enhance professionalism across the aviation industry theroux pilots and we certainly endorse that. we would urge the agency as well, when significant safety problems are identified, in the professional-- professionalism area that regulation be considered truly as a tool in the toolkit rather than exclusive reliance on a consensus or voluntary approach. consensus or voluntary approach. >> thank you very much. >> the chair thanks the gentlelady and it is good to see you back with us. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan, dr. ehlers. >> thank you mr. chairman and i apologize, as the gentleman from-- gentlewoman from texas has. i did want to comment on something that disturb me very m

ms. johnson began her career in the private sector at cummins engine company.she had other management positions in the private sector and then was called on by the clinton administration to be the associate deputy secretary of commerce. and then, as i mentioned earlier, chief of staff of g.s.a. from 1996-2001. very relevant and indispensable experience. after leaving government, ms. johnson was a vice president for the council for excellence in government, which is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of government at all levels, and most recently she has served as vice president at computer sciences corporation. extremely well-qualified, broad qualifications and very intense in g.s.a. so all these varied experiences, i think, make martha johnson a perfect fit for the responsibilities and challenges she would face as g.s.a. administrator. the fact is she has had, martha johnson has had broad bipartisan support. i urge my colleagues to vote "yes" on cloture. i even preserve the hope that there may be a decision to vitia

ms. johnson is an unbelievable person and owner.ny passionate owners. you have owners associated with nba teams. but sheila will do anything she can to make sure we are set. she wants nothing more than for the team to win. if we handle our business on the court off the court it is handled for us. >> everything about her represents what we are and are trying to become. she is a positive role model. she is involved with the mystics because she has passion to help women. she has position to help african-american women. and she uses the mystics as a platform to can do that. >> if you have been around them for a second their energy is contagious and i feel i'm blessed to have an opportunity to carry out their vision and try to see what they want and have in store for the d.c. market. >> i plan my life out around opportunities and if opportunities come along i look at it and look at it realistically. if i have the ability and the door is open to say, look, we'd like you to do this or that i do it. it's just in my dna to do that. >>> comin

ms. johnson, thank you.nd my oral statement was we cannot mandate professionalism. mine reinstatements says regulate. to draw that distinction more finally i think that certain key aspects of professional behavior can be regulated and on occasion should be. mr. babbitt has outlined a voluntary approach and consensus building approach to enhance professionalism across the aviation industry theroux pilots and we certainly endorse that. we would urge the agency as well, when significant safety problems are identified, in the professional-- professionalism area that regulation be considered truly as a tool in the toolkit rather than exclusive reliance on a consensus or voluntary approach. >> thank you very much. thank you mr. chairman. >> the chair thanks the gentlelady and it is good to see you back with us. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan, dr. ehlers. >> thank you mr. chairman and i apologize, as the gentleman from-- gentlewoman from texas has. i did want to comment on something that distu

ms. eddie bernice johnson's constituent. revend bailey is well-known for his strong faith and the work he's doing in the dallas, texas, community. he's impacted the lives of thousands of congregation members and i am pleased he could be with us in the house of representatives to share his prayers and wisdom. for over 130 years, the missionary baptist church has been known for their tradition of serving the church, family and community. during this time at st. john, reverend bailey has proven an energetic and dynamic leader. i am pleased to be able to share his faith, his inspiration with our colleagues and i thank reverend bailey for his prayers and blessings. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: thank you. the chair will entertain up to 15 further one-minutes on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. baca: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. baca: madam speaker, the house this w

ms. pierce as well, thank you very much. >> okay. thanks a lot. : >> shoshana johnson recalled her 22 days as an american prisoner of war with fellow soldier jessica lynch. at the onset of operation iraqi freedom in march of 2003. shea details her return to the united states and her difficulties with post-traumatic stress disorder. bournes' and noble booksellers oppose this event. >> when i first started doing this book signing and things like that i was under the impression you came up behind the book. i was asked to speak a little bit and that was a deer in the headlines. it is nonfiction, what do i do? hello? then we take q&a for 20 minutes. most of that i kind of know. i don't know what you can ask me, born in panama, my parents came to the united states and immigrated to the united states in 1978. my dad joined the military. it was a wonderful experience. a different culture, it helped me become a better person. i graduated from high school and decided -- i went to you talk. didn't do that good. i have lots of fun. the grades weren't that good. i dropped out and r

johnson. >> thank you for having me. >> journalist gwen ifill in "the breakthrough: politics and race in the age of obama," ms. ifill profiles massachusetts governor deval patrick, newark mayor cory booker, congressman artur davis and president barack obama, and present your thoughts on the role that the civil rights movement played in their roads to office. gwen ifill discusses her book at miami book fair international. this is 50 minutes. >> what a pleasure to wish each of you a good afternoon. i am professor and on today i had the honor of her present the united faculty of miami-dade college. it is an organization of over 500 professors and different discipline areas, some of whom are actually published office. we invite you to stop by the faculty published works move in section a of the street fair to view our work. we are also supporting efforts to bring the fair and we have provided green boxes for you dispose your name tags and landed on your way out. so on the final day of the booker we invite you to go ahead and put your nametags and green boxes as we celebrate the green fare if it. nbc faculty have l

johnson: i yield one minute. ms. norton: medgar evers was a student.e young students were. he had a lot to risk and he risked it all. he and a very few others stepped forward to do that first sit-in. he paid a price that day. they were beat horribly, and he paid the ultimate price when they took his life in that driveway. it's time for the united states of america now to step forward, the way that medgar evers did, and recognize this one-of-a-kind american hero. and applaud our country and our navy for naming a united states naval ship the medgar evers. thank you for yielding the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from georgia. mr. johnson: yes, mr. speaker. may i inquire as to how much time we have left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia has 9 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from texas has 17 minutes left. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, may i inquire of my counterpart how many other witnesses will yo

ms. obama. together we can raise the social conscienceness and eliminate the childhood obesity and make our cities, towns, healthier, happier, and more productive. so let's move. thank you very much. [applause] >> mayor johnson and mayor curtanone, you talked about policies. you would be remised if i didn't acknowledge and thank secretary duncan for what he's doing in our schools and state's policies to help. our schools and kids are about responsibility, enforcing that responsibility. you see examples everywhere. but you see failures everywhere. my next guest is a great success. because you have -- where is tammy? tammy had the privilege last year of helping mrs. obama plant her garden in 6th grade, now you're nervous. but don't be. want me to do jumping jacks or something? tammy, please join us. [applause] : it just happens to you as you get older. [laughter] but another big change in my life last year has come because of a partnership my classmates and i at bancroft elementary had with mrs. obama and the white house. my fifth grade class was invited to dig, plant, harvest, and cook and eat vegetables from the white house kitchen garden. we picked the peas off the vine and popped almost as many in our mout