ms. johnson. any other public comment, come on up. just come on up. >> good afternoon, supervisor, my name is jay nas, i'm the chief innovation's officer and i want to express my support for the amendments to the open data legislation, as you know, our city's been a national leader in open data and this legislation continues and strengthens that leadership role by permit putting timelines in place, by introducing any concept around personal data and having access to that data and i think it will continue improving transparency, accountability and i think most importantly, encouraging our community to engage with our city, to park the creative and entrepreneurial spirit that we have, to create new services, to drive economic development and new creations. i think it will help internally as well in terms of communications and building better relationships between departments and exchange of data. thank you. >> thank you. >> everybody, thank you for taking this up, this is brian, i staffed with jay a few years ago, i got back from brazil

ms. johnson. the gentleman from wisconsin former chairman of this committee mr. sensenbrenner is recognized for his questions. >> thank you mr. chairman. ms. mccarthy on june 27, 2012 he sent a letter to me relative to the issue of ethanol and the waiver on e. 15 and i asked the question does the epa remain confident that e. 15 lowe damage car engines from vehicles of models 2001 and later. the letter you signed responded the epa remains confident for the e. 15 partial waiver decision. this question can be answered simply yes or no. do you remain confident on the technical basis for the e15 decision? >> i do. here are what others are saying. ford doesn't support the production of e-15 or legacy fuel and ford has not approved this fueling or any damage is not covered by the warranty. mercedes-benz annie at the mall land above e. 10 e-15 will harm harm -- leading to significant problems. vehicle engines were not designed or built to accommodate the higher concentrations of ethanol. there appears to be a potential for engine failure. the aaa automotive engineering ex

ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. chairman. and thanks to the ranking member . house to speak against resolution 982. this legislation requires an asbestos trust which was set up to manage a company's asbestos liability exposure to disclose names and personal information of any individual who is seeking compensation from such trust. the negative health effects associated with asbestos has been under investigation since the early 1900's'. premature death, lung cancer and mesothelioma has known effects of asbestos exposure. while asbestos industry officials were aware of these negative health impacts since he 1930's, it wasn't until the 1970's that evidence emerged that the industry covered these dangers from the public -- concealed these dangers from the public. lawsuits resulted and in 1973 the u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit upheld the first successful asbestos liability suit. today hundreds of thousands of claims have been filed, amounting to billions of dollars in damages. the key principle behind this legislation is to prevent duplicative and fra

ms. johnson?bling and just goes to show the more disrespect to my family with the sheriff department have done to us. it just doesn't make any sense. they treated kendrick like he wasn't even human. >> now, attorney king, the initial autopsies, you had the autopsies. the initial one showed no signs of blunt force trauma on johnson's face or body. it's stated he died of accidentacciden accidental asphyxia. but the second independent autopsy showed kendrick suffered blunt force trauma to the right neck and soft tissues which is consistent with an inflicted injury. and it stated that he died of unexplained apparent non-accidental blunt force tra map 3 i mean, how do you deal with the difference in terms of the outcomes of the two different autopsies? >> well, reverend al, i think it's fairly safe to say that this is nothing more than another piece to the puzzle. you described kendrick's passing or his death as a mysterious one. and the sheriff's department has described it as being a freak death or f

ms. johnson treated on the lady bird express? i know she came to charleston in 1964. i believe the congressman -- a big powerful congressman in the state. he went out on a limb to do all he could for her, but i think she was treated pretty bad here in charleston. overall, how was she treated in the rest of the south and what was their relationship with the johnsons? >> a little bit later on, we will have a clip. it fits nicely with the campaign style and the approach in the south we are talking about. >> in 1964, we were in a different place because the president had signed the 1964 civil rights bill in the summertime. the south was up in arms. mrs. johnson absolutely insisted on taking what was the lady bird special through the south, saying this is the part of the country i am from, i will not write off the south. so, they all got organized and i found just recently in my basement, since i live in the house i grew up in, all of the advance work for the lady bird special in my mother's handwriting. she said, she has various places we cannot find a local politician to

ms. johnson said, you shouldn't have that. it belongs the white house. my grandmother said no.that is my painting. it is on my wall. that is where it is going to stay. eventually she gave up. see it saturday on c-span on 7:00 eastern. we continue our series as we look at maybe eisenhower. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke thursday at the anti- defamation league centennial meeting in new york city. he talked about the benefits to same-sex couples in the national guard and has remarks for -- were followed by leon panetta, and then secretary panetta was awarded a medal for public service. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. -- i'm grateful for an opportunity to spend a special evening with all of you, each of you. it is a privilege. it is a room, as i sat and listened, and had an opportunity to renew all old acquaintances, and make new friends. it is a roomful of warmth, friendship, love. but of purpose. i want to thank this institution for what you have done for this country, and the world in the last 100 years. special,nique, courageous institution. in

ms. johnson treated on the lady bird express? i know she came to charleston in 1964. -- aieve the congressman big powerful congressman in the state. allent out on a limb to do he could for her, but i think she was treated pretty bad here in charleston. overall, how was she treated in the rest of the south and what was their relationship with the johnsons? class a little bit later on, we will have a clip. it fits nicely with the campaign style and the approach in the south we are talking about. were in a964, we different place because the president had signed the 1964 civil rights bill in the summertime. the south was up in arms. insistedson absolutely on taking what was the lady bird special through the south, saying this is the part of the country i am from, i will not write off the south. all got organized and i found just recently in my basement, since i live in the house i grew up in, all of the advance work for the lady bird special in my mother's handwriting. , she has various places we cannot find a local politician to sho

ms. johnson. the gentleman from wisconsin, former chairman of this committee, mr. sensenbrenner, is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. ms. mccarthy, on june 27, 2012, you sent a letter to me relative to the issues of ethanol and the waiver on the 15. i asked a question does the epa remain confident that it will not damage car engines from vehicles of model years 2001 and later. the letter you signed responded, the epa remains confident in the technical basis for the east 15 partial waiver decision. this question can be answered simply yes or no. you remain confident in the technical basis for the e-15 decision? >> i do. >> is what others are saying. forbes said, for doesn't support the introduction into the market place for the legacy fuel. ford has not approved in the owner's manual is considered in its fueling and any damage resulting from this who fueling is not covered by the wealthy. mercedes-benz, any ethanol plant a bug he can including a 15 can be 15 will harm in mission control systems in mercedes-benz engines creating significant problems.

ms. johnson said, well, lindy, that's wonderful, but how are you going to do it without a wife? >> just to demonstrate the kind of partnership they had and how essential that she was to lyndon skrons's approach, public approach, we have a clip next for you that is a pretty well known one. it is lady bird's critique of an lbj speech. this was one that was right after a press conference. and you can hear how very direct she is with the president in his approach and his presentation. >> you want to listen for that one minute to my critique or would you rather wait -- >> yes, ma'am. i'm willing now. >> i thought that you looked strong, firm, and like a reliable guy. your look was splendid. the close-ups were much better than the distance ones. >> well, you can't get them to do it -- >> well, i will say this. there were more close-ups than distance ones. during the statement you were a little too breathless and there was too much looking down and i think it was a little too fast. not enough change of pace. a drop in voice at the end of sentence. there was a considerable pickup in dra

. >> you've been involved in presidents forever, starting with lyndon johnson. ms. goodwin is helping the speech writers draft an address and build a foundation for a second term that was a start to finish tribute to roosevelt. how much of that have you done with this president? >> not that much? i got to know the young speech writers. i thought they were great. and every now and then, they would talk to me about what he was thinking about talking about. i might send them some historical anecdotes. if i had been younger, i think, i would have loved to have been down there, maybe, even being part of the administration more? i'm writing my book. i live in concord, massachusetts. so it was more a friendship of the speech writers and the friendship with president obama. >> what should the public know about historians' relationships with president s? >> the interesting thing is i'm not sure i'd feel able to write about a current president because i like the distance that the time -- the only one i ever wrote about that i knew was lincoln johnson. that presented all of th

ms. -- mr. lyndon johnson said -- yes, go ahead. he just emerged from the area where the president has been -- mrs. lyndon johnson, who just emerge from the area where the president has been taking, said that the vice president, her husband, is fine. she would not say anything about the condition of president kennedy, however. she appeared to be in a state of shock and was heard away why -- by white house personnel. -- hurried away by white house personnel. be hospital staff appear to preparing a blood transfusion. for both the president and governor connally. bob is telling me that the isest he knows at the moment that the president's condition is serious and uncertain. we do not know exactly where he was struck, nor how many times. >> but he was carried into the hospital. >> but he was carried into the hospital unconscious and bleeding. and last rites of the church had been administered. that is all for the moment, frank. >> bob says that is all for the moment. >> there is this additional detail from the hospital. an assistant to

ms are wondering how the affordable care act will affect their ability to access the expensive drugs they depend on. we will address that in this week's affordable care update. we are joining by scott johnsond gail mederos. you're both ms patients as well as being actively involved in trying to drive the development of new drugs. i want to start with you, scott. you've said that the model for developing new drugs is broken. there have been a lot of new drugs for ms developed that have come on the market in the last couple of years. do you still think it's broken? >> when you say that the system is broken, i think that's for all diseases, not just ms in particular. and there are several drugs on the market now for ms. all of them are to suppress the immune system. none of them are about repairing damage and that's what we are focused is how can we repair past damage? >> gail, you have kind of seen it from both sides, from being ceo of a biotech company, now leading a trade association, you're on the board of a company that's developing an ms drug. do you think that there's an opportunity here for patient organizations like milen repair foundation to make a difference in the speed of which -

ms. albers and johnson, there's a question that you want to submit then we will have the witnesses answered those. in conclusion i want to thank all of the witnesses today and members that have participated in today's hearing. i remind all members they have ten days as these two separate questions and i would ask the witnesses to respond to them promptly. and with that, the committee is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] we all feel very grateful that we live in the united states of america. it's a unique place and if america was considered to be a product and we do try to sell our product overseas, what is our grand? and i think that our brand is the constitution, the rule of law and our values system. under that brand and value system, there is a notion of equal under the eyes of the law. under the eyes of that brand of system is to elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. >> a treaty is a law. the argument in favor of the treaty no one can disagree with these arguments. but the question is will the treaty actually have any legal effect that's being offered by the proponents o

ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas, mr. bishop of new york, ms. edwards, ms. hahn, mrs.rankel of florida and mrs. bustos. for the committee on natural resources for sections 103, 115, 144, 106 and 220 of the house bill and sections 2017, 2027, 5,002, 33, 2051, 3,005, 5,020, ,007, 5,118, title 12 and section 1300 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to the conference, messrs. hastings of washington, bishop of utah and mrs. napolitano. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table house resolution 1848 with a senate amendment thereto and to concur in the senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman mean to call up h.r. 1848? >> i do. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will rorpt title of the bill and the senate amendment. the clerk: h.r. 1848, an act to ensure that the federal aviation administration advances the safety of small airplanes and the continued development of the general aviation industry and for other purposes. s

ms. tavenner wants want to give you a chance to answer but will you support senator johnson's bill? >> had not even look at senator johnson's bill. >> i will get a copy to you. we know about the regulations written in 2010. they effectively made it impossible to grandfather a lot of the plans people had. according to your own regulations, it was estimated 406070% of those individual policies wouldn't be able to be grandfathered because of all the conditions you put the regulations so in effect event you know in 2010 they would be a big turnover in these individual policies and that it was wrong to go across the country saying if you like your plan, you can keep it without having to change a thing? speak out i don't think the regulation assumed that because of the grandfathering these plans have changed. it is greater than 50% per year often not renewed. this is part of what the affordable care act was supposed to do. stabilize the market and get individuals protection. speaker if you increase cost-sharing, co-pay, change the fixed amount, change the benefits all those would mean tho

ms. tavener, i want to give you a chance to answer, but will you support senator johnson's bill? thatave not even look senator johnson's bill. i'm happy to look at anything. >> i will get a copy to you. we know about the regulations that will -- were written in 2010. ity effectively made impossible to grandfather a lot of the plans that people had. and according to your own regulations, it was estimated that ordered percent up to 60% would not be able to be grandfathered because of what you put in the regulations. in effect, didn't you know in 2010 that there would be a big turnover of these individual policies and that it was wrong to go across the country saying, if you like your plan you can keep it without having to change a thing? >> i don't think that having the regulation -- i think that the regulation assumed that because of the grandfathering these plans would change. the plans routinely change. they are often run -- not renewed. they move about this market. that is what the formal care act is designed to do, to stabilize the market and give the individual protection. >>

ms." magazine founder gloryia steinem is one of 16 people president obama honored with the presidential medal of freedom. you can watch her remarks live at 1:00 eastern here on cspan3. >>> mrs. johnson as first lady loved to show off the texas hill country and home. the guests would gather here in the den. various heads of state came to visit. we have a few things to speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country, and we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china purchased in mexico, very colorful. first lady mrs. johnson spent a lot of time here at the ranch. it was important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency when the johnsons could come home, recharge their batteries and make that connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady lady bird johnson, tonight live at 9:00 eastern on c-

johnson's car disappear under the underpass. >> block the hospital, there has been a shooting. the hospital has been odd advised to stand by. >> when i arrived, mss on the left and the president was not moving, his eyes were open, he was staring, his arms were on arm boards and i knew there was a large wound in the back of his head. we got the i.v. going and got a heart tracing machine hooked up and he had a straight line that i saw when i looked at it. i didn't see any evidence of myocardial activity. >> it's official. as of a few minutes ago, the president of the united states is dead. >> the sixth floor was really a mess. it was school book storage place. there were some boxes piled up that looked like they could be used for an outfit for a rifle rest. >> he's been shot. >> none of us were expecting him to get shot. >> i worked for the dallas times herald in the advertising department and jack ruby was one of my clients. knowing him the way i did, i believe he thought he could shoot oswald, be the man that shot the man which, you know, the code of the west, and that no jury would ever convict him and he could go back and operate his business