ms. miller. ms. miller, are there any announcements? >> yes. please silence all electronic items and please submit cards for public comment to the clerk. >> thank you. i want to note that supervisor cohen has joined us. can you please call item one. >> item one is a public utilites commission for the pacific gas & electric company of the watershed lands lands for $2,200. >> so this item is the sale of puc land andisement rights to pg&e. it's in unincorporated san mateo county county. it facilitates gas repairs pg&e is making in the area to install a valve. the purchase price is 2200 foe easemenghto be conveyed to them. the puc commission approved this on april 9. it has a general plan referral dated may 7 showing conformity to the general plan. it has a categorical exemption from ceqa and i am happy to answer any questions about this. >> any questions? okay. i will open it up for public comment. is there any public comment for item one? seeing none public comment is closed. could we have a motion to forward this to the board with recommendation

ms. miller. >> we have all said thank you and we can say thank you enough. our eternal gratitude and admiration for what all of you have done on that terrible day. one of the county's i represent is the annual breakfast, we had 700 people. it was almost the entire topic of conversation in michigan and how well you reacted. watchingatching tv, the people on the sidelines, people applauding the first responders. it is something none of us will never forget. senatorhe things that lieberman mentioned, you mentioned the christmas day bomber. we are facing a new type of enemy, something our country has not faced in the past that sees the battlefield asymmetrically. the battlefield that day was seat 19a of that flight. the battlefield then was the end of the boston marathon. there is a lot of talk of the information sharing and i am very appreciative of questions and comments about that. my question, as we go forward, how can we better resource in utilize existing resources for first responders? not only at 9/11, those first responders that first responded. thatd t

ms. miller. i love every second of your show. he had me at hello.alled in yesterday to express why the majority of the electorate in that state hate our president. chris said he did not think it was as simple as the president's skin color and that bill clinton received the same disrespect. i'm speaking as a very liberal black man and i loved wild bill but i never heard anyone question clinton's [ bleep ] citizen. never saw clinton depicted with a [ bleep ] bone in his nose. he never had some redneck [ bleep ] call him a liar during a state of the union. mr. obama's presidency has given the snaggletoothed inbred crazy a normal -- but this time, p.s. has anyone told reverend al he's wearing a microphone? kisses. >> that's the line of the day. mr. obama's presidency has driven the snaggletoothed inbred [ bleep ] crazy. it is true. i agree with you mike. once again chris is wrong. >> fun fact about oklahoma. all 77 oklahoma counties voted for mitt romney in 2012. is he going to invest some of his cayman island millions into rebuilding oklahoma? step up,

miller. ms. woods. >> good afternoon. my name is corine woods. i'm a neighbor of ccac. they're two blocks from me and i am chair of the mission bay ccac which unanimously endorses the support for the sud. we have worked with ccac for many years. they were active when we were going through the eastern neighborhood rezoning. they let us use their facilities for meetings. they were very involved in a lot of the issues that we're talking about including channel street and hooper street changes. in fact the 100 hoover street project which is across the street from them is going to be coordinating with them for a green street project so they're great neighbors much we are looking forward to the expansion and i hope you will support it. thank you. >> thank you very much. is there any additional public comment on item four? seeing none public comment is closed. supervisor cohen you provided several technical amendments. >> actually just one. >> just the one. okay. >> one so i would like to motion that we amend the ordinance and strike the assessor block number 3912 to reflect a

ms. miller. >> caller: good morning. >> caller: we won't make this political. mr.ow marshals in schools. they're going to allow college students to carry weapons in class. and any further regulation by the federal government will not be constitutional in the state of texas because it will violate their state constitution. >> stephanie: gray disputes just got a lot more exciting. >> caller: i gotta love these guys. i have a friend who took down a hog with one 30-round caliber. if this guy needs an ar-15 to take out the hogs on this farm, then call in a nuke. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: you need a shoulder-fired missile. >> hog stinger. right there on the spot. >> stephanie: it is a barbecue. >> no need to dig a pit. >> you're talking about a round that really has a very specific purpose as a rule. it doesn't take down big game. but it goes very straight to the first thing hits then tumbles and spins and hits off in random directions from there. so great for using in a crowd. >> stephanie: walter in virginia. you're on "the stephanie miller show" with rick. hi walter.

ms. miller. >> we have all said thank you and we can say thank you enough. our eternal gratitude and admiration for what all of you have done on that terrible day. one of the county's i represent has an annual breakfast, we had 700 people. it was almost the entire topic of conversation in michigan and how well you reacted. anybody watching tv, watching the people on the sidelines, people applauding the first responders. it is something none of us will never forget. one of the things that senator lieberman mentioned, you mentioned the christmas day bomber. we are facing a new type of enemy, something our country has not faced in the past that sees the battlefield asymmetrically. the battlefield that day was seat 19a of that flight. the battlefield then was the end of the boston marathon. there is a lot of talk of the information sharing and i am very appreciative of questions and comments about that. my question, as we go forward, how can we better resource in utilize existing resources for first responders? not only at 9/11, those first responders that first

miller and ms. learner did not come forth and give us and the congress in our committee current information. >> moments ago congressman levin issued a statement saying that the change at the sirs a vital first step, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel on the hill, thanks. mike bussey the assistant editor of the "wall street journal" which is owned by the parent company of this network. it just keeps coming. >> it does. look, there is a reason by president obama decides to come out and speak to the nation to the press, to the nation on this particular issue. there is a lot else going on in washington. it's the irs. it touches all of us. this was abusive by the irs that singled out conservative groups at a time when they were becoming more and more influential in a run-up to a midterm election. this is really kind of problematic from a lot of different perspectives. and i think that the president wanted to make really clear that he understood that. that this is kind of bipartisan condemnation of the irs. h

miller: i ask my colleague if she has any speaker, if not, and if she's prepared to yield back, i am prepared to close. ms. hanabusa: mr. speaker, we don't have any -- oh, there she is. mrs. miller: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hanabusa: i yield five nutes to the gentlelady from awaii. ms. gabrd -- ms. gabard: i rise today in support of s.con.res. 10 to authorize the use of emancipation hall in the capitol visitor center to celebrate the birthday of king kamehameha. this is a beautiful state andday, filled with parades lei-drapings at the statues. one of the statues stands here in washington, d.c. at the capitol visitors center. for the last 43 years we have kamehameha's birthday here in washington, d.c. kamehameha the great was a fearless leader he established his dynasty by uniting the eight major islands of the cha u his rule. by uniting the islands, he helped protect his people during a time of great cultural change. king kamehameha i is known for his prowess in war but is also nown for his humanity. we honor king kamehama on his birthday and welcome vis

miller, in june of 2011, ms. learned about the practice it of targeting conservative groups for compelled disclosure of donor lists and other information. she learned that was going on for more than a year. where upon she claims she attempted to put a stop to it. yet, i have a letter here ms. learn's name. dated march 16, 2012. in that letter she directs a conservative indiana group to comply with a previously sent inappropriate information request under penalty of perjury. i have that request here so one year after she said she stopped this practice, ms. learner sent a letter demanding the group fulfilling a request she had already determined to be inappropriate. >> megyn: none of this made air. we are going to run much more of this. we will pick it up there after the break to see what happened. stay with us. >> megyn: fox news alert. i want to let you know that representative dave camp, republican in michigan who chairs the house ways and means committee just came to a camera on capitol hill and commented on st

miller? did you send ms. lerner to look at this? mr. miller informed me, sometime in the spring, but he was going to look into the matter further. he was going to find out what was going on. on this weren directly with my deputy. >> did you know that ms. lerner, who was the head of this, but $740,000 the team -- between 2012 and 2009. did you check off on bonuses? going to testify, but didn't. >> that number does not sound familiar. make those decisions, but i did sign off on the overall agency. did you tell the committee of your political participations, donations will stop >> my whole life? >> yes. >> i heard you are an appointee of one administration. what is your history of participation? >> my full history of participation in politics? have you been a member of political parties and groups? >> i have. yes. of my, to the best recollection, i have. i have not made any contributions a long time. the chair now recognizes the gentlelady from new york. >> i thank you. i believe that we are united in this committee and being outraged at th

miller, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i would also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and xtend their remarks on the concurrent resolution. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. miller: i rise in support today, mr. speaker, of senate concurrent resolution 16, authorizing the use of emancipation hall in the capitol visitors center for the unveiling of a statue of frederick douglass, a great abolitionist. frederick douglass is a pivotal history figure in american history who had an unyielding dedication to equal rights to abolition of slavery, and advancement of women's suffrage. his brave actions and compelling writings inspired and forever changed this grateful nation. born into slavery, frederick douglass escaped t

ms. mcqueen when she says, frankly, it cannot come soon enough. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mr. miller: i yield the gentlewoman 30 additional seconds. ms. velazquez: contrary to republican beliefs, the a.c.a. gives small businesses better access to quality coverage. passage of today's bill will strip new protections that provide bargaining power to small companies. that is why i will continue to oppose any efforts repealing a law that is beneficial to millions of small firms and i urge our colleagues to vote no. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. and the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. i now yield two minutes to tom cotton from arkansas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cotton: any time an elder spoke in the roman senate, he said, whatever the topic, carthage must be destroyed. as long as carthage described, the freedom and prosperity of the roman people would never be secure. as then with carthage, so now with obamacare. a

miller i want to know why all of this happened. you and ms.id over the past week irs officials started targeting americans for their political beliefs in march of 2010. >> we'll take it back here, that hearing has been going on for more than two hours. it looks like it's going to continue for some time, if there are any other highlights we'll be sure to bring them to you from down in the nation's capitol. >>> coming up on "the half" from retail to autos we have the big movers on the street covered in our top three trades. gasoline is on the move today and the smart money will give you the trade when we come back. everyone's retirement dream is different; how we get there is not. we're americans. we work. we plan. ameriprise advisors can help you like they've helped millions of others. to help you retire your way, with confidence. ♪ that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. let's get to work. ameriprise financial. more within reach. ♪ roomba, roomba ♪ roomba, roomba ♪ roomba, roomba ♪ roomba, roomba ♪ got a robot

ms. learner about targeting conservative groups planned in advance? >> i believe that we talked about that, yes. >> no, miller also acknowledged that the irs knew about the scandal in may of last year. since you were not able to watch owl of today's testimony here are some of the highlights. >> we were told no such targeting was happening. that isn't being misled. that is lying. >> this is very chilling for the american people. i know that where you are at and you are going to -- you are resigning and walking away from it. but you this is not going to go pandora's box opened and i don't know he if we can get the lid back on it. >> do you believe it is illegal for employees of the irs to create lists to target individual groups and citizens in this country? >> i think the treasury inspector general indicated that it might not be but you other hes will be able to tell that. >> what do you believe? >> i don't believe it is. >> i am really concerned. i got to tell you, where you are sitting, you should be outraged but you are not. and the american people should be outraged and they. >>> i'm not arguing that the l

ms. lerner to testify before this committee at our earliest possible time. i have one last question, mr. miller. you really are not taking any acknowledgment that you knew anything and that you didn't do anything wrong. you have said that numerous times on the record today that you did nothing wrong. so i find it hard to believe why did you resign? or why are you resigning? >> i never said i didn't do anything wrong. what i said is contained in the questions. i resigned because as the acting commissioner what happens in the irs whether i was personally involved or not stopped at my desk. and so i should be held accountable for what happens whether i was personally involved or not a very different question, sir. >> i hope you would be willing to submit all of your e-mails, phone records, any personal meetings that you had in the last four years. and i think that would really i think keep your reputation in good standing with this committee and on the american people. >> obviously we will have to talk aboutt that. i'm not saying no. i just don't know. >> thank you, mr. miller. i yield back my tim

ouruld like to also thank acting commissioner, steve miller, for doing a great job. ms.arolyn washington is doing johnsonjob and brittany is doing a great job at the executive corresponds department. host: you are a big fan of the irs? are you concerned about the $13 billion worth of overpayments in this program? caller: yes, sir, and one reason a is i believe not only the workers are not doing with the executives are telling them to do but it is also the computer, the database that they are having problems with. you have a lot of people out here who are selling their children for money. here whopeople out have children who can't earned income credit but they are not working and they will tell the other people out here that if you give me a couple of thousand dollars, i will let you file on my child. host: let's give mr. ellis chance to comment guest: i am not aware of this is an example. anything where there is cash involved, there's an issue of concern about fraud. to get the tax credit, you have to have been come. as part of the deal. are roles that are trying to limi

miller: i yield 1 1/2 minutes to ms. bon meche. -- bonamici. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. bonner: across america, -- ms. bonamici: across america, with this bill it's about to get worse. on july 1, the interest rates will double for millions of students entering college, but this bill is not a constructive solution. in fact, this bill will make the problem worse. rates are currently 3.4% and they will double to 6.8% if we do nothing, but under this bill, the rates will be uncertain because there will be variable and will be as high as 8.5%. according to the congressional budget office, this legislation will force students to pay thousands more in interest than if congress simply does nothing if the rates double. it's just not fair. on average, middle-class families haven't seen a raise in years. many are worker harder for less money, they're struggling to buy everything from groceries to gas. they're relying more on the federal student loan programs to finance the growing cost of college. but ins

miller and mr. shulman, if either of you were aware that ms. lerner was going to plant that question try to get ahead of the news cycle by disclosing this pirated release of the i.t. report? >> i think i mentioned that i did, yes spent okay. and whether any discussions the reporting is the white house was aware, the white house counsel's office was where on april 24 of this information. whether any discussions with the white house about ms. lerner's intention to drop this bomb at the aba conference? >> [inaudible] spent are you aware of anybody else that gets? >> i am not aware of that. >> there's also been reporting that deputy secretary neal wolin and treasure general counsel were made aware of the ig report, looking into the targeting of groups last june. did you have any discussions with treasury around that time? >> is that question to me speak with you are mr. shulman. you would probably be -- >> i was deputy at that point but no, i didn't have any conversations at the time. >> mr. shulman? >> i don't remember having any conversations wit

ms. titus, our subcommittee ranking member for their hard work on this measure. i'd also like toe thank chairman millerfor working closely with me and with the veterans groups to make key improvements in this particular bill. h.r. 570 would permanently index the annual veterans cost of living adjustment, or cola, to increase -- to the increase provided to social security beneficiaries permanent, but only if the social security cola continues to be determined using the current methodologies. this guards against automatically passing on any decrease to veterans that result from any future actions to implement a changed c.p.i. regime. second, h.r. 570 extends a cola round down provision set to expire this year for five years instead of making it permanent. this round down provision was implemented many years ago as a means by the savings and many veterans groups voiced opposition to making such increase permanent. third, the savings generated from the round down extension will be reinvested in veterans programs, namely increasing the monthly amount provided to some of our veterans, most in need of assista

miller and said jeesh the arrogance of that guy. just washing this -- watching this as an observer. ms.ner did not go in there hat wanted -- hat in hand yesterday. com issa if she's were the answers she had submitted in writing and seemed disgusted she had to look at the document. are you picking up on the tone? where is the hat in hand at at? we're sorry, this was wrong. you have seen that witness yet? >> unfortunately i have the same reaction do you. they are supposed to be public servants to serve the american people and serve the taxpayers who pay heir salary. you would like to see that answer displayed when they come in front of congress and answer questions. >> megyn: it will be interesting to watch. what do you do with lois lerner, u.s. attorney and get a contempt order or handle it within the congress. >> i think we will try within the congress first. chairman issa and lawyers work for the oversight staff working that out as we are speaking. >> megyn: all right, sir. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> megyn: three minutes, george zimmerman's attorney is here live with ne

ms. slaughter: i yield two more fins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. millerd we have to do something about the state support and the cost of college at the institutional level. but they turned mr. courtney down. i offered the obama amendment to have that made in order, the legislation by president obama, which actually saves students about $30 billion in interest rates over the next six years. saves students and families over $30 billion. they wouldn't make that amendment in order. when mr. heck of nevada came before them and said, why don't we do like the market does, if you pay your loan on time for four years we'll provide you an incentive to be a good payer of your loan. important to the treasury. important to the student's credit rating. let's try that. they turned mr. heck down. mr. rice came before the committee. the gentleman from south carolina. said he would like to reduce the interest rates. he understands what students and families are struggling with. they turned him down. they turned down every attempt to try to help students and families. i app

miller before your testimony? >> to the best of my knowledge i did. >> okay. how about ms. lerner. did you speak to ms. lerner prior to your testimony? >> i don't know mistaken to ms. lerner before my testimony. >> okay. i want to just describe what the chairman said to you in a dialogue. you said we have seen some recent press allegations that the irs is targeting certain and tea party groups across the country. question was been described as onerous document requests, delaying approval for tax exempt status, and that kind of thing. can you elaborate, this question is do. can you elaborate on what is going on with that? can you give us assurances the irs is not targeting particular groups based on political leanings? in response to the question you answered, this is ago, there is absolutely no targeting. now, what was the basis of your answer? >> so, i had received letters from members of congress i believe -- >> i know that. you received quite a few. >> on this issue i believe i received two but i'm not sure of the number before that testimony. and i said no targeting in the sense, and you race the f

miller, who resigned this week, defended lerner this morning. >> first you should know while her signature is on there, her signature is on 70,000 applications so let's not personalize this one to ms. lerner. in 2011, june or july, whatever it was, she handled and fixed the list issue. the cases were still in development. the cases needed to be in development. there were issues. we just did a remarkably bad time of it. >> reporter: that kind of explanation isn't good enough for nordrick. >> i don't think anybody believes this was just a couple workers in a cubicle. all that not with standing when you put your signature on a piece of paper whether stamped, robo signature, or your own hand that is your signature on the paper and you have to own that. as far as we're concerned that is ms. lerner's signature on there. >> reporter: nordrick's group was approved last year and he and some tea party activists are encouraged by president obama's actions so far. >> i promise the american people this investigation has just begun. hearing adjourned. >> reporter: but they won't be satisfied until they get all the answers. now, jake, some of my republican sources have said to me they're actuall

ms. learner to testify before this committee at our earliest possible time. i have one last question, mr. millere really not taking any acknowledgment that you knew anything, that you didn't do anything wrong and you have said it numerous times on the record today that you did nothing wrong. so i find it hard to believe, why did you resign or why are you resigning? >> i never said they did don't anything wrong, mr. nunes, but it is contained in the questions, as acting commissioner and what happens in the irs whether i was personally involved or not stops at any desk, and so i should be held accountable for what happens whether i was personally involved or not, and that is a very different question, sir. >> i am willing to hope that you would submit all of the e-mails or the phone records and any personal meetings that you had in the last four years and i think that would really, i think that it would keep your reputation in good standing with the american people and this committee. >> we will have to talk about this, and i'm not saying no, but i just don't no. >> thank you, mr. miller, and i yi

ms. rhody and miss lerner to testify before this committee at their earliest possible time. i just have one last question mr. miller. you really are not taking any acknowledgment that you knew anything and you didn't do anything wrong and he said that numerous times on the record today. that you did nothing wrong. so i find it hard to believe, why did you resigned or why are you for signing? >> i never said i didn't do anything wrong mr. nunes. what i said is i resigned because as the acting commissioner what happens in the irs whether i was personally involved or not it's -- so i should be held accountable. whether i was personally involved or not is a very different question, sir. >> i know you be willing to submit all of your e-mails, phone records and any personal meetings that you had in the last four years and i think that would really keep your reputation in good standing with his committee and the american people. >> obviously we will have to talk about that. i'm not saying no. i just don't know. >> thank you mr. miller. i yield back my time. >> esther knew is recognized. >> earlier you referenced an articl

miller, i'm a 14 i wrote you a letter raising questions about the so-called spontaneous apology lois lerner made at the american bar association may the 10th. initially ms. lerner said the response was spontaneous and denied that it was planned but however you admitted during her testimony last week that the irs had in fact i did the question to be asked at the aba conference. you said quote, it was a prepared q&a, end of quote. whose idea was it to create this prepared q&a, and why? >> well, i will take responsibility for that. the thought was, now do we had a tigta report, you had all the facts, we had our response, we thought we should be begin talking about this but we thought we would get out a policy. the way we did it, we wanted to reach out to hill staff about the same time, did not work out. obviously, the entire thing was an incredibly bad idea. >> has the irs ever used repaired q&a in the past? and if so, give us some examples if it's been done before? >> apologize. i would have to think about. nothing comes to mind. >> how is it appropriate for the federal government employees to secretly plant questions or release information advance of an