ms. nathan would apply foreign law to our own laws. that is patently false to say that ms. nathan has suggested or that she believes it is appropriate for u.s. judges to rely on foreign law. or that she herself would ever consider doing so. to the contrary, she explicitly -- said explicitly in response to written questions from senator grassley -- quote -- "if i were confirmed as the united states district court judge, foreign law would have no relevance to my interpretation of the u.s. constitution." let's go through that quote again. this is in reference to a question from senator grassley. quote -- "if i were confirmed as united states district court judge, foreign law would have no relevance" -- no relevance, my emphasis -- "to my interpretation of the u.s. constitution." my colleagues are also wrong that ms. nathan has in the past relied on foreign law herself or suggested that courts shoob should do so. in the baise v. reid case, she merely described the fact that oh, including a law school clerk and human rights watch, had argue ed in the their own beliefs that intern

ms. linda nathan and mr. roger h. browne. mr. james biden and ms. sarah biden.audible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ambassador kathleen stevens stevens and mr. william c. harwood. kathleen stevens is the u.s. ambassador to south korea. [inaudible conversations] the honorable tina tune. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] mr. charles b. adams and mrs. berra adams. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the honorable kurt campbell and the honorable -- boehner. song young cam. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] as guests continue to arrive for the state dinner tonight in the

ms. linda nathan and mr. roger h. brown. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] mr. ms. sir biden. that matched >> guests arriving at the white house earlier for the state dinner for south korean president lee myung-bak. secretary hewitt and his wife, senate finance committee chairman max baucus, treasury secretary tim geithner and in just a moment ago, janel monet who sings asante broke. we're going into the dinner now to see president obama and presently offered toasts. [applause] found that sometimes >> i also want to acknowledge to guests in particular, and other son of korea chief security, secretary general funky mood is here. [applause] and our first korean-american, ambassador to the republic of korea confirmed by the senate today, ambassador graham chip. [applause] [speaking korean] [speaking korean] >> now i'm going to be very brief tonight because president lee has had a very full day and a very wet day. [laughter] as well as extended meetings, press conferences, state department bank with an address to congress, which andrew stan went extraordinarily well.

ms. nathan, the national council on aging launched encouraging congress to strengthening the older americans act during this year's reauthorization. how many members of congress have joined the support drive? >> so far, senator, chairman sanders, and aging committee chairman coll have provided statements of support. >> well, add me, would you, please? >> we're delighted to do that. thank you very much. >> i'm committed to -- this has been a big part of what i've been doing in minnesota in terms of listening sessions and et cetera, and committed to strengthening the older americans act. i plan to introduce legislation called the home care consumer bill rights that would put in place additional protections for seniors who receive home and community-based services. my bill would expand the long-term care ombudsman program for seniors in their homes and guarantee every senior receives home and community-based services if protected by the home-care bill of rights as they are in minnesota. does that sound good to you? >> sounds wonderful. we're well aware of the works you have don with your consti

ms. ruggles to dr. hartmann and dr. nathan. do you think a reduction security benefits would mean for seniors in this country? ms. ruggles? >> the seniors of a deal with and that i talk to at the vermont training is to see its were terrified plain and simple to expect to live on the dollars and cents that was in their earnings statement which unfortunately we no longer get. but their standard of living is the has been working adults and all of the minds of these meetings with, they were working adults. and they were not waiting for a handout. they knew they couldn't survive. >> dr. hartmann? >> in the survey that we asked retirees the challenges and they would face, one would be not having enough savings, going to a nursing home not being able to pay for health care but the single thing they were the most afraid of is the possibility that social security benefits would be cut. it's in our full report i can send you. as you can see from the poverty data on how many people rely on it for such a large part of their income is simpl

nathan, and the entire family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much, mr. speaker. i am delighted to rise to indicate that we have an opportunity to be good americans and to be the kind of resilient, strong, patriotic nation that all of us love. we love this country. and i gathered this morning with a group of leaders who addressed the question of working issues, union leaders, every last one of them said, let us create jobs. jobs in america. part of it could be passing the jobs bill that the president's introduced dealing with the question of infrastructure. one member who was coming to the meeting said i was late because of our infrastructure problems. this would create jobs. bring back our law enforcement, police officers, and teachers where classrooms are going up and up and up in size because we don't have enough teachers. and as you well know the president announced we'l

ms. nathan, the national council on aging launched encouraging congress to strengthening the older americans act during this year's reauthorization. how many members of congress have joined the support drive? >> so far, senator, chairman sanders, and aging committee chairman coll have provided statements of support. >> well, add me, would you, please? >> we're delighted to do that. thank you very much. >> i'm committed to -- this has been a big part of what i've been doing in minnesota in terms of listening sessions and et cetera, and committed to strengthening the older americans act. i plan to introduce legislation called the home care consumer bill rights that would put in place additional protections for seniors who receive home and community-based services. my bill would expand the long-term care ombudsman program for seniors in their homes and guarantee every senior receives home and community-based services if protected by the home-care bill of rights as they are in minnesota. does that sound good to you? >> sounds wonderful. we're well aware of the works you have don with your consti