i am a member of the naacp and am proud of it. i encourage members to support the naacp. i congratulate the naacp on its 101st milestone and urge my colleagues to support this important resolution and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, this resolution recognizes the 101st anniversary of the founding of the national association for the advancement of colored people. this resolution also praises the naacp for its work to secure the political, educational, social and economic equality of all persons. phe naacp was founded on february 12, 1909, in new york city. this was a centennial of abraham lincoln's pirt. the naacp is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the united states today. in 1913, the naacp organized opposition to racial segregation in federal government offices. the naacp also played a key role in securing the rights of a

persons who were members of the naacp at its inception but also persons who helped to bring the naacp along the way. james weldon johnson was the first african-american executive secretary of the naacp. but it's important to note that prior to his becoming the first, there were five other executive secretaries, none of whom were african-american. it's important to note that the naacp accords an award annually, it is known as the stengarn medal. this is given to a person who has made great achievements in the area of helping the human rights and civil rights struggle. it's important to note that the medal is named after joel. the spingarn family were great contributors to the naacp. in fact, thurgood marshall was a great litigater in part because of other persons who made contributions to the naacp, they were great contributors and as a result we had this litigation to go forward. the naacp is an organization that welcomes anyone who desires to be a part of the fight for human dignity and human freedom. i believe that the naacp merits this special expression from the congress of the un

naacp does not make laws. i've sent condolences to the family, but he is racist. my mother had to go to the back of the bus. the people calling in right now about a man who said it is ok, you need to think about that. you have to put everything he has done in his lifetime together. most of his life was dedicated to not giving equal rights to people who are black the only people in west virginia are happy -- he only worked for the whites. that is why when people in west virginia are like, yeah, senator byrd he did not want to help out with brown. how can you say that he had anything good about them -- host: we will leave it there. joe, the passing of senator byrd. caller: good morning, peter. my condolences to the family, but i have to join the bandwagon of term limits. i was born in 1951, and byrd has been in the senate almost my entire life. it just irks me that these people stay in for so long. it is like being under a minority or a king or something. we have to do something to -- get theseunder a monarchy o

left, john payton, a longtime litigator in the civil rights field and now director and counsel of the naacp legal defense fund. there is nobody who knows more about civil-rights and the consequences of the supreme court's civil-rights decisions than he does. next, we have ronald cass, former dean of a law school, former member of the administrative conference of united states and many other public bodies. that is his expertise. congressman jerrold nadler, who i have known for many years, a democrat from the upper west side of manhattan. he is chair of the constitution subcommittee of the house judiciary committee and a very active player in constitutional issues. to my right, judge clemon, now retired chief judge of the u.s. district court of the northern district of alabama. he is now practicing law in birmingham. john hiatt -- jonathan hiatt is the executive director of the afl-cio, so there is nobody who is more aware of labor law issues. the supreme court has had quite a lot to say, for better or worse, about the state of labor laws in the united states. pamela karlan, who everybody kno

that, of cour, refers to the seminole case on this by the supreme court i believe in 1948, naacp vs. alabama where they showed that revelation of members or donors to certain groups that are disfavored can lead to intimidation. they go on to say here, "indeed our constitution embraces public discussion of matters that are important to the nation's future and it respects the right of individuals to support those conversations without being exposed to unnecessary risks of arrests, embarrassment." own forms that promote speech, rather than limit it, and aly even-handedly rather than selectively will bring positive change to r elections. because the disclose act misses both of those targets, the aclu opposes its passage and urges a no vote on h.r. 5175. i made a mistake earlier when i% referred to the amount of time we are allowed to debate the naming of post offices in this congress. as a matter f fact, 41 hours have been granted by the rules committee or unr suspension under our rules to the debate on the naming of post offices, but we could only give one hour to this debate. ironic, i

guest: they were concerned about the treatment of the naacp and tax treatments and whether they could jeopardize their step -- their tax status. and they also did not like the special treatment for the nra. here we are doing a bill to require disclosure in politics and we are giving an exemption for one of the most powerful interest groups and there is. -- most powerful interest groups their resourcethere is. host: do they just have to disclose who founded an advocacy or an ad campaign? guest: it deals with a lectionary communication, which is an ad saying, vote for joe schmo, or against joe schmo. they would have to say, i mdot acencio x and i -- i am not cce and i approved this data. under current law, they do not have to reveal owners. these nonprofits and the 501-c3 that covers them, they are saying, this is not public. why should we make it public now? host: they are afraid it will impact donations? guest: right. anyone who even funds to the data -- to even funds these advertisements would have to be disclosed. the democrats' argument is, look, you cannot stop corporations and un

guest: they were concerned about the treatment of the naacp and tax treatments and whether they couldopardize their step -- their tax status. and they also did not like the special treatment for the nra. here we are doing a bill to require disclosure in politics and we are giving an exemption for one of the most powerful interest groups and there is. -- most powerful interest groups their resourcethere is. host: do they just have to disclose who founded an advocacy or an ad campaign? guest: it deals with a lectionary communication, which is an ad saying, vote for joe schmo, or against joe schmo. they would have to say, i mdot acencio x and i -- i am not cce and i approved this data. under current law, they do not have to reveal owners. these nonprofits and the 501-c3 that covers them, they are saying, this is not public. why should we make it public now? host: they are afraid it will impact donations? guest: right. anyone who even funds to the data -- to even funds these advertisements would have to be disclosed. the democrats' argument is, look, you cannot stop corporations and union

left, john yton, a longtime litigator in the civil rights field and now director and counsel of the naacp legal defense fund. there is nobody who knows more about civil-rights and the consequences of the sreme court's civil-rights decisions than he does. next, we have ronald cass, former dean of a law school, former member of the administrative conference of united states and many other public bodies. that is his expertise. congressman jerrold nadler, who i have known for many years, a democrat from the upper west side of manhattan. he is chair of the constitution subcommittee of the house judiciary committee and a very active player i constitutional issues. to my right, judgelemon, now retired chief judge of the u.s. district court of the northern district of alabama. he is now practicing law in birmingham. john hiatt -- jonathan hiatt is the executive director of the afl-cio, so there is nobody who is more aware of labor law issues. the supreme court has had quite a lot to say, for better or worse, about the state of labor laws in the united states. pamela karlan, who everybody knows an

also today, several noncontroversial bills, including one marking the anniversary of the naacp. more house coverage here on c- span. up next, president obama and bp executives discussed their meeting at the white house today. that is followed by an update on the government response to the clove oil spill in the white house briefing. and then a senate hearing looks at the oil spill impact on the local economy. president obama met with bp executives today at the white house. bp agreed to put $20 billion into an escrow account to pay damages resulting from the gulf of mexico oil spill. we know here from them following the meeting. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. i just concluded a constructive meeting with bp is chairman, carl-henric svanberg, and i raised two issues at the meeting. first was the containment of the oil that is still spewing into the gulf. as i mentioned last night, my administration has directed bp to mobilize additional equipment and technology, and in the coming days and weeks these efforts should capture up to 90% of the oil that is leaking out

guest: they were concerned about the treatment of the naacp and tax treatments and whether they could jeopardize their step -- their tax status. and they also did not like the special treatment for the nra. here we are doing a bill to require disclosure in politics and we are giving an exemption for one of the most powerful interest groups and there is. -- most powerful interest groups their resourcethere is. host: do they just have to disclose who founded an advocacy or an ad campaign? guest: it deals with a lectionary communication, which is an ad saying, vote for joe schmo, or against joe schmo. they would have to say, i mdot acencio x and i -- i am not cce and i approved this data. under current law, they do not have to reveal owners. these nonprofits and the 501-c3 that covers them, they are saying, this is not public. why should we make it public now? host: they are afraid it will impact donations? guest: right. anyone who even funds to the data -- to even funds these advertisements would have to be disclosed. the democrats' argument is, look, you cannot stop corporations and un

guest: they were concerned about the treatment of the naacp and tax treatments and whether they could jeopardize their step -- their tax status. and they also did not like the special treatment for the nra. here we are doing a bill to require disclosure in politics and we are giving an exemption for one of the most powerful interest groups and there is. -- most powerful interest groups their resourcethere is. host: do they just have to disclose who founded an advocacy or an ad campaign? guest: it deals with a lectionary communication, which is an ad saying, vote for joe schmo, or against joe schmo. they would have to say, i mdot acencio x and i -- i am not cce and i approved this data. under current law, they do not have to reveal owners. these nonprofits and the 501-c3 that covers them, they are saying, this is not public. why should we make it public now? host: they are afraid it will impact donations? guest: right. anyone who even funds to the data -- to even funds these advertisements would have to be disclosed. the democrats' argument is, look, you cannot stop corporations and un

that, of course, refers to the seminole case on this by the supreme court i believe in 1948, naacp vs. alabama where they showed that revelation of members or donors to certain groups that are disfavored can lead to intimidation. they go on to say here, "indeed our constitution embraces public discussion of matters that are important to the nation's future and it respects the right of individuals to support those conversations without being exposed to unnecessary risks of arrests, embarrassment." own forms that promote speech, rather than limit it, and apply even-handedly rather than selectively will bring positive change to our elections. because the disclose act misses both of those targets, the aclu opposes its passage and urges a no vote on h.r. 5175. i made a mistake earlier when i referred to the amount of time we are allowed to debate the naming of post offices in this congress. as a matter f fact, 41 hours have been granted by the rules committee or under suspension under our rules to the debate on the naming of post offices, but we could only give one hour to this debate. iro

that, of course, refers to the seminole case on this by the supreme court i believe in 1948, naacp vs. alabama where they showed that revelation of memberor donors to certain groups that are disfavored can ad to intimidation. they go on to say here, "indeed our constitution embraces public discussion of matters that are important to the nation's future and it respects the rig of individuals to support those conversations without being exposed to unnecessary risks of arrests, embarrassment." own forms that promote speech, rather than limit it, and apply even-handedly rather than selectively will bring positive change to our elections. because the disclose act misses both of those targets, the aclu opposes its passage and urges a no vote on h.r. 5175. i made a mistake earlier when i referred to the amount of time we are allowed to debate the naming of post offices in this ngress. as a matter f fact, 41 hours have been granted by the rules committee or under suspension under our rules to the debate on the naming of post offices, but we could only give one hour to this debate. ironic, isn

that, of course, refers to the seminole case on this by the supreme court i believe in 1948, naacp vs. alabama where they showed that revelation of members or donors to certain groups that are disfavored can lead to intimidation. they go on to say here, "indeed our constitution embraces public discussion of matters that are important to the nation's future and it respects the right of individuals to support those conversations without being exposed to unnecessary risks of arrests, embarrassment." own forms that promote speech, rather than limit it, and apply even-handedly rather than selectively will bring positive change to our elections. because the disclose act misses both of those targets, the aclu opposes its passage and urges a no vote on h.r. 5175. i made a mistake earlier when i referred to the amount of time we are allowed to debate the naming of post offices in this congress. as a matter f fact, 41 hours have been granted by the rules committee or under suspension under our rules to the debate on the naming of post offices, but we could only give one hour to this debate. iro

that, of course, refers to the seminole case on this by the supreme court i believe in 1948, naacp vs. alabama where they showed that revelation of members or donors to certain groups that are disfavored can lead to intimidation. they go on to say here, "indeed our constitution embraces public discussion of matters that are important to the nation's future and it respects the right of individuals to support those conversations without being exposed to unnecessary risks of arrests, embarrassment." own forms that promote speech, rather than limit it, and apply even-handedly rather than selectively will bring positive change to our elections. because the disclose act misses both of those targets, the aclu opposes its passage and urges a no vote on h.r. 5175. i made a mistake earlier when i referred to the amount of time we are allowed to debate the naming of post offices in this congress. as a matter f fact, 41 hours have been granted by the rules committee or under suspension under our rules to the debate on the naming of post offices, but we could only give one hour to this debate. iro