at the national navy medical center, they take care of mostly head injuries, brain injuries.t is their expertise, where as ours is the npt care. we're really tearing them together and treating the whole soldier at one location. host: our guest will be with us for the next 25 minutes to talk about the efforts there at walter reed. you can ask a question by doing the following. call the numbers on your screen. if you have bound yourself being treated or correctly treated at walter reed, we're interested in hearing from you as well. here is the number -- you can also e-mail as questions at the journal@cspan.org. are you ready for this transition, and if you could, would you need more time or ask for more time? guest: we're absolutely ready. we are on track. and everything that i can control, it is well under control. we are meeting all of the time lines. we are ready. what people do not realize is the organization has been relatively flat since the late 1990's. our staff at both facilities, at bethesda and walter reed, have gone back and forth routinely. this is really a smooth

at the national navy medical center, they take care of mostly head injuries, brain injuries. that is their expertise, where as ours is the npt care. we're really tearing them together and treating the whole soldier at one location. host: our guest will be with us for the next 25 minutes to talk about the efforts there at walter reed. you can ask a question by doing the following. call the numbers on your screen. if you have bound yourself being treated or correctly treated at walter reed, we're interested in hearing from you as well. here is the number -- you can also e-mail as questions at the journal@cspan.org. are you ready for this transition, and if you could, would you need more time or ask for more time? guest: we're absolutely ready. we are on track. and everything that i can control, it is well under control. we are meeting all of the time lines. we are ready. what people do not realize is the organization has been relatively flat since the late 1990's. our staff at both facilities, at bethesda and walter reed, have gone back and forth routinely. this is really a smo

navy vacated the 3,300-acre site in 1994. now it's being incorporated into the san pablo bay national wildlife refuge. the site restored to tidal wetlands. >> speaking on behalf of the navy, we are very pleaseded to be to be standing on official wildlife property. >> the san pablo bay national wildlife refuge lies along the north shore of the bay in sonoma, solano, and napa counties. >>> all right. let's talk about this bizarre weather that we're having. rob mayeda joins us now. it's like it's winter all over again. >> it is. if this was a winter storm scenar scenario, we'd be seeing an inch of rain in spots and even for january or february that would be impressive. the other thing that's impressive, temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below where they were. breezy as a cold front slowly heads slowly out of the bay area. when i mean slowly we're talking at times this afternoon only ten miles per hour. so we had all that moisture out there, and it kept raining and raining and raining, even sent the spider there in the san jose city cam running as that rain came through san jose. here are some of the latest ra

navy. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. nation, thank you so much. very kind, very kind. folks, i would like to be to talk about tips and wags but this time it is not about anthony weiner's penis. this is tip of the hat, wag of the finger. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: first up, news about the raid that killed bin laden just keeps getting better. >> from its earliest days al qaeda leaders insisted on receipts. if fighters were buying a car for an operation or even disk drives for computers, they were required to return with an accounting of everything they'd spent. >> stephen: that's right. bin laden kept immaculate financial records. no doubt using our quicken. (laughter) >> stephen: so tonight i'm giving a rare tip of my hat to o bin laden for-- osama bin laden for not just being al qaedaa-- al qaeda charismatic leader but also their annoying guy from accounting. (applause) >> stephen: whoa, whoa, whoa, ago method, you skipped line four. was the gas to drive the car or blow it up. how many times do i have to say it. they're different accounts. remember, chalil, reme

on memorial day, president obama about a local navy seal next to his best friend in the arlington national cemetery.- some people want to pay tribute by naming a road after him. connectorow federal is 1 mile of a stretch two main roads. >> everyone complains about the the road. they hope that that will after the road is renamed seal from the area killed in combat last september. they said they wanted to do to give back after his death in the local paper. >> he gave his life for his country. >> he does not want just any one. -- any road. he take this one because it runs to three schools. thought that it would be a education for the students here. >> the family says they are touched that a complete stranger their brother in way. they hope it will inspire students to learn more about brandon and the sacrifices that made for his country. >> i think they will be amazed the kind of person that he was. smith says that he wants to more than dedicate the road. it will be the address of schools on a map. >> he will be writing a letter for county approval next week. at the shape of healthy eating is

the ukrainian navy says its presence close to the country's southern border national security you can follow the dispute by logging on to our seat. just twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow there's a growing sentiment in europe with calls on the u.s. government's to stop ignoring the occupation of palestinian land and politicians remain silent on the subject activists rallied to draw the attention to the plight of palestinian people daniel bushell has more from brussels. but. israel called for the boycott of his really good over its continued expansion of palestinian and a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough. american leaders do not think that the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal. activists will be european union to. the export of the occupied territories. through the full of human barricades it's a use a ploy depose stopping getting through. israel's. settlement produce and. to profit occupying forces when moving their citizens are committing war crimes under the geneva convention public pressure is bearing fruit it's a

the navy vacated in 1994, so now it's being incorporated into the san pablo bay national wildlife refugeich means the site will be restored to tidal wetlands. >> speaking on behalf of the navy, we're pleased today to be standing on fish and wildlife property. >> the san pablo refuge lies along the north shore of the bay in sonoma, solano and napa counties. >>> we're about to find out just how lucrative it can be to play games. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott budman is here with news of another pending ipo. >> this is likely to show how fun and games can bring huge profits. cnbc is reporting that ziynga will file papers to go public tomorrow. it could bring $1 billion to $2 billion into their coffers. >>> another strong day for the markets on what's turning into a strong week. tech stocks alonge led ed cocpleksf o after a couple of again. buzz and wave may be gone, but google rolled out what it called google plus, a way to network online with your friends in a different way from facebook. google lets you network with small groups of people, they call them circles. >>> the

the black sea it's ready for war games with the ukrainian navy russia says its presence close to the country's southern border threatens national security follow the dispute by logging on to r.t. . just only twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow there's a growing and see israeli sentiment in europe with calls on e.q. and u.s. governments to stop ignoring the occupation of palestinian land and politicians remain silent on the subject activists rallied to draw attention to the plight of palestinian people. from brussels. of rage against israel he's called for the boycott of his really good over its continued expansion of palestinian land a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough. american leaders do nothing e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal. activities small european union to the main exports of the key point to read stories and fruits the full human barricades it's a use a ploy deposed still getting through. israel's carmel brand market settlement produce and. profit all keep trying forces and moving their citizens are committing war crimes under the geneva convention pu

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navy admiral, jim stavrat. all of the nationserating, all the forces, are under his command. so the u.s. is in pretty seriously. now, the question becomes, you know, what's going on on the ground and how effective can it be? there are reports it is oil minister defected to italy. we heard earlier that more than 100 soldiers defected to italy. it looks like the inner circle around him is crumbling while nato continues to pound his installations. so the question is, how long will he survive as the people abandon him, around him? >> peter, your take, how significant is the defection of the oil minister in particular? is this just a sign of the crumbling political environment or is this particular minister more significant? >> i don't think he's more significant than any of the other significant ministers we've seen defect. >> even though oil is so crucial there and the ability to refine it could help the rebels if they got that expertise? >> that's true, but i mean, you've also had senior cabinet ministers in the past, closest intel

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there's a national security imperative here. the navyds producing 50% of its fuel needs in biofuel. why? because it's not comfortable meeting our national security needs by relying on unstable sources of oil. they prefer relying on our own capacities within the united states, so while i understand people's desire and understand the need for us to be fiscally responsible, let me say that we don't want to cut our way out of a growth opportunity. there are a million jobs at stake here potentially as we expand the industry, and over $100 billion in capital investment soarly needed in rural areas so get more economic activity in those areas so i think we have to be very careful about that. >> okay, following up on that. you have a three-legged stool, 45 #% blenders credit, a 54 sent tariff on ethanol imports from brazil, and then you got a mandate, 13.2 million gallons of corn ethanol this year rising to 15 million. you have a mandate that requires more than 13 billion, and i think last year's production was what, 13.6? when you're looking at

this is a national security issue. the navy is now looking at the coastal areas as the seas rise, it's going to afingt navy installations all over the country. i brugget in the park service when i was chairman of the interior, the fish and wildlife service, they all see the affects. we've got a longer fire season. this is something you can't ignore. this is a national issue that is significant and -- the department of homeland security that isn't going to look at the consequences of climate change after what we've seen this year is just ridiculous on the face of it. mr. carter: if the gentleman will yield. mr. dicks: i yield. mr. carter: i do not ask that the department not look into climate change. ski that we take any funds allocated to the department of homeland security's climate change adaptation task force, there is -- if there is no such task force -- i believe there is, but if there is none, there is none. i know two agencies that are close to $15 billion that are in cly hat change. you named the navy and other agencies

navy s.e.a.l.s. >>> growing concern over the styrofoam cups and takeout containers we use so often. nationalstitutes of health says styrene, one component of the cups and containers may cause cancer in humans. the industry says they're perfectly safe, but doctors say it is best to minimize exposure, especially in children. >>> a story to help a lot of us. maybe you too if you are home right now watching us. you can't get to sleep. a cool head could help insomniacs actually fall asleep. researchers found too much activity in the part of the brain right behind the forehead can keep us awake. >> i do love a cool pillow. once they placed cooling caps -- >> do you look like that when you sleep? >> snoring. drooling. cooling caps on 12 insomniacs the patients fell asleep and stayed asleep. the researchers acknowledged data could be the result of coincidence. i would love to take part in this study. can you just go sleep a whole bunch. >> the cooling cap would prevent snoring. >> for your husband? >> that would help some folks. that would be a good thing. >>> the dallas mavericks, they're excited h

national wildlife refuge. the raising of the flag signalled the transfer of skaggs island from the navy to the u.s.h and wildlife service. it had a base until 1993. it took years and a public- private partnership for the transfer to happen. >> all those folks out there that had a vision of something bigger than skaggs island but a bigger better inconvenient for us the people. >> skaggs island was once a thriving tidal marsh in the bay. it's part of the pacific flyway for migratory birds. it will be returned to marshland. >>> for the first time visitors to the san francisco zoo can say hello to the park's newest siberian tiger. it's a donation after police had to kill the last siberian tiger during the deadly christmas day mauling in 2007. >> i feel like this is a big part of the healing process for a lot of the people who work here and for a lot of you of our guests who love this type of tiger. >>> zookeepers have already fallen in love with martha. they say she was usually animated. >> she is taking a catnap. >>> we shattered records across the bay area. it was amazing this slow-moving front just

nations command, combined forces command and u.s. forces korea, vice admiral william mcgreevey u.s. navy for appointment to the greed of that model and nominated to be commander u.s. special operations commander and lieutenant general john allen, u.s. marine corps of for appointment to be commander of the nato international security assistance force and u.s. forces afghanistan. thank you for your years of great service to this nation and your willingness to serve once again. let me also extend thanks to your families. support is so essential to yours and the nation's success as is the tradition of the kennedy i would invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be here with you to make your opening remarks. general thurman's nomination as the commander of u.s. forces in korea comes at a time of significant change and simmering change on the korean peninsula. our commitment to peace and stability in the region remains steadfast and alliance with the republic of korea is as strong as ever. the strength of that alliance will be particularly important over the next f

navy right now is about 282 ships. the ground floor goal of 313 and all of the vital national interests that we have with respect to the stability of east and southeast asia will be very important for us to look at. in that regard, i would like to raise two points with respect to the situation in east asia and i would also like to ask you about the situation in libya. first, when we are looking at the tempo in east asia, we see clearly that the chinese military activities have dramatically increased in the past 15 or 16 months. the most glaring examples of that were the situation with japan about one year ago and most recently, the chinese naval vessels cutting the table of a vietnamese ship that was exploring the possibilities of oil in the south china sea. these are basically related to sovereignty issues. they are not only national security issues, they also have downstream economic consequences. to me, they clearly talk to the commitments that we have for stability in this region. we have made these commitments. i think we are the key to the strategic balance in that region. i am wondering if you are of the same mi

necessity for the security of our nation period article two section two of the cust to sion provides that quote the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the united states and it is under this broad statement that all of our less than wars have been waged since then but winners write the laws of the law in the last person what obama has to do now that his ninety days are up and were gray areas hard to believe this is more than lip service to the constitution though since the house republican leadership earlier this month helped kill democrat that is considered as libya a bill that would have ordered obama's withdrawal on the same grounds of the war powers resolution despite significant support from within the g.o.p. in congress now baner said obama was technically still in the clear and that the house needed more time to assess the situation but politico reported that boehner was actually concerned that if this were to come to the floor now it would pass wiener is not a man willing to challenge the status quo and it appears the liberal nation building will continue even if obama is forced to get congressional approval somehow the ki

headlining, he's going to be the main attraction at a democratic national committee slash obama re-election campaign fund-raiser at navy nice place to be. and it's been a busy week for the top two guys because president obama remember last night he was fund raidsing, headlined two fund-raisers in d.c. for the campaign. and on thursday he's going to be in new york city. we're seeing kind of a pickup here when it comes to fund-raising as the second quarter comes to a close. remember it ends at the end of this month. >> he said some record amount that he would like to raise, the president did? >> yeah, remember last time around in '08 he shattered all roar, he raised $750 million almost. that broke every record. they want to raise $60 million, sources tell us, by the end of the second quarter. now, it's crucial, especially on the republican side, we know the president's going to raise a lot of money but check out the republican numbers when they start coming in in early july to see how strong those campaigns are. remember in this early time in the campaign before people are voting campaign cash is almost like a barometer

navy into marine corps regarding this issue. one was a letter that they sent out to every member registered on there website. in that letter, it stated that to the national research council had done an evaluation of exposures to certain chemicals in the water in cape lejeune and they're expected- health outcomes. one of the chemicals said that there was a known he human carcinogen -- a known human carcinogen, benzene. the department of the navy and marine corps persists on saying that they did. that miss information was distributed to everyone registered on there website. senator nelson in florida, congressman brad miller, and others sent a letter in april to the secretary of the navy, asking him to rectify this mischaracterization. their response was the secretary of the navy went to the nrc and had the director answer a letter written last october by the astcr. it is a vicious circle. >> thank you for that. >> important questions. thanks very much. >> i want to talk about the heroes, but described it. i have read your testimony in detail. let me describe alaska for a second. in alaska, to get to it, you have to fly from anchorage to battle. -- bethel.

national guard home. [inaudible] >> and we're anxious to work with you and help on this and work together. just a real tough question how does the navy -- [inaudible] >> we had to absolutely report every drop of oil we spilled to the coast guard and we absolutely could not use any detergents on the oil. it was absolutely forbidden. you could not do that. why don't they have the same rules today on parts of it? >> yeah, they still -- they still have to record every release of oil. and there's millions of gallons of oil released into the ocean by oil rigs, accidents. workers die all the time. one of the workers i interviewed -- i was sitting with his wife and his newborn baby and he was trying to make her feel better by saying, oh, honey, you know, these explosions happen all the time. don't worry about it. you know, it's not something to worry about. and she didn't know that he had broken his arm and broken his leg and it all came out during the interview and the use of dispersants is used constantly. this wasn't the largest use of correx after it wasle oil spill in 1979 but nobody done any research. the oil industry didn't do any res

nations command combined forces command and u.s. forces korea, vice admiral william mcraven, a u.s. navy for the the great of had a model and nominated to be thee commander u.s. special operations command andcommand lieutenant-general john allen, u.s. marine corps for the c appointment to the greater general nominee to the commander of the nato international istance force and an u.s. forces afghanistan.. thank you all for your years ofu great service to this nation ant your willingness to serve once again.amilies. in what may extend thanks to youro family.andth as the tradition of the committee i will invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be or here with you. general firmans nomination as the next forces in korea comes at a time a significant change and tension on the corrine peninsula as ever. the strength of that alliance will be particularly important over the next few years as we are embarked on an ambitious realignment of our forces on the peninsula and need to deal with the unpredictable and aggressive behavior of the north korean regime that continu

were a principal deputy administrator at the national nuclear agency -- serving as staff director for the strategic force subcommittee and a captain of the navy commanding a submarine. i could go on and on. do you believe the senate should confirm the commissioner as quickly as possible before his term expires? >> i would leave it up to be set to decide that, but i've had a good and productive working relationship with him and i think he's a valuable member of the commission. >> i agree with senator boxer and her concerns about safety. i know you had spoken at a symposium where you said employees both of the nrc and industry must be empowered to ask the difficult questions. ensuring this happens is that the core of safety culture. when we look at that culture, we want safety for workers and communities. you have to be able to ask questions. do you agree with that? >> absolutely. >> a report was issued on june 6th that has been widely referenced in the press. your statement on june 8th said you appreciated the thoroughness with with -- with which this review was conducted. do you agree? thank you. according to the report, i have read it and th

. >> thank you for your service to the nation and the family service and the service to the army, to the navy, marine corps, and admiral raven, on the u.s. air force. you can get all of the principal services in. thank you, very, very much. let me begin with general allen. you talk eloquently in response to senator collins about the need to work closely with the pakistani's head. you had the occasion to meet on a regular bases yet or do you intend to meet on a regular bases with general and the counterparts in pakistani armed force? >> senator, i have met on a number of occasions. it is not a relationship yet that i hope to develop. it is, in fact, the intent for general petraeus and i should i be confirmed to pay a call so that the relationship that he has enjoyed with general kayani can ultimately be passed to me. so it is my -- i look forward to the opportunity to work closely with general kayani and the senior pakistani military leadership. and in partnership in the context as i said before of the tripartied planning committee. we have so many objectives to work together. i look forward.

national nuclear energy administration. serving as staff director of the strategic force subcommittee and a captain of the navy commanding in attack submarine squadron. i can go on and on. i would like to ask can the chairman do, you believe that the senate should confirm commissioner ostendorff as quickly as possible before his term expires? >> i would leave it up to the senate to decide that but i certainly have had a good and productive working relationship with him and i think tezz a valuable member of the commission -- he is a valuable member of the commission. >> thank you. i agree with senator boxer in our efforts on safety and our concerns about safety. the -- i know that you had spoken at a symposium in virginia where you said employees of the n.r.c. and industry must feel empowered to ask the difficult questions, ensuring this happens is at the core of safety culture and when we look at that industry, we want safety for workers, for others, for communities and you have to be able to ask questions. do you agree with that statement statement? i see you nodded your head yes. >> absolutely r >> there was a report on j

navy right now is about 282 ships. the ground floor goal of 313 and all of the vital national interests that we have with respect to the stability of east and southeast asia will be very important for us to look at. in that regard, i would like to raise two points with respect to the situation in east asia and i would also like to ask you about the situation in libya. first, when we are looking at the tempo in east asia, we see clearly that the chinese military activities have dramatically increased in the past 15 or 16 months. the most glaring examples of that were the situation with japan about one year ago and most recently, the chinese naval vessels cutting the table of a vietnamese ship that was exploring the possibilities of oil in the south china sea. these are basically related to sovereignty issues. they are not only national security issues, they also have downstream economic consequences. to me, they clearly talk to the commitments that we have for stability in this region. we have made these commitments. i think we are the key to the strategic balance in that region. i am wondering if you are of the same mi

navy was characterized as a police action. some action that was inspired and authorized by the united nations. many men and women died in that conflict, but it wasn't an official declaration of war that led to it. and then came the war in vietnam, where senator kerry served with such distinction in the united states navy, literally risking his life in a conflict where there was no official declaration of war. the controversy that came out of that vietnam conflict led to proposed legislation called the war powers act. and the war powers act, set up to describe in statute what we believe the constitution said in its clear language, and that is at some point a president must step forward and say to congress, we need your authority to go forward with this conflict involving hostilities. there have been debates back and forth about whether or not it was to be applied. some presidents came here asking for authority. president george herbert walker bush did before our invasion of kuwait. president george w. bush before the invasion of iraq and afghanistan. but there were exceptions in panama, grenada

which you extend the power and the reach of the nation, and it's going to hurt my heart saying this it's not through a great army it's through a powerful navy. and in 1990 we had 546 naval war vessels. today we have 283. and if you can't protect the sea lanes of commerce, if you have for americans that get murdered right under the shadow of the naval vessel. it's very unfortunate for us as far as economic impact where i am in my district because the everglades. the world's busiest terminal $90 billion of revenue and it's very important that in 2014 the panama canal will expand to bring a larger shipping its the panama canal the united states american-built is now controlled by the chinese contractors. that's how if you don't have a strategic perspective of the 21st century battlefield the next thing we couldn't find yourself militarily defeated mabey but also economically defeated and another part that's so important, first century battlefield is energy independence. now i remember being back in georgia in the late 1970's when we had this little saudi oil embargo crisis thing remember you had the even days and the odd days my dad wasn't goi

navy, his wonderful service. everyone u.s. to question this evening. >> i don't mean to interrupt. >> new hampshire has proven why it is first in the nation to have a primarynor? >> and new hampshire is proving that the issue people care most about is getting this economy growing again so that we can have rising housing prices and people will have incomes they deserve. they don't have to wonder whether the future is part of the past. people in hampshire love the future. >> i have learned with the group here that disagrees on some issues we can talk about any civil to each other. >> governor? >> i learned that if you trust the people our future is bright and i learned a boston bruins have more heart than the vancouver canucks. >> what i have learned is that

nation's fiscal challenges and the vital role international trade cannot play to help reduce our deficit. almost exactly 100 years ago, at the start of another century, president theodore roosevelt launched a u.s. navyission known as the great white fleet on a voyage around the world. it was a show of american strength, but also a show of american good will and prosperity. that voyage would open the door to trade with the vast, untapped markets of asia and helped usher in what became known as the american century. president roosevelt leadership put the world on notice that the united states of america was the freest, most dynamic economy the world had ever seen, and was open for business. it is a legacy belt to this day, but a legacy now in jeopardy. we are all keenly aware of just how serious our nation's current fiscal situation is. no american family could spend 60% more than it is taking it and survive, no less prosper. but that is exactly what our country is doing. result is a $1.50 trillion deficit and at $14 trillion debt that is dragging down our economy and burdening us and our children. to put all that in human terms, nearly 14 million of our fellow americans are without a paycheck, and ha

are funded, the army, navy, air force are fully funded, we've had to do this in a way that's fiscally responsible because we are ever mindful of the scale of the problem the nation faces financially. it's difficult to even begin to comprehend how huge the problem is that's been created by so many years of previous congresses, previous administrations too many promises, too many people, on too many occasions on money borrowed from future generations. the result has been that today, the unfunded liability facing the taxpayers, the nation, are about $49.6 trillion. those are liabilities for the -- at present value, for example, the publicly held debt which military and civilian pensions, retiree health benefits an other explicit, direct liabilities of about $16.9 trillion. now the entire u.s. economy is about thrs 13 trillion. our gross domestic products right at about $13 trillion system of just the explicit liabilities we have to pay already exceed the size of the entire u.s. economy. now we've got long-term contingencies and implicit liabilities, for example, the future cost of social security benefits. $31 trillion. future medicare benefits under part a, part b

you extend the power and the reach of the nation it's going to hurt my heart saying this -- laughter to it's not through a great army it's through a powerful navy. in 1990 we have 546 anÍbal war vessels. today we have 283 to read if you cannot protect the commerce, if you have for americans to get murdered right under the shadow of a naval vessel that bodes future problems for the country as far as the and to the economic impact everglades the busiest terminal, and it's very important that in 2014 the panama canal will expand to bring the larger cargo shipping but it's the panama canal to the united states will build and is now controlled by the chinese contractors. that's how if you don't have a strategic perspective of the 21st century battlefield the next thing you know you wake up and find yourself militarily defeated but also economically defeated. another part that is so important in the 21st century battlefield is energy independence. i remember being back in georgia in the late 1970's when we had this little saudi oil embargo crisis remember you have the even days and the odd days my dad wasn't going to sit in the lincoln continental on

navy seals that we were proud of, you are now standing by. it is an old term. they are doing the kinds of things. you are comfortable with continuing the nation-building. it is taking place. >> i am comfortable with our continuing to interact with and support afghan leadership at all levels. our assessment is that 75% of the governors that have been appointed in are actually performing well. parted the reason we think they are performing well is that they have been mentored. i know nation-building lightly raises a lot of questions for people. that is not what we think they are doing. it is in our interest. it gives them a stake in the kind of future we are building. >> we end up with a country because of this. sunday is a very good. it is a supplicant. they can never do with that u.s. involvement. i see that as what we are doing there. the mid to the last point. he has been there. our reasons have continued to a ball. this because we are there. because of the partnership, they one of u.s. as a reliable partner. we created this partnership. one of the reasons we continue to be there the way that we have is we did not want to stabilize pakistan by leavin

by which you extend the power and the reach of a nation -- it will hurt saying this -- [laughter] is not through a great army, it is through a powerful navy. in 1908 -- 1990 we had 546 naval board vessels. today we had -- we have 283. if you cannot protect the sea lanes of commerce, if you have americans murdered right under the shadow of their vessel, it bodes future problems for our country. it is very important for us in terms of economic impact. the world's busiest cruise port terminal. $98 billion in revenue. it is very important, in 2014 the panama canal will expand. the panama canal must not be controlled by chinese contractors. that is how, if you do not have a strategic perspective on the 21st century satterfield, you might find yourself militarily defeated, but also economically defeated. another part that is so important on this battlefield is energy independence. i remember being back in georgia in the late 1970's when we had these oil embargo crisis things. remember when you had that even days, the odd days? my dad was not going to sit by and the lincoln continental. he told his son to go do it. [laughter] i have a distinct u

general serves as the nation that a doctor, america's dr., but also the public health service with 6500 officers who protect public health. just like the air force protect your skies, the navy protects our seas and oceans, public health protect your help. host: are you and those 6500 workers military? guest: we are a uniformed service or branches. we do not carry guns. but we are part of military, so we are active duty. they are all officers. they all have degrees in some sort of health and science. they are doing everything from medicine, nursing, administrative medicine. host: who are they doing the services for? guest: there are agents throughout the country and throughout the world. when cdc response to an outbreak, many of those are our officers working at cdc, fda, or hhs. host: all medical degrees? guest: health degrees. some veterinarians, dentists, administrative, lab techs. host: what is the average salary? guest: comparable to civilian salary in that area. whatever a physician makes -- and it is actually the very same salary as any other military. we have the same salary and benefits as other military, so we are one of the uniformed services. host: we were talkin

are funded, the army, navy, air force are fully funded, we've had to do this in a way that's fiscally responsible because we are ever mindful of the scale of the problem the nation faces financially. it's difficult to even begin to comprehend how huge the problem is that's been created by so many years of previous congresses, previous administrations too many promises, too many people, on too many occasions on money borrowed from future generations. the result has been that today, the unfunded liability facing the taxpayers, the nation, are about $49.6 trillion. those are liabilities for the -- at present value, for example, the publicly held debt which military and civilian pensions, retiree health benefits an other explicit, direct liabilities of about $16.9 trillion. now the entire u.s. economy is about thrs 13 trillion. our gross domestic products right at about $13 trillion system of just the explicit liabilities we have to pay already exceed the size of the entire u.s. economy. now we've got long-term contingencies and implicit liabilities, for example, the future cost of social security benefits. $31 trillion. future medicare benefits under part a, part b

nation on several occasions over the last two decades. growing up in jacksonville florida my parents taught me the relevance and importance of public service. my dad served in the navy for more than 35 years worked for the postal service. my mother was a civilian employees at the navy and coast guard for more than 30 years. with me today i would like to introduce my wife, mary who's graciously consented to the takeout and my two sons, jake and alex and my mother marcel garcia. >> would you raise your hand so we can see you? thank you. >> among other duties the depue's victory is the chief operating officer of the department, the deputy secretary also acts as the second three principal advisor and sarah get in a department that has one of the broadest mandates of any federal agency. trade public and private sector background and significant activities of the department's affirmatively qualify me to carry out the duties and responsibilities of deputy secretary. will that provided sycophant prospectus for the management policy challenges inherent in this position to read for the last 11 years the exit of vice president of the national geographic a diversified media org

nations needs to voice its opposition as the secretary of state has indicated. we need to be standing alongside those seeking freedom. and to our allies in bahrain where our fleet of navy personnel are, what a disgrace that they have imploded and blown up mosques because they disagree with their particular faith. this is the arab spring but it will end in dryness if we don't stand for truth and how many rights and compassion. now, mr. speaker, i think it is important as i stand next to the brave men and women, some who have fallen, but those who now still fight. i ask my republican friends, do you understand there is a 10% unemployment among those who are coming back from iraq and afghanistan? yes, troops who are fighting for us and fighting on our behalf, and yet it has been 21 weeks since there's been a jobs agenda. we need jobs, create jobs. if you believe in these troops, build jobs for these people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the

at the national navy medical center, they take care of mostly head injuries, brain injuries. that is their expertise, where as ours is the npt care. we're really tearing them together and treating the whole soldier at one location. host: our guest will be with us for the next 25 minutes to talk about the efforts there at walter reed. you can ask a question by doing the following. call the numbers on your screen. if you have bound yourself being treated or correctly treated at walter reed, we're interested in hearing from you as well. here is the number -- you can also e-mail as questions at the journal@cspan.org. are you ready for this transition, and if you could, would you need more time or ask for more time? guest: we're absolutely ready. we are on track. and everything that i can control, it is well under control. we are meeting all of the time lines. we are ready. what people do not realize is the organization has been relatively flat since the late 1990's. our staff at both facilities, at bethesda and walter reed, have gone back and forth routinely. this is really a smo