every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems, to highlight the effectiveness of treatment and that people can and do recover. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to recovery issues, visit the recovery month web site at www.recoverymonth.gov or call 1-800-662-help. [music]

every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems, to highlight the effectiveness of treatment and that people can and do recover. in order to help you plan events and activities in

for more information on national recovery month , to find out how to get involved, or to locate an event near you, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. they tell me i was there but i don't remember. i don't know where i really was. i do not know what i had for breakfast. i do not know who won the game. i don't recognize this man. if you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem, there is a solution. recovery. call 1-800-662-help for information and for hope. through treatment my life's a whole lot brighter now. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services [music] so, screening and brief intervention is what we call a secondary prevention approach. so, it is a way of intercepting people who might be already engaging in risky substance abuse behavior and trying to reduce their abuse and reduce the harm that they might experience from their substance use. we decided to do our intervention in this mental health clinic. and that's something that hadn't been done before, so we decided to use this very brief screening and brief int

every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems, to highlight the effectiveness of treatment and that people can and do recover. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to recovery issues, visit the recovery month web site at www.recoverymonth.gov or call 1-800-662-help. [music] >> thank you for your patience. i m leader pelosi's district rector in san francisco. i've been with the for about nine years, and we are excited to put on this forum today to help people learn how they can access credit and capital for their small business. click background on some of what was accomplished in the last congress when later closing was sp

nation's economic recovery. in may, the unemployment rate was up, and numbers of -- and the number of new jobs created was lower than it's been in eight months. let's bring in scott budman keeping track of these numbers. scott, it's always dicey around here, silicon valley, relatively healthy, but across the country, not so much. >> when you step out of the tech industry things are still going slowly. after months of optimism, worry is starting to settle in. worry about the entire economic recovery being in jeopardy. close to 14 million americans now unemployed and employers adding the fewest number of jobs in almost a year. at a toledo, ohio, chrysler plant, president obama tried to put the best spin on disappointing job numbers, only 54,000 added last month, pushing unemployment up to 9.1%. >> the economy's growing, even though it's created more than 2 million jobs over the past 15 months, we still face some tough times. we still face some challenges. >> reporter: the numbers overshadowed what was to be attention on the auto industry's rebound. the government is selling its remaining stake in chrysler to fiat. but on main streets around th

recovery from severe injuries suffered in an assassination attempt. she is now home, beginning a new chapter in a story that has captivated the nation in so many ways. here's nbc's curt gregory. >> reporter: just six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was discharged from tirr memorial hospital in houston. doctors treating giffords say her cognitive abilities and physical strength have improved to the point where she no longer needs to be hospitalized. the chief medical officer says, "we are very excited that she has reached the next phase of her rehabilitation and can begin outpatient treatment. we have no doubt that she will continue to make significant strides in her recovery." long-awaited photos of congresswoman giffords taken in may were released on sunday on her facebook page. her smiling face offering hope for the tucson community still coping with january's shooting rampage. >> to finally see that she's doing okay, it's just like a breath of fresh air. it's wonderful. >> reporter: gifford wills move into the houston area home owned by her husband, astronaut mark kelly. the arizona congresswoman will continue to work with the same rehabi

recovery. the official end of the great recession was two years ago this month but you wouldn't know it by looking at the health of the nation'sand municipalities. since june of 200022002009 these governments have cut nearly half a million jobs action when they should be leading the nation's recovery. when the devastating tornado ripped through jefferson county alabama, last april, roadworkers like 47-year-old james huron were the first to respond. >> we cleared the roads and got it open for everybody to get in check on their loved ones to get their families out. >> reporter: now the county tackling a massive debt crisis he is nearly 1,000 public sector workers whos job is being eliminated as the local government slashes its workforce by more than 40,000. for sharon a father two of teenagers with health problems the thought of facing a future without insurance is terrifying. >> my son had leukemia as a child. if it wasn't for this job and insurance i don't know how i could have done what i it is for him. my daughter had to have several eye surgeries. without the insurance i couldn't have done it. i'm scared to death. >> report

recovery. these tax breaks promote our national economic priorities and put people back to work. but when a company's profits are $10.65 billion in just three months, such as exxonmobil's were earlier this year, who can reasonably argue that that company needs expensive incentives to stay in business and make money? the 10 most egreemingous tax loopholes enjoyed by the large oil companies have helped the five largest companies make a combined profit of nearly $1 trillion over the last decade. the billions we spend every year on subsidies for the largest oil and gas companies are not moving us any closer to energy independence or a clean energy economy. the subsidies are not necessary, they are not useful for our economy. in 2010, nearly 60% of big oil companies' profits went to stock buybacks and dividends not job creation. with oil produced at $11 a barrel and sold for $100, tax breaks for oil companies are simply wasteful handouts, transferring money from working families to corporate taxpayers. the difference over the -- what was sold for an average barrel of oil, $72 average production price, average production cost, $11. no american family sh

national federation of independent business released the report showing a decline in optimism of small businesses for a third consecutive month. it's been 28 months since the ill-conceived stimulus passed and a year since the recovery summer was declared. yet 1.9 million fewer americans have jobs. this is why we need to get our fiscal house in order, cut spending, repeal the affordable care act. . mr. bucshon: the republican majority gets the message and everything we are doing is create a climate where we can expand and create jobs in america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida. ms. brown: i would like to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. miss base runner: i listened -- ms. brown: i listened with great interest last night on the debate pertaining to cutting funds for children and women with the agriculture urel department. i'm greatly disturbed by the assertion that we should do that and cut programs for senior citizens and the disabled because of the budgetary problems that we are having here in washington. yes, we are having problems. but those problems did not start 18 months ago. and those problems have been going on for a very long time. and we are ma