the national academy's report rising above the gathering storm, sent up a red flag that our nation's stand something the global leader is at risk if we do not improve stem education in the country. the first and highest priority recommendation was, and i quote, increase america's talent pool by vastly improving k-12 science mathematics education. my colleagues and i on the science and technology committee are passionate about this issue. over the course of the last two years under the leadership of chairman gordon the committee held several hearings with stem educators and agency representatives to see what role the federal government can play. a we recommendation that came up time and again was the need for interagency coordination of federal stem education activities and improve dissemination of these activities to practitioners. it will undoubtedly require strong commitment and leadership of the local and state levels to address the shortcomings of our nation's science and math education system, but the federal government also has a role to play because of the richness of the fede

the national education association, the national network of domestic violence, the national center for victims of crime, the national families prevention fund have endorsed this amendment and i urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment to create a safe learning environment for our children across this country. and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? mr. mollohan: i rise to claim the time in opposition, although i'm not in opposition. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. . i want to complement the gentleman from washington for his concern here. he's absolutely correct this program is authorized under the violence against women legislation. it was not funded in this bill. there are a number of programs in it. we have found it difficult to fund all of them. we want every year we add to them. but the gentleman's contribution here to the bill and to fighting violence against women is real and we appreciate it and we accep

the nationals coming to bat. know -- no score here at nationals park.  >>> you heard the expressio ominous. these are ominous clouds. starting lineups tonight. let's look at the nationals. guzman leads off. johnson at 1st. zimmermann left field. dukes center field. willingham first career start ever in right field. batting 7th josh bard. on the mound tonight aaron harang for cincinnati in his 12 12th start. 89 hit, 76 and 2 third innings. >> rob: he will go out and give you a ton of innings. >> johnny: out of san diego state, right hander. >> rob: he's big and tall. >> johnny: quickly ahead of guzman. 2-4 night last night. r bi. dukes are a home run, his 6th. ryan misses out side. when you compare umpires and look at hernandez, he's not one to take a lot of lip off batters. >> rob: no he's not. he's been consistent coming into the major league. that's what a lot of umpires try to do. i'm going to be consistent whether i'm lenient, tough, a little more reserved. he's always been tough and consi

, both national and international. bless them with the powers that bring a lasting peace to our cities, prosperity to our economy, hope to our youth, civility to our government, honor to our past and respect for our future. may they be constantly reminded that they are representatives of all the people of this nation, both small and great. may we be mindful of your words that it is more blessed to give than to receive. in the name of jesus christ i pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, congressman johnson. mr. johnson: will you join me in the pledge to our nation? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. without objection, the gentleman from kentucky, co

s national crime computer. today, thanks to the work of the national center for missing and exploited children, this is no longer the case. each year, approximately 800,000 american children are reported missing. when a child is missing, the national center for missing and exploited children work alongside families and law enforcement agencies in locating, finding and recovering the children and bringing them home to their parents. many people may be familiar with john walsh from his tv show "america's most wanted"," but they may not realize the tragic event that led to his advocating on behalf of children and his work with "america's most wanted"." in 1981, adam walsh was abducted from a toy department store in florida at a shopping mall. two weeks later, fisherman found adam's decap tated head. they never found his body. he was six years old. last year, after 27 years of not knowing who killed their son, police announced that adam's murderer was a serial murderer who died a decade earlier. otis toole was the

in 1990, president george herbert walker bush signed the national service act a network of national service programs that engage americans in intensive service to meet the nation's vital needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. in 1993, president bill clinton signed the national community service trust act which established the corporation for national community service and brought the full range of domestic community service programs under the umbrella of one central organization. finally, just a few months ago, president obama signed the latest re-authorization of the corporation for national community service a bill that was developed and passed in a strong bipartisan fashion in both chambers. this legislation builds on the reforms to the corporation started by the previous administration to ensure additional accountability and national service programs this most recent legislation will also help smaller organizations participate in national service and ensure that the unique skills of america's veterans are well utilized. americorps offers 75,000 opportunities for

fugate, but to comment on your perspective on the national guard the role of the national guard and do you find it to be essential? how do you want to position your organization with it and then if you could do that in one minute or less or two and also comment on this idea that's been moving around about a sort of civilian ready reserve that could supplement both fema and the national guard in terms of trained personnel that could be called out in the event of a catastrophic disaster which obviously we can't maintain, you know, on call every day but it would be nice to maybe have something like that. maybe we don't need it. maybe that is what the red cross is going to do or maybe that is the will of the national guard plays but if there is a gap comment on the national guard and then the ready reserve idea. >> thank you, madame chair. national guard is a component of any ability to respond to disasters. they are a force multiplier for the local and state responders and again, after with your leadership upon my confirmation one of my first visits is general mckinley commanding the nati

now, president obama says and he said in his speech at the national archives that he didn't harm national security by releasing this information. because he asserts he will never again use these techniques. really? never? he needs to be asked directly, mr. president, in a ticking time bomb scenario with american lives at stake, are you really unwilling to subject a terrorist to tough treatment if it would get information that would prevent an attack on the homeland? is it really your position, mr. president, that you would sacrifice american lives rather than use legal methods that we know work to get information that can save those lives. i think the american people deserve to know the answer to that question. instead, the president has taken to accusing us of abandoning our values. or as he said in egypt last week, the fear and the anger that was caused by 9/11, quote, led us to act contrary to american ideals. it's a line that got him applause in cairo but it was a betrayal in my opinion when he said it there and it's a betrayal when he says it here. it's a betrayal of the brave men an

now we marks from national intelligence director dennis blair. he talks about his priorities for the intelligence community as well as his recent trip to asia. the intelligence and national security alliance hosted this event. >> hello. i want to welcome all of you for what i am sure will be an interesting discussion. tonight's event is part of an ongoing series of events that will -- that is bringing together leaders that will lay the foundation for the national security and intelligence community and for our future. we have brought together an exciting group of leaders working on some of the nation's most challenging issues which includes cyber security, counterintelligence, and other challenges to national security. we are hosting the director of national intelligence, dennis blair, and given the opportunity to hear the direction to ensure the effectiveness of our nation's intelligence community. you spent 34 years in the united states navy. his last job in the military was a commander in chief, the highest ranking officer in the asia-pacific

in addition we were close to the national association judicial interpreters, translators, the national rich will translation center, national council later, national disability rights work and save the children, and also worked with groups such as u.s. him in society. seeing that my time is short i will move on to say that this red cross is also in moral two in continuing to improve our disaster response and cost-effective way, the economic turndown in the post magnified by disasters at the same time that the donations to charitable organizations are decreasing. like many nonprofits that depend on the generosity of donors, we are faced with financial challenges. the major disasters of 2008 such as the wildfires in california, flooding in the midwest and hurricanes and gustav and i'd, we were receiving support -- >> you can wrap up please. >> -- without i will conclude my presentation and if you have questions i can answer them. >> thank you very much. ms. durden. >> thank you chairman landrieu, it's an honor and privilege to have this opportunity to be able to speak today on behalf of

the national eye institute estimates that eye disease and vision impairment currently costs the nation $68 billion in health care costs, lost productivity, reduced independence, diminished quality of life and accelerated mortality. the n.e.i. leads our nation's efforts to prevent blindness and to save and restore vision. the n.e.i. has been a leader in both basic and translational research, its researchers have been able to society 1/4 of all genes discovered to date with eye disease and vision impairment. the n.e.i. has conducted more than 60 clinical trials that have resulted in treatments and therapies to save sight and in some cases actually reverse vision loss. the national eye institute estimates that over the decade of 2010 to 2020 the number of individuals over age 40 who experience blindness, low vision or age-related eye disease such as age-related mack lar degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract will grow from today's level of 38 million cases to 50 million cases. as a result, the national eye institute's leadership in directing vital vision research over the next decade will b

under current statute, the immigration nationality act that provides that the u.s. state department the authority to discontinue the granting of immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to nationals from foreign countries that unreasonabley delay or deny accepting an alien who is a citizen subject, national or resident of that country. although state has threatened to deny visas in this capacity, it has never enforced this authority. additionally, the congressional budget office has indicated this amendment has no significant impact on pay-go. on the other hand, drawn out negotiations divert scarce federal and state resources. as an example in one case, the u.s. government paid 197,000 -- $197,000 to fly an alien convicted of assault with a knife back to his home country of somali. only to be denied and sent back to the u.s. where he was released and fled to canada. i don't understand the logic here. we cannot spend taxpayer dollars to remove the dangerous individual from american soil only to discover the nation is refusing the re-entry of their citizen. the congressional a

the nationals 0-6. shot down the right field line, a foul by about 5 feet. >> rob: they were pitching him to pull. he hit it down the right field line, johnny. come on nick. put it in play here. >> johnny: johnson checks his bat. two balls and two strikes to nick. and the reds with a 2-0 lead, we are in the last of the 6th inning. jared burton delivers. foul off the 1st base line. burton certainly not in the class of rhodes or cordero or weathers. but still, pretty impressive outings. >> rob: he is a nice bridge to the bridge for the closer. very solid bullpen. something that has been lacking in cincinnati for many years. >> johnny: johnson base hit to right! willingham around third. here comes the throw to the plate. and he goes back to third. >> rob: now, that was a great stop. >> johnny: you are not kidding. looked like he had a full head of steam and less listach wisely held him up. >> rob: nick johnson smokes this into right. bruce comes up throwing. short hop. still, willingham probably would have

we plucked him. >> i've always been a nationals fan. with stephen strasbourg coming in, there's going to be excitement with this team. it's a great park to be in. >> from the begin, they have said they want to build from within with home grown talent. look at if guys in the system that have made it already. >> these guys in the big leagues have done a great job. i really feel this ball club is in the right direction. don't look at the standings now or win loss record. it takes a while to get what you want, build through the system. this shows that everything is headed in the right direction here. aaron crow is now behind us. we signed the guy that would have been our number one pick last year. we're going to probably get it done with strasbourg. we've got 11 pitchers drafted. we're going to get to that later. guys that are big that are projected to grow into their body, mostly 2 -- 6'2", throwing 90 out of high school. i think it will be a tremendous year for the nationals. >> there can be gems on this list. look at some of these guys t

ho[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> the national guard let us know where we had a shortfall, fema spoke about the capabilities that they were requesting, and we looked over the exercise. the biggest shortfall is probably in the brigade structure. even though this is a shortfall in certain regions, this is not across the nation. this is a matter of reallocating forces. the national guard is working with us to determine the forces with shortfalls. another area is the number of aircraft that may deployed. there were plenty of assets, identifying those well in advance, and we have looked at the active components, with the coast guard to see where the assets would be available as they are called into the emergency. the last area of concern and we look at this closely last week, the health and human services and the veterans administration is the evacuation. we have improved greatly over the ability to identify people who may be moved and how to receive them on the other hand, and the problem that we will face,

. >> you are looking at a live look into the national's draft room on draft day. moments ato the nationals selected san diego state right- hander steven straysberg with the number 1 overall selection. we're going to have previous us coming up next on nats extra. >>> there is rain coming down as we try to get game number 1 under way between the cincinnati reds and the washington nationals, they are wrapping up a home stand with three against the reds. welcome to nats extra pregame brought to you by byron kerr, ray knight. moment ago the nationals made the selection everybody thought they would, bud selig making the selection announcement from the draft. the nationals going with steven strasberg as the number 1 overall selection from san diego state.  steven strasberg there, there  is the right-hander from san diego state, and he has everything, all the tools you would expect, ray. 103 miles per hour fastball, the best prospect to come down in 30 years. >> yeah, i want to share a story. rod data who is the tremendous coach there at

i just briefly want to say how important the special operations command is to our nation's national security, and how much we respect the job that you and all the people under you have done in protecting our national security. i think of a holistic approach that the command has brought in a winning the fight is invaluable. without question, you are the best in the world at finding and disrupting terrorist networks. that skill will continue to have an important role in our national security. you know how important it is to work with our partners throughout the world, to give them the training and the help that they need. just the broader message issues, how do we communicate? both your command and as impressively, the individual soldiers, marines, airmen, navy seals have developed skills in those areas that are invaluable. what has been learned out there on the battlefield has been very helpful in terms of preparing all of these issues. we know that you take a strong leadership role. we know there are inevitable battles over funds. you always do a very good job with what we provide. congress

it would be tough votes and tough national security programs. congress should not abdicate its responsibility. or grant such legislative power to unelected judges. in conclusion, there is no justification for this legislation. beyond being unnecessary, it is risky. members of congress should focus on the greater public good and look past the narrow interests of those who would use the courts to make policy. thank you. >> thank you. i now recognize for five minutes mr. wizner. >> thank you and distinguished members of the subcommittee, i appreciate this opportunity to explain the aclu's interest in reform of the state secrets privilege. an issue of critical importance to all americans concerned about the unchecked abuse of executive power. i also want to commend chairman nadler and the cosponsors of the state secrets it would provide check and balances on the executive branch reempower courts to exercise independent judgment in cases of national importance and protect the rights of those seeking redress through our court system. more than 50 year

and industry, but i believe the security of our own united states and the nation -- and our island nation neighbors. in 2007, a joint report by the united nations office of drug and crime and the world bank linked some of the rising crime rates in caribbean nations to an increase in drug shipment. in the previous congress i introduced h.res. 1504, which calls for increased cooperation between the united states and caribbean officials to combat this problem. last week i stood proudly on this floor to express my support for provisions which were in h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act of 2009, which added the caribbean community or caricom to the ma ridia initiative. i also want to commend the honorable barbara lee for her work in establishing the cheryly chisholm education alex change program authorized within the bill -- educational exchange program authorized within the bill. madam speaker, it is with great pride think a stand here a descendent of caribbean immigrants, able to stand in the house of representatives, second generation representing a constituency that is the d

koh supports the idea that the united nations should be granted the power to standardize national laws and procedures with member states of regional organizations. mr. koh feels that the u.s. should establish a national firearms control system in a register of manufacturers, traders, importers and exporters of guns to comply with international obligations. this regulatory regime would allow the united nations members, such as cuba and venezuela and north korea and iran to have a say in what type of gun regulations are imposed on american citizens. this is not constitutional government in america. taken to their logical conclusion -- and i'm continuing the heritage quote here -- mr. koh's ideas could lead to a national database of all firearm owners as well as the use of international law to force the u.s. to pass laws to find out who owns guns. all who care about freedom should read his speech. senators need to think long and hard about whether koh's extreme views on international gun control are appropriate for america. let me just cover a couple of other things. this one about the ir

justice with national security considerations. congress has in the past balance these albeit sometimes competing demands. in the criminal context and that the the classified information procedures act. and fisa we set out procedures for the court to examine sensitive materials through the freedom of information act which sought to limit information from the public when the government is supposed to serve. we can and should do the same in civil cases. our system of governments and legal system had never relied on taking assurances that they study. the courts incumber seven did he to look behind what does it administration or any administration says determine whether those are well founded. presidents and government officials have been known not to tell the truth on occasion, especially when it is in their interest to conceal something. the founders of this nation is there need to be checked for the government to prevent such abuses from taking place or in the words of the ninth circuit in the recent jeppesen decision the executive

the nationals take the opener of this three-game series here at nationals park against the toronto blue jays and phil and i will step out and come back and continue with more and the crowd filing out of nationals park. very, very happy. the nats winning streak is now three in a row. we'll be back in just a moment.  >>> "nats xtra" post game on masn brought to you by verizon fios over 100hd channels and the fastest internet. this is phio and this is big. this is johnny holliday along with phil wood. nice to have you with us. "nats xtra" post game and happy fans make their way out of nationals park with this victory over the toronto blue jays. let's go down next to the clubhouse and ask josh bard. he was the head seth loudoun. there he is. you have the first run of the board in the fourth inning weng when it was 1-0 on zimmermann's little fielder's choice. of course u-you didn't realize at that point that was going to be a lng night into the 11th. >> aid pretty good feeling it would be a pitcher's -- pitchers'duel. zim was throwing the ball graism gre

the white river is the single most visited national forest in the nation and we have other marvelous ray atractions as well in the public trust. this bill invests in public land management, state assistance and other items at the forest service. the forezest service budget is $2.7 billion, including money to protect streams and water systems from damaged roads. this is a key part of our effort to protect the -- protect the national grasslands. american artists and their valuable impact on education and recreation are another subject we must protect. thunder bill, the national endowment for the arts and the national endowment for the humanity is will receive increases. this bill supports the smithsonian institution in washington, d.c. and across the country, the world's largest museum complex with an increase of $15 million above the president's request and $43 million above 2009 levels. madam speaker, i'd like to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. you know, i love our national

there is wind okafor national park that he -- cave national park that he created. devil's tower which is the first national monument. going to north dakota, spectacular national park is theodore roosevelt national park. families are guaranteed to see buffalo in the wild, wild horses, immense prairie dog towns, antelope. i go jogging or mountain biking and there are hurts of antelope and you're -- hurts of antelope cutting by them. in montana you're getting forest fires in canada, so the air quality isn't that great. this part of the badlands, from the mindora north, it's the north pole. the air at night, you get the -- you see the north star, the whole sky is like a planetarium there at night and the sun celtics are miraculous. one of the environmental things i hope the obama administration will do more to protect the little missouri river, the river roosevelt loved by his ranch there. it's prairie lands and too often we haven't treasured the american prairies. but the interior of the united states, the midwest and the great plains is a part of this country that i

when nations work together, military, diplomatic and economic. primary example i am offering is iran. whose pursuit of a nuclear weapon sets off an arms race in the gulf and his regional meddling has already cost too many lives. we have watched the aftermath of the iranian election with interest and concern. this is an issue that should be decided within iran by the iranian people, we believe that the iranian people deserve to have their voices heard free from violence and intimidation. the new u.s. administration has reached out to tehran appeared as the president said, the question is not what around is against, but rather what future it wants to build? that future must not include a nuclear weapon or destabilizing activities in the region. in gauging diplomatically on this issues will test iranian intention and claims of good faith. even as the u.s. in cages in iran we will move to strengthen nonproliferation norms and work with allies and partners to see that their fundamental security interests are protected. if necessary, we will take actio

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> tomorrow, michael ettlinger and john lott discuss the obama administration spending policy on health care, car makers, and the financial system. nathan guttman looks at u.s.- israel relations, and the latest on the iranian elections. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this week on "newsmakers," some of the issues on the senate's agenda, including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for a sonia sotomayor. >> there was a lot of reading involved, and i was reading troubling things about her views toward international law, saying you can interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she set it on several occasions. i am going to have to ask for, what do you mean by that? when people

only at chili's. >> byron: fans filing in foe reds and nationals. today's pitching matchup, right-hander micah owings taking on left-hander john lannan. we talked about the big 6'5" hurlers going ray, >> ray: mike rizzo signed him out of atlanta georgia, georgia tech. said he was the best hitting prosecution text he -- prospect he had seen. good fastball, breaking ball and he has to get it together and learn how to pitch. john lannan, last 10 outings, outstanding. only one has he given up more than three runs. earned run average 2.87. he had a complete game t. kid can flat out pitch. he's got that fastball that he runs away from the right-handed hitters. he's got the big breaking ball that he throws for strikes and the change-up is devastating when he is on. >> byron: four straight losses for micah owings. that is a season low for reds pitcher and 29 starting starts. welcome back to nats xtra, byron kerr and ray knight. getting some rest now, looking back at this draft that will be historic in nationals history, you have to be very proud. >> very pr

substitute nationals for senators, and national league for american, and you can describe the situation for our local major league team today and today's speaker. in fact, it is hard to think of anyone that has had a worse season than the nationals except for perhaps the republicans. [laughter] >> today's speaker, stan kasten formerly served as president of the atlanta braves, who ran off an unprecedented 14 straight division titles. the braves haven't won since he brought his baseball expertise to the nationals. so far, however, a success on the ball field has eluded the nation's capital, despite a new stadium, attendance is down unless you count the red sox fans, so is the nats as won-loss record. still, they did beat the yankees two out of three earlier this month. [applause] >> by the way, that is the team that mr. kasten rooted for as a kid. when he spoke at the club three years ago, he talked about how he was building a club through the farm system. you can look at ryan zimmerman, the star third baseman and hjorth zimmerman and start seeing the fruits of those efforts. still they

so we go to the bottom of the seventh here at national's park. the nationals' bats been flat. they need a couple to tie this ball game. local traffic, weather, even your news up there. i've got a news flash you're out of mayo. how did you get in here? door was open. you'd have tons of ways for you to search for content: by actor, director, any word at all. what about chicken? chicken's fine. any word. no i mean do you have any chicken? i want to eat some chicken. one of the coolest things you can do with fios... ...is stream your music and your photos from your computer to your tv. slideshows look and sound better than ever. and now is the best time to upgrade to fios all the time. want to tell them why? i do not. because you'll get up to $150 dollars back and over 100 hd channels when you upgrade to verizon fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v i will now return you to your program and unfortunately for some of you, to cable. yeah! wait, what? . >> johnny: nats trying to win their 10th pawing of the season at home, they are 9 of 2

coordination of the disasters with the national guard does. we also have another issue called flooding over the mississippi river that in south and new orleans, but it comes down through illinois roaring like a mack truck doing 90 down highway 55 and leaves in its way a lot of flooding and i was just wondering how does north comm. coordinate with the national guard in terms of the disaster coordination? does it go through the national guard first or who is in charge? >> senator, to answer your question, our coordination as with national guard bureau but the first response will always be with national guard supporting state and local officials. we've go immediately upon indications that there is a disaster pending we will begin to coordinate with the national guard in case there are gaps in the capability to respond, and i talked with the national guard chief of operations daily and looking across the country, looking where they have forces deployed so we are prepared to respond if they have caps and we've recently responded to the flood in the

seven knot the national league.g average for washington, .259, tied for sixth in the national league. for the orioles, left fielder nolan reimold, his first career home run came off of mariano rivera for the yankees back on may 20th. he is among the american league leader force the triple counsel. the o's lineup tonight, brian roberts leads off at second. jones will be in center field, nick markakis, after four hits yesterday against the marlins, he'll be in right and then huff, reimold in left field, luke scott the d.l., -- d.h., mora and andino will be playing at shortstop. the team batting average for the o's is .270, and that is tied for sixth best in the american league. welcome back back. johnny holliday along with ray knight. it is nats' extra pre-game on masn brought to you by our friends at verizon wireless. we haven't had this in some time. going back for the chin music, and, of course, when you have the chin music, you have to have the director. and tonight, cynthia hit it. absolutely wonderful. subject n

the nation's -- afford. the nation's health care costs are $7,400 for every man, woman and child in this country for a total of $2.4 trillion. we spend 15% of our gross domestic product on health care in 2006, the highest country by far. switzerland which is number two, spends 11%. the average of the eced nations is 8.5%. we spend approximately twice as much. as the industrial nations of the world spend on health care. we don't have the results to warrant this type of expenditure. of the 191 countries ranked by the world health organization we are ranked 37th on overall health systems' performance behind france, canada, and chile, just to mention a few. we rank 24th on health life expectancy. and we ranked number one, by far, on health care expenditures. between 2000 and 2007 the median earnings of maryland workers increased 21% yet health insurance premiums for maryland families rose three times faster than the median earnings of that same time per. so we can't afford the cost of health care in america. it

nationals 3-6 against the nl central. the reds under .500. 5-7 against the national league east.y they play nine. you don't stop there. >> rob: absolutely. they're playing it. it's not really coming down anymore. >> johnny: last save for francisco came last night. right behind the nationals dugout, cincinnati one error. josh willingham misplayed a ball in right field. got to give him a break there. it was his first time ever in that right field area. >> rob: there's a lead off walk. very nice. that's using the old melon. at the plate right now. you've got to find a way to get willingham in however he can get on base. [cheering and applause] >> johnny: i'd love to see josh get a hold of one now. he takes a strike from cordero. 13 of the hits were extra bases, 5 doubles, 8 home runs. fouled off. 0-2. [cheering and applause] >> johnny: going back to last season, cordero converted 29 -- takes the pitch low. 14-14 this year. the 1st base umpire -- the announcer will bring the tarp on here in the bottom of the 9th. a rain delay here at nationals park. >> rob: just a passing shower. the

it's not the national league.here's that late pitch who are comes in against willingham who has two hits tonight. it's not a bad idea because you don't have to worry about losing position players. >> rob: you've got a lot of speed on the bench. >> jim h.: 1-1 the count following the always typical 6- 5 force play up the middle. >> jim p.: andino, whether he's playing second base in the shift or whatever, has played so well at shortstop. because of the bat. they can not only get the out, they get the lead runner, the double play in order here. >> jim h.: mora throws to second, one, back to first, will not be in time. that was a tough play all around because melvin was guarding the line. gloves it. got the pivot but couldn't get it there in time, two down. >> rob: but they do get the lead runner. mora goes to his left. takes the force out, gets one. roberts tries to side step 6'6", 275. >> jim p.: paul bunyan coming down the line. >> rob: can you imagine, he was going it start at quarterback at texas. >> jim p.: of

for our nation. the object of our affection, mr. chairman, are the young men and young women in uniform who do professional, outstanding work for our country. this bill helps them in their efforts. all of us are proud of them. and i hope that the vote on this bill, when we vote tomorrow, will reflect that pride in the military of the united states of america. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: as legislators we meet once again to address the wide range of important national security issues undertaken by the departments of defense and energy. we all take our legislative responsibilities very seriously. this is especially true during the time of war and it's always true of my good friend and colleague, armed services committee chairman ike skelton. i would be remiss without saying a wo

thank you everybody [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] . . >> now, a senate hearing on hurricane preparedness with the head of fema and other officials. the latest forecast calls for 14 tropical storms in 2009, seven of which could become hurricanes. as we strive to get our nation's response in the very best possible shape that we can for hurricanes and all dafertteds. and that is the subtted of this hearing today. to see where we are and have the opportunity to have on our first panel the new fema administrator who will be testifying today for the fird time since his confirmation, welcome mr. fugeade and major general crafted from missouri who will be testifying today as well smed led me say that this hearing is focused on hurricane response t because we started hurricane season this week smed but we will be examining regions of the country in this hearing today and we will be focusing on plans and prosesses that have applicability across the board from many threats. the ranking member and i both represent sta

nationals, four. it's really kind of an oddity because these teams have played nine times only three times in washington for some strange reason. nats took 2-3 from the blue jays at rfk back in 2005. swept at toronto a three-game series in 2006. the last time nationals traveled north of the border in 2007, blue jays won 2-7. it's about time we got these guys back down here. the toronto montreal interleague series used to be a pretty spirited rivalry. they played a lot over the years a total of 42 games and the blue jays won 23 of them involving the expos and the nats. nick will just step back from that one. 1-2. brian tallet pitching a really good game as well. four innings, one run on four hits. 61 pitches, 32 strikes as he entered the bottom of the fifth. yankees lead 5-1 at florida. news out of new york had them benching alex rodriguez for two games to give him time off and get things back together. the nats really pitched him wellin that series. >> rob: tallet didn't like his last interleague star

best officialsncttleit the nationals bullpen. julian tavarez getting loose. >> rob: excellent people. >> johnny: high infield pop into foul territory goes rosales and now back into fair territory. there's one away as kearns pops up to the 1st baseman. >> rob: before sandy wentk to the san diego office, dusty baker may make a pitching chao he was the pitching umpire who was in charge. >> johnny: baker makes a trip out to the mound to talk to micah owings. he is working into the 6th inning here against washington. got a 2-0 lead. >> rob: and he has only worked into the 7th inning four times so far this year. actually 7 innings once this year. but more than 6, only 4 times in 11 starts. >> johnny: that is jared burton trying to get loose. >> rob: he may give him a hitter or two more. he probably said if this guy gets on, you are done. >> johnny: 101 pitches he has thrown so far. >> rob: it is very humid. very muggy today. >> johnny: harris grabs a bat. he is ondeck. willingham is on first. kearns popped out to the 1st baseman.

in national guard facilities. including the fairfield, cedar rapids, and middletown facilities in my district. i am very proud also that the ndaa includes an amendment i offered with ms. bordallo to improve national guard readiness by requiring the secretary of the army to report to congress on the creation of a trainee's transens and students account. at any given time 13.3% of the army national guard is nondeployable. and this account would serve as a temporary unit for these soldiers. in so doing it would end the practice of borrowing sold frers one unit in order to improve the readiness of another. and will improve both morale and overall readiness. i strongly urge support for the rule and for the underlying bill. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: it's my privilege to yield three minutes to the distinguished republican whip, mr. cantor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recogn

the nationals 0-7 in extra inning games.dougal will face alex gonzalez to begin the 10th inning. the reds short stop -- belliard quick scoop and made the play. >> rob: that's not an easy play. it's all muddy out there. ronny belliard here. this is going towards the bag, coming in. look at the mud all over the ball. nicely done. >> johnny: the reds' catcher ryan hanigan will step in against macdougal. if you're wondering why it's so quiet, there aren't many fans here. i'm counting them now. 28, 33 -- these are die hard fans, rob, right now. >> rob: yes, they are. >> johnny: fans sticking around for two hours and 10 minutes of rain and coming back. [cheering and applause] standing down there on a cellphone -- those are new glasses aren't they? i read on your blog you were getting a new pair. >> rob: they're not new. i didn't get any. >> johnny: flanagan flew to center field his second time up. 2-2 in the top of the 10th. >> rob: big play of the game was hanigan throwing out dunn at 2 2nd. hanigan has a rocket for a right arm.

koh believes a nation who goes to war should have, must have united nations security council authority, going as far as writing that the united states was part of an access -- axis of disobedience by invading iraq, or should we say by liberating iraq. in october of 2002, koh wrote -- and i'm quoting now. he said "i believe it would be a mistake for our country to attack iraq without explicit u.n. authorization, because such an attack would violate international law." additionally he supports ratification of the international criminal court which could subject our troops to prosecution in a foreign court. implementation of this interpretation of the international law raises a number of alarming questions. if the united states is required to gain u.n. authority for military action, what punitive actions might the united states be subjected to if unilaterally uses preemptive force? would our navy seals have had to wait for authorization from the international body before rescuing the american being held hostage in the horn of africa? i think 99% of the american people said that they shoul

never mentioned the national debt. and also, another disappointment for me is that he failed to deliver on tax reform as he promised in -- actually it was in 2004 at the republican convention. promised all of us that he was going to do something about tax reform and he never kept his promise. but under the obama administration, we've really exacerbated the problem with an omnibus appropriations bill that includes $408 billion in nonemergency funding, a $787 billion stimulus bill, and a ten-year proposed budget where the lowest deficit for a single year is larger than any annual deficit from the end of world war ii to president obama's inauguration. madam president, i know we're going through some tough times. over the past year, we've been hit by an economic avalanche that started in housing, spread to the financial and credit markets, and then continued onward to every corner of our economy. i know it well. i'm a senator from ohio. we are spending money to get out of this economic mess but we cannot allow that to be a

ryan zimmermann leads off for the nationals. we go to the last of the 10th at nats park. @@ this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >>> well the nationals tied ballgame up in the 9th inning. things not looking too good. josh bard and gonzalez came through with base hits. >> rob: josh willingham drew a walk. single down the right field line. alberto gonzalez had the tying run. bottom of the 10th inning. >> rob: this might be our night or our morning now after the nationals introduce their 10th pick in the amateur pick yesterday. later on earlier today at nationals park, what a day for that young man. hagerstown

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it's the nationest -- nation's fastest a network, at&t.r world delivered. >> rob: 106 pitches, 23 first- pitch strikes. he looked gassed after he ran out that single or fielder's choice for the rbi. he limited one of the best offensive clubs in the american league. five hits through 5 2/3 innings. now it's up to the bullpen to save the day here. he can't get a win, but he put his team in position to win. that's more important than anything that jordan zimmermann can do especially a team that went in and swept the philadelphia phillies. >> bob: your point is well taken because joba chamberlain got a quality start last night. three runs, seven hits, four walks in six innings and left trailing 3-0. but it's save quality start. fastball up. fly ball to left. adam dunn. nice. that's the way to get out of an inning. it will be a no decision for jordan zimmermann, and the blue jays are back even. try chili's new fire-grilled quesadillas, starting at $6.99. flame-grilled tortillas layered with chicken, bacon, cheese, and ranch. crispy on the outsi

first, as has been acknowledged this morning already there is a national security interest in protecting state secrets. this is not a figment of anybody's imagination. their state secrets. there things we don't want the public to know and certainly our enemies should not know that. there are many programs sources, the methods of survey on numerous defense programs that need protection and secrecy. that is a given and must be done, however think it is important to underscore also that any assertion of this state secrets privilege by the executive branch should not be immune from our federal system of checks and balances. it is just fundamental to me in my governing structures, in my understanding of what our founding fathers created that we should not have an unfettered executive branch. there are coequal branches of government and its system of checks and balances is so critical to compensate for the failures of human nature, and if you can imagine being in the executive branch and having some trouble, some litigation filed, and you are advised that will we perhaps unclaimed the state's