he said thrks -- neh, no. the oecd in fact warned george that it was definitely continuing to rise. and the oecd says looking at the fundamental problems, they haven't been addressed. the huge imbalance and the competition. they said look at germany, competitive, spain and portugal, not so much. and the mother of all firewalls. what they are referring to is this increased desire to increase rescue pot. the oecd says the rescue pot really needs to be at $1 trillion euros. let's listen to the experts about how on the part of the rescue pot is. >> the use for them is as a precaution nation measure. the best one is the one you don't have to use, but they are about bringing back market confidence that if something bad was to happen, there would be enough noun protect a country like spain or the like. >> thank you, aaron. >> now pope -- the pope has urged cubans to build a renewed and open society in mas in front of tens of thousands of people. he was speaking. among the kong indication was raul castro who listened to the pope stress the importance of faith and freedom. in panels, reports

cole, past chairman of the neh. if you can pull the microphone right to you, that would make it easier to hear. >> thank you very much. thank you for asking me to testimony today. i'm a senior fellow at hudson institute and board of

cole, the past chairman of the neh. mr. cole, if you can pull the microphone right to you, that will make it easier to hear you. >> thank you very much chairman bishop and members of the committee. thank you for asking me to testify today. i'm a senior fellow at the hudson institute and on the board of advisors of the national civic arts society. but this morning i speak only as a concerned citizen. my comments are based on my long experience as an academic artist historian, university professor and author of 14 books on the history of art. i will also draw on my seven-year service as chairman of the national endowment for the humanities, where my principle initiatives dealt with a need to improve the teaching and understanding of american history for our young people. something they need to become informed, active citizens. it is of these young people i think when contemplating mr. gehry's plan for the proposed memorial to dwight d. eisenhower. for me, ike is still a living memory. his role is supreme commander of the alli

cole, the past chairman of the neh. mr. cole, if you can pull the microphone right to you, that will make it easier to hear you. >> thank you very much chairman bishop and members of the committee. thank you for asking me to

>> i this the the fact alone we're in southern california tells you it's on the neh scale than on the fear side. mitt romney was down on his home in la jolla. that tells you about what they're thinking. they're getting ready to get into a big fund-raising swing at the start of this next week. several stops in southern california, a couple of stops in texas. they're starting to pivot from the sprint mentality to the marathon and also starting to look a little bit ahead to the fall. you don't hear mitt romney say rick santorum or newt gingrich's name ever on the stump anymore. we're not even expecting to campaign in wisconsin until later in the week. >> i did not think a man running for president would beat me to seeing "the hunger games." >> somehow they found the time. >> now we go to the gingrich campaign. alex, you have been spending time watch newt gingrich feet etch a sketches with alligators. what's the latest with newt gingrich? >> that's right. down in louisiana, he wanted to show the southern part of the state how they would treat an etch a sketch. it's unclear whether he thou