the gentleman from new jersey. mr. payne: i ask for five legislative days for members to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. payne: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of senate bill 2865 which re-authorizes the congressional award program. the congressional award is a public-private partnership created by congress in 1979 that works to recognize the initiative, achievement and service manufacture america's youth age 14 to 23. participants earn recognition and bronze, silver, and gold congressional award certificates or medals based on their involvement in four key areas, volunteer service, personal development, physical finance and exploration. participants in the congressional award receive -- set personally challenging goals, based on their spring needs, interests and abilities. because these participants set their own goal the program is open and inclusive of youth of all ability levels.

guest: new jersey is going through tough economic times. california is a big stake in gets a lot of play. but we are even worse in california. we have a new governor. he has made a lot of tough to ounces. he has a member of the public sector -- tough choices. he has many members say they will not take a pay increase this year. we do not have $24 billion sitting in the bank. we will have to borrow it from china or print more dollars to fund more government employees. that is the wrong way to go. many say we are spending too much and taxing too much. host: in the pan , maryland. caller: -- independent line, maryland. caller: many americans do not have an investment account. there are complicated documents that many americans do not understand. [unintelligible] guest: what is the question? host: blaming republicans for this unregulated situation. guest: i remember this issue coming up during the course of the hearings. can you point to the number of times where regulations have been lessened over the last dozen years? if you did not have any --

a republican from new jersey will be with us in just a minute. here is a news update from c- span radio. >> it is a clause 25 in washington, d.c. president obama hold his first meeting -- 8:25 in washington, d.c. president obama hold his first meeting with executives from bp. the president wants money to go into a damages fund run not by the people at by an independent third party. the federal government wants to crack down on college recruiters. the department of education will announce the rules that will prevent colleges from paying recruiters for students or for in beijing in aggressive student recruitment. -- or for engaging in aggressive student recruitment. officials say israel will significantly ease its blockade of the gaza strip. it was under international criticism on a flotilla delivering aid to civilians. the israeli naval blockade of will remain in tact. france is raising is a retirement age from 60to 62. -- 60 to 62 to rein in its deficit. it has angry reactions from labor unions and some parties. with demonstrations against the mea

new jersey's taking the lead, new jersey's cutting spending, new jersey's doing it at the request of their constituents, the people of new jersey are once again in control of the government in new jersey. and if it works in new jersey it's certainly worth a try here in washington. one other point i'd like to make, that the gentleman from florida also hit on, and that is when we're borrowing money from other countries and have to pay it back with these extraordinary numbers, such as $1 trillion, every time we borrow we're putting ourselves in the position where we have to pay higher interest. in the last month the u.s. treasury issued some treasury bonds and that issue went undersubscribed which means there were not enough buyers to buy u.s. treasuries at the interest rate at which they were being offered. now, the alternative we have when that occurs is to raise the interest rates because, for heaven's sakes, we're on track to need the money to have to bbrrow the money, the treasury can't come back to congress and say, we can't sell them at that interest rate, you all are going to ha

at this time i yield to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, who's the ranking member of the capital markets subcommittee for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. garrett: thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. speaker, and i thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in opposition to this job killing continuation of a bailout bill. chairman frank said he was astonished in the interpretation that this is a bailout bill. what is even more astonishing is that this is the same chairman who was earlier last session leading the effort in our last bailout bill. and here he is once again leading the effort on this bill for a continuation of bailout. what is even more astonishing than that is here he stands as the author of the bill with a 2,300 pages in front of him holding up and actually reading the bill and he fails to see that this underlying piece of legislation continues to bail out creditors at the expense of u.s. taxpayers. just as we saw with the situation with a.i.g., where the creditors on wall street

i am from the great state of new jersey. we have gone thrgh phomenly bad fiscal time thlast decade oro in our state that brings us to the brinof econoc mo raswe're right now. you mit say new jerseys like a microme of the rest of country that ispendg be s means we hr a lot in the news with regard to the great ate of californ out on the west coast, that's simply because the stats so l and the onomy is so large, t a lot ofhe economifunds and the bt levels- debt level lifments, new jers is in a -- is in a worse state th california on a per capita basis. mr. aki'm not su that's somethingo brag about. mr. garrett: we like to y new jerseys number onen a lot of thin, sometimes theye great, but sometimes they're not so good. per family, which is about four people, it's around $100,000, the debt level, you a the states, counties, and lol levels. .kin: local spending for the age family of four is $100,000 of debt for a family of four mr. garrett: that transtes into, you want to get a mortgage on your house for $100,000, add around 6% t

pascrell of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1468, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell. mr. pascrell: thank you, and i yield myself two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: thank you. the disclose act is an important piece of legislation. i want to commend mr. van hollen, mr. brady, chairman brady and their staff. i also want to thank mr. pierriello and grayson for working with me on this important amendment. one of the most troubling aspects of the citizens united decision was the opening of a loophole that could allow multinational corporations with significant foreign ownership to spend prolifically in american elections. who in god's name would want to have foreign governments involved, investing in our elections? the disclose act, as written, attempts to limit the ability of foreign nationals to launder the cash t

i believe this merger is good for my city of new work and for new jersey because it will allow for new joke -- the jobs and growth of services. continental is a premier domestic and international gateway -- newark is a premier domestic and international gateway. the international airport has been one of the fastest-growing airports during the past two decades thanks to continental. the city and the state of new jersey have benefited from the airlines presence. over the years, continental has not only made infrastructure investments at the airport, but the airlines leadership has successfully worked with local government to establish a job creation programs and promote other important growth initiatives in the state. just this summer, there are nearly 75 young people benefiting from a summer internship program that allows them to learn valuable customer service skills as they spend each day working the crowds at the ticket counter. i have a long history of supporting continental, because they have a long history of supporting and northern new jersey. newark is on the verge of a renaissa

garrett of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house soluti 1424, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, and a member opposed, will ea control fiveinutes. the chair recognes the gentleman om new jersey. mr. garrett: i yield myself three minute the chair: theentleman is recogniz for three mutes. mr. garrett: thank you. i want to begin my commt by restating the obviou that is the f.h.a. right now is in serious financl trouble. they brokered business during 2005, 2006, 2007was really small back then. and then the lending took off to nearly high levels and currently 30% of the market. the defaultfrtgages occur in the three, fo, five, six, seven years. we have ly seen sharp increase in defaults in the f.h.a. books and we he not gotten into the bad areas, problem years for 2008, 2009 we'l prably see those numbers go off the tck. some of my colleagues on the other side of the aislmay say there n't going to be a problem cause underwriting standards have tightened up some and the average fikeore has gone up. when you think about it that misses the point. the mortgage business y make ies

new jersey is fighting back. residents and businesses are tired of all the jokes. they have started a website to rally those who are tired about all the put downs from pollution to political corruption. there are companion facebook and twitter pages. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> being proactive there. 6:19, 69 degrees. another check and weather and traffic straight and. >> the orioles got a rare win on saturday in san diego. could they make it two in a row? >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think limits should be placed on the use of cartoon characters to market junk food? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. there are some things to watch for. let's start with the northbound jfx has been closed all morning. the investigation continues. northbound charles is a better bet. madison street, watch for closures because of police activity. nothi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey has five minutes. mr. rothmann: i thank the gentlelady from california for your leadership on this matter and for the very kind words you said about these two heroes. i'd like to associate myself with your words as well as the gentleman from ohio's words, which were equally eloquent and true. these were great american heroes who lost their lives defending our country and our country's interests in iraq. i wanted to take a few moments, madam speaker, to share with you a bit of the pain that the people of the area still feel in their heart whee they think about the loss of these two citizens. this matter was brought to my attention by a friend indicating that the families would be sympathetic and would be honored if this post office was renamed in honor of frank t. carvill and lance corporal michael a. schwarz. when i called the mayor of the town and i said, is this true? i don't want to intrude on anyone's privacy, and he assured me that this was in fact the case. as was said before, the town of carstadt, n

i live in the great state of new jersey. and i have an office in chelsea in new york city. we have a very small core of dedicated crew. i'd say the core group is about six people. it stands massively to be about 50 by the time you bring in cinematographers, assistant editors, the people who mix the film, some of the outlying researchers. we employ people sometimes in different places all over the world to do this or that for us as we're putting something together. >> here's some more familiar faces. it's a republican national convention. don't have the year. maybe you can remember it. and some faces that we haven't seen for a while. let's watch this and get your reaction to it. >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the college republican national committee, jack abramoff for purposes of addressing the convention. >> part of me wanted to give a rah rah rah, we're all young people. they rejected my speech, and i got up to the podium, and their speech went up on the teleprompter. >> fellow republicans, i come before you today representing american students, the future of ou

garrett of new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for three minutes. mr. garrett: i thank the gentleman. were that to be true that there are no more bailouts in this 1,500 page bill that congress is about to be considering in conference. were that to be true the american taxpayer is potentially no longer on the hook. there has been over the last year and a half under this administration and the bailouts that are costing the taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. were it to be true that we pass a piece of legislatioand be able to keep in place the laws of this country for the last 200 -plus years to protect private property rights and protect the rights under the bankruptcy code so investors and institutions know what they are going to get when they invest in a company, more importantly when you are a secured creditor that that means what it says, you are secured by the assets of the company. we saw that that was not the case in the situation of the chrysler situatio

. >> ifill: in your reading of that decision today, would it apply to say places like new jersey or even new york city which have other kinds of limitations placed on individual gun ownership? >> gwen, it applies to every city and every town in the country. i understand, look, i mean there will be groups like paul's that we're going to have to fight to make sure this constitutional victory is not transformed into a prtical defeat. a labyrinth that make this freedom inaccessible and unaffordable and impossible to access for the average citizen. imagine, imagine listen to paul and then put the right to vote or the right to file a petition for habeas corpus. >> i'm quoting the supreme core. all of this is not paul. >> ifill: let him finish and i'll let you respond. >> all of these restrictions and rules. next thing we'll be bringing back the poll tax or the tax for... this is a freedom for all. >> the court first in the heller case and they repeated the language here. they mentioned the first amendment right is not unlimited. you can't liable someone. you can't fire in a crowded theater. yo

new jersey, democratic line. francis, good morning. go ahead. caller: i am a retired career and that and also a retired pipefitter from the united association. all of these people who are against unions never belonged to one. right? they always beat up unions, but it is the best thing that happened to the united states of america. hello? host: all right. we will move on to new jersey. independent line. craig, good morning. what are your thoughts? caller: i am calling because i think that these unions are really trying to help people out. and i feel like it is time that people start going with the unions and listening to what they have to say. there is strength in numbers and they need unions. i also want to say -- it is not a problem if people want to give money -- to still stand on their own a platform and be true to what they believe in. host: up next, we are going to talk with charles holliday, former chairman and ceo of dupont and now chairman of the board for bank of america. he and other business leaders, including bill gates, met with pre

two new jersey man caught going to somalia. the list goes on and on and you understand why people think this is a new phenomena but think over the last eight years to the numerous plots and investigations involving american citizens unfortunately. badei. the lockwana six. i think we tend to forget and the media plays them down so it's not a new phenomena. i think one of the things we have to worry about is that the narrative of the extremist. the narrative that says the u.s. is at war with islam and it's a muslims duty to defend fellow muslims and al qaida is the vanguard of that movement that heroic narrative that gives meaning to many people's lives is actually growing in appeal in the united states. that's something we hadn't seen that much. three factors. one, starting to see more clusters of individuals in the u.s. drawn to this. you look at the american so mali cases. numbers of individuals going to fight. drawn to the idea. second and third generation americans falling to play. you look at the north virginia five as a goo

neighbors in new jersey were shocked to hear the news. >> it's scary because i was here for 9/11.i was in to we are 2. so it's really scary that there are possible terrorists living across the street from me. >> brown: officials say the two drew inspiration from radical american born cleric al-alaqwi the same fan linked to faisal shahzad arrested for trying to set off a car bomb in times square. and to major hassan, the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at ft. hood texas last november. outside the courthouse today the prosecuting attorney told reporters that the phenomenon of home-grown terrorism is a growing threat. >> you've seen this and a number of other cases in which people who are in the united states are alleged to have been radicalized, to use the word somebody just used a moment ago, and have decided that what they would like to do is engage in violent activity either against americans or against people overseas. and that's obviously not something that the united states government thinks is appropriate or is going to put up with. >> brown: in fact, the numbe

hensarling and garrett of new jersey. from the committee on agriculture for consideration of subtitles a and b of title 1, sections 1303, 1609, 1702, 1703, title 3 except sections 3301 and 3302, sections 4205-c, 4804-b-8-b, 5008 and 7509 of the house bill and section 102 subtitle a of title 1, sections 406, 604-h, title 7, title 8, sections 983, 989-e, 1027-j, 1088-a-8, 1098 and 1099 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. peterson, boswell and lucas. from the committee on energy and commerce f consideration of sections 3009, 3102-a-2, 4001, 4002, 4101-0118, 4202, 4204 through 4210, 4314, 4401 through 4403, 4410, 4501 through 4509, 4601 through 4606,815, 4901. in that portion of section 8002-a-3 by adds a new stion 313-d to title 13, united states code, of the house bill and that portion of section 502-a-3 which adds a new section 313-d to title 31, united states code, section 722-e, 1001, 1002, 1011 through 1018, 1021 through 1024, 1027 through 1029, 1031 through 1034, 1036, 1037, 1041,

that's the reason with -- comes from highland's new jersey. foe just listen to this. the station is, like, giving me an ulcer. i mean, the country, i mean, this is my country. i love it. but i see it's going deeper and ddeper and deeper. i mean, everybody i talk to. my neighbors. there's people losing their homes all over the place. there's forclosure signs. people being hauled out into the street homeless people who have owned their homes 30 or 40 years, and that generation is all homeless. in the last four or five years, i've seen so many homeless people. it's rid clubhouse. i, myself, owned my house seven years. i'm young. 35 years old. cancer. my husband lost his job. all through this resession and it's just very tiring to come out and guest: you know, i travel around the country. i've been talking to audiences from florida to california and every state in between. this woman's concerns i hear every day. i think what the politicians don't get is not just that we have 10% unemployment but the other 90% who have jobs are very nervous about lutesing them. i think we'

the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. andrews: i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded ote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device.. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] caller: i am dave. i am a vietnam veteran. i served two tours. 1967 and 1968. and when i came home and got out of the military in 1969, 1970 i started having muscle spasms in my back. and finally, when they put out that agent orange and numbers for us i applied, got my number. i will try to make this brief. i have had muscle spasms ever since. it has been ov 40 years. they made me retire 10 years ago. the doctors did. and since i have read the american legion and read on the websi

caller: i am a retired teacher from new jersey. are you aware of any experiments being done where a smelting facility could be mounted on the deck of a cargo ship to create liquid metal or alloy, and bring that pipe down to the leak and lower the smelted material down and have some sort of mechanism open it. have you heard of any plans using melted l.i., melted steel? guest: i have not, but there are people around the country with terrific ideas. i would encourage you to get in contact with our committee. there are places where you can submit ideas. i welcome you to contact my office. host: bp officials yesterday saw assurances from the government that they wanted a healthy and viable bp. what are your thoughts about stressing the company enough for it could possibly go into bankruptcy? guest: i am not to worry about that. they are in big company with huge assets around the world. it is something to be mindful of. down the road, they could be looking at criminal penalties, and we will need them to pay. the taxpayer cannot be on the

firearms -- for example, those that want to limit any bulk purchases include california, maryland, new jersey, virginia. states that want to ban assault weapons include connecticut, hawaii, new york. states that want to permit local control on the loss included florida, illinois, new jersey, pennsylvania. more from the a section of this paper. richard on the twitter page -- next is steve, from atlanta. caller: if the democrats did not work so hard on being soft on criminals and letting the relief corps bad guys out, telling us we must rehabilitate them, telling us we must understand them -- they are the ones with the guns. to restrict the common folks from having them, to prevent and defend us from liberal judges who cast of the worst in society out -- there are those who tell me that they constantly serve the same morn's on the same people. due to the breakup of the family urged by the great society reform bills, now you have people in the country who do not, did not grow up in a good family, and then they will not let us defend ourselves against the weekend policies. we need our guns. it is

smi of new jersey. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker mr. eaker, award-winning ournalist bill hamlin 6, tragically passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. a family man and a humanitarian with a eat big heart and inciteful wit,ill is survid by his deawife, judythree children, his momextended family and a butt load of frs. let me extend my deepest condolences to his family a let them know thaour prayers with them inhis ver fficultime. he ito respect and admir his goodness, his generosity and good hammor. for years bill's new beatas sports and he especially liked the postssonies. a four-time srts wrer of t year in 12,002, 2003 a 25, press staffriter shannon mulligan writes in toy's edition, hower, they'll soon discoverhat he much preferred writing about everay strules of ordinary people rather than theoddled multimillionre athletes he dealt withon t sports bea bill had an extraordina -- consistently turned thmoney dane, esally tse who were ft out and left behind into compeing human intest stories. but shann summed it up well, bil

>> well, it's not my time. >> gentlem from new jersey?> i'd be happy to recommend that he yield. >> i wasn't asking the gentleman what his purpose was. concerns were raised by the bank. i did not ask e gentleman what his purpose was. i asked him ecifically what his reaction was to those concerns that had been addressed by t banks about the earlier republican amendment. >> yield my time to the gentleman from texas. >> again, i would say that i believe it is of unconscionable that we would not be dealing with the government enterprises now. and i know earlier the chairman spoke abouthe fact we need to reduce uncertainty in the marketplace. that includes the government-sponsored enterprises. if this study -- i don't know what people have to fear about a study. but obviously this has created great angst. but the chairman of the federal reserve in a question dealing with the government-sponsored enterprises said, "i think if we canegin to map out a future for the gse sooner rather than later, even if we don't execute it immediately, it' remove

host: new jersey, john.nk you for waitingg caller: i would like to thank c- span for this in-depth reporting. it is very helpful for the public. i sit and listen to the congressman talking to the gentleman in charge of bp, and a question asked about what they were doing or the tar there were picking up with the sand and putting in plastic bags and he said it was being put in a ttash i almost, out of my chair. why putting this toxic product into a dump? guest: i have not question the president of bp. if that is an accurate answer, it does not make sense. it is my belief that all of the oil been recovered is either being burned to get rid of it as quickly as we can, or is being collected so it can be refined and recovered. that is what i would assume would happen with those tar -pballs. host: michael, good morning. caller: good morning. they say they have tried everything and proceeding with it. there are a lot of spills and sponges. they have different types of equipment in, and if they could take some of thi

i want to thank my original partner on this, congressman and druse of new jersey. ms. ros-lehtinen: we reserve the balance of our time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield to the chairman of the armed services committee, mr. skillton, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: che gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. skelton: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from california for yielding to me and i rise in strong support of this bill. this bill is a good will and -- bill and i urge my colleagues to support it and in my capacity as chairman of the house armed services committee, i'm very familiar with the potential threat posed by the iranian nuclear weapons program to the united states and to our allies. an iran armed with nuclear with weapons and the means to use them and governed by fa nan gnatics would pose a great threat to the united states, our troops in the roe region and our allies, particularly israel. this administration is taking significant steps to dissuade iran from heading down the pa

host: niki in new jersey. caller: my father walked into the consecration -- concentration camp in germany. they said to never give up their guns. hitler stated that a civilized society, the people do not need guns. that was before he opened up this concentration camps. host: we go to howard in new jersey. caller: i am a retired york city police officer. we should have a line -- host: that is a good idea. caller: throughout the country, every police officer will tell you and can express and inform mr. lott that the amount of calls that we respond to where

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentteman from new jersey rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. sires: madam speaker, i rise today to celebrate the orderly and peaceful election that took place in colombia. i congratulate president-elect of colombia, juan santos, and commend the people of colombia for their relentless dedication to the democratic process shown through this election. in an increasingly volatile region, colombia has continued on the path toward reform while combating drug trafficking and terrorism. efforts that have had a positive effect on colombia and the american national security. additionally, colombia has made remarkable progress on other fronts. emerging as an important growth market and the leading center for latin american businesses. in the face of%% u.s. interest d values, colombia has consistently proven itself to be an important friend and reliable partner and champion for democracy. the bilateral relationship

this tweet -- the last call on this topic, new jersey, maurice, independent line. caller: thank you. good morning. my concern, i have been following this problem in gaza and israel and the palestinians and how much time is spent on it. this latest episode involves the responsibility. i have heard a little bit about the united nations and the condemnation of israel. there is blame on all sides. in the titular, in this case -- in particular, in this case, allowing these activists to board these ships and tried to run the blockade. israel, it is a democracy. it wants to help their people and the palestinians, very concerned about security, and the bringing of farms. i think some of the outrage should be also placed on turkey allowing these ships to be boarded by these activists and there should be some mechanism to be able to inspect shipments of arms to terrorists and the people who refuse to have a democracy. that is really all i have to say and i appreciate the opportunity. host: a final tweet -- thank you so much for your input. three guests coming up, and we will

this from the associated press, two new jersey man who allegedly intended to kill american troops wererrested saturday before boarding flights on their way to joined a group in somalia. this looks at the star-ledger of newark reported that two men were arrested at jfk international airport before they could board separate flights to egypt and continue on this about. officials familiar with the details spoke on condition of anonymity. also, looking at the "miami herald." looking at the news from there. bp bosses on likely to face jail. well they can expect heavy fines from the oil spill, past catastrophes show that company officials rarely face criminal charges. they are following that story very closely as it relates to florida's shores. they have a photograph -- beach patrol workers bag tar balls a long casino beach in the florida panhandle. we will speak with a gentleman from the audubon society later in the program. what motivvtes you to vote in primaries or what does not motivate you? let's go to huntington beach, california, ron, independent line. caller: good morning. it is a ver

w you're drilling, tankers can one of in any place, whether it's alask california,hode island, new jerseysey. tankerwill be all over the place. the coast of france. now, i think we need to alize, if we as a country make the decision to stop drillingn the gulf, we are also making the decision to import more oil, and statistically, importation via tankers is three times me likely t result in a spill. ow, folks have to adjust their thinking, but in reality, drilling is safer than transporting oil by tankers, andhat's hisrical statistics. so don't know the partilars of that, nathan, but i can comment in general regarding the environmental concerns. host: one more call. cary, cincinnati, republin line. caller: i'm wondering why the relief well, or the relief well that they're gng to have ready in augus isn't a retirement beforthey drill the main well. guest: that's one othe suggestions that is floating out there, which is you simultaneously drill two wells. clearly that increases yr chance of leaking, ok? so it increases your chance of problems by two. on the other hand, if there re a problem,

for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. sires: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sires: mr. speaker, i rise today to express my outrage of fidel castro's recent anti-israel's comments. in response to the flotilla in may, fidel asserts that israelis will like to send palestinians to be cremated like the nazis did to the jews. he ignore antley ignores the holocaust. to suggest that they will inspire a nazi-inspired genocide of the israelis is bad. this was widely distributed throughout the cuban regime. his offensive comments clearly puts prejudice and anti-semitic positions at the front of the regime. i ask my colleagues to continue to work with israel towards a peaceful solution for the israeli and palestinian people, and i encourage my colleagues to view castro's comments for what they are, the dangerous scheme of a brutal dictator designed to hurt the people of israel and -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is up. for what purpose d

. >> sreenivasan: other major cases have unfolded in detroit, atlanta, new jersey and duluth, minnesota. wall street managed slight gains despite some disappointing news. the government reported first- time claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week. even so, the dow jones industrial average gained 24 points to close at 10,434. the nasdaq rose more than a point to close at 2,307. a panel of health experts concluded today a new morning after contraceptive is safe and effective. the food and drug administration will now consider whether to allow sales of the new pill ellaone. it's already approved for use in europe. antiabortion groups have warned ellaone is more like an abortion drug than emergency contraception. those are some of the day's major stories, now back to jim. >> lehrer: this was a decision day at the u.s. supreme court. ray suarez has our coverage. >> suarez:f you own beachfront property, should you be company said if the government moves the ocean further away? if you text at work, on an office cell phone, do you have a right to privacy for those messages? and

new jersey, atlanta, what is the appeal of that show? >> i can't help it. i love reality shows. i love scripted shows as well. i love the reality shows because people will say and do anything. and i get caught up in the drama. like for example, who is your favorite person on "the hills." >> larry: the who? >> "the hills." do you feel that kristen this year is fake about her relationship with brodie do you feel like she is really heartbroken? and what is it like for you to go online and see he is with avril lavigne and -- >> larry: you're discounting something. the inner feelings of brodie. you left that out. and you should feel a little -- i cried over brodie. >> i know. >> larry: and you didn't when you mentioned him. you just went right by him. >> like he was nothing. >> larry: he was my favorite person on the show. >> i know you have a bromance with him. >> larry: she'll be in vegas. >> come see me, lar. >> larry: we'll be right back with kathy griffin. ♪ ay, yay, yay, yay ♪ ay, yay, yay, yay ♪ ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby, baby... uh-oh ♪ ♪ sir? finding everything okay? i work for a

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offended french sensibilities and the team since they've arrived have rivaled only the housewives of new jersey, the soap opera style story lines which have just driven them apart. >> brown: now this general malaise for some of the major powers in europe, i mentioned england and italy. what's going on there? >> it pains me to talk about england, jeff. i love the team as much as the second sadomasochist from england. but the joy to watching them is like rubber necking. it's a very complex situation. i'm sure a lot will come out in the media after they are booted ingloriously from the tournament. never overpaid. algeria squeezed the arrogance out of the team in their last game and a mixture of ego tism run amok and the italian manager whom they imported to bring style and a technical ality to the game, something has gotten lost in translation. that team, it saddens to me say is falling apart. >> brown: now you have those great teams and maybe not everybody is sad to see them go down as you are. but the african teams have been disappointing. there's the chance that none of them in fact will go thr

new jersey? actually, of course, it was louisiana. you've passed this test, but my requirements for becoming a citizen would be easier. first, recite the pledge of allegiance. second, promise to pay your taxes. third, sing "the star-spangled banner." and fourth, name the winner of the last super bowl. if you can't do all four, pack your bags and get out. >> stahl: i'm lesley stahl. we'll be back next week with >> stahl: i'm lesley stahl. we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes.. i know who works differently than many other allergy medications. hoo? omnaris. [ men ] omnaris -- to the nose! [ man ] did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nosebleed, and sore throat. [ inhales deeply ] i told my allergy symptoms to take a hike. omnaris. ask your doctor. battling nasal allergy symptoms? omnaris combats the cause. get omnaris for $11 at omnaris.com. thanks martha -- triggered my stop los

blue state like california, you saw fiorina, whitman, pretty established candidates win there, in new jersey shall did -- beat back tea party challenge. so you you are beginning to see two different republican parties, a strong tea party movement into the red and more established republican party in the blue. >> do you have an overview of it, mark. >> i have an overview of it, jim, in terms of political strategy. that there are only two ways to run for re-election in america. the high road and the low road. the high road is the candidate points out the voters all the good things we have accomplished in the four years, two years, six year, how your lives are better. when that is not available to you, that isn't to the democrats this year, you run the not so high road which is-- boils down to look, i may be no day at the beach but the other guy is no month in the country. and you concentrate on the defects and-- of euro point, trying to focus the voter's attention there. nevada is the test case. harry reid is in the 30s favorable ratings as majority leader. he's dead. he can't win. the state i

a former senator from new jersey >> are you talking about seller? steve went to jail. >> right. >> we're talking about a documentary noo. i think it will be a heaathy and useful documentary to dig into that kind of institutionalized corruption on the part of the democrats. more power to somebody to do it. >> do you have a hero in your life in politics? somebody that was in elected office? >> martin luther king. sorry, that's not elected office. it was more of a ground swell. i like -- in terms of hero, i mean, that's a good question. and i should have a better answer. phere are some people in congress now i like. but a hero, i don't know. i guess i still go with the outsider. >> could you give us an example of somebody you like now? >> well, you know, i was very impressed with carl levin's investigation when he was on the armed services committee into the torture scandal. i felt that was very impressive. i think dick durbin and some of his recent attempts to try to staunch the flow of money in politics have been interesting. those would be two examp

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we of time for our first witness, our colleague from new jersey, who is a senior member. and we're delighted to welcome him here today for his comments and we will turn to our other college for opening statements. >> thanks, mr. chairman. senator mccain, and i express my condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this horrendous catastrophe. i thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before the subcommittee on this critical issue. last night the president spoke to the country and he could not have been clearer. these needs must not take a back seat to bp's bottom line. i am pleased that earlier today president obamaasecured an agreement for bp to put $20 billion into an escrow account to pay for the damages from this bill and to remove bp from deciding which claims are valid. i commend the president for his strong leadership on this disaster and i know he is determined to do everything in his power to hold bp accountable. the behavior of this company and its executives could not be more reprehensible. their greed led them in the first place to gamble with

we see this in california, illinois, new jersey, and other states and localities. host: that we sell -- let me separate private and public. what are the chances you'll get a pension if you stay with the cut -- still with the company for 25 or 30 yyars? guest: less than half of the fortunate hundred companies offer a traditional defined benefit plan. about 300 of the forttne 500 do. new workers do not have access to traditional defined benefits plan. the question is to whether or not if you do have access whether it be around another 25 years or not is uncertain. we are taking over responsibility for 4000 corporate pension plans were the have defaulted onntheir obligations. host: the president is asking for $50 billion in stimulus money to help governments offset their own budget deficits. omb used in part to create work force. one of the reasons why governments and municipalities are struggling is because they have to pay a high percentage in pensions. guest: the statistics are staggering in some communities. the percent of the budget that goes to satisfy pension o

if someone in trenton, new jersey wants to lower people teacher ratio and not raise pretax is to do that, why is it my responsibility to pay more federal taxes so they could pay less? caller: whether it is highways ann public transportation or clean air, we all have a shared destiny here. that is what henry wallace talked about in terms of the century of the common man. we are in this together. that is the hhstory of elevating our sites and the quality of life for all americans. every child has a right to quality education. and to make that contingent on wherr he or she happens to be born, i think would be a mistake. i would also tie and how this is connected with the comment we just heard. the reality is, there is a huge elephant in the room. we have aaout one trillion dollars a year on military spending.3 is one of the biggest suppliers of oil and gasoline to the u.s. military. these issues tend to weave together. martin luther king talked about in terms of guided missiles and misguided men. we have the technology to wage war anddwe have the access to give money to some and not to othe

in my state in new jersey, we did just that. we did it in a bipartisan manner would take governor chris christie reaching across the aisle taking a budget -- a $30 billion budget, reduce spending by $11 billion, 9.2% over time. bipartisan without any tax increases like we are talking about here. can you do that here? the answer from the majority party from both the house in the senate is "no." really? he cannot do any better? the center brings out the letter from the fdic with their comments with regard to the raising of the money. it makes the -- if you read the letter, what the chair woman was saying -- she points out if they were already planning on doing that. maybe not of to 1.35 -- the reserve ratio already needed to be increased 1.25. the idea that they are supporting this idea going to 1.35 as a funding mechanism for this is not really here in this letter. they are just saying that in light of the crisis they recognize the need to strengthen the fdic. and do nothing the letter really support the argument that you are mak