the contract and pipe installation on new mcgovern, stevenson, to the lowest qualified responsive better to replace renewed aging water pipes. -- the waste-water facility alighting efficiency at no. friends the oceanside to replace aging high intensity lighting features with high efficiency light a meeting diode fixtures for a contract of $500,093. -- 500900 -- 5000 -- >> so moved. >> we have no speaker cards. >> all those in favor? >> opposed? the motion carries. >> the next item is regular business. discussion of possible action to authorize the general manager to enter into equipment lease purchases with bank of america not to exceed $8,291,070.87 in qualified energy conservation bonds and $6,600,000 in new, clean grenoble energy bonds for installation of qualified equipment in the office building project at 525 golden gate ave. and authorized legislation to the board of supervisors for review and approval. >> good afternoon. i am the deputy chief financial officer. i have a few slides, mr. secretary. we have two requests before you today bundled as one item. we have to capital financ

this and i think the reason that congressman mcgovern was interested in doing this bill the people's rights and meant was that he understands there's a new space and he understands that citizens united as you said has created a very tilted vicious playing field where the one person that will dominate the ninety nine percent even more than it used to and of course the field was already grossly unfair until the tour. all right it's a huge problem and we saw just a few weeks ago we saw a group of democratic senators introduce a different amendment. to overturn citizens united by letting congress in by letting states regulate how much corporate money is soon to be governor in our in our election cycle. so we have that amendment out there but that amendment doesn't say anything about stripping corporations of their personhood so where does that amendment kind of fall short and how do we i guess coalesce the people who support that amendment. congressman mcgovern's amendment that goes a step further and says you know not only not only should we be regulating the spending but we need to address corporate personhood too so we think that free spe

mcgovern: i'm happy to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mrs. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman and thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in opposition for the rule of h.r. 822. as you know this committee voted down a motion to consider the bill threw the open rule. -- through the open rule. this is an important issue we need to have the entire nation hear about it and have all of us have our voices heard. i want to make sure i get to speak on an amendment of mine that is going to be considered. under my amendment states would be required to proactively opt-in to the agreements called for by h.r. 822. this would restore the critical decision of who would be able to carry a concealed handgun in our communities back to where it belongs. to local governments that have to deal with the policing and other consequences such as this will do. we also will hear about other amendments that would restore rights back to states and safety back to our communities. and

new york city. the awards ceremony begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern. book tv is live with george mcgovern, harry belafonte, and others. find the complete schedule online. >> the state department has put out a report on international students in the u.s. we talk with a couple of officials this morning about what that would mean. host: they are here to talk about the headline that i showed you in the break. let me begin with you. how did you figure in 20 billion? given as an example. -- give us an example. guest: most foreign students pay tuition and room and board and go to the local wal-mart. they buy computers and furnishings and books. we look at what's dudes would have paid intuition and we take out any grants they might have gone. about 2/3 pay their own way. host: there are about 70,000 students -- 700,000. host: why do these countries topped the list? guest: 16% of the students coming here come from asia. we expect to see that number and we expect to see it to grow. our future progress depends on what students discover in our laboratories and classrooms. our kids to know how to work

mcgovern. thank you. coming up, we will continue our conversation with congress. our guest will be representative huizenga from michigan. this news update from c-span radio. >> here are some of the headlines. the national chairman of the republican party says the controversy surrounding herman cain is not harming the party's chances to defeat barack obama. mr. priebus says he is not going to get in the middle of this. is a busy day i had four economic reports. -- it is a busy day for economic reports. the institute for supply management will release its service sector index for october. retailers will be releasing their october sales numbers. the u.s. has hit a new record in the number of people living 50% or more below the poverty line. one in 15 americans are now consider this country's poorest of the poor. the state media of cuba is saying they are allowing people to buy and sell state property for the first time since the early days of the revolution. the law takes effect november 10. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> every weekend, the people and events that document the american story. this weekend,

mcgoverns. they wanted to knockout the time necessary for an unknown to emerge in iowa and become well enough known to win others. >> whatever the reason the democrats shortened the time between iowa to newampshire from one month to one week. >> they left a hole in the system allowing to have a momentum campaign. >> cadell employ withed gary hart who ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> it was very simple. i wrote the strategy. second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire where he was weak and ride the moem member in tun for tw-- momentum for two weeks. he came within a hair of doing that. his unexpectedly strong challenge vindicated cadell's strategy which others would try again and again. in 1988 vice president george h. w. bush was the next frontrunner to get blind sided by a new force in iowa. >> one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up until that time the evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. if they are earring niezed candidates can win. i set to organize people. >> the people i had not seen in if the caucus before good e gel cal people were sitting with a slip of parp in their hand i am standing there i am a little resentful. they elected their

mcgoverns and carters. they wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge and become well enough known to win other contests. >> so the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new hampshire, from one month to one week. >> they rigged the system. they left a hole in it that effectively allowed what i believed then, a chance to have a momentum campaign. >> a campaign strategy pat caddell employed with gary hart who, ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> my theory was very simple. finish second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire and ride the momentum in the national campaign. and gary hart came within a hair of doing that. >> hart's unexpectedly strong challenge, vindicated pat caddell's strategy, which others would try again and again. in 1988, vice-president george h.w. bush became the next front runner to get blindicided in iowa by a new force. >> i love to see you as one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up to that time, evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. i realized, if the precincts are organized and candidates can win, so i set out to organize people. >> i was hosting an iowa caucus and the people i had not seen in th

mcgoverns and carters. they wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge and become well enough known to win other contests. >> so the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new month to one week. >> they rigged the system. they left a hole in it that effectively allowed what i believed then, a chance to have a momentum campaign. >> a campaign strategy pat caddell employed with gary hart who, ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> my theory was very simple. finish second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire and ride the momentum in the national campaign. and gary hart came within a hair of doing that. >> hart's unexpectedly strong challenge, vindicated pat caddell's strategy, which others would try again and again. in 1988, vice-president george h.w. bush became the next front runner to get blindicided in iowa by a new force. >> i love to see you as one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up to that time, evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. i realized, if the precincts are organized and candidates can win, so i set out to organize people. >> i was hosting an iowa caucus and the people i had not seen in the caucus before, goo

mcgoverns and carters. they wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge and become well enough known to win other contests. >> so the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new hampshire, from one month to one week. >> they rigged the system. they left a hole in it that effectively allowed what i believed then, a chance to have a momentum campaign. >> a campaign strategy pat caddell employed with gary hart who, ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> my theory was very simple. finish second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire and ride the momentum in the national campaign. and gary hart came within a hair of doing that. >> hart's unexpectedly strong challenge, vindicated pat caddell's strategy, which others would try again and again. in 1988, vice-president george h.w. bush became the next front runner to get blindicided in iowa by a new force. >> i love to see you as one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up to that time, evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. i realized, if the precincts are organized and candidates can win, so i set out to organize people. >> i was hosting an iowa caucus and the people i had not seen in th

mcgoverns and carters. they wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge and become well enough known to win other contests. >> so the democrats shortened the time between iowa and new to one week. >> they rigged the system. they left a hole in it that effectively allowed what i believed then, a chance to have a momentum campaign. >> a campaign strategy pat caddell employed with gary hart who, ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> my theory was very simple. finish second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire and ride the momentum in the national campaign. and gary hart came within a hair of doing that. >> hart's unexpectedly strong challenge, vindicated pat caddell's strategy, which others would try again and again. in 1988, vice-president george h.w. bush became the next front runner to get blindicided in iowa by a new force. >> i love to see you as one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up to that time, evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. i realized, if the precincts are organized and candidates can win, so i set out to organize people. >> i was hosting an iowa caucus and the people i had not seen in the caucus before, good, sol

mcgoverns and carters. they wanted to knock out the time necessary for an unknown to emerge and become well enough known to win other contests. >> so the democrats shortened the time between iowa and newampshire, from one month to one week. >> they rigged the system. they left a hole in it that effectively allowed what i believed then, a chance to have a momentum campaign. >> a campaign strategy pat caddell employed with gary hart who, ran against walter mondale in 1984. >> my theory was very simple. finish second to mondale in iowa, beat him in new hampshire and ride the momentum in the national campaign. and gary hart came within a hair of doing that. >> hart's unexpectedly strong challenge, vindicated pat caddell's strategy, which others would try again and again. in 1988, vice-president george h.w. bush became the next front runner to get blindicided in iowa by a new force. >> i love to see you as one nation under god. >> the religious right. >> up to that time, evangelical christians had not gotten into politics. i realized, if the precincts are organized and candidates can win, so i set out to organize people. >> i was hosting an iowa caucus and the people i had not seen in the

new york city. the award ceremony starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. but tv on c-span-2 is live from the miami book fair international with george mcgovern, jim rest of burger, rimbaud kennedy, harry belafonte and others. find the complete schedule online at booktv.org. >> the c-span.org home page is now easier to use. the new design features 11 video choices making it easier to watch today's events live and recorded. there is a section to access our morris popular series like "washington journal", "booktv" and "the contenders." we have added a channel finder as well. at the all their c-span.org -- the all new c-span.org. >> the house rules committee worked out a bill that would allow gun toters with the proper permits to carry firearms across state lines. this is a little less than two hours. >> we are here for consideration of the national right to carry reciprocity act of 2011. we are happy to welcome the chairman on the judiciary. please come for, chairman smith. we are also anticipating that bobby scott will be joining you. first of all, welcome back to all of the members of the rules committee. i hope everyone had a productive week. and we have, as i

mcgovern: i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. andrews: madam speaker, thank you. i thank my friend from georgia for engaging in good spirit in this dialogue. i want to make it clear, i think it's the position of our party very clearly, the house should vote on whether to avoid this $1,000 tax increase on the middle class. that's our position. i think you can hear that the minority position -- the majority position is a little more nuance than that. it's a yes or no question. we think there ought to be a vote on increasing the tax on the middle class. we're ready to put our cards in the machine and do that. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: my friend on the other side says his party likes to pay for things. that statement startled me a little bit because they didn't t

news conference. >> on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, we will discuss the government funded food and nutrition programs with jim mcgovern of massachusetts, a member of the culture committee. we will also be joined by a michigan republican to look at the economy, representative bill huizenga, and we will discuss vaccines with dr. stanley plotkin. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. leister -- eastern. several events to tell you about on our companion network, c- span3. protecting military service members and their families from predatory lending practices with the senate banking committee and also financial literacy. then at 12:45 p.m. eastern, a defense department acted on the continuing withdrawal of u.s. forces from iraq. to discourage attacks, the pentagon will discontinue announcing the troop withdrawal schedule. >> would you continue your statement, please? you will receive an answer, do not worry. >> i am prepared to wait for my answer if pelfrey is an answer -- it hell freezes over. >> he was a former governor of illinois and twice ran for the democratic presidential nominee and lost. ad

mcgovern: madam speaker, at this time i am proud to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, the ranking member of the rules committee, ms. slaughter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for three minutes. ms. slaughter: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. this is serious piece of work for me today because less than a year ago one of our colleagues from arizona was shot in the head while she was trying to convene with her constituents outside a supermarket. the mayhem was awful. a little 19-year-old girl named christina taylor green, baseball fan, who just came to see her congresswoman, was killed. and by all counts an extraordinary federal judge died. as well as some of gabby's staff. numbers of people wounded. and yet the only person ever considered by this house would be the guy and his right to have that gun. what about the rights for the rest of us? are we going to have to learn to dance up and down the street to try to escape the bullets? what happens to us? where are our -- where is the amendment for us that w

new york city. the awards ceremony starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. this weekend, live from the miami book fair international, with george mcgovern, randall kennedy, harryafonte, and others. find a complete schedule online, booktv.org. >> c-span.org is no easier to use. there is a section on the home page to access the most popular series and programs. and we have added a can be channeled-finder to quickly find where to watch our network on cable and satellite across the country. that is the only c-span.org -- that is the all new c-span.org. host: we are back with charlie black, former adviser to ronald reagan and george h. w. bush. also, former adviser to the john mccain's presidential campaign. i want to begin with the supreme court's position to take up this health care what and look at it. if they were to make a decision in june, can you look at what that means for whomever the gop candidate would be at that time in the general election? guest: the fact that they will do this case next year guarantees that obama-care will be a huge issue in the 2012 election. unfortunately for the president, it is one of the most unpopular things he has done, and is

new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, a member of the committee on rules , mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: i thank my ranking member for yielding to me. . mr. speaker, there are so many good things. the funding level for the snap and w.i.c. program which will ensure that people have access to nutritious food during these tough economic times. and i regret very much that those programs were under attack by the republican majority in this house, but in this mini bus those levels are adequate. and i likely support the final passage of this bill. but, mr. speaker, for the life of me i can't understand why policy riders were allowed to be included in the bill. some were even airdropped in the dark of the night without being considered by either the house or senate. most troubling, the underlying bill has a carveout for maine and vermont to allow 100,000-pound trucks on interstate highways in the next 20 years. mr. speaker, current law allows only trucks up to 80,000 pounds to travel on inte

new hampshire all of c-span.org/ campaign2012. >> within 90 days of my election every american soldier and prisoner will be out of their jungles and cells and back in america where they belong. >> george mcgovern'sdge came nearly a decade after being one of the first governors to speak out publicly against the vietnam war. his groundbreaking campaign changed american politics and the democratic party. george mcgovern is featured this "theon sees fancspan's contenders." of his life friday at 8:00 eastern. >> living at our live coverage at c-span networks. we're live at 2:00 eastern as the house doubles in. the house will consider a number of bills, including one on highly-skilled foreign workers in the u.s. the senate -- and at 2:00 eastern. they have been debating language detaineected terr terrorists. grover norquist talks about whether new taxes are needed now. all of that today on the c-span tv networks. next, lessons learned from the japanese nuclear power plant crisis. the fukushima power plant suffered major damage in march of this year that led to radiation leaks. the u.s. nuclear regulatory agency said they have directed the agency's staff to begin immediately implementing safety recomme