lujan from new mexico. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new mexico is recognized. mr. lujan: thank you, very much. i rise in support today for h.r. 3254, the taos pueblo water rights settlement act. i would like to thank chairman rahall and chairwoman napolitano for their stewardship of all three water settlement bills we are considering on the house floor today which are such an important part of meeting the water needs of the people in my district. mr. speaker, it's taken clearly three decades of work by so many new mexicans for me to be able to stand here today and address this body about the critical issue of water management. and water security in my state. i would like to thank all the tribal leaders and community members who have repeatedly traveled from taos to washington, across new mexico to work on this legislation throughout the years. generation after generation, mr. speaker, people have been coming together to try to find resolution to benefit the community, to save taxpayers money, to prevent costly litigation from moving forward through the federal cour

richard branson had made new mexico his first spaceport, and new mexico competed for this designationd gave a lot of tax breaks to make it happen. so its controversial but the governor was getting a lot of heat for giving tax breaks to virgin atlantic to do this. so in new mexico and everybody gets that, that referenced it and it's an example of an appealing trait of leadership is self-deprecation are just not taking yourself too souza, to put herself in an ad like that and act like that is refreshing to voters do not take yourself so circe. so we took the lessons of that ad into the presidential campaign. and made what were really the first humorous ads ever run in a presidential campaign. with governor richardson, we had a unique intersection of circumstances. he was this unique personality and he had a status in the race of being underestimated. and really relegated to a second tier, despite his great expense. so we took a unique intersection and initially made some positive ads that were serious and made his very same points are about to see. but it wasn't until we ran these ads t

and howard baker, tom daschle and bob dole has a task force which will be led by pete domenici of new mexico and alice rivlin who served during the clinton administration. their announcement from yesterdas ines. we sw wt out ahoe i >> it is a pleasure to welcome you here today.

the fight happened wednesday between new mexico mayor harry mendoza in the dark jacket and a newspaperan. the 78-year-old mayor isup set over a story linking him to a 19 1948 gang rape. both men suffered minor injuries and bystanders had to break the whole thing up. the next day the newspaper guy ran the story in the paper. >>> the caps try to win big on the road. fox 5's lindsay murphy is here with those stories. >> a big night for bruce boudreau. it's his 55th birthday so the capitals had some winning to do. they're also on a three-game road trip. they headed into the game with 58 points as they attempt to become the fast esteem in franchise history to reach 60 points. lucky for them that would happen in the first period. no score the capitals in the thrashers zone. they get to face off. it 11-0 capitals. that would be more enough for goaltender. 39 saves in all. the capitals would add on seven more goals. they go on the road. they get a key division win 8- 1. big east rivalries are so strong on the basketball court. case in point tonight's matchup between 12th ranked george towfn an

it culminated her rather famous, for molly, a moment where she was sent to new mexico to write a story behalf of "the new york times" about, there's no other way to describe, a chicken killing festival. people would gather around and you and kill a lot of chicken, roast them up, pluck feathers and talk about chickens. i have no other way of describing that we have festivals like this with texas. i'm spice that was an index of. we have the fireman festival in martial. she couldn't help herself. she wrote a story, send it back to the editors in new york and she described the festival as a gang pluck. [laughter] . . come to new york. she knew she was coming for a dressing down. quite deliberately she shows up at the new york times office in new york wearing a dress that when friends saw her, there were botches on it. the editor of the new york times is the most powerful man in journalism, sets the agenda for everything on television. he is going to yell at you when you get up there. what are those blotcheses? blood. chicken blood. from the chicken killing festival. she was going to make a

in my home state of new mexico, unemployment is now 7.8%. that's more than twice the rate that it was at two years ago. but even at that, it is considerably lower than the unemployment rate in many states; in fact, in a majority of states. american households lost $12.6 trillion in wealth, more than 5 million american families have seen their homes foreclosed. many have lost their businesses and many have lost their farms. in short, there are millions of families across our country who are and have been experiencing severe economic pain and dislocation. and while indicators suggest that the recession has officially ended, our economy is hardly out of the woods. in the face of such pain, it is tempting to grasp for ways to demonstrate disapproval of the economic downturn or to put distance between ourselves as elected officials and the policies involved with the economic downturn. it's tempting, particularly in this political climate, to want to seize on a particular individual to take the brunt of the criticism. and i rise today to urge my c

i was in new mexico and a masonry contractor in southern california, new mexico and florida.cans laugh. they send the white bullets over to tell us, they laugh when they take their money and wire it through western union to their families, which must take a toll on our economy because the money doesn't come back. and if you put me in charge, i would stop every drug coming across the stupid border from el paso to san diego. why can't you guys do it? guest: well, yes, i'm here. you think the united states should do that, well you have got a very good point. and then you should have voted and supported governments over the past 40 years which might have done that in the united states. it is not in mexico's interests to do that to be quite blunt about it. this is a u.s. issue. our problem in mexico is to ensure that if the cocaine comes through -- and we do our best on the southern border to stop it from coming in from colombia. but what we can't stop is to ensure it goes through mexico with the least damage to mexico. it is your responsibility to stop it at your border and i agr

business and he had given me a hat that was from the state of new mexico, and i had it on top of my bag, and when they saw that hat, they passed me right through. so show your support, have a flag on top of your bag and it may help. host: thank you this, is a picture of a son being searched in paris. the headline that goes with this story, says that pat down searches are often ineffective. they are saying with the screening technology in airports, the last line of defense is the human hand, the pat-down search. and this is often ineffective because of government rules and covering where screeners can put their hands. as a result even the man trying to blowup the plane on christmas, had gotten an airport pat-down, it probably wouldn't have found the explosives hidden in his crotch. quote, you know where you are going to put it and no one is going to go there. baltimore sun story there, we have barbara on the line for democrats. caller: hello, good morning. i came in at 4:10 yesterday afternoon from amsterdam. i was traveling amsterdam from nairobi where i left on the 31st. and the se

and nato trainers for building the afghan army and police are on hand in afghanistan or new mexico ircally 1,574 out of a requirement for more than 4,235 trainers. lieutenant general caldwell's training command has been promised the first 1,000 of the 30,000 u.s. soldiers flowing into theater with that surge, and 150 of that 1,000 have already arrived. at the same time, nato countries remain 90% short of meeting the isaf mission requirements for trainers, with less than 200 non-u.s. trainers that were -- 200 non-u.s. trainers deployed against a non-u.s. nato commitment of about 2,000. 2,000 committed by nato, other than our own u.s. trainers, only 200 have arrived on the scene. now, another 200 nato trainers were pledged by nato members in december, but without a time line for when those trainers would arrive in theater, and that is simply unacceptable. those nato countries that are either unwilling or unable to send additional combat troops into the fight in afghanistan should be able to help provide trainers for basic training who operate away from the front lines. lieutenant general cal

h.r. 3254 and h.r. 3342 each a proved water settlement agreements in new mexico are considered critical to clean water access to the taos valley and rio grande watershed. both of these bills were favorably reported by voice vote out of the natural resources committee. unfortunately, mr. speaker, it has taken decades to work out these settlements. congress has a responsibility to approve these settlements now and provide clean drinking water access for the affected tribes and the non-indian people and for generations to come. i believe it's time for congress to move on these bills, and i'm pleased that chairman rahall and the natural resources committee has worked in a bipartisan way to move these bills through the process. now, there are some concern on the other side of the aisle about the justice department has not commented formally on these bills. our colleague from california, mr. mcclintock, believes the department of justicious formally respond to each of these bills before they take effect. the gentleman from california has legitimate concerns and these should be considered on t

law's already in place there for judicial election ins north carolina and certain election ins new mexico and a lot of people say wow, i gay $5, i'm a part of the political process. it's not just the people who write the $4800 checks, everybody matters. i think it change it is way we govern and citizens year 2000 in the state of maine when we started this where there was a little bit of skepticism in the beginning but a tremendous part of support we now have over 80% of our state legislature republicans and democrats. nott partner people have come to understand. it's easier to recruit candidates because people are more willing to put themselves throughout if they are not behold on the special interests and i can tell you my daughter when first elected served on the appropriations committee and said one day i was sitting there listening to testimony and realized i don't have to think about whether this person wrote me a check or not, i can justice say is this good policy? that's what's different in the state of maine. people can just say do i agree with this policy or do i have to pay this

. >> kroft: last august, he took us to a secure facility in playas, new mexico, for a firsthand look at the new system, which was still being tested. agents chris geoffrey and jeff york led us through a simulation of its capabilities. what am i looking at right here? >> some of the little square boxes, the little square boxes that you see on there are-- that's a radar detection. >> kroft: what has it detected. >> on this one? jeff, can you scoot over. >> kroft: the radar and motion detectors have been improved. and it is easier now for agents to immediately tell whether an alert is more likely to be a human intruder or rolling sagebrush. >> jeff york: lima 197, i have a group of approximately four to five on screen southwest of the playas airport. >> ten-four. do copy. >> kroft: and the cameras are better, too. the infrared picture looks even clearer than the daylight camera. >> oftentimes, it will be, yeah. you can see... at this point, you can see real clear if they had weapons or large backpacks or something. i can see that very clearly. >> kroft: but it was impossible to tell how

a former head women's coach at new mexico state and tcu and then came here after a stint as the shintistant men's coach in minnesota and has arguably his best team here at wake forest. >> debbie: he is giving his team a challenge and a chance to make a run at the acc top half of the league. this is a year where you're not quite clear who is the best team it. of course, duke is putting some separation, based on the way they played against florida state the other night, but a lot of basketball to be played. >> mike: lawson newton and mark hardcastle and luis gonzalez are our officials this afternoon. and it's monica wright who controls the opening tip. >> debbie: this job defensively on monica wright is to try to keep her in front. and it is a difficult task. debbie ryan likes to say keep her between your feet. >> mike: here is shine. double-teamed in the paint. >> debbie: courteney moorer is creating a steal. >> mike: here comes brooke thomas, the point guard, 5'4" sof for out of orlando. >> debbie: if she can take care of the basketball that one of the keys for wake forest to get a wi

she joined us to point out and the most frightening part to me is he was born in new mexico.as the game changed when leaders of al qaeda are born here and radicalized here in >> they are more accepted. that's for sure because they know the american way of life. they are more charismatic like the al-awlaki leader is basically copying a evangelistic type of preaching the message. he is fluent in english and able to reach a market in the western world like bin laden is not able to reach. that's what makes them more effective and lethal in the west. >> al-awlaki has similarities to bin laden and how they are influential. what are the other similarities that don't know of the radically born iman. >> they are highly educate come from wealthy familis and they both left a life of privilege and materialism in order to pursue a life of puritiy and pirit il. here and the after life. what makes them so muslim. other muslims they see two men who were wealthy and come from a life of privilege and left for a pursuit of spirituality. young people feel it is not all about money and wealth and

in new mexico, dr. kolasa, in new york dr. cooper, dr. god freed, dr. grunter, dr. huberman. george profose, dr. ridlick, dr. russell and strauss and wani. in north carolina: graham, gray, renyolds richardson, toddman. in ohio, andrew, fedderman, geiger, motorelli. and the list goes on, rhode island, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia and wisconsin. and i ask unanimous consent to place this document into the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mrs. boxer: so, again, i want to reiterate why i am down herein the floor. -- down here on the floor. senator murkowski is announcing that she has announced that she seeks to overturn the scientific finding that carbon pollution is harmful to the health of our families. i think this is radical. i think this has never been done. and i think that if senators had done it in the past, we couldn't have protected our families from tobacco or from arsenic or from lead or from ozone, from smog, from kadmian, and the list goes on. she doesn't want the e.p.a. to take any action to protec

>> i am under the impression that new mexico and perhaps hawaii. >> that is something that we will check with the department for the record. i know my state of maine was one of the last. the government's recently vetoed a bill that would repeal the requirement for showing of legal presence, and i salute the governor for doing so. i think it is a fundamental reform. i am sympathetic to the situation they describe, because we have had situations because of our close association with canada where the great- grandmother came over from canada many years ago, decades ago. married in american. fog that made her a citizen. she does not have proof of being born just across the border. it can be a difficult issue. a requirement is extremely important. we should not be given driver's licenses to people but are here illegally. it does get more complex when one tries to broaden the law. i have one last question to mr. baker, going back to the issue because i am truly troubled by creating that loophole, and how it works -- it would work in real-life applications. in addition to creating the possibilit

-- 3 pending free-trade agreements affecting jobs in places from maine to new mexico. how should this fit into stimulus efforts? >> i am of proponent of a placed two of the pending free trade agreements. the one in south korea is the largest. my own -- one is formed in panama. trade is very controversial in both parts, and there is bipartisan opposition and support. the president indicated he is interested in going ahead with trade agreements. we need to continue to work on those. i believe america can and will compete with the rest of the world in open market. we need to ensure fair markets, fair access to markets by our manufacturers and service sector -- of those entities that can do business overseas affectively if they are given a fair shot to do so, so i think we need to couple our trade agreements with the enforcement of existing trade agreements and new trade agreements to make sure americans are being allowed to compete effectively. the new director of government relations for general motors was in my office yesterday giving me a good piece of news. we have pa

gallup, new mexico, dennis. on the line for republicans. caller: my first point -- i think the banks and mortgage companies and individuals are largely responsible. i don't have any question about either one of those. i think they should be held responsible. just like any debt situation, if someone is realistically going to have a shot at paying off the mortgage, then they don't need to walk away from it. if they don't have a realistic option, then they should walk. the biggest culprit which is not even mentioned it is the government. it is interesting that when fannie mae and freddie mac got started there were supposed to be a government-subsidized separate entity, and now they're complete owned by the government. after being on for only a year they have to extend the credit and the dead of the night in the shadow of the health care vote. there is a reason it went down that way. right now depending on the numbers you listen to between 40-60% of all mortgages are underwritten by the u.s. government. host: in a few minutes we will talk about

senator hutchison and then it's all up to senator udall from new mexico.he's going to fix the whole problem. [laughter] >> senator lautenberg, on your way out the door, i want to thank you very much for this hearing and high-speed rail is critical. it's just really critical. i want to pick up on senator thune's comment about the funding. and senator thune, i wanted to pick up on your points about the funding because it's very critical. this $13 billion standing alone just can go so far. but in my state, we had an election about putting a $9 billion funding package and the people voted aye which is kind of remarkable given the latest votes that we had. so, you know, the people there really understand it. and our system -- and i think -- i bet most everybody in this room has been to my state. it will eventually connect sacramento, our state capital to san diego in the south. the first phase will be between los angeles and san francisco and points in between. i also want to point out the private sector has to be leveraged into this, too. in california we're w

currently there are three pending free trade agreements affecting jobs from places like maine to new mexicot could create thousands of new u.s. jobs. how should free trade agreements fit into any job stimulus effort? >> well, i am a proponent of at least two of the pending free trade agreements. i think we have some additional work to do with south korea which is the largest of the agreements. but my own view in columbia and panama we ought to pass those. i've been publicly indicated to that for some time. trade is very controversial in both parties. and there are bipartisan opposition and bipartisan support. the president's trade representatives indicated he is interested in moving ahead on the trade agreements as has the president. we need to continue to work on those. i believe that in america that is competitive. can and will compete with the rest of the world in open markets. now, we need to assure fair markets, fair access to markets by our manufacturers and service sector and all of those entities in our country that can do business overseas effectively. if they are given a fair shot

and one of his interesting accomplishments was he had attracted a lot of hollywood business into new mexicods of millions of dollars worth of production had been happening in mexico. how do we tell that story? and so i came up with this idea. and it became a real signature ad in the campaign. so you'll see two very different ads. both featuring the governor very prominently speaking in the first smaller speaking roll in the second but still a very clever, interesting way of talking about that most people won't think about hollywood business coming to new mexico. so we'll play two ads. ... >> you can see all of these panels on our website, c-span.org. we move now onto a discussion on campaign finance. >> who was majority leader and an minority leader. she worked with the rules committee and became an expert on rules of the house and revision of those rules. she helped with the leadership elections in the house so she knows it well. that, cause, she would coordinate common causes approach to reform. specifically reform with respect to lobbing, but to a greater extent campaign-finance reform.

pennsylvania $1.07 to alaska with all the dog and gets back $1.84 for every dollar and guess what new mexico gets? $2.03. this should be much more fair and equitable. we are not looking for federal bail out. just for federal fairness. [applause] >> california to carry also special burdens since we are a border state that the federal government alone controls immigration policy. it alone controlled border security that while acknowledging its response become the federal government is not even funny a 50/50 split of the cost of undocumented immigrants or when no longer can ignore what is owed to us. or what we are forced to spend on federal mandates. we are currently owed billions of dollars by the federal government for various different programs. we need to work with the feds so we can fix the flawed, that demands that the state spends money that we do not have. and now, congress is about to plow billions of more on california with their new health care bill. net as you know, what i and susie support health care reform, it is not reform to push more calls on the states that already are strug

daymeon: when you look at the way utah is playing, continue to get better but wisconsin, you look at new mexicosome positive wins as well. as utah continues to get ready for the conference matchup, i think they're making strives tonight in going inside, establishing an inside presence and doing more than just shooting behind the three-point line. matt: they'll have their work cut out for them in the mountain west this year, no question about it after they won the regular season and the turn of tournament championship this year. byu 13-1 on the season and the leading scorer is a guy that's 29. unlv, 12-2 on the season. to the hole and utah has cut it to three. time-out called by trent johnson. daymeon: that's what i'm talking about, he'll put that second present with those things that are nonconference. the daily conference schedule was there and they're trying to make stride to become better players. mat daymeon: and the offensive style. matt: started the game by me asking you the question -- what do we know about the l.s.u. tigers? they are 8-4 on the season. their strength of schedule 106 whi

will the new efforts be any better in helping mexico in their drug wars? guest: does not seem so. the basic question is less the transportation of drugs than the consumption of drugs, the purchasing of drugs in the united states and western europe. until we deal with the current until we deal with the current -- the issue of consumption, we h supply. many believe that mexico is fighting the u.s. problem. drugs are still reaching the u.s. market. guest: if we don't participate, it creates a griddle next national security issue? guest: we need to participate but there are many things united states could do like to deal with the flow of arms out of most mexicans are being killed by weapons exporter from the united states. where is all the money going? why can we open a bank accounts and find out where the money from this terrible curse is actually going? host: is it your view that drug consumption has bite in the last few years? guest: very much so. we have a much wider variety of stuff that people can buy, unfortunately. host: first up is syracuse on and democrats . caller: 01 to as

albuquerque, new mexico, john on the independent's line. caller: thank you to the korean veteran.s like that -- we would not be freed. what does this have to do with them being able to ship goods in here? i know the state department got involved with the nike situation. shoe sellers were selling shoes made in the nike factories but they did not get their licenses through beaverton, oregon, and the golf manufacturers -- they would come out with an expensive set of clubs and they would produce the same, like coming from the same factory with a generic name and sell cheaply on ebay or on other sites that come out of china on the internet. free trade of to be for everybody, not just these big corporations. guest: i think the caller is right, there is something related to these issues. this is, at heart, separate from the center should issue, the intellectual property -- censorship issue, intellectual property, where the chinese company, individual, or government perpetrating attacks against the american companies and taking designs everything from fighter jets to pharmaceuticals off o

in north carolina, new mexico. a lot of people say, i gave $5. am a part of the political process. it is not just people that write the hundreds of dollars-checks. everybody matters under this system. i thinkit changes government. since the year 2000 when we started this, there was a little bit of skepticism at the beginning but tremendous support on the part of the public. we now have over 80% of our state legislature. people have really come to understand that it is easier for candidates because people are willing to put themselves out there. they do not have to involved in the big money race. she was lucky enough to be there. my daughter. she said, one day, i was sitting there listening to testimony and realized that i don't have to think about whether this person wrote me a check or not. i can just say, is this good policy? that is what is different in a state of maine. do i agree with the ideas? that is not something i have to get extra attention to. because that have to call them up and ask for a contribution. because i have to call them up

and guess what new mexico gets $2.03. this should be more fair and equitable.we are not looking for a federal bailout, just federal fairness. [applause] californians carry a special burden since we are a border state. the federal government alone controls immigration policy. it alone controls border security. while acknowledging its responsibility, the federal government is not even funding a 50-50 split of the costs of undocumented immigrants. we can no longer ignore what is owed to us, or what we are forced to spend on federal mandates. we are currently owed billions of dollars by the federal government for various programs. we need to work with the feds so that we can fix the flawed formula that demands that states spend money they do not have. now congress is about to pile billions more onto california with the new health care bill. while i enthusiastically support health care reform, it is not reform to push more costs onto states that are already struggling while other states get sweetheart deals. health care reform, which started as noble and needed legi

host: next up is new mexico, marty on our line for republicans six o.s, my name is marty. i would like to say on this global warming, i do not know if you guys are familiar with the slingshot effect, but scientists do not ever talk about it much. the slingshot effect is, once every 10 years, as we rotate around the sun, we get closer to the sun, and then after that 10 years of slingshot around the sun, i think we get a lot further from the sun. so you are going to have 10 years of warming and 10 years of freezing, the north and south poles freezing up. 10 years, if you check your compass, you will notice that that 10 years that we are closest to the sun, it will be exactly a half a degree off. host: marty, let's bring this back into the perimeter of climate change. are you saying that there -- back into the parameter of climate change. are you saying that there is an effect with this slingshot on the climate change we are caller: exactly, because you are going to get 10 years of warming, 10 years of freezing. guest: i have not heard anything about the s

policy were even of the two or three days of to the summit of the americas, the former ambassador of new mexicoas essentially delivering the new conservative line on latin america. there was no evidence at all. when he got the portfolio, a 180 degree shift, so this is interesting that you set up challenges, that you have got to be losing terribly to get his attention. when you do lose his attention, there is a need to fundamentally change the dynamics, and when you get those successes, to show that narrative. >> i judge that as adequate response to the narcissism question. >> i wanted to pick up on iran in a little bit. john bolton said a while ago we cannot stop iran at this point from getting the bomb if they want one. regardless of whether that is their intention or not, aren't we setting ourselves up for failure to say our goal is to stop this enrichment program in its tracks, when the rest of the world may think it is coming to terms with the idea that we are going to have to contain iran or something like that is going to happen, and here is the united states saying we want to continue th

city in texas is one of the -- a town in texas is one of the highest, going out to albuquerque, new mexicowe can show the list for our viewers as we talk about the implications of suburbanization of poverty. what are they? guest: again, this is a new shift in where americans are living. previously, a lot of the safety net services we developed alleviate poverty and connect people to jobs and support them and the work force. a lot of these services are concentrated in urban areas around the country. it is true that urban poverty remains a challenge, but it is important to track these kinds of trends, because the growing population in the suburb is going to place an additional challenge on the scene at that may not be as well developed. -- additional challenge on the safety net that may not be as well developed. as people are looking for jobs and opportunities to access to employment opportunities, where the services to employ those efforts? and also, are they connected? are they close to job opportunities that can help them work their way out of party? hos -- out of poverty? host: what is t

and guess what new mexico gets $2.03. this should be more fair and equitable.we are not looking for a federal bailout, just federal fairness. [applause] californians carry also a special burden since we are a border state. the federal government alone controls immigration policy, it alone controls border security. while acknowledging its responsibility, the federal government is not even funding a 50-50 split of the costs of undocumented immigrants. we no longer can ignore what is owed to us or what we are forced to spend on federal mandates. we are currently owed billions of dollars by the federal government for various different programs. we need to work with the feds so that we can fix the flawed formula that demands that the states spend money that we do not have. and now congress is about to pile billions more onto california with the new health care bill. now, as you know, while i enthusiastically supported health care reform, it is not reform to push more costs onto states that are already struggling while other states are getting sweetheart deals. healt

host: santa fe, new mexico. anthony on the republican line.ller: my heart goes out to everyone in haiti. my question to you -- was there ever discussion in congress or the united nations for rescue efforts in the southern hemisphere so that the united states does not have to help everyone? it would be good if we could have a worldwide rescue team where everyone pitches in through the u.n. they would have first responders, medical, and they could get there within 24 hours. guest: we have that in place. if you could see what i saw on the ground, the international community is there. i am in miami heat fan. if there was a pickup game, and dwayne wade was next to me, you would pick him over me. the international community is seen as the leader to not only take over the airport but also be at the head of the table when it comes to deployment and dissemination of assets. there are over 20 countries that are there who are helping in this recovery effort, but that is a point well taken. lessons will be learned. host: richmond, virginia. maria on the d

currently there are three pending free trade agreements affecting jobs from places like maine to new mexicothat could create thousands of u.s. jobs. how should free trade agreement fit into any job stimulus efforts? >> i am a proponent of at least two of the pending free trade agreements. i think we have additional work to do with south korea, which is the largest of the agreement but columbia and panama, we ought to pass those. trade is very flofrl both parties and the bipartisan opposition and bipartisan support. the president is interested in moving a head on trade. we need to continue working on those. i believe that america is coming pettive can and will compete with the rest of the world in open markets. now, we need to asure fair markets, fair access to markets by our manufactures and service sector, all of those entities in our country that can do business overseas effect ily if they are given a fair -- effectively if they are given a fair shot to do so. we need to couple our trade agreements with new trade agreements to make sure that, in fact, americans are being allowed to compet

and then the americas in our own hemisphere, especially in our partnerships with new mexico and colombiazil, central america. and i would suggest that our response to the horrific situation in haiti is further proof that we are indeed a partner that can be counted on and relied on in both good times and bad. and i think the response that has been garnered in support of haiti has been very effective and will only get better as time goes on. in africa, the president's trip to ghana signaled new tunlts and a partner for good governments and developing -- and development that improved lives. and i think africa will be a continent and is a continent already that we have to spend much more time thinking about strategically, particularly as we look at the expansion of al qaeda-like networks throughout the -- at least the northern part of that continent. but the potential of it going elsewhere. engagement also means deepening cooperation with key centers of power, in russia, the so-called reset has elevated relations to the best point in years. in china, we now have a broad-based strategic and e

crashed in roswell, new mexico in 194. this is probably before most of you were born. what percent of adult americans. who wants to venture a guess. yes? >> hopefully under 20%. >> is he right? no. what else? >> 40% to 49%. >> who hears from like far west? >> where are you from? >> california. >> all right, the answer here is 65%. >> wow. >> 65%. the government is keeping this a secret. come on now. this gives you a little taste of public opinion, and it may be a little different from what you imagined. how many people got all five right? ok. four. three? ok. stand up. you face got three right. i know your republicans. stay standing up. we have a prize for the one who got the most right. we have to do a question-off here. let's see, what percent of americans consider themselves evangelical christians? pick a number. >> a range or a number? >> a number. >> 55%. >> 47%. >> 47%. >> 32%. >> 24%. >> this guy gets it. the correct number is 42% of americans consider themselves evangelical christians. there is a prize for you. you are a democrat unfortunately, right? i know. p

boston, a kansas katechi missouri new mexico and south carolina will see bills introduced to combat distracted driving. we encourage you all to be part of the effort, again we applaud the safety efforts. distracted driving is an important part of our overall safety efforts. every bed and every one of our safety issues are ones that we are moving forward on. the obama administration and secretary lahood dark-- and we are going to do that by working with their partners throughout the nation. thank you. [applause] >> thank you john very much. we appreciate that and thank you did before participating in our press conference. my name is jackie gillan and i vice president for highway and auto safety and i'm going to briefly highlight the key findings of this year's roadmap report and discuss the next steps needed to would than safety. let me repeat that the report and all of the materials for the press packet are on our web site. i checked myself before i came over here. it is www.safe roads.org. advocates has selected 15 traffic safety laws that we believe are fundamentally essential if we are goin

standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will proceed to a period of morning business for one hour with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the time will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. following that morning business, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of beverly baldwin martin of georgia to be a united states circuit judge for the 11th circuit. debate on the nomination is limited to one hour, equally divided and controlled between senators leahy and sessions or their designees. upon the use or yielding back of the time, the senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of that nomination. the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 p.m. to allow for weekly caucus meetings. we expect to h.r. s. j. res. 45, a joint res

same thing congress did under far less severe circumstances several years ago for the farmers of new mexico. mr. nunes has filed a discharge petition to bypass the subcommittee and bring the bill directly to the house for a vote. it needs 218 signatures. so far, it has 105. 104 republicans and one democrat. madam speaker, i assure you that it's not only the central valley suffering. the willful destruction of 500,000 acres of american farmland by these massive water diversions, all for the enjoyment and amusement of the three-inch-long delta smelt is reflected in rising prices for produce that families are feeling far beyond the congressionally created dust bowl of california's central valley. nor is the delta smelt doing any better despite the massive water diversions. the delta smelt population is well below the high points recorded in the 1970. how can anybody argue that the delta pump regular strixes are benefiting the delta smelt? i promise to carry the plea for the many americans who poured out their hearts to us in fresno on monday for congress to come to the central valley and see w

where it's texas, new mexico, arizona, west virginia. these states. so substantial variation across states is the first point. the second point is really that there's substantial variation also within states. and this isn't that surprising. the assisted living facilities tend to locate in the more urban and suburban areas and less so in the rural areas and i'll point this out again below. so just to detail very briefly our primary results and there are tables in the paper that detail these more -- more in depth. but the first and very simple result is that assisted living facilities are widespread seniors housing and care option national. we found around 830,000 beds or units nationally. depending on how you count facilities and whether you count small facilities that number could be as large as a million beds. and this is in the context of 1.6 million nursing home beds nationally so it's a large number of assisted living beds nationally. and as i noted in the previous slide the penetration can vary substantially across states and within states across

individuals, we still have much to do to break that leadership glass ceiling, or as a friend of mine from new mexico likes to say, the adobe ceiling. [laughter] but the urgency of developing leaders of color is not just about demographics, it's about values. it's about advancing leaders who are value-centered. leaders who have the skills and the will to meet this country's challenges within a social justice framework. the economic calamity of the past year plus was not caused by subprime mortgages or credit defaults or even excessive greed. these were just symptoms, i think, of the real problem: failed leadership. leaders who didn't follow their true north, their internal compass of beliefs and values and principles that guide us all through life. that is why i believe it is so crucial to develop leaders of color who are rooted in community values, who have the voice to draw attention to the challenge before us and to inspire us to common purpose, but also leaders who have the power to the deliver results. at the national hispana institute we believe there are four components of leadership developme

that's what's really concerning them p why has it been a bigger priority to up in new mexico and force u.s. tax dollars to go to fund abortions internationally which 82% of the country is against. why is it so important to bailout wall street to bailout detroit, to make sure that certain mortgages are protected, even though people are saying that's not -- those are not the number one issues for them? why is it important to fly to copenhagen not once by twice for the a global warming conference in the middle of a blizzard. i'm not saying that to be snarky so much as i'm asking the question. why aren't we listening to people with they say they are starving for jobs. they are looking for economic rebound. why don't we look at the 16 million plus women who currently own all or part of a small business and think of the untold millions of other american women who would love to harness their spirit and create a nest egg end flexibility and ownership for their small businesses. why can't be allow them just to flourish rather than trying to suffocate them from the beginning? and so i want to re

will the new efforts be any better in helping mexico in their drug wars? guest: does not seem so. the basic question is less the transportation of drugs than the consumption of drugs, the purchasing of drugs in the united states and western europe. until we deal with the current -- the issue of consumption, we will not deal with supply. many believe that mexico is fighting the u.s. problem. drugs are still reaching the u.s. market. guest: if we don't participate, it creates a griddle next national security issue? guest: we need to participate but there are many things united states could do like to deal with the flow of arms out of most mexicans are being killed by weapons exporter from the united states. where is all the money going? why can we open a bank accounts and find out where the money from this terrible curse is actually going? host: is it your view that drug consumption has bite in the last few years? guest: very much so. we have a much wider variety of stuff that people can buy, unfortunately. host: first up is syracuse on and democrats . caller: 01 to ask about haiti

and howard baker, tom daschle and bob dole has a task force which will be led by pete domenici of new mexico alice rivlin who served during the clinton administration. their announcement from yesterdas ines. we sw wt out ahoe i >> it is a pleasure to welcome you here today. this is in fact the first event we are having in our brand new conference room and we hope to make it a good one. i get to say a few words about the bipartisan policy center before we get into the real action. we were founded on the idea that people with significantly different views and who have strong allegiance to different parties could still come together and try to design serious and substantive conclusions to a-- solutions to address the nation's big challenges. we are not a think tank in a traditional sense. we only study things for a purpose. and when our projects come together, people understand that they spend as much time ti apen trt.anha committed to that adequacy effort. the project we are launching today will very much test the proposition of bringing people together towards a substantive and detailed solut

the clerk: house resolution 776, resolution congratulating the dartmouth outing club of hanover, new mexico, for 100 years of service to the united states and its wilderness. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hirono: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend their -- extend and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hirono: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for such time as she may consume. ms. hirono: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.res. 776 celebrating the dartmouth outing club for 100 years of service to the united states and its wilderness. dartmouth has a rich history. in its argument in 1818 to the supreme court in the dartmouth college case, daniel webster said, quote, it is, sir, as i h

back to the phones, gal up, new mexico, on our line -- i'm sorry.rocky mountain, maryland, on our line for democrats. good morning. missouri, sorry about that. caller: no worries at all. absolutely, i can see where people would want to walk away from these and the reason being is because they were, i was in the industry myself but only -- i was on the escrow-real estate law side of it -- >> washington journal live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. we're going to leave this and take you live to the final state of the state address by governor jon corzine of new jersey this brought to you courtesy of new jersey television. live coverage from the capital in trenton. on c-span. >> madam clerk, have all required notices been given in accordance with the act? >> yes, they have. >> having been sent to the members of the house, the secretary of the state and the state house press and posted in accordance with the open public meetings act, i declare the house to be in session. madam clerk, please open the machine for a quorum call. madam clerk, close the machi

city in texas is one of the -- a town in texas is one of the highest, going out to albuquerque, new mexico can show the list for our viewers as we talk about the implications of suburbanization of poverty. what are they? guest: again, this is a new shift in where americans are living. previously, a lot of the safety net services we developed alleviate poverty and connect people to jobs and support them and the work force. a lot of these services are concentrated in urban areas around the country. it is true that urban poverty remains a challenge, but it is important to track these kinds of trends, because the growing population in the suburb is going to place an additional challenge on the scene at that may not be as well developed. -- additional challenge on the safety net that may not be as well developed. as people are looking for jobs and opportunities to access to employment opportunities, where the services to employ those efforts? and also, are they connected? are they close to job opportunities that can help them work their way out of party? hos -- out of poverty? host: what is the

schmidt: thank you to my good friend from new mexico. one of a family member of mine's favorite movie is "a wonderful life" and it's about george bailey who thinks he's losing the family bank, and the angel that points out to him how important his life is. and at the end he realizes it and, yes, clarence gets his wings. and i think about that because i think of the family member and the fact that if his mother had had the opportunity in 1964 to have had an abortion, may have made the fatal decision not to have had that person. that person is a wonderful human being. he is a father, he is a husband, he has two children. he has a wonderful life. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from american samoa rise? mr. sablan: i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material und