if you don't know anything about the with clinton, he is a longtime new york city mayor, new york state lawmaker, a congressman, one of the canal commissioners eventually come a long time york governor, new york city civic benefactor, social reformer, and nearly president in 1812 over madison but for the then swing state of pennsylvania. with but clinton has to be credited for seeing the wisdom of the erie idea and attaching himself carry early to the effort and he becomes its chief promoter and clinton is a very popular leader, scrupulously honest, not something we often see in public officials, but at the same time a careless and often reviled politician. but he lets astounding public attacks roll off his back and he is the single individual who guides canal's financing in popular support. if clinton had taken any of the many outrageous assaults against him or succumbed to self

in which the city ceases to exist and i love new york, i heart new york really responded to what wasn anxiety about that, i think, for new yorkers. you know, many new yorkers wore i heart new york and embraced the campaign and identifying with i love new york with the idea that there was something kind of in the urbanity and, you know, the cosmopolitan nature, glaser i write about this was really playing around with the font of the campaign, the kind of gritty newspaper-style font and the softness of the heart and that juxtaposition and the early newspaper -- sorry, print and television campaign featured prominently broadway stars and broadway shows from cats, from chorus line, from some of what remained to be some of the great -- the great musicals and productions that were -- many of which originated in the '70s and early '80s and annie and other things and so there was also, you know, this -- characters from those performances gave those services for free and so there was also a sense of the great creativity and vitality of new york in association with broadway and times square so

a longtime new york governor. new york city civic benefactor. social reformer. nearly president in 1812 over madison, but for the then swing state of pennsylvania. but clinton has to be credited for seeing the wisdom of the erie idea and then attaching himself very early to the effort. he becomes its chief promoter. and clinton is of very popular leader. a scrupulously honest. not something we often see in public officials. but at the same time he was a careless and often reviled politician. he left astounding public attacks roll off his back. and he is the single individual who guides the legislative approval, its financing, and its popular support. if clinton had taken any of that many outrageous assaults against them were succumbed to self doubts arguably you might say that we could be living in a nation that peters out somewhere years of the mississippi. we might not have a cousin to the west by the eerie canal. interest to the captain's own nation. spanish from the south. english and french from the north. even russian influence from the northwest might not

the gentleman from new york. mr. king: i yield 90 seconds to the the gentleman from california and a member of the committee, ranking member on the committee, mr. lungren, 90 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: i thank the gentleman for yielding. some may wonder why someone from california would be here supporting an amendment that appears to be directed towards assisting the other side of the country. it is because of the success of the program to this point. that is, this is not only for the city of the new york but it is for that entire region and it has been shown how it can be replicated in other parts of the country. also, the greatest concern i have of an attack by terrorists who wish to do us ill would be a nuclear attack of some sort in one of our major metro areas. the interdiction capabilities of this program could prevent a bomb from entering new york or from leaving the city to head to other parts of the region or nation and its lessons can help other cities around the country w

new york namesake city, new york city, had recently displayed philadelphia as the nation's largest city and was taking control of the young american economy. infields drawing rooms and counting houses across the atlantic the words of new york were becoming equivalent to economic opportunity for laborers, speculators and proto- industrialist alike. and yet, and till this fine morning, until this fall morning new york was no more assured of becoming the empire state and was virginia, pennsylvania, or even ohio, south carolina or illinois. nor was the nation assured of becoming a global empire it remains. in 1825, the united states were still plural in view, not a singular nationstate but sovereign state with the constitutional limited federal government. as late as 1855, walt whitman proclaimed with a verbal plurality, oh, the united states with vain to pull up political stuff, most in need but what. as opposed to the needs poets. abraham lincoln bearing the union at gettysburg finally change the grammar and the perception in the 18 '60s. in 1825 to see to shining sea continental nation a

there are not very many similarities between how new york city based on new york state built the erie canal and how the federal government now might support infrastructure projects. however, there is one very important similarity, or one way in which the erie canal i think can help inform the debate about whether the federal government should be creating a national infrastructure bank to fund infrastructure objects. . . . >> there is really no good route and he wound up, jesse hawley is his name, another connecticut native who tried to find his fortune in the west, winds up in debtor's prison, under a pseudonym writes the argument -- newspaper essays, arguing for and proposing and arguing for a canal across new york state directly to lake erie and it was actually his idea but dewitt clinton picks up the idea, three years later, and he is the guy that makes the erie canal happen and if you know anything about dewitt clinton he is a long time new york city mayor, new york state lawmaker, a congressman, a -- one of the canal commissioners, eventually and a long time new york governor, an

the gentleman from new york. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from new york, the chairperson of the rules committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for four minutes. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. and today i want to speak about the senseless killing of a good man, as he was volunteering as an usher in his place of worship. dr. george tiller was shot to death as most of us know at his church in wichita, kansas, on the 31st of may. a single gunshot fired by a man who apparently has a long history of animosity to the women's right to choose, ended the life of a man who has dedicated his life to helping others and was a stark reminder to all of us a raw emotion surrounding this issue. in the days since the arrest of the shooter we have now heard reports that even more violence may be planned against doctors who believe in choice. and while this kind of violence is deplorable, it seems to me that this act is particularly villainous because it

the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: how much time do i have left, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has 10 1/2 minutes. mr. nadler: i won't take that, but i yield myself the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, we ask every member of our armed services, 2.6 million men and women in the active and reserve forces, to be willing to lay down their lives for our country, in defense of our foo freedom, need be and they are willing to do that every time, whether in iraq or afghanistan or anywhere else around the globe, that a member of our armed services is killed in action, there is a grieving family a lover a wife, a husband a wife, a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, all of these, whose -- who are grieved and can never be made up. sometimes we accept that memorial day, forget about -- we sometimes except at memorial day, forget about that we don't don't think about it too much. we ought to think about it, our freedoms ar

gentleman from new york, mr. hinchey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. hinchey: thank you, madam speaker, and i want to thank chairwoman slaughter for yielding me this time. i'd like to commend chairman mollohan for doing an outstanding job with this year's commerce, justice and science bill. and i intend to vote for it, support it enthusiastically. i know that he had to make some hard choices and i am pleased that he was able to fund nearly all of the administration's requests for the national science foundation in particular. however, a provision in the report concerning materials research has just been brought to my attention and i am hopeful that as this bill moves to conference we might be able to address this language. the basic research and fundamental science funded by the national science foundation are vitally important to the future of our nation. however, there is language in the report eliminating the president's proposed increase in the n.s.f.

most people in new york state is viewed through new york city. they think of broadway, the statue of liberty and think about all the great things that is indeed new york city and is in many real ways new york. and new york is all of that, but it's much more as well. in my part of the world, in my part of new york state, it's the st. lawrence river, the add ron dack mountains and park. the largest publicly held park in the lower 48 states. it's beauty, natural wonder. and it's great people. it's not a metro. it's small towns, villages and hamlets with very indust tryous and very proud and kind people. for all of our natural beauty, for all of it that causes us to be proud, it's a region that has long been confronted by economic challenges, closed factories, abandoned mills, failing farms, declining populations. in our part of the world, and i can't speak for the coast of california where the gentleman represents, and i know he does that proudly, economic development is something different. it's something that we take very seriously, but it has to

new york, new jersey, is that pennsylvania? >> that is correct. >> pennsylvania. and then is that kentucky or -- kentucky, west virginia? >> delaware. >> no, no -- >> oh, further out? kentucky, south dakota, arizona, wyoming. >> okay, the western states but on the eastern sea board, and the reason i raised this issue at this hearing in the beginning of the season is that the predictions that i've seen or the feeling about this season because the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast -- >> that's correct. >> -- there's some sense that this is the east coast's time. and i just need to reinforce that i know that people in the northeast have not had a storm in a long time, but there are some significant studies that show what will happen if there is. and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit long island, and you can just understand and think about what the population was then but what it is today. you know, 80 years plus later. and i'm asking you or you're testifying that actually in that part of that highly-urbanized area th

station of new york. the members travel around the state giving presentations, promoting the importance of self-advocacy for people with disabilities, general awareness of disability related illness and the importance of full community inclusion of people with disabilities. this is important work and i'm so pleased we have these volunteers back home in my congressional district. mr. speaker, we realize that as this current economic downturn puts millions of americans at risk, the need for volunteers and national service will be more important than ever. the recently signed edward m. kennedy serb america act expands the americorps programs to incorporate some 250,000 volunteers each year. it is important to recognize the commitment of these volunteers so that future generations will continue to support the ideal of national service. the strength of our nation depends upon individuals who take action toward building better communities. we observed americorps week may 9 through may 16. americorps week provid

he writes for "the new york times." here that cornell and he has done this economic national is the second book he has done for us and it's a collection, pieces about how to think about the current prices through economic terms. he helps people with their vocabulary to help them understand all the garbage that you hear in the news, just sort through it. been on the other side you have tom sold to a conservative economist out of the hoover institution in california, a very widely respected. both of these men are enormously respected. we said we would like you to write a book on what's happening in the economy and he said without a doubt i need to write about the housing crisis because in his opinion the housing crisis is what precipitated the entire economic boom bust. >> so we have some travel, we have the economy and we have this book by chris mooney about science in america. >> chris mooney is a science journalist and he wrote a book for us to couple years ago called the republican war on science. and now he has moved

that night in new york, new jersey, and connecticut, almost everyone was in their own bed. that is the difference between what happened there and what happened in katrina, where 2 million people were somewhere other than their own bedroom. i do not think the country understand what will happen if this happens in new jersey or connecticut or pennsylvania or virginia, or anyplace. and i think the people think they are not going to be impacted by category 5 hurricanes. i think they think it built on long enough to withstand it. so i will continue to make my voice heard it to the president and leadership and hope we get through this storm season without getting through this season in a major area. and northeast metropolitan area have a lot more than we do across the coast. the numbers are staggering. i do not know. >> first of all, thank you for your sense of urgency, and i want to give you an update regarding this issue. new york city has x 1 blogs -- excellent resources, but they have had to cut their funding. you know this vividly. while there is a chart that shows significa

host: some of the headlines from the new york tabloids. "run away governor." "daily news" says "buenos airhead." the question that we are asking, the private lives of public officials. what is your take on this? caller: i think the politicians should concentrate on the few morals that government should concentrate on, one of which is stealing, which we have plenty of in the government, and leave the other morals to the churches and the preachers and the general public. i think that politicians have plenty to clean up without worrying about extramarital affairs. host: john, thank you. gail collins writes inside "the new york times," "love parte." on behalf of the people of illinois and new york, i would like to think south carolina for giving us mark sanford. finally, a governor who is where the band rod blagojevich and less responsible than eliot spitzer. really, we are relieved. she goes on to say that he was widely regarded as a republican presidential contender. many have forgotten this, but for a while in 2008 he was a serious candidate to be john mccain's

host: from inside of the front page of "new york times -- from "the new york times," "security forceslashed with thousands of protesters." republican line, good morning. caller: how are you doing? i was a democrat all of my life. i became a republican during the presidential election. our president is not saying a word and these people are dying left and right. i have supported freedom my entire life. we need out there and say something for these people that want to fight for freedom for their country. i am appalled. that is why i became a republican. i am appalled that he has not said something for these people. i watched the woman on your -- i could not believe how she was shot. i am sure that there are a lot more being killed. our president is now saying anything. host: what should he say? what do you want him to say? caller: you know what? we should go in there and get them. when i was a democrat my whole life, of president bush, you know, when he was in office, he fought for democracy. that is what i see every day in this country. what he is not doing -- he is making it worse. he

it was the governor of new york thomas dewey. [laughter] >> which presented a problem for the maitre d' and they were lucky, they were able to seat dewey and truman far apart. everywhere they went in new york by the way they took cabs. harry parked the car at the waldorf and they took cabs everywhere they went unlike most tourists they didn't have trouble getting a cab because as soon as a cabbie would recognize that harry truman was trying to wave him down, they'd pull over in droves. they had no trouble getting a cab. incidentally, my wife and i did stay at the waldorf two days and we were not comped. we were upgraded, though. we did get upgraded. they gave me that at least. on the drive home, a state trooper named manly stampler, a great name for a cop, a state cop in pennsylvania, manly stampler -- he pulled harry over on the pennsylvania turnpike for careless driving. harry liked to hang out in the left lane and in pennsylvania you have to stay to the right except to pass. and so harry was in the left lane and there was a --

nadler of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from new york and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield myself three minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: mr. chairman, i rise in support of my amendment which i authored with representatives me chaud and carolyn maloney. it is the debbie smith program and corresponding decrease in general operating expenses in the office of justice. unlike eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence, d.n.a. provides assurance and has resulted in the conviction of countless perpetrators of violent crimes and freed hundreds of innocent people. we can identify the guilty and exclude the innocent with certainty with just a little biological evidence and a scientific test. the problem, of course, is they have to collect their biological evidence, do that test and record the information. if you do not, the power of d.n.a.

[laughter] there was "the new york times" story that compared to barack obama to both jfk and martin luther king in the same paragraph. there was the nbc news correspondent who was assigned to cover barack obama who said that it is almost time to maintain your abjective it a wallcovering obama because of the excitement that he engendered was so infectious. there was a story that was on christmas morning on page one of the washington post about barack obama's exercise regimen -- here is one sentence from the story. the sun glinted off chiseled pectorals. [laughter] this code could during for weightlifting sessions each week. and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games. this is the kind of stuff you'd expect to read in a romance novel with fabio on the cover. [laughter] [applause] not page one of the most important newspaper in the nation's capital and one of the two or three in the country. now, if you think i am cherry picking these two examples to make a point, i am not. the book -- i won't bore you with statistics -- but the book has a number of impartial studies

so the new york daily news reporter writes down this guy's name, writes down his phone number, and then he smears it to make it look as if hauptman had tried to erase it. then he went to the police and said, look what i found back here, and this evidence, this evidence was admitted into the trial. >> the worst offender was not "the daily news" but william randall hearst's new york journal. quoting now from the historian. which claimed falsely that maps found in hauptman's apartment, included those around hopewell, that the caliber of hauptman's pistol fitted a hole in the baby's head. but the "new york times" was not far behind with equally false stories that writing paper found in the hauptman apartment was the same as writing paper used in ransom notes. that latter notes were found and they were the same as those used in the kidnap ladder. that hauptman had written to a man in a prison in ohio, saying that he intended to kidnap the lindberg baby. that's the end of the historians quote. all of these lies, dressed up like veracity, appeared in print before hauptman went to trial. fortun

meeks of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: thank you, madam chair. i rise today with an important amendment to h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act for fiscal years 2010, 2011. we here in the united states understand all too well that it takes more than just passing laws to ensure equal access to prosperity. it took decades of constant pressure and struggle to get the legal right to full participation of african-americans in our american democracy. yet we realize that our work is far from over in our great nation. racial discrimination is a sobering reality both here in the united states and in the rest of the world. we understand that we cannot throw stones from a glass house. but instead we must work with -- work in a tandem with our neighbors to ensure that all citizens in our hemisphere are unfettered by discriminatory practices now and the vestiges of those practices of the past. it is in

new york city has excellent coverage but because of the economic conditions of these states, new york state has had to cut funding. as you talk about the urgency in this metropolitan areas, the other comment that i would make -- you have an outstanding chard showing the growth in call volume, the public needs to understand that these are people, and during hurricane katrina, those were people whose lives were being saved by the volunteers. we had rooftop rescue, connecting people to the appropriate government entity, the most vivid example was joe thomas's wife. she took a phone call from a man who found his mother's body. there was no one else to call. your urgency to continue this funding speaks to the need of the american people and i want to thank you for that. >> is there any closing comment? >> having spent a few years doing this, i understand that there is not a lot of advocacy -- consistent advocacy on the disaster -- on disaster response. one thing that we have seen as i know that you are focused on hurricanes, that is your geography and that is a big threat, but over the las

. >> first call for our guest up in new york. she is liz garbus of hbo. harlem, new york. suzanne, republican caller. hello there. >> good morning. hi, liz. i'm a fan of your work and i just wanted to know whether or not you mentioned something about that we're not at war anymore so, i mean, most people do consider us, this country, still engaged in a war on terror and also is it relevant at all that you're producing partner for the past ten years has 11 laurie kennedy, who is a far left wing activist? i was wondering if you could, you know, at least be honest about your political background of your company and kind of left wing agenda that you have. thank you. >> what do you say, liz garbus? >> i didn't mean to say we weren't at war. certainly there's a war going on in iraq, there's a lot of military activity going on in many regions so i didn't mean to indicate we were not at war. what i meant when i said the so-called war on terror is that's what it was called during the bush administration and currently today we aren't calling it the war on terror. that was more of a s

>> guest: we were living in new york. we had two small kids, i was teaching, i was working at a day care center, and we decided we had to do it, and we came back to chicago with our lawyer and stayed with my younger brother for a night and then walked ourselves into 26th and california which is where the cook county court is. >> host: did you alert them ahead of time? >> guest: my lawyer did. the state's attorney at the time was richard daley, and my attorney tried to make a deal, and he wouldn't make a deal, so we just hurled ourselves at the mercy of the court. >> host: you being, you both you and bernadine dohrn. >> guest: yeah, and she'll be here in a moment, so she can speak for herself. >> caller: i don't want to seem negative, but, you know, this is a public show, and you seem to be filly busting the public's comment by all your comments. bill, i think one thing that isn't being mentioned here was why we got in vietnam. i was marching in the peace marchs in washington, and we used to call it the rockefeller war, th

the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman neil. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. neal: thank you very much. i want to commend chairman waxman and chairman markey who have aterpted to forge a consensus. the bottom line is, this will make america less dependent on foreign oil. despite protestations to the contrary from the other side, there's an element on the other side that rejects to this day the concept of climate change and global warming. it's difficult to find middle ground if there's a side that simply rejects the science of our times. part of our job in leadership and governing is to make some difficult decisions and indeed some very tough choices this climate change bill we have before us today makes those tough choices for our future and our children's future. it's in the interest of america , but just as importantly, it's in the interest of the world. america leads the way, and this is an oppo

of new york state energy research and development authority. projects that found us utilizing our wind, our sun, our earth, our soil, and our water enabled us to create energy supplies for new york state. hydroken netic power that was produced simply by the turn by lens of the east river along the shortline of the island of manhattan is there as a demonstration project. and r&d project that as a prototype holds promise, great promise when deployed into the manufacturing and commercial sectors. the opportunity for geothermal where i witnessed at the culinary institute of america, six new dorms and lodges as they are referred to utilizing geothermal as an energy source. and using the constant temperature of the earth far below us was a simple and novel idea, almost cavelike in its concept, but it is providing modern day usage. and certainly wind, solar, p.v., all being utilized in new york state as much as 1,100 megawatts worth of wind power. this is possible. it's very possible. and the jobs that we can create are countless as we go forward and

i say, no, no, no, i have to read "the new york times." how could you be informed? and they say, you must be kidding, and then they'll say something snide, judith miller. she, as you might remember, is "the new york times" reporter who laid out the prim roads path into war in iraq. and i say, yeah, but there's stuff there that i need to know. and they say what, and my oldest son will always say, you know, if you spent that hour a day reading a novel, you'd be much more educated than reading "the new york times." but frankly, i'm not giving it up, i've got to have it in print, and he says, no, it's all going to be gone in a year. oh, no, please. so i read the times every morning. >> host: i want to go back to the nation. >> guest: i gave up the tribune, incidentally, and it was with great regret, but it's unreadable. [laughter] it is. and i find it unreadable, and i think it'll be gone, also, in the next year which is a shame. >> host: back to the nation. i think most people would consider it to be a liberal progressive, whatever tag you want to put on it magazine. w

maloney of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. maloney: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment would provide guidance and oversight to the federal voter assistance programs, efforts to increase ballot access for military and overseas voters. i would like to thank the distinguished chairman skelton for his support of this amendment. the voter assistance program, which is part of the department of defense, is the government's primary entity for assisting overseas voters access to the ballot. including men and women serving in the military and americans living abroad who are our unofficial ambassadors. with the global economy, more and more americans will be living abroad and we need to make sure that their voices and votes are counted. while the state department cannot give an exact number, there are estimated to be between four milli

both instances, washington said i want to campaign to take new york city. and he argued with washington, we can't succeed, we cannot succeed in an attack on new york city. the british have held it too long. they have had 6 years to prepare their defense, we cannot win. but he had been ordered by louis xvi, they fer to washington, do what he wants. so after that conference, at the weathers field conference, he agreed we will attack new york. washington rode back to west point, thinking that would be the next item on the agenda, but as soon as washington rode back, rode away, wroteshallow root to the admiral of the french fleet in the caribbean asking him to bring his fleet north, not to new york, as washington expected, but to the chesapeake, because rauchambeau saw the possibility of trapping it. and that is exactly what happened. one last thing, there has been a debate since the moment of the peace settlement ending the war, over whether britain could have won this war. for upgrade many people, the idea that britain could not have won the war was attractiv

has gaps at the highly urbanized area blacks were shaking your head, new york, new jersey. is it pennsylvania? >> that is correct. >> and is that kentucky, west virginia? >> kentucky, south dakota, wyoming, the western states but on the eastern seaboard and the reason i raise this issue at this hearing in the beginning of the season is the production site seen or the feeling about the season because the storms have been so intense in the gulf coast there is some sense that this is the east coast time and i just need to reinforce i know people in the northeast haven't had a storm for a long time but there are some significant studies that show what will happen if there is, and it is not a pretty picture. and in 1938 there was a major storm that hit all my mind, and you can just understand and think about the population was and what it is today. 80 deer sophos -- 80 years plus later. and in that highly urbanized area they're virtually is no communication of people outside of your 911 if you want to report an emergency. but in terms where you can get shelter and where you coul

they got wane in new york take 2-3.ow they have to see if they can do damage against the jays here at nationals park, tonight, tomorrow night and sunday afternoon. zoom in. johnny holliday along with phil wood. brandon knight has taken a -- ray knight has taken a couple of days off. the series in new york has put a fire in the entire town as far as what this ball club is capable of doing. when you went up there and shutout the yankees for the first time at home this year, only the second time all season long, do you it with a guy named craig stammen, things are going pretty, darn good. >> stammen gets his first major league victory the night after john lannan impresses his parents in the stands. he takes 2-3. he probably should have won all three games. he was swept three in tampa, but held your own in all three of the games. this is a club that when they took on the yankees, clearly didn't have their hitting shoes on. it hardly mattered. they took 2-3 despite hitting .212 for the series. >> a couple of home runs up in

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: i yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: ask to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman for his leadership and really thoughtful conversation on what is a challenging time for america. i rice to support the rule -- i rise to support the rule and want to express both my support and concerns for aspects of this legislation. but i will speak to the overall, seeming overall opposition of our good friends of the other side of the aisle. and i would hope that in their deliberation they have given a thoughtful assessment of the analysis of opposition. we are dealing with some very difficult times. i opposed the war in iraq and remain opposed. i do, however, want the opportunity to be able to stand down in order to safely have our soldiers redeployed. i want to see the standing u

meeks also from new york. he was the principal democratic lead co-sponsor and a is a member of my subcommittee on asia pacific and the global environment. mr. speaker, this important and bipartisan resolution shares as its substantive core three key principles. first, it expresses the unified sense of the congress that north korea should seize all hostile and detablizing activity on the korean peninsula. second, it calls on north korea to re-engage in dialogue with south korea, as well as with the six-party talks. third, it reaffirms our unconditional and unwavering commitment to our alliance, partnership with the republic of korea. as we are all aware, north korea's recent hostile activities has once again brought world attention to the fradge aisle, peace and security framework -- fragile, peace and security framework on the peninsula of korea. north korea conducted another nuclear test, launched several intercontinental ballistic missiles and expanded all interkorean agreements, including the armistice that

also, "the new york post." inside "the new york daily news" has this photograph. from inside "the new york post" -- they reprint his remarks. he said, "there's nothing i can do, but i will live with this pain for the rest of my life. i apologize to my victims. i am sorry. i know that does not help you, your honor. thank you for listening." caller: my question is -- reggie walton is report about the sexual abuse in prison, i am concerned about the number of rapes being reported. a lot of the men that are being raped, some of them are being infected with hiv and aids. when they come out of the prison, they are sleeping with these different women. host: that is one of the points that he mentioned. 95% of those incarcerated in u.s. prisons ultimately leave jail in move back into society. caller: this is a big problem. what will the of administration do to try to curb this? the african american community, especially the black women, are being infected with this. i am not infected, thank god, but there are so many that are. as far as the hon darhondurans e concerned, ho

we saw tax in 1993 on the world trade center in new york, in 1985, in 1986 indeed khyber 10 hours, -- in the tower is, and others, and then there comes 9/11 in 2001, and there was an accelerating pace in the frequency and the scope and scale of the attacks. we would of been absolutely totally irresponsible if we had not taken the view that we had to do everything in our power in order to prevent that. that is exactly what we did. now, we look back at it, and to some extent, our success allows some of our fellow citizens do not have to worry about it. you guys emphasize how serious was. there was the counter-terrorism program in the run-up to 9/11. the fact is we did what we felt we had to do, and if i had it to do all over again, i would do exactly the same thing. i would be just as tough and aggressive as i could to make sure that those individuals who wished us harm, try to achieve a political objective, -- i think it was the right thing to do. i do not have much tolerance or patience for those who with the benefit of hindsight eight years later and who have forgotten what in fact h

the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished the gentlelady from new york, ms. slaughter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for one minute. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank my colleague, mr. nadler. i want to close my portion here reminding people of what a terrible thing has happened in this country of a man who was simply doing what he was allowed to do, what he was trained to do. i think perhaps i should state it for the record, too, that third trimester abortions are less than 1% and even roe v. wade says that after the first trimester that the state has an interest and that it takes two doctors as well as it does with a third trimester. these are oftentimes babies that have been desperately wanted and planned, but in order to save the health of the mother or to prevent her from carrying a toxic fetus that has already expired it's sometimes necessary to do it. it's not a whim. it's not something that women do. i think any

of course,, thsk a new york city public school. it was under the ejiss of joel kline, the chancellor of the board of education and had the same curriculum of all the other schools, it just always taught arabic. now, we embarked on this story. debbie had been given a hard time in the press, and we thought that the doe and people who were involved would come talk to us. but everywhere there waws lot of, we won't talk about this. the department of education wouldn't talk to us about the case. there was a group that was formed that was stop the mad drassa. they wouldn't talk to us. so you find that even when you're making a film about free speech not everyone is so willing to talk to you. host: let's hear from new jersey now. caller: hi. how are you doing? host: good. caller: it's certainly an interesting topic. my assessment is that in often cases it's misinterpreted. i think one has to look at who wrote this into the constitution and why. and i believe that it was the people giving themselves the right to protest the government, whic

why the attorney general of new york got involved is that all the securities were sold in new york. fanny and freddie put out the rule and they're continuing to look at the impact. and as they get impact back and they understand better what's happening out there, they certainly have the ability and will continue to -- >> you'll look at this? >> we'll look at -- we don't see it directly -- >> that's what i'm asking. you're the one responding to my letter so i'm going to to you. you signed it and i thank you for taking your time to respond and -- >> we continue to dialogue. i have meetings now with both c ceos and certainly this issue has come up. we're continuing to dialogue as to what's happening out there in the marketplace and we'll continue to do that. >> and was lucky to have the dialogue and have my picture take son let's continue the dialogue. >> the other point is that bank regulators are also looking at this issue and looking at potentially making changes. >> but i have a problem with -- when you say "bank regulators are look nook it" we're focusing on one sector. i think i

new york daily news. for more information visit kosciuszko foundations.org. >> kirstin downey, former staff writer for "the washington post" recalls the life of frances perkins, fdr's secretary of labor and the first female cabinet secretary. during her tenure frances perkins was responsible for promoting public works and employment projects which included a mandating of the 40 hour work week. the creation of social security and child labor laws. the event hosted by the library of congress in washington d.c. is just under an hour. >> i am so pleased to be here today. i love the library of congress. i have spent many, many hours here doing research and have made some very fun and amazing find here. often, people are very interested in the big collections the libraries have but at the library of congress that sometimes was the smaller less known collections there really proved so fruitful and i will just mention one thing because i really don't want to forget it and there are other things i'm going to be ta

if they control the hudson river, then new york, the new england states would be divided, all the states on the other side of the hudson river. probably would have been unthinkable for the americans to have continued the war in that situation. >> you mentioned the disagreement rauchambeau had with washington about the northern campaign. rauchambeau summoned the grass as far as the chesapeake. july take it that rauchambeau maneuvered washington maneuvered wisely into falling on and taking on -- >> i am glad you raised that point. i didn't have time to develop that earlier. when washington met with rauchambeau at the conference, and rauchambeau wrote the letter to come to the chesapeake, washington and rauchambeau knew at that point that there was a fairly small british army, 2500 men in virginia. washington thought that was pretty small potatoes, and he wanted to go at the bigger force, bigger prize in new york. into virginia, weeks went by. by june, if they did know that cornwallace was in virginia and they knew that clinton, the british commander sending reinforcements to cornwallace so

the gentleman from new york is recognized for one hour. mr. arcuri: for purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. dreier. all time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. arcuri: i also ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days during which to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 545. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. arcuri: mr. speaker, h.res. 545 provides for consideration of the supplemental conference report legislation that supports our military in the field in both iraq and afghanistan. this spending plan provides our troops with everything they will need during the remainder of this fiscal year and the president has said this will be the last supplemental spending request he will send to congress. i hope this will be the case. i along with a majority of my colleagues share the president's goal of winding dow

and that his -- the mayor of new york's statements were insensitive. so these puerto rican nationalists reconstituted later into groups like the faln which have recently had occasion -- we've discussed in depth to faln itself was responsible for more than 100 violent attacks resulting in at least six deaths. i find it ironic that once again we find ourselves discussing these murderous faln members. it was not long ago we were considering whether or not to confirm attorney general eric holder wanting to pardoning them and president clinton did. and now we find ourselves wondering about this nominee to the court and what her views are on these matters and how her mind works as she thinks about these kinds of issues. we don't have enough information, unfortunately, to assess these concerns effectively. we requested information relating to judge sotomayor's involvement with the fund, a typical question of all nominees, but critically important for a supreme court nominee. we have not received information. inteed, we have received nine documents totaling fe

that same survey, an nbc-"the new york times" survey showed that while 85% of americans want serious reform, just 28% are confident that a new health care entitlement will improve the economy. so as the president is trying to sell this on the basis that we need it for the economy, 28% of the americans really believe that's the case and, frankly, mr. president, i share their skepticism. it's going to hurt, not help. we need to reform health care right. and i think there's much more virtue in doing it correctly over doing it quickly. president obama promised change. but there's nothing new about dramatically increasing government spending. and adding even more to our national debt. i hope that some of my friends on the democratic side as well as republicans can agree that when it comes to health care reform, we should embrace real changes that support medical innovation and put patients first. that's the answer, that's what the american people want. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president?

for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. tonko: i move the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 411. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 411, supporting the goals and ideals of the intermediate space challenge in mojave, california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days in which members can revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 411 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. mr. tonko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tonko: i thank you and i rise today to support the goals and ideals of the intermediate space challenge in mojave, california. the intermediate space challenge captures child

. >> next, new york times columnist david brooks talks about the obama administration. president obama holds a press conference with german chancellor angela merkle, and that -- look at the latest unemployment figures. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director, with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus the street maps and how to con tact committees and caucuses. >> now, "new york times" columnist david brooks speaking about president obama. mr. brooks was at the national conference of the american advertising federation as the keynote speaker at the oak the new york times" luncheon. this is 20 minutes. >> i never get tired of looking in that. it is fun to be cool. good afternoon. we are about to hear from one of the nation's most respected and well-liked drugless. he certainly has a lot to talk about these days. -- well-liked journalists. he must occasionally wondered why he campaigned so hard for the job. moments after he took the oath, president obama had to

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. >> mr. speaker, i'm pleased at this time to yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. connolly: i rise in support of h.r. 1886, the pakistan enduring assistance and cooperation act and congratulate mr. berman for his leadership. s that national security bill. it provides assistance to help pakistan disrupt al qaeda and the taliban and requires that the majority of the assistance be focused on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts. the legislation includes accountability measures for military assistance, including a requirement that the government of pakistan show a sustained commitment to combating terrorism. it alies their gells with ours, it provides military aid on the condition that pakistan cooperate in dismantling nuclear supply networks and fighting terrorist groups. the bill will not provide funding for pakistan to build its forces in the eastern border with india, as the real threat lies on the

i have the honor of representing new york's 11th congressional district. previously represented in part by cheryly chisholm, the first african-american member of congress and the child of caribbean american immigrants from bar badeows and guyana. of the prominent caribbean americans that we may be aware of or have known throughout our history include such lumenaries as jean bap tease, the founder of chicago. founding father alexander hamilton, who was born in nives, actor and social activist, harry belafonte, revolutionary marcus garvey, noted journalist, again eiffel, hazel scott, the first woman of color to have her own television show, malcolm x, revolutionary. our own attorney general, eric holder, former secretary of state colin powell, super model tyson beckford, athlete and coach, patrick ewe wing, boxer and athlete, lennox lewis and wyclef jean, performer. and the list goes on and on. as a child of jamaican immigrants, i have been an outspoken advocate for caribbean american and caribbean issues and concerns my entire public life. and probably carr

in my home state of new york, n.c.b. capital impact has played a significant role in providing housing finance. in fact, n.c.b. has participated in more than 600 loans in my district alone. most of these loans are for housing, including affordable housing, as well as loans for community facilities and loans to nonprofit organizations like the council of new york cooperatives and condominiums. together these groups are able to provide assisted living, affordable housing and services to the frail and elderly. presently, n.c.b. capital impact is working with five community-based organizations to help finance 17 projects that will create 558 housing units. despite their good work in serving low income communities and disadvantaged populations, n.c.b. capital impact is not eligible for assistance authorized under the community development banking and financial institutions act of 1994. which is administered by the cdfi fund. the fund has ruled it cannot certify n.c.b. capital impact as a cdfi because of the corporate structur