people talk about north florida and south florida and the line goes from actually pretty far north of near to all county near jacksonville and slices diagonally across the state over to the gulf area. north florida was sparsely populated, holds out the terms of customs and beliefs and so forth, south florida was a growing area in the mid 20 a century with areas such as tampa bay area in miami dade and so you have this political battle being pitched between north and south florida. port jumpers for the senators from north florida who control the state government, they represented only 15 percent of the population but because of the way the seats were apportioned going back to post reconstruction, they could control the senate which was the seat of power, relatively weak understate in the 20th-century. most of the people who serve on this committee who initiated this committee or at the porkchoppers from north florida. one more thing to think about in this case is that it was a highly centralized government in terms of the board of education and i think it was so like any other stain at

states we never thought were and what we did all mattered to believe that we actually one north carolina, florida indiana and all the other states that we knew we had to win was amazing. [applause] and we did because we done peeper, worked stronger and were more determined than ever been before. our members held when governors races, expand the majority in the house and all muskett to 60 votes in the senate and when al franken is seated i guess we have to have the official 60 members. [applause] and all worked incredibly hard because we were incredibly passionate about barak obama, a liking him to be our president and that election, the work that we did actually was a transformational a luncheon. it was transformational. when how we talk about issues, race in the economy and what happened, about how some policies and government. the importance of getting rid of trickle-down and understand government was good for all of us. taught us about what grassroots could do and when grass roots will matters and across our country people came together because they want to build a movement for change not just

host: north miami beach, florida on the republican line. go ahead.aller: the last caller, he was right. i'm glad that the people here in america are listening to the calls. i've been listening to you guys for a very long time. thank you for c-span. it is not about oil. it is not about any of those things. it is about freedom. i believe the iranian people have the same rights as all of us. the instanity that goes on not only there but here. when you start labeling -- it just saddens me going forward again, thank you, again. i'm not well. i just need to say thank you. host: leave it there. missouri on the democrat line. caller: good morning. i wanted to express that even though it may not have been maybe the choice that we would have liked to have seen as a nation but they ran an election. if there is any propriety as far as some fault in the election, they can always call in, i believe, the u.n., and jimmy carter and that kind of thing and maybe have a reelection like they did. where was that russian revolution. they had a whole newó2 vote again. it

the states of virginia, alabama, florida, maryland, north carolina led in adopting resolutions officially expressing that remorse for slavery and for jim-crow laws. madam president, i look forward to this unanimous consent request. i am glad we're doing it now. we will have recognition of this and a rotunda ceremony. i think that will be important. i hope many members will join us on that. i think it will be an historic point in time. madam president, with that, i would -- we have -- i believe we're ready to call for the passage of the resolution or -- i'd yield to the senator from iowa. harass if the senator would just yield again, i just want 0 -- mr. harkin: if the senator would just yield again, i want to thank my colleague for the wonderful statement. i would just close by say, madam president, again say that a fitting ceremony is being planned for sometime early in july that will take place in the main rotunda of the capitol to markrk this occasion. as i understand, we don't have a firm date yet, but that date will be coming about shortly in consultation with the speaker and the min

recently states -- alabama, connecticut, maryland, florida, new jersey, north carolina, and virginia -- enacted resolutions apologizing for the role their states played in sanctioning and promoting slavery and segregation. corporations, such as j.p. morgan, et narcs and wachovia, have also acknowledged and apologized for their role in ants profit from slavery. slavery, jim-crow laws, and their lasting consequences, however, are an enduring national shame. it was the united states that enshrined slavery in the constitution and protected it for nearly a century. it is congress that passed the shameful laws such as the missouri compromise of 1820 and the fugitive slavery of 1850 which protected and furthered slavery. it was our nation's supreme court which bolstered slavery and legally sanctioned segregation, as i said, in the dred scott case of 1859 and plessy v. ferguson 1896. said we could be separate but equal. it was the federal government which was officially segregate. by 1913, all federal departments were officially -- officially -- segregated. it was the united states which kep

the gulf coast all the way up to delaware, long island, new york, rural georgia, north carolina and panhandle of florida are some of the areas there are gaps and that is of significance. another factor that this authorization bill would allow was the telephony capacity to be connected. we are blessed in louisianan that there was donors that gave after katrina that enables us to have a voice over ip and then gives the opportunity with flapping of a switch to move it around and that is an absolutely incredible opportunity. but that is rare in our country and so the capacity for technology is critical. >> if you could take that down if you would just a moment and leave the state issue. >> the map. >> nicoe and the new york 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 se

delaware, long island, new york, rural georgia, north carolina and the panhandle of florida are some of those areas where there are gaps, and that is of significance. another factor that this authorization bill would allow us is the telephony capacity to be connected. we are very blessed in louisiana that there was donors that gave after katrina that enabled us to have voiceover ip, and that gives us the opportunity with the flipping of a switch to move it around, and that is an absolutely incredible opportunity. but that is very rare in our country, and so the capacity through technology is just critical. >> okay. if you could put, take that down, if you would just a moment, and leave the state issue. >> the map. >> the map. am i seeing that new york has some serious gaps in that very highly-urbanized area there? you're shaking your head. 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 s

florida. as buck mentioned, he pitched in college at the university of north carolina. so he was born where the gators play, the university of florida, and he went to income ms. speaker to play. andino, high fly ball to right. back on it is hermida and just in front of the warning track he has it for the out. and the orioles down in the fifth. an error and a man left. we're in miami and the orioles with a 1-0 lead. we build motion detectors. we build troop transports. we build moving vans. we build tv stations. we build the 25 mile per gallon chrysler town & country. come see what we've built for you.  >> back in south florida, everybody. the orioles' -- the orioles leads now 1-0 in the fifth inning. it seems the clouds are starting to part. the shower seems to have moved through, and that is good news with the way koji uehara is pitching on the mound, dave trembley does not want the lose him to a rain delay. dave plaid it clear before the game, in the event of a rain delay, he would not put koji back out on the mound after that delay. he said also with the day off y

florida. mr. hastings: i would inquire of my friend from north carolina if she has additional speakers, i will be the last speaker. ms. foxx: we do. mr. hastings: then i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: i would yield five minutes to mr. dreier of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. dreier: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: it is absolutely true, we could move move the appropriations process through the house of representatives much more easily if the minority party didn't exist. if we weren't here, creating what my friend from fort lauderdale has called shenanigans, using terms like that, we could move this process along very easily. unfortunately, the minority party, the group that represents almost half the american people, is being treated as if they don't exist. and this rule is a perfect example of just that, mr. speaker. i know that people are saying that yesterday was a history-making day because there were more re

florida reserve? mr. bilirakis: yes, i do. the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam chairman, i rise to thank the gentleman for this amendment which would increase the budget for the i.c.e. visa security program by $1.7 million. this addition would be offset by corresponding reductions to the office of the secretary and stpwhreck tif -- executive management but not deaf stating cut. the committee has funded the 32.4 millionisa request which is 3.4 million over the appropriations level already. this program places i.c.e. agents and investigators overseas and consulates to investigate the criminal and terrorist backgrounds of those who applied for visas to come to the united states. the committee also expanded the program by more than 45% in the 2009 appropriations act. and i recognize its ongoing importance for the security of our country. the additional funds proposed in this amendment will allow i.c.e. to continue to accelerate its visa security program deployments in 2010. in other words, it would build in a very positive way on the progress we're maki

north carolina. >> i would like to yield two minutes to one of our members from florida, ms. kosmas. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. kosmas: this bill also provides important funding for our first responders on the front line of emergencies in our state and local grants, including the metropolitan system. i would like to thank the chairman for including my amendment for providing funding in the manager's amendment. increasing funding over fiscal year 2009 will help ensure that high threat, highly populated communities such as the orlando metropolitan area will be better able to respond when faced with emergencies whether it's a terrorist attack, an epidemic decide outbreak or a natural disaster. the mmrs program assists 24 highly populated jurisdictions across the country and their efforts to coordinate among fire department, e.m.s. and emergency management agencies. it allows these jurisdictions to develop response plans, conduct training and exercise and acquire personal protective equipment so they can respond most effectively to emergency situations. i believe and i

florida. that is more than $200,000 per foot for turtles. this one takes the cake in north carolina. more than $40,000 in stimulus bonds will go to pay the salary of someone whose job is to apply for more stimulus funds. faced with rising unemployment and reports of stimulus ways, the administration concedes it made a mistake on its predictions about the stimulus, but that has not kept it from pushing the government takeover of health care that america's doctors oppose. before the administration said that government spending would keep unemployment low. now they say new government health plan will keep costs low. expecting a government run system to help the economy is like praying for rain in the middle of a flood. the thing you are asking for is the last thing you need. so far, that is pretty much been the message of every independent analysis that has looked at the democratic plans for health care. if the stimulus bill taught us anything, is that we should be wary any time someone in washington says the sky is going to fall unless congress approves trillions of dollars immediately

dropped off of their ability in south louisiana, north louisiana picked up as i am sure the same thing happened in texas and in alabama and mississippi and florida is the storms come in, the northern part of the state picks up the great amount of help. we want to hear about the increased activity of the 211 operation, which is sort of the go-to the operation when people need help and assistance. they don't call 911, they call 211 and we want to help americans understand that. with that opening statement i would like ask mr. fugate-mag good to see a senator. i would like to ask mr. fugate, if you can let me ask senator burris, i know you are just coming in and welcome. do you want to make any brief opening statements or should we go right to the panel? thank you, thank you senator. we are happy to have craig fugate with us who is the new administrative from the muck, and man that i supported and keep my wholehearted support for and many members of the senate. you are

off of their ability in south louisiana, north laws f louisiana picked up as i'm sure the same thing happened in texas and in alabama and mississippi and florida as these storms come in, the northern part of the state picks up a great amount of help and we want to hear about the increased affect tivity of the 2-1-1 operation, which is sort of the go to operation. they don't call 9-11, they call 2-1-1 and we want to help americans understand that. so i'd like to ask mr. few gate, good to see you senator. i would like to ask mr. fugate to begin. let me ask senator burriss, i know you're just coming in and welcome. do you want to make any brief opening statement or should we go right to the panel? thank you. thank you, senator. we are happy to have craig fugate with us who is the new administrator from fema who i supported and many members of the senate, you are greatly experienced. we thank you for the work you've already done. but we're looking forward to hearing from you, because you know as i know that while we've made some progress there's a tremendous amount of work that has to be done and we're looking to you for leadership and guidance. a

florida, a republican caller. caller: what were the circumstances? i have been following this, but what were the circumstances they got caught? there were on northorea's property? what do they expect? who do they think they're bucking up against? these are people who are crazy, they are nuts. i was in korea 13 months. in 1963, 1964 and they never showed me nothing over there. yes, i was in the service. host: washington, d.c., good morning on air democrat -- on our democrats' line. caller: i don't see what it would achieve to put them on a terrorist list. will it gayness? a thing barack obama has the right approach. just take it easy, to get soft. -- what will that gain us? just putting them on made up lists those not achieve anything. host: back to a piece about this issue, putting korea back on the terrorism list. the u.s. waste steps for intercepting shipments. mr. obama has decided who will not offer north korean new incentives to dismantle the nuclear complex that the north had previously promised to abandon. good morning to roger on our independent line from dallas. caller: this is a failure of foreign policy by obama. when president bush w

florida. most of you heard of the gulf stream. that's that perpetual current, 365 days a year, runs up and down, north of the -- along the east coast. right now one of our local

florida. one more call on open phones. good morning, rep. caller: i think we are headed for a worst depression, war with iran and north korea, and possible famine and a fuel shortage. that is all have to say. host: coming up we will talk about the state of the u.s. auto industry on the wake of general motors and chrysler bankruptcy. we will talk to dave mccurdy, president and ceo of the alliance of automobile manufacturers. right back with your thoughts as well. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> how c-span funded? >> private donations? >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> public television? >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> contributions from donors. >> how c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies greeted c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> with the federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we'll get a status report on how the fcc has prepared viewers for the change. the commission's william blake, congressman joe barton, station manager

in florida, home to walt disney world, universal studios, and many beautiful beaches, the everglades, some of the best fishing and snorkeling in the world, and the oldest settlements in north america, the tourism industr accounts foe than 25% of all of the state sales tax collections. last year the united states had a $633 -- had 633,000 fewer international travelers than we had in the year 2000. florida has taken a harder hit, losing $1.3 million visitors over the same period of time. numbers don't lie. our lack of attention to self-promotion is costing us money, jobs, and opportunity. it's not just that people aren't traveling much the fact is that people are traveling to some destinations other than the united states. the world competition for the travel dollar is keen. countries all over the world are doing all that they can to attract visiters to their country. we are competing in a world marketplace. this is an alarming trend that we're seeing here in the united states and it clearly hurts our economy, but it also has an impact on our image around the world. studies show that a person's opinion of our country is greatly improved when they visit our country. we're our

florida is recognized for one hour. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, for the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend, the gentlelady from north carolina, dr. foxx. all time yielded in consideration of the rule is for debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, the resolution provides for consideration of h.r. 2918, the ledge lative -- legislative branch appropriations act of 2010 under a structured rule. mr. speaker, the legislative branch appropriations act provides $3.7 billion for key investments in the legislative branch, not including senate-related items for fiscal year 2010 is. including funding for the architect of the capitol, the congressional budget office, the government printing office, the capitol police, and the open world program. this bill provides a pragmatic and fiscally responsible ap

florida's economy. mr. speaker, while i support the underlying legislation, i have deep reservations about the majority's decision to block full restoration of missile defense funding. this comes as north korea's demented despot continues to mock global condemnation of his nuclear program and threatens the united states and our friends and allies with mass destruction. just today, an official from the north korean central news agency, a mouthpiece for the dictatorship said and i quote, if the u.s. imperialists start another war, the people and army of north korea will wipe out the aggressors once and for all. at the same time, the iranian tyranny, while it massacres its own people on the streets, continues to threaten to wipe israel off the face of the map. it is clear to me that the world faces a grave and i believe imminent threat from both of those dictatorships in north korea and iran. now is not the time to cut missile defense. since the beginning of military aviation, the united states has wisely invested in our military air superiority. and in recent military operations, we've clearly seen our investments pay off. our military air superiority safes the lives of our men and women

florida is planning to spend $3.4 million in stimulus money to build a 13-foot turtle tunnel at lake jackson. that's more than $225 million per foot. this one takes the cake. in north carolina, $40,232 in federal stimulus money will pay for the salary -- the salary -- of someone whose job is to lobby for more stimulus money. $40,234 just to pay someone to lobby for more stimulus money. this would be comical if it weren't so maddening, and if these projects hadn't been sold to the american people as the answer to our economic problems, and if the administration hasn't assured us that it would make every cent -- make sure every cent of this money was spent efficiently and without waste. but that was then. the administration had promised since january that it would keep an eye on how sprerbs tax dollars were spent, but in january it was already admitting that funds were being wasted and people being scammed n. january and february administration economists took to the talk shows promising that the stimulus would create 3 million to 4 million jobs. they said that if we passed the stimulus, the unemployment rate would be about 8%. but just a few months later, with job l

florida or california. i don't come from what would be considered a tourist mecca. i come from the northern great plains. oh, it's got a lot of tourist destinations there, the badlands in north dakota some of the most beautiful areas in our country. there are so many destinations with such wonder to attract people to our region of the country. it's where lewis and clark and this epic adventure of theirs decided to spend the winter, mind you. they spent the winter in what is now just an area about 40 miles north of bismarck, north dakota. and we celebrated the 200th bicentennial of the lewis and clark expedition and we had a lot of people come from around the tworld see that. the fact is, every -- the world to see that. the fact, is every state in this country has something that it is anxious to show the twocialtiond say look at us, look at what we're doing here, look at how beautiful this part of america is. and so what has happened is we have been unilaterally disarmed since 9/11 to say, well, we're worried about who's going to come into this country. we certainly want to keep terrorists out. we sure do, absolutely. but that message ought not be mixed with the message that

and i'll give just one final example: go back to north florida. we have a huge forestry industry in florida, but, as we have seen, mother nature has not been kind in bringing us droughts, and when a drought occurs, the forest becomes a tinder box, and when a match is struck or a lightning bolt strikes, the forest erupts into an enormous fire that becomes a contagion that can rage out of control and impinge on urbanized areas. well, the florida department of forestry is putting contractors to work on fire mitigation projects in high-risk urbanized and suburban communities using a $900,000 stimulus grant. mr. president, it's helping in my state, and i suspect that it's helping in all the other 49 states that are represented here on the floor of the united states senate. mr. president, i yield the floor. and i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: s