now let me contrast this case and compare it to another federal sweep that happened in north texas after a two-year investigation, the f.b.i. arrested 17 people involved in a large drug trafficking organization that extended from texas to massachusetts. the f.b.i. seized cash, weapons, real estate, vehicles, the f.b.i. officials say that this ring allegedly distributed $22 million in cocaine. ironically there was not a mainly press event regarding the drug sweeps on which the attorney general addressed the media. and i guess what i'm saying, i know you well, we've been friends all these years, i have great respect for you, we may

let me contrast this case with another federal suite that occurred last week in north texas. after a two-year investigation, 17 people were arrested in a large drug trafficking organization next of texas to massachusetts. the fbi seized cash, weapons, realistic, vehicles and say the ring allegedly distributed 228 -- $22 million in cocaine. there is no major press event regarding the drug sweeps. what i am saying is i know you well. we have been friends for many years. i have great respect for you and we may differ on some things, but that is normal as far as i'm concerned. but for all these reasons, can you explain to me what, if any factors, were used to measure the appropriate levels of force and personnel for the utah operation? here is an article on the 17 arrests on these violent drug situation said that is it. but give me a reason for all this. our people are up in arms and rightly so. >> me express my sympathy for the family of the doctor who took his own life. obviously, that's a very sad thing. if it was related to this operation, it's something that saddens me. it's

most states except north dakota and texas are in a deficit. this is an economic collapse we have not seen since the second world war. this is a moment where we just have to deal with. it is not unreasonable for state governments to live on 97% of what they were doing produces. caller: i am a registered republican and was trying to get in on the independent line. i am a retired state california employee. i told the governor not to raise my taxes. if the illegal immigration thing is encouraged by the government because clinton passed the law -- because the mexican consulate has roving consulates, of a hand up this matriculate forms so that they can get a driver's license. we have to apply when i registered to vote, the first time i did, i filled up the application in the persian read it over and asked for my naturalization papers were -- and asked where was. and i said they were in a safe place a home. she said she could not register me until she saw them. now anyone can give a funny name and is encouraged by the government. the mayor of los ang

there are different needs in the northeast corridor, california, illinois, and north carolina. in texase have a linear airport kind of model where we have -- and, again, senator hutch sinnson -- hutchinson has worked with us, in every part of the country where there is a sea port, all of them are working by cities or counties. if you give local governments an ability to connect our airports, our sea ports, and our transportation metro -- metro transportation systems we will for the first time breathe life into a truly viable interconnected mobility system. we are very grateful of the support of the administration's vision for high-speed rail and are encouraged by the size of the financial commitment. we are not working under the assumption that the federal government or any state governments alone are prepared to cover the cost of these projects for our country. i do think the governor gave comments about being able to sustain the systems that we build. but we believe that the cities and counties have a role to play in that and are coming together to try to make that work. we do have a

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: i would just urge my colleagues to support the resolution and with that yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: i thank my colleagues from north carolina for bringing this tragedy to our attention and giving us the opportunity to convey our condolences. with that i urge my colleagues to support the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 540. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is -- mr. etheridge: mr. speaker, i ask fo

north carolina. ms. kaptur, ohio. mr. paul, texas. ms. lofgren. mr. burton, indiana. mr. moran, kansas. mr. paul zen, minnesota. mr. mc-- mr. paulsen, minnesota, mr. mcclintock, california. mr. olson, texas. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from connecticut, mr. murphy, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. murphy: thank you very much, madam speaker. i thank you and the speaker of the house for allowing the 30-something working group, which has been empowered by the speaker's office to come to the house floor every so often and share with our colleagues in the house some of the burning questions of our constituents out there, especially those that affect younger individuals and younger families. and to talk about how this house, under new leadership, with a new face in the white house, is rising to answer those questions and meet those challenges. we'll put this poster up at the end of the hour as well but we are always eager to hear feedback from people who want to know more about the 30-something working group. madam

texas next. mike patrick and robin ventura with more. >> i think most people had to have favored north carolina inballgame but arizona state pulled it off -- the number five national seed knocks off the heels. they win it 12-5 here at the college world series. and i say that most people believed that north carolina would win it because of the superior pitching that they have, robin, and certainly they had a 4-0 lead and it looked like they had everything going their way early. >> everything was going their way. you had harvey on the mound, everything looked good, you're number three, up 4-0, cruising through into the fifth inning and everything took a turn for the worst. >> the babe is so important in baseball history, and now he is at the college world series -- cole calhoun was the guy who got arizona state there, but it started with small ball and some really unusual plays. >> we haven't seen a whole lot of this coming into the tournament of this magnitude. you had a couple safety squeezes that came in there, all of a sudden it's 4-0 north carolina and then the big bat comes in with cole calhou

north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> address the house for five minutes, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. without objection. mr. olson: i rise to discuss the differences between the democrat and republican energy plans. energy prices are creeping up as they do each year placing higher costs on those in our country who can least afford them. we need an energy plan that ensures reliable, affordable energy supply. democratic leaders in washington have proposed a plan that would replace our present energy supply with an unreliable and costly energy alternatives. the cornerstone of this plan would reduce carbon emissions through an aggressive cap and trade program. this program would set nationwide limits on gene house gas emissions and create a market-based training program for companies to meet the cap. the goal of this plan is to force reductions in carbon emissions through government rashonning. the nonpartisan congressional budget office concluded tha

town and with katrina they did the good job as the office is dropped off, north louisiana picked up as i am sure what happened in texas, alabama, mississippi, f lorida the northern part of the state picks up a great amount of help and we want to hear about the increased activity of the 211 operation which is they go to operation when people need help and assistance they do not call 911 come with a call 211 and we want americans to understand that. the like to ask mr. fugate good to see you, senator. out by to ask mr. fugate to begin the may ask senator burr i know you were just coming in, welcome, do want to make and a brief opening statement or should we go right to the panel? thank you. we're happy to have craig 85 with us the new administrator from fema and man who i gave my whole hearted support they give for the work to have done but we look forward to hearing from your administrator 35 because we have made progress there is a tremendous amount of work that has to be done we're looking to you for leadership and guidance and may i say migrate banks to nazi war who came in on the election of president obama and app

north carolina. mr. burton of indiana. ms. giffords of arizona. mr. paul of texas. ms. pingree of maine. mr. moran of kansas. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from minnesota, is mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. ellison: i will claim the hour and we'll get started. mr. ellison: well, mr. speaker, welcome to the progressive message. this is the hour that the progressive caucus comes forward to offer a progressive vision for america, where we put down markers and we signal to the american people that there is a progressive vision, there is a way forward, and that way forward does include generosity, vision, openness, fairness, sharing, not a vision of fear, not a vision of oh my goodness, what's going to happen, but a vision of saying, you know what? we can include people, we can have peace and a society where people are treated equally and fairly. a few weeks ago, we had a special order where the premise was why i'm a progressive and we detailed how important it is to take note of the great contributions that progressive

as the office is 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

as the offices dropped 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 lo

north carolina. mr. price: i would like to yield two minutes to the distinguished subcommittee from the authorizing committee, our colleague ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: thank you, madam chair. i offer my appreciation to the appropriators, mr. price and mr. rogers, and would ask that as we make our way through this process we continue to collaborate and work on issues that will move forward the whole issue of security and safety. quickly, i would hope that as we move through conference we have an opportunity to ensure the office of risk management is in fact the lead office that analyzes the issue of risk, risk-based assessment as it relates to security. mr. chairman, chairman price, i'd like to speak to you about the transportation security authorization bill which about a week ago was passed with a new emphasis on the security of surface transportation. we know a few days ago we had an enormous tragedy here in washington, d.c. that question may have fallen upon the issue of safety. it could have been an issue of security. an issue dealing with terrorism. we know as it relates to the departme

mexico's north stretch to the 42nd parallel on the pacific ocean encompassing all of what are now texas, the master, arizona, utah and california as well as parts of colorado, oklahoma, and kansas. the pacific northwest and open country. back east of the appalachian mountain range guarding the interior from south carolina to what only recently have become main, threatened to confine the great american experiment to the atlantic seaboard. the allegiance of the several new trans- montaigne states was unproven. of their settlers looked westbound rolling river valleys toward the mighty mississippi, not over their shoulders at the mountains that separated them from their political creators. former vice president ehrenberg enigmatic conspiracy of 1805, 1806 to make a nation for himself and others in the region opened by the louisiana purchase had come apart, but illustrated the limited control exerted by the east over the west of the national government over its unsettled territory. a continental nation was so uncertain that president thomas jefferson had deemed it optional quote whether we r

north carolina. >> i have a question that one of my colleagues asked the previous panel, an interesting one. mr. neugebauer from texas asked, if i presented you with $1,000 and in two weeks you brought back $1 million on that investment, you took $1,000 and turned it into $1 million would it be appropriate for me to pay you $10,000? would that be fair compensation for the return you had given me. go quickly down the rhine -- down the line and then to this question, yes or no? >> i can't answer without knowing more about the circumstances but none of the proposals that anyone here supports, none of the proposals that the government has put together impose this judgment. they involve easier exchange of the government's rules to make decisions or invoke judgment about structure. if you ask me about structure, i will have clear answers. >> the structure, we can do quickly. i only have 5 minutes. >> you would be getting a very good deal for that amount of money. >> so it is fair compensation. >> things could be fair. >> it might not be fair to the agency getting a higher percentage. mr. turner? >> the question maybe wheth

north korea does not want to move away from the nuclear program. it would be a very different country if it were for the nuclear weapons. host: texas on the republican line. caller: what do you think baxter international and the live virus in multiple locations between december 2008 and february, 2009? the swine flu virus? guest: i have no knowledge of that? with the color is getting an is the importance of being able to secure -- the challenge with bioweapons, is if it is so pervasive today for weapons. there is also the concern that the pathogens can fall into the wrong hands. we talk about 1995, there was eight domesday book from japan. they released gases in the subway and many people died. they also tried to attack u.s. installations and government facilities and they were unsuccessful. this has been tried before. there is concern, we still have the 2001 anthrax issue we don't know about. there is concern that these pathogens are secure, but obviously it overseas where terrorists can get their hands on it. host: what is the biggest concern? nuclear devices? guest: nuclear proliferation among nations. proliferation in general i

mexico's north stressed from the saban river on the gulf of mexico to the 42nd parallel on the pacific ocean encompassing all of what are now texas, new mexico, utah, nevada and california as well as parts of colorado, oklahoma, wyoming and kansas, the pacific northwest was open country and back used the appalachian mountain range guard in the interior two what had become maine threatened to confine the great american experiment to the atlantic seaboard. the allegiance of the several new transmontane states was unproven, their sellers looked west down rolling river valleys or the mighty mississippi, not over their shoulders at the mountains that separated them from their political creators. former vice president aaron burr's enigmatic conspiracy of 1805 come 1806 to make a nation for himself and others in the region opened at the louisiana purchase had come apart at illustrate the limited control exerted by the east over the last of the national government over its unsettled territory. a continental nation was the one certain that president thomas jefferson had deemed it optional, whether we remain in one confederacy or form into

north carolina. mr. price: madam chairman, i yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the question son the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed. to the gentleman from texas. mr. neugebauer: i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postpone. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i have an amendment at the desk. this is number -- the chair: the clerk will designate amendment nurmed one. the clerk: house report part c 111-181, amendment number one offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the chair. madam chairman this would remove $600,000 for the city of rimville, california, and return the money to fema's predisaster mitigation account. the predisaster mitigation account used to be award solely on the basis of meri

north lufkin and others around my district who have lost jobs. so that's why i got to thinking, what can i maybe do to help? and i know the texas work force commission does a good job of having job fairs and trying to match up job openings with people's job skill sets and try to get people a job. as someone said on the floor earlier on our side of the aisle, our people are not interested in unemployment benefits. they are interested in a job. that's what they want. that's what they had. and we have continued to take actions for the last 2 1/2 years since our friends across the aisle have been in the majority to place more and more of our energy off limits, to make it more expensive. i also have plants in my district that use natural gas as feedstock. feedstock meaning the natural gas is an absolutely the most essential element to producing the things that they do like plastics and other materials. and natural gas under this cap and trade bill will naturally skyrocket. our democrat majority leadership is pushing to regulate and tax hydraulic fracking, which will make much of the case we are currently getting unavailable and will

north carolina. mr. price: madam chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not -- the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: i'd ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 39, line 18, state and local programs, including transfer of funds, $2,829,000,000. firefighter assistant grants, $800 million of which $380,000 to carry out section 33 of that act and $420 million shall be available to carry out section 34 of that act to remain available until september 30, 2011. emergency management performance grants, $330 million. radiological emergency preparedness program, aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2010 as authorized in the department of veterans' affairs and housing and urban development and independent agencies appropriations act of 1999 shall not be less than 100% of the amounts anticipated by

north korea, and other parts of the world this can't wait. if we got a problem, we need to solve this right now. so that's why we're here tonight. and again i appreciate my colleague from texas for doing this gutsy thing because he's not perfect, madam speaker, and i'm not perfect. and, again, i may have a little speck in my eye, you know, and the house i live in may have too much glass in it, but on the other hand, if we see things and i'm, again, not suggesting anybody, certainly not suggesting that our speaker, the speaker, was lying, but if there's a problem, it needs to be brought forward for the betterment of this body. we owe that to the american people. we owe that to the american people. we have a, unfortunately, mr. speaker, it seems that our house committee on standards of official conduct, the ethics committee, it's been dysfunctional since the day i came here seven year ago. i'm in my fourth -- seven years ago. i'm in my fourth term, mr. speaker. and that body has been dysfunctional since the day i came here. it's supposed to be about -- to be a bipartisan, you have five members of each party, and yet we seem to be just sweeping things under the rug and not addr

north texas, the fbi and at -- arrested people in a large trafficking organization. they seized cash, weapons, real estate, vehicles. they allegedly distributed millions of dollars in cocaine. there was not a major precedent regarding the massive drug sweep. what i am saying is that i know you well. we have been friends all these years. i have great respect for you. we may differ on some things back. that is normal as far as i'm concerned. all of these reasons, can you explain to me what if any factors are used to measure the appropriate level of force and personnel in these operations? give me some reason for all of this. >> that may express my sympathy for the family of the person, the doctor who took his own life. .