>> by omb. by omb. >> yes, sir. >> okay. did you make your plea to the appropriations committee this wasn't going to work? or did you just omb do it or i mean -- >> sir -- >> don't feel bad about this, i've heard this before, and the truth is not your budget but the other budget, but you have to fight for it if you think it's right. did you fight for it? that's the question. >> circumstance as a member are a part of the government i have support the president's initiative and the guidance i'm given from omb is the guidance we set forward. >> tell me how the process works with the contractors. was there oversight? you say that the army corps gave oversight for contract evers, was there somebody on site you could go to to make sure the contractors are doing what they're supposed to do in a timely manner on budget? >> typically there was not a representative from the corps of engineers on site at the cemetery. >> did you have anybody onsite overseeing the contractors. >> we have contracting representatives. >> were they trained

didn't comply with omb regulations and he tried to speak out. are you aware of what happened to him after he spoke out? >> i am aware that he retired. >> are you aware that he was rep manded and suspended? >> after the fact i learned that. >> and you brought him up without name in an e-mail to omb? is and i would like to place into the record an e-mail dated the 22nd of april, 2004, and e-mail you sent to big mcquaid at omb, subject "amc automati automation". bill, was we prepare for tuesday's meeting with omb and va on the subject. i feel the need to let you know my views on some of this. i have been shocked by the language you have been using in discussions with my staff when discussing the automation efforts. please be aware that i will respond if i hear words like quote unquote disaster, quote unquote stunned, quote unquote throwing money at contracts or no product to show foris. recall that you and others have been briefed in the past on the activities and as a recall the expert praised anc for the job they were doing. we have listened to p

when i left omb, my staff as a gift gave me a t-shirt. the front of the t-shirt had the cover of the president's budget on it and the back of that said, i balanced the u.s. federal budget and all iot was this lousy t-shirt. it is one of my proudest possessions and i went overseas and have been dealing with international budget with that kind of background. looking at what other countries have done for the last seven or eight years i saw them from a different perspective how much the u. was a leader. almost everything that is not just budget ross s. in concepts but even in terms of policies. sometimes that wasn't so good. for example tax expenditures we are basically created at the u.s. and have now been adopted widely throughout. a number of other gimmicks and games, some of which i am guilty of creating, had been followed up by other countries but in any sense that was that background of looking at the u.s. as a leader that i must confess my disappointment. i had hoped that the u.s. would be a leader now in terms of the rationalization a

. >> i assume you went to the appropriations commission, omb, and the army chiefs of staff and said, "we are in crisis, and we have to get on this because it could be in every section of the cemetery?" >> i did not do that. >> arlington's dignified public image is at odds with the picture raised in today's hearing. senators estimate as many as 6600 graves here have been affected. the challenge now is to put that right so that families coming to pay tribute to their loved ones know it is the right gravesite. laura trevelyan, bbc news, virginia. >> still ahead, the ugly side of the beautiful game. tempers flared on the pitch in brazil. floods in northwest pakistan have killed at least 100 people. the torrance have washed away roads, and part of a newly built dam has collapsed. monsoon rains have been heavier than normal this year. >> for people living across large parts of northwest pakistan it is a desperate situation. heavy rains have caused rivers to flood their banks. there has been the destruction of whole villages of mud brick houses. the water is tearing down everything in its p

presidential memorandum also imposes requirements for the departments to make sure that they consult with omb so that when they are putting forth budget request for their annual budget, that the goals and directions of the strategy are reflected in their request, so i think those things together will help address it. .. before i do i also just what thank everyone on the stage secretary sebelius, assistant secretary, director crawly as well as his office. i also want to recognize someone who has been a real leader on this issue and just a dog in her pursuit of solutions on this issue who is here with us today. [applause] and again, i want to thank all of you for your input and your work with us this far and also all the things that we anticipating a plan to do together. thank you so much for being here. thank you. [applause] >> the president of the eight health care center, to on the policy. he spoke at the national press club for 20 minutes. >> if you go to the dictionary, it defines a plan of strategy as a plan of action. webster's dictionary says the art of war in directing large military m

. >> what is your reaction to the nomination of -- jack -- to the omb? your reaction? >> i cannot speak for all of my colleagues but i have worked with jack on a number of issues. i find to be thoughtful, smart, and capable. he is a dedicated public servant. he is taking out a job, however, where the numbers do not match up. this administration is running up massive spending and massive debt, and is really the job of the omb director to say, the emperor has no close. that is the situation today. -- the emperor has not clothes. is administration does not have a policy. the failure to pass the budget is an inexcusable act by the majority party. republican members of the appropriations committee have stood up and said, today, we are going to assert that spending should stop, excess spending should stop, and we picked a number which is a reasonable number. it is a freeze number. and we will stand behind it. it is time the other party stood up to its responsibilities on this issue and control spending. that is jack's job and i wish him the best. >> one other. you expressed

what he is leaving a gap here, he will also bring a knowledge on this issue to t he table at omb. there is another aspect that needs to be of looked at. this job he still 10 -- he filled had been created by congress a decade ago and had not been filled until secretary clinton decided to fill it. talk in my experience, this was a transformative event. back jack brought a appoint new level of state department involvement. it has made a huge difference in this building. i want today he is not leaving yet. he is being nominated for the new job. i want to pay a strong to beat to him and emphasize how important this initiative that secretary clinton did has been to all of us. it has really made a difference. jack did not run these civilian programs in afghanistan. that was not his job. he did global resources. the management and coordination of the civilian programs was under our office. the interagency represent this -- representatives were under our office. jack was the in this incident -- indispensable person who worked on the allocation of resources between the needs of afghanistan

basically the tax cuts over 10 years, about three trillion dollars according to omb numbers, and letting those only expire for the rich would basically save about $650 billion over 10 years so a net cost about 2.3 instead of three. this concern over the short-term economy versus the long-term budget situation. host: because congress can certainly pick and choose which of the tax cut to continue and which to allow to go away? guest: that will be the political fight over the next six months. if they get something before the election, who knows, if not, they will have to do it during a lame-duck session. but the fight will be what to do about the 2%, to 3% over to a debt of 50,000. obama basically said he went to raise taxes for people above that. host: your organization, the tax foundation. the state is uncertain as to the expiration is uncertain. your colleague writes the most likely scenario, what president obama outlined in his budget -- the ones that benefit couples who earn over $250,000 and singles over to a hundred thousand would either revert to hire to out on one level or raised i

as we get ready to mark up our bill next week, that's why we need these lists, so omb can vet and this one can cogitate and science advisers can review. but through the administrator of epa and you, dr. robinson, i am asking for those lists, we don't have time for a lot of bureaucratic vetting, screwing around, okay? we have a sense of urgency. and i know you do, too, but sometimes our own processes get in our way. and so, this committee is temporarily recessed. i'm going to go vote, come back, hopefully other members will. and at that time, we're going to take testimony from the louisiana bucket brigade and the environmental working group to get the view from the ngos. i thank you and i thank our executive branch witnesses [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the latest on efforts to cap the gulf oil spill from today's "washington journal". situation regarding the capping of the well and theleanup in the gulf is admiral thad allen, retired u.s. coast guard, now the national incident commander of the deep wa

as we get ready to mark up our bill next week, that's why we need these lists, so omb can vet and this one can cogitate and science advisers can review. but through the administrator of epa and you, dr. robinson, i am asking for those lists, we don't have time for a lot of bureaucratic vetti, screwing around, okay? we have a sense of urgency. and i know you do, too, but sometimes our own processes get in our way. and so, this committee is temporarily recessed. i'm going to go vote, come back, hopefullother members will. and at that time, we're going to take testimony from the louisiana bucket brigade and the environmental working group to get the view from the ngos. i thank you and i thank our executive branch witnesses [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a snapshot of washington and congress, the c-span congressional directory, all ledger fingertips. order online at c- span.org/store. >> in a few moments, the senate banking committee confirmation hearing for several nominees to serve on the federal res

he had been at the state department that it previously held the title of omb director during the clinton administration -- administration. you can see the picture of him with president obama. missouri, independent line, bob, good morning. good morning, bob. caller: i think -- i agree with the gentleman who was talking about bringing the troops home from germany and france. we have troops all over the world. some 133 countries. we don't need to be there. we need to be home saving the money that could be spent in this country. as far as raising the age of social security, it was pointed out earlier that most of the people, then retire younger than i am -- and i am 64, i am not retired yet -- are going to be forced to retire at 70 anyway. i think another thing we need to do is get rid of this -- these treaties, as far as trade is concerned -- we are just giving it away at this country. host: financial regulation legislation, a vote is expected thursday. here is the business day section of "the new york times." one time, out of business. it would close down the office of thrift supervision.

as we get ready to mark up our bill next week, that's why we need these lists, so omb can vet and this one can cogitate and science advisers can review. but through the administrator of epa and you, dr. robinson, i am asking for those lists, we don't have time for a lot of bureaucratic vetting, screwing around, okay? we have a sense of urgency. and i know you do, too, but sometimes our own processes get in our way. and so, this committee is temporarily recessed. i'm going to go vote, come back, hopefully other members will. and at that time, we're going to take testimony from the louisiana bucket brigade and the environmental working group to get the view from the ngos. i thank you and i thank our executive branch witnesses [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the c- span congressional directory, a guide to supreme court justices and state governors, all ledger fingertips. order online at c- span.org/store. >> in a few moments, a senate banking committee c

presidential memorandum also imposes requirements for the departments to make sure that they consult with ombhat when they are putting forth budget request for theiannual budget, that the goals and directions of the strategy are reflected in their request, so i think those things together will help address it. .. >> well, i am given the "i have to stop" sign back there. before i do, i just also want to thank everyone on the stage. the secretary, the assistant secretary, the dro director, as well as his office. i also want to recognize someone who has been a real leader on this issue and dogged in her pursuit on solutions in this issue which is representative christianson who is here with us today. applause [applause] and again, i want to thank all of you for your input and your work with us this far and also all the things that we anticipating a plan to do together. thank you so much for being here. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> next, remarks from the aids foundation president michael weinstein. this is about 20 minutes. >> i would like to discuss this strategy. first of

i sent it to omb. how do we get the same guidelines. why are we reinventing the wheel? it is a list of government money. let's take these guidelines that work and let every federal branch of the government adopt them and give the meat to the bones of the ada. i ask for help. [applause] >> i appreciate that. andy? >> maybe it is safer for me to comment fork -- first since it cannot run any enforcement agencies. i want to say thank you for your comment and your passion and what i would say is what you just raised is a political issue as much as it is a legal issue. these things happen to our community because we do not have the political power to force them not to happened yet. i think one of the it seems we've heard from pat in the prior panel was the we're not done yet. you're talking about trying to get that floor that pat talked about to be level. even if we succeed with everything you're saying, we will still experience discrimination on hearing loss and other disabilities from my perspective, yes, we have some work to do to get the basic requirements and forced for