be that, or 89% of adults, 92% of kids in schools who say those pledges, it should remain "one nation under godlking about the words "under god." >> absolutely. >> on the other hand, though, this sort of comes at a time when a majority of americans have said in some polls that they don't want government to promote traditional values. so, the question is, if people don't want the government promoting traditional values, should corporations like nbc be pushing them? >> well, look, i certainly don't think saying our national pledge, "one nation under god" is pushing traditional values. in fact, i think a lot of people have different views of what traditional values actually mean. but when you start breaking that down, when you look at should we have "one nation under god" in our pledge, that's, like i said, it's an 89% issue. when you look at should we have as our motto "in god we trust," another 85% issue. when you look at, you know, let's define traditional values, you look at marriage -- should marriage be between a man and a woman? 62% of americans say that. so, when you break it down by subje

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. we will begin the roll-call of commissioners. [roll call] commissioner dejesus, en route. commissioners, you have a quorum. president mazzucco: thank you very much, the tenant. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday, june 8, 2011 edition of the police commission. until we -- before we head into the agenda, i asked the chief to vitas and a remembrance of our fallen heroes who worked on a day-to-day basis, hand-to-hand with our officers. >> thank you, commissioner. last thursday morning, two firefighters were killed in diamond heights. has that went into a single- family residence, a low-grade house, they fell victim to what is called a flashover, which is very hard to predict. these were veteran firefighters. you just referred to them as heroes. i have called them that myself. it is unbelievable what firefighters do day-to-day, and they know every day something like this may happen. i think the entire public safety c

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. mayor newsom was unfortunately unable to attend this evening. he sent his congratulations to the medal of valor recipients. we are joined by commissioner president thomas does it go, dr. joe marshall, commissioner james slaughter, commissioner petra dejesus. we are also joined by chief of police george gascoign. also with us are the it assistant chief. this isn't she said of the operation pirro. assistant chief denise schmitt. deputy chief john murphy, enforcement and security at the mta. commander sandra tong of the airport bureau. commander james dudley of the airport operations bureau. commander daniel mahoney, chief of the operations staff. commander daniel lazard, chief of investigations. this is a time when we stop and offer special members of the police department. these are members who have distinguished themselves through their bravery and dangerous situations. it is important to note one of the criteria for the medal

more information, visit the civil grand jury website at sfgov.org/courts or call it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. we'll be taking a roll call of commissioners. commission president thomas mazzucco? >> president. >> commission vice president dr. joe marshall. >> here. thank you. >> mr. petra dejesus is excused. commissioner angela chan. >> present. >> commissioner carol kingsley. >> present. >> and commissioner james slaughter is en route. you have a quorum of commissioners additionally on this evening we have ms. joyce hicks and chief of police. >> thank you very much, lieutenant falby. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday, june 15, 2011 san francisco police commission hearing and tonight's agenda we'll have closed session matters to deal with discipline but the rest of the agenda seems light and we'll move to that. the commissioner is to the dayous. let's call number one. >> item 1 is general public comment. the public is welcomed to address the committee regarding items that don't appear on tonight's agenda but are within t

stands, one nation, with all of us, not judeo-christian country, the judeo-christian muslim country, the judeo-christian muslim hindu, atheist the country, it's for all of us. one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. all of us. when something happens in a synagogue in philadelphia and some attacks it, it should be the muslims and christians say no. and when something happens to a mosque in greenville, south carolina, it should be the christians and the jewish say no. when something happens to christians in egypt or syria, it should be all of us saying no to that. at the end of the day -- [applause] >> we are one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all, and only one community. i want to finish with a story that happened with me a few years ago. i used to be the imam in frederick, maryland. and a journalist went to meet with the rabbi there, and asked him about it he would be willing to open dialogue with the muslim community. and he said absolutely not. the guy came and interviewed me and asked me and i said of course i would be interested in meeting with the jewish community. i have tried for three years and i feel. he went back

we must return america to the roots of our founding fathers when they said that we are one nation, under godcan accomplish these things -- we cannot accomplish these things up by simply putting a republican in the white house. we must all make a commitment next year to continue to pick up seats in the house. [applause] and we have got to take control of that said. [cheers and applause] -- control of that senate. talk about a group of do-nothing guys under harry reid. it is about electing those who are committed to putting people above politics. [applause] and electing people who are willing to make the tough decisions and to be honest with the american people. [applause] you see, there are many in congress that do not get it. they are listening to the american people -- they are not listening to the american people, but they are certainly working hard to make sure they get reelected so they can keep their seat. the difference between us and them is that we understand that those seats do not belong to them or me. they belong to you. [applause] these are your seats. if you are here today -- yo

i take a pledge to the flag of the united states, one nation, indivisible, under god, with liberty and justice -- justice, justice, justice -- for all. that's what we need to do. i take an oath, too. it is on the constitution, to protect and defend the people and the law that governs it. now, let's get real here and let's realize who our first pledge is to. so i say to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle: you go back to your republican history books. read what ronald reagan did in 1982. read what republican leadership did in 1982. i will do the same for democrats. when tip o'neill brought us to the table, i had to make tough votes. we draining strong medicine. but he know what? at the end of the day, we made our obligations. seniors got their checks. we got the social security trust fund in there, and out of that crisis became a stronger economy and a better america. we can do it. but let's realize who we take our pledge to, and mine will always be not to the democratic party but to the united states of america. so let's be at the table and put all things on the table. mr. preside

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, june 28, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen, a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. reid madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in executive session to consider the cole, monaco, and seitz nomination. i'm hopeful that the monaco and seitz nominations can be adopted by voice vote. following that the senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 for the weekly caucus meetings. following the recess, the senate will resume consideration of s. 679. madam president, h.r. 1249 is due for a second reading. i would ask the clerk will report. the presiding officer: the clerk will

this is still the land of the free and home a brave and one nation under god. we must keep america strong, prosperous, and stop those who want to give away or take it away. and failure is simply not an option. americans have always found a way to fight and win. and we will once again. too often our politicians put themselves first, the soldiers put america first. in 2012, pardons are going to send another hard-charging colonel to the u.s. senate to give allen west some reinforcement. [applause] my friends, i want to thank you for letting me be here today. you're doing great work. we are going to win thiswe will. never let your head to get done. may god bless you and may god bless america. >> we also heard remarks from congresswoman marsha blackburn. she spoke for just over 15 minutes. >> it is fantastic to be here with you in new orleans for the southern republican leadership conference. i am thrilled that we are holding this during the centennial of ronald reagan's birth. [applause] those values that >> those values that he coalesced around, faith, family, fre

i friends, this is still the land of the free and home of the brave, and one nation, under god.p america strong, prosperous, and stop those that want to give away or take it away. failure is simply not an option. americans have always found a way to fight and win, and we will once again. too often our politicians but themselves first, but soldiers put america first. in 2012, florida ins are going to send another hard-charging kernel to washington to give allen west some reinforcements. [applause] i want to thank you for letting me be here today. you are doing great work. we are going to win this fight. never let your head get down. i want to thank you, and may god bless you, and may god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> i think mike is on the upper well, don't you? -- summed it up pretty well. michele bachmann, 191 votes. herman cain, 100 four votes. newt gingrich, 69 votes. jon huntsman, 382 votes. gary johnson, 10. sarah palin, 41 votes. ron paul, 612 votes. i am just the messenger. tim pawlenty, 18 votes. buddy roemer, nine votes. mitt romney, 74 votes, and rick santoru

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under godindivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 16, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of s. 782, which is the economic development act. there's four hours of debate on the feinstein and mccain amendments. at about 2:00 p.m. there will be two roll call votes in relation to the feinstein and mccain amendments. each amendment will have a 60-vote threshold. mr. president, i'm happy to see republicans opening up to what democrats have been saying all along. cutting wasteful subsidies to big oil should

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, june 9, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. reid following any leader remarks the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with the republican controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. following morning business, the senate will resume consideration of the economic development act. there are currently five amendments pending to the bill. mr. president, this is an important bill. this is the most important bill we've ever done? the answer is, of course not. but it is an importan

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 15, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jon tester, a senator from the state of montana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will be in morning business until 2:00 p.m. today with the first hour equally divided and controlled -rblgs the republicans will -- the republicans will control the first half. the majority will control the second half. we continue to work through amendments on s. 782. mr. president, americans have been very clear about where they stand on the republicans' budget proposal. they reject it soundly, and for many reasons. but the most glaring is the effort

and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justiceor all. thank you. [applause] ♪ >> our country now stands at a crossroads. there is widespread doubt about our public institutions and profound concerns not clearly above the economy but about the overall direction of this great country. i've said before and i will say it again. america's best days are yet to come. [applause] >> for 200 years we have been set apart by our faith and the ideals of democracy. we've remains the one nation to rest of the world looks to for leadership. but now we have arrived at the moment of truth. the serious business of selecting a president. now is the time to choose what kind of change can we republicans offer the american people. you ain't seen nothing yet. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome erik erikson, editor of red state dhaka -- redstate.com. [applause] >> thank you for having a need. it's great to be home. everyone says i am a guy from georgia on cnn and have a radio show over there but i'm actually a native of louisiana.!v!.!

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under godington, d.c, june 7, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen, a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chai. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: yesterday i came to the floor to call on democrats in washington to wake up and open their eyes to the signs we see all around us that the policies of the past years are make our economy worse. home values are still falling, manufacturers are showing the weakest growth in nearly two years, nearly 14 mi

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, june 29, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: after leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business for an hour. the republicans will control the first half, the majority the final half. following morning business, the senate will resume consideration of the presidential appointment efficiency and streamlining act. at 11:00 there will be up to five votes on several amendments and passage of s. 679. we are hopeful that some of the amendments will be disposed of by voice vote. following that, the senate will begin

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas, mr. hall, is recognized for one minute. mr. hall: mr. speaker, i'm honored today to again recognize our guest chaplain, the reverend dr. joe c. pool, pastor of my home church, hometown, first united methodist church of rockwell, texas. he spansd more than 0 years in texas and served in pastor in urban and gainesville prior to serving in my hometown. reverend pool earned a bachelor of arts degree from the southwestern university in georgetown. earned both a master of theology degree and doctor of ministry degree from perkin school of theology at southern met disuniversity. he's been a long time member of the executive board. over the past quarter century reverend pool has led mission trips to the appalachian region, mks, and been involved in hurricane recovery and rebuilding efforts throughout texas, louisiana, through hurricanes andrew, katrina, and rita. active in com

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., june 20, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable richard blumentha, a senator from the state of connecticut, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business. senators will be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. there will be no roll call votes today. the next roll call will be at about noon tomorrow, in confirmation of the simon nomination. further, following the weekly caucus meetings on tuesday, the senate should expect up to three additional roll call votes on confirmation of the panetta nomination, cloture on the economic development act.

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 14, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen, a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business until 11:00 a.m. this morning. the majority will control the first half. the republicans will control the final half. at 11:00 the senate will be in executive session to consider the cecchi and salas nominations. following votes on this there will be recess for weekly caucus meetings until 2:15 p.m. at 2:15 there will be an additional roll call vote on the coburn amendment regarding ethanol. on the cloture vote s

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, president obama has unilaterally brought america into its third war, the war in libya. the strution provides that congress, not -- the constitution provides that congress, not the executive, should give the nation the power to go to war. the resolution says there must have been an attack on the united states or the war is in the national security interest of the united states, says the war powers resolution. also, the war powers resolution has a cease after 60 days unless there is congress approval. congress has not approved this war. the president's new innovative argument on this war is that the united states is not engaged in hostility in libya. therefore, we are not at war. i assume wa

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adj the iran nuclear ambitions and to end them. however, as president obama has said, all options have to remain on the table. i want to ask you whether as secretary of defense, you'll consider it to be one of your responsibilities to have credible military plans to strike and destroy the iran nuclear facilities if the president as commander-in-chief decides that it is necessary to use that option. >> in line with the president's statement that we should keep all options on the table. >> let me approach afghanistan this way -- i thought the correct andade a courageous decision in 2009 in deciding to raise the number of our forces in afghanistan by 30,000 +, a so-called afghanistan surge. at the time, a statement was made that we would begin to draw those troops down around july of this year, 2011. there was a lot of anxiety in the region, particularly in afghanistan and pakista

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please welcome our own visionary from that mergers -- baton rouge.o merg [applause] >> thank you, weddie. fellow republicans, distinguished guests, i have been a resident of louisiana since 1942 and a registered republican since 1984. i am here to talk to you about some of the most important issues facing our nation. louisiana heritage is very important to us. but we have the ability to laugh at ourselves as well. i will take one moment to tell you a cajun story. woodrow gets a job at the catholic church and thibodaux gets a job at cross highway at an evangelical church. they are putting up a sign and a sign says, "repent, turn yourself around. the end is near." this motorists comes by and rolls down the window and screams out, "you religious idiot." and then followed by a big screech and crash. and then woodrow turns to thibodaux and says, "maybe we should have just put up a sign that the bridge is out." [laughter] thank you. i'm gla

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair will receive a message. mike: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: ms. secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed without amendment h.r. 2279, cited as the airport and airway extension act of 2011 batch 3. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on that is what this hearing is all about. harold koh will be testifying today. live coverage on c-span. >> and the war powers resolution applies to the use of armed forces in "hostilities or situations where imminent hostilities, involving hostilities, is clearly indicated by the circumstances, referring to american armed forces." but for 40 years, presidents have taken the view that this language does not include every single military operation. presidents from both parties have undertaken military operations without e

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under godindivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five one-minute requests on each side. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this morning's announcement of an increase in the unemployment rate indicates yet again the president's economic policies are failing american families. the out-of-control spending is killing small business job creation. sadly, more than 14 million people are still without jobs and the average price of gasoline is almost $4 a gallon. the president pledged to reduce unemployment to 8% and failed. he pledged to skyrocket energy costs and he succeeded. this is a failure of leadership on job creation and gas costs. american families are at risk. earlier this week the president asked congress to increase the debt limit by $2.4 trilli

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, will be recognized for one money -- minute. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i am pleased to introduce and welcome the reverend dr. john sloop, senior pastor of first presbyterian church, a church that has grown to over 1,100 members and over 500 attendees for sunday services. dr. sloop has served the first church and the community since he received his calling in 1986. dr. sloop is passionate about seeing the presbyterian church renewed and growing again and he's been actively involved in presbyterian for renewal, the coalition, the confessing church movement and has served on the board of the presbyterian outreach foundation. dr. sloop and his wife of 41 years, gwen, are the proud parents of three children and two sons-in-law and have been blessed by five grandchildren. we welcome dr. sloop's family and other guests who join us today and i am

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., june 23, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: people in my hometown of louisville, kentucky, are still recovering this morning from a series of storms and possible tornadoes last night that inflicted considerable damage across the city, including at the historic churchill

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am honored to represent indiana's third congressional district, home to one of the united states' armed forces finest members, army national guard specialist terence mckinney. after a two-day competition between soldiers from april 18 through 19, national guard specialist terence mckinney earned the title of indiana army's -- indiana army national guard's soldier of the year. mr. stutzman: he's now joined with 54 others as the best national guards soldiers in the country. he was recognized for his exceptional achievement friday, maye 20, in indianapolis and moves on to compete at the reeg that will level. he's a member dofetatchment 18 recruiting and retention command out of muncie, indiana. i congratulate terence mck

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under godsible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five one-minute requests on each side. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. mr. speaker, later this morning we will be debating and voting on two resolutions dealing with libya. mr. paul: the first one, h.j.res. 68, will be one to endorse exactly what the president has been doing. it doesn't talk about special forces, c.i.a. and unlimited bombing which is what we have to expect. the second one, h.r. 2278, has said to be more strongly worded on restraint from the president and this is where i disagree. i believe the wording is different and it says no funds for ground troops but then it has exceptions and the exceptions are for all the things that we're already doing. so i believe if we vote and pass the second one it will be the first time this congress has

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., june 21, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable michael bennet, a senator from the state of colorado, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business until 11:00 a.m. today. the republicans will control the first half, the majority controlling the final half. i would ask at this time, mr. presid

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under god welcome the senior pastor, benny tate of rock springs church in milner, georgia. [applause] >> let us pray. our most kind gracious heavenly father as we bow our heads and our hearts in your presence we thank you for this day. we are reminded god your mercy is renewed upon us every day and we are grateful for that fact today. lord, we thank you for this land. we thank you for a nation that was founded of the glory of god and the advancement of the christian faith. our forefathers didn't come here in search of gold, but they came here in search of god. we thank you for the freedom that we have. we thank you for our men and women that are serving on foreign fields to protect us and preserve the freedoms that we enjoy as americans. and god, i ask you to bless america, but i ask americans to bless you. you said my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves to pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways. then will i hear from heaven i will forgive their sins and i

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, as new york's state's secretary of state, i have received the resignation of anthony d. weiner as new york's ninth congressional district representative in the united states house of representatives. the new york state department of state files a letter today, a copy of his letter of resignation is attached. signed, sincerely, cesar a. practicals i, secretary of state. the speaker: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from new york, mr. weiner, the whole number of the house is 432. the chair will entertain up to 15 one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> request unanimous con sent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. -- the speaker: without objection. >> th

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 one-minute requests on each side. without objection, the gentleman from tennessee -- >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. >> our guest chaplain is reverend hoskins. he served as a full-time southern baptist evangelist and has conducted over 400 revivals and crusades in 28 states and canada. he's now pastor of higher ground baptist church in kingsport, tennessee. mr. roe: he's helped his congregation to grow from under 200 to well over 1,000 members. least here with his wife, brenda, and his two beautiful daughters, mackenzie paige and madison jane. it is an honor to serve with reverend hoskins, and i'd like to yield to my friend from north carolina, mr. shuler. mr. shuler: it is indeed an honor that you have asked one of my dear friends, phil hoskins to come and preside over the house this morning and

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, over 750 days have passed since the senate passed a budget. now, liberals in congress are leading the charge to increase the current debt limit. the federal government officially released -- reached its $14.3 trillion debt limit in may. america's finances are now borrow, tax and spend, killing jobs. congress should not raise the debt limit without making serious changes in the way the federal government spends money. recklessly raising the debt ceiling without exercising fiscal restraint will lead to a lower international credit rating, highe

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under gode, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, june 6, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher coons, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chai. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:30 today. following morning business, the senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of donald b. verrilli, to be solicitor general of the united states. unless an agreement is reached, at approximately 5:30, the senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the verrilli nomination. s. 1125 is a the desk and due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title. the clerk: s. 1125, a

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 13, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable richard blumenthal, a senator from the state of connecticut, to perform the duties of the chair. signed daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 6:00 p.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. heller: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask u

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, on friday, congressman darrell issa conduct add field hearing in north charleston, south carolina. a witness who really brought home the consequences families will face as a result of the nlrb's job killing complaint with cynthia rainmaker who is currently employed at boeing. bringing a human face to the complaint, she explained how the nlrb is denying her right to work. she explained the boeing's new 1.1 million square foot building is already completed. manufacturing is to begin this summer with over 1,000 jobs already and up to 3,800 more jobs could come. with construction and suppliers ultimately 9,000 jobs would be created. boeing was attracted to south carolina because of the train