perriello: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and groo to the resolution 917 recognizing the florida keys scenic highway on the occasion of its designation as an all-american road by the u.s. department of transportation. the clerk: house calendar number 161, house resolution 917, resolution recognizing the flar keys scenic highway on the designation as an all-american road by the u.s. department of transportation. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. perriello, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, each will control 20 minutes. mr. perriello: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and stepped their remarks and include extraneous material on h. res. 917. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perriello: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h. res. 917 offered by the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, recognizing the florida keys scenic highway on the occasion of its designation as an all-american road. the pr

congressman perriello. mr. perriello: thank you to my friend from ohio. i appreciate that. where have we come and where do we have to go? the present statistics and the history books will make clear that we have prevented a depression and that's no small feat. but i'm not satisfied until we see robust economic growth. we should be willing to look back and say here is an opportunity where we were going off a cliff into a depression and we said no, not on our watch. we will make sure that that he depression is prevented. but i'm not satisfied until we see the job creation back on main street. we need to shift that focus to that job creation on main street. and these ideas are not republican or democrat ideas. these are ideas about putting people back to work. i know in virginia and you know in ohio, we are on the cusp. we have an opportunity to start building again. americans are ready to do it. small businesses are ready to do it. and union fortunately, we aren't going to see the housing starts, but we know we can build things. we can build our infrastructure and retrofit ou

a tea party activist posted what they thought was a virginia congressman, tom perriello's address online. turns out it was his brother's. someone went to his house and cut the gas line to his propane tank. someone smashed a window of a congressman in buffalo, new york. and someone destroyed the door of a congressional office in arizona. bart stupak's vote helped democrats get the health care bill passed he once opposed wednesday. stew pack released some of the vulgar voicemail he's received. >> congressman stew pack, you baby killing [ bleep ]. you [ bleep ]. >> so far there have been about ten congressman who have received threats. we are told some senators have received what they are considering violent threats. democratic lawmakers are blaming republicans for this escalation in violence saying no politicians have stepped out and denounced what's been going on. on capitol hill, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >>> the murder of a woman in fairfax county has been linked to a suicide in arlington. yesterday morning a woman was get nothing her car in mount vernon when she wa

congressman tom perriello's brother after tea party activists had posted the address online. they believed it was the congressman's home. turned out to be his brother's home. joining is now is lee cat lynn the community relations director for this county in virginia. what can you tell me about this incident that you know? >> you and brian talked about the basics of the incident. basically i can say the fbi did contact our fire marshal's office last night four our assistance in investigating a suspicious incident. i can't really characterize what the incident was but i can say there was an element of the incident that required expertise of a fire investigator. and since the residence is in the county's jurisdiction we were called to help with that. >> i have a report that says the incident is viewed as an attempted threat to a member of congress. this was a source saying this. what can you add to that? >> well, that's not really a determination that we would make. that was something we had heard at some point may have been discussed at the fbi level. but i can't confirm that.

the home, it turns out, belonged to perriello's brother. now police are investigating a severed gas line to his propane grill. republican house leader john boehner released this statement condemning such behavior. "i know many americans are angry over this health care bill and that washington democrats just aren't listening but, as i've said, violence and threats are unacceptable." it's in this tense at here in the senate continued to debate a major set of democratic changes to the new health care law today. >> you can put lipstick on a pig mr. president, but this is still a pig. >> reporter: republicansÑi introduced 23 amendments that they said were designed to improve the health care bill and democrats said were designed to derail it. >> how serious could they be? offering an amendment out here on gay marriage in the district of columbia. how serious could they be offering an amendment dealing with viagra for rapists? >> reporter: and now senators have wrapped up that debate. they'll start voting on all those amendments all night long. de

meanwhile -- tom perriello. meanwhile flaws in the health care reform was signed yesterday and amendments just changing one word of the measure, the house will have to start the process all over. they will vote down all of the amendments and they hope to pass the companion bill by the end of the week. >>> a pediatrician accused of molesting more than 100 of his patients made his first appearance in court today. >> i think he should be first castrated and if they're going to make him serve time for the rest of his life, they need to put him in a cell where he can't get to nobody or nobody can get to him. >> that was just one resident where the doctor had one of his offices. prosecutors have charged him with a long list of crimes, including rape, sexual exploitation of a child and unlawful sexual contact. he videotaped the sexual attacks dating back to 1998. his attorneys says he wants a jury trial that is expected to be scheduled for later this year. >>> police in front royal are investigating a bizarre case of a

let's just talk about the perriello incident. he said -- how did we get so out of control?> it's interesting. in response to the cutting of the gas line at the brother's house, tom perriello put out a statement saying how dismayed he was in talking about the political climate that's given rise to this sort of threats. the national republican committee responded by putting out a statement attacking him and saying the congressman wasn't a victim. his constituents were the real victims because his policies were so awful. now, there's been an attack in virginia. he's saying, this is not okay. we have to say this is not okay. this is not a time for scoring political points. i think that shows not only dignity, but a real maturity on the part of the congressman. i think across the nation right now, everybody realizes people need to take a deep breath and everybody in the position of leadership who could affect this needs to take steps to lower the temperature. >> and for those who say that this is not frightening and is not real in terms of the anger that has been generated out t

. >> virginia democrat tom perriello denounced violence that touched his family. >> after his vote for the health care reform, a blogger listed what he thought was the congressman's address. someone shortly there after cut propane to his brother's home. the address had been posted. propane gas covered the back of his house. it is very scary. >> the democratic congressman praised governor bob mcdonnell and attorney general ken cuccinelli. friday, there were reports that bricks were thrown into the republican party office. >> i think we are at a point where things could spiralut of control. >> on the radio show, perriello said he had heard horrible telephone threats to other elected officials. >> i am going to kill your children if you vote this way on a bill. naming the children saying i know where they go to school, where they live. i'm going to burn your house to the ground. >> what we need is for everyone around the country to take a deep breath on both sides, condemn all violence. >> tom sherwood, "news4 today." >>> republican lawrence verga is condemning the threats. maryland democ

congressman tom perriello's brother.s discovered after tea party activists posted the address online. at the time they believed the address was that of the congressman. it was his brother's home and now there is a federal and local investigation. let's bring in a reporter with "the daily progress." your paper broke this story. what do you know? >> reporter: we know the fbi and the county fire marshal are looking into a severed gas line on a propane tank that was attached to a grill inside a screened-in porch at the home of tom periello's brother bo. nobody was hurt but this came a day after two tea party activists in the district posted the address online

perriello of virginia. it will benefit each disabled veteran and their survivors from the world war i era to the current conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. i yield to the hardworking active and committed mr. perriello for an explanation of the bill. mr. perriello: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. today i rise in support of h.r. 4667, the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2010. a bill that i was proud to introduce in support of america's veterans. over 140 years ago president lincoln called upon our nation to care for him who have borne the battle for his widow and orphan. this charge is as compelling today as it was in 1864. it underscores the important role that our veterans play in defending our freedoms. and the obligation we all have as a nation to provide our brave veterans the care they need once returning home. h.r. 4667 the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2010 will provide an increase to the rates of basic compensation for disabled vetera

thomas tom perriello's brother lives there. that address had been listed on a website with a message to drop by. democrats blame republicans for stirring a hostile move and connect that by republicans to slow thing downs in the senate today. >> the process that got us here has been ugly. >> no more than an attempt to stop and kill this reconciliation bill and we can't allow that to happen. >> reporter: republicans offered dozens of amendments, trying to derail a final package of fixes to the health care reform law and accuse democrats of ignoring the republic. >> the arrogance is palpable and inexcusable. >> reporter: political anger and frustration on vivid display, in ways both civilized and over the line. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the capitol. >>> this is savannah guthrie at the white house where the president's spokesman said passionate views over health care shouldn't turn violent. >> we ought to exercise those views, not in a way that threatens anybody's safety or security or foments violence. >> wait a minute, wait a mi

at the virginia home of congressman tom perriello's home, someone cut the gas line -- [ inaudible ] now, since the president signed the health reform bill into law, democrats say they've received multiple phone and e-mail threats. this one is from a female call to michigan congressman bart stupak. he was a critical last-minute vote on the bill. >> congressman stupak, you are one big piece of human [ bleep ] and think about this. there are millions of people across the country who wish you ill. >> reporter: now tonight the sergeant-at-arms told us they are prepared to protect members on the hill where security is already tight. they're asking lawmakers to report any disturbing calls or e-mails. as for when those lawmakers head home for the easter recess, some tell us they are not asking for specific protection. they're depending on the f.b.i. and local police to investigate. >> roz plater tonight. >>> the health care bill passed. doesn't mean it's all over. senators spent the day wrangling over the fix it phase ever the bill. more than two dozen amendments to hammer out. things like fine

reported there has been a severed gas line at the home of the brother of representative tomorrow perriello he says i ask every member of the house and senate to state it's never okay to harm or threaten elected officials and families with anything more than political retribution, as if this statement were necessary. apparently it is suddenly in this country. quoting, my number one priority right now is ensuring the safety of my brother's family and i'm grateful to the law enforcement for their work. while it's too early to say anything definitively it's never too early to condemn violence as the threats to families escalate. i ask every member of the house and senate to state it's never okay to harm or threaten elected officials and families with anything more than political retribution, here in america, we settled our political differences at the ballot box. up to ten members of congress threatened as a result of their votes on healthcare insurance reform overhaul. more from capitol hill police as it comes in. they're treating -- investigating now and threats against members of congress's

one alleged crime aimed at virginia democrat tom perriello. police think they cut a gas line at the home of his brother. they may have thought it was the congressman's home. no one was hurt. >>> investigators believe a murder suspect killed himself right in front of onlookers. police were called to quincy and 15 streets in arlington yesterday afternoon for reports of a man with a gun. they say the man shot himself in the head when police arrived. they now suspect the man fatally shot a woman yesterday morning in mount vernon. >> detectives will work together to identify the suspect and see if the evidence links him to the homicide. >> reporter: police have not yet released the name of the woman killed in the shooting in mount vernon. >>> a dairy processor in frederick, maryland says it sent tainted chocolate milk to a local school by mistake. the chemical in the milk was nontoxic. the frederick news post says six cases were delivered to west frederick middle school. at least two students who drank the milk became nauseous but will be okay. the

reporter: on tuesday a propane gas line is cut at the home of the brother rf virginia congressman tom perrielloctivists post the address online. monday a brick thrower smashes a glass door of congresswoman gabriel gifford's arizona office and friday someone hurled a brick through the window of congresswoman luis lawsuiter's upstate office. >> the blogs we read was quite devastating. basically you shape up or we're going to have a civil war. >> reporter: the f.b.i. is investigating but the incidents are believed tied to the passage of the health reform bill. democratic leaders are calling on republicans to condemn the violence and threats. >> when people start talking in the rhetoric of putting people on firing lines, that if they don't do something they'll have physical harm done to them, that other rhetoric of that type or they put a target on their faces with crosshairs, that activity ought to be unacceptable in our democracy. >> there are a lot of angry americans and they're angry over this health care bill. they're angry about the fact that the democrats here in washington aren't listening

perriello: thank you very much for that news and for the news from the house of lord -- i mean senate, that has just come our way. it's very exciting. we as a caucus have been fighting so hard to shift the focus from speculation on wall street to job creation on main street. we understand that two out of every three new jobs in this country are coming from small business. now they may not make the headlines, it may mean you have lots and lots of small businesses, but that's the engine of our growth. one thing we still do better than any other country in the world is innovate. we are better entrepreneurs, we're really good at this. and it's our small businesses where we see that innovation taking place. and we need to make sure that we're giving the kind of support that small businesses need whether that's through direct lending, whether that's through suspension of capital gains tax for small business to bring non-traditional lenders in, whether that's providing the infrastructure in the work force development which allows those small businesses to flourish. we also need to understand

specifically citing an incident with democrat tom perriello and asking for political donations.ile, many democrats are not relenting, lashing out at republicans like sarah palin for releasing this map with 20 house democrats in rifle cross hairs. and house gop leader john boehner for what democrats call over heated rhetoric. >> hell no you can't! >> reporter: boehner called democrat steve drehouse a dead man for voting yes on health care. drehouse says he understood it was political but insists others may not. >> it's not how i take it. it's how somebody back home or somebody in another state might take it. we've got death threats coming into our offices, coming into other offices of members of congress. >> reporter: given what's going on do you think maybe those words might have been taken out of context? >> i don't think so. >> he said it incited things. >> listen, no one saw this quote of mine in this publication until mr. driehaus and others made a public issue of it. >> reporter: no apology for rhetoric democrats call incendiary but he did say this. >> violence and threats

in virginia police are looking what happened in the home of tom perriello's brother. a gas line to a grill inside a screened in porch was cut. address posted online thinking it was the lawmaker's home. the congressman says it's too early to, quote, say anything definitive regarding political motivations but he also said, quote, here in america we settle our political differences at the ballot box. shep? >> shepard: so far we talked about members of the house of representatives. anything from the senate side? >> according to a spokesperson for senate majority leader harry reid, no such threats to senators. but late this evening, the senate sergeant at arms sent out a message to senators warning them to, quote, remain vigilant. although they said there were no specific threats. shep? >> shepard: molly henneberg in our newsroom in washington. thanks. congressman stupak only promised to vote after president obama promised to reiterate the law already in effect. not everyone is convinced it will do that we're told that the president signed that order today. the white house

authorities investigating a severed gas line at the home of the brother of virginia congressman tom perriello. sources tell the "charlottesville daily progress" the gas line to the home's propane tank was slashed. the incident comes a day after tea party activists posted the address of the home online mistakenly believing it belonged to the democratic congressman who voted in favor of health care reform. for that reason sources say the incident is viewed as an attempted threat to a member of congress. we'll have more information on the story as we get it. just moments ago on capitol hill democratic house leaders talked about recent threats and acts of violence directed at their members. >> how are you dealing with that? what actions are you taking? >> we have the capitol police just briefed members and if they are in any way suspicious or fearful or see actions occurring to report those immediately and the capitol police will respond and try to determine whether crimes have been committed. >> meanwhile some of this may drift back to sarah palin in part because she has been putting a bulls eye

the address that was posted by the tea partier, however, turned out to be perriello's brother home. his brother who has four young children had his gas line cut this afternoon. despite to take down the wrong address. political reports that mike troxall. and now we're learning that indeed the gats line was severed at the home of the congressman's brother. good times. >>> and in the past few days as you likely known, bricks have been thrown through the windows of five democratic offices. that has democratic leaders outraged and nervous for their colleagues. just a short time ago leadership revealed some ten members of congress have asked for extra security due to threats and they are calling on the gop to denounce the violence. >> certainly those of us who are elected and leaders in our country to try to maintain the civility of america. >> republicans coming out against the violence in just the past hour. minority leader john boehner saying that's not american way. whip eric canner talking it reprehensible behavior. many feel the rhetoric has gone too far. incite them to action. one

authority says a propane line at the home of representative tom perriello's brother was severed. tea party activists mistakeningly posted the brother's address online and encouraged people to stop by and weigh in on the bill. steny hoyer says he knows of ten congress members who have gotten threats. an update for you now on a story we've been following. there have been pretty dramatic improvements in michael brewer's con. back in october, he was burned over 2/3 of his body. police say three classmates poured alcohol on him and set him on fire. they have been charged with attempted murder. we'll take new pictures of michael at a family picnic. he was well enough to play a game of catch. look at that smile. our sister network is working to get an update on his physical therapy and whether he has to have any more surgery. go michael. >>> new developments as georgia investigators look into sexual assault accusations against ben roethlisberger. find out if roethlisberger will have to give police a dna sample. >>> police at a florida middle school say a student continued texting his fr