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filed legislation to create a national infrastructure bank and next we welcome representative peter defazio wizards as chairman of highway and transit subcommittee of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. we are also pleased to have representative dan lipinski of illinois who serves on three subcommittees of the house transportation committee and as the chairman of the research science education subcommittee for science and technology committee. next we will welcome governor ed rendell of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, governor rendell is the co-chair of building america's future. and finally we will hear from the mayor antonio of los angeles. i will refer to them of the year. we should that alumni association. we look for to the testimony today and thank you for your participion. without objection and the other members wishing to insert statements as a part of the record may do so. all written staements written proposed by the witnesses will be inserted into the record as well. i recognize congresswoman rosa delauro for her opening statement. -- before mr. chairman and

democratic peter defazio of oregon asked why b.p. selected the chemicals it did. >> there are others that e.p.a. measures more effective on this grade of oil and less toxic. why aren't you using those? because i'm concerned about what's in the water column here and what we're not seeing. >> we're using the preapproved dispersants. i believe-- >> there are 13 preapproved but there are some that are less toxic and more effect identify this. it comes from a company in which you don't have anyone sitting on board. this is coming from a company where you do have someone sitting on the board. >> brown: also today, the obama administration proposed eliminating the agency that oversees offshore drilling and manages leases. it would divide it into three separate entitys to eliminate potential conflicts of interest. and we're joined now for fr houston by bob dudley of b.p. mr. dudley, thanks for join us. the figure of 3,000 barrels a day now being recovered from the tubes? how sure are you of this? is there still guess work here, or do you rea

filed legislation to create a national infrastructure bank and next we welcome representative peter defaziowizards as chairman of highway and transit sbcommittee of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. we are also pleased to have representative dan lipinski of illinois who serves on three subcommittees of the house transportation committee and as the chairman of the research science education subcommittee for science and technology committee. next we will welcome governor ed rendell of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, governor rendell is the co-chair of building america's future. and finally we will hear from the mayor antonio of los angeles. i will refer to them of the year. we should that alumni association. we look for to the testimony today and thank you for your participation. without objection and the other members wiing to insert statements as a part of the record may do so. all written statements written proposed by the witnesses will be inserted into the record as well. i recognize congresswoman rosa delauro for her opening statement. -- before mr. chairman and r

filed legislation to create a national infrastructure bank and next we welcome representative peter defazio wizards as chairman of highway and transit subcommittee of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. we are also pleased to have representative dan lipinski of illinois who serves on three subcommittees of the house transportation committee and as the chairman of the research science education subcommittee for science and technology committee. next we will welcome governor ed rendell of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, governor rendell is the co-chair of building america's future. and finally we will hear from the mayor antonio of los angeles. i will refer to them of the year. we should that alumni association. we look for to the testimony today and thank you for your participation. without objection and the other members wishing to insert statements as a part of the record may do so. all written statements written proposed by the witnesses will be inserted into the record as well. i recognize congresswoman rosa delauro for her opening statement. -- before mr. chairman a

host: next up peter defazio talking about job creation in the u.s. we'll have that discussion after this break from c-span radio. >> and it's 8:32 here in washington, d.c. and in the headlines. as you have been hearing, it was not a good day to be an incumbent in tuesday's primaries. senator arlen specter defeated in pennsylvania, although democrats kept squon metha's seat. tea party supporter, wanting kentucky, and supreme court nominee elena kagan is back on capitol hill today with more meet and greet with senators who will decide her fate. thousands of pages of the nominee's speeches and writings including her work in her current job as solicitor general. you can read some of these documents by going to -- the predawn assault today against u.s.-run bagram airfield killed 10 insurgents, a day after a suicide bomber killed 18 in a u.s. convoy including five american troops. a curfew is in effect in bangkok after new violence following a surrender by protest leaders who led a month-long occupation in the city. those angered fired grenades and set fai

we will talk about the economy and jobs with peter defazio. and peter deshazo will take your questions about the u.s.-mexico relations. this is live every day at 7:00 eastern. >> clarence thomas will talk about the confirmation process. >> i did not have a good experience of there. and i do not wish that on anybody. and also, something that was said when i first got here and stayed with me. it does not matter how you got here. what matters is what you do after you have gotten here. >> with a new nominee going into the confirmation process, learn more about the highest court, in the latest book from c-span, "the supreme court." providing unique insight, and available in hardcover. >> a republican congressman from indiana admitted to an affair with a staff member and denounced his resignation. >> it is with great regret that i announce that i am is resigning from the house of representatives, and resigning as republican nominee in the fall election. i apologize for the people of indiana and our country. i will submit this on this friday. i never