therefore, we have substituted the nomination of rosp anna peterson. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i would ask the the pardon of everyone here. it's a shame sometimes things take so long. i've been working for three and a half hours or maybe longer trying to get to this point; numerous conversations with a few senators. we're now at a point where we can move on to the next day's business. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, january 25. following the prayer and the pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the leaders be reserved for use later in the day and the senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3:00 p.m. with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. following morning business the senate resume consideration of h.j. res. 45, the joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. the presiding officer: without object

these are peterson's number, not mine. don't hold me to them.efit to the district is equally great. it's a steady energy price. peterson said she locked in a rate of 11 cents per kilowatt for the next 20 years to the companies that will own the solar plants compared to 12 cents an hour he's paying now to the local utility peak hours. there's another bonus. he plans to charge students and staff $400 a year to park in the new covered lots. that's up from $100 that they pay for an uncovered parking spot. and if you think only some belt states can do solar power, milwaukee has one school that's running on solar power, and they're starting a second, they'll be powering a second high school starting this -- this fall. milwaukee? i also liked an idea from colorado springs district 11. the district used $6 million of a $150 million bond issue passed by voters in 2006 to build a fiber optic ring around the district. that means they get rid of the cable guy and they're saving $550,000 a year in cable fees. i found a lot of districts -- not a lot. a few di

. >> cris: just such a great matchup between brett favre and adrian peterson and percy harvin and sidney rice and all of those great offensive weapons going against this dallas defense, because they have been as good as anybody. came into this one, back-to-back shutouts and have been almost that impressivagain here tonight. >> al: the dallas cowboys, right now, as hot as you can get and it's starting with that new orleans game, going against the undefeated saints at that point in new orleans. now you've got felix jones very close to a first down. so either fourth and inches or a first down and the clock keeps on ticking down. >> cris: you know, it really is remarkable now with brett favre and looking back on it. that entire story. the whole idea that brett favre was even going to be in the picture, so late coming to camp, the last second thing by brad childress. and ended up with a remarkable season. i mean, really very much in contention for the mvp race. >> al: you wonder if brett is going to come back next year. >> cris: i'm not asking that! >> al: we already asked him that. >> cris:

. >> cris: just such a great matchup between brett favre and adrian peterson and percy harvin and sidney rice and all of those great offensive weapons going against this dallas defense, because they have been as good as anybody. came into this one, back-to-back shutouts and have been almost that impressive again here tonight. >> al: the dallas cowboys, right now, as hot as you can get and it's starting with that new orleans game, going against the undefeated saints at that point in new orleans. now you've got felix jones very close to a first down. so either fourth and inches or a first down and the clock keeps on ticking down. >> cris: you know, it really is remarkable now with brett favre and looking back on it. that entire story. the whole idea that brett favre was even going to be in the picture, so late coming to camp, the last second thing by brad childress. and ended up with a remarkable season. i mean, really very much in contention for the mvp race. >> al: you wonder if brett is going to come back next year. >> cris: i'm not asking that! >> al: we already asked him that. >> cris

mike peterson coaching on the other side for wake forest. peterson in his sixth year.ormer head women's coach at new mexico state and tcu and then came here after a stint as the shint assistant men's coach in minnesota and has arguably his best team here at wake forest. >> debbie: he is giving his team a challenge and a chance to make a run at the acc top half of the league. this is a year where you're not quite clear who is the best team it. of course, duke is putting some separation, based on the way they played against florida state the other night, but a lot of basketball to be played. >> mike: lawson newton and mark hardcastle and luis gonzalez are our officials this afternoon. and it's monica wright who controls the opening tip. >> debbie: this job defensively on monica wright is to try to keep her in front. and it is a difficult task. debbie ryan likes to say keep her between your feet. >> mike: here is shine. double-teamed in the paint. >> debbie: courteney moorer is creating a steal. >> mike: here comes brooke thomas, the point guard, 5'4" sof for out of orlan

. >> reporter: peterson says it may be along the front wall or the utility room in your basement. >>this particular kind of valve shuts off by turning the lever perpendicular to the pipe. >> reporter: if you have a vintage globe or great valve like this, remember the plumbers rule. >> righty tighter, lefty loosey. >> reporter: seal and caulk gaps and freeze pipes near the wall. >> pipes usually don't freeze in the 30s. when we are in the 20s and especially when wind is driving that cold into the gaps we tell you to seal up, changes of freezes have been increased dramatically. >> reporter: don't forget the waterline tour home. >> the hose would freeze up to here, into the valve, split the valve. >> reporter: unscrew it from the pip and allow the water to drain from the faucet. >> when you get a frozen pipe, there is nothing you can do until it thaws out. >> reporter: with a little preparation you can save money and stay toasty inside your home during a record cold. >>> time for the healthy hour focus. i was sent downtown to set out a cycling spin workout. i know you are thinking nothi

>>peterson: singapores appeal as a financial hub is well known. its english speaking, stable politically and strategically located. add to that very favorable tax incentives and a well organized financial infrastructure. those factors attract not only wealth management players but also hedge funds. >>reporter: 16 new funds opened here in 2009... while 19 others closed down. still more hedge funds are in the pipeline... including start ups like eiken capital. it hopes to soon launch with 20 million dollars under management... and the dream of 1 billion dollars three to five years from now. >>khan: theres a large flow of corporates coming through singapore so it is actual quite easy to access the companies that we plan to invest in to meet management care and also there is a large flow of investors coming through singapore on a regular, so that helps a new fund setting up. >>reporter: singapores government continues to protect a rapid but potentially fragile recory.... one bolstered by increasing trade with china and india that has helped compensate

at 5:30, we will turn to roseanna peterson to be a district judge. at 6:00 p.m., the senate will vote on her confirmation. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, there will now be a period for the transaction of morning business until 3:00 p.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: thank you very much. thank you very much, mr., and i thank the majority leader as well -- thank you very much, mr. president, and i thank the majority leader as well. mr. president, i want to say a few words in favor of the conrad-gregg resolution which will shortly be before us and in opposition to the baucus amendment. i have worked for some time to try to produce legislation that would create a commission which could be like a brac committing and deal with what i consider to be the most formidable problem facing this government. and every wednesday during the summer and spring, i have a constituent breakfast, and one of the thi

these are peterson's numbers, not mine. don't hold me to them.e benefit to the district is equally great. it's a study energy price. peterson said he's locked in the rate of 11 cent for kilowatt hour for the next 20 years with the companies that will own the solar plants. that's compared to 12 cents an hour he's paying now. he plans to charge students and staff to park in the parking lot. if you think only sun belt states can do solar power, milwaukee has one school that's running on solar power. and they are starting a second -- they'll be powers a second high school starting this fall. milwaukee? i also liked an idea from colds springs -- colorado springs district 11. they used a bond to build a fiberoptic ring around the district. that means they get ride of the cable guy and they are saving $550,000 in a year in cable fees. i found a lot of districts focus -- not a lot. a few focusing on attendance. this increases the funding. but more of the point, to me at least, it goes to the heart of what schools are supposed to be doing. in california,

both of you are part of the peterson -- >> to my knowledge, i am not part of it.t make any difference. some people were with him, the goat and left the organization as experts and hired by hours -- as experts and left the organization and hired by our s. mr. peterson is not part of our plans for the future, but we think he is a good citizen. we do not know what specific things he is for or against. it seems like some of the things you know you could share them with our group as we meet. next question? right behind you. >> i am wondering what you think about the health care bill, the senate health care bill and whether it should be passed as a way to help resolve or less of the deficit or whether it is counterproductive in your view. >> i will go first. we have different views on this. [laughter] from my standpoint, i thought the bill that was contemplated by the house and senate, both of them but failed -- them failed to restrain growth in government and, therefore, i think that should have been set aside until we have had a budget put together. that is how i feel

thomas proctor was one of the resident of the peterson house. and he was their lincoln's bedside. after the war was a successful lawyer he fell on some very hard times and kelly found him and did an extensive interviews. another judge, judge wesley r. batchelder from transferred, new jersey, batchelder was a secretary voyeur for general benjamin butler. the day of the assassination, butler had gone to go to fortress monro. batchelder was supposed to go, was delayed, had to wait for the following day and that evening he said well, i will go to the theater. while batchelder is interviewed by kelly and starts off at the beginning of his life. batchelder says i was born in 1833 and that made me 22 at the time of the assassination. i joined general butler in 1863 data porches and row before he went to washington. as secretary to general butler at the present lincoln many times. i've seen. iceni receptions, reviews, and in the street. i've series after the defeat by the enemy. he must've been depressed but he did not show it. the first time i saw lincoln was when i was sent with a messa

former governor walter peterson and his wife dorothy are with us today in the balcony. let's thank them for all they have done. [applause] [applause] we all mourn the lives lost in the haitian eric flake ander said by the suffering that so many of that country's residents are enduring, and for some new hampshire residents, the tragedy is very personal as they greet and wait news of family and friends. they are in our thoughts and they are in our prayers. in the coming days members of the new hampshire air national guard will deploy tee'd to provide assistance. arnn national guard faces an even bigger mission in the next year. more than 1100 members of the new hampshire national guard will be deployed to iraq, afghanistan and kuwait. they will leave behind their families, their jobs, and their communities. let us commit that we will be there for these brave men and women and their families during the next year. [applause] [applause] let us pray for their safe return. and let us think of them, all of our citizens serving in the armed forces and all of our veterans for the

he was one the residents of the peterson house and burdener there. he was there at lincoln's bedside. and there after the war was successful lawyer, he fell on some very hard times. and kelly found him and did some extensive interviews. another judge, judge wesley from new jersey. westly was a secretary lawyer for benjamin butler. and the day of the assassination, he had left to go to monroe. he was supposed to go. he was delayed. had to wait for the following day. that evening he said i will go to the theater. well, he is interviewed by kelly. it starts off the beginning of his life. i was born in 1843. that made me 22 at time of the assassination. i joined general butler in 1863 and stayed at monroe before i went to washington. as secretary, i have seen president lincoln many times. i have seen him at resubpoenases at reviews and in the street. i have seen him serious after a defeat. he must have been depressed but he did not show it. the first time is when i was sent with a message. i had two letters, one an introduction and the over a private let

the judge called the petition a meritless effort by a stranger, that being paul peterson, former childen rights advocate who filed the petition saying that suleman's children were vulnerable. >>> from the plains to the midwest, extreme weather conditions today. blowing snow making it difficult for motorists in minnesota. several highways were shut down overnight due to poor visibility. and it feels like minus 32 degrees in waterville, minnesota, today where the weather channel's janel klein is. janel, i can't believe you still look great. you haven't put on some kind of north jacket and the coat and whole thing, you know, hood. have you experienced cold weather like this before? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, alex. i'm minnesota born and raised, so, i hate to say it, but this is not even close to the worst i've felt. and like you said, it's great that 22 below, but no windchill, and that really has made the difference here today. if we had had that wind, it would be a whole different story. 40-mile-an-hour gusts in some places in minnesota this week and really throughout the upper midwes

young americans for freedom conference held in conjunction with the radical libertarian, gary north peterson late writer for the conservative newsletter was dismayed by what he found. instead of studious conservatives the crystal the conference was filled with eccentrics awaiting the black dollar-signs. to create offshore tax havens and argued over the finest points. when the talk drifted into a debate over whether or not riordan was the total hero, given the world in which we live on left. he concluded, quote, i think it is safe to say that it is drifting. it was and it was drifting in the direction of ayn rand's anarchist blend of both of those. this combustible mixture of objectivism and traditional conservatism would be wrapped in full fury in the same louis convention of young americans for freedom. that is a good place to date the emergence of modern libertarianism. a lot of my research in the later stages of the book is drawn from records of this movement in the hoover institution library in california and when i went into these archives i had a feeling ayn rand was important. she was

peterson has an agenda. he thinks it is a worthwhile agenda. he is not part of our plans for the future. we think he is a good citizen and we do not know what specific things he has done that we are for or against. it seems like some of the things that you could go, -- that you know, you could share with our group as we meet. next question. right behind you, ma'am. >> i'm from politics daily. i am wondering what you think about the health-care bill, the senate health care bill, and should it be passed as a way to help resolve the deficit, lessen the deficit, or is this counter- productive in your view? >> i will go first. it is not going to matter anyway. [laughter] from my standpoint, i thought the bill that was contemplated by the house and senate, that both of them failed to restrain growth in government. i think that that should have been set aside and waited until we had a budget put together. that is how i feel. we're going have to look at health care in our budget to see how we can attempt to recommend saving money, because that is the i

peterson has got an agenda. he thinks the a worthwhile agenda.he is not part of our plans for the future, but we think he is a good citizen, and we don't know what specific things he is for that we are foreor against. it seems like some of the things you know, you can share them with our group as we meet, but we certainly aren't in harmony on such things as you mentioned. next question. right behind you. >> i am jill lawrence from " politics dailyment i am wondering what you think about the senator health care bill and whether it should be passed as a way to resolve the deficit , tessen the deficit? >> i will go first. we have different views on this matter anyway. from my standpoint, i thought that both bills failed to restrain growth in government. and therefore, i think that should have been set aside and waited until we had a budget put together. that is how i feel. we are going to have to look at health care in our budget to see how we can attempt to recommend saving money, because that is the issue. if you're going to try to use it right, y

this took place at the peterson institute for international economics in washington. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. birdsall, the president for the center of global development. and we are absolutely delighted to host secretary of state hillary rodham clinton here at the center. we are eager to hear what she will say about the administration's ongoing effort to strengthen u.s. global development policy and programs. it is really great to see this crowd. this is the day of development. i am particularly pleased to have with me here today might to co-founders of the center -- my two co-founders of the center, the light just had the honor of introducing to the secretary. as many of you know, the center is all about improving the policies and practices of the rich world toward the world of the poor. in the rich world, no country matters more and has more on realize potential to make a difference than our own usa. and doing this well is certainly in our own interest. with my colleagues, i set up this argument last year in a book that i had the pleasure of giving to the

the bipartisan peterson to commission on budget reform and one in its recent report that government spendingto revive the growth in health care costs and an aging population will certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next few decades. what is once thought as a scenario that would unfold in the distant future has compounded and become a pressing issue we must face today. we must reform our largest entitlement programs. we used to think we have 10 or so years but because of the crisis because of the spending binge we have engaged in the end because of the massive debt we are now confronted with, this problem is here now, not in tenures. we need to do this. i propose a systematic way to reform our programs called a road map for america's future. my purpose in putting this out there is not simply to say we have it all figured out, we've got the ideas. our purpose is here's a plan to restore our fiscal future, to pay off our debts, although the mission of health and retirement security and make our economy grow so people have good jobs. the purposes and to encourage others to do th

the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costs in an aging population will almost certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next few decades. what is once thought as a scenario that would unfold in the distant future has compounded and become a pressing issue that we must face today. we must reform our largest entitlement programs. we used to think we had ten or so years, but because of the financial crisis, because of the spending binge we've engaged in and because of the massive debts and deficits, this problem is here now, not in ten years. we need to do this. i propose a systemic way to reform our programs, my purpose in putting this legislation out there is not simply to say, you know, we have it all figured out, we have got all the ideas, our purpose is here's a plan to restore our fiscal future, to pay off our debt, to fulfill the mission of health and retirement and security and make our economy grow so people can have good jobs. the purpose is to encourage others to do the same. bring us your plans to solve our

i want to thank the peterson institute for international economics, and of course, fred -- i learnedthat fred was one of the incubators for the center -- and ed scott and others who have really made development and development policy such a central issue in their lives as well as in our nation's life. i wanted to give this address months ago, but i thought it wise to wait until we actually had an administrator confirmed for usaid. [applause] and we are so pleased that that day has come. dr. raj shah, who if you have not met, i hope that you will. it has been a long wait to find the right person, but raj was worth the months we spent thinking about how to best build and strengthen usaid. he brill's -- he brings vision and passion, commitment and experience to this critical position. he will be at the table as we make decisions about development, and i look forward to a very close working partnership. i also want to recognize, for those of you who have not yet met the new head of the millennium challenge corporation, daniel yohannes, who is here. we're delightfed that he left a very su

huge negotiations between the chairman of the agriculture committee and congressman waxman, colin peterson is the chairman of the ag committee and they ended up working something out to get enough votes to pass the house and they lost a number of democrats, but they ended up getting just barely enough to pass, so that's an example of how things worked in the house. it's culturally in many, many, many respects, the senate is very, very different. we joke about this all the time. the senate views the house -- or often views the house, an we definitely joke about this, as the lower body, and it's obviously not true, but the senate is smaller, it's 100 versus 435. staff tend to be a lot bigger in the senate. usually legislative staff, you know, for freshman members, they tend to be five to six legislative of staff and as members get more senior, they acquire subcommittee chairmanships or committee chairmanships and the size of your staff grows. senator kennedy had an enormous staff, like 80 people or something, but he had been in the senate since 1962 or something, so over those years, he had

we have from the german government, bray from the national governors' association, the peterson instituterice from ucla, alice from the brookings institution, and build from cigna. two lead us to these questions we will be led by margaret brennan, a reporter and anchor for bloomberg television. i'm especially happy to introduce market because she's a graduate with a major and foreign affairs, my home department. and she received her be a in 2002. all of you you the a students, when you wonder what you can do and contemplate what you can do with a major in foreign affairs, here's your answer. [laughter] margaret. >> thank you. and am still trying to explain to my parents what i'm doing with foreign affairs and minor in arabic and i'm still trying to figure that out myself some having fun because i get to talk to one of ali smart accomplish people like the panel we have today. right before the session i was reading headlines on my blackberry and i saw that house majority leader steny hoyer has said they will vote next week on raising the debt level to either 1.8 or $1.9 trillion so as we ha

rosanna peterson, nominated to the eastern district of washington, and william cartly, nominated to thewestern district of wisconsin, they have all been voted out by the senate judiciary committee. they all should be allowed to fill the vacancies where they're needed. mr. president, i will reserve the balance of my time and yield five minutes, six minutes, what -- i yield six minutes to the distinguished senator from delaware, an extraordinarily valuable member ofhe senate judiciary committee, to speak on another matter. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. kaufman: thank you, chairman leahy. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware is recognized. mr. kaufman: it's a pleasure to serve with you on the judiciary committee and see the work that you're doing. mr. president, i ask consent to speak as if in morning business for six minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. kaufman: i rise once again to recognize one of america's great federal employees. one year ago today, barack obama took the oath of office as president of the united sta

the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costsrtainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next few decades. what is once thought as a scenario that would unfold in the distant future has compounded and become a pressing issue that we must face today. we must reform our largest entitlement programs. we used to think we had ten or so years, but because of the financial crisis, because of the spending binge we've engaged in and because of the massive debts and deficits, this problem is here now, not in ten years. we need to do this. i propose a systemic way to reform our programs, my purpose in putting this legislation out there is not simply to say, you know, we have it all figured out, we have got all the ideas, our purpose is here's a plan to restore our fiscal future, to pay off our debt, to fulfill the mission of health and retirement and security and make our economy grow so people can have good jobs. the purpose is to encourage others to do the same. bring us your plans to solve our entitlement crisis. bring us your ide

i worked for bart peterson in indianapolis. i work with mayor bloomberg in new york city.now, i am in new work -- newark as the communications director. i had heard of this gentleman since 2002. there was a book that chronicled his first time to become mayor. he lost in that election. what was amazing was his heart and commitment to public service. in 2006 when he won reelection, i have been talking to his team. i sat down with him and said that this man, this leader is really amazing and i want to work for him. i want to work with them. -- i want to work with him. hopefully, you will hear today a little bit about his story. what is most amazing is that often in the cynical world, sometimes people do not trust their leaders, public officials. they distrust government. with his leadership, commitment, and passion, he has redefined how the city of newark engages with its constituency and how it is defined inside and outside the city. i am honored to work with him to let people know that the city of newark will be the epitome of transformation. we have already made tremendous

. >> bradley peterson. one of the recommendations in the white house cyber security privacy review was a worker identity management, i wonder if you could talk about what's happening there or or to anticipate happening with respect to identity management. >> as far as what's happening as one of the briefings i have scheduled next week. needless to say when we start looking at identity management the era of user id and password has been sort of law over due to be retired and i know and the department of defense, doing at the new management isaac -- authentication is crucial so i will know more next week and a lot of things are out there that have been for the published. in some of and the issues of the geren has been looking at not only from the executive branch but legislative branch been out there and the public and i will learn more next week so i'm sorry i don't have a good answer other than i don't -- other than i support. >> there's currently a notice of proposed rulemaking on the neutrality that would

malouf peterson. -- of professor rosanna malouf peterson. she is a distinguished law professor and attorney. she is a woman who enjoys broad bipartisan support, and she deserves a seat on the federal bench. mr. president, i was very pleased to introduce professor peterson before the judiciary committee last november and meet her and her family. i thought it was telling of the type of nominee she is that so many of her current and former students were there to support her confirmation. tonight, i'm honored to recommend that the senate confirm professor peterson as a district court judge for the eastern district of my home state. professor peterson has strong bipartisan support with good reason. she has devoted her career to serving the interests of justice and to instilling those values in a future generation of leaders. professor peterson is a graduate of the university of north dakota where she earned her bachelor's, master's, and law degrees. after law school, she started her legal career in the cha

i want to thank the peterson institute for international economics, and of course, fred -- i learned that fred was one of the incubators for the center -- and ed scott and others who have really made development and development policy such a central issue in their lives as well as in our nation's life. i wanted to give this address months ago, but i thought it wise to wait until we actually had an administrator confirmed for usaid. [applause] and we are so pleased that that day has come. dr. raj shah, who if you have not met, i hope that you will. it has been a long wait to find the right person, but raj was worth the months we spent thinking about how to best build and strengthen usaid. he brill's -- he brings vision and passion, commitment and experience to this critical position. he will be at the table as we make decisions about development, and i look forward to a very close working partnership. i also want to recognize, for those of you who have not yet met the new head of the millennium challenge corporation, daniel yohannes, who is here. we're delightfed that he left a very s