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but-- did richard pryor damage you? did richard pryor damage me? yeah, you listened to richard pryor when your mom felt it probably wasn't appropriate. foul language. unless you had a very early richard pryor album. he started me off cursing, for sure. 'cause i curse like a sailor. but i'm grown. and when i got into richard pryor, i was 16, 17, trying to sneak that turnt-- but at the same time, there was a balance of, okay, my parents knew who richard pryor was. and they said, "yeah, i know richard pryor, but no, you can't listen to richard pryor." and so therefore, i just went on outside, because i'm not gonna get no turntable. but it might have been different if i was able to get a cd player or a cassette walkman. your concerns about parenting are echoed all over this country. but you are chuck "fight the power" d. yeah, but to my kids, i'm "daddy." "oh, daddy, turn the radio back on!" "no, because we can't play shake your ass, right, on--in the car." 'cause i got nieces that's three years old in the back based on the radio singing, "shake your a
but-- did richard pryor damage you? did richard pryor damage me? yeah, you listened to richard pryor when your mom felt it probably wasn't appropriate. foul language. unless you had a very early richard pryor album. he started me off cursing, for sure. 'cause i curse like a sailor. but i'm grown. and when i got into richard pryor, i was 16, 17, trying to sneak that turnt-- but at the same time, there was a balance of, okay, my parents knew who richard pryor was. and they said, "yeah, i...
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pryor to coming here he taught at the maryland school for the deaf.reg chapman had share as a teacher. he said thanks to her advice he became one. >> students really want do well in the class and want to do well for her. the whole process and everything about science she taught us made we want to go into chemistry. >> reporter: she was named maryland teacher of the year before receiving the honor of a lifetime. she'll spend the entire week in washington, d.c. ing. >>> still to come. backing the mayor. the new challenger she'll face. >>> coming up, another huge find of poached striped bass. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> mayor blake picks up a key endorsement. her support comes as the new challenger enters the race. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings blake is getting an endorsement. >> i think she has leadership, know how, dedication and integrity. >> reporter: greg conway filed his candidacy for mayor. >> i'm ready to go. some are ready but i doubt they're as energetic as i am. >> reporter: it also includes ottis rolling who is not su
pryor to coming here he taught at the maryland school for the deaf.reg chapman had share as a teacher. he said thanks to her advice he became one. >> students really want do well in the class and want to do well for her. the whole process and everything about science she taught us made we want to go into chemistry. >> reporter: she was named maryland teacher of the year before receiving the honor of a lifetime. she'll spend the entire week in washington, d.c. ing. >>> still...
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senator mark pryor wants congress to pass a fix, give f.e.m.a. discretion to waive debts when there's no fraud. >> if f.e.m.a. sees a case like this, where it's all f.e.m.a.'s fault, and they should have the discretion to give these folks a break. >> reporter: nobody from f.e.m.a. would agree to an interview, but a spokesman says the agency has slashed its error payment rate from 14.5% after katrina to less than 3% in 2009. >> these are people who don't have millions of dollars in the bank. they're just average people. i'm retired. i'm 68 years old. my husband is 72 years old. we live on a fixed income. and i found this devastating. >> reporter: the holmquists have applied for a hardship waiver to try to get out of owing the money, but they are not optimistic it will be granted. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >> couric: on to other money matters now, the government reported today that consumer prices rose 0.4% and over the past year prices jumped 3.2%, the biggest yearly increase since 2008. as cynthia bowers reports, fuel and food are d
senator mark pryor wants congress to pass a fix, give f.e.m.a. discretion to waive debts when there's no fraud. >> if f.e.m.a. sees a case like this, where it's all f.e.m.a.'s fault, and they should have the discretion to give these folks a break. >> reporter: nobody from f.e.m.a. would agree to an interview, but a spokesman says the agency has slashed its error payment rate from 14.5% after katrina to less than 3% in 2009. >> these are people who don't have millions of...
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pryor: i will speak here in morning business for 10 minutes or less. thank you very much, madam chairman. let me just talk about a couple of things this morning. first, i want to talk about something my state has been going through since mid march and has continued to present day, and that is we have been battered by tornadoes and high winds, and now flooding. you see this photo that was just taken a few days ago. i think it was taken late last week of just one of our areas in the state that's underwater. we have had many, many towns that have been evacuated. many, many counties have been declared disaster areas. in fact, the corps of engineers showed me a map on friday when i met with them, and they have this map and it's a large oval that goes -- that starts down near dallas, texas, goes pretty much all across the state of arkansas and into a little bit of missouri and tennessee and illinois and even i think a little bit into kentucky, and in that oval, the folks in those areas have received six times the normal rainfall in that area. so when you hav
pryor: i will speak here in morning business for 10 minutes or less. thank you very much, madam chairman. let me just talk about a couple of things this morning. first, i want to talk about something my state has been going through since mid march and has continued to present day, and that is we have been battered by tornadoes and high winds, and now flooding. you see this photo that was just taken a few days ago. i think it was taken late last week of just one of our areas in the state that's...
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the way for that they're focusing on how they can educate their youth through both university and pryor and prepare them for jobs in high tech manufacturing is the perfect time for jobs in manufacturing no longer exists so we really need to think about how we can change our education system to give opportunities to young students now to get into the high tech manufacturing sector and do you think of that something that's a realistic goal i mean if you look at you know recent reports that come out you'll see also that china is moving ahead when it comes to education you'll see that you know. college education in particular is becoming increasingly expensive in america not everybody can afford that and we're seeing you know one of the largest divides in wealth we ever seen we've seen the we're seeing the middle class start to fade away so how realistic is it to actually have an entire group of young people or you know perhaps even older people they can go into high tech manufacturing. well it's realistic if that's where the government wants to put its money and you know the government's p
the way for that they're focusing on how they can educate their youth through both university and pryor and prepare them for jobs in high tech manufacturing is the perfect time for jobs in manufacturing no longer exists so we really need to think about how we can change our education system to give opportunities to young students now to get into the high tech manufacturing sector and do you think of that something that's a realistic goal i mean if you look at you know recent reports that come...
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. >> chairman pryor, chairman rockefeller, i'm david vladeck. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about the issues in the mobile marketplace. the views expressed in the written statement we submitted represent the commission's views. my oral remarks and any response to questions represent my own views. today's hearing could not be more timely for more important. we're seeing explosive growth in the mobile marketplace. robust wireless internet connections and businesses are innovating and consumers are purchasing and using smart phones at extraordinary rates, and there's no wonder why. the phones are powerful, multitasking devices that marriage the desk top computer with the personal, always on, and always with you nature of mobile phones. there's no question that these devices benefit consumers, but there's also no question that these devices raise serious privacy concerns. these concerns stem from exactly the always on and always with you nature of these devices, the invisible collection in sharing of data with multiple parties. the ability to
. >> chairman pryor, chairman rockefeller, i'm david vladeck. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about the issues in the mobile marketplace. the views expressed in the written statement we submitted represent the commission's views. my oral remarks and any response to questions represent my own views. today's hearing could not be more timely for more important. we're seeing explosive growth in the mobile marketplace. robust wireless internet connections and businesses are innovating and...
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. >> senator pryor, thank you very much. first, thanks for welcoming me as the new ranking member of the subcommittee. this is a new and exciting opportunity for me. i'm looking forward to serving with you and i also want to thank you for scheduling this important hearing. this is a very important topic. and i commend you for that. unfortunately, i just became ranking member a couple days ago and prior to that had a previously scheduled conflict. i can't stay but i want to make an opening statement quickly and, again, commend you for doing this. like most americans i'm protective of my personal information and i believe i should have control over who accesses that information, how it is accessed and ultimately how it is used, including by commercial entities. as the father of young children i'm concerned about protecting their identity and safety, especially when they use mobile devices and other online applications. more children are accessing online services through computers and mobile devices more than ever before. how p
. >> senator pryor, thank you very much. first, thanks for welcoming me as the new ranking member of the subcommittee. this is a new and exciting opportunity for me. i'm looking forward to serving with you and i also want to thank you for scheduling this important hearing. this is a very important topic. and i commend you for that. unfortunately, i just became ranking member a couple days ago and prior to that had a previously scheduled conflict. i can't stay but i want to make an opening...
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i just sung a song about feisty [ bleep ] you ever see richard pryor live? how about sam kinnisen?ho is a patriot, purports to love his country, that was quite shocking disrespect to the president. >> let me put it in official cnn -- >> yes. >> my limey friend? >> yes. >> anybody who wants to disarm me can drop dead. anybody who wants to make me unarmed and helpless, people who want to literally create the proven places where more innocents are killed called gun-free zones, we're going to beat you. we're going to vote you out of office. or suck on my machine gun. take it -- >> much as i'd love to suck on your machine gun, the whole point of your defense is a lot of people do drop dead precisely because you are armed to the teeth -- >> not true at all. >> you'd like everyone else to be. >> break this down -- >> you break this down. 80 people a day die in america from gunshots. >> and 75 of them to 78 of them, statistics by the uniformed crime report by the fbi and the u.n. study on violent crime, 78 of those 80 are let out of their cages by corrupt judges and prosecutors who know th
i just sung a song about feisty [ bleep ] you ever see richard pryor live? how about sam kinnisen?ho is a patriot, purports to love his country, that was quite shocking disrespect to the president. >> let me put it in official cnn -- >> yes. >> my limey friend? >> yes. >> anybody who wants to disarm me can drop dead. anybody who wants to make me unarmed and helpless, people who want to literally create the proven places where more innocents are killed called...
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i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii that we have to take a different look as we work through that. estimate as to send notifications to the folks i know everyone gets mail and material in the mail and they don't pay attention to it until something bad happens and then they say i didn't realize that was happening. and i would send out a postcard and it would say closing your post office, and i guarantee you will get 100 per cent engagement otherwise if it is just a regular we are notifying you of the post office situation and change an operation here's what will happen. they will set it aside and sit down an
i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii...
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and i was at the reagan library i overheard nancy reagan talking to jerry pryor because jerry parr came with me and i heard her say thank us for giving me my life back. this is 30 years later. she comes into the er. reagan caesar and says, honey, i forgot to duck. cracks a joke. i have to tell you, i am shot and that the chest tube in my site and by the way the chest of the doctors tell me is extremely painful. i'm not sure i'm cracking a joke. this guy is cracking a joke. he gets will than to surgery, emergency surgery to remove the bullet by the way. he sees the three top advisers and says who is minding the store? he gives wilton to surgery, right at that moment he pops his elbow upon the operating table and takes off the oxygen masten says i hope you are all republican. [laughter] lies back down. these words got out of the public and what did the public think? well you know, he is a tough guy kind of, older but a tough guy. he is a rancher. oh my god he really is like this. we all knew reagan had a scripted presidency. he was an an actor and elected that way. it was his own script a
and i was at the reagan library i overheard nancy reagan talking to jerry pryor because jerry parr came with me and i heard her say thank us for giving me my life back. this is 30 years later. she comes into the er. reagan caesar and says, honey, i forgot to duck. cracks a joke. i have to tell you, i am shot and that the chest tube in my site and by the way the chest of the doctors tell me is extremely painful. i'm not sure i'm cracking a joke. this guy is cracking a joke. he gets will than to...
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. ♪ >> senator pryor and senator brown, thank you for inviting me.le] >> it went on and off. >> sorry about that. >> i want to apologize for my voice as well. i am a picture of california health treating a knack for inviting me and your attention to this important issue. i received google's efforts can use the power and technology to deliver critical crisis related information and to slake google finder, which helps with once we connect to emergencies. our thoughts are with the communities in alabama and has been mentioned across the u.s., which took the lives of at least 300 people. a minor role in his organizations. i am here today because we believe technology can make their jobs easier. in the aftermath of last week's tornadoes are dimension. the writing maps to locate nearby shelters, we have they satellite imagery from first responders in direct good tornado or twister tube amounts to enhance search result. we are not experts in crisis responsibly play amount of stroke compared to the relief organizations and agencies, but her experience over t
. ♪ >> senator pryor and senator brown, thank you for inviting me.le] >> it went on and off. >> sorry about that. >> i want to apologize for my voice as well. i am a picture of california health treating a knack for inviting me and your attention to this important issue. i received google's efforts can use the power and technology to deliver critical crisis related information and to slake google finder, which helps with once we connect to emergencies. our thoughts are...
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i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii that we have to take a different look as we work through that. estimate as to send notifications to the folks i know everyone gets mail and material in the mail and they don't pay attention to it until something bad happens and then they say i didn't realize that was happening. and i would send out a postcard and it would say closing your post office, and i guarantee you will get 100 per cent engagement otherwise if it is just a regular we are notifying you of the post office situation and change an operation here's what will happen. they will set it aside and sit down an
i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii...
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pryor: thank you, madam president. i'd like to speak for ten minutes or maybe even less on an issue that's very important to not just my state, but really important to the country, and that is we know this flooding is going on around the country. this is a picture from arkansas. clearly there are people all over the country or all over the south that are under waugt. you can see -- under water. you can see a lone mother sticking -- a lawn mower sticking up under the water in east arkansas. we certainly say our prayers and any sort of assistance we can to people in my state, louisiana, mississippi, other places, missouri. obviously in missouri they have had lots of water up there and tennessee, other places that are under water right now. what i want to talk about today, though, madam president, is not this flood that the country is experiencing right now, but a flood in my state that happened three years ago. we had a situation three years ago where we had some flooding on the white river near a town called mountainhom
pryor: thank you, madam president. i'd like to speak for ten minutes or maybe even less on an issue that's very important to not just my state, but really important to the country, and that is we know this flooding is going on around the country. this is a picture from arkansas. clearly there are people all over the country or all over the south that are under waugt. you can see -- under water. you can see a lone mother sticking -- a lawn mower sticking up under the water in east arkansas. we...
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and now with terrell pryor, their current quarterback, who's been investigated for the cars he's beeny fascinating. sports and politics. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >>> the latest edition of "sports illustrated" focusing on the jim tressel investigation will come out tuesday. new details will be available soon on si.com. >>> a lewd picture sent from a congressman's twitter account. a prank or a cover-up? in cyber attacks. crease in financial transactions... on devices... in social interactions... and applications in the cloud. some companies are worried. some, not so much. thanks to a network that secures it all and knows what to keep in, and what to keep out. outsmart the threats. see how at cisco.com cisco. >>> set up or something else? that's the question behind a lewd photo sent from a congressman's twitter photo account. dana bash is working the story for us. what do you know? >> we know that the congressman is saying that he was hacked and that we should take his word for it and conservative bloggers are trying to build a case suggesting, not so fast. >> reporter: it came
and now with terrell pryor, their current quarterback, who's been investigated for the cars he's beeny fascinating. sports and politics. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >>> the latest edition of "sports illustrated" focusing on the jim tressel investigation will come out tuesday. new details will be available soon on si.com. >>> a lewd picture sent from a congressman's twitter account. a prank or a cover-up? in cyber attacks. crease in financial transactions... on...
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i would ask you to keep your opening remarks to five minutes a possible. >> chairman pryor, chairman rockefeller, members of the committee, i am the director of the federal trade commission's bureau of consumer protection. i appreciate dark tuesday to present the conditions testimony on consumer protection issues in the mobile market place. the views expressed in a written statement that we submitted represent the commission's views. today's hearing could not be more timely or more important. we are seen explosive growth in the mobile market place. device technology is constantly improving. robust wireless internet connections are nearly ubiquitous. businesses are innovating and consumers are purchasing and using smart phones at extraordinary rates. there is no wonder why. today's smart phones are incredibly powerful, multitasking devices that mary's the surge capacity of a desktop computer with the personal, always with you nature of mobile phones. there's no question these devices benefit consumers, but there is also no question that these devices raise serious privacy concerns. th
i would ask you to keep your opening remarks to five minutes a possible. >> chairman pryor, chairman rockefeller, members of the committee, i am the director of the federal trade commission's bureau of consumer protection. i appreciate dark tuesday to present the conditions testimony on consumer protection issues in the mobile market place. the views expressed in a written statement that we submitted represent the commission's views. today's hearing could not be more timely or more...
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auletta conclude by thinking chairman of pryor for holding this hearing today.are committed to helping users and relief workers instantly find the information they need during emergencies. >> and morning. and the co-founder of crisis commons, a volunteer technology committee thick and its people and organizations to use open data and technology to internet i spent seven years at the u.s. department of homeland security, including the position of deputy director. on behalf of our community, is a true honor to testify before you today. in a crisis occurs, it is not emerge as a responders were first on the scene. it is everyday people use every day resources like their mobile phones and social networks to share what they know. this could be a roadblock by tree in a storm, or creating a map with a cease-fire five -- with fires. they can direct technical pass at the and data and collaborative tools to help first responders in communities makes sense from a delusion of information that occurs in a crisis. we believe that information at the right time and place can hel
auletta conclude by thinking chairman of pryor for holding this hearing today.are committed to helping users and relief workers instantly find the information they need during emergencies. >> and morning. and the co-founder of crisis commons, a volunteer technology committee thick and its people and organizations to use open data and technology to internet i spent seven years at the u.s. department of homeland security, including the position of deputy director. on behalf of our...
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know, one of the more interesting things we write, i think, is we write about one player, terrelle pryorthe equipment room and took it to this tattoo parlor. game worn pants, shoulder pads, helmets. easy question to ask, if i was ohio state, is who's monitoring the equipment room? how is it possible that this guy could take out this much stuff? i think it's a good example of, you know, you can really raise a question about what ohio state knew, what they were interested in knowing, and sort of the lack of control that the university showed. >> and quickly now, what could happen to the university itself? >> the ncaa committee on infractions will hear their case in august and then announce their findings a few weeks later. you know, they're going to get hit with some penalties. certainly, i would guess, a loss of scholarships over the next few years. if the ncaa finds there was a lack of institutional control,
know, one of the more interesting things we write, i think, is we write about one player, terrelle pryorthe equipment room and took it to this tattoo parlor. game worn pants, shoulder pads, helmets. easy question to ask, if i was ohio state, is who's monitoring the equipment room? how is it possible that this guy could take out this much stuff? i think it's a good example of, you know, you can really raise a question about what ohio state knew, what they were interested in knowing, and sort of...
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"columbus dispatch" is reporting that the ncaa and the university are looking at whether terrelle pryor also received improper gifts, such as cars. >>> and a remarkable tale of courage in near-impossible circumstances. take a look. dramatic cell phone video shows a kindergarten teacher in mexico keeping her students calm, as gunshots erupt outside of their school. she led them in song. [ singing in spanish ] >> five people were shot and killed outside. the 33-year-old teacher managed to get all of the kids to lie flat on the floor and to stay there. she was awarded on monday for her bravery and quick-thinking actions. you can see there. you watch it back. and to see, in that moment, to gather 15 kids and have them acting as though nothing was happening outside, truly remarkable. >> all instinct. just immediately started to sing. that is just incredible. >> kind of keecher i want teaching my child, that's for sure. >> all right, josh. thank you. >>> sam's going to take a little time off this week. and colleen coyle from our great dallas station, wfaa is here. >> it's my first time to new
"columbus dispatch" is reporting that the ncaa and the university are looking at whether terrelle pryor also received improper gifts, such as cars. >>> and a remarkable tale of courage in near-impossible circumstances. take a look. dramatic cell phone video shows a kindergarten teacher in mexico keeping her students calm, as gunshots erupt outside of their school. she led them in song. [ singing in spanish ] >> five people were shot and killed outside. the 33-year-old...
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liz pryor is the author of the book "what did i do wrong?"oot from the hip. so we're here at the john l. wester school in malibu, california with really savvy students, who will teach us that honesty is the best policy. >> to zip up my backpack. we have a squirrel problem. >> two of my best friends are really weird. >> yeah? >> and i, like asked them to stop being weird. >> i do my homework. but how am i supposed to remember to turn it in every morning? >> good question. in my house, homework is not finished until it's in your folder in your backpack and at the door. in other words, if you do your homework and it's not in your backpack, you didn't do it right? >> i really really want a tortoise. >> the question is can i help you figure out a way to get your parents to say yes to getting a tortoise for you? am i a magician? >> not that any of my best friends are doing this. but they're bullying other kids. and i don't feel right about that. and i don't feel good that he's doing that. what do i do? >> i'll tell you exactly what you do. you stan
liz pryor is the author of the book "what did i do wrong?"oot from the hip. so we're here at the john l. wester school in malibu, california with really savvy students, who will teach us that honesty is the best policy. >> to zip up my backpack. we have a squirrel problem. >> two of my best friends are really weird. >> yeah? >> and i, like asked them to stop being weird. >> i do my homework. but how am i supposed to remember to turn it in every morning?...
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i want to say a special word of thanks to senator cardin, who sat in on this case because senator pryor felt he had too close a relationship with senator ensign and had to recuse hips. and, -- himself. and, senator cardin, we thank you so much for coming in and focusing in on this case. and i just have to say that i am so grateful to have thoroughly and hard and collaboratively we all worked during this 22-month investigation. i say and i mean it was an honor to work with my colleagues. the ethics committee is unique. its staff is nonpartisan and its actions are bipartisan. and that is so important always, but particularly during these very polarized times. and also because this was such a long and difficult investigation for many reasons. i want to be clear about why the committee is releasing its report to the public and why senator eysenator isakson and ie addressing the senate today. if any of our colleagues which to add to teas these comments, y may do so. though his -- trial phase, it did not end our profound responsibilities to the united states senate, to our laws, to our rules,
i want to say a special word of thanks to senator cardin, who sat in on this case because senator pryor felt he had too close a relationship with senator ensign and had to recuse hips. and, -- himself. and, senator cardin, we thank you so much for coming in and focusing in on this case. and i just have to say that i am so grateful to have thoroughly and hard and collaboratively we all worked during this 22-month investigation. i say and i mean it was an honor to work with my colleagues. the...
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. >> senator pryor. >> thank you on mr. chairman. when you start with your family. the poster regulatory commission made some recommendations last year about some things you should do is your closing post office is. one of the recommendations is people in the area should receive actual notice, which i assume would be like a postcard notice and apparently your current practice is just to notify your p.o. box customers and carrier delivery customers about the affected facility. the site recommendation would be that the postal service would expand methods available for providing and receiving customer input. the third recommendation they made is they would expand the contents of the public notice and include better information about alternatives for customers. my understanding is he didn't implement those recommendations? do you know why you didn't? >> were having some post offices closed in our state and the people in our state at least feel like they are not notified of this adequately. they don't have opportunities for input. whether opportunities for input it seems
. >> senator pryor. >> thank you on mr. chairman. when you start with your family. the poster regulatory commission made some recommendations last year about some things you should do is your closing post office is. one of the recommendations is people in the area should receive actual notice, which i assume would be like a postcard notice and apparently your current practice is just to notify your p.o. box customers and carrier delivery customers about the affected facility. the...
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and what to say a special word of thanks toi senator cardin who sat in on this case because senator pryor relationship and senator ensign had to recuse himself.e thank senator cardin, we thank you so much for coming in and focusing on this case and i just have too say that i am so grateful to have really been hired and collaboratively all were durings this 22 month investigation. i say and i mean it was an honor to work with my colleagues. it'sd nonpartisan and its actios are bipartisan. that is so important are particularly during these very polarized times and also because this was such a long and reasons. i want to be clear about why they are releasing the report to the public and why senato isaacs and and i are addressings the senate today and if any of her comments, i hope they will do so. while senator ensign's resignation ended our investigation before the s nextt phase, which was the adjudicatory phase come the trial phase, it did not end ourr profound responsibilities to the united states senate, to our laws, to our rules, to our constitution and of course to the american people.
and what to say a special word of thanks toi senator cardin who sat in on this case because senator pryor relationship and senator ensign had to recuse himself.e thank senator cardin, we thank you so much for coming in and focusing on this case and i just have too say that i am so grateful to have really been hired and collaboratively all were durings this 22 month investigation. i say and i mean it was an honor to work with my colleagues. it'sd nonpartisan and its actios are bipartisan. that...
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i want to say a special word of thanks to senator cardin, who sat in on this case because senator pryor felt he had to close a relationship with senator ensigs and had to recuse himself andan senator cardin we thank you so much for coming and and focusing on this case. i have to say that i am so grateful to how thoroughly and hard and collaboratively we all work during this 22 month investigation. a i say, and i mean it was an honor to work with myn colleagus the ethics committee is unique.s its staff is nonpartisan and its actions are bipartisan. and that is so important always but particularly during these very polarized times. and also because this was such a longh and difficult investigati. for many reasons.bout i want to be clear about why the committee is releasingng its reportse to the public and why senator isakson and i ar addressing the senate today and if any of our colleagues wish to add to our comments, i hope they will do so. while senator ensign's reitzig nation and in our investigation before the next phase, which wae the, adjudicatory phase, theur trial phase, did not a
i want to say a special word of thanks to senator cardin, who sat in on this case because senator pryor felt he had to close a relationship with senator ensigs and had to recuse himself andan senator cardin we thank you so much for coming and and focusing on this case. i have to say that i am so grateful to how thoroughly and hard and collaboratively we all work during this 22 month investigation. a i say, and i mean it was an honor to work with myn colleagus the ethics committee is unique.s...
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arkansas senator mark pryor chairs the committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want to welcome everyone to the subcommittee. i want to thank you all for being here and all our witnesses for being here and also want to thank senator brown for being here today and put forward to his service. it may be temporary but we certainly appreciate you and all that you're doing. it's been a pleasure working with you and your staff on this hearing. let me start by just saying that we have two panels to become qualified witnesses and i want to thank director fugate for being here as busy as he is around the country his time is very precious and he's been generous with his time and always helpful to this committee and subcommittee and this senate so thank you for being here and all the other witnesses as well, all the ones involved in various disasters around the country. we really appreciate all that you all have done and appreciate you being here today. last week a series of severe storms whipped across the southern united states causing
arkansas senator mark pryor chairs the committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want to welcome everyone to the subcommittee. i want to thank you all for being here and all our witnesses for being here and also want to thank senator brown for being here today and put forward to his service. it may be temporary but we certainly appreciate you and all that you're doing. it's been a pleasure working with you and your staff on this hearing. let me start by just saying that we have two...
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the new senator, senator cardin, senator pryor. we have a good number of democrat and republican senators. this is the bill. it's 100 pages. the sad thing is that in five weeks we've had over 180 amendments filed on this bill. very few of them have anything to do with this bill. that's more amendments than there are pages of the original bill. and you can understand why the majority leader, senator reid, cannot allow a vote on all 187 amendments. we might be here for another year, which isn't fair to the senate. it's not fair to congress. there are other important issues we have to get to. so we're trying to compromise. senator reid has been extremely patient trying to work with republicans and democrats, and i think the last offer that is being considered has an equal amount -- 14 amendments -- an equal amount on both sides, most of which have nothing to do with this bill but that we'll accept votes on, and actually one big amendment, significant amendment that had nothing to do with this bill, has already been voted on, agreed to
the new senator, senator cardin, senator pryor. we have a good number of democrat and republican senators. this is the bill. it's 100 pages. the sad thing is that in five weeks we've had over 180 amendments filed on this bill. very few of them have anything to do with this bill. that's more amendments than there are pages of the original bill. and you can understand why the majority leader, senator reid, cannot allow a vote on all 187 amendments. we might be here for another year, which isn't...
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i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii that we have to take a different look as we work through that. estimate as to send notifications to the folks i know everyone gets mail and material in the mail and they don't pay attention to it until something bad happens and then they say i didn't realize that was happening. and i would send out a postcard and it would say closing your post office, and i guarantee you will get 100 per cent engagement otherwise if it is just a regular we are notifying you of the post office situation and change an operation here's what will happen. they will set it aside and sit down an
i call it what you said to senator pryor with of of 30 miles or within. as you know in alaska 80% of the area is a long road access, so i'm assuming that is part of the equation because when we did the air service there was the great debate we would cut off the surface to get to the hub to the next in many cases it is hundreds of miles away and there is no road to get there so you recognize that -- >> in alaska presents the situation been hit with the universal services similar to hawaii...
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in this than that, just as pryor, and i agree with that. but the problem is that the federal law does not talk about actions with respect to licenses. it talks about licensing laws and -- >> that is right. it might have meant something different. congress might have. but what is then -- i read the s e i you brief. i thought that was pretty interesting. is that something you adopt as what congress did mean? i mean what do you think congress did it mean and what evidence is there -- if it did not mean that the apa definition, what evidence is there for that? >> well, the sdi you brief does a very nice job of explaining the particular focus of congress and the agricultural workers protection act and in particular, has tremendous significance in terms of narrowing the state's authority here because, obviously, in their conforming amendments in that context -- >> it could have named that, if that is all it meant. >> i am sorry, your honor. >> it could have named that, the particular licensing scheme, if that is what it meant. but it did not name
in this than that, just as pryor, and i agree with that. but the problem is that the federal law does not talk about actions with respect to licenses. it talks about licensing laws and -- >> that is right. it might have meant something different. congress might have. but what is then -- i read the s e i you brief. i thought that was pretty interesting. is that something you adopt as what congress did mean? i mean what do you think congress did it mean and what evidence is there -- if it...
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