rooney: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, mr. lynch from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for two minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thankhe gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of mr. rooney's resolution. mr. speaker, it's it's a sad irony that at the same time that we're committing our sons and daughters to an armed conflict in libya in support of democracy and the rule of law that we are also hear at home trampling on the fundamental principles of separation of powers and the plain language of the united states constitution which is the supreme rule of land in -- law in our land. i've heard several times now that this is an argument about politics. well, politics is to congress like wet is to water. we cannot avoid that. but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed

rooney: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. please, take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, on march 19 of this year the president sent us into kinetic military activity or war in libya. within 48 hours the president notified the congress in accordance with the war powers act of his decision to do so. for 60 days the president under the war powers act had the opportunity and chose not to come to this body and make the case as to why being in libya was important. on the 60th day he wrote a letter to this body saying that he would welcome authorization but he's not asking for i

rooney: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to my friend from massachusetts, mr. frank. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. mr. frank: mr. speaker, i want to send a message to our allies, and i don't think we are pulling the rug out from under them. look at these wealthy populous nations of western europe. i believe it's a good thing to get rid of gaddafi. does america have to do everything? people say we are the indispensable nation. that's a terrible burden to impose on ourself. we cannot afford it and it cannot be done effectively. let's get people who can dispense with it. my friend, the ranking member of the appropriations committee said, we have to do this because nato can bomb but they can't suppress. what a great bunch of allies, they can bomb on armed people but if they shoot back they got to come running to as you. yes, i want to send a message to nato. gaddafi's a bad guy. if england and france and italy and germany and spain and the neth

rooney: mr.arch 19 of this year the president sent us into kinetic military activity or war in libya. within 48 hours the president notified the congress in accordance with the war powers act of his decision to do so. for 60 days the president under the war powers act had the opportunity and chose not to come to this body and make the case as to why being in libya was important. on the 60th day he wrote a letter to this body saying that he would welcome authorization but he's n asking for it. time and time again on the armed services committee we were presented with speakers om the administration who would give certain updates on various matters to which i would ask you, are you here to -- i would ask, are you here to ask authsizationnd the witnesses would say no. -- authorization and the witnesses would say no. after 90 days and the president has not seized activity or hostilities in little bit -- ceased activity or hostilities in libya, the time has come and gone and we've sent our indication o

rooney: mr.ch 19 of this year the president sent us into kinetic military activity or war in libya. within 48 hours the president notified the congress in accordance with the war powers act of his decision to do so. for 60 days the president under the war powers act had the opportunity and chose not to come to this body and make the case as to why being in libya was important. on the 60th day he wrote a letter to this body saying that he would welcome authorization but he's not asking for it. time and time again on the armed services committee we were presented with speakers from the administration who would give certain updates on various matters to which i would ask you, are you here to -- i would ask, are you here to ask authsization and the witnesses would say no. -- authorization and the witnesses would say no. after 90 days and the president has not seized activity or hostilities in little bit -- ceased activity or hostilities in libya, the time has come and gone and we've sent our indicati

rooney: mr.peaker, on march 19 of this year the president sent us into kinetic military activity or war in libya. within 48 hours the president notified the congress in accordance with the war powers act of his decision to do so. for 60 days the president under the war powers act had the opportunity and chose not to come to this body and make the case as to why being in libya was important. on the 60th day he wrote a letter to this body saying that he would welcome authorization but he's not asking for it. time and time again on the armed services committee we were presented with speakers from the administration who would give certain updates on various matters to which i would ask you, are you here to -- i would ask, are you here tosk authsization and the witnesses would say no. -- authorizationnd the witnesses would say no. after 90 days and the president has not seized activity or hostilities in little bit -- ceased activity or hostilities in libya, the time has come and gone and we've sent ou

rooney: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to my friend from massachusetts, mr. frank. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. mr. frank: mr. speaker, i want to send a message to our allies, and i don't think we are pulling the rug out from under them. look at these wealthy populous nations of western europe. i believe it's a good thing to get rid of gaddafi. does america have to do everything? people say we are the indispensable nation. that's a terrible burden to impose on ourself. we cannot afford it and it cannot be done effectively. let's get people who can dispense with it. my friend, the ranking member of the appropriations committee said, we have to do this because nato can bomb but they can't suppress. what a great bunch of allies, they can bomb on armed people but if they shoot back they got to come running to as you. yes, i want to send a message to nato. gaddafi's a bad guy. if england and france and italy and germany and spain and the neth

rooney does. i oppose this war, it's unconstitutional, it's in violation of statute, and there's a way to end the war, vote for rooney step one and the kucinich-amash amendment which defunds the d.o.d. bill, you can do that when we come back. but to claim that the arab league is somehow asking for us to continue this attack on libya is plain false. the fact of the matter is we have al jazeera reporting that italy's foreign minister and outgoing head of the arab league have called for a halt to hostilities in libya. it was reported that two days ago, the outgoing head of the arab league, said now it's time to do whatever we can to reach a political solution and that has to start with a cease-fire uer international position. you don't have the arab league here saying come on, go for, prosecute the war. bomb libya. th are not saying that at all. we have to be very clear about that. even china who is eating our lunch financially, they are not involved in this war. they are saying there ought to be a p

apply online or at a bank of america near you. >> pelley: now andy rooney. >> rooney: there's a lot inould fit on the head of a pin. i often use that phrase, but i've never tried to fit anything on the head of a pin. i guess i say that more often than i use pins. when i was a kid i used to read "gasoline alley," "li'l abner," "buck rogers," "blondie". they were called "the funny papers," even though they were never very funny. "the funny papers" are a thing of the past in some newspapers, of course, although i must say there are days when my newspaper could use one on page one. they call them "comic strips," now. "comic" is a pretentious name for funny. the fact is, people who can write really funny funny papers are scarce. it's hard for them, too, because, generally speaking, editors don't take to humor. humor is inimical to an editor's nature. i think that if someone came up with a good comic strip that had a story line and humor, it would sell newspapers. the sad fact is, there's no agreement on what's funny and what isn't. i'm funny sometimes, but i'm the only one who thinks so. >>

i rise in opposition to the hastings resolution and in support of the rooney resolution.rning's paper, "new york times" says this is a dangerous resolution because it would allow financing only for american surveillance search and rescue missions, planning and refueling and would halt drone strikes on attack on libyan air defenses. it would damage the american credibility of nato. mr. speaker, i think the nation's credibility, that is to say the promise to go to war, ought to be backed by congress, ought to be damaged. we've been fighting for seven years in a situation where congress has nothing to do about the decision to impto war or not and the president is becoming an absolute monarch. and we must put a stop to that now if we don't want to become an empire instead of a republic. this country was set up to be a reason lick with the basic questions of war and peace addressed by this congress. because of the bombers coming over, we lost a lot of that people. we seded it to the president. the fact is there was no imminent threat to the united states. the secretary of defe

i do want to pass out to you what mickey rooney said when he testified in congress about being a victim of elder abuse this year. he asked other seniors to speak up. here are some cards talking about signs of elder abuse. >> next i would like to invite members of the family violence council to testify. i have had a request from karen roy to move up in the list. if people could come up so that we can make sure that people are following each other. i would be remiss in not mentioning my staff person, laura marshall, who had a large part in gathering and writing the data for this report. she has moved on from the department, now at the department of public health, which means we are down one staff person. recidivism study, communities report, and analysis of temporary restraining orders. we have suffered a 75% cut in that position, so the question of staff resources will be a challenge. i did want to give time to participating members of the family violence council. >> good morning comme. my name is karen roy, and i am the director for trout protective services and san francisco and a memb

number three, wayne rooney's hair, the england footballer is causing a stir online after tweeting a pictureults of his hair transplant. he says lit take a few months to grow. it's been a popular story online. some fans are actually applauding him for being so open about it. >>> as number two, tears over twitter. u.s. congressman anthony weiner is dominating online discussion today after admitting he sent inappropriate pictures of himself to women he met online. the married politician originally said his twitter account had been hacked. and at number one, peru's new president narrowly beat his rival in a run-off vote. the ex army officer has become a popular search term on the web. he will be sworn in to office july 28th. >>> we take you to yemen where the situation is growing increasingly dangerous. it's hard to say how many foreign nationals can find themselves stranded there. many have followed the advice to leave. as for the ones that could

on bin laden actually cost him endorsement deal at champion and had the president of the club art rooneybsite and have to respond. to his comments. keep professional and personal twitter use separate. >> i'm sorry, we are to run, but you know what i want to ask you, down know if you're doing it, i'm starting to write now like i'm on twitter. instead of y-o-u i right "u" and it's like, what am i doing? >> i right formal papers like that in text speech. don't feel bad. happens to all of us. >> thanks. i'll see you next week. >>> jaw-dropping video from a new york soccer tournament. heavy wind sent three bounce houses tumbling through the air and there were kids inside of them. we'll tell you what happened to them. >>> first, bill gates called kon academy the start of a revolution. provides more than 2,000 video tutorials from calculus for free. steve perry introduces us to the pioneer in today's "perry's principles ". >>> in a small silicon valley office simon khan is using simple illustrations and lingo. >> if this does not blow your mind, then you have no emotion. >> the 10 to 20-minute

. >> rooney: so you're not suggesting some kind of mandatory national service or something like thatt would force people to be more aware of war. >> no. speaking personally, i have always believed that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service. not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free. that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community. and so it could be military service it could be teaching in rural or poor area thes. it could be nursing. it could be any kind of service projects, the peace corps, whatever. but a period of service working in our national parks or something. but a period of service that basically gives back to the nation that has given its citizens so much. >> lehrer: mr. secretary, much has been said about the last four and a half years as secretary of defense. and a lot of people have been assessing your performance. what do you think of the way you've performed as secretary of state the last-- secretary of defense the last four and a half years? >> well, i would sigh that there's been a lot that's hap

congressman connie mac, congressman tom rooney, congressman ander crenshaw, and state senator john thisall said they would back romney for the nomination. perhaps in a bit of a comment romney wishes he might have taken back, he was talking to a group of unemployed folks, and he went on to tell them that he was unemployed, which got some laughter out of the crowd, but given the fact that mitt romney is worth just quite a bit of money, he might not have wanted to say that. so we've already seen democrats right now take after mitt romney for that comment, brooke. >> i man that did not sit well. thank you so much. here we go. hour 2 of "cnn newsroom" starts now. >>> congressman anthony weiner sent lewd pictures from his twitter account to women, and then he lied about it, he even lied to our own wolf blitzer. now he's resigning. i'll speak to wolf. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> al qaeda introduces its new number one. [ speaking foreign language ] >> find out why ayman al zawahiri's hatred for the u.s. is personal. >>> we've heard the accusations of widespread rape in libya. now t

rooney to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. allen kerin, office of the senate chaplain, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. lord god, almighty. your unfailing love, o lord, is as vast as the heavens. your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. your righteousness is like the mighty mountains. your justice like the ocean depths. lord god, pray you will reward the faithfulness of all who honor your name. and seek to bring you glory. make known your plans to prosper, then, plans not to harm them but to give them hope in a bright future. inspire our elected leaders to seek your presence and pray daily for your wisdom. let them clearly discern your still small voice amidst of constant claimor of their busy lives. in the long legislative days ahead, may they feel your favor as they faithfully discharge the duties assigned to them. give them the strength to persevere in the storms of life ,

rooney: his dedication to quality news coverage has earned him a telly and an emmy he served his country honorably for five years in the united states army. he continues to serve our community where he's active in several organizations, including big brothers and big sisters. he's widely recognized for his thursday's child feature which for 30 years profiled children to help them find forever adoptive parents. thank you for your service and contributions to our community. you're a truly -- you're truly a pillar of the treasure coast and palm beach county. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expir president obama's approval rating. 47% of prove right now, 46% disapproveallup poll showing president oma's approval rating. 47% of prove right now, 46% disapprove. those are the latest numbers. what do you think president obama needs to do to win in 2012? "national journal" has this piece in their publication. the economy is the dominant issue. several states could flip to the republican nominee. this reporter interviewed 10th veteran democratic and republican strate