ros-lehtinen: i thank the speaker. and i rise also in strong support of this legislation authored by my good friend and colleague from florida, congressman gus bilirakis. and i'm a proud co-sponsor of this important bill. madam speaker, i thank mr. bilirakis for his vision and also wish to extend my gratitude to our colleague from new york, congressman joe crowley, they have been leaders in this important issue. the bill before us, madam speaker, is a successor to a resolution that was passed last congress condemning the broadcasting of incitement to violence against americans and the united states in media based in the middle east and calling for the designation of al axatv as a specially designated global terrorist entity. as we commemorate the 68th anniversary of the united states' entry into world war ii, we know well the power that words have for either good or evil. before there were factories to drive the nazi war machine, there were hateful and violent words. before there were bricks to build concentration camp

ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from florida will control 10 minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend the time of the debate on h.r. 2194 by an additional 20 minutes. mr. kucinich: mr. speaker. mr. berman: let me add to my consent, with my control of 10 of those additional 20 minutes and mr. kucinich's control in opposition of 10 of those 20 minutes. that's my unanimous consent request. mr. kucinich: mr. speaker, would my colleague yield to a question? mr. berman: if appropriate. the speaker pro tempore: is there a -- is there an objection to the request? mr. kucinich: i reserve the right to object. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized under his reservation. mr. kucinich: so, my friend, what we're saying is that in your interest of making sure that there is an opportunity for members to speak on various -- the various sides, you want to make sure the time is evenly divided both

ros-lehtinen: i thank the gentleman.ince its secret nuclear weapons program was publicly exposed in 2002 iran has manipulated nations, world leaders and the united nations on its march toward possessing the capacity to unleash nuclear havoc on the world. current and past regime leaders have made their intentions quite clear. the destruction of the state of israel, the extinction of the jewish people, a world without the united states. iran has already produced over 1,400 kilograms of low enriched uranium which can easily be used for a so-called dirty bomb. new iranian documents have been revealed reportedly detailing a program to produce and test the trigger for an actual nuclear weapon. nuclear experts note that there is no other possible use for such nuclear technology except for a nuclear bomb and in september of this year media quoted international inspectors saying, and i quote, they believe that tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is working on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic war

from queens, new york, number 21, ros gold-onwude.-foot junior from california, number 23, jeanette pohlen. the cardinal are assisted by bobbie kelsey and kate paye. and the head coach of the cardinal, tara vanderveer. >> jim: a huge following on the peninsula. stanford university, 7,233, and they're still trying to find some seats. we told you the history goes back to 1989, and tennessee has the upper hand including 13 of the last 14. tennessee also won last year's meeting in knoxville, but that one went overtime, 79-69. overtime seems to be a theme. two years ago here at maples pavilion, these two clubs went overtime again. stanford won that time. 73-69. the series dates back to 1989, the very first meeting, stanford won by 14. afterwards pat summitt after losing addressed the stanford booster club because tara vanderveer asked her to, and that's who pat summitt is. she lives up to her word. standing room only. two undefeated teams. jayne appel, pac-10 player of the year, leads number two, stanford, against kelley cain, glory johnso

ros able to collect that ball and shoot it. >> mary: i think neka is so used to her athletic ability, and suddenly kelley cain is, like, what? >> jim: kelley cain is 6'6". spani across the top, picks up the dribble. deep, down low. glory johnson. should have gotten more out of it. gets it back and scores. >> lisa: that's the kind of effort tennessee will need taking the ball down low and inside, getting a higher percentage and gain a little more offense and confidence on offense. >> jim: glory johnson spent most of the summer in the gym working on her shot. got a little edge to her game now, too, as well. >> mary: we talked about pat summitt saying if you don't rebound as a tennessee lady vol, you will not play. >> jim: deflected. gold-onwude. appel. two seconds on the shot clock. again stanford is going to take it right to the buzzer. great defense by tennessee. remember, mary, what pat summitt said at halftime, if you can't hit shots, you've got to get stops. >> mary: she could we need to focus on half-court. here nowhere for jayne appel to go. terrific help defense down low. >> jim

that follows the otherews of thday from hari sreevasan in our news ro. >> sreenivasan: go evening. ch of the east coast struggled backo life today after weekend blzard ralyzed state after state with rord snow. thousands students and teachers stayed ho from schoolnd the storm was bled for seven deaths. newshour correondent kwame holman has our report. >> reporter: millionof pele from the mid atlantic to new england snt this first ofcial day of winter struggling to dig ou the onslght began friday night and coinued in some ples for 24 hours non-stop. the shington d.c. region was buried under nearly two feet of snow, fcing federal agencies to cle today. and everywhere commuters had to brave icy roads a slick sidewalks this morng. those who opted for blic transportati ran into delays in bus, commuter rail and subway service in several majocities. eay holiday travelers were left struggling to salvage flight plans after thousands of flights werdelayed or canced. >> on a flight from boston yesterday at:00 and got here at 5:00 p.m. and have been here sincerying to get to pittsburgh. rit ove

and so, you know, what they're ro posing to do is -- proposing to do is so different from what precedent is and what the intent of the original legislation was that i don't see them being able to go real far and have it be upheld by the court. and then there's also constitutional concerns with what the fcc's doing on limitations of free speech and takings, two of the big constitutional problems i think this'll encounter. >> guest: i just think it's wrong to characterize these rules as driving a mack truck through anything. the rules themselves fit on one page. these are very narrowly-tailored rules. four of the rules are already part of the internet policy statement that scott's organization supports and his members support. it adds two more rule to those. and even among his organization's supporters they've expressed support for the fcc's jurisdiction to enforce those principles. so i think there is clear authority for the fcc to do what it's doing, but i also think it's important to keep in mind this instant about regulating the interminute, and it's not -- internet, and it's not drivi

ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker.ise to recognize the success of the miami-dade county memory walk sponsored by the alzheimer's association. this event called on volunteers of all ages to be champions in the fight against this terrible disease of alzheimer's which impacts more than five million americans and their families. over 2,200 people participated in the memory walk in my home county of miami-dade and their efforts raised over $130,000 for research and end to a cure. i was encouraged by the wonderful outpouring of support and participation from our community in south florida. i know from countless personal stories as well as from my own family just how deficient stattings this disease of alzheimer's is. my mom, amanda ross was diagnosed with alzheimer's a year ago. and while i'm blessed to have tremendous family support during this difficult time for her, i recognize how important it is to have organizations such as alzheimer's that can step in and provide families with guidance on how to care for their loved o

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ros-lehtinen, who has worked very hard on this as well with mr. berman. i'm pleased that this is coming. i think it's very important we send a very strong message as we see the iranian government and the president say they are going to do one thing but apparently never do it. so i think it's appropriate that we act. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i'd ask the gentleman, i note that he did announce that we will be considering h.r. 4173 the financial regulation bill and perhaps seven appropriations bills. i don't know which form that would be in. whether it be separately or in an omnibus form, but nonetheless all of these are incredibly large measures costing billions of dollars of taxpayer money, stretching over thousands of pages. and my question, mr. speaker, is, what is the gentleman's intention as to the period of time which members and the public have to to -- public will have to review prior to the members voting on them, and does that mean that we will still be consistent with the gentleman's representations on other bills prior to t

>> the opening piece and the volume is a profile of raw popeel,ro,n popeel, the king of late-night infomercialsas one of my favorite pieces and it is far away the most interesting because he is so effortlessly interesting. it happens once every beckett as a journalist, you turn on the tape recorder, the person you're talking about starts talking about, and you realize you have nothing else to do but transcribe the tape parade it was literally that way with ron. he started talking in a went to his cousin and a guy he worked with and one other guy and i transcribe the tape of literally just put blocks of text down. it was done. sometimes that happens. does america when that happens. you never forget it. >> what do you do with all those tapes? do you keep them? >> they are somewhere. i have not been organized. there somewhere in a box. >> you are not big about the future of the malcolm gladwell collection and a library? >> i am sure i will be forgotten long before anyone collect my belongings. >> you could not go to graduate school because you did not have been grazed? >> i was not a superb studen

>> ro . >> i was raised in this. i saw my parents' faith and how they loved people and each other.was just something on the inside. i request only speak for my own experience. i was raised in this. i can understand, i have friends that totally opposite from me. it's very difficult from them. but i do believe there's a place in everybody's heart where only god can fill. a place of purpose and destiny. >> larry: can you explain faith, victoria? you can't spin it down, can you? >> no, but faith comes when you have hope. faith is the substance of things hoped for. and that's why we try to put hope in people. we try to get people to look at the future in a good sense and not in a bad sense. like joel was saying, not to get bitter and not to, you know, just buckle down and say nothing good is going to happen to me, but to say what if. you know, what if tomorrow is a better day? what if it does happen to me. when you have hope, faith increases and faith is what moves god to act. >> larry: our guest, the osteens. more after this. ♪ well, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how y

i've always honored jackie ro n robinson and know all about him, and i figured, you know what? i would rather -- i'm more of a private person and would celebrate his occasion within my heart. that was it. >> larry: how does a 22-year-old say no to the president of the united states? >> that's just me. it's not that i'm saying no to the president of the united states. i'm saying no to the way he he approached it. >> larry: did you tell him the reason? did you say why didn't you call saturday? >> i just did a press conference, and i was walking out signing a bunch of autographs and here he was on the phone. >> larry: did you know you'd take some shots for that? >> i take shots for everything i do. >> larry: other than interesting, there has to be some emotional conflict to read yourself knocked at this age? >> oh, god. i've been knocked for a lot of different reasons all my life, and i guess this is no exception. but, you know, i know what i did, and i'm going to stick with it. i honor mr. robinson in my heart. i always will. >> larry: we'll be back with more of tiger woods. we'l

clear about the ct that us going after osama n laden , dismantling al qda, us making sure that people ro are willinto leslature --laughter nntz have tbe stopped. mytion on something like rwandait makes sense for us to inrvene in genocide or humatarian efforts. those are viewes that are rm consistent. obviously, thexperience of the la . year being presidenteepens and enrich that general philosophy. buit's one that i have held for some time. >> lehrer: you brought tho into the presency. they were just hone by ts experien. >> absutely. i thk if you look at my previous speeches and itings, th're fairly consistent. it is very important for think ose of us who desperately wa peac , who e war as at some level breakdown , a manifestion of human weakness, to undstand that sometimes it's necessary. to beay to balance two ideas the same time, that we are constantly striving for pee. we are doubling up on our plomacy. we are gng to actively engage. we are gng to try to see the world through otr people's eyes and notust our own. we will invest in things lik preventing clima change, that we're gointo

ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, december 1 marks world aids day. 33 million people live with hiv-aids worldwide. this terrible disease is one of the most destructive epidemics of our time. the fight against hiv-aids is ultimately about individual lives in our communities. in south florida, i'm pleased to have such strong allies such as unity coalition and its president, men initiating action and mobilization for change, other known as miami and south beach aids project, the university of miami, care resources, pride lines, jackson hospital and all who are in the fight against this global men ace. united and through greater awareness, research, prevention and treatment, we will save and improve countless lives and stop the spread of hiv-aids. thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? mr. paulsen: permission to address the h

the fact that us going after osama bin laden , us dismantling al qaeda, us making sure that people ro are willing to legislature -- slaughter nntz have to be stopped. mydition on something like rwanda, it makes sense for us to intervene in genocide or humanitarian efforts. those are viewes that are farm consistent. obviously, the experience of the last . year being president deepens and enriches that general philosophy. but it's one that i have held for some time. >> lehrer: you brought those into the presidency. they were just hone by this experience. >> absolutely. i think if you look at my previous speeches and writings, they're fairly consistent. it is very important for i think those of us who desperately want peace , who see war as at some level a breakdown , a manifestation of human weakness, to understand that sometimes it's necessary. to beably to balance two ideas at the same time, that we are constantly striving for peace. we are doubling up on our diplomacy. we are going to actively engage. we are going to try to see the world through other people's eyes and not just our o

weber id explosive growth in grass pollens after hvy rains will flood the wld's emergency ros with asthma patients. higher seas and higher hidity wi bring more illness from mold spores. while scieists point to thinning ice shes and endangered habitats, t w.h.o's maria neira has two basi messages she hopes will co from the conferee and spur a change in global behavr. >> our message is if climate change continues, e health of the people will be affted. particarly, the health of the pele living in very poor countries but also the pple living in developed countrs. the send message is to nvince everybody that they need to do somethingbout reducing carn emissions. it is common sse thing. >> suarez: the questn is, now that the copenhageconference hapushed deadlines further into the futur will that message resonateith world leaders and ange behavior fast enough to prevt what may be destating health effects of global warming? >> brown: noto yemen, a growg focus of the fight against internatiol terrorism. the government there lnched air rikes against al-qaeda hideouts today, reportly kiing 30 milit

we'll see whether th conversation we hainside the roosevelt ro translates io providing efforts along l four fronts tt i described a mite ago. >> wdruff: valerie jarrett at the white house, than very muc >> you're welcome ju, have a grt evening. >>oodruff: and you. >>ehrer: and as we just heard, the major >> lehrer: one majoroncern raised at day's meeting are the problems of small busine particularly wheit comes to ans and credit. newshour corspondent tom bearn reports on how that has played out for some sinesses in colorado. >> reporter: thitiny house is thworld headquarters of the vedante corporation boulder, colorado. barbara kantor's businescard says "ceo and founr." she's also t marketing manage chief accountant, and inventormanager. in shorta one-woman corporation. it wasn't always tt way. a form california fashion designer and independe businewoman, she moved to colorado t years ago to do something ne manufacture and sell reflective arm bands an dog leashes to hp motorists spot pedestrianst night. at first it nt well. the prodts are popular on amazon.com, and in retail outlets.

ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker. i rise to address what could develop into a humanitarian catastrophe in iraq. residents of camp ashrov, response opponents of the iranian regime who found a home in iraq appear to have been abandoned by the united states and other nations as they are subjected to unlawful seizure and detainment by iraqi forces. the iraq government must be called upon to respect the human rights of the residents and honor its written commitment that it will treat all residents humanely. the u.s. government must ensure that the new democracy that we have helped prop up in iraq does not forcibly return the residents to iran where they will face certain persecution, torture, and possibly even death. they must not be relocated to any country where they will be persecuted based upon their believes. on a day when we have demonstrated here on the floor, our support for the people and pro-democracy forces inside of iran, let us not forget those in camp ashraf, iraq. i thank the gentlelady. the speaker pro temp

ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, yesterday on world aids day the administration announced its proposed five-year strategy for the president's emergency plan for aids relief otherwise known as petfar. the strategy is required by the tom lantos and henry j. hyde united states global leadership against hiv-aids, tuberculosis and malaria reauthorization act of 2008. that's a mighty long name. but it does so much good. and it begins to shift petfar from an emergency program to one focus on sustainability. mr. speaker, the challenges of fighting hiv-aids are daunting but not unsurmountble. over 33 million people worldwide are infected and an estimated 67% of whom liven in subsaharan africa. nearly 2.7 million people including 434,000 children were newly diagnosed with h.i.v. last year. over 14 million children have lost one or both parents to hiv-aids. aids is decimating an entire generation of the most productive members of society in developing countries which will cause g.d.p. to drop by more than 20% in the ha

ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that i be given the five minutes allotted now. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you very much, madam speaker. following the antics of chavez and/or tagea, there were growing concerns over the ability of free people in the western hemisphere to defend democratic principles and institutions against the assaults of these and other oppressors belonging to alba. the fierce commitment to democracy and the rule of law demonstrated by the people of honduras have renewed our optimism about the future of freedom and the consolidation of democracy in our region. last week the honduran national congress voted decisively to reject silas' return to office. the supreme court made this same ruling months ago and now it is final. the honduran supreme court, the attorney general, the national commission for human rights, and the honduran general accounting office were all consulted prior to this co

ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. and i rise today to extend my sincere thanks to a distinguished south floridian and a faithful public servant, miami-dade police director robert "bobby" parker. it is truly with great sadness that we see such a fine and dedicated police officer retiring. in 2004, bobby's long and successful career with miami-dade police department culminated in the directorship of the department. under his leadership, the department saw the implementation of unique and cutting edge programs such as the mortgage fraud task force and the gun bounty program. bobby's foresight and hard work have consistently had a profound and positive impact on all of south florida. he's always made the greatest efforts for the others. it is with pleasure that i join bobby's family, friends and peers as they honor the many accomplishments of his outstanding career. bobby's lasting legacy will certainly be an inspiring, countless officers to match his selflessness and performance. i thank my good friend, miami-dade police

ros-lehtinen of florida. ms. dahlkemper of pennsylvania. what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> permission to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: maybe some day, real banking reform will be considered by this congress. real reform means breaking up the big banks. real reform means empowering community banks and local capital communication. real reform means separating speculation and investments. real reform means restoring prudent lending. real reform means restructuring troubled housing mortgages. real reform means rewarding institutions that play by the rules and don't overleverage. prosecuting white-collar criminals and keeping them out of finance permanently. directly connecting executive pay and bonuses to the performance of the company and recuping the $145 billion in unwarranted bonuses for the american taxpayer. real reform means regulating all derivatives clearly and openly and interconnectedness between large institutions. real r

think i pakistan -- i feel pretty much the same way about it that rana does, except i wish he -- than rothat ron does, except as she had not done it. pakistan is also talk about our abandonment -- pakistanis also talk about our abandonment of the region in 1993 as soon as the war was over, not only walked away, but we put sanctions on pakistan for their nuclear program. pakistan at one point in the 1990's was the most sanctioned country in the world, at least u.s. sanctions. they have a long memory, particularly with regard to what the u.s. does, or does not do. that is very, very much in the forefront of their minds. therefore, they have always had -- this has been one of my favorite things lately, is to talk about how pakistan is really kind of living version in politics of the frankenstein legend -- they have created their own monsters, which are now beginning to eat them up, if you will. first of all, they created the taliban, who then attacked pakistan in -- afghanistan in the middle 1990's and took over. and then they created, even before that, these jihadi groups which were meant

think i pakistan -- i feel pretty much the same way about it that rana does, except i wish he -- than rohis has been one of my favorite things lately, is to talk about how pakistan is really kind of living version in politics of the frankenstein legend -- they have created their own monsters, which are now beginning to eat them up, if you will. first of all, they created the taliban, who then attacked pakistan in -- afghanistan in the middle 1990's and took over. and then they created, even before that, these jihadi groups which were meant to fight in kashmir against the indians. after 9/11, when musharraf made his u-turn, these groups began to fall away from their creator, began to pull away, and think of their own thing, which was war against infidels of one sort or another, the indians, the day americans, be they anybody else. now you have a situation in which pakistan is fighting a war against one sort of it had begun, still allied to -- one sort of taliban, still led to the other sort. as long as pakistanis think they will need the afghan taliban to further the interests once we pul

and ros-lehtinen from florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate being recognized and it's a privilege to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives. i just returned within the last few hours from afghanistan, arriving here this morning sometime around 7:00 or so after a long and very busy weekend in places in afghanistan that we know as kabul and kandahar, bagram and a floating space. and it's been my opinion for a long time and having made at least nine different visits over to theaters that we do call theaters of war, but include six to iraq and three trips to afghanistan and some other trips along there that i haven't chronicled, madam speaker, but i have found that sitting in classified briefings here in the united states congress, here in the alcohol building or over in the -- here in the capitol building or over in t

us to serve on this committee, particularly with your leadership and the leadership of congresswoman ros-lehtinen. both of you exhibit the kind of character that i think the american people justly deserve. i also quickly would just simply say i have cherished the opportunity to develop wonderful friendships not only with my fellow democrats but with so many republicans as well who i deeply respect and i think the american people should understand the degree of respect and com raadly that exists on this committee and that they are well served by it. if i may, to secretary clinton and secretary-- >> mr. chairman -- mr. chairman, i ask that the gentleman's full time be restored. >> yes. he's entitled to respond to criticisms i made earlier. go ahead. >> once you say you're leave, people are much nicer to you. if i may, to secretary clinton and secretary gates, this morning when you appeared before the senate and senator mccain, his usual eloquent and sincere fashion questioned you, he seemed to be making the point that the president's creation of a timetable for transition and the consideration of c

chairman sha i ro is applaudd for trying to turn it around.bonuses bank of america's failure to disclose accelerating losses to merrill lynch before the shareholder vote is more significant. indeed. those undisclosed losses, dwarf the amount of undisclosed bonuses. the reliance on council defense asserted by ken luis raises the broader question. will it allow corporate management to rely on the ad vice of council defense and then allju the council to avoid liability for their advice? investing public and now this congressman wants to know. where as thqscb. as of yet, we don't know. >> thank you. new>> thanks for the statement and now five minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee mr. jordan from the state of ohio. >> thanks for hold together days hearing. i look forward to exploring the role between the two. this committees investigation had important information to the financial crisis. as i said before all the action of the government officials took place in a time of significant uncertainty. . occurred after many of the nation's ban

the president needs to -- president arroyo needs to sever any ties she has with the clan and needs ro to the request an investigation by the philippine bureau of investigation. for too long, they've suffered from a plague of corruption and violence and it's time to for the international community to demand reform. november 23, 2009, was a sad day in the history of the philippines and a dark day for press freedom. i was proud to support the resolution's passage, which puts the united states house of representatives on record as condemning this atrocious act and sending our condolences to the family and friends of the victims. mr. speaker, yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes mr. defazio of oregon. ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. grayson of florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. lungren, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. earlier, the majority leader in his dialogue with the republi