thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee to elena kagan before the senate judiciary committee starts monday. our live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. we continue our look at related supreme-court programming now, with a discussion on c-span posing alleged -- newly published book, "the supreme court: a c-span book featuring the justices in their own words ." it is based on interviews with current and former justices. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> honorable, the chief justice and the supreme -- and the justices of the supreme court of the united states. >> something is going on of the capital and in the white house and we need to understand how important is to our system of government. >> this is the highest court in the land and the framers created it after studying great lot givers in history -- lawgivers in history. >> the government concedes the destruction in these proceedings. >> we do not make a lot to de

and thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> starting monday, watched the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee a line at kagan. will testify before the senate judiciary committee and she aims to replace justice john paul stevens who is retiring. what the hearing beginning at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, spanish radio and c- span.org -- c-span radio and c- span.org. we continue our look at related supreme court programming, now with a discussion on the newly published book, "the supreme court." it is based on a documentary with current and former justices treated this is one hour 30 minutes. -- a former justices. this is one hour 30 minutes. >> of the hon. chief justice an associate justices of the supreme court of the united states. >> something different is going on here than what goes on in the capitol building. you need to appreciate how important is to our system of government. >> this is the highest court in the land. the framers created it after studying the great lawgivers in history. >> the gove

she is replacing john paul stevens. i was in the senate when john paul stevens was nominated, nominated by a conservative republican president. it was overwhelmingly democratic senate, and he was confirmed in two and a half weeks. he made courtesy calls to a number of senators. that is not going to be the same for his successor. she has made courtesy calls. i think she has talked to practically every senator, but the questions will be significant. i am concerned with the trend becoming active in this court. we have seen a lot of long standing laws being overturned. you have basically saying men can be paid more than women. we had to rewrite the law. that was the first law president obama signed into law but we all feel women and men should get paid for the same kind of work. the turning back the award of the exxon valdez, i wonder if the supreme court would do that today after what has happened in the gulf, and the most egregious decision, citizens united, which says corporations can be involved in political campaigns,

now, justice stevens is noo fir brand liberal. he was appointed to the seventh circuit by richard nixon. he was elevated to the supreme court by gerald ford. by all accounts, he was considered a moderate. and yet, he didn't hesitate to tell corporations that they aren't a part of we the people by whom and for whom our constitution was established. and he didn't flinch when he told the president that he executives is bound to comply with the rule of law. general kagan, you've got big, big shoes to fill. but before i turn it over to you, i want to talk a bit more about one of the decisions i mentioned. i want to talk more about citizens united. now, you've heard a lot about this decision already today. but il want to come at it from a slightly different angle. there is no doubt that the roberts court's disregard for a century of federal law, the decades of supreme court's own rulings is wrong and shocking. it's torn a gaping hole in our election laws. of course, i'm worried about how rizs united is going to change our elections. but

justice stevens wrote separately as did justice breyer. first they disagreed with justice alito's historical analysis of a right of self-defense. they said that the second amendment, the framers were really first concerned with disarming the militia and self-defense was a secondary concern. justice breyer said that he didn't feel that you can say this was a fundamental right deeply embedded in american history and tradition because there is a lot of disagreement. there is no consensus about gun rights in this country. he felt that state legislatures, not courts, were the proper place to work through these issues. >> brown: so this gets sent back to the lower court, right? >> yes, it does. the court did not really rule specifically on the constitutionality of the chicago and oak wood park gun ordinances. it dealt with whether the second amendment could apply to the states. now it goes back to those lower courts where it seems almost inevitable that those gun ordinances will be struck down. >> brown: finally, marcia, in our first go-round wi

probably the best example is she is replacing jean-paul stevens. i was in the senate when he was nominated. nominated by conservative republican president. it was an overwhelmingly democratic senate and he was confirmed in two and a half weeks. and he made courtesy calls on a number of senators. that's not going to be the same for his successor. she has made the courtesy calls. i think she has talked with practically er senator. and but thh questions will be significant. i'm concerned, for example, with the trend of the court, it's become a very activist court. we have seen a lot of long-standing law that has been overturned, for example with the led better case. you have basically saying men can be paid more than women. we had to rewrite the law. the first law that president obama signed into law saying we should all feel that women and men get paid the same for the same kind of work. so turning back the award in the exxon valdez, i wonder if the supreme court would do that today as they watch what's happening in the gulf. and i think the most egr

the justice stevens' 1975 appointment, and happy birthday, justice stevens.let us take the first category. the 1853 incidents occurred during franklin pierce's administration. in what probably sttll stands as you need action, the entire incumbent membership of the courr wrote to pierce and deputized assisted justices to deliver the support of letters to the president personally. the justices campaigned for campbell and it was unsuccessful. the president considered no other candidates and the senate approved the nomination. although person at -- personally opposed to seceesion, campbell resigned from the court in 1861 and became assistant secretary of war for the confederacy. president lincoln and kept his own counsel when filling supreme court vacancies, but his first appointment came highly recommended by retiring justice. income and steven field named chase as chief justice in 1864. during president grants administration, two members of the supreme court made it recommendations for filling up pair of vacancies in 1870. justice robert greer had retired in 18

isn't that really what justice stevens calls it, disrespect? >> well, senator specter, as you know, i argued that case. as you know, i filed briefs on behalf of the united states in that case, and in those briefs the government made a similar kind of argument, that great deference was due to congress in the creation of a quite voluminous -- >> i know what you've said. you've talked about that a great deal. my question i very pointed. wasn't that disrespect fful? >> senator specter, as i suggested before, en i walked up to that podium as citizens united, i thought we had extremely strong arguments. i was acting as an advocate, of course, but i -- i thought we had very strong arguments. >> i'm going to move on. i know all of that. the point that i am trying to find out from you is what deference you would show to congressional fact-finding. >> well, may i -- may i try again because i think that the answer to that is great deference to congressional fact-finding. >> well, was it disrespectful or not? >> well, again, i don't want to characterize wh

. >> these are the cases in justice steven breyer's office. hyped the scenes each justice has their own suite of offices. here they work with a staff of four law clerks and several office assistants. but it within their own chambers where their personalities and work habits come through. >> i like to be in a quiet place. i like to have my law clerks close at hand. in my regular team, all of the law clerks were inside chambers. now i have two in that office and two down hall. i like a quiet place. i'm glad to be overlooking the court yard and not in front of the building. this is made here at the court. all of the chambers have similar desks. the variation in these chambers is that i have put a granite top on the desk. >> i like this office. to tell you the truth, i've become a home body. if you look at the bow window, you will see the capital. i was very lucky to have this office. it was harry blackmon's office. it was a lovely office. everyone moves because you obtain offices by seniority. i was the most junior, but when i was appointed, no o

so justice stevens would go next. he might say, i agree with everything, chief. which is nice.ht say, i disagree. i think -- come out another way and hhre's why. i think the reasoning should be this. >> one of the best roles, the rule of that conference is no one speaks twice until everyone has spoken once. and i was the most junior. it introduces a very good feeling that everyone gets their word and. >> when you are on the end of that queue, you do have a certain and vantage. you know what the other s saying. >> it is the really an exercise in persuading each other. -- not really an exercise in persuading each other. hh states reviews and the justices take notes. you know how to write the opinion in a way that will get four other votes besides run. >> i was the most junior member of the score for 11 years. if no one else was in the room, i had a special group -- job of opening thh door if somebody knocked. usually someone had forgotten the paper. i had been doing that for 10 years. i think i have gotten pretty good at it. oh, i'm not sure. but we get along very well. the nine

justice stevens and i welcome you solicitor general kagan. you coim before the committee with a remarkable record, a psychologicalor avenue the law, a skilled practitioner. i enjoyed meeting with you in my office and look forward to the discussions as the week proceeds. i think it is fair to say that some of my republican colleagues are not so favorably disposed to your nomination. we have already heard a lot about their concerns. let's not lose the big picture here. you have the solicitor general of the united states, a lawyer for the united states, before the supreme court and the former dean of harvard law school, a school to which i suspect every one of us on this committee would be proud to have our children attend. talk about the institution to which you have been nominated, our supreme court. the judiciary has no influence over the sword or the purse. no direction, either the strength or the wealth of the society and can take no active resolution, whatever. it may be truly sad to have neither force nor will but merely judgment. in othe

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at the age of 90 john paul stevens is retiring. yesterday was the final day of decisions by the supreme court. we're talking about the 5-4 ruling decision that came down yesterday. from the supreme court -- elena kagan's approach is modest. today is the day of questioning of elena kagan before the confirmation. what do you expect in terms of the questioning by members of the judiciary committee? guest: it foreshadows their line of attack. not only for the past several weeks but in the opening statements yesterday, a the my think we should look for is the republicans arguing that her lack of judicial experience would get in her way -- one of the things we should look for. that her resume as a law clerk for a more liberal lion, thurgood marshall, an official in the clinton white house, and the of the harvard law school -- all those things make her ill suited for life on the law bench. they have revealed her in the local eyes as being a good political hack. the democrats will say that she is the first potential justice a judge is a wo

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. >> steven, you kept asking questions going back to the politics of all of this.f what is your thinking? >> it you take the totality of the interview, what congressman spratt really illustrated was that the democrats are being pulled into different directions get sort of, high speed. they're closer snapping right now because they're having a hard time

by what justice stevens had to y in dissent. you have congress constructing a detailed record. 100,000 pages, and congress has structured mccain/feingold based upon the standards set by the supreme court in austin versus michigan chamber of commerce, and then as justice stevens noted, the court pulled the rug out from congress, affirming . . constitutionality that had been in effect for 100 years, and as justice stevens conclude showing, quote, great disrespect for a co-equal branch. i will try to make my questions as pointed as i can. to the extent that you can answer them briefly, i'd appreciate it. we don't have a whole lot of ti time. what is your thinking on the disrespect for the congress when we take a supreme court decision and we structure a law based on those standards with the customary deference due congress on fact-finding. isn't that really what justice stevens calls it, disrespect? >> well, senator specter, as you know, i argued that case. as you know, i filed briefs on behalf of the unid states in that case, and

and all of that is fodder for telling his story on the stage. >> reporter: stevens was able to use many of marshal's own words and stories from his writings, speeches and interviews as when marshal wants described a moment lyndon johnson asked him to join the court. >> he said we've gotten along pretty well all these years. i said, yes, sir. he said, well, i guess this is about to end. isn't it? i said you mean and i being friends? he said, yep. >> the blessing of it is that people come to it expecting it will be good for them because it's about civil rights. enthusiasm they find out it's terribly funny and that marshal was a wonderfully entertaining man. >> though the chief judge of the federal court of appeals he made my swearing-in new york a very nice view. very nice. organized a group photograph with all the other judges and just before everyone arrived, the photographer took a test shot and blew a fuse. i walk in a few minutes later. there are people milling around in the dark. this flustered secretary sees me. "oh, thank god the electrician." lady, you must be crazy. you think a

and remember justice stevens said to me, "mine were so painful." i went back to this transcript. he was approved unanimously. this is painful? when sitting in the chair, you are in the hot seat and you feel uncomfortable. i remember chief justice rehnquist, when he was up for his associate justice ship in the fall of 1971, at a fellow from arizona said he was so comforting. i get the point from the nominee's view that it is awfully tough, whether you are at the supreme court level or below, but i think for the public's appreciation and what the public should demand of a nominee who is going to go on for a lifetime appointment -- we should have hearings. >> this will mark the start of the fifth year of john roberts as chief justice. let us listen to him talking about the role of the court. >> i think the most important thing for the public to understand is that we are not a political branch of government. they do not elect us. if they do not like what we are doing it is more or less too bad, other than impeachment, which has never happened, or conviction and impeachment. when we n

very few legal analyst will disagree with a clear analysis that stevens has been a much more of strong civil libertarian than kagan. er than elena kagan it is a sad day when a democrat in the white house mak a t the supreme court toove an overly nservative, court furtro rit. host: is the presiie of x in? if you put someonen oo far to face at could publican libuster? guest of the president x in. dide what is wrt fighting f. he hasbeen willing to fight fo nhingand not for othe. fewoments we heard out w the he also has broken many of his good campaign promises, but not broken the one to escalate the war. the president and sometimes unfortunately the excess of apologists make excuses for him. he can fight on capitol hill when he wants to. he could fight for genuiie civil llbertarians for the supreme court. instead, he nominated someone who is not a strong backer of civil liberties. that is a mistake. it is possible to face down the senate. many persons believe many presidents have done it, and i am regretful that this president has chosen not to throw down the gauntlet for civil liberties.

justice stevens -- it is justin scott stevens and 90th birthday. he was on the bench today by my side, not only working, but making sure that the lawyers before us urged their pay. professor barbara. has a very distinguished resonate. she is a professor of government where she has taught since 1989. she is also the director of the center for civic renewal which fosters effective citizen engagement for enhancing understanding of the american constitutional system. she received her degree from the university of little, her master's at the university of oxford. i've learned a short time ago -- her works and crude her works include "the supremes." professor. served with the court from 1984 to 1995. please join me in welcoming a per professorry. -- welcome -- welcoming professor perry. [applause] >> thank you for our kind introduction and for honoring us with your presence. when i appeared in the court in 1994, it was an honor to serve with chief justice rehnquist. my mentor is here thii evening. he taught me everything i know about judicial appointment

steven chu, a nobel prize- winning physicist and our natioo secretary of energy. scientists at our national labs and experts from academia and other oil companies have also prrvided ideas in and buys. as a result of these efforts, we have directed bp to mobilize additional equipment and technology. in the coming days and weeks, these efforts should capture up to 90% of the oil leaking out of the well. this is until the company finishes drilling a relief well later in thh summer that is expected to stop the leak. already this oil spill is the worst environmental disaster america has ever faced. and on like the earrhquake or hurricane, is not a single event -- and unlike an earthquake or hurricane, it is not a single event that does its damage in a matter of minutes or days. the millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the gulf of mexico are more like an epidemic. but mecca -- but make no mistake -- we will fight this spill with everything we have got for as long as it takes. we will make bp pay for the damage their company has caused. and we will do whatev

steven neal. [applause] i want to thank k. neal for having us here today and giving us a quick tour, having us look at all of these trucks. this is a business that has been selling commercial trucks for over 40 years. this company employs workers from all over the greater washington area. after two years of recession that caused some much pain in sell many communities, this is also an example of a company that is starting to see business picked up again. stephen told me that rental and lease sales have improv, that nd out there for new equipment, and you ve added workers over the last few months. steven says that if things keep on going well, he will add more in the months ahead. we are hearing more and more stories like that all across america. a lot of businesses were hit hard durg this downturn, but they are arting to hire again. workers who were laid off are starting to get their jobs back. companies that were forced to close their doors are making plans to expand and invest in new equipment. this progress was reflected in

stevens greshem. >> it has been a social security net for citizens. women tend goats live longer and we have to protect its solvency. one key way is to not continue to use tricks and games and gimmicks like washington is loath to do with the social security trust fund. as a financial regulator, one who has put crooks in jail for scanning the elderly, i am absolutely opposed to any privatization. when you put that kind of money out there, is a magnet for crooks, and we see over reaching all the time. we just announced a new partnership to protect seniors. i can talk about it in this moment but i oppose raising the age limit in social security, not withstanding innuendoes that had been made in this race. i believe that we can work through the solvency, and other things that we can do, but we have to make sure that we don't continue to play tricks and games and tried to scare senior citizens with misrepresentations. >> rebuttals? >> sure, because the reference to innuendo was directed here. ms. marshall said to the ap that suggested raising retirement ag

host: next call for steven moore comes from baltimore. caller: thank you. i have great respect for both of you. but i have to disagree respectfully. i would offer the tax cuts bush put on were haehnel titlements in and of themselves. northed to bring back the economy we have to create that's another idea that's been around 40 years for conservatives to try to get through. i would submit to you conservative democrats right and left agree and get off the rhetoric bandwagon 12k3w4r6789 guest: well, sfraul, i've never met as a matter of fact almost every -- i don't think this idea of years olded value it's coming from the white house and nancy plosey has said nice things about a tax. they want to increase revenues. i do agree that e -- peter, let me be very clear about this. the republicans are the ones who got us into this crisis. they controlled washington from 2001 to 2006. they are the ones that allowed the budget to go from a $200 billion surplus or whatever to a deficit. we knew what the economy was. way too much got to the spending then barack obama come

john paul stevens, last day of decisions as a justice. when suddenly, the hearings for elena kagan began at 12:30 p.m. today. you will be able to watch it on c-span. jess bravin from "the wall street journal" is up next to talk about those hearings. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> c-span is now available in over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books. created by america's cable companies. >> let me say to the american people, this is a change of personnel but it is not a change in policy. general petraeus fully participated in our review last fall. and he both supported and helped design the strategy that we have in place. >> learn more about the president's choice to head u.s. forces in afghanistan. general david petreaus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watch his appearances at hearings, briefings, and other events on line, any time, at the c-span video library. washington your way.

committee members and nominee elena kagan herself, if confirmed, kagan will succeed justice john paul stevens retiring after 35 years on the court. here to talk about it is james carville, cnn political contributor and democratic strategist and a conservative talk show host and organizer with the tea party coalition and back in l.a., stephanie miller, host of her own program and we go to las vegas with the libertarian talkative half playing at the hotel and casino in vegas. they also have a series on showtime. james, these hearings are pro forma unless someone speaks out on an issue. this is going through the motions, isn't it, james? >> pretty much. we do this every time we have one and everybody postures and at one of the hearings then senator biden asked a 24-minute question or something. we're going to have this. she's going to be confirmed and as she well should be and four republicans and one democrat will vote against her. it will be about the way it ends up. >> larry: dana, how do you feel? the previous conservative appointees took the middle road. she hasn't been questioned yet. they

what justice stevens called an unabashed display of judicial lawmaking. we see that in a number of cases. obviously, citizens united, being a very good example of one where the court goes well beyond the issue that was presented. it does not need to reach that. >> the gross case is a statutory interpretation analogous to what the court did in its constitutional attack on the campaign finance law in citizens united, which was grabbing an issue that the parties had not presented and running with it. >> not just mccain fine gold, but the 1907 law. -- mccain feingold, but the 1907 law. >> it is clear on the face of the opinion that it does not take a lot to realize what the court gave to the pork -- corporate sector. it was a fine grained statutory interpretation. it is not very accessible to the public. it is kind of an insider's game. it really takes the unpacking of it, in explaining what it is that the plaintiff employee is being asked to approve, and what kind of evidence they can realistically present to avoid dismissal of their claim before it even get

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. >> sreenivasan: the army inspector general steven whitcomb said mart of the problem could be outmoated technology. >> we are still using in arlington an analog method, a card system to verify what's there, what isn't there, when it happened, what changes were made. that was the substantial piece of one of our findings as we need to bring the records keeping at arlington into the 21st century . >> sreenivasan: in addition, lawn mowing over the years sometimes knocked down gravestones adding to the confusion. secretary mchugh said the army will do its best to fix all of the problem. >> i don't know if anyone can ever assure anyone that circumstances are perfect and i think you could say that about any cemetery in america. but what we can tell the family members is we're going to make every effort to ensuring and examine every possibly technology and approach and system by which we can achieve that. >> sreenivasan: mchugh has formally reprimand it had cemetery's superintendent who is retiring. the deputy superintendent has been put on administrative leave in afghanistan, an american was k

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stevens, j. announced the opinion of the court with respects one through four, parts six telesimbingg d three and part five in which justices suter, bryant joined and in respect to part six d 4. breyer, justice, file and opinion to concur, as to parts one and two, scalia, justice, filed a dissenting opinion in which thomas and alito joined. thomas justice filed an opinion in which others joined except for parts two, three b one. roberts, the chief justice took no part of the consideration or the decision of the case. i mean, that's -- i think the one thing you can be clear about in the setting like that is roberts took no part in the decision of the case. and if we are trying to say that the law, that the rule of law, provides a set of boundaries in which people can make decisions with confidence, and in the defense of the united states of america, we need for the executive branch to have a set of rules that they can -- in which they can operate confidently. if we can't operate confidently, what

ceo steven newman told reporters there are things the administration could implement today that would allow the industry to go back to work tomorrow without an arbitrary six month time limit. b.p. also came in for criticism. protesters twice interrupted a speech by b.p. chief of staff steve westwell who was standing in for ceo tony hayward. other oil executives at the conference warned that the deep water drilling ban was ... would cripple world energy supplies. the court decision did not end the debate. for more on what's driving it, we turn to rayola dougher, the senior economic advisor at the american petroleum institute which opposed the moratorium. and kiernan suckling, the executive director of the center for biological diverse diversity, an environmental protection group that supported it. what did you think of the judge's decision today? >> we welcome the decision. i'm sure that the folks along the gulf who stood to lose their jobs are pretty happy to hear that decision as well. >> ifill: listening to the president again as well. what his decision did was to suspend granting o

i want to emphasize, as justice stevens pointed outn his dissent, the supreme court decision did open the door to foreign controlled corporations spending money directly in u.s. elections. if you have a sub -- if you have a u.s. subsidiary of a foreign corporation, when the supreme court said all corporations could spend money in u.s. electton they opened the door very clearly to that and it's an area where it's also clear congress can move to legislate. number two it's no surprise you have lots of organizations on the right and tte left, love what they stand for or hate what they stand for, that are opposing this bill because they don't want voters in many instances to know who is funding their ads. that's not a surprise at all. that's why those organizations who are devoted solely to clean organizationand clean campaign elections like the -- like the league of women voters and common cause, are for this bill while all the others are against it. let me say something with respect to unions there is no such thing as a u.s. subsidiary of a foreign union, this is a red herring sue. secon

i think it didn't make a difference in terms of vote count but what's interesting is that justice stevens joined the majority. he is considered the most liberal member. i think what it show s is that he felt that the court did find a line to narrow the opinion. and also did make the government justify the law under the first amendment 's toughest scrutiny. >> brown: marcia coyle, thanks again. >> my pleasure, jeff. >> ifill: now to the oil spill. a judge in new orleans says he'll decide by wednesday whether to overturn a temporary moratorium on new deep water drilling projects. the ban, imposed in the wake of the deepwater horizon disaster, is being challenged by a company that ferries people and supplies to offshore rigs. but as courts look into the aftermath of the explosion, new questions are being raised about what caused it in the first place. as the spill continues well into its third month, new reports surfaced today suggesting b.p. cut corners on safety and understated the amount of oil flowing into the gulf. in one b.p. document given to congress in early may and made public over

but four other justices-- there were only eight today because justice stevens recused himself-- said "we don't have to decide this issue to decide this particular case." unanimously they decided that there was no taking in this case, that these property owners, they had a right to land that was added gradually and imperceptibly. they didn't have a right to land that was added suddenly. say by a hurricane or, as in this case, by the state dumping sand that had been dredged elsewhere. >> suarez: now, the legal idea of a taking. in this case it just meant that they felt that the value of their property was diminishing right? nobody took anything away from them. >> well, that was a very important part of their argument, yes, because the strip of land... it was a seven-mile strip of land. the sand that was added was about 75 feet wide. it became public land and it was now between their property and the ocean. they had no control over who would go on that property or what would be done on that property. >> lehrer: next to california. a police sergeant tried to keep his texts private. how d

to scottsdale, arizona, steven. good afternoon. there. >> good day. >> you're on the air, steven. caller: i'm a doctor, and i like to say that this health care bill will absolutely destroy medicare, period. there is a 21% reduction in medicare fee schedule to doctors. in scottsdale, arizona, the mayo clinic, a very respected clinic, i'm sure you heard of it, has stopped accepting medicare patients because they lose the money on every medicare patient that they treat. >> did you hear that one question asked to the president about increasing the -- the increasing money for primary care coordination and did you hear the president's response to that? caller: i didn't. i was flipping back and forth. but the point i'm trying to make here is that unless they put a doctor fix in there isn't a doctor in the united states that's going to be able to treat medicare patients because they'll lose money on every single medicare patient they treat. >> and that -- those payments to you started going down just a week or so ago, right? caller: medica

guest: a painful irony that the stevens seek as filled by elena katelynn will move to the right. very few legal analysts will disagree with the clear analysis that see it -- stevens has been a stronger civil liberties of order than elena kagan. it is a sad day when a democrat in the white house makes a nomination to the supreme court to move an overly conservative, right-wing court further to the right. host: is the presiient of box in? if you put someone in too far to the left, he could face a republican filibuster? guest of the president fox himself in. he needs to decide what is worth fighting for. he has been willing to fight for certain things and not for others. a few moments ago we heard about how the campaign to send more troops to afghanistan. he has broken a good campaign promises. i think that the president is in excess of apologist. he can fight on capitol hill. he could fight for a general libertarian to go the supreme court but instead he nominated someone who, best evidence, is not a strong backer of civil liberties. it is possible the face down the senate. many pr

[applause] >> canadian prime minister steven harper announced that the most industrialized nations agreed to cut deficits and half by 2013 in an effort to stabilize the global economy. his remarks are 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. we came to toronto at a time -- >> concerned with growing debt. this was the challenge we had to face. during the summit we designed a clear goal for the developed economies in terms of reducing debt, stabilizing, and reducing the debt to gdp ratio. they want to cut by 50% by 2013 and for the debt to gdp ratio needing to be reduced or stabilize by 2016. having said that, fiscal consolidation is not an end unto itself. stimulus will have a long-term effect in order to guarantee durable and balanced economic growth. this is part of what we promised in pittsburgh. we congratulate various countries that have managed to adopt measures in terms of budget and deficit reduction such as what has happened in the u.k., the reduction of unemployment in china, and a new regulation in the u.s. we are also going to work to have a balance and durable economic growth

and commissioner stevens of the f.h.a. for testifying before our committee but also for working with me and my staff and the majority staff to formulate what i think is a very good bill. the f.h.a. was established by the national home act of 1934 to protect lending institutions and stimulate the building industry. prior to the creation of f.h.a., home mortgages did not exceed 50% of the home value and did not extend past the fifth year. a the end of five year, mortgages had to be paid or renegotiated. but during the great depression, lenders were unable or unwilling to renegotiate loans that came due. borrowers lost their homes and lenders lost money because property values declined significantly. the f.h.a. program was established to provide stability and liquidity in the market. its creation fostered the 30-year mortgage product and led to standardized mortgage instruments. once again, f.h.a. has played a big role in the market. as they scaled back their -- the f.h.a. has increased its share of the single family mortgage

i want to emphasize, as justice stevens pointed out in his dissent, the supreme court cision diddopen the door to foreign controlled corrations spenng money directly in u.s. elections. if you have a sub -- if you have a u.s. subsidiary of a foreign corporation, when the supreme court said all corporations could spend money in u.s. electton they opened the door very clearly to that and it's an area where it's also clear congress can move to legislate. number two it's no surprise you have lots of organizations on the right and tte left, love what they stand for or hate what they stand for, that are opposing this bill because they don't want voters in many instances to know who is funding their ads. that's not a surprise at all. that's why those organizations who are devoted solely to clean organizations and clean campaign elections likethe -- like the league of women voters and common cause, are for this bill while all the others are against it. let me say something with respect to unions there is no such thing as a u.s. subsidiary of a foreign union, this is a red herring issue. second

as justice john paul stevens pointed out in his dissent, the decision, and i quote, would appear to afford the same protection to multinational corporations controlled by foreigners as to individual americans, end quote. you know, it's a sad state of affairs when swift voting has entered the language as a verb. unfortunately, the supreme court's decision makes swift voting easier for the special interests. large multinational corporations will be able to create shadowy groups and pour millions and millions of dollars iito supporting or defeating candidates. if b.p. doesn't like somebody, they could create americans for sensible energy and run attack ad after attack ad after attack ad. and while we cannot undo the court's decision, we can and must try to minimize its impact. that's why the bipartisan legislation before us today is so important. the disclose act will go a long way toward restoring openness and transparency in our political process. and i want to commend chris van hollen and mike castle for their work on this bill. the legislation does several important things. it requires th

today i honor father steven bayse. he's dedicated to the children and families throughout our nation representing the true spirit and tradition of boys town. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, this past monday the "wall street journal" ran an excellent article on the challenges facing small businesses. it began with a question that small business all across america are asking, where is the money? the journal article cites a survey by the national federation of independent businesses that found that half of the small businesses that try to get the loans last year were either denied the loans or they were not given the money that they needed. we found that small businesses in the joint econ

the great historian steven ambrose said that next to eisenhower, lynn lammel had more to do with the victory of d-day than any living person in this world. i have to wonder, how would the world be different today had it not been for that great army soldier? and all the soldiers who served with him? and all the soldiers who served before him? and those great ones who have served after him? madam speaker, we can never repay our soldiers such as lynn lammel or the young soldier i met at fort hood, or robert l. howard who died in my home town of waco this past december and was buried just four months ago in arlington cemetery, after earning the congressional medal of honor, the distinguished service cross, the silver star and eight purple hearts in his five tours of duty in vietnam. we cannot repay the 82,000 u.s. army soldiers serving in iraq today or the 57,000 soldiers serving in afghanistan that, but let us always honor them with our words and resolutions off as this today but with our deeds and our budgets every day. our nation has a moral obligation to provide quality housing and h