stewart had a huge impact on my life. he was a valuable teacher who led by example and i learned by witnesses firsthand the contributions he made to the democratic party. numerous charities and local governments. above all i was proud to call stewart my friend. my thoughts go out to stewart's family, especially his beloved son arthur. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. you know the whinings of the economists and lessons of greece and other debt burdened european countries collapsing under the weight of their cradle to grave welfare systems have done nothing to restrain the democrats in washington. they fail to heed the warnings from abroad and continue to simply declare that out-of-control spending as emergency spending to try to cover up their fis

and i think the benefit that everyone argued was where they wwuld come in and stewartize them. there was also a benefit in the implied government guarantee. the chinese loaned money because they felt the government was backing them up. we said we didn't, but when they got in trouble, the government backed them up. so with that arrange, the taxpayers to lose. for years they got a fourth or 3/8 lower mortgage, which was very googe, but we may end up paying a lot of that back. >> you talked about some of the the bill, and i want to focus on one that has goten attention. one is a provision by senator blanche lincoln, which could move the swaps desk outside of the business. what are your thoughts on that? >> they would have to move them to an exchange, and the exchange are operateded by the four largest corporations in america, financial firms. they basically control that business. so you would move them into what is almost a monopoly right now before you could have a company -- say john deere.. they could executt another agreement with a private party. i don't see any problem with

in 1953 ian stewart, the president of the hollywood chamber of commerce, came up with the idea of creating the hollywood walk of fame as a tribute to the industry. and on march 28, 1960 filmmaker stanley cramer was awarded the first star. 50 years later an average of two stars are added each month and the walk of fame has become one of the top visitor attractions in the city of los angeles and also a destination in the united states. i was proud to submit h.res. 1357 to recognize its important cultural landmark and i urge my colleagues to vote in support of the resolution. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gennlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, is recognized. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i need to stand in opposition to this. certainly the hollywood walk of fame has provided enjoyment for untold numbers of people. it's a great destination. hollywood is cert

stewart levy should be highly commended for the remarkable work he has done over the years. this is an official in the treasury department who is so knowledgeable on this subject matter and was invaluable in helping us craft in legislation, and i want to especially mention him and thank him for his contribution. this new section takes aim squarely at iran's powerful revolutionary guard corps, the irg crnchts as it is noang -- irgc, as it is known, and attempts to choke it off from an increasingly important source of power in international financial investment. section 104 of the act has two principal parts, madam president. first, t -- the treasury will direct american banks to prohibit or impose strict conditions on correspondent or payable through account of any foreign financial institution working with key iranian entities. for example, foreign banks conducting substantial business with the irgc, its front companies or affiliates, will be cut off from its american accounts. hypothetically then, if an agent or latin american bank were to provide services to an irgc-owned

people buried or interred here include lucille ball, jack baring, clark gable, george burns, jimmy stewart, humphrey g humphrey bogart spencer tracy. our special guest is jermaine jackson. what can we say? what's this year been like? >> it's been tough, larry. it went so fast. we've been just putting the pieces together and the family's having a lot of meetings. and just trying to hold on. >> larry: have you come to terms with it? have you ever really accepted it because he was so young? >> it's hard. no, we haven't come to terms. it's something we're learning to live with. but we will never accept it. it's just -- it's tough. it's very tough. >> larry: we all remember watching that funeral. who didn't watch it? now we're here in front of the mausoleum where your brother was interred. where was the funeral? was it right here? >> i think it was around the corner someplace. >> larry: they laid a carpet, right? >> yes. right. they laid a carpet. that was the private funeral that the immediate family and special friends and guests had. yeah. >> larry: that was some night. >> it's tough. i'm ve

to open court and in the following conference i told my colleagues about this incident and potter stewart responded by saying, you know, we have to get rid of this "mr. justice" business. because at that time, on all the brass plaques on all the chambers of the justices -- i think it said, open quote mr. justice blackmun -- "mr. justice blackmun." we took off the mr. and madame and a lot of people feel that she was responsible for that change. i thought i would straighten out the record for you. [applause] my second major historical event that i want to describe -- [laughter] refers to the chicago cubs. [laughter] and as i know has been said many times, i was not back to witness the home run by babe ruth. last year at the sixth circuit conference, i was responding to one of these sessions where you get questions from the audience. somebody asked me about whether i was really there and i responded, yes, i was, and i remember sitting behind third base and watching dave ruth respond -- baby rutbabe ruth responding to the rising at sidelines and -- razzing at the sidelines and draw attention

i always remember what he justice potter stewart said about what makes a first-rate judge. he said, "the mark of a good judge is a judge whose opinion you can read and have no idea if the judge was a man or a woman, republican or democrat, a christian or jew, you just know he or she was a good judge pp." i believe that elena kagan will meet that standard and i have every confidence that she will be an outstanding justice of the supreme court in every sense of the word. so thank you, mr. chairman, for the privilege of introducing this superb nominee. >> thank you very much. also we have senator scott brown laek this had january to fill the seat of one of this body's most beloved members, senator ted kennedy who was actually the longest serving of either party on the senate judiciary of comit committee in the history of the senate. senator browns serves on the senate armed services, the committee on veterans affairs and the homeland security and governmental affairs committee. prior to his election to the u.s. senate, he served in the massachusetts state senate where he advoc

anything changed since that came out with jimmy stewart? >> the french have an expression. the more things change, the more things stay the same. i think things have gotten a lot worse in terms of the influence of money in politics, a lot but corruption was always there. that's why i think melanie sloan's comment about how we have to be eternally vigilant is the right one. but jefferson smith is a really interesting figure and character because he embodies the american naivety, but it's important because the urge to create out of moral wreckage something good. ironically, i think he's also kind of an argument against term limits. one of the reason that jefferson smith in that great camera film "mr. smith goes to washington" gets manipulated is because he comes in and doesn't know that much. and who knows more and who knows how the machinery works? the lobbyists, the ones who always stay there. so if yoo have a rotating crop of congress people and senators, it's not really the best way to solve this problem. but i think that "mr. smith goes to washington" is still a very imp

i took over wwen justice stewart retired. before that time, just as black had been there. there had been 3 justices there. they are on the other corner of >> it is this year from justice stevens chambers that provides a window into the past of the supreme court. meetinn in the basement of the capital for the majority of their time between 1810 and 1860, john marshall under saw the court from here during his tenure. later, roger taney of world of this hamber as well until the court moved upstairs into a ppace vacated by the senate where they would meet until 1935. with very little space available pn the building for justices to do their work and with even less for attorneys to find a place to prepare for oral argument, when chief justice determined it was time the court have a building of its own. >> i do not think it is an understatement to say that this building would not be here f it had not been of chief justice taft. >> he had in his mind that the court needed a uilding of its own. became an obsession. congress and, but ultimately taft chaired the committee to choose t

. >> when you see jon stewart mocking the president -- >> i have not watched tv for two weeks that isnot news. i love jon stewart, he is a funny guy, but i have not watched him recently. >> the president is the president 24 hours a day. i don't think he would suggest we stop doing intelligence briefings on things like afghanistan and pakistan because of what is going on in the gulf. on any given day, the president is working on b.g.e. even on a quiet day's -- even on the quiet days, the president is working. the schedule has not been curtailed. we seem to be well on track to get a new supreme court justice by the august recess. my hunch is we will sign of financial reform bill prior to the july 4 recess. we will get un sanctions against iran, which not a lot of people bought six weeks ago at the beginning of this bill we had a chance of getting. i appreciate that sometimes you guys have one story a day. we do not necessarily deal with just one story every day. >> [unintelligible] >> nobody comes into this administration can regulate any employer that they work for previously. >> you q

mark moody stewart himself said to me last night, the former chairman of shell, former chairman of theanglo-saxon mineral coal co., whatever -- he was talking about the early 1950's, when the british parliament and the burning of coal in open fireplaces. of life would collapse, yet within three years, no one burn coal in open fireplaces. it was a regulatory decision by a responsible governing body that set the standard. also with regard to this question, and i do want to pitch some of the questions to john, because it is his area of expertise. the definition of leadership -- taking responsibility to enable others to cheap purpose in the face of uncertainty. what is certain is that blowing up mountains is not appropriate. that must stop. some of the other technologies, i frankly think or little less uncertain then this questioner put forward. has anyone read ban jones'-- van jones' amazing book? >> i think right now, with regard to the development of renewable energy technologies, that the questioner asked, nuclear, wind, solar, things we have not even dreamed up yet. this is our specia

again, this" ww read earlier from the republican side, john stewart who sent an e-mail, the spokesperson for senator mitch mcconnell, saying the president called for targeted and temporary spending measures, but then called for a stimulus program. joe joins us on the republican line from boston. caller: you can google what i'm about to say to verify it.3 the article it is part o-- a cen amount of money for black farmers. also, there was money for historically black colleges and a prior bill. that is $3.70 billion of obama bucks we just do not have. host: doug says that america needs a conservative congress that will say no to the nutty professor and the white house. consolidating her power, a look at nancy pelosi. this book is by two authors, one of which is ron peters. the conclusion concerning nancy pelosi's gender -- their conclusion is that she is different from her predecessors and her path to power. she has amassed in used power for political and policy in some ways that clearly parallel those used by the most powerful speakers before her. next is steve from boston. caller: good mo

stewart bowen jr. previously served as the inspector general for the provisional authority. his mission includes assuring visibility. under the previous administration, he served as the department assistant to the president, the staff secretary and the special assistant to the president and counsel. mr. bowen was a partner at a law firm and was also an intelligence officer in the united states air force, achieving the rank of captain. he holds a b.a. from the university of south. we welcome you back, sir. you've been with us before. mr. richard fontaine previously served as foreign policy advisor to senator john mccain for five years. during his tenure with senator mccain, mr. fontaine worked on foreign policy legislation such as the 9/11 implement station report. he is a policy analyst in the asian affairs directory. prior to that, mr. fontaine worked with richard armitage. mr. fontaine holds a b.a. from tulane university. i want to thank all of you for being witnesses here today and for taking time out of your schedules. looks like i'll swear you in and we'll go down and v

jon stewart last week and this week has been very critical of the president. is the white house or the president concerned about influential allies in the media? >> no. i have said this before and i will reiterate. if the president had decided to run for president based on what the pundits were saying in december 2006 and january 2007, he would be in the senate. i appreciate the hand on the pulse of america by those that live on cable tv. i don't actually think that is where all of real american lives. >> right before this, one of the things some of the good government groups have complained about is the deal that was cut for the nra on non disclosure requirements. can you talk about what the president would object to that deal? >> i would be happy to go look get what was put out and give a sense of what is in that agreement. >> i would say probably about 45 minutes. >> how many hours for the whole meeting? >> possibly three hours. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow, the

the numbers speak volumes about how little income, upper income of african-american families were stewart -- steered into subprime and predatory loans. you can deny it if you want, but it has happened. let me say something else about wells fargo. no, quite a few of my constituents have been impacted negatively by this whole mortgage meltdown. we have gone to wells fargo. my staff in my district has asked you to modify some of these loans. we have heard every excuse, oh, we have taken to aarp -- t.r. p -- t.a.r.p. money, so it would be inappropriate to help people. have you use that excuse? >> absolutely not. that is an absurd statement. anyone in our shop that would have made that statement -- what we're doing is this. our data speaks for the efforts we're putting forth. when you look at every customer, will get the background. -- we look at the background. every customer who has missed steps -- we find solutions other than foreclosures 2/3 of the time. the loan modification program, people doing the work, most of them over the phone, have no ethnic informations on the screen there lookin