barton from texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: thank you. thank you, congressman burgess. it's good to see you in the there, mr. speaker. i feel empowered and confident that you're going to make the right rulings as the day goes on. i would ask to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. barton: thank you. we're going to have more amendments offered on this small part of the repeal effort of the new health care law than the democratic majority allowed in the last congress on all the health care legislation that they brought to the floor. after general debate we're going to have at least five amendments that were made in order under the rule. that's five more than speaker pelosi and then rules committee chairwoman slaughter made in order in the last congress when we were debating these issues. republicans are not necessarily opposed to the concept of these exchanges, mr. speaker. what we are opposed to is the process in the last congress where the actual bill that became law was dumped in the dead of night with no amend

juan jose rodas tiene este informe desde austin, texas.r pkg-as follows -- con 99 votos a favor y 47 en contra...la super mayoria republicana de la camara baja estatal en texas aprobo la propuesta de ley hb 12 la cual promete abolir las ciudades consideradas un santuario para los inmigrantes indocumentados en todo el estado. 'es lo que el electorado texano nos pidio,' dijo el autor de la medida,' durante el debate que duro varios dias y conlcluyo esta madrugada. ademas de contar con un estatus urgente por parte del gobernador del estado rick perry el cual promete ascelerar su aprobacion final en el senado estatal en las proximas semanas, la hb 12 segun la minoria democrata es innecesaria. "ni el gobernador, ni el autor de la propuesta..ciudad santuaria," la hb 12 en texas - "obligaría a un oficial del orden a verificar el estatus migratorio de cualquier persona detenida durante una infracción de transito y castigaría con el retiro de fondos estatales y subvenciónales a todo gobierno local que no cumpla con las leyes de inmigración." y aunq

texas independent streak is showing itself again as these texas state legislature is considering a bill that allows state police to arrest t.s.a. screeners and throw them in jail for up to one year for their intrusive groping downs the bill is radically unconstitutional as a puts restrictions on federal agents from doing their jobs and the u.s. department of justice issued a warning to texas yesterday saying that if the law were adopted then quote t.s.a. would likely be required to cancel any flights or series of flights for which it could not ensure the safety of passengers and crew and translate that into english you can't fly an airplane out of texas now i know most of us have a problem with the growing checks in the church up for no x. ray scanners is what texas is doing really the best remedy here author his take is texas state representative david simpson is joining us from the capitol building in austin texas representative simpson welcome to the program. thank you for having me is this the best way to confront the t.s.a. certainly with you in spirit here but. i'm not sure that w

♪. >>> el presidente obama, elige una ciudad fronteriza de texas, para tratar el tema migratoria rio.>> y no se rinde la gobernadora de arizona, la corte suprema es su próximo paso. >>> reforma o maquillaje, reformas. >>> un poblado de méxico, los habitantes dicen adiós al miedo, y toman la defensa por sus propias manos. >>> "noticiero telemundo", con josé díaz balart. >>> muy buenas tardes, y la reforma migratoria integral es la deuda del presidente obama, con nosotros, y parece insistir con esa promesa de campaña, y mañana va al paso, texas y se espera un llamado, el "noticiero telemundo" le brinda una cobertura completa, y qué podemos esperar, yadelante, enrique. >>> si, han sido días de compromisos cumplidos, para la administración del prtie presidente obama, y anuncia un plan para cumplir con una promesa importante de su campaña, pero sigue en el tintero de buenas intenciones. >>> en el paso texas. >>> más que un debate político, la migración es un estilo de vida, generó más de 69 mil millones de dólares, en intercambios comerciales para esta ciudad. >>> fueron consideradas como

jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady from texas is reckfiesed for five minutes. -- the gentlelady from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this amendment. and i appreciate very much my friend and colleague from texas and i believe that this is an amendment that republicans and democrats can join and maybe for different reasons. i have indicated that i believe the repealing of the support for school-based health clinics and construction delf is an -- is an unfortunate act on behalf of america's children. my amendment requires the department of health and human services to pose public notice on its official web site that the mandated funds from section 410-1-a including the amount of the funds will be rescinded and explains to the american public what we are doing and gives them a line-by-line, dollar-by-dollar impact of what happens when they take money that is already being invested that will be inve

i mean texas has more resources produces more wealth in california were the second most populous states second largest day after alaska there's been a lot of international studies done the texas will be much better off the feds take one dollar of tax money from taxes they send us back thirty three cents of it with strings attached and tell us that they hung the moon and make the grass grow i read that that number is actually closer to ninety six cents but i guess at the pentagon where little thing for ok looked like this is what's happening our federal government doesn't exist anymore twenty seven million dollars of tax money from the us was sent offshore i'm not even for texas a session at this point i want my federal government back and my republic back i want the private fellow reserve that's hijacked my nation like hitler invading poland out of my country and i don't we are totally out of time.

. >>> continuando desde el paso texas, una cosa que dijo el presidente obama, sobre la necesidad de unanilateralmente cambiar las leyes del país, se refería a peticiones que recorren en estados unidos, que actue para evitar deportación de por ejemplo, jóvenes soñadores, el líder de este movimiento, el congresista de chicago, luis gutiérrez, congresista, el presidente dice que no puede hacer lo que usted y re piden. >>> eso no fue lo que el presidente nos indicó, y hay una carta que se envió a los periodistas, y decía en la carta que le mandaron, indicó que había escuchado las peticiones, de varias alternativas, y congresistas le habían dado, y la estaba evaluando. >>> piensa que lo que dijo aquí hoy tendrá una repercusión positiva en estados unidos? >>> siempre es positivo al hablar de una reforma del sistema de inmigración, me hubiese gustado que cuando demócratas estábamos en la mayoría, él hubiese iniciado el proceso. >>> congresista, usted presentó una propuesta de reforma migratoria integral, y no progresó, muchas gracias. >>> y nadie nos llamó a decirnos que nos apoyan. >>> es ver

here's where it should be. >> three-quarters of texas is in extreme or exceptional drought.s than an inch of rain this year. houston has had over an inch and a half in three months, about the same as the sahara desert. wild fires are ravaging the landscape, scorching 2.3 million acres since january. to make matters worse this, is typically the texas rainy season. >> we should see rainfall. if we don't in the next few months, the impact will be devastating. >> for cotton dietrich and thousands of ranchers across texas, the only choice is sell their herds or go broke trying to feed them. >> after a while, you laugh at it, you can't cry. the drought in cattle company could be short term benefit to consumers. beef prices have been running near record highs but with ranchers now being forced to sell off their herds, the price of beef is expected to drop. all right, auction prices in texas have fallen 15 cents from 80 to 65 cents per pound and could continue down through summer. but with the u.s. cattle population already at a 50-year low, lower prices won't last. >> we'll be cert

capitol a large portion of populations of the texas house the texas senate under a threat of a federal blockade it's an act of war and international law could not transportation and shut down ports either air land or sea. so it wasn't really governor perry's fault that he still has a chance to stand up to the federal government on this issue but if his leadership so far is any indicator you'd probably be the kind of president who would let the u.n. trump on the rights of americans. the supreme court ruled by three today in a landmark decision that's sort of like some fires around the already heated border debate the ruling upholds the legal arizona workers act of two thousand and seven it's been called the business death penalty for business caught hiring illegal immigrants and the not so arizona could go so far as to take away business licenses for anyone not playing by state rules the law will also require employers to run a background check he's in federal the federal either fight system opponents of the legislation argue that federal law prohibits states from making immigration rel

quÉ estÁ ocurriendo en texas?rizona, pero no ha logrado pasar en texas, >> estas medidas antiinmigrantes que estamos siendo en muchos otros estados se van a seguir repitiendo? quÉ hacemos con los 11 millones de migrantes indocumentados? >> el tema de migraciÓn exgeneral. se necesita legislaciÓn no en el nivel estatal, porque habrÍa leyes distintas en cada estado. la importante es que nuestra comunidad se involucre. que elijan representantes que tengan valores en comÚn con nuestra comunidad. >> dentro del congreso estatal despuÉs de que supieron que durante aÑos estaban tratando con una persona que anteriormente era una documentada. quÉ revisiones ha tenido? >> muchos de mis colegas presentan esta legislaciÓn no quieren saber las historias personales. por eso era muy importante para mÍ compartir mi historia. no quieren pensar las consecuencias de esa legislaciÓn. >> quiero saber. cuÁntos aÑos tenÍa usted cÓmo llegÓ a los estados unidos? >> un aÑo. >> estuvo hasta los nueve aÑos indocumentada. si hay algunos niÑos q

now, some of that water would be welcome news in texas. that state is in the middle of an historic drought. since october, texas has had less than six inches of rain on average, that's less than half the normal amount. the driest seven-month period on record. and don teague reports that, for ranchers, a way of life is drying up as well. >> reporter: it's auction day at the west cattle barn in central texas. for 74-year-old rancher cotton deitrich, his last. deitrich is selling off his herd-- all of his cattle. because the once-fertile grasslands that fed them are gone. >> that's what it is now. it isn't what it should be. >> reporter: three quarters of texas is in extreme or exceptional drought. lubbock has had less than an inch of rain this year, houston has had just over an inch and a half in three month, about the same as the sahara desert. wildfires are scorching more than 2.3 million acres since january. to make matters worse, this is typically the texas rainy season. >> we should be seeing rainfall. if we don't get the rainfall these

the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include other material in h.r. 3. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 237 and in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in house report 112-71 is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee of the judiciary. 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on ways and means, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, w

the gentlen fr texas. mr. smith: madam speaker, i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. landry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. landry: a large majority of americans oppose taxpayer subsidies for abortion. those who oppose this bill, including the president, claim that it denies access to health care for women. my message to them is simple. the majority of women are opposed to having their hard earned tax dollars spent on abortion. in a recent survey it was found that 70% of women opose taxpayer funding for abortion. we must permanently end this practice. it is our duty to act and to act now. i urge my colleagues to listen to the majority of americans who strongly oppose public funding for abortion services and pass this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i yield to the distinguished gentleman from new jersey, rob andrews, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlen is recogn

. >>> el presidente obama, fue recibido en texas, con la noticia de que horas antes, la cámara baja deestado, obligaría a la policía, a hacer cumplir la verificación, gobiernos locales, no podrán decirles a los agentes que ignoren la ley, dicen que es necesaria, la medida es debatida en el senado estatal. >>> en utah, se bloqueo la implantación de una medida, que daba poderes a la policia, para verificar estatus migratorio, dicen que es similar a la ley sb 1070, exige que los que sean parados por la policía, que demuestren que están legalmente en el país, y tambié por simples infracciones de tránsito. >>> en lo que respecta a inmigración, el gobernador de maryland, permitió que alumnos indocumentados, paguen tarifas reducidas, y ayuda a estudiantes y que pueden comprobar que padres pagaron impuespos, para pagar igual que los residentes, consideran acudir a la urnas, para revocarla. >>> un hombre causó conmoción en en un avión que venía a chicago, representaba una amenaza para la sociedad, tiene un cargo, por interferir en una aeronave, según el testimonio, antes de derribar la puerta d

bonnie parker was born in a little texas town. her mother was a social climber like you wouldn't believe. i'm sure there's no ladies determined that their ladies will be the blue bloodest of them all, but emma parker was going to make that happens. the town was a farming community. the husbands of all the other ladies who brought their children and husbands to the baptist church on sunday were farmer. bonnie saw there was a brick maison. the way emma saw it made them royalty, and she raised her little girl to believe that. bonnie's first mark she made was made when she was 3 years old when a tent revival meeting came and some of the little children were invited on stage to sing their favorite hymns. bonnie got up there, raised her eyes to the lord, and sang he's a devil in his own hometown. [laughter] she got a standing ovation and from that moment, bonnie's expressed desire in life was to be one of two things. she was either going to be an actress on broadway or be one of those world famous millionaire poets. she wrote a lot of p

i mean texas has more resources produces more wealth in california were the second most populous states second largest hey after alaska there's been a lot of international studies done the taxes will be much better off the feds take one dollar of tax money from taxes they send us back thirty three cents of it with strings that taxed. and jealous that they hung the moon to make the grass grow high rather than numbers actually closer to ninety six times but i guess it depends on where you are looking for hey look look this is what's happening our federal government as it exists anymore twenty seven million dollars of tax money from the us was sent offshore i'm not even for texas a session at this point i want my federal government back and my republic back i want a private cell reserved that hijacked my nation like hitler invading poland out of my country that was alex jones host of the alex jones show joining us from austin texas and that is going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to our t. dot com slash usa we've also got a bunch of stuff on our you tube page you tu

to use a texas term, we pulled on the same rope. it took a village mentality to raise this team, whether it was the front office, scattered department, player development, training staff, clubhouse people, but somehow, someway, we had a mind set that there was no difference between the bad boy and the owner, and we took that through the season. we are so proud. we' are so happy to have brought this home to you. now i want to introduce the next manager of the year, bruce goatee. if you thought his head was big before -- bruce bochy. if you thought his head was big before, look at it now. [applause] >> what a feeling. first of all, i have to thank sabean for bringing me here four years ago to have the opportunity to experience this great city, this story franchise. i have to thank his staff for their tireless work, the time they put in, how devoted they were to getting this done. i could not be prouder of these guys. they play with more heart and determination. they wanted to win in as bad as much for themselves as they did for you. w

unlike texas which is a culture of welcome, how can we help. >> reporter: in the last few years texas has gained 165,000 jobs. california has lost 1.2 million jobs. that's according to a republican lawmaker who was recently part of a fact-finding mission to texas. find out what california can do better. cbs5. >>> president obama and israel's prime minister held a tense meeting at the white house today. and in the end danielle nottingham reports there was no progress on peace in the middle east. >> mr. prime minister, welcome. >> reporter: president obama and israeli prime minister shook hands following a lengthy meeting at the white house. but both leaders acknowledge they disagree on how to achieve peace with the palestinians. >> obviously there are some differences between us. the precise formulations and language. and that's going to happen between friends. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. these lines are undefensible. >> reporter: some saying president obama betrayed them when he announced israel should give ba

she was involved in the rally in texas. she said to people, we need george bush's texas. as you all know, the country did not agree. and on that particular to state in november, they send george bush back to texas, and they left barbara bush with a very, very sour taste in her mouth. she felt that the country had not really given him a chance, and that he had earned certainly a second term as president. so, it had to be a rather bitter day actually when she left the white house in january 1993. she did enjoy retirement, much to her surprise. she wrote her biography, a memoir, "barbara bush." and another book. she became more active with her literacy initiative. and then she saw her two oldest sons, george dubya and jeb go into politics. jeb first being elected the governor of florida and george w. bush the governor of texas. she told george w. bush he should not run for governor. she was really worried about it. she was worried about the press treatment of both of her sons. but she must've had tremendous happiness when mr. bush was elected president. so, today she shares

y esta noche se reportó por lo menos un tornado sobre dallas en texas después de que el área fuera azotadaeverass tormentas que dejaron a miles de personas sin el servicio eléctrico iba rady bar conductores, varios vuelos fueron sus sppendidos. >>> la muertes en missouri aumentaron a 22, porque muchos familiares reportan que no encuentran a su seres queridos, viviana avila está en la zona y nos cuenta lo último >>> se trata del tornado más mortífero en la historia de estados unidos desde 1953, hasta el momento lala cifra de muerto sobrepasa el centenar de personas dos de ella de origen mexicano de acuerdo al comunicado de la secretaria exteriores de este país. las labores de búsqueda y rescate conta respues rescate continúan. >>> este joven estaba celebrando la graduación de su hermana >>> estaba mirando el aire y no sabía que estaba así de mal que pasaba mal esto, pensé que estaba lloviendo como siempre >>> incluso personas han venido de poblados cercanos para buscar a los suyos >>> nosotros vamos a dar vuelta para ver si sumo demasiadpodemo los amigos, sí nos da miedo pero queremos saber

brian os with abc news, abilene, texas. >> ooh and do not think just a texas issues. apparently california, michigan, even here in new york state as well, these ferrell hogs have been spotted. they think about 4 million of them around the country. >> millions. which everybody will have an opinion about this but where did this all start? historians thought brought to this country from spain. >> and you saw the image they thought that was funny. in those pricey suburbs in dallas too. not just out there in the wilderness. they're at the walmart. at waffle house. >> from one big house to another. the waffle house. >> yeah coming up, bad boy jesse james spills his guts. >> what he is saying about his oscar-winning ex. >>> well, history buffs know jesse james as a legendary outlaw of the american sbheeft but if you go back in history one year, another jesse james was all over the headlines. the reality tv star was caught cheating on sandra bullock. very infamous story there. >> oh, yeah, now he's moving on as he tellsow vicki mabrey. >> reporter: the former star of "monster

texas. do you know anybody in washington is studying texas. they only meet once a year. imagine that. [applause] so, part of my summary is simple if you'd like to join a team to model like texas, look here. if you'd like a team that model detroit, obama administration is for you. >> i want to talk about national security and let me say about foreign policy. we should have one. [applause] let me be very clear. have you looked at what makes up the arab league the prince of this and czar of that said this. why would we take serious ly these groups the general assembly is that kind of institution we have to fundamentally reset our security and policies building around american interest working with people that are truly allies. we need to realize one of the side affects of killing bin laden has to be a real exploration of our relationship with pakistan. i don't know about the rest of you. combh i learned after paying $20 billion since 9/11. they had been housing him in pakistan for the last nine and a hafrl years. i was trying to figure out what the word ally meant. there is

in round rock, texas. at one of the better stores where the prices are kept low, where we regularly shop. you have to think about it, i'm fortunate enough to have a job, but there are people who don't and i'm not saying avacadoes may be a luxury to some people but that's just a luxury that i noticed because it shocked me to see them double in price in a 48-hour period. and so i thought about it. but that's not all. i mean, the price of everything is going up. now why is that? transportation costs. we move our products to market and we move our products to wholesalers, retailers and it all takes transportation and that transportation is now almost troubled because in a very short period of time and people say why? we hear from our democrat colleagues here in the congress, the why is the evil oil companies, the evil major oil companies and they name names, exxon mobil, conoco phillips, chevron and i'm not going to use all the names, there's bunches of them, but they get used everyday in this congress, they a

was sent offshore i'm not even for texas a session at this point i want my federal government back and my republic back i want a private cell reserved let's hijack my nation like hitler invading poland out of my country. always strong words from alex jones host of the alex jones sound authentic this and that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we cover and go to our t. dot com slash usa check out our you tube page you tube dot com slash r t america want to thank you so much for watching we've got a lot more coming up anytime christine for. new website which twenty four seven live streaming news conference what to do about the ongoing financial hardship unlimited free high quality videos or download. stories you may never find unique. to me this. week or the political. posturing more on our t.v. and. let's not forget that we are in a park i feel great. i think. he'd done well. we haven't got that says they're going to keep him safe get ready because of their freedom.

claudia de texas nos preparÓ lo siguiente.s pero es muy importante que sepan que el fin de estas ventas es enseÑarle a interactuar a las personas. y gran parte de las ganancias van a programas de la comunidad y otra parte a las personas que lo necesitan >> queremos ayudar a los animales que no tienen casa. >> sin embargo, sin saber estas pequeÑas al ayudar los demÁs y convivir en esta hermandad no se dan cuenta que se estÁn ayudando asÍ mismas, a su familia incluso al paÍs. >> el programa de las mariposas ha sido todo un Éxito en dallas y sus alrededores y por quÉ no, podrÍa ser en el resto del pais, asÍ que si usted tiene una hija que el inglÉs es el segundo idioma, serÍa muy buena idea que hable con los organizadores para hacer un programa similar a este en su escuela. es todo desde la ciudad de dallas, ahora regresamos a "despierta amÉrica." >> pues claro, muchas gracias. >> ay! no poncho, terrible, me pasÓ hace un par de aÑos que se tuvo que ir a otra ciudad a estudiar y es terrible. >> lo que me pasÓ cuando estaba embaraz

flores of texas for today and ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i wish to address the house for one minute, please. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: thank you very much. madam speaker, i wish to add my voice to our colleagues paying tribute to our law enforcement officers around our country. dozens and dozens and dozens have died in the line of duty and to them, to their families, to their colleagues, we are eternally grateful. i also want to say that the most important way we can pay tribute to them and to their courage and patriotism is to make sure that they have the backup that they need, that we have enough officers on the street. in far too many communities across this country, the economy has forced cutbacks where they are going out alone. where there isn't the kind of equipment that they need in order to perform t

we are going to texas. interestingly they went to texas. it was 19,408th. 1949. and mrs. bush's mother was so appalled that they were going there. she was so convinced that texas in 1949 was just a frontier town that she used to send barbara packages which contained ivory soap and tissues because she wasn't convinced they had stores this all those things. they did. however, being in the oil and gas business in odessa and midland, texas in the early fifties navy was not so much removed from the reality of a frontier town. george w. bush had been born. he was their oldest child, born before they went to texas. when they were in taxes they, unfortunately, i experienced great sadness. following george w. bush their son, jeb, was born and then a daughter named robin. it was found that robin had leukemia. there is a wonderful interview. it is generally about barbara, but one part of the interview is george bush. he says, we were told by the pediatrician to come and talk to her. she said to us, this child has leukemia. he said, and i'm quoting directly, we didn't know what the h

carter of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. carter and a member opposed each will control five minute. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. carter: this is an amendment to extend whistleblower protection for american soldiers. for the protection of american soldiers both at home and abroad. the pot tom line is, this amendment would extend protective communications covered under the whistleblower protection act to include ideologically based threats or actions. that reporting -- if a service member reasonably believes that the actions of an individual could be counterproductive or detrimental to the united states' interests or security, they would be able to report these urn the whistleblower protection act. the fort hood shooting which unfortunately was in my district taught us a service members have become increasingly afraid to report questionable incidents for fear of reprisal. despite numerous red flags concerning major hasan and his dangerous tendencies no negative personnel action was taken, he was promoted

la esperanza es que el deseo del presidente sea henin y no una nueva promesa electoral en el paso texasallazgo de una fosa clandestina en durango. y las propias autoridades nos entregan a los narcotraficantes están en las noticias más destacadas procedentes hoy de méxico. verónica del castillo, de ciudad de méxico presenta un resumen de los acontecimientos violentos de las últimas horas. >>> 12 narcotraficantes y un marino murieron. la guarida tenía la intención de concentrar car cargamentos de marihuana en ambos lados de la frontera en septiembre. cuando un ciudadano americano fue asesinado cuando conducía su moto acuática. su esposa denuncio el ataque y el cuerpo no fue encontrado. saliendo de una iglesia y frente a su familia fue muerto en acapulco... 2 sujetos interceptaron al ex subsecretario de seguridad público y lo acribillaron. con este crimen, su mano 7 ejecuciones del fin de semana. en guadalupe nuevo león una persecución de un convoy de camionetas con hombres armados. al toparse con una patrulla los pistoleros abrieron fuego encontrados vehículos, hiriendo a un policía y un

jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: i see my good friend from pennsylvania on his feet and he will help me help small businesses because that is what this amendment does, it is simple, engaging and embracing and all of us have our good neighbors back in our district and it is an affirmation of the importance of the work of the united states military and the small businesses who desire to be of service. this amendment is simply informational, but it has a basis in success. outreach, to make sure that our small businesses around the nation have a sense of what available opportunities are there for them. it recalls for renewed vigor in advocating and constructing effective policies that will make the united states most diverse and powerful work force in the global economy. i always say to my small businesses that they are the job creators of the 21st century and do so in conjunction with the un

the gentleman from texas. mr.mith: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. sensenbrenner, former chairman of the judiciary committee, and the current chairman of the crime subcommittee of the judiciary. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized. mr. sensenbrenner: thank you. madam speaker, today we are presented with an opportunity to take a giant step toward protecting the unborn. for almost 35 years restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion have been enacted separately and have been contained in annually renewed congressional temporary funding restrictions, regulations, and executive orders. such policies have sought to ensure that american taxpayer does not fund the destruction of innocent human life through abortion. the legislation on the floor today will end the need for numerous separate abortion funding policies. finally put into place a permanent ban on any u.s. government financial support for abortion. each year the abortion industry

the a's takes 2-4 from the texas rangers. blow it out. here we go. rare monday afternoon start. and josh willingham break as 4- 4 tie in the eight and the a's now with a home run makes it 4- 4. that made it 4-4 and set the scene for matsui. hasn't done much as an oakland a's but here he is a hero. the a's with their 3-4 from texas. a game back. matsui sends everybody home. bottom 10. a's 5, the texas rangers 4. cleveland at the coliseum tomorrow night. the sacramento kings in orange county is a no-go, at least for now. joe and the family say the club will remain in sacramento for one more season. they trust the word of the mayor who says we will get you a new arena. he says, however, if the city doesn't come through the kings will relocate in a year. >> the mere -- the mayor went to new york, he said we will get a new arena and we will see if we can get it done. >> we are the only team not in the playoffs. this was our playoffs. in anaheim we won. [ applause ] >> i got -- >> the young cal babble star who grew up to be mayor. the staple center, here w

ryan owens, abc news, abilene, texas. >> whoo, and do not think just a texas issue.y california, michigan, even here in new york state as well, these feral hogs have been spotted. they think about 4 million of them around the country. >> millions. which everybody will have an opinion about this but where did this all start? historians think that were brought back from country of spain. now they're like rabbits running across texas. >> and you saw the image they thought that was funny. in those pricey suburbs in dallas too. not just out there in the wilderness. they're at the walmart. at the waffle house. >> from one big mess to another. the waffle house. >> yeah coming up, bad boy jesse james spills his guts. >> what he is saying about his oscar winning ex-wife, rehab, and also what is next. you won't believe what he has to say. you're watching "world news now." and also what is next. you won't believe what he has to say. you're watching "world news now." >>> well, history buffs know jesse james as a legendary outlaw of the american history. >> but if you go back in

jesse brown was spotted with a gun at a bus stop in texas. they believe that he was going to georgia where he has family. >>pam: the pain at the pump but it might not last. analysts say there could be some relief and just in time for the summer vacation season. gas prices could drop by to 25 per gallon. the latest numbers from the national average and $4 although aaa says that the national average has gone to $3.26 and it could drop by 505. in the bay area, $4.32, in oakland, $4.26. triple a is reporting the national average o$3.96 to >>pam: in april, the fast passes were eliminated lots of us are sick or hurt we have four times as many emotional problems as other kids i'll have to move over and over again. i'm twice as likely to drop out of high school. there's a 50-50 chance i'll end up homeless. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announce

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it was very, very long in the texas at the time. it detailed every, all the rare plants, specimen plants, horticultural, introducing them to texas. i was so excited about all of this. i used to say to my brother, this apple thing, you have gotten from your grandfather who had a reverence. he would say that is ridiculous. when my brother announced he was going to give up his life as a trial lawyer to be an apple orchardist. my father said i have one thing to say, jews don't farm. but they did. his father clearly did. >> just to wind up, then, what are you working on next? >> i have become fascinated with the personal. this is the most excruciating difficult book. >> so you are going to turn around and do it again. >> i have been spending a great deal of time in india every year my next book is a memoir of going through india and what this has done to transform my own life. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> [applause]. >> patricia leanne caldwell born in tennessee. daughter of robert and irma. at age of 3 moved to missouri and

for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr.: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the administration is fighting wildfires. in december the united states sent two firefighting planes to battle fires in israel. in april, two c-130 cargo planes and 30 personnel were sent to battle wildfires in mexico. the fires in mexico burned about 380 square miles near the texas border. the united states came to the rescue. but not everyone gets help from the united states. a wildfire epidemic has also occurred in texas with over 9,000 acres. two million acres have been burned. that's the size of rhode island and delaware combined. and 10 times the size of the fires in mexico. and the state is still on fire. texas governor perry requested federal help, but the administration denied the governor's request. the administration it seems is more concerned about taking care of foreign nations while ignoring americans in texas. why does the administration despies despi

. >> por otro lado la cÁmara de representantes de texas debatiÁa la propuesta de ley hb 12 la cual busca la legislatura de texas pretende aprobar este aÑo. >> la misiÓn de cualquier oficial de policÍa es proteger la seguridad de trabajadores, pero parece una excepciÓn, autoridades arrestaron a un oficial a quiÉn acusan de detener a hispanos y robarles dinero y objetos de valor y dos de sus vÍctimas lo denunciaron, nos explica en el siguiente informe. >> se trata del oficial david b con 23 aÑos de servicio en el departamento de la policÍa metropolitana, detenÍa a conductores hispanos, les hacÍa revisiones exhaustiva al igual que sus vehÍculos y se llevaba el dinero. >> ha sido suspendido en total 78 dÍas en su carrera con larga lista de acciones por no cooperar y mentir en investigaciones, por llegar tarde en su trabajo en repetidas ocasiones, por ser grosero con el pÚblico y mentir en reportes policÍacos, fue arrestado gracias a denuncias presentadas por dos de sus vÍctimas. >> se han mantenido fuerte en la investigaciÓn, pero tenemos la sospecha que otras vÍctimas que no han querido sal

of texas into two states break florida into two states the southern part of florida lou separate that from the rest of the two states what that would do is it would bring in ten new senators it would make these larger states smaller and it would increase at all ten of the senators of the democrats we have more even represented representation in the united states more equal representation and a more small d. democratic process. just. the. it's the good the bad of the very seriously ugly person the good senator john mccain maverick is back and i just say he's the good yeah take it on those in his own party who think that torture is what led us to bin log mccain himself wrote an op ed in the washington post yesterday arguing that those who exalt torture are wrong and that information derived from torture was usually wrong and actually made it harder for us to find bin laden mccain summed it up by writing i don't mourn the loss of any terrorists life what i do mourn is what we lose one by official policy or official neglect we confuse or encourage those who fight this war for us to forget