movementwith my draft which was controversial, but i , if then nsa now congress is prepared to put way let thatm's be prepared to put their own family in harms way. able to contradict some of our national policies, especially as related to south africa, to be open about it insein about it -- and sane about it, to be a spokesman for bills and -- trade those -- in africa -- things energize me to such an extent that if i ever became a mayor and had to weigh exactly what impact would my position be on this group or that group or which group i needed when i get reelected -- my but in congress, i was one of the first to endorse him for governor. that i did it because he was going to get me his ways and means. he became governor. but in his campaign i was a surrogate for him upstate. people love to me. -- loved me. some of them said, if there were any other colored people like me they would walk with -- would wa nt them to come back. they understood me because they watched "the jeffersons." a no colored kid could make it in this great country. i would tell this up to my wife, who knew more about it, comi

willing to work with anyone who wants to strengthen the national instant criminal background check thatm, or nics, to ensure it operates as congress intended it to. nobody on this committee has been working harder than senators blumenthal and clover the roleshine light on of guns in domestic violence, and to address the loopholes that allow abusers to use guns. about we will hear more their initiatives, and i want to thank them both at the outset for their commitment and their efforts. i would like to thank chairman leahy for his leadership in reauthorizing the violence against women act last year, and his long-standing recognition of the role of guns in domestic violence. that this isioning not a hearing about the second amendment, or the right of law-abiding americans to own firearms. wants on this committee to deprive individuals, women or men, from legally owning guns, and none of the solutions we are here to discuss involve doing that. what we are here to consider is domestic violence situations threaten american women, and how best to ensure that those who should not possess guns d

thatm dickinson, one thing many of these counties are parking profits overseas keep .ively lobbying foris amnesty they want tax amnesty where the govement would lower their taxes temporarily serving him for his money back. can you talk about that and who in congress champions that? >> it is like a bailout. a bailout on the tax bill. in the bush of administration in 2004, the nominal u.s. tax rate never really -- the nominal rate is 35% and in the bush europe [indiscernible] basically, 30 points shaved off tax rate. parties are attracted to this idea. there are a few folks that have raised enough of a sting about it. literally, both sides, was recently harry reid and rand paul were shopping a bill that would allow corporations to bring cash home at a lower rate. while republican side, as low as 3.25%. on the senate side, ron wyden's bill would allow 5.25% tax holidays. >> i was going to say the 2004 iseriment with this idea illustrative. about one third of that went to pfizer. they proceeded to layoff their employees. they produced no jobs. essentially, management got rich because they u

is thatm telling you poverty unlike of opportunity -- -- thereof opportunity are limits. am grateful i'm educated and have a career. once they get a record, the system is so organized. conviction, they cannot vote, they can i get a good job. i see black folks come on tv. will move onto staten island. democratic caller. what do you think? our police forces to militarized? toore police forces militarized? are.r: i believe they people just don't know their history. a little over 100 years ago, new york city alone had so many riots. these were not african-americans. -- the newt invent york city draft riots by ira bernstein and the efforts in new ellis.ty by edward robb when the people were in poverty, these were the irish and the germans, they ride it for four or five days. they robbed, looted, stole everything. and went into orphanages stole the sheets on the pillowcases and mattresses. host: lamarr, st. louis missouri. caller: am i on? host: yes. caller: thank you for c-span. i want to talk about how the police are using way too much force. i was outside and the cop told me

reaching thatms 7.5% growth target.e likely thing that is likely to happen after that is we will see more stimulus from the chinese government. >> david tweed joining us from hong kong. let's turn our attention to the unrest in the middle east. defense iron dome system has protected most of the residents living near the border with gaza. local companies don't seem to have stayed quite so safe. >> around 32 hundred rockets were fired out of the gaza strip over the past five weeks. with residents of southern israel often the attended targets. system mayme defense protect most people here, but the impact of this aerial assault is damaging for local business. >> it is not easy. >> and israeli-american father of three lives a 10 second rocket flight from the gaza strip in a village where his employer was founded. he had just returned to the main plant where his colleagues had been struggling to fulfill the daily quilt quota. >> you do 50 or 60. you don't work as quickly. five or six times a day, you run to the bomb shelter.

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