and my recollection is that although the d.c. tional guard is technically under the president, that the commander of the d.c. national guard for in these troops as something other than reserve troops for purposes here, that may suggest there's some parallel there to avoid any constitutional issue of rising. because i do think we are truly preparing for the next one. we'd better assume, assume, that you will need to go beyond the national guard. national guard is best thing to do this. no question about it, from across the country. there are a whole lot of guards. it's not that i think that we would need more troops. i agree with you, but what we may need, is specialized training. spirit a congressional panel recently held a conference to eliminate the so-called education achievement gap and low income and minority children. and is part of the conference, scholars and civil rights activists think about the legal issues behind education inequality. house education committee member bobby scott leads this one hour 20 minute discussion

court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. >> host: said he didn't get to the solicitor general but he got at least i wouldn't say second place, the d.c. circuit is considered to be the second highest court in the land by some people. it's equal with other federal circuit courts but it is in washington and the handles cases many of which go to the supreme court. >> guest: that's right and some people would see if you become solicitor general and have to take some pretty tough stance you might never have been on deck and appointed to the u.s. supreme court. who knows but it worked out better for him in the end. host koza 82 he goes on budget d.c. circuit. and then when does he get appointed to the supreme court? >> guest: 1986, and the battle there inside is whether he's going to beat robert bork to the nomination. as you know, robert bork had been really the man on deck for the supreme court. he had been a very strong intellectual force behind conservatism -- >> host: and former solicitor general. >> guest: justice sca

the d.c.circuit claymont so he didn't get to be solicitor general, but he got at least -- i would say second place. the d.c. circuit is considered to be the second highest court in the land by some people that it's equal with other circuit -- federal circuit courts, but it's in washington and it handles cases many of which go to the supreme court. >> guest: and some people would say if you become solicitor general and taken some pretty tough stance he might never have been on deck and a pointer to the u.s. supreme court. who knows? but it worked out better for him in the end. >> host: so in 1982 he goes to the d.c. circuit. then when does he get appointed to the supreme court? >> guest: he gets appointed in 1986. the real battle their insight is what he's going to beat robert to that nomination. as you know, robert bork had been really the man on deck for the supreme court. he had been a very strong intellectual force behind conservatism tram and a former solicitor general. >> guest: that's ri

the shington d.c. region was buried under nearly two feet of snow, fcing federal agencies to cle today. and everywhere commuters had to brave icy roads a slick sidewalks this morng. those who opted for blic transportati ran into delays in bus, commuter rail and subway service in several majocities. eay holiday travelers were left struggling to salvage flight plans after thousands of flights werdelayed or canced. >> on a flight from boston yesterday at:00 and got here at 5:00 p.m. and have been here sincerying to get to pittsburgh. rit over there behind the christmas tree. >> we called up e airline last nht. evything was totally fine. we arrived this morning. the flight was canceled. a lot of people confused not knowing what's goi on. >> reporter: as the day we on, runways began to rpen and flightchedules slowly began returning to normal. brown: the blizzard also left shoppinmalls snow bound th merchants scrambling to recoup a critical weekd of lost biness. airline passengers in the u. will not have to

it ends the d.c. opportunity scholarship programs that has done so much to help a small number of disadvantaged minority students. it increases funding for planned parenthood, the nation's leading provider of abortions, and it legalizes medical marijuana. yet, the overall funding levels of this bill are really unconscionable at a time where we're in recession, so many people out of work. we have got massive debt that threatens our nation's economic future and our very currency itself. the bill represents a a $50 billion increase or 12.5% over last year's funding level. now, this is not mandated spending. this is discretionary spending. this is at a time that the president is saying we've got to get a handle on our debt, yet every bill that the democrat majority has pushed across this floor has major increases in spending. it's actually nearly a a $90 billion increase over the year before. and, folks, what the president said he was against, which was earmarks, this bill has 5,224 earmarks in the bill, c

they are very socially connected in the d.c. area, attending many social events where, you know, it wouldn't be uncommon for them to be invited to something like this. they're not the type of people to, quote, unquote, crash a party, let alone a white house state dinner. she's beside herself right now. >> larry: i would imagine. i look forward to talking to them. we don't have an agenda on this program. i would like to learn what this was all about. matthew, are you concerned -- they're kind of innocent. are you concerned of the security breach? >> i'm starting to think there needs to be an internal investigation, if it's going to be looked into further. we need to identify the problem and look at what's important, that is, of course, the security of our commander in chief, our president. >> larry: well said. thank you all very much. we'll be doing a lot more on this. we look forward to meeting the couple themselves. you could bet jesse ventura's got something to say about party crashers. see what he thinks, next. ust kn. announc

and the court in mills noted the d.c. statute and the regulation and the language from brown versus board of education or the supreme court had found that education was one of the most important functions of state and localities, and that such an education opportunity where the state has undertaken to provide it is a right which must be made available on equal terms. the mills court emphasized this language holding the nile of education to these children with disabilities violated d.c. statute and regulation as well as constitutional due process. so congress responded to the increased awareness of the educational needs of children with disabilities, the long-term benefits that are biting each other within education, and these judicial decisions establishing a right to education for children with disability with the indictment of p.l. 94142 and 1935. since 1975, i.d.e.a. has been reauthorized with times and has been the subject of thousands of judicial decisions. many of which do address the concept of a three free appropri

the supreme court after the decision of the d.c. circuit, outside of the bounds of the law itself article 3, section 2 language that stripped the supreme court of jurisdiction, they reached over and heard the case anyway. they got outside their zone. they went across the fence and decided they were going to graze in the pasture that was set aside exclusively for the d.c. circuit and they overturned a component. so we came back to this congress in and we should have ignored the court. and it's clearly a component in the constitution, article 3, section 2 stripping, but the supreme court heard the case anyway and came to a decision and i will say, here's the article 3, section 2 language that was used, designed to prohibit the supreme court, it says, in all the other cases before mentioned that would include the hamden case, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction as to law and to fact, so far the supreme court would be ok, madam speaker, but this is the part to pay attention to, and i quote again, with such exceptions and

the d.c. circuit has said that repeatedly, most recently in the last couple of months, and so they have some ancillary jurisdiction, but whether or not they can drive a mack truck through that mouse hole of ancillary jurisdiction, i don't think they can. and so, you know, what they're ro posing to do is -- proposing to do is so different from what precedent is and what the intent of the original legislation was that i don't see them being able to go real far and have it be upheld by the court. and then there's also constitutional concerns with what the fcc's doing on limitations of free speech and takings, two of the big constitutional problems i think this'll encounter. >> guest: i just think it's wrong to characterize these rules as driving a mack truck through anything. the rules themselves fit on one page. these are very narrowly-tailored rules. four of the rules are already part of the internet policy statement that scott's organization supports and his members support. it adds two more ru

the decade. >> warner: efforts to reform washington, d.c.'s public schools. then tells us what's ahead. >> we have been totally disrespected. we have been treated like we don't matter. >> reporter: that's all coming on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. and by toyota. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: this christmas day with all the christmas festivities and observances but it was also marked by questions about the pope's security and by misery in the american midwest. >> we need help. >> we need some help! >> brown

the d.c.-10 air disaster. the largest air crash in the world at the time. congress began to invest. so the truth about what happened to create that terrible disaster was left to the press, and i'm proud of what the reporters on that particular story did. take another one, i'm sure boy. straight reporting is very important. very difficult. and we found it team was a great way to do it. a lot of the things i am very proud that the paper achieved was to bring some kind of understanding of the history and the currents of what was going on in northern ireland. and john berry who is here tonight, the head of the in said team and his team working through some of this difficult introspective scum of fantastic reports. also when i was prosecuted by the ira, which i was for protesting some of their members stealing money, i would go to belfast. it was unfortunate that the time. took a wrong turn. to get down. and i got out. it reminded me of what the report calls were doing every ry day. that is what we are here to celebrate tonight. i have seen it happen. really the reporting is being squeez

this discussion was held at the supreme court in washington d.c. on tuesday. first, justice anthony kennedy. [applause] >> thank you, and good evening. welcome. thank you very much for the work you do, that all of you do for the supreme court historical society. one of the fascinating aspects of a great institution is that you learned over time the place you have in it. it is not apparent to you at the outset. and the historical society is of immense importance, in part because it reminds of the justices of what they must learn in order to understand their role. your work is very, very important. sometimes people ask me, are you nervous before you go on the bench? the answer is no. sometimes those of you who teach will hear teachers tell students, well, it is just as hard to give the exam as it is to take it. do not believe that. and it is the same way about arguing cases. but my colleague not long ago made the comment that although he agreed with me that we do not feel nervous before go on the bench, we feel that way before we go into conference. we have to pr

and legal staff will be able to participate in law clinics that are adverse to the government or the d.c. government. law students and staff who choose government service would remain subject to a governmental conflict of interest rule while being permitted to enjoy the same clinical resources and opportunities as their peers. i commend our colleague, congressman dan lungren, for his leadership on this important bill and i urge my colleagues to support it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: h.r. 4194, the law student clinic participation act of 2009, makes a simple yet important change to federal law so as to increase law students' access to clinics and other law school programs. nearly 44,000 law students nationwide will graduate this year from more than 200 law schools across this country. during their time in school, each of these students will study property and

but for the most part here in d.c. we're looking very closely at proficiency rates, and we're also looking at the achievement gap. i told you earlier that i inherited a 70% racial achievement gap, so at both the district level and at the school level we're looking very closely at whether we're able to close that gap, and we're moving towards insuring that every child is getting a quality education and that the race and income level of our children and our students is not the determining factor for their educational attainment levels. >> hi, my name is pamela sorenson, and my mom is a teacher actually, and you said that in 2010 you'll be addressing the conversation can of the quality of teachers in america. when will you be addressing the payment of teachers in america? >> i am trying. [laughter] not too long ago i, we introduced a proposal that would call for radically different compensation system near washington, d.c., and basically what -- it was very interesting. basically, what we called for is a two-tier compensat

when they were lower court judges and the d.c. circuit, they would swap opinions and ask each other for advice on some of the language in their opinions. other justices have formed a bridge clubs and travel together. it is a very human institution. remember, they are appointed for life, so there is an incentive for them to get along. all nine individuals very much value collegiality. they are appointed for life. they have to work together. the matter their differences on the law, they want to get along. there were most challenged in 2000 after bush vs. gore. that was probably the biggest challenge in recent years. the differences emerge in very strong statements in their written opinions and sometimes oral statements given from the bench. they all know there is an incentive to try to keep getting along, because they have to share that building for many more years. many of these justices come and stay for 20 years, 30 years, and there is an incentive to appreciate each other's company, a matter how much they differ on the law. in re

it goes back to the d.c. case that they handled a couple of years ago. what's ahead when it comes to the second amendment guns right zphace guest: the case you referred to earlier involving d.c. said there's an individual right to bear arms. what it didn't say is whether that right applies just to the federal government in d.c. in that case or also to the states. host: because that case was about d.c. guest: that case was about d.c., which the court assumed was basically part of the federal government. the question now is whether the second amendment is, as they say, incorporated by the other parts of the constitutional amendments so that it applies to the states. this is a case arising out of chicago, which has a handgun ban and some other restrictions. and there are a number of interesting aspects to the case, but basically if the court torp say it only applies to the federal government, the second amendment would be far less effective than most people think it is. host: based on what the court has said so far, any indication of how they're going to rul

the downside is that it is only in the d.c. area. ervice. also, idle hands make for the devil's work. calving gainful employment could be a step forward towards reintegration. >> with a the integration into society, the employment rate is drastically lowered because of their combat injury. i know soldier that is not able to have a very high stressful job because of his injuries. and he is able to do produce at a grocery store. that is a very healthy transitions for him because he feels a part of the society. he is proud of the job. helping these bringing injured men and women find something to help them become a productive citizen is very important for them for long-term recovery. >> i would like to add something. a counselor got us involved with the easter seals. they have been working with them on a daily basis on cognitive skills and job skills and job training. outsourcing to easter seals had been a big help. >> i appreciate the perspective offered here. i hope that we can use the insights as we shape policies to deal with these i

you very much. >> woodruff: now, the next chapter in our series about reforming the public school system in washington, d.c. the newshour's special correspondent for education, john merrow, has been reporting on this story for the past three years. tonight, we go back to the beginning of a new school year-- the fall of 2008-- when chancellor michelle rhee pushed a proposal that attracted national attention, on the question of teacher pay and performance. >> the hardest job i ever had and the hardest job in my mind that exists is being a teacher in the classroom every single day. >> in august, three days before school is opened in washington, d.c., chancellor michelle li addressed the city's 4,000 teachers and principals. >> we are going to change the face of public education in this country. >> reporter: it had been only 14 months since the rookie superintendent accepted the job of turning around one of the worst public school districts in the country. >> good morning. >> reporter: and in her whirlwind first year she closed 23 schools, replaced 58 principals and assistant principals, fired nearly 17% of he

columbia section dealing with abortion, medical marijuana, needle exchange, domestic partners, and the d.c. opportunity scholarships. the bill also contains 5,224 earmarks that total $3.8 billion. well, let me go into the definition of an earmark. according to the champion of it form years, senator mccain, it's not an earmark if you take a specific project to the committee of jurisdiction where they can debate it and decide whether that's a valid project and how it might fit in with other formulas and things that they're already working on. if the committee that actually works that issue approves it, it is not an earmark. but, of course, it has to be put in the authorization process, not dropped in by airmail when the conference committee is meeting at the end of the bill. an earmark that is just sent to conference and nobody got to debate it here and vote on it here that's shoved into the bill is considered an earmark. so there are ways that special projects can be done and be approved by several votes. normally it would be the committee of authorization, then it would be the appropriatio

and i was reflecting on that yesterday afternoon in the midst of one of the toughest historic snowstorms here in washington, d.c., that hundreds of staff people were waiting at their post, doing their jobs on a saturday in the middle of a snowstorm when virtually every business around washington was closing down.

that's double the mber d.c. usually adds. but by fal the picture had changed. in oober, rhee declared a budget shortfall of nely $44 million with nearly ha coming from msummer cuts by the city council, tn came the layoffs, called a duction in force or rif follow by an explosion of accusations. >> think the way this was coucted -- there are going to beany lawsuits. >> reporter: geoe parker is president of t teachers' unio i think to some degree, the ght have been an intentional effort to target some tehers to get ridf them and the way u do that is that you go out and you hire additnal teachers cause somewhere down the lin you intend to use those tehers toeplace certain targeted teachers. >> reporter: fueling parkes suspicions are public commen by rhee and her team. early last year, her heaof profesonal development spoke with us abouwashington's tehers. >> 50% d't have the right mindset, and there is a possibility that morof them don't have the contentnowledge to do thjob. >> reporter:nd rhee has been open about her operatingtyle since our first interview o years

now, the last point on this phase are the types of lobbyists that exist in washington, d.c. d this is rough. i'm not sure you will find it in any textbooks. but if you look at all the lobbying groups around, here's how you might want to think about it. one would be, you have all kinds of we call them individual lobbying shops, like google, ford, chrysler, gm. they have their shops on k sthreet headed by someone by vice president of public affairs and if we are talking about the automobile industry, it is a two-way process. that the job of this vice president and the folks who work with him, it's to communicate detroit's views to lawmakers and at the same time, the people here, they communicate with what's going on on the hill to those folks in detroit. two-way process each dependent on the other. second kind of lobbying group, organization or entity would be the associations that i already mentioned. in terms of the telephone directory. big ones we all know, afl-cio, chamber of commerce, national association of manufacturers, american medical association, the american politic

it goes back to the d.c. case that they handled a couple of years ago. what's ahead when it comes to the second amendment guns right zphace guest: the case you referred to earlier involving d.c. said there's an individual right to bear arms. what it didn't say is whether that right applies just to the federal government in d.c. in that case or also to the states. host: because that case was about d.c. guest: that case was about d.c., which the court assumed was basically part of the federal government. the question now is whether the second amendment is, as they say, incorporated by the other parts of the constitutional amendments so that it applies to the states. this is a case arising out of chicago, which has a handgun ban and some other restrictions. and there are a number of interesting aspects to the case, but basically if the court torp say it only applies to the federal government, the second amendment would be far less effective than most people think it is. host: based on what the court has said so far, any indication of how they're going to rul

meyer served as ambassador from 1997 through 2003 and authored the book "d.c. received criticism from the british government. the former ambassador talked about his relationship with members of the bush administration and 10 downing street. in his testimony, he told members it was pointless to resist the u.s. charge to war. >> well, welcome, everyone. just a few opening remarks. the purpose of this session is to examine developments in the united states policy towards iraq between 2001 and 2003 and the u.k.'s response, and we're continuing this theme in hearings next week. i think i should emphasize that the focus of the inquiry is, of course, on the united kingdom government decisions, actions and policies. but to understand that, it's important also to understand the development of united states policy and the interaction between them. so this session will cover foreign policy priorities and decision-making processes in the u.s. administration in the period, the evolution of policy on iraq and the middle east in washington from 2001 until early 2003, including

had to do is give names and identification to the fbi in washington d.c.. give their destinations come all of the stops they were going to make and their intent when they made the stops. so it filtered down through all these cities where they made their stops. but as you get further south you get into the klan country and there were plans were policemen and fbi and so they knew and they would tell their friends we've got eight or ten or 11 freedom riders coming and this is what they look like and this is who they are so they knew it, exactly who to attack. that was a bittersweet day for natural, may 14, mother's day. john lewis was on the original freedom ride, but he signed up for the peace corps, and somewhere between rock hill and anniston he had to get off the freedom ride. she came back to nashville so he was in nashville when all this happened. john symbol -- seigenthaler was there when the attacks on birmingham it was his job to see that they were able to get out of birmingham and to new orleans because it was too dangerous with what had happened the

. >> the supreme court historical society hosted this discussion on tuesday in washington d.c.. ou can watch this program again or other recent programs at c- span.org. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: madam president, i -- i rise to speak on the bill -- the pending bill before us. one of the great pork barrel earmark-billed pieces of legislation that i seen come before this body. i'd like to quote from abc news by jonathan carl and def inn -- devin pryor, this is the season of pork, i quote -- "before returning to their -- excuse me. "just weeks before returning to their districts for christmas, congress is poised to give the gift of pork, roughly $4 billion of it. more than 5,000 earmarks were included in the $447 billion omnibus bill, funding pet projects of key members of congress from both parties in all regions of the country. senate will vote on the bill this weekend. independent analysis of the bill reveal a whopping 12% increase in government spending for 2010 while the inflation rate in the country remains near zer

it goes back to the d.c. case that they handled a couple of years ago. what's ahead when it comes to the second amendment guns right zphace guest: the case you referred to earlier involving d.c. said there's an individual right to bear arms. what it didn't say is whether that right applies just to the federal government in d.c. in that case or also to the states. host: because that case was about d.c. guest: that case was about d.c., which the court assumed was basically part of the federal government. the question now is whether the second amendment is, as they say, incorporated by the other parts of the constitutional amendments so that it applies to the states. this is a case arising out of chicago, which has a handgun ban and some other restrictions. and there are a number of interesting aspects to the case, but basically if the court torp say it only applies to the federal government, the second amendment would be far less effective than most people think it is. host: based on what the court has said so far, any indication of how they're going to rul

this discussion was held at the supreme court in washington d.c. on tuesday. you, and good evening. welcome. thank you very much for the work you do, that all of you do for the supreme court historical society. one of the fascinating aspects of a great institution is that you learned over time the place you have in it. it is not apparent to you at the outset. and the historical society is of immense importance, in part because it reminds of the justices of what they must learn in order to understand their role. your work is very, very important. sometimes people ask me, are you nervous before you go on the bench? the answer is no. sometimes those of you who teach will hear teachers tell students, well, it is just as hard to give the exam as it is to take it. do not believe that. and it is the same way about arguing cases. but my colleague not long ago made the comment that although he agreed with me that we do not feel nervous before go on the bench, we feel that way before we go into conference. we have to present and argued nine cases, and you want to be prep

columbia section dealing with abortion, medical marijuana, needle exchange, domestic partners and the d.c. opportunity scholarships, which have been enormously popular and successful, this bill provides only enough money -- $13.2 million -- to allow the currently enrolled students in this popular program, the d.c. opportunity scholarship program. ultimately leading to the termination of the program. mr. president, i've met with some of these students and their parents. they are doing very well because of the environment in which they're finally able to study and learn and be safe. this program is so popular that people have lined up in long queues to tak take advantage oft and yet we'ring about to terminate the program as a result of language in this bill. well, it is a cross between irresponsible policy and spending. the bill reduces funding for the office of labor-management standards at the department of labor by 10%. this is the office that investigates union activity and the use of membership dues. since fiscal year 1998, it's secured 1,400 convictions resulting in the return of $600

. >> brown: and still to come on the newshour: making tough decisions in the washington, d.c. schools; shoring up computer networks and fighting cyber crime; and sending holiday photos to u.s. troops overseas. that follows a conversation about the big money behind the health care reform legislation. gwen ifill has our look. >> ifill: when the senate votes out its version of health care reform thursday morning, hundreds of millions of dollars will have been spent lobbying for and against it. the center for responsive politics finds the health care sector spent nearly $400 million on the effort during the first nine months of this year. that includes lobbying congress, federal agencies and the white house, high-priced persuasion practiced by hospitals, doctor groups, nursing homes and other players. not included in that figure: another $122 million spent by the insurance industry during the same period. for more on how the money was spent and what results it did or did not produce, we turn to dave levinthal of the center for responsive politics, a not-for- profit group that track

there are seven channels in the washington, d.c. metropolitan area that are doing this. also a cell phone. this combination of technology is the future, i believe, of mobile wireless communications. it is not an exaggeration to say that you will soon be able to receive broadcast television signals on any device this is an example. soon, your blackberry will be a tv. your iphone could be a tv. you name it, we are on the cost of it. to short circuit it now seems to me would be very unwise. broadcasting's ability -- and this is important to understand -- broadcasting's ability to serve one to many bend with segments is unique among all services. at moments of national significance or tragedy, when millions of americans are seeking information, broadcasting is most -- is the most efficient delivery system. with each new york are broadcasters use of spectrum becomes more efficient without any additional burden on spectrum. by contrast, with wireless broadband, each string of content to every individual places an individual strain on the wireless network. it clogs up the band

the clerk: washington, d.c, december 20, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen, a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the health care legislation with the time between 1:30 between the two leaders and their designees, between 1:30 and 11:30 tonight, there will be alternating hours with the republicans controlling the first hour. at 11:30 p.m., the senate will recess until 12:01 a.m. with the time until 1:00 a.m. equally divided and controlled between their leaders their designees, with the democratic leader controlling the final ten minutes and the republican leader the ten minutes before that. at 1:00 a.m., the senate will proceed to a vote in relation to the health care bill. that time unti

thank u very much. >> woodruff: now, e next chapter in our series about reforming the publ school system iwashington, d.c. the newshour'special corrpondent for education, jo merrow, has been reporting on this story for e past three year tonight, we goack to the beginning of a n school year-- the fallf 2008-- when chancell michelle rhee pushed a propal that attracted national attenon, on the questi of teacher pay and perfmance. >> the hardest job i er had d the hardest job in my mind that existis being a teacher in thelassroom every single day. >> in gust, three days before sool is opened in washington, d.c.chancellor michelle li dressed th city's 4,000 teaers and principa. >> we are going to chae thface of public education in this country. >> reporter: ihad been only 14 months since t rookieuperintendent acpted the job of turning around o of the worst blic school districts in the cotry. >> good moing. >>eporter: and in her whirlwind rst year she closed3 schools, replaced 58 princals and assistant principals, firenearly 17% ofer central office, and begaa process known as restructuring in 27 schos that had

and officially gone is the d.c. opportunity scholarship program, doing away with opportunities of a largely minority population to go to the school of their choice. and also, i might add, is gone is any restriction on the use of federal funds to enforce or implement the fairness doctrine. you know, the president said to us yesterday in the cabinet rom, we need to get back to fiscal -- room, we need to get back to fiscal discipline. i said you can do one thing this week, veto this bill. let's have -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. pence: tell the american people that we get it here in washington, d.c. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. fwovegove mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i again appreciate the theatrics on the other side. i'd remind them again that these bills have all gone through committee and have all been voted here on the house. i'd like to say to my colleagues, remind them of the old saying, ph

i live in the suburbs of the washington d.c. area. i think there is corruption and the government.re are literally selling us out. we have to realize the enemy is not at the gate. the enemy is in the house. we need to get the corrupt politician, whose agenda is not that of the american people or the constitution. it really is the agenda of the global list. we need to stop these people before they literally destroy this country. that is all i have to say. host: senate campaigns are expensive. running statewide, how would you finance that? caller: that is another issue i have thought about for some time. the playing field is not level. people like me that are just an honest, good citizen that want to do right by this country, you know, we have got to level the playing field. it is a matter of getting people -- the time has come. people are so frustrated with our contracongress and they feet they are our master's as opposed to our servants. i think people are going to have to step up and is going to be a matter of getting people to donate to your campaign. but i think once we get enou

, aged 1to 25, are the me individuals reported missing byheir families more than a wk ago in the washgton, d.crea. yesterday, the head of t councion american-islamic relations id the families contacted s organization and the fbi. they'dound a farewell video om the young men with scenes of war and demandshat muslims be defended. >> i recall the deo is about eleven minutes andt's like a farewell, and they didot specify what thewould be doing, but just heing and seei videos similar on the internet, it just made me uncomforble. >> brown: in nway today, presidt obama declined to commenon the arrests. instead, he saidtwisted ideoloes" could affect young people in the united stas, especially via the internet. and ba in pakistan, police said they are still trng to learn morebout the men and ether they'd established any firm contacts witherror groups. >> brown: and i'joined now in oustudio by nihad awad of the "council on americ-islamic relation. alsoith us is josh meyer, who's covering this storfor the "los angelesimes." >> tell us a littlbit more about what concern you when you saw the video anwhen t

yes, sir. >> hi, gerald -- [inaudible] board member of the d.c. chapter of acs. iven what occurred with some of the u.s. attorneys and other employees of the doj, who based of their political affiliation were removed or had other problems, and relating to the issue of job satisfaction, would the doj effort consider permitting its employees to ever again be involved and i guess federal employee labor unions where they can be members of those to protect their rights? >> could you -- i heard the u.s. attorney's side of your question and the issue there but i didn't hear the second half of the question. >> during the reagan administration, and this is what i understand, the doj kind of barred employees from participating in federal labor unions. well that ever change? >> well, i met -- my goodness, a couple of weeks ago with representatives of bargaining units within the civil rights division so i'm happy to look into your question, but one of the first things we did on the job was to reach out to i think it is the afsme locals representing the folks in the division w

and even though the d.c. crowd pays no attention to them, i've got news for the elites. think people are not going away in the darkness of the night. they will not give up without a fight because the american cause is righteous and the people's actions are just. government should in the underestimate the american soul and the american spirit. they are a force to be reckoned with. mr. speaker, the people want their country back. they will get it back. after all, the constitution says, we the people, not we the subjects. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. polis of colorado. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: you have five minutes. >> mr. speaker, this may be the last address given to -- on the floor of the house of representatives for this year. it is fitting that it is a tribute to michael coat, specialist who gave his life while fighting to defend us in iraq. he was from louisiana. after graduating, from denman springs high school he met his wife ashley when they were in basic tra

i represent the central american organization here in washington d.c.. as the secretary said this morning, we often get lost in the discussion. we're very concerned in fact, we just had a general assembly as part of our declaration. we believe this is very concerning to us. i would like to expand and look at the descendants were more than 150,000 descendants, if you add the other 200 million, together, we make 60%-7% though there are no official figures. in that context, we would like to ask how we can work with the government of the u.s. to address these issues of poverty. we see that this is a result of long years of exclusion and discrimination. you do not see us working in the banks and the airports. we look for equal opportunities to participate in the free trade agreements and in more of the investments that she mentioned in the human capital and infrastructure. there was a recent report on the development bank saying that only 0.013% of the investment in the region goes to the indigenous communities. that brings great concern to us. we would like t

. >> you understand on the inside here in d.c. one of the things that happens inside the beltway and sometimes it's about a need to know question. certainly on the intelligence side. and that sort of stays with the culture that i think is broken because it's our information, we will figure out what this means, and we will determine whether or not we're going to share this out. that is a failure and it really has been in the past. i know they have tried to fix this and they've talked about fixing this and they've spent billions of dollars saying they're going to fix this, but this is reminiscent of what we were all talking about on september 12th of 9/11 and every day there forward. >> we're not making widgets here. they're trying to protect the country. i think it's appalling. >> it is appalling. we continue to see the sort of bureaucratic turf battles that are impeding the sharing process. we've seen a real struggle between the director of national intelligence admiral denny blair who oversees the terrorism center and leonard pane

when they were lower court judges and the d.c. circuit, they would swap opinions and ask each other for advice on some of the language in their opinions. other justices have formed a bridge clubs and travel together. it is a very human institution. remember, they are appointed for life, so there is an incentive for them to get along. all nine individuals very much value collegiality. they are appointed for life. they have to work together. the matter their differences on the law, they want to get along. there were most challenged in 2000 after bush vs. gore. that was probably the biggest challenge in recent years. the differences emerge in very strong statements in their written opinions and sometimes oral statements given from the bench. they all know there is an incentive to try to keep getting along, because they have to share that building for many more years. many of these justices come and stay for 20 years, 30 years, and there is an incentive to appreciate each other's company, a matter how much they differ on the law. in re

the hill and mrs. lee's garden. >> we are now up on a hill overlooking washington, d.c., at the lee mansion. and i am aiming the camera at mrs. lee's camera spirit this is mrs. lee's garden, the highest point of arlington national cemetery. this was the home of robert e. lee, marylee, before the civil war. and at the height of the civil war in 1864, the first of military aerials were made in the cemetery. the lower cemetery out of sight of the mansion. quartermaster general didn't think that the graves were close enough to the mansion, so that he found officers who had died and in service and he had been buried around mrs. lee's garden to make it more difficult for the leaves to return to arlington after the war. >> as we walk on water, we see these tombstones actually encircle the garden? >> yesterday don't go all the way around it but they form a border around part of the garden. i think there is something like that at the end of the war there was something like 40 graves of officers. and we don't know exactly what he's thinking was, but i suspect he chose to bury officers here, rather tha

i spent a lot of times in the national archives in d.c. at was to research roosevelt and pinchot and look at their diaries. and fourth, this was very well documented. it was the first time that we had really reported on a fire. i mean, it was front page news not just here in the missoulan. someone who had my job reported on this fire and it was page one news like i said. you know, what i do is i go and find a nugget of gold. that's great about research and you'll be going through and something just pops and you see this marvelous passage that illuminates a character for you also i mentioned a woman named pinky adair. they called her pinky 'cause she had this red hair. and she was trying to establish a homestead on the national forest illegally but if you could prove that the ground was arable, that was one of the prisms of the national homestead if you could prove it was farmable land. it wasn't. but she's up there and she get drafted to be a cook and a cook for convicts because one of the things they did that was very controversial here in

we should be able to vote on veterans issues separate from the d.c. issues. the foreign aid issues and all the other issues we don't want stacked together. there's other things like railroad issues, immigration issues. they should all be done separately. further, this motion to instruct provides that the house will make available the full text of the conference report to the conferees at least 72 hours prior to consideration. there are billions of dollars at stake and a lot of policy to digest. it's our responsibility that we as elected representatives representing our districts know what we are voting on. further, i believe this motion is not inconsistent with speaker pelosi's policy. i urge a yes vote on the simple motion to instruct and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. olver: madam speaker, i rise to speak on the motion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. olver: madam speaker, the motion that we have before us i

flight and duty time rules date from 1954, when the d.c.-3 was the state-of-the-art.times and equipment have changed but the rules have not. since 1989 the national transportation safety board has issued more than 70 fatigue-related safety recommendations. few would deny that modern science-based recommendations are urge endly needed. from our view from inside the cockpit a rule must be grounded on three basic tenets. one, it must be based on science. two, it must apply equally to all flight operations. no exceptions, no carve outs, no loopholes for air cargo or charter operations. three, a new rule must allow and encourage air carriers to implement fatigue risk management systems known as frms. during the past 60 years, scientists' understanding of sleep, fatigue and human performance has grown significantly. several recent studies have focused directly on pilot fatigue. this confirms that current rules can lead to fatigue that impairs pilot performance. the 190-nation international civil aviation organization or icao, has mandated that flight limitation rules be bas