the needs of the community they care about. >> in 1993, she did on the job as president of the national associationf black -- she took on the job as president of the national association of black journalists. her job included keeping the group on the top of digital technology and battling to keep jobs of minority journalists in newsrooms across the country. she is a fellow of the george washington university school of public affairs, where she runs prime movers. . [applause] >> dorothy gilliam, we salute you. and now dole will introduce another trail blazer from the world of american politics. >> i've been out of congress since 2001. you hear about how things have gotten so much worse. how things have become more shrill and so much more angry, and it never really hit home how true that was until i was reading "the washington post" last week and the question was asked, is tom coburn too nice? [laughter] no, that is not tom's problem. he is of fran but that is not close to his biggest problem. but tom had been attacked for daring to say nancy pelosi is a nice person. [laughter] i want to commend -- b

the texas association school nutrition and school with a school nutrition association. she also is a registered dietitian with the american dietetic association. carolyn morrison is the present a national child and adult care food program and the ceo of the child care development services in oregon. in addition to being current and past president of the national child and adult care food program for him, she has served in national committee and has forced to improve the program. she has served as advisor for the national food service marketing institute, the california child and adult programs roundtable and california food policy advocates and sponsors our lives. i believe our colleague, understood you, will introduce the next witness. >> today i had the pleasure of introducing one of my own constituents, kiran saluja who is deputy director of the public health foundation enterprises of transient and irwindale, california. this organization is a nonprofit agency that's been providing wic services in the los angeles and orange county areas for over 34 years. she oversees 54 wic centers that are throughout the to counter serving 325,000 clients every month, and i'm pleased to report tha

gettman, you were emphasizing representing the national school board's association. that there ought to be more local control. and that the federal government ought to be careful about how it intrudes in that. it does seem to me that child nutrition initiatives at the school -- or school district, local level, allow for more input and support from parents. which i think we all would agree is very helpful. the more parents are involved in education in general, the better we are. and not just on nutrition. could you address that. that involving parents and how that would relate to how much the federal government dictates in those process, ms. gettman, to you. >> thank you. mr. chairman, members of the committee, parents are absolutely -- play an absolutely critical role in the success of all of our collective efforts. and to maximize and capture the collaborative potential between local school districts, families and communities is absolutely paramount. one thing to keep in mind is that local school board members are either appointed by or elected by and from their comm

he served at the same role of the national association of the security dealers before it's consolidation with the new york stock exchange regulation which results in the formation of finra. he holds the bachelor degree from the john f. kennedy school, and it's been told his children are at the easter egg roll this morning. please welcome douglas shulman this morning. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. for that nice and gracious introduction. it is a pleasure to be here. before i start, i want to thank one person and one group of people. the one person that i want to thank is my wife, susan anderson. being the irs commissioner, i consider one the best jobs in the world. i'm not sure being the wife of the irs commissioner is. so very appreciative of everything the family does. susan is here with me today. i also want to welcome a number of the senior executives from the irs are here, my colleagues who make the tax system work every day. i would just say i've done a number of stints in both the private and public sector, and right now, i work with as talented of group of executives as y

how are you going to work with the national association of insurance commissioners to ensure terms likecal services, activities to improve are defined appropriately that do not routine activities more typically administration expenses? and today in the "new york times" there's an article that says senate bill sets a plan to regulate premiums and it is the federal government could regular lit rates in states -- regulate rates where they do not have the capability to do so and let me ask you to comment on that. so if you could address those three pieces, i would appreciate it. >> in terms of the resources and too tools, congresswoman, we are working very closely with both labor and with treasury that has sort of pieces of some of these puzzles on the initial regs and that has got pretty well. we have put together our office on consumer information and insurance oversight. it is going to be led by a former insurance commissioner who also has worked in many states around country on regulatory oversight. we are working very closely with my former colleagues at the national association of ins

the college's excellence. with three national titles to its name, the team has included 35 all american and 47 lacrosse coaches association academic all americans. the 2009 men's lacrosse team completed the season 16-0, an undefeated season. the team captured the 2009 njcaa national championship against nassau community college on may 10, 2009, with a 9-8 victory, closer than the ladies who won 9-7. jerome thompson and jon fiorillo were named the offensive and defensive players of the year and head coach chuck wilbur was named the njcaa men's lacrosse coach of the year. i stand to congratulate the on doinga men's lacrosse team -- onondaga men's lacrosse team, the fans and faculty at o.c.c. i urge my colleagues to support the resolution before us, and i reserve the balance of my time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california. ms. woolsey: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from new york, mr. maffei, for as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. maffe

the national school board association represents the nation's nearly 15,000 local school districts and over 95,000 local school board members by working with and through the state school boards association's. at the organizational level the school health programs department assist school policy makers and educators to make informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement and healthy development of students and the effective operation of schools. services are provided with and through nsba school boards and partnership with other national organizations such as the national association of state boards of education, the alliance for health your generation and action for healthy kids. additionally nsba is very proud of its efforts to promote nutrition in the schools and prevent child obesity through web based services, educational programming and publications. a summary of efforts is provided as an appendix to this statement. without question local school districts believe child nutrition is vitally important to fostering a healthy and positive learning environment

the speakers. martha kramer, associate editor of the kipling your letter. luke russert, nbc news correspondent for congress and a new member of the national press club and genie friar, veteran associated press newsmen and a member of the national press club. [applause] kathleen sebelius, the and of the health of the apartment of human services lead the principal agency charged with keeping americans healthy and 80,000 employee institutions have been the focus of some of the obama administration's top priorities. as the country's highest-ranking health officials she has been a powerful voice in reforming the health insurance system along with coordinating response to the 2009 swine flu virus and it range of services from health care to child care to energy assistance during the economic downturn. kathleen sebelius whose father was governor of ohio and whose father in law with the kansas congressman has decades of political experience in her own right. she served in the kansas house of representatives until 1995 followed by eight years of the insurance commissioner where she was selected as public official of the year for 2,000 by governing magazine. in 2002 sh

the honorable charlie, foulston & associates, the national department of association property/casualty association of america, independent insurance agents and brokers of america the honorable travis childers, the honorable dave loebsack and the honorable putn. this meeting is adjourned. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> british prime minister gordon brown unveiled the labour party environmental agenda to a speech at students in westminster academy. after the event we talked with the bbc's representative about the campaign and the students at school in their interest at the british election. this is 30 minutes. ♪ >> yesterday, it was elvis. today it's blur. i want to thank dave raintree what is not an only great speech and challenging and i wish him well as i wish karen who's done a magnificent job as a member of parliament for this area. and you can see the difference in the academies. you can see the difference in centers. you can see the difference in the increased provision in this area and a huge amount of that is due to the personal work of karen.

that is according to the national association of colleges and employers spring salary survey. but that average salary doesn't apply to all types of graduates. it steps on career paths. those with liberal arts degrees are among the worst off. their average salaries have fallen 8.9% from last year. last year, when we did the student survey, the lowest rate for any of the majors that we tracked was in journalism. graphic design and visual performing arts were all very low paid and traditionally low paid. >> reporter: those better off, engineering graduates. they make up eight of the 10 most highly paid. specifically, petroleum engineers will see average offers of more than $86,000. >> computer science degrees have inreesed their salaries on a regular basis by 6%. >> reporter: another field with strong demand is health. >> nursing falls out of the top 10 by just a little bit. average salary in the high 40s. it has relatively strong demand. >> one degree that we don't report on because it doesn't quite fit into the bachelor's category but is a health- related degree and gets paid ve

the national school boards association represents the nation's nearly 15,000 local school districts and local school board members by working through our state school boards association. at the organization level, school health programs assist school policy makers and educators to make informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement and help the development of students and the effective operation of schools. services are provided with and through member state associations and school boards, in partnership with other national organizations such as the national association of state boards of education. additionally, we are very proud of our efforts to promote nutrition in the schools and to prevent child to the obesity through web-based services, educational programming, and publications. a summary of efforts is provided with our statement. local school districts believe child nutrition is vitally important to a healthy learning environment for children to achieve their full potential. healthy students learn better. children who eat nutritious foods and stay acti

the national association says that it's probably because buyers are rushing to take advantage of the tax credit before it ends this month. they're seeing multiple offers coming in and a growing number of cities across the country. the industry seems to be coming back to life. it expanded in march. nonmanufacturing businesses make up 90% of the economy. general motors announce a safety measure to prevent sudden acceleration. it reduces power to the engine if the driver steps on the accelerator and the brake at the same time. the u.s. regulators are considering making it mandatory on all cars and trucks. >>> apple sold 300,000 ipad ipads on opening day. they expect to sell them at $499 a pop. log onto cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> this doesn't just happen to anybody, that was the reaction of one young woman. she paddled the 40-mile stretch to the california coast and a 30-foot whale joined her. >> in and out of being scared and my adrenaline was going and i tried to remember to enjoy the moment. >> larry was with her for about two hours of her nine- hour trip. maybe she named him. nelson rais

some good information up there, if you look at the national association of business economists. we will be right back. >> a look at the role but goldman sachs and other investment banks had at the -- in the recent financial downturn. career and former executive testified before a senate investigations subcommittee. >> sunday, a television analyst, author, and columnist pat buchanan on conservative ideology in today's political climate. he will take your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. sunday, noon eastern. host: our guest now is shawn dubravac, an industry survey analyst at the national association for business economics. who did you talk to and what did you learn? guest: each quarter we speak to a number of our companies across the economy. this quarter we talk to about 68 economists at different firms to get a feel for where they see things. we continue to see things improving. industry demand is picking up. profit margins are picking up. unemployment is starting to improve. we continue to see this slow, measured recovery coming out of survey results. host: what industries ar

he led the national association led the national association for the advancement of colored people, servede recommendations commission, and are the presidential medal of freedom. he will be remembered for his dedication to our nations founding princip, and for his faith. and he will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved him. michelle and i will keep you in our thoughts and prayer. me his strength and guide you, and may your cherished memories of him continue to bring you great joy and pride. sincerely, barack obama. thank you. [applause] >> now let's hear this wonderful musician. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> everybody stand up. everybody stand up. let your blood circlet just a minute. don't go nowhere now. everyone stand. thank you very kindly. you may have your seat. they are trying hard, they're trying hard to get all of this, trying to get media to cover this. they will be cooperation. it would be very good if those of us who are coming at this time so she could make a, if we could get our conversation to at least five minutes or less. to think w

the national association of colleges and employers say the average salary will be $47,600 this year,.7% since last year, but it's much worse for liberal arts students down almost 9% to $33,900. positions in business management are down 8% but pulling up the average, students earning computer related degrees. they can make starting salaries of $58,700. that's up 5.8% since last year. >>> meantime, 33 states have run out of money for jobless benefits. california has borrowed the most followed by michigan and then new york. >>> it's time now for your money-saving tip of the day. there are a lot of green detergents on the market but are they worth the money? shop smart magazine said none of the eco friendly detergents found scored as high. the prices are competitive but they won't get your dirtiest laundry as clean. for more money-saving advice, we'll check you out. and i'd love for you to follow us on twitter and friends on facebook. >> we now have options. >>> rescue crews under a race against time. see how they are rushing to save survivors trapped after deadly mud slides in brazil. >

. >> it is all part of the national association convention that is meeting here in baltimore this week. >> and ernie d. jones expressway on north avenue an art project began this morning. -- underneath the johns expressway on north avenue and our project began this morning. taking together to create a mural. jerry butler is the artist and he is excited about this project and excited for the students that will help create it. >> all human beings deserve the right to [unintelligible] >> students and teachers from the school were here to help create the mural. >> there of forever. this is the second merryl but i am -- they are up forever. this is the second mural i have worked on. >> they passed by it every day. it is so meaningful to them. >> and for the artist making this project happen -- >> [unintelligible] >> this is actually one of the biggest things i've done. i'm so proud everyone will see it. >> [unintelligible] >> everyone will be able to see it when they drive by and you took a part in it. >> yes. >> it took all week to finish this project and on sunday at 9:00 a.m. there will

according to the national association of colleges and employers' spring salary suenvironment and thatapply to all types of graduates but depends on career path. those with liberal arts degrees around the worse off. their average salaries fell 8.9% from last year. >> last year, when we did our student survey, the lowest offer rate was in journalism and visual performing arts and -- >> those better off, engineering graduates, making up eight of the 10 most highly paid, specifically petroleum engineers will see average offers of more than $86,000. >> computer science degrees have increased by 6%. >> another field with strong demand is health. >> and nursing falls out of the top 10. >> one degree we report on, doesn't fit into the bachelor category and is a degree and gets paid l. >> reporter: in new york, brenda butter in, fox news. >> the college of william and mary is just one of more than dozens of area colleges getting high marks for going green. the princeton review named 286 as environmentally friendly. they all made the cut, too and you can go to www.myfoxdc.com and click on web l

, the military officers association of america, the national council of farmer cooperatives, the farm credit council, the american council of life insurers, and the housing policy council, the national association of homebuilders, the national association of manufacturers, and the fertilizer institute. the list goes on. in fact, the only people who seem to be willing to come out in support of this bill are the executives at goldman sachs. the biggest bankers at the biggest wall street firm of all. the c.e.o. of goldman sachs was here on the hill yesterday discussing his firm's role in the financial crisis and the point he made about this bill is that he agrees with the president who said last week that the biggest beneficiaries of this bill are on wall street. so, the supporters of this bill may have locked up the support of the folks at goldman sachs, goaltdmasoldmangold nonsacks iss bill but the -- and not before there is an ironclad protection of wall street firms like his. americans want know that this bill will protect them, too. and right now they've got mo

that's according to the national association of colleges and employers' spring salary survey. ary doesn't apply to all types of graduates. it depends on career paths. those with liberal arts degrees are among the worst off. their average salaries have fallen 8.9% from last year. >> last year when we did our student survey the lowest offer rate for any of the majors we tracked was in journalism, graphic design and visual and performing arts were also very low paid. traditionally low paid. >> reporter: those better off, engineering graduates. they make up 8 of the 10 most highly paid. specifically, petroleum engineers will see average offers of more than $86,000. >> computer science degrees have increased their salaries on a regular basis by 6%. >> reporter: another field with strong demand is health. >> nursing falls out of the top 10 by just a little bit. average salary in the high 40s, it has relatively strong demand. one degree that we don't report on because it doesn't quite fit into the bachelor's category, but is health related and gets paid very well is pharmacy degree. >

it will be the exchanges and the national futures association also. >> of course congress is looking at legislation to regulate derivatives, so you will already have a lot more on your plate within the next year. and then this is taking on, additional work and an additional commodity. what are your staffing levels like right now and with the exchange in order to handle all this additional work, regulations that are going to have to be written, staff that has to get up to speed on new products. >> the congress and the administration have been very supportive of increasing the cftc resources in the past few years to meet these additional responsibilities, both in terms of the current volume of futures trading and current contracts continues to increase with new products coming on. as you mentioned with the legislation which will require substantial new resources. i believe that's in our budget request. so it's a very real concern that the agency have adequate resources to undertake both these new mark within existing authority as well as new authorities we may get under the legislation.

the national association of independent business says its small business optimism fell this month with weak sales the key negative influence. >>> and if it seems you're working harder than ever, you're not imagining things. a study by metlife finds many companies have increased work loads and put a higher priority on productivity since the recession. despite longer hours and more work, employees say they're satisfied with their benefits. however, financial concerns continue to weigh on their minds. nearly 70% say they have increased feelings of job insecurity. >>> and in another blow to toyota's reputation, "consumer reports" is urging potential car buyers not to buy the lexus gx 460 because of an unusually high risk of roll overaccidents in tests. toyota has sold 5,000 of the suvs in the first three months it's been available and the 460 is not one of those vehicles covered under the gas pedal recall. this is a totally separate issue. "consumer reports" has given the 460 a rare don't buy safety risk rating and until the problem can be rectified. as you can imagine, quite a talker toda

and the company itself has pulled itself out of our west virginia mining association, for example, and the chamber of commerce is in the nationalning association. so it's a rather lonely operation sometimes here. >> on the question of these violations, we spoke with the ceo of massey energy company, don blankenship, yesterday, and aired some of that this morning. he said the violations are up partially as a result of the miner act. you tighten the regulations, companies violate these violations because they find it difficult to get compliance. do you buy that argument? >> well, some companies fought the miner act implementation. others agreed to change it when necessary and they wanted to do what was necessary to improve the mine safety health underground. and because violations are up doesn't mean it's necessarily because somebody's after them. it means that you have to do a better job. and most responsible mine operators want to do a better job. they want to prevent accidents. they do not want to cut corners. they do not want to shortchange a miner's life in exchange for the bottom line profit. and, you know, that's number on

the new sign the housing market is on the rebound the national association of realtors says pending homeharply in february up 8.2% far exceeding analysts' expectations. >>> and apple says it sold more than 300,000 i-pads on saturday alone. that number exceeded first-day sales of the original iphone back in 2007. the company expects to sell 1.3 million i-pads this quarter but even before the dust settles on i-pad sales apple is set to anoungs a new iphone operating system on thursday. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. ed, back to you. >> welcome back to msnbc. >>> here's a look at what's coming up your way in this half hour. tiger woods faced the media and answered plenty of questions. we'll take you live to augusta to find out what his chances are of a successful comeback. >>> for tea partiers the senate's top democrat is their number one priority. hear how nevada has become ground zero for the tea party movement. >>> and defending the church. pope benedict didn't mention the church's sexual abuse crisis on easter sunday but another vatican official called the accusations

host: you can see the national rifle association, the national association of realtors. democratic line, go ahead. caller: i looked at the massachusetts race -- host: sorry, caller. i pushed the wrong button. call back. next caller. caller: i have a comment. i hate lies and i hate fraud. we have seen a lot of it. is it against the law for fox and their contributors to raise money for the republican party? guest: it's actually not. that's an interesting line of inquiry we have seen, pushed by mediamatters, a left-wing watchdog who have raised concerns about fundraising, pac's maintained by fox contributors like newt gingrich or sarah palin who have contracts with fox to provide commentary, but who are active still in politics, raising money. the most cynical of us might say to position themselves for their own races. there's really nothing in federal election or communications law that would prohibit this. also, a lot of people like to assert more airtime for one side than the other, but rules that would prohibit that, ostensibly, this equal time doctrine, only apply to b

on the national education association, rah-rah. >> and their reaction was what? we're in control. they issued a press release the day after the finalists, the final two were chosen saying you heard it from the federal government. you guys have to deal with that if you want federal money going forward and there is a second rund coming up in september, and i'm sure states will keep that in mind. >> dan. >> the sad truth it's all about the money. 4.5 billion dollars involved here and as the governor of illinois said we've got to get on the race to the top thing to get as much money as we can out of washington. that's the sad bottom line. >> paul: and reform is secondary if you can get the -- if you can game the rules enough to get through. and usually they can game the rules. >> paul: all right, we have to take one more break. when we come back our hits and misses of the week. take care of your engine and it'll go far. one way i can take care of my engine? one a day men's -- a complete multivitamin for my overall health. plus now it supports my heart health and help

. >>> the national educational association had its first ever lorax student earth day. lor ax joined leaders in visiting the school today. the school received a $1000 grant for its green recognition. >> we have been recycling, we have a whole recycling project at school and we do different green activities, trying to go -- make our school more green. i think that the kids come home and tell their parents and they get their parents recycling and get their parents doing better things for our community. >> pinewood elementary is one of 50 schools across the country to receive this grant. the awards are part of the green across america program which partners with target to raise an environmental awareness in schools. >>> and parks and people foundation and the lieutenant governor made awareness at the new locust point garden in baltimore. the students from the francis c. scott elementary and middle school planted 150edz and learned about the -- seeds and learned about the environment. >> they are learning that green is everywhere and it can be everywhere and we live in a cit

the speaker of the house specifically said march 9th before the legislative conference on the national associationof counties and i quote we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it. my preference is the american people know what was in the bill before this past but i suppose that is just a philosophical difference. a recent rossin poll says 56% of americans believe we should repeal obama care. in kansas is 70% probably because four out of five jobs are small business jobs and there is concern about what it will do to small employers. to be honest i'm not surprised by that number. i expect it will grow since the american people are beginning to find out what has been done in the bill. there is widely unpopular. what is the most difficult part for the administration to silk to the american people? >> which part of the bill will be the most difficult to convince the american people that will be good for them? >> welcome congressman, i think there's been an extraordinary amount of misinformation about what florida is and isn't and one of the jobs we have i think moving forward and

we are working very closely with my former colleagues at the national association of insurance commissionersa state laid on the ground program. they are the ones who have this ability in information and i think there is a very robust discussion and they are in the midst of identifying the terminology and the definitions for the medical loss ratio looking at some laws in place and work very well and with the actuaries can actually take a look at. so it's something we are going to take seriously. in terms of the rate review the original senate bill had a provision that senator feinstein was promulgating over a great authority that would actually be the interim strategy between the time the bill passed this year and the time the new exchanges were in place. the rate of 40 was not part of the reconciliation measure and i think you would set up a framework where absent state review of 40 there would be a fullback review authorities of the debate is likely to go on and may be an important piece of this puzzle because right now unless a state changes the law and takes on this responsibility there i

every year you subsidize for health care costs the national association of science says at least $82 illion a year of subsidies for the coal industry from your back pocket to pay for health care costs, environmental costs, 1300 abandoned mines not to mention the lions and west virginia and throughout the country that we pay for to clean up there is a toxic runoff. but the black lung program was supposed to be paid for by the industry when they defaulted and we pick up the billions of dollars, too. it goes on and on. , with me. i want to take you somewhere away from golf. and i took him back to appalachian. and i almost broke into my united states of appalachian but i stopped. [laughter] i said to do know the first declaration of independence came from al khaleej and a gift first antislavery movement? did you know the labor movement cannot appalachian and the civil rights trips to "new york times" cannot of appalachian, the nobel laureates, the first woman to win cannot at the logic of the first literature for the atlantic monthly can, but i didn't want to talk about that. [laughter] i

of the national association for the advancebility of colored people. -- for the advancement of coloredeople. then in recognition of his life's work and the idea that all people are created equal he received the presidential medal of freedom from president george w. bush. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to comment, i appreciate representative poe's comments, he was a former criminal court judge and like dr. hooks was a criminal court judge, they share that experience. i keep under the glass on my desk a picture take oven benjamin hooks as a lawyer with several people appearing in city court in memphis, defending individuals in memphis charged with violations of the law

we look forward to working with the regulatory process and watching the national association of insurance commissioners developed models for the exchanges. we think it is one to be a long road. thank you -- we think is going to be a long road. thank you. >> let me start off by thanking the chamber for having us with you today. i want to pick up on one of the remarks that burris made. now that health care is completed from the legislative phase and far from complete in terms of the regulatory phase, it is the number-one issue for employers, simply to understand what the law requires and what their responsibilities are. presumably, that is why you are here today or tuning in from the web cast. there's tremendous interest in knowing what these new responsibilities are. i want to start by highlighting some of the good news and not so good news aspects of the law for large employers. i want to touch on a few more aspects of the grandfathering rules. it is a terribly important issue to get straight for employers from a complex point of view and for decision making purposes down the road. i will

vote in the general assembly the state board of education is developing a class using the national rifle association'sy safety guide lines. here's the debate. >> reporter: this was introduced by lindwood lewis. he is a delegate who represents parts of norfolk and rural areas. he says he wanted to allow elementary schools where gun owning is common place to teach gun safety. the nra has a gun safety program in use which it use as cartoon character called eddie the eagle. this bill tells virginia's department of education to incorporate the nra's program into any school plans it will develop and then go ahead and offer to these schools. >> let me ask you. shawn mentioned there are critics who don't think the nra should be there. >> some say the nra should not be the standard on this. students should be more concerned about reading and writing than learning about reloading. democrats amended this bill making sure anticrime groups are included, however bob mcdonald citing a typographical error in the listing of the name is asking to have this removed. here's what one man had to say. >> if a parent wants t

at 10:00 in the morning, we get the national association of realtors reaching existing home heals. dow component verizon reports before the bell as do the blackstone group, peppilyco, continental airlines and hershey. fifth third, kimberly-clark, marriott and southwest and union pacific before the bell. after the close, we have american express, microsoft, and amazon.com. ross. >> european stock markets are up this morning. a little more after those pmi numbers. a short while ago, the manufacturing output index, 61.3. the highs since 2007. services pmi beat expectations at 69.4. so that's all boosted the stock markets. >> absolutely, ross. this is a house building business. they say sales volumes have been consistent since march, rather. they haven't seen any drop off in interest given the uncertainty surrounding the election and that is something that some people have been speculating about. net debt levels coming down at this business. they expect the that to be a trend that continues and making the engineering space as one with a nuclear contract with eads. that project could be

the nation and opened the first state kate -- counterterrorism center. janet napolitano was also the first woman to chair the national governors' association, where she was a driving force behind the creation of the public safety task force and homeland to charity advisers' counsel. it is no wonder then that president obama selected the governor napolitano to be this nation's third secretary of the department of homeland security. secretary napolitano is passionate about the safety and to carry all u.s. citizens and she is a staunch defender of justice for all. i have been fortunate to work with her during her service, both as governor and as homeland to carry -- homeland secretary. i would add, from personal experience, she is a pretty cool person. i am pleased that she is with us today. please help me welcome secretary of plant security janet napolitano. -- homeland security janet napolitano. [applause] thank you, governor. good morning. i am humbled to be here this morning to mark the solemn anniversary and to honor the 168 live taken from us now 15 years ago in an unspeakable act of terrorism. we honor the survivors, friends and family members, who c

the g.o.p. most prolific idea guys. haley barbour built a dominant republican national committee as chairman in the gingrich revolution. now, as a respected chairman of the national governors association proven himself master of conservative politics and policy. everything is big in texas, and governor rick perry is running for an unprecedented third four-year term. but his attacks on washington and the obama administration have had lonestar state newspapers and insiders speculating for a year his eye is on the white house. mike pen pence has been making round in the early voting state of iowa and new hampshire and has begun signing up volunteers and staffers. former senator rick santorum has been quietly laying the groundwork for a run for several months. this appearance amounts to confirmation he wants to be a contender. texas congressman of 2008 candidate ron paul is staple at such gatherings and is sure to get huge ovations. two big names will be noticeably absent. minnesota governor tim pawlenty canceled his appearance to take part in welcome home ceremony for troops returning from overseas and mitt romney is on a book tour. the big speeches start tonight with newt gingrich. one

that's the chosen charity of the national association of basketball coaches. >> terrific.ke place tonight. let's talk about it for two seconds. pros and cons of each team and i need to you call it about. >> he was an assist aunt at duke for eight years, but i live in the state of indiana, so that's a tricky call. but duke is playing very well. butler has magical car made behind them, but i have to pull for my blue devils because i spent eight years with mike k. >> what is the advantage of having lucas, the big stadium tonight, filled with so many people from indiana that extra man? >> it will be a road game for duke. no question. the butler people and the state of indiana people have taken all the tickets. so it will be a great advantage for butler and it will let them play with great confidence. >> you can coach basketball, you can cook. now let's see if you can do weather. let's put >>> all right, good morning, let's look at the forecast, it's going to be a superway to start off work and school. we'll have a high of 87 degrees. absolutely delightful. 54 is the overnight

cortese established a local food drive initiative, sponsored by the national association of letter carriers, that since 1991 has become a national food drive held every year on the first saturday before mother's day. regrettably mr. cortese passed away on february 11, 2007. however while mr. cortese is no longer with us, his memory and legacy of public service will live on through his family, his friends, his community. of course his fellow letter carriers. mr. speaker, let us further honor the life and legacy of this letter carrier and former union president cortese through the passage of h.r. 4543 which will designate the postal facility located at 4285 payne avenue in san jose, california, in his honor. i urge my colleagues to join me and the bill sponsor, zoe lofgren from california. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. olson: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 4543, designating the facility of the

the national association of realtors says sales of previously occupied homes rose 6.8% to 5.35 millions for buyers, but the real test of how the market is doing until after the tax credits expire at end of the month. the march numbers halt a three-month decline. steve job, you really, really need to put virginia in an apple commercial. she's 99 years old and loves her new ipad. it's the first computer she's ever had in her long life. heck, she remembers when people were talking about the new-fangeled radio thing. she leapfrogged into the 21st century. the ipad's opened her eyes. take a listen. >> it's opened the world. it's just great because before that i couldn't -- i couldn't barely see to read. ♪ >> well, here's the deal. virginia has glaucoma and her new gadget's made it easier for her to read. she sailed through two books already and she can write easier with the keypad. never too late to get with the times. the video for using it has gotten 40,000 views on youtube right now. (announcer) it's one of the best mid size sports sedans in the world if it's not there are over 50 intern

gordon smith, who has been welcomed here by many of his former colleagues, he now represents the national association as president and c.e.o., welcome back, senator. next is former congressman steve largent, he was -- served in the for my number of terms between 1994 and 2001, now he's president of the wireless association, and brings a little bit different perspective, of course, than senator gordon smith. we're happy to have him l. we have from lafayette, louisiana, terry huvall at my request to testify today. he is director of lafayette utility service. in addition, mr. huval speaks fluent french and requested that we conduct the hearing in french on all of our behalf, i declined, so it will be, mr. huvall in english. next, mr. tom goerke vice-president of century link, he brings years of legal expertise such as his company, he was in private practice before century link. is headquartered in monroe, louisiana. we're extremely proud of this company has it has grown and expanded and most recently signed an agreement to purchase quest, which puts them in the top among industry leaders in this country

benjamin hooks became best known in this country when he was elected executive director of the national associationfor the advancement of colored people, naacp, in 1976, and he served in that role until 1992. during that time, the naacp grew by hundreds of thousands of members due to ben hooks' leadership. ben hooks was an ordained minister and he delivered sermons for more than a half century, and they were sermons well worth hearing. ben hooks had the combined gifts of a southern preacher, a southern lawyer, and a southern politician, and he could turn a phrase and turn the audience inside-out and upside-down with his phrases just as well as one of his most touching speeches was his eulogy at the funeral of a former senator, albert goa h. gore sr., which i they renewed their wedding vows after almost 50 years of marriage. in november of 2007, just about 2 1/2 years ago, benjamin hooks was awarded the presidential metal of freedom, a high civilian honor in the united states, by president george w. bush. he has helped to establish in his hometown of memphis the benjamin l. hooks institute for socia

third, the regulated futures exchange, we observe all market activity to gather at the national futures association and the cftc we have proper and prudent safeguards against manipulation. cantor exchange takes the integrity and transparency very seriously. our company was founded in 1945 and has extensive capital market experience. chanter supports this committee's efforts and goals for financial regulatory reform through greater market transparency, competition and centralize clean for financial markets. were proud of our law and record and a reputation as a caring corporate citizen in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedies good week of our nation's financial crisis and debate on financial risk aren't any new financial product clearly should come under scrutiny. since 2000, cftc has designated more than 10 exchanges with creation of over 1000 new contracts. as an experience next for regulated the cftc is well-equipped to consider the public utility of futures contracts and ensure that any proposed futures contract for public policy, anti-manipulation of their requirement of law. the contract will no

numbers today on the housing market on the road to recovery for america, fresh numbers from the national associationilers, sales of existing homes surging in the month of march, up 6.8% from the month before, way more, higher than analysts expected. gerri willis breaks down the numbers, go deeper. >> surprise, wall street has expected a 5.2% gain for march home sales and we got more, 6. 8% and they believe the bad weather in january and february would constrain sales and looks like people were out and out pretty impressively. also, in the report, home, median home sales prices, the critical number, for people who already own and people who are thinking of buying, is 170,000 -- 170,700 and that number went up to 230,000 during the boom and we still have a ways to go to get back to the boom levels. bill: it indicates the past, any indication of what it says about the future, tomorrow? >> it is all about the homebuyer tax credit now, folks are still trying to take advantage of that and will be able to do it. it was extended and people out there who study the market intensively, expect april, may and ju

the nation, the hhs office of inspector general, the u.s. postal service office of inspector general, the fda, the national association of medicaid fraud control units, state attorneys general from around the country and the talented lawyers in the civil division at the u.s. department of justice all worked incredibly hard to bring this matter to a successful resolution. i also want to commend james wetta the whistle blower who brought this case to the government's attention as well as other whistle blowers who have brought to our attention many other cases. and successful collaborations like this one aren't just limited to the justice department's fight against health care fraud. that interagency, federal and state commitment extends to other areas where we are also tackling fraud on the taxpayers. in november, 2009, president obama elevated the battle against financial fraud to a cabinet-level priority by asking the attorney general to chair the financial fraud enforcement task force. the increased enforcement efforts aimed at addressing fraud in the housing and mortgage industries have increased recoveries in this arena from $15 million in

[laughter] this is the time you get off the floor of the elevator like the national chicken association or something. it's not an easy question obviously as you yourself know because we believe that all of these governments should have the respect of their people, all of these governments we are talking about should earn the respect of the people. the people should feel the government are accountable, people should feel they have a chance of participating public life and to speak in their lives they can affect the composition of their government to election. sadly many of the government's fall short of that idea. most of them fall short of that idea. when we talk about treating earlobes with respect, we are talking about the language we use to address the arab world. we are talking about thinking about not just what we do that how we do meet when we are talking about using for example the toole that the bush administration put into the bureau. i now have the partnership initiative to read when we had the middle east partnership initiative to promote civil society how do we do it? dewey

we look forward to working with the regulatory process and watching the national association of insurance commissioners developed models for the exchanges. we think it is one to be a long road. thank you -- we think is going to be a long road. thank you. >> let me start off by thanking the chamber for having us with you today. i want to pick up on one of the remarks that burris made. now that health care is completed from the legislative phase and far from complete in terms of the regulatory phase, it is the number-one issue for employers, simply to understand what the law requires and what their responsibilities are. presumably, that is why you are here today or tuning in from the web cast. there's tremendous interest in knowing what these new responsibilities are. i want to start by highlighting some of the good news and not so good news aspects of the law for large employers. i want to touch on a few more aspects of the grandfathering rules. it is a terribly important issue to get straight for employers from a complex point of view and for decision making purposes down the road. i will

it is the built officers association that had concerns with this bill. the nationalcouncil of farmer cooperatives. the farm credit council. the national association of home builders. the fertilizer institute. mr. president, this is a bill that is going to affect our economy. so many of the groups that i have just named are the groups that are giving jobs in our country that we want to encourage to create more jobs, not discourage in a time like this. so yes, republicans have been trying to have input on this bill. there has not been any republican input at all. and, mr. president, if we have learned one thing as republicans in the vast majority in the senate, it is that we know what it's like to be completely shut out. we were completely shut out of the health care debate. we had amendments offered day after day after day. well, the process worked. not one republican amendment was passed, not one. neither was there one republican vote in the house or senate on this bill, the health care bill. so we have had that experience so this time because we see the dangers in t

you hear the national publishers association talking about why cutting general motors. well, that is good and that is bad, but ford motor company for example has never given any decent money into the black racing community since the 60s not since the 60s, and they say okay if we give the urban league money, you don't get the money. then they say brown doesn't get any money. that is a different budget. these are big hidden budgets in america and right now, just like in nascar for example, you can have a chief mechanic, eighth grader 12th grade education and never hardly went to vocational school but get $500,000 salary, they salary, 500,000. with bonuses it is 800,000 take-home pay a year. all these things are going on behind the scenes, and we are lumped. like tiger woods with buick for example. tiger woods was getting $26 million a year. you say that is that for the blacks. tiger woods gets 26 billion everybody else is out. that isn't the way it should work. >> speaking of behind-the-scenes, i wanted to ask you lenny to talk a little bit about the stereotype of nascar b

the attorney general's office has charged the school and its owners with unfair and deceptive trade practices. the associated nationaledical academy is not recognized by the maryland education commission or the state board of maryland. they have been ordered to cease and desist, but in an undercover operation last september, the i-team found they were still accepting applications. >gov. martin o'malley kicked off his campaign for reelection by saying melanie's to move forward, not backward. -- maryland needs to move forward, not backward. >> during the blast bush administration, if you've ever wondered what the president thinks about the decisions he made, you will find out in the next few months. his autobiography will contain his controversial decisions over iraq and afghanistan -- iraq, afghanistan and katrina. it will also speak of his decision to quit drinking. this is not a simple process at the stadium. greg how many truckloads does it take to make a football field. a jennifer franciotti has kreegel. -- jennifer franciotti has the details. >> not so different from a carper delivery at your house, right? but it

>> guest: i think the people of iran would grow in recognition that becoming a nuclear nation is not solely a matter of pride. but becoming a nuclear nation has associated with it an enormous downside. that there's a risk to being nuclear. if somehow your regime does not carefully manage the fissile material and it becomes used somewhere in the world, your nation might be the subject of some kind of retaliation. i think the people of iran need to understand very clearly the down sides of becoming a nuclear nation. i also wish that this president and prior presidents had been successful in dissuading iran from its folly by exacting and exacting very tough sanctions against iran. iranian citizens, business people and political leaders ought to know that when you violate the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, that the consequences are going to be severe. they ought to know that military options are on the table. and while those are on the table, those that are actively employed would be very crippling sanctions. and we simply have not been successful in putting in place those kinds of actions. >> host: but you do believe -- and you say in the book that ameri