the skeptics in afghanistan are worried that the united states will pull out too early. skeptics in the united states are worried they have been there too long. how do you address the skeptics? >> the skeptics in afghanistan are not so much, they want a stronger relationship with america this is for the stake of the region and the interests in afghanistan. the july 20 date does not pose a problem to us because we know that the united states will not abandon the calls --the casue. what we are seeking is beyond that. >> in addition to that very fundamental point, skepticism is part of the american character. it goes with the territory. it is important because hard questions need to be asked all the time. that is exactly what president obama did when he came into office. he was confronted a very early in his term with a request that have been held over from the prior administration for additional troops. he agreed with that request but he ordered a thorough review of our policy. it was extraordinarily in depth. i have lost track of all the meetings that we had both with the

the united kingdom has repeatedly demonstrated the strength of its camaraderie with the united states. within the last decade, the united kingdom joined forces with us against the taliban as part of operation enduring freedom, and u.k. soldiers have fought alongside american soldiers in iraq. the united kingdom has suffered tragic loss of life as a result. as of march, 273 u.k. military and civilian personnel have given their lives in afghanistan, and 179 have given the last full measure of of devotion in iraq. i am very proud, mr. speaker, to have introduced this resolution highlighting the strong ties that bind our countries together. the united kingdom is a great friend and ally of the united states. reflecting on our relationship, winston churchill said, in this century of storm and tragedy, i contemplate with high satisfaction the constant factor of the inter-- interwoveb an upward progress of our people. our comradeship and brotherhood in war were unexampled. we stood together and because of that fact, the free world now stands. nor has our partnership any exclusive nature. the

madam speaker, why is it important for the united states to defend the national security of the state of israel? well, it's important because the national security of the state of israel is critically important to the national security of the united states of america. somehow that so? well, we know first of all that the united states has been working with israel and her technicians on improved missile defense technology. the arrow missile system is a joint-u.s.-israel technological wonder that protects the israelis from anything coming in from zero to 600 miles. we know the u.s. is working on a project with israel called david's sling, a defensive system to protect israeli forces and people from rockets and mortars fired between 43 and 150 miles. we're working with the state of israel, the united states is, on a sophisticated anti-missile system called arrow three, which would allow us to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles fired as far as 1,200 miles away and get those those missiles 1 2,00 away before they were over american soil or over our troops in the region or ov

the border. a stronger mexico means a stronger united states. let us not forget mexicans are the second largest foreign buyer of american goods in the world. and a stronger united states, of course, means a stronger mexico. so i invite you to work with mexico and consolidate north america as the most competitive region in the world. i believe in that. let us create more jobs for american workers and more jobs for mexican workers. members of the congress, i'm not a president who likes to see mexicans leave our country searching for opportunities abrd. our communities lose our best people. the hardest working, the most dynamic, the leaders of the communities. each migrant will never -- president calderon: i want to say to the -- i want to say to the -- i want to say all those who are working really hard for this great country as we admire them, we miss them, we are working hard for their rights and we are working really hard for mexico and for the family. today, we are doing the best that we can do in order to reduce migration, to create opportunit

, live in the united states, travel throughout the united states and go back to their home country and come back in the united states. now, first, we don't have any indication we could possibly do a background check to approve the people. that would get a path to citizenship and get this amnesty. i have asked them, i have asked the people that come into the united states, that are living here, that may or may not have come in here legally, can you produce a birth receive tiff cat from mexico so we can do a background check? those born in a hospital can generally produce a birth certificate but about half of them are not born in hospitals and cannot produce a birth certificate. that's just the fact. when i asked them, can you get me a birth certificate, their response to me is, yes, i can do that. what do you want it to say? how old should i be? where should i have been born? what should the birth certificate say? in other words, whatever kind of fraudulent document is necessary to get them into the united states, they'll produce that. if they produce a fraudulent document, it's unl

half of which belong to the united states. the other competing groups continue to develop nuclear weapons under the pretext of the terrace. those trends constitute a violation of obligations under the nuclear proliferation treaty or npt. there is the misperception that it is ok to use nuclear weapons. regrettably, the united states has not only used in nuclear weapons but also continues to threaten the use of such weapons against other countries including my country. i might remind you that a few years back, another country from europe made a similar nuclear threat under a false pretext as well. they consistently threatened middle eastern countries with is this clear -- nuclear arsenal. a fifth issue is what i call the instrumental exploitation of the security council and the international atomic energy agency or iaea. by enjoying special privileges and the highest global security decision making bodies and in the iaea, and nuclear weapon states widely exploit these platforms against non-nuclear weapon states contrary to the sp

, within the united states. rding to his study, at the time they committed their crime, 16 were in the united states on temporary visas, 17 were lawful permanent resident, 12 were illegal aliens ,-com,-com ma and three had application for asylum pending. though they're still much information to be gathered on this matter, it appears that he too may have gained a system and/or to become a naturalized citizen. as michael cutler former special agent with ins with 30 years said, oh, immigration benefit fraud. is serving one of the major that was not connected prior to the attacks of september 11 and remains a dot that is really not being addressed the way it needs to in order to secure our nation against criminals and terrorists. so we like to inquire about that. you know, will not be able to stay to the whole hearing but will be submitting some written questions on those issues. i'm also interested in hearing how it is that it seems that your agency has exceeded e-verify and integrity to the civil rights division. i

non-proliferation goes beyond russia and the united states. t is why i think these numbers are significant and the efforts of russia and the united states to work together on these issues is important for the international community. including what is happening in iran or north korea. the india-pakistan issues are also a major concern to all of us. i think it is extremely important we stay focused on the overall objectives as we look at the senate ratification of the start treaty, because it clearly has implications beyond russia and the united states. >> thank you. we are going to have the votes in a few minutes. i want to not interrupt the hearing at all. i would ask whichever senator is next in line on questioning, if they would leave, i will also leave immediately and then turn around and come back so we can continue the hearing without interruption. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. first of all, let me tell you where i come from on this. the first responsibility of of government is the protection of its citizens and the defense of the

the great state of humboldt. well, all of this indicates the kind of cult status that humboldt was reaching in the united states. it really piqued in the 1850's. and humboldt owned out that he lived through those years and corresponded with dozens and dozens of americans at various levels of politics intellectual artist area to his dismay that the united states continued to institute slavery as the basis of the economy and one of my chapters tells a story that has not been told before, which is humboldt involvement, the way his name was taken at in the cause of abolitionist in the united states. this question as he watched the progress of the of progress in the united states in his lifetime was what is the nature of his legacy. and for that, i turned to cosmos, the last book, that he published, which had reaching success in the united states. so by 1845 thomas passed forward in our generation, humboldt was known in the united states mostly of the explorer in the recorder exotic american tropics, the author of, for example, this particular diagram showing donation of planned on chimborazo, founding documents and p

savings may fall -- exports to the united states per se. need to strengthen the multilateral trading for its own sake because it's good for everybody including china, india and the united states. we define their regime silicon aback to the unstable global imbalances the way we had it. we have to do it in a multi- lateral fashion. the would argue the big issues between the u.s. and china are not the big issues between u.s. and china, there global issues. they are more important than either country alone and cannot be solved by their country alone. perform the mental experiment of 2005 were the united states said we cannot keep up these current-account deficits and we're going to change quite abruptly our fiscal policies so we cut our expenditures relative to our income quite drastically. we're going to go in the balance very quickly. if nobody in the rest of the world had done a thing, there would have been a big world wide recession. if the chinese decided to cut down without anyone else doing so, we would have their needs to be a mechanism

one of the first areas we need that leadership is in the united states and the senate ratification of the convention of the law of the sea treaty. i think it is crucial for the united states to be party to this treaty, and be a player in the process, rather than an outsider hoping our interests are protected. access to the convention would give current and future administrations and has credibility and leverage. given the support for the treaty by arctic nations, and then try to develop natural resources, the treaty will also provide the environmental framework to develop these resources while minimizing the environmental impact. the united states is the only arctic state that is not a party to the law of the sea convention. we have not exceeded to it yet. both canada and denmark joined the treaty. there are some of that do not see the point in joining the rest of the world in ratifying the treaty. they say the u.s. already enjoys the benefits of the treaty, even though we are not a member. by not becoming, a party to the treaty, we can somehow choose which action to abide by. i disag

the united states approach we say in the book is bankrupt, because essentially the united states says to 90 different attorneys around the country, and 56 f. ei offices. it is a criminal activity. you have to prosecute it. they don't have a central organized approach that is able to deal internationally, successfully with the cybersanctuaries. some of the cybercriminals now are also participating in in the second phenomenon, cyberespionage. so if you are a business intelligence firm, and antiwar selling information to let's say a big company that makes airplanes in europe. they want business intelligence perhaps about bowling, their competitor. so the big european companies not going to hack into bowling. they will get caught doing that. so, they go and they hire a business consulting firm. a business intelligence firm, a business intelligence firm goes out and hires a hacker. they had their way into the company. industrial espionage. it is happening at a prodigious rate. about 18 months ago, the head of reddish intelligence, the british secret security service, mi-5, wrote a letter t

every time there is a leader that wants to share resources, the cia and the unite states for oil all the plans for that. guest: it is a great question. pakistan does not have oil. what some of the military leaders have offered, and that have been an influencing factor has been the pception of stability. the army chief that took power in 1999, and only recourse power in the summer of 2008, he held power for so long largely because of u.s. support. toward the end of his regime was when the pakistani taliban emerged, and when t society began to turn against the united states. that was largely the result of the bush administration's support despite the fact that he was so deeply unpopular. i think it has lesto do with oil. the u.s. will always look for its >> tomorrow, discussion of u.s. immigration policy. we will look at the future of the republican party and its relationship with the tea party. the author and editor of a handbook of airline economics will give the airlines. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the midterm elections are just six months away. t

some people said door blaming the united states for the problem of poverty. while it is a poor nation, there are poor nations be less but i'm just trying to say we as a people have a responsibility to realize these people are dying on u.s. soil and we should do something to stop so my book is a small effort in that direction. [applause] >> the third panelist is philip caputo and he's a ringer. i say that because while technically this is to be in nonfiction panel negative to will agree that his experience and his tenacity and ability that has developed as a journalist shows up on every page of his brand new novel crossers. it takes place primarily in southern arizona and northern samarra. it's based on observations on foot on horseback and jeeps any way you can go. he talked to people both official and decided unofficial capacities. he's written about the border nonfiction mind he's written about the border for the atlantic and the virginia quarterly review. he's the second marine on the panel. you are surrounded by marines, margaret. she served in the marine

the cybercriminals. growing problem, united states approach we say in the book is bankrupt because essentially the united different u.s. countries and 66 fbi offices is a criminal act today, you have to prosecuted. they don't have a central organized approached that is able to deal internationally successfully with the cybersanctuaries. some of the cybercriminals now are also participating in the second phenomenon, cyberespionage. so if you're a business intelligence firm and your selling information to let's say a big company that makes airplanes in europe, they want business intelligence perhaps about a link, their competitor. and so the big european companies not going to hack into boeing. they don't want to get caught doing that. they go and hire a business consulting firm. the business intelligence firm then goes out and hires a hacker. they hack their way into the company. industrial espionage. it's happening at a prodigious rate. about 18 months ago the head of reddish intelligence, domestic intelligence, the secret security service and my five wrote a letter to 300 ceos in the u.k., the 300 large

permanent -- one of the five nuclear weapons states under the regime, china's interest isn't year and other -- china's interests is in having fewer capabilities. it is the same logic as the united states. we have converging interest. -- we of convergent interests. the united states has a lot of problems with these countries -- iraq, iran -- but not china. china, unlike the united states, has never compensate -- has never contemplated war with these countries. united states has. we had two wars with iraq. we had the war with iran in the 1970's. we're now debating whether there will be another one. we continually confront this question of war or peace with these countries that we think nuclear program. china does not. china has had fine and cordial relations with iran and iraq. the second cut is that, although we share brought interest in non-proliferation, on closer inspection, there is a series of very significant, divergent interests regarding the importance of nonproliferation in the middle east. why is china so unenthusiastic about u.s. push for abiding sanctions -- for tough sanctions? this is not new. they have opposed u.s. sanctions since 1980. that was when iran seized a

the united kingdom will work socle the alongside the united states to secure the security council resolution. we will play -- we will do everything we can as a new government in britain to persuade our partners in europe that will be necessary to show europes determination, to take some similar steps to those taken by the united states to intensify the peaceful pressure on iran. i have long advocated that the european union should adopt financial sanctions. we have to get into the specifics after the security resolution has passed. there is no magic to this approach. requires persistence and determination and united strength in the international community to tackle this problem. we will buttress that as the predecessors have tried to do. we are not calling and we have never ruled out supporting future military action, but we are not calling for it. we want to see this matter settled peacefully and rapidly now that we have called for the sanctions. >> thank you. >> following a cabinet meeting on the gulf of mexico oil spill, president obama issued some strong words for the oil companies invol

there will be consequences for the united states and consequences for the entire world. as we have seen it in recent plots in the united states, al- qaida and its extremist allies continued to plot in the border regions between in afghanistan and pakistan and a growing caliban insurgency could mean a larger safe-haven for al-qaida and its components. we are reaffirming our shared goals to disrupt, dismantle, and the ft al-qaida and its extremist allies in afghanistan, pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten america and their allies in the future. we are reviewing the progress of our shared strategy and objectives. the military effort to release the taliban's effort to strengthen and there is a civilian ever in afghanistan to get regional cooperation including pakistan because of our strategy has to succeed on both sides of the border. over half of the additional military forces by order to have kasten in december have now arrived with the remainder due this summer. as part of our 46-nation coalition, allies and partners have increased their commitments, as well.

nuclear-weapons facilities of the united states and its allies. nor is there any plans for their disarmament. numerous resolutions are adopted against non-nuclear weapons states under pressure by the same states which used false pretext which the clear intention of denying other member states their legal rights for nuclear energy. six is the prevailing sense that is all right to use double standards. although the zionist regime stockpiles hundreds of nuclear warheads, wages numerous wars in the middle east region, and continues to threaten the people in nations of the region with acts of terror and threats of invasion, it enjoys the unconditional support of the united states government and its allies and receives the necessary assistance to develop a nuclear weapons program. the same states impose various pressures on other members of the iaea by using false pretext of probable divergence on their peaceful activities. failing to provide even a single credible proof to substantiate their allegations. 7, equating nuclear weapons with nuclear energy -

but there is very much an-- a lack of interest in the united states or a lack of desire by the united if you talk to u.s. military officials they will tell you, we have to wait until we get a specific group pressrom the iraqi government to even broach this topic. the other point i would like to make is that w don't have a lot of time when we are looking into this issue. we have got a lot of military issues and we have a lot of specific military programs that are beginning to wind down, because we don't have these by the iraqi government. they will bdifficult to wind up again at those sites should decide that a certain point that we want to renew this military relationship and extend it beyond 2011. the other point i would like to make is that iraqis ar beginning to lose a little bit of confidence in our commitment to their future, and this tends to reinforce the self-defeating strategies that we have seen on relying on ethnic and religious solidarity to avoid compromise and making the big political deals. we have ari-- always said the iraqi's need to make in order to secure their poli

and by people like a respected judge and the views of the united states government as expressed here today, which i happen to share, and our interpretation of the united nations convention of the law of the sea. i would welcome your views on how we deal with the fact that the concept of right to self- defense and unilaterally nmesh with the international climate, which expressly rejects that point of view. thank you. >> i will take will take a first whack at that question. we have been complying for nearly three decades and since 1994 when it came into effect amongst our partners and allies who are quick to raise issues of law of armed conflict resolutions in adjusting their behavior is and in conveying their willingness or unwillingness to go along with the coalition's which characterizes much of what we do these days. i have not heard one time coalition partner or other partners say come you're not in accordance with law of the sea convention. we have in that same time from the exercise our right of self- defense on numerous occasions. it is not an impediment to t

s are living in the united states. there are approximately 45 distinct ethnic groups within our populations speaking various dialects, one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the united states. by 2050, the asian pacific islander community as it exists is expected to double and reach 40.6 million or 9% of our population. my own state of california has the largest asian population of 5.1 million. states of new york and texas followed by 5.1 million and close to one million in texas. the populations go in states beyond the hubs of new york and california. we are seeing growth in other areas such as virginia, nevada, minnesota, louisiana, texas, pennsylvania and florida. i ask you to learn more about the a.p.i. populations in their district and become a member of this caucus. the stereotypes and lack of data around our community, there is astero types that all asians are healthy and wise. our community is extremely diverse in our languages, ethnicities, income, educational, payment, language exabtse capabilities. stere

the united stateu does. and india's slightly more thands the united states. so as their economic output than continues to rise, they're stilt much more inefficient than weuee are. t and then as ken said, the number of capitas really does matter, r and this is where sort of population growth is an important issue. where i wrote an op-ed on this in "the wall street journal" last ed summer, and a number of my friends in india teased me as the man who thinks there are toe many indians. that's not the case at all. a te but it does make a difference if china or india grow to two billion people by 2050 as opposed to staying in a 1.4, 1.5 range because those extra half billion people if they each produce, say, five tons of carbon a year, that's a lot of carbon that they're putting up this the atmosphere. so these formulas are really quite tricky, and simply using per capita as a standard as per opposed to per capita emissions per unit of gdp which is really where the conversation is moregd going to is probably ano important distinction.obably imt >> if the i could jus

we the united states need strong allies and alliances. that will help us tackle the problems of the 21st century. many of those of the same, and many are different. let me say this plainly. the obama and by an administration -- and biden administration has no doubt about for the need for and supports a vibrant european union. we believe it is absolutely essential to american prosperity and long-term security. have no doubt about that. when i chaired the united states senate foreign relations committee for those years, i had the opportunity to meet many european lawmakers from the national and legislative bodies, including some of you in this room today. i appreciate what a consequential step it has been to build the only multi- national parliament in the world, elected by suffrage. so much has changed. i am pleased that through this dialogue, you are building a strong relationship with the united states congress. i hope that the office you opened in washington last month is going to enhance those ties. 65 years ago this week, less than 200

it is a partnership as equal partners, the united states and the european union. we cannot find lasting solutions to many challenges that we face still hitting all of us, terrorists, and defending free trade. colleagues, 25 years ago, almost to the day, president ronald reagan addressed this parliament on may 8, 1982 -- 1985. this was the last and so far only time that a u.s. president has spoken to this democratically elected body. your visit is a symbol of the renewal of that dialogue at the highest level between our two countries. this gives the possibility to act. in america, one year under president obama's leadership, a very new hope for the world. the timing for your address, mr. vice president, could not be at a better time. the floor is yours. >> thank you. [applause] mr. president, thank you for that welcome. it was a delight to have you in washington and at the white house, in it is a great honor, and i might add, -- and it is a great honor, and i might add a privilege. i served in parliament that had fewer members total. this is even a greater honor. i

if they undertook to be partners with the united states, they would be second fiddle. they perceive a great danger of setback, failure, and criticism. in terms of addressing the fundamental question of how to persuade china toward genuine cooperation with the united states, i think we need to be cognizant of these deep, domestic banks. -- things. >> i'm struck once again in this conversation about how difficult it would be to have this relationship with china moving forward. also, how important it is. one of my great fears is that -- it was motivated by johns description. the experience is that everyone assumes we want to conquer their region. all we want to do is get out. united states has ever wanted to do is to leave the region to even the bush administration, the whole goal of conquering iraq was to put our guy in charge he would be good and leave us alone and we could walk away. i would be afraid of the differences between the united states and china, while simultaneously recognizing, i would hate for that to be yet another incentive for americans to walk away from

the amendment relies on the definition of civil service, provided in title 5 of the united states code, which covers positions in the executive, the judial and the legislative branches. the bill before us contains numerous and repeated references to title 5 of the united states code, yet the gentleman makes a point of order that this amendment is not germ ain to the bill. -- germane to the bill. the bill before us includes provisions such as the recently adopted sarbanes amendment, that amendment then affected the policies of all executive branch agencies, not just the department of defense. and on that basis, i believe that the chair will find the provisions of the amendment limiting pay for civilian executive branch employees germane. i also believe that the bill is broad enough to cover judicial employees as well. so, mr. speaker, that then leaves the question of ourselves , our pay, and that of nonuniformed federal employees legislative branch employees. therefore, mr. speaker, i believe it would be improper for the chair to use a point of order for the purpose of protecting the em

barack obama, president of the united states, mr. -- mrs. lle obama and lettuce and gentleman -- [spanish] -- ladies and gentlemen -- i thank president barack obama and michelle and also to the people from the united states of america for your invitation and the generous hospitality with which we have been welcome during this visit. [spanish] your courtesy, mr. president, and that we have received from the first lady honors the french ban partnership that brings our people together. [spanish] today i have once again seen that we share the hope to turn this relationship between the people from the united states of america and the people from mexico into an example of how much can be achieved among neighbors when working together under the guidance of common ideals such as peace, security, prosperity, freedom, and democracy. [spanish translation] today, we promote the agreement and the actions and cooperation that are countries in need in order to face the new challenges to benefit fully the enormous advantages as a result of the neighbors and

how can we have informed debate in the united states on immigration? because each of you have pointed out that we've made great progress on border security, the number of immigrant flows from mexico to the united states actually are down, when you compare this over the last 20 years, in terms of the polling data there is support for a pathway to legalization under the right circumstances, with the various conditions you just noted being attached to it. but yet at the same time immigration is such an emotional issue for many americans, the media don't help us too much, the media sometimes inflame the passions on this issue. how can we -- not e.j. but some other people, how can we elevate the level of civic discourse on this so we can have a debate on the fact of immigration as opposed to the emotions surrounding it? >> i wish i had a better answer because it is an important issue. it is an important part of our sovereignty, who is a allowed in the country, who is allowed to become a citizen? every country has the right to enforce its own immigration laws

>> how can we have an informed debate in the united states and immigration when you have pointed out at we have made great progress on border security and the number of immigrant flows from mexico to the united states are down when you compare this over the last 20 years? in terms of the polling data, there is support for legalization under the right circumstances with various conditions being attached to it. at the same time, immigration is such an emotional issue for many americans and the media does not help too much. they sometimes enflame the passions on this issue. how can we elevate blood level of civic discourse on the so we can actually have a debate on the facts of emigration as opposed the to the emotions surrounding it? >> i wish i had a better answer. it is an important issue. it is an important part of our sovereignty. who is allowed and our country? who is allowed to be our citizen? every country has the right to enforce immigration law. mexico enforces immigration law. it should not be a debate about commitment to enforcement. there is a commitment to enforcement. what

the first was the united states. ver time, it has become increasingly politically untenable for other countries like europe, australia, japan and russia. the kyoto protocol only had emission reduction standards for developing countries. in the decade between when it was signed and now, rapid growth in emerging economies made it clear that any long-term solution could not be a developing country solution alone. countries have been buoyed by a rise in both scientific convictions and awareness of the challenge. you will remember al gore on the intergovernmental panel on climate change kicking off the current round of negotiations, which we are supposed to conclude in copenhagen. in the two years between mali and copenhagen -- bali and copenhagen, at the u.s. saw encouraging movement. right before the agreement was supposed to happen, there was a change in government indeed -- in australia. there has also been a change in government here in the u.s. the government changed hands in and japan. that brought about much more a

for background, the city of phoenix is roughly 50% of the entire population of the state of arizona. it really does fifth-largest city in the united states. most of the land in arizona is government either native american or federal. so the city of phoenix is also one of the largest cities physically with about 500 or a square miles. the valley, which encompasses another three and half million people is within that proximity. so you have multiple lease agencies all within basically 100 square miles. and then the shares have concurrent jurisdiction within the city originally it was designed for the areas from the state was western. as a result, particularly the immigrants and a lot of time citizens knowing who's who is very difficult, particularly immigrants where they come from other countries, where police aren't honest. our police department has had a long history of opposing these laws for almost 20, 25 years and believe in the motto of all police agencies are there to protect and serve, they're not immigration police. unfortunately, over the last few years, not unlike the political system, the police management side, the resis

caller: it does not have to be out of the united states. how much do we spend on our thing in the united nations? that is, what, $25 million or something like that for our registration to be in the united nations. we should get out of the united nations. host: allen on the line for independents, calling from las vegas. caller: more stimulus is ridiculous. we need to reduce the deficit spending we are doing right now. host: where would you reduce the spending? caller: across the board. defense is crazy. matt amounts of money going into defense right now. -- mad amounts of money going into defense right now. across the board. another stimulus package would be devastating to our children and my children's children. that's where we need to stop. host: roll call has a special section this morning. five months until election day, and five ways lawmakers hope to spur economic recovery. we are taking a look and that. back to the phones. for me to the hills, mich., dorothy on the line for democrats. what is your priority? caller: lemme make another c

they did not hate the united states. perhaps they would like to visit the united states.do not hate their own government or their own country. out of fear, they are against their own country. we must try legitimately to return them. reconciliation is entirely a different issue. the leadership is beyond reach with our neighbors and we have pakistan involved and questions involved there. it is about those who i described earlier. reconciliation is more difficult, to the future thing. >> we have been cautious about the reconciliation component of this. but this week, there has been support and certain conditions are there. are we prepared to support these compromises that will come out of these compromises with ?enior taliban backs > >> there are certain conditions that have to be met. people cannot just show up and say they're prepared to re-enter afghan society after having directed suicide attacks and other kinds of violence against afghanistan. i think as the president says, this process starts with the reintegration off the battlefield that the president was describing

the united states is in charge of this cleanup. the president of the united states is in charge of this cleanup. and on occasion, he has dispatched members of his cabinet, members of the cofe coast guard, members -- coast guard, members of other agencies to involve themselves in the cleanup, but the fact that they increased their budget 39% in one year has not contributed to the coordination efforts of federal agencies in cleaning up the gulf. mr. akin: i'd like to reclaim my time for just a minute. i really wanted to inquire of you about some of these numbers you just said. because i'm not on the budget committee and i was kind of shocked in a way. we haven't not had a budget since back in the 1970's and that was just since we put this current budgeting process and we've always had a budget and yet this year we don't have a budget and we're spending money at a tremendous pace. it is the rapid rate of spending, is that part of the reason we don't have a budget? because we're just so embarrassed we're spending so much? is if because

the united states is one of the biggest contributors, about 17%. all countries contribute but the biggest contribution is from the united states. host: adair intended consequences or unintended consequences -- are there intended consequences or unintended consequences for being part of this package? guest: hopefully things will panelled well -- pan out well. one does not anticipate any real problems with it. with argentina, it becomes so insolvent it cannot pay back the imf. there was a lot of uncertainty. few countries have actually not paid back the imf. in the case of the imf, the other consequences being such a big player, it is able to prod the europeans in action -- just before europe got this big package into order. i think there was a long talk with the german chancellor. there was a threat that this could spread within europe to the other countries and possibly into the united states. to keep that from happening, the u.s. exercised its leadership. host: we will talk about this issue until 9:15. please call the numbers at the bottom of your

may he continue to bless the united states of america. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove my name as co-sponsor of h.j.res. 76. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> for unanimous consent to speak for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. watson: today i would like to acknowledge the loss of one of hollywood's brightest stars, the legendary, lena horn. lena horn broke barriers as a performer. she began her career at age 16 making a name for herself as a dancer at harlem's renowned cotton club in the 1930's. she became the first black performer with a major hollywood studio contract. in 1942, lena moved to los angeles where she appeared in such movies as "cabin in the sky." , "meet me in las vegas" and "the whiz" her role in the film "stormy weather" included her rendition of the title song which became her trademark. a remarkab

recognizing how much we represent the united states. mocrats, leaders that we've been working to protect the image of the latinos in a better way. we tell the united states how much we appreciate this country, how much we contribute to this country and how much we want to give back. including a soldier, a doctor, i feel, you know, people recognize that the way it is now, we're all criminals. it's definitely a lot of things that need to be fixed. >> but supporters of the law in arizona say they're not trying to portray all of you as criminals but they're trying to portray those who come in illegally as criminals, especially now recently the violence with all the drug war. if you look at the national polls, people support this law. 51% of the people think it's about right and 9% say they don't think it goes far enough. a rockie mountain poll says the majority of the people support it. the majority of the latinos do oppose it. some people say it's our business, our state's business, but forgive me, what right does a rich guy from miami who

i don't think that's a threat to the united states. i think it's predictable that a -- that a member of the permanent five of the security council, and of a power that large in asia with such a large border with the former soviet union, aspired to that -- to have that kind of nuclear capability so as not to be subjected to pressure and international diplomacy -- undue pressure. c-span: what do you want people to take away from this book? and why did you spend a year and a half on it? >> guest: i wanted -- i wanted to bring a larger cut of people into the history in a realistic way, because americans might have to deal with the issue of whether we make a big sacrifice, if we have to, in getting involved in a military confrontation that could erupt easily with a -- out -- outside of our control, between taiwan and mainland china. it's a very tough issue. it's hard to get it straight. it's hard to understand without understanding the time line from the late 1960s and the time line through each of the administrations and the commitments and

speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives aessage in writing. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, this spring a small town in my district, the bucktale area junior, senior high school dedicated its campus to another institution, raymond h. rathnell. he was involved with the school for 42 years first as a teacher and then as a principal and assistant principal. there are thousands of people whose lives he touched. the former principal is 87 years old and retired in 198 . he started his education in lock haven state teachers college in 1938, served from 1942 to 1945 in the army in world war ii. he served in europeor nine months and became

the current missile bases. let me state what the start treaty will not affect. first, treaty will not constrain the united states from deploying the most effective missile defense as possible, nor impose additional costs on those defenses. i'm speaking of stories in the news this morning and the last couple days. i'll be happy to discuss the article in the "new york times" this morning about the sm-3 missile. as the administration's missile defense plans make clear, we'll continue our capability to defend ourselves, our deployed forces, and allies and partners against lipids threats. we made this clear to the russians. furthermore, the new start does not restrict our ability to develop and deploy prompt global strike prompt conventional strike capabilities that could attack targets anywhere on the globe in an hour or less. the treaty's limit of 700 deployed delivery vehicles combined with the associated ceiling 1,550 deployed warheads accommodates the limited number of conventional warheads we may need for this capability. we are also currently examining potential future long-range weapons systems for pro

general of the united states. i agree with chairman leahy that this committee should be moved quickly to restore the morale and integrity of the department. i am pleased that this committee recently confirmed eric holder to be attorney general of the united states with the strong bipartisan vote, and the full senate overwhelmingly confirmed his appointment shortly thereafter. the associate attorney general is the no. 3 position at the department of justice. this position overseas a wider range of departments, including civil rights, antitrust, tax, and the office of justice programs. the candidate comes to this committee with an expressive range -- with an impressive range of experience in both the private and public sector. for the final two years of the clinton administration, he served as deputy assistant attorney general, rresenting nearly every federal agency in complex civil litigation. he supervised a staff of 100 attorneys responsible for defending the constitutionality of federal statutes, defending federa

jane: the united states and iran, we're waiting for at this hour to see them go head to head at the united nations, the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak just before the top of the hour at the new york headquarters of the u.n. there on the east side of manhattan. on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, he is expected to accuse the united states and its allies of using the treaty to deny nuclear technology to developing nations. let's get to eric shawn, there for us. what more do we know? >> reporter: jane, he remains defiant, mahmoud ahmadinejad is in the general assembly, sitting behind the delegation of his nation of iran. he's already been mentioned by name several times from the podium. we expect him, as you say, to speak within the next 45 minutes. the news agency says he's expected to say that iran will not give up, quote, even a portion of its nuclear rights, and he says that the iranian nation is empowered by what he calls the global arrogance, that means the u.s. and israel. he's expected to attack the united states and the western efforts to reign in nu

years in local government in the 12th -- helping to manage the 12th largest school district in the united states and home to the number one high school in the united states three years in a row, a stem high school, thomas jefferson, has taught me how important mathematics, science, engineering, and technology is for the future of our country, for competitiveness, american competitiveness. the recent national assessment of 15-year-olds in america, the united states ranked 28th in math literacy and 24th in science literacy. we can and must do better. and this amendment i think will move us a long way toward that goal so that every community in america will have this opportunity and our children will have a bright future in the sciences, in math, in technology, and in engineering. i commend my colleague, mr. kratovil, for the leadership in this matter. i yield back to him the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from illinois -- ma

we supported the labor government working with the united states on this subject. and so there will be a strong continuity of british policy on this matter. and i fully endorse everything that secretary clinton has just said about it. the united kingdom will work soldly along the united states to secure the security council resolution you've been speaking of. we'll play the role within the european union that i spoke of before. and we will do everything we can as a -- as a new government in britain to persuade our partners in europe that it will be necessary to show europe's determination and to take some similar steps -- many similar steps by those taken by the united states to intensify the peaceful pressure on iran. i've long advocated that the european union should adopt financial sanctions. but we'll have to get into that after the security council has passed. there is no magic to this approach. it requires percent sys tense and determination and united strength in the international community to tackle this problem and so we will buttress that as indeed our pre

we supported the efforts of the outgoing labour government working with united states and there will be a strong continuity on this matter, and i fully endorse everything that secretary clinton has just said. united kingdom will work alongside the united states to secure the security council resolution we have been meeting on. we will play a role in the your current union -- in the european union as i spoke of before, and we will do everything as we can to persuade our partners in europe that it will be necessary to show europe's determination, to take some similar steps, many similar steps to those taken by the united states. to intensify the peaceful pressure on iran. i have long advocated that the europeans should adopt financial sanctions like the united states is implemented on this issue. you have to get into the specifics of that was the security council resolution is passed. there is no magic to this approach. it requires assistance and determination and united strength in the international community to tackle this problem so we will buttress that what our predecessors have tr

if you're the president of the united states, the way that you united states, the way that you impact your

the who is responsible in the united states? the president is. go ahead. >> let me pose a scenario for you, ok? so we are in july in the midst of a heat wave and half the east coast is in darkness from new england down to washington, d.c. because of some hackers from overseas, it's not clear exactly who they are, hacked into the power grid using computer ins the united states -- computers in the united states. and at the same time this power outage has overloaded hospital emergency rooms because the elderly and ill are piling in. traffic signals are bottled up. who's in control here? what's d.h.s.'s role in this? what would the military or pentagon's role be and what would the white house's role? >> so who's in charge of the u.s. government? that's the president. so the president is ultimately and would coordinate the cross-government response for example through the national security staff. and on the national security staff, howard schmidt the cyber security coordinator is the lead. for the response to domestic incidents, the secretary of homel

the problem is there is no will in the congress of the united states. there is certain in no will in the white house to do that. >> host: henry in las vegas, you're on with pat buchanan. >> caller: good morning. i'm a former united states marine. i'm also an indigenous person of the americas. in 1894 they tried to eliminate the hawaiian language from hawaii. i don't see anything different, much less when they arrived. i would like to know what you think what is justified in what you're saying, and i'd like to know when the 370 treaty's broke and with the american indians, when are the native people going to have their judgment and 42 congressional record. i'd also like to know why they tried to limit ethnic studies from the arizona curriculum? >> guest: a lot of questions. there's no doubt much of the treatment of the native native americans, american indians is indefensible in terms of the breaking of the treaties, and in terms of the conduct toward indians, civilians, and some of the massacres that occurred. san creeping one of the more influential one