this is done by the first flag act which stated, resolved, that the flag of the united states be made of 13 stripes alternating red and white, that the 13 stars, white and blue star, represents a new constellation. since 1977 -- pardon me -- since 1777, our flag's design has been altered three times, rearranging the design of the stars and stripes each time a state was added. to reiterate what the gentlelady has stated, the first celebration of flag day is believed to have been introduced by bernard cigrand, a wisconsin school teacher to celebrate june 14 as flag birthday in 1885. president woodrow wilson proclaimed the first nationwide flag day in 1916, and in 1947, president harry truman signed legislation requesting national flag day be observed annually. flag day is a reported holiday as our flag is the official symbol of our great nation and its ideals. our flag serves as a beacon of hope, courage and freedom during times of crisis and triumph alike. the flag honors the men and women of the armed forces who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending the united states and serves as

hamdi, as soon as it was discovered that was the case, he was moved to the united states in a prison so the questions about whether geography would control habeas corpus would be nonexistent.. rasul was not born in the united states but he was incarcerated at guantanamo as a foreign national and enemy combatant. in the rasul case, you get the courts beginning the process of migrating the idea expressed in isentrager that if you were outside the united states you were beyond the limits of our own courts to provide habeas corpus relief. in the rasul case you get the idea that you're asking about the nature of guantanamo, asking isn't guantannmo really part of the united states? and you get into an arena of asking about, if we don't have detack toe sovereignty, if we do have de facto sovereignty even if we don't have deinjure sovereignty. are we controlling a pace so profoundly that we ought to say it's part of the united states for habeas corpus rights. the court has come to the idea that you can have such profound control of an arena that it would be the space for having habeas corpus.

just as we're on the verge of passing financial reforms in the united states, our european partners have committed to the process we went through in the united states, a new level of transparency and a time for banks to rebuild confidence. here in toronto, we reaffirmed our commitment to the highest global standards. to maintain momentum, we have authorized the teams for a meeting in seoul, korea, to have a global perspective that banks can withstand the stresses of bank intervention. -- government intervention. complex traits, like derivatives, must be brought into the light of day. excessive risk-taking and abusive practices must be prevented. consumers must be protected. in short, we must do everything in our power to avoid a repeat of the recent financial crisis. finally, we made progress on a range of global issues. we are moving forward with the food security initiative that we announced last year, including by launching a special fund at the world bank, which will strengthen farmers' productivity, and we may progress to invest more than $20 billion to reduce hunger and promote agr

the united states army. i personally also want to know what the recognition of the army birthday means to myself and my district. three things i want to poubt point out to the floor, first off, of course, it is that it is my honor to respect hawaii's first -- represent hawaii's first congressional district which is home to the infantry division of the united states army. it is also home to the u.s. army pacific medical center and of course my army reserve unit. all of which i take great pride in representing here in the congress. second, i think it speaks to the strength and vitality and greatness of our nation and our nation's army that i for myself and child of immigrants from thailand and from china had the honor and privilege of calling myself an officer in the united states army reserve. it is a true testimony to the greatness of our nation and the greatness of our armed forces that the child of an immigrant would be allowed to serve as an officer in the most powerful fighting force the world has ever kn

he loved the constitution of the united states, and he never appeared on the floor of the united statessenate without having a copy of that constitution in his suit pocket. he always had a copy of the constitution with him. he was also someone who not just loved the history of the senate, but loved roman history. and i recall sitting on the floor of the senate many, many years ago when i first came to the senate, listening to senator byrd talk about roman history and the lessons in it for us. he described the -- i recall one day describing hannibal crossing the alps with a conclusion of hannibal, who had lost an eye, a one-eyed kargt -- carthoginian. rather than being captured, he took his life. i learned a lot listening to senator byrd on the floor of the united states senate about a lot of things, including roman history. i also learned that he had one of the most extraordinary memories i've ever known. and i thought today, because we are here all saddened but also mourning the loss of a friend and someone who served this country so well, i thought i would read something that he read

write -- or when i sign briefs, when i'm counsel of record on briefs, i'm taking the position of the united states, that i'm representing the position that i believe and that our office believes is most consistent with the long-term interests of the united states government. >> have you convinces yourself as well as representing the united states government it would be a disaster for the war effort if federal judges could intervene and require the release of people in detenti in afghanistan under military control? >> senator graham, i chose to put my name on that brief as i said which is a very, very rare thing in the appellate courts because i believed that there were very significant united %-ates -- >> well, let me read a quote. the federal crt should not become the vehicle by which the executive is forced to choose between two intolerable options, submitting to intrusivend harmful discovery or releasing a dangerous detainee. do you stand by that statement? >> senator graham, can i ask whether that statemt comes from that brief? >> yes, it does. >> no, i -- that statement is my best understandi

what role will india play with the united states as far as this emerging technology? >> i think if you say the words "information technology, democracy, english-language, modernizing and renewing economy." just say those words and you realize how much the united states and india have in common. you realize the generation from now -- they will be to of the three largest economies in the world. -- two of the three largest economies in the world. my hope is our relationship will be one of the deepening flow of everything -- telecommunications, student exchanges, tourism, foreign investment, international trade, diplomatic contact to discuss the architecture of an evolving global system. i do not think there is any question about the relationship being one of the most important relationships for the united states over the next generation. that is why we have invested heavily in that relationship. certainly, it is president obama's intention to continue investing in that relationship. >> thank you. i'm with georgetown university. the federal communications commission and th

the key thing here is to bear in mind after 9/11 the united states, president bush and president putin at the time had a gentleman's agreement that they would not conduct using their diplomats, they would be using spying inside the united states. the key thing that so far they've adhered to this gentleman's agreement. they've been using the lower levels and the plants that these people in these communities they have been using that network flagrantly. it has been brought to the attention several times before and only now have they decided to act on it. and to break up these networks because they've been flying under the radar in these communities. >> brown: i'm sorry. briefly, what happens next? >> well, they bring these people into court. one of them is still on the run. my understanding is that one was an intermediary, what they call a cut-out whose job it was to pass messages and money backwards and forwards between the people. they have other people in cuss totedy. they bring them into court. we see whether at the they want to go to try or plead out. we'll find out more information

yes, the united states of america. because the colombian people not only elected someone who i know will lead them with brilliance but also a person who understands the special ties between colombia and the united states of america. madam speaker, words are important, but so are actions. it is now also time, yes, we have to pass this important resolution, but we also have to bring forward to this house the free trade deal with colombia that has been lingering and just waiting for house -- for congressional action. colombia is a strong ally. they have done everything right their people have once again spoken, with huge numbers, and supported a person who, again, has been pushing for the free trade deal, just like his predecessor, the current president of clomyarks president uribe who has demonstrated great leadership. it's time to bring up the free trade deal, it's time to pass the free trade deal, it's time to not only shower colombia with kind words but show with action, that this congress does care for democracy that

if you go to vietnam, the people of vietnam leveed the united states -- led the united states. -- love the united states. but there is one problem that has always stopped great relations, and that is the fact that the u.s. trade and left a lot of agent orange there. we're talking about a country that is a very important economic partner. a great trading partner, and a strategic ally in their region in which we're not quite sure what is happening with china and many other places. it is in our national security interest to have a good relationship with vietnam. we figure, let's figure out how you can clean up the agent orange we left there. we went there and got a group of. private citizens. i've brought the chairman of the aspen institute. christie todd whitman, the environmental protection agency director awhile back. we all said this is really not that hard to solve. sometimes government cannot solve problems because it gets into politics and who is to blame and whether the u.s. government should take responsibility for every disability in vietnam. and a private group can come and say

constitution, federal statute that could preempt or case law that controls, the attorney general of the united states that he's still using the resources and the authority of the attorney general's office, the entire justice department of the united states seeking to in validate arizona's law, which mirrors federal law and is as ccnstitutional as federal immigration law and can't point to any place that might violate but still willlng to testify that his department is not political while he admits that the president ordered him to use the department for what i believe to be political purposes. and for each of them to imply or con sent that they didn't read the law but tell the american people what to think about it, that's political. and it's unjust and it's not consistent with the constitution, nor with federal statute, nor with case law. that, mr. speaker, is what's going on -- excuse me. and so, in addition to this, we have in arizona's law, we have other people who have weighed on this, other people who have similar, let me say, information to work with. the president doesn't read the bill and se

of the united states. and a right that was earned in england when the people of england rose up against kings and demanded that parliament have the power of deciding how the money was to be spent. it's been said by many, he served with many presidents, but he was not influenced by the president, he would stand on the floor of the senate many times and talk about different wars, different situations we werr in and demand that the executive appreciate the power of the congress and respect the power of the congress. he served, i think he was elected nine full terms, that's a record that i doubt will ever be match. he also went to law school during his time in the senate. how many people could do that? it was remarkable and i think president kennedy gave him his degree from american university just a few months before he was unfortunately, tragically assassinated in texas. but robert byrd is a ledge dare figure in my -- is a legendary figure in my time here in congress. i had the fortune of serving on the appro

we in the united states would have done the same thing. we in the united states have come back to protect our citizens. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gingrey: mr. speaker, i applaud the high school baseball team for reaching their first ever class a state championship series. i'm a proud graduate of st. thomas and augusta, georgia, and under coach denney leonard. so i was particularly thrilled to hear the success that they enjoyed this season. the coach did a terrific job getting his team to the championship. they surpassed all expectations, they were not forecasted to make it past the second round of the tournament. so i know the coach must be especially proud with the team's march to the state finals. the fighting irish took down walker in a co

-- equalization of the united states and china. china will turn into a super state and the second pole and the new center of power. as to the space activity, i should mention energy transfer from space does occur. creation of the system of protection is there from an asteroid damage establish the international space agency development of international space block band soon -- and it will be soon there will be a main principle that earth divides states and nations. space unites them. next decade, the situation is the same. two poles, two centers of power. next, this decade, in this decade, first expedition to mars will be carried out. the new space will be cleared away with space garbage vehicle. next decade, station equipped with solar batteries between earth and moon will be established. first lunar hotel on the moon for the space tourist. first manned lightcraft. the mosttsignificant achievement of this decade will be creation of international solar manned station in orbit. now, we are almost at the end of the 21st century. by the

china has kept moving, but the united states has not. america's approach to china remains the same. but united states continueso pursue the same dialogue. these dialogues have helped keep the u.s.-china economic relationship but discussions are merely a means to an end. dialogue alone is not a measurable results. we cannot rely on discussion alone. we've sought ambitious outcomes. we ended up with promises to keep talking. hearing what the treasury secretary put forth, the u.s. g.r. and commerce will play key roles in the success of the strategy. first the administration must devise a comprehensive administration-wide plan to improve u.s.-china economic relations. each agency must develop a strategy to develop its part of the administration-wide plan of the u.s.-china relationship. we need an administrative-wide single plan. we don't have one. the strategy will include allies. it cannot end the. it must include measurable steps in progress. the united states must work multilaterally to address the trade issues with china. commerce remains a robust relationship. our agencies must use

the united states is a major example. community involvement and participation, empowering people, giving them the ingredients with which they can feelgood about the process. they are part of that process and in the process, they feel a sense of ownership. we have not done that in afghanistan. the afghan government feels that the afghan people should be privileged they are governing or rolling them. even in the private sector, if you go to restaurants, the waiter comes to you, you should be happy he comes and talks to you. in the u.s., it is the opposite. he or she comes to you and they want to serve you. culture, we need to create this culture in that country in terms of civic rsponsibility. 30 years of war has ruined the nation in many ways. no one has the courage to talk about that. no one has the courage to take the leadership and reinvigorate the sense of responsibility the nation should have. people of a nation should have. not only in daily life but also in terms of security. in order to create a good army, where do

the ited states. i worried that if i were to talk about threats to the security long-term stability, liberty, interests of the united states , i would consider our wreckless financial conduct to be one of the biggest threats to our country. maybe this is what happens when you get as old as i am and have grandchildren but when you continue to have no plan for provision of the resoues necessary for the spending, to me it is stealing from our grandchildren. i worry about the moral component of a culture which seeks to displace its own pleasure and the costs of it on to generations yet to come in such a profound way that it may endanger their ability to remain score. and in the current setting, and i am sure you had profoundly educated speakers talking about it who know far beyond me, but we weaken our ability in the world when we are debtors to the world. and when we do not have the ability to signal o self sshes in dealing with competitors on the world scene. and i am not so concerned about the competitors of the past, although i don't think that we shoold ignore our friends in europe and the like. but i don't tnk tha

we are called the federated states of micronesia. we are protected under the united states flag, and me, as a person, we send allies to the united states. as i watched the news every day from msnbc, and i watched the division that the u.s. has. it is divided. we do not know how to react or how to -- we go about believing which to believe. we're talking about the burgers, talking about tea parties, talking about all those other organizations that make america what it is, so which one is which? because after world war ii, the marshall islands, you know, we were used as a place to place the atomic bomb -- host: we are going to leave it there. thanks very much for your call. in the survey, is there information that talks about or ask questions of the people you are surveying, their opinions on particular political groups or political organizations, parties inside the united states, or is it just the united states as a whole that you are asking them about? host: we have not typically asked about parties or groups within the u.s.. we typically ask about american foreign po

if the president of the united states has a better solution, he can pick up the phone and tell bp exactly what to do. it is a federal issue in terms of the mitigation and cleanup plans. if there is anybody from president obama on down who peally knows the solution and and stop that oil from spelling right now, by golly, all they have to do is pick up the phone and tell them what to do. the fact that they are not is simply because laws of nature and the laws of physics do not respond to 30-second sound bites. yet to know what to do when you have to have the engineering and technology available to do it. america needs the energy beneath the gulf of mexico and in the outer continental shelf. 30% of our oil and gas is coming from the ocs right now and 80% comes from the parade. we have a depletion rate in this country of 40%. of the 8 million barrels of oil and gas we are producing per day, next year we can only produce about 5.5 million. you have to replace that energy. since we have drilled millions of wells on shore since 1896 the fact of the matter is thht you will find significant oil rr

here in the united states. the reductions in the treaty to not need to be made until the seventh year. -- do not need be made until the seventh year. i will ask admiral mullen to chime in here. my opening statement, as the fact sheet said, here are the categories and the numbers we are working men. frankly, i see no reason for us to make final decisions within less narrow frame marks -- frame works until we have a better sense of strategic developments with russia and other countries as well, especially since we have all this time under the treaty. i think he -- the key reassurance i can is under all the options we are looking at, the ones that we think are likely to employment, it would not involve closing any of our missile bases or changing the basing of our bombers at this point. >> sir, i would just add that the uniformed leadership feels very strongly about not making those decisions before they are due. that is really seven years out the strength of the treaty, as -- that is really seven years out. the st

you need o know that if you're going to be a citizen of the united states of america. who emancipated the slaves? flip the card over, abraham lincoln. next question -- actually, this is question number 11, what is the economic system of the united states? free enterprise capitalism is on the other side of that card. i don't think it's arguable, i don't think it's refutable. but neither do i believe that the administration believes what i have just said. i don't think they've endorsed the free enterprise capitalism. i don't think they've been active in it. a small, small percentage of this administration has signed the front of the paycheck and handed that payroll check over to one of their employees. i'm one of the people who has done so. i have started a business and created jobs and i have met payroll for over 1,440 consecutive weeks. you learn some things doing that, madam speaker. you understand and appreciate the free enterprise system. we know why people take risk. people go so to work so they can make some money. they punch in and punch out and they get their pay

states of america -- the state of california and the united states of america could be reflective of who we are as a people. the justice, the fairness, the freedom, the liberty all came about for people like me because of this organization and others who supported it. so i am pleased, i am pleasured and i do hope that all men and women of fair mindedness will support whole heartedly this resolution. thank you, congressman, and thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: i yield back the balance of my time. and ask for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time has been yielded back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 242. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- mr. cohen: mr. speaker, we request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the re

the novet united states has put a moratorium on the gulf, on -- the president of the united states has put a moratorium on the gulf, on drilling in the gulf, and 17% of our consumption in oil and oil products, which includes plastic and other byproducts of oil and natural gas, all those, 17% of that a year comes from deep water drilling in the gulf of mexico. so in two years, that's 34% of our fuel consumption nationwide that's going to have to be accounted for by somebody, in some alternative form if we're going to give up on oil and gas. are there any of our alternatives that are even close to replacing 34% of our energy consumption in this country? no. will there be? maybe. but the reality is, we get up in the morning, and we start our cars and we drive to work and generally, we're burning gasoline or diesel. all of which are products of the petroleum industry. and if you're not going to use gasoline or diesel you better hook a sail up to your car and hope the wind is blowing toward work or you're not going to work. so the reality is, just cave in on an industry because of a terribl

the united states of america. if we provide our citizens with the education and training they need to do these jobs, we are going to see rising incomes and a growing middle class. . . >> it helped him to keep the business at least stable. [applause] it kept people on the job. deserves a lot of credit for that. give joe biden a big roond of applause. [applause] joe says he is able to drive. well we cannot do is go back now that we are starting to climb out of this whole. we cannot go back to the same policies. they led us into that whole for. -- hole. we are trlready tried to scale back. americans and the ggest corporations. that did not work. we already tried putting industry insiders in chge of oversight. it did not work. we already tried stripping away rules and regulations that kept companies in bounds. we let them play by their own rules instead. it did not work. we know where these ideas to lead us, and we are going to have a choice as a nation moving forward. we are going to be able to return to the failed ec

the supreme court of the u.s., led by the chief justice appointed by the president of the united states the law and had to turn over his tapes to a special prosecutor and the president of the united states resigned with bipartisan impetus and desire for that to happen. that, i think, is a significant difference in terms of what we have today. i think our political system is not functioning -- >> what i am saying is i think that the idea that you could get a supreme court decision is questionable. the tapes. i do not know. the notion that you would have impeachment proceedings and an investigation during the bush years, it seems to me, i am not suggesting that he should or should not have been impeached, but certainly there was cause for congressional oversight and investigation of how we had gone into this war and many of the things. >> having spent eight years of my life on this, the problem with that is, the congress of the united states passed resolutions authorizing the iraq war 3-1 in the senate and house. how are they going to launch some sort of investigation or impeachment of bu

the clerk: to the congress of the united states. sections 202-d of the national emergency act provide for the automatic termination of a national emergency left prior to the anniversary date of its declaration the president publishes and the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect yonleds the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency and related measures blocking the property of certain persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in bela ruse continue effect beyond june 16, 2010. despite the relief of internationally recognized political prisoners in the fall of 2008, and our continuing efforts to press for further reforms related to democracy, human rights and the rule of law in bell russ, serious challenges remain. the actions and policies of certain members of the government and persons to undermine their democratic processes or insti

i have this vision of a president of the united states taking an oath of office, mr. speaker, with pen in hand and i swear to do to the best of my ability to preserve, protect, defend the constitution of the united states, pen in hand. normally the president turns and shake hands with the chief justice and outgoing president and there'll be a great celebration up there on the west portico of the capitol. i'd like to see him interrupt that for one thing. i'd like to see the pen in his hand when he takes the oath. i'd like to see the repeal of obamacare there at the podium, right by the bible he chooses to take the oath on.. i'd like to hear him take that oath, so help me god and bring his head right -- his hand right down to the document that is the repeal of obamacare and sign the repeal of obamacare right there in the first instant of the new administration that begins january 20, 2013. don't tell me we can't repeal obamacare, yes we can. we have to move a discharge petition now. . the voters need to know what to do and when the time comes when the new majority comes

of the central economies i believe that will be the case for the united states and i hope it will be ndependent and a highly qualified central bank. >> this important question -- coming from our group, i cannot see because the light, who has the microphone? right over there, sir. please try to ask a fairly short question. >> i m.a. banker and real estate man from illinois. we just opened a new branch in the washington area last week. we are a good bank. i would say that wall street is on the hook for their unethical practices. i am one of the real estate disciplinary board members. the eight subprime mortgage and these problems are really caused by excess of real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and some greek public -- " what is your question? >> to correct these deep-seated routes, i think america needs said a consumer education. some countries have concerned consumers. america has an different consumers'. >> you may be right but we are limited in time. can you give an answer? >> certainly, the subprime problem was part of the crisis. it was not all that but there were many reasons

question number 11, i believe, is, what is the economic system of the united states. flip that card over and on the other side it says free enterprise capitalism, mr. speaker. the economic system of the united states. that is a pillar of american exceptionalism. if we didn't have free enterprise capitalism, we would not be a great nation. our economy could not have competed with that of the rest of the world. we could not have built the industrial giant that supported our people and troops and military around the world to win world war ii. we would not have emerged as victors in world war ii without free enterprise being a driving force that let industry in america fulfill and supply the demand that we had for -- for 16 million mostly men and also women in uniform in world war ii. we went all over the world with our my, with our people. we brought american products everywhere in the world. it was a chance for profit. our factories were running at a fever pitch, day and night. we were building bombers and tanks and ships and parachutes and we were providing supplies for

the president ofhe united states, mr. speaker, is not to be a policy sett when it com to areas ere the congress s legislated. that's what we do here. set policy. we set policy her in the united states congress, that's part of the separation of powers. athe risk beingredundt, everybody in this chamber, mr. speaker, shou know th, i think it's getting harder and harder to teach gornment class iour schools today because of the conduct especially of our ecutive anch of government. th separatioof powers, the judici branch will take care of things that have to do we the courts. the legislative brancof government, the house and senate, we set the policy. we write the laws. the executive branch of governme's job is to see that hose laws are faithfully uphe, enforce the law. carry out the fol policy, the will of the people of the united states of america as expressed througe republic, the constitutional publ, the reprtativeshat are elected by the people. and yet we have members of executive branch of government as high as president

here in the united states. the reductions in the treaty to not need to be made until the seventh year. -- do not need be made until the seventh year. i will ask admiral mullen to chime in here. my opening statement, as the fact sheet said, here are the categories and the numbers we are working men. frankly, i see no reason for us to make final decisions within less narrow frame marks -- frame works until we have a better sense of strategic developments with russia and other countries as well, especially since we have all this time under the treaty. i think he -- the key reassurance i can is under all the options we are looking at, the ones that we think are likely to employment, it would not involve closing any of our missile bases or changing the basing of our bombers at this point. >> sir, i would just add that the uniformed leadership feels very strongly about not making those decisions before they are due. that is really seven years out the strength of the treaty, as -- that is really seven years out. the st

the supreme court of the u.s., led by t chief justice pointed by the preside of the united states, decided the president was not above the l and had to turn over his tapes to a special prosecutor and the president of the united states resigned with bipartisan impetus and desire for that to happen. thati think, is a significant difference in terms of what we have today. i think our political system is not functioning -- >> what i am saying ii think that the idea that you could get a supreme court decision is questionable. the tapes. i do not know. the notion that you would have impeachment proceedings and an investigation during the bush years, it seems to me, i am not suggesting that he should or should not have been impeached, but certainly there was cause for congressional oversight and investigation of how we had gone into ts war and many of the things. >> having spent eight years of my life on this, the problem with that is, the congress of the united states passed resolutions authorizing the iraq war 3-1 in the senate and house. how are they going to launch some sort of investigation

caller: the united states, the people do not own anything anymore. corporations, aig, all of it. who owns it? guest: an interesting question. certainly in the 1970's in iran this was the overwhelming popular narrative. the united states was an the backs of the third world. why the iranian revolution went in the direction that it did, there was an overwhelming torrent of anti-imperialism. three decades later after being poverned by a government that shares your opinion, the younger generation of iranians have recognized that today's world is not the world anti-imperialism -pwith a simple policy that opposes the united states. it does not create jobs or economic dignity. i think the overwhelming undercurrent today is one of globalization and partnership. not only with the united states, but also with the arab world and having a foreign policy that is not a zero sum game. it tries to have positive relations and improve the state of the economy. host: turkey is in the neighborhood of iran and supplies them with about one- fifth of their natural gas. is that a big political factor behi

just as we are on the verge of passing financial reform in the united states, our european partners have committed to the process we went through in the united states. a new level of transparency and a stress test for banks to rebuild confidence. here in toronto, we reaffirmed our commitment to the highest global standard, and we directed our teams to finalize a global framework to ensure that banks hold enough capital to withstand the stresses of government intervention. rules must be clear. oversight must be strong. complex traits like derivatives must be brought into the light of day. excessive risk-taking and abusive practices must be prevented. consumers must be protected. in short, we have to do everything in our power to or avoid a repeat of the recent financial crisis. finally we made progress on a range of global challenges that are critical to shared prosperity. we're moving forward with the security initiative announced last year, including launching a special fund at the world bank which was written productivity in the poorest countries. we made progress to a new coroneted ap

the supreme court of the united states led by chief justice appointed by the president of the united states decided that the president was not above the law and had to turn over his tapes through a special prosecutor, and the president of the united states resigned with bipartisan impetus and desire for that to happen. that, i think, is a significant difference in terms of what we have today, because i think our political system is not functioning -- >> as it was designed. >> what i'm saying is that i think, one, that the idea that you could get a supreme court decision is questionable. the same decision, i'm not sure. the tapes. don't know. but the notion that you would have an impeachment proceeding and an investigation during the bush years it seems to me that -- i'm not suggesting that bush should not have been impeached, but certainly there was cause for real congressional oversight of investigation into how we had gone into this war, of many of the things that were going on. >> having spent eight years of my life on this, the problem with that is the congress of the united state

the united states is almost ready to collapse, no joke. have a great day. host: kevin, independent caller from indiana. caller: i kind of disagree with the last caller. the united states is one of the greatest countries in the world. budget cuts, i think we just need more responsibility. instead of just giving it grants out and the big dollars to people who don't necessarily need them as much as others. i think they may be should just be more responsible with the taxpayers' money. on the wars, i think if you just pay attention to when we have our wars, it is usually when we need something to have been, as not enough jobs or the economy is not going so great. it always seems like we have some big tragedy. i fit washington needs less lawyers and basically -- i think washington needs less lawyers and basically more people will understand what life is about. host: budget cuts front and center in europe as well. here is the "washington post" piece and a photo of britain prime minister dave cameron. largesturope's countries pledged an assault on government spendin

you should never count of the united states military and the efforts -- count out the united states military and the efforts that we did to turn that around. a lot of people would not have thought this possible. our prayers are that we will be able to do some of the same things in afghanistan. it is looking difficult now, but perhaps it -- we're seeing all of the negative. we have to believe that we can put that on the right path, too. thank you. >> thank you, senator sessions. senator kaufman? >> thank you for your service. i feel totally inarticulate in trying to express how much i appreciate it and how much the american people appreciate what you're doing. general austin, you have a very big shoes to fill. i'm sure you are going to do very, very well at it. the reason i came over here was because most of the questions, when they get to me, have a verdi -- have already been asked. i could not pass up the opportunity to say, general odierno, that i appreciate the quality of your service. we have embarked on a new counterinsurgency strategy. it requires a lot of new skills for our military.

the united -- the president of united states asked him to take a great responsibility. did not want to probe inside his inner thoughts as to what complexities or what difficulties there might be an accepting this. this represents a significant change in his life. i admire him and others who respond to that kind of call from the president. i don't think he had a chance to talk to his wife. he knows because she is such a trooper as well that he knew what the answer would be. it was just responding to this as a sense of duty, not as an opportunity, but what he needs to do when being asked by the commander in chief and when he is comfortable with the policy that he responded very positively. >> as tomorrow a possibility for the hearings? >> the early it would be monday but we will do it as quickly as we can but it will be tuesday or before and that is from the general petraeus. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> learn more about general stearman mcchrystal and watch his 20 cspan appe

i'm very familiar with the potential threat posed by the iranian nuclear weapons program to the united states and to our allies. an iran armed with nuclear with weapons and the means to use them and governed by fa nan gnatics would pose a great threat to the united states, our troops in the roe region and our allies, particularly israel. this administration is taking significant steps to dissuade iran from heading down the path of developing nuclear weapons. president obama pushed sanctions through the united nations security council and developed a new missile defense program in europe to show the iranian government their weapons programs cannot harm us. only themselves. the administration has made significant strides but congress can help those efforts in this billion -- and this bill would sanction those companies that sell technology services or no how to help iran develop its energy sector. it would lock out of the united states markets any bank that deals with iranian revolutionary guard corps. the nuclear program or terrorism. it imposes penalties on those foreign entities which provid

again, i think the people of the united states -- thank the people of the united states. we appreciate the sacrifices that your young men and women have made, and the fallen soldiers in the country will not be forgotten. it is for freedom, for dignity of human beings, not just one country. while it is easy to politicians to use slogans like civilian casualties to legitimize their presence, it is important to recognize the sacrifices and say that these people are there for a cause. even civilian casualties happen when taliban and the enemies of freedom are hiding in civilian areas and the cause the civilian casualties, but it is not talked about in that fashion because it is not popular. some of us talk about it. i will tell you a story, just about two months ago in a village near kabul, about 60 kilometers west, there were as a -- there was a house where people got together and said they were burning the koran, the holy book of muslims. some got on a soapbox and try to take advantage up that story. we should have the courage to stand up and bring people back to reality. so

one, the actions shall be filed in the united states district court for the district of columbia and shall be heard by three-judge court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, united states code. two, a copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the clerk of the u.s. house of representatives and the secretary of the senate. three, a final decision in the action shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the supreme court of the united states. such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and t filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days of the entry of the final decision. four, it shall be the duty of the united states district court for the district of columbia and the supreme court of the united states to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and appeal. b, intervention by members of congress. in any action in which the constitutionality of any provision of this act or any amendment made by this act is raised, including but not limited to an action described in subsection a, any member of

the united states is spending billions of dollars in pakistan. istan receive equal, if not more money, in the past 10 years from the international community, especially the united states, that afghanistan. pakistan should become more sincere about its performance. pakistan should become one pakistan, not that pakistan of the military and non-military, isi and civilian government. one pakistan under civilian rule of law and a democratic values. dissenting in afghanistan. we could achieve much more that way -- the same thing i afghanistan. we could achieve much more that way. >> this was a tour de force. you covered so much territory. your passion is contagious. i hope people listened, and more importantly, act along those lines. let me leave you with a token, literally and figuratively, of our appreciation. this is a coin, and it as a quotation from george washington -- speakers and pursue it steadily. i hope you continue -- speak truth and pursue its steadily. i hope you continue to speak truth and pursue it steadily. [applause] change thisant to

the united states except any sort of pressure on the -- does the united states exert any sort of pressure on the government of libya? this is my first question. my second is, how do you view the evolving relationship with the libyan regime, taking into account the government of libya being one of the most corrupt governments in the world? it is a dictatorship. there is no freedom of speech, not any kind of freedom, really. people are suffering. since you said you visited, i am sure you are aware of the deaths and a very dire situations. if you go a little further east -- and aware of the very dire situations. if you go a little further east, you will see even worse. i would also bring to mind the idea that gaddafi -- it is far from true. he is fighting everybody who opposes this. he is trying to fight for the rights and freedoms. if you go to some cities, you will find young men being recruited -- they are in dire situations, they have no future, no education, no job -- they are recruited under the watchful eye of the regime security forces, and listen to iraq to fight the americans. this

one of the 50 largest banks in the united states in 2009. the alleged is stunning in its scale and complexity. >> investigators alerted the u.s. treasury before the money was paid out. the government sponsored mortgage lenders fannie mae and freddie mac will no longer be trade on the new york stock exchange. an announcement today said they're being delisted after their average stock price fell below $1 a share. as for the rest of the wall street, it was a relatively flat day. the dow jones industrial average gained more than four points. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a point. a federal judge in san francisco heard closing arguments today in a landmark challenge to california's ban on gay marriage. two same-sex couples are suing to overturn the proposition 8 ballot measure that voters approved back in 2008. regardless of the outcome, the case is expected to go before an appeals court and will likely reach the u.s. supreme court. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to gwen. >> ifill: the president has received mixed reviews for

nations and the european union and the united statesand russia. i referred to the need to -- for them to make concrete moves toward those principles for the rest of the international community to engage with them. i continue to believe that is the right position. that is one we have in common with our allies and the whole of the international community. that position must be sustained. >> mr. speaker, in welcoming the foreign secretary's statement and his condemnation of the loss of innocent lives, may i ask if he recognizes that those innocent lives might well have been -- might well have included any of the u.k. citizens who were present in a situation in which the israelis committed a war crime of piracy in international waters, kidnapping and murder in pursuit of a holding an illegal blockade on the gaza strip which amounts to collective punishment. i led a delegation there earlier this year. will he assure the house that israelis failed to comply with the perfectly modest and satisfactory request that he has made of them that actio

the united states senate and the supreme court could not have married in some states. if you believe that what you do in your home in your bedroom, is your business and not -- no one else's, especially not government's, you are correct, but only because of the supreme court decisions like griswold versus connect kept and lawrence v texas reinforced our individual rights to privacy, keeping government out of the pry vass consensual activities of adults. the supreme court was on the side of the american people when it ruled in roe v wade that the constitutional right to pray vassey exists. the court was not taking sides in debate on abortion, it was stating that there were certain matters wit government should not interfere in the privacy of families. these landmark decisions and others continued a forward progression of protections for the american people against the abuse of power, particularly by an overreaching government. such was the case went supreme court ruled in gideon v wayne wright that the constitutional right to counsel in a criminal proceeding was guarante

india and the united states have a shared, convergent goal of a stable, peaceful, pluralistic, and democraticfghanistan which protect the rights and dignity of all sections of afghan society. india and the united states have partners -- our partners in achieving these goals. these goals can be best advanced through sustained international commitment in afghanistan, up by building capacities for governments and security through initiatives. we agreed on the importance of what choices -- wide choices and the importance of knowledge in the gains and progress that have been made since then with regard to the position and rights of women in afghanistan. terrorism threatens both of our societies. we agree that terrorism, terrorist groups operate in a cynic isyndicate and are increay converging together in motivation and targets. hence, a segmented approach towards terrorism, especially in our neighborhoods, will not succeed. we are pleased with the way i work counter-terrorism cooperation has progressed, and today we have agreed to intensify its further. we discussed the steps that we should take t

this is all within the united states. this is the issue. what is leading the change and what needs to be much more the focus are the children of immigrants. most of them, many of them are children of legal immigrants. in the united states even the children of undocumented immigrants are, themselves, u.s. citizens. they really are the greatest resource for this country in terms of their potential economic growth and the opportunities that they present if they are well educated. school districts contending with english as a second language and many different languages being spoken as a student coming in? guest: schools are the place where this is the most directly felt. even if we as adults do not necessarily travel in these circles, a good teacher cannot avoid it. it is occurring all over the united states in europe -- areas that did not have large immigration in the past. places like charlotte, north carolina, atlanta, georgiaa places where there are large latino populations moving in and as many as one-quarter of the school children come t