the former speaker of the u.s. house of representatives newt gingrich is also a conservative.e is certain to win in georgia. >>> rick santorum is posing a particularly big threat to romney in conservative stronghold states. the recent standoff between the catholic church and the obama administration over the president's birth control policy seems to be working to santorum's advantage. nhk world's careen schneider reports. >> reporter: rick santorum is gaining ground and momentum in conservative areas across america. he claims the obama administration is limiting the freedom guaranteed to citizens by the u.s. constitution. >> why we can't give it away because it goes to the heart of whether we are free people after this election. >> reporter: last month, president obama announced a federal policy that requires employer health insurance plans to offer free coverage of contraceptive services for women. >> that when it comes to women, preventive care should include coverage of contraceptive services such as birth control. that free preventive care includes access to free contracep

menard stood in the chamber of the u.s. house of representatives to make his case unsuccessfully in the end to be seated in the house, and the "new york tribune" reported the galleries were crowded and the house gave him his undivided attention, he being the first negro in the history of the country to whom the privilege was granted of addressing the house of representatives. now, we might be content to relegate menard to a curious historical footnote. after all, there were other earlier curious footnotes in terms of house history. in february of 1865 house chaplain william channing invited the black preacher henry highland garnett to kmcommemora the house's approval of the 13th amendment banning slavery to deliver a sermon in the house chamber. that was a unique moment in its own right because african-americans had been banned from the house chamber as far as we know going back to the 1820s. but garnett wasn't speaking in the house while it was in legislative session and he certainly wasn't making his case to be seated as a repr

u.s. housing market, current conditions and policy consideration." however, subsequent actions suggest that the fed has views about the policies congress should enact. just two days after the white paper was released. elizabeth duke gave a speech which she advocated for specific housing policies and effectively asked the gse conservatory to ignore his mandate to conserve and preserve assets to the gses. that same day, mr. chairman, new york fed president william dudley gave a speech which he argued that it would "make sense for fannie and freddie to routine reduce principal on delinquent mortgages, using taxpayer dollars." these statements suggest to many that the fed do in fact have a blue print there for housing market policy. that blueprint appears to involve using the taxpayer supported gses as a piggy bank. in weighing in, certain fed governors have begun to take sides in which should be a congressional policy debate, i believe. the fed has been and should, i believe, continue to be a useful resource for information and analysis on the housing m

the 75-year-old mikulski was' electricitied to the u.s. house of representatives in 1976 and the u.s. senate ten years later. she will be honored on the mall. >>> get ready for more people in. get ready for the opening of the casino. construction is well underway for the maryland live casino at arundel mills mall. it will be the third gaming parlor to open and it will be by far the largest. >> we are at 300,000 scare foot facility with 4750 electronic slot machines and electronic table games. if you put that in perspective, on the vegas strip, not one casino of that size. in atlantic city, not one casino of that size >> when this casino fully opens, at least 1500 people will be employed here. >> jobs are starting to post every day. please go online, apply for as many jobs as you feel you would like to and that will get the system rolling for you. >> executive chef rudy volpie will need many chefs. >> there will be an asian station, an italian station, what we call an american station. >> the chef was interviewing hundreds and hundreds of people.

. >>> in march of 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide, and today our content of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books and american history is available on tv, radio and online. >> my personal appreciation that i owe a great debt to others reinforces my view that a certain humility should characterize the judicial role. judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. judges are like umpires. umpires don't make the rules. they apply them. the role of an umpire and a judge is critical. they make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role. nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies as a public service. >>> each week american history tv's "american artifacts" takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites from around the country. next, travel with american history tv to james madison's montpelier in orange county virginia. we'll learn about the madison family chemistry, a nearby slave che

now that is not going to happen when there is an equal number of women and men in the u.s. house. and it's something that emily's list is working on every cycle, and feel like this year in particular is one where we can get a lot more women elected. and we need voices. >> let's go to ed, democratic caller in manhattan, kansas. good morning. >> caller: good morning. how you? >> good, thanks. go right ahead. >> caller: thank you. well, i have to agree with the young lady that, you know, i don't understand the way these people, these republicans in the name of religion and christ tell people how to run their lives. i feel like that they want to keep the women back in the '30s, slave to the kitchen and being barefoot and pregnant. and i just wonder if they feel the same way about the contraception issue for the men for viagra and the -- that sort of thing. and if you could comment for me, i would appreciate it. thank you. >> you know, it is an interesting point. these debates continue to be incredibly one-sided, as you just put it, it is about the place of women. well, like you i thin

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 196, the nays are 219 and the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-422 by the the gentlewoman from california, ms. eshoo on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-422 offered by ms. eshoo of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: the ye

when this bill passes the house today, madam chair, we will have the u.s. house of representatives on record about solutions to the malpractice challenges that face this nation. there is no need to be on the record today, madam chair, about all of the different ways that we got here, because i might disagree with my friend from georgia about how we got here. i would certainly disagree with my friend from michigan about how we got here. but what is important is that we begin to take those steps forward, madam chair, and with the removal of these findings, we are going to be able to let that language stand on its face for this house to have the free and open debate i'm looking forward to today. mr. conyers: does it preempt state law? mr. woodall: maintaining my time, madam chair, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: all time having expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to.

the u.s. house is in recess and they will return at 2:00 p.m. eastern for general speeches and will be back at 5:00 p.m. for legislative business. they will be working on naming post offices today. later this week they will work on bills authorizing all conduit facilities in the bureau for reclamation. the conduit power for public -- companies to go public. live coverage of the house, here on c-span. elsewhere here in washington, the american israel public affairs committee continues its annual conference. live remarks tonight from mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, and benjamin netanyahu. that begins at 6:30 eastern, here on c-span 2. >> hello, everybody. we got everybody in? >> president obama met with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, earlier today at the white house just before they went into closed session. >> well, i want to welcome prime minister netanyahu and the entire delegation back to the white house, the oval office. this visit comes at a critical time. we are seeing incredibl

. >> the u.s. house has been in a bit of recess as the president is up on capitol hill with the irish prime minister and the traditional st. patrick's day lunch. that is wrapping up. we expect the house to gavel back in in a few minutes, probably around 1:45 eastern. they'll vote on a bill they debated dealing with establishing a program with the sale of federal real estate. and debate a bill -- the rule for removing restriction from a piece of land in virginia. house debate coming up at about 1:45 here on c-span. the budget was released today by budget committee chairman, republican paul ryan, his budget proposal. they are calling it the path to prosperity. you can watch the news conference at the release. you can read the report, proposal itself and also the white house reaction on our website at c-span.org. its primary day in illinois with 54 delegates at stake in the republican presidential primary. we will have complete coverage for you. the latest vote results, the candidate speeches, and your resp

u.s. housing data. to see how stocks here are trading let's go to ramin mellegard. we've seen a mixed picture for u.s. stocks but i hear trade data was just released in japan. >> we have the trade figures for japan. a bit of a surprise there. showing a surplus for the first time in five months of around $400 million. and we're seeing a little bit of reaction there. the yen gaining a touch which is actually capping any upside for the nikkei. let's have a look at the exact levels for the nikkei and the topix. trading in and out of positive territory for the past 15 minutes. a bit of a mixed picture there. marginally higher for the nikkei and topix. one concern of course for the markets is what you were talking about earlier about oil imports from iran. and also within the deficit -- within the trade numbers, the increase in energy imports here in japan still remains. that's a bit of a dilemmarom japan as it's caught up in the exemption from the sanctions which is one of the conditions there of lowering its imports from iran. then it gives the oil wholesalers a bit of a

u.s. housing market. we had concerns over slowing economic growth in china and oil prices went down about 2.3%. andrew? >> and you are watching "world business today." still ahead on the program, as the british chancellor, the finance minister george osborne gets ared to present his budget and the country awaits another round of austerity, what outlook is there for growth? that's next here on cnn. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ >>> welcome back. you're watching "world business today" live on cnn. >>> the chancellor, george osborne will deliver his budget in

sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 8, 2012, at 9:34 a.m. that the senate passed senate 1855. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 11:45 a.m. today. >> bill meant to free up more capital to small and medium-sized companies. until they resume here's some discussion from this morning's "washington jaorch." host: joining us is representative jackie spiers, a democrat from california. member of the armed services committee up in the house and a senior democratic whip. represent speier welcome to the "washington journal." we spent the first 25 minutes talking with our viewers about u.s. policy in syria and whether u.s. military intervention is an option as a member of the armed services, what -- armed services committee what, is your feeling about that? guest: i think if we do engage we need

first 16 years in the u.s. house of representatives, second district maine, and 18 years in the u.s. senate, maine. snowe says the reason for her decision not to run for a fourth term in the u.s. senate is because the senate is too divided and too soured to get anything done. >> the point is -- to be a consensus building institution, and we have strayed from that, far from it. we've deferred tax reform, regulatory reform, we've deferred energy policy, deferred budgets -- american budget resolutions and violation of laws. we're not dealing with things that people likely expect should be coming at this time, during this challenging economic period. >> president obama saluted senator snowe, it happens rarely a salute from a democratic president to a republican member of congress. from her unwaving support for our troops to her effort to reform wall street to fighting for maine's small businesses, senator snowe's career demonstrates how much can be accomplished when leaders from both parties come thing for the american p

the democrat was elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 197 f and moved to the u.s. senate in 1986. she still has more than four years left on her current term. senator mikulski will be honored by her colleagues on the u.s. senate floor in wednesday. >>> coming up a real life drama. masked men rob an entire movie theater in arlington. >>> plus we'll tell you where a business is trying to fill 900 jobs locally. and the d.c. bar where president [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. virginia. a movie theater was robbed from a scene that seemed to come right from the big screen. police say two masked men held up a theater on swap box road around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. the thieves pulled the fire alarm which caused an evacuation. no one was in

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] on this vote the yeas are 266. the nays are 158. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 5 the 7 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of house concurrent resolution 112. will the the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. biggert, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of house concurrent resolution 112 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on wednesday, march 28, 2012, a request for recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in house report 11

she won a u.s. house seat and was re-elected four times. congratulations. >> she stopped the highway going through fells point. >> this was like a flash mob that ended up with one girl in the hospital. how police plan to battle back the next time. >> and johns hopkins university has added either area of study. how studs can have a curriculum of sciences. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal isn't such a good deal. but new bounty with trap and lock technology gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. new bounty. the clean picker upper. join kermit's party with bounty. now at disney.com/muppetsbringit. bring home the muppets on blu-ray combo pack and dvd. in stores now! >>> stocks close higher. it doesn't seem like that much. the dow jones up 6 1/2. the s&p 500 up just over 5 1/2. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, they've al

u.s. housing market got another positive sign on wednesday.he national association of realtors says home sales dipped slightly in february but the past three months have been the best winter for sales in five years. . economists say the improving job market has fueled demand for housing. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke assured members much congress that u.s. banks are strong enough to weather a european financial crisis. bernanke says a meltdown in europe would be costly to american banks but they're better to withstand a cries. >>> australian government says it will offer general motors $250 million to continue making cars in australia. pretty big moves going on down under. >> ashley morrison here in new york. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. in sports, the deal looks shaky for a while but this morning tim tebow is a jet all the way. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports i

u.s. housing. i think this is the year housing recovers. we have to remember, 250,000 increase in u.s. housing starts is about $4 s&p upside. that's a real leverage to that component. europe looks like it's expanding this year. that's an upside for all the cyclicals. in some ways i think s&p profits, our forecast is 105. i think there's a couple of dollars upside for this year. >> it has turned positive there. i'm told the dow is now positive for the week. so after all this sturm and drang, we are going to finish positive here. what would you avoid? >> i'm not quite as sanguine on earnings. i think there's a decent chance you'll get a mild recession in the u.s. next year simply from fiscal drag. what worries me a little bit is i think this year is setting up to look a lot like last year, strong first half, weak second half. i don't want to offend anyone's politics, but the election, if barack obama were to be reelected, that creates a whole other source of issues. i think as far as the bush tax cuts are concerned, especially on dividends and capital gains, that's a worry for me. it be h

. >>> the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide and today our content of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books is available on tv, radio and online. >> we have even had advice that we do not do as i did today and come in with a plain old white shirt and a summer tie. heaven forbid. now i don't know whether my colleagues feel this would be a better decorum for the senate and i see the distinguished senator staffer nodding no, but perhaps the people of ohio would be glad to make a judgment on what they want to see me attired in here in the united states senate. so, mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate and i'm sure none of us will do a thing differently in the senate of the united states now that we are on television. thank you. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies as a public service. >>> tuesday morning on c-span 3 a house armed certificaservicese hearing on u.s. military operations in afghanistan. marine corps general john allen, top mi

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 357, the nays are 36. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2682 on which the the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2682, a bill to provide end user exemptions from certain and the securities exchange act of 1934 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house assist pend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for pol

u.s. housing market got another positive sign on wednesday.he national association of realtors says home sales dipped slightly in february but the past three months have been the best winter for sales in five years. economists say the improving job market has helped fuel demand for housing. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke assured members of congress that u.s. banks are strong enough to weather a european financial crisis. bernanke says a meltdown in europe would be costly to the american economy but banks are in better shape to withstand a crisis than they were before the recession. >>> and general motors is getting a big boost down under. australian government says it will offer gm a $275 million subsidy to continue making cars in australia. gm promises to invest $1 billion in manufacturing in australia. pretty big moves going on down under. >> no doubt. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. in sports, the deal looked shaky for a while but this morning tim tebow is a jet all

u.s. senate. >> former arkansas senator blanche lincoln was first elected to the house in 1992. year's year of the woman four years later became a u.s. senator. she joins me now. senator lincoln, nice to see you. >> thanks, chuck. glad to be with yo uh. >> when i look at the -- first, we're going to take this total political map. look at the map here. and when it comes to the road to control for the united states senate for the democrats, if they keep control, it's going to be because they elect more women to the u.s. senate. here are the number of women running for reelection starting with dianne feinstein, debbie stabenow, and look at the women candidates that may end up the democratic nominees in wisconsin. tammy baldwin, shelly berkeley, elizabeth warren in massachusetts. there was some talk of recruiting shelly pingry in maine, that didn't happen. it does seem clear to me that democrats realize this is their road to stay in control. >> well, democrats realize it, but women realize how important it is. and i think with as many polarized candidates and polarized issues in peo

. >> when the housing bubble in the u.s. collapsed it was the catalyst for the unwinding of the excesses and in the -- in one of the core reasons why the canadian financial system weathered the storm well was first of all, the number of regulators is much smaller and they can coordinator with each other, there's only five stitutions in total that are really overseeing the canadian financial system. when there was a problem, you can get all five people in the loom and say, what do we do? right? how do we keep, how do we deal with the problem? canadian financial stitutions carry more capital and were more leveraged. this is part of regulation and partly because of culture. >> so dare i say it, that canadian banks were more bore something. >> and criticized for it. in 2005, 2002006, you can find examples of stock analysts were that critical of canadian banks. and to be honest the canadian financial system doesn't do a lot of innovation first, what it tends to do is watch what goes on not united states and say, hey that seems to

that is hardly a mark of people who take the deliberative process in the u.s. house of representatives very seriously. i thank the gentleman from colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. just so you know the gentleman is correct. and i appreciate his viewpoint of this. this is a copy of mr. quayle's bill right here. it's about 1/3 of a page long. and it's a good idea that says we are going to increase the number of people who can invest in community bank. i hope that should not require us to have to go back and do too much thinking about how great this would be. we are trying to perfect instead of by just having an amendment to allow our members to take part in these things with their good ideas. i do take that what the gentleman said is correct, but good ideas are a part of this bill and that should be what we are about here on the floor just as the amendment that may not have gone through -- mr. frank: would the gentleman yield

the u.s. house approved a republican-crafted budget today totaling $3.5 trillion.t would cut the deficit by revamping medicare and reducing food stamps and other programs. it also rejects president obama's call to raise taxes on the wealthy, but calls for ending unspecified tax breaks. the bill is expected to be dead on arrival when it reaches the democratic-controlled senate. funding for highway construction will keep flowing at least, for another three months. congress passed the short-term extension today. the senate had already approved a two-year funding measure, but so far, house republicans have balked. without the stopgap measure, the funding would expire this weekend. the number of americans filing their first claims for unemployment compensation fell again last week. but the news failed to give wall street, much of a lift. the dow jones industrial average gained 19 points to close at 13,145. the nasdaq fell nine points to close at 3,095. a new video has emerged in last month's fatal shooting of florida teen-ager trayvon martin. a neighborhood watch volunt

u.s. housing market. despite that news, stocks on wall street fell. the dow lost nearly 69 points while the nasdaq fell four. >>> the greek parliament approved the latest bailout loan from the eurozone countries this morning. but some of greece's creditors remain concerned the country's austerity measures may not do enough to lower its debt. and that could mean a third bailout would be needed to rescue greece from default. >>> the airline industry is keeping a close watch on the rising cost of oil and the tensions in iran. according to an aviation trade association, airlines could lose more than $5 billion this year if oil prices spiked to $150 a barrel. prices are now just under $107 a barrel, a nine-month high. the trade group says airlines are already expecting to see earnings decline because of rising fuel costs. >>> and sales of apple's new ipad have been sizzling but so are the hands of the people using them. according to a study by "consumer reports" the new tablet reached a temperature of 116 degrees while a game was running. that's 13 degrees

. >>> in march of 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide. and today, our content of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history, is available on tv, radio, and online. >> my personal appreciation that i owe a great debt to others reinforces my view that a certain humility should characterize the judicial role. judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. judges are like umpires. umpires don't make the rules. they apply them. the role of an umpire and a judge is critical. they make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role. nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies, as a public service. >>> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. welcome to the united states capitol. in 2009, congressman john lewis of georgia, chairman of the bipartisan slave labor task force introduced and congress passed h. conrad's 135. the resolution required the architect of the capitol to design and procu

flesh and blood and later in 1870 joseph rainy of south carolina won a special election to the u.s. house of representatives, becoming the first african-american to serve in our institution. the arrival of revels and rainy ranked among the great paradoxes in american history. just a decade earlier, these african-americans congressional seats were held by southern slave holders. in so many aspects menard's background and his experiences foreshadowed those of african-americans who would shortly follow him into congress as phil just alluded to, he was young, he was just 30 years old when he made that speech on the house floor, like a lot of the men who would follow him in the 1870s and 1880s. he was born into a mixed race family. he was exceedingly well educated, relative to his c contemporaries and like all those who would follow him in the next decade he was from a reconstructed republican government in the south, and as did menard, african-americans elected after him found allies among radical republicans on capitol hill. menard's contested election too was a preview of what awaited other

the u.s. house will get under way at noon eastern for their legislative work of the day. likely to be a long day of debate as members today will consider the republican 2013 budget plan put forth by the paul ryan. coverage, of course, on our companion network c-span. next up, we're going to take you to a senate judiciary committee, a hearing on the attorney general -- the attorney investigating the prosecution of former alaska senator ted stevens. he will testify before the committee today. henry schuelke's final report says justice department officials withheld information that would have "seriously damaged the testimony and credibility of the government's key witnesses." but he stopped short of recommending any criminal misconduct charges. senator stevens died in a plane crash of august 2010. he was convicted of failing to report gifts in october of 2008. but that conviction was thrown out at the request of the justice department after evidence surfaced of prosecutorial misconduct. here is mr. schuelke at the witness table. this should get under way shortly. live covera

he said there's evidence the housing market and home prices are beginning to stabilize. i asked him if the u.s. economy can heal without a full recovery in housing. >> i think that's a little too simplistic way to look at the kmechlt i think that the housing market will have to impve, but the housing market is not as big a share of the economy as it was in 2007. so yes, we want the housing market to improve. and yes, if we get it top improve the economy will do better. but i'm not entirely convinced that it's the linchpin to everything that makes the economy recover. >> susie: account fed do anything to repair housing? >> i think some people have come to expect that the fed has all these tools and we can just solve the housing market. we can solve the labor market. we can solve the automobile problems. monery policy is not a very useful tool for solving a lot of these problems. we're a very blunt instrument. >> i'm sure you hear this all the time that people complain that it's so difficult to get a mortgage or refinance their home even if they have a good credit cord. isn't there anything that

back now to the u.s. house. they return for work on two measures. members considering bills with immigrant visas for israelis and exemptions or exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity. votes expected 6:30 today. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to th rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from california, mr. berman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include he extraneous materials on h.r. 4086 currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: madam speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, a leader on the judiciary committee, for introducing this legislation. i also want to thank mr. conyers and mr. cohen for their support as well. this bill preserves the ability of u.s. museu

when the civil war erupted, kurt is resigned his seat in the u.s. house of representatives. he was iowa's very first congressman. and he offered his services to the u.s. war department. the aging general in chief of the u.s. army, winfield scott reme from the mexican war. and he essentially arranged his appointment to general. scott's faith in curtis was not misplaced. when the dust settled, curtis would be the most successful commander in blue or gray west of the mississippi river. curtis realized early on that his -- his greatest opponent, his toughe esest opponent would geography. the campaign would take place atop the ozark plateau in the middle of winter. the absence of railroads and rivers meant the federals would have to advance on crude frontier roads. the operative word is crude. under such circumstances the science of logistics assumed critical importance. every step forward would take the fed ralz farther and farther away from their base of supplies in ralleigh:mathematics of the process was inescapable. at some point the union army would reach the end of its logi

him from phillip magness from george mason university, and matthew wasniewski, historian of the u.s. house of historians. this is about an hour from the u.s. capital historical society. >> before we begin, before i introduce the speakers, let me introduce congressman danny davis of illinois to make a welcome to the audience. congressman. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. and let me just say how delighted i am to be here. as a matter of fact, the last time i was at a meeting, i was so inspired by a woman who made a presentation of a book that she has written that i have been trying to get that book into school districts all around illinois and other places throughout the country. and actually had her at my home in chicago for the kwanzaa celebration that we do each year to present to our guests. so it is always a pleasure and a delight to see and be a part of looks at the development and evolution of our country. and to think of how magnificent it really is when we go back to where it was when it started, how it got started, all of the different people who have come from places throughou

u.s. housing data was less a encouraging than expected on wednesday. government debt prices rose as investors sought safety in less risky assets. here's our summary of the day's trading. >> the decision for punishing solar imports in the united states -- not a good decision, according to the people here in the frankfurt market. to mild, they say, when you consider what strong competition the chinese are worldwide, and that is a problem for the german solar energy industry. one point in case, the solar hybrid company reporting a bankruptcy now, share dropping by over 60%. all in all, not a terribly good day here in the german market. a lot of shares treading water, some losing. people say not enough fresh and good news in order to put fresh money into the market, but the dax over 7000 points. >> let's take a closer look at some market numbers now in frankfurt. the dax ended the day of almost one. -- almost 0.25%. euro stocks 50 ended the day down about 0.3%. 2567 the number there. across the atlantic, the dow jones is currently going down just a tad at

u.s. congressman demonstrated his anger and what he said is racial profiling. in a speech on the house floor representative bobby rush removed his jacket revealing a hooded sweatshirt. rush said just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum. ordered rush off the floor for violating house rules. >>> a judge ruled today that the names of uc davis police officers involved in that pepper spraying incident we showed you last fall can remain sealed. only two names are being revealed in a report on the incident where officers pepper sprayed seated occupy protesters as you see here. those two names were already known after this video went viral. they are police chief and it's lieutenant john pike. the other officers wanted their privacy protected. >>> some fishy business, why investors hoping to make a big catch of their own. >>> chris emics and supporters here thursday of arguments fourth of supreme court. now some believe the president health care law is on life support. >>> a bit of a break in the rain for now. coming up the areas that can warm to near 70 degrees for tomo

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] can the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235 and the nays are 183. the previous question is ordered. will members kindly clear the well. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. for what purpose does the speaker of the house seek recognition? the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker: it's my privilege today to pay tribute to john sullivan who will retire this week after eight years of service as our parliamentarian and 25 years of service to this house. john leaves his post with much to be proud of, starting with a first rate team of parliamentarians who will do a fine job carrying on his legacy. the parls are the people here who are here first every morning and they're also the last ones to leave at night. they review every piece of