to help rid uganda and central africa of the l.r.a. this bill authorizes the president to provide additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs in the democratic republic of congo. southern sudan and central african republic affected by the activity. it also supports efforts by the people of northern ewe began dand the government to promote justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels. mr. speaker, it is important we pass the legislation today to draw attention to the l.r.a.'s reign of terror and demonstrate our support for the people of uganda. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the gentleman. i strongly support the policy objectives of senator bill 1067, the lord's resistance army disarmament and northern uganda recovery act. for nearly 27 year the lord

the visit occurred in ghana, south africa or uganda? >> uganda. >> right. congratulations.ne for you, matthew. which is the term for a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river? a lake, a sound or a tributary? >> a tributary. >> right. wow. i didn't know the answer to either of those, i have to tell you. i think i will let you test me a little bit but i'm scared. i don't think i could be in that bee with you. thomas looks like he has something he wants to ask me. >> yes. >> which -- this is kind of a local question. which state -- to create the district of columbia. >> it had to be maryland or virginia. >> yes. >> so let's see, virginia? >> maryland. >> see, i told you, i could never be in the geography bee. >> do you want to ask me one quickly? >> i don't have one thought out. >> i didn't want to embarrass myself one more time. matthew, thomas, we're so proud of you for being from our area and being in the geography bee. i'll bet there are not many areas that have two representatives. congratulations to both of you. we'll be watching next week to see what ha

they can be a new gondola -- in uganda or china. the indication may be that the server is in the united states or canada. these are smart people utilizing a great system. the sensibility is the great attraction. it is also a great fall mobility -- a great vulnerability. we hear about time all the time -- time all the time. a lot of it is classified, but a lot of it has gotten out. there is no question that there is much involvement. any country that seeks to have some sort of military capacity is involved in that. i do not think there is any doubt about that. you heard what mr. clarke said about the capabilities of the united states. there is a question in all of this. you take a defensive or offensive posture? do you take an offensive posture to negate an attack? some people say you are escalating it because -- and offensive posture because you are taking it an offensive posture. respond in an appropriate way. we have to have the capacity to defend ourselves and have options as to how that defense takes place. that takes money, man

she went to el salvador to help christians who had been wiped out in a hurricane come to india to uganda where she lived in a mud floor hut without electricity to teach the children of the tribe of african jews to read and write. this was sarah's divine name. it might have will have been denver. the first woman profit and judge. at her bar mitzvah, sarah had read the story of denver as a store and it was deborah who provided her with her favorite say, justice, justice you shall pursue. the code of sarah's life was a repair of the world. or a healing of the world. it is often associated with social justice. it was both a bond and a vote of contention between us, that i will come back to in a moment. before that i want to describe what this meant to sarah. her rabbi had written were all connected. we are one. each of us is created in the divine image and other peoples suffering is our own. therefore, we have no choice but to try to heal it. in a parallel vein, sarah wrote at the heart of judaism, as abraham's vision of oneness, the idea that we are all deeply connected. i think that's at t

. -- prudential committee, the czech republic, republic of moldova, and uganda -- we still need two more. for now will take it that you will accept the other's. if there is no objection, may i take it the conference agrees to this proposal? thank you. in accordance with established practice, the report of the prudential committee will be submitted to the conference. after the documents have been properly examined. i would now like to proceed. you will recall that, a second that the preparatory committee decided to invite the secretary general of the united nations and the consultation with the members of the preparatory committee to nominate an official to act as provisional secretary general of the conference. at its third session the preparatory committee was informed that in response to the request, the secretary-general of the indignations following consultation with members of the preparatory committee, had nominated the post -- to the post mr. thomas -- to serve in that capacity. the state parties were duly informed. may i take it the conference which is to confirm him as secretary

the clerk: senate 1067, an act to support stablization and peace in northern uganda in areas throughopment of a regional strategy to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the lord's resistance army and funds for reconstruction and transitional justice and information other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, i have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the white house on friday, may 14, 2010, at 10:52 a.m. and said to contain a message from the president, whereby he submits a copy of a notice filed earlier with the federal register continuing the emergency with burma, first declared in executive order 13047 of may 20, 1997. with best wishes, i am signed sincerely, lorraine c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states section

has completed his stay in you got that after conducting meetings with a number of officials -- in uganda after conducting meetings with the number of officials yesterday. he will arrive in istanbul tomorrow for a conference on somalia. with that, i will take your questions. >> do you have any update on the hikers in iran? are there any new prospects for their release? >> the mothers of the three hikers remain in tehran. i understand they had a second meeting with their children earlier today. we're grateful for that. beyond that, we understand that they are still there. we certainly continue to call upon the government of iran to release them on the merits -- on humanitarian greens -- grounds. last july ther u.s. military turned over to iraqi custody five iranians and i would defer to the iraqi people whether they have been released. >> there in the hands of the iraqi -- they are in the hands of the iraqis right now, is that what you are saying? >> according to our agreement, the u.s. transferred five iranian detainee's to iraqi custody. if there were further releases of many of these in