because the speaker has made very serious allegations about the veracity of the briefings that are given by the c.i.a. and if we are to believe that she is correct, shouldn't we be eitherer having an investigation of those allegations or is it that she has now changed her mind and believes that the briefings are worthwhile because we can count on the veracity of the information given in those briefings? i yield. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i must say i really have difficulty following the nt

subsequently, judge kent counsel sent a letter questioning the veracity of the women and making the admissionthat their testimony was unnecessary because judge kent guilty plea to the felony obstruction presents sufficient grounds for impeachment. the task force received a letter from judge kent to the white house dated june 2, stating his intention to resign june 1, a year from now. this doesn't affect his current status as a federal judge and whether impeachment is warranted. our proceeding does not constitute a trial. as the constitutional power to try impeachment resides in the senate. the house has rose to inquire whether the judge's conduct provides a sufficient basis for impeachment. according to leading commem tateors and precedent, there are two broad categories of conduct that justify impeachment, serious abuse of power and conduct that demonstrates that an official is unworthy to fill the office that he or she holds. earlier this month, the judicial conference of the united states transmitted the certificates of the house certifying its determination that consideration of impeachme

if the speaker doubts the veracity of the information she receives from the c.i.a. but continues to receive that information, how is it that that process doesn't harm the national security of this country? and i yield to the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i continue to be confounded. i presume and hope and the speaker hopes, i'm sure, and everybody who receives information from the intelligence community believes and hopes that it is accurate and is good an a's -- assessment and an honor an assessment as can be given. everyone hopes that. mr. reyes is the chairman of the committee hopes that, i hope it when i'm briefed, i'm sure you do as well when you're briefed. but if it's not, if the not, i don't hold myself comeble or mr. reyes comeble. so i continue to be confused that your focus is on the speaker. not on the -- mr. cantor: reclaiming my time. mr. hoyer: every time you don't like my answer, frankly, mr. cantor, you reclaim your time i regret that. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i would just respond to the gentleman, i focus on the speaker because that's where the statements

as for the veracity of the information, from my own part, i am trying to be extremely careful to make sure that the information we receive is accurate, because in the middle of this game, some people always try to come every now and then, and i hate to use this word -- tried to get cute and exaggerate numbers and things like that. we are very cautious about statistics and numbers that we get. but to address a question, the numbers have been able but higher than what has so far been reported. we hope this will not continue, in the sense that we will try to encourage, as i said earlier, the security forces to reduce their crackdown. but we cannot control in any form, and as i said, there are two elements that are the question mark -- how long will the basij continue with the instruments of recession, but also the hired thugs within the regime? right in the same complex which was the other dicks complex in tehran -- the olympics complex in tehran, there is a group of five dozen people are more who have been specifically trained -- 5000 people or more who have been specifically trained, i

one might even be applied and say we have some reservations about your veracity, but let us use this as a point of departure anaiming at establishing a arrangements that give us reason to take these assertions as the truth. that then gets us into the discussion of what is still feasible in that regard. in fact, halting iranian enrichment is pretty much overdue, because they have advanced so far. the opportunity to negotiate with them have been wasted. perhaps that issue could have been addressed earlier when there enrichment program was at the very early stages. they're not going to dismantle what they have achieved. they're not going to abandon what they have been doing in this regard. but perhaps there maybe some ways of halting the process and in any case of subjected it to much more extensive inspections by the iaea. in keeping with inspections verify it to other participants, because it is doubtful that the iranians will accept some additional regiment for themselves. that will fly in the face of their notion of sovereignty. that will make them an exceptional case internationall

as for the veracity of the information, i am trying to be careful that the information we receive is accurate. in the middle of the game there are people who try to get cute and exaggerate numbers and things like that. so we are trying to be very cautious about any statistics or numbers that we get. but in principle, to address your question, the numbers have been higher than what has so far been reported. we hope this will not continue in the sense that we will try to encourage, as i said earlier, the security forces to reduce their crack down. what we can't control in any form -- and as i said, there are two elements. how long is it going to continue w the repression, but also hire thugs by the regime. it has been reported. -- and i know for a fact that in one instance, that rights in the same complex, which was the olympics complex in tehran, there is at least a group of 5,000 people, if not more, who have been specifically trained and kept on ice so to speak to be used if the scenario was to be called for by the regime to use them. i have unfortunately also heard reports that the

all of these lies, dressed up like veracity, appeared in print before hauptman went to trial. fortunately, not all of the misdeeds in the his tore of journalism had consequences like that, were that meanly intended. take the case of theodore drieser who early in his career was a newspaper reporter and then a theater critic for a newspaper in st. louis. on one occasion, drieser was assigned to review three plays that were opening on the same night. to make things worse, he also had another assignment that night, which was several miles out of town, away from the theaters smtheaters. he had absolutely no idea what he was going to do. he was afraid. he didn't have the best reputation with the paper. he was thought to be a little lazy because he didn't like the notion of being a theater critic, so he was afraid to complain. he decided he had to come up with a plan and his plan was to do this. he reviewed the three plays before he saw them. he operated the way jason blair did. he got newspapers from cities in which the plays had already been we are formed and on -- performed and on

these propositions and what may even be more polite and say we have some reservations about your veracity but let us use this as a point of departure aiming at establishing the maffei arrangements that give a reason to take the assertions as the truth in the back and then gets us into the discussion but is still feasible in that regard. in fact, halting the iranian enrichment is now pretty much overdue because they have advanced so far on the alert and 80's to negotiate with them have been wasted perhaps that issue could have been addressed earlier when their enrichment program was at a very, very early stage. they are not going to dismantle what they have achieved. they are not going to abandon what they have been doing in this regard. but perhaps there may be way is halting the process and in any case, of subjecting it to much more extensive inspections by the iaea, though inspections in keeping with inspections there are applied to other nnpt participants because it is doubtful the iranians who will accept additional regiment for themselves. that will fly in the face of their notion of

then further said they were consensual, and that's to block person a from coming forward or having veracity or noin back up what that person has said. i use a and b because i want to again respect that these are more than troubling comments and actions against two women who deserve to have a safe and secure workplace. then article 3 indicates that judges must hold their position and they must iness sense be persons of good behavior. to create a workplace that does not allow the safety and security of your employee and in particular the witness, a and b, that poses a serious problem. i'm making sure we track the constitutional road map we are now in and that we are aware of the fact that we can track the constitutional provisions and in essence say that this judge is not of good behavior. he now sits incarcerated. he has been convicted of a felony. the felony is an obstruction of justice and he did it knowingly. i'd like a moment to just say that in the proceeding where he had to proceed with his plea, the court specifically said you have the right to persist in a prior plea of not guilty th

nothing short of evidence under oath will be sufficient to give this inquiry veracity and integrity. i ask him now, will you give us an assurance that evidence will be under oath, and if not why not? >> the term to which evidence will be given as a matter we will comment on and report later. i am absolutely sure that everybody who is giving evidence will have to tell the truth to this committee. they are under an obligation by the terms of reference of the committee to do so. >> mr. speaker, the delay in this announcement by the prime minister and the details of the scope of the inquiry have plainly been designed so that it reports the other side of a general auction. if i could just have the prime minister's attention for a moment, i'm trying to ask him a question. given that parliament and people were misled about the causes and reasons for this war, will the prime minister and to the point made by the leader of the opposition about the need for an interim report so that we can learn some of these lessons about this government before the government has its day with the british elec

only ones who created the modern structure credit buy any means but it turns out to have a lot of veracity as i later discovered. so i left that conference and feedback to the ft determined on the one hand to try to on a pick this strange new credit jungle and on the other hand, to try to keep an eye on why and how the alumni had come to play such a key role in building this credit world, and the next two or three years we labored away in the capitol markets team and i stress we because there was a group of less, not just myself, trolleying to make sense of the shadowy debt and tikrit tips bald that was growing at a pace. and i mean in the last year or two it's become fashionable to try to unpick who predicted this crisis and who didn't. i for one wouldn't claim to have predicted the scale of the terrible financial cataclysm that overwhelm us. but what was clear back in 2005 and 2006, was not only was this an extraordinary revolution going on in the credit world, but the only thing that was more extraordinary about the scale of revolution going on in the financial system was the fact it wa

to these propositions, and one may even be more impolite and say we have reservations about your veracity, but, let us use this as a points of departure, aim establishing bona fide rangerments to take these assertions as the truth and that then gets us into a discussion of what is still feasible in that regard. in fact halting uranium enrichment is now pretty much overdue because i have advanced so far and the opportunities to negotiate with them have been wasted, perhaps that issue could be addressed earlier. when their enrichment program was at the very, very early stage. they are not going to dismantle what they have achieved. they a are not going to abandon what they have been doing in the regard. but, perhaps the -- there may be ways of halting that process, and, in any case of subjecting it to much more extensive inspections, by the iaea those inspections in keeping with inspections that are plied to other npt participants because it is doubtful the iranians will accept additional regimen for themselves alone and will fly in the face of their notion of sovereignty and will make them

jobs because it's not considering a long-term economic impact, let alone the lack of environmental veracity. the a positive story we hear throughout our commonwealth is low energy creates jobs and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: i ask unanimous concept to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. burton: madam speaker, the national health care program as advertised by the administration, they estimate it will cost $1 trillion just to insure 1/3 of the uninsured in this country. so it will cost $3 trillion if you add all those people to the health care rolls. money that we just don't have. and the thing that really bothers me is abc news over the next week is going to be advertising a two-hour infomercial that's going to take place by the president, the white house, in the next week. and they're doing this at the white house. abc is actually moving into the white house to advertise this for the president. you know, the pr

the only ones who created the modern world of structure, but it turned out to have a lot lot of veracity as i later discovered. i flew back to the fp determined, on the one hand, to unpick this jungle, and on the other hand keep an eye on why and how the morgan alumni had come to play such a key role in building this world. and for the next two years we labored away, and i would stress we because it was a group of us, not just myself, trying to make sense of this vast, shadowy debt and derivatives world that was growing apace. and, i mean, it's become very fashionable to try and unpick or work out who predicted this crisis and who didn't. i, for one, would not claim to have predicted on the scale of the terrible financial cataclysm that's overwhelmed us, but what was clear to us back in 2005 and 2006 was that not only was there an extraordinary revolution going on in the credit world, but the only thing that was more extraordinary about the scale of revolution going on in the financial system was the fact that it was going almost entirely unnoticed. i mean, there were a few papers like t

who created the modern world of structure credit by any means, but it turned out to have a lot of veracity as i later discovered. so i left to that conference in nice went back to the financial times determined to try and unpick the strange new credit john go in, on the other hand, to try and keep an eye on why and how the morgan alumni played a key role in building this credit world. and for the next two or three years we labored away in the capital markets team and i was just we because it was a group of us, not just myself, trying to make sense of this vast shadow debt and derivatives world that was growing apace. and in the last year or two and became fashionable to try and unpick or work out who predicted this crisis and who didn't. i ever wanted or not claim to have predicted the scale of the horrible financial cataclysm that has overwhelmed us, but what was clear to us back in 2005 and 2006 was that not only was there an extra nearly -- external revolution going on in the credit world but the only thing more is trenary about this revolution going on in the financial system was of th

i think we've expressed our personal concern about this issue of the veracity of our c.i.a. and whether or not they've been lying to the congress and to the speaker of the house, the third most powerful person and most important person in line for the presidency. these are issues that as the ethics issues week of raised recently, issues that have places they can be resolved, either in the leadership of this house or the ethics committee, they need to be resolved, madam speaker. we need these issues resolved and i would file this argument by saying, especially this intelligence issue before the world blows up in our face. i'd thank my colleagues for being here with us and helping me he with this today and i appreciate them expressing it and now we'll yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from maine, ms. pingree, is now recognized for 60 minutes ased he isingny of the majority lead -- as the designee of the majority leader. ms. pingr