whitfield. mr. whitfield: first of all, i want to thank congressman lipinski of illinois for introducing this legislation on the national manufacturing strategy act. i think we all recognize an america today that our manufacturing sector, while still one of the strongest in the world, that we've lost a lot of manufacturing jobs. in fact, we've lost way too many. and this legislation, while it does provide additional studies to look at the problems for our manufacturing sector, i firmly believe that it does not go far enough and does not address the real problems with manufacturing in america today. one issue that we certainly need to look at in my view is the american tax policy. it's my upsing that the united states has the second highest corporate tax rate in the developed world and will soon move not number one slot because japan evidently is getting ready to drop its corporate income tax rate. we also know that already in the federal government there are many task forces that are looking at this

whitfield for five minutes. >> well, thank you again for ur testimony. and mr. feinberg, i think all of us are delighte that you will truly be independent, you're not reporting to anyone. i think that's probably good for all of us to get a fair and equitable help on this problem. i noticed that mr. daniels, mr. overton and mr. brennan in their testimony placed a great deal of emphasis on damages caused by perception as opposed to damages caed by actual damage and i've heard many people also blame the media for assisting in this misperception of the american public. and i don't think that any of us were surprid by that because the media is focused on being sensational and obtaining more viewers and more readers and frequently without any regard to the real impact it has on people. but my question to you would be since you're going to be up and running within a month hopefully, when you start processing claims from your perspecti perspective, it won't make any difference if the damage is caused by perception or by actual damage, is that correct? >> that is correct

whitfield: thank you, mr. speaker. i also would like to thank congressman moran for being a real leader on this legislation and certainly want to thank chairman rush and chairman waxman and others on the energy and commerce committee. this legislation, as mr. sarbanes adequately described, is relatively simple. it simply amends the fur products labeling act of 1951. that act required accuracy in the labels of -- labeling of fur products and apparel. but it did not apply to any apparel sold for less than $150. a series of recent investigations revealed that a significant number of clothes designers and retailers were selling some fur-trimmed garments described as faux or raccoon or coyote or whatever when actually it turned out to be dog fur or something else. as a matter of fact, 38 jackets subjected to very specific tests, every single garment of those 38 was either unlabeled or it contained a label that misidentified the animal's fur that was used in that garment. so this legislation is about transparency, providing

it's a film project myself, mario van peebles, lynn whitfield and ray liotta. >> jimmy: how much did give you a real scientific way to explain this. [ light laughter ] i was starving. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? just not eating? >> yeah, i was on liquids for about nine weeks to achieve the transformation. >> jimmy: really? and did you work out too, on top of that? >> yeah, i was doing cardio, i was running. i started running and then -- my energy levels started to drop, so i was just speed-walking. i was on an incline. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. now, what is this role? what is this movie? >> well, i play a heisman hopeful, that -- it's a family film about the disappointment and anticipation of success and a person focusing on their physical abilities and not concentrating on their academics at school. >> jimmy: really? and then, what happens to your character? >> well, he dies of cancer. >> jimmy: wow. >> it's a really -- it's a relevant topic, considering one out of eight people in the world die of cancer, topping tuberculosis, malaria and hiv all together. >> jimmy: wow.