i thank my friend from wisconsin. yesterday the supreme court delivered a victory for our constitutional freedoms by upholding the right of individual citizens to keep an bear arms. to fully honor the second amendment, we must also be vigilant against regulations that place unnecessary burdens on manufacturers of guns and ammunition. the requirement for manufacturers that pay federal excise tax biweekll+y is costly and does not improve tax compliance or public safety. h.r. 5552 is a commonsense bill that doesn't add to the deficit and will help ensure law-abiding americans have access to american-made firearms. it is supported by the n.r.a. and a number of hunting and conservation groups. i urge the passage of this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: does the gentleman from wisconsin have any additional speakers? ok. i'll just simply wrap up then. mr. speaker, i'll yield myself the remainder of the time. this is a commonsense solution that ought to be paced -- passed. it harmo

flag day was first celebrated in 1885 as one early supporter, bernard cigrand, a wisconsin school teacher, wanted june 14 be known as flag birthday. the idea quickly caught on and many people wanted to participate. in 1894 the governor of new york asked that all public buildings fly the flag on june 14 to begin observing flag day. and again in 1916 president woodrow wilson proclaimed flag day as a national celebration. however, the holiday was not officially recognized until 1949 when president harry truman signed the national flag day bill. since the beginning of our republic, americans have flown the flag to show their appreciation and pride for this great nation. every day americans pledge their allegiance to the flag and the troops carry the flag to defend the liberty for which it stands. we reflect the loss of loved ones who died in defense of our nation. let us pledge allegiance to this flag, to declare our patriotism and to raise its colors high to express our pride and respect for the american way of life and the freedom that it represents. i urge my colleagues to support this res

the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. sensenbrenner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that i insert into the record at this time a statement by the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, the running backing member of the committee -- the ranking member of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sensenbrenner: i yield myself off time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the department of justice. the judiciary act of 1789 which was passed by the first congress and signed into law by president george washington created the office of attorney general which eventually became the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. the department of justice began its work on july 1, 1870, through an act of congress with the attorney general at its head. since then the department has evolved into the world's largest law office and the central agency for the enforcement of federal law. today the department strivings to meet four goals in its pursuit of justice. first, protecti

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i yield one minute to my friend from wisconsin, mr. kagan. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kagan: i rise in strong support of the perlmutter-klein-kagan amendment. why? it's exactly the medicine we need in our economy right now. small businesses in wisconsin, small businesses in colorado and across the country, are looking for access to credit at a price they can afford to pay. and right now our community banks are unable to lend. not because of their own activity, but because the bad judgment of big banks on wall street. main street community banks and main street small businesses should not have to continue to pay for the mistakes of wall street. the perlmutter amendment would allow community banks under $10 billion of assets to amortize potential losses over six years and up to 10 years if they increase their lending to small businesses. we get it. we understand that small businesses are the economic engines of this country. it's time to give small business the opportunity to grow our economy and the jobs we need

. >> hello i'm paul ryan i work for the people of wisconsin's 1st congressional district and i serve as the top republican on the house budget committee. yes, congress does have a budget committee, but i'm afraid it hasn't been very busy this year. in fact, this week the house majority leader announced that democrats are canceling this year's budget. instead of reining in out-of- control spending that has pushed our national debt past $13 trillion, democrats have made clear their intention to raise taxes on middle-class families to fuel their continued spending spree. talk about a recipe for disaster: democrats are offering no budget, no priorities, and no restraints -- yet all their taxing, borrowing, and spending continues unchecked. with this budget failure - a first in the modern era - democrats are missing a critical opportunity to provide the fiscal discipline economists say is needed to create private-sector jobs and boost our economy. this unprecedented budget collapse also sends a clear signal to american families struggling to meet their own budgets that washington still do

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needs plans, and specifically you pro-filed a successful program that we have in my home state of wisconsin. yet, there's also notation that these programs area significantly across the country. is it your requirement that they establish state contract will improve the policy and consistency. then i have a follow up question about the national committee for equal assurance and their role in this. >> a couple of years ago, i'm not going to be able to remember the exact date, we did a chapter focused on if special needs plans, and made a series of recommendations there. and one was that for the plans focused on the dual eligibles, that it was very important for their to be a contract with the state. that, specifies a lot of important operational details. and so, we think that the requirements and the affordable care act that can be contracts is a step in the right direction. not just any old contract will do. it's important that the content be right to be sufficiently detailed in the like. we do think that's a step in the proper direction. >> then, you focus again on the importance of measuri

wisconsin's russ feingold pointed to this year's decision that wiped away limits on corporate and labor union spending in campaigns for president and congress. >> by acting in such an extreme and unjustified manner the court badly damaged its own integrity. by elevating the rights of corporations over the rights of the people, the court damageded our democracy. ms. kagan, if you are confirmed i hope you will keep this in mind. i hope you will tread carefully and consider the reputation of the court as a whole when evaluating whether to overturn longstanding precedent in ways that will have such a dramatic impact on our political system. >> reporter: but arizona republican jon kyl warned kagan would be more of an activist on the court. he pointed to her praise of the late justice thurgood mar shl. >> justice mar marshal is an historic figure. it is not surprising that as one of his clerks she would hold him in the highest regard. his judicial philosophy is not what i would consider to be mainstream. as he once explained you do what you think is right and let the law catch up. he might be

the chair recognizes the gentle lady from wisconsin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this hearing today and calling this panel of witnesses before us. the catastrophe in the gulf have shed new light on the operations of the oil industry. the safety and security measures that they have in place, the disaster plans that they maintain, and their efforts to move us away from our dependence upon oil and toward developing and promoting the use of renewable energy sources. as has been noted, the companies represented before us today have produced record profits in recent years. last year's aggregate profit for the five companies represented here today amount to $64 billion. unfortunately, what appears to be missing among the dollar signs it is corporate responsibility and an obligation to end -- to operate in an environmentally responsible matter, to provide safe working environment, to be good neighbors, and to reduce the environmental impact. general is company's claim that stewardship as part of their philosophy. i think that each of the companies re

that compares to wisconsin, is a very different man than the for inputing costs. it is very complicated to get them aligned and difficult to unnecessarily aligned southern cotton growers with western cotton growers. crop growers in california often have nothing to do with wheat growers in the midwest. the differences between the processors and producers can be great. what the secretary was dancing around is the fact that there are inherent fights and they are never resolved to everyone's satisfaction. the notion that athe

go ahead from wisconsin.caller: ileana taken -- elkagan has expressed international law should be opened up. and the other thing is the chief rabbi in that the north american alliance has come out against her and said she is not kosher. we're going to wind up like england. host: go ahead. guest: there is no justice of the united states supreme court that believes any religious laws or international laws are binding on the united states. the issue is when courts look to of various forms of reasoning, are they allowed to look and see how other court systems have addressed some of the similar issues? there is a divide between those that say they should do that fairly often and those that says they should not do it that much. there are a number of issues in which the supreme court must look to foreign lost, such as interpreting treaties and other aspects and dealing with foreign countries. it is really a question of what degree that before and precedents should be looked at -- foreign presidentecedents shd be loo

people in wisconsin want b.p. to pay up front and that is why i'm introducing the oil spill responsibility act of 2010, requiring immediate payment of $25 million by b.p. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. pence: as a member of the house foreign affairs committee, i have been a strong supporter of the u.s.-turkish alliance. i have been to turkey. i have met with officials there. knew the president before he was president of turkey. and so you can imagine my dismay, mr. speaker, with the recent aggressive action by turkey toward our most cherished ally, irael. the complicity of turkey in launching a flotilla to challenge the blockade in gaza, the ensuing violce that occurred, the grievous loss of life is deeply troubling to those of us who have supported the u.s.-turkish alliance in the past. a few things need to be said

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flag day originated in fredonia, wisconsin. one teacher thought was important to recognize the birthday of flag day which was a june 14 in 1777. the day was officially established by the u.s. proclamation of woodrow wilson in 1916. 30 years later, harry truman signed an act in congress designating june 14 as flag day. the flag is a direct reflection of the people and many enemies burn our flag as a symbol of their hate for us and what we stand for. on flag day, it is our job to contribute to the american brand which stands for justice, fairness, and the generosity. our independent line is next. caller: last night of a coast- to-coast radio, they had three hours of coverage about the deep water -- deep water drilling. russia has been doing this at 40,000 feet. they have not experienced what bp did in the gulf. that well was about 25,000- 35,000 feet. they experienced a pressure that was unbelievable between 20,000 and 70,000 pounds of pressure. the flow rate is about 4 million gallons per day. they do not think they can stop thi

yay, wisconsin. we have been incorporated since 1984 and we have dedicated a monument in 1993.aid in their dealing, praise the memory of the impact of war on women, to find a way for the vietnam veterans to reach out, and support them in their journey of recovery. we're privileged to have one of these women today as our honored speaker. hi saw this woman on the internet. she was an air force active duty nurse and she was talking about her posttraumatic stress disorder. all shocked. i was stunned that an active duty working military nurse but actually talk about their emotional ones publicly where people on the internet by the millions would learn about this brave woman. i was touched by her honesty. we take care of the emotional needs in the same way we take care of the physical ones. we're very proud of this air force nurse as we are all our military women. please welcome lieutenant colonel mary carlisle. [applause] shias the chief nurse of education and training at bolling air force base. she was born and raised in ohio. she has -- received -- she received her bachelor of sci

host: donna in wisconsin on the independent line, the last phone call.aller: i've had a question since the beginning. could this oil spill be stopped quicker if they weren

waukesha, wisconsin. good morning. caller: i believe that the profits coming out of the goal should go to the american people. and 25% can go to the superfund, 25% to deficit relief, and 25 for a sense i should be reimbursed to the american people. and and now you say they are going to leave? we can drill our own oil and get 100% of the profits. they keep acting like it is their oil, as if they made the oil. they did not make the oil. they are drilling a hole and sucking up the oil. that is our oil, the oil of the american people. we deserve 75% of the profits. host: this is from "roll call," this morning. "the problem for senator kerrey is all that work may be for naught if he can persuade a handful of republicans and as many democrats. joe lieberman discussed putting a price that allowed different industries for different reduction targets. michigan, good morning. caller: on the proposal for the superfund, i am on the fence on this. the reason is when they start accumulating money for a certain cause, to put it blunt

host: maveren, republican's line in milwaukee, wisconsin. caller: good morning. think most of the things you've been talking about this morning are kind of short-term things. i think the crisis for our president is not the short-term type of thing, it's if you look back our problem is that we're losing the american lifestyle. if you look back through 50s, 60, 70, and 80s, we had a lifestyle then that we will never see again, and i think that's the true crisis in this country. i think most of the oil spill definitely is a manger problem, definitely the wars are a problem. but these are relatively short-term things. i think the true crisis today is the loss of the american lifestyle. as evidenced by our debt and things like that. and our social improvements. guest: but caller, if barack obama took your point of view and i imagine there are people in his administration agree but that middle class is disappearing, they wouldn't advise that barack obama give a speech about it. if you are right and there are these large, slow moving crises, the modern presidency has a

yay, wisconsin. we have been incorporated since 1984 and we have dedicated a monument in 1993. what we do now is support and aid in their dealing, praise the memory of the impact of war on women, to find a way for the vietnam veterans to reach out, and support them in their journey of recovery. we're privileged to have one of these women today as our honored speaker. hi saw this woman on the internet. she was an air force active duty nurse and she was talking about her posttraumatic stress disorder. all shocked. i was stunned that an active duty working military nurse but actually talk about their emotional ones publicly where people on the internet by the millions would learn about this brave woman. i was touched by her honesty. we take care of the emotional needs in the same way we take care of the physical ones. we're very proud of this air force nurse as we are all our military women. please welcome lieutenant conel mary carlisle. [applause] shias the chief nurse of educion and training at bolling air force base. she was born and raised in ohio. she has -- received -- she r

if you look at the wisconsin and regional training -- the wisconsin regional training concept, the serviceviders are not always traditionaa academic degrees, yet, the labor market seems to reward them quite well. there needs to be more research done. i would like to say one thing in response to bill spriggs' comment. we have had this discussion before -- this notion that nothing has changed, i am sorry, i do not read the data that way. the unemployment rate has been fairly constant over time. when you look at employment out of the population, the numbers have trended downward. the disparities among men have gotten worse, while they have narrowed among women. they are highly correlated with the structure of the economy, they are highly correlated with incarceration -- i think to sweep those positions under the rug pries a fundamental misunderstanding of the factors involved here. i am happy to talk about that more. those things matter. they matter of more overtime. -- they matter more over time. we have to account for those. >> that would make it worse, harry. road to the education attainme

california where many of my papers are, the daries are very large, thousand, 2,000 head scaparetted to wisconsin. very different demands, very different inputs in costs. and it's very complicated to get them to be aligned. it's very difficult to necessarily align, say, southern cotton growers with western cotton growers. the interests of specialty crop growers in california often have nothing to do with wheat growers in the midwest. the differences between the processors and producers can be fairly great. so what the secretary was dancing around was the fact that there are inherent fights and they are never resolved to everyone's satisfaction. and the notion that at the end and the notion that at the end there will be this coom buyia momenttis a beautiful thought but it's just not going to happen. >> that overlay in this particular year with $13 trillion debt burden for the trillion debt burden for the country which is getting increasingly politicized as the election gets near. the farm bill seems to be in this nexus between home state concerns, jobs, the economy, and concern over the debt. so h

he is a real live native of milwaukee, wisconsin.motorcycle -- [laughter] harley-davidson is made there. and everyone who knew what he knows, he will lead is now in the pledge of allegiance. >> and so it. and -- salute. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please retire the colors. thank you. >> we need to give everyone a nice hand for dressing up in these uniforms. it is a little warm. you can be seated now. many years ago as a much younger man actually going into vietnam, in my first three days there, i could not believe the oppressive heat and humidity of vietnam. that was difficult, but i know that some of these people i have talked to in iraq had actually been put on patrols with 80 pounds and more of equipment with 110, 115 degree heat. we have to fight in places that have of better climate, perhaps. we have introduced everyone for the indication -- invocation, and he has been mobilized fro

host: independent line, wisconsin. caller: of like the speaker to draw a correlation between bp being private sector, we are going to charge them for everything gone wrong. if you got your shoes dirty from oil, they should pay for new issues. banking is also a private sector. people have lost their homes and jobs. rebuild the punt and give everybody who lost their jobs money from the government. -- we bailed them out and gave everybody lost their jobs money from the government. guest: am not sure i follow the comparison. the expectation that americans have that the government will step in the worst-case scenario and make everything all right. in the end, the government should use money as the last result. i am not criticizing the expectation, but in some cases, it is unrealistic. that is beyond the capability of federal government. i think that as a shock for a lot of people. there are some things that they cannot do. people have been raised on high expectations of what the government can do. host: what is your reactio

i would argue that the size of a hole in swiss cheese probably should be defined by the folks in wisconsin where they do a lot of choose. but a federal law that delves into that detail, into the, as madison would have referred to it, as the ordinary course of affairs that concern the lives, liberties and properties of the people, that's a government that's overreached. part of our problem is we send people to congress who are at their core can-do people. solution people. folks who want to solve issues. and our focus here is on every single problem. while our constitution, though, says that we really are limited by the powers granted in the constitution to this government, as to those problems which we ought to take up. clearly national defense, cleerble homeland security, post office roads is a phrase that's used but most of what we deal with every single day here in congress is beyond those limb -- limited powers. but because we are solutions-or yenlted kind of folks, that our nature to -- solutions-oriented kind of folks, losing sight of the fact that the constitution says, that's not a

bob in wisconsin. independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have one question that i need answered right away, and then i have three points to make. the question is, are you serious about dealing with this problem? guest: yes. caller: being serious is good. here is the solution. the oil that is already out there, collect it, get a hold of kevin costner, separate it, and then get it into refineries. the second point i would like to make is, in order to do all of these other things, solar, people need to be working. open up the factories again. negotiate some things with the workers and compete with china. we cannot sit around much longer and dillydally. guest: one of the things i mentioned when we met with the president -- and i will go to your second point on emerging jobs. all of the climate bill, what you want to focus on is, we have great technology, great ideas on how to improve this industry, but the piece that is missing is who are we going to put into these positions? how are we going to do education, training? if we are not smart abo

here is appleton, wisconsin.rry is an independent. >> hi. >> hey there, terry. >> i am not sure about the health care plan, if it's so good, why doesn't congress have it it, why doesn't the president have the same thing? they're working for us and they're getting better benefits that we are and we're paying for it. >> maryland, congresswoman donna edwards there from the neighboring district outside of wheaton. that's the fourth district. here's charleston, south carolina, next up, charleston -- excuse me, fayetteville, north carolina. republican line, alex, go ahead. >> you said -- >> i said fayetteville, north carolina, is that you, alex. >> i thought you said republican. >> well, go ahead with your comment, alex. >> didn't state it. anyway, i was commenting on the effort done on the oil spill. it's good but is it efficient enough and is it -- it is not capped yet or what's going on? >> well, it's a little bit offtopic. we're talking about the health care meeting with president obama. thad allen, you can watch t

industry is for the blind in milwaukee and it is 12 million-dollar contract supporting some 100 jobs in wisconsin and the industry for the blind did purchase some component parts for those bags outside the united states and some of it may have included china. thebuy america provision was through american input whether the actual selling and the design and printing and so forth. the same thing with the hon. more than 50% of the value was american contribution. >> because of currency manipulation the of 40% discount on the price as well. mr. chairman i don't know if the senator wanted to respond to at. >> we've got to move on. >> gentlemen, thank you for your public service. the chinese struggle it has been a sad tale. defective products the chairman listed at his opening comment called the trade goes on the first and it was defective chinese toys years ago we had a consumer product safety commission the did absolutely nothing for years even at the beginning of this administration we couldn't get the acting chairman of their. finally we are able to get inas tannin balm and she is cracking the whip.

next, a caller from wisconsin. good morning.have been trying to get through for a long time. this is my first time. i just wanted to call. i got a little flustered and off-course. this was classic republican strategy. he had to bring up the black -- the problem that black people have been calling. it is such a classic, republican scheme. host: that has no bearing -- whether you are black, white, or asian. that seemed to be dismissed pretty quickly. paula >> it was ridiculous, but they always seem to go that way -- caller: it was ridiculous, but they always seem to go that way. you could go the route of poor, white trash. there represented by billionaires'. they just cannot get it at all. -- they are represented by billionaires. they just do not get it at all. the republicans are holding up unemployment. the bill would give more money with the inheritance tax. nobody is bringing that up. they are trying to make more people rich on the backs of the poor and middle-class. hopefully, the republicans will do their homework. maybe the

baldwin of wisconsin. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,he gentlewoman from new york is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i appreciate the time. i want to talk tonight about, obviously, some of the issues that are on everybody's mind on what happened last week with israel. this is a premeditated attack intended to provoke a response and purposely initiate a violent confrontation. we know that those on the flotilla had terrorist ties to hamas and to iran and that israel warned the boats that they were in violation of a lawful blockade and offered them safe harbor. mrs. mccarthy: where all the humanitarian aid would be delivered to gaza. it's trike trying -- striking how quick the world looked to blame israel for this incident. but as the details have emerged, it has become clear that israel military attempted to resolve the situation peacefully and in accordance withnternational law. i fully support israel and their right to k

wisconsin, linda on the republican -- lyndon on the republican line. caller: i would like to give my condolences to the family. i agree with a number of other colors that there should be term limits. -- other callers that there should be term limits. not only for the president, but for the senate, the house, and the judicial system. host: why ssould there be term limits? caller: because someone gets so entrenched in the political that they forget that they are actually serving their constituents, not themselves. host: thank you for calling. delaware, carolyn, a democrat. caller: i am calling -- i considered myself one of senator byrd's number one fans. what i call the office, that is how i identified myself. i hold in my hand right now the constitution that his office sent me, 1995 -- the constitution, remember how he always had it in his pocket? host: yes, ma'am. caller: and the declaration of independence. it was this little red book. i will miss that beautiful, white-haired man. he has gotten more than the whole house and senate will ever know. the

. >> glendale, wisconsin. bob you're on with quin hillyer of the washington times.aller: yes, good morning. first of all. god bless you both, okay. the first question that i wanted to bring up is why did obama nominate this person? and who else should be nominated? and i've been listening this entire period here. within the first 25 minutes the first time that mr. hillyer you mentioned anything about the christian and a portion issue, okay that's very - commemorative there. and then the other thing that i thought, well, while i was sitting here, our forefather's had no experience in anything either. okay? i think they were justified and today it's what our fundamental values that count and that is what has brought us to the present day and mrs. kay fan is a beautiful person, yes, i agree. but the fundamental principals are missing there. i would like you to comment obstacle that. guess gues ge gu guest: there are people that are left of center that i don't think would get more than two or three votes against them in the entire senate. walter dillinger was a former s

i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin, mr. sensenbrenner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. sensenbrenner: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. let me reiterate to my good friend from massachusetts what the gentleman from california said. citizens united did not do anything to repeal the ban against foreign money influencing american elections. so this bill has nothing to do with what the gentleman from massachusetts just said. i rise in opposition to the bill and the rule. while h.r. 5175 is being touted by supporters of increasing disclosure and transparency, the bill will ultimately serve as a roadblock to americans who wish to exercise their first amendment rights. the supreme court explicitly stated in citizens united that there is no basis for the proposition the context of political speech the government may impose restrictions on certain disfavored speakers. well, we have sure heard a list of disfavored speakers on the other side of the aisle. but this is exactly what this unconstitutional b

a good friend of mine from wisconsin. so this question may not be particularly subjective. >> i will try as hard as i can to be neutral. it is so right what you said about arms alone cannot win wars. i think it may be time to reconsider our drug policy in that area of the world. we are alienating a lot of people. it is -- we need to reconsider our drone policy. we have this other " bad guy" we want to kill. we hit a house and killed 12 other people. we can measure what we kill. we do not measure the increasing circle of and around the nation as a result of that.3 wars and along our borders, they were sending planes over the border to hit some people they want to hit. we will not tolerate it. i think it is really hurting our standing in this country, and i hope we will have a chance to review that over time. thank you. >> thank you. i think that, clearly, the complexity of wars today, clearly in every war there have beee collateral damage, and that is to be lamented. and there are tragedies. whether they're women, children

host: edward on the democratic line from wisconsin. caller: on the advisory board -- they are talking about $10 million investment from taxpayers. the government -- taxpayer should on the money. just like a gamble that money to bank of america toobail them out. we own part of it for a little while, and now we don't, if we have any innovation that comes from the taxpayer money, the taxpayer should on that. host: we should have shares of whatever comes out of it, a business comes out of it? caller: exactly. we should not have to buy it back from the private -- from the private sector. guest: we are in agreement. i think it is important of the government makes these investments, that the taxpayer get it back. a lot of ways you can return the value. it does not have to be a check. but there are ways -- if it would lower our energy bill, that is a way to return it. but we think the cooperation, though, between the private sector makes sense. why are we the leader in medical technology? because the national institutes of health made investme

host: next up, wisconsin on our line for democrats. caller: thanks for taking my call. i just wanted to make a statement. you mentioned that in africa our president brought a lot of positive action from other people in africa because of some things about his inheritance, things about his inheritance, about his being from there, his father, but you forgot to mention that president bush -- i'm sure that hast you over, but president bush was also very popular in africa. he did a lot for that country and also for the entire continent, and he is still very popular there. i think that should be no, but i did want to note that president bush did a lot of work. guest: i think you are right. i thought i mentioned that earlier, but i may have not. it is true. as you say, president bush was fairly popular in much of africa. the u.s. remained fairly popular in much of africa throughout his presidency. was one place in a world where america's image really did not decline significantly throughout the bush years. president obama is even more popular in some places, but you are absolut

green bay, wisconsin, thanks for waiting on our republican line. john, go ahead. john, how are you? caller: yes, i am. yeah, i totally agree with the aspect of our government totally prosecuting these police, absolutely. if our elected officials are slipping this information to the public, yes, they should be prosecuted totally. host: what about the sensitive nature? caller: well, i can't say that. the american public -- look, the american public -- look, that's why we have leaks. but i mean, you know, look at our government and our history. i mean, we've had some of the greatest officials in there and the administration, and now we have what we have today. have what we have today. host: massachusetts on our democrats line. lloyd, you're on, sir. caller: should there be secrecy? host: well, how much secrecy is exactly how we're asking. how much secrecy in a democracy? caller: how much secrecy? just barely enough to go to the next day. look, we live in a democracy, and the bottom line is that citizens have to have the information to make the best decision in a democracy. that is what

host: our next phone call comes from sturgeon bay, wisconsin. nicholas. guest: it has been generally assumed that general mcchrystal made a similar mistake. i'm wondering if the foreign minister would consider that it was a planned event and that he simply didn't want to bring his soldiers into a fight that they could not win because of political strategy was defective and the military strategists were tying the hands of the soldiers in the field. guest: i am afraid, i am not able to give you the answer to this question. whether this was a design plan or not. well, i doubt -- the conclusion that i can draw from this. and maybe i should not say this here and now. but whenever you meet with the journalists, you have to watch your language and you have to be careful, especially if you are an army general. host: savannah, georgia. greg, independent line. guest: thank you for c-span. you are a highly intelligent man and if hungary ever fires you, i hope our country hires you. about mcchrystal, he should have studied history a little more, he would of known abo

people in wisconsin who wwre never involved in politics, and they woke up one day and said what georgeis doing is terrible, and i need to get involved. what you see with a similar pattern with many people who have run for office, and at the same time you have an essentially right of center movement filled with people who feel betrayed by the right of center party. just as the anti-war movement ended up leading to the candidacy of howard dean, who blasted his fellow democrats for having voted for the iraq war and so on -- team may not have been against the patriots back. similarly, the tea parties are motivated -- the patriot act. similarly, the tea parties are motivated with the discuss over the debates in the waning years of bush's presence steve -- presidency. finally, i think there's a parallel in the sense that the tea parties comprised of core and potentially much larger group that does not share the same structural critique of american politics but shares the overall critique. if you look that the anti-war movement, there was a deep structure of critique goong right to the 1940's

i also want to thank my friend, ron kind from wisconsin. we talked a lot about the part d doughnut hole. this week $250 rebate ccks will be going to them to allow those seniors whoave worked their entire life to build this nation and to prepare for a prosperous rerement. 63,000 minnesotans will see that three weeks in advance. ths is just one of the many benefits that will come to them. it's absutely critical our seniors in this country hear the facts, the real facts about health care reform, how it will end up bringing higher quality f care, lower costs and paying down thenational debt. i'm proud the secretary could see thatthe world famous mayo clinic. yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose doethe gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permissioto address the house foone minute. the speaker pro tempore: without jection, so ordered. . poe: the israelis check cargo for hidden weapons shipped into gaza. last week's six ships ran a security blockade and were boarded. people on one ship attcked and stabbed the israeli sol

moore of wisconsin for today and mr. childers of mississippi for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material, and -- material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. graves: mr. moran, june 24, for five minutes. ms. foxx today for five minutes. my good friend from georgia, mr. westmoreland, today for five minutes. mr. poe, june 24, five minutes. and mr. jones on june 24, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house

a good friend of mine from wisconsin. so this question may not be particularly subjective. >> i will try as hard as i can to be neutral. it is so right what you said about arms alone cannot win wars. i think it may be time to reconsider our drug policy in that area of the world. we are alienating a lot of people. it is -- we need to reconsider our drone policy. we have this other " bad guy" we want to kill. we hit a house and killed 12 other people. we can measure what we kill. we do not measure the increasing circle of and around the nation as a result of that.3 wars and along our borders, they were sending planes over the border to hit some people they want to hit. we will not tolerate it. i think it is really hurting our standing in this country, and i hope we will have a chance to review that over time. thank you. >> thank you. i think that, clearly, the complexity of wars today, clearly in every war there have been collateral damage, and that is to be lamented. and there are tragedies. whether they're women, children

i'm met mara in green bay, wisconsin. wonderful to see her here with her crew. she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. she's undergone eight rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and radiation and the cancer returned. spread to her bones. she lost her job during treatment. the coverage she had through her husband's employer has a lifetime limit of $1 million and so like nathan they worry they'll hit that limit. they are struggling to pay their medical bills. worried about losing their house. she just wants to make sure she can spend time focused on being well and not worrying aaout her medical bills. you are why we banned those lifetime limits, too. i'm met katie gibson last year in montana. because katie once had cancer, her insurance policy was suddenly revoked when she needed it the most even though she was paying her premiums. i called katie date after the house passed the reform bill last november, and i told her then that when it finally became law we would be able to protect americans like her from the kind of abuses she had to ensure.

oil or calling -- who are calling the shots, the results are rarely good for my constituents in wisconsin. trr many other actions we need to make, such as passing my use it or lose it legislation, to make sure they're exploring the federal leases that they currently have and restoring the clean water act which is the main statute to prosecute pollutors who dump oil in the waters of the united states. in your testimony you talked about the strong laws. and attorney general holder said the federal government is undertaking a criminal investigation in the gulf oil spill and the clean water act is something to use. given the oil companies' sizeable annual profits, does a maximum $25,000 per day fine, as the act provides, appear to be a deterrent? >> i think you have to look at the whole package of deterrent measures that are in place. so you have to look at criminal laws, regulation and regulatory fines and civil loiblet. i am not an expert in administrative law. however, 25,000 dollars a day does not sound like an awful lot of money in light of the terrible things that we've seen in this and

departments -- eliminated our 11 departments of engineering because to students, they're pouring in being wisconsinstainability and health. that is changing the demographics of everything. paul, you are running this massive organization, other than to gog money to run ait that is the thing thht makes me sweat. putting together the resources. we are in the midst of the mortgage -- enormous change because media is changing so rapidly. for us, the real challenge is to stay in front of the change in media entered to win in a responsible way. you want to be experimenting and enervating which is the hallmark of public broadcasting throughout its history but you do not want to be so far ahead of everybody else you are sending resources -- spending resources you do not have. in terms of education, the thing that keeps me up at night is we obviously spent a lot of effort focusing on kids. three-quarters of the american children are in head start for%+ some sort of preschool program. that means 25% are not. how are we reaching those kids? how are we reaching them with material and content that will help them

. >> glendale, wisconsin. bob you're on with quin hillyer of the washington times. caller: yes, good morning. first of all. god bless you both, okay. the first question that i wanted to bri up is why did obama nominate this person? and who else should be nominated? and i've been listening this entire period here. within the first 25 minutes the first time that m hillyer you mentioned anything about the christian and a portion issue, okay that's very - commemorative there. and then the other thing that i thought, well, while i was sitting here, our forefaer's had no experience in anything either. okay? i think they were justified and today it's what our fundamental values that count and that is what has brought us to the present day and mrs. kay fan is a beautiful person, yes, i agree. but the fundamental principals are missing there. i would like you to comment obstacle that. guess gues ge gu guest: there are people that are left of center that i don't think would get more than two or three votes against them in the entire senate. walter dillinger was a former solit