wisconsin was a police state, very liberal, right? it is against the law to have intercourse until you are 18 years old. but i just ask you this, this is san francisco, let me ask you this -- how many of you have smoked pot? [laughter] i ask this of my students every semester. how many of you have sexual intercourse before age 17? in my state, you are convicted felons. right? so i tell my students, i tell them that i'm going to take my university's 15,000, and going to take my students, and we're going to march down to the police station, and they are all going to confess to having sexual intercourse before age 18. my point is there is no escape anymore. it is not just a criminal records. i really feel sorry for our children and grandchildren. we are telling -- felonizing recreational drugs, felonziinizg recreational sex. i go into prisons, and in interviewing lesbian women who are 19 and 20 years old who get 20 years for having sex with a 17 year-old. she's 19, she 17, she got 20 years. that is what is coming to. in this country now

obey of wisconsin, a motion offered by mr. obey of wisconsin to concur in the senate amendment to the text with amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the motion shall be debatable for one hour and 30 minutesworks 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the ranking minority members, then 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by ms. lee and an opponent and then 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, or his designee and an opponent. the gentleman from wisconsin and the gentleman from california, mr. lewis, will each control 15 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. but the gentleman will suspend, the house is not in order. the gentleman from wisconsin's recognized. mr. obey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the pending legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . the gentleman will suspend. the gentlema

about the night he's bombed wisconsin. where did the idea come from for a car bomb my brother why were like basically you know we were considering ways to our math research center them my brother going snows oh why don't we just fill up a truck full of explosives into sudden off the side of the building and my immediate reaction was that's crazy the armstrong brothers stumbled upon the ultimate terrorist weapon of the twentieth century. but there was another deadly twist they bought the base materials for their explosives in the local hardware store. first while we bought the materials from a farmer's co-op ammonium nitrate and fuel oil and then we transported it to our site which was a farmer's field and that basically we just put you know the ammonium nitrate and you know except by hand own only just poured it into the barrel. and you get the idea we didn't have the internet. so basically the formula that's in the encyclopedia britannica under was. also how much of the whole thing cost you . two hundred dollars for. carl

but was then extradited back to wisconsin. his trial was a cause celebre for many in the end i wore a movement. he served ten years in prison. sad part about it is that the the research that the claim of the army meth research center was doing was not research for the army at all so in other words this is an act of protest the turning back to murder absolutely absolutely are pretty much counterproductive here in madison and probably throughout the united states you know the significance of this is you can take a group of amateurs. with almost no money was like one hundred dollars stolen car fertilizer. so it was in a sense it was a turning point absolutely basically one hundred dollars you can shake a country exactly. that are killing innocent. a was it. of course and that's never a. soft on the skull still. i think of it every day. from memory. and. assume i saw a long time and i'm just here trying to tell him. i was. i was ashamed that i had been. i was ashamed that i had been a hero while i got my legs. but. when i went to

but was then extradited back to wisconsin. his trial was a cause celebre for many in the end i wore a movement. he served ten years in prison. sad part about it is that the the research that they claim of the army math research center was doing was not research for the army at all so in other words this is an act of protest the turning back to murder absolutely absolutely not a pronounced counterproductive here in madison and probably throughout the united states you know the significance of this is you can take a group of amateurs. with almost no money would like one hundred dollars stolen car fertilizer. so it was in a sense it was a turning point absolutely basically a hundred dollars you can shake a country exactly. the question was the same i understand i mean there's no you will most likely be looked but it isn't the mark will he's held castro's appearance on cuban television for years again puts into focus on the. wealthy british style. that's not to. markets finance scandal to find out what's really happening to the gl

at 835 wisconsin street. i would like to perhaps -- i don't know if -- get the city's numbers, how many permits -- how many trees of this nature have in fact caused damage? i left a request at the bureau of urban forestry because i can only leave voicemail, to ask if i could get some numbers, some information or data about in fact how much damage does the city know this tree has inflicted on sewer systems, many of those probably the city's own. so that's the other piece of this that i don't have the information yet for. and perhaps it's worth gathering that and coming back to you. president peterson: ms. kantor, did you offer a specific tree of any diameter. >> in fact, i would love -- i want the city to tell me, could i ask them, what would be the very best tree, the safest one, i'll put in whatever size tree is most likely to succeed, and what's going to be most likely to live past its first difficult five years and what size would be best to put in? i mean, i am ready to be helped here. i'm not the expert.

but was then extradited back to wisconsin. his trial was a cause celebre for many in the end i war movement. he served ten years in prison. sad part about it is that the the research that the claim of the army meth research center was doing was not research for the army at all so in other words this is an act of protest that turning back to murder absolutely absolutely our producers counterproductive here in madison and probably throughout the united states you know the significance of this is you can take a group of amateurs. with almost no money would like one hundred dollars stolen car fertilizer. so it was in a sense it was a turning point absolutely basically one hundred dollars you can shake a country exactly. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and i want to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world to join us for technology update on r g. a gene that started off two. and lasted through most films. julep two superpowers and two brains. are clo

the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the distinguished chair of the appropriations subcommittee, the gentleman from washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. for three minutes. mr. dicks: i rise in strong support of the supplemental. the undersecretary of defense, mr. hale, advises that the operation and maintenance accounts will begin to exhaust available obligation authority in early august. the secretary has made it very clear that we have to get this funding enacted. the senate bill includes $32.8 billion, $352 billion below the president's request, for operations, personnel cost, and equipment reconstruction -- reconstitution related to overseas contingency operations in iraq and afghanistan. and for emergency relief activities related to the earthquake relief. the bill includes funding in the following major categories. military personnel, $1st8 billion. operations and maintenance, bill includes $24.6 billion for o and m. and also

we received an application to remove one tree at 835 wisconsin. they accept the information provided by the applicant the tree is 26 years old with a trunk diameter 11.5 inches and an estimated height of 35 feet. the applicant's reasons given for removal were disruption to the sidewalk, sewer intrusion and overheadlines invasion. the sidewalk on wisconsin street is 15 feet wide which would allow for a significant basin enlargement. we're recommending a four by nine foot basin to reduce the number of roots that would need to be cut in order to repair the

this one will be flying to or cau oshkosh, wisconsin. we are waiting for the cessna to take off and the dc-3 will take off shortly thereafter, so another three or four minutes. why should people care about the dc-3? if you are old enough to remember back in 1935 when these planes first went into service, they were the workhorse of the passenger flight industry. and they also were used heavily in world war ii at one point i believe there were -- i think it was 14,000 that were built. more than 14,000. today, less than 100 remain air worthy and this, of course, being one of just two in the bay area. just a few in california. it's owned by stan hiller -- excuse me, steve hiller, the son of stan hiller, the son of stan hiller. and hopefully we can come back out and see this. it's a beautiful airplane take off shortly. much different than a 727s, the 747s, 767s of today. didn't hold as many passengers obviously. twin prop airplane. not something like the jet airliners we see today. just to give you some perspective to get from here to oshkosh

the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. petri: i yield such time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the state of wisconsin, f. james sensenbrenner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin virginia tech. mr. sensenbrenner: thank you, mr. speaker. -- the gentleman from wisconsin, is recognized. mr. sensenbrenner: thank you, mr. speaker. i promise you there will be no points of order of order from the republican side while you're in the chair. i also rise to support house resolution 1504, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act. it's important to acknowledge the achievements of the disability community and its allies have accomplished in the past two decades. this anniversary represents another positive step taken ensuring that all americans are included in our communities and places of work. it's been a long road to guarantee that our fellow americans find equal protection under the law. on the signing of the a.d.a., president george h.w. bush said that the

. >> this week, i spent some time in racine, wisconsin, talking with folks who are doing their best to cope with the aftermath of the recession. while i was there, they asked me a question i hear all the time -- what are we doing as a nation to bring jobs back to this country? on friday, we learned that, after 22 straight months of job loss, our economy and is now creating jobs in the private sector -- our economy has now created jobs in the private sector for six months in a row. the recession from which we are emerging as let's in a hole that is about 8 million jobs deep -- has left us in a hole that is about 8 million jobs the. it will require an all hands on that effort to rid -- to dig ourselves out. we're trying to keep the economy growing by all means possible, including unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs,

tornadoes and torrential rain pummeled southern wisconsin thursday.severe flooding that wiped out roadways and forced the milwaukee airport to shut down. more severe weather is in the forecast for today. >>> and tropical storm bonnie is headed into the gulf of mexico, strad for the damaged bp oil well. most shapes stationed by the well are being moved but the well cap is being left if place. >>> if you're a comic fan, this next story is for you. it's about a convention called comic con where fans get to mingled with their superhero idols and then some. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: unlike most other film, music or industry conventions, comic con is all about the fan. 125,000 rabidally enthusiastic fans looking for the latest video games, hottest tv shows, newest cools and coolest sci-fi items out there. >> the beauty of comic con is you get to see a peek into the future and you get to be surprised and delighted by all this stuff, all this new stuff. >> reporter: the fans come dressed to impress in full character. >> captain samueltanius. >> i am

the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: mr. speaker, i have only one remaining speaker. we have the right to close. i'd suggest e gentleman use his time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. the gentleman from wisconsin. the gentleman from california. . mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. lewis: it is important for all of my colleagues especially on the majority side of the aisle to make note of the fact that this is the president's, the president's supplemental request. this amendment adds almost $17 billion in new domestic spending to a critical war funding and disaster assistance bill, most of which w never formally requested by the commander in chief and none of which is included in the senate-passed bill. these domestic bloated domestic spending are unnecessary spending or should be considered as part of the regular fy 2011 process. for example, the amendment includes language u

garamendi: wisconsin. mr. kagen: and i know that occasionally the state of california has dabbled in the dairy business and some way you got a moniker that says somehow your could you say are -- you can't be any happen -- cows are -- you can't be any happier than being from wisconsin. we are the dairy state. i remind my colleague each and every opportunity. let me tell it to you this way. if i heard my friend from california correctly, you said that today was an important day for taking a positive step forward. we saw our country on the brink of disaster. why? how did we get into that mess? there were two wars at the same time and the republicans didn't pay a dime for either one of them. two wars without paying a dime for it. there were two tax cuts to the very wealthy in the united states, didn't pay for that either. $400 billion handed over to big drug companies in medicare part d. didn't pay a penny for that benefit either. and then at the tail end of the bush administration, they cracked the door open to t

we received an application to remove one tree at 835 wisconsin. they accept the information provided by the applicant the tree is 26 years old with a trunk diame

kagen, from wisconsin. he and i were chatting earlier and he was in a rage on what happens in the international skine. would you like to share that -- scene. would you like to their that with us, dr. kagen snr. mr. kagen: mrs. suten in ohio described what we need -- sutton in ohio described what we need. we need a level playing field because on a level playing field we can compete and win against anybody in the world as long as we have a level playing field. but that level playing field hasn't existed for quite some time. and i'm not going to point fingers at which party started it because we all had something to do with it. democrats and republicans alike. how did it happen? how did our manufacturing base escape and bleed away? who opened the door? who put the hole in the ship? who bled away our american manufacturing base? i think it was corporate america. i think today we're really back to 1910 where our real competition is on wall street and so when people are back home listening tonight they have to as

southern wisconsin was hardest hit.eavy rain overwhelmed drainage systems and the airport runways were flooded. stephanie brown of our milwaukee station wdjk reports. >> reporter: a tornado touched down reported in several states including wisconsin. this twister touched down about 40 miles west of milwaukee. it was the rain that was really the big problem. the large weather system brought torrential downpours and massive flooding to southern wisconsin. and in milwaukee nearly eight inches of rain fell within a few hours. >> very, very quickly overwhelmed the system when you have that much rain. because of the magnitude of the storm, because of the damage that it has already done, we again quickly activated the emergency operation center. >> reporter: and there was flash flooding trapping people in cars and turning roadways into rivers. and at an intersection near downtown milwaukee, the rain was so fast and furious that it opened up a giant sinkhole. caught in the catastrophe, a driver waiting at a light, the sinkhole

congress people that's running the state of every state a wisconsin candidate the election should be void because i'm the only person being treated arbitrarily i will definitely i will definitely keep up with your story and see what happens with that as to whether you get to run as not the white man's base or not i think so much for sharing your story with us. thank you all right time to the day we just spoke with a wisconsin woman who wanted her name on the ballot to say not the white man's bitch so that got me thinking what would i put on the ballot when i ran for office i think it would go something like this alone making everyone my bitch minkowski that's actually the day we will have a mother and for he can sue morrow if you like that are about their first night show being for tuning in to make sure you come back tomorrow we'll have relationship expert diane f.l. zone on the show to tell us why women are more likely to cheat on vacation and men are the shocking revelations tomorrow in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the lower show on facebook and follow us on twitte

in my home state of wisconsin, the collation of wisconsin aging groups estimates that 35,000 seniors in wisconsin alone were the victims of financial exploitation last year. the wisconsin department of financial institutions reports that half of these cases, half of the cases now being investigated include older victims. on a national level, postal inspectors investigated almost 3,000 mail fraud cases in the u.s. and arrested more than 1,200 mail fraud suspects in 2007 alone. further, the f.b.i. has confirmed that criminals are modifying their targeting techniques to include online scams such as phishing and email spamming. given the prevalence of financial fraud targeting seniors, congressman howard coble and i introduced the senior financial empowerment act with a specific goal in mind -- empowering seniors and ending abuse, neglect and exploitation of america's seniors. the bill builds on the good work being done by the federal trade commission and the u.s. department of justice and seeks to empower these agencies to support local and state efforts to combat financial fraud and em

the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: mr. speaker, i have only one remaining speaker. we have the right to close. i'd suggest the gentleman use his time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. the gentleman from wisconsin. the gentleman from california. . mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. lewis: it is important for all of my colleagues especially on the majority side of the aisle to make note of the fact that this is the president's, the president's supplemental request. this amendment adds almost $17 billion in new domestic spending to a critical war funding and disaster assistance bill, most of which was never formally requested by the commander in chief and none of which is included in the senate-passed bill. these domestic bloated domestic spending are unnecessary spending or should be considered as part of the regular fy 2011 process. for example, the amendment includes langua

ryan, congressman from the first district of wisconsin. we will then follow up with a panel where bill gale from the brookings institute, andrew biggs, and norm ornstein will discuss mr. ryan's remarks and budget issues. paul ryan is a congressman from the first district of wisconsin and is ranking member for the republicans on the budget committee, a member of the ways and means committee, and one of the few congressmen who is as comfortable around nerds like us as he is in political circles. mr. ryan -- many of us think of him as the thought-leader in the party. his remarks are always food for thought for those of us assembled. mr. ryan will speak. we will have to run for a vote. the plot is not taking for that. i will hand it off -- the bell is ticking for that. i will hand it off. >> i will give an abridged version. i can make it to the floor fast. we just got this yesterday. this is the cdo long-term budget outlook. it is pretty scary. our economy is going off a fiscal cliff. we will have our own debt crisis of we do not get the situa

. >>> qué tal, gracias en esta noche en última hora tormentas afectan el estado de wisconsin. >>> milesos detalles esta noche en última hora regreso contigo jorge. >>> gracias una faus y volvemos con maría elena y más sobre la ley s.b.1070 este domingo transmitiremos el programa al punto desde phoenix arizon este domingo transmitimos m programa al punto desde phoenix y este es un adelanto. vamos al punto este domingo con el debate migratorio en eurozona, los puntos de vista los que están a favor de la s.b.1070. >>> si tuvieran dignidad se iban. >>> y los que atacan esta ley y que dicen que es discriminatoria. >>> no podemos permitir que perseguir a las personas es aceptable. >>> así mismo hablamos con el procurador de utah que investiga como se hizo esta lista de personas indocumentada por qué. >>> la lista no vamos a hacer esto, no deseamos hablar de poniendo información que va a causar un grupo de personas que viven aquí. >>> conversamos con hernán hernández de los tigres del norte que nos presenta a sus hijos . >>> yo estoy en contra del gobierno de ese estado y de la ley pero estoy

a lot of rough weather last night and throughout wisconsin. strong storms move through milwaukee. 5 to 7 inches of rain. we're talking copious amounts. we had the airport, because the runways are flooded, the milwaukee airport is still closed this morning. roadways crumbling, sinkholes actually swallowing suvs. it was a mess. 5 to 7 inches of rain came down within a very quick period of time, between two to three hours. we're talking historic rainfall and, in fact, this is the fifth city in the last two months to have historic rainfall in this summer, so it has been a really rough -- in fact, the fact is we're going to see more rain in milwaukee and wisconsin than we probably will see out of tropical storm bonnie. and you can see the storms this morning now firing up again from nebraska all the way into illinois and wisconsin where they don't need the rain. we'll have more on this and record setting heat this weekend in the east coming up a little bit later. meredith? >> a lot of weather to report, al. thank you very much. >>> there is a revea

and i moved to boston about six years ago and i forget how cheap drinking is in wisconsin. have a special, $5, all you can drink. yeah. it's -- it's going to be illegal soon. but it's pretty crazy. you can ruin your life without having to break the bank. it's a really good deal. you can die for $5. that's uncredible. you can't do that out in boston. i got pulled over in boston e recently, had to take a breathalyzer. i passed, but at the same time, i was like, what the hell. i spent $60 tonight. i better be drunk driving. i've been in a much better mood lately, so i guess the antidepressants are working. hooray, yeah. skeptical at first, but ever since my girlfriend's been taking them, wow, i have been so much happier. she -- she's a veterinarian. that's a good job. also come to find out, it is a disgusting job they have to hear about daily. she walked in the house and she said, yeah, i was examining this cat today and its anal gland sprayed me in the eye. so i'm having kind of a bad day. and i was like, yeah, it just got worse, because we can no longer be together. [ applau

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in wisconsin, they have the same thing in iowa and illinois -- actually have built prisons just for sex offenders. can you imagine? the entire prison are sex offenders, mostly young men. that is what they are. young men who are confused about their sexuality. as my son was or your son was. i'm going to continue with this, just some of the suggestions we have had. get rid of the word "officer." you have police officers -- isn't that enough? we have, like, 2 million of them. it should be social workers, correctional workers. parole workers. get rid of parole officers and probation officers all together. i call them resource centers so that when somebody comes out of jail or prison, that it would not matter if they came out of a mental hospital or and mentally retarded group home or they are getting out of jail or sleeping on the streets, when they get out, they go to something called a resourced center for health, and there, there would be social worker people that would help them. it does not really matter if they get out of jail or prison and a sleeping on the streets. i saw the same pe

. >> powerl thunrstorms started flooding in wisconsin. nobody was injure and milwaukee airport was shut down. it stranded hundreds of travelers. parts of milwaukee saw 7 inches of rain in just two hours. nothing like we're going to have the weather here. kristine hanson is in for mike now. >> california ather, we have fog stl around the bay but hazy sunshine. this wide shot as we look outside. warmer weather, we'll have those numbers and complete accu-weather forecas coming up. >> gold park, someone is attacking somef the park's biggest attractions. a new partnership with the video sharing site. how you can be a major part of our news every day. >> and wal-mart is turning to a high-tech device to helprack clothing. >>> if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend how about a free concert? oakland municipal band is celebrating the 99th season and final performance is this sunday at lake side park by lake merrt. show is froming is to 3:00, featuring everying from jazz to pop to show tunes. and gilroy garc festival is opening this

. >> powerful thunderstorms started flooding in wisconsin.obody was injured and milwaukee airport was shut down. it stranded hundreds of travelers. parts of milwaukee saw 7 inches of rain in just two hours. nothing like we're going to have the weather here. kristine hanson is in for mike now. >> california weather, we have fog still around the bay but hazy sunshine. this wide shot as we look outside. warmer weather, we'll have those numbers and complete accu-weather forecast coming up. >> gold park, someone is attacking some of the park's biggest attractions. a new partnership with the video sharing site. how you can be a major part of our news every day. >> and wal-mart is turning to a high-tech device to help track clothing. music superstar pink is here >> then -- oprah: dwayne "the rock" >> then -- oprah: dwayne "the rock" "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "ro