here is one by mark steyn who lives in new hampshire. there is one by a john o'sullivan margaret thatcher. did i read you have a statue of her on campus? >> yes, we do. the college had a relationship with her. she spoke at the college on several occasions. it just so happened that i knew her for a long time. so i had a crazy idea -- we have a great art department at hillsdale college, including a great painter and a great sculptor who is from an old sculpting family. i saw some of his work and thought there needs to be a great bust of winston churchill. i asked him about it, and he said he would love to. he told me he would just do it. later i found out it cost money. i went to the board and said i would like to do some statues, just a few. not only did they love the idea, but they put money up for four of them on the spot. they talked me into it to modern, recent people who have lived in our recent memories. one is thatcher and one is reagan. i was sort of against that. i think churchill is as modern as you should go. those people had p

kingston, new hampshire. thank you for waiting. caller: rouwe received a questionnaire during the election. one of the questions had to do with aids in africa, and all the candidates responded to the question of aids. but obama was the only one who wants to increase what we were spending out of africa. then on the remaining six questions, he continuously, even if it was education, it did not matter what the question was, -- he continuously spoke about aids in africa. to qualify for medicaid, you have to be very low income. i do not know how he expects people to pay 15%. i'm wondering if that 15% charged to us living on the states will fund his need to help africa. host: pocono beach, florida, on our independent line. pompano beach, florida, on our independent life. caller: it is an american. they have been turning people down for years. everybody has preconditions. i met a woman who broke her ankle. they said that was a precondition for her health care company. the republicans and democrats, everybody running around calling themsel

like michael cohn in new hampshire who, as he puts it, spends 20% of each day, supervising a staff, explaining insurance problems to patient, completing authorization form, writing appeal letters a routine he calls disruptive and distracting, giving him less time to do what he became a doctor to do and actually care for his patients. [applause] small business owners, like chris and becky link in nashville, are also struggling. they've always wanted to do right by their workers and their family-run marketing firm. but they've recently had to do the unthinkable and lay off a number of employees, lay off -- layoffs that could have been deferred if health care costs weren't so high. across the country, over 1/3 of small business have reduced benefits in recent years and 1/3 have dropped workers' coverage altogether since the early 1990's. our largest companies are suffering as well. a big part of what led general motors and chrysler into trouble in recent decades were the huge costs they wracked up providing health care for their workers, costs that made them less profitable and less competitive w

justice sooter always said he looked forward to returning to his home state of new hampshire. he never enjoyed being in washington, at least that was the impression he conveyed. he always said he wanted to go home at a time that was young enough to go home and go hiking and enjoy the outdoors. as far as justice sooter's legacy goes he was a one case at a time justice, with some exceptions. he didn't write in a general sense or issue sweeping opinions. that's not to say he didn't have important opinions. he issued one very important opinion after he was joined to the court when he did planned parenthood v. casey. one decision that hasn't gone unnoticed but deserves more importance is the case of the seminal, intellectual property case in which justice sooter addressed the issue of file share and it was ironic that this was an opinion authored by sooter, who fashioned himself of a man of the 19th century. he had a chance to apply long-standing legal documents to a technological document, and i think he got that exactly right. i think justice sooter's legacy will be the impact he

smith, a former two-term senator from new hampshire. he now lives in sarasota, florida, and is running for the senate seat in florida next year, the seat vacated by martinez. one of the other themes this morning in the newspapers, at a photograph of senator edward kennedy and senator robert byrd. senator kennedy is in massachusetts recovering from brain surgery, battling brain cancer, and robert byrd, who continues to battle a staph infection at an undisclosed hospital. also inside "the washinton post," "on the cusp of historic majority, senate democrats miss the pillars." and from inside "the new york times," "senate feels an absence of health bill." chris dodd is the number 2 democrat on the health committee and has taken on the role of health care with senator kennedy. he is supported by leaders of three working groups that mr. kennedy created in november. we are going to take a short break. when we come back, congressman phil gingrey will join us to give us his perspective on the health-care debate. senator bernie sanders. "washingt

i would point out to our graduate of dartmouth and to a sprout in new hampshire. >> thank you. >> you can't steal them. he still lives with us. [laughter] >> we are working on that. according to the recently released reports, north korean exports jumped 23% last year compared to the previous year and imports jumped 33%. to follow-up little bit on what senator kec was referencing with respect to china, what do these statistics say about our ability to isolate north korea economically and what affect that sanctions had on the country? >> i think first of all, senator, it's important to note those are percentage increases of very low base levels. i haven't personally analyzed the data sufficiently to be able to tell exactly what it means. i think one thing it probably reflects particularly on the import side is a very high price for oil over the last most of 2008. and i think that probably has inflated the figures. i would say in all likelihood as we go forward particularly as the new u.n. security council resolution comes into force as we continue our efforts to chlorinate with china in

there's definitely a bias for the president -- we have a caller now from franklin, new hampshire. caller: a think it is the type of media, as far as the visual, sound, the radio -- he sounds good and looks great and is easy to sell, but the further you get away from where you visually watch him and listen to him -- i believe in print. i religiously read "mother jones" and as far as i'm concerned by this is all in the eye of the beholder. but if you take away the spotlight and the sound and you get to the text -- that is what journalism has failed the american people with the most. we're looking for a 32nd psalm by. we do not really care about the real details. host: and earlier caller mentioned a gay-rights issues. "the new york times" has this story. the political shifts on their rights are lagging behind the culture. for 15 minutes in the oval office one of president obama's top campaign lieutenants tell the president about the herd, anxiety and anger that he and other gay supporters felt over the slow pace of engagement with gay issues. but on monday 8250 day leaders are to joi

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mr. gregg: first off, i appreciate the assistant majority leader collar frying the situation, that this waiver issue is about and solely about the issue of cash for clunkers, a piece of legislation that has absolutely nothing to do -- nothing to do with funding our troops in the field and was airdropped into a conference without being paid for adding $1 billion of new debt to our children's back. that's what this waiver is about. the majority leader has said that this waiver will in some way harm the ability to fund the troops. that's totally -- i believe that to be totally inaccurate. this motion comes out of a piece of legislation which the majority leader and the assistant majority leader authored. they wrote the bill called the honest leadership and open government act. and that bill created this point of order specifically to address this type of situation where in a conference one or other of the bodies sticks into a bill that is a must-pass bill, language that has nothing to do wit

busch's win makes a string of 23 different winners in 23 nationwide races at the oval track at new hampshire. no other drivers won more than two races thus far. busch also has got 10 top five finishes this season, which is tied to carl edwards for the most. busch has finished first or second in each of the last four races. racing on the poll for the challenge, and he is crashing into the wall. and finished 17th. moving into lap 250 here and scott dixon beating him out of by the pits. and he keeps the race lead. and carl edwards with problems here. and they are doing a pretty good job. and the final lap dixon takes the flag. and dixon wins the 19th indy series race. tying a series record. >> and this is what we are watching for tomorrow. u.s.a. and brazil in the final of the federal ration's cup. and landon donovan and what the match has done for the u.s. >> clearly it's earned us more respect. how much? who knows. but our goal is not to beat spain and not give it our best shot. we don't often get to the finals. and this is our first major final in a real tournament ever. and we want to take

justice souter always said he looked forward to returning to his home state of new hampshire he never particularly enjoyed being in washington, at least that was certainly the impression he often conveyed. the always -- he always said he wanted to retire and go home at a time when he was young enough to go hiking in the mountains and enjoy the outdoors. as far as justice souter's legacy goes, justice souter was known for being a one-case -- one-case-at-a-time justice he didn't write in a general sense or issue, sweeping opinions. that's not to say it didn't have important opinions. he issued one very important opinion, or joined it, when he joined a three-justice plurality in a decision that uphold roe v. wade. he had other decisions, one that hasn't perhaps gone unnoticed, but hasn't got a lot of attention, but the opinion he issued in the glockster case he addressed the idea of file sharing. it was remarkable and in some cases ironic that it was fashioned by justice souter, who shows himself as a man of the 19th century he had a chance to provide long-standing context to something l

so the cost of the end star line is shared by everyone in new england. in massachusetts, we're about half the load. we pay about half of the bill. similarly, the project that commissioner coen referred to in vermont, other projects that are on the books in new hampshire and maine and connecticut all focus on reliability of the grid are projects for which they are not within massachusetts, massachusetts -- consumers will pay half. it's a vitally important part of cost component. there would be a willingness to share that cost across load. the distinction i want to make here is that the issue of cost allocation from building lines to interconnect generation resources departs from that. we want -- in order for our consumers to be protected, we want the cost of developing generation and the cost of compliance measures and the cost of delivering reliability to load so you don't impact the reliability of the system including the price that they are charging customers. >> just one comment i think this is a new approach that some of us are suggesting. because th

hampshire and maine, and connecticut, all focused on reliability of the grid. our project for which even though they're not within massachusetts, massachusetts will consumers will pay half of. it's a vitally important component of cost allocation. and we're looking at reliability to be a willingness within an integrated power grid to share the cross across loads. the distinction i want to make here is that the issue of cost allocation from building lines to interconnect generation resources departs from that. we wanted in order for our consumers to be protected, we want the cost of developing generation, including the cost of meeting compliance measures, and the cost of delivering power reliably to load and making sure you don't adversely impact the reliability of the system, to be borne by the generation developer and included in the price that they're charging customers. >> i really appreciate that. just one comment. i think this is a new approach that some of us are suggesting, because there is a new national need just as important for reliability, and that'

souter's experience on that relates to the new hampshire state supreme court which did have cameras and he felt that he pulled his punches in questioning because of those cameras there. that he might not have been perhaps as confrontational or hesitant in some dimension in formulating his questions. i don't know that every justice would take quite that approach to it. certainly, chief justice rehnquist was sympathetic to justice souter's position and said as much as so long as one member of this court is opposed to cameras there won't be any cameras. chief justice roberts is not that absolute about it. but he's not in particular in favor of it. and then you have others who say, you can anticipate who they are, you'll cut me up into 6 second sound bites and lose all the argument and i don't disagree with that. but we do that in quotations. we do that in graphics. we do that in headlines. and if you had the completeness of it, perhaps that particular justice might not grumble as much and i personally think c-span would be an ideal place. the 60 minutes fits kind of nicely. at least that's

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mr. gregg: did the chairman wish to speak? mr. inouye: i'll speak after you. mr. gregg: i'm happy to yield to the chairman if he wishes to go before me. first off, this is a very important piece of legislation. i congratulate the chairman and ranking member, senator cochran and senator inouye for bringing it forward. it is critical that we adequately fund our troops in the field. this is the first responsibility yeas a government when we have troops in the field in harm's way to give them the resources they need in order to protect themselves and defend our liberties. and so this is a very, very important piece of legislation. it must pass. it simply must pass. however, ironically, the hedges legislation that occurs around here, this legislation had air dropped into it by the house of representatives something that has no -- nothing to did with our troops fighting in the field. and that is a bill called the cash for chunker bill. now, -- clunker bill. i have -- purchasing automobiles that are high-mileage vehicles that use a l

hampshire i would say not dealing with reverend light earlier. it was luck. they felt there were going to lose indiana or north carolina. members were collapsing after reverend light speed i've come back that was a apparel that could have some of the campaign and they felt that was the case. >> host: first of all the endorsement of senator kennedy at american university in late january of 2008, why did that come out? >> guest: at the time mr. obama told me that was the most emotional time he had on the campaign. it meant a huge amount. why did it come about? for caroline kennedy and her conversation with her children. again, children talking to adults about the election cycle. that was a fairly unique thing and of course the passing of the torch aspect for someone who idealized the civil rights movement as obama did he wanted it to be a community organizer because he dreamed of a civil rights movement in that era and was too late. so it was emotional for him in doubles a huge deal not just because it was the kennedys, but because you're the party

the bill's not even finished yet, and already as the senator from new hampshire pointed out, in the 5th through the 14th year -- 10 years -- it would cost $2.interest, taking the federal debt up -- it would cost $$2 trillion. let me mention an aspect of cost which is often overlooked. federal debt is certainly a problem, but as a former governor, i care about the state debt and state taxes. the states don't have printing presses. they have to balance their budgets. so if we do something up here that puts a cost on states down there, they have to raise taxes or cut some program. we know the programs they have to cut -- education, health care -- programs that are important to people in illinois and people in tennessee. well, the medicaid program in the kennedy bill that we're considering would increase medicaid by to 150% of the federal poverty level, which sounds real good until you take a look at the cost. in tennessee alone, if the state had to pay just its share of the requirement -- about one-third -- that would be $600 million. and it would be another $100 million if it has been sug

of all i would like to salute the senator harkin and the work he is done in thank the senator from new hampshire, because i worked very closer-- closely with senator harkin and his ideas here, are just outstanding. and the whole idea of linking of both in saving or improving lives involving cost are intertwined with both prevention and quality, and if we looked at the threat of number one using health information technology and make the highest and best use of that for both patients and research and bringing it all to bear, the number to cup, we really focus on the quality initiatives, particularly those that deal with the management of chronic illness and preventing it from deteriorating quickly and following the ideas of senator harkin, think we can make a significant down payment in both reducing cost to our system and improving the health outcomes of our people. i look forward to moving these forward, and he really held many interest in the hearings. we have a great idea and i would like to work with them to move it for. >> there is a bill signing ceremony on the debaca legislation

hampshire, to exonerate gary. i was there. and the judge said, well, i don't believe what you said today, i believe what you said eight years ago with you accused gary dotson. she invited me to -- well, the pastor invited me to his church, i preached at his church one sunday and i ate dinner at her house that saturday night and the next morning they took me to the church and i preached a sermon there, and it was taken from the story of joseph in the book of genesis. in reference to this -- to the young man back here, the only thing that kept me from being angry and i spent 14 years in prison, 21 months of it was on death row, not that i was sentenced to death. i was sentenced to 75 years, but they didn't have no places to put a man with 75 years, so they put me on death row. the way i dealt with it, was that i had accepted christ before they arrested me and framed me and sent me to prison. i had enrolled at a bible institute in chicago, and was an auditory student going to class that semester, so that i could, you

. >> rolling thunder hits new hampshire. unpredictable outcome. >> sweet lou piniella says sorry to his outfielder and sends out the edgy eighth in the chicago special. and all-time baseball hits the interleague as atlanta releases hanson on the boston bat. >> hi world war i and it's about self-determination and nationalism and giving colonials peoples the hope that they too could form their own nations and he takes these ideas and looks at how they traveled in different countries and led to uprisings the following year in many nations. china, korea, egypt and india. and those are only some of the countries that are involved in this book because similar events are going on in palestine and other places. this is an author who reads a lot of languages and spent time in all of those countries doing archival work and brings together sort of an intellectual and a political history and is a really global history. this was a first book and this also won two prizes. >> where did the title come from? >> the wilsonian moment was somet

are costly health care system is unsustainable for doctors, like michael, and in new hampshire, who, as he puts it, spends 20 percent of each day supervising a staff, explaining insurance problems to patients, completing authorization forms, writing appeal what others from a routine that a cause destructive and distractive, giving him less time to do what he became a doctor to do and actually care for his patients. [applause] small business owners like chris and becky in national are also struggling. they always wanted to do right by the workers at their family run marketing firm. but they recently had to do the unthinkable and lay off a number of employees, layoffs that could have been deferred, they say, if health care costs were not so high. across the country over one- third of small businesses have reduced benefits in recent years and one-third have dropped their workers' coverage altogether since the early 1990's. our largest companies are suffering as well. a big part of what led general motors and chrysler into trouble in recent decades were the huge cost they racked up provi

in new hampshire after several early jobs have begun, mike decided to hold a job fair in concord advertising and 50 jobs. over 400 people showed up, pike fill the positions and is expecting a stimulus work to create as many as 250 jobs. another great story within the pike example of all the project taking place right now in the state of maine. last year we were fortunate enough to rebuild a large section of eid to 95. this year the main dot entered its fiscal season with the understanding it would not have the funds to support the sister project in the northbound interstate 295 ferrell. as a result of the recovery and this project has been able to move toward. as a result, with great coordination between in the dot and the contrasting committee, this project has been advertised, bid, awarded, and will be completed by mid october -- mid august. it's significant job involving 22 miles of roadway in completely rebuild and repaved, all this construction will take place in 120 days. the other nice thing about this project is at its peak it will support 350 jobs in the state of maine. are members

and we have a proposal before us that we'll debate when we get back, but senator -- the senator from new hampshire, senator gregg, who is the ranking member on the finance committee, pointed out that the only part of the bill that gets scored are the premiums people would pay in over that first 10 years for their long-term care, which comes to about $59 billion, which shows a surplus of $59 billion. but what it doesn't take into consideration is the obligation to those people that are paying in those premiums that they will get long-term care, and the expected cost of that long-term care to those people paying in that $59 billion is $2. -- is $2 trillion. the proposed payment doesn't match the proposed cost, and it won't be sustainable beyond the ten years when you're just taking the premiums. once the people start taking long-term care, we have another federal government program with a budget deficit. now, about the same time that we received news about the preliminary analysis of the kennedy bill last week, we got word that the committee was postponing its markup on the legislation aft

my colleague from new hampshire is more aware of this, having dealt with cbo for many more years than i have. we're trying to be flexible and trying to get them to give answers because i want to present my colleagues with proposals that have scoring. i can't put out proposals and the first question is how does this score? if i can't answer that question, i'm charged with this is all about brings costs down as well as increasing access and quality. every time there's a proposal on the table, they've been scored. so i will not present you with anything that has not been scored and you have my word i will give all my colleagues ample opportunity to be able to review these matters as they come back. so certainly my intention would be even next week, judd, if we're able to get this stuff, get it to members to staff and others so even before we get back there's a time to review the matters before we reconvene on the 6th of july. in will be ample time. i said two days. it may take longer than that. those three issues are complicated issues and i know the finance committee is grappling with t

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modes of new hampshire, mr. welch, mr. mann zulea, mr. stearns, mr. brown and mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: clause 10 of rule 1 and the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following house to the british interparliamentary group. the clerk: mr. chandler of kentucky, chairman, mr. sir is, mr. clyburn of south carolina, mr. etheridge of north carolina, mr. bishop of new york, mr. pete try of wisconsin, mr. crenhaw and mr. aderholt and mr. latta of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 578 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the competent committee of the whole in the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 2996. the chair appoints the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 2996, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the department of interior, environment and related agencies for the fiscal ye

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the lady from new hampshire rise? ms. shea-porter: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. shea-porter: the democratic party has a new and better idea about health care. the democratic party under the leadership of barack obama is going to give americans and american businesses what they have been asking for, begging

my friend and colleague from new hampshire has identify what we received earlier from some estimates and proposals dealing with coverage. they are numbers that did provide sticker shock in terms of the cost, and the number of people who will be affected. those proposals are no longer operative and have not been drafted by the committee. we are still working to find out how to get coverage, how do we get numbers down for the cost of this program, so it is deficit-neutral over the ten years, and how do you get the numbers up of those who are going to be covered and participate. it is no small challenge. seven american presidents in as many congresses in the last 60 years have grappled with the issues and none have succeeded. as my colleague has pointed out and the president and i do, the present system is unsustainable and it has to be address sod we have -- addressed so we have to sit down to discuss how to accomplish the goal that we all want. senator enzi agrees on this. the question of how we get there and how we do this is where the debate is. it is hardly a debate completed or ov

. >> host: let's go to angela on the republican line from new hampshire. >> caller: hi, i am calling because i am concerned about businesses that are starting to cancel their employees' insurance bodman -- before the nationalize health care comes in in order to protect themselves of that they can't be charged were held accountable. >> guest: i think that that is happening, that is something certainly you should alert your members of congress to enforcing specific examples of that but if there is an employer mandate in health insurance, not say there is but if there is there may be requirements for employers of a certain size to offer coverage whether or not they have a hat or dropped a previously. >> host: we have a twitter from carl the rights medical providers should not make a profit, let them provide services and the government return a living wage to them. on our independent line, jack from champaign, illinois. >> caller: hello, just want to make a couple of comments -- i don't agree that the government should offer a plan to compete with the private insurers here and i think th

hampshire, ms. shea-porter. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. shea-porter: i thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment would ban the use of open air burn pits overseas after 12 months. such a dangerous waste disposal method should only be used temporarily while permanent and safe alternatives is developed. the amendment specifically prohibits the burning of medical and hazardous waste or solid waste containing plastic in open air pits. the burning much such waste produces chemicals that have proven toxic to humans and es

for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 98

senator gregg of new hampshire, who is the ranking republican on the budget committee, has pointed out once the health care program envisioned in the kennedy bill is up and going, then over a ten-year period, say year 5 through 14, that it would be $2.3 trillion added to the debt, a debt that already, madam president, is more new debt in the next ten years, according to "the washington post," than we spent in all of world war ii in today's dollars. people in tennessee and across this country are saying, whoa, wait a minute, this is getting out of control. we need some limits. we know you've got a printing press there in washington, d.c., but our children and our grandchildren and even we are going to pay the consequences if we don't have some limits on the amount of debt. so i would think the president would say to the senators who are working on this, wait a minute, senators. i said this needs to be something that pays for itself. we can't add $2.3 trillion. that's not all, madam president. we don't even half half -- even have half the kennedy bill. sph*ft most important parts are yet

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire rise? ms. shea-porter: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. shea-porter: madam speaker, d.o.d. today i'm introducing the safety and defense contracting act of -- today i'm introducing the safety and defense contracting act of 2009. while putting their lives at risk overseas, they shouldn't worry about their working quarters. unfortunately, due to shoddy contract work they do. the same deficient work have resulted in hundreds of fires, one of which destroyed the largest dining hall in iraq. i am introducing the safety in defense contracting act to protect our military and civilian personnel to people who have found death due to contractor personnel. they don't deserve millions of dollars in contracts. defense contractors who are guilty of dangerously deficient work have been receiving award and incentive fees. my bill will not longer give these fees. it will take time to rebuild

>> gm will own the shares in the new gmac. 9.9% wants the other hampshires are in a trust because of our agreement we agreed we would not sell down our interest. >> mr. chairman i just want to pick up, but gmac part. but i have to find it. i have talked to a lot of folks in my district. one of their complaints with gmac, i had a dealers tell me after gmac got the government dollars the immediately raised the interest rate by 6%. they made the dealer paid $10,000 just to be able to stay on, nonrefundable. he had been with them 27 years, the last seven months they changed his contract 14 times always with the threat of curtail and micromanaging and manipulate the floor stock. they told him he had too many cars so he sent them to auction and then they said they had not had an inspection and the card numbers were inaccurate. he said i did what you ask and they said you should call us to tell us that he said it would be eliminated to have a congress man in the room. this is not unique and but what terms of that side of the issue. let me go to mr. thomas. you have now had a brief opportuni

we need to enact this legislation to help people in new hampshire and across the country, people like keith, people like norma's son. tobacco tobacco products and marketing geared to kids need to end. we can't afford to let another generation of young people put themselves at risk by becoming addicted to tobacco products and suffering the lifelong consequences of their addiction, or even worse: dying. for decades tobacco companies have targeted women and girls. but in the last two years the industry has significantly stepped up their marketing efforts aimed at our daughters and granddaughters. we have a picture of one of the ads that r.j. reynolds uses. it's their new version of camel cigarettes targeted to girls and women. it's camel no. 9. sort of a takeoff on some descriptions we've heard. this has she can, shiny black packaging and flowery ads and the advertising light and luscious. this advertisement has appeared in "kos mow poll tan," "in style," "lucky" and marie clair magazines. women are now at increased risk for lung cancer, heart attacks, strokes, emphysema and other deadly

hodes of new hampshire the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the hodes amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise. mr. king: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 413. the nays are zero. the amendment is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise. mr. king: i move for reconsideration of the vote. the speaker pro tempore: question is on the motion to reconsider. those in

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mr. gregg: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be dispensed. .the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. gregg: i ask to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. gregg: mr. president, we are as a nation facing an incredibly severe fiscal situation not only in the short-term but in the long term. the debt of this country is piling up at astronomical rates. this year we will have a deficit that is close to $2 trillion -- $2 trillion, 28% of our gross domestic product. we are talking about a deficit next year of well over $1 trillion. under the budget except to us by the president and approved by this congress, not with my support or many -- i don't think any republicans supported it -- the deficit will run at $1 trillion a year for as far as the eye can see. the debt of this country will double in five years. it will triple in 10 years. deficits are running at 4% to 5% of g.d.p. not only immediately after we get passed th

hampshire, oklahoma, verment, west virginia, and wisconsin all support this effort today. it's time to act, madam speaker. it's time to pass the cars act and i urge a yes vote on the bill. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio yields back the balance of her time. all time for debate having expired, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2751? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the luols

host: new hampshire, good morning. this is frank. caller: eric holder will not appoint a special prosecutor to investigate war criminals. how can we trust him and his justice department? guest: i happen to think that he is doing a good job in trying to clean out that retz nest, if i might put it that way, that was the justice department. we all know thine terrible thins that happened with the dollars as the attorney general. the civil service was corrupted. the various offices over there were so politicized. he has his hands full doing that. if there are war criminals or alleged war criminals, i think that holder will prosecute them. i think we can rely on him to do it. host: we have andrew on the democrats' line. caller: i am from jacksonville, fla. i wanted to ask if she still thinks the naacp today is still necessary to fight for african- american rights. is it still required? guest: that is a good question. i think something is required i think the naacp with its history and 100th anniversary this year, some of the bridges do fan

hodes of new hampshire. amendment 63 by mr. nunes of california, amendment number 111 by mrs. blackburn of tennessee, amendment number 71 by mr. burton of indiana, amendment number 97 by mr. price of georgia, amendment number 100 by mr. jordan of ohio, amendment number 114 by mr. reichert of washington, amendment number 59 by mr. broun of georgia, amendment number 79 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 76 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 105 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 104 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 107 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 87 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 86 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 85 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 91 of mr. flake of arizona and amendment number 84 by mr. flake of arizona. es us as the bailout nation. second of all, i believe, as do many economists, that the federal reserve ought to be concentrated on military policy, tied to inflation -- on monetary policy, tied to inflation targeting. what the administration does instead is diffu