they remind me of the people in tiananmen square, they remind me of the people in prague during the prague spring of 1968. they remind me of people everywhere who stand up against oppression and stand for freedom and i want the brave people of iran to know that we in the united states are with them, we support them, we are against fraudulent elections, we are against dictatorships, we are against mullahs ruling the country without any real democracy and i would say to these people, the united states is with you and we are watching. thank you, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, tomorrow abc news will devote an entire day of news programming to president obama's health care plan. the network will shell for the administration on every program from "good morning america" to "world news tonight" to a primetime town hall meeting broadcast from the white house. abc will not devot

earlier this year president obama announced in a prague his vision of a nuclear-free world. also earlier this year in this special envoy told an audience at the brookings him that the civil nuclear initiative has enabled india to look quote, proactively and not defensively at a new global agenda for nuclear non proliferation and nuclear disarmament. we have already seen signs of this new outlook. in recent weeks in csi is iaea additional protocol, foreign minister chris not condemned the north korean nuclear tests and india became only the third state to completely destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. climate change is another thorny issue where there is room to make progress. the united states views india as a partner in confronting the international challenges of clean development, energy and climate change. as president obama has indicated, we agree that actions to address climate change must also respect india as urgent development needs. but if you take a step back from a climate change negotiating table and think of india's development path as a whole, there's treme

i gave a speech in prague in which i said all of us have responsibilities that i am going to be traveling to moscow for a summit to restart significant arms -- nuclear arms reduction negotiations with the russians, that i want to reinvigorate our nonproliferation treaty. i think we should create a stable consensus in which countries who want peaceful -- nuclear power for peaceful civilian use are able to do so. and that our goal collectively is to eliminate proliferation, lock down the loose materials out there, negotiate a whole series of treaties that lower the temperature, and ultimately make nuclear weapons obsolete. now, that's not going to happen in my time, my lifetime. it won't happen in president sarkozy's lifetime that -- but if we start moving on that pathway and other countries can look and say the united states is not just talking the talk but it's walking the walk, then i think that will indicate to the iranians, for example, that the goal here is no to single them out, per se, to suggest that this is dangerous for everybody, including them. their security interests will not

summit in prague. i admire her leadership and pragmatic approach to getting things done. she had the german people have welcomed me twice, during the day of summit, and again this month. i am pleased to return the hospitality today. the chancellor shows -- agrees with my belief that no nation can meet the challenges of today alone. the united states and germany will continue to play a leadership role across a range of challenges. we are building on the bold steps we took at the summit by aggressively confirming the global economic crisis. i underscored our commitment to strengthening financial regulations, and i welcome the chancellor's commitment. as we prepare for the summit in italy and look ahead to the g-20 summit in pittsburg, we agreed on the need to avoid protectionism and embrace collective action that creates a sustainable growth and shared prosperity. i reiterated america's commitment to stand with germany and the lead with confronting the energy and climate change crisis. i have been very impressed by germany's foresight and commitment that i saw in the many w

i recently explored that possibility on a visit to moscow, prague, and warsaw, and came back with positive things to explore. i invite your comments on whether that could change the overall dynamic in the region, and might cause iran to recalculate in the nuclear weapons ambitions. we would welcome comments that you might have on the potential for the nato russian council to serve as a useful forum for discussing such possible defense cooperation. the general mcchrystal, if you are confirmed, you'll bring fresh eyes to commanding nato's assistant force, and u.s. forces afghanistan. outlining the president's strategy will require significant coordination, up one reporting up to the nato supreme allied commander in europe, the other through u.s. forces afghanistan through general petraeus u.s. central command and to coordinate between the military and civilian components for the effort in afghanistan. the next commander will confront a myriad of challenges, including a resurgent taliban, effectively open the border in the area between canada hard and pakistan, over which border extremists re

i think you can draw a parallel between when the prague spring was repressed and the polish workers were repressedç. and by the way, reagan stood up for them right away as a liberal democrats as well as conservative spiris. the way that iran is being a government is discredited, totally discredited in the eyes of the world. over time, you will see is to begin change in iran. now, how long it would take and under what circumstances are impossible to predict. but those young people who sacrificed their lives and their physical well-being in the streets of tehran, their legacy will be fulfilled. it is just a matter of when. host: we have a political tweet from david ryan, who himself is a candidate for congress. he wonders if you will run for president in 2012. guest: no, i have had my chance twice and it is so tomblin to have had the nomination of my party, but it is -- is so humbling to have the had the nomination of my party, but we need to have a new generation of leaders out there. i am confident that we are going to redound. i remember when the -- to rebound. i remember when the pun

now some developments in the confirmation prague -- process for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor then, republicans talk about judge sotomayor the confirmation process. we will hear from jeff sessions, minority leader mitch mcconnell, and minority whip jon kyl. >> for the sake of my colleagues, i want to talk about the time of the hearing of the sotomayor -- judge sotomayor nomination. i talked with the distinguished ranking member last week on the schedule, and i would note the concerns he raised. but i am announcing today that the senate judiciary committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of judge sonia sotomayor to associate justice of the united states supreme court on july 13. it is a reasonable schedule. it will be the middle of next month. it is in line with past experience that will allow for several more weeks for committee members to prepare for the hearing -- and several more weeks that i had held the hearing this month. there is no reason to

the illegal iranian and north korean nuclear programs and the president has recognized this threat in prague when he stated -- and i quote -- "in a strange turn of history the threat of global nuclear war is down but the risk of nuclear attack has again up." i think that's exactly right. my concern is, the initial steps the president has chosen to deal with this threat, the threat is also identified by the commission, are not at all tailored to provide a solution to the grave threats. it is important to ensure the verification measures of start do not expire but that treaty won't deal with the threat of terrorists obtaining nuclear weapons technology or material. likewise, ctbt, a bad idea, shrouded in good expenses wouldn't be capable of detecting political tantrums like the north korean test even when the international monitoring system is told where and when to look. yes, these are the measures the administration has chosen to spend its capital on. i urge the administration to look for areas to work with the congress, globalizing the none-lugar program, and -- nunn-lugar program, and stre

. >> senator, i completely agree and we're bringing a broader, prague matec spirit and exercise and trying to focus things central to the crisis, not things that were not. on things that were necessary to do, not just those -- not those that would be desirable to achieve over time. we may not all agree on the adjustments we're making, but that's the framework. >> you're making the commitment not to have collateral damage, right? >> that is an obligation that we all share and we're careful to try to avoid that, but senator, we did have really systematic failures across the regulatory framework of the united states and we are going to have to change a lot of things to address those failures. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thanks, senator nelson and senator tester. >> so many questions, so little time. secretary geithner, in your budget there's a financial stabilization reform of $250 million. in front of banking last week herb allison will oversee the t.a.r.p., hopefully, he talked about -- he called it head room. i interpret it as being reserve of $100 billion. can you tell me wh

i think you can draw a parallel between when the prague spring were repressed and the polish worker, and by the way, ronald reagan stood up for them right away as well as conservative republicans. but forever this governing body and this way that iraq -- iran is being governed is discredited in the eyes of the world. so i think over time you will see a significant change in iran. now, it -- how long it will take and under what circumstances are impossible to predict. but those young people who sacrificed their lives and their physical well being in the streets of tehran, their legacy will be fulfilled. it's just a matter of when. >> we have a political tweet from david ryan wondering whether you will run for president in 2012. >> guest: no. [laughter] i've had my, i've had my chance twice, and it's humbling, and i'm so grateful to have had the nomination of my party, but it's time for a new generation, and we've got a new generation of republican leaders out there, and i'm confident we're going to rebound. i can remember when the pundits said that one party or the other was done, tha

clerk: house concurrent resolution 89, concurrent resolution supporting the goals and objectives of the prague conference on holocaust era assets. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> thank you, mr. speaker.