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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, june 19, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward e. kaufman, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. reid plap? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in period of morning business. senators will be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. there will be no roll call votes today. senators dorgan and martinez, the managers of the travel bill that's before the senate, have indicated that they're ready to move forward on amendments being laid down. we'll have a series of votes monday night. and we'll move toward completing that legislation as quickly as possible. important legisl

and the rest of this speech is about the united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> america is an unique civilization. calista and i a couple of years ago did a movie called "rediscoverying god in america" which ises a walking tour of this city. we did it deliberately. it was our answer to the ninth circuit of court which is in fact irrationally out of touch with this country and irragly ruled that one nation under god was unconstitutional, grounds for my thought we should abolish the court and -- thomas jefferson eliminated 18 out of 35 federal judges, over one half of all federal judges. i am merely proposing one court of appeals. i am a moderate on this issue. [applause] >> but the core of this is a very historic straightforward debate. it's not a theological debate, it's not a religious debate despite every effort of the elite media and every effort of the left to distort it. it's a fundamental debate of history. if you go to the national archives you will find the declaration of independence, a political document. it says, "we are endowe

states of america. there is not a black america, white america, latino america, asia and america, there is only the united states of america. host: he used that same line in his speeches. guest: not his line, of course. but yes. there is a remarkable consistency in his message in his attempt to appeal to those well beyond the democratic party. independent voters were the ones that put him over the top in the general election in in iowa to begin with. as this administration moves forward and rolls out various policies, that group has grown. in addition to seeing him age, which is striking as you look at that video, the group of republicans that look at independent voters -- who have traditionally decided collected cycles -- that is the target. they give him north carolina, indiana, virginia. they are the most important target. one of the things that people did not realize early on was how he tis people together. he said that my story is like your story. as well as the guy down the streets. it is a techni

to be lying to the united states of america and to her. and this issue is unanswered and unspoken to? and the security of the united states of america is hinged upon our ability to have a working and trusting relationship to fund the c.i.a. and the 14 other members of the intelligence community and our department of defense, i might add, and our domestic law enforcement, i might add. well, now, if there is no relationship between the speaker of the house and the intelligence community other than one of directly at odds against each other with the speaker declaring the c.i.a. up here in the secured room in the capitol to be lying to the person who is third in line to the presidency, the speaker of the house of representatives, said yes, they lied to me. they did it all the time. and they misled the congress of the united states of america. that's the statement. now i retracted, no evidence given, just an allege. now when someone accuses someone else of lying outside these doors in the street, at the family, in the workplace, in private soci

hoyer: the last time iran got money from the united states of america was 1984. you recall who was president of the united states in 1984, i'm sure. that was the last time iran got money from the united states -- excuse me from the i.m.f. from the i.m.f. with respect to your second observation, the gentleman knows how the i.m.f. works. the gentleman knows the united states is involved as are the other countries in overseeing the distribution of i.m.f. funds. there is no intention and there will be no action, certainly that the united states would support, to give any assistance, i don't know whether they have talked to the i.m.f. or not, the gentleman may have more information on that issue. mr. cantor: reclaiming my time. i tell the gentleman, "new york times," may 27, 2009, hointpointed out hezbollah the shiite militant group involved in lebanon and its government had talks with the i.m.f. to discuss the possibility of extension of credit. are we not, i'd ask the gentleman, affording the i.m.f. the ability to extend credit to groups such as that in countries su

the name of itself and all of the people of the united states of america, against samuel b. kent, a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article i. incident to his position as united states district court judge, samuel b. kent has engaged in conduct with respect to employees associated with the court that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a judge as follows: one, judge kent is a united states district judge in the southern district of texas. from 1990 to 2008, he was assigned to the galveston division of the southern district, and his chambers and courtroom were located in the united states post office and courthouse in galveston, texas. two, cathy mcbroom was an employee of the office of the clerk of court for the southern district of texas and served as a deputy clerk in the galveston division assigned to judge kent's courtroom. three, on one or more occasions between 2003 and 2007, judge kent sexually assaulted c

israel has been and remains one of the united states of america's strongest allies. israel seeks only peace with its neighbors and a homeland secure for its people. but if an attack from iran or a terrorist organization becomes imminent, this congress should declare that israel, like the united states should reserve for itself, the inalienable right to defend itself and protect its people. i encourage my colleagues to demonstrate their strong support for israel by supporting this amendment. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. berman: yes, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition to this amendment although i am not opposed to it. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i don't know that we needed to say this but i'm glad we are saying it. it goes almost without saying that any sovereign country has an inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an immine

and we have long been awaiting to hear the united states of america, world's number one power, shouldering its full share of responsibility in avoiding the clash of cultures and civilizations between east and west. and i totally agree with what president obama said, including on head scarves and veils. but let me simply say two things, in france, any young girl, any girl who wishes to wear a veil or head scarf may do so. it's her free choice to do so. we simply set two limits because we are a secular state. that is that the civil servants who are actually on duty must not have -- must not show any sign of religious belief, either jewish, orthodox, jewish, protestant catholic, that's what we call a totally impartial secular administration. in other words, when on duty, at the actual place where they work there must be no visible signs of whatever religion they belong to. secondly, the fact that young girls may choose to wear a veil or head scarf is not a problem for as long as they have actually chosen to do so as opposed to this being imposed upon them by their families or by their environ

what we the united states of america offer them. and through all of this, the new strategy we hope builds an easy -- i'm sorry, a simple but not easy way to ensure peace and stability in the region. we remain the indispensable partner, the reliable partner the country upon which all of these folks can depend to respond in times good and bad without a whole lot of commotion so as to ensure economic stability throughout the region. thanks for your attention this evening and i'd be delighted through walt's good graces to try and answer any questions that you might have. [applause] >> thank you. >> admiral, i think that's a terrific overview of what you're trying to do and i'm sure it stimulated lots of questions and lots of interest. so let's start -- admiral? how do you do, sir? >> would you comment on china and psi and then maybe the other end of the spectrum, humanitarian assistance operations with china. >> a couple of examples. thanks for the question. a couple of examples to maybe take it in reverse order. china had a cold snap j

are consumed in the united states of america. and accompanying that are all the violence, the death, the things that are associated with illegal drugs. this amendment is clearly in order, and how this congress speaks to this amendment is how i.c.e. and the balance of the law enforcement personnel on the border will react. i am asking that we simply join in our voices together and ask for an enforcement so we don't concede these locations so people that are smuggling 90% of the drugs into the united states. mr. price: are these -- mr. rogers: are these lookout posts on u.s. soil? mr. king: they are. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: i yield back the balance of my time. mr. king: can i inquire as to how much time is remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. king: i yield myself the balance of the time in order to close. as the ranking member from kentucky said, this is something i do have a lot of work in. i am not the only member of this congress that's been down there t

there is the united states of america. [cheering] there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asia and america. there is the united states of america. [cheering] >> host: richard wolffe, interesting side, he used that same saying in his speech in cairo last week. >> guest: of his line of course but yes. there is a remarkable consistency in his message and attempt to appeal to votes will be on his own democratic party and independent voters are the ones who put him over the top in the general election and also in iowa to begin with with his campaign. and they are still the most important ploch for this administration as they move forward with various policies. that group of voters has grown over this period. in addition to seeing him age which is quite striking when you look at that video, the eckert of disaffected republicans to make independent voters who traditionally decided elections in recent election cycles that is really the target. those are the people who gave him north carolina, indian

but what we're here today to deal with is the security of the united states of america. he's complaining about an 85% increase in spending when my friend knows full well that spending came about because of tax cut the prosecution of two wars and the collapse of a banking system and an emergency in the united states of america to get us back on track and to change the direction of this nation. now what we're dealing with in this bill and the reason we need to bring it to the floor and act, not delay, not delay like we saw last week, with members circling the well, changing their votes, time and time again, or presenting amendments where they add a million, subtract a million to have an amendment. mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? mr. perlmutter: i will not. i will close. we are here because this is one of our most important responsibilities and that is to protect this country from terrorist attacks, foreign and domestic and to ensure our borders are secure. that's the purpose of the homeland security appropriations bill. the bill, at $42.6 billion is slightly above la

the united states of america is american c.e.o.'s. it was the american c.e.o.'s who walked the halls of congress in 1989, our presiding officer remembers this, who walked the halls of congress in 1989, lobbying on behalf of the communist party chinese dictatorship to get trade advantages to america. it was the c.e.o.'s of america's corporations that walked from office to office in the senate and the house of representatives begging members of the house and senate to vote to give trade advantages to this communist party dictatorship, this dictatorship that oppresses its people, that -- that -- that inflicted violence on those people in 1989, it has ever since. it was american c.e.o.'s that lobbied for trade advantages for china so that china in the end would take millions of jobs from the united states of america from galion, ohio and akron, ohio, and junctiontown, ohio, dayton -- youngstown, ohio, because c.e.o.'s lobbied congress down the hall to give trade advantages to the communist party dictatorship in china. we have paid a pri

of the united states of america, cases that have occurred where the drugs that are delivered have been prepared in someone's garage and are simply not the chemo treatment it is supposed to be, but just a bag of saline solution with just a label on it. so the issue of fraud is neither bounded by the boundaries of this country and it is not about whether or not there is a structure. it is about the lack of a structure. so just as we have established a system within the united states to combat fraud, this amendment is about extending that structure and in the process restoring a coherent market so that the citizens of the united states can benefit from fair pricing of pharmaceuticals. it is ironic, and i think a point to dwell on, that many of these drugs, many of these drugs were developed with research funded by the tax payers of the united states of america and that we turn around and create a framework where those same tax payers have to pay the highest price in the world in order to utilize those drugs. we fund the research and then we have to pay the highest price on the back end. i

the united states of america. that's very important. at a time when there's been so much discussion about our country going it alone and doing this or that, we've suffered some in international areas, but the fact is, inviting international tourism to our country is job-creating, it produces a boost in our economy, but it also allows people to come here and understand what this country is about and inevitably leave with a great impression of this country. now here's what we do with this piece of legislation. we set up a nationally coordinated travel promotion program. and i might say, somebody says, well, you're going to set something gnaw up. the congressional budget office has a score for this. they have -- they have to decide what everything costs or what the consequences of everything will be. this is one of the few pieces of legislation that we've brought to the floor of the senate that the congressional budget office estimates would actually reduce the budget deficit by half a trillion dollars over the next

that is why the united states of america cannot be silent. is our foundation. -- it is our foundation. i was reminded of the words of thomas jefferson when he wrote that all men are created equal, and guard in doubt by their creator -- and are in doubt by their creator -- endowed by their creator, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is important that the world understands that america is that shining light of liberty and freedom that patrick henry and thomas jefferson spoke about. we support the iranian people. we condemn the violence. >> the time has expired. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to my good friend from california, the ranking member on the subcommittee of international organizations, of human rights, and oversights. >> i rise in strong support of this resolution which ratchets up to a degree, america's willingness to express its heartfelt support to the iranian people. it has been said you cannot champion the oppressed unless you're willing to take on the oppressor. america should not intervene in every struggle t

it seems to me in this moment, the people of the united states of america long to be heard. by dint of house resolution 560 today, through their elected representatives, the american people will have just that opportunity. this resolution simply states that it is resolved expressed civil liberties and the rule of law. it condemns the ongoing and violence against demonstrators by the government of iran and pro-government militias as well as the ongoing government suppression of electronic communication through interference with the internet and cell phones. it affirms the universality of individual rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections. i have said many times this week, and has been echoed by my colleagues like the republican whip, eric cantor. the cause of america is freedom. in this cause, the american people will not be silent. there is no intention here to pick sides in the iranian election. there is an intention here, and a true spirit of bipartisanship, to allow the american people to be on the side of liberty and to be on the side of freedom. i urg

i want that answer to be the united states of america. i believe that the american people and the men and women they sent to congress share that view. i want to congratulate the house for passing this bill and i want to urge the senate to take this opportunity to come together and meet our obligations to our constituents, to our children, to god's creation and to future generations. >> i am john baioehner. when i am in my district, i hear about the democrats. they promised unemployment would not rise above 8%, and there stimulus package was passed. unemployment has soared above 9% and now the president admits that unemployment will soon reach double digits. after all of this spending, after all of his borrowing from china in the middle east, our children and our grandchildren, where are the jobs? it is about to get worse for middle-class families. democrats are pushing for government takeover of our health-care system that will cost one trillion dollars. the president has claimed that americans will be able to keep their doctors and the d

states of america. gang members are involved in violent and drug-related crimes and recruit young folks in our public schools. catching and punishing the perpetrators of these crimes is oftentimes difficult if not impossible. gangs are so pervasive in many communities that the threat of violent reprisal against members of the community or gang members who want to leave severely hinders law enforcement investigations. h.r. 1741 would provide a crucial missing link that prevents many of these crimes from being solved in the first place. this legislation will allow the justice department to begin offering grants to local communities to implement local witness protection programs. what have we come to when we talk about witness protection programs we think we're talking about something 20 years ago, 40 years ago. we're talking about now. we're talking about in our own neighborhoods. we are talking about our own families. that's what we're talking about. ensuring witness safety, shorten long-term relocation

the country i live in, the united states of america, is one of only four countries not providing paid leave to new mothers and fathers. today in the united states, 51% of new parents don't have paid leave. so as a result, some system -- some take unpaid leave if they can afford it. some quit and some are fired for taking too much time off. that's why i strongly support h.r. 626, so it will -- we can ensure the federal employees won't be forced to choose between their paychecks and their families and one of the most -- at one of the most important times of their lives, the birth or the adoption of a child. investing in our working families is the best way, the best way to strengthen our work force. it is the best way to stimulate our economy. and it is the best way to strengthen our country. so madam chairwoman, i ask my colleagues to join me in voting for this important legislation authored by congresswoman maloney, support working families. don't force them to choose between putting food on the table and sitting at the table and having dinner with their children and getting to bond w

states of america. there just isn't any way to visit our country and leave with a bad attitude about what the united states is and what it means. this is a great place, the best -- the greatest democracy in all of history, with unbelievable freedoms to that most -- that many people in the world do not have. but it's a wonderful country, full of natural resources and wonderful people. and to come here and visit here is to leave and believe very positive things about our country. that, it seems to me, makes a lot of sense these days. now, madam president, a colleague was on the floor just a bit ago saying, well, he couldn't vote for cloture at 5:30 because he was not allowed to offer his tarp amendment. of course, tarp has nothing to do with the underlying bill. but that's all right. the rules of the senate allow somebody to offer a tarp amendment. he says, however, that the majority, that's us, is saying we're going to obstruct your right to amend. now, this colleague must not have been around last thurs

to be a group of if lone yuss liars and having lied to congress, the united states of america and then stated that she's going up to receive briefings after this. the united states of america's national security has to be at risk when the third person in line for the presidency declare ours intelligence community to be lying to congress. decisions get made, on this floor, in committee, behind the scenes, sometimes by staff, based on the allegations made by the speaker, the staff wants to please the speaker, the speaker is ducking the issue. we need to have a vote. i offered an amendment to get a vote on the c.i.a. we aren't going to get that vote because the rules committee shut it down. i offered an amendment that would also clean up some of this, amendment number two, increases and decreases standing committee by $1 million so we can broad cags the activities in the rules committee. when you go into a committee and realize you're sitting in front of a camera, it causes people to have a better demiddle eastern. some of it ends up on youtube. the rules committee doesn't have that. the

in the united states of america. 30 years later. and so a person like mr. manly, michael manly, did such an outstanding job and so we are just pleased to celebrate this heritage month. once again i certainly commend the gentlelady from the u.s. virgin islands for her leadership and i know that we will have a wonderful month as we celebrate the great attributes that the people from the caribbean had made not only to the united states, europe, and of course the caribbean. with that i yield back the balance of my time. mrs. christensen: thank you, congressman payne. thank you for your leadership both -- as our leader in africa and global health, as well as for all of the work you have done with us in the caribbean caucus. thank you for joining us this evening. madam speaker, i'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter your statement into the record this evening. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. christensen: thank you. there are so many men and women of caribbean american heritage who have contributed greatly in so many e

the united states of america. and i would say this, if there are some people who would be voting for the supplemental as it is right now, at least they would have another opportunity to express their will as they've expressed on two other occasions, that we don't want the detainees, we don't want the terrorists tried in america or to be detained in -- within the united states of america. so with this, it's my hope that the majority will allow an immediate vote on the bill that i have filed, s. 3706789 i yield the balance of my -- i have filed, s. 370. i yield the balance of my time. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mr. gregg: i understand the chairman wishes to close and so i'll just use -- speak and then yield back the balance of our time and yield to the chairman for his closing comments here. i -- i just have to reemphasize again how much of an affront to the the process which we set up at the beginning of this congress to try to have fiscal discipline. if we do not support this point of o

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. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: permission to speak to the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: proceed, without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the health care debate has begun in washington and across the country. unfortunately the plan democrats has in store for the american people will do little to improve our health care situation. in fact, it will make the problem worse. when democrats talk about health care reform, what they really mean is a government takeover of health care with few details available. some reports suggest that the plan for this government takeover will cost upwards of $1.2 trillion. and as robert samuelson noted in today's "washington post" all this new federal spending will still not fix the, quote, crux of our health care dilemma

seeks to inspire a love of the principles and the constitution of the united states of america. that drives young men and women to want to go and serve. >> what do you think the differences between getting an education at harvard and getting an education and hillsdale? >> of course they are reallywhy do i want to make invidious distinctions? we think liberal education is a thing that exists because of the hierarchy of ends that are apparent, and every human life must live within those in spirit to study those best is to study with in a small setting with other devoted people the great literature devoted to those, which expands across 3000 years in the west. in the east, there is doubtless a similar thing. >> you started out as an institution that was for the abolition of slavery. and for anyone coming to your institution, how're you doing today with minorities? >> we do not have a lot, but we do not count, so i cannot tell you how many. we never have, it does not matter. it has nothing to do with your ability to learn. frederick douglass was a speaker on our campus. one of the m

they are the cornerstone of the constitution of the united states of america and of the state of georgia. they are the basic rules forming the foundation for all the laws of this nation. they have never been proven wrong, and they have never been approved upon -- improved upon. keep them in your heart, teach them to your children, and never allow them to be taken away from you. i once wrote an opinion that this is not a perfect world in which we live. in a perfect world, parents would not divorce, and marriage would be treated as a sacred covenant. men and women who wanted to have children would marry first, and all children would grow up with two loving parents and children would matter a lot, like they used to. in a perfect world, there would always be someone ready to lend a helping hand to someone else, and no one, old or young, would ever be abandoned or forgot nor alone. in a perfect world, violence or war would be unthinkable, as with poverty, bigotry, or prejudiced. everyone would have everything they needed. so i say to you today, as you go forth into this perfect world of hours

think what we can do with $2 billion in the united states of america. we have schools that are in need. we have a health care system that's broken. we have to move on with our global warming program. $2 billion would help any one of those issues. the f-22 has never been used in iraq or afghanistan. it is absolutely not necessary or useful in counterinsurgency operations. the existing 187 that we have right now is actually adequate for any single contingency that could happen in the united states of america, both civilian and military leadership of the pentagon support ending production at 187, including the president of the united states. the idea that this house will not have a chance to have a full debate on chairman frank's amendment is unacceptable. and this rule is truly flawed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: i yield three minutes to my friend, the distinguished the gentleman from georgia, dr. broun. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minut

and we are here in the united states of america with a surplus of food and the energy that we need if we just manage it and we can't discipline ourselves to utilize our own resources. and we have a speaker of the house to is trying to save the planet, please put that in quotes, trying to shut down energy in america. one is wind. the other is solar and the next one may be geothermal if you didn't have to use a drill rig to get it. wind is ok as long as you don't have to get it off of nantucket. teddy kennedy is offended at looking at windmills. i could see 39 of them from my yard. but that's all right. we need all of the above and there is no way to meet that model under a waxman-markey bill. this is already the intimidation effect and the existing regulations have shut down any new coal-fired generation plants in america. we do have a nuclear jon rating plant that's under construction in north carolina and scheduled to come on-line in the year 2017. they have been working on it two or more years by now. and 2017, it will come on-line. and this is the beta model, a model of nuclear gen

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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 22, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virignia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will be in a period of morning business for up to one hour. then we will resume the consideration of s. 1023, the travel promotion act. the time from 4:30 until 5:30 is equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 5:30 the senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the dorgan amendment to the travel bill. filing deadline for first-degree amendments is today at 3

we will prove ourselves to be good and reliable partners for the united states of america and trans-atlantic partnership. there will be quite a lot of others i think whom we will be able to follow us. these are two sides and one of the same coin it. we have the task on one hand to work with the deepening of the european union, we have been working on a reform treaty that ran this us more capable of action with 27 member states and there is a good chance the question that has been mentioned quite often to is the person to call when i want to know something about the direction of one policy or perhaps the easier to be answered in the future, there will be a president of the council and the heads of state as somebody to continuously changing presidency is as interlocutor. in i would encourage you not to come to germany more but go to brussels, but if you in the future try and find an interlocutor -- interlocutor you have a better chance of having the person to talk to and that is something that we need to do together. looking at the emerging powers such as china, india, brazil, we have to a bal

god bless the united states of america. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 25, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: madam president, with the senate chaplain, admiral black, standing by, we all listened to the prayer of one of our jewish brethren from las vegas, rabbi harlig. the chaplain, i'm sure, was pleased with the prayer. those of us here were pleased with the prayer. it was a w

the united states of america for the violence being perpetrate d by the government of iran. and i also appreciated the president, his words now, bearing witness to the courage of the people of iran who have taken to the streets on behalf of their own freedom and free and fair eleckses. i was privileged to work with my democrat colleague on the foreign affairs committee, the chairman, howard bermen, in autsdzurg a house resolution that garnered 405 votes on the previous friday. and it very expressed the sentiments that the president expressed at the podium tuesday. i just, i truly believe that what we're seeing happening on the streets of iran is extraordinary, that people that are taking to the streets, risking their liberty and their lives, on behalf of freedom. and the american cause is freedom. always has been, always will be. and in that cause we must never be neutral. we must never hesitate to provide moral and rhetorical support to people who are taking a stand for their fundamental freedoms and fundamental human rights. and i was pleesed to take the president take tha

i want that answer to be the united states of america. i believe the american people and the men and women they send to congress share that view. let's take this opportunity to come together and meet our obligations to our constituents, our children, to god's creation and for future generations. thank you very much. >> darren samuelsohn is with us on the phone. what is the latest on whether house democrats are ready to pass a climate change bill on friday? >> they are not saying yet when that debate will begin on friday morning. they are still trying to wrap up those last couple of boats. well nancy pelosi gamble of the 2, 3, 4, 5, the dozen votes that she will need or try to win them on the floor? will they have secured them? we are waiting, watching. there has been a lot of lobbying off of the floor, on the floor in the last couple of days. president obama's top energy adviser, rahm emanuel has been working with them in person. president obama making a public plea today at the rose garden. there is definitely a push right now. >> tell u

i want it to be the united states of america. i believe the men and women and people they send to congress share that view. let's meet our obligations to our constituents, to our children, to god's creation and to future generations. thank you very much. >> what are you doing to get the bill passed? >> are you disappointed the 100% auction is now 50%? i'll take that as a yes. >> house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing included questions on healthcare and the climate change bill scheduled for debate in the house tomorrow. this is 15 minutes. >> good morning. since last we meet the three committees of jurisdiction for healthcare reform put forth a draft. and we're very proud of the work that they have done. it takes us a step closer to providing what the president has called for, affordable quality accessible healthcare for all americans. it will bring down costs, improve quality, and make america healthier. i commend chairman rangel of the ways and means committee, chairman miller of the education and labor committee and chai

the vast majority of it was written before there was a united states of america, much less a moderate, conservative movement. if you are doing that, if you are thinking that all things might have a value of abiding nature because the real value is objective and eternal, that gives you a disposition about modern liberalism and conservatism. that's conservative we have on campus. that's the source of it. >> you have a lot of speakers of both on campus and anti-washington program. how often do you have the friday morning breakfast? >> once a month. >> do you have to pay for those people doing that, or did they do it gratis? >> a lot do it gratis and a lot get paid. it varies. in general, if they are talking to students we don't pay them or we don't pay them a lot. off-campus speaker sometimes command fees, and we pay them. when martin gilbert comes to teach a course, he is a distinguished fellow and he has a salary for that. he wants to focus on getting the churchill biography finished, so we have deployed some of his salary away from paying him to teach to paying his expenses for publis

speaker, my district is the home of the first free standing holocaust museum in the united states of america. for 25 years it has stood as a reminder of the horrific consequences of extremism and hate. just a few months ago the founder of that museum passed away. although he is gone, his life work will educate future generations about the horrors of the holocaust so that such senseless violence should never again be repeated. last month this body passed a resolution honoring his life and memory. so it is with an especially heavy heart today think a come to the floor to urge passage of resolution 529, a resolution condemning the violent attack on the united states holocaust memorial museum on june 10. the holocaust museum exists as a place to reflect and mourn murderous prejudice and hatred. yesterday yet -- yet yesterday a senseless attack motivated by the same prejudice and hatred resulted in the tragic death of a security guard, stephen t. johns. it is a sad reminder that we must all remain vigilant in continuing the work of the rabbi to purge discrimination and rate red -- hatred

states of america. and we remain committed to doing all we can to try to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear weapons power. so we're going to watch this, and we are going to gauge our actions accordingly. >> in way that these events may have enhanced the process? >> i am not going to make a value judgment on what they may or may not have done. i am going to reiterate that everything we intend to do is in light of how we view america's long-term interests and security as well as those of friends and alleys -- allies, not just in the region but around the world. >> if i may return to honduras, the u.s. provides aid both under the foreign assistance act and it is millennium challenge. even there are coups, you are not going to cut off that aid? >> we are assessing what the outcome of this will be. this has been a fast-moving set of circumstances over the last several days. much of our response is conditioned on the integrity of the democratic system. but if we were able to get to a status quo that returns

states of america. and those who want the autoworkers and ford, chrysler and gm salaries comparable to nissan and toyota, they don't look at what the salaries of those ceos at nissan and 20 ruda are making. their salaries are not in line with the salaries of the american auto industry executives in this country. they are not. and nobody that i have heard -- mabey av weeks i haven't heard -- i confess nobody has indicated in any way that we need to make sure that the salaries of the auto executives in this country are in line with although executives and other countries. it's just not being made. now at some point we have just got to fess up and say we've got business to take care of and take care of the business that we must take care of. if we don't do this, this is our our work, this is our moment, our time to do what's right. not to try to manage this. not to try to make sure we do this thing right but do the right thing. that's what we've got to try to do here. so i am not for taking control of the

that is the real security risk to the united states of america. and i don't know any other way to stop it, guaranteed it might not work, then through a negotiating process. >> i won't cede my time but i would say specifically, professor, of course, we want negotiations. the whole point we're trying to make is the north koreans have deliberately walked away from it. have shot missiles across japan and done a nuclear test. of course, you want negotiation. but until we really do something as an international community, i don't see much movement in that respect. thank you. >> thank you, senator lugar. senator corker? >> thank you, mr. chairman, for this most timely hearing and for all of y'all being here. i obviously sense, mr. sigal -- that you, professor sigal, that the outlie that mr. cha has put forth is counterproductive -- >> i didn't say that -- >> so you think the broadness of sort of keeping proliferation from occurring is that's too broad and we ought to focus only on plutonium; is that what you're saying? >> what i'm saying you have to do b