guest: we first sought within the usda the allocation of funding resources to the agricultural research service of the scientists had the resources to address the test that we believe, we still believe, is a very significant national threat to a cross-section of agricultural production. it is not just apples or fruit. this bug attacks almost anything. we wanted to see if the usda could provide significant research funding. the second thing, the budget is very tight right now, at the federal level, but there was a second mechanism calls the specialty crops research initiative created by congress in 2005 -- in the 2000 farm bill. most specialty crops pay all in terms of their value to corn and soybean. we got short shrift when it came to research. this was a mechanism by which specific problems or crises within specialty crop industries could receive funding allocation for research to address that. tracey and her team, we supported very strongly the formation of this research effort, and tracy will talk about this, i am sure, putting together a one of the largest efforts in history, over

what is the ratio of the entomologists to the farmers in the usda to figure this out? host: kevin hackett, have we been able to cut off the influx of more brown marmorated stink bugs? caller: -- guest: they are established in this country and they will not be eradicated. we can only learn to manage the bug at a level that is not harmful to the consumer, grower, or the environment. host: have there been changes made in the system? we believe they came here from the far east. are there now items in place, processes in place to keep more of them from coming into the united states? guest: this is a work in progress. customs and border protection does excellent job to stop and sex from coming in every year we have people stationed overseas that looked up the products coming in to a country to try and interdict them from the country they're coming from. of course, when people across borders, they are supposed to report any agricultural goods to the customs and border protection. there are a lot of ways of interdicting. diagnosticoping new tools and new ways of intercepting t

the usda mandates testing for only the common strains. . >>> the young star of a popular cable series has died. 39-year-old andy whit fi eld played in spartac us. he had cancer of the blood. he died in sydney surrounded by family. . >>> a new study is taking aim at sponge bob square pants. the cartoon impairs the minds of 4 year olds. children were easily distracted after watching the show. the cartoon changed scenes every 11 seconds. and children watching slower shows had fewer problems. . >>> 11 million fish have been caught in screens around the delta pumps. explains why fisherman don't consider this good news. >> i'd like to get a fish report if you don't mind. >>reporter: the captain of this boat used to take out two groups a day. now he's down to two away week. >> very difficult. >> indicating the fish population is increasing but slowly. from january 1 to september 7th. california fish and game reporting catching 11 million fish in the screens around the delta pumps mostly split tails but 35 thousand were also caught and relocated. >> i haven't seen 11 million fish out there. >

apple because our growers were so concerned, we immediately looked to the usda research service. it is a scientific base that provides research support to many areas of agriculture. without the infrastructure, we would have been in a very bad condition. we had an incomplete knowledge base, there was some knowledge base at which to start. host: we will be talking with her in just a few seconds. what are apple growers doing to combat this stink bug in terms of pesticides? what is going to be the cost to consumers? guest: we have a great dent that we owed to the researchers in the area. under the gun and having this past attacking -- pest, they looked at pesticides that were effective and the ways that growers had to apply them. and providing information in terms of how they have to deal with that. as a result of that, this year, growers were aware of it, they took action and a solid recommendations developed by the researchers. we have seen some pretty significant results. the harvest is still 45 days away from completion, it looks like the new techniques -- it does not reside in t

food safety funding for the meat inspectors at the usda is facing a 3.4% cut next year, while the fda is being hit with a 10% bite. which could mean 600 fewer inspectors at farms and factories. but with less money to use on inspectors and lab tests, the question isn't just whether we can rely on our government to keep us safe, but should we? >> to the extent that g governmt says that it's in control, there's a false sense of security created among consumers. consumers are the ones who have to be on the lookout, who have to demand information and that's how they're going to keep the food industry accountable. >> reporter: one company that isn't waiting for the federal government's help is costco. the national retailer is taking on the cantaloupe crisis itself and may now set its own standards for how melons are grown, cleaned and thanled after they are picked. they may skwooir suppliers to test their melons to insure they are safe to ship. craig wilson is costco's find safety director. >> i think we can do better. at least we can have a really strong feeling for what we're putting out

to speak. -- the usda is facing a 3.4% cut in funding for meat inspections next year, fda taking a 10% bite. john hendron, abc7 news. >>> who are those men in dark suits in aisle 2? the secret service. a news photographer happened to notice the first lady doing some impromptu shopping at a target in virginia. she was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, pushing her own cap. she paid at the check-out stan. can only imagine folks surprised. her communications director says it is not uncommon for the first lady to slip out and runner rans. >> previous presidents they -- they don't carry cash. but this white house seems to. >> what are we shopping for today? >> who is buying? >> clouds, wind, unless you want to save yourself from -- rain, monday, tuesday, more likely wednesday. you will have to shuffle the wardrobe a little. probably don't need the shorts, fall back in the forecast. we are in the 50s -- loss school loss loss scott toes -- highlights, more clouds today and a cooler breeze. cloudy, drizzle possible chance of rain, best early next week. today, dropping again, not as dramati

so the usda, which runs the school meals program has mandated that every school district that participates in the program has a wellness committee and a wellness policy. it's a great opportunity for parents to get involved on the local level, it's a grassroots kind of thing where you can advocate for what you want to do going on in the lunchroom, in the classroom, and even in terms of snacks and other activities. >> we keep going back to that. we're told that it was the department of defense initially that started the school lunch program because so many of the recruits, quite frankly, were not up to snuff, you know? and now it's the reverse.

schwartz: the usda asked that i go to herminie and provide an independent evaluation of the problems to determine if it was severe enough to warrant funding. i've worked in a lot of communities in pennsylvania, i've seen a lot of things that were pretty startling, however, the trip to herminie absolutely, um... astounded me. i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoeve

barely more than 55% of the people have some form of coverage. >>> and today the usda will announce meat producer must test for 7 additional strains of e.coli. originally it was required to test for one strain and the additional tests heckly will speed up recalls of i if he caned meat. >>> no class today for public school students in tacoma washington. teachers voted to go on strike. they have been working with a -- without a contract since september 1st and the school district will ask the court to stop the walkout immediately. justin. >>> 6:53 and 62 degrees here in baltimore. look at that 70 in new york. let's go the other way and yes, we have got it on the map. we have to go way to thenorthwestern great lakes 37 this morning and wove 33 degree reading and they may be closer to us by the end of the week. we have a flare-up of showers and storms expected for today. this is not our cold front. we have a warm environment but back in the mountains they have showers and storms. and like yesterday, we may get afternoon clouds all shooting from those. first real push of showers diminish but

the usda says most of the meat never made it out of the warehouse, and they have no reports of anybody getting sick. >>> eight minutes past the hour. say good morning to reynolds wolf. how are you? >> great. there's nothing better than following up a script about tainted meat. a beautiful way to start your sunday. we've got all kinds of weather to talk about. we have our 16th named storm in the atlantic basin. a crazy season. we've got ophelia in the atlantic. in the pacific, a major hurricane in hurricane hillary. we have a water spout to show you that's popped up in part of the midwest and flooding in the keystone state of pennsylvania. what we refer to as a full plate weatherwise. more coming up. >> we'll see you again shortly. >>> we've been talking it politics this morning. politics and sports mixed a bit last night. a presidential race. well, the presidential mascots at the washington nationals baseball game. it turned to a football play. we'll show you the video. at exxon and mobil, our smart gasoline works at the molecular level to help remove deposits and clean up intake valve

european debt crisis saying it could grow more severe and spread around the world. >>> the usda is recalling 40,000 pounds of beef because it might be contaminated with e. coli. it was produced by palo duro meet in amarillo, texas, and shifted to -- shipped to warehouses in georgia. it was then to be sent to schools in georgia but most of the beef never left the warehouses. the contaminated beef may have gotten mixed in with commercial productions du -- products due to a sample tracking error. there are no reports of illnesses related to the beef. farmers in the midwest are on alert after a string of biggest -- peg thefts. hundreds of pigs were stolen from flee 3 farms in iowa and minnesota. the stolen pigs weigh in at 200 pounds each and worth a total of $30,000. investigators suspect the pigs may have been sold at auction barns. >>> time now is 721time. up next, the -- 7:21. up next, the special honor for a special victim. no. and a shocking fire in colorado, the 13-year-old girl who is said to be behind it and why police say she did it. >>> you like showers migrating towards the bay area

safety inspection service, the health regulatory part of usda. she's advanced a science base public health agenda there, and that's really important, and she's directed outbreaking consumer complaint investigations overseeing risk assessments and regulatory programs. as you know, food safety's in the news all the time. yesterday, the c brings c announced at least 13 people died from eating contaminated cantaloupes, and it was traced back to colorado. her agency does not deal specifically with that, but more on meat issues. there's a number of meat issues as well. the usda recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef because of possible e. coli contamination. there's the recall of turkey this summer. we had exchange with dr. michael taylor from the fda. this is something we have interest in and you do as well. thank you, all, for coming. again, if you have questions, identify yourself and your organization, and if you're tweeting from this event, our tash tack is ogilvy exchange. i'll turn it over. >> thank you. it's nice to see you, tony, right up in th

programs of the food safety inspection service, the health regulatory part of usda. she's advanced a science base public health agenda there, and that's really important, and she's directed outbreaking consumer complaint investigations overseeing risk assessments and regulatory programs. as you know, food safety's in the news all the time. yesterday, the c brings c announced at least 13 people died from eating contaminated cantaloupes, and it was traced back to colorado. her agency does not deal specifically with that, but more on meat issues. there's a number of meat issues as well. the usda recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef because of possible e. coli contamination. there's the recall of turkey this summer. we had exchange with dr. michael taylor from the fda. this is something we have interest in and you do as well. thank you, all, for coming. again, if you have questions, identify yourself and your organization, and if you're tweeting from this event, our tash tack is ogilvy exchange. i'll turn it over. >> thank you. it's nice to see you, tony, right up in th

it's based on the usda guidelines. >> reporter: the new val ratings considering more than 30 nutritional contents. even antioxidants. the rating system has been introduced in grocery stores. >>> coming up here in 90 seconds. >> that huge blast crater in san bruno is about to get temporarily larger. we'll explain why. >>> and ktvu's john sasaki is gathering all the new information on this deadly plane crash in reno that was caught on tape. plus we're going to talk to a witness who saw it all. all this coming up in 90 seconds. >>> a mass casualty situation in reno where a plane crashes near the stands at the air races. what we are learning right now about the dozens of people injured. >>> it should have been done a long time ago. that street should have been opened a long time ago. >>> a visible scar of the deadly san bruno blast is about to go away. what is being done right now. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. in just the last five minutes an air official called the situation there a mass casualty incident. john sasaki is live there at the incident

the issue with the usda in the white house and we still have black unemployment is almost twice that of white america in 1963 during the i have a dream speech the black unemployment was three times that of white america. has the president lived up to the racial expectations of the black community? and i say that because leading into his presidency, people fought of hope and change and as a journalist i saw the level of expectation that i didn't think anyone could humanly reach. is he doing his job as a regular president, or is he following? >> guest: again, barack obama has burdens that no white politician would have and you just mentioned one. he has special burdens, special racial burdens. white politicians have racial burdens, too. black people are the only people that have a race. everybody has a race, but a black president has a special burden. to answer your question directly, i think the barack obama has satisfied realistic expectations. some people truly did have unrealistic expectations. there were some people who really sort of swept up and had some sort of hopes. >> host:

the center for science and the public interest says the usda should do the same for salmonella. >>> across the country, a fast-moving wildfire in minnesota grew nearly tenfold yesterday. the smoke started impacting neighboring states. it's so bad in wisconsin, the milwaukee brewers baseball team closed the roof on its stadium as air quality warnings were issued in illinois. >>> the ntsb recommending that commercial truck drivers be banned from using either handheld or hands-free mobile phones while behind the wheel. this comes after an accident last year when a truck driver distracted by his phone crossed a median and smashed into a van killing 11 people. >>> and 14-year-old lexi peters of suburban buffalo will appear in e.a. sports nhl '12 video game. the new female player icon is a like not of her after she complained about the guys only virtual player choices. >>> alison kosik at the new york stock exchange following the world's biggest retailer, walmart, making this big push to appeal to women, right? >> reporter: oh, yeah. walmart's putting its money where its mouth is. launching an i

the usda is facing a 3.4% cut in funding for meat inspections next year, fda 10%. john hendron, abc news. >>> who are those men in dark suits in aisle 2? the secret service. a news photographer happened to notice first lady doing impromptu shopping at a target in virginia. wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap pushing her own cart. she paid at the check-out stand. you can only imagine the surprise. her communications director says it is not uncommon for the first lady to slip out to runer rands. now everyone wants to know what did she buy. -- >>> it is -- [ talking over each other ] >>> we are not going to take away all the sun but cloudier. wednesday all of us in the 80s to 90s then look the dramatic change yesterday. some areas like san francisco dropped 21°. you head over to today another 3 to 9° are going from the 90s in some areas to anotherly the 60s. let's look outside and show what is going on. fairly quiet. multiple cloud deck layer that's because we have an area of low pressure bringing moisture. we also have marine layer clouds. let's talk about temper

the usda says this is unprecedented growth. why? because we've got a record number of americans who are now on food stamps. basically, retailers see an opportunity, they want to cash in on this huge underserved market. >> that's the reason behind it, right? these are like handing out food credit cards to people and businesses want in on the cash. >> absolutely. they want to increase their revenue. money is driving the push to accept the food stamps. we are talking about nearly $65 billion in food stamps on the table. that's what was spent last year. that's up from $30 billion five years ago. so that's more than doubled. the amount is likely to keep growing. this is because the usda expects more and more americans to apply for food stamps and unfortunately, it's a sign of the times. >> they have been spreading that program pretty big, too. hey, the markets really started out horrendous today again. have things improved at all? >> well, they have improved slightly. we did see session lows around 250. that's down for the dow. now we're

the usda is planning to begin testing meat for six less common e.coli strains. the testing begins in march. inspectors only focus now on the most common strain of the bacteria. >>> a man is driving the first volkswagen of its kinds in north america, the 2012 passat diesel. the car was especially designed for north america and a system acted the new plant in chattahoochee, tennessee. >>> a road project in san jose is designed to bring traffic relief to a very congested area. but the remedy could cause driver headaches first. >> i'm back in 10 minutes and show you were storm-tracker 2 has thunderstorms popping up on east of here and the fog and when it will return to your neighborhood. >>> two men convict of the brutal kidnapping of an oakland couple 17 years ago learned their sentences today. oakland police say kevin barnes and dewayne ewing shoved the victims into the trunk of their own car back in 1994, drove them to atms to get cash, then beat the husband and raped the wife in the back seated of the car. the case went unsolved for 13 years, until dna evidence

first, slashing $87 million from the budget and then another $35 million from the usda for good measure. cut, cut, cut. now the results are in. 16 people have lost their lives. close to 100 are sick. republicans in congress talk proudly of commitment of laissez-faire economics where government gets out of the way and everything works perfectly. you try telling that to those who ate melon with a side of listeria. you can get the latest from the show on twitter at twitter.com/bashir live and facebook. don't bother reaching for the stars. when we come back, the other programs republicans want to cut. some political game. [ man ] our retirement isn't a simple budget line item. [ man ] i worked hard. i paid into my medicare. [ man ] and i earned my social security. [ woman ] now, instead of cutting waste and loopholes, washington wants to cut our benefits? that wasn't the agreement. [ male announcer ] join the members of aarp and tell washington to stop cuts to our medicare and social security benefits. with listerine® total care. its multi-action formula works to restore enamel, help preve

talk about the fact that the usda, the fda now has the power to issue recalls. in the past, they did not. as you may know, they recommended recalls, but they didn't actually have the authority to do the recall to mandate it themselves and they also beefed up inspections at these plants to try and prevent, you know, the potentially problematic bacteria from ever getting into the supply. not everyone thinks it is a good idea. the meat industry saying these six strains are so minor that it's just going to cost millions of dollars to test for them and keep food from getting into the supply and may not have a significant public health benefit. this is sort of the back and forg that has been going on. >> that is from the american meat association. >> that's right. >> there is an outbreak happening right now, not e. coli but something else. what are you hearing? >> fascinating to try to trace these food outbreaks to figure out who got sick and piecing it altogether. from a mystery standpoint, always fascinating. it is listeria, a different type of bacteria than e. coli

she oversees the policies and programs of the health regulatory part of usda. she has advanced public health agenda which is really important and has directed outbreak and consumer complaint investigations and agency risk assessments and regulatory programs. sadie -- food safety is in the news of a time. 13 people have died from contaminated cantaloupes and they were traced to a farm in colorado eaten by people around the country. kerri agency does not deal specifically with that. we had some neat issues unfortunately and recently usda recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef intended for georgia school lunches and there is the massive recall over turkey over the summer. is his is that -- this issue has been ongoing and we had an exchange on this topic was dr. michael taylor of the fda. we have a lot of interest and you do as well. thank you for coming. if you have questions please identify yourself and your organization. if you are tweeting our tag is ogilvieexchange. we would love you too week. i will turn it over to dr. hagen. >> thank you and good morning to e

we'll tell you why the usda stepped in to stop that shipment. >>> and later, a story that has so many of you talking. a college campus bake sale where the prices are based on the customers' race. we'll have the event organizer here live with us. >>> at eight minutes past the hour, let's say good morning to reynolds wolf. >> good morning. we've got all kinds of things to talk about weatherwise. tropics very active in both the pacific and atlantic. at the same time we've got the threat of flooding across parts of the midwest and in pennsylvania. then just the opposite, very dry and breezy conditions across parts of the upper midwest and into parts of texas. fire threats are out there. we're going to have more in a few moments. you're watching cnn sunday morning. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questio

she oversees the policies of the health regulatory part of usda. she has advanced the eight sites based public health agenda there, and i think that is important. she has overseen regulatory programs. as you know, food safety is in the news all the time. just yesterday, at least 30 people have died from eating contaminated cantaloupes. they tristan to a farm in colorado. has been eaten by people all over the country. we have had a number of meat issues as well. it recently, they recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef intended to school lunches due to possible e. coli contamination. then there is a massive recall of turkey over the summer. this is an issue that is ongoing. we had an exchange a few months ago with the fda. is something we have great interest in here at ogilvy. thank you for coming. if you have questions, please identify yourself a door organization. i will turn it over to dr. hagen. >> thank you. good morning to everybody. lots of familiar faces here. as to see you sitting in the front row. am i supposed to talk to this microphone or

it generally receives oversight through the usda come epa, and the fda. why three? guest: 25 years ago, the office of science and technology policy paul to get to those agencies, each of which had some regulatory per view in those areas and thought there was no evidence that these were particularly dangerous techniques. go find laws that you can regulate under these existing laws. so they did. that is the good news and the bad news. the result is that people who want to bring something to market have to go to either two agencies or three. they regulate things that go into the environment that have pesticide properties, which is what they call them. the problem is that there is not any process by which we incorporate things that we have learned that advancing science can it be reflected in the easing of regulation. about was true in the early days, the first days of genetic engineering. there was just an oversight committee and its job was to look, analyze, and evaluate. it is there a danger or is there not? if it is not, stop regulating. that was short circuit it by

now the usda will focus on e-coli and inspectors will begin testing for six additional strains, that is beginning in march. those strings have been turning up and receive years in food. a big road connecting southern indiana to northern kentucky was shut down after inspectors found cracks, the sherman milton bridge that goes over the ohio river was officially closed today in definitely cracks found on to big support beams, there is no word yet on how exactly the plan on fixing the problem. the remnants of tropical storm lee are still being felt in pennsylvania, about living under people are still without power more than 200 roads remain closed. the death toll dropped from 13 down to 11. high waters are receding in the flooding remains a problem from new york to maryland. >> a live look outside from arcaro this afternoon. sunny skies over the bay. we see sunny skies bay area wide, the fog did push back off shore. it is sitting offshore right now. this fall will be returning as we head into the overnight hours. we will seek pretty widespread fog out there tomorrow morning. tomorrow mor

defined by the usda. they never thought she would have to choose between paying bills or buying food. >> for a long time i felt like food was a privilege. i had -- i have been to the point where it is like oh, my god, i ate today. that's great. and no one should feel like that. >> one of the goals of these women is to help lawmakers better understand the challenges not only in hunger but also poverty. i asked her the impact of impact of the recession on her family because so many have been added to the food stamp roams because of the recession. she said for all intents and purposes her mom lived through a recession and living through a recession and her kids will, too. that's really what she is trying to change. >> cycle of poverty. two things happening. a cycle of poverty, people again and again who lived in poverty and then their children live in poverty and this is something even in a roaring economy we haven't been able to fix in this country. then there is a -- new face of poverty which is people who

the federal government has no mandate, and get rid of a lot of things like the fda, the usda, the department of education? you could get rid of a lot of stuff that is not constitutional, and stop foreign aid subsidies -- foreign aid, subsidies to farmers and businesses. we could keep a lot of money in our pockets of that happened. we would be spending a lot less money. [applause] >> thank you. that is an excellent point. what is your name? but he makes an excellent point here. i do not know how well you could hear in the back. betting makes the point -- why do we need a balanced budget amendment when we have a constitution already and the constitution, if followed, would put congress on a course that would stay focused on the few responsibilities given in the constitution, like weights and measures, regulating trade between the states, trademarks, copyrights and patents, and so forth? you raise a valid point. here is why i nevertheless think we need to amend the constitution. that document, and particularly that part of the document that tells congress its jobs are limited and its responsibi

the usda will now test for seven strains. health officials say the additional strains caused 100,000 illnesses. >>> a senate subcommittee holds a hearing today. it's all about anti-terror protection for america's food supply. now the hears wag called in response to -- hearing was called in response to a watchdog report that the government has spent more than $3 billion on food protection programs. however, the key programs have been bogged down and multi- agency bureaucracy. no one is really in charge. there's no way to determine if cattle or crops are safer. >>> this year's olive crop in sonoma county will be a lot smaller in the past. late rains disrupted the pollination process. as a result, the trees out there produce little or no fruit. the smaller crop is expected to create a shortage of locally produced olive oil. one owner of a company is warning buyers to expect a shortage. >>> jail overcrowding is forcing san mateo county to look at building a new maximum security facility. the board of supervisors will hold a works

usda. >>> one more recall making news this morning from toymaker little tikes. the company is calling back tool sets with oversized plastic toy nails that might cause young children to choke. this is an expansion of the previous recall involving more than 1.5 million workshop sets and trucks with the same toy nails. >>> if you bought the popular reebok toning shoes, you could get a refund check in the mail. the company agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims over its advertising. the government says some of the claims just aren't true. here is abc's linsey davis. ♪ shake it up >> reporter: reebok's run tone and easy tone sneakers promise to tone your legs and other assets just by walking in them. >> better legs and a better butt with every step. >> reporter: the shoemaker claimed its design increased muscle activity without someone even knowing it. reebok spent $64 million on advertising alone, paying big names like the kardashians, as well as actors and models, to sell the shoes. >> reebok easy tone, proven to tone your hamstrings, calves and butt up to 28

a month to guy minimum amount of food as defined by the usda. she like the others, never thought should have to choose between paying bills or buying food. >> for a long time, i felt like food was a privilege. i've been to the point where it's like, oh, my god, i ate today. and no one should feel like that. >> reporter: cnn, philadelphia. >>> and one of the goals of these women is to help lawmakers better understand the challenges of hunger. and for that matter, poverty as a whole. tianna gaines was asked about the impact of the recession on her family. she said for all intents and purposes, her mom lived thank you recession. she's living through a recession and her kids will, too. >>> up next, being among top ten cnn heroes changed everything for him. we catch up with one of last year's heroes. ncy. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] as you wish, business pro. as you

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we need immediate funding for fema and the usda disaster relief all across new york and all of the other states that were affected by these storms. mr. president, i would now like to address a second issue that is causing me very grave concern. i'd like to talk for a moment about a piece of legislation that i've introduced with senators kirk and lieberman to toughen the sanctions on syria. syrian president assad has killed over 2,000 of his own people in an alarming torrent of violence from one of the world's most repressive regimes. 2,200 people are estimated to have died so far. assad's aggression against the syrian people is matched by his subversive aggression abroad. his regime is a state sponsor of terrorism, one of iran's closest allies and a key backer of hamas and hezbollah. assad's regime has for years helped foreign firefighters enter iraq and kill our u.s. soldiers. in response to this violent crackdown i introduced the bipartisan syrian sanctions act of 2011 to hold assad's regime accountable. this legislation would block access to the u.s. market for companies that invest i

federal government has no mandate, and get rid of a lot of things like the fda, the usda, the department of education? you could get rid of a lot of stuff that is not constitutional, and stop foreign ai subsidies -- foreign a, subsidies to farmers and businesses. we could keep a lot of money in our pockets of that happened. we would be spending a lot less money. [applause] >> thank you. that is an excellent point. what is your name? but he makes an excellent point here. i do not know how well you could hear in the back. betting makes the point -- why do we need a balanced budget amendment when we have a constitution already and the constitution, if followed, would put congress on a course that would stay focused on the few responsibilities given in the constitution, like weightand measures, regulating trade between the states, trademarks, copyrights and patents, and so forth? you raise a valid point. here is why i nevertheless think we need to amend the constitution. that document, and particularly that part of the document that tells congress its jobs are limited and its responsibility

the network and growers urging usda to take action to support production of berries that are sustainable from start to finish. >> the gorgeous day out there. and there are big changes coming up. >> yes. sandhya back new with the accu-weather forecast. >> we're going to go from 101 today to 76 in the warmest locations by sunday. so there is a changes coming. it's first weekend of fall we're heading into and there is going to be major changes here. there is a live picture from our south beach camera. there is some mid level clouds moving in. there is another live picture looking towardses golden gate bridge. there are things going on. there is fog at the coast z there there are low to upper 60s along the coast. so far high today 62 degrees and there is fall meaning warm to hot weather in the bay area this, happened today. there is 97 now in livermore, low 90s in santa rosa. san jose, 86 degrees, patchy fog and there is a slight chance of rain sunday. i'll explain in jo. and temperatures tonight with fog reforming near coast of the coastline with 50s, is mild night tonight. looking at water

many of these regulators, whether it is the occ, the epa, usda, they are off the chain. they are too aggressive and are putting people out of business. folks are concerned about litigation, so you cannot pay higher taxes and higher additional employees. if you are a business on main street, you're going to do one of the two, not both. in this environment of uncertainty, i think employers are just paralyzed. they are not willing to hire someone with the anticipation that the president health care proposal will actually come into the full implementation in a few years. that will cost them. there is always a threat from the administration that they are going to raise their taxes. so they are just sitting, waiting for some certainty relating to health care costs. once we can give them that certainty, i think we will see the whole issue of unemployment fourteens, women, everybody result. host: nathan, a republican from kentucky. caller: i have a couple of comments about another stimulus plan. we have already bailed out the banks a couple of times. we have bailed out the auto

that is working with the usda and states. electronic reporting, which i believe came in from the regular terry -- regulating sector on a variety of statues. vehicle regulation. the list goes on. >> actually, i would like to make sure that part of the record does include, mr. chairman, the list of 35 regulations that will be subject to near-term reduced. >> does the gentle lady of a copy of those? >> can i keep them until the hearing is over? >> you can certainly send them in to us. >> i guess the point i wanted to make is that regulatory efficiency and effectiveness is a part of your agency's process. it always has been, if i am right. is that correct? >> it has been, but we are also complying with the president's order to do a retrospective look back. that will be done every five years. >> can you discuss how that retrospective makes the regulatory process more efficient? >> regulations are on the books. it makes good sense for agencies to constantly be scrubbing through them to make sure that as technology changes, as we mo

why would the people from the usda and other agencies put their money in there to pay their own people? they need the post office money and service charges from the post office to make sure everyone gets paid. that's not right. that is taking money patrons have paid for oil service and then utilizing it for other government services, which should be paid for by taxpayers. host: high school student test and is our last phone call. caller: hello. what can economists do not do to restore profitability to our postal system? guest: i think this is a misnomer. the post office would be profitable to if they were not overcharged for all these other congressional funds. if they would set that right. all congress has to do and is looked at the lynch bill and a few of these others and recognized the postal patrons have overpaid into the postal service which has required the postal service to pay into the congress. if they were to relax those and allow the post office to utilize that money for postage usage, for services for the postal community, the, to do anything else. the post office and emplo

why would the people from the usda and other agencies put their money in there to pay their own people? they need the post office money and service charges from the post office to make sure everyone gets paid. that's not right. that is taking money patrons have paid for oil service and then utilizing it for other government services, which should be paid for by taxpayers. host: high school student test and is our last phone call. caller: hello. what can economists do not do to restore profitability to our postal system? guest: i think this is a misnomer. the post office would be profitable to if they were not overcharged for all these other congressional funds. if they would set that right. all congress has to do and is looked at the lynch bill and a few of these others and recognized the postal patrons have overpaid into the postal service which has required the postal service to pay into the congress. if they were to relax those and allow the post office to utilize that money for postage usage, for services for the postal community, the, to do anything else. the post office and emplo

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i hear some businesses day in and day out that many of these regulators weather is the epa, usda, hud, they are too aggressive and they are putting people out of business. folks are concerned about litigation. so you cannot pay higher taxes and hire additional employees if you're a small business on main street. you'll do one of the two, not both. i think employers are paralyzed. they are not willing to hire someone with the anticipation that the health-care proposal will come into full implementation in a few years. that will cost them. there is always a threat that the administration will raise their taxes. so they are sitting and waiting for some certainty. once we can give them that certainty and make some reforms that are more business friendly, we will see the issue of unemployment for teenagers and women and everybody resolved host:. nathan from kentucky on the republican line. caller: i have a couple of comments about another stimulus plan. we have already bailed out the banks a couple times. we bell about the auto industry a couple of times. what the wheat belt the small citi