the california state university system was established in 1960 as the california state college system. today, the system is comprised of 23 campuses with almost 433,000 students and 44,000 faculty and staff. it stretches from northern california to san diego. it is a nation's largest and one of the most affordable university systems. california state university system offers more than 1,800 degree programs from 357 different subjects. c.s.u. draws its students from the two 2/3 of high school students and graduates 91,000 students annually. the system prepares approximately 60% of the teachers in the state and 40% of the engineering graduates and more graduates in business, agriculture, communications, health education and public administration than any other college or university in california. california state university system undoubtedly makes an invaluable contribution to the education of the people of california and the nation. california state university also makes significant outreach efforts to inform and promote college attendance to middle and high school students, minority

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. bilbray, is recognized. mr. bilbray: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman. mr. bilbray: madam speaker, the constitution of the united states mandates on the federal government the responsibility of holding a census every decade. it is an essential party/;iñeóñ constitutional obligation and actually a building block for our representative form of government. it's also -- has evolved into a process to be able to assess programs funds andu should be distributed. the integrity of the census is so important that over the decades, times have been proposed how to improve and to secure the census numbers. today we are actually talkingu about one aspect of the effort to improve the validity of these numbers and the integrity 7ziçó numbers and that iszç>v,, do an outreach to the communities of the native alaskans and americanqó%÷?2 s3Ñ. these are communities that tend to be more isolated than th

california, mr. berman. mr. berman: thank you, madam chair. i would like to yield an additional two minutes of our time to the ranking member to be added on to herr time and subtracted from our time -- to her time and subtracted from our time and now i'd like to yield three minutes to the asia pacific and global environment subcommittee, the delegate from american samoa, mr. eni faleomavaega. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, and the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. faleomavaega: i thank the distinguished gentleman of our committee on foreign affairs to allow me to talk about the proposed legislation. despite our situation in afghanistan, i do say i have the utmost respect for the gentleman from ohio for bringing this resolution for purposes of public debate among our colleagues. i also want to say that i associate myself with the remarks made earlier by my colleague from georgia, mr. kingston, in saying why not, why not debate the issue? this should be something that we shoul

just kind of hot. >> steve: 21-point california lead. we've got coming up in the evening session, arizona state, the number two seed against number seven stanford. and then the closing game of the night will number three seed washington against number six arizona state. but california came out on fire. with jerome randle 22 first-half points. and they have aointon egon. ♪ now it's official ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ duck a lot in the quarterfinal action in the pacific life pac-10 tournament. because the ducks is being hammered by the california golden bears, 75-5 #. here's your pacific life game summary. oregon being outscored by 20. but cal is 12-0 this year. when they have shot better than 50%. >> don: we have seen this program before. when cal gets it going early and they're making shots, they're the best team in the league. what we're watching today i don't think anybody in the conference can beat them. >> steve: rebecca was talking about in pregame those seniors. the seniors have 63 of california's 75 points. armstead with the dribble. throw

the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california. .(3 is is mr. speaker, the ranking member needs 15 seconds to enter into a colloquy and i yield 15 seconds for a question. mr. dreier: i would like to engage in a colloquy with my committee chair. ms. slaughter: if we use your time. mr. dreier: the one thing we are guaranteed and tell me if i'm wrong, one thing we are guaranteed is that the senate bill is the only thing that if it passes today will become public law, is that correct? is that correct? ms. slaughter: i'm sorry, i couldn't hear. mr. dreier: the rule that was drafted and reported out last night, is it not true that the only thing we are guaranteed to have become public law at the end of this day if the votes are there, is in fact, the senate bill --. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman's time has expired. is is mr. speaker i yield -- ms. slaughter: mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from new york is re

george mill over california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1126, the gentleman from california, mr. george miller and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself two minutes. the manager's amendment makes minor technical corrections and renames the bill. i adds clarifying -- it adds clarifying language about chemical restraint, it fixes the definition of school to include all schools and programs under the lol call -- local education agency it clarifies crises intervention training program and requires states to consult with private school officials no determining that a sufficient number of personnel are trained to meet the needs of the student population. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? mr. cline: i rise to claim time in opposition -- mr. kline, i rise to claim time in opposition, though i will not oppose the bi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california -- does the gentleman from california ask unanimous consent? >> i'd be happy to yield four of our minutes which would give us two minutes remaining is that correct? the speaker pro tempore: that's correct. mr. miller: i ask unanimous consent to do that. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from new york is recognized. you have 11 1/2 minutes. mr. meeks: thank you. it's my pleasure to yield a minute and a half of that to the gentlelady from the great state of florida, the honorable corrine brown. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one and a half minutes. ms. brown: thank you, mr. chairman. i stand in strong support of debt relief act for the earthquake recovery for haiti act, introduced by my dear friend and colleague, representative maxine waters like so many of my colleagues here in the congress and the c.b.c., we have been working to improve the lives of the people of haiti for many, many years. i was in haiti last october with chairman oberstar and congressman gre

gentlewoman from california -- the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. chu: madam speaker, first i want to thank chairman levin and chairman mcdermott from including in the manager's amendment the extension of the jobs now program. i'd like to thank chairman larson and betty sutton and alcee hastings for their support of this bill and program. i rise today to support the manager's amendment to h.r. 4846, the jobs tax act which adds an extremely important jobs program called jobs now. it has created over 156,000 jobs in 29 states across the country. it is extraordinary for the fact that it has been able to create jobs so quickly. the model in el monte county created over 1,000 subsidized jobs in one year, jobs like park rangers, teacher's

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i yield one minute to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, an important member of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. markey: on health care, the democratic party is the party of hope, the republicans are the party of nope. the democratic health care bill lowers prescription drug costs for seniors, expands doverpblg 32 million more americans, reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next 10 year, gives middle class families tax credits to help pay for health coverage. what do the republican says to this plan? they say, nope. nope to lowering prescription drug prices. nope to expanding coverage. nope to health insurance tax breaks. g.o.p. used to stand for grand old party. now it stands for grandstand, oppose, and postpone. they grandstand with phony claims about nonexistent government takeovers. they oppose any real reform. then they want to postpone fixing our broken health care system. g.o.p., grandstand, oppo

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i yield one minute to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, an important member of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. minute. mr. markey: on are, the democratic party is the party of hope, the republicans are the party of nope. the democratic health care bill lowers prescription drug costs for seniors, expands doverpblg 32 million more americans, reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next 10 year, gives middle class families tax credits to help pay for health coverage. what do the republican says to this plan? they say, nope. nope to lowering prescription drug prices. nope to expanding coverage. nope to health insurance tax breaks. g.o.p. used to stand for grand old party. now it stands for grandstand, oppose, and postpone. they grandstand with phony claims about nonexistent government takeovers. they oppose any real reform. then they want to postpone fixing our broken health care system. g.o.p., grandstand, oppo

from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. chu: madam speaker, first i want to thank chairman levin and chairman mcdermott from including in the manager's amendment the extension of the jobs now program. i'd like to thank chairman larson and betty sutton and alcee hastings for their support of this bill and program. i rise today to support the manager's amendment to h.r. 4846, the jobs tax act which adds an extremely important jobs program called jobs now. it has created over 156,000 jobs in 29 states across the country. it is extraordinary for the fact that it has been able to create jobs so quickly. the model in el monte county created over 1,000 subsidized jobs in one year, jobs like park rangers, teacher's assistance. they got paid up to 40 hours per week. the employer provided 20% of the wage cost and the federal government provided the rest. the reason it succeeded is that it was a win-win for both small business and workers. main street bus

at least in california, anyway. the california secretary of state certified a ballot measure that could legalize marijuana. it isn't just the usual -- >> the front office. >> the initiative is known as the tax cannabis act, and the reporters are touting the tax revenues that would come from legalizing it. richard lee, founder of a trade school for growing marijuana. >> we need the tax savings, dude. have law enforcement direct towards real crime. uptight opponents of legalization, a.k.a. the man, jerry brown, said that making dope available will turn people into, well, dopes. and cause an increase in things like tardiness and absenteeism in the workplace and probably lead jazz explorations like this. ♪ >> i wanted the chorus. >> they might actually have a point. tucker, they claim legalizing could raise 1.5 billion dozen and save money on law enforcement. why not? >> consenting adults ought to be able to get dumb, and alcohol is worse for you. as a native californian, pretty lame if your trying to keep your state

we will see california and washington. in tomorrow's pacific life pac-10 tournament. >> marques: washington will need the same type of defensety that was on display for the game. should be a tremendous afternoon of basketball. the pacific life pac-10 championship game, it was a funk fest led by darnell gant. >> steve: the final score, 79-64 as washington advances. so we'll have three-seed washington, one seed california. tomorrow, 3:10 or 3:15 local time. for the pac-10 championship. pac-10 still trying to get three teams now. now 23 victories. california in because necessity won the regular season championship. i believe arizona stated very deserving because they also with 22 victories and 12 conference wins and played very well down the stretch before running into a good stanford team yesterday. let's go to rebecca haarlow. jeremy green came in with a hot hand. he had a fantastic ball game last night. but you took him out of his game. how did you disrupt his rhythm all night long? >> he's a good player, he's always going

boccieri: i thank gentlelady from california who made compelling arguments about why california needs to have this investment. and while we are joined with several of my colleagues here tonight, let me say a bit about what we're doing to create jobs in ohio. ohio's 16th congressional district, we had good news. rolls royce, an international company, has announced they will move their fuel cell research from singapore to stark county, ohio and expand their research and development activities, investing $3 million in equipment creating up to 60 jobs while offering training programs with the local college. barbasol invested dollars to buy land and new plant in ashland, ohio. the plant will start with 30 new employees and grow up to 75. scotts miracle grow is opening a plant in ohio and expected to create 100 jobs in the next several months. a potato chip company broke ground earlier this summer to break ground. they will hire 100 employees. these are the types of success stories that have been helped, if not augmented, by the efforts of the american recovery and stimulus act. i yield tim

shtrogiched ne, lpinget st evep. >> steve: top-seeded california with a 13-point lead. in the pacific life pac-10 tournament. >> don: we're looking at specific offense and good play design here by mike montgomery. led your pac-10 player of the randle. then watch this. steps in. intercepts thepassssss an with the behind the back. nice play by randle. really got california off to a good start here this afternoon. >> steve: made 8 of 8 shots in that first half. missed his two shots in the second half. let's go the rebecca. >> over the shoulder and over to the bench. he was checking in with the trainers in that last time-out. i went over to make sure he's healthy and he's doing okay. they're telling me he's fine. yes, he's sore. it's because he's playing a lot of basketball. there's no injury. they're not concerned about that. they just want to make sure he's doing ago. >> steve: steve lavin used to say, he's 21 years old, give him another peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let him play some more. >> don: if you can get some guys some rest, that's important. you got to wi

the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i recognize the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. titus, a member of the committee, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. titus: for over a year i've listened to the voices of district three and heard heartbreaking stories of children denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, small business owners that can't afford to insure their employees and single moms who've lost their jobs and their insurance. they're the reasons i'm voting for reform. in district three alone, reform will improve coverage for more than 600,000 people. it will strengthen medicare for 120,000 seniors and close the prescription drug doughnut hole. it will create health care tax breaks for over 200,000 families and 17,000 small businesses and let 72,000 young adults stay on their parents' policy. insurance companies and others oppose to reform have spent over $1.3 million in southern nevada, but i won't be intimidated. today, as i've always done, i'm

senate nomination in california. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown reports on the rift between the u.s. and israel over plans for settlements in east jerusalem. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> lehrer: it was a day of triumph for the president and his party as the sweeping health reform bill was signed into law. ray suarez begins our coverage. >> suarez: democrats descended on the white house this morning to watch history made. ( cheers and applause ) jubilant cheers greeted president obama as he entered the east room, and after nearly every sentence he spoke. he said the bill signing marked "a new season for america." >> today, after almost a century of trying; today, after over a year of debate; today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. ( applause ) today. >> suarez: the president also acknowledged the labors of decades, and especially this past year, to arrive at this day. >> it's been easy at times to succumb to the sense of cynicism about

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: i would like to thank the gentleman from new york, mr. gregory meeks for the time and i appreciate all of the work he has done on this bill. indeed, i would like to thank all of the members who support this bill including barney frank, the chairman of the financial services committee who made sure we got the bill up and going and we could expedite it in a way that we have never seen a bill expedited. spencer bachus, i appreciate that he understands thoroughly the history of haiti and what it means to the world. gregory meeks, the chairman of the international monetary policy, whose manager's amendment added so much in the way of improvement to this bill. and representative ros-lehtinen, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, elliott engel, chairman of the western hemisphere committee and all of the other co-sponsors of the bill and the congressional black caucus. i like to thank my senior legislative assistant who worked very hard on this bill. kathleen is an expert

crops are widthering in california. they are withering because water has not been permitted to go to them and being channeled into the ocean. that's the policy. billions of dollars of wealth as we speak are being lost forever. and one asks why our economy is on the verge of collapse, why we haven't been producing the revenue so we end up with $1.5 trillion in deficit. policies in congress like putting wildlife and their well-being over the well-being of people, actually have brought us to this situation and are actually making things worse and making it more difficult to work our way out of this economic challenge and this economic crisis. and it goes on and on. with higher energy prices, these higher energy prices, which are destroying the family budget, i might add, and pushing our country into an economic crisis, destroying the local people, ordinary people, their personal budgets are just destroyed and they have no faith and losing hope because they can't see their way out of this pileup of debt because the economy

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> request one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute to address the house. >> mr. speaker, members, i want to bring to your attention an extraordinary unit in our military in the air force located in travis air force base in fairfield, california. the 60th air mobility wing does an extraordinary job, providing services to the military as well as for humanitarian efforts. when the earthquake in haiti occurred, it was that wing that brought immediate assistance using the rapid deployment. they also have hospital services available that are immediately deployed. when it comes time to open a new military base or field anywhere in the air, it's the 6 0th air mobility wing that provides those immediate services. so i ask all the members to recognize the good service, good work this unit does, the extraordinary service provided by the men and women of the 60th air mobility wing located travis air force base, fairfield,

the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: i yield myself such time as i may consume the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman deserves to be heard. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: the majority has adequately described the bill. based on the history of this legislative proposal, we are not opposing the measure. however, members should note that today's bill has been changed from a prior version. the 10-year sunset has been removed. we were also concerned that the federal government would have unfettered access to private property under this program and the data could be used against the land owner. however, after meeting with the affected parties, we have concluded that the u.s. geological survey regulations require prior written land owner permission for entry and release for any data collected on an individual's property. i ask unanimous consent to include in the record the appropriate permission form that is used for these purposes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection

the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentle lady from new york. >> mr. speaker i yield two minutes. >> all right. there you just heard a little passion from chris smith the republican congressman from new jersey one of the most outspoken opponents of abortion making the case against abortion saying this senate language which the house is about to consider would increase abortion in the united states. jesse jackson jr. the congressman from illinois is trying to keep everything in order right now. he's got the gavel there. not an easy chore as passions are as intense as they are. we'll go back to the floor of the house of representatives. we're getting ready for the first of several key votes. setting the stage for health care reform or not right after this. [ female announcer ] pure cane sugar and the stevia plant. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun. and now for the first time in new sun crystals, the only 100% natural sweetener made with pure cane sugar and stevia. ♪ finally, all t

and most importantly if you're in california, tax the drug. smoking marijuana in public or driving under the influence would remain illegal. planned proponents say it would raise $1.4 billion for the cash-strapped state. they argue it's in line with americans' changing view of the specific drug. the most recent gallup poll on marijuana shows a record high 44% of americans now support its legalization. that is a 10 percentage-point jump since just 2001. you may not no this, but the united states is the world's largest consumer of marijuana. 26 million americans using pot in 2008 alone. that's about one in ten americans. it's already california's most lucrative cash crop. providing the counter-narrative, however. law enforcement fills who say legalizing could spur an increase in crime and other anti-drug activists who fear a general denigration of society. but let's give it a broader context. it's not just california, let's talk about mexico, america and the drug connection. new this week, the national drug threat assessment by the department of

the gentlelady from california. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back -- ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, if i could inform ambassador what the sovereign that i have some more re-- watson that i have some more remarks to make. i just don't want you to be blindsided. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady ask unanimous consent to reclaim her time? ms. watson: yes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to take a moment to highlight an unfortunate absurdity that we are confronted with today, mr. speaker. i am proud to support the resolution before us, but all of us recognize that the dedicated people of the american red cross will continue to do their good work regardless of whether they are congratulated by this body. yet, the democratic leadership has taken care to ensure that this symbolic re

this one at a middle school in mill bray, california. they are opposing state and local governments moves to ease budget crises by cutting education funds. all over the country, class sizes are getting bigger as teachers are let go and academic programs are cut. >> we say fight back. >> they say cut back. >> this is an ireporter from the university of massachusetts at amhurst. a college education is increasingly out of reach for many students as universities cut classes furlough instructors and raise tuition and fees. when you have pictures or video of breaking news or stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. we'd love to see them. >>> here's the thing. the scope of these tuition hikes and cost cuts has us wondering, should funding public education be a top priority or is it fair game for sweeping budget cuts when everyone else is tightening their belts? rochel rochelle is tracking your views. i can imagine what you are hearing. >> some are protesting from their living rooms via facebook. m

they want to shut him down or coming from california's attorney general. >> california's attorney general, jerry brown. he's really been very proactive in talking about all these doctors and prescription shopping and all that. that's been a big issue for jerry brown as attorney general. and that's part of the reason i think he's doing that. part is politically motivating. we're talking about it a lot of people are talking about it. for dr. conrad murray, he's not really practicing in california. that's not where his day-to-day practice is. >> he's in texas, right? >> in texas and nevada as well. so it's not going to impact him that way. but where it impacts him is in the court of public opinion. and that is the real concern for dr. conrad murray here. >> that was my question. in terms of jurors, once they sit down in this courtroom, what is the bearing, i guess? what's the connection? >> it's the headline today. they are talking about it, yanking his license. if his licen gets yanked away it's because he did something wrong. so you go from point "a" to point "b." if i judge has already sa

>>> and a california founder of the california no cussing club is telling vice president joe bide tone watch his language. the teenager mckay hatch is responding to the moment when mr. biden let a profanity slip during a live bill signing ceremony and says he'll mail biden one of his no cussing club penalty jars and official club t-shirt. >>> first lady michelle obama may have added fuel to the pizza wars between chicago and new york. according to a "new york times" blog the first lady reportedly said to a waiter at new york's famous grimaldi's pizzeria that the pizza was better than chicago. that's what she said. having lived in new york and chicago, the best pizza is -- i don't have an answer because i haven't been to grimaldi's yet. when i go i'll answer. those are the things we thought you should know. grimaldi's sorry for mispronouncing the name of your famous store. >>> we know kids like to play cops and robbers. however, some parents in new york city are fuming after an interesting addition was made to the neighborhood playground. take a look. a play jail, complete with bars, a

and in california, the opposite effect, as the wave receded, it drowned the harbor with boats there. >>> other news, in southern california, the search for a missing teenager has taken an ominous turn. chelsea king disappeared. now, a registered sex offendered named john gardner has been arrested in connection with the case. >> we gathered numerous pieces of physical evidence, and some of that physical evidence tied to us identify mr. gardner and that's what led to his arrest. >> gardner could be linked to other sex assaults in southern california. the sheriff says the investigation is not over. the goal is still to bring chelsea back. a facebook page dedicated to finding her already has 24,000 fans. >>> now, to washington and the battle to health care reform. it seems more likely that democrats are now ready to move legislation forward, whether republicans want to come along or not. rachel martin has more from the white house. >> reporter: democrats the time for debate is over a republicans must either sign or step aside. >> time's up. yes. we really have to go forth because what's

he was california governor before and wants the job again. ask me. even if you think your mattress is just fine... >>> after months of hints and speculation, attorney general jerry brown has officially joined the race to secede arnold schwarzenegger as governor of california. he launched the campaign with a three minute, 17-second video on his website. he joins us here in l.a. why? two terms you served. why do you need this? >> well, i don't need it, but the state's in deep trouble and the next governor needs the preparation, the know-how, and the knowledge to fix this state. and that's what i can offer and that's why i'm doing it. >> larry: is this state in a failed state? >> it's failing, but it has not failed completely by any means. our wealth creation last year was over $1.5 trillion, so we've got a lot of resources, we've got the creativity, but we've got to stop that bickering, that poisonous partisanship in sacramento. i think they need someone in there with the skills and the knowledge and maybe more importantly, insider's knowledge, but an

the california teen has written songs. >> don't cuss. don't cuss. >> reporter: he's printed posters, publish a book, now he's sending the vice president a t-shirt and a cuss jar where mr. biden can pay up for every bad word-- and not just a quarter. >> maybe a hundred bucks. >> reporter: hatch has some experience pressuring politicians. earlier this month, he delivered cuss jars to lawmakers in california, pushing for the adoption of a no-cuss week in the state. >> i know we're all not perfect, i've actually already put $5 in my jar. >> reporter: there wasn't a bad word said as the resolution sailed through the assembly. >> eyes have it. >> reporter: the measure has since stalled in the state senate. but in several other states, old laws still on the books do make cursing a crime. the fine for foul language in mississippi is $100. in virginia, it's up to $250. and in south carolina, swearing in public could cost $5,000 under a bill now before the state senate. the vice president isn't facing a steep fine, but on behalf of america's youth

friend, the gentlelady from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for six minutes. ms. chu: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 1032, a resolution to honor augustine bobby sal seda, an exemplary american citizen, who was murdered in mexico, and ask the u.s. to help mexico fight the drug cartels. this past december, bobby salcedo traveled to gomez palacio in the state of durango to visit his wife's family. gunmen burst in and dragged bobby, along with five other men, out of a restaurant at gun point. they were then each shot to death execution style. the next day all six bodies were found dumped in a ditch. bobby was only 33 years old. i met bobby early in his career. having grown up in my district

the gentleman from california. mr. berman: yes, madam chair, before i yield to the gentlelady from california, i just want to take 30 -- 15 seconds to make a point with respect to the gentleman from ohio that while the authorization for the use of force in 2001 certainly referenced the war powers act, our point is that while this debate makes sense and is appropriate, it is truly not pursuant to the war powers act because the war powers act says an authorization -- the direction to withdrawal comes when there has not been an authorization for the use of military force, and here there was an authorization for the use of military force. i'm for the debate. i'm against the basis on which the debate is being held. i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from california, the chair of the intelligence subcommittee of homeland security subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. harman: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, our colleague, mr. kucinich, should be commend

there is a one-strike rule here in california. the problem isn't with the rules and the laws. the laws actually are pretty darn good here in california for victims it is a matter or prosecutors and judges to know how to use them and use them effectively. the one strike could could have been a fact in 2000. this guy should have been in prison for life then. >> larry: mark, have you defended anybody accused of being a predator? >> i have. i have. >> larry: have some actually been plead senators. >> i won't talk about my individual clients but i will talk based on -- >> larry: leads to the question what have we learned about predators? >> there are predators there is no doubt about that. there are people who cannot be cured and i don't even like that term. there are people who should be -- another term is warehoused and that's basically what you have to do in certain cases when they fit a certain mold and you have a situation like this. >> larry: is it -- >> something else though. part of the problem is understand that prosecutors make deals sometimes because their case may be we

the gentleman from california. mr. filner: madam speaker, i have no further speakers and would ask if the gentleman is yielding back? -- ask if the gentleman is yielding back. mr. stearns: i would like to thank chairman filner and ranking member buyer, as well as chairman mica and member brown of the subcommittee on health for bringing this bill forward. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4810 and do their part -- do their part to ensure that not a single one of the brave men and women who fight in uniform to defend our rights come home to a life without a job and a home. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. filner: thank you, madam speaker. a famous president once said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. the deputy ranking member, i didn't know we had such a title, is spreading fear. i'd just like to make it clear to every veteran, every family veteran and all-american

i doubt very much the gentleman from california would like that because then california would be paying into it in the same measure that they are drawing out of it through the years. but i would nonetheless invite any member interested in fiscal rectitude, whether from a recipient state or not, to join me in that effort and then we won't have these meaningless debates on the floor anymore. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: thank you, mr. speaker. i simply rise in part to respond to the comments of my colleague. i think it's important for us to know that we do have quite a history of supplemental funding and what we do with emergency spending. as the chairman suggests, there's been a lot of funding -- funny business that's gone on. but i thought the members ought to know that from 19 -- from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year -- to fiscal year 1989 through fiscal year 2006, there have been 36 multiagency supplemental appropriations bills that have been considered by the congress and have been -- and most of them have been en

>> i will stay from california's perspective. again, we have some a difficult decisions been driven by our fiscal reality, not by a policy since ability that contribute to the publicly uninsured is a good thing. the governor has put on the table the prospect of rolling back eligibility expansions that our state legislature previous governor and acted earlier this decade during the dotcom boom when revenues were going gangbusters and we expanded coverage to 100%, a hundred and 30 plus% were disabled, reflected in important social policy objective in terms of covering more low-income disadvantaged populations. when that expansion occurred the first couple of years, it was a very expensive. it now covers 1.2 million individuals, about $2.4 billion. california's revenues earlier in this governors administration was well in excess of $100 million that we're now at about $82 billion. it's a good example of an expansion that occurred when we had resources, the resources are gone. it regrettably is something that has been on the table, t

the sheriff in california tell cnn john patrick bedell had a history of mental illness. the sheriff said his family tried for years to get help for bedell and he had been committed to mental institutions three times. according to records from the 2006 arrest, he suffered from bipolar disorder. bedell seemed to be obsessed with on-line anti-government conspiracy theorys. >> it's a mistake to try to shoe horn him in to one ideology or fit in a narrative, a partisan narrative. it's clear that this is a disturbed individual who drew a lot of hate and paranoia drawn off of the internet. it's a cheap recruiting tool, especially when the folks drinking it are unstable to begin with. >> bedell died from wounds he received with a shootout. his family said this, we may never know why he made this decision. one thing is clear, though, his actions were caused by an illness, and not a defective character. >>> a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off of a hand. the woman walked right past barriers and parking signs and was trying to feed the bear. t

how prepared is california and the city of san francisco for the next big one. that's ahead this hour. >>> returning to breaking news at the top of the show. the man charged with kidnapping elizabeth smart is now set to stand trial. a short time ago the judge in the case ruled 56-year-old brian david mitchell does not suffer from a mental disease or defect that harms his ability to understand the proceedings against him. so those proceedings may continue. smart was 14 in 2002 when she was kidnapped from her home. we're joined now by ed smart, father of elizabeth. ed, thank you for being with us. what's your reaction to the judge's ruling today? >> it's a great day. it's been a long time coming. mitchell is finally having to face his own music. so it's great. i think that, you know, it's been far too long. you wouldn't think trying to determine whether somebody was competent or not would take as long as it has taken. >> when you hear the details of this case, that somebody would have to be crazy to do the sort of things this monster did. on the other hand, it sou

actually, the laws in california are actually quite good. if jessica's law were actually being used effectually right now, having people being screened instead of screened upon leaving svp through a paper check, which is a huge problem that is going on right now, we wouldn't have as many criminals out there. >> that's precisely the reason they do paper checks is there is not enough people to cover all the people who should. don't need to be supervised. >> larry: you have defended them? >> i have. >> larry: are they different from other criminals? >> there is kind of grades, if you will. someone who's a is the or 20-year-old having sex with a 17-year-old. except those are people who get caught up. they're registered sex offenders. or can be. >> larry: really? >> yes, it can be. >> larry: the guy with the 8-year-old girl. >> if there's somebody with an 8-year-old or a 7-year-old, a true pedophile, that's something that i think you're going to be very hard pressed to ever find a solution to that. >> larry: what's the answer? >> the weakness in

in texas and california alone, the fwmplet a.o. found there were over 33,000 reported instances of restraint or seclusion in the school year of 2007-2008. madam speaker, this is deplorable and inexcusable and it is simply not humane. even worse, parents may have no idea what's taking place in their children's classrooms. sometimes the only sign of a parent -- sometimes the only sign a parent may ever see are slow but stark behavioral changes in their child at which point the child has been afflicted with deep psychological issues and damages. i shudder at the thought that while innocent children are supposed to be learning about reading, writing, and arithmetic, they may subjected to unspeakable abuse that will affect their lives forever. our nation's youth already has to overcome many obstacles in their lives and should not be subjected to such scars that may never heal. if that's not bad enough, consider the children with disabilities or special needs who are disproportionately restrained or secluded at school at far greater rate

was in california. in 1977 he was reassigned to the fresno district office in northern california. after working the fresno office, he was later assigned to guadalajara, mexico, for 4 1/2 years and worked undercover on the trail of the country's biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers. before being kidnapped, kiki was extremely close to unlocking multibillion dollar drug pipeline. officer camarena gave his life in the fight against drug traffickers, after his death many people wanted to do something to remember him. soon after his death, people everywhere started wearing red ribbons to symbolize their commitment to help reduce demand for drugs in their community. the act took on national significance and grew into what is now known as red ribbon campaign. during red ribbon week kiki is remembered as a man who wanted to make a difference in the war on drugs and his legacy lives on. in his honor and recognition of the 25th anniversary of his death, i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting house resolution 1115 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from california? >> i yield one minute to mr. courtney. >> gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> we're going to answer the questions from the tea parties on the right and the reformers on the left ask constantly -- why can't american people have access to the same benefits members of congress have? it's a good question. some of the most hysterical voices in opposition have access to the comprehensive benefits choice. no rescissions, no lifetime caps. this bill is going to give the american people exactly what members of congress have. in case there's any question about that, section 1312 will make sure that starting in 2014, members of congress have to use exactly the same purchasing exchange that the american people will have to use. no more haves and have-notes. no more tax-paying americans who don't have health insurance underwriting the health benefits of members of congress who would deny them access to quality, affordable health care. it is time to answer that question tonight in the affirmative by passing this legisla

he's hoping the initiative will get on california's november ballot. they have half the signatures so they are half way there. jason carroll, cnn, los angeles. >>> since jason filed that report congressman rohrabaceh sent us a statement. in 2008 the voters passed a initiative to create a commission to draw all districts in california except for congressional districts. i'm supportive of a current initiative to add congressional districts to that commission's mandate. he said he had nothing to do with the shape of his district. >>> the system works well. for the politicians. in the last election 94% of house incumbents, 83% of senate incumbents, were re-elected. what is wrong with us? and if you think they're going to go voluntarily vote for term limits, you're dreaming. it's up to us to vote them out of office. there may be no better example of our broken government than what's being called the blanket hold, when a senator stalls a president's nominees to pressure the white house on an often unrelated issue. for example, the obama administration blaste

the laws actually are pretty darn good here in california for victims. it's a matter for prosecutors and judges to know how to use them and use them effectively. the one strike could have been a fact in 2000. this guy should have been in prison for life then. >> larry: mark, have you defended anybody accused of being a predator? >> i have. i have. >> larry: have some actually been predators? >> i won't talk about my individual clients but i will talk based on -- >> larry: leads to the question what have we learned about predators? >> there are predators, there's no doubt about that. there are people who cannot be cured and i don't even like that term. there are people who should be -- another term is warehoused and that's basically what you have to do in certain cases when they fit a certain mold and you have a situation like this. >> larry: is it -- >> something else though. part of the problem is understand that prosecutors make deals sometimes because their case may be weak or their evidence may be weak. the person -- the parents of the child may not

major robert soltes of irvine, california. the son of colonel soltes, who is now retired, major soltes had a distinguished career in the united states army as well as in the city of irvine, i might add, where he practiced medicine. it was there where he entered into the private practice as an optometrist and set down his roots to raise a family. dr. soltes subsequently joined the army reserve and was deployed to iraq in 2004. he worked tirelessly as a public health officer in the 426th civil affairs battalion, building and upgrading hospitals for the iraqi people. on his way back from a hospital visit, his convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device, and major solingts was killed on october -- soltes was killed on october 14, 2004. he was the first army optometrist to be killed in action while on active duty. as such, it seems fitting that we honor him and his family by naming a soon to be complete veterans' affairs blind rehabilitation center in long beach, california, at the veterans hospital there, which is in my

i thank my colleague from california. we have had a lively debate this morning on a whole variety of issues that i had no idea i was going to have the pleasure of coming to the floor and talking about the bus trip to senior citizens. about the prescription drug debate in the middle of the night and many of the things that have been part of our process for years before i was ever here. i thank you for that opportunity to go back and forth on these issues. and appreciate your thoughts and our differences of opinion on this issue of health care reform. i want to reiterate we are here today on the issue of algae bloom and red tide and a variety of things that are important to my constituents here in maine. and the reason this bill is on the floor today is because many of those on the other side of the aisle, including my republican colleague who we have been going back and forth with today, mr. dreier, voted no on the bill when it first hit the floor. we are taking it up again. i would like to close and stick to the topic for

in del ray, california, fox news. >>> today is census sunday. the day when census workers span out across the district to make sure you are counted. the last census about 30,000 respect accidents were under-- residents were undercounted causing the district to lose millions over the last ten years in federal funds. >>> the terps out of the ncaa tournament. dave feldman is coming back with the details in sports next. the miracle of high-speed internet is changing our lives in ways we never thought possible. helping us to connect, and learn, and innovate - driving our dreams and our economy forward. now the fcc chairman has released a report that creates a pathway for everyone in america to be connected to the power of high-speed internet. it depends on 350 billion dollars in private investment to make it happen. investment that will be important for job creation and economic recovery. at at&t, we're ready to do our part. in fact, at&t is investing billions to build out and enhance our wireless and wired networks. we applaud the fcc chairman and h

out to the west, the same situation for california, for much of oregon and back to washington state. of course, four corners, some areas, snowfall in the highest elevations. in terms of high temperatures, memphis, 70 degrees. 64 in atlanta. 7 tampa. 80 for miami. and 53 in chicago and d.c. 55 in minneapolis. back into las vegas. 67 degrees. 60s and 70s for much of the west coast. that's a look at the forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. enjoy your weekend. >>> usually you hear about adults disciplining kids for using bad words in this case, it's the other way around. >> why do you have to use this kind of language in front of his mother according to vice president biden he wouldn't have, so why in front of the american people? >> good point. this teenager calling on vice president bide tony clean up his language. >>> a california high school student is taking vice president joe biden to task for using a bad word. he whispered that ear in obama's e ear. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama. >> thank you. >> thank you, everybody. >> you just heard i

inteed, yes, there were some from california. but god bless them, mr. speaker, another member of the majority party in the previous hour referred to them as tea baggers. -- as teabaggers. called them teabaggers. i find that highly insulting, mr. speaker, to these men and women who made that effort to be here. we, the people. another gentleman in the majority party talked about we the people. and referred to we the people and talked about the declaration of independence, in order to form a more perfect union and that this is a result this bill was going to give us a more perfect union. mr. speaker, i know you've heard many on your side of the aisle say, we have been trying to pass comp rehence i health care reform for 40 years, 50 years, 60 years. president theodore roosevelt tried to do it. president woodrow wilson tried to do it. president franklin delano roosevelt tried to do it. president kennedy, president johnson tried to do it. more recently, of course, president clinton back in 1993, tried to do it. we almost did it, they said, mr. speaker. we al

the gentleman from california, mr. berman, is recognized. mr. berman: madam chair, i'm very pleased to recognize the majority floor leader, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise in opposition to this resolution which would urge the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan in my opinion at greath cost to america's security and indeed the afghan people. but i want to rise as well to thank my friend from ohio, mr. kucinich, with whom i work closely. this issue needs to be debated. this issue needs to be raised. the american people have a right to have us debate this issue. there young men and young women are in harm's way. they are in harm's way at our instance or at least our sufferance. so it's great to have this debate. while i disagree with the gentleman from ohio, i appreciate the fact that he provides this opportunity to discuss this very, very important issue. madam speaker, after y