house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 410, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order will members remove their conversations from the floor. will members and staff please take their conversations off the floor? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. levin: mr. speaker, pursuant to h.res. 1495 i call up the bill h.r. 5618, to continue federal unemployment programs and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5618, a bill to continue federal unemployment programs. the speaker pro tempore: we will have members and staff please take their conversations off the floor, the gentleman deserves to be heard. members, please. the gentleman f

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this motion, the yeas are 400, the nays are six, two are recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the are resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the tion of the gentleman from virginia, mr. perriello to suspend the res and pass h.r. 5604, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clk will report the title of the bill. the cler h.r. 5604, a bill to rescind amounts authorized for certain surfe transportation programs. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill? members ll record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the tional captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressl

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 232. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 232. the nays are 184. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the -- ms. foxx: on that could we have a recorded vote? the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 235. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 413. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. on this vote the yeas are 413. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall, to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 725, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 725, an act to protect indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendm

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 191, the nays are 229. the motion is not adopted. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. waters: i ask that the clerk make technical corrections to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, section numbering and cross-referencing and the insertion of appropriate headings and clerical errors and amendatory instructions. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, i'm writing to tender m

government to acknowledge a toxic legacy becomes after new hearings are held in the house of representatives about the impact of the deadly chemical weapons. the new bollywood comedy featuring a summer bin laden look alikes been banned in pakistan censors are worried the indian films comic betrayal of the world's most wanted man could trigger a terrorist attack. eight thirty pm moscow time next week spall the architecture of the moscow metro with our man martin andrews in soaring july temperatures it seems the a transit systems actually a place you can escape the heat let's go underground and moscow. in a new machine that will start to escape from the sweltering temperatures above the new place to go to steep please. let i just see you get lost and freeze on the streets program i'll be taking you on it's will have an art gallery and i'm museum a lot and i call it symbolizes the infrastructure at its best shrouded in history amazing facts and figures and also some fascinating legends yes it's a mosque i match our. lives on with modelers a and skull to school or reading is a visual traits a on

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 243. the nays is 178. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is on the vote of the motion of the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5692, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 331. h.r. 4692, a bill to require the president to prepare a quadrennial national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly

back when the republicans were in charge of the house of representatives. on september 29, 2006, representative foaly resigned after allegations of imappropriate sexual behavior with house pages. on october 5, 2006, a week and a half or so, the ethics committee launches the investigation. on december 8, 2006, ethics committee concludes the investigation. foaly's resignation, investigation, totaling 70 days. the ockizations were -- the accusations were what did the house under republican leadership what did the house leadership know ahead of time about mark foaly and the allegations against him? we had the eric massa case, what are the allegations? what did the democrat house staff know about the allegations against mr. massa and at what time did they know it? how far before it was reported? on march 8, 2010, representative massa resigned. on april 21, 2010, the ethics committee launches the investigation. the investigation today is 141 days and counting. it's not resolved. now the question we have is, let's have a comparison. it takes twice as long under th

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 234 and the nays are 179. the previous question is ordered. the question is now on the adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes have it. >> madam speaker, for that i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote being asked for, a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] . . the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 228 and the nays are 183. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsi

now to today's session of the house of representatives. you have a good holiday with your family. . . house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, july 1, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable jesse l. jackson jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, first presbyterian church, cedar falls, iowa. the chaplain: shall we pray? great and gracious god, we gather today from north and south and east and west as representatives chosen to lead your people. as we approach the 234th anniversary of the birth of this great nation, we ask you to rekindle the spirit of independence which values and respects each person's freedom. reignite the spirit of unity that overcame sharp differences of opinion to form these united states. renew a spirit of interdependence which seeks the common good of all above personal preferences. inspire a sense

house of representatives.] . host: on your screen is congressman john tierney of massachusetts. a report on contract thing in afghanistan. the famous phrase that an army moves on its stomach. we have a $2.1 billion contract there. what are we getting from it? guest: yes, $2.16 billion for contacting that goes through everything from food to supplies. they are getting the goods delivered. there is no argument on that. but there is a failure on the side of authorities to know who they are paying in these contracts, wh impact that might have in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse, and in terms the counterinsurgency mission in afghanistan. host: that last part is what you seem to emphasize in your report. guest: we are not really traina lot of these companies. and they go and hire trucks and drivers and security companies, which in manyinstances, turned out to be warlords. they do whateverhey need to to get the goods to where they need to be, but they are all set extorting -- also extorting to get the goods to where t

house of representatives representing maryland's fifth district. [applause] congressman steny hoyer played a leading role in passing this in the house and getting the amendment and macenacted in 200. and on may 9, 1989, i dropped the bill to the senate and on the same day tony dropped it into the house. [applause] from 1994 to 2001 he was vice chairman of the task force on adults with disabilities. currently he is board of directors for the board for americans with disabilities. next is steve bartlett, a former four-term republican from texas who played a major and key role in moving the 8a.d.a. through the house of representatives and just brought informed me brought home two national championships. [applause] she is currently president and ceo of the financial services roundtable. -- he is currently president and ceo of the financial services round table. also, to my left is dick tho rnberg, the united states attorney general from 1988 to 1991. he was instrumental in helping us craft the legislation, drafted, played a critical role during the neg

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 355, the nays are 16. 2/3 being in the affirmative therbling rules are su send -- suspended the concurrent are resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. enthe unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from iowa, mr. loebsack to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 219 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house are resolution 1219, expressing support for designation of september as national childwareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for politica

we went to our friend, our local representative, who just happens to be the speaker of the house, the most powerful woman in the world. nancy pelosi. she jumped at this. she actually, i will be honest with you -- i know her friends are here and i do not want to lay out the speaker of the house. but she was stunned at how successful this program had become. and she was more stunned that other cities, not just in the state of california at but across the country, had never even heard of it. millions and millions of dollars were sitting there in the stimulus program and over half the states had not even implemented a project in order to draw down those federal moneys. she immediately went out to her colleagues and she made a case for this. she sat me down with the secretary of labor to talk about this. she is from california. she said, "i cannot believe i did not know about this program. this is a great program. i am going to go out and promote its." that is what she did. here is what nancy pelosi did subsequent to our meeting. she went and fast-track legislation and got the house to pas

what you think of republicans possibly taking control of the house of representatives? caller: i believe that they are misreading the american people. american people want the budget balanced, but not on the backs of the unemployed and disenfranchised. in michigan, you know that we are at about 20% unemployment here. this extension is likely going to hurt them in the wrong -- long run. there are votes that they will not get between the senate and house, clearly misreading the american people. they should be taking a look at other areas. like the letter from ron paul, getting the troops back home, getting out of these wars we have no sense being in. host: who is your represented about there? caller: bart stupak. host: how do you see the election playing out? caller: i believe that the democrat will get in. this is a completely democratic area. i think that a republican has no chance right here. host: in "the philadelphia inquirer," this morning, at "a gloomy picture. leaders of the national debt commission discussed the struggle to get spending under control. alan simpso

ladies and gentlemen, welcome to speak of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. [applause] >> good afternoon. mr. president, mr. president president, mr. vice president, leaders read and the, bishop, so many friends of senator byrd who are gathered here. i'm so pleased to join my colleagues from west virginia, mr. rahal who is the chairman and great leader in the congress of the united states. congressman alan mollohan who is a chairman as well, as wel as our delegation from house of representatives lead but our leader steny hoyer in the house? house. [applause] . . i noticed then, that senator byrd's congressional service began in the house of representatives. in those six years in the house, he demonstrated what would become the hallmark of his commitment, his love of the people of west virginia, his passions for history and his oratorical skill. i am want to talk about his service in the house, briefly. 1953, this is one of his earliest speeches, he came to the floor of the house and he said, i learned quite a long time ago before coming, becoming a member of

government to have knowledge of toxic legacy comes all the new hearings are held in the house of representatives on the impact all the agent or. any bollywood comedy featuring been involved in the can like has been a strong sense of the war and the indian films coming the trend of the world's most wanted man could trigger a terrorist attack. on next week's ball the allocator of the moscow metro with the . soaring july temperatures the transit system is actually a place you can escape the heat so let's go underground with the moscow out see. in the english image it's good to escape from the sweltering temperatures above any good place to go to steep political. blood to see you get lost and freeze on the streets program i'll be taking you on it's will have an art gallery and i'm museum a lot and i call it symbolizes the infrastructure it's best shrouded in history amazing facts and figures and also some fascinating legends yes it's the mosque i match our. lives on with modelers a and sculpture school or really is a visual traits a one size it's not the oldest in the world the most london the pound

. >> we win the house of representatives one district at a time and our members are the best communicators with their constituents. they know their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations in a very specific way. most people are in congress not because of some national interest but because-- national issue but because of what's going on on the ground. and their understanding of it and their relationship with their constituents there. so i have great confidence in my members. i know they love their districts. i know they know their districts. and we fully intend to win. i don't intend to yield one grain of sand in that campaign to maintain control. i think it's really important for democrats to maintain control. the republicans say their agenda if they win will be to have the exact agenda of the bush administration. we're not going back. >> bonnie: how would you characterize your relationship with republicans? >> well, let me say this. i have a personally a good rapport with my colleagues. they were in another era now. i have complete respect for their disagreement with us on issues. we have

government to acknowledge its toxic legacy it comes after new hearings are held in the house of representatives about the impact of the deadly chemical weapons. and a new bollywood comedy you think you're going to solve in large lookalikes been banned in pakistan sensors are worried the indian films comic portrayal of the world's most wanted man could trigger tell us. more news run the clock twenty four seven at r.t. dot com for us next tonight we explore the architecture of the moscow metro with martin andrews in july temperatures right now it seems the transit systems are actually a place where you can escape the heat for a change that's going to ground that with a moscow team. in a new machine that will start it's good to escape from the sweltering temperatures above the place to go to steep political. blood i could see it at a loss of boundaries on the streets most well program i'll be taking you on it's will have an art gallery and i'm museum a lot and i call it symbolizes the infrastructure at its best shrouded in history amazing facts and figures and also some fascinating legends yes it'

this week, the republican leader in the house of representatives offered his plan to create jobs. it's a plan that's surprisingly short, and sadly familiar. first, he would repeal health insurance reform, which would take away tax credits from millions of small business owners, and take us back to the days when insurance companies had free rein to drop coverage and jack up premiums. second, he would say no to new investments in clean energy, after his party already voted against the clean energy tax credits and loans that are creating thousands of new jobs and hundreds of new businesses. and third, even though his party voted against tax cuts for middle-class families, he would permanently keep in place the tax cuts for the very wealthiest americans -- the same tax cuts that have added hundreds of billions to our debt. these are not new ideas. they are the same policies that led us into this recession. they will not create jobs, they will kill them. they will not reduce our deficit, they will add $1 trillion to our deficit. they will take us backward at a time when we need to keep

and if we don't have the kind of policy foresight that democrats and this house of representatives have been putting forward and will continue to put forward aggressively, we will go backwards. so we've got a long way to go. i am not satisfied. i said i will not be satisfied until every unemployed worker in my district that's looking for a job has a job, until seniors again feel secure with the promise of social security, that these are the basic values that i hold and this is the fight that i signed up for. so it's been a pleasure to talk a little bit about michigan, a little bit about my home, a little bit about what's going on. i even talked a little about my family and son-in-law that has been unemployed for a better part of the year. good news is he is still in michigan. moved to the upper peninsula, where my wife christine is from, from the upper peninsula, and got a job there and they bought a house. but too many families can't tell that story. and we are fighting for the american people. and it is my pleasure to yield to my colleague, debbie wasserman schultz from south florida,

[applause] >> ladies and gentleman, republican leader of the house of representatives, the hon. john bain of. ehner. >> we welcome all of you to the capitol today. we take time today from our busy schedules to honor a group of people who are almost forgotten to. history i want to commend the work of the slave labor task force has done and the work of john lewis and blanche lincoln and jc watts and+ all of those who served on that task force and thank you for being with us today. the capitol buulding that we all love began its lead in septembbr of 1793. it is now the preeminent symbol of freedom and liberty throughout the world. the work of the task force is to remind every american of the contributions that african- american slaves made to the construction of this sacred building prior to the end of slavery here in washington, d.c. in 1814, when the british came to bring the capital, they did in fact burnet. it. all that remained were the outer walls. the effort to rebuild what was lost was extensive. all of that work was performed by many enslaved african americans throughout t

house of representatives.] . the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 222 and the nays are 196. the resolution is adopted. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman, mr. marky, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5730 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5730, a bill to rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the unit states house of representatives. any usof the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 394, the nays are 23. 2/3 o

this afternoon, an extraordinary day in the house of representatives. you can be there in person. >> when is it. happen in the senate? -- when is it going to happen in the senate? >> well -- [laughter] long she spansw languishing on the beaches at in mexico, papyrus still there. -- the fire is still there. i mentioned my lawyer, but there was also ralph neas said did such an extraordinary job -- who did such an extraordinary job. >> thank you for mentioning bob dole. he was invited to be part of the panel, but could not be here. he sent this letter which i would like to read. dear friends of americans with disabilities, it was the most important civil-rights over the past several decades. almost as important is that the bill had bipartisan support and was signed into law by republican president, george h. w. bush. i was proud to be a part of it. and though it has helped thousands of americans with disabilities for the past 20 years. it has enhanced the freedom of people with disabilities and therefore everyone else, demonstrating that america can be a s

directing the clerk of the house of representatives to correct the enrollment of h.r. 725. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, the clerk will report the title of the concurrent retslusion. -- resolution. the concurrent resolution is agreed to. and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent that i be removed as co-sponsor from h.r. 3421. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. thank you so much, mr. speaker. i would like to congratulate a great artist from my congressional district, ricardo yosa. he's a poet, critic, curator, proprofessor and clerkt. yet his generosity and desire to give back is what stands him out. he has gr

of representatives, a member of the house ways and means committee. we'll get to your calls. you can also send us a comment by email. and our conversation on our twitter page is twitter.com/scpanwj. there is a projected $1.4 trillion deficit for this year. how do you produce that? guest: well, you have to -- it goes back to what i said earlier. you have to reform the entitlement program. host: so can you continue with tax cuts and still bring down the debt? guest: absolutely. we have a plan that does it. you can completely reform the healthcare system, social security, and the tax code and balance the budget long term. guest: what you really have to do is change the way social security works. so one of the ideas is that anyone take anyone 55 and older and keep them on the old plan. 55 and young kerr go on the new plan where people have the ability to, similar to what members of congress have, and federal employees have, where they have their own program that they can be a part of, and they put their own money into. host: if you have a certain income l

the number of millionaires in the house of representatives is typically until recently the last couple of decades you know been well below half the son of that was called the millionaire's club and even there there's a lot of people who are millionaires what we've seen really since since reagan's administration. in very very large form is the rise of money in politics and along with that money and people and you keep in mind is just three years ago the supreme court struck down the mccain feingold provision that forbade wealthy people from funding their own campaigns so. although you know twenty years ago that was not the books but there weren't that many wealthy people interested in politics for one so i really think it's far worse now than it's ever been ok will you say that in large part it's not only the bureaucracy on the federal jobs that obama has created it's also the corporate jobs but in that case and because a lot of people are criticizing obama right now because they're saying that he's building up the federal workforce to such an extent that it's creating this this federal

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 413, the nays are four. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii seek recognition? ms. hirono: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove my name from h.r. 5720. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek -- recognition? mr. levin: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1550, i do call up h.r. 4213, with the senate amendment thereto and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendment to the house amendment to the senate amendment and report the motion. the clerk: mr. levin of michigan moves that the house concur in the senate amendment to the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 42

house of representatives approved a military spending bill that includes 3 $3 billion to propose the president's surge of more troops to afghanistan. the bill now goes to the president. >>> a new disturbing trend here in california, this study shows california lead in hate crime incidents. >> a shooting on the u.s. holocaust memorial in washington dc, vandalism on the memorial in san francisco, according to the defamation league, they are 2 of the 211 incidents reported in 2009. >> it comes back to intolerance, racism the new audit led the nation with 275 incidents last year. new york, new jersey and florida followed. rabbi stephen pierce is talking about the heavily secured street in san francisco. the rabbi says the high number of incidents in california could be attributed to the economy. when times are tough, he says, people look for someone to blame. >> they choose a convenient target. they're very visible, high profile society. >> the regional director of the defamation league agrees with the rabbi about his economic theory. she says more and more youth are being targeted. >> w

chance the democrats could lose control of the house of representatives. >> democrats said, we're going vent our complaints about the white house, and so we have had a week of political intrigue and drama. >> the biggest problem is the biggest victories have not put a dent in the unemployment rate of nearly 10%. the number one issue for most americans. mr. obama says he hears the anger. >> if somebody is out of work right now, the only answer that i'm going to have for them is when they get a job. up until that point, from their perspective, the economic policies aren't working. >> alan: now, on tuesday, the senate plans to vote again on a bill extending unemployment benefits through november. last extension ran out at the end of may, leave 2-g .5 million people without benefits. since then lawmakers have been battling the measure. the republicans will only approve if the bill is paid for. $34 billion would be needed. this morning, in his weekly address, president obama accused g.o.p. leaders of playing politics. >> no problem spending money on tax breaks for folks at the top who don't

. >> this morning, i asked her excellency, the governor general to dissolve the house of representatives so that elections could occur for the house and half of the senate on saturday august 21. this selection presents australians with a very clear choice. this election is about the choice as to whether we moved australia for work or go back. >> she is taking a big gamble calling an election so soon. >> she is australia's first female prime minister. she has only been in the job for just over three weeks. it is a political gamble. she now faces the biggest fight of her political life. this campaign will be fought over the economy, domestic issues, health reform, and education, and border security and the asylum seekers. this will be a very bruising campaign between her governing labor party and the conservative tony abbott.ed by anothe >> australia traditionally votes on saturday. in five weeks' time, australians will go to the polls. here, it is compulsory. in the next few weeks, we will see some political infighting -- political street fighting. the opinion polls would suggest that the

it was passed by the house of representatives of last month. this is to avoid a recurrence of the financial crisis. it includes an oversight of the banks and authorities. they also create a new federal agency to protect thefinancial . the bill also imposes limits on financial institutions and dealing with high-risk products. >> good afternoon. the united states congress has now passed a wall street reform bill that will bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country. we can't afford another financial crisis just as we're digging out from the last one. >> obama is expected to sign the bill into law next week. the bill, however, has incorporated some of the financial industry's demands. banks are still limited in investments in hedge funds despite calls for a total ban. it also allows banks to handle lower risk derivatives. >>> french prime minister now visiting japan says his country will call for longer regulation of international finance. during his speech in tokyo on friday, he referred to aspects of the recent

government would normally toxic legacy it comes after new hearings are held in the house of representatives about the impact of the deadly chemical weapons. and the new bollywood comedy featuring a summer bin laden look alikes being banned in pakistan senses a worry d. indian films coming out of the world's most wanted man could terrorist attacks. what use for marty in thirty minutes time but before that we investigate the use of car bombs in international terrorist attacks it's coming up in our special report next. my name is bob baer. i used to be a cia station in the during the civil war. it was chaos. but the real threat was always car bombs. but. the car bomb secret history has never been told. who invented it. and who killed. i've come back to the one city where car bombs have forever shaped our history. beirut. i loved. it was a great place to be a spy. and then the embassy got hit. by a suicide car bomber. sixty three dead dead american dead. six of my close colleagues friends in the cia were killed. carsten saw the bomb go off. this. star. and then of course the bank and then when

bless the staff as well as the families of this house of representatives. fill as always your brotherly love, your one accord spirit and your peace. we pray all this in your precious name. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and achounses to the chamber her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from missouri, congressman cleaver. mr. cleaver: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman from illinois, congresswoman halvorson, is recognized for one minute. mrs. halvorson: madam speaker, i rise today with great pride to introduce pastor herb brooks who kindly delivered this morning's opening prayer. herb brooks is not just a pastor at st. john baptist church in joliet, illinois. he is a husband, to wife gwynn, and proud father and grandfather. h

we will not lose the house of representatives. >> i hear nancy pelosi was furious about what robert gibbs said on television. >> she was very angry. the house liaison for the obama administration got an earful. this comment was a great washington moment it was behind what was said. everybody knows the house will be in play. this tore off the bandage on it won't between the house democrats and this white house. house democrats have long felt that this administration is overly senate-focused. they have done three events for harry reid and not one for individual house members. this was the first spark that tore open this. you saw that in nancy pelosi's private caucus and i'm sure you saw it at the white house thursday. >> these people have cast some very tough votes. they think that clinton cared more about himself and that is one of the reasons they lost the house in 1994. nancy pelosi has been an extraordinary speaker. she is probably would offend the best and most beloved speakers since sam rayburn. the fact that she blew a gasket is fine. >> do you think the president is more focused on

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 38, the nays are 372, four members voting present. the resolution is not agreed to. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from -- the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. observe,y, to suspend the rules, received from the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 4899 and concur in the senate amendment on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4899, an act making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules, recede from the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 4899 and concur in the senate amendment. members will record their votes by electronic device this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made po

house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend john cross -- dr. john cross, south biscayne church, florida. the chaplain: heavenly father, thank you for being so kind, gracious, holy and just. thank you for demonstrating your endless love through jesus. thank you for giving us the honor of living in our great country. thank you for those who've gone before us. we pray for those who are serving now to protect our freedom. please give them safety. we pray for peace. we pray for our president, congress and all who lead our country. please give them wisdom and direction as they make decisions. may we look to you as our source, not our economy. in these days of global terror, may we remember you as our security. use us to be instruments who bring hope to the underserved and safety for the unprotected. may we be a nation who humbles ourselves before you. we bless you and please bless america. in jesus name, amen. the speaker: thank you, dr. cross, north port, florida. the chair

officials have the time of the conflict it comes as hearings were held in the house of representatives on the impact of the deadly chemical agent orange while the effects are still being felt to this day washington insists there is no evidence linking the chemical to illnesses that continue to afflict later generations. i was born without it too late and missing a hand it is because of america's chemical war against her people in the jungles of vietnam that has left tran in these conditions she is a victim of agent orange second generation tran is one of many her story represents millions living in the shadows of a lasting legacy. these kids will never live a normal life their deformities physical signs of human decay and although their parents were not even born until after the vietnam war eighteen million gallons of toxic herbicide spray through jungles of south vietnam is still penetrating the d.n.a. of those being born today manmade marion said baked into still. are suffering. illness a cancerous the u.s. government has acknowledged agent orange is directly connected to the health

officials at the time of the conflict it comes as hearings have been held in the house of representatives about the impact of the deadly chemical agent orange and in vietnam itself victims have repeated their demands for the u.s. government to fully acknowledge the chemicals toxic legacy you may find some of the images and pieces report disturbing. i was born with and with too late and missing a hand it is because of america's chemical war against her people in the jungles of vietnam that has left tran in these conditions she is a victim of agent orange second generation tran is one of many her story represents millions living in the shadows of a lasting legacy. these kids will never live a normal life their deformities physical signs of human decay and although their parents were not even born until after the vietnam war eighteen million gallons of toxic herbicide spray through jungles of south vietnam is still penetrating the d.n.a. of those being born today that man a marion said the victim into still alive are suffering. in a space of cancerous the u.s. government has acknowledged age

house of representatives, and very likely guilty of a number of fraudulent actions. oh, mark, come on. this is not even, passing the straight-faced test. nobody is convicting him of anything. this is an ethics investigation, going on for years. everybody in washington know as but charlie rangel. okay, it is going to continue to never have any resolution oh kay. >> i don't want to trade in hearsay here. no one on the left or right has the market cornered on corruption. anyone who declares by putting -- we're talking about the democrats. republicans are not in charge. >> laura, laura, laura, laura -- if you stop talking over me. i am conceding the point. agreeing with you. a mistake for democrats to say -- i know you hate agreement -- for democrats to come into power to somehow say they're going to get rid of corruption is a lie, flat out lie. i don't say that. let's not pretend there is this huge wave of corruption bigger than charlie rangel if he did do something wrong. let's focus on the real issues which is not charlie rangel. >> unemployment is the real issue. abs

- delivers it that house of representatives and says, give me obamacare. so the speaker marks jort leader and the whip and the rest of the leadership they look around and think, he's our leader, we getter give our leader what he wants. so they will set about reconciling any tiny differences in the back rooms of the united states congress and they will come out with something that compliments the president's request and now you've got the approach that comes from the house, matching up with that of the president of the united states and then they spin it over to the senate where harry reid sits over there and decides, well, let's see, i don't want to cross the president, i don't want to cross the speaker of the house and i don't want to cross the democrat majority of the united states congress, so i want to compliment all the things that they do and add the bells and whistles on that his people want, so they stack that on and now here we go it's an upward spiral. think of this in the terms of policy, a liberty-stealing policy which is obamacare, that's easy

the clerk: house resolution 1558, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the american flag on labels of products grown in the united states, reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by american farmers and workers. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. cardoza and the gentlewoman from ohio, mrs. schmidt, esm will have 20 minutes. card card -- carscars i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> my farmers produce a bounty of fruits and vegetables that feed families across the country and abroad. my farmers work hard. they love their families, their farms and their healthy products that they grow. they also love their country. as with many of my constituents, they are proud to fly the american flag on memorial day and fourth of july. this act encourages farmers to feature the american flag so all americans know quickly and easily that the food they are feeding their fam

and the house of representatives. wilmington, vt., good morning. mike? caller: i do not think that president obama really wants to lose his congress. i am a liberal, i voted for president obama, hoping that he would end these wars without killing any children. 18-year-old young people are children, they belong in college, not the military. i think that the democrats have forgotten their charter and have moved across the line and joined the republicans by taking the same corporate contributions. they have sold out to corporate interests. i think that the obama foreign policy is basically the same as the bush cheney foreign-policy. i would like to see a fair and even-handed policy. muslims are not the devil. they are just human beings. they are no worse than any other people. i think that by providing them with skills, wells, good water and positive things, but would be doing a heck of a lot better than killing them. thank you for tolerating the. host: this twitter message came from cindy. "the democratic base -- i thin

we're not going to lose the house of representatives. >> reporter: and it prompted larger gripe sessions among house democrats this week with the president. what's their beef? one democratic congressman told me that, quote, obama has a general thrust of, we've got to do tough things. and then he says to congress, okay. you guys go do that, without providing us enough cover of guidance. you saw it during health care. you saw it during financial reform. we're doing a lot of heavy lifting for him. and it's almost as if the guys in the white house are saying, you should be saying thank you to us. k you?'s, what the beep? we did all the work. you're taking all the credit. >> there's always room for improvement. and i know our members would like to see the president out there more talking about our accomplishments. >> reporter: and according to one top democrat, president obama in his meeting with house democratic leaders wednesday night wanted to, quote, dise fuse them of any notion he wouldn't want or fight for a democratic house. it's remarkable that fewer than four months before the midter

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there's a strong possibility that the republican party also will have control to have house of representatives for the first time in 40 years. that would be a sea change in american politics. chris: another sea change was the democrats' win in 2006. here was msnbc's croverpblg. tom, you're surprised it has come close to this possible full tsunami here? >> i am a little surprised on the senate side, i suppose. we'd been hearing for some time that there was a big build-up, a wave, as it was described and we knew that the country was very unhappy. chris: define a wave. >> something national and global that overcomes the individual sentiments and regions of the country. it becomes a national thing. there's no presidential race this year but it feels right now that way. the o thing obama has going for him other than the attacks on republicans, i think, is the possibility that the economy will seriously begin to turn in this measurable ways to change the psychology. because, yes, the unemployment rate is high. but the other thing that's killing obama among independent and middle class voters is fear

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. >>> president obama had tough words ford gop leader in the house of representatives. the president says congressman john boehner of ohio wants to repeal and replace the president's health care reform and preserve tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals set to expire at the end of the year. >> they are the same policies that led us into this recession. they won't create jobs. they will kill them. they won't reduce our deficit. they will add a trillion dollars to our deficit. they will take us backward at a time when we need to keep america moving forward. >> reporter: during his weekly radio and web address, the president hailed the financial reform bill passed this week as a victory for consumers and small businesses. >>> many veterans will soon have greater access to medical marijuana. the department of veterans affairs this week is sending out new guidelines to hospitalsed a clinics in 14 states where medical marijuana use is legal, including here in california. the new policy says that veterans can use marijuana for medical treatment, though it cannot be prescribed