Maybe tried, maybe failed, maybe aborted . I do not, sir. There is the general threat that we make every effort to safeguard against. Im not sure if my colleagues are aware of any attempts to produce a dirty bomb using our sources. If you want to followup with a classified briefing on the topic, we could go into that in more detail. Okay. Good enough. And im going to ask a followon question. If this is not appropriate to answer in this space, just say so, but people can go on the internet and learn all kinds of things, including how to build weapons and nuclear weapons, Pressure Cooker bombs, and i presume dirty bombs. Given the access to that kind of information, why do you suppose no ones done it, at least to our knowledge, and certainly not been successful in doing it . Maybe its because of the security measures that were talking about, in this country pretty good, getting better. Maybe its because thats true in other countries. Maybe the its not as easy as it sounds to do and maybe
This injects muchneeded certainty into the energy process. It will ensure timely permit approvals, allow bureau of Land Management field offices to have the resources they need for energy permits, open up offshore areas for Energy Production and ensures that our nation has a plan for our future energy needs. I urge my colleagues to join me in strong support of this critical legislation. Thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from colorado yields back. The gentleman from california has 47 1 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from washington has 44 minutes remaining. Mr. Hastings mr. Speaker, at this time id like to yield to the gentleman from virginia, mr. Moran, four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Moran i thank my very good friend and our leader from california for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, i rise in opposition to this bill. So, this is the last day wer
Played a game with the banks, with the Banks Holding all the cards. Changing the terms, raising Interest Rates, changing the rules of the games. Consumers use plastic for 100,000 transactions a minute. It has produced billions in profits, and nearly a trillion dollars in debt. Americans people simply cannot pay back the level of debt that has grown over the last 30 years. And the credit card industry even played a hand in the economic meltdown. You had consumers refinancing their homes to pay off all their credit cards. Apply now. And then they went back out and filled their credit cards back up. Now, as credit card losses are piling up, the government is stepping in. We need to fix the rules and make them tougher, with a simple, clear, Single Mission to protect consumers. Bergman why hasnt there been credit card legislation to control some of these abusive practices . Why did it take a near depression . Lobbying power. Tonight on frontline, correspondent Lowell Bergman and the New Yor
Add war breaking out, will new Health Exchanges be up and running. And Risky Business unregulated banking is a 6 trillion dollar industry in china. It could cripple the worlds second largest economy. That and more tonight on nightly Business Report for tuesday, august 20th. Good evening everyone. The big buzz on wall street today, the strength of the american consumer. Four retailers came out with earnings and the results are mixed raising questions about how comfortable consumers are about spending and how that could impact the u. S. Economy. First up, home depot. Sales soared 11 helped by the turn around in housing. Sales are so good they uplifted the sales and earning look for the rest of the year. Barnes noble doubled, hurt by a 20 drop in sales by the nook e reader. J. C. Penney lasts tripled and sales dropped 11 as it tries to recover from Sales Strategies of the past. The Biggest Surprise is from best buy, earnings up a stunning 22 times from a year ago. It looks like the Electr
It could cripple the worlds second largest economy. That and more tonight on nightly Business Report for tuesday, august 20th. Good evening everyone. The big buzz on wall street today, the strength of the american consumer. Four retailers came out with earnings and the results are mixed raising questions about how comfortable consumers are about spending and how that could impact the u. S. Economy. First up, home depot. Sales soared 11 helped by the turn around in housing. Sales are so good they uplifted the sales and earning look for the rest of the year. Barnes noble doubled, hurt by a 20 drop in sales by the nook e reader. J. C. Penney lasts tripled and sales dropped 11 as it tries to recover from Sales Strategies of the past. The Biggest Surprise is from best buy, earnings up a stunning 22 times from a year ago. It looks like the Electronics Giant once left for dead enga neared a turn around that could be the envy of the sector. Courtney regan has more on the comeback. Reporter thi