. >> coming up, a louisiana republican calls thomas jefferson a right wing nut? "pretenders" is coming up. stay with us. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. thousands of people here in alaska are working to safely produce more energy. but that's just the start. to produce more from existing wells, we need advanced technology. that means hi-tech jobs in california and colorado. the oil moves through one of the world's largest pipelines. maintaining it means manufacturing jobs in the midwest. then we transport it with 4 state-of-the-art, double-hull tankers. some of the safest, most advanced ships in the world: built in san diego with a $1 billion investment. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. and no energy company invests more in the u.s. than bp. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. how was prugh.ce? that bad? i dropped 2 balls, mom. eye on the ball!

greek people, the people whose ancestors inspired our own country's founding, the people whom thomas jefferson called, the light which led ourselves out of gothic darkness, the greek people were denied this right. today greeks celebrate march 25 as the day when the greeks began the long hard battle for independence. recently met with the ambassador, to cyprus, to discuss the latest on our cyprus negotiations. he was hopeful that real progress could be made in unifying the island and stopping the illegal turkish occupation. the u.s. must also continue to work to find a mutually agreeable name for the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. greece an important ally to the united states. i'm proud to stand with american greeks today to celebrate their ndependence and aspirations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to bring attention t

jefferson said something similar when he said no man was born with a saddle on his back, and another man with boots and spurs to ride him by the race of god. all men belong to god. not to other men. idea is codified in our founding document. the 55 most important words in world history. we hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are rated endowed by they are their creator with certain inalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. no more important words have been written in modern history. those 55 words, all men belong to god. lincoln, standing on the graves of thousands american , four scoreysburg and seven years ago, he talks about that very idea. a nation conceived in liberty, dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. what's he say at the end? these here who have given the last full measure so that a nation of the people, for the people, i'm by the people shall not perish from this earth, th

the late great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. it's in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, literally sobbing in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr. lincoln, had his enemies. so did every other man who try to lift his thoughts up off the ground. odds against them did not stop them. they were fools that way. all the good that ever came into the world came from. faith like that. they're not all tailored in washington. that kind just throw big shadows. you do not have faith in any other living man. you had faith in something other than that. you had decent, everyday, common rightness and the country can use that. you said mr. lincoln was sitting up there waiting for someone to come along. you're right. he was waiting for men to see his job and sailing to and

those words, written by thomas jefferson, the first democrat to be called, mr. president, captured the very essence of today' very bill. it is our duty and even the oath that we take before god to protect the religious freedoms of every american. obamacare does not do that, and today's bipartisan measure is a small but necessary step if congress is to honor the great tradition of religious liberty, enshrined in our founding documents and extended to succeeding generations of americans by law. thank you, mr. speaker, and with that i urge passage of h.r. 1814 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yeemeds back the balance of his time -- yields back the balance of his time. all time having expired on h.r. 18 14, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1814. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 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.

and thomas jefferson said the world belongs to the living. let us resolve to let the living have a world that is worthy of that covenant that we make as americans to lead this nation better and stronger than it was when we took over. let us not fail on our watch. america can be a shining example in what it does, inspiring the world by that example. not by its mandates or its military but by its peaceful use of energy in a way that preserves the planet. we can use renewables. in fact, in connecticut we make fuel cells that can power the world in a much more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly world. fuel cells are our future and they are made in danburr relationship and -- dan bury and torrington with job creation and economic booms that can result from addressing the opportunity as well as the obligation of climate change. i've spoken on the floor about those companies as well as about the connecticut climate action plan launched in 2005, the main goal of which is to substantially cut the amount of greenhouse gases being produced wi

now, the quintessential virginian, thomas jefferson, was the preeminent scientist of his day. you cannot be a proud virginian and be antiscience. we accept the science in virginia. in fact, the polling overwhelmingly among the virginia public -- and we're not the bluest state in the country. we're a coal-producing state. i'm going to get to that in a minute. even in coal-producing virginia, the polling shows overwhelmingly that the american -- that the virginia public accepts humans are affecting climate, causing bad things to our economy and we've got to do something about it. now, there is a second argument. it's not science denial, it's leadership denial. these folks may not deny the climate science, but they deny that the u.s. can or should be a leader in taking any steps. they say look, even if we reduce u.s. emission toss zero, it wouldn't offset world emissions unless china or india did something, and so let's just not do anything. that is just not the american way, folks, for us not to lead on something important like that. now, it is true, it is true that we need ever

akin to thomas jefferson when he should in something akin to ivan the terrible or catherine the great. then we had to reset with russia which assumed what was in your question that russia wants to live by international norms, that russia wants to abide by international law, that vladimir putin is an aspiring democrat when, in fact, he is a very convinced autocrat who thinks that the way we try to govern the world, this idea of an international community, it's very silly and he will take advantage of that. in 2008 he chopped off a piece of georgia. if you listen to condi rice she -- they also would've undermined the comment i was in georgia but they serve a chopped off a part time and now they will chop off a lease the crimea from ukraine. >> let me ask you this. why, why is that although this this matter to the united states and to the west? should we care about what's happening? teleflex. >> we better care because putin, one thing doing right now is decide what else is going to do next. this is not the extent of his ambition. if we don't want to see a crisis next and latte, lithuania

words spoken by thomas jefferson, who said "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing." our country is in peril. our deficit is at a record amount. our economy, the economic recovery is stagnant. our place in the world is weakened. so i have a simple solution. it is time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. [cheers and applause] instead of looking to washington to find the front lines of the battle, i ask you to look to the states. where we find the laboratories of innovation. 50 different experiments in democracy are taking place. among the states, we see two visions for america. there is the vision common in blue states where the state plays an increasing role in the lives of citizens. taxes are on the rise, pensions are out of control, and jobs are leaving by the truckloads. then there is the vision common to red america. [cheers and applause] the red state america vision, the freedom of the individual comes first and the reach of government is limited. in these states, taxes are low, spending is under control, jobs are on the rise and opportunity is be

thomas jefferson said when government fears the people, you get liberty. when people for the government, you have tyranny. that is what it means to be an american. it is the object in the republic for the people to censor the government, the government does not censor the people, and as regards who speaks for the american people? it was the intelligence committee who said the american people are too stupid to know what safety measures are required. that is why we cannot tell them what we're doing out there. when edward snowden revealed what was going on from the american people rally behind his concept of what the law means, not the intelligence community and mr. gilmore's. >> you know, john, i have been a trial defense lawyer. i have made motions of the fourth amendment which i have won behalf of clients. i have been an elected prosecutor. i have been the attorney general of virginia. i think i understand better than any body with the fourth amendment is about and how it works. "i lie"? i do not think so. the fact is -- i lead the free congress foundation

now we have proven president jefferson right as we live under the imperial president whose highness, barack hussein obama -- [applause] to liveus feel blessed in the freest country in history , and even though we are still writing the story of america, it is not a fairy with a guaranteed happy ending. if our political kingdom destined to become some cruel and corrupt house of cards? murdered 55 million babies. we are leaving the next generation $17 trillion in debt with blatant disregard for their future and livelihood. is this the freedom our founding fathers envisioned? the good news is that it is not too late. whether you are aware of it or not, you are here because you are called to the greater purpose. you want your life to count. you have a value far greater than what the culture would have you believe. we still have the freedom with internal significance, freedom to choose what we believe. what you believe determines the direction of your life and ultimately your destiny. every one of us has the power to reject the poisoned apple in this fairytale and denied the fleeting pleas

thomas jefferson is somebody we remember as a glamorous figure. george washington in some ways, and, of course, in recent history, more recent history, president kennedy is somebody