Elijah Cummings actually said...

If a merchant vessel comes under attack by pirates in international waters, what are the rules of engagement for the crew members on that vessel?

Cummings inquires about rules for crew defense against pirate attacks.

02/03/2009

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it has always puzzled me, you know we hear these comments that we should not raise taxes on the richest of the rich during a fragile economy

we are about to--we have got some folks who are getting ready to run out of unemployment benefits

we have got employees who have taken a 5 percent to 10 percent cut. And we have got Federal employees who their wages have been frozen

I thank Chairman Casey for holding today's hearing to examine the most recent data on the employment situation across America.