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, the senator from north carolina, the senator from alaska, even the senator from colorado, even the senator from new mexico, he wants to allow them to tell their constituents, no, i don't support amnesty. and the reality is of the 5 members of this senate who are democrats -- of the 55 members of the senate who are democrats who caucus with the democratic party, today it has been conclusively demonstrated that all 55 support president obama's illegal amnesty and are responsible for his promised amnesty of five million to six million more people right after the election. if that were not the case, you would have seen one democrat show up and speak out to the contrary. not a single democrat showed up, and there's a reason we don't have a vote. because if we had a vote, it would force members of this body to be on record. the senator from new jersey is entitled to make the case on the record why he thinks amnesty for 5 million or 6 million or 12 million is a good idea. he's entitled to make that case and if his constituents agree with him, he'll keep getting reelected. but far too many
, the senator from north carolina, the senator from alaska, even the senator from colorado, even the senator from new mexico, he wants to allow them to tell their constituents, no, i don't support amnesty. and the reality is of the 5 members of this senate who are democrats -- of the 55 members of the senate who are democrats who caucus with the democratic party, today it has been conclusively demonstrated that all 55 support president obama's illegal amnesty and are responsible for his...
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and every senate democrat voted with senator reid except senator from west virginia, senator manchin, and that would enable the president to go forward with his unlawful amnesty decree. it's unbelievable. so right now, the posture we're in is the house has passed a bill that would stop the president from going forward, clearly, it's already passed the house of representatives, it's sitting in our desk and the majority leader will not allow it to be brought up. why? if he has the votes, why doesn't he just bring it up and vote it down? well, the reason is he wants to protect his members. he believes in this policy, he's advocating this policy, but he thinks if he brings it up for a vote, his members might find out that the people back home are not happy about three-fourths of the american people plus believe the president is exceeding his authority if he goes forward with this executive amnesty. so why can't we have a vote on it? because of politics. protect our members. they don't need to take tough votes. let's get out of washington and go home and campaign and play politics in our h
and every senate democrat voted with senator reid except senator from west virginia, senator manchin, and that would enable the president to go forward with his unlawful amnesty decree. it's unbelievable. so right now, the posture we're in is the house has passed a bill that would stop the president from going forward, clearly, it's already passed the house of representatives, it's sitting in our desk and the majority leader will not allow it to be brought up. why? if he has the votes, why...
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senator murkowski, senator collins, senator ayotte have all worked hard on this. but for a couple of people who raise an objection, we can't bring it up. the senator from utah just objected to bringing it up. two hours of debate and an up-or-down vote? i say, look around the chamber, there's no one here. there won't be anybody here all afternoon. huh. we could have a little debate on this, two hours, they could make their case, we could make our case, a vote, what, 15 minutes? and yet the senator from utah will not let it be brought up. even though he let it be brought up two years ago. he said, well, we can't offer amendments. well, that was the same two years ago. but they didn't object to bringing it up. so when you see all of the support that this has. and i might address an issue, mr. president, that has come up and it seems to have its genesis in the tea party. and they've raised objections on the basis that somehow by ratifying this treaty we give up our sovereignty as a nation. it erodes our sovereignty. now, that's based upon the fact that there is a comm
senator murkowski, senator collins, senator ayotte have all worked hard on this. but for a couple of people who raise an objection, we can't bring it up. the senator from utah just objected to bringing it up. two hours of debate and an up-or-down vote? i say, look around the chamber, there's no one here. there won't be anybody here all afternoon. huh. we could have a little debate on this, two hours, they could make their case, we could make our case, a vote, what, 15 minutes? and yet the...
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, the new senator. what a terrific addition to the united states senate. she is the best. and i've known her for years, and i encouraged her to run because i knew she would bring something special to the senate. she has done it. you know what she came up with? a way for college students and their families to renegotiate student loans. you can renegotiate your auto loan. you can renegotiate your mortgage on your home. why shouldn't students, those who have graduated, and their families who face student loan debt be able to renegotiate to a lower interest rate? that's the warren bill. and i think she's right. it's a big difference. it would bring down the interest rate on undergraduate loans i think to 3.8%. i run into students who are trying to pay off loans at 9%. ask anybody who owns a home the difference between 9% mortgages and 3.8% mortgages. they will tell you it's big. when you make a payment under 3.8% interest rate, a lot more goes to reduced principle and you finally put that loan to rest after
, the new senator. what a terrific addition to the united states senate. she is the best. and i've known her for years, and i encouraged her to run because i knew she would bring something special to the senate. she has done it. you know what she came up with? a way for college students and their families to renegotiate student loans. you can renegotiate your auto loan. you can renegotiate your mortgage on your home. why shouldn't students, those who have graduated, and their families who face...
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senator is recognized. mr. coburn: thank you. first of all, i'd like to say -- give some praise to the chairman and ranking member. of the appropriations committee. the cooperative nature of this committee this year in terms of inserting good government amendments into appropriation bills, it was a real pleasure to be able to work with them and to put some of the oversight results that we've done over the past few years into appropriation bills. and the bill we have on the floor even though the chairman is supporting the bill, it's not her bill. it's a bill that came to her from house republicans. and so any criticism i might have of the bill is certainly not directed towards the chairman of the appropriation committee. but it's important to be reminded of what the congress told the american people less than two years ago, that we were going to go on a diet, and then a year ago when we had the ryan-murray agreement and let me just outline to you where we are with what we're getting ready to vote on. because
senator is recognized. mr. coburn: thank you. first of all, i'd like to say -- give some praise to the chairman and ranking member. of the appropriations committee. the cooperative nature of this committee this year in terms of inserting good government amendments into appropriation bills, it was a real pleasure to be able to work with them and to put some of the oversight results that we've done over the past few years into appropriation bills. and the bill we have on the floor even though the...
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of all the senators, why would they pick senator sam ervin? he was fairly well known in north carolina but not a national person. why sam ervin to have this thing? >> i don't talk to the people who made the decision. if you read the statements granddad made over the years, he was asked, the chairman of the backgroundgainst the rufus has talked about, that everyone knew many of these issues, particularly the issue of executive privilege because everybody knew that was going to be a big bone of contention with any congressional attempt to investigate watergate, and granddad had done a lot of work on it. at that time, he was 78 years old. he had no further ambitions. he did not run for reelection the next year. so he could not be accused of trying to politicize things for his own benefit. if you look at his voting record, he cannot be categorized as a partisan in the sense he always lined up with the opposition to nixon on substantive issues were in favor of him substantively. he tended to support the president on some things and not others. last
of all the senators, why would they pick senator sam ervin? he was fairly well known in north carolina but not a national person. why sam ervin to have this thing? >> i don't talk to the people who made the decision. if you read the statements granddad made over the years, he was asked, the chairman of the backgroundgainst the rufus has talked about, that everyone knew many of these issues, particularly the issue of executive privilege because everybody knew that was going to be a big...
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you and senator warren, senator franken, all of the other senators who are going to be here speaking in support of the bank on students emergency loan refinancing act. this is a critical piece of legislation, and it would allow eligible borrowers who took out student loans prior to january january 1, 2013, to refinance those loans at lower interest rates. right now, you can go and refinance a car, you can refinance a mortgage, but you can't refinance your student loans, and we have heard from literally hundreds and hundreds of students and residents in new hampshire who are no longer students but who are trying to pay back loans after years of having to try and pay back the loans and start their lives. supporting this bill is a commonsense way that we can come together to help the millions across this country who are struggling to pay back their student loans, and this is especially important to us in new hampshire because we rank second in the country in average debt per graduate. almost $33,000 per graduate for student loans. and according to recent estimates, almost 130,000 new ha
you and senator warren, senator franken, all of the other senators who are going to be here speaking in support of the bank on students emergency loan refinancing act. this is a critical piece of legislation, and it would allow eligible borrowers who took out student loans prior to january january 1, 2013, to refinance those loans at lower interest rates. right now, you can go and refinance a car, you can refinance a mortgage, but you can't refinance your student loans, and we have heard from...
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agree with the senator. i don't disagree with the senator. i agree with senator roberts. just so we're clear, i agree with the senator. you're going to take a stand and tell us what party you're going to caucus with. be a republican one day and a democrat the next and democrat one day and a republican. you going to be? >> phony politicians like orman problem. are the principled conservatives like pat roberts are the solution. >> i'm pat roberts. i approve this message. >> if we want to get things done america, we need to have true independents in washington, people people who are willing to stand up for the best idea regardless from.t party it comes our system's broken. problems we have as a country aren't getting solved. businessman who solves problems every day. i believe that we can become the aace you go to start business, that we can become the innovation nation but we can't the current leadership that we have. i'm greg orman and i approve this message. washington's broken, we all know it, and that threatens the future of every kansan. a businessman who solves proble
agree with the senator. i don't disagree with the senator. i agree with senator roberts. just so we're clear, i agree with the senator. you're going to take a stand and tell us what party you're going to caucus with. be a republican one day and a democrat the next and democrat one day and a republican. you going to be? >> phony politicians like orman problem. are the principled conservatives like pat roberts are the solution. >> i'm pat roberts. i approve this message. >> if...
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president, is senator udall's constitutional amendment and that of senator bennet, the good senators from new mexico and colorado who have joined together on a very important issue. we're going to consider that. the first vote will be tonight. mr. president, we have had in this country a flood of very, very dark money coming into this nation's political system which is threatening to tear apart the fabric of american democracy. during the 2012 presidential campaign outside groups met about $1 billion. that's as much outside spending as took place in the previous ten elections. now, this year, mr. president, -- last year was a presidential election, so the moneys focused on the senate and house races -- they will again break all records. this spike in the amount of money being pumped into the system is not surprising, as alarming as it is. recent decisionses rendered by the supreme court of the united states, citizens united, the mccutcheon case, have destroyed our campaign finance laws, have left the american people with a status quo in which radical billionaires are attempting to bu
president, is senator udall's constitutional amendment and that of senator bennet, the good senators from new mexico and colorado who have joined together on a very important issue. we're going to consider that. the first vote will be tonight. mr. president, we have had in this country a flood of very, very dark money coming into this nation's political system which is threatening to tear apart the fabric of american democracy. during the 2012 presidential campaign outside groups met about $1...
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. >> thank you, senator tillis. senator hagan, your turn. >> thank you. tonight is about presenting voters with a choice on how to move our states forward. i approach this job with common sense solving problems and how we can put our middle class first and making the economy work for everyone. but speaker tillis has different priorities, the wrong priorities. and every opportunity he has fought for policies that are taking our state backwards. he's put tax cuts for millionaires and big corporations before our students, before women, before our middle class, and ultimately before our future. tonight, you will be able to examine our true priorities. please listen to whom we're fighting for. speaker tillis feels that those who have the most should get the most help. i believe that our middle class and small businesses come first, and the economy should work not just for the welty, but for everyone. >> thank you, senator hagan. the first question goes to speaker tillis. just yesterday a new are video of a second american being executed by isis, -- this mornin
. >> thank you, senator tillis. senator hagan, your turn. >> thank you. tonight is about presenting voters with a choice on how to move our states forward. i approach this job with common sense solving problems and how we can put our middle class first and making the economy work for everyone. but speaker tillis has different priorities, the wrong priorities. and every opportunity he has fought for policies that are taking our state backwards. he's put tax cuts for millionaires and...
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senator. and then they become 1 in 100 -- >> just ask cory booker about that one. >> exactly. >> prepare to be taking out everyone's trash for the next several years, being an independent who wants to essentially sell your allegiance and gives you the one way you have in the u.s. senate to leap frog that system. kasie hunt thank you for being with us. as of today, an msnbc political correspondent. you can send her your congratulations as you wish. lots more ahead, stay with us. >>> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us. and stiffen our resolve in the fight against these terrorists. we will not forget and our reach is long and justice will be served. >> talking about fighting is not the same thing as fighting. words are not the same as warfare but today the language of the u.s. government at the highest level, the language of the u.s. government toward the terrorist group toward isis got as close as you could get to war without declaring it or waging it. >> we have taken
senator. and then they become 1 in 100 -- >> just ask cory booker about that one. >> exactly. >> prepare to be taking out everyone's trash for the next several years, being an independent who wants to essentially sell your allegiance and gives you the one way you have in the u.s. senate to leap frog that system. kasie hunt thank you for being with us. as of today, an msnbc political correspondent. you can send her your congratulations as you wish. lots more ahead, stay with...
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i used to be his first year in the senate, my first year in the senate, my first speech on the senate floor, five desks over from here was about the minimum wage. it passed the senate with a bipartisan vote, signed by a republican president increasing the minimum wage. that was then. today we can't even get a minimum wage out of the senate because of republican filibuster. the minimum wage -- the minimum wage is worth a third less in real dollars in purchasing power than it was in 1968. the subminimum wage, the tipped wage has been stuck at $2.13 an hour for 20 years. people that work that push wheelchairs in airports, valets, waiters in downtown diners can make as little as $2 or $3 an hour and they hope to get up to 7-point or 8-point or 9-point on tips. fought it weren't for the political pressure, the money that just sweeps across, that, that rolls across the political landscape, washing across, we could pass the minimum wage but members of the senate they think about the big money that might come in against them if they vote for the mange. i'm convinced if we could pass this cons
i used to be his first year in the senate, my first year in the senate, my first speech on the senate floor, five desks over from here was about the minimum wage. it passed the senate with a bipartisan vote, signed by a republican president increasing the minimum wage. that was then. today we can't even get a minimum wage out of the senate because of republican filibuster. the minimum wage -- the minimum wage is worth a third less in real dollars in purchasing power than it was in 1968. the...
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senate. they have been approved -- they have the approval of the ajort majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. warner: with that, madam president, i see my friend, the senator from texas. i yield the floor. mr. cornyn: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. cornyn: madam president, we all are anticipating the president's speech tonight in which hopefully he will make the case for why it is in america's national security interest to eliminate the isis or isil threat from the islamic state that is forming a new caliphate in what used to be called iraq and syria and which hopefully will be restored. when the president first campaigned for president in 20 2008, i know he did not promote himself as a future war president. just the opposite. he told supporters that on his first day in office, he would give u.s. military forces in i
senate. they have been approved -- they have the approval of the ajort majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. warner: with that, madam president, i see my friend, the senator from texas. i yield the floor. mr. cornyn: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. cornyn: madam president, we all are anticipating the president's speech...
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senate. the u.s. senate is in washington. my home as dodge city, and i am dam proud of it. -- damn proud of it. >> i suspect i have been to dodge city this year more than you have. [cheers] >> how many times? >> i have been there four times. >> i've been about seven, so you are wrong about that. >> a look for the camera roll on that. i probably lived more of my adult years in kansas than you have. but what i will say, to be perfectly candid, is that i don't forget matters. matters where someone lives come i to get matters how they vote. when it comes to voting for kansas, and standing up for kansas values, senator roberts has taken a sharp turn to the right. he voted against the farm bill, he voted against veterans benefits, he voted against funding for an back, and alternately, maybe the most egregious thing was when the v.a. reform bill came up, he didn't even bother to vote on it. i think that's an affront to all kansas veterans. [applause] senator roberts, 30 seconds rebuttal. >> i have worked very hard for kansas, every
senate. the u.s. senate is in washington. my home as dodge city, and i am dam proud of it. -- damn proud of it. >> i suspect i have been to dodge city this year more than you have. [cheers] >> how many times? >> i have been there four times. >> i've been about seven, so you are wrong about that. >> a look for the camera roll on that. i probably lived more of my adult years in kansas than you have. but what i will say, to be perfectly candid, is that i don't forget...
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senator hirono is here. i know senator wows is coming down, a parade of senators have come down and spoken very eloquently. the presiding officer has also taken a good, strong position on this, and we so much appreciate all of her good work. you know, an earlier speaker said that the naacp is against this amendment. well, in fact, the naacp is for this amendment, and i would ask consent to put in the record off their webpage their endorsement of the constitutional amendment that i am going to talk about. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, madam president. some of our opponents have come down to the floor and asked why do this now? why bother? well, i would answer ask the american people. i think they will tell you people are listening, not just democrats but republicans, too, all across the nation. they are listening and here's what they are hearing. they are hearing that the supreme court has put a for sale sign on our elections. they are hearing that our political process is
senator hirono is here. i know senator wows is coming down, a parade of senators have come down and spoken very eloquently. the presiding officer has also taken a good, strong position on this, and we so much appreciate all of her good work. you know, an earlier speaker said that the naacp is against this amendment. well, in fact, the naacp is for this amendment, and i would ask consent to put in the record off their webpage their endorsement of the constitutional amendment that i am going to...
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because i'm not running the senate. i promise you, if i were running the senate, we would have had a vote, but mitch mcconnell and harry reid couldn't have come to an agreement. i've passed energy efficiency, more domestic drilling, revenue sharing, all sorts of expedited permits for exports. no one that knows me well or actually knows my report that's honest about it could possibly say i haven't done everything in my power to increase domestic energy production. >> i'm no securing the border, securing the border, securing the border. senator landrieu voted for the senate amnesty bill, kind of in concert with where the president is, she supports him 97% of the time. that shouldn't surprise us. that effectively granted legal status prior to securing the border. we have to secure the border first. >> i believe in drones, i believe in helicopters, i believe in tough action on the border to keep our border secure, and i think we're making in progress. the senate's passed the bipartisan bill. he's opposed to it in the house.
because i'm not running the senate. i promise you, if i were running the senate, we would have had a vote, but mitch mcconnell and harry reid couldn't have come to an agreement. i've passed energy efficiency, more domestic drilling, revenue sharing, all sorts of expedited permits for exports. no one that knows me well or actually knows my report that's honest about it could possibly say i haven't done everything in my power to increase domestic energy production. >> i'm no securing the...
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in the senate. they have reconsidered -- chairman leahy, senator durbin, thoughtful senators who felt an amendment was unnecessary in the past now see that it is the only way to fix a broken system. changing the constitution is a big step not to be taken light lightly. in "the federalist" paper number 49, james madison argued that the constitution should be amended only on -- quote -- "great and extraordinary occasions." i agree. i also believe we have reached one of those occasionses. thank you, mr. president. i ask that the op-eds i referenced by michael kegan and erwin chemerinsky be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and to be recognized to spe
in the senate. they have reconsidered -- chairman leahy, senator durbin, thoughtful senators who felt an amendment was unnecessary in the past now see that it is the only way to fix a broken system. changing the constitution is a big step not to be taken light lightly. in "the federalist" paper number 49, james madison argued that the constitution should be amended only on -- quote -- "great and extraordinary occasions." i agree. i also believe we have reached one of those...
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a senator: mr. president, i ask consent floor privileges for a member of my staff during the duration of the debate on senate joint resolution 19. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, political speech is not on the fringes of the first amendment. it's the core freedom of democracy. the entire point of the first amendment is to say that the government has no business telling the citizens what constitutes reasonable political speech. congress is not allowed to ban books. congress isn't allowed to ban magazines or bam pamphlets, and congress is not allowed to silence dissent. the idea behind this amendment is that government should have the four silence criticism of the government. this amendment referring to senate joint resolution 19. it's an attempt to control the words americans speak and the ideas that americans hear. every great movement in our democracy has been based on ideas that were at one time or another at the outset deemed unreasonable by the government. it's
a senator: mr. president, i ask consent floor privileges for a member of my staff during the duration of the debate on senate joint resolution 19. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, political speech is not on the fringes of the first amendment. it's the core freedom of democracy. the entire point of the first amendment is to say that the government has no business telling the citizens what constitutes reasonable political speech. congress is not allowed to ban...
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the senator and his friends killed it. >> 30 seconds, senator. >> sure. the fact is iowans don't know what's going on. and if you look at his ads that are attacking me, you would think that i'm the one that's under investigation in the statehouse. but that's not the case. governor's ads are false. don't take my word for it. des moines register and their series of articles understood that i had done nothing wrong and they said that i followed the rules. and kcrg did a fact check and again, they said nothing was right in his advertisements. that his advertisements were all false. ladies and gentlemen, and governor, i would like to ask that you take the key from one of your political heroes. ronald reagan. and he said, and i keep it to you, you stop lying about me, and i'll stop telling the truth about you. [applause] >> an opportunity to also answer that if you choose. governor, social media question. twitter. why postpone deposition if charges are true? why didn't you want that information out there? >> well, first of all, this lawsuit was filed about thre
the senator and his friends killed it. >> 30 seconds, senator. >> sure. the fact is iowans don't know what's going on. and if you look at his ads that are attacking me, you would think that i'm the one that's under investigation in the statehouse. but that's not the case. governor's ads are false. don't take my word for it. des moines register and their series of articles understood that i had done nothing wrong and they said that i followed the rules. and kcrg did a fact check and...
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a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to address the senate as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you very much for the opportunity to speak here this afternoon. i'm also pleased to see on the floor my colleague from north dakota, senator heitkamp. she and i have legislative interest in a matter now pending before the house of representatives, and it's at least my desire to see that the senate utilize this opportunity, a bill passing the house, to also be considered by the senate and hopefully be approved when it has been a challenge throughout this year and throughout this session to get legislation to the floor and voted on. i would not want us to pass up the chance for this legislation to be approved and sent to the president for signature. the legislation that we're talking about is the tribal general welfare exclusion act. the house of representatives i say is considering h.r. 3043 this week. this is le
a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to address the senate as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you very much for the opportunity to speak here this afternoon. i'm also pleased to see on the floor my colleague from north dakota, senator heitkamp. she and i have legislative interest in a matter now pending before the house of...
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ask i will now turn to senator alexander and senator moran. before before that i request the record be kept open for ten days. i recognize senator alex anywhere. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thanks the birdie coming here today. we must take the dangerous deadly threat of ebola as seriously as we take isis. let me say that again. we must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the ebola epidemic as seriously as we take isis. i think i have a reputation as a senator who is not given to overstatement. the spread of this disease deserves a more urgent response from our country other countries around the world than it's now getting. this is one over most explosive, deadly epidemics in modern time if we do not do what we know how to do to control it. it will require a huge and immediate response. there's no known cure. there's no vaccine. half of those who get sick, die. each sick person, accord together center for diseases control could infect 20 or more others, including caregivers, friends and family. samantha powers, the u.n. ambassador, said to
ask i will now turn to senator alexander and senator moran. before before that i request the record be kept open for ten days. i recognize senator alex anywhere. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thanks the birdie coming here today. we must take the dangerous deadly threat of ebola as seriously as we take isis. let me say that again. we must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the ebola epidemic as seriously as we take isis. i think i have a reputation as a senator who is not given to...
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they elected a woman to the senate when women were not getting elected to the senate. she was a terrific senator, independent, fair minded, and that's the kind of republican that the people of kansas are comfortable with. but sam brownback and pat roberts have gone so far to the right a lot of the moderate republicans have no longer happy with the brand. >> kansas is next door to missouri. i will give you that. >> and i'm not a fan of the kansas jayhawks. >> i feel that from here. but did i miss some sort of sherman-esque statement from you about never running for president? is there any -- obviously you're involved not only in missouri issues and federal issues, you're interested in what's going on with the senate more broadly. why shouldn't i be asking you if you're running for president? >> you know, it's just kind of an awkward, awful question. >> if i were you, i would be running, as the most centrist senator in the state, the way you've run in missouri, the issues you've been interested in, the way you've stepped into stuff you didn't have to get involved in. ame
they elected a woman to the senate when women were not getting elected to the senate. she was a terrific senator, independent, fair minded, and that's the kind of republican that the people of kansas are comfortable with. but sam brownback and pat roberts have gone so far to the right a lot of the moderate republicans have no longer happy with the brand. >> kansas is next door to missouri. i will give you that. >> and i'm not a fan of the kansas jayhawks. >> i feel that from...
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senate democrats see it. democrats in the united states senate stand for women's equality because when women are empowered, we're all empowered. today the senate will vote on one important aspect of the unfair treatment of american women. senator barbara mikulski's paycheck fairness act addresses paycheck gender discrimination. more than 50 years after the equal pay act, women today doing the exact same work as a man make 77 cents for every $1 that a man makes. this just isn't a woman's issue, mr. president. it's a family issue. it's an economic issue. for most americans, the answer is very simple. a woman who performs the same work as a man should be paid the same is that man. women and men support equal pay for equal work regardless of gender because it's fair. that is everyone except senate republicans. senate republicans simply cannot accept that simple notion that they should be paid the same for doing the exact same work. senate republicans believe it's fair for men to be paid more than women for doing
senate democrats see it. democrats in the united states senate stand for women's equality because when women are empowered, we're all empowered. today the senate will vote on one important aspect of the unfair treatment of american women. senator barbara mikulski's paycheck fairness act addresses paycheck gender discrimination. more than 50 years after the equal pay act, women today doing the exact same work as a man make 77 cents for every $1 that a man makes. this just isn't a woman's issue,...
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. >> senator, thank you. governor branstad, 45 seconds rebuttal. >> well, first of all, obviously my opponent doesn't know what's going on in illinois, because have the second-highest employment -- unemployment in the nation. iowa's has dropped by nearly in debtinois is mired and has the second-highest unemployment in the nation. i'm really proud that we've created over 150,000 jobs in the last three years and eight months. we've gone from the highest unemployment in 25 years to of peopleecord number employed. that doesn't happen by accident. we've got a great economic thatopment authority partners with the locals. the fertilizer plant happened county the people in lee partnered with the state and made that possible. we see those that great jobs in iowa. >> and we'll be talking more about the fertilizer plant in moment. would you care to rebut for 30 seconds? >> yes. it's important for us to understand these numbers. the governor talks about 150,000 new jobs that he has created. a fifth know, even grader know
. >> senator, thank you. governor branstad, 45 seconds rebuttal. >> well, first of all, obviously my opponent doesn't know what's going on in illinois, because have the second-highest employment -- unemployment in the nation. iowa's has dropped by nearly in debtinois is mired and has the second-highest unemployment in the nation. i'm really proud that we've created over 150,000 jobs in the last three years and eight months. we've gone from the highest unemployment in 25 years to of...
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>> hi, senator. you said that the president would be smart to ask for additional authorization to proceed against isis. he said he's not going to ask. there doesn't seem to be a huge appetite among your colleagues to proceed on their own. is anything going to happen in terms of z authorization and if nothing happens, what do you think the consequences, legacy consequences are for the way our system handles these issues? >> it's a good question. i think authorization to use military force, specifically on this issue of having u.s. military involved in training is appropriate and necessary. i don't think the president needs additional authority to do what he has done. we'll continue to do in iraq. i think it would be smart for him to come to congress with regard to the expanded efforts in syria. as you know, ruth, because you followed this for awhile, this is always a controversial and a gray area in terms of the war powers act and what it requires and then what the constitutional responsibilities are.
>> hi, senator. you said that the president would be smart to ask for additional authorization to proceed against isis. he said he's not going to ask. there doesn't seem to be a huge appetite among your colleagues to proceed on their own. is anything going to happen in terms of z authorization and if nothing happens, what do you think the consequences, legacy consequences are for the way our system handles these issues? >> it's a good question. i think authorization to use military...
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coming up on ing the senate side. race or the of incident in ferguson likely to in any other house or senate hearings? >> the congressional black black the house unit of members will make their voice known in a number of events in weeks, whether that spills to actual legislation that will move in this area. structured two weeks. i kind of doubt it. host: go ahead. uest: i heard some lawmakers having more policed to wear body cameras. seeing that translate to passes any time soon is going to be a big lift. caller: i've been calling this network for 35 years. withe ear seeing in georgia an exciting thing. i'm a businessman. got david purdue running as a businessman and a libertarian running for governor. businessman. we see a tremendous amount of business. nd i see people getting involved in politics. asking the panel. we've got people who are going a get together for -- the barbecue for david purdue running for senate. you, do you see a trend towards more business leaders? nd i hope the answer is yes, getting more invo
coming up on ing the senate side. race or the of incident in ferguson likely to in any other house or senate hearings? >> the congressional black black the house unit of members will make their voice known in a number of events in weeks, whether that spills to actual legislation that will move in this area. structured two weeks. i kind of doubt it. host: go ahead. uest: i heard some lawmakers having more policed to wear body cameras. seeing that translate to passes any time soon is going...
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and not a lot of senators, i should say that there are senators in both parties not happy about that. they want to take independent votes on this to show their constituents how they feel and that's something i put to the senate majority leader a short while ago. >> suspect this an important enough issue to have a separate stand alone vote on so senators can show the american people and constituents where they stand. >> it's a complicated issue, a house has acted, we got the bill last night, and we're going to vote on what they sent us. as senator durbin has indicated this week we had some stunningly important hearings in the form of senator kerry was there and, of course now secretary of state, it was a long and deliberate hearing. i think it was very informative. senator menendez has other hearings scheduled. i think we're in a good position now. i think it's important that we have the ability to arm and train the rebels. the way we're developing an international coalition, i feel comfortable where we are. >> it looks like you're trying to hide this vote for your rank and file. >> ye
and not a lot of senators, i should say that there are senators in both parties not happy about that. they want to take independent votes on this to show their constituents how they feel and that's something i put to the senate majority leader a short while ago. >> suspect this an important enough issue to have a separate stand alone vote on so senators can show the american people and constituents where they stand. >> it's a complicated issue, a house has acted, we got the bill...
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secretary. >> senator, thank you. >> thank you, senator lee. senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both secretary hague. and senator dempsey for, again, being with us and for your explanation and very forthright testimony here today and in the past both privately and publicly to members of this senate. i want to say to you first, secretary hagel, how much i appreciate the decision you made recently to change the department of defense policy on reviewing other than honorable discharges for veterans suffering at the time of their discharge from post-traumatic stress and most especially my thanks to you on behalf of the 80,000 vietnam era veterans who will benefit by that policy change to give them liberal consideration as they apply to the discharge review boards. these veterans who suffered at the time of their discharge from post-traumatic stress often received less than honorable discharges because of the injuries that they suffered in combat, at war. and they've lived with the stigma and the black mark on their records for decades. many of them became homel
secretary. >> senator, thank you. >> thank you, senator lee. senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both secretary hague. and senator dempsey for, again, being with us and for your explanation and very forthright testimony here today and in the past both privately and publicly to members of this senate. i want to say to you first, secretary hagel, how much i appreciate the decision you made recently to change the department of defense policy on reviewing...
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senator reid -- senator mccain. >> thank you. i think the witnesses. i understand according to your testimony that we will be training and equipping nutley 5001 year. is that correct? >> yes. >> and is isil right now has 31 has been metastasizing and a very rapid fashion into a much larger force. too many of us, that seems like and in a quiet -- inadequate response -- would you please be quiet? i'm asking you not to please remove them from the room. the disruptions are not going to be acceptable to anybody. >> i always appreciate special attention from this group, mr. chairman. >> senator mccain. >> and obviously this group of 5000 as you mentioned in unit size deployments will be back in theory a fighting against isil. they will also be fighting against the shower aside, which they have been doing for a number of years before isil was a significant factor. now they will be fighting against bashar assad and bashar assad will attack them from the air, which she has done with significant success not only against them, but there's been 192,000 people slau
senator reid -- senator mccain. >> thank you. i think the witnesses. i understand according to your testimony that we will be training and equipping nutley 5001 year. is that correct? >> yes. >> and is isil right now has 31 has been metastasizing and a very rapid fashion into a much larger force. too many of us, that seems like and in a quiet -- inadequate response -- would you please be quiet? i'm asking you not to please remove them from the room. the disruptions are not...
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house and the senate. i have seen a lot of secretaries and go,ulture come they've all been good. that's all right. but i have to tell you that the one we have now has taken the department of agriculture and notched it up higher than any for ours ever done, farmers, consumers, and the kids in school who are eating better meals because of tom vill sack. [applause] i want to thank joy for being my -- i want to thank joy, my interpreter for over 20 years. thank you, joy. [applause] she used to do a lot of interpreting for my brother, frank, for so many years. i want to thank the ground crews, who spent yesterday and so many others setting up. they have done it every year for years. don ruby, john kaiser, and don rice whack. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] i was down there yesterday and they were hammering, drilling, getting all of this stuff done and jerry said to me, sweat dripping down his face -- drilling, putting names and -- putting males and things, he doing this again. i told him neither am
house and the senate. i have seen a lot of secretaries and go,ulture come they've all been good. that's all right. but i have to tell you that the one we have now has taken the department of agriculture and notched it up higher than any for ours ever done, farmers, consumers, and the kids in school who are eating better meals because of tom vill sack. [applause] i want to thank joy for being my -- i want to thank joy, my interpreter for over 20 years. thank you, joy. [applause] she used to do a...
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and i urge senator reid to again open up the floor of the senate. let's have the process the founders intended. don't be the first u.s. senate leader in history to shut down all amendments under a constitutional amendment under debate on the floor. the second proposal which is a floor amendment i have at the desk also goes to this same concern of washington living on a different planet than real-world america. and it has to do with what i call the washington exemption from obama. in the obamacare statute, we actually passed through an amendment on the floor, through being able to pass a floor amendment, language that says every member of congress, all of our staff should be treated like all other americans who are forced to go to the so-called exchanges. we will go to the exchanges for our health care. no special deal, no special exemption, no special subsidy, no special carveout. unfortunately, after that floor amendment passed, after the overall bill passed, i guess some folks took nancy pelosi's advice -- we have to pass the bill in order to read
and i urge senator reid to again open up the floor of the senate. let's have the process the founders intended. don't be the first u.s. senate leader in history to shut down all amendments under a constitutional amendment under debate on the floor. the second proposal which is a floor amendment i have at the desk also goes to this same concern of washington living on a different planet than real-world america. and it has to do with what i call the washington exemption from obama. in the...
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senate. the u.s. senate is in washington. my home as dodge city, and i am dam proud of it. -- damn proud of it. >> i suspect i have been to dodge city this year more than you have. [cheers] >> how many times? >> i have been there four times. >> i've been about seven, so you are wrong about that. >> a look for the camera roll on that. i probably lived more of my adult years in kansas than you have. but what i will say, to be perfectly candid, is that i don't forget matters. and all the matters where someone lives come i to get matters how they vote. when it comes to voting for kansas, and standing up for kansas values, senator roberts has taken a sharp turn to the right. he voted against the farm bill, he voted against veterans benefits, he voted against funding for an back, and alternately, maybe the most egregious thing was when the v.a. reform bill came up, he didn't even bother to vote on it. i think that's an affront to all kansas veterans. [applause] >> senator roberts, 30 seconds rebuttal. >> i have worked very hard for
senate. the u.s. senate is in washington. my home as dodge city, and i am dam proud of it. -- damn proud of it. >> i suspect i have been to dodge city this year more than you have. [cheers] >> how many times? >> i have been there four times. >> i've been about seven, so you are wrong about that. >> a look for the camera roll on that. i probably lived more of my adult years in kansas than you have. but what i will say, to be perfectly candid, is that i don't forget...
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from colorado, senator udall, the distinguished senator from new mexico, senator heinrich, and it makes me feel very good that they are here because, as westerners, they see day in and day out that what we're talking about here with respect to the importance of this program and this extraordinary contribution it's made to the country, these two great western leaders with respect to natural resources understand it's not just about the past. it's not just about the wonderful half-century that i've taken the time to note. these are two leaders -- senator udall from colorado and senator heinrich from new mexico -- who i think are going to be part of the leadership, the leadership that works to protect these two great programs for years to come. so is i'm very grateful to have the opportunity to be on the floor with them. i had a chance particularly to see some of the treasures in colorado recently. i can see why senator udall feels so strongly about that. new mexico is one of the few states i have not been, so i hope i'll be able to wangle an invitation to join senator heinrich. but i want
from colorado, senator udall, the distinguished senator from new mexico, senator heinrich, and it makes me feel very good that they are here because, as westerners, they see day in and day out that what we're talking about here with respect to the importance of this program and this extraordinary contribution it's made to the country, these two great western leaders with respect to natural resources understand it's not just about the past. it's not just about the wonderful half-century that...
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we don't want a tea party senator. [boos] who says she wants to repeal the clean air act, privatize social security, and the vouchers for medicare. [boos] friends, she is known for what she does the hogs. [laughter] -- does to hogs. [laughter] but i've got to tell you that what scares me is what she wants to do to people. [applause] especially working people, students and seniors. she says she is going to go to washington to make them squeal. but the last thing that we need in the u.s. senate is another tea parties, who mocks people, refuses to compromise, and gets nothing done for iowa. [applause] we don't need another bridge burner in the senate. we need a bridge builder. well grounded in their philosophy, a good progressive philosophy, who understands you have got to get things done. who respects the views of those with whom we may disagree. we need a senator from iowa with a proven record of reaching across the aisle to get things done. no one has done a better job of building bridges and getting things done than c
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youn the senate itself, have almost a majority of the democrats in the senate got elected in 2006 and 2008, almost all of them on campaigns that were against the iraq war, and now they find themselves stuck in this position ow, wow, -- of, wow, this is a democratic president, and i want to be supportive of him. it is a core principle issue for a lot of those folks. >> interesting times. thank you for being with us this week. appreciate your questions. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> coming up on the next "washington journal," ken burns discussor geoffery ward the new pbs documentary, "the roosevelts." the public and private lives of theater franklin and eleanor franklin -- theodore and eleanor roosevelt. the center for strategic and budgetary assessments. as always, we will take your calls. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the senate against this week tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. items on the agenda include a vote
youn the senate itself, have almost a majority of the democrats in the senate got elected in 2006 and 2008, almost all of them on campaigns that were against the iraq war, and now they find themselves stuck in this position ow, wow, -- of, wow, this is a democratic president, and i want to be supportive of him. it is a core principle issue for a lot of those folks. >> interesting times. thank you for being with us this week. appreciate your questions. [captioning performed by the national...
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so, senator boxer, thank you very much. mrs. boxer: thank you, senator. mr. sanders: madam president, i rise today to discuss the dangerous and brutal extremist organization called isis, the terrorist army which in recent months has overrun vast swaths of iraq and syria and is a serious threat to the stability of the region and, in fact, to the international community. but before i do that, i also want to say that isis is not the only major problem facing our country. it would be a real tragedy if, in our legitimate concerns about the dangers of isis, it would be a real tragedy if we continued to ignore the very serious problems that are taking place right here in the united states of america and impacting tens of millions of working families. madam president, there are crises here at home that we have ignored too long. real unemployment 25eud i today. youth unemployment is 20%. we can't ignore it. the minimum wage nationally is a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour. we cannot ignore that reality. we have to raise the minimum wage. madam president, women earn 77
so, senator boxer, thank you very much. mrs. boxer: thank you, senator. mr. sanders: madam president, i rise today to discuss the dangerous and brutal extremist organization called isis, the terrorist army which in recent months has overrun vast swaths of iraq and syria and is a serious threat to the stability of the region and, in fact, to the international community. but before i do that, i also want to say that isis is not the only major problem facing our country. it would be a real tragedy...
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senate. she's currently a u.s. senator from north carolina. welcome to you, senator hagan. before we begin, here are the rules for the debate. we will start with opening statements. following this, the candidates will respond to questions that have been provided by members of the state broadcast news media along with input from me. we want you to know that order of the opening and closing statements and which candidate gets the first question will -- were determined and agreed to prior to this debate by the candidates and their campaign. speaker tillis will make the first opening statement and will also receive the first question. let's begin. >> thank you. it is time for somebody in north carolina to cross party lines and finally get something done in this country. voting 92% with the president, whether you agree with them or not, doesn't work here and north carolina. kay hagan said that in 2008. then she got elected and she has photo with president obama 95% of the time. by her own standard
senate. she's currently a u.s. senator from north carolina. welcome to you, senator hagan. before we begin, here are the rules for the debate. we will start with opening statements. following this, the candidates will respond to questions that have been provided by members of the state broadcast news media along with input from me. we want you to know that order of the opening and closing statements and which candidate gets the first question will -- were determined and agreed to prior to this...
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is that the issue you're looking senate. >> no, we have, senator. let me use the mosul dam operation as a great example of that. on the ground we had the peshmerga and the counterterrorism service from the iraqi security forces and then in an operations center in erbil we had our own folks using predator feeds and a system we called the rover to be able to help the iraqis manage the battle on the ground. incredibly complex, three languages -- english, kurdish and arab -- and we worked through it. it was a real challenge. but we worked through it and as we did we learned some things about how to used a visors from remote locations. i'm not saying this will work every place every time, but we pulled that mission off and i think it's a good template for future operations. >> and i presume one of the areas you're looking at is these capable iraqis who who can communicate and coordinate on the ground? their special forces particularly. >> trained by us, that's right. >> mr. secretary, you are proposing, the president is proposing to train about 5,000 ind
is that the issue you're looking senate. >> no, we have, senator. let me use the mosul dam operation as a great example of that. on the ground we had the peshmerga and the counterterrorism service from the iraqi security forces and then in an operations center in erbil we had our own folks using predator feeds and a system we called the rover to be able to help the iraqis manage the battle on the ground. incredibly complex, three languages -- english, kurdish and arab -- and we worked...
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senate. and move mitch mcconnell up the ladder from minority leader to majority leader republicans control of the house is not in jeopardy in these elections barring some act of god, and republicans cannot dislodge president obama from the white house in this election, but they really can try to win the senate, that is the big enchilada at stake this year it will have huge consequences for the country and for the rest of the obama presidency. republicans have been focussed on the senate singularly. they have potential ways to gain the six seats they need in order to take over the senate. the republicans do appear -- at least the odds look like they will. they appear to be on the way to flipping senate seats from blue to red in the three states that are marked on this map right here. west virginia, south dakota and montana. nothing's set in spoken. that's the way the odds look right now. republicans would then need to win only three of these other seven states marked on the map right now that
senate. and move mitch mcconnell up the ladder from minority leader to majority leader republicans control of the house is not in jeopardy in these elections barring some act of god, and republicans cannot dislodge president obama from the white house in this election, but they really can try to win the senate, that is the big enchilada at stake this year it will have huge consequences for the country and for the rest of the obama presidency. republicans have been focussed on the senate...
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senate. >> so if someone had told you, up till say eight months ago, that you would be seeing the race for both senator and governor develop the way it has, what would you have told them? >> that they're smoking something that's legal in colorado but not in kansas. next on pbs newshour weekend >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group rirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm alison stewart. hari sreenivasan is off. the united states and its allies took new steps today to try to limit the islamic state's ability to fund itself. reportedly carrying out air strikes ag
senate. >> so if someone had told you, up till say eight months ago, that you would be seeing the race for both senator and governor develop the way it has, what would you have told them? >> that they're smoking something that's legal in colorado but not in kansas. next on pbs newshour weekend >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group rirement products. that's why we are your...
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when he couldn't prove that, senator bridges who was one of the conspirators was a senate pro tem in those days third in line to become president of the united states. he goes to mccarthy and says you're having a hard time proving there are. we all know homosexuals are security risks. during one of the hearings on mccarthy's allegations, the state department justified and they were asked one of the senator said we are aware you recently fired 91 people in the state department jobs. he said they were not. there was an executive order back to truman and eisenhower that required a discharge and mccarthy and others began to conflate the issue of national security with sexual orientation saying that homosexuals were a security risk and went so far as to make the outrageous claim that adolf hitler had assembled a list of american homosexuals with the goal of compromising their loyalty and turning them into spies cannot seize and at the end of what were to have had a falling into stalin and then he was recruiting spies for the soviet union so in all of the fervor about the cold war, this al
when he couldn't prove that, senator bridges who was one of the conspirators was a senate pro tem in those days third in line to become president of the united states. he goes to mccarthy and says you're having a hard time proving there are. we all know homosexuals are security risks. during one of the hearings on mccarthy's allegations, the state department justified and they were asked one of the senator said we are aware you recently fired 91 people in the state department jobs. he said they...
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senator roberts. i agree with the senator. i don't disagree with the senator. senator roberts. by the way, just so we're clear, i agree with the senator. want to know when you're going to take abe stand and tell us what party you're with.to conference [cheers and applause] are you going to be a republican one day and a democrat the next and a democrat one day and a republican, where are you going to be? ormanny politicians like and obama are the problem. principled conservatives like are the solution. >> i'm pat robert. message. this >> if we want to get things done in america, we need to have true in washington. people who are willing to stand regardlessbest idea, of what party it comes from. our system is broken. aoblems that we have as country aren't getting solved. i'm a businessman who solves problems every day. can become thewe place you go to start a business, that we can become the nation.on but we can't do that with the current leadership we have. i'm greg orman and i approve this message. washington is broken, we all know it. of that threatens the future every kansan.
senator roberts. i agree with the senator. i don't disagree with the senator. senator roberts. by the way, just so we're clear, i agree with the senator. want to know when you're going to take abe stand and tell us what party you're with.to conference [cheers and applause] are you going to be a republican one day and a democrat the next and a democrat one day and a republican, where are you going to be? ormanny politicians like and obama are the problem. principled conservatives like are the...
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chairman. >> senator harkin, senator alexander and senator reid about how proud we are of cdc. as one of the two senators, i want to add how proud we are at emory university and the staff there. dr. brantly would feel the same way. phoenix air, who was the contractor that brought the patients back from liberia to the united states. . for the committee's benefit, i was the only senator reachable by the press. the day was to come to emory university. and the press looked for an ebola patient back to the united states and whether or not we had the capability of preventing the disease from spreading and emory university did a marvelous job of making those transfers seemless and complete and proving to the media that were trying their best to start a riot that it was going to be safely contained and they were in the best place in the world. so y'all deserve a tremendous amount of credit. i wanted to say that publicly to you. >> thank you, senator. >> you said this is by far the worst ebola outbreak you have ever seen. what was the next worse in terms of numbers? >> so that was about
chairman. >> senator harkin, senator alexander and senator reid about how proud we are of cdc. as one of the two senators, i want to add how proud we are at emory university and the staff there. dr. brantly would feel the same way. phoenix air, who was the contractor that brought the patients back from liberia to the united states. . for the committee's benefit, i was the only senator reachable by the press. the day was to come to emory university. and the press looked for an ebola...
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i hope he urged his two democrat senators in the senate to pass this bill. it's been in the senate and blocked. certainly we hope our troops won't get penalized when coming back to the united states and get health care. this is something that received large bipartisan support. every one of these provisions help create jobs, and certainly all of them have bipartisan support. r&d, the research and development credits, 62 democrats vote. section 179, 63 democrat votes. depreciation, 34 democrat votes. repealing 30-hour, all of these have bipartisan support. they're all sitting in the senate. i heard the gentleman say, nothing is being done. i would submit my friends on the other side, other than voting for these bills have done nothing to urge their colleagues who have majority in the senate to move something that will actually get people back to work and really bring the american dream back in reach for millions of americans, and it isn't now. so with that i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from georgia -- mr. van hollen: if the gentleman will
i hope he urged his two democrat senators in the senate to pass this bill. it's been in the senate and blocked. certainly we hope our troops won't get penalized when coming back to the united states and get health care. this is something that received large bipartisan support. every one of these provisions help create jobs, and certainly all of them have bipartisan support. r&d, the research and development credits, 62 democrats vote. section 179, 63 democrat votes. depreciation, 34...
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ask i will now turn to senator alexander and senator moran. before before that i request the record be kept open for ten days. i recognize senator alex anywhere. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thanks the birdie coming here today. we must take the dangerous deadly threat of ebola as seriously as we take isis. let me say that again. we must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the ebola epidemic as seriously as we take isis. i think i have a reputation as a senator who is not given to overstatement. the spread of this disease deserves a more urgent response from our country other countries around the world than it's now getting. this is one over most explosive, deadly epidemics in modern time if we do not do what we know how to do to control it. it will require a huge and immediate response. there's no known cure. there's no vaccine. half of those who get sick, die. each sick person, accord together center for diseases control could infect 20 or more others, including caregivers, friends and family. samantha powers, the u.n. ambassador, said to
ask i will now turn to senator alexander and senator moran. before before that i request the record be kept open for ten days. i recognize senator alex anywhere. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thanks the birdie coming here today. we must take the dangerous deadly threat of ebola as seriously as we take isis. let me say that again. we must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the ebola epidemic as seriously as we take isis. i think i have a reputation as a senator who is not given to...
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, junior senator, assigned to preside over the senate, which means being out there on c-span and you had to breastfeed, and there is was some male aide said some one else can do this but you were bailed out. >> guest: for those who are too young to have children or who are men, you won't really understand this, but for those who have nursed a baby, you do not when it's the time to nurse, you need to nurse. it's something that has to happen. and it's extremely uncomfortable if it doesn't. and i can't bear describing there is to a to 20-something-year-old aide, and i just decided i'm going to solving this problem on my ownment i said, can i please have a morning time or daytime. her said no, you do what you're told. >>> so i called a bunch of senators and found one, mark udall, who i call mying whywhite -- white notice, and i described to hem i need be with the baby during those hours, could i switch with him, and of course he said yes. but that is a lot of our workplaces don't even realize why their policies affect women negatively. and one of the thing wes talk about -- things we tal
, junior senator, assigned to preside over the senate, which means being out there on c-span and you had to breastfeed, and there is was some male aide said some one else can do this but you were bailed out. >> guest: for those who are too young to have children or who are men, you won't really understand this, but for those who have nursed a baby, you do not when it's the time to nurse, you need to nurse. it's something that has to happen. and it's extremely uncomfortable if it doesn't....
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>> well, senator, there is no fail safe, obviously. as i said earlier to an earlier question our guys have gotten much, much better at the vetting, now that we're doing the training to some degree, and hopefully do it openly we're going to be in a much better position to do command and control, and to do much better in-depth accountability, if you will. in the end there probably will be strange bedfellow moments in the course of this kind of battle. i would be crazy to sit here and tell you it will never happen. are there circumstances that we don't always control. by and large we zoo shift. i think that's going to be between our benefit to exercise a greater amount of control. fail safe, i can't sit here and promise you that. i'll do the best that we can. >> okay, he stole our thunder a little bit, and it's partly my fault because i wanted to stay longer on the back and forth between the senator and secretary kerry, but i want to bring in mike viqueira, our white house correspondent, who has been following that vote in the house of re
>> well, senator, there is no fail safe, obviously. as i said earlier to an earlier question our guys have gotten much, much better at the vetting, now that we're doing the training to some degree, and hopefully do it openly we're going to be in a much better position to do command and control, and to do much better in-depth accountability, if you will. in the end there probably will be strange bedfellow moments in the course of this kind of battle. i would be crazy to sit here and tell...
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a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. martin luther king madammr. kini rise today to talk about isis. mr. king: first, is it a threat? why are we having this debate? why are we conducting airstrikes? this is a clear and present danger to the united states of america. this group has done everything but send us an e-mail saying "we're coming for you." they've made comments, we'll see new new york. they've brutally murdered two of our citizens. if they have free reign in the large area that's as big as, why know, the state of indiana, i suppose, between syria -- eastern syria and western and northernorthern iraq, there undy will come a time when they will strike here and in europe and in other parts of the world. so i'm here today to support the provision of the continuing resolution that will allow us to begin the arming and equipping and training of the syrian moderate opposition. why do we even have this discussion? because the most fundamental responsibility of any government anywhere, anytime is to protect their citizen
a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. martin luther king madammr. kini rise today to talk about isis. mr. king: first, is it a threat? why are we having this debate? why are we conducting airstrikes? this is a clear and present danger to the united states of america. this group has done everything but send us an e-mail saying "we're coming for you." they've made comments, we'll see new new york. they've brutally murdered two of our citizens. if...