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in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut funding for the disabled. it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor, to ask him right now to take action to convert all of these death sentences. and we will build momentum and the support that we need to actually put this on the ballot and into the death penalty in california. this goes down to where we started this conversation, whether this attorney would pursue the death penalty. the d.a. should not be asked to change between life -- choose between life and death. between life and death.
in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut funding for the disabled. it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor, to ask him right now to take action to convert all of these...
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in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut funding for the disabled. it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor,
in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut funding for the disabled. it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor,
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in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut
in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to spend money unconscionable, to spend money on death row inmates as we cut
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ktvu's ken pritchett tells us why the prosecution is calling a decision unconscionable. >> reporter: in the last hour i concluesed a interview with the district attorney who says he is talking about new information with the hopes of highlighting the massive problems that lead to the kidnap and captivity and in the hopes of changing the system. he released several documents and videos of the garridos. restoring acid burned videotapes. nancy garrido pretending to videotape phillip garrido. another video show as patrol agent inspecting the home. documents that were released show as patrol officer decided in 1988 that it was too much of a hassle to monitor phillip garrido. a year later everything phillip garrido said one doctor said seemed to be an act. but he says the biggest problem was phillip garrido release in the first place after four separate rapes attributed to phillip garrido. he was sentenced to 50 years for one of the attacks. >> for someone like that to be released is unconscionable. the biggest short coming was his release in 1988. >> reporter: at 6:00 you will hear the wor
ktvu's ken pritchett tells us why the prosecution is calling a decision unconscionable. >> reporter: in the last hour i concluesed a interview with the district attorney who says he is talking about new information with the hopes of highlighting the massive problems that lead to the kidnap and captivity and in the hopes of changing the system. he released several documents and videos of the garridos. restoring acid burned videotapes. nancy garrido pretending to videotape phillip garrido....
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. >> for someone like that to be released after only 11 years is unconscionable. the british are coming is was his release in 1988 -- the biggest shortcoming was his release in 1988. >>> a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in the shooting death of an infant in east palo alto. the baby died after being shot june 5th. they say that the suspects before and an accomplice mistook the father for a rival gang member. >>> now to san francisco were a memorial service was held for the only passenger confirmed dead in a fishing accident off the coast of mexico. the families and friends honored leslie yee. >> my father lasted 15 hours on a cooler. >> diapers failed to find the -- divers failed to find the sunken ship. >>> 22-year-old paul tamai died monday in hawaii. on saturday 44-year-old david cox died when a wave washed him into a blowhole on maui. >>> as mike mibach reports, bands of criminals are targeting homes and police are taking action. >> reporter: the city of linda is on alert. for some of those, those stories are filtering and. >> the pian
. >> for someone like that to be released after only 11 years is unconscionable. the british are coming is was his release in 1988 -- the biggest shortcoming was his release in 1988. >>> a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in the shooting death of an infant in east palo alto. the baby died after being shot june 5th. they say that the suspects before and an accomplice mistook the father for a rival gang member. >>> now to san francisco were a...
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only doing this to challenge the republicans, but today he came out and backed it, and it is unconscionable to ask senior citizens, veterans, the disabled, the elderly to pick up the tab after this huge hole was punched in the deficit last year when they passed the bush tax cuts. basically they are trying to makeup that money. but instead of going to banks or insurance companies, they are doing it on the backs of senior citizens and it is really a bad thing and people are not responding well. >> given the numbers out there, american people feel they are willing to compromise when it comes to spending cuts. what are democrats facing if there are entitlement cuts in the polls next november. is this going to be a lingering issue for democrats that you can't trust them and the basers will be frustrated and do a no show? >> you have to explain to me, ed, why mitch mcconnell offered the president a deal where there were no cuts and they would do a clean debt ceiling increase and the president rejected it. he's the one insisting now on cuts being made. he wants to run as a guy who closed the defic
only doing this to challenge the republicans, but today he came out and backed it, and it is unconscionable to ask senior citizens, veterans, the disabled, the elderly to pick up the tab after this huge hole was punched in the deficit last year when they passed the bush tax cuts. basically they are trying to makeup that money. but instead of going to banks or insurance companies, they are doing it on the backs of senior citizens and it is really a bad thing and people are not responding well....
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today, that is -- are literally lying to the american people when they say "cuts," i think it's unconscionable. mr. kerry: would the senator further yield? mr. coburn: well, let me finish if i will, i will give you a chance and i will yield back to you in a moment. mr. kerry: very good. mr. coburn: the fact is, we won't tell the truth to the american people. and the first truth is, if we'll be honest with them, they will understand what the necessities that will have to be brought forward in this country to be able to solve the problems. by denying what the problem is, we will never get the consensus in this country and the embrace of the american people to do what everybody in this body knows is eventually going to have to be done. we will not have a medicare system that's like the medicare system we have today in five years. it is absolutely unsustainable. we will never be able to borrow the money to do it. we're going to get a debt downgrade no matter what we do. we will not be able to borrow the money. so rather than continue to be dishonest with the american people about the status of whe
today, that is -- are literally lying to the american people when they say "cuts," i think it's unconscionable. mr. kerry: would the senator further yield? mr. coburn: well, let me finish if i will, i will give you a chance and i will yield back to you in a moment. mr. kerry: very good. mr. coburn: the fact is, we won't tell the truth to the american people. and the first truth is, if we'll be honest with them, they will understand what the necessities that will have to be brought...
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fortunately, this unconscionable project of parkmerced we expect to land on the ballot so the citizens have an opportunity to vote against it through the referendum process. but in the meantime, i want to commend the civil grand jury for their work on this important issue, and their oversight, and frankly, some of the oversight that has failed to be provided by various city agencies. let us talk about the title of this report. government by developer. that is what we are dealing with here. there has been no daylight whatsoever in this project between the planning department, the mayor's office of economic and workforce development. , and the developers. this is, indeed, government by developer. where this is headed, the planning department's responses, you may be tempted to incorporate the planning department's response to the civil grand jury findings as your own. i would caution you to break this cycle of government by developer. and to do an independent response. for those of you who have concerns about the enforceability of rent control, for example, laid those out in your response
fortunately, this unconscionable project of parkmerced we expect to land on the ballot so the citizens have an opportunity to vote against it through the referendum process. but in the meantime, i want to commend the civil grand jury for their work on this important issue, and their oversight, and frankly, some of the oversight that has failed to be provided by various city agencies. let us talk about the title of this report. government by developer. that is what we are dealing with here....
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it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor, to ask him right now to take action to convert all of these death sentences. and we will build momentum and the support that we need to actually put this on the ballot and into the death penalty in california. this goes down to where we started this conversation, whether this attorney would pursue the death penalty. the d.a. should not be asked to change between life -- choose between life and death. we are the voters to have to take responsibility and take this power away from them. >> are you aware of any other city other than san francisco, where an elected district attorney has announced that they will have a policy of not using the death penalty in a state where this is the law? >> i am not aware of any district attorney who has this explicit policy but we have had conversations wit
it is unconscionable to spend $1 on the death penalty at all when we are cutting a vital services in the state. if we cut the death penalty and save $1 billion, this money would be much better used on law enforcement and education. we need to keep working together to get this message to the governor, to ask him right now to take action to convert all of these death sentences. and we will build momentum and the support that we need to actually put this on the ballot and into the death penalty in...
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this is unconscionable. and roosevelt looks across the desk and goes, do you know what, norman?mn fine better politician than you are. i know these people, and people are doing good work down the and it's just going to take some time. and norman was saying can't wait. in a way this is, this is what the response of some pacifists would say. you can't wait. you can't let this go on. that was his response to what was going on in the south. ultimately, you know, things did change and it did take a lot of time, but you could say like, maybe when the social climate for economic climate would allow roosevelt or the national guard to way things. maybe you need to wait third sheet -- 30 years. >> one of the things that fdr's own social conscience was awakened when eleanor brought him to new york to come and in so far as he was able to project, those values domestically, how do you, where do you come out on the issue of the limits of politics but the demands of justice? because no one would argue now that, because of the failures of reconstruction, jim crow, because of the robber barons o
this is unconscionable. and roosevelt looks across the desk and goes, do you know what, norman?mn fine better politician than you are. i know these people, and people are doing good work down the and it's just going to take some time. and norman was saying can't wait. in a way this is, this is what the response of some pacifists would say. you can't wait. you can't let this go on. that was his response to what was going on in the south. ultimately, you know, things did change and it did take a...
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to the meeting at the white house with rosewell and says you've got to do something, this is unconscionablesevelt looks across the desk and goes, do you know what, norman? i'm a damn fine better politician than you are. i know these people, and people are doing good work down there and it's just going to take some time. and norman was saying, it can't wait. you know, and it was, this is what, you know, the response of some pacifist would say, you can't wait, you can't let this go on. that was his response to what was going on in the south. ultimately, you know, things did change and it did take a lot of time, but you can say like, maybe when the social climate in the '30s, the social climate, economic climate wouldn't allow roosevelt to come in and the national guard and change things. maybe you had to wait 30 years. a lot, bad things happen in the south and 30 years linking to racial violence. >> well, one of the things that fdr's own social conscience was awakened when eleanor brought him to new york, and in so far as he was able to project those nice domestically, how do you, where do yo
to the meeting at the white house with rosewell and says you've got to do something, this is unconscionablesevelt looks across the desk and goes, do you know what, norman? i'm a damn fine better politician than you are. i know these people, and people are doing good work down there and it's just going to take some time. and norman was saying, it can't wait. you know, and it was, this is what, you know, the response of some pacifist would say, you can't wait, you can't let this go on. that was...
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something, you've got to do something, and he goes and says you've got to do something this is just unconscionable says you know what, norman, i'm a better politician than you are. nine of these people and they're doing good work done there and it's just going to take some time. and he says it can't wait, you know, and this is the response, you can't wait, you can't let this go on, this is the response to what was happening in the south. ultimately things did change and it did take a lot of time but may be in the 1930's and the social climate, economic climate wouldn't allow for roosevelt to come in the national guard and change things. they had to wait 30 years. a lot of bad things happened throughout these years when it comes to racial violence. >> one of the things was awakened when eleanor brought him to the part of new york, and in so far as he was able to project those values domestically. where do you come out on the issue of the limit of politics but the demand of justice? no one would argue now that the reconstruction because of the institution because of jim-crow, because of the robber b
something, you've got to do something, and he goes and says you've got to do something this is just unconscionable says you know what, norman, i'm a better politician than you are. nine of these people and they're doing good work done there and it's just going to take some time. and he says it can't wait, you know, and this is the response, you can't wait, you can't let this go on, this is the response to what was happening in the south. ultimately things did change and it did take a lot of...
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the constitution written for a different purpose, to overcome that huge thing, that would be unconscionabley he checked with his lawyers. i got the impression that deep down inside he probably wanted to do it. maybe for no other reason he recognized there would be a political outcry. >> then he said, president obama is on record as saying that community organizing, after he had taken an oath to join the senate of the united states, that community organizing should be used to overcome certain things that the founders put in the constitution. i don't think his respect for the constitution is a famous thing. he doesn't have it. what he said was, it isn't a winning argument. he didn't say it is not a true argument. >> sean: he's revealing the politics behind this. a lot of constitutional issues have come up. when senator mcconnell outlined his plan, you rightly point out, spending starts in the congress, they pass the bills. john boehner told me this, he said that in fact, mr. president with all due respect my reading of the constitution, he said this to the president we pass the bills and you
the constitution written for a different purpose, to overcome that huge thing, that would be unconscionabley he checked with his lawyers. i got the impression that deep down inside he probably wanted to do it. maybe for no other reason he recognized there would be a political outcry. >> then he said, president obama is on record as saying that community organizing, after he had taken an oath to join the senate of the united states, that community organizing should be used to overcome...
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top of the unconscionable uncertainty, it will leave this economy with a temporaryix and we are puttingeducation that are so critical to our young people to compete with china, india and europe on the global change. my amendment is about priorities, the priorities of the people we represent, because i face slashing programs for siors, young pple, middle class, all because we are afraid of the influence of big oil? that is wrg on so many levels. i come from a family of entrepreneurs. my mom started a small business and my father helped grow a business from four to 3,200. i get it. i have tremendous respect for companies to have grown to that size. if they have a corporate jet, i don't begrudge them. that's great. but we agree our deficit must be reduced and why can't we ask them, people with big oil and corporate jets give us a hand and make this country great. you know, a hardware store in a county in my district, how is it they pay more in taxes than the big companies that are shipping jobs overseas? i can't explain that to that family. i cann do that. and my constituents are hurting i
top of the unconscionable uncertainty, it will leave this economy with a temporaryix and we are puttingeducation that are so critical to our young people to compete with china, india and europe on the global change. my amendment is about priorities, the priorities of the people we represent, because i face slashing programs for siors, young pple, middle class, all because we are afraid of the influence of big oil? that is wrg on so many levels. i come from a family of entrepreneurs. my mom...
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obama is denouncing the republicans and the boehner proposal because it's six months which is unconscionable, irresponsible and reckless, in fact, his argument, that he will veto the boehner bill is because he says it creates instability in the markets, it's so short. in fact, instability and the downgrade in the markets will occur because of all of this reckless spending, but i'm surprised that nobody in the white house is able, actually, to divide eight by 18. >> bret: not to mention the debt, the credit situation, that likely because of the debt situation is going to get downgraded anyway. >> yeah, it's a debt and it's not the debt light and the ceiling. >> bret: that's it for the panel. stay tuned to see one last appeal for a debt ceiling @@ >> bret: finally tonight the administration has tried a lot of things to get the congress to raise the debt ceiling. well, now, it may have come to this. >> no medicare that's just absurd. every single penny have you heard. no moral objection. no kind of complaint. statutory budget restraint ♪ raise the debt ceiling ♪ raise the
obama is denouncing the republicans and the boehner proposal because it's six months which is unconscionable, irresponsible and reckless, in fact, his argument, that he will veto the boehner bill is because he says it creates instability in the markets, it's so short. in fact, instability and the downgrade in the markets will occur because of all of this reckless spending, but i'm surprised that nobody in the white house is able, actually, to divide eight by 18. >> bret: not to mention...
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to violate that is unconscionable. somebody screwed up big. >> not to mention the taxpayer dollars.elect the jury. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer.
to violate that is unconscionable. somebody screwed up big. >> not to mention the taxpayer dollars.elect the jury. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer.
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the president has not come forward with a plan that is unconscionable.the worst aspect of leading from behind. but that doesn't mean that republicans are relieved of their responsibilities. look, i've got to tell you this sean, there is no way there are 67 votes in the united states senate to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. i'll put my conservative fiscal record up against anyone, tea party, nontea party, anybody's. i fought against the bush spending proposals. i voted my own party, time after time. i'm proud of my record. that's why i was -- >> sean: okay i got that. >> okay you got it. i don't want us to see a 1995 return to, we republicans can come up with -- i'm all for the balanced budget amendment. i would love to see it be the major issue in the 2012 election -- i voted for it 13 times. >> sean: i understand that >> i don't want to shutdown the government. i think boehner has a good prepostal, we ought to support it. if the democrats and the president don't want to it is their problem. >> sean: house republicans voted to repe
the president has not come forward with a plan that is unconscionable.the worst aspect of leading from behind. but that doesn't mean that republicans are relieved of their responsibilities. look, i've got to tell you this sean, there is no way there are 67 votes in the united states senate to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. i'll put my conservative fiscal record up against anyone, tea party, nontea party, anybody's. i fought against the bush spending proposals. i voted my...
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. >> first of all, it's unconscionable that be republicans would filibuster legislation and permit a default on our national obligations. frankly it's unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times, including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster and it was always by majority vote. >> mr. president. >> the republican leader. >> mr. president, i might say i actually cut short a conversation with the vice president to come out here for this important vote on a live quorum. i would like to get back to work so we can hopefully solve this problem. and it seems to me, mr. president, be a good idea for the majority to decide to allow the vote on the proposal they say they are in favor of. therefore i would ask unanimous consent that the vote on the motion occur at 6:30. >> i >> i object. >> objection is heard. >> the majority leader. >> mr. president, you can put a lipstick on it. nice suit. even a skirt sometimes. it's still a filibuster. >> clerk will call the roll. >>> so there you have a little exchange between the two leader
. >> first of all, it's unconscionable that be republicans would filibuster legislation and permit a default on our national obligations. frankly it's unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times, including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster and it was always by majority vote. >> mr. president. >> the republican leader. >> mr. president, i might say i actually cut short a conversation with the vice...
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obama is denouncing the republicans and the boehner proposal because it's six months which is unconscionablee and reckless, in fact, his argument, that he will veto the boehner bill is because he says it creates instability in the markets, it's so short. in fact, instability and the downgrade in the markets will occur because of all of this reckless spending, but i'm surprised that nobody in the white house is able, actually, to divide eight by 18. >> bret: not to mention the debt, the credit situation, that likely because of the debt situation is going to get downgraded anyway. >> yeah, it's a debt and it's not the debt light and the ceiling. >> bret: that's it for the panel. stay tuned to see one last appeal for a debt ceiling increase. motorcycles, boats, even rv's. nobody knows where he got his love for racing. all we know is, it started early. casey mears, driver of the number thirteen geico toyota camry. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's-- what's this? freestyle lite® blood glucose t
obama is denouncing the republicans and the boehner proposal because it's six months which is unconscionablee and reckless, in fact, his argument, that he will veto the boehner bill is because he says it creates instability in the markets, it's so short. in fact, instability and the downgrade in the markets will occur because of all of this reckless spending, but i'm surprised that nobody in the white house is able, actually, to divide eight by 18. >> bret: not to mention the debt, the...
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. >> it's unconscionable. we're not going to tolerate it.adine is hoisted into a tree, and then hung on a fence. >> we got to send a message to these kids, these thugs. they could have killed that kid. impaling him by the neck. >> the heinous beatdown lasts more than 20 minutes. at times, nadine pleading for help. >> i find it offensive when not one person called 911. not one person called 911. this kid was screaming for help. >> this isn't the first time these bullies have picked on nadine corey. it all starts earlier that school year in september 2010. nadine says he's one of the smallest kids in his class, making him a target. >> they used to say, oh, your mom african. she's dirty. i was with your mom last night. they used to say all kind of stupid things. he says a few classmates continue to tease him, even punching him occasionally when the teacher isn't watching. then on january 11th, nadine is walking home from school with a friend. they notice some of the same kids who bully nadine in class, along with a few older teenagers heading s
. >> it's unconscionable. we're not going to tolerate it.adine is hoisted into a tree, and then hung on a fence. >> we got to send a message to these kids, these thugs. they could have killed that kid. impaling him by the neck. >> the heinous beatdown lasts more than 20 minutes. at times, nadine pleading for help. >> i find it offensive when not one person called 911. not one person called 911. this kid was screaming for help. >> this isn't the first time these...
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that's unconscionable. that's the worst aspect of leading from behind. doesn't mean that republicans are relieved of their responsibilities. >> okay. so mccain is capable of briefly making sense on o'donnell on the senate floor, that she never should have been the republican nominee for senate from delaware. he can say that sort of thing on the senate floor. but get him in a fox news studio, have him face down sean hannity, and he immediately looks like the guy who could do something as dangerous for america as picking sarah palin as a vice presidential candidate. hannity never let up on mccain. showed no mercy on the senator. enforcing him to rewrite himself on the tea party. so much for straight-talking john mccain. >> look, i -- i just want to make sure that we're on the same page in this regard. the president caused this problem, not the tea party. >> i agree. >> the tea party supported cut, cap, and balance. >> i agree. >> this president is not leading. >> the tea party, i admire, respect, and appreciate, and they're the ones that gave us a majority
that's unconscionable. that's the worst aspect of leading from behind. doesn't mean that republicans are relieved of their responsibilities. >> okay. so mccain is capable of briefly making sense on o'donnell on the senate floor, that she never should have been the republican nominee for senate from delaware. he can say that sort of thing on the senate floor. but get him in a fox news studio, have him face down sean hannity, and he immediately looks like the guy who could do something as...
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. >> first of all, it's unconscionable that republicans would filibuster legislation and put a default on national obligations. frankly it's unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster and it was always by majority vote. >> mr. president. >> the republican leader. >> mr. president, i might say i actually cut short a conversation with the vice president to come out here for this important vote on a life kw quorum. i would like to get back to network solve this problem. it would be a good idea for the majority to die to allow the vote on the proposal they say they are in favor of. therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that the vote occur at 6:00. >> in. >> objection is heard. >>> there we have it from earlier as senators reid and mcconnell take to it the floor. senator reid will be returning to that floor coming up roughly at 9:50. he's expected to make an announcement about tonight's schedule. tonight's schedule tipping into tomorrow early morning 1:00 a.m. they are suppos
. >> first of all, it's unconscionable that republicans would filibuster legislation and put a default on national obligations. frankly it's unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster and it was always by majority vote. >> mr. president. >> the republican leader. >> mr. president, i might say i actually cut short a conversation with the vice president to come...
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nothing short of unconscionable that we're going to crash this economy unless this congress forces those americans who can afford it the least. to sacrifice with the little they have. i have 32 voice messages. and -- in the congressional office that i'm privileged to represent this morning. and i have 66 in the office in fort lauderdale and 12 in the office in west palm beach. del rey. and all of them, all of them, were asking what happens to medicare or to social security or to medicaid? now, they also want to know how they're supposed to pay for their drugs after their unemployment insurance runs out. and we all know there ain't no significant new jobs in this country right now. but i didn't get one message this morning from a billionaire or millionaire wondering what will happen to millions of americans when we continue eliminating the program that provide affordable housing, affordable health care, accessible education, and unemployment insurance. and we talk around here about the american people. i'll tell you what they deserve. the american people, theredit markets, wall reet, and
nothing short of unconscionable that we're going to crash this economy unless this congress forces those americans who can afford it the least. to sacrifice with the little they have. i have 32 voice messages. and -- in the congressional office that i'm privileged to represent this morning. and i have 66 in the office in fort lauderdale and 12 in the office in west palm beach. del rey. and all of them, all of them, were asking what happens to medicare or to social security or to medicaid? now,...
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i will not support to rebuild because of the incredible, unconscionable cuts this brings forth to our military budget. for those of you who do not remember, you looking at a person who before he was sworn in talked about places where we could cut the defense budget. it is not about wholesale cuts, just the same as we found three wistful department of defense spending programs and without them eliminated. that is what we need to do instead of having across the board major cuts. we cannot afford to send men and women five times in the combat operations without proper training and equipment. thank you very much. >> we have also with us the chairman of the subcommittee on defense appropriations, mr. bill young from florida. bill? can you tell them what the program would do to the military? >> i think you have covered that well. i apologize for being late. there was an accident on the highway. my comments will be brief. chairman mckeown and i work together ever since we have both become chairman in this congress. we are determined that we will provide for the national and we will make savi
i will not support to rebuild because of the incredible, unconscionable cuts this brings forth to our military budget. for those of you who do not remember, you looking at a person who before he was sworn in talked about places where we could cut the defense budget. it is not about wholesale cuts, just the same as we found three wistful department of defense spending programs and without them eliminated. that is what we need to do instead of having across the board major cuts. we cannot afford...
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reid: it is -- first of all, it is unconscionable that the republicans would filibuster legislation that would put a default on our obleses. it is unprecedented, unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times, including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster, and it was always by majority vote. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i might say, i actually cut short a conversation with the vice president to come out here for this important vote on a live quorum. i'd like to get back to work so we can hopefully solve this problem and it seems to me, mr. president, it would be good idea for the majority to decide to allow the vote on the proposal they say they're in favor of. therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that the vote on the pending cloture motion occur at 6:30. mr. reid: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, you can put lipstick on it, a nice siewrkts even a skirt some
reid: it is -- first of all, it is unconscionable that the republicans would filibuster legislation that would put a default on our obleses. it is unprecedented, unprecedented. since 1962 congress has raised the debt limit 74 times, including 18 times under president reagan and there was never a threat of a filibuster, and it was always by majority vote. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i might say, i actually cut short a...