i don't know. >> senator barbara boxer of california. thank you for even thinking about trying to explain the republicans to me tonight. >> okay. >> thanks, senator. >> bye. >>> coming up, it took the president only three weeks to get americans on his side for his jobs plan. why that's bad news for any republican in 2012. that's in the "rewrite." >>> and eric cantor and mitt romney try to walk back their anti-occupy wall street comments. and more than 100 protesters are arrested on the streets of boston. >>> still to come tonight, is karl rove just not that in to the koch brothers? a look why the giant super pacs are now competing with each other instead of cooperating with each other. >>> and is occupy wall street and occupy boston helpful to elizabeth warren's senate campaign in massachusetts? that's next. that's why i recommend crest pro-health clinical gum protection. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. crest pro-health clinical gum pro

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i want to thank nancy pelosi, senator dianne feinstein, and senator barbara boxer. i would also like to thank and acknowledge our mayor, mayor ed lee, who is here with us today. since mayor lee's early days in city hall, he has been a strong supporter of the transbay project and everything that the transbay represents. housing, improve air quality, the alleviation of congestion, and a better quality of life for all bay area san franciscans. i would also like to add that since coming into office, we have created over 1000 jobs for this project. so, thank you, mr. lee. in addition, i want to thank our border directors. jane kim is here today. you will be hearing from her. i do not know if mayer brown is here, but it is important to it knowledge him. after all, he started the project many years ago. you will be hearing more about that in a moment. it will include thousands of new residential units, parks, open space, shops, retail, restaurant, and so forth. you will be hearing a lot about that from the mayor and jane. in addition, the men and women working on our const

senator barbara boxer continued the fight to make gas lines saver. she described what happened in san bruno last year as an absolute horror. vicki has been following the story. how significant was today? >> reporter: huge, raj. today's hearing comes hours after the senate unanimous vote to regulate the pipe industry. senator boxer said the deadly explosion in san bruno was entirely preventable and pg&e and regulators missed multiple opportunities to catch the failure in that pipeline. to its credit, pg&e told lawmakers it hired a former ntsb chairman to oversee the massive changes. jim hall will report directly to them about the progress. the company is aware it needs to modernize its system and set now standards for operational and public safety. the new laws call for automatic and remote shutoff valve for new lines and eliminates the grandfather clause that preve prevented pipes italled before 1970 to avoid inspection. those are all things senator boxer called for after last year's explosion, senator feinstein as well. the new laws -- i'm sorry. le

senator barbara boxer on the big vote on the jobs bill. perry/romney attack ads. >> kra hai can't have illegals. >> they're amazing and i'm loving it. plus tyler perry talks about his movies, his media empire, and president obama. >> it took many years to get to the situation that this country was in, and he's only had a short time. >> politics nation starts right now. >>> welcome to politics nation. i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead. after decades of tyranny, libya is free of moammar gadhafi. >> will is a momentous day in the history of libya. the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this enormous promise, the libyan people now have a great responsibility. you have won your revolution. and now we will be a partner as you forge a future that provides dignity, freedom, and opportunity. >> gadhafi first seized you power when richard nix on thon president. now his reign has officially come to an end. he was reportedly found alive hiding in a storm drain and we must worn you, there's graphic video showing rebels dragging his body thro

. >>> today senator barbara boxer will hold a hearing on pipeline safety. the commerce committee will also hear from senator dianne feinstein after a bill to improve safety cleared the senate. >>> we have changes in the weather in the bay area now. the wind has switched direction becoming more of an onshore breeze meaning cooler weather around the bay area today. already beginning to see dense fog at the immediate coastline so watch out for that traveling there. mostly clear though inside the bay and fairly mild and clear skies in the valleys to start with. so not a bad day indeed. but the temperatures will be down just a bit. plan on 60s with a mix of sun and clouds. 80s inland. high pressure weakening. you have the low off the coast and as this approaches the coast it will deepen the marine layer somewhat and bring some milder days ahead. so the temperatures will be coming down through the middle of the week and after that weather improves. computer models picking up on the patchy fog at the coastline early on today but you see it fills in throughout the

. >> regulate yoirs got an earful today from barbara boxer during a hearing on gas pipeline safety. boxer ripped the agency overseeing pipeline safety learning it has yet to implement new inspection protocols orders after the deadly san bruno explosion. the hearing a day after the senate passed a bill to toughen regulations on oil and gas pipelines. congress woman jackie speier wants all natural gas operators to remoist old plastic pipe. and is calls on transportation secretary to take action at the federal level. pg&e announced plans to replace 1200 miles here in california. >> and fall on the job brought a bart worker within inches of coming into contact with a high volt third rail today. dateors surveyed this scene about 11:00 in the morning. the worker landed on a cover above the thifrd rail. and way e.was alert and taken to the hospital. that third rail carries up to a thousand volts of electricity and can kill anyone who touches it. >> israeli officials criticizing an egyptian television station with an interview of a man minutes after release. shaleet crossed into egypt this

so much so that the senate environment and public works committee, headed by senator barbara boxer, has evolved a proposal for just a two-year act, instead of six. which would just extend the terms of this to provide some needed funding for continuity and give us a breather until the economy picks up again and revenues are identified. it is a continuing saga made more poignant by the upcoming deadline when the current temporary authorization runs out. we can expect another temporary authorization, perhaps one that will carry us through the year and just beyond the presidential elections of 2012 perhaps. on the local front, there has been progress in the sustainable community strategy. i would like to thank commissioner campos and can -- commissioner winner for attending the meeting last week. to continue to provide guidance to staff and feed bag -- feedback about our priorities. perhaps the executive director will have further details on that. that concludes my report. thank you. mr executive director. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my report is on your desk, and i have a few things i woul

. >>> later this morning, senator barbara boxer will open a hearing on improving pipeline safety.he main question before the commerce committee, how to prevent a repeat of last year's explosion and fire in san bruno. senator dianne feinstein will be the first witness followed by federal regulators and a top executive from pg&e. this comes just hours after a pipeline safety bill cleared the senate. it would require installation of automatic shutoff valves on new lines and authorize more inspectors. >>> 6:39 now. right now secretary of state hillary clinton is making an unannounced visit to libya. she is meeting with top officials from libya's new government pledging about $11 million in u.s. aid there. most of that money will go towards finding and destroying thousands of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles currently unaccounted for. the weapons are left over from the deposed qaddafi regime. >>> and an israeli soldier is back with his family in israel now after five years in captivity in the gaza strip. the militant palestinian group hamas released gilad shalit just hours ago. i

. >>> right now senator barbara boxer is holding a hearing on improving the safety of the nation's oilnd gas pipeline. commerce committee wants to prevent a repeat of last year's explosion and fire in san bruno. these are live pictures now. senator dianne feinstein is testifying first, to be followed by federal regulators. today's hearing comes a day after a pipeline safety bill cleared the senate. it would require installation of automatic shutoff valves on new lines and authorize more inspectors, as well. >>> the unique plan by one bay area city to boost business with ex-convicts. >>> the iphone 4-g s has been out less than a week y some new owners are seeing red over yellow. >>> it was just peace and relaxation. >> and also, a little bit dangerous. why some are outraged over a california man's close encounter with a blue whale. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. the wind has switched directions. our weather changing directions, as well. we are cooling off. when we might see more warm sunshine on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. [ male ann

last night democratic senator barbara boxer spoke with politician nation host reverend al sharpton about whether there's any potential for that. >> i think it's the same old, same old, reverend. if they wanted to work was, they wouldn't be filibustering this mini jobs bill, which is 400,000 jobs for our first responders, firefighters and teachers. they're forcing us to get 60 votes just to take up the measure. if they were going to work with us, they said a few of them, they would work with us on pieces of the obama jobs package. they're not. i don't know whether you're aware of this, but they have offered up their plan tonight which we're also going to vote on. you know what that particular plan does? >> tell us. >> it cuts $30 billion in the next 60 days that has to be identified and cut not out of defense, domestic discretionary. if that $30 billion were to be taken out of personnel, that would be a loss of 200,000 jobs. >> lean forward with reverend all sharpton and "politics nation" weekdays at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> here is your look at other news going on aroun

dianne feinstein and barbara boxer will speak at a senate hearing on capitol hill, asking them to tighten safety regulations. too many communities across the country are vulnerable to the same type of blast that happened in san bruno last year. >>> the senate did, in fact, pass a pipeline safety bill, boosting the oversight and regulation of pipelines. it calls for automatic shut-off valves for newly installed pipes and crackdown on older pipeline safety inspections. the house passed a bill that would free federal pipeline regulations. both the senate and house will come together to make a bill that both can agree on. >> tonight in san francisco, a final vote on a law that could give uninsured workers more money to cover health care costs but that vote could be vetoed by mayor ed lee. current city law requires employers to contribute to health care funding for uninsured workers, but employers can take back any unused money in the health care fund after a year. >>> tonight, the board of supervisors could make it illegal for workers to pocket that money after workers leave the job. mayor ed

. >>> today senator barbara boxer will lead a hearing on the improving safety. the main question before the committee, commerce committee, how to prevent a repeat of last year's explosion and fire in san bruno. senator dianne feinstein will be the first witness followed by federal regulators. and a top executive from pg&e will testify. this comes hours after a pipeline safety bill cleared the senate. it would require installation of an automatic shutoff valve on new lines and authorize more inspectors. >>> day 2 of president obama's bus tour to drum up support for his measures to increase jobs, down in the south. >> hanging out in north carolina. stops today including jamestown, north carolina and i am poor yeah, virginia. he challenged republican lawmakers to reconsider his proposals. his american jobs act died in the senate last week but this week senate majority leader harry reid will resubmit individual portions of the president's plan. >>> seven of the republicans who hope to replace the president will debate this evening in las vegas. nevada is considered

barbara boxer blasted for not meeting deadlines on regulations. >> don't you think they should immediately test and immediately talk to your partners in the state to see if there is on even a remote chance this could happen again? >> today the hearing comes one day after they passed to toughen safety regulations on oil and gas pipelines. it came to a vote after rand paul dropped his objection. he had been holding up the objection on his own for months. >> and turning to the middle east where there was a stunning exchange, one israeli freed for hundreds of palestinians. ultimately more than a thousand will go free and some confessed killers. now a look why israel made this deal. >> they were moments more than five minutes in the making. -- five years in the making. >> a hug for his father and cheering crowds welcoming him home. he called it the rebirth of a son. he said elad is feeling well but suffering minor injuries from old shrapnel wounds and complications from being held in a dark cellar. he looked pale and thin. >> i'm very excited. >> he added i miss my family very much. >> that fam

he's not going to get much of anything through congress barbara boxer proposed a similar program somee ago. it went nowhere. >> and police are raiding the occupy oakland camp up there at the plaza. coming in and smoothly clearing that out. bob, good morning. tell us what's happening now. good morning, jon. this is one of the entrances to the plaza. you can see officers have formed a perimeter. you have probably a dozen protesters doing pretty much nothing right now. some of them were speak being police. taking pictures of us and the police themselves. this is one of places they entered the plaza. they went in with clearly overwhelming force. 200 to 300 officers in riot gear. they went in and surrounded the tent city. what most noteworthy is how smooth this went. several people were arrested. but no violence, per se, yes, someone set off a smoke bomb. but there wasn't anything in terms of there being rough housing or anything i long those lines. several protesters left in slans. it's hard to say. maybe as many as 50. police do have a perimeter surrounding them. you can hear the protest

some of you may half remembered the debate i had with barbara boxer on when a child was born. we were talking about partial birth, and the partial birth abortion bill. the baby was delivered all but the head. by esther, what of the baby was delivered alal but the foot? could you kill the baby then? it is on youtube. look at it. for five minutes, she cannot and will not answer the question. we started the debate with her a standing right there. by the end of the debate, she is at the back of the senate chamber trying to get out because she could not answer what is the truth, that it's an artificial line that we draw, and we have to have the courage to say the truth no matter what legislation we are bringing forward. >> the next question is what would you do to restore fiscal responsibility and promote creation of jobs? >> i talked about my 0 0 0 stance, as to how we will bring a manufacturing base and grow the middle of america again. i also talked about what i did in the area of trying to reduce government spending. yes, we need to do to the rest of programs in washington d.c.

that's how senator barbara boxer described last september's san bruno explosion as she took the fightpipelines safer back to capitol hill today. today's hearing came just hours after the senate's unanimous vote approving new laws to regulate the pipeline industry. those laws called for automatic or remote shutoff valves on new lines, and also raises the penalties for any violation. it also eliminates the grandfather clause that prevented pipes installed before 1970 avoid inspection. >> now can we assure that nothing bad goes wrong? of course not. we're dealing with reality here. but there is so many levels of failure here, and so many obvious levels of failure. i think we can make huge strides. if we don't, then we're not acting in memory of these decent people who perished on that day. >> some 2.5 million miles of oil and gas pipelines under the purview of these new regulations. the senate bill now goes to the house of representatives. pg&e told lawmakers today it has hired a former ntsb chairman to oversee the massive safety changes that the utility is now making. hired jim hall to

senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer will speak on the disastrous natch ras gas line explosionn bruno one year ago. they'll discuss the management of pipeline safety across the entire country. they say it's leaving too many communities vulnerable to what happened in san bruno. the concerns they addressed follow a pipeline safety bill that happened yesterday. it happened after one with strong ties to the tea party changed his mind. they approved a boost to the federal government regulatory power. it called for shut-off involves and ends the redemption of rigorous safety inspections for older natural gas pipelines that were installed before 1970. be bill goes against the grain of a competing house bill to freeze pipeline regulations already in place. >> 6:38. police release 911 calls made during a shooting rampage last wednesday police say the suspect was in custody right after the first call. here's one of the 911 tapes. >> >> that particular caller was outside hiding behind her car in the parking lot. others took cover hiding in the bathroom too afraid to call to talk to dispat

. >>> senator barbara boxer is applauding the president's announcement and she released a statement today saying in part, quote today is a day to honor all troops and our military families who have sacrificed so much over the last nine years to give the iraqi people a chance at a better future. >>> libya celebrating a new era without gadhafi. but after the dramatic events that took his life yesterday, there are new questions today about the way gadhafi died. there was more jubilation in the streets today. across libya and around the world. the new transitional government plans to officially declare libya's liberation on sunday. but burial plans for gadhafi are on hold. his body is on ice in a freezer. people are calling for investigations on whether gadhafi was killed while fighting or if he was -- today nato officials agreed to stop air attacks. they will meet next week to formalize the end of the military mission. we will continue the coverage of the libyan revolution on our website. there you will find more videos, slide shows and the latest news. >>> a lot of people still on edge foll

some oyou may half remembered the debate i had with barbara boxer on en a child was born. we were talking about partial birth, and thpartial birth abortion bil the baby was delivered all but the head. by esther, what of the baby was delivered alal but the foot? could you kill the baby then? it is on youtube. look at it. for five minutes, she cannot and will not answer the question. we started the debate with her a standing right there. by the end of the debate, she is at the back of the senate chamber trying to get out because she could not answer what is the truth, that it's an artificial line that we draw, and we have to have the courage to say the truth no matter what legislation we are bringing forward. >> the next question is what would you do to restore fiscal responsibility and promote creation of jobs? >> i talked about my 0 0 0 stance, as to how we will bring a manufacturing base and grow the middle of america again. i also tked about what i did in the area of trying to reduce government spending. yes, we need to do to the rest of programs in washington d.c. food

. >>> a 47-year-old says he left threatening voice mails for barbara boxer because he was being harassed authorities not because of boxer's political positions. he pled guilty in court to one count of threatening a public official. and charged reduced to a misdemeanor part of a plea deal. >> we're watching what's happening with occupy oakland. the people protesting economic inhe qaumt. the merchants there are being affected and being very hard hit by the occupy oakland movement. nick smith joins us with that part of the story. nick? >> there police barricades remain in place at 14th and clay. the plaza has been restricted to law enforcement officials and those who live and work in the area, now, officials are using bags to clean up the mess. much has been said about the affect to the sanitary conditions of the plaza, and to the resources that would be needed to return it to a satisfactory standard of safety. and what may have been overlooked is effect it is having on small business owners. since time protesters took over the plaza, cafe owners watched sales decline and have had issue was

senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer will tell a sub committee about the need to strengthen pipeliney. the hearing stems for last year's deadly blast in san bruno. both senators will discuss efforts to address the deficiencies and regulation and management of pipeline safety across the country. the senators say too in communities are vulnerable to what happened in san bruno. >>> 5:34 right now. just hours ago the senate passing a pipeline safety bill. the bill will boost the federal government's regulatory enforcement powers. it calls for automatic shut-off valves for newly installed pipes and ends the rigorous safety inspections for older natural gas pipelines installed before 1970. the house approved a bill that would freeze federal pop line regulations. the senate and house will now come together to make a bill that will pass in both houses. >> it is 5:34. the protesters of the bay area occupy movement continue to make their presence known in oakland and san francisco. protesters set up a tent city in the plaza. and police were trying to move them out because they say they're viol

. >> the man accused threatening to kill barbara boxer has plead guilty to making death threats. he entered the plea yesterday to a charge of threatening a public official. it was reaccused to a misdemeanor. he threatened boxer in a voicemail left at her office. he faces up to one year in jail when sentenced. >> the president said american troops in iraq will be home for the holidays and that includes 850 members of the california national guard. a study found that one out of every four members of the guard is facing financial trouble as they try to ballet full time job with repeat deployments to the battle field. >> i don't think it was anticipated, how many would be affected or the length of it, how long it would go on. people have had three or four deployments. >> reporter: a study also found that national guard members required more mental health training than active duty full time soldiers, more than 3200 remain deployed in other countries. >> the army has lost it's first female soldier part of a special support team in afghanistan. ashley white of north carolina national gu

transportation advocates are urging senator barbara boxer to get congress to fund the fixes. >> one of the things that we need to make sure is that there is enough dollars to that cities, municipalities and states can address the deficient bridges. >>> about 21%, that is 380 bridges or overpasses are structureally deficient in the san francisco metro area, alameda, contra costa, marin and san francisco counties. 19% or 189 bridges in the san jose metropolitan area which includes santa clara and san benito counties have the highest deficiency rate among area of the same size. >>> a know what's arc of live animals shot and killed in the largest animal escape in history. they were freed by a suicidial man who kept them in his backyard in ohio. the only animal still on the loose tonight, a monkey with herpes. >> reporter: 56 wild animals including lions, tigers and bears on the loose. schools in zanesville, ohio, closed for the day. area residents told to stay inside. >> scary. yew don't know where they are at. >> reporter: it began around 5:30 tuesday. authorities say terry thompson opene

remember barbara boxer? i much prefer ma'am to sweetie. i think ma'am shows respect. ma'am, can i help you with that is very nice. i think we miss a lot of the niceties in our world today. so i'm not usually offended by -- >> sweetie, dear, honey. >> i think it sounds weird when somebody young says it to someone older. >> i do agree with that. >> i don't know. i don't mind someone i know and love calling me honey and sweetie, but when strangers do it, it is a little familiar. but i don't think they mean to be offensive or rude. >> no. and i do get the idea about when the person's younger. i think when someone your age or around your age or older you're fine. i say it a lot. i don't mean it to be offensive. >> that's what i'm saying. you can usually tell the person's intent when they say something. you know? >> yes. tone. it's all about tone. >> hey, sweetie, bring it over here. a cup of coffee. sweetie. yeah. i mean -- >> you've got all your imitations. >> i know. i'm bringing it all out today. >> it's try day friday, you guys. >> that's right. >> we have something ca

a matter of fact subcommittee hearing on pipeline safety led by senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer. the hearing focused on the san bruno disaster of last year. senator feinstein said that the blast was preventable and blamed a series of failures. >> no one knew whether the pipeline under san bruno was safe, not the utility, not the state regulators, and not the federal regulators. >> pg&e said it has taken a series of steps to prevent future pipeline explosions. among them, just announced today, that the company hired former national transportation safety board chairman jim hall as an outside advisor. his job is to ensure pg&e's future plans address the safety recommendations made by various government agencies since that disaster. >>> it was day 2 of president obama's road warrior on his jobs tour across north carolina and virginia, taking direct aim at republicans in congress and they in turn blasted the president for his bus tour. danielle nottingham on the back and forth. >> reporter: president obama is asking supporters in the key states of north carolina and virginia to help

senator barbara boxer who toured the fifth avenue structure said the state of california has to step up. >> some of our infrastructure is very, very old and we can't just cross our finger. we need to be taking action. >> reporter: next week congress will consider president obama's proposal to raise billions of dollars for transportation programs with a tax on millionaires, but similar proposals have already faced fierce opposition. >> you've got to make is t safer. >> reporter: this man is among those who don't want to see delays as he heads off for another day at t office. joe rosoto, jr., nbc bay area news. >> want to take you back to the scene in oakland right now. as you mentioned, just a short time ago. protesters have made it to the plaza again, but were turned away from police. we understand they are walking down broadway and heading towards telegraph so they are on the west side of lake merritt not far from the b.a.r.t. station there. they continue to move and then there's some pockets where the protesters stop and end up in skirmishes with police. we don't know if the intent

. >> other news around the base and a term barbara boxer and dianne will discuss the need to strengthenipeline safety the senate to address serious deficiencies in the regulation and management of pipeline safety nationwide that have left many communities of hon. to tragedy. the gas line explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes last year and that is what prompted this hearing. >>james: on to national news the i warm republicans have decided to hold their state's presidential nomination, this one january 3rd even though him chari is threatening to move its primary to december before the holidays. that comes after florida decided to set their in january more on that to come. >> the supreme court will decide if receiving military medals a constitutional the senate today they would consider the bill the the of a stolen valor at which passed congress with overwhelming support in 2006 the federal appeals court struck down the law in california on free-speech grounds. >>james: now the terminal at british billionaire richard branson--virtual galactic spaceport was dedicated today--y

california senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein are among those urging the obama administrationt homeowners with underwater mortgages refinance. many bay area homeowners say they would love to refinance to take advantage of new, lower interest rates. however, a lot of them owe more than the home is worth. ther a push to -- there is a push for responsible homeowners to refinance even if they are underwater. >>> checking for earthquake damage. >> yes. in washington, d.c., there's one particular company very busy for the next few weeks, building engineers will be checking the national cathedral for damage. this is -- this is the same crew that held from the monument. >> this just hits more -- it gets more ent tanging for us while we're up there. >> reporter: they recovered one large chunk of limestone from the cathedral. however, they say that damage was from hurricane irene, not the earthquake. >>> 8:19. this river out ther we're talking about and he's challenging its handlers at the museum of discovery and science. here's what we mean. this is his -- this is as -- this is as far

that senator was barbara boxer. women who would intercept members and try to lobby them to defeat this bill. boxer said, they're crying. they're crying because they don't understand how senators could take away an option. they're crying because they do not believe that these senators truly understand what this meant for their families. karen continues, daddy, these are letters to our son. daddy said in response, quote, the senator says he hears the cries of the women outside this chamber. we would be deafened by the cries of the children who are not here to cry because of this procedure. "the washington post" described what happened next. quote: republican senator rick santorum turned to face the opposition and in a high, pleading voice cried out, where do we draw the line? some have likened this procedure to an appendectomy. that is not an appendix, he shouted, pointing to the drawing of a fetus next to him. that's not a bloc -- blob of tissue, it's a baby. it's a baby. the post continued. and then impossiblily in

here is a tweet from barbara boxer.erkeley, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this moving, new jersey governor chris christie has called a news conference for 10:00 this morning our time, he will settle auns and for all, the question of whether he is running for president in 2012. there are several reports that people close to governor christie say he will announce he's not running. that's what he's been saying all along. in recent days he's been reportedly considering a refund. the governor will announce this morning he's not in the race for president of the united states. >> now, testimony, will resume in less than an however in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. yesterday, the focus was on? -- was on his cell phone records an testimony from -- from two emergency room doctors. coming up, we'll tell you who the prosecutors plan to call to the witness stand today. >>> this morning, pg&e is venting about gas from a section of pipeline near san carlos. it's part of the utility's ongoing hydrostatic testing o

when he got the gavel, he thought about getting the members of the subcommittee engaged, to help barbara boxer work on women's issues. and he reached out to new members, and he empowered them to really lead on issues through the subcommittee. he knows the committee only succeeds if members on both sides get a real value for being on it, because it is not a committee that wins you a lot of votes back home. in the executive branch or the congress, the fact that foreign policy is the byproduct of effective leadership. thank you. [applause] >> i will turn things over to james linsey, but it is teaching in the university of iowa after i left there as a graduate student. i have fond memories of the high was the campus. >> this is when i am is supposed to say, go hawks. and i want to echo what don said earlier, this is an excellent book and i would recommend that people not only read this but purchase this, which is what every author is wanting to readers to do. i may oakdale and apology. -- owe gale an apology. i am a professor by training, and this is the job of one person talking as other people s

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we had been debating this issue for four years, and opposite me is barbara boxer. it is an epic battle. in walks patrick leahy from vermont. he walks up to me and says i want 20 minutes of your son b.j. 20 minutes of your time. he has voted against this bill and spoken against this bill. -- he says i want 20 minutes of your time. he said either give me 20 minutes of your time or i am turning around and voting against you. i said take 25. after four years of arguing this bill, of laying out my heart and soul on the floor of the senate, he stood there and in a paint- and -- pained fashion, finally admitted that the arguments i was making were just too overwhelming to resist. and he voted with us. [applause] people are saying where is the leadership in washington? why can we not get together? you bring truth and honesty, authenticity to this office, and people will see it. that may not always agree, but you will bring people because you are not trying to castigate people, or split and divide the country. karen and i home school our children. [applause] i am a teacher.

he created a new subcommittee for senator barbara boxer for women's issues. he led subcommittee chairs share major hearings. he reached out to new members. and to empower them to lead on issues through the subcommittee. he knows the committee only succeeds if the members on both sides feel that they get some real value for being on it. because it is not a committee at that wins votes back home. let me stop there. whether it is in the executive branch or congress, effective foreign policy is the byproduct of effective leadership. thank you. [applause] >> i will turn things over to james lindsay did is teaching at the university of iowa. i have very fond memories of the i am city campus -- the iowa city campus. >> go hawkeyes. the university of iowa. thank you very much for having me here. i want to say thank you to the congressmen and to francis lee. francis has written an excellent book. i recommend that people not only read it but by it, which is what every author wants readers to do. i also want a say it is an honor to be here with senator john sununu and d

this hearing is chaired by barbara boxer. it is just under three hours.> the committee should come to order. i am pleased to have a number of colleagues from off the committee today. it shows how important our work is dealing with preventing floods. i apologize that the ranking member and i doing some work on an important issue on public works, so if there is a little bit of diversion, please understand. what we decided was that we would make a very brief opening statements, just three minutes each. then we would start with the members in order of seniority, . very quickly, today's hearing will examine how our nation's foot control system responded to the flooding events of 2011. we need to take a hard look at that response. we need to see where we can improve our response. i welcome all of the distinguished witnesses here today will help give our committee a picture of what happened, what worked, what did not work. i appreciate the assistance secretary of the army joellyn darcy who is joining us, along with the commanders of the three core divisions. mic