then senator lisa murkowski from alaska delivers the republican address. she enters her plan for an energy policy for the u.s.. >> hi everybody. over the last few years, democrats and republicans have come together and cut our deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of cuts and tax for the wealthiest americans. that is more than both parties say we need to stabilize our debt. i believe e we can finish the job the same way we started it, with a balanced cut of spending cuts and tax reform. and the majority of the american people agree, both democrats and republicans. my preference and the preference of many members of congress is to do that in a balanced way by making sensible changes to entitlement programs and reforming our tax code. as we speak, both the house and senate are working toward budget proposals i hope will lay out this balanced path going forward. wut that takes time and right now, if congress doesn't act by march 1 a series of harmful doubts spending also known as the sequester are scheduled to take effect. and the result c

murkowski: thank you, mr. president.actually happened was a couple years later usda's wildlife service agents went into the jamaica bay wildlife refuge, rounded up and killed 751 canadian geese. the plan was to kill 1,000, but they couldn't catch them fast nuffer. so, mr. president, essentially, with a we sai said was, we can l birds in new york refuges but we can't inconvenience the birds in alaska. maybe geese are less exotic understand that black grants. maybe the friends and family fly through laguardia and they worry about that. well, i worry about the people of king cove. and i am not going to rest on this. this decision had a came out of the interior was a travesty. it will not be allowed to stand, and i will do everything that i can to ensure that it does not. mr. president, i want to make sure that the editorial from the fairbanks daily news minor that also opposes t

republican senators john mccain, roy blunt, roger wicker, susan collins, lisa murkowski, all of these said before today that they might vote no on chuck hagel, but they wouldn't block a vote from the minority. they wouldn't filibuster. well, today when push came to shove, it was only susan collins and lisa murkowski who kept their word. the others said they wouldn't filibuster and then they did it anyway. john mccain, row wicker, lindsey graham. they all did it. senator graham says he does not want his filibuster today to be thought of as a filibuster even though that's what it is. he says he prefers to think of what he did is blocking the nomination because he wants to use it as leverage to get more information out of the administration on the president's birth certificate, i'm sorry i mean aliens in area 51. i'm sorry. i mean his thoughts about what happened in benghazi. what does hagel know about benghazi? nothing. he had nothing to do with it. but lindsey graham is filibustering his nomination over it anyway. since chuck hagel had nothing to do with it substantively, why block his

i am senator lisa murkowski. i want to discuss the tremendous opportunities that await us and the opportunities it. energy has been a source of anxiety since the 1970's. thanks to new technologies, an era of scarcity is giving way to one of abundance. we have a 90 year of supply of new gas to eliminate opec for decades and a broader range of options for alternatives and the efficiency. there may never have a been a time when america has had more potential for energy production were better ability to use energy wisely. we recognize that all is not well. energy production of public lands owned by the federal of government stayed flat or fell in the recent years. the energy infrastructure has aged. the price of oil as high in the need for reliable energy has never been more urgent. projects are hamstrung by regulations, delayed permits and regulation. the energy sector which has improved in some respects, but we should demand a better. to take full advantage of the opportunities and to face up to the energy challeng

murkowski: well, to my colleague from north dakota, thank you. thank you for your leadership on not only how we can get the keystone pipeline moving, how we can ensure that a resource from our friend and ally, canada, can be utilized, can help us here in this country to truly gain that level of energy security that we've been talking about. several good comments about the report that i released last week, my energy 2020. just happen to have a copy of it here on the floor. but out of 115 pages, i can distill it in one simple bumper sticker and that is -- energy is good. energy is necessary. if you look at the cover of -- of the report here, it's essentially a -- a map of the world, from -- from way up high. and when you're looking down and you see the lights at night, you can tell the prosperous places within the world. it's where the lights are on, it's where our energy is. and so when we talk about energy, i think it's important to really put it in the context of how important, how significant it is to our daily lives. a couple weeks ago, or a w

the chair of the senate committee on indian affairs, and the senior senator from alaska, senator murkowski, in opposing nor coburn's amendment. the amendment will remove essential protections for native women from the bill. a jurisdictional gap allows many non-indian perpetrators on tribal land to go unpunished. the problem is real. nearly half of indian women are married to non-indian men and thousands more are in relationships with non-indians. federal and state officials are not in a position to prosecute in most cases. they are often hours away. they lack the resources and local contacts to be able to effectively respond. these non-indian men can essentially abuse indian women with immunity from any other consequences. and that really has to end. these are essential tools in combatting domestic violence. senator coburn's amendment would eliminate these crucial provisions. it would reverse the significant progress we made last year when the senate passed these provisions with strong bipartisan support. but worse, it sends the message that native women are not deserving of the same prote

murkowski: with that, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the time until 2:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, and that following the swearing in for our new senator, that i be recognized and that following my remarks senator franken be recognized. sproeup is there objection? -- the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i ask for quorum call. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the vice president: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the vice president: the chair lays before the senate a certificate of appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of senator john kerry of massachusetts. the certificate the chair is advised is in the form suggested by the senate. if there is no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the

senator murkowski says the u.s.t which would run from canada to texas. she is also calling for streamlining epa regulations... and investing more in research. >> protests in six cities in ireland today... demonstrating against austerity measures taken by the government because of the country's severe economic problems. this protest in dublin had an estimated 60,000 demonstrators march through the streets of the country's capitol. they were speaking-out against budget cuts and the national debt burden. it was six years ago that the financial crisis hit ireland... plunging ireland's banking system into a debt spiral. today's demonstrations were organized by irish trade unions. >> in a small town in south africa today, a funeral was held for a teenage girl who was brutally raped and mutilated by a gang of men... one of whom was her friend. the family of 17 year old anene (ah-neen') booysen (boy'-sen) asked authorities not to reveal details of her death... because her injuries were so horrific. she lived long enough to

add noon, the alaska senator lisa murkowski on energy and live at 2:00 p.m., the u.s. house of prison as begins its day with general speeches. -- the u.s. house of representatives begins its day with general speeches. >> at age 65, she was the oldest firstly when her husband became president but she never set foot in washington. her husband, benjamin harrison, died one month after his inauguration. meet the women who served as first lady's over 44 administrations in our new original series. their influence on the president, produced with the white house -- historical society and season one begins president's day at 9:00 p.m.. >> this morning, the national employment law project talks about proposed legislation that prohibits discrimination in hiring against the unemployed then the ethics and publ

. >> well, you're not the only one, let's listen to what lisa murkowski, republican senator, said ons. >> i have urged on multiple occasions that we move forward with the re-authorization of this very significant legislation. have urged the house to do the same last year. they failed to do that. you don't give up when the cause is right. >> karen finney, there is somebody who knows something about how this law would operate on tribal lands. >> that is right, this includes alaska. it is my understanding there could be provisions that even a non-native man in this situation on tribal lands who was being prosecuted by the tribal courts could still maintain their constitutional rights. that is something that obviously -- that is one of the major sticking points. i want to say i agree with ana marie. let's talk about this disgusting issue with the heritage foundation -- at a time when they're trying to say they're pro women, they're basically saying it is okay to abuse certain kinds of women. and they're trying to re-frame this issue to actually pit men and women against each other, rathe

joining me now with the top republican on the senate energy committee, senator lisa murkowski.hank you for being with us again. great to see you. the carbon tax, good or bad idea >> this is something that is going absolutely nowhere. if what is proposed is something that is going to increase the cost to the consumers, this is just not going to happen. and when you think about the proposal that has been before the cut across, the captain trade proposal, it does not even take out the democratic lead said. it did not want to touch that. and of the to going to want to touch a carbon tax either. this is something that is just going to increase the cost to the consumer at a time that nobody is looking to increase their energy costs. we should not be looking to increase it. we should be making our energy more affordable. gerri: let me give you some numbers here. the heritage foundation as part of some pretty high-popping numbers on the cost of the carbon tax, above and beyond the tax itself. it would result in a loss of a million jobs. it would raise a family of four energy bill by 50

republican senators pat cochran, susan collins, johanns and murkowski sided with the president. >> the notion that we would see an unprecedented filibuster, just about unprecedented -- we've never had a secretary of defense filibustered before. they seem to think that the rule now is that you have to have 60 votes for everything. well, that's not the rule. >> senate majority harry reid suggested it's pure politics. >> i guess to be able to run for the senate as a republican in most places of the country, you need to have a resume that says, i help filibuster one of president's nominees. maybe that helps. maybe that keeps the tea party guy from running against you. but this should not be politics. >> senator john mccain's response to politics, you played politics, too. >> in 1989 they filibustered or basically stopped him from coming to the floor of the senate. we didn't have a secretary of defense for three months. it didn't seem to bother harry reid or carl levin at the time. >> i want to bring in david nak can amura. >> hi, chris. >> what happened here? did the president misread how

and policy decisions. >> earlier today, the ranking member of the senate energy committee, lisa murkowski releaser blueprint for congressional energy policy, which includes drilling in the arctic wildlife refuge also proven keystone xl pipeline. she also discuss climate change issues and why it's important to find common ground in passing future legislation. part of the annual meeting of the national association of regulatory utility commissioners, this is half an hour. [applause] >> thank you and good morning. it's -- i don't know, am i looking at a group of non-football fans? [laughter] i have to tell you, one of the benefits of being from the last to and watching something like the super bowl is our super bowl begins at 2:00 in the afternoon and you're done by 6:00, 630 clock until the kids it's time to do your homework. back here, this thing goes on all night. so i don't know. it showed me out a little bit this morning, but we have the 35 minute reprieve or we could go into a little homework done. so worked for me. i don't know about you. i am honored to be with you yet again, very di

especially lisa murkowski who has new proposals of her own.ere talking to some reporters on the hell. do you think this is another signal that our infrastructure is desperately under resourced and that we've got an energy problem? you know, a real crisis that is facing the country? what are your proposals? >> well, i tell you, when it comes to reliability, all you need to do is ask those millions of americans who were focused on the game last night and all of a sudden it wasn't there. so as we look to energy and the key role that it plays in a secure economy, i think you immediate to look no further than the inconvenience that people felt last night. we rolled out an energy proposal this morning that we've been working on for well over a year, and the basic premise is energy is good. pretty simple. manager is good. it's necessary. it defines who we are as a nation. what i am working towards is a proposal that gets under the circumstances to a policy that is affordable, it's abundant, it's clean, it's diverse, and it's secure. if we can work to

have well over the number of needed of majority votes, including richard shelby, potentially lisa murkowski, but she hasn't declared where she is on hagel per se. this looks like it will go forward. we're all expecting this vote to take place tomorrow afternoon. probably get e yet again during your show, andrea. if ted cruise and jim inhoff want to drag this out to the furthest possible end, they could call 30 more hours of debate and the vote could take place on wednesday. >> chris, now we have the sequester. only four days away. no sign of progress. the governor's role there, very strong republican governors, you some real rising political republican stars within their party. they in the president's house and no sign of any accord on what to do to bridge these gaps. >> no. you know, andrea, it feels like everybody saying this is a terrible thing. this was put in place so that we wouldn't do it, but no one actually doing anything meaningful. both sides are doing things, but they're doing things in the sense that they're saying, well, we pass this or propose this, knowing that there's -- ha

four republicans, senators thad cochran, susan collins, mike johanns and lisa murkowski broke ranks to join the democrats to vote for ending the debate over hagel and hold a vote on his confirmation. that left harry reid with just 59 of the 60 votes needed to move on to confirmation marking the first ever successful filibuster of a cabinet nominee. because of the coming senate recess, the next chance to confirm hagel will be the last week of february. in the meantime, republicans continued to find new reasons to justify they are obstruction. senator john mccain's latest gripe is personal. >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly. at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war, which is nonsense. and was very amti his own party and his own people. people don't forget that. >> people also don't forget that years after hagel's republican herecy, john mccane said this of the man in 2006. i would be honored to have chuck with me

miller lost in 2014 to lisa murkowski, a fellow republican who launched a successful write-in campaignosing in the primary. in case you forgot what miller brings to the table, let's recall his inspiration for border control, east germany. >> east germany was very, very able to reduce the flow. now, obviously there are other things that were involved, but we have the capacity as a great nation to obviously secure our border. if east germany can do it, we can do it. >> they shot people on sight seeking freedom. what do you think of someone who thinks of communist east germany as an american role model for the 21st century? bring on miller if you like that thinking. >>> up next, extreme makeover. not so much. the speakers at the cpac conference are a blast from the past. sarah palin, the new kid on the block, alan west, newt gingrich, my, new people. guess the republicans didn't get the message in the election. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer wetjet, and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's t

we already new about susan collins and lisa murkowski expected to go along and vote to end the filibustert week. so why keep fighting? i mean, the sequester, immigration, guns, you would think that they would be busy. >> well, they are busy. this is one of their jobs. and to confirm cabinet nominees. look, i think what we know is that hagel will be confirmed. i think what we all know there are a lot of republican senators that is probably not their choice for secretary of defense but that's not their choosing. it's the president's choosing. i think there's enough republican senators that give, think the president should have leeway when it comes to choosing his own cabinet. i think they used this opportunity to talk about some issues that were important to them and then certainly senator hagel did not help himself in his own hearing and then some of these guys tried to capitalize on that. he's going to be confirmed next week. >> it is not their job to be obstructionist. it's their job to be checks and balances. >> it's a republican president we've seen democratic senators do this ime and

four republicans, mississippi's thad cochran, susan collins, mike johannes, and lisa murkowski voted. president obama was emphatic during a google plus question and answer session. >> my expectation and hope is that chuck hagel, who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the senate, will be confirmed as our defense secretary. it's just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan. >> interestingly, some republicans acknowledge yesterday that it's just a matter of time until hagel is confirmed. >> we can get this issue resolved on the day that we return from the recess. certainly, there is, i believe, sufficient votes to invoke cloture at that time. >> when we get back, unless there's a real bombshell, i vote for cloture and move on to his nomination. >> there were a few reasons for the unpress didncedented filibu vote on a nominee. there were some senators who were always opposed to hagel and they wanted to send a message about how unacceptable he was. others were mad at senate majority leader harry reid for not re

murkowski: mr. president, i am pleased to stand with so many colleagues not only here on the senate side but over in the house to recognize an accomplishment, an accomplishment of the congress. it is important to recognize that in these times that are so contentious where a lot of messages go back and forth but at the end of the day we really haven't governed, we haven't done what we had hoped, we haven't legislated, haven't helped people. today we can be proud that we have worked to help people, particularly women, and that is through final passage of the violence against women act. it has been a long time coming. as you know, mr. president, we successfully moved that legislation through this body last year. i was a proud cosponsor, an early cosponsor. this ought not be a republican issue or a democrat issue. it ought not be a woman's issue or -- it is an issue that should -- should bother all of us, that when we cannot stand together and help those who have been victims of domestic violence, if we

then senate member lisa murkowski on her proposals for energy policy.hn kerry to state department employees. on the next "washington journal ," jim mcdermott, a member of the ways and means committee, will focus on medicare spending. we will also discuss federal spending with scott garrett, a new jersey republican and member of the financial-services committee, and the executive director of the nine media institute looks at the role of journalists in afghanistan. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live events to tell you about tomorrow. the house judiciary committee holds a hearing on immigration policy and how immigration laws have been in force. that is on c-span 3 at 10:15 a.m. eastern. at 1:00 a.m. who, on c-span 2, eric cantor will speak about how congress can do to serve its constituents. >> the single thing that coolidge did that we want to remember is, when he left office, the budget was lower than when he came in. that is the story for us now, when we are concerned. how did he do that? the economy did

i know that the two female senators, republican senators, susan collins and lisa murkowski did breakh voted president? >> that's our understanding. it's something that he wants to do on votes like these, voted president in the past. >> it's clearly a setback for the administration. gloria is here. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. a setback for the white house. they wanted this break so they could have an up or down vote that would lead to confirmation. this is a setback. here's the question. there's been a lot of rumors, speculation. maybe chuck hagel himself, given the fact to be an effective defense secretary you need bipartisan support. he's not getting it even though ironically he's a republican, served for 12 years as a republican senator, main he himself would tell the president, maybe it's best that i withdraw my name for consideration. >> no. and every single thing today that we got from the administration that s that that couldn't be further from the truth, that both he and the white house intend to fight this and the white house believes that when they return f

after that, the weekly addresses by president obama and alaska senator lisa murkowski. then funeral service for former new york city mayor ed koch. >> having observed a setty improvement in the opportunities and well-being of our citizens, i can report to you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> once again in keeping with time-honored tradition i've come to report to you on the state of the union. and i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. and there's good reason to believe that improvement will continue for the days to come. >> my duty tonight is to report on the state of the union. not the state of our government. but of our american community. and to set forth our responsibilities in the words of our founders to form a more perfect union. the state of the union is strong. >> as we gather tonight our nation is at war. our economy is in recession. and the sismized world faces unprecedented -- civilized world faces unprecedented nature yet the state of our union has never been stronger. >> it's because of our people that our future is

murkowski, proposes an amendment numbered 11. beginning on page 186, strike line 5 and all that follows. mr. leahy: i ask that further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. leahy: i yield back all time. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the amendment. is there any further debate? hearing none, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment is agreed to. under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment number 15, offered by the senator from oklahoma, mr. coburn. mr. coburn: could we have order, madam president. the presiding officer: the senate shall come to order. mr. coburn coburn: this is an at that follows g.a.o. recommendations with which the justice department agreed in terms of an audit on the duplication within their program. as a matter of fact, i have the data where

senator lisa murkowski as well as senator bob corker who heads the foreign relations committee, who ishe ranking member on the foreign relations committee. those are two republicans that could shift things. the magic number as mike emanuel is five. looks like they have got two or three. lamar alexander, another one that will be key in this cloture vote. but i do agree that ultimately, chuck hagel is going to get confirmed. we may see some late-breaking news where the white house, if they think, well, we don't have the votes. we'll give some more information to senator john mccain and lindsey graham. it is also interesting to note, jon, lindsey graham is someone who supported obama supreme court nominees. he clearly is opposing hagel here. jon: primarily what a lot of these senators want is information on a number of fronts, especially on the benghazi attack. what happened, how much did the white house know, how involved was the president? that's what they're looking for, right? >> yeah, that is what they're looking for. they did ask some questions of hillary clinton about what she said

amendments remaining, leahy amendment dealing with sex task, portman dealing with sex trafficking, murkowski dealing with tribal protections, coburn amendment dealing with consolidation of dodge rape programs, and coburn amendment dealing with notice to victims. and final passage. unless we come and ask consent to change the voting order, we'll have those votes starting at 11:00 today. mr. president, four years ago as newly elected president of the united states, barack obama prepared to deliver his first address to a joint session of congress. the country at that time was in the midst of a grave crisis. our economy had been shaken to its core a financial crisis sparked by wall street greed. millions of americans had lost their jobs, their homes and their hope. president obama predicted that america would rise to meet the challenges of the day. this is what he said, and i quote, "we will rebuild, we'll recover and the united states of america will emerger stronger than before. the weight of this crisis will not determine the destiny of this nation." four years later, we can say with certaint

coming up in about 45 minutes, alaska republican senator lisa murkowski will hold a news conference onol the talk about energy policy priorities for the 113th congress. she'll take questions from reporters. earlier today, she outlined her plan at the annual meeting of the association of regulatory utility commission. here's a look. [applause] >> thank you and good morning. and i looking at a group of non- football fans? [laughter] i have to tell you, one of the benefits from being from alaska and watching something like the super bowl is, our super bowl begins at 2:00 in the afternoon. and you are done by 6:00, 6:30. you can tell the kids to go do their homework. back here, this thing goes on all night. [laughter] i don't know, a drug me out a little this morning. thankfully, we had that 35- minute reprieve were we to get a little homework done. it worked for me. i don't know about you. i am honored to be with you yet again, very distinguished group of public officials, private citizens. and again, to be here -- i don't want to say on an annual basis, because that commits me for next y

earlier today we covered a speech by alaska republican senator lisa murkowski who talked about energy issues. here's a brief look. >> so within our report we declare five principles. in addition to energy is good -- i'm trying to make this really simple for everybody through the morning fog of a monday morning. [laughter] energy is good, and then there's five principles. it is in our national interest to make energy abundant, affordable, clean, diverse and secure. i've even put them in alphabetical order for ease of memory. [laughter] no acronyms here this morning, that's just going to confuse. alphabetical is good. so, first, let's talk about abundance. as the standard of living rises globally, demand for energy will continue to grow, and anyone who has experienced a blackout, it's amazing how this blackout last night just ties into everything. i've got to say it this morning. [laughter] but anyone who's ever experienced a super bowl blackout or a gasoline shortage doesn't can need an explanation of the value of energy abundance. we should aim to use our energy more wisely. but that'

. >> ranking member lisa murkowski yesterday released or blueprint of energy policy proposals for congress, which includes your take national weather for a few just as approval the keystone pipeline. her 115 page report titled energy 20/20 has more than 200 recommendations. this briefing is 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> and the only one up here and i don't have any charts. but i have the book. the book that you have been waiting for, we been talking about it for a year now. thanks for the opportunity to talk a little bit about what we have been dealing on the energy committee and the republican side for the past year in and out further really focus on where we've had with energy policy and really how they move forward in a way that is not kind of the same old same old, but reimagining, refocusing where we should be, could be has been an important opportunity for us to present considered us into this proposal. which you have in front of you is better than airplane reading. there are concrete proposals and then. they are some suggestions in this energy 20

euronext followed by senator murkowski and followed by senator feinstein. and then i will announce the next group. if your staff is curious where you are, come talk to my staff. we are moving and this is a very content-rich hearing. >> madam chairman, it is a pleasure to be moving along with you in the chair -- and the chair. and all this adhering to the 5 minute rule. i am no exception to that. the point want to try to make is you have made a case -- i want to try to make is you have made a case for dealing with shrinking resources. i do not think this is the best way to deal with it. these are issues we should be dealing and working together through the process. separating the essential from the like to do but we cannot afford it right now to do from maybe we should not be doing that at all and would that not be better if we could transfer those funds into something more essential. every agency and others had -- the appropriations committee of the last two years, i have asked the same question. we have to deal with the reality that mandatory spending is r

and lisa murkowski with a proposal for energy policy.ry of state john kerry speaks to state department employees. on the next washington journal, jim mcdermott, a member of the ways and means committee will focus on the affordable care act and medicare spending. we will discuss federal spending with scott garrett. and the executive director of the nine media institute. looking at the role of journalists in afghanistan. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> julia loved her time in the white house. she said in her memoirs it was like a bright and beautiful dream. quite the most wonderful time of my life. i think that gives you some idea of how much she reminded that she enjoyed being first lady and how she felt her husband had finally achieved recognition he deserved. >> edith mayor on julia grant. original new series. their interests and their influence on the president. season one begins presidents' day, february 18 at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> president obama visited the minnea