here is what you right in the "washington post" this week, "i have asked a half dozen close clinton associatesis running, they said the same thing, i have no idea. if this is true, hillary clinton doesn't really know, except she does know and her colleagues really do know." explain that. >> i'm working on a story about hillary's legacy as concerns women and children and talking to all of these close, close people. i asked each one, is she running, is she running? they say i have no idea. i have no idea. i'm thinking you have an idea. chris: why do you think they deny knowledge? >> i think they're deeply loyal. chris: they're not supposed to say it. >> they're holding back. hillary clinton has some work to do. she has to relax and let the dust settle. she has to catch up on her sleep. do all of the things we all they'd to do to get back in fighting shape. i would imagine she would rather the conversation wait. we have four years for the buzz to build. yeah, i think she is running. the last time on the show, i didn't think she would. i have changed my mind. chris: you have been away from the cou

the founder and president of a think tank and advocacy association and former campaign advisor to bill clintonis plante, host of the chris plante show. and let me start with you on this, simon. those are mainstream media outlets and think that the president back fired on this strategy. why are they wrong? >> listen, we've got a long way to go here and i think what the president knows is that the best way to win the mid terms is by governing effectively. the economy is recovering and passes major legislation, then the democrats will do fine in 2014. so, i think that if there's been any change, it's more of a tactical than a strategic one. and what i'm pleased by is that we've stopped-- i think that washington has agreed now that the way we're running this town, which is the president meeting with four legislative leaders, heads of the house and senate and both parties, it was too much -- we needed to get rank and file and rand paul made the speech yesterday and paul ryan met with the president at dinner and others. and i think it's an improvement and glad to see it over the last couple of weeks

clinton. they spoke at the national association of attorneys general winter meeting in washington d.c. this is a little over an hour. >> it is a tremendous honor to be here. >> [inaudible] >> mic on? >> let me try that again. it is a tremendous honor to be here once again with walter delling general and ted olson, two of the real leading lights of the supreme court bar. they've become good friends of us, and i think they only need very brief introductions before we get going into what the supreme court's been up to. walter dellinger is a partner where he works in the appellate and supreme court practice. he is a former acting solicitor general of the united states, was head of office of legal counsel, has argued many cases in the supreme court. ted olson chairs the gibson -- [inaudible] supreme court and appellate practice, also was a former solis or to have general of the united states and head of the office of legal counsel. how many arguments are you up to now? about 60? >> 60 as of the end of next month. >> okay. with that, let's start diving in. it's another sleepy year here at th

associate genocide is is not dance. >> host: with 2016 on the horizon, what does a democrat running, let's say hillary clinton or a republican running, let's say chris christie, for example, what do they need to keep in mind when targeting this generation of voters? >> guest: this generation wants to hear a positive message and be brought into the table because this generation has been put on the chopping block in a lot of ways in our political process. we been left out. i'd also love to see them engage more young people in their campaigns. young people always work on campaigns, but there were more people who worked on political campaigns in 2008 than any election in history. young people were engaged in that process in a candidate who can bring those people and really cannot share in a movement. if you look at what happened in 2008, i believe the campaign of barack obama will be more important to his election because that campaign engage so many people and 2016 there can be another movement led by the republican or democrat or both. >> host: you talk about ways in which politicians like barack obama engaged in popular cultu

clinton health matters initiative. the first is, we have formed a drug diversion task force with the drug administration association. this is a significant force for us. it also gives us access to their nationwide distribution database and this is extremely helpful until aiding us to attack this problem. secondly, we've created an awareness program focused primarily on students in high school and college. we've teamed with the department of education. we put together a curriculum that was finished in november of last year. we begun teaching it in school, 1,000 students have been taught and of course, our goal is to teach many, many more. this fall we will begin giving this orientation at freshman orientation -- when freshman come into the colleges in new york city we have 71 colleges and we think this could be effective. this is police officers giving this training. third, we want to reduce the number of robberies and burglaries that take place in this area. and we are in the process of constructing a day that base of 6,000 pharmacies, not only in new york but in connecticut and new jersey as well. we call it safe c

clinton. >> well, she is the chief aide for -- to the secretary of state. all we did is ask, did the federal government look into her family associations. >> oh, no big deal. you know, all we did was ask if her family had terrorist connections. there is absolutely nothing to back these claims but this rumor gained so much traction it was picked up in the middle east and pelted with tomatoes when visiting egypt because of it. right-wing fearmongering has real dangerous consequences. did beck think we'd let him get away with this latest ridiculous claim? nice try, but we got ya. a talki. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ if you don't have something important to say? ♪♪ ♪ ♪ geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. but first you've got to get him to say, "hello." new crest 3d white arctic fresh toothpaste. use it with these 3d white products, and whiten your teeth in just 2 days. new crest 3d white toothpaste. life opens up when you do. that make kids

clinton did, second-hand purchases, background checks, in the rightward direction. should they at sam point break with the nra and say we're not the hand of the national rifle association they should do it on is background checks. 90% of the american people are for background checks. the nra is against it. nra members, 70%, are for it. republicans should stand up and say, look, i like the nra, but they're wrong on this one, i'm for background checks. that enhances your standing among voters. >> let me tell you -- >> yeah, go ahead, governor. >> no, i was going to say, if pat toomey, take pat toomey, good guy, and you and i both like pat toomey personally. if he votes to continue the -- if he supports a filibuster that stops background checks from getting to the floor for a vote, it will be at his immense peril, krir chris, his immense peril. pat toomey should say, i agree with the president one way, they deserve a vote and i'm voting to end the filibuster. >> i wish toomey would support that monument in shanksville where the plane was brought down because the americans had the guts to take on the terrorists. that's where i disagree with him. on this issue, let's get ba

clinton's tenure as secretary. >> watch our first lady series with dolley madison coming up at the top of the hour. the american association of retired american persons is holding -- retired persons is holding a conference in washington this week. one of the topics were social security cuts and living adjustments. you can watch this event at c span.org. >> you know it is difficult looking at the way we look at how our country cares for its veterans and trying stomach this. most people don't understand that the fight for care and services in this country is ongoing. it has been ongoing since world war i and hasn't stopped but it is still nowhere need where we need it to be. the unemployment rate is typically two points higher. most people don't know that. the suicide rate in the military is astronomically higher. we lost more than we did to combat. most people don't know that. in the time that we have sat here talking about this, one veteran has committed suicide. every 65 minutes in this country. most of them are actually elderly veterans getting these benefits that we're talking about cutting. the v.a. has a backlog for t

the list of successes associated with the law, which i must stress was bipartisan and worked upon by both parties both in this chamber and obviously by president clinton, goes on and on. in addition, mr. speaker, the welfare reform act specifically prohibited waivers on the new tanif work requirements. under both republican and democratic administrations, it's been assumed that these requirements could not be waived. however, the current administration through a so-called informational memorandum, i'm not frankly quite sure what that is, has decided it does have the authority to waive these work requirements. mr. speaker, the bipartisan compromise that was drafted in 1996 has done a good job in reducing poverty in this country and improving the lives and the prospects of those mired in very difficult circumstances. we should not allow the administration to undo by an informational memorandum what congress and presidents of the past have been able to accomplish by statute. mr. speaker, this is a good bill and a good rule. i urge the support of the rule and the underlying legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gen

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