we're not interested in a vote. .here will be a vote everybody will know what is going on. >> tom coburn and democratic senators have said that universal background checks, at the bill will not get through the senate. politically speaking, would it be beneficial for your group to have a potentially vulnerable democrats on the record? >> i certainly have no objection to having people on record with a vote. if we can do it on a procedural vote, we can explain that to voters. >> and you think there should be up or down votes on assault weapons? >> it does not look like they are something that even the democrats want to bring up. harry reid -- >> he guaranteed a vote. >> bless his heart. i do not know if there will be a procedural matter. is a motion to proceed, which is what is called, that may be the vote. >> you spoke of your influence. talk what will likely be voted on the store. how much influence you can you have in washington compared to the nra? do you think you're gaining ground as more influential? >> i do not have a way to measure that. we're happy to work with the senators that a

our guest is senator tom coburn. a lot of our senator has learned from research and constituents and listening are contained, is contained in the reports that are available on his web site including subsidies of the rich and famous, back in black and a report on waste in oklahoma. in your home state as well. one area of that is sidewalks only:a federal bureaucrat could love. do you get criticism back home for these reports on waste in oklahoma? >> guest: sometimes i do especially if it is the people who are getting money for the programs that i described as ineffective or not effective. that is my job. my job is to call it as i see it. is okay to get criticism at home like sidewalks to know where. in the stimulus we wasted a couple hundred billion dollars of stimulus money on stuff that was absolutely priority. we just did because we tried to do it too fast and ineffectively. we for them out and build them again and they go nowhere, they go to a ditch in a town with nobody in it. it is right to be critical of that. i

because -- to establish its relevance, the -- this group goes to the right of the nra and scares tom coburn >> there is one way, i think, manchin got through. he had to be the singular bill on background checks the way coburn really messed this up was as did chuck grassley and cruz is that they started proposing alternatives. when you start proposing alternative events and legislation, that gives an out for a lot of republicans. they say i'm going on judgment open that ship and not this ship. they were always -- alternatives froeting out there and that really diffused the vote for manchin and brought it down. >> and there are others here that -- saxby chamblin is interesting. this a guy that's was in the house before he was in the senate and you had a back ground check vote that came up in 1999 in the wake of columbine and against that. in one way he is being consistent. saxby chambliss said he is not running for re-election in 2014. the last year two he began to break with sort of conservative orthodox and maybe because he freed himself from the pressure of running for re-election and he i

the basic idea the paul ryans and tom coburns in the world were pushing was high levels of debt led to slow growth. we have slow growth now because of debt too high. it's hardly the case that republican politicians and tim geithner reviewed the paper and were persuaded to advocate for cuts, no. the reason they loved the statistic is because it was marshalled in favor of an argument that powerful people wanted to make anyway, which is why the debunking of the statistic isn't going to stop paul ryan or tom coburn or anyone else from taking the floor to talk about all the reasons we need to cut government spending. they want to cut government spending not because they happen to read some economist's paper, they want to cut government spending because that's what they want ideologically, what they are committed to, largely, because a lot of money are committed to it, as well. and the grinding misery it is producing is simply on some other part of the spreadsheet they haven't bothered to click on. we'll be right back, and i'm going to show you what that looks like. . >>> here's the most mad

thanks very much for tom coburn. person watching the gun control debate very closely is gabby giffords. you know she was shot in the head and nearly killed two years ago. she spoke exclusively to our dana bash and the recovery. the interview airs tonight on "ac 360." take a look. >> in your recovery process, do you want to find and discover the old gabby giffords or do you want to sort of rediscover another new gabby giffords? >> stronger. stronger, better, tougher. stronger, better, tougher. >> not resentful? >> no, no. >> how's that possible? >> move ahead. move ahead. >> dana and anderson join me now for more on the story. dana, you know, it is like you said how's that possible to not want revenge and she said that. what does she attribute this to? how's she able to be so incredibly strong and optimistic? >> i think first of all and knowing her a little bit before she was shot it is just her nature but it really is fascinating, erin, being around her and those close to her that she's had remarkable progress, even

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will be able to have the transparency to see whether it is fair and effective. >> host: this is tom coburn's final term. how many times did you serve in the house? we have built from california. >> caller: is a privilege to talk to you, senator coburn. you're one of my very few heroes >> you are one of the few that really run the place correctly. and there should be abstracts from this interview and at some point having said that, two things. your latest book, "the debt bomb", you talk about the careerists. you talk about the people who understand what is going on. and the people who don't understand what is going on, they don't get it. what you are really inferring is campaign contributions for changing the tax code. and that is the only reason for having a corporate tax or any business tax. but when you have your proposal, you abandon what you championed in the fair tax cuts solve so many problems. why did you give up on that. >> guest: maybe i didn't give up. the quality and taxing, there is undoubtedly the best way that will save this and it will markedly expand our exports because we ar

senator tom coburn issued a statement in which he calls this proposed amendment unworkable and callst that it imposes taxes and unreasonable burdens on law-abiding citizens and prioritizing collecting records over protecting citizens that is from senator tom coburn. >> let's get more on the administration perspective on the weighty issues in capt apt hill now . joining me live is white house press secretary jay carny. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for regular >> first the budget and looking at the reaction in capt apt hill. the first question: does the president believe that solvencey is an issue with social security and medicare? >> absolutely. the president's budget proposal as you know continues the work of reducing our deficit in a balanced way. but the president's priority is economic deproth and job creation and securing the middle class. what his budget proposal does is that you will make key investments in the middle class and innovation to grow the economy and keep it to creating jobs and reduce our deficit in a responsible balanced way. it is the start thing to do.

oklahoma senator tom coburn called the furloughs "a dangerous political stunt," saying that more than $100 million could be saved by using fewer consultants, supplies and less travel, and pointed to the transportation security administration, which has managed to avoid furloughs. "being a flight attendant and working as a flight attendant, i care about safety, and when you cut people out of the tower, that's safety." as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air cargo system may be as much as two billion pounds of goods lighter as a result of fewer cargo flights. boeing dreamliners may be heading for the skies, possibly as early as next we

they're going to work with tom coburn. we have a story going up tonight, tom coburn has been made the linchpin. of this whole ordeal. >> i don't think they'll have a vote. >> i think they'll have a vote. >> up and down vote -- >> a tape right now of what you said. you say there will be a vote, i say there won't. >> there will be a vote. you'll look at the bill and say is this an effectual bill. is this going to have impact? >> i think this is going downhill. >> if we don't have a vote, look at who is not voting for cloture. there are dozens of members, mostly republican members, who aren't willing to stand up to the nra. >> that's the problem, because -- >> is some of this for 2014? is there a calculation, obama, on issues like immigration, where maybe he's better off by losing these votes because he thinks he builds him a head of steam to get back the house in 2014? >> it's not about obama in 2014. it's about the mark pryor's of the world in 2014. mark pryor was on a radio show today talking about his opposition to the as

and they're still in talks, tom coburn sounds optimistic back home talking about this. but that is really the linchpin, the idea that they can get an agreement between these two senators, will bring in red state democrats. >> absolutely. and our first issue, you have immigration reform and guns at the top of the agenda. and there's a bet that the gop will not allow for a victory, if you will, on both of those issues. if we're looking at the scenario here, guns might not get the same priority from the gop as immigration reform. >> certainly immigration reform right now has much broader support in the republican party. and there's just far more momentum and willingness and interest in getting that piece done in large part because of politics and the way the 2012 election played out. the nra, they're still powerful in a lot of states where they are powerful -- people are just concerned about the power of that lobby and of the members who want their gun rights protected. >> and, chris, we know the president is countering the power of the nra with the power of people who wan

and in a move that did not help them, oklahoma's tom coburn said this of the compromise. the manchin/toomey proposal is a good faith but unworkable plan. the proposal will kbroez new taxes and unreasonable burdens on law-abiding citizens. remember, tom coburn was the first target of chuck schumer to try to get him on board the background check compromise. here's the thing. as our new poll shows is, a wide divide remains between the two parties. 55% of all americans want stricter gun laws. but while 82% of democrats favor stricter laws, just 25% of republicans do. you can pretty much use those same percentages to decide what are the chances of a gun bill passing in the senate versus the house. a lot of gun control advocates belief the manchin/toomey compromise is not enough tough. but we've got more prove yesterday that the president will be happy to sign anything. he released a statement saying this, "this is not my bill and there are aspects of the agreement that i might prefer to be stronger. but the agreement does respect welcome and significant bipartisan progress." i

they're going to work with tom coburn.ve a story going up tonight, tom coburn has been made the linchpin. >> i don't think they'll have a vote. >> i think they'll have a vote. >> up and down vote -- >> a tape right now of what you said. you say there will be a vote, i say there won't. >> you'll look at the vote and say, is this an effectual bill? >> i think this is going downhill. >> if we don't have a vote, look at who is not voting for cloture. >> that's the problem, because -- >> is some of this for 2014? is there a calculation, obama, on issues like immigration, where maybe he's better off by losing these votes because he builds steam in getting back the house in 2014? >> it's not about obama in 2014. mark bpryor was talking about hs opposition to the assault weapons ban. >> he told bloomberg to bug off, too. >> for him he feels he's better protected by being an antagonist of gun policy. in that case, the white house is cognizant if they touch this piece of legislation, it could very well -- >> i think that is strategi

>> very conservative republicans, like tom coburn, has agreed, if you do real tax reform and you lower rates and eliminate loopholes, he is willing to do it in a way that is not revenue-neutral, in other words, leaving extra cash in the treasury. that is what obama wants. i think the republicans who would respond with a quid quo pro. >> you see this week the business community beginning to bail on that very idea. they like their special breaks. they do not want to give them up. >> empty political gestures. that is the point. little all these gestures that sound good in a sound bite, but what has to happen here -- or nothing will happen -- the president has to go forth, and not just one speech, but speech after speech, stay on this one issue. this is what we have to do, here is the argument for it. otherwise, the base will rebel, business community will rebel, conservatives, there will be fights all along the way. >> of course the bases will rebel. that is what is expected, but they have to come to a compromise. the question now is will they follow through on both sides? >> crystal ball

. >> oklahoma senator tom coburn has introduced a measure to invoke the tax-empty status of sports leagues. did you know this? the nhl, nfl are currently considered charitable organizations and therefore not taxed like most for-profit corporations. according to coburn, taxpayers lose $91 million every year because of those exemptions. >>> texas senator tom cornyn apparently was not impressed with an op-ed from a young, undocumented illegal immigrant. when asked via twitter if he would stand in the way of immigration reform and the so-called dream act, he simply responded, "complete bs." >>> well, a washington state senator is masponsoring a bill making it legal to deny lbgt services. >>> and later today, president obama will nominate charlotte north carolina mayor anthony fox to be the next transportation department. >>> leave it to partyers in key west to find a way to poke fun at mandatory federal budget cuts. well, this ship that you see right there dubbed the "sea quester" took the place of coast guard at the conch independent republican celebration. it is the first time for 30 years w

and senator tom coburn is here stuart: thursday, april 25, and look at this.preading the cuts around, that is what they want to do. the senator says get on with it. he will be here. who sent in a judge to hold the questioning of the terror suspect? fox news meghan kelly break that story and our own judge breaks it down. the outrage, all makers scramble behind the scenes avoiding having to sign up for health care under the law theyss. and look at this, from soup to nuts, two years for private enterprise to build the bush library in texas. the new york freedom tower still not done. and we have a winner under obamacare. she runs addiction centers. check the big board, limited gains for the stock market so far this morning, the dow is up 16. microsoft up nicely in my opinion. why? nicole: the big news here is something big happened, and that is bill gates, chairman of the board sold 2.5 million shares of microsoft. stuart: and insider sells two and a half million shares, why that bring the stock up 2.5%? nicole: i don't know, and why did he call you? this may be a

. >> reporter: congressional watchdogs like senator tom coburn agree. this kind of fraud could happen all over again with hurricane sandy relief. he's urging the obama administration to impose tighter controls. press secretary donovan declined to speak with abc news. but an aide pledges that tighter controls will be placed on spending for hurricane sandy relief, while making sure that people who really need the money get it. we'll be watching. >> jeff zeleny, on the watchdog beat tonight. >>> and also tonight, another troubling day for the carnival cruise ship named triumph. yes, the same ship seen here, you'll remember the images, it broke down in february, stranding its passengers at sea in squalor and no power for five days. well, today the wind knocked the ship free of its moorings at a port in mobile, alabama, where it was being repaired. crews also searched for a worker who's shaft was blown into the water as well. the shift drifted into a cargo vessel, leaving a big gash in the stern. >>> now we want to thank you for your huge reaction to our int

the more conservative republicans like somebody like tom coburn, chuck grassley, jeff sessions, are really zeroing in on this issue for the debate. they're moving away from the claim -- i think we'll still hear some of it but they're moving away from the amnesty charges and welfare charges and zeroing in on the border security piece so if the gang of eight or the democratic leadership doesn't have a good response for them, that could derail the whole conversation because it's a hard talking point to argue against. how do you say, i know our border is not quite secure because people in southern arizona will tell you the border is not secure. apprehensions were up 9% this year and anticipated to be the same this year so people are continuing to cross. host: and the "arizona republic" reports on friday, "tight border discourages migrants from going home" so because ofet across, all these strict penalties, tougher penalties, all of that, crossing has become more dangerous, people are discouraged from going back home. guest: that is true. one of the pieces of the temporary worker program or leg

tom coburn from oklahoma, i'm good here.'m going to do what may not be politically popular but -- >> what i like about it you didn't need a gang of 40 to get it done. you had two guys -- >> butware on the doorstep. could still fall apart. >> good caution. >> hope springs eternal and joe will silently scream if that happens. you didn't need a gang of 40 to get it done. two guys from the right side of the aisle and left side of the aisle and got together and fiting figured out the common sense core of this thing and crafted something and we will see, as you said, how it all plays out. but hopefully it opens up a new door how we get stuff done in this town. >> i will say this. >> the leadership, they are giving breathing room here and that helps too. >> dianne feinstein is giving breathing room but never would have happened without joe manchin. from the beginning he has been a champion and shepherding this through and he went to his own party. joe, i think, had as much trouble with his own party saying we are not going to get e

i also want to thank tom coburn. tom has been invaluable to the process. also coming from the culture we come from and have great input all the way through this process. thent to make it clear from start that this is a start and this is not the end of our work. we still have a lot to do. we have an agreement, pat and i have an agreement with senator kirk and senator schumer. we have an agreement on an amendment to prevent criminals and the mentally ill and insane from getting firearms and harming people. that's extremely important for all of us. also, we agree that we need a commission on mass violence. this commission is going to be made up with people of expertise, people who have expertise in guns, people who have expertise in mental illness, people who have expertise in school safety and people who have expertise in video violence. we have a culture of violence and we have a whole generation who basically has been desensitized. if you go around and talk to the young people today it is what it is. we have got to find out how we can change and reverse th

. >> michael: and tom coburn left the whole thing.dsey graham is proposing his own legislation, what will that mean? >> it is important to note that this is not a done deal. this still needs 60 votes and harry reid has said if this proposal does not in fact get 60 votes, we will enter a number of smaller gun bills, so this is far from over. and you saw the opposition in the house. john boehner was asked whether he would bring this bill to the floor, and he said we're going to wait and see what happens. many house republicans believe it is not a problem with gun laws being too weak it's a problem with the laws we have right now not being enforced. while this is a good day for those who are looking for new legislation, this is far from over. >> michael: yeah, i can't help but agree with you on that. moving to ted cruz who do you think put pressure on cruz by the way still a freshman senator, not to have that press conference? was it inside his party? was it maybe the nra? >> that is entirely possible. ted cruz is very powerful within th

and they finally admitted it that none other than senator tom coburn in february, and that was nearlyhs after he had written a letter on november november 13th of last year asking above the purchase. all he wanted was an answer. the department of common security explain about that ammunition, it bought it to significantly lower the cost. try going to costco. but i would like to know just how much lower and why they need of a one-half billion rounds of ammunition when at the height of the iraqi war. our military, we are expanding less than 7 million rounds of month. 7 million -- and we need over one half for a domestic operation? that makes me nervous. how about you? and, we get it. the obama administration does not like the report. it is a partisan thing. the logical thing, but they don't make up the stories. they -- i don't know what the secretaries problem is, but maybe we should not be surprised when a president and his administration -- after all, this is a president who falsely promised that lower health care premiums would result from obamacare. people would get to keep their do

senator tom coburn says the manchin/toomey proposal is a good faith but unworkable plan.le burdens on law-abiding citizens. and in a statement, the nra said expanded background checks will, quote, not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime, and will not keep our kids safe in schools. brand-new polling from nbc news and "the wall street journal" shows that while 55% of respondents are in favor of stronger laws on firearm sales, the number has dropped from 61%. the poll also shows is 82% of democrats are in favor of stricter gun laws while only 27% of republicans feel the same way. >> but here we are, again, mika. we're on a day where i think we're going to see historical gains made in protecting americans from gun violence. it looks like, and again, pat toomey said this. and i will repeat it again. this is a 90/10 issue. >> yeah. >> and lots of luck to the republican in the primary that goes up against pat toomey and runs around the state of pennsylvania saying, pat toomey's not conservative enough, because he wants people that were convicted of violent ra

i also want to thank tom coburn. luable to the process also coming from the culture we have come from and had great input all the way through this process. i want to make it clear from the start that this is a start and not the end of our work. we still have a lot to do. we have an agreement, pat and i have an agreement with senator kirk and senator schumer. we have an agreement to prevent criminals and the mentally ill and insane from getting firearms and harming people. that's extremely important for all of us. and also, we agree that we need a commission on mass violence. and this commission is going to be made up of people with expertise. people have expertise in guns, people have expertise in mental illness, in school safety and people have expertise in video violence. we have a culture of violence and we have a whole generation who basically has been desensitized. and if you go around and talk to the young people today, it just is what it is, and we've got to find out how we can change and reverse that. we also

wicker voted to break the filibuster even though he has an a plus rating and it goes on like senator tom coburn of oklahoma and jeff flake of arizona. republican state lawmakers answered the mass shooting in tucson in his state by calling for loser gun laws. bob corker of tennessee says he will not vote for anything that compromises gun rights but neither will he stand in the way of debate. more than 20 a rated nra senators voted against this filibuster. the overall vote, 68-31. so, yeah, the nra is still beating its chest saying it will score the votes on the final bill. everybody's a ratings are going to be in danger as if that is the most important thing in the world and maybe some people think that is the most important thing in the world. it is not the only truth here not. not the only truth or consequence to a vote ike this on an issue like this in a country changed like we have been with the decision-makers talking to the people most affected by it. the senate needed 60 votes to break the filibuster. they got 68 votes and broke the filibuster at a trot. gun reform moved for ward. this is

dan coast coats tom coburn, thad cochrane, bob corker. mike crapo don't get in a car with that guy. ted cruz, america's sweetheart p michael enzy. let's catch up. we got bob corker, and it's coming up at any point now. there we go. mike enzi. deb fisher i want you to know their faces as well. jeff flake, of course, i'm a little bit ahead. i'm just going to keep on going. the overwhelming straight lindsey graham p orrin hatch dean heller, john hogan. james enhoff, they're all here. johnny isaacson, ron johnson mike lee, mitch mcconnell jerry moran, rand paul, pat roberts, marco rubio jeff sessions david vitter, roger wicker. these are guys who had a chance to stop killing now the democrats who decided their senate seats and pensions of nra ratings are not getting primaried are more important than you max baucus, heidi high camp and sorry of the massacring of names. harry reid also voted no only because that means he can bring the vote up again but he gets honorary mention for

central to the home is senator tom coburn. he's a conservative republican with a 100% rating from the nra. he will make sure criminals and those with history of mental illness can't get guns. but he opposes forcing people to keep records of those checks. that's where the run is. gun controllers say sellers are not required to keep the records. then it's impossible to force the background checks and trace the guns. >> that's what they are concerned about. that there would be a national registry of gun owners. >> that is really the big concern. but i should say that talking to sources on both sides of this, they say that is not on the table. noble is proposing a national registry, despite the rhetoric out there. but what they do say is that they want to keep the current law in place. the federal law is the system used for background checks by gun sellers federal licensed gugun sellers. they have to get rid of their information within 24 hours. the gun sellers keep the information but nobody is proposing changing that. >> why is

republicans, led by senator tom coburn, even managed to smuggle an outrageous piece of language thatnstructs the director of the national science foundation that political sign research can only be funded if it is certified to promote national security or the economic interests of the united states. in other words, a rank bit of micromanaging by a few committed demagogues in the united states senate of the research agenda of academics. one of the things i admire and have truly learned from the conservative intellectual tradition is a kind of emphasis of humility on bureaucracy, government, central planning, and some of the best and wisest conservative writing emphasizes how little we know, how hard it is for institutions to predict the future. and it is, in a way, out of that spirit that we fund and embark upon basic research, because we do not know what we do not know. here's a classic example from an article in "the new yorker" about the worth of basic research. it's a british lepidopterist and his study of butterflies. all he did was tracking where those butterflies were. and you

we've seen talks between chuck schumer and oklahoma senator tom coburn, a republican. kind of fall.ll be interesting to see if toomey and manchin can get something done. >> and you have the other headline. the immigration agreement this week or next. >> well, immigration seems to have the bipartisanship that guns doesn't have right now. but that guns has the legislation. right now, we're waiting to see if this so call gang of eight can produce an agreement that everyone likes. on the sunday shows, you have chuck schumer who said, we're going to get something done by the end of this week. then there was lindsey graham on "meet the press." maybe it's two weeks. a little discrepancy. they are all on the same page. they're just ironing out the details and those details are often very big and important. >> all right. mark murray, we'll talk to you. >>> still ahead, we've got new information just coming in after two republican lawmakers call for an investigation into jay-z and beyonce's trip to cuba. the treasury department is now saying the couple had permission to visit. we'll get you m

senator tom coburn says the federal government could save $2.2 trillion with a t over 10 years if congress the administration worked at it. >> less than 10 or 11% of the stuff that's been identified beforehand has been addressed. so 90%, 88% has not been address dollars. -- addressed. none of the big savings has been addressed. >> bret: the president is working a full-court press on capitol hill this week. pushing hard on three major agenda items. chief white house correspondent ed henry tells us where we are on each one. >> one day before he unveils his new budget with cuts to social security. president obama faced more anger from his liberal allies. [chanting] >> no chained cpi. >> protest over chained cpi cuts to government benefits sparked protests outside the white house led by liberal groups including now and moveon.org. >> real democrats do not cut social security, medicare, or medicaid. [cheers] >> period. it is shameful. >> the president's aids suggested his budget will be balanced approach tax hikes and entitlement cuts to draw republicans in on grand bargain. >> this budget the

i believe it was tom coburn who caught the faa red handed when they found e-mails looking to roll outuge media campaign trying to blame the congress over the faa furloughs and i was talking to a particular insider up in congress and he was saying, you know, there have been travelers who have been sitting on tarmacs with the captains of airplanes saying, the reason why we're sitting on these tarmacs for such a long time is because of the sequester. and so you can only imagine what certain faa officials have been telling the captains to say to their own passengers. >> monica: well, i do agree. i think this has backfired. doug, i agree with you on this. i think the president thought by inflicting real pain on the american people, i think he's got his work cut out in trying to regain some trust with the american public. >> as we've seen, when presidents and their second term start slipping as this president has, that's only bad news for them for their party. >> monica: indeed, great to see you both. thank you. and still ahead tonight on "hannity" -- >> creating a pathway to earned citizen

tom coburn of oklahoma is the key here. my understanding is that if coburn agrees to a background checks legislation package with schumer, that enough republicans would join that, maybe to hit 60. >> maybe to hit it, but jimmy, we were talking in the break about alternative gun legislation that could be competing with the main bill, getting coburn on board. what else is going on in the senate that could throw a monkey wrench in it. >> i would rephrase that as alternative universe legislation. senator grassley has a bill. lindsay graham has a bill. the lindsay graham's bill does two things. first, it sort of any state can automatically get you if they think that you're a danger to yourself or someone else. that's legal in all 50 states, woe narrow that down in the case of gun control. if you were quote an imminent danger if you will. not only is he restricting the gene pool of quote crazy people from buying guns. he's taking it too a much, much more stricter level for the courts to have to prove. secondly, once they get out,

>> you know, andrea -- i still i harkin back about a week ago, tom coburn, oklahoma senator, a republican who has been in these negotiations about guns said look if the bill that's been proposed. the bill with background checks but without assault weapons ban or high-capacity clips, if we voted on today, it wouldn't pass and many democrats wouldn't vote for it. i think everyone assumed when they put forward the bill that didn't have the assault weapons ban. didn't have the high-capacity clips ban that well of course, this will pass. it probably could pass, i think andrea today. the issue is, how big is the vote. can it be a bipartisan vote. will there be democrat ic defections? i tend to think something will get done. if you pull background checks out and now straw purchases and safety funding at school. those are both good things but nothing near what whee thought might happen in the wake of newtown. >> now i know you were on the tony cokornheiser radio show th really big show. the first day of april, first monday of april and it's 1:00 and it must mean that the nats are having their ohm

more trouble from senator tom coburn who issued a statement about 5:00 p.m.ing the bipartisan amendment is unworkable quoting from imh the proposal will new taxes and burdens on law abiding citizens. the agreement procedure prior advertising collecting records instead of presenting citizens. background checks at gun shows and over the internet seems to have calmed republican threats of a filibuster. here is senator mike lee. >> temporary to the statements made by the president and by some of my friends across the aisle, and even a few from within my own caucus. we have no intention of preventing debate or votes. >> adding to the emotion of this bill, the families of the sandy hook victims were here on capitol hill today. they visited with senator joe manchin among others. he was literalfully tears when they met with him. and had democrats reminding their colleagues of why they want more gun control. >> we need to think about the real policy consequences of what we are debating here that while nothing that we are talking about is going to guarantee that these

after oklahoma's tom coburn refused to sign on to any bill that required record keeping for private gun sales, he said no success and republican opposition to the background check measure in the democratic bill is solidifying. >> we do need to strengthen the background check system. but universal background checks i think is a bridge too far for most of us. >> i vote against it. this idea of private individuals transferring their weapons and having to go to get the background check makes no sense. >> will their bill pass the senate? >> yeah. >> i don't think so. not at 60 votes. and if it does pass the senate, it certainly won't pass the house. >> senate majority leader harry reid, a pro gun rights democrat, endorsed by the nra in the past, released a tough online video monday reminding republicans of statements they made on background checks just a few months ago. >> all of us, republicans and democrats, have recognized that we need more effective and broader background checks. >> i think there is discussion or chatter about strengthening and improving the background checks. >> i want

it seems like the president's friend, senator tom coburn is no longer part of the compromise, is that true? >> no. they're still talking. folks are still talking. but let's talk -- >> do you think that you're going to get a deal? >> if he was willing to compromise, yes. what the president wants is, to sign a strong, bipartisan bill that has enforceable background checks. some senate republicans are insisting on a filibuster. they're insisting on trying to make it harder to get 60 votes. if you remember during the state of the union, the families of newtown in audience, every member of congress stood up and applauded when the president called for a vote. now, they want to make it harder and filibuster it. we can't have it. >> lot of democrats, though, against the assault weapons ban. and another provisions as well. you talked about enforceable background checks, the issue is recordkeeping. whether records should be kept. the president wants a bill that record records guns sold at stores. the president wants to expand it to gun show. and paper record between private people. >> i'm not g

senator ted cruz, senator chuck grassley will co-sponsor their own background check and apparently tom coburnso sponsor a background check amendment. so this really may be the first of many votes coming on this issue. >> i think you're right. thank you, larry. we'll take a quick break and then the "kudlow report" is coming right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real busine >>> welcome back to the "kudlow report". let's get back to our top story. the rapid moving investigation into the boston marathon bombings. boston police say the fbi will make a brief statement