senator chambliss. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, we often forget that the men and women that serve under you are putting their life in harm's way every single day and in spite of all the difficulties that we face, that you've alluded to, we can never forget the fact that those men and women have done an outstanding job over the last several decades but particularly as you look back from 9/11 forward, they've done an amazing job of collecting intelligence and providing it to your customers to ensure that americans -- america has not sustained another major attack. so please express to them our appreciation for their great work. director clapper, one country that's been a valued partner for so many years is -- and thats -- and has gotten lost in the shuffle of what's been going on in the mideast particularly and in africa over the last several weeks and months is egypt. egypt has been a strong ally for so many years, a great partner in the intelligence community as well as otherwise. we've had military operations as well as

senate seat being vacated by senator saxby chambliss.e of the eight republican contenders, businessman david purdue running against the washington insiders. among those insiders are three leading candidates, all congressmen, themselves, a who's who of tea party aspiration. with the republican primary slated for may 20th, there are 10 full weeks, plenty of time for the candidates to trip over each other in their quest for the far right. congressman paul broun who had this to say about evolution and all that other stuff. >> i've come to understand that all that stuff i was talking about evolution, embryology, big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell. >> there's congressman jack kingston who made headlines recently with this novel policy decision about the school lunch program. >> why don't you, you know, have the kids pay a dime, pay a nickel to instill in them that there is, in fact, no such thing as a free lunch or maybe sweep the floor in the cafeteria? yes, i understand that would be an administrative problem, an

lorel michele chambliss on december 23rd, weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces and her mom says she feels very lucky. her new daughter is sleeping through the night. she is lucky. she's the next lucky one. >> our next johnson's baby is benjamin lee ludwig born in eerie, pennsylvania, on december 18th. parents jennifer and robert say their son is very animated and likes to make funny faces. >> that's called gas. and finally jordan lynn cunningham was born in columbia, south carolina. she was due new year's eve but decided to come a little early, made her grand entrance on christmas eve. our great congratulations to all of our babies and their families. >> if you want to submit your baby to be a johnson baby of the week, go to klgandhoda.com for details. >> and press the connect button. >> today is a sad day. i'm sorry. >> bittersweet. >> it is mainly sad. >> yeah, it is. we're really sad about this. >> our very, very good friend donna richards is our head wardrobe stylist, miss everything. >> with the whip. >> is leaving the "today" show. donna, will you step out here? she is leaving the "today

later on, you had senators chambliss and burr who sent e-mail traffic between the cia and white houseic, if you go back and force, mr. morel, supposedly represented to the united states senate that oh, just for information purposes, but when you look at the reality, that now the united states senate is saying, no, that wasn't the case. the white house was actually having some input. >> all right. here is what i find stunning. is that now there's this allegation of lying. and i think to myself, what are you going to do about it? because when james clapper on march of last year testified and senator widen asked him the question whether or not nsa collects any type of daf data a all, his answer was, no, sir. which is right out wrong. nothing happens when you lie. if someone lies under oath, in traffic court, you get into trouble. but we have these situations where these high ranking officials are just -- i mean, clapper, clearly lied. i don't know about this new one. >> well, look, go back to fast and furious. we healed the attorney general, united states of america, in contempt of congr

where would the intelligence community be today without mike rogers and senators feinstein and chambliss? are on glad these folk the site in the intelligence community. i am going to pass on the remarks of private see in civil liberties for. i will take questions if you want. i'm going to be very brief as well on security. i already hinted that we need to redefine the link between counterintelligence and security. not necessarily a structural link. we need to know how we're going to do this in the 21st century. polygraph. i have background investigations. i've had to provide people with the names of my neighbors. anybody who has been through that knows how that goes. how many of you really knows your name -- know your neighbors? what is she really like? -- what is he really like? my wife did not tell the truth. i cap my clearance. does this -- i kept my clearance. it does is make any sense? i do not think so. spend my last few minutes on espionage. i want to talk about one possibility and then i will draw a short of recommending that as an option. i give the army prosecutors in the manni

week georgia tea party congressman paul brown, one of eight republicans, vying to succeed saxby chamblisse makes his decisions about what legislation to support based on whether or not it adheres to judeo-christian biblical principles. >>> i stand firm on the four questions that i ask about all legislation, which are -- the first, is it constitutional according to the original tent? second, does it fit the judeo-christian biblical principles that our nation is founded upon? third, do we need it? fourth, can we afford it? if all four yes, i vote yes, otherwise, i vote no. >> and he volts no a lot. so much so that he is ranked number one on the club for growth's latest scorecard of conservative house members. and that is really something. paul brown beat out luminaries like texas birth eer gomert, michele bachmann and tim huelskamp, who cheered the house's $40 billion in cuts to food stamps saying, quote, you can no longer sit on your couch and expect the government to feed you. it takes work to be that far on the right. in fact, to get that far to the fringe of the conservative movement. b

where would the intelligence be today without mike rupersberger tch and feinstein and chambliss. glad they are on the side of 9 intelligence community at a time.clearly important i'm going to pass on making remarks about the privacy and liberties board in the interest of time but i will take questions if you want. brief on security. i already hinted that we need it the link between counterintelligence and security. gain, not necessarily a structural link but we need to know how we are going to do this in the 21st century. i have been polygraphed. i have had background investigations. i had to provide people with names of my neighbors. anybody who has been through knows how that goes. how many of you really know your neighbors? shows up at body the door saying what is he really like, you know, you are at them.stare i have had them twice in my and r show up at my house ask my wife what i'm like. she obviously didn't tell the my h because i kept clearance. but does this make any sense? i don't think so. spend the last few minutes on espionage. there's talk of one possibility draw sh

last year the president struck a deal with georgia's two republican senators, saxby chambliss and johnny under the deal, the white house would name two nominees and the gop are the remaining four. judge boggs is one of those four picks. at the time, dr. lowery, along with congressman john lewis and others in the georgia congressional delegation, voiced strong opposition to that deal for a number of reasons, including a lack of diversity. and specific to boggs, there were concerns he cast a vote as a state legislature to keep the confederate battle emblemed a parz of the georgia state flag, his opposition for same-sex marriage, and a funneling tax dollars to pregnancy centers through the purchase of special license plates. since december, the opposition has grown. 27 organizations have signed on to a letter opposing judge boggs. given his poor record on civil right, women's rights and lgbt rights, you can see why such a broad coalition opposes this nomination. it's my honor to welcome civil rights leader and founding member of the southern christian leadership conference, the reverend jos

senator chambliss. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, we often forget that the men and women that serve under you are putting their life in harm's way every single day and in spite of all the difficulties that we face, that you've alluded to, we can never forget the fact that those men and women have done an outstanding job over the last several decades but particularly as you look back from 9/11 forward, they've done an amazing job of collecting intelligence and providing it to your customers to ensure that americans -- america has not sustained another major attack. so please express to them our appreciation for their great work. director clapper, one country that's been a valued partner for --many years is -- and thats and has gotten lost in the shuffle of what's been going on in the mideast particularly and in africa over the last several weeks and months is egypt. egypt has been a strong ally for so many years, a great partner in the intelligence community as well as otherwise. we've had military operations as well as int

pleased with what chairman rogers and congressman ruppersberger and senator feinstein and senator chambliss said done. they have been really upfront leaders in my view. mike rogers conservative republican from michigan and dianne feinstein former mayor of san francisco and she is a out defending nsa? that's pretty good stuff. i think there needs to be, we have to restart the balance between what we do in secret. i know they will see this and say there goes your stays but it's true. nsa has a museum open to the public. you now and then we get an author in there who has been kind of critical. you brought that gyan? yeah, we are open for discussion. i've said this two years -- for years to my intelligence colleagues. how do you think the treasury department feels? there is no immunity from having a blue badge does not give you immunity from criticism. live with it, deal with that angle on with your life. i know cia college colleagues who have approached me with a huge grin on their face. hey it's so great to see you guys getting slammed rather than us. i say thank you for that but look we try

chambliss: i rise today to address the persistent and significant national security threats stemming from iran's unchecked nuclear program. i urge my colleagues to support the amendment to s. 1982 from the senior senator from north carolina, which include provisions to strengthen our sanctions against iran should they fail to comply with their obligations under the joint plan of action. last november, the obama administration without sufficient consultation with congress committed to an interim nuclear agreement with the islamic republic of iran. under this agreement, we are granting to iran over $7 billion in sanction relief in exchange for their commitments to decelerate their nuclear program, commitments which will be difficult if not impossible to verify or enforce. in effect, we are delivering billions of dollars in repatriateed oil sale proceeds, additional foreign trade and currency, all in exchange for hollow promises of compliance with laws and u.n. security council resolutions they should already be following. mr. president, the stated stated policy which presidents have re

pleased with what chairman rogers and congressman rumors berger and senator feinstein and senator chambliss have done over this. they have been really up-front leaders, in my view, on. and mike rogers, okay, mike rogers, conservative republican from michigan, you know, dianne feinstein, former major finish mayor of san francisco. and she's out defending nsa? that's pretty good stuff. so i think there needs to be -- we have to restrike the balance between what we do in secret and what we open up about. i know they're going to see this and say will goes your clearance, ace. but it's true. we live in a bi-global world, nsa has a museum open to the public, you know? and then when we get an author in there who's been kind of critical, there's a sense of you brought that guy in? yeah. yeah, we're open for discussion. people don't have to like us. i've said this for years to my intention colleagues, there's a nasty story about you in the post or the times today, how do you think treasury department feels? [laughter] .. . >> i remember being on george kennan test and submit comes and says they have

senator chambliss. >> thank you, mr. foreman. gentlemen, we often forget men and women serving under you put their lives in harm's way every single day, and in spite of the difficulties that we face that you've alluded to, we can never forget the fact that those men and women have done an outstanding job over the last several decades, but particularly, as you look back from 9/11 forward, they've done an amazing job of collecting intelligence, providing it to your customers to ensure that america did not -- has not sustained another major attack, so please express to them our proarks for their great work. director clapper, one country that has been a valued partner for so many years, got lost in the shuffle of what's been going on in the middle east particularly, and in africa over the last several weeks and months is egypt. egypt has been a strong ally for so many years, a great partner in the intelligence community as well as otherwise. we've had military operations as well as intelligence operations with egypt for decades. now

senators tom harkin, senator saxby chambliss, both will be sorely missed as they have led the caucus through previous farm bills. but they were literally watch over the committee for years to come because their portraits are on the walls hanging above us. i think their eyes move when we consider amendments. senator max baucus will continue his service to the country as the next ambassador to china, but we will miss his advice and counsel in the committee. finally, it is hard to describe the void that will be created with the departure of senator mike johanns of nebraska. as the secretary of the department of agriculture, he has seen both sides of the farm bill, implementing one and writing another. even though -- even though, mr. president, nebraska left the big 12 for the big 10, this k state fan will admit that we will all miss having him around. so although i will not vote for the farm bill conference report, i promise to all of kansas agriculture that i fully appreciate the need for a farm bill, especially one that has been delayed for years. while we need a farm bill, we do not

where would the intelligence community be today without mike rogers and senators feinstein and chambliss? i am so glad these folk are on the site in the intelligence community. i am going to pass on the remarks of private see in civil liberties for. i will take questions if you want. i'm going to be very brief as well on security. i already hinted that we need to redefine the link between counterintelligence and security. not necessarily a structural link. we need to know how we're going to do this in the 21st century. i have been polygraph. i have background investigations. i've had to provide people with the names of my neighbors. anybody who has been through that knows how that goes. how many of you really knows your name -- know your neighbors? what is he really like? my wife did not tell the truth. i kept my clearance. it does is make any sense? i do not think so. let me spend my last few minutes on espionage. i want to talk about one possibility and then i will draw a short of recommending that as an option. i give the army prosecutors in the manning case highest marks for their at

sell be sitting down with claire mccaskill and saxby chambliss talking about the armed services committeeow time. the president expected to speak on the situation in ukraine at about 4:45 p.m. eastern time. we're going to take a quick break. keep it right here. plenty more ahead. make it happen with fidelity active trader pro. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. call or click to open your fidelity account today. iwe don't back down. we only know one direction: up so we're up early. up late. thinking up game-changing ideas, like this: dozens of tax free zones across new york state. move here. expand here. or start a new business here... and pay no taxes for 10 years. with new jobs, new opportunities and a new tax free plan. there's only one way for your business to go. up. find out if your business can qualify at start-upny.com >>> welcome back. we saw markets selling off on this news as we were heading into the close on concerns i should say on ukraine. they rebounded but now we're learning president obama is about to speak on the tensions in ukraine a