and unfortunately one of our candidates running for the united states senate isn't here tonight and i think that is bad form. what i have learned in talking with the people of the state is they do expect someone to show up who wants their vote and they want someone to show up on the floor of the united states who is going to be on their side and not on the side of the big money campaign donors. that is the real heart of the campaign is who is going to be there showing up and fighting were the voters in south dakota for the people that expect a fair deal moving forward. that is what we expect and that is what the voters need to expect in the process. i hope mike will show up for the future debates and forums we will have. it is a critical election. a lot is at stake in the country and people have a right to know where their candidates who want to represent and serve them where they stand on the issues and what their vision for south dakota is and their country. you need to show up to get elected. >> larry pressler, your opening statement. >> i am larry pressler, independent candidate f

the senate. we've come to a point i tell my students for the government is not functioning. the senate provides for independence. senator joe lieberman said he became more powerful for the stateonnecticut after he left the senate. so i'm going to servicemember pendant working with those sites. also it is my strongest conviction that there should be restrictions on fundraising while senators are in office. i pledge to serve only one term, one six-year term limitation here so i will not have to raise any money. the united states senators and 52% of their time raising money for the next election. i will do to terms a work in one term and i pledge to serve only one term as a reform. so i've had the experience and i want to go and make it work. moderator: albright, mr. pressler. mr. rick weiland. weiland: the first thing i would do is put together my own citizens united and get money out of our political process. i do believe that money is striving to show out there and as there and it's polarized congress. it has polarized the nation. when you have got folks like the koch brothers threat need to spend over $200 million on this election cycle in demanding from the candidates they

the presiding officer: would the senator from massachusetts so modify her request? ms. warren: mr. president, reserving the right to object. i thank the senator from texas for his remarks. as i stated previously, there are 58 senators who have supported moving forward to debate this bill, but it hasn't passed the senate because of a republican filibuster. now, i welcome republican ideas to address the exploding student debt crisis. and for months senator stabenow and others and i have reached out to our colleagues to put ideas forward so that we could have a real debate on this. but allowing an unlimited number of amendments on any topic forever is not a reasonable way forward on a student loan debt refinancing bill. we face a student debt crisis now, and we need to act on it now. if my colleague from texas is not willing to provide a reasonable path forward to debate, improve, and vote on this bill, then i object to his request and ask that he agree to my original request that we take up and pass this piece of legislation. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: objection is heard to the modified request. is there objection to the original? mr. cornyn: mr. president? the

we are not gathered in the united states senate to discuss how to prevent punitive's russia from in-- prevent putin's russia from invading its neighbors. we're not gathered in the united states senate today to discuss how to solve the humanitarian crisis at the border with some 90,000 unaccompanied children coming into the country this year. we're not gathered in the united states senate today to discuss how to bring back jobs and economic growth, how to correct the fact that the obama economy has produced the lowest labor force participation since 1978. 92 million americans not working today. and we're not gathered in the united states senate to discuss how to stop the disaster that has been obamacare, that has caused millions of americans to lose their jobs, to be forced into part-time work, to lose their health insurance, to lose their doctors and to see their premiums skyrocket. no, mr. president. instead, we are gathered today in the senate for a very different topic. the majority leader and the democratic majority in this senate have determined that the most important priority t

and unfortunately one of our candidates running for the united states senate isn't here tonight and i think that is bad form. what i have learned in talking with the people of the state is they do expect someone to show up who wants their vote and they want someone to show up on the floor of the united states who is going to be on their side and not on the side of the big money campaign donors. that is the real heart of the campaign is who is going to be there showing up and fighting were the voters in south dakota for the people that expect a fair deal moving forward. that is what we expect and that is what the voters need to expect in the process. i hope mike will show up for the future debates and forums we will have. it is a critical election. a lot is at stake in the country and people have a right to know where their candidates who want to represent and serve them where they stand on the issues and what their vision for south dakota is and their country. you need to show up to get elected. >> larry pressler, your opening statement. >> i am larry pressler, independent candidate f

the united states senate by a two to one majority passed a comprehensive immigration bill. republicans themselves past five or six bills out of their committees. republican leadership has not brought either the senate comprehensive bill, the house comprehensive bill we have introduced, including the board , and thety provisions other parts of the senate bill which were passed by bipartisan numbers. they have refused to bring that from the floor. they refused to bring minimal wage. they refused to bring unemployment insurance extension to the floor. so many other pieces of legislation that americans support, to grow our economy, create jobs and move our economy forward -- that is unfortunate. i am hopeful that the outcome of the election will be such that we move together in a much more positive fashion, and bring to the fore legislation that has bipartisan support that can pass the house of representatives and not simply because you have the power to do so, exclude from consideration legislation which will help our economy, fix our broken immigration system, ensure that peop

this potentially is the united states senate race that decides who controls the united states senate. and it's total chaos right now. it has become the most important senate race in the country at least right now and it is complete chaos. just insane. joining us now is dave helling political reporter forever the kansas city star. dave, every time we talk, i congratulate you how much fun this race has been to cover. then it gets crazier. >> we don't get any days off covering politics in kansas unlike congress, rachel. >> the way that -- yeah, another seven weeks off at their own discretion. >> you bet. >> the way i sum this up in terms of the order of those events, the way that kris kobach responded to this supreme court ruling and the changing of those deadlines an everything, am i summarizing that accurately? >> fairly closely. it's a federal law that requires their ballot printing, rachel, are because the national government has some interest in getting the ballots to the military overseas and kris kobach said tonight he's been given a waiver by the justice department so they can wa

larry pressler, independent candidate for the united states senate. run and is an independent to become a powerful voice or south dakota. inependents are provided for the united states senate, and this would break the poison is deadlocked between republicans and democrats which are not able to balance our budget or do anything about the deficit. i am blessed to -- i am to serve 16 terms i will not raise any money and just focus on what needs to be done. when you do help our teachers wages. the middle classes south dakota is suffering, and i want to work on the economy. there is a whole host of thing. s. i can be a powerful voice for self to coda. whole number of issues for indians and on into the across the state. tomorrow on ang 15 city tour of the south dakota area. our middle class is struggling and we need to help people's wages get higher so they can have more purchasing power to help small business. on the federal level we must work on the deficit. i will be talking more about that later. as a vietnam vet factor and i feel strongly we need to red

we begin with some breaking news, some late breaking political news about the united states senate, and what has just happened to the national republican hopes for winning control of the united states senate in the november elections, what happened tonight was very unexpected news. the context is that republicans need a net gain of six seats in order to win control of the u.s. senate. and move mitch mcconnell up the ladder from minority leader to majority leader republicans control of the house is not in jeopardy in these elections barring some act of god, and republicans cannot dislodge president obama from the white house in this election, but they really can try to win the senate, that is the big enchilada at stake this year it will have huge consequences for the country and for the rest of the obama presidency. republicans have been focussed on the senate singularly. they have potential ways to gain the six seats they need in order to take over the senate. the republicans do appear -- at least the odds look like they will. they appear to be on the way to flipping senate seats from b

when i was in the state senate, did the government dish became chair of state government, and i -- werats and republicans, the senate, the house, managers of departments, employees, citizens, and we found ways to stave money for the iowa taxpayers -- >> that sounds to me like you wouldn't be in favor of raising the debt ceiling without some cost savings being in that bill. >> what think is we have so much gridlock and people that are elect that are not working and they're not doing their jobs, and they need to sit down and work together and do their job, so we're not coming to a shutdown. they should be working to do their job. that's what we need to elect. >> speaking of spending money, there are a lot of infrastructure problems in this country, and not just potholes but problems with the electrical grid, all kinds of infrastructure. mr. young, if you are in congress, what priority would you give to infrastructure improvement and would you consider any sort of revenue such as the gas tax increase to help pay for that? and have the users pay for it? >> well, for roads and principles,

she is the junior united states senator representing the great state of new york, new book called "off sidelines: raise your voice, change the world." please welcome back to the program, senator kirsten gillibrand! (cheers and applause) ♪ hello! how are you? thank you for being here! (applause) we have your brand-new book there, "off the sidelines." the idea of being -- the suggestion being people, women in particular as you're writing the book, they need to get in there and start changing things for the better. >> right. it's about asking women to be heard on the issues they care about. >> jon: right. >> i'm hopeful the more women who tell their stories, the more women who get involved in their p.t.a., local government or even congress, that outcomes will be different because they might have a different perspective, they might have different goals and hopefully we can make the country stronger. >> jon: this is interesting because -- and i didn't realize this -- you made a very conscious decision in your life that it lacked the meaning that you wanted it to have. >> right. >> jon: and,

the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president, most members of the united states senate have a house, and the american people are awaiting the president's speech this evening. it is a critically important speech about america's national security from our commander in chief. it is going to address the horror of terrorism in the middle east, and particularly the islamic state, a terrorist group like few others, maybe like no other we've ever seen. this islamic state known as isis or isil has been moving in full force in both syria and iraq. they are different than other extremist terrorist groups because they take and hold territory. that has not been seen in the past. they are also hellbent on establishing resources and ongoing visible treasury. some say they generate $1 million a day in revenues from the oil production that they're in charge of. they swoop into a city and take over the banks, raiding all the money they can get their hands on. in addition to that, they're engaged in some of the most barbaric and depraved tactics we have seen. the beheading of two a

the state senate passed the $2 a pack tax yesterday.his bill is expected to bring in about $49 million for the school district this fiscal year and $80 million in following years. the tax will only apply to cigarettes sold in philadelphia. >>> and a big win for supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in pennsylvania. legislation that would allow several forms of the drug pass through the state senate today. nbc 10's keith jones live in our digital operations center with more on what's next for this bill. what about it, keith? >> the bill crossed a huge hurdle. it may face an even bigger uphill battle when it crosses the house. under the proposal, state residents would need an access card from the health department. they have to prove they have a practitioner/patient relationship. and written confirmation of a qualified medical condition. if the bill makes it through, a tough battle with house republican leaders, it could face more opposition if it makes it to governor tom corbett's death. more than 30 other states, including new jers

will regain control of the united states senate. one race that will help determine that is being fought in kansas, a reliably republican state where the state's longtime republican senator and its republican governor are both, perhaps unexpectedly, in trouble. why? newshour special correspondent jeff greenfield traveled there recently and has our report. >> reporter: this is what you'll see just about any autumn in kansas: fields of corn that await the harvest, the search for food at a farmer's market or at oklahoma joe's always crowed barbecue. and this is what you'll hear: the roar of the crowds and the motorcycles at a kansas state football game. but for all that is familiar in this place, in this season, there is one thing happening here that is almost totally unprecedented, something so surprising, almost shocking, that it has republicans from maine to hawaii asking, "what's the matter with kansas?" in what is surely the biggest surprise of the 2014 midterms, both republican senator pat roberts and republican governor sam brownb

the time she was in the senate. i think she did an outstanding job as our secretary of state. i have traveled around the world .he last few years it is amazing how the stature that hillary clinton has globally among women and girls all over this globe -- she has kind of lit a fire among women and girls in different countries around the world. they hold her in very, very high esteem. >> is she running for president? >> ask her. i don't know. >> do you think she is going to run? >> honestly, i don't know. i have got to believe this weighs heavily on her mind. , i believef she runs that she will be the nominee, and i believe she will win if she runs. want to doe really that? i know they are about to have their first grandchild. i have talked about that too. and i know what my grandkids mean to me and ruth now. it is life changing. and i think she is going to have to really think about this, if that is what she wants to do. so i have got to believe it is going to be a very tough decision for her. >> but the fact that she is coming to iowa leads to a lot of speculation. >> i know t

notwithstanding the senator from texas -- in broad bipartisan votes a group of eight senators -- four republicans, four democrats -- joined together and got two-thirds of the united states senate to send comprehensive immigration reform to the house of representatives, commonsense immigration reform that was the toughest on border protection that has existed in the history of the country, that was in the national security interests of the united states, that provided for the economic imperative as described by the congressional budget office of the opportunities that immigration reform would provide for the country, raising the gross domestic product of the united states, raising the wages of all americans, reducing the national debt, all by virtue of immigration reform. that two-thirds of the senate at a time when it is rare to see two-thirds of the senate come together on controversial or significant issues of the day, sent to the house of representatives over a years ago, and they could not find themselves once -- once -- to cast a vote on that legislation or their own vision of what immigration reform should be. mr. cruz: would the senator yield for a question? mr.

building. >> we were able to show them the house of representatives and the state senate and let them see that it's normal folks that are here, and they could potentially be one of those normal folks in the future serving the state of arizona. >> i think young people can actually make the most change. because we're so young and we're so passionate, i feel that that shows other people that we really do want to make something better in our community and that we do have a voice and that we also have a say in what goes on and it's not just like, "oh, this is happening, and then this is happening. " no. we're actually being part of our society and putting, making an input, and that we're not just going to let other people make the decisions for us. >> you know, their voices are just as important as adults', and so i think it's really important for kids to get involved early and learn the process so that they can effect change that's positive, you know, as they get older and throughout their lives. >> students from red mountain high school actually built a robot in support of kick b

state. >> your family has a long history of representing the government. my great grandfather was in the state senate here. i did not know him. but i know of him through my grandfather and parents. he had a passion for wyoming. wyoming always meant a lot for him, and he felt that public service was important. was a countyr commissioner, and a governor, and a two-term u.s. senator, and may mom ran for governor and was successful. but those dinnertable conversations were about giving the publicrving sector. that was part of my childhood and what i believe in. >> i want to go back to something we talked about earlier. growing up on the ranch. you?id that shape i say, and of course, i am biased, but growing up on a ranch is the best childhood available. not only in terms of what you terms experience, but in of learning responsibility. there is a cause-and-effect that is often immediate. if you don't water your pastors, you will see the result. if you do not feed your don't water- if you your pastors, you will see the results. if you do not feed your livestock, you will see the results. get into yourease

. >> my great-grandfather was in the state senate here. he had a passion for wyoming. and he felt wyoming meant a lot to him. i grandfather was a county -- my grandfather was a county commissioner. that certainly was part of my childhood and part of what i believe. toi want to go back something you mentioned earlier, growing up on the ranch. how has your life been going up -- how has your life going up on a ranch she'd do as a leader? best childhood available. not only in terms of the experience and wonder of it. there is a cause and effect that immediate in agriculture. if you don't want your pastors you see the result. if you don't feed the livestock you see the result. learn in agriculture that sometimes you are going to have bad days. in terms ofad year weather, those things happen. a disease gets into your livestock. keep charging to forward. othere are consequences. i take this to politics. itthere is a limit to spend should not fly and politic -- there is a limit to spend. it should not fly in politics as well. we were challenged in wyoming -- opened 50% of our

and give the economy of the united states of america the biggest boost we could ever see coming out of the actions of the united states senate and this house of congress. it's been sitting here in this house in the corner, collecting dust. while too many americans are having their unemployment run out. while too many americans are losing their homes. while too many americans are telling their children, i'm sorry, son, we can't afford to continue to send you to college. we don't have any money because we don't have a job. the united states economy can do better. but unfortunately, it's because this congress chooses not to do the right thing, the united states economy moves along. slowly. picking up just a little bit. that's not good enough. that's not right. what i'm doing here at this moment tonight, the reason why i came to this floor, the reason i asked the speaker, can you give me some time to speak on an important issue, the economy of the united states of america, is because it tears me apart. to know that the lack of leadership in this house and the lack of leadership of speaker boehner is crippling our economy. $900 b

the senate. thus giving democrats the biggest leap forward they have had this entire year toward holding control of the united states senate for the last two years of the barack obama presidency. this leaves a two-way race against pat roberts who has not been polling all that great. against the guy in the right side of your screen here, his name is greg ormon. he looks comparatively fantastic, look at the polling, check this out. we have pat roberts eking his way to victory with the democrats still in the race. with the democrat gone pat roberts loses that race by ten points. you can bet that pat robert the is not happy about this news today. his campaign released a blistering statement about this decision. taylor's withdraw corrupt bargain with democrats. ormon choice of liberals. this marks the second time this week and it's been a short week that we have seen democrats decide that the best way to win a race against the republicans was to kwet and try to get there a different way in alaska yesterday, we were able to report that the democratic candidate announced he would win for lieutenant governor. the independen

the u.s. senate, it hit the state of kansas this past wednesday afternoon when the democratic nominee for senatehere, chad taylor, submitted a letter to the secretary of state, withdrawing from the race. and that left independent candidate, greg ormen as the only opponent against republican pat roberts, roberts, his job approval numbers might lose in november, even though kansas is a deeply red state. kansas's republican secretary of state has ruled that taylor's name must remain on the ballot. a decision that may lead to litigation, but that seems consistent with kansas law. so that will the votes that the democrat still receives with his name still on the ballot, will those votes be enough to affect the race between roberts and orman, that's a key question. a poll last month showed in a two-way race, or mon would lead roberts, 43-33%. ahead of the republican incumbent in kansas. we're still waiting to see new polling on the race after what's happened this week. this is pretty much an unprecedented situation. the bottom line, the race in kansas, a state that hasn't elected a nonrepublican to th

cheers and applause] course, you know, in history she is the first first lady ever elected to the united states senate. as secretary of state -- my goodness, what a great job. played a central role in restoring america's image and power around the world. she stressed the smart power of american diplomacy. she put human rights back on the a baric and foreign-policy agenda. -- american foreign-policy agenda. and as much as i have traveled around the world, i can tell you that historic speech that she gave in beijing in 1995 at the women's international summit telling you that it reverberates around the globe today because she said it so poignantly. women's rights are human rights around the world. [applause] well, i will bring her up by saying this -- a great friend, a wonderful public servant -- dedicated. this is what i said to my her book, iowa -- hard choices, i see a lot of you got it, it's a great look. read it. there are 25 chapters in that book. i am here to tell you that there are many more chapters to be written in the amazing life of hillary clinton. [applause] >> thank you so much. >> avail

the united states senate by a 2-1 majority passed over an immigration bill. the republicans themselves have passed some five or six bills out of their committees. however, the republican leadership has not brought either the senate comprehensive bill, the house bill including the -- homeland security committee and the house of representatives and the other parts of the senate bill which were passed by -- that's unfortunate. i am hopeful that the outcome of the election will such that we move together in a much more positive fashion and bring to the floor legislation that has bipartisan support, that can pass the house of representatives, and not simply because you have the power to do so, exclude from consideration legislation which will help our economy fix a broken immigration system, ensure that people are getting enough money to live on and not live in poverty while -- make sure that women get equal pay and make sure we do what the american people want us to do. >> how difficult is it for your members, those running for re-election in the house, those runn

and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. tomorrow at 8:46 a.m., the capitol will join the nation in a moment of silent tribute to those we lost on september 11, 2001. it is one of many such moments, silent or otherwise. tol will jo a moment of silent tribute to those we lost on september 11, 2001. it is one of many such moments, silent or otherwise. they come by instinct now. we stand taller for the colors, the hand is steadier on the heart, a prayer is felt, not just said and we pull together when we might not have done so before. this is the response of a people who share a stubborn belief in each other. it's a search to grasp whatever it was in the character of those men and women who, eaving life at its peak, thought of others before hemselves. tomorrow we mour

we are working with a republican majority in the united states senate. i think we have to c hange, to break through the gridlock. the only way you can do that is to get the president of the table and start discussing some of these issues. it takes two to tango. this is something that republican leadership will have to do. i certainly hope that will be true. by the way, this has been done before. ronald reagan never had a majority in the united states congress. 1986, working with tip o'neill and others, he was able to get critical tax reform for the economic growth over the next couple of decades. 1983, working with tip o'neill and democrats, he put in place social security reforms. incredibly important, vital programs on the mandatory side of the budget, the entitlement spending programs. but they were unsustainable. this is not something we haven't had before. newt gingrich doesn't particularly like him and yet they are able to work together and move forward with welfare reform and balanced budget and tax reform. but me give you three examples of what ca

when i was in the state senate, i became the chair of state government. i worked with democrats, the senate, house, the managers of departments, employees, citizens, and we found ways to save money for the iowa taxpayers. >> that sounds to me like you would not be in favor raising the debt ceiling without some cost savings being in that bill. >> what i think is we have so much gridlock and people that are elected that are not working, not doing their job. they need to sit down and work together and do their job so we are not coming to a shutdown. they should be working to do their job. that is who we need to elect. >> peeking of spending money, there are a lot of infrastructure problems in this country. not just potholes in the road, but problems with the electrical grid, all kinds of infrastructure. mr. young, if you were in congress, what priority would you give to infrastructure improvement and would you consider any sort of revenues such as the gas tax increase to help pay for that and have the users pay for it? >> for roads and bridges, the gas tax is

but the last thing we need in the united states senate is another tea party zell other who mocks people, refuses to compromise and gets nothing done for iowa. cheers and applause] we don't need another bridge burner in the senate. we need a bridge builder, someone well grounded in their philosophy and a good progressive philosophy but understands you've got to make do. you've got to get things done. who respects the views of those with whom we may disagree. we need a sflert iowa with a proven record of reaching across the isle to get things done and no one has done a better job of building bridges and getting things done than congressman bruce braley. a lot of folks ask me if i'm going to miss the senate. yes, i am. i love my work. i love my job. i even love the senate with all its dysfunctions. it's still a great place you can get things done. but 40 years is long enough for anyone to serve in the congress. there comes a time to gracefully bow out and make room for a new generation of leaders. and i am thrilled to think that this next january 3 at noon i'll be able to walk down the cen

to grow the economy so we have 4%, five percent growth annually, but the point is, we need people like the senator in the united states senate, so we are very fortunate to have him here today. leave ifsk before we we could have a moment of silence for james foley and his family, that they find strength in the coming days and months and years ahead, because as all of us know, our neighbor in rochester and a friend to many people, so with that, a moment of silence for james foley and his family. [moment of silence] thank you very much for making this such a great success. we wish you a happy labor day. two i very much. -- thank you very much. [applause] >> a discussion on how voter id laws might affect the right to vote. racial innuendos are used in political campaigns. the mayor of lynn massachusetts talks about her cities challenges in de

today, the kansas secretary of state stepped in to stop this thing in its tracks. >>> last night we brought you late breaking news about the united states senaterepublican party's hope and expectation that they're going to take over the senate in the elections this year. in kansas, the incumbent senator, pat roberts, is a republican, up for re-election. he had a tough primary against a tea party guy but survived it. national republicans thought that his seat in kansas was a safe one and they can put it in their win column as they try to find six other seats to take over the senate. part of the reason kansas looked safe is because it's freaking kansas. they're so red, they voted by mitt romney by 22 points. kansas hasn't senate a democrat to the senate since 1932. but this year, republican senator pat roberts has had this great luxury of running against two people at once splitting the vote against him, with a popular and well-financed independent taking as much of the vote as the democratic candidate was, republican pat roberts was going to cruise to re-election by virtue of this three-way race. with that kind of a landslide for november, he h

the party boss. [laughter] [applause] senator pat roberts is concluding his third term in the united states senate. yes served in the house of representatives from 1981 to 1997, serving as chairman of the house agriculture committee, and chairman of the senate intelligence committee. he is the senior member of the senate agriculture committee. senator roberts, your opening statement. >> thank you. [applause] [cheers] >> thank you. wibw for for sponsoring this debate. cats! dole endorsed me for reelection, he said when the world is on fire, and chaos and scandal at home, we must have proven and experienced leadership to safeguard national security, and get our economy on a soundtrack. there is only one candidate here today that has that experienced leadership. i have a proven record. i have a proven record, and is a senior member of the senate and in finance committee, i look forward to what we get a couple is together under a new republican majority. [applause] , we must, we must stop the obama agenda. we have to break harry reid stranglehold on the senate. passed, the house is passed over 350 bills

turns out could win the republican chances of winning the united states senate this year. s why. this is not just any random parallelogram. kansas's county votes in the last presidential election. kansas is a very red state. very red. these are the latest three polls for the governor's race in deep, red kansas this year. the republy cab governor of kansas in that red state looks like he very well might lose his effort to get re-elected in cast cast. he is an unpopular one. his democratic opponent says that he's basically turned kansas into a far ideological laboratory. even a lot of kansas republicans agree with some of that critique. some have publicly crossed over to say they're supporting their party's own governor. the other really national high republican is a guy named chris kobak >>> for years, chris kobak has written antiimgant publication. he's also been the republican party's chief national marketer of all kinds of laws to make it harder to vote, starting with voter id laws and going downhill from there. chris kobak is a very smart guy. he we believe the to harvar

i learned that from my service to the state senate. that is what i bring to the table. >> when you talk about your experience, your experience as chief of staff, your experience as a state senator >> people don't have very much of a voting record with both of you. you served a term. you didn't take votes. mr. young, why should somebody trust that you are going to do what you say you are going to do? well, i can hit the ground running. if you want to know what kind of person i am, call senator chuck grassley. he is somebody people trust. he wouldn't have a chief of staff that he didn't trust. sailed say that. we have so many challenges in washington, d.c. i want to be at the able. i know who the honest probabliers are, and i want to help iowa and take care of these problems president >> what deviates you between you and ms. app? >> two things, contrasts in our philosophy. i like balanced budgets. i like keeping an eye on the federal government. she voted against the state government accountability office and voted for the largest budget

the fewest weeks of unemployment benefits of any state in the nation. speaker tillis, you've dealt with this issue at a state level, and senator hagan, you've dealt with it at a federal level, what is the best solution to support the long term unemployed? >> we are the only state in the nation hr his leadership that changed the unemployment insurance formula. so 170,000 people in north carolina became ineligible to receive federal unemployment benefits. you know, folks, he actually said no to $780 million that would have come in to north carolina, helped our rural economy, helped the unemployed. because he favored helping the business community, he was unable to do that. once again one of the best ways we can work on creating jobs and growing this economy is being sure we have a fair and more simpler tax system which i'm certainly working on in congress. and to have a good education system. every c.e.o. that comes into my office in washington says the best thing that we have in north carolina is a great work ethic of our people but they're worried about education. >> speaker tillis, your response. >> i tell you, kay's answer leads me to believe she hasn'

and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. tomorrow at 8:46 a.m., the capitol will join the nation in to ment of silent tribute those we lost on september 11, 2001. it is one of many such moments, silent or otherwise. they come by instinct now. we stand taller for the colors, the hand is steadier on the heart, a prayer is felt, not just said and we pull together when we might not have done so before. this is the response of a people who share a stubborn belief in each other. it's a search to grasp whatever it was in the character of those men and women who, leaving life at its peak, thought of others before themselves. tomorrow we mourn for what was taken from us. today we consider what was left behind, stories we tell and retell, a legacy we strive to we ache famil

this is not good enough for the united states senate. this is not good enough for the united states or for the american people. it's shameful. our constituents expect us to do our jobs, and if that means staying here a few more weeks, so be it. if that means staying here for a month or two months, however long it takes, so be it. if this plan is the right one, fine. if we need to adjust it or reject it, fine, but there is no such thing as a must-pass vote of conscience. not here, not on this topic. the american people deserve to have a debate about how and why we're sending their sons and daughters into danger. we should not set this precedent of sending americans into harm's way as an afterthought. on our way out of town, like some kind of political out of office reply email, congress used to be better than this, and i submit that the american people still are. i respectfully and strongly urge my colleagues to pull this section from the c.r. and have a full debate to give authorization for the president's actions in the middle east. and

of the proposed $1.4 billion fine stemming from the pipeline blast is earmarked for the state's fund. the state senator said most of the money should go to pipeline upgrades. p-g & e has announced plans to appeal. >>> this interchange is now dedicated to this police officer who was killed. the widow and four children watched the unveiling. the 37-year-old officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop two years ago at this interchange. his partner said he was always giving. >> the conversation we had, our last conversation, and that was him offering help to me, and the key word there is "offering" help. he didn't have to. he did. >> the memorial was packed with family and friends, including many fellow officers. they remembered him as fun-loving and devoted to his family, his job, and his church. >>> 49ers' defensive tackle ray mcdonald will play in sunday's season opener against the cowboys. harbaugh's announcement came one week after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence against his pregnant fee fiancee. he said he has the lib liberty. police have said mcdonald's fiancee had visible in

if it passe es the house, the state senate still has to approve it. generators of the tax hope it will generate $50 million for philadelphia schools. >>> plenty of thrills and a huge turnout for a philadelphia institution. the heroes scholarship thrill show was held yesterday in the parking lot of the wells fargo center. the event raises money to benefit the families of police and firefighters killed in the line of duty. the highlight of the show, well, from what we're hearing, the precision siriding of the highw patrol drill team. looking good out there. >>> the appearance of kentucky derby winner california chrome was at parx yesterday. here's the moment they were off and running out of the gates at the pennsylvania derby. the red number 1 is california chrome. he sat in third place for a good portion of the early part of the race. as they hit the home stretch, chrome faded and finished sixth. fire won the pennsylvania derby and set a new track record for parx. >>> celebrating education and achievement. that's what an annual gala in philadelphia is a

the party boss. [laughter] [applause] >> senator pat roberts is concluding his third term in the united states senateyes served in the house of representatives from 1981 to 1997, serving as chairman of the house agriculture committee, and chairman of the senate intelligence committee. he is the senior member of the senate agriculture committee. senator roberts, your opening statement. >> thank you. [applause] [cheers] >> thank you. thank you for wibw for sponsoring this debate. go cats! when bob dole endorsed me for reelection, he said when the world is on fire, and chaos and scandal at home, we must have proven and experienced leadership to safeguard national security, and get our economy on a soundtrack. there is only one candidate here today that has that experienced leadership. i have a proven record. i have a proven record, and is a senior member of the senate and in finance committee, i look forward to what we get a couple is together under a new republican majority. [applause] >> we must, we must, we must stop the obama agenda. we have to break harry reid stranglehold on the senate. the house

president, i'm proud to call the great state of south dakota home and i'm honored to have the privilege of serving all south dakotans here in the united states senate. mr. president, today i'd like to honor the spirit that has endured our state -- endured in our state for the last 125 years by celebrating this special anniversary. so, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of senate resolution 566, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from south dakota, mr. thune -- s. res. 566, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the state of south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. without objection. no objection. mr. thune: thank you, mr. president. mr. thiewj: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i'd also like to speak on the floor today in support of

if it passes the house, the state senate would still need to approve it. supporters of the tax hope it will generate around $50 million a year for philadelphia schools. >>> at a time when students in philadelphia need as much support as possible, a benefit last night celebrated both education and achievement. nbc 10 was in center city for the stepping stone scholar's step into fall event. the party was the first charitable event to be held at gillworth park at city hall. it helps underserved students across the philadelphia region. >>> still ahead, the fight to stop isis. we'll updateç the latest u.s. r strikes on militant targets this weekend. >>> plus, hundreds of volunteers are searching for a college student who disappeared a week ago. why police did not arrest the person of interest they were questioning. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> let's give you a live look at the center city skyline. looking cloudy out there this morning and it's going to be that way for a little while but meteorologist brittney shipp says that some of those clouds should clear ou

isakson: well, i'm pleased to join the distinguished senator from the state of north dakota. i'm pleased to join the senator from oklahoma. and i'm pleased to speak as an american from a state that that is a net consumer and not producer of energy. you know, your state is a great producer of energy. senator inhofe's a great producer of energy. george is a great consumer of energy. we don't have a lot of oil or natural gas or coal. but i'm here because i have a lot of experience in my lifetime, a lot of it with national security issues and with economic issues, and our ability -- or our failure to approve the keystone pipeline and fracking very simply is professional malpractice. i want to refresh everybody's memory. this is the sixth anniversary of a letter to the president of the united states. you know what it's the 35th anniversary of? the arab oil embargo. i was a real estate salesman in the 1970's. when something called the misery index was developed. do you know what the misery index was? we had double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment, and double-digit interest

the state mediate a resolution to restore public access to martin's beach in half moon bay. the governor has until the end of the month to sign or veto the legislation passed by the state senate last month. it requires the billionaire owner to negotiate to restore access to the beach. he bought oceanfront property there in 2008 and closed the public access. >>> walnut creek's downtown parking system is leaving paying customers with tickets rather than minutes on the meter. the problem is the inground sensors which wirelessly tell sidewalk meters if a car is in the spot or not and the meter responds accordingly. however, some meters have proven to be too sensitive and they can be tripped if a truck rolls by. that makes the meters reset to zero leaving a red light blinking indicating the car in the spot was not paid up. the city officials said they are being recalibrated. >>> the iphone 6 and 6 plus are now available online for preorders. but the midnight debut did not go off without a hitch. the apple store went down for two hours this morning. here's the message many customers saw when they tried to place their preorder for a new had i-phone. we're busy updating the apple sto