there have only been 1963 men and women who have had the opportunity to serve in the united states senate when we are sworn in are given a number in sequence. senator kennedy's number is 1608. he was one of only eight people to serve more than 40 years in that institution. but regardless of how long any of us has served, we have all experienced the power and majesty of the united states senate. it is the ultimate arena for american democracy. we have all witnessed on the senate floor how our decision actually affect people's lives in a very profound way. and we want to replicate that experience in this extraordinary institution. each of us who have been called to serve and had that moment when we were inspired to heed the call to public service. it may have been a teacher. it may have been a place. it may have been a leader. it may have been an event. but something triggered that desire to serve. that is exactly what we want to provide here. we want to provide that experience, we want to inspire and we want to bring people to a realization they, too, could have had one of those numbers so

can remember vividly vividly, 41 years ago when i first stood as speaker on the floor of the united states senateot only that year, but they tell me the least senior senator in all of american history, to be elected to the united states senate. senate majority is based on the previous offices you had held and i had been a county officer and since we all got elected we were elected usually on the same day, and then it got down to the size of your stay, and i was from delaware and it went on that, so you could not get less senior than i was. and i rose to speak, i was in the back row, second seat in, and as i rose to speak, a young man with a beard who was sitting i stood up, and as i did, the desks that i was flanked by, on the left and the right, and i found my hands there, and all of a sudden i said to the singlet senator from celtic coda, it struck me like a thunderbolt and i mean this sincerely, that the desk to my right was the desk of henry clay, and the desk to my left was the desk of daniel webster. and it struck me that i remember it was like yesterday. there was this sense of awesome res

today all the the buzz is about united states senator bob menendez. is the political fallout not only for senator menendez but the democrats in new jersey. >> well, a lot of people calling on him to resign. i think you will be like that soldier in the japanese jungle that walked out of there in 1947. he will not give up. if he -- if the case gets worse and he decides to get out the interesting thing is that chris christie has the right to appoint the senator here. he could pick himself. why next year? by then he will probably see the reality that he will be on the national ticket. maybe it is a good thing. get yourself out of here. teesix this could go on for nice 18 months or two years, a years a very long time. in politics, that is an eternity. impact, to places where his situation could have a negative impact hillary clinton as she moves on to run for president. he is certainly one of the more outspoken pro- hillary forces in washington. if this goes high with -- if this goes sideways it will be good for either of these two candidates. >> first of

i'm the first united states senator of a name i never knew. mous senators who is trying to be out of of the office and keeping engaged and i remember walking in in the senate chamber, and the senate gym by in a ymca the men walk around between the shower and the stalls with nothing on. ungovernable walking in and said joe, i'd like you to meet jack and i remember going -- how are you? last night i swear to god. [laughter] -- [laughter] i want you to meet -- [laughter] i was like, i felt guilty i was fully clothed. [laughter] that's a true story. [laughter] oh, god, was i embarrassed. your dad also intervened and got me placed on important committees usually not available to freshmen senators. he not only look out for me but he looked out for my sons. i remember, i don't know how many times he probably drag you guys to the kennedy center and let me sit in the box next to him with mike is something you guys were wondering what in the hell are we doing here? but you always reaching out to my sons, and later my wife jill, and my daughter. something

, we are starting to see the united states senate work again the way it should work, the way it has historically worked through the committees to build consensus on legislation that can then come to the floor to have senators, whether they be in the majority or the minority, to offer constructive suggestions about how to solve our nation's biggest challenges, and then to work together to send these to the president and get his signature. so there is a lot of positive things happening in the united states senate, and i hope for even more positive things to occur in the near future. but i have been focused like a laser for some time now on justice for the victims of human trafficking. when i think for a minute about the fact that the typical victim of human trafficking is a 12 to 13-year-old girl who has been sold essentially into sex slavery and who has lost control over her life and perhaps to their mind, to her mind her future i can't think of a more compelling need for the united states senate than to try to offer a lifeline to these victims of human trafficking and that's wha

but, you know, we've passed a balanced budget in the united states senate without raising taxes. we -- the congress hadn't passed a budget since 2009. what more fundamental, basic function of government than to pass a budget? the distinguished presiding officer was governor of his great state. i am absolutely confident he viewed that as one of the fundamental responsibilities of his state government, and of his office in particular, is to get the fiscal house in order and the way you do that is by passing a budget and determining what your priorities are things you absolutely have to do things you perhaps want to do but maybe have to delay. and things that you simply can't afford. every state every local government and yes, the federal government should pass a budget and we will in short order. the senate has now we need to reconcile our differences with the house which we will shortly. but, you know, it's not just government. every family, every business has to work on a budget. so that's progress. and i'm happy for that. and then on tuesday night we actually fixed a problem that

believe when i say that i've actually been there during different phases and cycles of the united states senate operating at i have to tell you the last four years or so has been a dark period, a state on the reputation of the united states senate in terms of actually getting things done in the interest of the american people. i understand he said/she said the blame game. the blame game is a world-class sport in washington, d.c. but most of our constituents could care less about the blame game. game. they want is a government function in their interest. consistent with our principles we will have some disagreements. there's no doubt about it. but they hate the dysfunction. they hate the political posture. and you know what? i do too. and i daresay that vast majority of united states senators, they hate the dysfunction is an as experience. there is a new spirit of optimism and yes hope not the age of aquarius is suddenly broken outcome peace, love and understanding of we are all going to hold hands and sing kumbaya. kumbaya. that's not going to happen. but can we work together as americans come

i will tell you one of the things i'm most proud of is last year in the united states senate, i introduced legislation mandating that those soldiers finally received the purple heart to which they were due. [applause] senator cruz: we were able to win bipartisan support, bring together every republican and every democrat on the senate armed services committee in support of my amendment. we passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon, and in december it became law, which is why on friday five years too late they were finally recognized for their heroism and bravery. [applause] senator cruz: at the ceremony over and over again as i looked at young soldiers, the sentiment i expressed to each of them was, i'm sorry. i'm sorry this took five years. i'm sorry the government -- and by the way, nadal hassan was in communications with a known radical islamic terrorist and cleric, asking about the permissibility of waging jihad on his fellow soldiers, when hassan walked through fort hood, murdering 14 innocent souls, including an unborn child, he yelled out [indiscernible] as he

we'll be working hard in the united states senate on the ranking member of the budget committee. this republican budget is beyond belief. tax breaks for billionaires

that's how the united states senate should work. that's how the united states senate has been working for the first 100 days under republican leadership. so i'm pleased mr. president with how productive the senate has been over the first 100 days. of course we want to do more and we will have the chance shortly. i look forward to more votes more debate, more consideration of ideas from both sides of the aisle. this mr. president, is the commitment that republicans made to the american people, and we are keeping that commitment. thank you mr. president. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. the majority leader is recognized. mr. cornyn: thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i am happy to stand here today knowing that the senate has had a pretty good week of getting its

when young people come to me and say how do you become a united states senator? i say, do about 35, 40 years of comedy, then run for the senate. [ applause ] it's worked every time. so i think you should run. >> richard wolf, senator david letterman. what can we do? >> a long shot, i think. look, it's hard if you're a national joke, which indiana is. david letterman being a national joke. it's rare for al franken to say that, that's how easy it is. i just want to give real credit here not just to letterman and franken, but to walmart. it's easy to say they're doing this out of a business interest. actually, they're taking a lead here. this kind of politics used to play out in statehouses across the country, and we didn't know about it, and the corporations didn't have to care about it. thousand they do. we all know about it. >> we're going take a break here. garrett epps, thank you for guiding us on the details of the law tonight. >>> coming up, breaking news. "the new york times" is reporting that jeb bush has changed his position on indiana's religious freedom l

and first lady of the united states. hillary. senator from new york and presidential candidate. ary. secretary of state and presidential candidate. it was a decision that surprised absolutely no one. least of all, old family friend and advisor paul begala. >> it is not just i have to do this i have to make history, they have to play "hail to the chief" when i walk in the room. >> she doesn't need it but she wants it. she's put a lifetime into herself in a way in preparation for it. >> reporter: it was clear, even back at yale law school in the '70s when she met this fellow -- >> i actually tried to talk hillary into leaving me when we were in law school. it is the god's truth. you have more talent for public service than anybody in my generation that i have met and i shouldn't stand in your way. you should do this. she look at me and laughed. she said oh bill i'll never run for office. >> reporter: she was the original good wife. writing her own role. >> this health security card will represent a right of every citizen. >> reporter: public defender in chief. >> -- is this vast ri

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, welcome to the united states capital. a special thank you to the ohio state marching band for being here. i guess they have more time on their hands after the ground of 32. speaking of the buckeyes pursuant to hr2203 today, we will present a congressional gold-medal to jack nicklaus for his sevice to the nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. the tradition of the gold-medal goes back to 1776. the first recipient was then-general george washington. what makes this award so american is that anyone can win it, whether you are in architect, an innovator, a humanitarian, or even someone who played golf. the golden bear is all of those things. and today we give him the highest honor we can bestow. we are honored to be joined by so many representatives of the world of g

school students who generally rank academically in the top 1% of the united states were in washington, d.c. as part of the united states senatecountry was still in the midst of theive war, but thousands gathered to hear the 349 peek. the library of congress is displaying the president's man ewe self-incriminate and reading copy for a limited time due to their delicate condition. up next a visit to the lie braer's conservation lab to view the documents and learn about their importance

that makes him number one in the united states senate when it comes to missing votes. the average absentee rate in the senate is about 2% and he's over 8%. during his announcement on monday rubio -- well, he did what republicans do. he attacked hillary clinton. >> just yesterday, a leader from yesterday -- [ booing ] began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday. yesterday is over. >> hillary clinton will not take us to yesterday. marco rubio's policies certainly will. he's an anti-populist. when he decides to show up for work he sure as heck isn't voting where the people are in in country. rubio voted to shut down the government in 2013 cost the country $25 billion. he wants to repeal obamacare, doesn't have a plan to replace it. he's a climate change denier even though 93% of scientists say we've done it. rubio is against the minimum wage and always has been. he's against same-sex marriage which the right wing loves. rubio's voted against the paycheck fairness act. rubio wants to repeal president obama's executive orders on immigration, alt

she is working as a junior senator in the united states senate and that's part of why there's a clamor to persuade to her run for president which she says she will not do and i believe her. but what's the next question. joining us is senator elizabeth warren. her book a fighting chance is just out with a new afterword that has a dramatic story in it. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. it's good to be here. >> is the united states senate a good place to work for somebody that wants to do the kinds of things you want to do. >> yes. >> are you getting stuff done. >> yeah. that's the part i like. sometimes you try to go for the big pieces that are going to move the ocean liner a whole lot. 15 degrees, 20 degrees. we need to refinances student loan rates. we need to make sure that social security is secure to the future and expand the benefits. we need to do equal pay for equal work. we need to raise the minimum wage. no one should work full time and still live if poverty. that's what you have to get out there and fight for it. did we win today? no. but we'll come back to

it, because it is terribly important that we tell the postmaster general of the united states that the united states senate wants a strong and vibrant u.s. postal service. mr. president, what we are saying to the postmaster general of the united states is pretty simple and that is do not destroy up to 15,000 middle-class jobs. do not shut down up to 82 mail processing plants. stop slowing down mail service delivery in this country. speed it up by reinstating strong overnight delivery standards for first-class mail. mr. president, i do not know about arizona or i don't know about wyoming but i can tell you that in vermont we have gotten increased a significant number of complaints from people who are upset by the slowdown in mail delivery standards. and it is, to my mind, just unacceptable. and what we are saying now and we'll have to say in the months to come is you can't shut down another 82 processing plants. you cannot continue these inadequate delivery, mail delivery standards. and that's got to change. the american people, the business community is entitled to know that when they put a letter or docum

members of the united 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. rep. boehner: welcome to the united states capital. a special thank you to the united states marching band for being here. i guess they have more time on their hands after the round of 32. speaking of the buckeyes pursuant to hr223 today, when will present a gold-medal to jack nicklaus for excellence good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. the tradition of the gold-medal goes back to 1776. the first recipient was then-general george washington. what makes this award so american is that anyone can win it, whether you are in architect, in innovator, or even someone who played golf. the golden bear is is all of those things. and today we give him the highest honor we can bestow. we're joined by many representatives of the world of golf. the king, arnold palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] the commissioner of the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr. jim nantz, and man

it was her senate race in new york state going around upper new york state a talking to small groups of people. >> hillary clinton now has two titles, first lady of the unitedtor elect from the state of new york. >> came out of cities with a three to one edge. she's split in rural a areas. traveling in 62 counties did pay off. we carry the sub herbs but she was with him in the rural area. >> that's the templates for this race. joining me former pennsylvania governor and national chair of the democratic party ed rendell. and steve schmidt msnbc contributor and chief strategist for john mccain's campaign. >> these are early days. secretary clinton has a very different strategic dynamic than republicans do. she's highly probable to be the democratic nominee for president of the united states. she has more time than the other candidates do. she certainly going to be the general election candidate. she's using this time now to build this war chest, start raising money, build the national organization and to reintroduce herself through the prism of a presidential candidacy. early days on this but looks like a successful start to her launch. >> and ed rendell, how

that's what i'm working on. >> so your leverage is through the oversight role of the united states senate part because the administration has -- this which is a democratic administration, has appointees and some senate confirmed and some not running those agency a's that may be more amenable to hearing your arguments and accepting oversight than they would be if it were a republican president. the reason there's so much clamor around the prospect of you running for president is i think people are worried about the democrats chances of holding on to the presidency in 2016 and going republican. the administration going republican, especially if the congress stays republican would put you in a position with almost no leverage at all. >> it is a scary thought to think about republicans because they have made it so clear. their vision of how to build a future. their vision is fire all the cops. not the cops on main street, the cops on wall street. they're already heeding the charge. some of them saying let's punch holes in dodd frank. can you imagine that? this soon after the financial crisis?

state your full name and title? senator mccain: john sydney mccain, united states senator from arizona. kelly: when were you born? senator mccain: august 29, 1936. kelly: did you always feel that you were bound for life in the navy? senator mccain: i believe so. i resisted it from time to time, but i was pretty sure that was what was going to happen. kelly: where would you when president kennedy was assassinated, and what we are -- what were your thoughts? senator mccain: i was at virginia beach, virginia, in a house that three other bachelors and i were living in, and i happened to be at home. and i was watching television, and, of course, heard the news. i think my emotions were very similar to the majority of americans -- shock, sorrow anger, but mostly shock. kelly: what lessons did annapolis teach you about character and integrity that have stayed with you? senator mccain: i think that over time, a school like the naval academy in stills in you certain principles -- adherence to a certain code of honor dependence on your comrades, a class system where you are loyal to your classmates, and then, of course, a r

she's -- her time in the united states senate, united states senator from new york, they also mention her time as secretary of state, they call her one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for president. i'm sure the caller who just called in would not agree with that assessment, but what that is what the clinton campaign touts. in terms of her accomplishments as secretary of state, they tout her small businesses across the globe, that was one of her chief accomplishments, her work with women, her work in southeast asia increasing stabilization across certain participants of that region -- parts of that region. but presidential campaigns on the whole aren't necessarily -- candidates don't necessary hi talk about accomplishments. they do talk about their vision for the future why they want to be president why they've p end doored grueling campaigns to be president. and also it'll be interesting just the notion of accomplishments of any of the candidates of the last couple years. a lot of these candidates on the r side are from the united states senate. we know congress has not

school students who generally rank academically in the top 1% of the united states were in washington, d.c. as part of the united states senate 150 years ago this month, president lincoln gave his second inaugural address on the east front of the u.s. capital. the country was still in the midst of theive war, but thousands gathered to hear the 349 peek. the library of congress is displaying the president's man ewe self-incriminate and reading copy for a limited time due to their delicate condition. up next a visit to the lie braer's conservation lab to view the documents and learn about their importance. this is about 15 minutes. >> the ole case of this address was march 4, 1865 for lincoln's second inaugural. people were expecting, i imagine, a much more sell bratorial kind of a speech. the war hasn't been -- it wasn't over. it would still continue for a little more than a month. you would expect someone to have more of a triumphant address. but, actually, what you see in lincoln's first inaugural is just over 700 words. and, instead, he says essentially, the war was caused by slavery, but it was a national sin. so god is th

a united states senator stands charged with corruption. t robert menendez has agreed to step down temporarily as the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. he was the chairman when the democrats were in the majority. evan perez has more on the new federal indictment against senator menendez. evan the fbi and prosecutors, they have been investigating him for a long time. you broke this story a month ago that that he was about to be indicted. >> this is a very rare rare thing. a sitting united states senator that is now facing charges, 14 counts bribery, accepting about a million dollars in gifts from a friend and donor whose name is solomon malagin, an ophthalmologist in florida fighting medicare allegedly for bilking medicare. menendez is charged with using his position in the senate to help his friend. menendez has denied all of this. says he is a friend with the doctor. he addressed the charges when we broke the story last month. here is what he had to say, wolf. >> i fight for these issues and for the people of our cou

haram is doing in nigeria and other countries we can hold our heads up high and say in the united states senate we are finally doing something about this and our country is united across party lines against this practice. and again, thank you senator cornyn for what you've done. mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president winston churchill supposedly once said that the americans do the right thing after they exhaust every other possibility. and you might say the same thing about the united states senate when it comes to the justice for victims of trafficking act. this has been a long, strange journey here to final passage but here we are and we've kept our focus all along on the victims. typically a girl of 12-14 years old who has been sex trafficked and who has been treated like a common object and enslaved. this is a terrible, heinous crime but one that most of us don't see because it operates without -- outside of our vision and our experience. but we are throwing a lifeline to these victims of human trafficking by providing them real resour

earlier today, vermont senator, bernie sanders officially announced he will run as a democrat for the president of the united states. this makes senator sanders the first democratic challenger to hillary clinton. many will view this as a good day for democracy and the backdrop of all of this today is activism in numerous cities across america. you're looking live at a march in philadelphia today after marches and protests in new york city last night, this seems to have taken on a life of its own. there will be marches later on today in baltimore, but this is the scene in philadelphia. and we start our interview tonight with senator sanders on this topic. senator, good to have you with us. congratulations on this announcement. certainly, it is a big challenge for you, but i want to go right to today's news senator. you're now president of the united states. you see what's unfolding on american straits. what's the problem as you see it, what's the solution? >> well the problem is that for many years, police brutality and the killing of innocent people has not been dealt with. that's a fact. the good news is that the

laughter] [applause] first, the challenges which i met before in 1948 when i first ran for united states senator from maine, when i did not have the money that my opposition did. when i did not have the professional party organization that my opposition did. when it was said that the senate is no place for a woman. when my physical strength was sapped during the campaign with a broken arm. when my conservative opponent and my liberal opponent in maine were not restricted in campaigning by official duties in washington such as i had, and when practically no one gave me a chance to win. my candidacy in the new hampshire primary will be a test in several ways. one, it will be a test of how much support will be given to a candidate without campaign funds and whose expense will be limited to personal and travel expense paid by the candidate. two, it will be a test of how much support will be given a candidate without a professional party organization of paid campaign workers but instead composed of non-paid amateur volunteers. three, it will be a test of how much support will be given a candidate who

out when i had the privilege of chairing the committee rises to the high calling of what the united states senate is all about. it particularly opposes significant -- particularly shows the significance of the senate foreign relations committee. i want to thank senator cardin the ranking member, it is incredibly hard work in perfecting the legislation that brings us to what i hope will be a broad, strong, bipartisan vote. and i can't become anyone better to take my place during this interim. -- during this interim period. and i want to thank senator kaine. in my view, the way to send a message to iran about our feelings is to pass the corker-menendez act. it underscores congresses critical role in one of the highest priority national security, nuclear nonproliferation challenges of our time. the fact is that the p5+1 and iran achieve an agreement by the june deadline, congress must have oversight committee -- oversight ability. this bill establishes a framework for congressional oversight. i differentiate this agreement and others that the ministers has excited -- has cited for exclusive executiv

her time in the united states senate as a united states senator from new york they also mention her time as secretary of state. they call her one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for president. i'm sure the caller who just called in would not agree with that assessment. in terms of her accomplishments as secretary of state, they talk about a lot of her work with women and girls, start small businesses across the globe. i also think some of her work in southeast asia as well, something they time-out as an accomplishment as well, increasing stabilization across certain parts of that region. those are some things we might talk about on the campaign trail. but presidential campaigns on the whole aren't necessarily candidates who talk about accomplishments. they do talk about their vision for the future. why that want to be president. and also it will be interesting when just the notion of accomplishments of any of the candidates over the last couple of years. we know congress has not been excellent at getting things done over the last couple of years. and then you have a lot of g

generally rank academically in the top 1% of their states were in washington dc as part of the united states senate youth program. tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. >> monday night on the "communicators," on the development of clouds storage and big data and how the government is using it. >> the national security is building one of the world's largest cloud data centers in a secure mountain facility in utah. it is doing so because its surveillance needs require that degree of storage and security. the u.s. government's chief information officer, three or four years ago, ordered u.s. government agencies to move to the cloud. and as a result, even civilian agencies are turning to cloud services. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. join ""american history tv" on april 9 and 12, for life ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the surrender at appomattox. confederate general robert in the met union general ulysses s grant, and surrendered his army of northern virginia. effectively ending the civil war. we will be live from appomattox court house national historic park in virgi

. >> when i hear some like senator mccain recently suggest that our secretary of state john kerry, who served in the united states senate a vietnam veteran who provided exemplary service to this nation is somehow less trustworthy in the interpretation of what is in a political agreement than the extreme leader of iran, that is an indication of the degree to which partisanship has crossed all boundaries. >> schieffer: so there you have it, mr. secretary. what -- do you agree with what the president said? do you go that far? >> well, bob, i am going to answer your question but let me just begin by publicly congratulating you on 46 extraordinary years and it is a pleasure to be on with you and it is really an amazing career. with respect to the question you just raised, i think the president has spoken very powerfully to senator mccain's comments and belief in the ayatollah's interpretation. i will let the facts speak for themselves. yesterday the russians, who are not our usual ally, released a statement saying that what we have put out in terms of our information is both reliable and accurate and i will be

forget the fact she was first lady of arkansas first lady of the united states senator of new york secretary of state, she's a new grandmother, newly refreshed and concerned about the future of the planet. she just wants to go listen to people and be humble about it. more like the way she ran for the senate. remember when she ran for senator of new york. low key because she knew she couldn't come off as a big shot. she wanted to be miss local. she will take that strategy this way. that's exactly how she'll approach it. civic minded grandma. >> how many centrifuges does civil minded grandma support in iran? and how long can you carry this metaphor metaphor? i like it. it's comfy, but maybe goes into the strato fear of things we argue about. >> she can't hold it for long but they hope it's a nice way to start. >> i agree. it's true to her. >> well right. to the extent that she really is -- >> i'm married to a grandmother, we know grandmothers their particular personality develops in that time of life. >> you might see a little bit of baby charlotte here at the outset. >> what policies she talk

because right now there is no clear mechanism for the united states senate and the congress of the unitedstates to have a say about that potential final agreement. now, the reality is, is that an iran that does not have nuclear weapons capability is an iran that at the end of the day inures to a status in which the united states national security is better preserved, in which our ally, the state of israel, its security is better preserved. but in fact an iran that does have nuclear weapons capability is a national security threat to the united states and to the state of israel, our ally, which clearly would face an existential threat. now the problem is, is that many of us, myself included, personally i abhor the iranian regime. i abhor its human rights abuses. i abhor its promotion of terrorism in the world. i abhor that they are holding u.s. citizens hostage and so much more. but as much as i abhor all of that reality, what i really have a concern is the senate not having a say over any final agreement, particularly when i have some serious reservations about where this framework agreem

what they're suggesting is women and the women members of the united states senate who believe they're jeopardizing a woman's right to choice in this addition to the human trafficking bill which i'm very supportive of they're asking women who just got the vote less than 100 years ago to make a choice between a dynamic leader of the department of justice and their push that they have done over the centuries for the right to choose. it is an unfair it is a destructive approach. and i would ask the majority leader to put general lynch, if i might say, on the senate calendar tomorrow, friday saturday, or sunday to be able to stop this hostage-taking. and frankly, the image to the world that an african american cannot get confirmed and a woman on the floor of the united states senate. >> now, ari, republicans have come up with all kinds of excuses about the delay. but the truth is it's all about going after the president. the national review's rich lowry wrote in politico quote, when should they confirm her? never. the senate shouldn't confirm any attorney general nominee from whatever part

in the united states senate. representing south carolina in the united states senate is a dream job for me but the world is literally falling apart. we can't get anything done here at home. so that drives my thinking more than anything else. >> senator, great to have you on the program. we look forward to that announcement in early may. >> thank you. >> senator lindsey graham there. >>> and coming up next the gdp report for the first quarter is out next. many people are expecting a weak number with oil prices dropping major moves in the markets from the u.s. through asia. i'll talk with the head of the world's largest asset manager with $4 trillion under manager. blackrock ceo larry fink is ahead on "sunday morning futures." kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why

in the united states senate. enting south carolina in the united states senate is a dream job for me but the world is literally falling apart. we can't get anything done here at home. so that drives my thinking more than anything else. >> senator, great to have you on the program. we look forward to that announcement in early may. >> thank you. >> senator lindsey graham there. >>> and coming up next the gdp report for the first quarter is out next. many people are expecting a weak number with oil prices dropping major moves in the markets from the u.s. through asia. i'll talk with the head of the world's largest asset manager with $4 trillion under manager. blackrock ceo larry fink is ahead on "sunday morning futures." in a work, work, work world... take time for sunday. just know that your truck... has a little thing for monday. you can call me shallow... but, i have a wandering eye. i mean, come on. national gives me the control to choose any car in the aisle i want. i could choose you... or i could choose her i

senator graham: you have hit bottom. john: when lindsey graham is asked to predict the next president of the united states lindsey graham edicts -- senator graham: not hillary. mark: we asked people all the time, would hillary be easy to beat if she was a democrat nominee or tough to beat? senator graham: i think she would be tough to beat but beatable. mark: why beatable? senator graham: because she is tied to a failed presidency and it is hard when you're running for a third term for the party to maintain the white house. three terms is particularly hard when the president you are trying to replace is not a popular president. mark: when you look at what she is alleged to have done regarding handling of her personal e-mail, what is the single part of that that most concerns you? senator graham: why you created this system to begin with. was it really convenience or something else? here is where she is most exposed. if you can find one e-mail sent from her private account to a private account of a state department employee that talks about business, then she is in trouble. john: i think they have acknowledged there is su

but when she ran for the united states senate back in 2000 she went to all 62 counties by van.. i don't think it's a question of stamina, nor do i believe it's a question of who's going to be on stage with her. what she's going to do today in that announcement is to make the voters the american people the middle class, those who are struggling and aspiring to be in the middle class, that's going to be the center of her attention. that's what she's going to put on stage. >> donna, i want to ask you about what we've heard from the congresswoman this morning, other republicans, about this being a third obama term. you were the campaign manager for al gore. you remember how angry bill clinton was when you kept him locked in the white house -- >> not me. >> the campaign kept him locked in the white house and not out on the campaign trail for al gore. do you think that barack obama is different and should hillary clinton have him out there? is he an asset? >> yes, he is an asset and so was bill clinton in 2000 an asset for us. but this is different. she is not the sitting vice presid

you can approve something with just 34 votes in the united states congress and the united states senate. i think that is my point. so vocally and i appreciate the fact that we will be able to vote on my amendment deeming this deal between america and i ran a treaty so if that the american people have the ability to weigh in to have a say in whether or not this is important enough to be affirmatively approved as our constitution contemplates with the international agreement of this importance. it's be affirmatively approved by the vote of 67 senators and i urge my colleagues to support this amendment could i yield the floor. >> mr. president. i want to thank the senator for his active involvement on the foreign relations committee. he is a valuable member and i appreciate his concern about this issue. i know that he understands that this is an amendment that is likely not to pass and let me tell you why. four times since 2010, congress has put in sanctions that most people believe is what brought iran to the table, for different charges that began in 2010. almost every one of these cases

school students who generally rank academically in the top 1% of their states were in washington, d.c., as part of the united dates senate youth program -- united states senate youth program. >> american history tv recently visited longwood university in virginia. the program was cohosted by the university at appomattox courthouse national historical park. author chris caucus talks about the military maneuvers of the union and confederate armies that brought them to appomattox.

is this a new day a new day post-gridlock in the united states senate? >> well i think so, and also there's an education bill that has come out of the help committee with strong support not only from chairman alexander but also the ranke member senator murray. i actually think our new majority leader senator mcconnell, by being firm but also by opening up the amendment process has created an atmosphere where we're gog see a lot more bipartisanship and a lot more legislation moving, and frankly, as someone in charge of the campaign committee, i think legislative accomplishment and ending gridlock, i think that is good politics for both parties and i think the american people are going to find it a bit refreshing. >> ifill: was it worth it to keep the nominee waiting this long? >> well, i'm sorry that it was held up so long. i'm sorry that a trafficking bill that should have been passed, frankly by unanimous conassociate virtual unanimous vote was held up for some four weeks. but this is the sort of thing that sometimes happens in legislative bodies. the g