the passing of our friend and colleague, senator pete domenici. he had a long and notable care career. teaching mathematics at ann albuquerque high school from city politics to the u.s. senate. in fact when he ran for senate in 1972, he became the first republican elected from his hom, state he does so in the longest-serving senator and likm others in the chapter i came to know him as a smart, hard-working and dedicated strong advocate for the state of new mexico. here we are in your office at the end of 36 years packing up. what is this like for you crossing this transition? >> it's pretty tough. all of a sudden you get a set of rules. i'm not terribly thrilled with the work product the last ten years. it is a great institution and there is no question it's not easy to say goodbye. i have some illnesses but clearly people that watch me work ten years ago that's good or bad, whichever it is but i decided that it was for someone else to do and i could try taking a little more care of my family. but it looks like i might be able to >> we have loyal

former new mexico senator pete domenici died wednesday in albuquerque at the age of 85. just before leaving the senate in 2008, he sat down with c-span2 to talk about his life and career. susan: you are in your

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senator pete domenici died from complications resulting from abdominal surgery. he was 85. .. >> >> and with all of those affected with the hurricane especially the territoriesaffecd may also our secretary travel to those overseas territoriterritori es to see what is needed. as i told the house last week we have a navy ship repositioned in the region and experts on the ground coordinatcoordinat ing the u.k. response. and to have the military aid with an additional 25 million pounds for recovery efforts and 2 million pounds of assistance just last week. with additional 200 is to arrive in the next couple days. over 40 tons of aid has arrived i am sure the members i'd like to join meit to pay tribute to as people were doing an incredible job mr. speaker. >> and those children the half ineffective mr. speakerallt to have a vibrant local economy but the economy is sure to shrink if we leave. is a the time that the prime minister that we finally know the cost?. >> i have to say to the honorable lady that is not the right one. if she tells her constituents that she nee

former new mexico senator pete domenici died wednesday in albuquerque at the age of 85. just before leaving the senate in 2008, he sat down with c-span2 to talk about his life and career. susan: you are in your office at the end of your senate career. what is this all like for you? --. domenici: the tough pretty tough. people think it is like you quit one job and start another. 36 years in the senate and all of a sudden you get a set of rules when you get out of here. pretty soon you are not a senator anymore. i'm not terribly thrilled with the product of the congress i've belonged to come at least for the past 10 years. i don't feel too good about it. it is a great institution, there is no question. it is not easy to say goodbye or to figure out what to do next. i'm 76 going on 77 . i have some elvises, but -- i -- i have some illnesses, but people who watched 10 years ago would sit and just about that good or that bad, whatever it is -- would say that i am just about that good or bad back, whatever it is . there is a lot more that could've been done but i decided that

. >> former new mexico senator pete domenici died on wednesday in albuquerque, at age 85. just before leaving the senate in 2008 he sat down with c-span to talk about his life and career. host: senator p domenici, here we are in your office at the end of 36 years in the senate. what is this like for you, processing this transition? -- senatornici domenici: it is pretty tough. you quit one job you start another, but 36 years us than it all of a sudden you get a set of rules about how you get out of here. when you leave, what time he have to be where, and pretty soon you are not a senator anymore. am not terribly thrilled with the work product of the congress that i belong to, at least for the last 10 years, i do not feel too good about it -- it is a great institution. there is no question. say goodbye,y to not easy to figure out what to do next. i am 76 years old going on 77 years old. i have some illnesses, but people who watched lee worked 10 years ago here would probably say that i am still just about that good, orange that bad, whatever it is. so there is a lot more tha

pete domenici. he passed away this morning at the age of 85. people talk about the good old days of the senate when the chamber actually accomplished things they are talking about domenici's time and about people like pete domenici that struck deals across party lines with democrats like minnesota's tim wellstone and ted kennedy in massachusetts. served at chairman of the energy and budget committee. it is his work on the budget balanced act that left the biggest mark. he and then house member john kasich negotiated a noteworthy balanced budget with bill clinton back in 1997. in all his years in the senate never became overly polarized and beloved by constituents both sides of the aisle. and remembering his predecessor today who always kept new mexican's first. announcing the passing on the senate floor today. >> like others in this chapter, i served for a number of years with senator domenici. i came to know him as a smart, hard working, dedicated and a very strong advocate for his home state of new mexico. for an exceptionally fresh feeling c

new mexico republican pete domenici had complications from abdominal surgery.enici served for 36 years, until 2009, and became a bipartisan powerbroker. for much of that time, he worked with now-majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> i served for a number of years with senator domenici. i came to know him as a smart, hardworking, dedicated and a very strong advocate for his home state of new mexico. so, mr. president, we're all saddened by this news today. >> woodruff: pete domenici was 85 years old. the u.s. and south korea sent fresh signals to north korea today, to back off its nuclear and missile testing. the south's military announced it tested a new air-launched cruise missile that can fly 300 miles and evade radar. and, the "new york times" reported seoul is assembling a so-called "decapitation unit" that could target kim jong-un in a crisis. meanwhile, u.s. defense secretary jim mattis said he no longer favors phasing out the u.s. arsenal of long-range ballistic missiles. myanmar's leader will skip this month's u.n. general assembly session, amid outrage o

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senator pete domenici we are spending an hour with you and plummeted to 36 years in the senate. i want to work on an issue that has been one of great importance for a long time and that is the mental health act. we've been talking about the financial situation and after your years of working on it. they had great support finally after years of difficulty it was ready and we had to get it done. the majority leader ted kennedy and i spent a lot of time getting this done with a great staff and they couldn't go out of session and not pass that bill. that is a little bit of what i talk about in the senate you can put that on. what that bill did this after years the united states of america hiding its head. i've been battling for about 14 years we called it a parody one and i am so pleased among the myriad of things large and small than i've been able to participate in as a senator, this one i was able to keep it going even though it was last-minute. >> we are talking about how the senate operates. your interest in the mental health parity that has a story to it as well is a lesson of

former senator pete domenici has passed away. mitch mcconnell made the announcement on the senate floor this morning. >> i regret that i announce to the senate the passing of our dear friend and colleague senator pete domenici. pete had a long and notable career. one that took him from pitching on the baseball diamond to teaching mathematics at an albuquerque junior high school, from city politics to the u.s. senate. in fact, when he ran for the senate in 1972, domenici became the first republican elected from his home state in nearly four decades. by the time he retired, he did so as the longest serving senator in new mexico history. like others in this chapter, i served for a number of years with senator domenici. i came to know him as a smart, hard-working, dedicated, and a very strong advocate for his home state of new mexico. so we're all saddened by this news today. the senate offers its condolences to senator domenici's family and especially his wife nancy. >> former senator domenici had more than 1,500 appearances on c-sp

deep regret that i announce to the senate the passing of our dear friend and colleague senator pete domenici. pete had a long and notable career, one that took him from pitching on the baseball diamond to teaching mathematics at an albuquerque high school, from city politics to the u.s. senate. in fact, when he ran for the senate in 1972, domenici became the first republican elected from his home state in nearly four decades. by the time he retired, he did so as the longest-serving senator in new mexico history. like others in this chapter, i served for a number of years with senator domenici. i came to know him as a smart, hardworking, dedicated, and a very strong advocate for his home state of new mexico. so, mr. president, we're all saddened by this news today. the senate offersst -- offers its condolences to senator domenici's family and especially to his wife nancy. now, mr. president, the question i believe you have -- the presiding officer: all time has expired. the question occurs on the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. thethe ayes appear to have it. the ay

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. >>> and pete domenici, the former republican senator of new mexico has died. power broker in the senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy he served six terms in the senate beginning in 1972 pete domenici was 85 years old that's the cnbc news update this hour melissa, back to you >> thank you very much, sue herera we are 90 minute away from the closing bell on wall street. stocks are little changed. although we did manage to hit a new intraday high on the s&p 500 and we're at 25 and change on the s&p. the nasdaq is down by just about a quarter of a point and the dow is in the green right now. the oil markets are closing for the day and let's get to don at the cnbc commodity desk. >> energy stocks among the best performers because oil is up pretty well here if you look at the highs of the day we'll close up at that level up by 2% west techs, tech west texas, were looking at double the gains and things are off in the green after the international energy agency raised their outlook for global oil demand this year and there was a reason for weake

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the passing of our friend and colleague, senator pete domenici. he had a long and notable care career. teaching mathematics at ann albuquerque high school from city politics to the u.s. senate. in fact when he ran for senate in 1972, he became the first republican elected from his hom, state

. >> former new mexico senator pete domenici died on wednesday in albuquerque, at age 85. just before leaving the senate 2

tomorrow as a further mark of respect to the late pete domenici, former late pete domenici, former a some developments today regarding health care. vermont independent bernie sanders unveils his plan for a single-payer health care system and republican senators briefed reporters on their ideas for health care health care reform. here are g.o.p. senators lindsey graham, bill cassidy, dean heller and ron johnson. [inaudible conversations] >> all right. behind me is the only thing between you and single-payer health care, a small band of brothers looking for a sister. [laughter] so, we are going to unveil a bill that's been in the making for about a month now and bill