mr. nelson: the answer is no. mr. rubio: i would only say that i believe in the next 24 hours or so there will be a bill filed to create a federal gun violence restraining order. and we want to see how that's crafted. i will tell you there is -- i'm not sure that that's something that -- it might. but i'm not sure it's something that can get to 6 to votes because a lot of people are concerned about -- 60 votes because a lot of people are concerned about whether a federal court is the right forum. i know senator blumenthal and graham are working hard to confront some of those issues. the other thing is some of the legislation we're dealing with involves schools and school safety and schools are the purview of state governments and local boards. i do think on some of the issues regarding state reporting, like you said, fix nics or -- that's -- there's only -- we can incentivize states to fully report. we can threaten them by cutting off money. but you can't compel them by law in some cases to do these sorts of things. t

mr. nelson: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: since i see no other senator is now seeking recognition, i thought i would take the occasion to bring the senate up to date on what is happening down in florida in the aftermath of 17 people being gunned down at marjory stoneman douglas high school. as we know, we've seen those students speak out with a boldness and with clarity. rarely have we seen not being intat dated -- intimidated at all as to what needs to be done. as a matter of fact, in the aftermath of the shooting, while some of the funerals were still going on, since our florida state legislature is in session, the students went over the course of two weeks up to the capital city of tallahassee, held individual meetings with state legislators, had a recall yif outside -- had a rally outside the capitol, insisting that maybe, just maybe this might be a time that the state legislature would confront this issue head-on, that in fact there was something to the fact that a weapon originally developed for the military, an

you know with her skills mr nelson you know it's. going to this business like. it is if that's. what you. shall. live. here you see. the. similarities between the victims let's at the conclusion that this was the work of a serial killer all of them are engaged in providing intimate so this is in the situation of a c.b.s. . knowing that he was a suspect and would be searched you flood a police station came home and shaved his mustache so that he would not be recognized he called his wife and said here you know we needed a lawyer you are she said caryn washed up the traces of blood and when he investigated earth came to search the place did not find anything. but if you go to prince case sentenced to life imprisonment as a limited term would not serve justice and in order to prevent future crimes. heading the states were the city of burlington is fighting against the fleet of f. thirty five fighter jets being stationed at a local. airport vermont state residents rejected the move in a non binding vote saying they're concerned about noise pollution and safety to make their feelings

mr. nelson: mr. president, as the senator from pennsylvania is leaving, those are the people whose names he just read. and that's why i'm here to tell you that teachers, students, and staff at marjory stoneman douglas high school returned to school for the first time since that shooting two weeks ago. some were ready, some that returned were scared, some didn't go back. they are going to a different school. what happened at stoneman douglas high school two weeks ago should never happen anywhere in this country ever -- ever, never again. look at those faces. so full of promise. here's the coach. he saved some of the kids' lives. he jumped in front of it. another adult that tried to save lives, another adult that tried to save lives. it shouldn't happen in a school, it shouldn't happen in a nightclub like pulse, it shouldn't happen in an airport or a church or an outdoor concert. it shouldn't happen. so why does it? why does this keep happening over and over again? well, i'm going to tell you why. it's

mr. nelson: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from from l ifful. mr. nelson: i thank the senator from owe forehis gracious comments. and i just simply want to say my part as to why this is so important that we pass this legislation because it's very obvious that an untold number of women and children in the u.s. are being sold into sexual slavery via the internet. and we now have an opportunity to do something about it by passing this legislation. and it's so bad because with just a few clicks or a few punches on an iphone, victims from all walks of life and parts of the country, all across, are being enforced -- are being forced into brutal slavery and unspeakable crimes. i want to repeat that. i want americans to understand what is going on behind the scenes, that women and children are being forced into sex slavery in modern-day america, and could very well happen to someone that you know. you know, we have continuing stories of our history of how slavery brought to the new world had happened. first to arabia off the east coast of africa, and then of

mr. schumer: thank you and thanks for your brevity. senator nelson. mr. nelson: so you see what happens when you don't have bipartisanship? what you have is one party in our tax x bill writing committee, the finance committee, ramming it down the throat of everybody, excluding the other party from any participation. oh, would it have been bipartisanship? because what would have happened in the tax bill is what you're being presented today. the corporate tax would have been cut. it would have been cut substantially. 10 points from 35% to 25%. reasonable things would have been done on estate taxes. and all of those things would have produced revenue. $1 trillion worth of revenue. that then could have been used for infrastructure. a state grows at ,000 people day net -- at 1,000 people a day net. we are in so much need of infrastructure. and you can't toll yourself out of this problem. florida needs an infrastructure bill. mr. schumer: thank you. ms. stabenow: thank you. and i'm here because i'm very excited about this plan. i can't think of much that's more

mr. nelson are you worried about getting arrested?not at all, but i suppose having never been arrested it would be a little sporty, but no that's not something i'm concerned about. david: well you're taking it in good cheer but it does put county officials in a very difficult position who do you obey? the federal government or the state government? >> well the good news for our sheriffs personnel is our sheriff has made it clear they are going to follow the law. she was able to sort of outsmart the legislature. david: i'm sorry follow which law the state law or federal law >> well right now the state law because of course they're sworn peace officers in the state of california. the reason we're starting up for them and fighting is because they're put in a predicament being asked to ignore federal officials who rightfully they need to communicate with that's what this fight is all about. david: but mr. nelson it's more than just we can laugh about it there are some extraordinarily crazy things about this but there are real consequences

mr. nelson and the latest from county provides. a heavy blanket of security around the affected areas of beginner and candy in. the authorities very keen to make sure that there's no room for any further flare ups any more confrontations the muslim community and the sing haley's now what started off as a. small scale argument on an altercation about broadway's all right of way. has basically taken on a communal proportion it never started this way and this is what the government is urging people not to give in to sort of hate rhetoric or any of this hate crime and violence but ensure that they work together the government has pointed towards the violence this country has seen for almost thirty years reminding people that they can't afford to go back to that era now basically the muslim community burying one of its own a youth who was caught in a house that was born down by an unruly mob last afternoon he couldn't get out on time and basically his funeral happening on tuesday afternoon now the single community also sort of hurting a

mr. nelson: mr. president, before the senator from virginia leaves, since he is the cochairman of the american spain council, i want him to hear my very brief remarks. because it has been discovered and it will be officially announced today at 4:00 with a new website la florida discovered by historian dr. michael francis of the university of south florida at st. petersburg, one of the imminent spanish colonial scholars in the world the following. appropriately said and launched today since st. patrick's day is this saturday. that the first st. patrick's day was not in boston in 1737, nor was the first st. patrick's day parade in new york in 1762. but as discovered in the spanish archives in seville by dr. francis, the first st. patrick's day was celebrated by an irish priest richard arthur, better known as ricardo arturo in st. augustine in 1600. to be followed by the first st. patrick's day parade in the new world in st. augustine in 1601. needless to say, this is not going to make our friends in bo

mr. nelson: madam president, so many are still grieving from the atrocious killing of 17 people in the high school in florida. indeed, our entire state is grieving. broward county is grieving. parkland is grieving. i think you're going to find on march 24 in the rallies and the marches that will occur in 500 cities around this country and will have a focus of the main one in washington, i think you're going to find that a lot of people are grieving because a lot of people all across this country have been touched by these massacres that continue to occur, starting over almost three decades ago in columbine, in colorado. we certainly had our fill of it in florida just in the last two years. 49 people gunned down with an assault rifle, a six-hour m.c.x. at the pulse nightclub. another assault pistol gunning down five people in the ft. lauderdale airport and now an ar-15 gunning down 17, and he would have gotten a lot more had he been able to open the third-story window overlooking the courtyard from a perch as the students fled across the courtyard to get out of the school yard. he couldn't g

mr. nelson is qualified, to put it very mildly. he is someone who has worked in notable posts of responsibility in all three branches of government. during the george w. bush administration, ryan worked as deputy assistant attorney general in the department of justice's environment and natural resources division. in that position, he personally argued 13 appellate cases. he also oversaw 700 attorneys and staff who touched on all aspects of energy and environmental issues within the department of justice. later, ryan worked in the white house as deputy general counsel for the o.m.b. and as special counsel to then-senator jeff sessions. that's just his experience in government. ryan is -- has acquired senior management experience in the private sector as well. for the past eight years, he has worked as general counsel for mellaluca, which is a very successful billion-dollar idaho business. so ryan does not just know what it's like to work in government, what it's like to work in washington. he knows that, but he also understands the

mr. chairman. nelson. you, senator we have aor very distinguished panel with us today and we will ask as much as members of the cabinet can to confine their oral statements to five minutes to make sure all the materials and statements are included as a matter of the record of the hearing but it will give opportunities for members of the committee and i suspect we are a lot of people who want to ask questions. we'll start on my left and you're right with thell secretay of transportation, secretary chao. welcome.e. thank you for being here and please proceed. >> chairman thune, ranking member nelson and members of the committee, thank you so much for the opportunity to be here today. our nation's infrastructure is the backbone of our world-class economy. the most productive, flexible and dynamic in the world and it's a key to economic growth and productivity. but as you have heard, too much of the infrastructure is aging and in need of repairs. the challenges are everywhere. traffic congestion and delays cos

we will start with senator nelson. mr. chairman, thank you for the courtesy that i have to go to the commerce committee, and so after my statement, if you will excuse me, senator thune and i need to kick that committee meeting off momentarily. mr. chairman, madam ranking member, my fellow senators, we have had our fill of this in florida for the last two years. 49 souls lost at the pulse nightclub and five at the fort lauderdale airport with a rapid-fire handgun and now an ar-15 at the school. senator rubio and i have joined together as we have worked well together on so many other pieces of legislation that will affect this, things that are steps in the right direction and like what the florida legislature d did, and the significant three-day waiting period, but that is it. she is 21 and arming some school personnel and yes, getting at the bump stocks, and sen r or the rubio and i trying to offer federal incentives in legislation that we filed to maikel schools safer, trying to catch the red flags and get them to the atte

mr. nelson: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. president, i want to join our colleagues that have spoken about the concern of the russian cyber attacks on this country. since every day that passes we gather new information about how russia, at vladimir putin's direction, went about interfering with using cyber attacks into this country, not only stealing names and personal information but now about interfering in our elections. in a long, long indictment, the special counsel robert mueller spelled out how the so-called internet research agency, which is a front in russia, created fake accounts on social media and other internet platforms. it spread divisive consent and it even organized political rallies in the u.s. with the help of unwitting americans all backed by one of putin's cronies through a so-called catering company. this indictment tells a pretty remarkable and alarming story. and if you're still not sure just what this was all about, just read the front, the internet research agency's own words. quote, information warfa

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator nelson. i want to welcome our panel of witnesses this morning, and thank them for their testimony in advance and ask them to give their opening statements. we first have susan fleming at the government accountability office. mr. barry dewees, who's assistant inspector general, office of the inspector general, mr. david el mire, who is the chief safety officer for metropolitan transportation authority, and mr. richard anderson who's president and ceo of amtrak. we'll start on my left and your right with ms. fleming. i would ask you if you can to confine your oral remarks as close to five minutes as possible. we'll make sure your entire statement is included in the record, but it will maximize the opportunity for members to ask questions. ms. fleming, welcome and please proceed. >> thank you. mr. chairman, ranking member nelson and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss commuter railroads' implementation of positive train control, or ptc, and fra's oversight of that

senator nelson. >> mr. chairman thank you. i think it's quite significant that i can speak to our state and we have two secretaries here from florida, secretary ross, secretary shulkin. what we know in florida the third largest state growing at 1000 people a day it's emblematic of the additional demand not only to build new infrastructure but to repair infrastructure whether it's roads, bridges and how many bridges, thousands that we havee in this country that are structurally deficient named by the engineers. whether its seaports, airports, water plants, s expansion of broadband also desperately needed particularly in the growth states but even in the non-growth states in rural states where they are desperate to have broadband so their children, their students in school can have the learning tools that others in urban areas that have access to 5g so that they have equal opportunity to an education. but the question is how do you pay for it? we went out and borrowed $1.5 trillion to pay for a huge tax cut that is added to our

mr. nelson: mr. president, we have a series of senators that are going to be speaking about what is happening as the result of climate change, sea level rise, which is particularly having its effects in my state of florida. few states are as vulnerable to climate change than what we find particularly in south florida, miami beach being ground zero. because what's happening, as the sea level is rising -- and this is not projections, it's not forecasts. this is actual measurements, measurements by nasa and noaa over the last 40 years, that the sea has risen in south florida five to eight inches. we see the effects of that at the seasonal high tides. now more increasingly along with the cycles of the moon each month that water typically is slushing around in the streets. it's sloshing over the curbs. and as a result, the city of miami beach has had to spend tens of millions of dollars in big, huge, expensive pumps and have also had to raise the level of the road beds. noaa's most recent worst-case scena

nelson. >> [applause] mr. wallis: i think just one more spoonful or keep them at h. that was from nearly the end of that century we chronicle. it is called simply, "adios, wy att." wyatt and josephine sarah marcus, a girl from a prominent julie's family in san francisco, lived as husband and wife for 50 years. the couple was a classic case of opposite temperaments complementing each other. herb was quiet and reserved, while his wife was fiery. remainedie and wyatt faithful to each other. an died quietly. as josie later wrote in her published recollections, my darling had briefed hisan died . asd his last, dying peacefully without a struggle, like a -- breathe baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. they finally had to drag me away. i have gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days at tombstone so long ago. earp'sd among pallbearers were thomas at heart -- thomas as hard -- his ashes were buried just south of san francisco. 1894, she died in was buried with her husband. manicuredored on the grass topped with

mr. chairman. ranking member nelson. really important hearing and glad it's happening. i think we had a very good discussion today and i'd like to start my questions on infrastructure. and in particular infrastructure along the u.s.-mexico border. i mentioned it here before but the union pacific intermodal , cility in santa ter essay, in a has spurred millions infrastructure investment by other companies in state and local federal governments on both sides of the border. so the administration's trade policy on nafta has huge complications for infrastructure in my state. and the rest of the border region which is home to many, many millions of people. i know secretary perry's very familiar with this. nafta needs updating to take account of current trade conditions and to strengthen environmental and labor standards but nafta has been on the books for nearly a quarter of a century. so secretary ross, has the administration considered in any formal or rigorous way the impacts on border economies and infrastructure if the trump administration unilaterally withdraws from naf

mr. murphy: you thank you >> it's been 32 days since the tragedy that senator nelson may be coming to the floor very soon. but frankly every day since there has been a series of tragedies all across this country on average 90 people every single day lose their life to gunli violence and there has been over the course of the last year a mass shooting every single day most are not covered in the newspaper but there is an incident which for more people are shot on average more than once per day in this country and now more than five years since the devastating tragedy in my state where 21st graders lost their life. this is deeply personal to all of us here in this chamber and it became very personal to me last week when my six-year-old came home from school to tell me about his active shooter drill.l. he is six and is in kindergarten and in his kindergarten class he explained to me that for their active shooter drill all 25 kids in his classroom were shoved inside a bathroom to gather and crunched together shoulder to shoulder and the door locked and imagine how frightening that would be to

mr. thune, and the ranking member in the senate, bill nelson. mr. speaker, we bring you a good product today of sound policy named for a wonderful individual. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you. i rise also in support of h.r. 498 , the ray balm's act. this bill is the product of extensive bipartisan collaboration after exhaustive negotiations we were able to reach a deal that includes bills introduced by democrats and republicans in both the house and senate. that does not happen often. and would like to thank my colleagues for working with me so closely. this bill is a real trib bought butte to its namesake, ray balm. had he a passion for telecommunications policy and special place for broadcasting. he was also an eternal optimist. he never faltered his belief we could

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator nelson. think i speak for the ranking member, we thank you for your clips. you are free to come to all of our hearings and say that as well. >> i just did that in a press conference with you, mr. chairman. >> yes, sir. thank you for coming today. a member of our committee, senator udall, of new mexico, will be introducing ms. royce. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and i just also want to say what it is a pleasure working with you, chairman rubio, and ranking member ben cardin. my wife jill and i have known marie royce for close 20 years when i began may service in the house of representatives. marie is a california native. growing up in the west, she's active in conservation organizations and initiatives and i believe she understands the important connection of those programs to international security and the rule of law. i also think her experience and educational and cultural affairs makes her a good fit for this important leadership role. ms. royce, a businesswoman and former profess

mr. chairman, and if i may be excused to go on to the commerce committee. >> of course you're excused. >> thank you. >> senator rubio. thank you, senator nelson. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and to the ranking member for holding this hearing. unlike any of the issues we've confronted in the seven years here, this one has had a dual impact both as a policy maker and also as a father of four school-age children, including two girls in high school and each time the pictures come up of the students and their families, i know i'm familiar with the stories because they're the stories that could very well have been the classmates of the children that my kids go to school with. and like parents all across the country, one worries every day now about what could happen when you drop them off in the morning, and no american family should carry that burden, and our heartbreaks for the families that are carrying it now, and the in the hopes that we can act here to make sure this happens to no one ever again. today, across the country, in a few minutes, students from across america will be exercising their first amendment right to speak out about changes th

mr. chairman, i thank you. >>> and thank you, senator nelson. mayor resnik, we'll begin with you. i understand you represent a city of about 11,000, just off i-95. is that correct? >> that is correct. we are broward county, florida. >> mr. chairman, they're not far from the very, very terrible tragic shooting in parkland. >> that is correct, senator, thank you. two of my colleagues that i work very closely with have children that attend that school. fortunately they were fine but they will probably be dealing with the trauma for the rest of their lives. we do appreciate your sentiments with respect to that. >> well, and please do express our concern, and good wishes to all of the people who were involved. >> thank you. >> and to the citizens of your city. >> thank you. >> proceed with your testimony. thank you for coming. >> thank you so much, chairman. chairman wicker, schatz, senator, thank you for your service for floridians. i am gary resnik. i have the honor of serving on the board of the national league of cities, and chairing its information technology and communications com

as he gears up to challenge senator bill nelson, mr. ott is feeling the same pressure that was brought to bear on the legislature. senator marco rubio and bill nelson,- senator bill held a news conference wednesday to talk about a resolution, where they want to encourage states to have gun violence restraining orders. if someone feels someone is a threat, they can get law enforcement to ban them from purchasing guns or take their guns away. at this news conference, mr. rubio was asked why states are moving and congress is not. [video clip] you watch c-span, you will know. it is the nature of the place, number one, and we do not move as fast as the florida legislature can do. congress, with 500 something members, represents a diverse country. as a result, there are people in different parts of the country who have different views on these issues. some are very strong in one direction, others are strong in the other. those often play out in our own conferences at times. everyone in the florida legislature represents florida or part of flor

nelson: mr. chairman, thank you for the courtesy. i have to go to the commerce committee. so, after my statement, if you will excuse me, senator thune and i need to kick off the committee meeting momentarily. mr. chairman, matt of ranking member, by fellow senators, we have had our fill of this in florida in the last two years. 49 souls lost at the pulse with a six f in our mcs. the florida airport with a rapidfire in -- rapidfire handgun. and now in ar-15 at the school. senator rubio and i have joined together as we work well together on so many other pieces of legislation that will affect of this, things that are steps in the right direction, like what the florida legislature did, the most significant, the three-day waiting period, but that's it. age 21, yes, arming some school personnel, yes, i getting at the bump stocks. senator rubio and i trying to offer federal incentives and legislation that we filed to make schools safer, trying to catch the red flags and get them to the attention of authorities, another piece of legislation. but these are just steps in the right

mr. chairman and ranking member nelson. really important hearing. i would like to start my questions on infrastructure and in particular along the u.s. mexico border into facility it was a $400 million investment that opened in 2014 and it spurred many millions more in infrastructure investment by other companies and state in the local and federal governments by both sides of the border. so the administration's trade policy has huge implications for infrastructure in my state and itit's home to many millions of people. to strengthen environmental and labor standards. has the administration considered in any formal or rigorous way the impact on the border economies and infrastructures if the administration unilaterally withdraws from nafta? of the oil and gas industry just about every industry that you can imagine as well as many local and state officials. so we have been highly sensitized to the dependence that a lot of the border states have and also on the canadian border a different group of states. so we are aware of the potential impact. >> hea

mr. president, that's two-thirds of our bill. what's the other third? the other third is the collins-nelson bill that adds $10 billion a year for reinsurance. the governors like this. the state insurance commissioners like this. the plumber and songwriter like it. who doesn't like it? a few democrats who are saying that the hyde language which says, let's be specific what it says, it says you can't use federal funds for elective abortions but you may use any other funds. that's exactly the law we, that we have in our bill. the hyde language is in the bill we're going to be voting on later today. it was put there in 1976. it's adopted year after year. it's on page 1036 if anybody wants to look it up. then there's language in the bill we're going to be voting on today restricting federal employee health benefits. hyde-like language. it's on page 588. you're going to be voting for it today. then there's the title x family planning legislation. that's in the bill you're going to be voting for today. that's hyde language. there's the mexico city legislation. you're going to vote for that today b

mr. chairman. i want to follow up on both senators reid and nelson's questions and then on the action of the administration i just want to be clear as i understand you said the president trump has never ordered the cyber com to take any action to defend or thwart attempts to the elections this fall is that correct? >> i said i'd never been given any specific direction to take additional steps outside my authority. i've taken the steps within my authority to be a good effective commander. >> someone in the administration has asked you to take any additional steps. >> i've been granted any additional authorities, capacity capabilities and that is certainly true. >> i understand that to be a confirmation of what i just said. >> i apologize. >> it's come to my attention the department of defense contracts with it companies that share sensitive source code data with russia and other hostile governments while they do business overseas and that this practice risks exposing sensitive underlying codes within the national security platforms. and as i understand, there aren't any safeguards like disclosure to protect

nelson for being explicit. i might as well ask about an area of particular importance to me which is amtrak from mobile to new orleans. the southern rail commission, mr anderson, had hoped for a longer route and seems the real interest, the real possibility for making it work is to take this heavily populated area. mobile is a major city. the gulf coast, mississippi, heavily populated, one of the major cities on the south in terms of population and potential traffic. the commission has trimmed its proposal to that. i am just hoping you can give me some encouragement about making that actually work. of the schedule can accommodate passengers and the public, if the trains are reliable and run on time, this could be a winner because the population is there. how is ptc going between new orleans and mobile. when will it be complete? what impact will it have on amtrak? and also understand you talked about this but are we okay with the interoperability of the freight on ptc. >> the interoperability piece is going well. we federated or in the process of what is called federating, hooking our system to their system so it speaks to our locomotives was that pro

planes because nelson says a warm hearted service and sear person reliable enough to go to nice i'd say not a tough dog like me. because it's setting me too much. this whole mess. hit me mr me that's not really the heart. the consumer can be a passion it's a stitch in my side or something. and if you want mr me you can lie down. thank you. thank. you joy good job with your interrogation. other circumstances i would have hired you straight off. but fortunately we've been betrayed. it's always has happened happened yes. you know you took a while but now we're going back on the offensive here in the german democratic republic but for that we need your support. him well my dear mr but nobody would have been a. disservice soviet union is sadly no longer what it once was we have our own problems. but my stock market will ask you straight out can we still rely on the soviet union. as brothers in arms should be able to use this service soviet union will fulfill all existing treaties if. those are all together we'll get this crisis back on my control again he did right. he. did learn in both the situation in moscow is completely out of control. our debts larger than the you can i

mr. richard nixon, george romney was toying around and -- i did not even know who he was, but i will tell you -- nelson rockefeller was in the state of new hampshire. he was romancing everybody all around, and when he came to portsmouth he got the predominantly republican men and women to go to be rocking ham hotel, which was a great thing at that time, to have a little get together, which was ultra plush. lots of drinks. i think i had my first martini in that rocking ham hotel. i started to build that terrible habit. but, he really romanced the republicans. the one night that i'm talking about at the rocking ham, it was pre- dinnertime, and there was a big crowd there. when it was over we all went up to the portsmouth high school because nixon was having a rally up there. so, we got everything taken care of on the rockefeller side. and we all went over to the high school to meet and greet with richard nixon. and, you know, listening to the democrats as they have been talking about the primary and what happened between the primary and the election, i don't want anybody to believe that the republicans w

mr. richard nixon. george romney was toying around and i did not know who he was. but i will tell you that nelson ro rockerfeller was in the state of new hampshire, he was romancing everybody all around. he got predominantly republicans, men and women going to the rock and ham hotel which was a great thing at that time to have a little get together which was ultra plus. a lot of drinks. i think i had my first martini in that hotel. starting to build that terrible habit. >> he really romanced the republica republicans. the one night i am talking about at the rockingham, it was early and pre-dinner time. there was a big crowd there. when it was over, we all went up, nixon was having a rally up there. we got everything taken care of on the rockerfeller side, we all went to the high school to meet and greet with richard nixon. listen to the democrats talking about the primary and what happened between the primary and the election, i don't want anybody to believe that the republicans were just sweeping. the sweeping giants came forth on primary day and again in november. selective of what they did and