adam zubin. why can't that at least get done?or whatever reason, and completely defying beltway pundit common wisdom, republican presidential front-runner donald trump has not only reclaimed but strepped his lead in the polls since the terrorist attacks in paris. since paris, donald trump's doing great. the one candidate who seems to be deflating recently in the polls is ben carson. and as carson key flats, there's another candidate, a third candidate who pretty clearly appears to be capitalizing. picking under the support that ben carson has been losing. and that candidate it turns out, that candidate and his campaign, they are now evoking the issue of terrorism on u.s. soil. in a way that is very, very different than everybody else in the lace and very, very different than the beltway press is prepared to cover as best as i can tell. this is a sort of disturbing and slightsly mind bending story. it is about candidate ted cruz. have you not heard it anywhere else. but it's next right after this. those new glasses? they are. do i

who is adam zubin? adam zubin has been nominated -- listen to this job -- to the under secretary for terrorism and financial crimes at the treasury department. this isn't a low-level ghee has nothing to do with isis and fighting isis and fighting terrorism. this is the number-one person in the treasury department, perhaps the number-one person in our whole government next to the commander in chief, who's in the position to fight terrorism and to fight the kind of financial crimes that isis depends on to fund its operations. yet mr. zubin, we've had a hearing, he came from -- originally he worked for the bush administration for a number of years. he's been serving interim during the obama administration. but my colleagues on the banking committee, my colleagues in the senate simply have refused to bring mr. zubin to a vote. he's served republican and democratic administrations in senior positions. there's no question, zero question that he's qualified for this position. let me tell you a little more abou

encountering some resistance, the senate banking committee postponed yesterday's vote on the nomination of adam zubin to be undersecretary for terrorism. the nomination was once seen as a shoe-in. but fox news has confirmed that treasury inspector general is investigating hiring and promotion practices in the office that zubin was managing. >>> up next, astounding revelations about what president george h.w. bush thought of his son's war council after 9/11. >>> tonight some surprising criticism of president bush president bush's top lieutenant. by the president's own father. bush 41, president george h.w. bush had some harsh words for two of the architects of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. in a new biography of president george h.w. bush, the 41st president breaks his silence on his son's war team of defense secretary donald rumsfeld and vice president dick cheney. >> he likes cheney, respects him. but he clearly believed and wanted historical record to reflect, that he had objections to how cheney had conducted his vice presidency. >> john meechum, a pulitzer prize winning author of "destiny and

encountering some resistance, the senate banking committee postponed yesterday's vote on the nomination of adam zubino be undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. the nomination was once seen as a shoe-in. but fox news has confirmed that treasury inspector general is investigating hiring and promotion practices in the office that zubin was managing. >>> up next, astounding revelations about what president george h.w. bush thought of his son's war council after 9/11. you know, just because your bladder is changing, it doesn't mean that you have to. with tena let yourself go. be the one with the crazy laugh. and keep being their favorite playmate. with tena's unique super-absorbent micro-beads that lock in moisture and odor. tena lets you be you. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another d

adam zubin.ily involved in a leadership role and trying to cut off iran's access to international financial markets. when we were trying to cut off north korea and their access to international financial markets and i understand he's been nominated to -- at a very senior position in treasury and there's obviously work that still needs to be done and can you -- senator heitkamp srks that still pending? >> it is pending and the hearing is completed. pending vote in in the banking committee. >> this committee's done great work making sure that senior level leadership, department of homeland security, vacant positions year and a half ago, they have been filled and done very good work in that regard and this is another nomination that's going to be very helpful in terms of the root cause, cutting off isis money. it's all good well and good to face them on the battlefield. we have a good guy willing to serve. we need to get him done. thank you. >> thank you, senator carper. i also have an opening state

lastly, there is a guy, adam zubin, who was involved in a leadership role when trying to cut off iran'sccess to international financial markets, north korea's access to international financial markets. i understand he has been nominated to a senior position in treasury. there is obvious the work that needs to be done. is that nomination still pending in the banking committee? >> it is still pending. the hearing has been completed pending. sen. carper: all those vacant positions, they have been filled. we have done very good work in that regard. this is another nomination that will be very helpful in terms of the root cause with isis money. in terms of making sure that their money is gone, this is a good way to do it. thank you. have an opening statement. a couple housekeeping items. it is great that we have such a great agenda and we will limit questions to five minutes. i think there will be acronyms being thrown around so i had my staff published an acronym glossary as well as a 13 step vetting process put out by the u.s. committee for refugees and immigrants. with that, it is the tra