here's more from the senate floor as senator amy klobuchar, democrat from minnesota, speaking out on this. >> six weeks ago we pass the reauthorization out of the judiciary committee and that the boil has the support of 58 senators including six republicans. i'm glad that this bill has continued to attract bipartisan support. i wish it was unanimous. just seven years ago, in fact, the reauthorization bill pass the house by a vote of 415-4 and passed the senate by unanimous consent with 18 republican cosponsors. i know that this year some of my republican colleagues on the judiciary committee are not sportive of this bill but it is my hope while they may disagree with the bill, they will not stop this bipartisan bill from advancing. combating domestic violence and sexual assault is an issue we should all be able to agree on. many of the provisions in the reauthorization bill make important changes to the current law. the bill consolidates duplicative programs and streamlines others. it adds more purpose areas to the list of allowable uses. it has new training requirements where people

amy klobuchar? anybody coming up that could break in or is hillary clinton going to be the candidate in 2016? >> i can't predict who will be the candidate in 2016 and with hillary clinton, i don't know what to make of it. but all the examples, claire mccaskill, there's some incredibly talented and brilliant women politicians, almost all of them in the democratic party, at least at the high level. and i'm sure one will break through. i think the glass ceiling is far from permanent in the presidential race in this country. >> good for you, frank. you're a great writer. we love you. you're now with "new york" magazine. thanks for this piece. >>> when we return, let me finish with the prospect that the supreme court could actually overturn health care by one vote. imagine what that's going to do if that happens. one person deciding something we've all been fighting about for centuries, it seems. you're watching "hardball." what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of t

anybody, claire mccaskill, amy klobuchar? is hillary clinton going to be the candidate in 2016?speculation, i don't know what to make of it. look, the examples like claire mccaskill that you mentioned, there's some incredibly talented and brilliant women politicians, almost all of them in the democratic party, at least at the high level, and i'm sure one will break through. i think the glass ceiling is far from permanent in the presidential race in this country. >> good for you, frank. you're a great writer. we love it. you're now with "new york" magazine. >>> when we return, let me finish with the prospect the supreme court could actually overturn health care by one vote. imagine what that's going to do if that happens. one person deciding something we've all been fighting about for centuries it seems. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. yeah, but the

that was minnesota senator, democratic senator, amy klobuchar on the senate floor just a few hours, pushing the case to reauthorize the violence against women act. it's an historically bipartisan bill, but many republicans are upset now that the new version of the bill includes provisions they have problems with. and they question the motives of democrats who are pushing for a quick vote. we'll have two senators who support the legislation joining us tonight, a republican and a democrat. we begin with washington senator maria cantwell, a democrat. senator, thank you for coming on tonight. >> good evening. >> what is the fight over here on this? why isn't this the bill, which has passed before, zooming through? especially in this particular political environment? >> that's what women want to know. they want to know how something that has been so bipartisan in the past, the violence against women act, that's usually passed with great bipartisan support, may not meet its deadline for being reauthorized. so after the debate on planned parenthood, after the debate on the blunt amendment, you bet

senator al franken and amy klobuchar of minnesota are right, however, that speculation has caused unfair prices. even goldman sachs in the research report last year acknowledges the fact of the data generated by the st. louis federal reserve petroleum marketers association and others indicate that one of the major factors in the high prices is oil speculation, and that's why senator klobuchar, sanders and myself among others have introduced legislation on the commodities future place limits on speculators, and the commissioner has agreed. what do you think about? can you tell me what has happened in the last decade with respect to the ratio of the speculators and the users in the markets? >> i suggest paul r. howard may be better situated to answer this question. the to change to starkly between the commercial traders or money market managers. it used to be the commercial traders did a lot more of the exchange because they actually used the wheel that has reversed itself over the last decade and clearly money managers play an increasing role. in 2007 and 2008 we actually saw in terms of

i'm very pleased that senator roy blunt of missouri is cosponsoring it with me along with amy klobuchar of minnesota, mike crapo of idaho, and i believe that we'll have many others joining us on both sides of the aisle. also we are also working with representative john simpson cuss in in the house who will be introducing companion legislation as well. the other point i want to make is concluding we have broad-based support from people -- from companies who work in the traditional energy sector as well as the renewable energy sector who make the equipment to dispense gasoline and other types of fuel products, and the people who sell gasoline and all types of fuel. they're all on board. let me give you an example. from the renewable fuels energy sector we have the renewable fuels energy association has endorsed this legislation and also growth energy. from traditional oil and gas, the american petroleum institute has endorsed this legislation as has desoro corporation and exxonmobil and many others. from the gas station service station end, the marketers that actually dispense the product

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senators out franken and amy klobuchar of minnesota are right.however the speculation has caused unfair prices. even goldman sachs in a research report last year acknowledges the fact. also data generated by the st. louis federal reserve petroleum marketers association and others indicate that one of the major factors in the hide prices is oil speculation and that is why senators klobuchar and senators saunders and myself among others have introduced legislation to force the commodities future trading commission to place limits on speculators and children who is the commissioner has agreed. what do you think about it? can you tell me what has happened over the last decade with respect to the ratio of speculators and and users in the oil markets? >> i would suggest that he might be better situated to answer this. i think there has been a change but between commercial players and traders or money managers, it used to be commercial traders did a lot more at the exchange because they actually use the oil. that has reversed itself over the last decade