and today, the honor fell to maine senator angus king. and honestly, it's kind of sad, but nowadays, not very many people show up for this annual tradition in the senate when somebody reads george washington's farewell address but they do it anyway every year to honor our first president and try to make his words from the farewell address sink in. senator angus king of maine is an independent which is particularly nice for this occasion because george washington's farewell address is where he famously warns about the baneful effects of political parties. washington says in his farewell address that political parties enfeeble the public administration and agitate the community with ill found injealousies and false alarms, kindling the animosity of one part against another. hear hear, right? because of the sort of tirade against political parties, it is particularly nice to have an independent united states senator reading george washington's farewell address. but george washington's farewell address is also particularly apt for this day. b

together with senator angus king of maine and senator marco rubio of florida, we are putting together this projobs,ing risk-based framework governing health i.t.. but before i speak about our bill, i would first like to thank our colleague from maine, senator angus king, for joining me in this effort. i'm informally telling people that our efforts might be the start of the surf and turf caucus here in the united states senate, the place where nebraska and maine come together politically to find common ground and work to address real problems in this country. we're able to do so together because senator king is known as an independent thinker, a problem solver who isn't afraid to work across the aisle in order to get things done. it's refreshing, and i sincerely appreciate his willingness to work with me. i also want to give special thanks to senator rubio for his interest in this issue as well. he is also an original cosponsor, and he has worked with us on this important topic. so here's what we're trying to do, mr. president. we want to clarify the food and drug administration's over

here is a tweet from senator angus king.t is andy joining us from oxford, connecticut, republican line. caller: thank you for taking the call. this is all crazy. of course they should not be taxed. they are being taxed. they took the money and given to the ballplayers in the ballplayers paid taxes. they give to the owners on the stockholders on the stockholders and the stockholders and owners pay taxes. big government is getting the money anyway. taxes, the pay any government would still get the money even at the president of ibm took the entire profit, he would pay tax on it. the problem is, the government could not say let's raise the taxes for ibm because there are no more taxes on ibm. we would have to raise individuals taxes and no lawmaker wants to vote for that. host: thanks very much for the call. times," anew york look of the books on the bestseller list -- you can see more of the list -- you can check out all of our nonfiction books every weekend including in-depth which is on today. check out the schedule informat

angus king of maine will be delivering the annual reading of president washington's farewell address. and at 5:00 they'll be taking up debate and a vote on a u.s. district court mom nawtion. you can watch live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. >> if this deal is completed, i think it puts comcast at the nexus, the center of every major media policy debate we're going to have. i don't think the fcc -- i don't see it being in the public interest, i think the fcc should block this merger. it's why we have antitrust laws, to prevent these kinds of deals. and i think for most americans a deal like this seems unthinkable and that we've reached -- that it's gotten this far, it's being debated, i think, it really says a lot. but for me, there's really no condition that's good enough to let a deal like this go through. >> transactions are frequently used as a way to shape markets. so there are a lot of conditions that could be placed on the country's largest internet service provider be it net neutrality, low-cost offering, being, perhaps, a buildout to schools for the president's connec

angus king serves on the armed services committee and is joining me from capitol hill.u very much for joining us today. as you know from our own jim miklaszewski and interviews with martin dempsey, the joint chiefs chairman and what the president has said to karzai, we are not going to wait for anything further from him, we have given up on him. so what happens if we end up withdrawing all troops from afghanistan? >> it could be a problem. i mean, in terms of just the security in afghanistan, the troops there, their forces have improved a great deal. they are miles ahead of where they were just a few years ago, but are they going to be able to resist a kind of hit-and-run guerilla war by the taliban. and the other issue is counter terrorism and what our basis is there. this is a real problem and the president is doing a real thing by calling karzai's bluff. he left the door open, though, there's a presidential election coming up in a couple months, and the new president might be ready to sign this thing. the irony is they had this convention of the whole leadership of t

eastern, at which point senator angus king will be recognized to read president george washington's farewellddress and then vote on a district court nomination. the house is live here on c-span and the senate on c-span2. over the past few months, c-span has set down with a handful of senators. over the next hour we will show you a couple of those beginning with republican senator bob corker of tennessee, and then democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. >> senator bob corker when did you think about moving from business to politics? >> you know i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure that everyone had an opportunity for a decent fit -- for decent, fit, and affordable housing. i was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked at the state level and i ended up going on a real board at the state level. it just sort of migrated. it was not about politics. it was more -- all about public policy. i ended up one day, i had sold my first company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i wanted to pursue. >> your first company was construction? >

and guess what, this afternoon it's going to be read by an independent senator, maine's angus king.lly about the power of political parties. that's it for this special edition of "the daily rundown." i hope you enjoyed our trip down presidential lane. coming up next, chris jansing. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins, and the country, we're divided today. the southern half of the country is saying bring on the warmth and the springlike conditions from phoenix to georgia, very beautiful weather, even denver, while we're dealing with another snowstorm from minneapolis to chicago and tomorrow that snow moves into the northeast. have a great day. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflamm

date, the time for the two liards had been h reserved for their use later in the day, that senator angus king be recognized to deliver washington's farewell address under the previous order, upon the conclusion of the reading, i be recognized and when the senate be in a period of morning business until 5:00 p.m. with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. at are 5:00 p.m., the senate provided to the meyer nomination, with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to the vote on the meyer mom nation. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: the next vote will be monday, february 24 at 5:30 p.m. if floss further business to if floss further business to although histories of the vietnam era war might make only passing reference to the 100 it's not because they weren't there in numbers. perhaps not as glamorous as other planes. their contribution to the war effort was irreplaceable. >> it's absolutely beautiful. it just seems so familiar to actually sit here. >> when they put it back together again you will have to come and see it. >> absolutely. >> f

last summer my armed services colleague, senator angus king of maine, and i visited turkey and jordan to explore the dimension of the refugee crisis. we visited refugee camps, talked with government leaders and n.g.o. about the damaged lives and the stressed communities that result from this unprecedented displacement of syrians. last week the senator from maine and i visited lebanon to see the scale of the syrian crisis in that country. in a country of only slightly more than four million people, there are already over one million syrian refugees have fled into lebanon in the last three years. one in four. think of the scale of that refugee crisis if we were to receive in the united states war refugees at that scale it would be 75 million to 80 million people, nearly one in four. in lebanon last week we met with government leaders, n.g.o.'s and the high commissioner on refugees. what we learned is staggering. the lebanese people have been resilient. the water and health of that nation are strained to the breaking point. the lebanese economy already fragile is teetering. schools in bl

. >> angus king of maine will deliver the reading of washington's farewell address every year.at 5:00 p.m., a debate is maier, a for jeffrey devoted to food forward that at 5:30 p.m. -- a vote to move forward with that at 5:30 p.m. debate toe house, a delay an irs rule that would limit the political activities of some tax exempt groups. live on our companion network c-span2. afghanistan, in and the obama's administration -- obama administration's plans to withdraw. while many of the governors are still in washington, arkansas beebe will be discussing health care. arkansas was the first date to get federal approval to use money from medicaid to purchase private insurance. before the governors return for their next session, here is a look at what i was terry branstad had to say. host: all day here we are covering the winter meeting of the nga. one of those participants is iowa governor, terry branstad. guest: thank you for having me this morning. host: earlier this year you announced seeking a sixth term. are you now the longest-serving governor ever in the history of this countr

it would be but this year by angus king. in late afternoon 5 p.m. eastern senators began debate on several judicial nominations for connecticut, arkansas and california. follow the senate live here on c-span2. in washington today president obama is hosting the dalai lama at the white house over the objection of china which warned the meeting would inflict great damage is on the u.s. relationship with the asian nation. president obama greeted the tibetan spiritual leader of a half-hour ago at the white house of the white house did not announce the meeting into late thursday. the dalai lama is on his speaking tour to recover anything in washington at the american enterprise institute yesterday. you can find that at c-span.org. tonight is the last night of booktv's primetime programmin programming. we wrap up tonight with author and women study professor on in moore's. you can see booktv's "in depth" interview with her tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> the beauty of america is that in this country we have the ability to write the script of our ow

eastern, and shortly after they gavel in, maine senator angus king will be recognized to deliver the annual reading of president george washington's farewell address. at 5:00 the chamber will debate and vote on the u.s. district court mom night, and as always, watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate live here on c-span2. the nation's governors this weekend gathered in washington for their annual national we were the meetings, and this morning at 11 ian both president obama and vice president joe biden will address the national governors' association from the white house state dining room. we'll have live coverage of their remarks here on c-span2 and, again, that'll start at 11 eastern. >>> this afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. today there'll be a speech by secretary, defense secretary chuck hagel talking about military budget cuts. we'll have live coverage starting at 1 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> the new c-span.org web site makes it easier than ever for you to keep tabs on washington, d.c. and share your finds via facebook, twitter and other social networks. easy se

angus king of maine will be delivering the annual reading of president washington's farewell address. then at 5:00 debate and later a vote on a u.s. district court nomination with live coverage of the senate hoar on c-span2. >>> and some news from capitol hill today, congress' longest-serving member in history will step down at the end of the year, representative john dingell. he's a democrat from michigan first elected to congress in 1955, succeeding his father. he's 87 years old, dean of the house and former chair of the energy and commerce committee. he became the longest-serving member of the house in 2009. last year he surpassed the late west virginia senator, robert byrd, to become the longest-tenured member of congress. you can check out c-span's facebook page to share your thoughts about the retirement of congressman dingell. steve on facebook says: thank you, representative dingell, for your years of service to our nation. enjoy your retirement. and jonathan writes: it's well past time for him to move on. this should not be allowed. serving is a duty, not a career. share your

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable angus king, a senator from the state of maine, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president, i move to move to calendar number 297, the veterans omnibus bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 297, s. 1950, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, we will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany the farm bill, h.r. 2642. the time until 5:30 will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. at 5:30, there will be a cloture vote on the farm bill conference report. as we have already announced, the final passage will be tomorrow after our weekly caucuses. s. 1977, i'm told, is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s.

angus king is going to read the washington fair well address and this is live coverage of the senate on c-span2. lead our lawmakers safely to the refuge of your choosing. guide the members of this body making them faithful stewards of your will. give them understanding and integrity so they may work to fulfill your purposes. empower them to endure hardships as good soldiers of your kingdom as you defend them with your heavenly grace. lord, provide them with courage to face perils with total trust in you. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. and pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901 as amended by the order of february 10, 2014, the senator from maine, mr. king, will now read washington's farewell address. senator king. m