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first person i ever heard say elections have consequences, i was doing a radio interview with barbara boxer back in 2004 and it was just before the bush-kerry election and she was concerned about bush being re-elected, weren't we all? she said, you know, elections have consequences, and then of course the consequences are that this man put a couple of extremists on the supreme court and now it plays all the way down to the local level. as a matter of fact today we saw two courts decide differently on the affordable care act. now we fast forward to citizens united as we have seen this conservative supreme court change the landscape of elections in this country. and the bottomline is that these guys, and some ladies have said that it's okay to throw as much money at an election as you want, if your corporation just have at it. so this is filtered down from big corporations to the most what some might wall nationally the most insignificant races in the country, north dakota. tonight we're going to show you how big oil is taking over small races in america, drill, baby, drill. they might even r

joining us now is senator barbara boxer of california, one of the co-sponsors of this new legislationsenator boxer, thank you very much for being with us. nice to have you here. >> thank you for inviting me. >> the legislature and the judiciary are obviously co-equal branches. you can't overrule the supreme court directly, but what would this legislation do to try to reverse the effect of the hobby lobby decision? >> we actually listened to the chief justice who said congress can fix this. just like we fixed the lilly ledbetter case, we can fix this. we simply say, not withstanding any law, including the law they cite, the religious freedom restoration act, which i voted form, despite that law, a boss cannot deny you any procedure, any medical treatment that is placed into federal law that you're entitled to. no boss can tell you you can't have birth control or a vaccine for your child or a blood transfusion for your husband. so it's very important, because this is a slippery slope. >> based on everything that we have seen from republicans in congress over the last couple of years, i

have caltrain a lot of folks working to make that happen and particularly our federal senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein and nancy pelosi has been a great champion of this project. we couldn't have done this without her. and i do want to acknowledge the u.s. department of transportation starting from secretary norman who's been that he beginning up to our secretary jonathan fox and a lot of support from our federal leaders to make sure this project happen it is on the ground project it is years of work from a lot of people in the city and county family i'm happy to ask you to join me in welcoming our mayor, mayor ed lee >> thank you edward reiskin and congratulations. i'm sdlltd to be here with our board president david chiu and i'm sure he's 4th of july which successor team a head and supervisor wiener the district supervisor where i live in that's good as well and you're right i know ed mentioned all the agencies that have been working together and the county the m t c and the liaison representative for caltrain thank you and the board but most important with this milestone i want

senator barbara boxer said that the house short term fix is not the answer. >> when you look at the hoe trust fund it's been one of the most successful of funds because it has an user fee, and we have an user fee for it. tom is an expert on all of this, and there are many people who think, including senator murphy, and harper and i would go along with this. that gas tax, that's an user fee. >> ray: but few on capitol hill are willing to get behind a gas tax increase. that's how the highway trust fund gets it's money in the first place. it has not been raised since 1993, and it's not tied to inflation. the gas dax is $0.18 per gallon. if you increase the tax, the highway fund would grow by $1.4 billion. the average american paid just $100 a year in gas tax. gas fund taxes are dropping because cars are more efficient and people are driving less. president obama has put forward a $402 billion transportation bill that would add money to the trust fund by closing tax loopholes. >> no laws are broken. we're just building roads and bridges like we've been doing for the last, i don't know, 50-1

. >> senator barbara boxer brings her campaign against medical errors to the bay area today. >> a young mother moved to tears at the check out counter with a random act of kindness going viral. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> a view of the san francisco skyline from our exploritorium camera. can nature wake out the top of the builtings this morning, with low clouds hacking in there and i used my windshield wipers in the city. the mist is just dampening things up. leyla gulen has the full forecast in a bit. >> visit us at abc7news.com for a guide to the fourth of july activities including parades and all the big fireworks shows. wiveness on the events where you can see members of the abc7 news team the. >> health officials advise people not to swim in the ocean at a popular monterey county beach. unsafe levels of bacteria were found on the beach on monday in stillwater cove at pebble beach. they estimate the level of contamination in the water. marine life and animals and human activities can be the cause. the advisory is in affect until the

legislation scott was talking about was originally proposed back in 2003 by california senator barbara boxer, also anti-missile technology has been in development by lockheed martin at a bay area location. >>> a manhunt happening right now in philadelphia for two alleged carjackers, police say they mowed down a whole family killing three children. tonight their mother is fighting for her life. kristen dahlgren shows us the growing memorial to the young lives lost. >> reporter: in philadelphia saturday might, a community came together to mourn. >> it's a tragedy. touches my heart. cried all day yesterday. >> reporter: even those who didn't know the family touched by the deadly crash. >> they were younger kids. i'm a parent myself. and it's just a senseless horrible event. >> reporter: 7-year-old terrence moore, his 10-year-old boy thomas and their 15ed-year-old sister, keara, were all killed. mowed down friday afternoon when police say two carjackers lost control of an suv they had just stolen. mom keisha williams as well as a family friend and the woman who was car jacked were seriously woun

. >>> senator barbara boxer issuing this statement in response to today's ruling, "while i am relieved that the hobby lobby ruling was narrow, i still cannot understand how the court's majority could put the ideology of closely held corporations above the health and religious freedom of thousands and thousands of their female employees." >>> the supreme court also made another ruling today, it refused to hear the case by the drakes bay oyster company. that means a lower court ruling stands, which is to return the area to wilderness status. the federal government has wanted to close down the oyster farm, which operates in the environmentally sensitive national seashore. the family which owns drakes bay says it is not giving up. >> we have a lot of reasons to fight for this farm. it represents a third of the state's oysters, it is jobs for about 25 or 30 people, it's part of the history and culture of west marin. >> the owner says the company may pursue a legislative solution because congress has the option of overriding the department of interior by issuing a permit to the farm to conti

i got the nomination, but i ran against barbara boxer. that's correct. 1992. >> he ran again in 94? for the nomination? >> no, i did not. the first time i ran and i knew nothing was going to happen. but it was 1986. the second time was 1992 and i would go a lot better that i didn't win. >> bruce herschensohn, you're the author of this book bruce herschensohn abandonment of u.s. allies around the world. what is obama's globe? >> in a preface by saying i believe. i believe to him foreign policy is a nuisance. i think he loves this staff that is domestic in nature and when it comes to a foreign policy, were he president really can do what they want. can't always do what you want to make it out of policy. if he does it, he can't do his stuff. a foreign policy you can do what you want is a president. i find that either he didn't know that when they came in which isn't saying anything karmically, i remember every president in my lifetime that wanted to do things other than nixon. he wanted to foreign policy and he did. he did not differently. but most people -- and president reagan must f

and benghazi barbara boxer said it is a political witch hunt and a campaign tactic to gin up their basend i don't think there is any doubt about it, it is a tactic that the republicans are trying to employ. and the republicans are trying to to unsuccessfully to link this scandal to the white house. that is from a member of the investigating committee. are both sides trying to score points. a b stoodard and jenna goldberg with the national review. welcome to you. jona h. the flood of immigration now the president is trying to turn it on the republicans. do you think that the president will escape? >> i don't think he will escape. the president lost credibility with everybody but his base and that's all he's talking to at this point. he is talking to the people who he needs to show up in the 2014. he lost the independents and lost republicans a really long time ago. and now just spinning his wheels. it is important to point out, they have done this since the beginning of the administration, and if think so, they haven't paid attention. republican opposition, they paint as illet jit mate a

they say support a bill from barbara boxer and dianne feinstein which would guarantee women have accessth control regardless of beliefs. many republicans are against the bill. >> the legislation would jeopardize and nullify hundreds of laws as has previously been mentioned at this table, laws ta protect mothers and their un- - laws to protect mothers and their unbone children. >> a. nancy pelosi continues the fight. she'll be holding a news conference calling on lawmakers to vote immediately on the legislation. she says workers need to get birth control no matter their boss's beliefs. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:46. let's get everybody to where they need to go. sal, 880, how is it holding up? >> it's slow. if you watch this program every day you know it slows down for the drive into downtown oakland at about this time. the slowdown is there. that's good news. we go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see traffic is improved from what it was. it's still a little bit slow at a 20-minute drive time. 280 is the worse in san jose. this is the worse commute i should say of all

. >> one of the only remarks barbara boxer ever made that really made any sense was she said you knowr gets grayer and my hair keeps getting blonder. >> that's beautiful. that's like andy. >> no. mine just keeps going away. >> liz warren could be our first president. >> i am pro liz warren. i may vote for her. if the last six years taught us anything, we cannot go wrong electing a president who has a background in academia and one term in the senate. we need more of that. we need the country to be running the way it has the last six years, smoothly and without a blip. >> that's true. >> the sad part is you can almost photograph that if she were to win, she could actually beat the republican no matter who it is. that's like the sickening, sad part. all of us believe there was no way obama would be re-elected. all of us believed that. now we will say there is no way elizabeth warren -- could you actually imagine a if she actually won? >> don't worry about it. the last person from massachusetts to be elected was calvin coolige. >> the last thing i learned about a song is oregon doing oba

barbara boxer have now stepped out on this issue. they have written a letter to the u.n.er on this this is a deliberate attempt to create casualties in their own people it is a form of true moral depraft. and that is what they thrive on. the reason the israelis had to go in very reluctantly because there was, as we saw on film just yesterday, a tunnel outside of gaza, from which 13 heavily armed terrorists emerged, less than a mile. what would have happened had the israelis not found them and shot them would have been a massacre of the worst proportions. israel has to do this operation. it's an incursion which is not intended to occupy the zone but to go in perhaps a mile or two and that's exactly what the israelis are hoping to do. they have no interest in a major occupation or a major invasion. >> how long does it last? >> probably a week. >> it could be longer. >> days, not weeks. >> up next, the panel's winners and losers, stay tuned. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you b

. >> joe, democratic senator barbara boxer of california on r5i678 maddow show last night.>> i believe and i haven't seen any polls that people will support us overwhelmingly, this is a free country, we have elections. i think it puts the republicans in a bad situation and frankly i don't care. we have to step up to the plate, whether it's an election year or not an election year. >> joe is, does the bill -- does the conversation for that matter, does that put republicans in a bad situation in an election year? >> not necessarily. obviously it's a very difficult conversation to have. and republicans care about all americans and clearly if you just want to win, you've got to care about every constituency and certainly the women are incredibly important constituency for both political parties both in the midterms this year and also in 2016. but it's a conversation that's worth having, the hard part in this country, is how do we take care of everybody, how do we make sure that everybody is happy and that that you are rights are protected and that nobody's trample mging on thei

this legislation was proposed in 2003 by california senator barbara boxer. also such anti-missile technology has been in development in the bay area up at lockheed martin. live in san jose, scott budman. >> scott, thank you. >>> more international airlines. more finger pointing and december station in the middle east. united nations school where palestinian civilians were staying to protect themselves from the violence was hit. palestinians say israeli tank shells hit the building killing at least 15 people and injuring 200 others. but israel claims the deaths were caused by hamas rockets. the u.n. is calling for a temporary cease-fire so the crews can move in and evacuate the building. in all about 750 people, mostly palestinians, have been killed in the last 18 days. >>> coming up, maybe baseball is just not enough. sneak peek inside the newest club and how much this vip experience will cost you. >> i think the expectation is that this will increase gasoline prices by a modest amount. >> so what does modest mean for california drivers who already have some

barbara boxer men does not take into account that the guy she gave a maxed out campaign,on to to his goes on national television and says there is nothing there? it is not anywhere in the back of her mind that this has our to been prejudiced? >> her job is not to do that, and she does a good job. >> she gave 750 dollars to the president's campaign and the dnc. here is the president, who could be a potential target of the investigation. that does not impact her at all? >> it does not. she does her job professionally. >> you can say that for sure, you can speak for barbara boxer rman? >> i have confidence in the judgment of the career people and -- >> that is amazing. >> deputy attorney general cole, if the department is investigating an individual or entity, when is it ever acceptable, if it is at all, that evidence sought i law-enforcement has been destroyed? civil case where you are asking for specific things, criminal case where a search warrant has been issued. is it acceptable to not disclose that to law enforcement? withain, as i said chairman jordan, it depends on the circumsta

. >> senator barbara boxer is using the transfers of immigrants to call for reform.n francisco today she called out house lawmakers for what she calls inaction. >> the american people need us to do our work. take immigration. what a mess, the senate passed a bipartisan bill. the house has done nothing. nothing. >> in a statement, senator boxer said these demonstrations in murrieta wouldn't have happened if the house had passed a bill. she says the measure greatly enhances border protection while setting up clear and fair rules for immigrants. >>> a judge told jurors in the bryan stow trial they need to keep deliberating. it came after they said they were deadlocked after five days. bryan stow sued the dodgers and the former owner frank mccourt. he is asking for $37 million in damages for the beating that left him permanently injured. his family says that bryan stow is going to need care 24/7 for the rest of his life. >>> still ahead, giving out high quality medical marijuana for free. one bay area city's new plan. ,,,,,, ,,,, you ,,,, with the wealth gap. >>> a day a

. >>> senator barbara boxer released a report on preventing the third leading cause of death in the unitedhat is that? medical mistakes. boxer toured ucsf medical center and saw what the staff there is doing to cut down on mistakes and infections. things like a bar code system to avoid errors, while administering medicine. and a surveillance system to make sure doctors and nurses wash their hands before treating a patient. >> washing your hands when you go in and out of a patient's room is not exactly high tech and expensive. you know, it's a matter of the soap dispenser and it's a matter of making sure you change the culture. >> boxer wants other hospitals to adopt similar measures to reduce medical errors. it is estimated that about 440 million americans -- 440,000 americans die because of mistakes in hospitals. >>> the city of fremont will put on its very popular fourth of july parade with thousand its of residents enjoying the floats and festivities. >> but most folks are unaware who funds that parade and that's where the controversy begins. >> lyanne melendez is live with that story.

senator barbara boxer is 73. senator diane feinstein is 81. and minority leader nancy pelosi is 74. let's bring in politico alexander burns who wrote the article. thank you so much. alexander, how soon could the shift actually occur? who are the players that could maybe lead it? >> well, jose, i think as soon as as 2016 you'll start to see people talking about whether senator boxer might decide to give up the seat. she hasn't made her intentions clear. you have a younger generation of california politicians. the state attorney general and the lieutenant governor. some folks who have been running for decade or more to run like former mayor. as soon as there's a chance to move up you'll see intense jockeying quickly. california is, as you said a land before time when it comes to their statewide elected officials. >> and robin, nancy pelosi was on morning joe this morning, and she continued to even say that while the house can go back to a democratic hands -- let's listen to what she had to say. >> okay. >> this is a very odd year that all assumptions that people have made about in ano

joining me is barbara boxer, what is the current stand with the boarder bill, even democrats voted not to proceed with the debate. >> we had enough votes to proceed to the debate, but i have to tell you, the top of your show was very important. because things have taken a very dark, dark turn, with ted cruz and the republicans and the republicans in the house meeting and from what i understand, they're going to end the whole wonderful action the president took to make sure that dreamers, the young people who were actually born in this country, or came to this country at very, very young ages, 2 years old, 3 years old, 1 year old. went to school here, even went into the military, that they could stay here. imagine the dark turn that that has taken. and to attach that that hi can no longer save these young people, many of whom are from my state who graduate with honors from universities across california that they now would be put back into the shadows. that their parents could never get a chance to stay here. i cannot believe this. i don't know if you saw "the wizard of oz" but it's an

tony got married to nicole boxer, the daughter of barbara boxer. the only -- the biggest it wasge for me was that working through the bride and the senator. there was always a discussion with the bride and a discussion with the senator. then, the discussion back to us. they did a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful wedding. about 500 people? eastr and dancing in the afterwards. hillary wanted her brother to be married. it was beautiful. one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. the negotiating was something i had not bargained for. >> another question from the audience? chom schwartz at the herbert hoover museum. we are currently having a first lady exhibit. one of the stars of the show is mrs. hoover's custom-built cadillac. drivinge convention by herself, she did not use a chauffeur or driver. accounts ofen passengers, her motoring , the newspapers criticized her for being undignified and driving herself around town and passengers without an escort. others saw that as an example of an independent spirit. so, i am wondering what kind of ladie

protection act of two thousand and thirteen was a piece of legislation introduced by bernie sanders and barbara boxer that would be a good first step so all fossil fuels are assigned a a cost that cost is a tax that's collected by the government the government then can use investments into cleaner energy refunds back to consumers but more importantly that these toxic substances now are more expensive and so cleaner energy is able to get the proper foothold in the marketplace that it deserves but the fact is that these you know waste injection wells aren't regulated by the federal government and you know the earth is a magnificent thing but it is not designed to be a receptacles for our chemical garbage and the fracking industry produces millions and millions of gallons of this tainted waste water and they're injecting it deep into the ground. we don't have reliable estimates on what happens after it's been injected the only reliable thing that we know is that it's causing earthquakes and so we've got to put an end to this madness start regulating this process and start having the fossil fuel industry

tony got married to nicole boxer, the daughter of barbara boxer. the only -- the biggest challenge was that it was working through the bride and the senator. there was always a discussion with the bride and a discussion with the senator. then, the discussion back to us. we finally got it all together. they did a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful wedding. probablyse garden was -- with probably 500 people. dinner and dancing in the east afterwards. hillary wanted her brother to be married in the rose garden. it was one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. it was the negotiating was something i had not bargained for. >> another question from the audience? yes. >> tom schwartz at the herbert hoover museum. we are currently having a first lady exhibit. i want to thank my colleagues for their cooperation helping make it a terrific exhibit. one of the stars of the show is 1929 custom-built cadillac. she broke convention by driving herself, she did not use a chauffeur or driver. by all written accounts of people who were passengers with her in her

the floor this afternoon to discuss legislation that i introduced this week with our colleagues barbara boxer, patty murray and kirsten gillibrand. our legislation responds to the rising cost of child care in the united states and the impact that it's having on millions of working families. our bill called the helping working families afford child care act would help these working parents. it would help them afford child care so they can go to work and support their families. what it does is update the child and dependent care tax credit that was passed in 1976 and has only been updated once since that time. access to affordable child care is a necessity for working parents. i raised three daughters. i have seven grandchildren. so i appreciate just how important it is for working parents to know that their children are being supervised by quality caregivers. and sadly, i struggled with child care from the time my first child was born in 1974 until the year my last child finally went off to college in 2004. and unfortunately, i am watching my daughters deal with that same struggle for how to f

, you're going to have a democratic bum's rush into that job, and in 2016 the question is will barbara boxern again. you could have two successive psychs where the state attorney general, they all suddenly have to decide after playing this waiting game for, like, ten-plus years they suddenly have to decide which of these available offices they're going to run for. and this is important because the next big democratic politician to get elected to a big, statewide job in california, you're looking at someone who will be ap immediate contender for the -- an immediate contender for the presidency. it's bizarre that it is by far the biggest state in the country. democrats get so much of their money from there. finish the only person that the democrats in california have produced who would ever for 15 seconds considered a presidential candidate was gray davis. and that, folks, doesn't add up. [laughter] >> final concluding question for maggie. and this isn't your personal opinion, or but if you -- i'd like to get your take. if you polled the press corps covering the presidential campaign in 2016,

barbara boxer has worked with her committee to prepare a bill. representative david kamp for the house ways and means committee on the very day that we announced our framework back in february he came forward with a framework that was very similar. and the bipartisan work of senator murphy and the senator corker. a lot of people are trying to weigh in here. but the constitutional fact is that until the congress does something collectively, we are stuck. and the country is going to be stuck into the gridlock in washington is going to translate to the gridlock at home. >> the dot said last week that the faa would likely not need to september 2015 deadline on crafting the rules and i wanted to see if i could get a reaction to that from you. >> i want to get back to you on that. i think what we have tried to do over the last few months has been to really step up the work on this. that's why we have four of the six test sites still out. we have worked to put forth some rules to this point but we obviously have to work on this other rules here as well.

, you're going to have a democratic bum's rush into that job, and in 2016 the question is will barbara boxer run again. you could have two successive psychs where the state attorney general, they all suddenly have to decide after playing this waiting game for, like, ten-plus years they suddenly have to decide which of these available offices they're going to run for. and this is important because the next big democratic politician to get elected to a big, statewide job in california, you're looking at someone who will be ap immediate contender for the -- an immediate contender for the presidency. it's bizarre that it is by far the biggest state in the country. democrats get so much of their money from there. finish the only person that the democrats in california have produced who would ever for 15 seconds considered a presidential candidate was gray davis. and that, folks, doesn't add up. [laughter] >> final concluding question for maggie. and this isn't your personal opinion, or but if you -- i'd like to get your take. if you polled the press corps covering the presidential campaign in 201

senator barbara boxer of california is the committee chair and david vitter is the ranking member. >>amine the critically important steps that the obama administration is taking to address climate change by reducing carbon pollution. today we'll focus on the president's new proposal to reduce dangerous carbon pollution from the biggest source, power plants. just this last week when i welcomed the miners, it is my pleasure to welcome the moms clean air force. we're glad to see you here with the kids in tow. power plants account for nearly 40% of all pollution released in the air. currently there are no limits. on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can release into our air. the president's plan in my view is a win-win for the american people because by addressing climate change through carbon pollution reduction, we can cut many types of air pollutants that also threaten human health. climate change and rising temperatures will lead to increased ground level ozone and smog which could worsen respiratory illnesses like asthma, increased air pollutants from wildfires and here hea

i saw that senator barbara boxer sent a very strongly worded letter to the head of the u.n.human rights commission and council who had made a statement 10 days or week before and said why are you not taken a stand and senator durbin had issued a written about that. the question is where is the u.n. and what they should be doing is dumbing hamas not just one or two sentences in a 10 page indictment of israel, but focus on this and this can lead to a change. the chances of them using a go down. you asked me about specific cases of human rights and how can you make that calculation. they don't know the evidence and they don't know what israel's decision-making is at the time to accuse someone of a war crime is a deliberate act and i know it is target them. and i don't know what led to civilians being killed. until you get all the facts you cannot make that judgment. it's what they are doing is serving in this court that somehow afterwards will try to find asked. but with the statements they made an wait until all the facts are in and then you will see that what i told you was t

what bar brow bra -- what barbara boxer has to say. >> reporter: police are searching for a group ofresponsible for stabbing a man to death this morning outside of the fairmont in san jose. we'll tell you what evidence they found that may be key in the investigation. >>> and we've been talking about the south bay now getting into the valley. there is a new crash as we look live at 280, you can tell it's still very slow. we'll wrap it up for you. >>> a lot of fog. it will be sunny. mostly sunny. a couple of high clouds are moving out. but temperatures today. we'll see if it will stay warmer or cooler going forward. for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now -- san francisco police say six people are recovering from injuries suffered in a hit-and- run crash involving a st

barbara boxer is playing a leading role in the investigation. miss bosserman is a substantial contributor to the president, now it's her job to investigate the targeting of people who opposed the president's policies. the attorney general then comes out and says, miss bosserman's not alone, she's working with the public integrity section and federal bureau of investigation. the fbi and public integrity section met with lois lerner to determine how to bring prosecution against the same groups that were targeted by the irs. these are serious apparent conflicts of interest, but the justice department just wants us to look the other way. no big deal they say. we have unnamed law enforcement sources who leaked to the "wall street journal" that no criminal charges were going to be filed in the irs targeting investigation. then you have the president of the united states going on national television and saying there's not a smidgen of corruption in the internal revenue service. if that's not prejudging the investigation, i don't know what is. the house

we've learned that barbara boxer is playing a leading role in the investigation.she is a substantial contributor to the democratic national committee and it's her job to investigate the targeting of people who oppose the president's policy. the attorney general comes out and says she is not alone as she's working with the public -- these are conflicts of interest but they want us to look the other way. we have a named law enforcement sources who leaked to the "law "treet -- wall street journal saying no charges were going to be targeted. then you had the president of the united states go on television and say there's not a smidgen of corruption in the service. that is not prejudging the case, i don't know what is. calling on the special prosecutor, 26 democrats -- 26. kratz joined every single republican in the house of representatives in approving this measure, but the administration still won't appoint a special prosecutor. my question is this. what more will it take for the administration to appoint a special counsel? then we found out just last month that the

the president of the comment and the fact that barbara boxer is the lead investigator part of the team is maxing out the campaign. that interaction with lois lerner and 2013 but the database to donors see for information. you had it for four years and said the information was confidential. all of that fat, all of that christ for a special prosecutor. i would think he would want it so you could say we are going to be -- it would be a welcome thing to do to find something that republicans, democrats, everyone can agree on. fine. but that investigation. that be sent to anyone. if that doesn't warrant a special prosecutor, i don't know what does. when i look at the elements contained in statue, and if that doesn't need it, i don't know if you ever create. with that, i thank you for being here today, mr. cole and i will yield to the ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just a few points i want to cover at the end of this theory. number one, i want to note that the chairman of the full committee was highly critical of our fellow member, mr. horsford, noting that mr. horsford had left

i respect what's going on with ranking member bitter and barbara boxer but this is not going to get easier next year. what is very likely going to mean is that we will continue the pattern. we, since 2003, we have had 21 short-term extensions. and not one six-year bill. mr. chairman, i respectfully request that we think about, that you consider allowing me to offer my amendment which would shorten the phase of the money until the end of the year. and that we actually roll up our sleeves and get to work. that we have hearings on ways and means about what the funding conundrum is and decide one way or not. that we not break for summer recess with this unresolved. i'm going to be talking about this from portland, maine to portland, oregon. i'm happy to stop by in washington, d.c. in august. i don't think we should break for reelections and leave communities with uncertainty that's going to last for years. and it's within our power to do this. i have great respect for our chairman and our friend mr. shuster, and the chairman of the tni committee, the partnership that i serve with a number of o

i want to say to senator bob corker, republican from tennessee, senator barbara boxer, democrat from california who chairs the environment and public works committee on which i serve as the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure subcommittee, i just want to say thank you for your leadership, thank you for stand up for doing the right thing. andrew jackson used to say, one man with courage makes a majority. mrs. jackson, i'd like to say, one woman with courage makes a majority. but in this case, we had a courageous republican from tennessee and a courageous democrat from california and they let me draft -- they let me draft with them and three of us put together this proposal. we worked with senator ron wyden who chairs the finance committee. i appreciate very much -- we appreciate very much his support for our proposal as well. and at the end of the day 79 senators said that's the right thing to do. the house, not to m my sprierks but to my disappointment says we're going to strip off what the senate said. and we're going to go back to what they said to us some time ago. w