let's where we left off with barrasso and talking about the nra and the fact that barrasso thinks harry reid will likely try to drag his feet to bring something to the floor. let's talk directly about wayne lapierre and the op-ed, he says the 4 million of us belong to every community in the united states. we are the largest civil rights organization in the world. and we have been part of the fabric of america ever since 1871. okay. so we belong to every community in the united states and there are second amendment supporters on both sides of the aisle that truly believe in the argument of people being able to buy a gun. just in the same vein of we have freedom of religion, we also have freedom from religion. we have freedom to buy a gun, shouldn't we have freedom from people who have guns? >> absolutely. background checks should be put in place immediately. there's no reason, even harry reid shouldn't be afraid to put that up for a vote. and i think they would get the support out of a republican congress. that is not a second amendment issue. the fact is that you are -- you are allowed

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barrasso's words were, "hagel is weak and wobbly." did you agree? >> i think the senator is pretty deep in the spin zone, there, erin. but make no question, this was a contentious, ugly hearing. this wasn't just a typical hearing or inquiry, this was an inquisition. the sheer number of interpretations from his former colleagues. chuck hagel was treated like a traitor to the conservative tribe today. and he was taken off balance, sometimes, because of it. but this was an unusually contentious, ugly hearing. and it really does belie the fact that at the end of the day, his positions that he stated are not outside of the mainstream. he was reciting catechism on this stuff. but that's not what the senators in question wanted to hear. there was a lot of talking points, a lot of opo driven dump. >> dana bash was talking to some senators afterwards. one senator who was undecided told dana, it was all the talk, all the talk. and what he was talking about was hagel did not do well today. another shook his head in disbelief, surprised hagel is not being more

and john barrasso called his performance weak and wobbly. >> john barrasso, mika, had concerns about chuck hagel before. i thought he was very respectful. i think the statements respectful. guys like barrasso, john thune, you know, a lot of republicans would do very well to look at these leaders and emulate them. because those are the type of republicans that are very conservative, andrea mitchell, but can also respectful. >> marco rubio put out his statement before the hearing got very far. most people would wait until after the hearing was over. it was eight hours. that was painful. the kinds of unpreparedness and mistakes, and aye been told from the highest level that he had been waterboarded. he had practiced at the pentagon. he had been working on this. but when he referred to containment on iran rather than prevention of nuclear weapons and had to be corrected and then corrected again, a note was passed to him, and then the chairman helpfully said to him, containment is not a policy at all. that is not our policy. that is such a critical mistake on an issue that he knew that he

that's what republican senator john barrasso said today. i'm talking about the budget cuts that were narrowly avoided two months ago. remember the fiscal cliff? well, the cuts will kick in automatically march 1st if nothing changes. democrats don't want them. they favor raising taxes and other alternatives to across the board cuts. there's another deadline countdown and plenty more budget fighting on capitol hill. >>> a huge rally at the national mall in washington today as thousands pleaded for more action on climate change. among the demands, the protesters want president obama to reject the keystone xl pipeline and to get the environmental protection agency to set carbon standards for power plants. >>> a bigger than normal crowd packed vat tan city today. it's the second to the last time pope benedict xvi will address crowds of catholic faithful from that famous window overlooking st. peter's square. about 100,000 people turned out to hear benedict ask for prayers for the next pope. the 85-year-old pope shocked the world last week when h

now, republican senator john barrasso says the country should be prepared for the sequester to kick inats like senator jack reed are trying to avert that.. proposing a measure last week to once again delay the cuts. we have to get back to a balanced and i think the american people understand that >> this is just a first of 10 years of cuts >> during his reelection campaign president obama valid that it will not happen in an earlier this month he called on congress to pass a short-term measure to put off the cuts >> a huge crowd packed saint peter's square at the vatican to hear one of pope benedict's final sunday prayer services. an estimated 50 thousand people turned out to see the 85-year old pontiff, who is stepping down, citing the frailty of old age. the pope thanked followers for their support. he addressed the crowd in several languages... then, in spanish, asked the faithful to continue praying for him -- and for the next pope. a conclave of cardinals will choose a new pope, possibly in time for easter. chicago's francis cardinal george will be among the 147 cardinals in choosi

barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today as a physician who practiced medicine in wyoming for more than 25 years, and i rise to continue the debate that we've been having in this body about the president's health care law. although there's been significant debate and discussion, what i've continued to try to do is discuss some of the many ways in which this law falls short of its goals and falls way short of what the american public has asked for when it came to the need for health care reform. the obama administration continues to put significant effort in to trying to sell its health care law and tries to convince people that it is the answer to all of their problems. but in the words of john adams, "facts are stubborn things." despite all the spin of this administration, the american people continue to learn the facts. the facts about just how bad this law is and how much it's going to cost them personally, in terms of finances, and personally, in terms of their own health care. that's why the pres

what does senator john barrasso think about that in the foreign relations committee?ator, good morning to you and welcome back to our program. >> thanks for having me. bill: you know what the president has said for some time. there is nothing wrong sitting down and talking with iran. at this point is there or not? >> i'm not convinced there is, bill. four years ago the president said he would offer an open hand with iran. they have responded with a clenched fist. now iran is four years closer to nuclear weapon than they were when he came into office. i had a chance to meet with one. iranian defense ministers. this was at an international security conference. he seemed very defy nt. i believe now with north korea continuing to go into its nuclear testing that iran feels emboldened. they can do whatever they want. bill: that is interesting point. north korea has run two or three different tests the past couple months. what has been the result of that? the western world has said very legal. >> that's exactly right. they have done underground testing. they have also sent

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joining us now, republican senator john barrasso of wyoming.dent didn't even mention the word "jobs" in his inaugural address. you want to hear more about that tonight? >> the american people want to hear more about that tonight, jon, and thanks for having me. when you ask the american people what they're concerned about, it's jobs, the economy, the debt and spending. the president never said the word "jobs," never said the word "debt" in his second inaugural address. he really needs to focus on it tonight. now, the press is reporting that he is going to pivot to jobs. well, this is about the eighth time in the last four jobs that the president is now pivoting to jobs. jon: well, the president, as you know, is a very eloquent speaker and a good salesman, and when he says we need to make investments in things like infrastructure or education, we need to spend government money to make those investments to build an economy that will last, isn't he talking about jobs? >> well, one of the things when you talk about increased spending, americans beli

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spending cuts are coming, and you should get ready for them and that what wyoming republican john barrasso said this weekend. remember the fiscal cliff a couple of months ago? democrats favor raising taxes and other alternatives to across the board cuts. so another deadline and countdown and plenty more budget fighting on capitol hill. >>> a top white house aide is defending a new administration plan for immigration reform. the plan was leaked over the weekend, angering republicans and the democrats in congress working on their own. and marco rubio calls it dead on arrival in the current form. >>> and senator john mccain says that chuck hagel will be probably be confirmed as the next defense secretary. he believes he has enough votes to join president obama's cabinet once the senate reconvenes next week. >>> and in russia, they are trying to calm down after that meteor plowed through friday. some people say the impact site say they're scared to stand near the windows, remembering that cosmic explosion. it injured more than 1,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings. >>> john lennon's

if these cuts kick in, and as they follow the plan that barrasso has put out there and says look, these cuts are going to go in and tax increases aren't going to happen, who is going to pay the price politically? >> the republicans are going to pay the price. when you go through something like this or go through a government shutdown which we may have because of the continuing resolution still being up in the air -- look, history tells us that the president comes out smelling better than congress does. and with congress' approval rating already down to friends and family, they're certainly going to lose more if they actually go through with the sequester. but i think they just can't figure a way to keep themselves from going through this, or they haven't figured through with this, or they haven't figured it out yet. >> sam, if there are senators obviously like rand paul of kentucky who are saying hey, bring on the sequester. are republican leaders at the mercy of just a few tea partiers on this issue? i mean, they've been begging for spending cuts. now they have it. now they're going to

we also had senator barrasso on, number fleet hierarchy on the republican side, he said cuts are goingen. you have two very different views, i think what you will see is that march 1st will come and go the sequestration will begin. and there's probably dworks three week necessary there where they can still come to some accommodation. whether they will or not depends on hot cuts will hit. there there be some public outrage because tsa lines are longer? wherever -- we heard this whole host of horrible things that will happen if sequestration happens seem what happens there and see if that actually does occur. in the end, sequestration, these across-the-board cuts will happen. and where there is a glimmer of hope, these ribbon discriminate across-the-board cuts. what people are talking about or have been talking about is what if we say to the defense department, you industrial to cut this kind of money but you get to choose where the cuts are made that may happen. >> let's move to former senator chuck hagel, vietnam vet, won two purple hartless, first ever defense secretary nominee to be

. >> so this was republican senator john barrasso who is on the leadership team talking about the guest their weekend. here it is. >> let me be very clear, and i'd say this to the president as i say it to you. these spending cuts are going to go through on march 1. their taxes are off the table. >> okay, michael. how do you walk that back if you're a republican? >> well, probably you don't. and they've -- you know, remember, republicans used to be all about stimulus. they didn't like austerity. in 2008, every presidential candidate had a stimulus plan. and mitt romney had the largest one. it was only something happened on i think it was january 20th, 2009 where suddenly republicans decided they didn't like stimulus anymore, and that the way to restore the economy was by cutting things. and then, of course, when defense was going to be cut in the sequester, that again is terrible for the economy. it's only cutting things that poor people like that is good for the economy. so, again, they've strapped themselves to this kind of economic dynamite that has caused double dip recessions in gre

barrasso, enzi, mcconnell, roberts, boozman, grassley, heller, hoeven, inhofe, isaacson, rubio, scotttumyi, wicker. all these republicans voted today against having a vote on hagel. they did so after it was clear there would be a vote today. they did it to put themselves on record to undermine the functions of the government. they did it to put themselves on record for no better reason than to undermine, undermine is the key word here, the successful functioning of our government. they knew it would hurt hagel's prestige, would discredit president obama's leadership, and did it anyway. want to know why the government is grinding to a halt? check this list. they are men bent on division, distrust, and disdain toward the elected presidency of barack obama. and i mean it. i'm joined by steve clemens and peter beinart. these people are disreputable. peter beinart, why on god's earth would a united states senator whose purpose is to help the republic work, knowing this guy is going to be secretary of defense, knowing there's going to be a vote on it, vote publicly to deny him even a vote t

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barrasso and enzip of wyoming.ornyn and cruise of texas, crapo and rich of idaho, paul and mcconnell of kentucky. boozman of arkansas, coats of indiana, fisher of nebraska, grassley of iowa, heller of nevada, hoeven of north dakota, imhoff of oklahoma. eye sayson of georgia, johnson, wisconsin. >>> kirk of illinois. moran of kansas. portman. roberts of rubio florida. toomey of pennsylvania. vitter of louisiana and wicker of mississippi. think about it, all these men, all men, voted against even having a vote on hagel. they did so after it was clear there would be a vote today on hagel. they did it to put themselves on record for no better ran than to undermine, undermine is the key word here, the successful functioning of our government. they knew it would hurt hagel's prestige, would discredit president obama's leadership and did it anyway. want to know why the government is grinding to a halt? check this list. they are men bent on division, distrust, and disdain toward the elected presidency of barack obama. and

john barrasso, he appeared weak and wobbly. are you concerned? >> well, everyone you quoted is a republican, and it's pretty obvious that the political knives were out for chuck hagel. >> and you think that was totally personal, partisan? >> well, what disappointed me is they talked a lot about past quotes. but what about what a secretary of defense is confronting today. what about the war in afghanistan? what about the war on terrorism? what about the budgety is quester and what impact it will have on readiness? what about middle east turmoil? what about cyber attacks? all of the issues that confront a secretary of defense, frankly, those were -- we just did not see enough time spent on discussing those issues. and in the end, that's what counts. >> you're fully confident chuck hagel is prepared to take your place? >> absolutely. >> general dempsey, we did a word count. something like 37 mentions of afghanistan in an eight-hour hearing. more than 130 mentions of israel. do you think that the questioning was not directed in the right place? >> we

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