he defeated kay hagan in one of the highest profile races in november, and senator-elect ben sasse wasge president in nebraska before he announced his run. he also served in the bush administration. great to have all of you with us this morning. and i guess i have to refer to you as senators-elect, congresswoman-elect. let's start with an interview the new senate majority leader mitch mcconnell gave. he said what the speaker and i are bound and determined to do is to demonstrate to the american people that the congress is no longer dysfunctional. is that possible? he may be determined but i want to ask each of you what you'll do towards that. >> well, i mean first we have to pass a budget. there's only been one budget passed in the last six years so obviously we need to demonstrate an ability to govern but we also need to admit that the big challenges facing this country aren't going to be solved in the next 24 months. we need to set the stage for a 2016 presidential election because there are a lot of issues that people want to argue about. >> senator-elect tillis. >> i think leader m

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he built the coalition now populated by superstars like ted cruz mike leigh, and the new senator, ben sasseing tirelessly and fear of -- fearlessly to bring battle ready conservative warriors to the halls of congress. he founded the senate conservatives fund, a conservative grassroots organization that took the fight to obama care, wasteful spending and leaving republican legislatures itching to compromise. when he resigned from the united states senate, he shocked washington when he went to the heritage foundation. he has transformed it into a major force for truth and liberty in america. ladies and gentlemen please join me in welcoming a true champion of the grassroots, my friend, senator jim demint. [applause] >> thank you and hello, hawkeye state. [applause] it is great to be with all of you today. i could not help but notice the model of iowa, our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. what a great motto. [applause] it is a great motto it has a determined spirits, it is unlike states like illinois that act like they're motto is spend to the end, or california's new motto i

the manhattan democrat sass accuses of making more than $3 million from a law firm that ben fisted from. now, you remember the marlin commission? >> yeah. >> just wondering about that. >> yeah. >> silver seemed unfazed in court and did not enter a plea. >> i'm happy the issue is coming to be aired in the legal process. and i am confident that when all the issues are aired, i will be vindicated. thank you. >> the 70-year-old says he does not plan to resign as assembly speaker. silver controls committee assignments and decides which bills get a vote. she the sixth new york lawmaker to face prosecution. >> does the warren commission cuomo set up did this -- did they uncover this? >> no. >> no? >> no. this was the feds? >> on him for -- >> totally on him. >> what happened was, the commission was headed for this and silver and cuomo together for their own reasons shut down the commission. >> why? because they didn't want to have certain things come out cts wait a second. going after this? warren commission -- >> going amp this and shut it down? >> the warren commission going after a range of