sidney blumenthal: thank you. on the first question, the boarding house was run by a widow named mrs. sprague. boarding house was on a row of boarding houses where congress now exists. the jefferson building, the big building. not the madison building where you do research, but the main building. that was a whole row of boarding houses. lincoln lived in one of those boarding houses. it was originally a boarding house where theater well lived. he had been the assistant to john quincy adams and was one of the brilliant organizers of the abolition movement. , thea giddings lived there leading abolitionist in congress. there were a number of others there. sprague was a virginian. clear tot was very people what on in that house in terms of people buying their freedom and people coming and going who were black. but it was a kind of station of the underground railroad. later, mrs. sprague fell on hard times and it came to the attention of president lincoln and he gave her a federal job. the second question was? if you co

called the richard blumenthal and threatened to shoot him. blumenthal is a u.s. senator from connecticut. f.b.i. agents traced the call to dodge's home in matthews. he's in the mecklenburg county jail. >>> this morning a lot of voters results of last night's primaries, hillary clinton and donald trump winning in the presidential primaries. our coleen harry talked with people who are both excited and disappointed. >> reporter: it was the news that hillary clinton supporters thought they would hear when they gathered for a watch party. >> a lot of conversation to get people excited on both sides but i thought north carolina would carry hillary. >> reporter: democratic voters had a choice between clinton and bernie sanders. he hoped a high voter turnout would swing the race in his favor. in the democratic primary in north carolina the votes went to the former secretary of state. >> north carolina is traditionally a purple state, center right depending on the issue and candidate, a clear indication that her message is resonating not only with traditional democrats bu

sidney blumenthal: thank you. on the first question, the boarding house was run by a widow named mrs. sprague. boarding house was on a row of boarding houses where congress now exists. the jefferson building, the big building. not the madison building where you do research, but the main building. that was a whole row of boarding houses. lincoln lived in one of those boarding houses. it was originally a boarding house where theater well lived. he had been the assistant to john quincy adams and was one of the brilliant organizers of the abolition movement. , thea giddings lived there leading abolitionist in congress. there were a number of others there. sprague was a virginian. clear tot was very people what on in that house in terms of people buying their freedom and people coming and going who were black. but it was a kind of station of the underground railroad. later, mrs. sprague fell on hard times and it came to the attention of president lincoln and he gave her a federal job. the second question was? if you co

mike, you just heard what senator blumenthal had to say. how do you see this playing out on the hill? will there be enough pressure for the public? enough pressure for some of the senators coming up for reelection and maybe in more purple states that there could be movement or is this nomination doa? >> you saw some movement earlier today with purple states on tough fights on meeting the candidate, on meeting garland. not necessarily on holding hearings, but meeting him. little crack is we will see over the next few months. se senat senat senator orrin hatch, said should the republicans lose the senate and not get the president after november to move on garland nomination and with fear of the nomination in the senate could have a nominee. but that's after november, before january. slight movement from the judiciary committee decision not to move until after inauguration day but it is a slight move. i don't think there will be much more movement beyond that. gate keeper, chairman of the judiciary committee an mcconnell have a pretty firm lin

i want to bring into the conversation democratic senator richard blumenthal, a member of the judiciary committee and former attorney general. good to see you. >> good to see you, thank you. >> so republicans not wanting to budge about their position on the nominee and consideration of it with hearings. and we have senator mcconnell telling judge garland on the phone yesterday he won't be meeting with him. what's the concrete plan to get the nomination through? >> more of what we have been doing. highlighting the impeccable credentials that judge garland has. his commitment to the rule of law. not ideology. he aught to be a perfect candidate for the republicans. but most important, a perfect candidate for the american people. and that's where we're going to go with, not only the republicans who are at risk, the incumbents who face hard races. luke russert termed very well what is at stake here politically. the majority leader seems to have made a judge amount that he is more afraid of the right wing backlash than the backing of the american people more broadly. but i think that can chan

>> thank you, senator blumenthal. i'll align our comments and sentiments with those of the vso panel up here but i would also add the women veterans that we hear from, they routinely say they don't want better care, they want comparable care, and we do believe that the va is moving in the right direction but more can be done. >> and i'd just like to finish with the chairman's indulgence, i know mr. blake you said that the va's dollar amount for health care for fiscal '18 is lower than you would like to see, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> sorry, go ahead. >> no, sir, you. >> what is the number that you think it should be? >> the ib recommends for 2018 overall for medical care our recommendation is about $77 billion for medical services alone. it's about $64 billion. one of the things i would point out, though, just looking and this was a touchy subject even for our membership but looking at the community care account alone the va projects to spend $12.2 billion in '17 on all community care through choice and t

blumenthal: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: mr. president, i begin by calling attention of to a private iranian airline designated by the united states department of treasury for its support for terrorism and funn funneling of weapons to hezbollah and to the assad regime in syria. this airline continues to operate and even expand it's international business network, despite tough words from the administration. but this kind of tough language is insufficient. the time to impose sanctions on mahan air is now. the time to impose sanctions on mahan air is clearly now. and i have called on the administration in a letter that i helped to lead, joined by a number of my colleagues, in late february -- february 29 to the secretary of the treasury. and sanctions might be forthcoming against this airline if this body were to approve adam szubin to be under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, but so far we have failed to do so. his confirmation has been blocked. i regret it. whroarnts whether or not, he's , sanctions should be

blumenthal: means critical decisions will be left undecided. i urge my colleagues to enable us to have a vote. may i have just one more minute? the presiding officer: is there objection. mr. leahy: i'd ask consent for three more minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: i want to close with the words of justice scalia who said, when he was asked to recuse himself, that leaving the court potentially equally divided 4-4, that a 4-4 vote was to be avoided, if possible. and he said -- quote -- "with eight justices raises the possibility that by reason of a tie vote, the court will find itself unable to resolve the significant legal issue presented by the case. even one unnecessary recusal impairs the functioning of the court." "even one unnecessary 4-4 vote impairs the stature and the credibility and the effectiveness of the court. i urge all of us to move forward with the president's nominee when it is made. thank you, madam president. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy:

blumenthal: i'm pleased to be here today to speak again in support of the comprehensive addiction and recovery act which the senate will consider and i hope approve this week. it is a long overdue measure to address the public health hurricane, a crisis that we face in this country every bit as real and threatening as threats there abroad. in fact, i've come today just now from a hearing at the armed services committee where i had the opportunity to question some of our nation's leading military experts, including the head of our special operations command about the threat posed by illiss silt substances like heroin to -- illicit substances like heroin and the testimony was those substances when they come to this country follow the same route as terrorists and illicit arms and other military threats to this nation. the bipartisan support for the measure before us today is a sign of the meaningful strides that this nation has taken, but much more is necessary to be done toward ending the epidemic of heroin addiction and prescription drug abuse. it is a danger to every community across

featured speakers include sidney blumenthal, author of "a self-made man."n and emancipation." "lastiter of lincoln speech." cup -- terry alford. and live coverage saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. eastern. roth: with that power comes greater responsibility, and the idea you have an individual sitting on the court, years,red, for 30, 35 does not pass the smell test when it comes to a modern democracy. >> sunday night on q&a, gabe roth talks about changes you would like to see at the supreme court, including opening up oral arguments to cameras, imposing term limits, and requiring justices to it here to the same code of ethics other justices follow. mr. roth: all americans are aware of the third branch of government, and in the last 10, 15 years, it has become so powerful. voting, marriage, health care, immigration, women's rights, pregnancy discrimination -- i could go on and on. these issues, 20, 30 years ago, congress and the executive branch would compromise and put together a deal. the buck stops at the supreme in a way that is unprecedented, and t

blumenthal: secretary carter, thank you.the week you met with israeli defense minister and others in the military assessment there. -- establishment they are. can you commit to us that israel will retain its quality military? can you say when the memorandum negotiations will be done? ashton carter: i have that commitment. that is something my good friend and colleague the israeli defense minister and i discussed, and we will do that. with respect to the mou, that is something the president and the prime minister discuss. that is not something the defense ministers decide. in our conversations, which are frequent, the minister and i do discuss with israelis need now and going forward. we use that to inform those discussions about the mou and the amount of help we give to the israelis to defend themselves in what is a very dangerous region. , i. blumenthal: and finally have long been concerned as have many of my colleagues about the iran ballistic missile program that is continuing testing. i read a letter to president obama w

starting at 9:00 a.m., speakers include sidney blumenthal. author edna greene medford, lewis p. masur, stacy pratt and terry alford. the abram bham lincoln symposiu. >>> officials from the state department and the department of homeland security testified at a senate hearing on the security of the u.s. visa program. they talked about how interviews and background checks are conducted and the vetting of asylum seekers. this hearing of the senate homeland security committee is an hour 45 minutes. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. i want to first of all thank the witnesses for your time and your testimony. and appearing here before us

blumenthal's call, but not the people -- she was sleeping. you think there was anything she did as secretary of state you think is good? donald trump: not that i can think of. yeah, one thing. she did one thing, a lot of traveling. i think she worked hard. she was always on planes. going back and forth. but she also lied. she said she was attacked. she came under attack. she was landing someplace come and she was under a vicious attack. it turned out to be a total fraud. john: that was donald trump. coming up next, we hear from his most electorally formidable opponent. ted cruz on wife he thinks he could stop donald, next. ♪ ♪ mark: senator, thank you for joining us. john: you are not the candidate of mitt romney and jeb bush. ted cruz: we are seeing republicans coming together. we are seeing republicans unite. in the last 10 days, we have been endorsed by jeb bush, mitt romney, but also by mike lee and mark levin. that is about as broader spectrum in the republican party as you can imagine. the entire ideological spectrum. i think the reason

thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, senator blumenthal. think senator nelson has a -- >> just a quick question. given the fact that the most important call that a person may make is 911, tell me, what's your plan on the next generation of 911 and what you think we should do? >> thank you, senator. i think we have taken the 911 issue about as far as we can take it and now comes to this congress. we have just sent to this committee the recommendations of a year-long task force on next generation 911. it is my understanding that the 911 providers themselves are in the process of specifically turning that into here's what is needed in terms of specific legislation. but i fear that this is something -- i was involved in the 1999 911 act that made it a national number. and i think it's going to take once again congress stepping up with a national policy on 911. >> thank you, senator nelson. the only thing standing between you all and a restroom break is senator markey and myself. >> i like the sequencing because then it's just you. i like that.

the phone call got made hundreds of times and they were calling and calling and she took blumenthal'sall. she did not take the call from the people. she was sleeping. >> do you think there was anything she did as secretary that was good? mr. trump: she did a lot of traveling. i think she worked hard. she was always on airplanes. going back and forth. she lied and said that she was attack and she came under attack. she was landing someplace. it turned out to be a total fraud. we hear from his most formidable opponent, ted cruz on why he thinks he can stop the donald next. ♪ >> eu are now the candidate of mitt romney and jeb bush. how did that happen? we have been endorsed by jeb bush, mitt romney, mike lee, mark live in. that is about as broad a spectrum as you can get. the reason is simple. 65% to 70% of republicans have recognized donald trump is not the candidate to go up against hillary clinton. what we are seeing as republicans coming together, that is what it is going to take to be donald for the nomination and hillary in november. >> some people are less interested in voting for

the phone call got made hundreds of times and they were calling and calling and she took blumenthal's but she cannot take the call from the people. she was sleeping. >> do you think there was anything she did as secretary that was good? trump: she did a lot of traveling. she was always on airplanes. going back and forth. she lied and said that she was coming under attack. she said she was under a vicious attack and it turned out to be a total fraud. mark: we will have more later in the program and we will have what hillary clinton said about donald trump today. ♪ ♪ >> hillary clinton gave a speech in the wake of the attacks in brussels and talked about combating terrorism online and reinforcing relationships with allies around the globe and she took pointed stabs at remaining republican candidates by emphasizing tactics that work and not just rhetoric. -- we need to rely on what actually works. make us safer. slogans are not strategy and loose cannons misfire. vladimir putin wants to divide of europe. if donald trump gets in the office, it is christmas in the kremlin. in our fight wit

is underscore this morning by sidney blumenthal. i have attended lots of events like this. i've heard many presentations on mrs. lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. love her or hate her. there is little doubt in my mind that they love each other deeply and supported each other for better or worse in sickness and in health. her support was an indispensable elements of his ambition. our next speaker knows more about this just about anybody. of this bookthor on mary lincoln. it traces the complex and often tragic life of mary lincoln. i encourage you to read the book. her guest blog on christian mcwhorter's blog about the civil dr. mcdermott's expertise the americaneyond legal system in the 19 century. her phd dissertation on juries in the antebellum midwest formed the basis of her 2012 book published by ohio university press, "the jury in lincoln's america." our colleague and friend rights mcdermott's careful study, based on extensive primary source research, sheds fresh light on the legal history the 19th century america. it should come as no surp

blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, an important consumer right is under attack, under siege today in the united states senate. it's the right to know what is in your food. a lot of consumers take it for granted that they will read the ingredients on a weaj and they will know what's in their food. the right to know what you're putting in your body is a basic right, and especially what your children are putting in their bodies. i understand that the agriculture committee has reported and the majority leader has indicated that he will bring to the floor a misguided anticonsumer measure that will not only dilute but decimate an essential aspect of that right to know. it's not the name of the bill's proponents that they're using, but i agree with members of the house and this body who have called this bill the dark act. why? because it denies americans the right to know. unfortunately, that's essentially what the bill does. it denies americans the right to know. i hold a pretty simple belief that labels on the fo

and it was underscored this morning by sydney blumenthal. i've heard many presentations on mrs. lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. love her or hate her, there's little doubt in any mind that abraham and mayry loved each other deeply and supported each other for better and worse, richer and poorer, sickness and in health. and that mary's support was an indispensable element. our next speaker knows more about this relationship than just about anybody. stacey pratt mcdermott is the author of last years's southern girl, northern woman. this compact volume traces the connell plex and often tragic life of mary lincoln in four stages. mayor vi todd, mrs. abraham lincoln, mrs. president lincoln and the widow lincoln. i encourage you to read the book. but if you want to get an instant presentation, let me draw your attention to her guest log on the civil war in pop culture. in it tracy drew a succinct portrait of mary lincoln. but dr. mcdermott's expertise extends far beyond mary. her undergraduate studies were followed by graduate studies. her ph.d. disserta

senator richard blumenthal's office and asked to speak to him. and in turn end up up the phone and said the senator wasn't there. an affidavit said dodge left a message saying it the senator raised his taxes he would kill him. dodge is now charged with threatening to assault kidnapper murderer a united states official. asking for your help tonight in locating to shoplifting suspect accused of stealing a power wheels toy valued at nearly 180 bucks. it's happening gastonia sunday at the walmart on franklin boulevard. take a look at these pictures. these are the suspects. according to police the suspects left the store and applied bmw so please anybody who might have information out there called police immediately. this was like a scene out of the movie. check out this footage of a smash and grab caught on tape. he started a local business and 37 or block of north triumph -- ayhipmack. the owners of a1 concept say they got a phonecall that their business is being broken into around 4:00 this morning. when they got there police were already on the sc

blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. early today i joined a number of my colleagues at the supreme court, outside the supreme court to work with advocates who were gathered there, thousands of people, including many, many young people, and looking into their faces, i realized that for them roe v. wade is history. but my mind went back to 1974, the year after roe v. wade, when i was a law clerk to justice blackmun. and i heard similar voices from the serene contemptlative chambers of justice blackmun and thought then -- in fact all of us thought then that roe v. wade would settle for all time, at least for the next decades, the reproductive rights of women in the united states of america. and we were wrong. we were wrong that the law would be settled, that rights would be protected, that roe would be accepted and that privacy would become enshrined as a matter of constitutional law, or at least accepte

sydney blumenthal urged them to to show dead members of al qaeda. >> shouldn't voters know hillary clinton'segal status before we head to the polls. >> any case the department of justice looks at will be handled efficiently, and fairly without an artificial deadline on it. what's most important is to follow the facts and follow the law and come to an independent conclusion on what may or may not have happened. deirdre: part of that last batch of email, the late ambassador chris stevens shared his concerns about his safety to clinton aides. he was thinking of leaving libya 17 months prior to the attack. one email reads, the situation has worsened, stevens is consider deeg parture from benghazi. the ongoing delegation is doing a phased checkout. we visit the decision upon departure. with me now, former florida congressman, and the executive director for the national center for policy and analysis. quol nell -- colonel, glad you are here. what do you make of this email many are calling revealing and show the continued deterioration of security. >> it's good to be with you. you have to understan

sidney blumenthal knee long, "nbc 10 news." >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with new video of a scuffle that septa says shows kids behaving badly. the video is going viral and septa police are looking for the children in this video. we had to turn down the audio because the language used is not acceptable for tv. brandon hudson talked to septa and joins us live to explain what happened on that train. brandon? >> reporter: we heard from the chief a little more than an hour ago. called the behavior outrageous and asking for help to find out who these children are and help get them counseling. the chief asked us not to blur the faces of the children in this video because -- but because they are under 18 years old we're choosing not to reveal identities. we hope the details including location and time can help. the chief says this happened at a septa stop on york street in north fill fail round 7:45 last thursday. three of the five yelleds profanities and racial slurs at the man recording. one punched and spit at him. a woman who septa police are trying to identify makes them leav

senator richard blumenthal's office and asked to speak to him. and in turn end up up the phone and said the senator wasn't there. an affidavit said dodge left a message saying it the senator raised his taxes he would kill him. dodge is now charged with threatening to assault kidnapper murderer a united states official. all new at 10:00 police are asking for your help tonight in locating to shoplifting suspect accused of stealing a power wheels toy valued at nearly 180 bucks. it's happening gastonia sunday at the walmart on franklin boulevard. take a look at these pictures. left the store and applied bmw so please anybody who might have information out there called police immediately. this was like a scene out of the movie. check out this footage of a smash and grab caught on tape. he started a local business and 37 or block of north triumph -- ayhipmack. the owners of a1 concept say they got a phonecall that their business is being broken into around 4:00 this morning. when they got there police were already on the scene. security cameras show a

she took blumenthal's call, but not the people -- she was sleeping. you think there was anything she did as secretary of state you think is good? donald trump: not that i can think of. yeah, one thing. she did one thing, a lot of traveling. i think she worked hard. she was always on planes. going back and forth. but she also lied. she said she was attacked. she came under attack. she was landing someplace come and she was under a vicious attack. it turned out to be a total fraud. john: that was trump. coming up next, we hear from his most electorally formidable opponent. ted cruz on why he thinks he could stop donald, next. ♪ ♪ mark: senator, thank you for joining us. john: you are now the candidate of mitt romney and jeb bush. how did that happen? ted cruz: we are seeing republicans coming together. we are seeing republicans unite. in the last 10 days, we have been endorsed by jeb bush, mitt romney, but also by mike lee and mark levin. that is about as broader spectrum in the republican party as you can imagine. the entire ideological spectrum. i thi

that was underscored this morning by sidney blumenthal. i've attended lots of attendant -- events like this. i have heard many presentations on mrs. lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. but love her or hate her, there is little doubt that abraham lincoln, abraham and mary love each other deeply and support each other for better or for worse. and that mary's support was an indispensable element of abraham's ambitions. -- next speaker knows about more about this than just about anybody. stacy pratt mcdermott is the author of last year's mary lincoln, southern girl, northern woman. this compact volume traces the complex and often tragic life of mary lincoln in four stages. mary todd, mrs.. lincoln, mrs. president lincoln, and the widow lincoln. i encourage you to read the book. if you want to get an instant impression, let me draw your attention to her blog around the civil war and pop culture. teacher a resisting portrait of mary lincoln and give a strong thumbs up to sally field's portrayal of the president's wife

and blumenthal got contributions. so if he could explain high crimes and misdemeanors and a person of high rank. so beyond impeachment, i don't want her let off the hook and just said, you can't run right now. i'd like to see prison time if she's found guilty of this. i appreciate his answers and also i wish he'd give compliments to judicial watch who has done a lot about this. thank you very much. >> first of all, treason is out of the question because anything that may have happened in this case does not appear to match the special rules in the constitution and statute for treason. impeachment is out because she's no longer in office. impeachment is political and legal removal from office. however, the issue of the foundation and its relationship to the server and any acts which may have been committed -- official acts in advantage for money donated to the clinton foundation is now part of the fbi investigation. we know from published reports and i know from conversations with former fbi agents, that the fbi, believ

. >> looks to me like we'd have coonss and then senator gra ham and blumenthal and franken. let me ask, at noon, we're supposed to have a vote. i'd like to go over there right now or soon and vote and come back leer because i'd like to have seven more minutes with the attorney general. >> would you like plea to chair? >> would you please. >> yes. >> i think you'll be the last one to the lights out. so that's the way we'll plan it then. is that okay with you? >> thank you, chairman grassley. chairman grassley i was encouraged at the beginning of the hearing at your comment that you believe our bipartisan sentencing reform bill may soon be able to move forward and i'm pleased also that the comprehensive addiction recovery act which is a bipartisan effort to confront the real challenge that heroin and opioid addiction presents to american has also moved forward. it is possible for this committee to make bipartisan progress. although rare, it is possible. i was also madam attorney general, encouraged in response to your comments to senator hatch about the defend trade secrets ac

. >> to me like kunz, lindsay gram, blumenthal and franken. at noon we are supposed to have vote i would like to go there now and vote and i would like seven more minutes with the attorney general. >> would you like me to chair? >> would you please? >> yes, sir. you will be the last one to turn the lights out. is that okay with you? senator coons now. >> that our bipartisan sentencing bill may move forward. comprehensive addiction recovery act. that real challenge that heroin and opioid addiction present to america. it is possible for this committee to make bipartisan process, rare but possible. i was mad doom attorney general, encouraged by your response to senator hatch by the defense trades secret act which we hope will move forward soon. let me start by thanking you, madam, attorney general what you do tackling very difficult issues facing our country from counter terrorism and drug interdiction and. let me start with critical issues that relate to start with state and local law enforcement. as you know gun violence has been a significant

i introduced with senator blumenthal the security and privacy in your car act, or the s.p.i.ct to establish federal standards to secure our cars and protect our drivers' privacy. so for each of the panelists, if you would, i would like you to answer this question on mandatory cyber security standards. including hacking protection. that means all access points in the car should be equipped with reasonable measures to protect against hacking attacks. data security measures. that means that all collected information should be secure to prevent unwanted access. and hacking mitigation so that vehicles are equipped with technology that can detect and report and stop hacking attempts in real time. dr. cummings, what do you think? do we need rules of the road that are -- >> i'm in general agreement with all of those issues. but i will tell you, as a university professor on the cutting edge of this technology, the concerns that i have and that i testified two years ago in front of this same committee is that it's happening so quickly that the government institutions cannot keep pace.

. >> thank you senator blumenthal. senator nelson has just a quick question. >> given the fact that the most important call that a person may make his 911, tell me what you plan on the next generation for 911 and what you do think we should do? >> thank you senator. i think we have taken the 911 issue as bout -- about as far as our authority takes us and it now comes to this congress. we have just sent to this committee the recommendations of the year-long task force on next-generation 911. it is my understanding that the 911 providers themselves are in the process of specifically turning that into here is what is needed in terms of specific legislation but i fear that this is something -- i was involved in the 1999, 911 act that made it a national number and i think it's going to take once again congress stepping up with a national policy on 911. >> thank you. senator nelson the only thing between you while now and a restroom restroom break is senator mark and myself so senator markey has a follow-up question. >> i li

sidney blumenthal. we're just supposed to believe this is gaffe, she made a mistake this, is taken out of conn text. i don't buy it. i'm tired of getting this line from the hillary campaign and hillary apologists. you know -- we move past that. >> that was fact wall. >> you're spinning. this is typical, straight out of the clinton playbook, since the '90s. >> there is no playbook. the playbook people like you twisting what she says. >> if we're on the same team and if i'm, i'm identifying there is problem here what do you think republicans will do in the general election? what is donald trump going to do to hillary clinton in debate on this issue. david: richard, go ahead. >> bring it on, david and harlan know the following. in every poll, 19 of the 20 polls taken in february and march of -- >> talking about polls. not truth. not the truth. >> harlan, harlan, listen i think this is beneath you, beneath a sanders supporter, for you, i understand other people, for you to twist what hillary said. >> bernie

goes by the handle goosefer, used very strategy to compromise email account of confidante sidney blumenthal, by doing that was able to obtain four lengthy memos sent to clinton's private email account. state department said no waiver was provided allowing clinton to use the blackberry in the secure facilities. they confirmed they create ad special work space outside of her office to check her personal email account. that is more than a bit iron rick. that was the only account she was using for government business at that time. melissa: right. exactly. that's the punch line for the whole thing. catherine herridge, thank you so much. great reporting as always. we appreciate it. david. david: goosifer. don't want to mess around with him. he is a tough one. marco rubio first time back since suspending campaign for the white house. rubio refusing to back any current gop left in the field. he reiterated he will not run for re-election in the senate. melissa: it is about time. u.s. finally declaring isis is in fact carrying out genocide against christians in the middle east. new details why it too

feinstein of california, senator murphy of connecticut, senator gillibrand of new york, senator blumenthal of connecticut and senator boxer and senator markey and senator heinrich, all parts of the country, different parts of the country all saying you know what? our citizens 9-1 want a simple, fair statement or symbol on the ingredients list that that is just the right way to go. if you're going to step on the authority of states to provide information that citizens want, you've got to provide a simple, clear indication on the package. that's the deal. that's the fair compromise. that's standing up for citizens' right to know. that's honoring the public interest. that's a compromise in the classic sense that works for the big issues that the companies are talking about. they don't want the expense of individual states and they don't want the complexity and confusion from individual states. and what consumers want, a simple indication on the package. so let's do the right thing. let's not be worse than china and block our consumers from having access to information. let's do the right thin

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gillibrand 3345, markey 3384, who has been begging me for four days now get a vote on his amendment, blumenthal 3327, cardin 3421, mccaskill 337 are 5, wyden 34023, schatz 3314, and markey 3328. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10 out of 60. the presiding officer: will the senator so moodfy his request? mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i object to the modification. mr. reid: i object -- the presiding officer: objection is heard to the modification. mr. reid: i object to the original request. the presiding officer: objection is heard to the original request. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i might just point out that parntsly the -- parntsly the amendment that was -- apparently the amendment that was in my consent that was objectionable to the ove other side was a sime amendment from the senator of wisconsin to include a representative of the indian health service and pain management best practice interagency task force. mr. reid: mr. president, i understand i'm sure the importance of this amendment, but the other amendments are important also. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i ask

amendments offered by many democrats, including senators durbin, gillibrand, heinrich, kaine, mccaskill, blumenthal, heitkamp and cardin. but the democratic leader objected to completely uncontroversial, commonsense amendments offered by two republicans that would be in the package. senator johnson and senator kirk. why? simply because these republican senators are up for reelection this year, and under those circumstances we couldn't reach an agreement. so all these democrat amendments didn't go because the democratic leader had objection to two republican relatively noncontroversial amendments, one of them absolutely noncontroversial. how noncontroversial amendments were these? so let me give you one example. senator johnson wanted to add the indian health service as a member of the task force, the bill creates to develop best prescribing practices for opioids. i suspect many americans, including even people living in the state of nevada, would think senator johnson's idea is a good one. addiction is a problem for so many in our country, and the native american community is unfortunately no excep

affairs committee, i look forward to working with you, as well as with senator isakson and senator blumenthal for purposes of making sure we get this right and that we make certain the v.a. does its job in caring for these men and women who served our country. i will continue to work to make certain that happens, and i express my gratitude to those who served our country and renew my willingness, my desire to make certain they receive the health care they're entitled to. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. cotton: six months ago a 12-year-old boy stood before a crowd in a syrian village not far from aleppo. this boy was christian and standing above him were schaik state terrorists -- islamic state terrorists holding knives. in the crowd was the boy's father, a christian minister. the terrorists began cutting off the young boy's fingers. amidst his screams, they turned to the minister, his father. if he renounced his faith and in their terms returned to islam, his son's suffering would stop. in the end, however, these isis terrorists killed t

and, introduced with senator blumenthal the security and privacy in your car act. the spy car act that directs the national highway safety administration in the federal trade commission to establish federal standards to secure our cars and protect their privacy. for members of the panel, i would like to to answer this question on mandatory standards. including, hacking protection, all access points in the car should be equipped with reasonable measures to protect against hacking. data security measures. it means that all collected information should be secured. litigation so that vehicles are equipped with technology that can detect and report hacking attempts, in real time. so, what do you think? i am in general agreement with all this. the concerns that i have is that it is happening so quickly that government institutions cannot keep pace. the government cannot hire the same people that chris is hiring at google. , i want they companies to build hacking protection. >> i also think you need a regulatory framework. >> that is lambasting. >> i say yes. i'm saying i

let me thank senators schumer and brown, senators warren, cantwell, blumenthal and booker for supporting these efforts and working so hard on behalf of the people of puerto rico. i also want to thank congressman perdices who co-authored the tax sections of this bill along with the health care titles. and finally i want to thank the governor for his incredible leadership on the island and for strongly endorsing our legislation. the people of puerto rico are fortunate to have a governor that cares deeply about their lives and is so dedicated to putting them first and above politics. now, let me put this bluntly. puerto rico is on the brink of default and staring into the abyss. for the best part of the past year, the government has been compelled to take drastic and unprecedented actions just to avoid a total default of the central government. they have closed schools and hospitals. they have laid off police officers and firefighters. they have raised taxes on businesses and individuals. but all the spending cuts and tax hikes in the world won't make a dent in this crisis unless puerto ric

and so what senator blumenthal of connecticut and i are asking is for the department of transportationd just set reasonable ground rules for what those prices should be, the fees should be, otherwise sky is the limit. the fees can go as high as the pla planes that are carrying them. >> we all fly these days. when you look at the breakdown of a $300 ticket and i pulled this information off the website of airlines for america, an airline trade group, 21% goes to federal taxes, out of $300 for a ticket. 20% to fuel, 18% to labor, 38% other expenses and 3% to airline profits. don't the airlines because they're trying to compete for fares with lower fares, they have to make a profit somehow. so they have got to charge -- what would you rather have, a higher base ticket price and no extra fees or would you rather choose which fees you want to pay? >> the airlines as you know have enjoyed a tremendous drop in the cost of jet fuel. over the last year. it has gone down by upwards of 35%. the cost of the airlines. that's something that they can pocket as profit unless they return it to consumers

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eastern, featured speakers include sidney blumenthal, the political life of abraham lincoln, author edna major,edford, lewis p stacy pratt mcdermott , thomas l carson and terry all furred - alfored. the abraham lincoln symposium on american history tv on c-span three, live coverage saturday p.m..:00 a.m.-5:00 cordray who heads the consumer financial protection bureau repeatedly defended the agency's mission and action in oversight hearing before the house financial services committee this week. members criticized the agency for overstepping boundaries in overseeing areas like a day loans, mandatory arbitration clauses and dissemination in the auto market. congressman jeff canceling chairs the committee and the ranking democrat is maxine waters of california. mr. hensarling: the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the ea committee at any time. i now recognize myself for three minutes to give an opening statement. not that we need a reminder but if there's one thing the presidential campaigns have shown us, the american people are i

hadounds to me like we've senator graham and then blumenthal and then franken. at noon, we were supposed to have a vote. i would like to go there now and vote and come back here because i would like to have seven more minutes with the attorney general. you will be the last one to turn the lights out. that is a way we will planet, then. is that ok with you? -- plan it, then. >> i was encouraged by your comment that you believe bipartisan sentencing reform may soon be able to move forward. i'm pleased also that the comprehensive addiction recovery act which is a bipartisan effort to confront the real challenge that heroine and opioid addiction present to america has also moved forward. it is possible for this committee to make bipartisan progress. although rare, it is possible. i was also encouraged by your comments in response to questions from senator hatch about the act that we hope will move forward soon. let me start by thanking you for difficulto to tackle issues facing our country from drug addiction to counterterrorism to healing the relationship between l