the chairman was senator bob dole. bob dole became chairman in 1981. russell long was the chairman before. russell long was elected to the senate when he was 30 years old. thead been chairman of finance committee for a long time. bob said i'm excited to be chairman of the finance committee, but who is going to tell russell he is not? but the fact is, they worked well together. that is phenomenal. i was a freshman senator. i was 32 at the time when we did in 1981 tax bill. i asked bob dole. something we got that in the bill. in 1981. i was 32 years old. the thingsas one of i really want to get done. my father died years before and i went through this inheritance battle. i wasas one of the things really wound up about. i told someone once we got it done, it change the way we did state planning. i put our home and my wife's name so she would not have to pay inheritance tax. now that we a limited that penalty, i have been trying to get the house back in my name. [laughter] it is the best committee by far. i love to see the finance committee when you are wor

that was bob dole, bill bradley, a bunch of democrats and republicans working together to rewrite the tax code and rewrote a permanent law. that was a change. subsequent tax bills, i was involved in later tax bills, a lot were 10 year periods, because that is the budget windows. we did a permanent law change in 1981. i wasn't on the committee, but the chairman was the senator from kansas, senator bob dole, he became chairman in 81. russell long was chairman. he was elected to the senate when he was 30 years old. he had been chairman of the finance committee for a long time. bob said he was excited to be chairman of the finance committee, but who will tell russell he is not the chairman? [laughter] don nickles: the fact is, they worked well together. you think of those big bills, that is phenomenal. i was a freshman senator. i was 32 at the time when we did the 81 tax bill. i asked bob dole, something i feel very strong about was i wanted to permanently eliminate the tax for surviving spouses. he got that in the bill in 1981. i was 32 years old. that was one of the things i really want

bob dole is one of four founders. again, they are proud partisans. these are not folks who go lightly anywhere they travel. but they are people who in their careers understood how to overcome real adversity, and how to build the kind of trust that is necessary to move the country forward. and so, this is the one-year anniversary. we launched this series by his on bob dole's 95th birthday. it's been a really great experience. and we are dedicated. i think we're going to have our 12th event this we're going to thursday. have five female freshman members of congress to come join us and share their experiences. let's jump right in. i think there is a clichÉ in leadership about whether leaders are made or born. my conclusion to the answer is yes. but i guess my question is -- we eighth grader teacher here and we said so oscar munoz, who with would say of course. >> what's the famous quote, i'm the sum of all the pars that i met? >> she would be honored. when did you start to find yourself in leadership roles? >> first if i could -- thank you very having m

it sounds eereily like what i heard about bob dole in 1985. and i say to myself, uh-oh. h the safe bet didn't work for republicans with ford, dole, romney, mccain. so even though that is a republican schtick, it is not a winning approach. what are your thoughts? >> joe biden is an constitutionalist at a time where our faith in institutions is de-chinaing. he wants to make government work for middle class people and for the rest of america. and i think he has to do a more compelling job of talking about how fixing those institutions actually helps us build a more inclusive economy, how it appeals to the issues that are most salient in the democratic primary. the worst thing you can call somebody in the democratic primary is a closet republican. certainly he has some work to do in making sure that he's as fast looking at possible, not just to deal with the fact that he's an institutionalist, but also to deal with what i would consider unfair criticisms of his age, as well. >> so help me out here. we hear all the time that americans want somebody who can bring both sides tog

bob dole is one of our four founders. again, bob and elizabeth are proud partisans. these are not folks who go lightly anywhere they travel, but they are people who in their careers understood how to overcome real adversity, and how to build the kind of trust that is necessary to move the country forward, and so this is the one year anniversary. we launched the series on bob dole's 95th birthday, and it's been a really great experience for us as an organization, and we're dedicated. i think we're going to have our 12th event this thursday, five freshman female members of congress are going to talk about their shared experiences. let's jump right in. i think there is a cliche leadership about whether leaders are made or born. my conclusion is the answer is yes. but i guess my question is if we had your eighth grade teacher here and said here's oscar, ceo of united, would they say of course. or who is oscar? >> eighth grade. >> when did you start -- >> we were studying -- a famous quote, i'm the sum of all the parts i met? i think she might say that. i remember eighth

the texas independent ran again in 1996 against clinton and bob dole as the nominee of the reform partys less successful that time around. still got 8% of the vote. perot ran on fiscal responsibility and protectionism capturing many americans distrust of the system in washington. also the first independent candidate to ever share the presidential debate stage with both major party candidates. >> as i've said before, the party's over and it's time for the clean-up crew. and we do have to have change and people who never take responsibility for anything when it happens on their watch and people who are in charge. >> your time is up. >> time is up. >> time is up. >> all right. joining me now kelly o'donnell. i think has covered everything in the entire world. she covered perot's campaign and national political correspondent steve cornack kornacki who is tr of "red and the blue." in which you chronicle some of the effect that ross perot had on the changing face of politics. not only is he one of the most successful independent candidates, but he was a har binger of what we're dealing with t

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ran again after founding the reform party but was excluded from the debates between clinton and bob doleafter a five month battle with leukemia and was 89 years old. >>> back at home, pg&e, the electric company serving most of northern california, wants to raise the rate it charges and use the extra money to make wild fire safety improvements. several public meetings will be held by the california public utilities commission. cristina rendon from ktvo is at the headquarters and the first meeting will be held today. >>> the first meeting is at 1:00 this afternoon at the auditorium in san francisco and this is a meeting about the request to charge customers nearly $2 billion more in the next three years and the extra money would go to pay for wildfires, safety improvements and other costs. yesterday, they had their own meeting in oakland about powered shutdowns called open houses and it is a separate topic but oakland residents expressed concerns about future blackouts and going days without power if they cut electricity during extreme weather conditions. they are not alone. the city of sa

this part without mentioning senator bob dole. he is one of the biggest allies of the pow/mia wives. extensivelyd with to bring in exhibits about the league of wives. senator dole is helping when no one else would help. -- he wasle realize very empathetic because he was a world war ii combat veteran. he relies these women were getting no help. when i interviewed senator dole several years ago, he told me quote is in 1969 the "nobody knew what a pow or mia was." incredible at that point people still did not know or do not want to know what was going on with that scenario. he really help that cause tremendously. the other person you see with sybil at this press conference in 1970 is ross perez. at the time millionaire, now building your that went a lot of his money and time towards helping these women. by may of 1970, when this picture is taken of the san they aregue of wives, now with pow/mia wives all over the state to lobby for the prisoners of war and missing. they are incorporated in d.c. in june of 1970. they have the support

audrey coleman, the associate director of museum and archives at the robert dole institute of politics in lawrence, kansas. senator bob and elizabeth dole's historical connections in promoting the legacy. she is the project director for the exhibit, league of wives, allies, and advocates. it was unveiled at the dole institute in 2017 and travel to sites around the country. she also is a current member of the humanity kansas speakers. desha speakers bureau and echo -- speakers bureau. i didn't know that, wow. very cool. let me invite audrey and the league of wives to the states. [applause] audrey: thank you for that warm welcome. my name is audrey coleman. i'm with the dole institute of politics and i'm extremely honored to be here with you all, with the ladies of the national league. what an incredible experience it's been to learn your stories. very honored. i also want to make mention of the idea, could there be a more daunting task to moderate a discussion with a group of indomitable women? [laughter] audrey: we will have a great time. debbie and patsy, would you tell us -- this is debbie here to my immediate left,

sometimes he seems like he's bob dole, saying it's my turn. and 2008 and almost 2016 when senator sanders came a lot closer than anybody thought he could. >> people didn't like that sense from hillary clinton in '08, in '16. when you're in these early states, i've been in iowa recently, those voters want to kick the tires of all these candidates. they don't like the idea of any kind of coronation. and there has been a gap in his campaigning and his political career. some voters raise that question, he has been out of this for a while. political styles have changed, campaign styles have changed. you're seeing some of his attempts to adjust to that. >> in round two he hopes to flag barack and i passed obama care. we're going to defend it. i want to have a buy-in option. if you want to buy into medicare you can have that option but not medicare for all. let's fix what we've got, not a sweeping change. senator harris said if you're for medicare for all, does that mean bye-bye to all private insurance? does that mean a significant retreat? her answ

after fanning the reform party, but was excluded from the presidential debates between clinton and bob dolehenry ross perot died after a five month battle with leukemia , he was 89 years old. >>> a federal appeals court said this morning president trump can't ban critics from a twitter account. the u.s. circuit appeals in manhattan agreed with the lower court judge saying the president violates the first amendment when he blocks critics, it prevents the government from blocking or excluding views that disagree with them. the law does not talk about digital spaces in the case involving the president's account is considered high profil> democrats in congress a expected to hold the attorney general and the commer criminal after they refused to turn over information about why the trumpet administration wants to add a citizenship question to the comes as the trump administration continues to push for the question to be added. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi is preparing to hold a vote on the census citizenship question soon after the house returns from recess. this comes after she took aim at

he worked for john mccain and bob dole and others. for many years. and i feel badly for him. >> i feel badly for general flynn. he's led a very strong life. and i feel badly. >> judge kavanaugh has gone up a ladder. he's an incredible individual. great intellect. great judge. incredible history. i feel so badly for him he's going through this. i feel so badly for him. >> admitting he knew epstein. saying he hasn't talked to him in years. >> well i knew him like everybody in palm beach. people in palm beach knew him he was a fixture. i had a falling out with him a listening time ago. i haven't spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. long time ago. 15 years. i was not fan of his. that i can tell you. >> all right. i gist listened to what donald trump said back in 2002. he said this was in a new york magazine story. jeffrey epstein international money man of mystery trump quoted saying i have known jeff for 15 years. terrific guy. he is a lot of fun to be with. he likes beautiful women as much as i do. and many of them are on the younger side. no do

. >> against then president bill clinton and bob dole. a spokesperson for the family says perot succumb to leukemia. a disease he's battled privately for the last five months. we'll have much more on the legacy of ross perot later this hour. >>> first, new pressure this morning on labor secretary alex acou acosta to step aside in his role when he was u.s. attorney for the southern district of florida. the two top democrats in congress, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer are calling for him to step down. schumer a few minutes ago on the floor of the senate. >> i'm calling on secretary acosta to resign. it is now impossible for anyone to have confidence in secretary acosta's ability to lead the department of labor. if he refuses to resign, president trump should fire him. >> epstein was charged on monday with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of underage girls. the indictment covers a period from 2002 to 2005. epstein has pled not guilty, he's being held bending a bail hearing schedule

once again challenged then-incumbent president bill clinton and his opponent that year, senator bob doletly mostly known for discussing the country's deficit and talking about the dangers oa government living beyond its means. this morning his family releasing a statement, and it reads in part, "in business and in life, ross was a man of integrity and action, a true american patriot and a man of revision, principal, and deep compassion. he touched the lives of countless people through his unwavering support of the military and veterans, and through his charitable endeavors." former president george w. bush saying this from kennebunkport, maine, today. "he loved his dear wife, children, and grandchildren. laura and i send our heartfelt condolences to the entire. perot family as they celebrate a full life." the 89-year-old billionaire also devoted much of his life to philanthropy, organizations that impacted his life like the boy scouts, no word yet on memorial services or funeral services for ross perot. harris? sp1 casey, thank you very much. to have a first row seat in history is what m

this event marks the one-year anniversary of the 12th installment of the bob and elizabeth dole series on leadership. some of you know that the purpose of this is to the series as to call on leaders from national politics from arts and education and grapple with the question of the characteristics and circumstances that allow some people to leadership and what allow some of us to struggle to overcome the obstacles and the diverse interests that are part of any dynamic and true democracy. we are extremely fortunate to have our first-that live this question every day. we are very proud to name the series in honor of the extraordinary service of bob and olivia stole. -- elizabeth dole. showing the confidence and creativity to signify differences as you note as we enter the discussion that when senator dole joined others to help found there were a few ideas and animated the ambition for a little bit of text. we are aggressively bipartisan, not nonpartisan or post-partisan, but actually recognize that this is not been classic cohesion. the a of bipartisanship is creating the resilience that

he worked for bob dole and many others for many years. and i feel badly for him. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. he's led a very strong life. and i feel badly. >> judge kavanaugh has gone beautifully up a ladder. he's an incredible individual. great intellect. great judge. impeccable history. in every way. in every way. i feel so badly for him he's going through this. to be honest with you. i feel so badly for him. >> the president admitting today that he knew epstein. but saying he hasn't talked to him in years. >> well, i knew him like everybody in palm beach knew him. people in palm beach knew him. he was a fixture in palm beach. i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i haven't spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. yeah, a long time ago. i'd say maybe 10, 15 years. i was not fan of his. that i can tell you. i was not a fan of his. >> all right. but just listen to what donald trump said back in 2002. he said -- this was in a "new york" magazine story. "jeffrey epstein, international money man of myster

he's the liberal iteration of bob dole, the looser version of mitt romney. john mccain without lindsey graham glued to his side. one who's due over one who's new, what do you make of that assessment? >> that's a tough one because you've got to get out of a primary. joe biden tried the rose garden approached. he tried running a general election in a primary approach. and clearly he has to do something different now. the base, yes, they do want someone who is going to beat donald trump, that's clear. we see that in polling time and time again. but they also want some meat on the bones. they want to know what are you going to do to move the country forward? what is your vision? what is your policy? how are you going to do this? because they see that donald trump has put us in a really big hole. how are these 20 some odd candidates going to get us out of it? and that's one of the issues that joe biden has. it's not just him. it is a very talented, diverse crowd that he's up against. so it can't just be about your record in the past. you've got look forward. and

[applause] i broke bob dole's record about a year ago, i called him up and he took it well.i've seen quite a lot but i haven't seen before is a real debate about something that's fundamental to the country whether we should have the free enterprise system or not. they want to turn us into something we've never been. and what i want you to fully understand is ... th that with e socialist countries voted for them. it didn't take a coup like in cuba or venezuela. they voted in because they couldn't resist temptation was margaret thatcher once said. she said the problem of socialism is the it's other people's money. so this is a threat to america as it has always been at its core of the free enterprise economy, not without compassion. we have plenty of compassionate programs. medicare, social security, programs for disadvantaged people of one kind or another. we are not a capitalist country without compassion, as we are at ththe core in opportunity socie. when the immigrants arrived here over the centuries, they came here not for a guarantee, but for an opportunity. for freedom

then in '96, he once again challenged an incumbent, senator bob dole.latform of talking about and pointing out the deficit, living beyond its means. his family released a statement, reading in part "in business and in life, ross was a man of integrity and action. a true american patriot and a man of revision, principal, and deed commission. he touched the lives of thousands of people through his unwavering support of the military, veterans, through his charitable endeavors. george w. bush saying this in part. "he loved his dear wife, children, and grandchildren. laura and i send our heartfelt condolences to the entire perot family as they celebrate a full life. the 89-year-old billionaire also spent much and devoted much of his life to philanthropy, helping various organizations. no word yet out of dallas this morning, bill, on memorial services, public attributes. this information just breaking this morning. we will keep you updated. >> bill: thank you, casey stegall. >> sandra: fox news sundays chris wallace now joins us by phone. good morning to you.

times" opinion columnists are calling him joe biden closet republican, comparing him to liberal bob dole. president trump said his dad gave him the million dollars. he grew it to billions of dollars. people liked the fact that he owned it. but was still -- he could still relate to the blue collar worker. when you hear joe biden talk about you know, i don't have much or that kind of thing or talk about his dad not having an education or just a high school education, i wonder if he will come out and say look, this country gave me my millions now or allowed me to earn my millions. we will see. steve: over the two years since he left the white house, he and his wife made more than $15 million. that is more than, you know, aside from tom steyer who is running on the democratic side. kamala harris and her husband made over the same two year period $3.4 million. but the bidens five times that amount at 15. griff: if you look at that poll we showed, the 2, 3, and 4 position. all about the big 4 are tied at 15 challenging joe. but we have got some other headlines as well. steve: we do. griff: jil

should note we are very proud to name this series in honor of the extraordinary service of bob and elizabeth dole. both are proud partisans in the truest sense. they have overcome a lot of real adversity and shown the confidence and creativity to -- dignify differences. i should note as we enter the discussion, that when senator dole joined to found the bpce, there were a few ideas that provide a context for today. we are aggressively bipartisan. we are aggressively bipartisan. we're not nonpartisan or post-partisan, but actually recognize that the story of this country has not been 200 years of cohesion. we believe the essence of bipartisanship is creating the resiliency that allows it to have consistent policy moving forward. the second idea we talked little bit about in the green room is that they wanted to make sure we are in the arena. we are not a think tank in that sense of having people think big thoughts and hit print. we actually try to combine advocacy with aggressive analysis and we have a team of lobbyists who come visit with your staff on an almost daily basis to share conclusions o

this event marks the one-year anniversary of the 12th installment of the bob and elizabeth dole series on leadership. some of you know that the purpose of this is to the series as to call on leaders from national politics from arts and education and