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so bob menendez was the lead-up to the 2012 election. right after the 2012 election, conservative media lost their minds over something that happened in florida. in st. lucie county, florida, where something obviously went totally wrong. very obvious voter fraud in the 2012 election. stuffing the ballot box for president obama. president obama and the democrats stealing the election in florida. you want to know how they know it happened? because they had proof. they published proof. on the ground reporting that 140% voter turnout had been recorded in one democratic leaning county. st. lucie had 140% voter turnsnout how do you get 140%. you can't get more people than are registered to vote. that's obvious fraud. that's how president obama stole the election. 140%. turns out what that actually was was roughly 70% voter turnout but the ballot was two pages. so if you count each page as its own ballot. math is hard, barbie. last year the friends of hamas scandal. chuck hagel is going to be confi confirmed. in the course of reporting on that

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. >> not just republicans, senators bob menendez and other democrats have stepped up as well. >> thehole idea from the obama administration perspective is and i don't think it's only obama. if you can get a deal here, this is a good thick. we should make every effort possible to bring iran into the global family. >> i think. >> losing sight of just how strange this is. is there any precedent in history for negotiations like this. the salt talks with the russians, we had a shared sem met industry of vocabulary. we talked about their number of missiles and our number of missiles. where ours were placed and where theirs were placed. we all agreed we had missiles. now we are having extraordinary negotiation about a nuclear weapons program that the other side says does not exist. and i mean, you laugh, it may be laughable. but, in fact, it's a very strange negotiation. >> do they get a deal in this now extended time? >> the administration desperately wants a deal. it needs something to proclaim that it's had some success abroad where everything -- positions everywhere from russia to saudi

new jersey democrat bo bob menendez.k and your level of concern about the kind of violence it could trigger? >> well, this is the most brutal condemnable act that woun could imagine in a house of worship to have such violence is absolutely beyond any sense of human dignity. and i am concerned that every action breeds a reaction. and this is a time, my mind, for a president to make sure that he shows leadership among the palestinian people. and at the same time, to make sure that as we are certainly our hearts go out to the families of those, the who lost a loved one, including u.s. citizens worshipping in the synagogue. you know, we have to work to try to diffuse the violence and at the same time think of a pathway forward. it's condemnable to see acts of violence, particularly in places of worship. do you think you're goirng to get that? >> well, we'll have to wait to see, jose. i don't know that as the negotiations sit right now, that they are anywhere near the type of deal that i certainly could support. iran with a n

and bob menendez -- bob menendez, the head of the democratic hispanic caucus, a caucus of one at this point, but himself the son of cuban refugees who came to the united states. and michael bennet of ko colora. the eight of us set down for months, literally for months, hours at a time, sometimes angry and ready to work oust room, other times cooperative. we wrote a bill, a 200-page tbhaibill tofix the immigration. then we took it to committee and the chairman of the senate) patrick lay here, allowed any amendment to be offered that anyone wished. then we brought it to the floor after it was reported from the committee and we again gave an opportunity for amendments to be offered. significant amendments were offered. senator corker of tennessee offered an amendment to even strengthening what was a very strong border security section of this bill. the net result of that, of course, was we brought it to a vote. we brought it to a vote and i will tell you, it was an incredible day because on june 27 of 2013, we passed on the floor of the united states senate comprehensive immigration refo

republican jeff flake of arizona, and democrat bob menendez of new jersey, and senator flake, let me start with you sh you, maricopa sheriff joe arpaio, and his lawsuit and possibly a koum more that states may file, and do you support the arpaio lawsuit against the president? well, what we need to do is to put the legislation on the president's desk. you know, the president has addressed one small portion of what needs to be done with immigration reform. we have to do the border security, interior enforcement, and guest worker plan, and deal with those here illegally, and he has done one portion of the ladder, and i would rather move all portions and put oit on the desk. that is my approach. >> so i understand that, but for or against the lawsuit? >> i have not even seen the lawsuit and i don't know what it contains. >> do you think it is appropriate to sue the president on the action? >> i think that the president moved beyond his authority, and no less than the washington post editorial board has opined about that. having said that, from myle role in the senate, i think that we oug

john boehner and mitch mcconnell alongside harry reid and nancy pelosi and luis guttierez and bob menendez and all these folk, we'll all have a nice signing ceremony. so i just -- i just want to emphasize this issue. because i hear some people say, well, we're in favor of immigration reform, but we don't think that it should be done without congress. well, congress, go ahead and do it. and meanwhile washington should not let disagreements over one issue be a deal breaker on every issue. that's not how our democracy works. congress certainly should not shut down the government again over this. because americans are tired of gridlock. we're ready to move forward. and we don't want to -- we just want sensible common sense approaches to problems. this debate deserves more than the usual politics. because for all the back and forth in washington, as i said last night, this is about something bigger. this is about who we are. who do we want to be. america is not a nation that accepts the hypocrisy of workers who mow our lawns, clean our bed pens, with no chance ever to get right with the law. we

republican senator jeff flake of arizona and democrat bob menendez of new jersey. both for joining me. senator flake, let me start with you. quickly, sheriff joe arpaio, his lawsuit, there's possibly a couple others that states may file. do you support the lawsuit against the president? >> what i think we ought to do is put legislation on the president's desk. the president has addressed one small portion of what needs to be done with immigration reform. we have to do border security, enforcement, and have a mechanism to deal with those illegally. he has done one portion. i would rather move legislation on the other three items and put it on his desk. >> i understand that. but are you -- are you for or against the lawsuit? >> i haven't seen the lawsuit. i don't know what it contains. i think the president -- >> do you think it's appropriate to sue the president on his action? >> i do think that the president moved beyond his authority, no less than "the washington post" editorial board has opined about that. having said that, from my role in the senate, i think we

from left to right we've got javier lucera, ben luhan, steve horsford and bob menendez. the arturo rodriguez. and i just want to -- oh -- and since we're on farm workers, a legend, someone who has just been a great friend to working people around the country, laura suerto is here. love you. you know, i'm so inspired by the introduction by astrid. you heard me talk about astrid last night. you heard her talk about herself. she was brought here as a little girl and grew up believing in america and in her identity as an american just like malia or sasha. and as she grew up she found out she was undocumented which meant she could not do what her friends could do. she first period she and her brother could be separated from her dad. and she started advocating for her fellow dreamers. and to fight to make a difference in this country that she loves. and part of what makes america exceptional is that we welcome exceptional people like astrid. it makes us stronger. it makes us vibrant and dynamic. it makes us hopeful. we are a nation of immigrants and that means that we're const

a lot of powerful democrats, most notably bob menendez in the senate, who have problems with the stepsn has taken. their view is more sanctions in a position to beat weaker in negotiations. the obama administration eased up some sanctions with the july agreement. there is concern that the administration will agree to ease more sanctions. republicans will simply not let that happen. there are democrats as well. what is going to be interesting is over the next 48 hours to 72 hours, will they give the president space or are they going to come down hard and try to plan something for the lame-duck session? infighting continues, you are looking at a white house desperate to make a move. at least according to jeffrey goldberg at bloomberg view. times, theay, "at obama administration and allies have appeared to be more desperate for a deal than the iranians. it isn't the west that is suffering." knowingve any sense of whether we are in the fourth inning or the eighth inning of negotiations? >> right now, with an extension ly, it looks like the fourth inning. anytime you talk to diplomats who h

the senate foreign relations committee is chaired by bob menendez of new jersey. >> his nomination hearingor tony blinken deputy secretary of state will come to order. let me welcome you back to the committee as a former staff director of the committee for chairman biden at the time. you know as much about the nomination process as anyone although perhaps you are less familiar with being on that side of the table. between your service here at the white house you also have the challenge of managing multiple complex experiences and those experiences will serve you well when confirmed for this position. the united states is facing a range of critical challenges from a bowl in west africa to russian aggression in ukraine to the challenge of countering the isil in syria and iraq to iran's continued quest for a nuclear weapons program. at the same time we are seeking to forge new global partnerships with india, in the middle east and asia in looking for opportunities to expand american exports and business opportunities. so there will be no shortage of critical issues that you will face. each wi

delayed it and buy himself some time in the which he would need to do and we'd have people like bob menendez, with the latino leadership, if he did that i think there would be such a burden and pressure on republicans to act. and if he doesn't act, there's no pressure. >> the point about the debt ceiling, and she's totally right. and you could see more of this and less on the debt ceiling. and there are two people were very pragmatic who have been trying to appeal to the donors into big money donors. the fact that the government shutdown was such a mess and had the donor community up in arms and it drove a lot of them towards trying to stamp out primary challengers, i think it's actually going to temper things. immigration is another issue. but i think on the debt ceiling it's part of asp. >> this just came up in every republican debate. one of my good friends is a debate coach and he was working on 10 campaigns in this cycle. and at every turn and in every debate, the issue of the shutdown came out and they had to defend against it. and i think a lot of these newly elected senators understa

and bob menendez -- bob menendez, the head of the democratic hispanic caucus, a caucus of one at this point, but himself the son of cuban refugees who came to the united states. and michael bennet of ko colora. the eight of us set down for months, literally for months, hours at a time, sometimes angry and ready to work oust room, other times cooperative. we wrote a bill, a 200-page tbhaibill tofix the immigration. then we took it to committee and the chairman of the senate) patrick lay here, allowed any amendment to be offered that anyone wished. then we brought it to the floor after it was reported from the committee and we again gave an opportunity for amendments to be offered. significant amendments were offered. senator corker of tennessee offered an amendment to even strengthening what was a very strong border security section of this bill. the net result of that, of course, was we brought it to a vote. we brought it to a vote and i will tell you, it was an incredible day because on june 27 of 2013, we passed on the floor of the united states senate comprehensive immigration refo

guests today include senators geoff flake, a republican of arizona, and bob menendez, a new jersey democrat. former new york mayor rue e guiliana and anthony gray, attorney for the michael brown family and john hoff meister, former ceo of shell oil. th "this week," today, an interview with president obama. at 2:00 p.m. hear fox news sunday with senator ted cruz. representative javier bacera, texas attorney general greg abbo abbott, the state's republican governor elect. south carolina republican senator lindsey graham, sherilyn eiffel, former republican senator rick santorum and cornell west, author and activist. he was arrested in ferguson missouri recently in the frosts. at 4:00 p.m. eastern at, it's "face the nation" with dick durbin, republican congressman mike mccall of texas and democratic representative luis guteares. and, cornell william brooks, president of the naacp. the sunday network t.v. talk shows are on c-span radio brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. the rebroadcasts of the shows begin at noon eastern with nbc's meet the press, "this week," "fox ne

bob menendez, ahead of the democratic hispanic caucus. himself the son of cuban refugees who came to the united states. michael bennet, of colorado. we sat down for months, literally four months, hours at a time, sometimes angry and ready to walk out, other times cooperative, and we wrote the bill. a 200 page bill to rewrite the immigration laws of america, fix the broken immigration system. then we took it to committee and hadchairman, patrick leahy, open hearings and allowed any amendment to be offered. then we brought it to the floor after it was reported from the had anee, and we opportunity for amendments to be offered. significant amendments were offered. toator corcoran offered strengthen what was already a very strong border security section. the net result of that of course was rebutted to a vote. it was anl you, incredible day, because on june we pass on the floor of the united states senate comprehensive immigration reform by a vote of 68-32. 14 republicans joined the democrats in a bipartisan effort to fix our broken immigrati