. >> madam chair -- >> yes, senator bozeman. >> i'd like to call up bozeman amendment number 4. >> bozeman amendment number 4. without objection. >> i want to commend the chair and ranking member for the provision regarding a partial closing of the loophole, at the same time i'm afraid we do not fully close the loophole. states will continue to find ways to game the system and we will never realizes the expected $4 billion in savings. s.n.a.p. recipients are allowed to calculate their income and certain deductions similar to the way that we do our taxes. in order to determine their benefit. part of the calculation a allows them to take a standard utility allowance rather than add up all their out of pocket utilities costs similar to the way one might take a standard tax deduction. this applies people with lesser means with payments to helpry energy bills. under the current law, if someone receives this assistance, many states qualify them for the standard utility allowance even though they may not have any out of pocket utility expenses, thus increasing their benefit. furthermore, some sta

i'd like to call up bozeman three. >> amendment number three. >> yes, ma'am. first of all, i know every member of the senate wants the best for the american children and wants to keep them safe. at the same time we don't need to regulate every aspect of people's lives. i'm sure that we all got our fair share of broken bones, playing supports, playing with our friends at recess. sometimes tragedies do occur. but we should do our very best to be responsible for our children's safety and provide them with the safest environment as reasonably possible. farmers and rachblers love their children as much as any other parent. i'm not sure we need the government to go any further beyond how much they already dictate in raising children. late last year a bipartisan group of 30 senators including myself sent our concerns to the regulations. no less than 11 members of that committee were included in that total number. the letters expressed concerns regarding just to name a few, the department is under no obligation to issue new regulations and according to the department

senator bozeman has to pay attention to rice, rice, rice. he is a strong advocate. we know we have more work do with you, and we will. we're grateful for your hard work. >> well, thank you, madam chair, and we do appreciate, and i want to echo what's been said about your hard work and the ranking member's hard work and also your patience. senator baucus alluded to -- and many others -- the phone calls, the e-mails, the grabbings on the floor and stuff. and, again, we do appreciate you and the ranking member for putting up with us and trying to address our needs. the other thing i think we have to recognize is your staff and the ranking member's staff. but also, as i look around the room and i see all of our staffers sitting here with bags underneath their eyes, we really do appreciate their hard work. the nation truly has a very diverse fabric of agriculture with a variety of different risk. and writing a farm bill that serves as a safety net for all crops and regions certainly no easy task. yet the responsibility is with us, and we must embrace it, to ensure that t

steve had bozeman has more on this story. >> democrats pushed the boat to hike taxes on millionaires. -- vote to hike taxes on millionaires. republicans in charge is not about fairness, it is about votes. >> we are wasting so much time on this political damage. it will not solve our larger problems. the president is more interested in misleading people than he is in leading. >> polls show the plan, backed by president obama, is popular with voters. to tax families making a million dollars a year at least 30%. it would raise $47 billion in 10 years. >> one week's interest on our national debt. that is it. >> but that makes the point that mitt romney is rich. he was at a red sox game today expected to pay 15% in taxes. on $21 million. half of the buffet will rate. last weekend, romney was overheard by reporters revealing he wants to lower tax rates for the rich. so small businesses can hire more workers. he said he would eliminate deductions is so the rich would pay about what they pay now. falling short in the senate, was the democrats' plan. >> a reminder, if you need one, tomorrow is

this is a blizzard and winter storm here from butte to missoula to bozeman. feel bad for you. the rest of the country's chilly but looking at a fantastic afternoon. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. nice day today in many areas. it's going to be a cold start today and tomorrow in areas of the great lakes, new england and the ohio valley. but the afternoon with the april sun is strong. temperatures really warming up. should be very enjoyable. i'm not going to give it an a-plus, but this weekend, make an "a." >> a-minus, even. >>> also coming up, expectations on jobs. warm weather equals sunny sales arer and a run on encyclopedias? your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> 13 years after "american pie," will interest in their high school reunion knock "the hunger games" off its perch? >>> the nhl playoff picture gets a little clearer. the magic self-destruct. and the longest opening day baseball game ever. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top h

salt lake city denver and bozeman, montana all expressed interest in the 20-22 games. both california and nevada benefit greatly if it comes here. >> larry back with all the sports. >> sfr snow to ice an depth of despair decide for huge. guess who just snuck into the play despair decide for huge. guess who just snuck into the play offs. sports is next [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> good evening. torture road for shark qualify tonight. they got in when dallas and colorado lost. they tie for first with one game lef

bute, bozeman, those areas have a chance to get 6 to 12 inches of snow. incredible stuff. as far as west coast, high pressure trying to build in. instability showers left over here in a few spots right along the coastline of washington state but we're not seeing anything too bad. hy high pressure is going to keep it cool. what has my interest for the weekend is the storm that's off the coast, you could see it spinning here. you can see a little perception, a little break and here's the next storm system as it moves its way in. highlight it here, two days away, looks like saturday night into sunday is when this storm will move on to the west coast so we're thinking unfortunately for easter sunday morning damp weather from northern california up the coast. today looks like a pretty good day. if you get hit by a shower, consider yourself unlucky. 66. arizona, cooler, temperature only 55. i'll give you the exact details on the weekend coming up. >> thanks, bill. >>> also coming up, expectations on jobs. warm weather equals sunny sales. and a run on encyclopedias? your early mo

but that's mostly out in the rural portions near butte and bozeman.ough the weekend looking pretty good out there. a lot of sunshine in so many area, willie, i'm not too concerned. >> they got in the masters yesterday. a little sprinkle. >> should be fine all weekend. should be great. >> thanks so much. >>> sports. we begin with the first round of the masters at augusta national. tiger woods, the center of attention as he began his chase for a fifth green jacket. sinking the putt for birdie. finished 1 under. down the stretch ran into trouble. after bogeying the 17th hole, woods finds the trees off the tee on 18 and it didn't get much better from there. woods gets it out of the rough. but rolls it into the crowd here. that's out of the pine straw on his third shot, kind of traversing the fairway, tapped in for birdie and finished even par tied for 19th place. not alone, phil mickelson had a rough day. on 10, slices it off the fairway. he's going to need help finding that ball. mickelson took a double bogey, finished 2 over. lee westwood making the put

the reflect will reflect senator chambliss and bozeman -- and senator conklin's approximaty will be noted as a no vote. thank you very much. at this point, we're going to proceed with the titles in the order that we release to staff. we'll start with what is called the miscellaneous title. title 12, title is the of the allegation reform job and foods act includes critical programs to keep our food supplies safe including efforts to fight bovine tb and ferrell swine. it supports our workforce development. our veterans who have bravely faced our nation now want to get involved in farming. we'll have more support to do that as well as support for underserved farmers. we are at a point now where this title is open to amendment. is there anyone that seeks recognition. >> i would ask that my amendment number 17 be distributed. >> amendment number 17. >> while it's being distributed the amendment to the h 2 a program for allegation workers. i highlight this and i won't ask for a vote on it today. i withdraw the amendment, but i think it's of critical importance that we discuss this issue within

. >> senator bozeman. >> no. >> senator grassley. >> aye. >> just in time. >> senator? >> aye. >> senator hovan. >> aye. >> senator leahy. >> aye by proxy. >> senator harkin? >> aye by proxy. >> senator conrad. >> aye. >> senator baucus. >> aye. >> senator nelson. >> aye. >> senator brown. >> aye. >> senator casey. >> aye by proxy. >> senator klobuchar. >> aye. >> senator bennett. >> aye. >> senator gillibrand. >> no. >> chairwoman stabenow. >> aye. >> the total tally of senators present is 12 ayes, four nos. >> a majority of the committee being present and having voted in the affirmative, the committee print is ordered and reported to the senate as amended. i want to -- >> madam chair? >> -- without objection, let me just say the committee counsel is authorized to make technical and conforming changes consistent with the actions of the committee. and i want to thank everyone again for perfect work. >> madam chair? >> yes. >> i think there were five nos. >> yes. >> would the clerk repeat the final tally? >> sure. the total tally -- >> four present. one by proxy. >> i'm

salt lake city denver and bozeman, montana all expressed interest in the 20-22 games. both california and nevada benefit greatly if it comes here. >> larry back with all the sports. >> sfr snow to ice an depth of despair decide for huge. guess who just snuck into the play offs. sports is ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new nature valley protein bars. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts... ♪ ...creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate flavor. plus, 10 grams of great tasting protein in every bar. so it's energy straight from nature to you. new nature valley protein bars. find them in the granola bar aisle. -dad, why e you getting that? -thatis there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ [ younger brother ] oh, d

lloyd indicated in a response to a question from senator bozeman, that a normal driver's license is at least as secure probably in many cases more secure than a twik. is it more or less secure than a normal driver's license? >> i have to defer to mr. lord on how he came to that conclusion. we think it's a secure credential. you have to remember prior to twik, you could go on to a port and gain act stoesz a port with multiple credentials, possibly a credit card, a union card, any number of credentials. so the first thing about twik, it's the first time a common credential has been issued in a maritime environment. which means we can train to that credential. we developed many security features to put on that card. we did that in coordination with other agencies including the forensics document lab at ice so we did the best we could to make that card secure. it has a biometric on it. although the readers aren't in place yet, the coast guard does have portable readers they can use to dorandom checks as well as do the checks as far as the port security inspections and vessels security insp

salt lake city denver and bozeman, montana all expressed interest in the 20-22 games. both california and nevada benefit greatly if it comes here. >> larry back with all the sports. >> sfr snow to ice an depth of despair decide for huge. guess who just snuck into the play offs. sports is ne >> good evening. torture road for shark qualify tonight. they got in when dallas and colorado lost. they tie for first with one game left a.chipy game tonight. thornton bring it the evening mixing it up. hard left right there. sharks trail 3-1 late second period. jumbo joe deflexion in front. power my goal and momentum would carry over to the third period. just over a minute in. ryan cloe on the break away here. beats january thon quick and we are tied at 3. late in the third new 4-4. power my. low first lady at 5-4. just 4 minutes later. la responds. 2 man advantage. justin williams. over time. sharks power play. time wipe wipeding down. joe he missed it. shot it wide. but gets redemption in the shoot out. beating quick who is normally tremendously in goal not tonight. the only goa

lot of people and we don't want to be strip searched every time we want to fly from little bitty bozeman montana to maybe somewhere like denver right or even strip searched now you can be strip searched if you're just arrested for dissent i mean even gal's only criminal offense how they're authorized just master searches it's just unbelievable and so now with all these t.s.a. violations why do you think that senate bill was killed that would catalog man and really track the abuses of the t.s.a. . it's real simple i mean look at that look at the some of the things we mentioned michael chertoff we have. people like a son henry former top cyber cop at the f.b.i. going to work in the private sector of course for a company called crowd strike went hunting a picture of you is this ultimate collusion even tom ridge the original secretary went to work for the private sector at c.t. technologies which gets paid millions and billions of dollars from the pentagon to run their wireless cargo screening system so the principle is real simple you immerse the private industry in folks who work in washin

estimate for the last 100 years prior to finding the rack and these pieces, they got away with at bozeman went to their graves were very wealthy people and although they didn't start out wanting or even intending for this to happen, what it did they didn't do the right thing. >> thanks for having us and making sure everything went just fine. thank you all for coming. [applause] >> everyone knows about, but n again, the suspicion was raised when i realized the back of thei car was lured to the ground thae the front. and given the rules ofront. engagement, you can't just shoot smeone because they looked suspicious. >> why did you shoot him?r, >> i got scared. >> you got scared, so you killee a man? soou killed a >> yes, sir, i have a gun. s >> you can't do that to be and given the rules of engagementdo you can't just shoot someone and gi unless you know they have ave within 't just shoot someone unless you know they have the weapon, you know they're aiming, or you know that they've been -- they've killed someone or they're in, i should say, they're in the action. so given the rules of engag

[laughter] >> let me just say welcome to senator bozeman -- senator bozeman, a new member of the committee the first farm bill in the senate. it's interesting. i have always said that michigan had more diverse crops than the other states, but senator bozeman said that i have to pay attention to writing. he is a strong advocate. we are grateful for your hard work. >> thank you, madam chair. we do appreciate, and i want to echo what is being said about your hard work and ranking members hard work. also, your patience. senator baucus alluded and many others -- the phone calls and e-mails and the groundings on the floor, things like that. again, we do appreciate you and the ranking member for putting up with us. and also for trying to address our needs. the other thing i think we have to recognize is your staff in and the ranking member staff, everyone has bags under their eyes -- we really appreciate all your hard work. agriculture has a variety of different risks. writing a farm bill that serves as a safety net for all crops and regions is no easy task. yet, the responsibility is with us. we

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jody says we in arkansas traded an historical blanch lincoln for a do-nothing john bozeman. even when a rep, he voted for the g.d.p. 100%. next up is a call from dallas. we're talking about interesting senate races. who controls the senate after november? kevin, republican in dallas. you're on the air. caller: yes, ma'am. i vote republican for the state. both for presidency, i vote for democrat can. i'm a supporter for rick perry for the state but as far as the senate is very important that we need to vote because today, these folks get up there and they think about themselves. they vote for themselves on some of these bills and it don't make no sense. they get up there and they go -- based on their own -- using their own opinions and they need to stopt they need to start working together and we need to get throughout and vote. host: thank you. baton rouge, louisiana. doc is an independent there. good morning, doc, you are on the air. go ahead, please. doc, go ahead, please. caller: good morning. like i said, i'm independent, however, i'm watching all of the races. host: why

i'm able to attend class around my training schedule thanks to staff sergeant bozeman, staff sergeant jordan, staff sergeant young and the two three bsb titans. i'm thankful the president and first lady are here to address this issue. i'm glad they're taking action. ♪ . with that, please join me in welcoming our first lady, and the commander-in-chief, president barack obama. [cheers and applause] ♪ . >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> hello, fort stewart. [cheers] >> we are beyond thrilled, beyond thrilled to be with all of you today and before i get started there's just one thing i want to say, and that is, hoora. did i do that right? good, good. phew. i want to start by thanking sergeant marshall for that very kind introduction and for sharing his story with us today and i thank all of you, our men and women in uniform, our veterans and your extraordinary families. absolutely. for the families, yes!. [cheers and applause] one of my greatest privileges as first lady has been. meeting folks like you on bases all across the country. i always say this but i can never say enough. i a