chairman. >> senator. >> thank you, senator chambliss. senator session. >> thank you, senator, chambliss, for that comment, and general great to be with you yesterday and talk about some of the issues that you just mentioned, because the understanding that senator kyl had, senator chambliss, about the start and what kind of funding would be laid out for the next decade to modernize our nuclear weapons has not been funded. and the numbers, senator kyl, is deeply disappointed about that, and -- mr. chairman, i am troubled today about this little overheard conversation between the president and mr. medvedev where president obama said, of all of these things overheard conversations but particular missile defense, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space and medvedev said, i understand. i understand your message about space, space for you. this is my last election. after my election i'll have more flexibility. understand i'll transmit this information to vladimir. this is not a little matter. i'll tell you why it's not a

next is senator chambliss. >> first of all, thanks for your service, general allen, particularly you. you picked up right where general petraeus left off and we thank you for that, the kind of leadership that you provided over there and please express to those troops that serve under you how much we appreciate their service. >> i will do that. thank you. >> following up on what senator reed was talking about with respect to night raids, having been in afghanistan a number of times, having visited with some of those troops, particularly afghan troops who are carrying out the night raids in a very professional way and in a way which has minimized even the risk of civilian casualties, it's pretty important, pretty important part of our process as we move towards ultimately achieving the victory there. i'm really concerned about this potential shift to the warrant-based approach. general allen, will that shift increase the possibility of civilian casualties and our ability to fix and finish the target. >> an important question, sir. and i believe, senator, that if we do this right, it wil

next is senator chambliss. >> thank you center lieberman. gentleman first of all thank you for your service. general allen you picked up right where general petraeus left off often we thank you for that. the kind of leadership that you provided and please express to those troops under you how much we appreciate their service. >> we will do that, thank you sir. >> just following up on what senator reid was talking about with respect to night raids. having been in afghanistan a number of times and visited with some of those troops, afghan troops who are doing those night raids in a very professional way and the way in which has minimized even the risk of civilian casualties is pretty important part of our process as we move towards ultimately achieving the victory there. i'm really concerned about this potential shift and general alan my question to you is will that shift increase the possibility of casualties in their ability to finish? >> and important questions are and i believe senator that if we do this right, it will not impede either th

even the statue was built by a slave as mentioned by senator chambliss. but what -- excuse me -- but what he failed to mention, his name was phillip reid, r-e-i-d. the name of the statue is freedom. today we remember the slaves who built this temple of temple of liberty, many of them never saw freedom themselves as we know. the same year the statue freedom was placed atop the dome of the capitol, the emancipation proclamation was signed. that proclamation was not an end of slavery in america. nor was it the end of discrimination and injustice in this land. but it was the beginning of the end of an evil institution and of a dark chapter of this nation's history. its people founded on liberty and justice for all deny that liberty and justice to so many for so long. but the memory of that grievous wrong is also a reminder that change is possible and that together we can continue to build a more perfect union. the fight for change could have no finer leader than our first speaker. john lewis. the general congressman from georgia wasn't alone as he fought for

i also would ask to into the record a letter from chambliss, myself, jeff sessions, ranking member on finance, rarnging member oth co hutchison, ranking member on the energy committee and chuck grassley on the ranking member is to senator reid which we have asked the legislation go through the regular process with the committees of jurisdiction having a say in this process. so, mr. chairman, i thank you and yield back the balance of my time. >> no balance. senator i return the -- no, it's not. look, with the same fondness and respect that you expressed for senator collins and me when you started, i cannot conceal the fact that i'm disappointed by your statement. we have conducted, this bill is essentially the one marked up by the committee, but that's not the point. the point is that we have reached out not only to everybody who was possibly interested in this bill outside of the congress but opened the process to every member of the senate who want ed to be involved. we pleaded for involvement. and a lot of people including yourself have not come to the table. the most encouraging pa

senator chambliss of intelligence. senator grassley certaint certaf jsh, and senatojudiciary, and si energy. it is certainly important that our committees have come together with our rank members -- and we hope very much to gain support from the democratic side as well -- on a bill that we think can get through all of congress and be signed by the president. because the -- the parts of our bill that will strengthen our cyber security in this country are i think accepted in the areas where we already have expertise in this area. for instance, our bill will help prevent the spread of cyber attacks from network to network and across the internet by removing barriers to sharing information about threats, attacks and strategies for improvement of defenses. we remove these barriers through addressing the antitrust laws that would allow companies that are sharing information not to be threatened with antitrust suits because this is a security issue, it's not a competitive issue. secondly, we want to have liability protections

chairman. >> senator. >> thank you, senator chambliss. senator session. >> thank you, senator, chambliss, for that comment, and general great to be with you yesterday and talk about some of the issues that you just mentioned, because the understanding that senator kyl had, senator chambliss, about the start and what kind of funding would be laid out for the next decade to modernize our nuclear weapons has not been funded. and the numbers, senator kyl, is deeply disappointed about that, and -- mr. chairman, i am troubled today about this little overheard conversation between the president and mr. medvedev where president obama said, of all of these things overheard conversations but particular missile defense, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space and medvedev said, i understand. i understand your message about space, space for you. this is my last election. after my election i'll have more flexibility. understand i'll transmit this information to vladimir. this is not a little matter. i'll tell you why it's not a

. >>> coming up, we'll bring in republican senator saxby chambliss. tom brokaw. lawrence o'donnell, and eugene robinson. >>> up next, mike allen with the politico playbook, and willie's week in review. >>> but first, bill karens with a check on the weekend forecast. >> it's going to be split. middle of the country, gorgeous and warm. northeast, you're not going to like it. worst weather in the country, much of wisconsin, milwaukee, green bay. in chicago, that rain will head through your areas. this storm system is going to track today through the southern great lakes, northern ohio valley. eventually that rain will make it to pittsburgh and buffalo. that will be late today. in the northeast, mid-atlantic, you're dry today. but late tonight, we're going to see snow and rain mixture throughout much of new york state, southern new england, including albany, boston, probably springfield. hartford to new york city, probably just a cold rain for you. it's not going to be a fun early saturday morning. saturday afternoon, a bit better. the middle of the country, i mentio

chairman. >> senator. >> thank you, senator chambliss. senator session. >> thank you, senator, chambliss, for that comment, and general great to be with you yesterday and talk about some of the issues that you just mentioned, because the understanding that senator kyl had, senator chambliss, about the start and what kind of funding would be laid out for the next decade to modernize our nuclear weapons has not been funded. and the numbers, senator kyl, is deeply disappointed about that, and -- mr. chairman, i am troubled today about this little overheard conversation between the president and mr. medvedev where president obama said, of all of these things overheard conversations but particular missile defense, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space and medvedev said, i understand. i understand your message about space, space for you. this is my last election. after my election i'll have more flexibility. understand i'll transmit this information to vladimir. this is not a little matter. i'll tell you why it's not a

with saxby chambliss from georgia they got their head speech in by the leadership who was not remotely interested to work on the deficit because it did not fit the talking points that we make the other side of the bad and we will not work together and fight for every advantage. rick santorum said something about explaining a vote to that he had to go along with the leadership because they wanted his boat to. >> host: talking about no child left behind. >> that is the mindset on capitol hill. largely male, majority of men with this mentality there are winners and losers. that is the mindset. >> host: what about money? >> guest: that is a very big problem. i thought mccain-feingold was of a good idea but prove not to be with unintended consequences and now the citizens united decision but no doubt many defects outcome it buys access access, tweaks in the tax code, it is a lot easier to put been dead tax loopholes and benefit than a government program. and i talk with former congressmen taye and click and he said money is not only the mother's milk but also the yogurt and cottage cheese.

i do not think i would put a lot of credibility into anything that saxby chambliss cents. he uses blatant lies to paint, max leeland a hero. host: you think that the partisan divide has got worse over the years in congress? caller: i think it is because the republicans like all the time. you guys might have checked pryke -- might have chuck grassley on tv, but he's nothing but a liar. host: the you think this is just one side that has made this a part -- this partisan divide worse? i caller: think it is impossible to deal with people who deal in lies. host: let's go to rose on the independent line in massachusetts. caller: good morning. it is nice to get through. i am 59 years old. under circumstances i ended up -- through circumstances i ended up on disability at a very young age. ayman medicare. -- i am on medicare. i think a lot of people think medicare is free. it is not free. we pay for it. as far as the cameras covering congress, do i think it is good or bad? i think is an excellent idea. and i'm grateful that i'm able to pay for cable and that i can get c-span. i ge

chambliss: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. chambliss: i would ask the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. chambliss: mr. president, next week the annual master's tournament will begin in augusta, georgia. it's a beautiful time of the year in our part of the world and certainly augusta is a little piece of heaven, particularly this time of year. and as that tournament begins next week, there's going to be a sad note in the air because of the fact that furman bisher, a giant in the world of journalism, a man who has covered the master's for the last 50 or so years, died last week at his home in atlanta. he died at the age of 93 and passed away peacefully in his home after a storied career as one of the nation's foremost sports writers. it was a career that lasted an astonishing 60 years. after nearly six decades of elegant observation of the sports world for the ""atlanta journal constitution,"" furman bisher picked out his

in the gang of six in the deficit reduction effort and ceaselessly over the past year with saxby chambliss of georgia, a republican. they just got their heads beat in by the leadership who wasn't remotely interested in this bipartisan effort to work on the deficit. it didn't fit these right, we are going to make the other side with adam were not going to work together and were going to fight for every advantage. you know, rick santorum in a recent republican debate, something about him explaining that politics is a team sport. another was he had to go along with the leadership is the leadership wanted his boat and he was part of that. >> host: he was talking about "no child left behind." >> guest: that is the mindset on capitol hill and largely male, a majority of men and they have this mentality. there are winners and losers. we are going to beat their brains out you know, and that is the mindset. not that we are going to work together and try to get something done. >> host: how about money? >> guest: money is a very difficult and intractable problem. i thought the mccain-feingold was a g

let me share my opinion that is the same as senator chambliss and the other senator. these are the worst of the worst. these five have the blood of americans on their hands. i want to commend the secretary for taking certification responsibility seriously. i just don't see how you can possibly certify that these five guys wouldn't return to the battlefield, given our history from guantÁnamo. i want to thank the secretary for what i consider to be his position for those five detainees. general allen, we had recently, before it the committee, senator mccain spoke with general mattis about al qaeda making a comeback in iraq. the general said al qaeda's comeback was noteworthy in western iraq and he even said that al qaeda is threatening to send in people to baghdad. general, you have served in iraq with distinction. you know and understand, not only with your current responsibilities in afghanistan, but the importance of what we have done in iraq. optically, the role that iran can play in iraq, not only in iraq, but currently in afghanistan. can you help me -- what was t

the sec's bees chambliss of georgia. they just get their heads begin.ot remotely interested in the bipartisan effort to work on the deficit because it did not fit the talking points. it did not fit the real life and will make the other side looks at and we're not going to work together in her going to fight for every advantage of. a recent public debate said something about exploiting a vote. politics is a team sport. in other words, yet to go along because the leaders wanted his boat and he was part of that team. >> host: talking about the child left behind. >> guest: that is the mind set on capitol hill. and it is large and e-mail. it is a majority of men, and they have this sports mentality. there are winners and losers. there will beat their brains out you know, and that is the mindset. >> host: and how about money? >> guest: money is a difficult and intractable problem. i thought that mccain fine gold was a good idea. the campaign finance reform, and it has proven to maybe not be so good in terms of unintended consequences. we have the supreme cour

virginia was involved in a gang of six deficit reduction efforts over the past years with saxby chambliss of virginia and the copperhead speak in by the leadership who was not remotely interested in this bipartisan effort because it didn't fit the talking point. it didn't fit we are going to make the other side look bad and we are not coming to work together and we are going to fight for every advantage. rick santorum in a recent republican debate for something like the explanting of the vote, he said the politics of team sports. in other words he had to go along with the leadership because the leadership wanted the vote and he was part of that team. >> host: he was talking about no child left behind. >> guest: that is the mind set on capitol hill and it is largely male. it is a majority of men and they have this voice mentality. there are winners and losers. br going to beat their brains out and that is the mind set, not that we are going to work together and try to get something done. >> host: how about money? >> guest: monday is a difficult and intractable problem. i thought that mccai

chambliss: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. chambliss: -- mr. isakson: and be asked to speak in morning business. i want to talk about a subject that was talked to me about a lot during the president's day break in georgia. i spent most of that week traveling my state. did town hall meetings listening to georgians from savannah county and murray county and everywhere else in between. it was easy to tell what the issue for the average family is, and that's what the price of gasoline is doing to their budget. gasoline prices continue to escalate. i have a chevrolet seive rad dough pick -- silverado and i had to fill it up. it costs $78 to fill it up and it wasn't total limbty. that is a -- totally empty. i think of kwraefr every farmer or student and thinking about how much they have to pay for gasoline, i realize how harmful current gas prices are and i fear how high they're going to go. we need a comprehensive energy policy in the united states of america. i was listening to the dis

i know senator chambliss of georgia was here on the floor earlier. many of us spoke to it earlier in the day. we call our bill the strengthening and enhancing cybersecurity by using research, education, information and technology act of 2012. it has an acronym of course. it's called the secure it for short. our bill focuses on four different areas that we believe can draw bipartisan support and result in good public law. and those four areas are information sharing, fisma reform, which is intelligence sharing reform, criminal penalties as well as additional research. what the secure act bill does -- and i guess what it does not do is equally important. it does not simply add new layers of bureaucracy and regulation that will serve little purpose and achieve meager results. the homeland security committee bill would arm the department of homeland security with expansive new authorities to review all sectors of our economy and designate what is termed covered critical infrastructure for further regulation. what we hear out there from industry is that t

host: on the senate side, co- sponsors include chambliss, snowe, and vitter.is a list of the house co- sponsors, to many to name. -- too many to name. you can see the list. 33 co-sponsors signed on to that so far. let's get to the phones. liz joins us from texas. caller: i am proud you are making this effort. thank you so much. i noticed there was a bi- partisan list. i wanted to suggest, i have been in the senate with a filibuster. it has to be in constitutional when laws are supposed to be passed with a simple majority in the senate, at least certain laws. it seems to me this abuse of the filibuster, there has got to be a stop to that. that is one of the reforms that should take place. to take what should be and is constitutionally possible majority -- a simple majority in just by the threat of a filibuster, it suddenly becomes a 2/3 vote. to me it is unconstitutional. there has to be something that can be done about that. i wondered what you would say on that matter. guest: you made a number of good points. let me run through them quickly. your note to the

chambliss: madam president, we conclude the debate on this very important bill. i rise for a very special honor to be given to the girl scouts of the united states of america on their 100th anniversary. 100 years ago in savannah, george, juliet gordon lowe brought together a group of 18 girls from very different backgrounds to give them opportunities to develop physically, mentally and spiritually. from that meeting, miss lowe came to recognize the need for an organization that would help girls develop self-reliance and resourcefulness in the face of a changing society and in their future roles as professional women. from that modest single troupe in savannah, miss lowe's vision has grown into the largest organization for girls in the world. with 3.2 million girl scouts and more than 50 million girl scout alumni. despite their growth, the girl scouts of today have stayed true to miss lowe's vision, focusing on topics such as leadership, science and technology, busine business, and economic literacy and outdoor and environmental awareness. it is admirable that the

next is senator chambliss. >> thank you for your service. you have picked up right where general petraeus left off. we thank you for a the kind of leadership the provide it. just following up on what senator reid was talking about t senator reid was talking about with respect to night raids. having been in afghanistan in number of times and visited with the troops, particularly afghan troops to carry out the night raids in a professional way that has minimized even the rest of civilian casualty, it is pretty important as we move toward ultimately achieving the victory there. i am really concerned about this potential shift to a warrant based approach. will that shift increase the possibility of civilian casualties and our ability to fix and finished the target? >> an important question. i belief that if we do this right it will not impede the operations nor will it increase civilian casualties. i presume you understand we are doing about 2400 special operations a year. lacher we had about 2200 night operations and about 200 of them we did no

next is senator chambliss. >> you picked up right where general petraeus left off.thank you for the kind of leadership you provided. please express to those troops who served under you how much we appreciate their service. just following up on what senator reed was asking about regarding night raids, they are carried out night rate in a professional way and a way that has minimized the risk of civilian casualties. it is an important part of our process as we move toward ultimately achieving a victory there. i am concerned about the potential shift of a warrant based approach. my question to you is will that should increase the possibility of civilian casualties and our ability to fix and finish the target? >> an important question. if we do this right, it will not impede the operations, nor will it increase civilian casualties. i presume you understand we are at 2400 operations a year. last year, we had 2200 night operations. 90 percent of them did not have -- 90% of them did not have us firing a shot. we got the next associate of that individual as well when we did