i can't say that i'm going to miss saxby chambliss, because i won't be around to miss saxby chambliss. but if i were around, i would miss saxby chambliss. senator udall. >> good morning, gentlemen. we all have heavy hearts this morning as has been discussed over and over again. in colorado our thoughts and prayers go out to you and our soldiers and all the army families at ft. hood. i think we've also been in all the heroes among heroes who responded to the tragic events of yet, the valor of those first responders comes as no surprise to many of us. my home state of colorado, we've just been in awe as our soldiers have deployed to combat over and over in afghanistan. they've trained our allies. they've tracked the enemies during the counter-resistance operations in africa. and they've saved many lives in much of what we hold dear in colorado while battling the wildfires and floods over the last year. they've been great neighbors and friends to say the least. we're just so lucky to have these heroes living amongst us. we're forever grateful what they do day in and day out. i've got gre

chambliss walked away from it.lking away from it. so we'll see what happens. it's -- richard haass, why don't you say something here. you talk to candidates. >> do you think it was fair to say -- the report was based on emotion? >> that kicked off a firestorm. on the use of the word emotional. but look -- >> people from california are just more emotional. >> we're not going to go there. the -- what i think people have to do on this, is put your heads back to where we were a decade ago. >> right. >> and after 9/11, when there was the fear of future 9/11s, and sure, the united states did things which in retrospect are highly controversial and in some cases you can argue whether they worked or not, whether they were warranted or not. but i think it's hard, 10 or 12 later from an ant septemberic distance to look at these things and say they were in the out wrong. >> dianne feinstein, nancy pelosi, jay rockefeller and a cast of other liberals that were shocked, shocked, shocked that this was going on in 2005 and 2006, w

saxby chambliss by way of illustration says "the report is a waste of time." so the headline i'd have written for this story, "vote is over. debate will never end." the last headline, we got to deal with this from tmz. boomer esiason, "pro athletes shouldn't take paternity leave. i'd get a c-section before the season." he wouldn't but presumably his wife would. you know this by now, right? mets second baseman daniel murphy missed two games out of a 162-game schedule because he wanted to be with his wife during the birth of their son. along comes boomer esiason on a radio talk program wondering allowed why did he need to be with his wife and miss work. he went off the rails saying essentially why count she have a c-section? maybe there could have been a debate about the missing of work. but when he referenced having an elective surgery so he could play baseball, it was of for boomer. i was there for all of mine. i have to say it's as many of you know, a once in a lifetime opportunity. to boomer's credit, i'll say this. he issued a real apology, not one of these

. >> we should point out your republican counterpart sax by chambliss voted for declassification. he had some issues with content but voted to proceed? >> that's correct. >> dianne feinstein, thanks for being with us today. >> right, bye. >> terrible violence in ukraine, pro-russian protesters were driven out of a building after they set off blazes and clashed with pro-ukrainian. and kiev it reached a boiling point when a fist fight broke out between the opposing factions. secretary of state kerry has talked the russians into meeting for the first time next week with ukraine's new leaders. kerry and russian counterpart lavrov are expected to meet next week. he called out russia for provoking the latest violence. >> everything we've seen in the last 24 hours from russian pro vok tors in eastern ukraine, tell us they've been sent there determined to create chaos. that is absolutely unacceptable. (meow mix jingle) right on cue. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by na

the fact that dianne feinstein is leading this charge with the support of a republican like saxby chamblissthe ball now is firmly in white house court. what do you expect to happen in the administration? >> not just the white house, alex. this is going to be an executive branch review, which means the cia, the subject of this report, is going to have a lot of influence over its declassification. and that really raises a lot of questions about how much the public will actually see about this and how rapidly they'll see any of this. the sections in particular that are getting released are something like 400 to 500 pages out of the 62, 6,300-page report. >> it's worth noting, i mean, we cannot underscore how much of a -- i think a game changer, a bombshell, if you will, this report is. as angus king said, when he said he would vote in favor of the release of the report, "it is a really hard read, it's very disappointing." he talked about institutional failure. this report alleges that the cia made inaccurate statements, it gave out highly misleading information regarding efficacy of the tortur

georgia's chambliss is also stepping down.ith three members resigning the seats already and the death of new jersey's frank lautenberg, means the senate is experiencing its largest turnover in 40 years. only 28 members of the current senate were in office before 2000, and that includes dan coates who served in the '80s and '90s, and then returned to the senate after the 2010 elections. next year, after levin, harkin, rockefeller leave, the number will be down to 24. the last members of what is a steadily shrinking old guard. and again, the idea of having a committy gavel anymore not the same motivation, because guess what, leadership runs everything, and these committee chairs have never felt more powerless. that's the real story of these retirements. >>> up next, the tdr exclusive on the hobby lobby boss' chat with the pope. by the way, this is your last chance to vote who will go to the sweet 16 in our tdr bracket challenge. it's a good one. cast your votes. we'll unveil the winners on monday. we're getting close. remember,

republicans, we've already seen that the more moderate members, including some in the senate like saxby chambliss, the ones willing to try to find compromises, and a whole slew of them in the house are leaving. they're not likely to be replaced by people who are looking for bipartisan compromise. i think the president is realistic at this point and understanding that give and take has meant all give and no take, and that's not likely to change. it seems as though we're living through as americans right now a much bigger shift. we have sort of the vestages of an america first uni-poehler ego in our mrekz sxwshgs we see that with all the empty talk about america should be in charge of everything. we have multi-polar capacity in the sense that we don't want to solve every problem, and you saw that on syria where instead of republicans going to the president's right, they went to his left and said not our problem. we shubt be bombing there. >> yeah. what most republicans, of course, other than john mccain and a couple of others -- >> mccain is his own special out liar. >> that reflects as well, you k

saxby chambliss said he had concerns, john mccain tweet ed birdwell is an excellent choice. >> the next enrollment deadline is just around the corner in november. in addition to overseeing the next enrollment period, burwell will have to oversee the next expansion of medicaid and keep premiums low. even if the confirmation hearings are contentious, she will likely get confirmed. white house officials say they hope that happens by the end of may. carson, back to you. >> kristen welker at the white house this morning, thanks. >> jenna has a look now at the rest of the morning's top stories. good morning. >> good morning, erica. good morning, everyone. kninicaragua is on high alert ar an earthquake hit. the tremor was felt in el salvador and neighboring costa rica. hundreds of people have been hurt and hundreds of homes damaged. >>> as investigators in pennsylvania try to figure out what caused the teen to go on a stabbing rampage at his school, the most severely injured victim is said to undergo more surgery this victim. the 17-year-old remains in critical condition. he had successful sur

the vote the committee's chairman senator dianne feinstein and the vice chairman senators saxby chambliss spoke about the decision with reporters. [inaudible conversations] >> i'm going to make a statement. i'm not going to take questions but we just concluded the vote on the declassification of the executive summary and the findings and conclusions as well as the minority views. i voted in favor of the declassification for this reason. we need to get this behind us. this committee has important work that needs to be done. i was never in favor of this report being done. i think it was a waste of time. we had already had a report done by the armed services committee on this issue and this is a chapter in our past that should have already been closed. however the general public has the right to now know what was done and what is in the report from the standpoint of the executive summary of findings and conclusions and as well as the way the minority feels about it. so i voted cheap declassify that in the general public and make up their minds about whether or not this was done properly and

the georgia delegation are all running against each other for the saxby chambliss senate seat. is definitely going to be no on the budget. >> the republican whip kevin mccarthy tweeted earlier that between our party and bears has never been more clear. can you tell us about some of the behind the scenes lobbying efforts that republican leaders are trying? guest: you have seen them working the floor as the last several days. he's been after that conversation. there are payments on medicare and they are thereby trying to avoid a roll call and this will just be a trick played on the conservative rank and file. they are showing their displeasure. ryan is their hero. he was in deep conversation with kevin mccarthy. the other people out there are really working the floor. eric cantor was in deep conversation. he was undecided about cuts to defense. we have seen a lot of those but we are seeing that they are confident. roskam saying- it's definitely going to pass but come down to the wire. we will be interested in that there. >> we will be keeping a close eye on things on and off the

to play another quote from you, and this is from one of your colleagues in the committee, saxby chamblisshe did vote along with you to release this, but there's the panel's report which comes to a very different conclusion. i want to play the it and get your response to it. >> as we point out specifically in the minority report that there was information gleaned from this program which led not only to the takedown of bin laden but to the interruption and disruption of other terrorist plots over a period of years. >> and it just seems to me all indications are the report that will be released will say, you know, there's no link between torture and getting bin laden. there's no link between torture and significant disruption of al qaeda. how can a senator sitting on the same committee as you looking at the same information reach such a radically different conclusion? >> well, the good news answer to that question, if there's any good news at all here, the american people will be able to make up their own minds. the report -- the essence of the 481-page report is a meticulous deconstruction

senator chambliss, you got here just in the nick of time to ace out senator ayotte. >> we're probably both going to ask the same question. secretary general, let me first express my sympathy to the army nation obviously for what happened yesterday and just know that you're in our thoughts and prayers. gentlemen, one of the proposals that's in the secretary's budget was the moving of the commissaries towards a more businesslike approach which i agree with. i think that we need to operate our exchanges, our commissaries on a business formula. but what we're doing is we're exacting some pain from particularly some of your enlisted personnel who depend on the commissaries and exchanges probably to a greater degree maybe even than the officer corps. and rather than exacting that pain right now, senator warner and i have a stand alone bill that would delay the implementation of this until -- of the secretary's budget until the study that comes out the end of this year. we don't know exactly when, but it will certainly address the issue of the commissaries. and i'd just like you guys' commen

. >> senator, i said my respects to senator chambliss, and i want to close. we will miss you deeply. i will miss you personally. you have been an amazing and inspiring leader. the people of your great state have been blessed and we have equally been blessed and the men and women of the army have always appreciated and respected your leadership and your contributions. >> thank you, secretary mchugh. thank you, general odierno. thank you both for your very personal accolades for me. it means a great deal to me to receive them from people of your quality and your character and your caliber and your leadership, and we will treasure those comments from both of you. i'm sorry, general? >> i just want to clarify something, senator, if i could. >> sure. >> i was asked -- >> as long as it wasn't the accolade for me. >> no. [ laughter ] i double that, sir. i was asked several questions about risk and other things. i want to be very clear as i was in the written statement that i have defined risk very clearly. at 450, i've defined the risk as significant in executing th

of note this year, the georgia delegation, three members are all running against each other by chambliss senate seat, two of them, paul brown and -- no last year. just trying to shore up their conservative credentials ahead of the primary. >> you mentioned a couple times that are hard to whip in the republican whip kevin mccarthy tweeted earlier contrast between our party and theirs has never been more clear. offers growth and opportunity for all. can you tell us about the behind the scenes lobbying efforts that leaders are trying? >> well, sure, you see them working the floor the last couple days. kret was notable to see kevin mccarthy in deep conversation with raul labrador, he's still undecided even after that conversation. pretty upsetwho is by leadership maneuver this a medicare, a way inavoid a sudden cut physician payments under .edicare this is viewed as a trick played and file,ative rank and some members are very angry about it. felt that they're going to retaliate or show their billsasure on other rather than wound ryan who is in many ways. conversation deep with kevin mccarthy

senator saxby chambliss saying he does have some concerns about burwell's policies.ll come up in the confirmation hearings. but john mccain said the choice of burwell, is a, quote, excellent choice. of course, if she were to be confirmed, burwell would take over at a really critical moment for the president's health care law. the next enrollment period begins in november. she could oversee another expansion of medicaid. in addition to that, one challenge will be to try to keep premiums low. this is someone who has a track record here of being a tested manager. she's a 48-year-old mom of two. she sailed through her confirmation hearings last year for omb director. she was unanimously approved, milissa, but this is of course a very different year. this is an election year. and of course health care is contentious, so we anticipate the hearings will be contentious. but political analysts say they expect her to ultimately be confirmed. >> nbc's kristen welker at the white house. thank you. >> thanks. >>> still to come, what the growth and craft beer brewing can mean for

chambliss: i ask unanimous consent to be recognized for two minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: let me step in to do something we don't dough enough of -- don't do enough of in the united states senate. this friday a man from georgia will retire. william bill kathcart, 29 years as general manager, 29 years as a firm will be saying goodbye to his leadership of wtoc, one of the leading media stations around our state, a station i've dealt with often and a station i've found to be professional, fair, and thorough. in fact, even as i speak on the floor of the senate today, georgia, my state, has already had a bad shooting incident this morning, terrible tornadoes this afternoon and bad weather coming in in the evening. it makes me appreciate the broadcast network and the people who come together to let our citizens know about things happening, give them early warnings about bad weather and report the news fair and straight. bill kathcart is a great georgian and great american. he has done a tremendous job for our state and wtoc

coming from a known purger in the letter addressed to senator dianne feinstein and senator saxby chambliss clapper wrote quote the executive branch is currently exploring ways in which it can provide the american people more information about the u.s. is use of force outside areas of active hostilities while to no one's surprise in the face of the indiscriminate spying and drone strike movement dianne feinstein was all too eager to comply with kloppers request that's right just yesterday the crypt keeper self along with other high ranking intelligence committee members decided to remove the transparency requirement from the bill just before it goes to the senate floor for a vote because while feinstein fight to declassify her committee's own report on cia torture declassifying the number of civilians murdered by machines is just a step too far not to get this the most insane part of all of it is that feinstein was the center of the propose the transparency measure in the first place and now out of sheer cowardice she completely buckled under the pressure of taking even the most miniscule s