cochran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. cochran: mr. president, i am flattered by the kind remarks of the distinguished tho -- of e distinguished senator from michigan. i am pleased to serve with her on the senate agriculture committee. she chairs that committee with a sense of responsibility for the subject matter, which is very important to our nation's farmers and all the consumers in america as well, but also to the fellow members of our committee, republicans and democrats, who serve on the committee and who have worked together to put a bill before the senate that continues to authorize programs of the federal government that benefit landowners and those who work to conserve the resources of soil and water that help nurture our great agriculture sector. it produces a bountiful amount of fruits and vegetables and marketable commodities that are sold in international trade at competitive prices. it is a great success story. i'm tempted to say "a great american success story." and it truly is. it is the backbone of our nation's econo

i would like now to turn to my friend and ranking member, senator cochran.and they will alternate opening statements between the majority and minority, in order of seniority today. and we also come if you'd like to submit a longer version to the record, we would be happy to accept it. senator cochran. >> madam chairwoman, thank you very much for your leadership in the drafting of this farm bill. it's going to save off the baseline $24 billion over the life of the bill. the bill reflects fiscal responsibility but provides a workable and strong safety net for families and producers of food and fiber that we hope they never need. we've made some reductions. we've streamlined and consolidated programs. there is also significantly less mandatory money authorized for energy programs than in the 2008 farm bill. i think it is important that we move the bill through the congress and to the president for his signature. farmers and ranchers need the certainty that comes from a five your farm bill. we have tried to be fair to those affected by the bill, as well as to th

senator cochran. christ madam chairman, i am constrained to oppose the amendment. we have worked hard to reach copper mines on the commodity programs. this would be a disruptive influence in the process- of the commodity programs that are committed -- presented to the committee for its consideration today, so i urge a no vote on this amendment. >> to every much. senator roberts. rsonhank you, madam chair and thanks to senator thune for it introducing this a minute. time and again, some of us have and the wto.ces this entire farm bill, everybody knows, our giving of a direct payment, which are considered in a green box for a new adverse market payment program, a new subsidy program, that is best and then amp box -- amber box and going right as i speak. the price of rice and peanuts -- that is a big red flag for me and my producers. why should the two commodities dictate that all others have had to head target prices when we don't want them? just leave wheat and corn and soybeandbodylse alone. we don't want to open up ourselves cells for retaliation. let me remind th

senator bozeman. >> thank you, madam chair, and ranking member cochrane. we appreciate you having the markup today and for all of your hard work in bringing forward this bipartisan and reform-oriented legislation. like all of the other members of this committee, i recognize that our producers need a strong five-year farm bill that ensures our nation will continue to have the world's safest, most affordable and most reliable food supply and fiber. we know that the only way to accomplish this is for this committee to report a bipartisan bill that provides a safety net for all crops and regions, invest in the future of rural america, preserves the safety net for the most vulnerable members of our communities and finally a bill that includes significant reforms and contributes to reducing our federal deficit. the chair and ranking member, as well as their staffs, have demonstrated tremendous leadership in negotiating this delicate compromise that brings us closer than ever to achieving these capstone principles and i appreciate the managers package included to

again, i commend both you, senator cochran and roberts for improvements in the program including the stewardship program. i regret, however, that conservation funding is cut from the budget baseline levels, but, again, i thank you all for limiting the conservation budget cuts. lastly, i just want to say the bill contains a crop insurance program. that's wonderful. in fact, it makes it more beneficial to farmers. that's a substantial economic value to my iowa farmers, farmers all over america. i especially want to express my strong congratulations for the moe mentous agreement reached between the farm community and the conservation community to reinstate minimum conservation requirements in order for a farmer to receive federal crop insurance subsidies. i think this is a very, very important policy reform. lastly on energy programs, again, i commend our senator stabenow and cochran for including a substantial level of mandatory funding to continue the effective and beneficial initiatives. again, madam chair, thank you, and thanks senator cochran and so many others that work to bring t

senator cochran i don't know if you have comments on the block amendments at this point*?i am happy to urge you to have theendment. >> any other comments on the block amendment? if not those in favor say aye. those opposed? it is adopted. now we move through the titles that we marked up last year we will start first to run-throughs and everyone is aware of the miscellaneous and titles of conservation, a trade, were coulter, research, a credit credit, forestry, nutrition, a commodity programs, and finally crop insurance. we are open at this point* title 12 -- title role metall for any amendment. >> i ask to be recognized to ask cowan amendment. this would benefit the farmers of the sea as i referenced in my opening remarks a few weeks ago to provide disaster relief to require the funds transferred under the kennedy act be used by the department of commerce the way the law was intended not the way it is used today as this committee knows fishing is a critical part of massachusetts and economy the commercial fishing industry persons over 77,000 jobs in massachusetts unfortuna

cochran: mr. president, i'm pleased to join my distinguished colleague from michigan in predicting that we are moving in the right direction, and we've covered a lot of important issues during the debate over the last couple of days, taken up a good many amendments, had record votes, a free and full discussion of a lot of issues that are affected by this legislation. and i must say that it's been a remarkable performance in terms of the subjects that have been covered, amendments disposed of, and true progress made in developing what i think can be a very important contribution toward a legal framework and support structure to help enable american farmers to compete in the international marketplace, to sustain the jobs that flow from these important activities throughout the united states. at a time when in some places jobs are hard to find, this is a job creator and it's a step toward strengthening our economy, not just in rural america but throughout the country. in municipalities as well. so i

cochran and perry tied at 7 under heading to the weekend.the 97th running of the indy 500. if it ends like today's firestone freedom 100, it will be the greatest finish ever. it was the closest finish in the history of indianapolis motor speedway. the cars three wide. dan and spencer both picked car number 2 to win this race. you know what's amazing, here again at 9:00 they still think car number 2 is going to win. >> it's inevitable. it's like -- look on the outside. it's car number 4. peter dempsey. his first career win by .002 of a second. >> fooled me once, shame on -- >> back on the sharks. we have seen that happen before where inexplicably they're sort of sync it seems like. it doesn't make a lot of sense. this is the playoffs. you can't have a letdown when you're playing for your playoff lives. it doesn't -- but it's happened repeatedly. it's a symptom of the club. >> thanks very much. >>> thanks larry, very much. that is our report. i was going to make a downtown abby joke. abby joke. i'm dan dennis: oh, it's just so doggone thin. sw

cochran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from mississippi is recognized. mr. cochran: mr. president, this amendment is being portrayed as a reform of sugar policy, but it is far more harmful than that. these proposed changes would undermine the policy in our domestic industry by transferring american sugar-producing jobs to other countries. those producers are less efficient and heavily subsidized. u.s. sugar policy has operated at zero cost to taxpayers for the past decade. and it has provided american consumers -- the presiding officer: the senator's time sha's expiredsen. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their votes? if not, the ayes are 45. the nays are 54. the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: mr. president, if it pleases the chair, i'd like to just say a few remarks about sugar, but i'm not

we will have the look and that is how these tamiflu saga began because somebody reviewing cochrane and said i think that is rubbish. you have not done it properly and those of evidence based medicines at oxford said we will do it properly now. so if you have concerns the systematic reviews. >> but then post them online. suppose then there and criticize. suppose then there and criticize. and the answer is you. and it that is exactly how science should be. say hello after words and sounds like you have more to say. >> but there were very specific things. >> i am not the ombudsman's especially on a talk radio -- review. >> my question is from the perspective of the health insurers but we do have access to data over time and different affirmation coming together. if you we're doing research on behalf of the house in scheerer, what kind of questions would you be asking of your work to steer the ship to a better outcome and/or what changes to the way of payment policy or pharmacy benefits that would try to effect? >> the epa ought to do it without massive cultural shift and i would use my po

>> on a president. >> senator cochran. >> i am constrained. this would be a disruptive influence in the process of commodity programs presented to the committee for consideration. i urge a no vote on this amendment. >> thank you very much. senator rappers. >> thank you, madam chairperson and thanks to senator thune for introducing this amendment. time and again, some of us have expressed interned with target prices and that the pto. everybody knows we are giving up a truck payment, which were considered in a green box, okay? .. let me remind the committee in the house bill the target price for wheat is $5.50 it used to be $6. we used to have 12 million acres to wheat it's gone down to eight other crops. it's going to be a situation where farmers who farm for the government accommodate price in peanut. i know, that. we work hard to accommodate price in peanuts. there's a feeling that a price of peanuts want the target price fine. put it in the bill. it's not prudent to take the same risk with other commodity when we know the pitfall. it would s

first i would like to introduce our president kathy cochran who will say a few words about aew and aew san francisco. >> thank you roberta. thank you commissioners and friends. we're delighted to be here. a very apropos evening and if there is one thing we heard tonight it's certainly important for us to work very hard for the advancement of small businesses of women and not forget about the importance of equal pay and aew, the american association of university women has been advancing women and girls since 1881 and on the front lines for equal pay, the fight for equal pay for 100 years. they were there 40 years ago in the oval office when president kennedy signed the equal pay act and when president obama signed the lite ledbetter act and roberta is the chair of public policy and the fight is an on going one and a major priority of our national organization and they have encouraged us a thousand branches strong across the united states to acknowledge the day that is tomorrow, the equal payday and bring that voak stroke to our communities. we are delighted to be here as part of this e

services and they will lose further than that with recovery for cochran. we think they overstep their bounds and trust the m.f.g. . magnus's. negotiating with j.p. morgan to maximize the recovery. and i think. we're going. to be good. and we. are. going to. think that the consumers are being recently i'm saying that here. you know they are going to get one hundred percent of their money back no and i think john will agree in the early days of after the bankruptcy the customers were just left in the dark and that's one of the reasons why john and james go to is founded the commodity coalition that they did the c c c it's the customers are going to get one hundred percent of their money back but are they going to receive interest on it it's clearly taken a lot longer than it should have and that gets back to the bankruptcy and liquidation structure and just to get that get to that first second you know the holdings company filed for chapter eleven and that is basically for reorganization and chapter seven would be a liquidation so a lot of people are saying

recovery for cochran. we think they overstep their bounds and trust the new m.c.i. data magnus and. go shooting with j.p. morgan to maximize recovery. and i think the classic settle that is the right. one with a vase and doesn't win by any good except by facts and once you make out. a customer's both a quick and easy going dollar is the best we could possibly hope for i think the legal fees are going to be in a range of eight million by kind of ask for more we'll talk to you think the copyrights are being recently stated here and. they're going to get one hundred percent of their money back now and i think john will agree in the early days of after the bankruptcy the customers were just left in the dark and that's one of the reasons why john james to a sound of a commodity coalition they did the c c c and it's the customers are going to get a hundred percent of their money back. but are they going to receive interest on it it's clearly taken a lot longer than it should have and that gets back to the bankruptcy and liquidation structure and just to get that get to that for a second y

cochran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. cochran: mr. president, we appreciate the comments of the distinguished senator from north dakota. also, it is a pleasure to welcome her as a new member of our committee of the she too. she took an active role and we appreciate her contributions. i see no other senator seeking recognition. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up amendment number 948. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call, sir. mr. roberts: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. roberts: i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up amendment 948. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kansas, mr. roberts, for himself and others proposes amendment numb

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cochran: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ms. stabenow: mr. president, i ask success speption of the quorum call. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the previous order, the senate begin consideration of s. res. 65 at 3:45 p.m., that there be 50 minutes of debate, that the republicans control 30 minutes, the majority control 20 minutes. that the majority's time -- that of the majority's time, senator menendez control 15 minutes and senator blumenthal control five minutes. that all other provisions under the previous order remain in effect. that upon disposition of s. res. 65, the senate resume consideration of s. 954, there be two minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form and the senate immediately proceed to vote in relation to the shaheen amendment 925. that there be no second-degree amendments in order prior to the vote. the presiding offic

cochran?enator >roberts? [inaudible] hovinr hovin? ahey? >> no by proxy. bauchus? >> no by proxy. proxy.no by >> [inaudible] >> the clerk will tally the votes. total is eight. total knows, 12. >> the nays having the majority, it is not adopted. are there further amendments to the nutrition title? s.nator robert staf >> i have a bill that encompasses many of the amendments that have been considered and about to be considered. this is a comprehensive up from -- a man met with food stamp reform. i am going to read it very quickly and withdraw it and see if it could be considered on the floor. in that respect, perhaps the senator from new york could check her blood pressure a little bit and we can move on down the road. >> attorney general eric holder is taking questions today on capitol hill. a judiciary oversight hearing. live coverage at 1:00 eastern here yen friday, the house ways and means committee members get a chance to ask questions about the irs investigation on acting commissioner steve miller and that i g tax administrator will appear before the committee. that is friday a

it's a bombshell, said johnny cochran. >> we might be surprised. >> i miss him, god rest his soul.y, oj testifies maybe tomorrow, maybe thursday, but more likely tomorrow, and if it's in this hour, i promise. >> thank you. shep help the third in line to british throne is continue his tour of the united states. today near new york city, what prince harry is up to, and details on his firsthand look at an area recovering from superstorm sandy. you haven't heard a lot about surgeon storm sandy lately. it's a mess. a horrible mess, and a lot of people are still hurting. so the prince is there. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, so we do everything we c

judge cochran and his commissioners out here. and right now, the city of granbury is just out here to support them. we're all family in this. we're all from granbury. but you know, there's other jurisdictions out here. but we're out here -- we're out here to support them any way we can. we've had our police force out here. we've had -- we've set up a resource in our city hall to inform people where they can go, where they can get help, where they can get aid, where they can get food, water, and probably additional clothing and stuff like that. but we're out here to support those guys and they're doing a tremendous job. >> mayor, i appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. i wish you and everybody there the best. mayor, thank you, and also doctor. amazing work there. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter. just ahead, the mess anlgs that the boston bombing suspect wrote inside the boat just before his capture. has the note given investigators new leads and will this affect the case against him? we'll talk to jeff too

>> well, the shift occurred down to the south, and my dad lost his leadership position to senator cochran from mississippi and then the next year senator simpson from wyoming was too moderate and lost his leadership position to, i think, senator -- >> trent lott. yeah. >> so the southerners were taking over the party. they just had a different view of where the republican party should be, and as a result, the northeasterners and other moderate republicans were slowly taken out of the party either by elections or by choice. >> jefferson davis didn't win the war between the states, the civil war if you will, but he did win the republican party. this is weird. >> yes, but now you see senator dole saying the party is in trouble. some of the policies they have advanced and having lost the '08 election and now the '12 election. i know there's a lot of introspection by the republicans. i'm happy to have found a home, myself, with the democrats. as i work with the governors, all the governors in the nga as an independence. >> last question. you said you switched because republicans went too right

he's had both sides of the legal world, the dream team of johnny cochran and now he says the clowns of >> shep: i care. he called me once. listen. >> i want to call for one reason, you are a liar. >> shep: would you take lie detector? >> not for you, i won't. >> shep: how about for the f.b.i.? >> if i can benefit from it, i will. if not going to benefit. >> shep: he would not have benefited. >> dance monkey, that's a good one. >> i'm impressed by selubrius. >> shep: it's trending on twitter. >> i have no idea what it means. >> sounds good. >> shep: it sounds great. thanks. philadelphia court gave the abortion doctor a third life sentence today for killing a baby he reportedly described as being so big, the n. would, quote, walk to the bus. jurors convicted dr. gosnell monday of murder in the first degree of three babies born at his clinic. one juror says the most difficult part of the trial really was looking at those awful photos. >> it's hard foe for me into words, but seeing those photos and having to say to myself, this did happen to those kids, there were children that died at the

police say he has been missing from the cochran campus of middle georgia state campus for more than a he had breakfast with his roommate on april 25th. later walked out of the dorm and has not been seen or heard from since. they say he left behind all his belonging, his phone, and he does not own a car. police have searched door to door near the campus and they're looking in atlanta as well where he is from. >>> let's head overseas right now. two rockets have hit the golan heights, which a strategically important mountainous region between israel and syria. israel's defense says the rockets were fired erroneously as a byproduct of syria's internal conflict. but it comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries after syria was hit with massive air strikes over the weekend. a u.s. official confirms the attackses weractionacks were la. it killed 42 soldiers and left 100 people missing. farwa georges joins us now. he's the author of "obama and the middle east." also the author of "the rise and fall of al qaeda." professor thanks very much for coming in. you write if the strikes

the society is represented by thad cochran, the ranking republican. a lot of the opposition comes from the republican party, but thad cochran is a defender of the grant. the one state over, and you see jeff sessions and alabama, another republican, probably the biggest crusader against spending. always looking into waste, fraud, and abuse. these are two republicans from neighboring states, able to unlock the food stamp recipients, but different political positions on bill based on how it plays out in their state. host: we see also on this map the states that are walked out with a one of them, they have a population participation that doubled in recent years. florida, utah, nevada, rhode island, and idaho. what is happening? guest: you see nevada and florida, those are states that were hit very hard by the housing crisis. you saw big rises and on the unemployment. some states like idaho, not the populace. the rookie statistical noise going on. same with rhode island. some states because they have been more aggressive about advertising for food stamps,

our formal global trade watch research director todd cochran forget a lot of the research and help us in an earlier version. a bunch of friends who did editing. so fast trac, as a practical matter if a legislative procedure, arcane and boring. so why should people who are not trade walks care? why should it merit a whole book? two good reasons. one, fast track is how the united states had into trade agreements, trade agreements, like the world trade organization, wto and nafta, the north american free trade agreement. and the dirty little secret about those, they're not mainly about trade. rather, they impose constraints on a wide array of policies and give numerous rights and power to foreign investors that undermine both the practice and principle of democracy, but many of our most important non-trade laws and food safety, financial regulations, the environment, and more. this is intimately connected to fast-track. number two, fast-track has totally upended the balance of power. and it basically ripped up, shredded, a vital checks and balances built into the constitution by the foun

. >> senator cochran. >> no. >> senator mcconnell? >> wait. >> senator -- [inaudible] >> senator roberts? >> aye. >> senator chambliss? >> aye. >> senator boozman? >> aye. >> senator hoeven? >> yes. >> senator johanns. >> aye. >> senator grassley. >> aye. >> senator thune? >> aye. >> senator leahy? >> senator leahy votes no by proxy. >> senator harkin? >> senator harkin votes no by proxy. >> senator baucus. >> senator baucus votes no by proxy. >> senator brown. >> senator brown votes no by proxy. >> another close by char? >> no. >> senator benett? >> no. >> senator gillibrand? >> no. >> senator donelley? >>. no. >> senator heitkamp? >>> senator heitkamp votes no by proxy. >> senator cowan? >> no. >> chairman stabenow? >> no. clerk will tally the vote. >> total ayes eight. total nos 12. >> the nays having the majority it is not adopted. are there further amendments to the nutrition title? senator roberts. >> madam chairwoman, i have a bill that encompassing many of the amendments that have already been considered and some that are abou

the agency, in las vegas real estate attorney, miami, cofounder of the cuban company and barbara cochrans here in studio. you can now see her on "shark tank". the biggest issue is the thing that nobody can stop talking about. the lack of inventory. is it getting any >> it is not getting any better. we have half the number of houses this year as we had only 12 months ago. connell: let's get everyone's perspective. >> i agree with barbara 100%. we are seeing a lack of inventory. we are excited about some of the properties that we are bringing on board. dagen: stay on not really quickly. are you seeing any construction activity? >> we are starting to see some developers get into the market. there is some construction going on. >> here comes the promotion. >> there it is. we always have to promote. connell: it takes one to know one. [ laughter ] >> there is little construction going on. connell: katrina, what do you see down there in the miami area? >> the sixth month a healthy market. inventory is very low in this market. dagen: katrina, you are beginning to see new building, a lot of condo

the society is represented i thad cochran, the ranking republican.esof the opposition from the republican party, but thad cochran is a defender of the grant. the one state over, and you see jeff sessions and alabama, another republican, probably the biggest crusader against spending. always looking into waste, fraud, and abuse. these are two republicans from neighboring states, able to unlock the food stamp recipients, but different political positions on bill based on how it plays out in their state. host: we see also on this map the states that are walked out with a one of them, they have a population participation that doubled in receflorida, utah, ne island, and idaho. what is happening? you see nevada and florida, those are states that were hit very hard by the housing crisis. you saw big rises and on the planet. some states like idaho, not the populace. the rookie statistical noise going on. same with rhode island. some states because they have been more aggressive about advertising for food stamps, they will see fast increases in enrollment. o

antioch, fairfield. 74 in cochrane upper 60s and oakland. expect cooler conditions to continue to tomorrow. wednesday will be the coolest day of the week. a bit warmer heading into thursday. temperatures will continue to be below the seasonal average heading into the weekend. full details on what to expect a couple of minutes. james. >> high school athletes in new mexico said they're being penalized during games for speaking spanish. crystal giitierrez. >> a penalty for speaking spanish and state championship tennis match has garnered plenty of attention. including the attention of a national ad with a c group that fightadvocas for right. >> it has happened in albuquerque and in northern mexico. >> the director of new mexico says he has heard of six incidents during a football game. >> players on one team are communicating in spanish and the referee interceded and said no you cannot speak spanish in here. >> a similar allegation and a baseball game, witnesses said the umpire threaten the players or coaches who did not speak english during th

when johnny cochran was defending somebody, every time he wanted to distract the jury he would put on the media, they distrust their neighborhood, they distrust -- >> stephanie: i would distrust that phone if i were you. >> he was making some good points but the phone wasn't cooperating. >> stephanie: exactly. martha stewart is so precious. you know she is on match.com. >> yes, she is. have you tried that? >> stephanie: i have no comment. >> really! [ buzzer ] >> oh, my god! >> you can date martha stewart! >> stephanie: i was never going to talk about it! you are like seriously -- such a disaster of epic proportions -- >> actually sometimes when i would sign into your computer you left your browser open. [♪ somber music ♪] >> stephanie: this was a while ago. one of my for instance was so distressed about my loser dom, she wrote a profile for me. >> so you were one of those profiles didn't have a picture with it. >> stephanie: right. >> that's a red flag. something is wrong here. >> picture of the elephant man up there. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: oh, god. dogs and cats living together.

president, senators stabenow and cochran have arranged two votes that will begin monday, june 3, at 5:30. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on friday unless the senate receives a message from the house that it has passed s. con. res. 17. and the senate stands adjourned pursuant to the terms of s. con. pursuant to the terms of s. con. they have to agree before something becomes a law. i think this is an amaze decision that the founding fathers made. what this does is it requires that the senate where all of us represent a whole state has to reach agreement with our colleagues in the house who have much smaller constituencies, and therefore, may be targeted more to one specific area than some ever us are. i listen to lecture after lecture from my colleagues across the aisle about the constitution. it's almost as if some of you think you're the only one that read it or understands it. you're not! and here is how the constitu

simpson telling his legal rengs in 200 # was a far cry from the dream keep of cochran and company.case that sent him to prison for murder ashgs sault and kidnapping. now he is asking for a new trial. this time, he is set to testify. that could be something. we have the story live from las vegas this morning. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, john. o.j. came into court, it wasn't exactly a grand entrance. you can see what seemed to be 4 1/2 years of strain in prison show on his face. heavier and grayer, zrased football legend stepped into a las vegas courtroom after 4 1/2 years in prison for kidnapping, assault, and armed robbery. the new simpson legal team is presenting 19 claims they say showed he was so poorly represented in the 2008 kidnap trial that he should get a new trial. new lead attorney patricia palm argues simpson was never told about an offered plea deal and should have taken the witness stand. emphatically told the court monday he wanted simpson to testify then. >> o.j. is a very he will consequent person. and he can explain himself very well. and so i th

didn't johnny cochran tell that to o.j. simpson half way through the trial. thanks for asking.. we'll fight for you! >> stephanie: lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the boston marathon bombings are asking to release him from jail saying he had nothing to do with the bombings and was not a flight risk. he's the guy with the name you can pronounce. robel phillipos. his lawyer said this case is about a frightened student. he said that he basically -- look, he's a stoner that spazzed out. i was saying -- >> literally a flight risk. >> stephanie: right. literally, he could get high. we were talking about this. i can't believe david gregory called it a widening plot because it makes it sound bad for the president. these are two -- couple of dufuses that panicked and hid the backpack, or the laptop. new york times had a piece yesterday about dzhokhar. that's what we're going with now. because we thought it was -- it is dzhokhar. >> man with two brains. >> great movie. >> stephanie: new version of the land shark. i'm telling you. anyway, "new york times" with

there is a new top republican on the committee, mississippi senator cochran. direct payments are important for those southern farmers. we will be talking about this bill more on "washington journal" in the coming days. this is from "the new york times." anning to the courts, abortion doctor is pared the death penalty. he agreed not to appeal the verdict in exchange for being scared the death penalty. we'll talk with members of congress and get their response on a range of topics. first up will be john mica. later we'll hear from brian higgins. back.l be right >> in every society, the major buildings like trees reflect the crowd out of which they grow. major buildings reflect political situation of their culture at the time. this building does that. this is an eloquent building. it reflects the movement towards secession. it reflects the use of slave labor. it reflects the social turmoil of post civil war era. it reflects optimism of the new south in the 20th-century and continues to reflect south carolina today. the building was designed to be symmetrical. the

senator stabenow and cochran are working on that. that would be nice if we could do that. also, we hope we can work something out so we can finish our work today. if we don't, then we'll have to be here tomorrow in the afternoon to finish this circuit court thing. mr. president, i have -- i grew up what i wanted to be was a baseball player as a boy. didn't take long till i learned that i wasn't big enough, fast enough, or good enough to be the baseball player of my dreams. but that hasn't taken away my love of the game. i follow it so cellulosel close, many years. i was a cheerleader for any team that greg mad dock was on. he came from valley high school in las vegas, almost immediately was a star baseball player in the major leagues. whatever team he was on was the team that i cheered for. i've been in washington now for a number of years. they've had in recent years a professional baseball team. i'm reminded, mr. president, when i was going to law school and working in this building, i went to griffith stadium and watched baseball games. i only watched two. but i watched

senate will resume consideration of s. 954, the farm bill, managed by senator stabenow and senator cochran. we'll continue to work through amendments to the farm bill today. progress was made yesterday, and we need to continue working on the amendments. at 4:00 p.m. today, we'll proceed to the consideration of s. res. 65, regarding iran sanctions. the vote on that resolution will be at 5:00 p.m. today. mr. president, there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 1003, a about i will to amend the higher education act of 1965, to reset interest rates for new student loans. s. 1004, a bill to permit voluntary economic activities. h.r. 45, an act to repeal the patient protection and affordable care act and so forth. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings to all three of these bills at this time. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bills will be placed on the calendar under rule 14. mr. reid: mr. president, last night the senate judiciary committee, after so

. >> thank you very much, senator cochran, and as i indicated before, senator mikowski will vote and we'll have another round. one of the issues is offshore wind, particularly important to rhode island. can you give us a detailed time line? there was a commitment, i think, that all of this process would be completed by the end of the year, but perhaps, either you, madam secretary, or secretary hayes could comment. >> be happy to, senator, and i want to compliment your leadership here and the state's leadership. rhode island really invested from the very beginning in good studies and good analysis to enable rhode island, now, to move forward first in terms of the first competitive offshore lease sale and the combined area of the rhode island-massachusetts wind energy area. we are looking to have a notice of the sale to come out within a matter of weeks and to have the actual sale occur before the end of the year. that's our current timetable. as we get closer, we will give your office and enjoyed working with rachel directly on this, more precise nichtion, but we're on track to get it

i notice portion of the amendment is crucially important to senator cochran. i want to thank you staff for their help with this amendment. the cbo has confirmed the amendment does not score. >> manager -- madam chair? this amendment proposes to remove the 40% funding allocation for land easements within the agricultural conservation easement program. we reviewed the amendment, and we recommend it be agreed to. i support it. >> might i ask for a boy scout on the amendment? -- a voice vote on the amendment? >> i want to thank your long effort for advocating for a great conservation title. i want to thank you and senator cochran for working to improve the easement program. i would suggest that we move forward and vote, unless there are any other comments. those in favor say i. those opposed, nate. the amendment doed senator hoeven? >> i would like to present amendment number six. what it does, in the manager's package, there is a provision for the first time ever that would tie conservation compliance programs in crop insurance -- and crop insurance together. sin