senator cornyn, go ahead. >> mr. chairman, we won't ask you to inventory your arsenal that you maintain at your home. >> we would lose a quorum by the time. senator cornyn. >> before senator cornyn speaks in response to what you said, it seems to me you are raising the question about the firepower that a person archive, maybe to protect their home isn't the rule out to be that you would have the firepower commensurate with possible aggressors, what they might have? >> assault, that's a different thing, but go ahead, please, senator cornyn. >> if i may just ask before going to my next amendment, ask the senator from california, what's the purpose of exception for retired police officers in the bill? >> the reason for retired police officers is that generally they do maintain their weapon. they d to keep their weapon. the retired police felt strongly, and this is a problem for them if you're going to remove weapons for them. and in the crafting of the bill, we obviously make certain compromises. and made certain change

senator cornyn. >> mr. chairman, we certainly won't ask you to inventory your arsenal that you maintain at your home in vermont. >> we will lose a quorum. >> before senator cornyn speaks, in response to what you said, it seems to me you're raising the question about the firepower that a person ought to have, maybe to protect their home, isn't the rule ought to be that you would have the firepower commensurate with possible aagreesors, what they might have? >> zombie assault is a different thing. go ahead, senator cornyn. >> if i may ask before going to my next amendment just ask the senator from california, what's the purpose of the exception of retired police officers in the bill? >> well, the reason for retired police officers is that generally they do maintain their weapon. they do keep their weapon. the retired police felt strongly and this is a problem for them if they're going to re-- you're going to remove weapons for them. in the crafting of the bill, we obviously made certain compromises and made c

i talked to senator cornyn. you folks want to make statements overall or you're ready to go to straw purchasing bill? it's on the agenda now. so the chairman has the right to bring it up. or do you want to go right to this? >> i have statements on both, but i'd be happy to address the straw purchasing bill first. >> how about you, senator sessions? >> i'll proceed with the amendment process. >> we are ready to go on your bill. can i speak now? >> sure. go ahead. >> ok. i greatly appreciate the substitute amendment. i have offered an amendment to the bill which i will discuss separately. federal legislation needed on subjects of straw purchasing and gun trafficking will strengthen efforts to combat illicit firearms. when i conducted my oversight of the justice department failed operations fast and furious, i was told by whistle blowers that there were gaps in federal laws concerning straw purchasers which should be addressed, and this is our opportunity to do it. mr. chairman, you have worked with me on your bill

senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, john cornyn, and rising star, ted cruz.wsweek's" david frum makes sense of it all quoting public polling saying, "the out size influence of hard-line elements in the party base is doing to the gop what supporters of gene mccarthy and george mcgovern did to the democratic party in the late 1960s and early 1970s, radicalizing its image and standing in the way of its revitalization." let us bring in health magee, vice president of policy and outreach at demos and michael tomsskey for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." heather, please help me to understand what is happening here. what does it say to you that folks like mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, both of whom are likely to face primary challenges in 2014, feel the need to sign on to the rand paul budget? >> we've lost our way. we've officially lost our way. you know, i actually curled up with this 106-page document today with a warm cup of tea. >> what could be cozier. >> and maybe it's the tenth anniversary of the iraq war, but i closed it and said, this is like a shock an

remember, boehner, mcconnell, cornyn, all believe they cannot politically making a deal that includes tax increases and keep their jobs. so here we are. not a serious attempt all week along to get rid of the sequester. it makes you wonder if they all really think may they just want to let it happen, but somehow not get blamed for it. >>> now to the supreme court, which will hear arguments later this month on proposition 8, the amendment to california's constitution that approved a ban on same-sex marriages in 2008. after first suggesting it would not get involved, the obama administration has decided to now weigh in. the justice department filed a brief on two gale couples who launched the fight, argumenting that proposition 8 failed heightened scrutiny. the state argumented that it offers equivalents to marriage. but the argument in the brief is the designation of marriage confers a special validation of the relationship between two individuals and conveys a message that it's a partnership that civil unions cannot match. there is a strong suggestion that all but marriage laws violate

cornyn: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i want to start my remarks today by remembering a great texan who passed away just yesterday. sandy, my wife, and i are deeply saddened by the loss of b off the ravin, a respected leader and patriot and loving wife. bora rose through the ranks of the united states army achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. a of pour than two decades of serving her nation in the army, she poured her energy and sense of duty into helping our state. frequently offering frank advice only bora could do, she was a leader by example and a great friend. bora's low-incomec a's legacy wy ways including the young texans she helped me collect for service to our state's military academies. sandy joins me in sending our thoughts and prayers to bora's husband, their families and all those who bora touched throughout her journey in life. mr. president, on another note, i

who is your mysterious friend, john cornyn?ester is hitting border security. >> stephanie: maybe that's why the friend is seeing hundreds of thousands a night. okay. janet napolitano. >> the sequestration is like a "rolling stone." picking up speed as it goes downhill. we could see a lot of misconnections. average wait times to clear customs can increase by a significant percentage. we'll not be able to pay tsa workers overtime. i'm not trying to alarm you it is just doing the math. >> stephanie: just lay there. >> he wasn't into the speed. he was into the heroin. >> stephanie: couldn't gather speed technically. >> sit there when you're on heroin. you don't really move. >> stephanie: "rolling stone." get him to stand upright first. all right. you know, excuse me. paul our buddy, our pal wrote -- you'll be proud of me. there is a tad bit of obama -- >> there was. i was debating on whether to send it to you or not. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: no but i think -- the polling this is the problem. i think it comes from a place that the

jon: those were john cornyn's remarks yesterday.is the minority whip and texas gop senator, and he joins my now in studio. thanks for being here. >> thanks, jon. jon: tough talk from john kerry but the iranians heard that before, haven't they? >> the centrifuges continue to spin and they continue to try to develop a nuclear weapon. that's why i said this could be a game-ender, not a game-changer. some suggested that we could possibly contain a nuclear iran but this is not a rational nation-state. this is one bent on the destruction not only of israel but it would cause a nuclear arms race in the middle east that would make that place even more dangerous than it is today. jon: how do you assess the obama administration's attempts to contain iran and contain its nuclear ambitions thus far? >> i believe we need a credible position and that means that all options are on the table. and no one wants to suggest that the military option is the first option. i don't believe that, it shouldn't be but it awed ought to be credible thought using

i talked to senator cornyn. you folks want to make statements overall or you're ready to go to straw purchasing bill? it's on the agenda now. so the chairman has the right to bring it up. or do you want to go right to this? >> i have statements on both, but i'd be happy to address the straw purchasing bill first. >> how about you, senator sessions? >> i'll proceed with the amendment process. >> we are ready to go on your bill. can i speak now? >> sure. go ahead. >> ok. i greatly appreciate the substitute amendment. i have offered an amendment to the bill which i will discuss separately. federal legislation needed on subjects of straw purchasing and gun trafficking will strengthen efforts to combat illicit firearms. when i conducted my oversight of the justice department failed operations fast and furious, i was told by whistle blowers that there were gaps in federal laws concerning straw purchasers which should be addressed, and this is our opportunity to do it. mr. chairman, you have worked with me on your bill

cornyn: if the senator would yield for one last question. the presiding officer: the senator from -- the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: to the senator's point, last point, i'm reading from a letter -- a letter dated march the 4th from the attorney general to senator pa paul, where he says -- and i quote -- "the question you have posed is entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one would hope that no president will ever have to confront." but he goes on to say, in response to senator paul's question, "it is entirely" -- or "it is possible, i suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the constitution and applicable laws of the united states for the president to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the united states." in other words, to the senator's point, on one hand he said it would be a hypothetical question, unlikely to occur and one we hope no president would ever have to confront, and then on the other hand he said, it is possible to imagine

john cornyn would lose in the primary. mitch mcconnell would lose the primary. what i found interesting about last week was everybody claiming that this was such a horrible thing, but the actions didn't meet the words. there was no serious effort to stop it. and you almost wonder if these politicians are secretly going to themselves, both some on the left who would say to you, they'll never get these defense cuts any other way. on the right who will say, there's no way we can convince members of our own party to do the cuts so we can blame the other side if you don't like them, but it's the only way government spending ever gets cut around here. and i think that it was a silent majority clearly in the house and senate that didn't mind seeing these go through because if they did, they would have done real -- made a real effort. >> but, david, you know, john boehner, i have been a critic of john boehner at times. he has been willing to lose his job over increasing taxes, over cutting spending. he actually had a deal with the president, and it was the president who

john cornyn would lose a primary. mitch mcconnell would lose a primary. any compromise that includes any new tax on this will do that. >> so that's -- i mean, that's a huge piece of the puzzle. john cornyn is going to get primaried from the right, as will mitch mcconnell. speaker boehner's speakership is constantly up for debate. i mean, what's the likelihood that any kind of deal making happens before the 2014 midterms? >> it's slim. chuck's point is exactly right, and it's hard to argue. joy's point is also right. there are going to be people who disop organization atley feel this, and so in those districts, especially, in plays where there is either a republican governor and/or you have republican house districts, there is going to be a lot of complaining at the local level. >> would you be willing to lose your job in no, most people are not willing to lose their jobs. >> he took heat over the fiscal cliff deal, and this is where he is drawing a bit of a line. >> john boehner then said multiple times, this has become the sort of phrase of john boehner,

david cornyn, shocking. people who live lots of money get access to politicians?. >> there's, there's a real admirable side to o.f.a. we always say you get people involved, that what happens in washington should not be left just to washington. and when obama's first campaign was over, he had a 13 million member mailing list. people said how come he's not mobilizing those people? it costs money to mobilize and you needs an organizational infrastructure to do so the fact that he's trying to find a way to mobilize people who believe in him to stay engaged in the policy fights with gun control and immigration, that's good. when it comes to funding this, they're going to have to make sure there's complete transparency and they're not letting fat cats find another way to seek influence. i think there's, that is not beyond human imagination. finding ways to do that. i think they've gotten off to a rough start. they shouldn't do that they should roll on and i welcome the republicans trying to mobilize 13 million people. to oppose immigration reform. >> and i got to go to

john cornyn, two senators who are facing primaries in 2014. marco rubio, another presumptive 2016 candidate. lindsay graham made a very interesting point about can you imagine the leading republicans in the senate during the bush administration raising the questions that they were raising. it's just completely upended the political paradine -- gwen: big difference with the tea party pressure. >> we focus so much on the tea party, and low taxings, low spending but this is the other area where the libertarian, no big brother played out. this is where it causes some of the republican establishment some real problem. so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron wide

>> senator cornyn. >> mr. chairman, i believe that stopping illegal trafficking firearms act of 2013 which would create several new criminal penalties and unmanned statutory authorities, target weapon -- >> excuse me. at the center will hold just the second. senator hatch has a statement he wanted to include in the record. without objection. the amendment we just accepted of senator grassley is -- [inaudible] >> my concern is that this bill is a solution in search of a problem. straw purchasing for purpose of directing guns to people who cannot illegally obtained and is already a crime. and so we double down and say this time we really mean it. when, in fact, the real problem i think, in many instances, is the lack of prosecution of existing crimes i the department of justice. as i said earlier and i will say again, i have a hard time explaining to my constituents back home how passing more laws that will go unforced make them any safer. and so while i understand the desire to act, the two seem like we're doin

floor to supporting john mccain criticizing him and john mccain on what mr mcconnell don't want mr cornyn they came out and supported him as well unfortunately this isn't the issue i would have made the to get my attention on but he isn't how do you want to go back to the locker court like he did when he started rambling an hour thirteen i mean they supported him have because it was a great political maneuver i mean basically at the end of the day you know to change the conversation from the g.o.p. being you know against well it was a rant against women and to changing the conversation to oh this is what the g.o.p. fans for today and to distract the american public about the other aspect of what the g.o.p. thant or it was a great political tactic that's why you thought mcconnell and them going to his during the filibuster mark as a libertarian don't you want. the actual libertarian candidate for president to be as high profile as possible don't you think what rand paul did is a good thing for the libertarians i do i think more and more people are seeing that i'd still think the g.o.p. wil

. >> you had mcconnell, and john thune and john cornyn, we had a lot of the old guard, also, standingught it was a fascinating moment and he says that john mccain and graham are on the wrong side of history. we will see. great to see you both. we are asking you to vote in our poll, have conservatives actually helped president obama by criticizing him over create stuff? still ahead, what is the obama administration doing to free an ex-f.b.i. agent believed held hostage in iran for six years? we will talk to that man's daughter upcoming. . >> how to be a good leader in the original segment the subject of a new book "earn the right to win how success in any field starts with superior preparation." the coach sat down with bill this week to discuss his book and the current state of football. >> coach, you are known as stern disciplinarian. you remind me of me. >> a throwback, old school. >> what is wrong with that? >> there is a difference in the football player today in 2013 than when you started 40 years ago. what is the difference? >> at the college level you feel like you can make an i

arab cornyn -- foreign ministers discussed the problems.t the top of the agenda, the war in syria and how to support the syrian opposition. we need the arabs to take a firm position in support of the syrian people fighting for freedom, dignity, and social justice. we praise the efforts of ahmed moaz al-khatib, and we welcome the election of the interim prime minister. we look forward to their participation in the summit. >> members of several delegations at the meeting said the foreign ministers agreed to grant the opposition representation at the arab league. that move is expected to be approved by top arab leaders on tuesday. without the foreign minister's decision to give them the arab league seat to the syrian national coalition, there was the surprise college -- resignation of a coalition leader ahmed moaz al-khatib. he posted on this facebook reasons for his resignation. he says sarin have been slaughtered for the last two years, and the world is just watching. he adds that some parties are trying to control the surf and people and it

bill: kelly, as you're talking there, senator cornyn is live by the way. we expect rand paul to be next. that's why that is on the screen. right now there are 11 mill illegals in the u.s. today. how would senator paul handle that? >> reporter: well, his position could give a boost to a bipartisan group of eight senators who are seeking ways to overhaul immigration reform. here is what senator proposes. you believes you have to move forward first acknowledging the united states is not going to deport those 11 million illegal immigrants. that is position as you know will frustrate some of his tea party supporters who are adamant that illegal citizens must be sent back to their native country before reentering this country. senator paul tells fox news, what congress annually for five years making sure that the borders are secure, then providing temporary work visas they can make a pathway towards citizenship. bill: kelly, thanks. kelly wright with the headline from washington. martha has more now. martha: a look at illegal immigrants in america. an estimated

he had john cornyn, ted cruz, marco rubio standing besides him cheering him on as well as the aclu and code pink, code pink, chris. >> you've got it. anytime-- what rand paul managed to do was forge a brief alliance that went from democrats, ron wyden from oregon, senator, to ted cruz, very libertarian from texas and held the establishment figures like his fellow republican senator from texas, minority leader mitch mcconnell and others, though in softer tone, stood with him and stood behind him on this issue because he forced them to choose between a romantic moment, this mr. smith moment, and business as usual in washington and he put together for a minute an interesting coalition. >> megyn: i love that as we're talking about his romantic moment, the milky way is falling out of his mouth and finger in the ear and the match up didn't work out well. >> we have a lower threshold for romanticism here in washington than do you in new york. >> megyn: i'll talk to your wife about that. chris, thank you. >> you bet. >> megyn: and we're not done yet. in our next hour, senator paul will join me

texas senator john cornyn said, quote, it is clear to me that balancing our budget and cutting bloated washington spending are not president obama's top priorities. the president and i have significant disagreements. huh? i guess after all that lobster lunch, the claws really came out. and over in the house, well, let's just say the speaker's not really glowing about his meeting with the president yesterday. >> i think we had an honest discussion but it's going to take more than dinner dates and phone calls. it's going to take senate democrats rolling up their sleeves, making tough choices about how to solve our problems. >> dinner dates and phone calls? give me a break. the president has already bent over backwards for the gop but he's not going to back down from his core presence. following today's meeting, the democrats -- he told the democrats that, quote, i said to the gop caucus, is there not one loophole we can close? one loophole? i just think one. i think i can guess what the answer was. joining me now, congressman emanuel cleaver, democrat from missouri, and richard wolffe, e

senate, john cornyn of texas. he had a tea party guy elected ted cruz. he's afraid he's going to get a tea party challenge in his primary. remember the road of extremes are rewarded the way we do this. so the result is obama he's not going to cut a deal with people who don't want to talk, who don't even want to be in the room. so he has a choice and that is does he plead and does he try to negotiate and give everything away or does he say look, here it is. we can make a deal. they don't make a deal. and then he says to himself, as i believe he said about eight minutes -- eight months before the presidential election, fine, i'm going to follow political strategy. the common view is a president is lame duck after 18 months. in this case, the president could very well take charge of this issue and have a democratic congress in 2014 and then have the last two years be his most productive years. >> john: then there's the filibuster. once again, the obstruction is just going to happen no matter what he does. if he had both houses of the house, how can he preve

. >> you had mcconnell, and john thune and john cornyn, we had a lot of the old guard, also, standingm so i thought it was a fascinating moment and he says that john mccain and graham are on the wrong side of history. we will see. great to see you both. we are asking you to vote in our poll, have conservatives actually helped president obama by criticizing him over create stuff? still ahead, what is the obama administration doing to free an ex-f.b.i. agent believed held hostage in iran for six years? we will talk to that man's daughter upcoming. progressive claims. this is flo. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >> how to be a good leader in the original segment the subject of a new book "earn the right to win how success in any field starts with superior preparation." the coach sat down with bill this week to discuss his book and t

texas republican john cornyn argued a previous assault weapons ban did not work. he said the new bill fails to address the real key to mass shootings. >> the common thread was mental illness. no one wants disturbed young men-- or women, for that matter- - to have access to firearms. unfortunately, this legislation focuses not on the perilous intersection of mental illness and guns but on cosmetic features of certain firearms. >> sreenivasan: two other bills are also before the committee, requiring universal background checks and providing $40 million a year for schools to buy security gear. carl levin of michigan announced he is retiring. levin has held his seat since 1978 and is the longest serving senator many michigan's history. he issued a statement saying the decision is difficult but he won't run for reelection in 2014. levin is 78 years old. a late-winter storm spun up the east coast today and caused new damage in places still recovering from hurricane sandy. coastal flooding was a big concern for new jersey and massachusetts. at the same time, up to eight

texas republican senator john cornyn tells fox news, "the obama administration's actions amount to nothingrt of a calculated willful neglect of what should be a president's top priority. protecting the homeland and keeping americans safe." earlier today, senator john mccain tweeted a photo after touring the border with senator schumer, where he saw a woman scale an 18-foot steel fence before being apprehended. now the senator's assessment of border security is important, as the administration tries to build confidence while cutting manpower. congress considers dumping in more cash to satisfy those who question the administration's motives, and choices on the border. chris? >> chris: william la jeunesse reporting from los angeles. william, thanks for that. this week, we have been looking at small but frustrating ways government spends your money. in part three of our week-long series "what to cut," correspondent doug mckelway reports how hard it is to fire a federal worker. >> working for federal government traditionally meant a tradeoff. lower salaries but high job security. today, salarie

senator john cornyn decided to study it.e says it's utter nonsense because according to his numbers the pentagon budget will actually see an increase in spending even after the cuts. so what do you say to that? >> the increase might be true but the percentage of our g.d.p. this sequestration will put the defense budget on track to be the lowest percentage spent in comparison to the g.d.p. in the post world war ii era times what it was in 2000. >> gregg: 900 for toilet seats and 400 screw drivers. >> i think waste and efficiency and the word cut but we are nation at war and if they want to cut the defense that is a fair debate. but you have to have a debate what we need to cut back because of a roll in the world. >> gregg: okay. good to see you. >> heather: you know what you left out of that report, the wasteful spending? the lessons in democracy we can learn from fish. >> gregg: that is fish thing. >> heather: i found that very unnecessary. everyone should take a look at that website. >>> fox news is taking time to look at t

. >> not so according to john cornyn who said after today's meeting it is clear to me that balancingudget and cutting bloated washington spending are not president obama's top priorities. then it was across the hill and across party lines to meet with house democrats. >> economy is trying to give us signs it wants to launch. the president wants to be there to make sure that the 535 elected members in congress. and the individual american people elected to be president of the united states are ready to launch with the economy. >> also today, treasury secretary jack lew talked about the possibility of finding bipartisan compromise. >> i think there is a growing sense that everyone knows where the balance fair deal is. everyone knows we need to get there. they just don't know how to get there. you have to start. >> today, as far as discussions about reinstating some of the white house tours ts in, in the briefing jay carney says there has been discussions about trying to get specific groups in. no decision on that point and no plans to reverse the overall decision to suspend tours for n

here was texas senator john cornyn last night. >> israel remains a country where arabs can serve in parliament and heckle the prime minister. can anyone imagine jewish legislators being allowed to heckle a prime minister? me neither. and that goes to explain why americans stand with israel. >> biden started by saying, quote, you're not going to like this. today he's expected to be much more conciliatory while previewing the president's trip. the question though, is is there a window to we engage in the peace process. last night defense minister barack addressed that issue. >> a two-state solution is the only viable long-term solution. >> today secretary of state john kir's meeting with the palestinian authority's abas. up next, breaking barriers in our meet the new members series as it continues, with a woman who's changing the face of the new york delegation. then picking a new pope. the process is underway as cardinals from around the world convene in rome. first, look at todd's politics planner. at 10:15 this morning, in addition to the omb announcement, the president will nominate mccarthy

they take this deal and discussion and move it to the republicans outside of the sort of -- >> john cornyned. you're going to see, i think, immigration bill right there be the first example which would be fascinating and would be movement. number five. the senate passed a budget and they have to come to some sort of deal and we expect to happen when the debt ceiling. let's talk about number four. i found this fascinating. robert portman reverses his decision. my son who is gay influenced me. sara, i want to start with you. rush limbaugh a moderate voice within the party says, we lost the fight. this is inevitable, let's move on. should republicans say, look, this is an issue of the past. we're for same-sex marriage. let's go forward? >> this is a great example of separation of church and state. the reality is more and more people recognize that they have family and friends who are gay. it's very hard to look at those people who you love and say, you know what, i don't think you should be able to get married. that's what happened to rob portman and that's what's happening across the country

even involved in this, i was on the phone with david early on when we were discussing -- >> david cornyn. >> discussing the release and he'd said, you know, this is incredibly -- either incredibly brave of you to do or incredibly stupid. you know, and it was that second i said, well, the last incredibly brave or incredibly stupid thing i did looking back on it is one of the proudest moments of my life. so, you know, i think we're going to roll the dice here and we're going to go down that path one more time because it worked. i'm glad i did it then, and i think -- and i slept at night because i didn't watch this woman drown in her car. i was able to live with myself because i jumped in and was, you know, there was other people on the bank and other people trying to help, but i was able to go and pull her out and dive back down and look for the baby. but i came out of it okay. she survived, but i -- i'm glad it's one of the most proudest moments of my life. and it was -- it was something that said, you know what, if you can jump in, jump in. and i had a chance to jump in with this again a

chambliss, marco rubio and cornyn. who was help from the a democrat. >> the congress and the public need to know what the rules for targeted killing are so they can make sure as senator paul has touched on in the course of this day that american security and american values are both being protected. >> it will be interesting to see if there is any practical result of this filibuster, if the obama administration does anything to try reassure senator rand paul and also threw saw senator why den but there is also a political impact here that certainly raises senator paul's profile politically if and when he decides to run for president in 2016, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel on the filibuster. it wasn't exactly mr. smith goes to washington. in the movie jimmy stewart talks for hours and hours until he finally collapses. as we reported senator paul has had some help so it hasn't gotten that dramatic. the experts tell us the last true filibuster was back in 2003. back then the senate majority leader harry reid was in the mi

the republican senator john cornyn also slammed him saying mike rant workers come to america for opportunity way to provide a better life for their families. they do not come to this country to hear ethnic slurs and derogatory language from elected officials. the comments used by representative young do nothing to elevate our party. political discourse or the millions who come here looking for check opportunity. here's nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. >> in an interview release by the alaska radio stagts, congressman young is talking about latinos who once worked on his family's ranch in california and he used an offensive slur to describe them. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now and it is all done by machine. >> late thursday he tried to explain why he had used the word wetback. a slur that referred to mexicans who illegally crossed the river into the u.s. saying, i used a term that was commonly used during apply days growing up on a farm in central california. i know that this t

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senators barrasso, blunt, collins, cornyn, moran, pryor, thune.rker, fisher, heinrick, chambliss, shaheen, udahl and those who have given us no position, nelson, undecided. wyden did not respond. warner, no comment. reid, harry reid doesn't want to participate. of course he doesn't. baldwin hasn't declared a position. and kaine hasn't declared a position. quite extraordinary. you're a senator of the united states and it's about an assault weapons ban which could save americans' lives and you can't declare a position or you haven't got a comment. or you can't bring yourself to even respond to us. shame on you, senators. i'm going to keep asking you until i get answers. >>> renewed effort tonight to make gun dealers and manufacturers liable if because of their fault someone is injured but they're protected thanks to a gun shield bill passed by congress in 2005. california congressman is hoping to reverse that with a new proposal and joins me now. welcome to you both. senator richard feldman, former nra operative, you were a lobbyist for the nra. you

you are looking live at senators ron paul, ted cruz, john cornyn, and also senator lee as they stageshioned fill buster to block the president's nomination of john brennan, cia director. they've been talking for almost nine hours straight so far. and then of course there is karl rove, who says the president's bipartisanship is actually an evil plot to take over congress in 2014. >> the second term is a political legacy. that means you then deal with all of these issues from a political perspective. not from a perspective of how do we resolve them, be how do we use them politically. that's not good for the country. >> yeah, carl, how do you resolve them when they say when it comes to the budget process no more revenue, it's over, we're done talking? of course the president has to turn to the midterms, because that's what the american peoples want him to do. tonight the president might want to have an antacid instead of dessert. gwen moore and congressman jim mcdermott of washington. this is going the distance, exhausting every effort to try to at least get up close and personal with p

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poor john cornyn. the number two republican. he is on what they call cruise control. because he can't even exercise his independence because he is scared to death that a guy like mr. cruise is going to run against him. >> and then there is speaker boehner doesn't seem to really have mastered any kind of control. >> but of course, if the technology can make things move forward, as you suggested, the technology can have a role in this and you can actually make legislators move and you can somehow make this glacier move and go someplace. >> i have a lot of trouble when i say that i kind of admire the tea party. >> because many have stepped up and step down and they have remarkable influence. it's kind of proven that it can have an impact. it doesn't have a long tail like that people are. >> the challenge is multifaceted. the whole issue is something remarkable and you all know this. something extraordinary is happening and you are seeing the contours of this change. when i got a little soundbite and about colbert, i learned my lesson, but this nation that big is getting