senator chambliss, senator warner, senator crapo, senator durbin, thank you so much. [applause] >> we are live on the streets of washington, d.c., looking out at memorial bridge with a view towards virginia and arlington memorial cemetery in the background. spectators are lining the road as the 24th annual rolling thunder motorcycle rally makes its way through town. the procession began at the pentagon in arlington, virginia. there will be motorbikes rolling across the bridge into washington ending up at the vietnam veterans memorial on the mall. they have gathered every memorial day weekend since 1988. they're here to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action. thousands of bikers from across the country started gathering at the pentagon parking lot this morning for the rally and for the start of sarah palin's bus tour that kicks off today. take a look as the bikes passover memorial bridge. many of the bikers are veterans themselves. the group was founded by veterans of the vietnam war. they named their organization after the continuous bombing camp

senator chambliss, senator warner, senator crapo, senator durbin, thank you so much. [applause] >>> treasury secretary tim geithner says the debate over raising the debt limit is theater and that he's confident the 14 trillion-dollar limit will be raised before the august 2nd deadline. in an interview with politico mike ellen secretary also said that unemployment and the housing market continues to be a problem. from the museum in washington, d.c. this is a little more than an hour. >> good morning everyone. totally week. good morning everyone. >> good morning. >> all right. we have a few more people filing into the seats. thank you so much for coming. i would like to introduce john harris, the editor-in-chief of politico. [applause] >> [inaudible] we've got a very good one [inaudible] we would start a new line of business at our hedge fund where we can place bets and make money on the future. somebody in 2009 made a lot of money by placing bets on the future of tim geithner and the status in the of the industry should like the economy itself is somewhat precarious an

. >> senator crapo, is everything on the table? is this the case? >> yes, everything is on the table. everything has to be on the table. that does not mean that we are not engaged in the difficult process of compromising what can deal on a comprehensive basis for the paradigm shift. in a way that can get 60 votes on the floor of the senate. they will be negotiated into a form that was different from what most people were looking for, but absolutely everything has to be on the table, and there was the earlier discussion about tax policy, and, frankly, i, for one, agreed that we need to have very significant tax reform. we need to change the paradigm in america on whether to cut taxes and how that plays out. developing a tax code that will be more competitive globally for our businesses, would be more fair, less complex, less expensive to comply with, and that would be a huge part. >> i went to press a little bit more about what is on the table. one part of the party is implacably opposed to revenue increases. how is the dynamic in your group any diff

crapo: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. officer without objection. mr. crapo: mr. president, i yield back all time. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nomination. mr. crapo: mr. president, i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senator wish to vote? any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, the yeas being 71, the nays being 28, the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. the senate will resume legislative session and stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. recess: >> the senate has approved the nomination of susan carney to the second circuit court of appeals voting 71-28 this afternoon. after this break for party caucus meetings snorting will debate a measure repealing oil and gas company tax breaks. a vote on moving the bill forward is second. that one on

what the gang of six is doing -- senator kent conrad, tom coburn, michael, senator dorgan, -- michael crapo, senator dorgan, and, help me out. >> you have warner. >> those six guys to come together and do what is right for our country. we could solve this problem today, and america could compete with any country in the world because our balance sheet problems are not nearly what the problems are in other countries as they face a people that do not have the right to vote, or do not have democracy. but, our problems with our financial structure are so deep that if we do not face up to them, we will see this problem, and see it really, really quickly. >> one of the reasons we were delighted to have you join us today is that it appears part of the difficulty has to do with the myths that surround this area. it is clear that the seriousness of our budget situation has not registered with many americans. i had the opportunity to meet with senate budget committee chairman kent conrad, and he emphasized that to make in our discussion, and here is a statement that he made in april of 2011, just last

c-span comprehensive resource on congress, the congressional crapo, makes it easy to find information about your elected officials, with daily schedules, a list of members, each day's committee hearings, plus the deal of house and senate sessions and progress of bills and notes. if congressional conical at c- span.org/congress. >> no a senate panel looks at the u.s. withdrawal plan and the overall strategy in afghanistan. and number of senators argued against a hasty exit from the country following the death of osama bin laden. the senate foreign relations committee is chaired by john kerry. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. my apologies to college, witnesses, and the audience alike for starting a little late. we have some business before the finance committee that i had to attend to. we appreciate everybody's patience. this is the third of six hearings on afghanistan and pakistan that we are holding this month. last week we explored, and some aspects of the end game in afghanistan, what it might look like, how we might better engage with pakistan on

let's go to crapo, tenn., and get your take on this -- could impact your vote?aller: i look at what jesus said in the bible. brought him a woman caught in adultery. the pharisees and the hypocrites came before him and said, and of course, with their laws at that point in time, there were stunning her to death. and jesus got up and said, he that is without sin, let him cast the first own. then he told the woman after, he said, go and send no more. so forgiveness is a possibility. of course the lord jesus christ can forgive people what they did wrong. many do not like the idea of it, but people like yonewt gingrich had great ideas when he was in the house. host: let me ask you, do you forgive him? caller: i do, and i think sometimes, a lot of people out there that are very successful in their business life or politicians, but there may very much failures and their personal life. host: let me get reaction to this. this is susan estrich in the "reno journal." how can you impeach the president when you're under -- engaging in the underlying conduct? caller: bill clin

let's go to crapo, tenn., and get your take on this -- could impact your vote? caller: i look at what jesus said in the bible. brought him a woman caught in adultery. the pharisees and the hypocrites came before him and said, and of course, with their laws at that point in time, there were stunning her to death. and jesus got up and said, he that is without sin, let him cast the first own. then he told the woman after, he said, go and send no more. so forgiveness is a possibility. of course the lord jesus christ can forgive people what they did wrong. many do not like the idea of it, but people like yonewt gingrich had great ideas when he was in the house. host: let me ask you, do you forgive him? caller: i do, and i think sometimes, a lot of people out there that are very successful in their business life or politicians, but there may very much failures and their personal life. host: let me get reaction to this. this is susan estrich in the "reno journal." how can you impeach the president when you're under -- engaging in the underlying conduct? caller: bill cl

what the gang of six is doing -- senator kent conrad, tom coburn, michael, senator dorgan, -- chael craposenator dorgan, and, help me out. >> you have warner. >> those six guys to come together and do what is right for our country. we could solve this problem today, and america could compete with any country in the world because our balance sheet problems are not nearly what the problems are in other countries as they face a people that do not have the right to vote, or do not have democracy. but, our problems with our financial structure are so deep that if we do not face up to them, we will see this problem, and see it really, really quickly. >> one of the reasons we were delighted to have you join us today is that it appears part of the difficulty has to do with the myths that surround this area. it is clear that the seriousness of our budget situation has not registered with many americans. i had the opportunity to meet with senate budget committee chairman kent conrad, and he emphasized that to make in our discussion, and here is a statent that he made in april of 2011, just last mon