joining us is senator david vitter, appreciate you being on the show. >> good morning, andrew.ood to be with you. >> why is the strategic reserve not the answer? >> it's the answer for crude strategic emergencies for national defense concerns, iran moving to close the strait of hormuz if they ever do that, it's specifically for that. it's not to play around with the price in an election year to get reelected. >> is there a price though at which you say okay, we need to tap this reserve? >> i don't think so. it's for national security emergencies. we need to act with regard to price and act in increased supply, we need to do keystone and domestic production, we need to do a lot of things that can have an impact, including pretty darned quickly, but strategic petroleum reserve isn't one of they will. >> in your mind the strategic petroleum reserve can be tapped only when? national emergencies, if something were to happen in iran and prices were to spike is it quhapz in iran that forces the issue or prices spiking that is the issue? >> andrew i'm referring to why it was set up, it

first the debate on the floor, senator david vitter is a republican from louisiana. >> mr. president, the arguments made on the other side when you look at them carefully just don't hold water. first of all, there's president obama's so-called accommodation, so-called compromise which isn't an accommodation and isn't a meaningful compromise at all. what did he say? he said okay, we're not going to make americans persons of faith, religious institutions buy coverage that they will have moral quauxs with. we are merely going to make the insurance provider provide that coverage whether the customer wants it or not. well, mr. president, that is a completely superficial, completely meaningless word game. the insurers is providing this how? what payment is supporting it? the only payment the insurer is getting is from the customer who objects to the coverage. so who's supporting it? who's paying for it? clearly, this is just a word game. if it weren't clear enough for the typical person or institution involved, what about institutions and there are many of them which are self-ins

. >> and louisiana senator david vitter predicts that congress will get the pipestoneile built. yesterday, the senate narrowly defeated a measure. mr. obama said that more time is needed to make sure the projects environmentally safe. >> we can keep talking about the issue with the american people. i think we're making games every day and i think yesterday's vote was proof of that and i think we're getting there. i think we will get there eventually. this is a no-brainer in terms of the project and in terms of policy. >> republicans claim the pipeline would create thousands of jobs and help tackle the nation's sky rocketing gas prices. >>> and about some good news at the gas pump this week. the gas prices leveled off and the national average for a gallon of unleaded is $3.75, down a penny from monday. and in d.c., $3.89; maryland, $3.70 and in virginia, $3.64. >> a new gallop poll thinks that president obama and congress should take immediate action to keep prices from going higher. they could top $4 a gallon by memorial day. if that happens, 28% of people would have to make maj

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who better to weigh in on the subject of contraception and morality than senator david vitter of louisiana. >> catholics, many other christians, many people of faith do not believe in certain activity and treatment that is mandated now to be covered by this mandatory insurance. and that is crossing a line that we have never before crossed in this country. >> vitter, of course, admitted to frequenting an escort service a few years back, and according to the prostitute, mr. vitter reportedly patronized, the gentleman from louisiana used contraception. meanwhile, on the campaign trail, mitt romney attempted to clean up the mess he created on the blunt amendment. romney came out against the measure just yesterday. >> i'm not for the bill, but, look, the idea of presidential candidates getting into questions about contraception within a relationship between a man and a woman, a husband and wife, i'm not going there. >> immediately after that interview, romney's campaign said the candidate supported the blunt amendment. romney tried to clear up the confusion earlier. >> i didn't understand his q

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senator david vitter, thank you so much for being with us. >> gregg, thank you very much.good to see you. martha? martha: there has been a very hot story this weekend. new developments in the controversy over the nypd's surveillance of muslims. what the attorney general is now putting forward in this case. gregg: trouble in the deep south for mitt romney. the former governor calling it a way game. former presidential candidate tim pawlenty and romney supporter with his take coming up next. >> now you have presidential candidates traipsing through al pam. everybody wanting to have a little piece of your ear. i appreciate you coming out and listening to what we have to say because i think what we have to say is really important because alabama, which is the heart of the south, the conservative reddest part of this country that understands what made this country great. your diet. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. gregg: att

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