what else are you seeing, ed o'keefe? >> guest: we chased senator menendez to an elevator, he didn't have much to say. so we're -- this is what we do. we start to chase lawmakers to see if they're going to tell us anything. he was not willing to say much, so we go back in pursuit of others. but at least two have left, that suggests that we're nearing the end of this meeting and at least at a point where they feel they can step out and maybe is are being dotted, ts being crossed. >> host: ed o'keefe, we'll let you do your other job, but we appreciate your time and perspective. >> guest: steve, thanks. yeah, no problem. >> host: of course, you can read his work online at washingtonpost.com. we'll continue to monitor the situation. if any of the senators come to the podium, we will take you there live n. the meantime, we'll use this opportunity to get your calls and comments. you can also join us on our twitter page. the hashtag, by the way, is c-spanchat, and bonnie has the point. she writes: if you want to filibuster, have

ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed many of the details of the telephone and internet surveillance programs. were these two programs the extent of what you and senator udall were talking about or have they not yet been disclosed but you think americans would be stunned to learn about? >> you are not allowed to tap the truth out in morse code for these rules. i do have to stick to what senator udall and i have stated on the public record. when i did indicate that i thought the public would be stunned and angry when they learned how the patriot act was being interpreted, i was talking about the bulk collection of the phone records of millions and millions of law-abiding americans. with respect to other approaches, what i can say is under the patriot act the government's authority to collect is l

congressional reporter for politico, sung minh kim, and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thanks for joining us, guys. >> great to be here. >> ed, you heard the president on immigration. is immigration reform yet another effort that is going to fail in the house? >> well, you know, it's still pretty early in the process, in the house. they are just really starting to debate this in a bigger way. already, you've seen five different bills related to immigration approved by various committees, and it's believed that there'll be at least one more. we got word on friday that republicans are now beginning to work on a bill that would deal with the children of undocumented immigrants. it's not quite like the dream act that was defeated a few years ago, the elements of which are in the senate bill, but they do believe they want to find a way to sort of establish a way for those children to perhaps seek legal permanent residence and perhaps become u.s. citizens at some point. majority leader cantor has talked about that for quite some time. but at this point, it looks like settlin

ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed many of the details of the telephone and internet surveillance programs.

and the senate democratic leader, according to ed o'keefe, remind defiant in his attempt to change the senate rules. he spoke today in an event that we cord. -- we covered, and the debate between senators reid and mcconnell as what is now referred to as the nuclear option, changing the senate filibuster rules. we're waiting for senators to come out of the meeting. matt is on the independent line, good evening, pennsylvania. >> this is just a classic example of how both parties are to blame, and i would like to address mr. reid's comments. i think that -- i didn't catch his whole speech but he says this is about the constitution, and i'd like to know where the in the constitution it talks about filibusters in article one or article one section a, and parliamentary procedures is roberts results of order. i'd like no know why there is not three-fourth of the vote when the minority's rights are going to be taken away, you knee 3/4 of a 0 vote. both parties for play. both parties need to know and that's the only way to save our country. >> host: you can china in on the conversation. the fil

washington post" this morning has a story about the prospect of immigration reform -- that is by ed o'keefen the washington post is moaning. , the senate is set to take up the transportation hud spending bill before they leave town. that is from the washington post. also this morning, the section ," sayinginancial times obama care is helping to reduce the overall cost of healthcare. will be talking about medicare and health care costs coming up on "washington journal." from "the washington times," here is the story -- this is the front page of many thepapers this morning, pope told reporters on a flight yesterday, "who am i to judge a gay person who seeks goodwell -- seeks goodwill with the lord?" those are some of the headlines this morning in the papers. one quick one, we told you that the verdict for bradley manning is expected today at 1 p.m. eastern time. ofwill see how members congress react to the verdict by the judge in that case. back to our question for all of you. we are getting your take on middle east peace talks resuming. that happens here in washington. secretary of state joh

ed o'keefe joy and the us. the senate is looking on the filibuster deal that was reached. can you tell us the status? guest: basically a deal has been reached. they voted on the confirmation first ofd coeur drcordray seven nominees put on the docket for consideration. a change in the rules would have had democrats voting to change the rules so that the filibuster would be moot in case of executive branch appointments right after the big monday night meeting, it brought all the senators, 98 of the 100 senators come into the old senate janet -- chamber to voice their differences which many described as a cathartic experience. the senate avoid a change in both roles -- rules and got the white house to withdraw two of the nominations. the rest will be confirmed by the end of the months of that can continue host: what are the new names? caller: i will admit that i am blanking on the two names. but are longtime labor lawyers. official at the afl-cio. the other name i am planning on but they replaced the two people that currently bessette on the board. they were appointed and mor