this is for senator gillibrand.he rest of the new york citizens for allegedly trying to bomb a federal reserve _ as any for robust national defense and national security. we are weeks away from the fiscal cliff that would cut $55 billion a year from defense spending. what steps are you prepared to take to prevent that from happening if you think that is something to be avoided? >> there was a terror attack this morning in new york at the federal reserve. i have deep gratitude for the fbi and our police force. once again, the have bo thwarted another terrorist attack. the reason why i disagree with my opponent's approach -- i work hard with peter king and across party lines to make sure that a dirty bomb cannot attack. city. we want to make sure that our religious institutions -- >> let her finish. you will have a chance to rebut. >> we look for fat and waste in the program. that is why i did not vote for this budget deal. i believe sequestration will be bad for new york. it will cut the things we need most -- firefi

this is for senator gillibrand.for allegedly trying to bomb a federal reserve calls for robust national defense and national security. we are weeks away from the fiscal cliff that would cut $55 billion a year from defense spending. what steps are you prepared to take to prevent that from happening if you think that is something to be avoided? >> there was a terror attack this morning in new york at the federal reserve. i have deep gratitude for the fbi and our police force. once again, the have thwarted another terrorist attack. the reason why i disagree with my opponent's approach. i work hard with peter king and across party lines to make sure that a dirty bomb cannot attack. we want to make sure that our religious institutions -- >> let her finish. you will have a chance to rebut. >> we look for fat and waste in the program. that is why i did not vote for this budget deal. i believe sequestration will be bad for new york. it will cut the things we need most -- firefighters, police force, education. >> sequestrati

we will start with senator gillibrand. should new york reinstate the death penalty? >> no. >> yes. >> do you read books on your ipad? >> no. >> no. >> do you watch programs on pbs? -- should public money be used to fund pbs? >> yes. >> not a good use of a public money. i think it. survive without it. >> yes. >> yes, but i could live without it. >> do you write your own tweets? >> yes. >> yes. what have you ever taken part in a political protest? >> yes. >> yes. >> i do approve and right most of my tweets. >> should cities and towns publicize the names of people arrested for soliciting a prostitute? >> no. >> yes. >> have you ever been arrested? >> no. >> no. ms.e're going to start with long. would you like to be selected as a senate majority leader? >> would i like to be senate majority leader? sure. [laughter] >> senator. >> yes. >> have you fired a gun within the last year? >> yes. >> no. >> it is interco will be best governor in your lifetime? >> no. >> -- is andrew cuomo the best governor in your lifetime? >> no,. >> no, but his father was. >> have you read "fift

>> no. >> senator gillibrand did not have a problem with that question, but wendy said it was out ofutlandishly sexist issues there. >>> the presidential nominees are battling for female voters. women had the highest turnout rate in the 2008 election. about two-thirds of female registered voters went to the polls. and women voters were the key to barack obama's victory in 2008. 56% cast their vote for him. so, what is going to be happening in 2012 when it comes down to the women's vote? joining me now is anita mcbride. anita is a senior adviser for the george w. bush foundation and she was chief of staff to laura bush. anita, thanks for being with us on this saturday. i want to first focus on a "usa today"/gallup poll out this week on women voters. in swing states, it shows that mitt romney is leading over mr. obama, 50% to 46. and when we look back at 2008, it was the women vote that was a given for president obama and also leading up until today. >> mm-hmm. >> what happened? >> well, i think that we are seeing that, you know, mitt romney and paul ryan are closing this gap and this

this is for senator gillibrand. the arrest of a new york citizen for allegedly trying to bomb a federal reserve calls for robust national defense and national security. we are weeks away from the fiscal cliff that would cut $55 billion a year from defense spending. what steps are you prepared to take to prevent that from happening if you think that is something to be avoided? >> there was a terror attack this morning in new york at the federal reserve. i have deep gratitude for the fbi and our police force. once again, the have thwarted another terrorist attack. the reason why i disagree with my opponent's approach. i work hard with peter king and across party lines to make sure that a dirty bomb cannot attack. we want to make sure that our religious institutions -- >> let her finish. you will have a chance to rebut. >> we look for fat and waste in the program. that is why i did not vote for this budget deal. i believe sequestration will be bad for new york. it will cut the things we need most -- firefighters, polic

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. >>> kristen gillibrand is raising more than $500,000 for four other female running in tight raises.senate, 163 for the house. i'm joined by kelly wallace, ivillage chief correspondent leah goldman. both published articles on the women candidate. both were grit articles. thank you so much. >> the most watched race this year, the senate race is between elizabeth warren, scott brown. they had a combative debate last night. let's take a watch. >> can you name some republicans in the senate today that you are able to work with on big issues, substantive issues that the country faces? >> probably richard lugar would be one that would come to mind. >> he's not going to be there. who else could you name, senator? >> that is a problem. >> i think justice scalia is a very good judge. justice kennedy. justice kennedy is obviously very good and justice roberts, justice sotomayor. that's the beauty of it being independent. >> if you had to pick one. >> i don't need to pick one. we have plenty of justices up there. i'm proud of the ones we have. >> miss warren who would be your model? >> two gaff

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and so i think what you will be seeing certainly in the linda mcmahon race is see even senator gillibrandyork, raising money for democratic candidates but she said, chris, i want more women in the senate period. because women work across party lines to get things done and having more women of both parties is a good thing and may be resonating with women across the country. >> a recent study showed that women have just about the same success rank running for congress as men have. and yet, even with these numbers, far fewer women are running, obviously, than men. and it does beg the question why. >> right. there's barriers to entry and there's certain bah pa parallels for women ceos and fundamental problems here, for example. it's not a well paying field. women can't afford to go in to. it's also difficult to unseat an incumbent. women, they're averse to -- it's not a pleasant business, the business of running for officer. it expensive. it's not, you know, it's not the most appealing profession right now. and the fact of the matter is that politicians have low favorability ratings. this is

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kirsten gillibrand, chuck schumer, they both voted for the same language. when we saw the language comeau said this is no longer acceptable. it is the initiative had taken all my life being a pro bono attorney. here's the thing that no pope has ever taken on language. that entire h.r. three had to do with whether or not the federal government will fund abortion. he has distorted this view. he has distorted my position and he owes an apology to every woman in the district has been a victim of rape astor listened to his accusations of false charges. >> moderator: dan maffei, are you blind to apologize? transfer the reason i brought this up is because countless women came up and said ann marie buerkle is not doing the job of economy. which is here she talks about that. but in washington she follows this particular social issues agenda that she has. she says as as soon as he was there she got rid of it. it's a three page bill. every bill he you should be reading. it's a three page bill. shouldn't the languages than i am the reason issues against abortion. okay,

hochul: chris, i joined mitt romney, president obama, kirsten gillibrand come when the long and many others in full disclosure because i put transparency is important. full disclosure of personal tax return by putting them online so people know where money comes and. you have made my personal finances part of this campaign, fine. i'm open and transparent. but you've said that you don't think the voters could understand him is too complex for them to learn your 25 pages tax return. so why'd you think you should be held to a lower standard than others just because you'll think the voters can understand your taxes? what are you trying to hide? collins: ms. hochul, under federal election law there's nothing that calls for personal financial disclosure which both of us felt that the issues both you and your husband are sector millions. i fully filled out those forms in full compliance. and i went a step further but i three years of my tax returns. it was published that take 30% of my income in taxes. i have no loopholes. i've no for an account. it's my small businesses where i make my mon

this was featuring two senate candidates in new york, kirsten gillibrand, big lead over her republican wendy long. but here was a question that was asked during this debate, which was their only debate. >> miss long, have you read "50 shades of gray"? >> no. >> senator? >> no. >> me neither, for the record. okay. >> i thought it was funny, but some people are asking, was it appropriate? will cain? >> we're going to start the day off agreeing, which is nice. i thought it was nice. come on, lighten up. 80%, 90% of the time, you're going to be very serious and you're going to talk about policies and principles. lighten up. i want to see your personality today. have you read it? >> i have not also, so it's unanimous. people thought it was a little bit sexist, i suppose, to ask the two women who were running for senate that question. >> well, there's only those two women running for senate. >> but they said if there were two guys, they wouldn't have asked the question. >> it's kind of like asking chuck schumer, his favorite eroti erotica. it seems a little unlikely. >> why was there no foll

kirsten gillibrand, hillary clinton, chuck schumer, they all voted for the same language. when we saw that language we so this is a lot acceptable. rape is rape. with my background, with initiatives i've taken all my life being a pro bono attorney. here's the thing that no, but was ever taken on language that used forcible rape. that entire h.r. three have to do with whether not the federal government is going to fund abortion. at nothing, with exceptions of the case of rape and incest. dan knows that. he has distorted this view. he has distort my position and he owes an apology to everyone in this district who has been a victim of rape in us to listen to his accusations and his false charges. >> moderator: are you willing to apologize? maffei: the reason i brought this issue up is because countless women from this district came to me and they said, ann marie buerkle is not doing the job of porting the economy. when she is here she talks about that but when she's in washington she follows this particular social issue agenda that she has. she sang as soon as they're she got

c-span's debate coverage continues live coverage of the new york senate debate between kirsten gillibrandg. see it live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> , so, it starts as an economic argument. men are having a harder time adapting to the economy and women are adapting more easily. i can tell you why. there's end of her peers are managed up were easily. so then its education credentials for the economy is fast-changing. women seem to be getting those skills and credentials at a much faster rate than men are and they seem to be more nimble. and that kind of filters down into our society. in my book i talk about how that changes marriage and notions of fatherhood in what men can and can't do in families and how young people have and i can make decisions. see willie start to see it having an influence on our culture. >> wednesday, former federal reserve chair paul volcker testifies before the british parliament on u.s. versus u.k. banking standards. >> i watch c-span because when i want to get the news about a lot of talking and pundits adding their point of view, i can get the original sc

steve gillibrand was not only the 2000 i was chairman for the gore campaign but the deputy national campaignildy to come up and visit with us. >> i am so humbled to be here. this could be hard. i will never forget your invitation to join your family's hospital facility -- hospice facility to be with our hero. my family is like millions of american families and probably millions of families all over the world. we do not even know who needed george mcgovern's advocacy to make it to the middle class. i groped the youngest of this nine kids. my father died when i was 7 -- when i was 5, leaving seven of us at home. he was never talked about around the dimon -- dinner table. we were democrats because the democrats fought for us. it was george mcgovern and his advocacy for programs like student loans and killed and several of my family to go to school. it was social security and medicare that helped my mother along the way. when i was 10, i remember my mom taking us down in front of the corn palace for the mcgovern for president rally. i got to shake his hand. what was 18 rajoy from high school and

also at on c-span senator kristin kristen gillibrand faces off against when city long for the senate she served in the house before appointed to fill the senate seat of hillary clinton. that's 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> it started as an economic argument. men are having a harder time adoopt together economy. and women are adapting more easily. there's different periods in history where it's been vice versa. the education and credential. the economy is fast changing. who know what it's going to be throw at us. women seem to be getting the kilts than a faster rate than the men. they seem to be more nimble. it filters down to the society. in the book i talk about how changes marriage and our notion of fatherhood and what men can and can't do. how young people have sex and make decisions and so you really start to see it having an influence in our culture. >> joins author hannah rosin to discuss the end of men. saturday night at 10:00 eastern and sunday night at 9:00 on afterwords. this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >>> last friday washington's senate senator maria dpawsed balm combaterr

we have devoted ourselves to our gillibrand and now our grandson.i have kept the faith with our country. nine times i have raised my hand to take an oath to the constitution and i have never violated that both. i have not spent the last quarter century in pursuit of personal wealth. i have spent the last quarter century of fighting for middle- class working men and women in the united states of america. i believe deeply that you have to be willing to stand up and fight, no matter what powerful forces might be on the other side. and if you want somebody that is willing to fight for you, i am asking for your support and your vote, and yes, your confidence and willingness to believe that we can do the right thing. and be the better for it. we have made some progress in the last eight years. and we have seen the strongest economy in the u.s. lord crime rates for eight years in a row. the highest private home ownership ever. but i will make you one, -- one promise here now, you ain't seen nothing yet. i will keep that promise. >> governor bush? >> i want