there's a section where i talk to senator grahm, and this was taken from the senate.gov, and you can easily google my name and senate hearing, and you will find the videotape on youtube, and that, portions of that exchange between me and senator grahm has been redacted. portions of the 9/11 commission was redacted. classified -- declassified documents have been redacted. my statements to the senate that was approved in advance by the fbi, and that was broadcasted on public television has been redacted. you know, to the most part, the it's not information that's publicly available, but it's information that's declassified and authorized to be publicly available by the united states government. >> do they explain why they redacted this information? >> we're still in the process of the negotiating and trying to understand why. >> now, one time you testified in front of the senate in 2009. >> yes, sir. >> you were behind a screen. we have a shot of that to show the viewers now. was that your choice, the senate's choice. >> it was mostly both. you know, i did a lot of work in my career in

senator grahm from south carolina, senator iraq and was involved, and from the perspective of the people of new hampshire, where do you think we are with respect to a detainee policy in this country today? >> i thank you, senator cham bliss. you highlighted the importance of the defense authorization. i've bb to the floor twice ton this issue because it's important for our country, the notion it's bln half a century since we failed to pass this authorization. what does that say for our troop, and for the troops in the message that it sends to them. we still are in two wars. there's threats that face the country every day, and our military men and women, we owe it to them that they know we're going to pass this authorization to address issues like pay increases and issues like weapons that they need, and all of the fundamental day-to-day issues so they know we are behind them. this issue of the detainee policy of this country i would summarize over the last few months in the armed services committee, military leader after military leader has come before our committee, and we asked them ab

i mean, look at bill grahm throughout the clinton years putting through the legislation to deregulateublican. the campaign contributions, the deregulation legislation, and you have the wall street banks, basically writing their own ticket, writing their own legislation -- >> hi, matt. can i jump in? have you taken part in the protests? >> caller: not yet. you know, i work part time. i'm really also stuck as a result of the down economy, but, you know, it's not just about jobs. there's also something larger going on in the political system, and i just wish that both sides, left and right, would be, would approach this matter, you know, and look at the problems of the -- that go on systematically, more honestly, the legislation, the lobbyists, the deregulation, take into account minds like alan greenspan, how they look at it, and if we deal with the subject matter more honestly, and, of course, campaign contributions -- >> host: we got the point. your response? >> guest: first of all, here's a tip. if you hear something you disagree with, don't start from the assumption that the person