mccain and gramm going after rand paul and 13 other senators and one democrat from oregon.hey thinking? >> i don't know what they're thinking. i don't know if they are thinking in all, but they certainly seem to be creating quite a divide the party. what he did yesterday was really an interesting, amazing -- excuse me, rand paul, what he did was an amazing feat to stand there and talk about something that he believed in. all he wanted the white house to do was say, we are not going to kill citizens with up to process your request in a today he finally came and said that. why they're not trying to support their party in this is something that is shocking and is a sad statement. lou: senator today chris said to me, you know, they are on the wrong side of history, on the wrong side of the issue. this was a level of insult. these two senators, so much for the senate. this was nasty stuff. >> it was really quite extraordinary. i have to tell you, on my radio show today, the support was across the spectrum, not just conservatives and republicans, but obama voters. i literally had

>> chairman john brandt, remember gramm and members. thank you. and members of the subcommittee thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. the department is determined to combat and prevent sexual assault in the military. the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect this country must be assured that they have the opportunity to serve without fear of sexual assault. sexual assault in the military is not only an up torrent crime committed as enormous harm to the victim, but it is also a very blunt the attack a on which that cushion depends tebeau we must combat discourage with all the resources at our disposal. the secretary has made it crystal clear to the senior military and civilian leadership of the department that combating this is a major priority for him and that he demands results. i watched the hearing this morning and i want to take this opportunity to think the witnesses for coming forward, and i believe that their testimony will contribute to making our military better. the department is in the process of implem

the first of the blue dog democrats in phil gramm to turn republican. voting. it's going to be fun. and i have to say i don't expect all four of our number ones to make it to our final four. >> i love this idea. chuck, i just don't know what you mean about people taking to twitter to complain. i'm not familiar with that. anyway, thank you, chuck. >> reporter: it never happens. >> go to first read on nbcpolitics.com to get your senate madness on. vote for whether lloyd bentsen or phil gramm should be the 64th member of the tournament. the winner moves on to our other matchups that will begin next week. we'll unveil the brackets beginning on monday. >>> our gaggle is coming up next. why the sunshine state may be brightening hillary clinton's 2016 prospects. >>> never forget the white house soup of the day, chipotle boeef. it just makes me think of a chipotle burrito in beef broth. i met it's a little more advanced than that. anyway, we'll be right back. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. y

know i was going to say we know i'm my belief was that what enabled that in large part was phil gramm is to his efforts the commodity futures modernization act that allowed the banks to turn into a commodity that they can then trade on and on commodity exchanges that were unregulated and graham leach while that did away with steel that regulated the banks and divided commercial banks checkbook banking from gambling banking is that a correct analysis you see those like the aussie on the very rotten kike because you already had an enormous level of debt before that and this was just basically removing barriers to accumulation of yet mode it so if you go back to i think about . launching ninety two ninety three you had a debt bubble and small collapse back then and by ninety four and already five i think it reached about one hundred seventy five percent of g.d.p. your private debt level that's the same with so that it could at the start of the great depression so you'd already reached that level and then it when you hit about two hundred percent of g.d.p. that's when you stop to see the

what is the reaction to mccain and lindsay gramm and dine feinstein attacking senator crews and grand love ted occurs we are proud of him as a freshman senator from texas. if you watch this rate the tear -- attorney-general holder he brings people to them that one negative to their knees. john mccain is uncomfortable not to get his tention. reinstall showed people what could be done. he knew from the beginning he would be confirmed but he is getting results from the people of the left and right. lou: we will come back with the "a team" what is going on politically? is the republican parties splitting? is this a rupture? are lindsay and mccain with the spark cash card from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contract, ease? thank you. that's three new paper shredders. [ boris ] put 'em on my spark card. [ garth ] boris' small business earns 2% cash back on every pchase every day. great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. read back the chicken's testimony, please. "buk, buk, bukka!" [ male announcer ] get the spark business card fro

what is the reaction to mccain and lindsay gramm and dianne feinstein attacking senator crews and grandtch this rate the tear -- attorney-general holder he brings people to them that one negative to their knees. john mccain is uncomfortable not to get his attention. reinstall showed people what could be done. he knew from the beginning he would be confirmed but he is getting results from the people of the left and right. lou: we will come back with the "a team" what is going on politically? is the republican parties splitting? is this a rupture? are lindsay and mccain doing exactly when some people struggle with their mortgage payments, they become frozen, petrified. not knowing what to do, they do nothing, but the people who do something, the people who take action, are far more likely to get the most positive outcome. making home affordable is a free government program. call now to talk one on one with a housing expert about the options that are right for you. real help, real answers right now. ♪ lou: we're back with the a-team. i want to turn to ed rollins. ed, just what's going on w

senator mccain and senator gramm probably could have done a little bit better. optics for bad, what they did after his filibuster speech because while he was standing on the senate floor for 13 hours talking about a constitutional issue, they were at dinner at a swanky hotel with president obama. that is what he's talki about. i agree with him, we have to take on a limited government and of this responsibility, individual sovereignty, fre marketplace and strong nationa defense to every corner of the country. neil: to be fair, just to be fair, at dinner that you alluded to was meant to bridge the gaps and get something moving on the budget, get something together. it is not as if there were twiddling there thumbs are having lobster for the sake of lobster. >> but the american people are starting to talk about results. if you're goingo have a dinner with the president, people will expect you to announce the results of that dinner. neil: the next day? the next day? >> why not? why not? i would go back to that movie dave. overnight they found all of those different

what is the reaction to mccain and lindsay gramm and dianne feinstein attacking senator crews and grandd occurs we are proud of him as a freshman senator from texas. if you watch this rate the tear -- attorney-general holder he brings people to them that one negative to their knees. john mccain is uncomfortable not to get his attention. reinstall showed people what could be done. he knew from the beginning he would be confirmed but he is getting results from the people of the left and right. lou: we will come back with the "a team" what is going on politically? is the republican parties splitting? is this a rupture? are lindsay and mccain doing exactly ♪music plays thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for proving there'nowhere we can't go. but, at some point... giant leaps gave way to baby steps... and with all due respect, you're history. if you taught us anything, it's that you can't cling to the past... if you want to create the future. that's why, instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. pushing u.s. aviation to new heights. all 80 thousand of us.

what is the reaction to mcin and lindsay gramm and dianne feinstein attacking senator crews and grand >> we love ted occurs we are proud of him as a freshman senator from texas. if you watch this rate the tear -- attorney-general holder he brings people to them that one negative to their knees. john mccain is uncomfortable not to get his attention. reinstall showed people what could be done. he knew from the beginni he would be confirmed but he is getting results from the people of the left and right. lou: we will come back with the "a team" what is going on politically? is the republican parties splitting? is this a rupture? are lindsay and mccain are lindsay and mccain doing exactly ♪ lou: we're back with the a-team. i want to turn to ed rollins. ed, just what's going on with republican party? surely, john mccain having lost a presidential election -- >> badly. lou: i'm sorry? >> badly. lou: but there should be room there for humility, and instead he's attacking the new generation of, obviously, the leaders of the republican party. >> the irony, john mccain was the maverick of the r

one of the reasons i am wearing a third star now is the results of senator gramm's emphasis on allowing generals to have a seat at the table in some of the policy decisions that were made that influenced the action of the administration right up to 9/11. you were saying, wait a minute, war in theood experience in howo geneva convention. that voice was not being heard as stridently as it needed to be within the policy-making apparatus that was considering the changes after 9/11. as a three-star in the pentagon, you have a voice. we have never changed the law of war manual. the law of the land was published in october of 1956. rules have not changed much. the geneva conventions has been around for awhile. we understand how to apply those. i do not think there was ever a tacit approval by the military establishment of those techniques. it affected us so fundamentally in terms of perception, credibility with the international community. i look at the ongoing challenges we had in guantanamo, we will never be able to get beyond the taint. it is a fundamental problem. the leader general, a won

johnson, mccain, gramm, quarter.hey say they will be cut talking about the budget, taxes tomentum of the reform, immigration reform command-and-control. meeting the president will have next week with both the democratic and republican caucuses in both the senate and the house. education in america, college tuition skyrocketing. student aid plunging. is there a college tuition bubble about to burst? that is tonight's "chalk talk." another day, another record. the dow jones industrials does it again. wall street veteran tells us whether the bulls will still run so let's break down this play. charles? uh, charles couldn't make it. his single miles card blacked him out here and here. he should have used... the capital one venture card. he's coming to us from home. hey fellas... hey baby, you want mama to iron your undies? nice tightie whities. i didn't know mrs. barkley made quilts. really? looks like a circus tent. is that the best y got? now if you put this, with this, you have a sailboat. what's in your wallet? ah. 4g

johnson, mccain, gramm, quarter.hey say they will be cut talking about the budget, taxes tomentum of the reform, immigration reform command-and-control. meeting the president will have next week with both the democratic and republican caucuses in both the senate and the house. education in america, college tuition skyrocketing. student aid plunging. is there a college tuition bubble about to burst? that is tonight's "chalk talk." another day, another record. the dow jones industrials does it again. wall street veteran tells us whether the bulls will still run next. ♪ with t spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewas for his small business take theseags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjors small busiss earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve limited reward here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited

bob schieffer is going to interview john mccain, lindsey gramm and dick durbin. the -- graham. and dick durbin. the question is what comes next? that starts at 8:30 a.m. >>> demolition is now under way on a sinkhole in florida, that is as crews called for -- call off the search rather for the man swallowed by the sinkhole. a crane knocked into the wall of that home. the sinkhole is slowly expanding in the meantime making the site very unstable. crews are taking great caution by taking apart the house in pieces with huge equipment from the perimeter of the home. meanwhile, a memorial is growing outside of that home for the 37-year-old man who fell into the sinkhole while he was sleeping. he was swallowed by the earth along with everything in his room when the ground opened up on thursday night. rescuers had sent down listening devices and cameras into that hole but no sign of life has been detected. >>> overnight a privately owned capsule arrived safely at the international space station. the dragon owned by spacex docked successfully at about 200 miles -- astronauts used a robo

they talk with lindsey gramm and john mccain and assistant majority leader dick durbin. the sunday network tv talk shows this afternoon on c-span radio are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c- span. 1:00, "this week." at 4:00, "face the nation." you can listen to that at91 fm in the washington area. listen on your smartphone or go online to c-spanradio.org. >> i was fascinated by her feminist view. that of the ladies are going to be trouble. she warned her husband. you cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. this is the 1700s she is saying that. >> abigail adams on "first ladies: influence and image." she was outspoken on her views on slavery and woman's right. she provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. it joined in on the conversation live on monday night at 9:00 eastern. >> " you washington journal -- "washington journal" continues. host: we have will rahn and sabrina siddiqui. we have been asking our viewers in a word or phrase how they would describe sequestration. wil

. >> senators gramm and begish -- begich at this 25 minute news briefing. >> to my colleagues, taking very much. we are trying to fix a problem that most americans would be astonished exists. to people in the charleston area, have heard your voices. let me tell you the problem we are trying to fix. alice is a young lady who, in 19 -- 2005, threatened to kill the president. she came across the border into the united states. an investigation was done about the threats she may. i will not read the threats because some of them are pretty tough. it resulted from being indicted for making threats against the president. and psychiatric evaluation was ordered. any psychotic drugs were administered to make sure she was competent to stand trial. she went to an evaluation facility. she was found legally insane. in federal court, she pled not guilty by reason of insanity and was ordered to undergo commitment proceedings for long- term care, which she received. is formative -- fast forward to 2013. she previously pledged not guilty by reason of insanity for but it killed the president of the unite

some of those in the past who have won the cpac straw poll, jack kemp was a three-time winner, phil grammer, rudy guiliani, george allen and ron paul was a two-time winner. not a president among them on that bunch. i guess the question is, what's the significance of this announcement once we find out who the winner was? >> it sort of takes the temperature of this room some of the movers and shakers in the conservative movement. some of the opinion makers, a lot of tv and radio people opinion makers are out in the crowd. and they sort -- it sort of takes their temperature and what they're talking about on the street. there is a lot of time and distance between these events and actual people casting ballots in november, either the midterms or the presidential election. >> molly? >> yes? >> this is arrest they will. pardon the interruption. we just got word from our producers, rand paul has won the straw poll. coming in at second, marco rubio. so there you have it. rand paul, senator rand paul coming in first, the republican from kentucky, and senator marco rubio coming in at second place th

he is able to challenge lindsey gramm and john mccain, they have been one chip in a conversation for years, and to have rand paul go right at them for calling hampshire -- calling him a wac survive,and for him to it says something about all of these gentlemen in vault. -- involved. apologized, byin the way. how many people in attendance? guest: thousands. it was a much bigger facility. a few thousand more. the number was around 10,000. that depends on who was speaking. it was crowded. a lot of college republicans. a lot of conservative activists going back to the 1950's and 1960's. robert cost out of national review magazine. the mother much for stopping by. when we come back we will turn our attention to the cpac conference from krystal ball. now one of the host of msnbc's "the cycle." then we will look at cyber security and hacking in this country and who is to blame. that is coming up on "washington journal." we are featuring history in the literary life of a community just outside of washington d.c., in alexandria, virginia. pi p.m. eastern on c-span at 3. the history program wil

senator gramm appeared -- senator graham. >> this is the amendment for medicare premiums part b and d for people who make over $250,000. >> thank you, senator. as i discussed during this amendment, i understand there are some members that may think this may be in policy but the effect of this amendment is it goes beyond the president's proposal to reduce medicare spending in our budget by an additional $54 billion. as we all know, the senate budget provides for sizable cuts to federal health spending. if we look at ways to strengthen medicare, we have to consider an array of options and understand how the package affect the overall program. double with the role of the finance committee and i urge a no vote on this amendment. >> [indiscernible] i do think it -- should be a part of it. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] the vote is 10 yays and 12 nays. >> the amendment fails. senator nelson. >> the children's hospitals want to become more efficient with a holistic approach to medicaid kids. and this language will create a deficit neutral reserve fund to account for the cost of

host: the definition of sequestration -- this was set back in the 1980's under the gramm-rudman plan and has become a part of the political lexicon in 2013. guest: this goes back to how this has been designed. it is early to tell what the actual consequences will be. you do look all of these agencies who have to furlough hundreds of thousands of employees and you look at school superintendents who say will affect special needs programs and they're not making that up. one of the things on friday is when the irs announced it would not furlough employees until after tech's season. -- tax season. that is somewhat of a blow to the obama administration in that it is good that taxpayers will receive their refunds on time but americans will not feel the consequence of the sequestration in the time line the white house is hoping that would put pressure on republicans. republicans look poised to take the blame for this but if the consequences do not unfold predictably, the administration will probably take more of the blame or be blamed for over- hyping this. host: let me go back to the story

we were lucky in the gramm sleeper case. if the killers son had been arrested in nevada, we would not and there mayhit have been subsequent victims. i hope we can get the bill to the floor of this progress. he voiced support for the .echnology the you have an update on the progress towards the findings of the working group that have been studying it? >> there is a prosecutor and law enforcement entity that would not be supportive of a mechanism such as this to identify a person responsible for such horrendous crimes. the three things i should legislation will continue to support. i do believe that would take some statutory assistance to push it through. controversialat development for new technology. those were concerned about privacy rights and the like have substantial concerns. the scientific working group on meetingysis has been and has recommendations. we expect those to come out this summer, perhaps in july. we are looking at designing and out a rhythm we can use of the conduct such to searches and do it appropriately.

i am encouraged, that senator gramm and others on the committee that support legislation to patch the holes in the background system. i am hopeful legislation senators to merck introduced and was voted out of committee -- senator schumer introduced and was voted out of committee. we simply need to pass the holes in the background check system that allows the mentally ill to buy guns. that is the type of legislation that would have the greatest positive impact on gun violence in america. instead we are considering a piece of legislation that jeopardize as the self-defense rights of law-abiding citizens while doing nothing to address the real problems. in other words, the real concern should be efforts to enact huckabee, this in a federal gun ban more distracting congress solutions to stop this year's women's we deranged from buying guns, so i cannot support it. seriously the deranged from buying guns. the bill focuses on cosmetic features of certain firearms, rather than the perilous in a section of handle onus and guns. the bill does nothing to deal with the lack of effective enforcem

the clerk: h.r. 749, a bill to amend the gramm-leach-bliley act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. luetkemeyer, and the gentleman from california, mr. sherman, ach will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. luetkemeyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and submit heir remarks and extraneous material in the record for h.r. 749. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. luetkemeyer: i rise today in strong support of h.r. 749, the eliminate privacy notice confusion act. businesses in missouri are drowning in a sea of red tape and the never-ending regulatory onslaught that threatens financial institution's ability to lend to consumers. one banker testified before the financial services committee last year said that as a senior ex

senator gramm and i just got recognized for civility so i know he will keep it simple. >> being civil and confirming convictions are not inconsistent here i admire what you do. it is a dangerous job. has your budget gone down in the last year? >> it has been funded by the city in a great expense. i think is just a reality. i want americans to know what this police chief is facing, almost every other police chief is facing. less money. how many cases have you made for somebody violating a background check. >> we do not make those cases, senator. we make 2000 gun cases a year. that is our priority. we are trying to prevent the wrong people buying guns. that is why we do background checks. if you think i will do a paper chase, then you think i will miss use my resources. >> i am asking you a question about how the law works today. you have made no cases because you say it is not within your belly with. how many cases have you turned over to prosecutor at the state level that you know of? >> we all know the answers to these questions. they are self and prepared we do not chase paper. we c

i will go ahead based on your good faith. >> senator gramm? >> there it goes. >> [indiscernible] >> it takes about a half second . >> i just wanted to reinforce. i like most of your schemes. i am in the same position. i had an amendment i was going to offer. i want to work to dedicate some of this money to resource officers at schools. she is very open-minded. we will do that on the floor. i will vote for her amendment with the understanding we will try to follow some of this money into school resources. >> what i have proposed doing is that we call. several senators have indicated to me they like to speak on some of these. i will stay here as long as anybody wants to speak on any of these matters. >> 10 seconds before you call the roll. just 10 seconds. this amendment was floated more than a week ago. her to do the right thing. but we got this bill last night at 9:00. it's a 500-page bill, and it has multiple levels of authorizations in it that we found so far, authorization on an appropriation bill. it has what i would consider -- and we hav

. >> the gramm has not dried out and some movement will continue so it does. >> this is a process thatould take weeks or months. >> it is the city's responsibility. >> we will be taking responsibility for that. >> some what the group city to take responsibility for infections they may have been exposed to. >> cent they won they have not given us any more information about what was in the 3 ft. of ground water that was in our house. >> in san francisco j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> a san francisco man is dead after he was shot in from the seven year-old nephew monday morning. here you can see police officers pick up a bullet casings on the corner of third and palou on the bay view district. a family member says, 22 year-old dominick scott, was walking the boy to the bus stop to taken to school when he was gunned down. the boy was not hurt. police say scott was shot multiple times and died later at a hospital. a suspect was arrested a short time later. >> and officer did locate the suspect and engaged in a foot pursuit. the suspect was taken into custody at a weapon was recovered. >> the su

potential president candidates like florida center rubio and kentucky senator gramm and paul are scheduledy at the gathering begins. there will be joined later in the week by louisiana gov. bobby jindal , former florida gov. jeb bush and wisconsin gov. scott walker. >> a senate committee is ready to approve an assault weapon ban. but once that happens, even a measure sponsored concedes that it faces a difficult path for koppers. once it gets to the full senate, and probably next month, the measure seems unlikely to survive because of the opposition from republican as a moderate democrats. it also stands little chance of it for the gop run house. the sponsor, senator dianne feinstein says she will be all the help shooting dead because you'll be facing a 800 lb. gorilla, the powerful national rifle association. >> the cha newly unsealed documents that reveal that the man charged with threatening to kill state senator leland yee allegedly sent an e-mail to calling himself a trained marine sniper with 39 confirmed kills and afghanistan. the e-mail says do not make me get to 40. >> this is ever

secretaries and agency heads don't have as much flexibility in the budgets as they did in the 1980s when the gramm-rudmanngs budget cutting bill went into effect. that was the model for the sequester. the white house is warning workers here and at the capitol would be furloughed. the architect at the capitol says that is not the case. but the president's economic advisor says they will still feel a pinch. >> well, first of all, those capitol january norse -- january, to will not get as much overtime. taking less pay home does hurt. i think the real issue this is as the president said, a slow grind. >> reporter: gene sperling says the sequester could cost 3/4 of a million jobs. the white house is counting on public pressure from the pain of the sequester to push republicans to compromise on a deficit cutting bill. martha: a matter who blinks first, wepd dole? >> reporter: republicans agree to use tax revenue to reduce the deficit or the president agreeing to all cuts in government spend. mr. obama said that would put a burden on the poor and middle class. house speaker john boehner says he has already got

john mccain, lindsey gramm, tom coburn, ron johnson of wisconsin.his was a collection of people that many did not expect to be with the president'. this was a few blocks from the white house. early reports was a progressive dinner. there are some reports suggesting the president has invited paul ryan to the white house as he continues his outreach to republicans. get some kind of grand compromise and perhaps approved later this year regarding an totten reform, tax reform, maybe some changes to sequestration and making sure the budget gets passed. host: the house passed the continuing resolution last night -- yesterday. guest: they did it and buy healthy margin. there are significant concerns among senate democrats about things in the house version. it is expected they will get worked out so congress can leave town to begin a two-week easter recess. there's no reason to believe there would cut into the easter recess. will be of concern is whether they will make overall cuts to what the house passed. if it is minor, we can expect to get sent back to t

remember, past winners include forgotten candidates like phil gramm and steve forbes and id l ideologueson the basic level of short-term politics, that's probably bad for the gop. paul's a tough sell on policy and style. he opposes civil rights act, federal disability protections, and the neocon belief in an expansionist foreign policy. and that's why party leaders like john mccain and lindsey graham are already pushing back on paul's rise. and it's why mitch mcconnell, who leads the senate caucus, originally backed paul's primary opponent in their home state of kentucky. on the level of policy debate, however, i think paul could be good for the gop. the party now has lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections, and yet most of its leaders still say their only problem is messaging, not substance. and that was a big theme at cpac this weekend. so while republicans started two wars that exploded the deficit, today, most of their budget proposals still are proposing the same foreign policy. now, paul is pushing the for actual policy change. he wants to reduce the military footpr

(laughter) i thought wow, he really has been doing those push of the gramm by neighborly told him tot this memorial on sunday. i spoke with a number of genes as said at school this will not be the same without markets. >> will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. a live look in san francisco, a little breezy on the bay area this monday morning. Ñáçwçñ >> filing breaking news out of the south bay an amber alert issued. among the old gabrielle what can targabriela n the backseat of a 2006 white jeep liberties that had a couple of bumper stickers on the back window. another place the child of a back seat and went back in the house for just a moment. when she came out the vehicle was gone and the baby obviously was in sight. police are on the ground, cornered off the area. they are interviewing witnesses and, with a brief description. the person is a eight a hispanic or white female in her 30's, carrying what looked like a red and white target bag with her hair pulled back in a bind. they say she was noticed in the area and seemed out of place. so far, that is the only desc

senator gramm appeared >> this is the amendment for medicare premiums part b and d for people who make over $250,000. >> thank you, senator. as i discussed during this amendment, i understand there are some members that may think this may be in policy but the effect of this amendment is it goes beyond the president's proposal to reduce medicare spending in our budget by an additional $54 billion. the senateknow, budget provides for sizable cuts to federal health spending. if we look at ways to strengthen medicare, we have to consider an array of options and understand how the package affect the overall program. double with the role of the finance committee and i urge a no vote on this amendment. >> [indiscernible] i do think it should be aprt of -- should be a part of it. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] the vote is 10 yays and 12 nays. >> the amendment fails. senator nelson. >> the children's hospitals want to become more efficient with a holistic approach to medicaid kids. and this language will create a deficit neutral reserve fund to account for the cost of legislation

phil gramm paid the week before. you paid the following week.ama run every year. >> appetizers, coffee, two entrees. >> well, i'm a fat cat. >>> look at lulu lemon. one cent before than the street was expecting. earnings for the fiscal year are short of expectations. we told you lulu lemon announcing it is withdrawing its popular line of yoga pants because you could see through it in too many places. follow us on twitte twitter @squawkcnbc. >>> up next, cyprus running close to empty. what does it mean for the eurozone recovery? we'll talk about that right after this. >> right now, take a look at the european markets this morning. you have seen declines. part of this is because of the economic numbers that came in europe. cac is done 1%. "squawk" will be right back. >>> we're here on bourbon street in the big easy talking about deals. deal makers and what's on top for mergers and acquisitions in 2013. "squawk" is back right after this. >>> >>> coming up, march money madness is here. who do you think the big market winner will be in 2013? logon, l

time for rain tuesday through gramm. the better chances in the evening hours. definitely over night. wednesday morning also rain impacting the morning commute as well. you may see pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall. this is not a huge weather maker as far as a lot of moisture not associated with it. not a lot of rain but every bit we get we can use. >> highs for today will stay dry. temperatures in the low seventies for santa clara, upper 60s for san jose. 574 mountain view, apostle, cupertino all getting into the lower seventies. for the east bay 71 and walnut creek. 63 in castro valley off low seventies for the east bay interior valleys. richmond cooler at 63. for the north bay in mid to upper 60s for petaluma have an novato 70 in napa. berkeley 63. oakland 67. downtown san francisco 63. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast will cool down over the next couple of days again wet tomorrow afternoon and evening hours. overnight for wednesday. wednesday rain mainly in the morning we will see showers in the aftern

some of the equipment they're using is heavy and worry is the gramm open up more swallowing an emergencywill be following their progress and let you know as soon as we learn more. thank you james. getting to the giants games will be more expensive at the cause of a parking meters around the stadium is going up as in the cost of taking the ferry. >> starting today, meters within walking distance of the park will have their operating hours extended until 10:00 p.m.. during home games and other special events of the park, hourly costs are expected to range from $5 to $7 per hour. muni says the change will make more parking spots available. really. and, help reduce congestion, by discouraging circling around a ballpark for parking. but as you might imagine drivers and not buying that. >> drivers and not very happy about this. >> we have a sound on that. >> it will be a bigger pain in the butt. with the prices going up it will deter me from coming up sometimes after work. >> take the ferry. going from 9 to 11 this $2 fee you have to buy tickets online. >> it is each way. they are still decidi

it meets the gramm-rudman -- i mean, i'm on old guy -- the simpson-bowles constraints, budget target. it invests in jobs in the economy, and closes loopholes and preserves the middle class' ability to grow and proceed. so, we now are, you know, in this 30-hour thing. we could actually be debating the budget while those 30 hours tick. we don't have to be sitting here doing nothing. and one of our colleagues said, he'd like to debate the budget two weeks from now. why is he putting things off? well, i guess if i had their budget and looked at it compared to our budget, that's what i'd want to do. but that's not fair and that's not right. so i just came to the floor to join my colleague from washington in pleading with our colleagues, let's have a real debate on the budget. the lines are squarely -- are sharply drawn. our budget and your budget contrast. let the american people hear the debate and decide who they like. we're pretty confident they'd like ours better. you no longer have the talking point, we don't have a budget. so instead you're preventing us from talking about our budget

this tradition was later carried on by his successor, senator phil gramm and then by our recently retired colleague, senator kay bailey hutchison. it's a tremendous honor that this privilege has now fallen to me. on february 23, 1846, with his position under siege and outnumbered by nearly ten to one by the forces of mexican dictator antonio lopez desanta anna, travis penned the following letter to the people of texas and all americans in the world: fellow citizens and compatriots, i am besieged by a thousand or more of the mexicans under santa anna. i sustained a continual bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. the enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison ought to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. i've answered the demand with a cannon shot and the flag still waves proudly from the walls. i shall never surrender or retreat. then i call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism and everything dear to the american character to come to our aid with all dispatch. the enemy is receiving reenforcements daily and will no doubt incr

a want to fall the questions senator gramm has been asking. i think the american people should be deeply troubled that our special operation forces are going to become a and not increase. the president's vision is for special operations play a greater role and to be supported more not less in resources and budget. i feel that approach is critical to our nation's security. my question, admiral mcraven, is how do you make these kinds of cuts as the tip of the spirit of our nation's readiness going forward? i don't know how like no back to the people of connecticut and say everything is fine but we're cutting operations by 10%. i put that question to you. i'm hoping that now and into the future you will have an answer. >> sir, the sequestration and the continuing resolution will have a dramatic impact on special operations now and into the future. i was charged to manage the best force i can to afford special operations troops and i will do the best i can to ensure that i am providing those forces forward. we tend to have to mortgage a little bit

a want to fall the questions senator gramm has been asking. i think the american people should be deeply troubled that our special operation forces are going to become a and not increase. the president's vision is for special operations play a greater role and to be supported more not less in resources and budget. i feel that approach is critical to our nation's security. my question, admiral mcraven, is ake you mamk these kinds of cuts as the tip of the spirit of our nation's readiness going forward? i don't know how like no back to the people of connecticut and say everything is fine but we're cutting operations by 10%. i put that question to you. i'm hoping that now and into the future you will have an answer. >> sir, the sequestration and the continuing resolution will have a dramatic impact on special operations now and into the future. i was charged to manage the best force i can to afford special operations troops and i will do the best i can to ensure that i am providing those forces forward. we tend to have to mortgage a little bit of

but if one listens to senator gramm, there are as many as 4700 casualties, 4700 people have been killed by american ground strikes. i'm sure many of those strikes were legal. it's possible most of them were illegal. but it's important to keep in mind as we talk about drones and accountability for the government, we are just not talking about a terrorist. >> thank you. i will begin the questioning with you. the administration of white paper tries to establish where an american citizen who is a " senior operational leader of an al qaeda or an associate force of al qaeda poses an imminent threat, and captor is not feasible, the u.s. can target and kill them." according to the white paper, eminent threat and the feasibility of capture are not well defined. do you see any problems with a lack of specifics in these definitions? >> thank you, mr. chairman. the white paper is a 15 page summary of what is a much longer legal opinion. most members of congress have not seen the entire legal opinion. having been both in the executive branch as a lawyer and the council to a senate committee, i under