he became a political adviser to president kennedy and the national figures hubert humphrey, john glenn, and al gore. he ran dozens of campaigns for statewide and local measures. he was also a political consultant to my grandfather. joe was the co-founder of the institute of politics and government at the university of southern california. he is survived by his wife, his son, his daughter, his stepson, and a number of grandchildren. he will be best. i also have an in memoriam. he was a beloved husband and father. he was an icon in the california construction industry and he helped build one of the largest licensed construction companies in this day. he was so passionate about the construction business, he went to work every day at the age of 87. he loved working in the construction business. you could find them after leaving the office. he was born to his italian immigrant parents and graduated in 1943. he enlisted in the navy for the duration of world war two. he had a lifelong love of the indicted states, our military. he went on to play football for usf. in 1957, he met the love of h

heavy snow causing the inflatable roof of the hubert humphrey metrodomm in minneapolis to cave in forcingan fill thh ssaads in ford field. >> ack here we were spared any& snowstorm this morning we saw some flurry in north baltimore. now we are eaaing with just very cold temp. vvtas joins us with the sky watch forecast. vytas. >> we are talking about rigid temp drriing down behind the úold front and wrappinn around -úthe area of low pressure that kind of anchored itself over the new englann states. look the border down over the great laaes 5 degreee in minneapolis. nly 14 n chicago. look at attanta. warmer place. new orleans aa 46 degreessaad even miamm couuln't get awayyfrom i tte beach. we are talkingw at about cold ir that is dumping in behind the system anddalso the wind make very,,very chilly very breezy looking at humidity levels at 50%. now ourrhigh today topped at 39 degrees. we had a little lighh preciiitatioo out ttere but úooks like we continue to see it in the form of scattered flakes nd snow showeer that push through thh renal earlier this mmrning. we might get a ffw as we loo

the most memorable moment for me was the day that senator hubert humphrey came at the invitation that speaker o'neill to address the house of representatives. never in the history of the house had the senator been given that privilege to address the house and as hubert humphrey stepped to the clerk's desk just below the speaker's table he looked across the expanse of this body and he said, oh, you don't know how long i've wanted to be here. of course that is where the president stands to give his address to the nation. it is, in my mind, the greatest privilege in life to be chosen by the people to serve in this greatest legislative body in the world. i have had the great honor to step into the hall of the mother of parliaments in london, the house of common sense in canada, others in france and germany, the great hall of the people in beijing, the parliament of australia for their first sitting in their new parliament in the 1 u.n.th anniversary of -- 100th anniversary of australia. but in all of those venues they look to this dome and to this house as the voice of the people. i look

>> bill: that is correct hubert humphrey.crossed out al franken and put in another name and you put al franken back. that's true. that's a true story. i crossed it out. i said put in a legitimate name but they put franken back. in. >> like it too much. >> bill: like anything would ever be named after that guy. question number three, ymca in new york city's west village is replaces santa claus at holiday luncheon because they want to bring in a character that will appeal to a broader number of kids. what character have they replaced santa with? >> happy birthday! hey, i said my first words. but no men can't talk. >> bill: that was mayor bloomberg playing frosty there. not too many people know that you got that right. doocy, you weren't even close. frosty has replaced santa. >> outrageous. >> bill: new ad campaign featuring singing food is causing a controversy because some people say the commercial is racist. what kind of food is being accused of racism? >> bill: cards up please. roll the tape. ♪ >> hold on a minute. >> bill:

has been used in the past that is okayed by vice presidents who preside over the senate from hubert humphrey to nixon. the idea is either through negotiations or motions to get some of these bills changed. >> it's a real pleasure to have you on the show. >> it's great to be on again. we're fixing our stadium so you can visit. >> it was very sad the way it deflated like that. >> i know. but it's getting fixed. i wrote a book on that stadium, rachel. >> did you? >> it was my senior essay in college. i haven't confessed it. you have a way of bringing things out of people. there you go. a little fact. >> can i extract an invitation to go with you through the metrodome when it's fixed? >> you can. but don't wear a pointy hat in the top row. >> and no darts. >>> still ahead, our government gridlock, it can be fixed on a single day in the first week of january. if it doesn't get fixed that day, it can't get fixed for another two years. nothing works like that with that specific a fix. in this case, it does. also on tap, bobby jindal. niagara falls, jon bon jovi and newt gingrich versus the dallas s

hubert humphrey said the test of a country is how they treat those in the dawn of life, those in the twilight of life, the aged, he and others like dr. king, the dalai lama, never talked about giving more to the rich. mr. garamendi started talking about franklin roosevelt. the fact is, those people who are the moral test will suffer when the cuts are made. i cannot support that. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i'd like to inquire if there are further speakers on the other side? ms. slaughter: more coming and i see three. mr. dreier: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman are reserves. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for two minutes. mr. defazio: the lack of response on the republican side is a bit interesting because we're about to add $430 billion to this year's deficit if this bill passes.

his girlfriend at the time had supported minnesota senator hubert humphrey in the spring primaries. ut as he noted, the local folks got a kick out of hubert. he just didn't travel well. in minnesota he seemed lively and effusive but on the road he sounded sherrill, slightly hysterical, compared to kennedy who according to mr. keilor was the coolest politician ever, a man who not only quoted dante but looked great just saying good morning. a short word on our slightly altered format. having failed in our attempt to lure mr. waur to serve aznar rater, he will speak unfiltered and when the spirit moves we will transition to the portion of the program as "the new yorker" said features long speeches from the audience disguised as questions. although many of us will be meeting garrison keilor for the first time, it may seem like catching up with an old friend whose familiar voice we invited into our living room, kitschens and cars and whose stories, poems and songs often touched choirds in our hearts. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming garrison keilor to the kennedy library.

steve matthews, joins us on the phone, he is the director of facilities and engineering at the hubert h. humphreyyou. >> good morning to you also. arthel: let me start with this. i was going to go somewhere else but let me pick up on what the guy said, why did you build it like that, seriously, in minnesota, we're talking about an inflatable teflon roof? how does that work in terms of engineering? >> basically, it's a building with a balloon, and so the roof is held up by air pressure. arthel: but minnesota, sir? you know what i mean? it's known for snow. in fact this thing collapsed, what, saturday, and it wasn't the first time so from our perspective, what is being done, moving forward, to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> well, the first thing we have to do right now is we are -- we have to repair the damage that is sustained to the roof right now, and then once we get beyond that, we'll assess our processes and see what our next steps would be in terms of trying to deal with future issues. arthel: and where are you in terms of repair work? >> right now, i'm expecting the first person on

we're also losing a happy warrior in the mold of a hubert humphrey or a franklin roosevelt. as the columnist e.j. deio nebraska has written, the happiness quotient in the senate will definitely drop when senator dodd leaves. i couldn't agree more. for 36 years in congress, chris dodd has faithfully served the people of connecticut and the people of the united states, and there is no doubt that he will pursue new avenues of public service in retirement. as i said, i will miss his friendship and counsel here in the senate, but i wish chris, his wonderful wife jackie and their wonderful two young children grace and christine the very best in the years ahead. madam president, again, for our colleague ted kaufman, who is leaving, was sworn in as a senator in january of 2009. he was a senator for between years, and he was sworn in to succeed the newly elected vice president, senator joe biden. at the time ted kaufman made it clear that he would not run for reelection in 2010. he noted that he had not raised any money to become a senator, and he wasn't going to raise any money to b