majority of americans, senator inhofe he used a snowball to debunk littleberal science. >> we've been hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record. do you know what this is? it's a snowball just from outside here, so it's very very cold out. mr. president, catch this. >> anna holmes is back. joining us now is seton smith and former governor of vermont, howard dean. james inhofe is packing snowballs on capitol hill to debunk liberal science. your reaction? >> i don't think people take chairman inhofe seriously anymore and that's i guess my reaction. >> if he's the chair of his senate committee tasked with

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james inhofe is packing snowballs on capitol hill to debunk liberal science. your reaction?rman inhofe seriously anymore and that's i guess my reaction. >> if he's the chair of his senate committee tasked with overseeing the environment, i find it somewhat disturbing that this is his big rebuttal. >> this is why people don't take the senate very seriously anymore. >> yes, i suppose so. >> how serious? until they stop behaving like this in the senate and putting people like in this charge people are not going to take politicians seriously. that's how it is. >> bringing a snowball in to say, hey, look it's cold out, therefore climate change isn't real. is liking bring a balloon and saying, there's no such thing as gravity because it's floating. that's the sophistication of the science we're talking about, seton. >> there are so many good arguments against global warming. it's cold today, so therefore global warming doesn't exist. >> what's a good argument against global warming? >> we have only been watching it for 150 years. maybe that's an argument. his whole argument is lik

we asked john mcca, jim in halff -- jim inhofe.seems likit was a political calculation to hold fire to not go after ash carter. the second part, they just respect ash cart. they really like him. if he wants to get things done they w will work with him. the ququestion is, how much focus will he put on reform and h much will be ertan by world events? will he have time to work with congress? if he wantto work with them -- >> there's one more reason n why they held their fire. in the confirmation hearing and his responses to the epared questions, she kinof told them what they wanted to hear. he indicated he might be inclined to arm the ukrainians toto defend themselves against separatiststs. this is not a position the president has yet taken. he indicated that russia doesn't actually have a spheref influence in eastern europe. it's what the republican d to hear. but he kind of distance himself from thehe white house before he even had the job. >> if you listen to john mccai and others the morore he distances himself the m more 's going

senator inhofe: mr. stewart, you say that we face more diverse and complex problems then we have faced in our lifetimes. do you still stand by that? stewart: yes sir. senator inhofe: there is a sense that us on the committee do not know a lot of answers that we should know. when we talk about the power in terms of the strength and numbers in isis, it has been an additional 20,000 since this started. in august, they talked about from 80 to 100,000. in november, one of the kurdish leaders claimed the isis military grew to 200,000 fighters. can you give us an idea? director clapper: for my view, it is unfortunate that these numbers get out. we don't have census bureau door to door accuracy over these numbers. they are very hard to come by. we have to derive them inferentially from a number of sources. when we do cannot out with numbers, you will have a wide range -- when we do come out with numbers, you will have a wide range. the current estimate is between 20 and 30,000. the difficulty is assessing who is

neither opposition research professionals nor the fbi have a thing on enzi and inhofe when it comes to background checks. mike and jim relentlessly call former classmates, teachers, old friend and relatives to discover something a little unusual about each week's presenter. sometimes i wins. -- wince. sometimes i cringe but introduction always ends on a high note with a verse of scripture and the suggestion that our speaker is much like a biblical character of old. thank you for that jim. thank you for that mike. and then we hear from the senator himself or herself a democrat one week a republican the next week. what we learn about each other is a lot. during my time in the senate prayer breakfast, we've heard from our own "american sniper," our own astronaut he is here today. our own mission aries and we've ad several and our own award winning composer. from camp directors to university presidents we have heard the good and the bad. we heard about difficult family background. we heard about financial bankruptcy and home foreclosures. and we have heard about spiritual journeys, from th

visit ny.gov/business >>> senator james inhofe is chairman of the environment committee and he insistsate change is a hoax. and today, according to senator inhofe's logic, he proved it. >> in case we have forgotten, because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record i ask the chair, do you know what this is? it's a snowball. that's just from outside here. so it's very very cold out. very unseasonal. so here mr. president, catch this. uh-huh. >> senate rules say absolutely nothing about throwing snowballs if the senate chamber. >>> coming up at a texas high school basketball game the fans for one team held up signs saying white power. that got the attention of sports caster dale hanson who delivered a deeply personal response about his own experience growing up with racism all around him. that's next. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companie

and today, according to senator inhofe's logic, he proved it. >> in case we have forgotten, because wehe warmest year on record, i ask the chair, do you know what this is? it's a snowball. that's just from outside here. so it's very, very cold out. very unseasonal. so here, mr. president, catch this. uh-huh. >> senate rules say absolutely nothing about throwing snowballs if the senate chamber. >>> coming up, at a texas high school basketball game, the fans for one team held up signs saying white power. that got the attention of sports caster dale hanson, who delivered a deeply personal response about his own experience growing up with racism all around him. that's next. i'm either away from my desk or on another call. please leave a message and i'll get back to you just as soon as i'm available. thank you for your patience at this busy time. join us for stargazing with discovery at sea. enjoy 7-day cruises from $499. call your travel consultant or 1-800-princess. princess cruises. come back new. start the interview with a firm handshake. ay,no! don't do that! try new head & shoulders i

. >>> republican senator jim inhofe has been saying that climate change is a hoax.oes this stunt really help him make his point? >> in case we have forgotten because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record i ask the chair you know what this is? it's a snowball. just from outside here. so it's very very cold out. very unseasonable. mr. president, catch this. ah-ha. >> and a shout out to this burger king franchise owner. tom barnett got a new corvette and a rolex watch after being awarded the company as franchise of the year. so what did he do? he sold them and got other franchises to pull together their own money and handed out bonuses to more than 100 of his employees. a friday bonanza of scrambled politics including cpac gems straight ahead. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment

senator inhofe has repeatedly cited his work over the years. same senator inhofe who once said this about climate change. >> the fact that all this is happening is due to manmade gases i really believe is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the american people. >> the greatest hoax ever perpetrated. and to back him up he pointed to people like dr. sun. >> these are scientists that can not be challenged. >> i'm not too sure about that senator, because "the new york times" reports dr. sun has accepted $1.2 million in funding from the fossil fuel industry which he hasn't disclosed in most of his scientific papers. interesting. a guy pushing back on climate change debate while getting paid by oil and gas companies. well, i'm not a scientist, but i can sure spot a potential conflict of interest when i see one. so, nice try, but don't even try toto deny this one, because we gotcha. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress.

jim inhofe i think three's enough. there's division within the conference on this. jeff flake arizona, we can go through the motions, sure, but i don't think we're fooling anybody. another republican senator i wish we could take no for an answer and figure out the next step. well, mr. president what has happened in the last 30 hours? we knew 30 hours ago about isis. we watched the their brutality killing thousands and thousands of innocent people. going back, i guess, in memory to the days we thought would never exist again killing thousands and thousands of people those many centuries ago, genghis khan killing thousands and thousands of innocent people. isis has been doing this. but they've also added some things that we have watched not because we wanted to, but because they've forced us to. beheadings. somebody kneels down in front -- they cut off the head with a knife. they film that send it around the world for us to watch. but what happened 30 hours ago? the brutality that we thought had reached its pinnacle got worse. what isis did approximately 30 hours ago

a few inches is all republicans james inhofe needed as evidence to disprove climate change and global warming as he oftens to it as and spoke on the floor about the issue and brought the prop. >> it's a snowball and that is just from outside here so it's very very cold out. very unseasonable so here mr. president, catch this. uh-huh. >> hey, "a" for theatrics and presentation. >> we have a snowball. this is the evidence that global warming, as he says, is a myth. he does admit the earth's climate is changing but he does not believe humans are to plame for it. >> pretty picture there. >>> well digging out this morning in northern alabama which got more snow than washington. more than 10 inches. it was so hazardous police used military humvees to patrol the roads. secondary roads this morning are still bad. schools will remain closed another day and some businesses are staying closed or opening late. yesterday's half foot of snow in chicago makes this the third snowiest february on record. the total snowfall more than 26 inches and another storm is moving in saturday night, just hours b

. >> by the way, james inhofe chairs the u.s. committee on environment and public works. >> i think he has a snowball's chance in hell that there's nothing going on in climate. don't cold outbreaks a result sometimes of -- there's much science you can read and study about that but it's all about extreme weather right now. there is know in there. he says he's in the financial district of boston. okay. it's boston but what is it? this is just out his window and it has been snowing so long and so hard. but where his seventh floor is the snow is just piled up and piled up so it compresses and gets a look of like a glacier like he is doing work in the antarctic because the snow has covered all the windows. see the roof? the snow disappeared once the temperatures got above the freezing mark. that's the good news. we go into the next 96 hours or so. boston is not to be outdone. already, second snowiest winter on record just behind a winter about 20 years ago. but with this upcoming snowfall we might in fact see that being pushed to the

senator inhofe: we keep hearing 2014 has been the warmest year on record.om outside. it's cold out. very unseasonable. catch this. brendan: not the first time he has used snow to make a point about climate change. inhofe and his family built an igloo and labeled it "al gore's new home.:" tom: the "surveillance" photographer saw a staff member out by the washington monument. she brought the snowball back to capitol hill. olivia: those in boston would think that they might be having questions about it the cover of "the new york times." this might be new york's coldest february since 1934. tom: a later -- 80 and check.-- a data check. this is bloomberg "surveillance." i'm tom keene. we look at the housing market. brendan: he has some experience. mortgages down from a peak in 2005. applications have fallen 60%. tim is with us from bnp paribas. he spent two years at freddie mac. tim, are we looking at a long-term change that will never recover? is this a cycle that is going to return to her it was? >> the summer of 2008 was a pretty eventful time. it was one i w

inhofe, mr. sessions. mr. wicker. ms. ayotte. mrs. fisher. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. cotton. mr. rounds. mrs. ernst. mr. sullivan. mr. tillis. >> no instructions. >> mr. lee. >> mr. graham. >> aye by proxy. mr. cruz. >> aye by proxy. mr. reed. aye. >> mr. nelson. mr. mccaskill. mr. manchin. miss shaheen. mrs. gillibrand. mr. blumenthal. mr. donnelly. mr. hirono. mr. kaine. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. king. mr. heinrich. mr. chairman. >> aye. >> 25 ayes, one no instruction. >> then the motion will be reported favorably of dr. carter's nomination to the senate to the floor of the senate and hopefully we can get a vote perhaps even as early as tomorrow. >> do you want to keep it open? >> we'll leave it opened for senator sullivan to make his wishes known for a while. i'm sure this committee meets today to receive testimony on our nation's defense budget and priorities from the bipartisan national defense panel. this group of former military leaders, members of congress and pentagon officials who served under republican and democratic presidents released their unanimous recommendations i

inhofe: mr.mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent i be recognized as if in morning business for such time as i shall consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president i'm reminiscent with the snow on the ground of five years ago and the occupier of the chair i say, mr. president was not here at that time, and so you don't have the advantage of knowing the story that's behind this. and the story that's behind this was that's back when they first started all the hisssterria on global warming and it happened to be a snowstorm that had been unprecedented. set a record that year and there's a charming family of six i say to my friend in the chair that built this and their picture is here. and that happens to be my daughter and her family of six. and at that time it got a lot of attention, actually got a lot of national attention and in case we have forgotten because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record i ask the chair, you know what this is? it's a snow

republican james inhofe highlighted a government report that found last year was the warmest on recorden he used a prop to demonstrate how cold it's been lately lately. >> it's a snowball and that just from outside here so it's very very cold out, very unseasonable so here mr. president, catch this. uh-huh. >> inhofe acknowledges the earth's climate is changing but doesn't believe humans are to blame. >>> a violent clash forced a nine-hour lockdown at a maximum security prison in south carolina. take a look at some of the damage. officials say inmates assaulted seven guards who had tried to search a prisoner. the situation was finally brought under control last night. and an investigation is now under way. >>> well a passing to note. earl lloyd, the pioneering first black player in the nba has died. lloyd played nine seasons winning one title before being inducted into the hall of fame. he was 86 years old. >>> and finally, a question for you. what food do you crave the most? if it's pizza, you're not alone. a new study finds pizza is the most addictive food in america, even beating ou

. >> clearly science means nothing to senator inhofe. a few days later, senate republicans approved the keystone xl pipeline. it is the latest in their agenda to let oil companies run amuck. some senators want to limit the environmental protection agency. they want to drill now off the east coast and the president is wrong on this to allow it to happen and they want to drill in national parks. there is no such thing as safe oil drilling or pipelines. i was down in the gulf this weekend covering the aftermath of the bp deep water horizon disaster almost five years later and the gulf is still a mess. if science-denying republicans have their way, all of our oceans and public lands will be peril. we'll tell you about the destroyed lives and businesses and the environmental impact and the health issues people are dealing with and just what is bp doing when it comes to financial restitution. our series starts next monday. tonight let me introduce you to what is known down in the gulf as a tar ball. this is oil. this was oil that was released

senate's most famous denier, james inhofe.en a part-time employee by the smithsonian. he has to bring in his own funding. the folks at green peace found out where he is getting money from, and he is accepted more than $1.2 million in money from fossil fuel industry corporations. he denies that the funding affects his findings. it is hard to take him seriously because he is against 90% of the community. but now, there are 1.2 million more reasons to doubt his work. you use tide pods? yeah! but i thought you were the queen of the pre-treat soak treat soak? those are fond memories, but those things are amazing. once i saw what they did, i actually started to relax. don't touch my things. those little guys clean, brighten and fight stains. so now i can focus on more pressing matters. like your containers. isn't it beautiful? your sweet peppers aren't next to your hot peppers. [ gasps ] [ sarah ] that's my tide. what's yours? good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male

. >> senator inhofe? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. carter, i apologize for not having been here and i don't want to ask something that's been over and over again. we have a conflicting meeting that's taking place right now. everyone who has appeared before this committee has talked about the mismatch that's out there unprecedented mismatch. i'm talking about all the chiefs, the old-timers, we had george shultz, al awlakilbrightalbright all of them could not find a time in history with the level of threats we're faced with today and the limited resources we have. and that's the mismatch that they are talking about with the things all over the world that are taking place right now. do you agree with that? let me restate a that. in the years you have had such a variety of experience, do you ever remember a time like this? >> i think we are in a time where the number and severity of the risks is not something i have seen before in my life. >> how do you, even the president after what happened yesterday i'm sure is not talking about junior

climate denialists -- including republican senator james inhofe, chair of the senate environment andublic works committee -- frequently cite his work to reject concrete action. but documents obtained by the climate investigations center obtained show soon received more than $1.2 million from fossil-fuel corporations and conservative groups over the last decade and failed to disclose those ties in most of his scientific papers. funders include exxonmobil, the american petroleum institute coal utility southern company, and charles g. koch foundation. in letters with his funders, dr. soon referred to his scientific papers or congressional testimony as "deliverables." these new details confirm earlier concerns about soon's funding, which he downplays in this clip from 2013. cook's i>> i have no penny of government money since 2004. i have been receiving money from whoever wants to send me money. i have received money from exxonmobil, but they have not given me money for a long time. american petroleum institute. anything you wish for from all of these companies. i write the proposal. [in

republican senator inhofe of oklahoma has been saying for a long time that climate change is a hoax. make his point? >> in case we have forgotten because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record i ask the chair, do you know what this is? it's a snowball. and that just -- from outside here. so it's very very cold out. very unseasonal. mr. president, catch this. >> okay. the senate voted unanimously to award the congressional gold medal to those who participated in the historic selma civil rights march in 1965. the big heads back to the house which passed its own version earlier this month. president obama will travel to selma on march 7th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march. and those are things we thought you should know. let's go back to the top story, big names, cpac the annual gathering of conservatives under way right now and kasie hunt is live where we wait for donald trump to take the stage. that should be a hoot. >> reporter: i ran into donald trump on the way over here enhe is being completely mobbed by the attend ees ats cpac. we're also wai

senator james inhofe chairs this 2 1/2 hour hearing. >> get the unpopular stuff out of the way first. let me assure my friends on the democratic side that senator boxer did everything she could to change the minds of the majority on opening statements. it has been our feeling on opening statements that quite often and i can remember going as much as two hours on opening statements where witnesses came from far away are not the case with you but in many cases and have to sit and wait. so instead of that we are going to have longer times for questions so that individuals want to talk and combine that with opening statements they can do it. we are using the early bird rule. i will go ahead and start with opening statements. acting administrator mckane we are happy to work with you. three separate rules should be introduced before the house energy and power subcommittee on june 19 of 2014 does nothing to save us from global warming. that's a quote that i will use when it is my turn for questions so that people won't question the accuracy of that. no one should be surprised. we have been h

. >>> check out senator james inhofe. he's the chairman of the environmental committee. in his never-ending quest to prove that climate change is a hoax he showed up on the senate floor with a snowball. >> i ask the chair, do you know what this is? it's the snowball just from outside here. so it's very very cold out. very unseasonal. so there, mr. president, catch this. mm-hmm. >> i bet the senator really does know that climate and weather are not the same thing. according to nasa global temperatures in 2014 were the warmest on record. and january, this january was the second warmest on record, too. even with all the heavy snow in the northeastern united states. nning a business legalzoom has your back. over the last 10 years we've helped one million business owners get started. visit legalzoom today for the legal help you need to start and run your business. legalzoom. legal help is here. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 d

. >>> "the hill" says inhofe brought in a snowball. >> that's a snowball from outside here. very unseasonal. mr. president, catch this. >> it was caught by a professional page. it's talk about the bitter cold despite the fact that last year was the warmest on records. >>> president cristina fernandez was accused of conspireing with iran to cover uf iran's alleged role in a bombing. it killed 85. the prosecutor who filed the criminal complaint was found dead in january amid serious circumstances. >>> "usa today" is remembering a black pioneer. earl lloyd died. he made his debut in 1950 for the washington capitals. in 1955 he and a teammate became the first black players to win a title with syracuse. he entered the hall of fame in 2003. earl lloyd was 86 years old. >>> this morning isis destroyed pricelet pieces. they took power tools and sledgehammers to irreplaceable pieces in iraq. one dates back to 700 b.c. clarissa ward with why extremists say it had to be done. good morping. >> good morning. cbs news has not been able to awe therchlt indicate this video but it's posted o

jim inhofe, i think three is enough. jeff flake, we can go through the motion but i don't think we're fooling anybody. another republican senator i wish we could take no for an answer. mr. president, there is bipartisan support to move forward on a free-standing bill that sends homeland security directly to the president. we want to do that. that's what should be done. that's regular order. and if you and the rest of the republicans -- i say this to the presiding officer -- want to come and debate immigration we're willing to do that, and that is what my consent agreement calls for. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: as my good friend the democratic leader reminds me, for eight years the majority leader always gets the last word. so let me say again the consent that i offered to which the democratic leader objected was unanimously approved on our side. and what it would do would be to set up an order for amendments rotating from side to side which is exactly the open

. >> senator inhofe? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. carter, i apologize for not having been here and i don't want to ask something that's been over and over again. we have a conflicting meeting that's taking place right now. everyone who has appeared before this committee has talked about the mismatch that's out there unprecedented mismatch. i'm talking about all the chiefs, the old-timers, we had george shultz, al awlakilbrightalbright all of them could not find a time in history with the level of threats we're faced with today and the limited resources we have. and that's the mismatch that they are talking about with the things all over the world that are taking place right now. do you agree with that? let me restate a that. in the years you have had such a variety of experience, do you ever remember a time like this? >> i think we are in a time where the number and severity of the risks is not something i have seen before in my life. >> how do you, even the president after what happened yesterday i'm sure is not talking about junior

inhofe, mr. sessions. mr. wicker. miss by yot. mrs. fisher. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. cotton. mr. round. mrs. earns. mr. sullivan. >> no instructions. >> mr. lee. >> mr. graham. >> aye by proxy. mr. cruz, aye by approximate which. mr. reid. aye. >> mr. nelson. mr. castle. mr. manson. miss shaheen. mrs. gillibrand. mr. blumenthal. mr. donnelly. mr. ono. mr. cane. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. king. mr. heinrich. mr. chairman. >> aye. >> 25 ayes, one no instruction. >> then the motion will be reported favorably of dr. carter's nomination to the senate to the floor of the senate and hopefully we can get a vote perhaps even as early as tomorrow. >> do you want to keep it open? >> we'll leave it opened for senator sullivan to make his wishes known for a while. i'm sure this committee meets today to receive testimony on our nation's defense budget and priorities from the bipartisan national defense panel. this group of former military leaders, members of congress and pentagon officials who served under republican and democratic presidents released their unanimous recommendations in a report o

. >> senator inhofe. >> thank you. i would just have to say i am overwhelmed to be before the three of you. there is nothing i can say that would thank you enough for all that you have done. thank you so much. one of the things i wanted to accomplish, the only major thing i wanted to accomplish at this hearing was to try to describe to the american people, because they do not know, you probably assume they do know -- the current condition of our military. no, i am going to read something you will remember. this will be to dr. schultz and dr. kissinger. this is 1983. ronald reagan. he is talking about how we should budget for national security. i'm going to quote him. we start by considering what must be done to maintain peace and review possible threats against security. then a strategy for strengthening peace, defending against those threats, must be agreed upon. and finally, our defense must -- defense establishment must evaluate to see what is necessary to protect against any and all potential threats. the cost of a

senator inhofe and i could not agree more. we hope the congress will enact a new authorization based upon the principles that we are outlining here today. i want to thank you mr. president, and i hope that our colleagues will take this seriously and hopefully we can turn this mess around. with that, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. hatch: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: i suggest the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. morning business is closed. under the previous order the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination. executive office of the president, michael p. botticelli of the district of columbia to be director of the national drug control policy. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided. mr. hatch: i notice the absence of a quorum. the p

inhofe mr. sessions ms. ayotte. mrs. fisher. mr. cotton. mr. sullivan. mr. lee. mr. graham. mr. cruz. mr. reid. mr. nelson. mrs. gillibrand. mr. donnelly. mr. king. mr. heinreich. mr. chairman? >> 25 ayes, one no instruction. >> it will be reported favorably to the floor of the senate and hopefully we can get a vote perhaps even as early as tomorrow. >> do you want to keep it open for sullivan to vote? >> no. we'll leave it open for senator sullivan to make his wishes known. for awhile. the armed services committee meets today to receive testimony on our nation's defense budget and priorities from the bipartisan national defense panel. this group of former military leaders, members of congress and pentagon officials that served release a report on our nation's defense strategy last year. we have with us two distinguish distinguished members with us today. they are among the most respected defense experts on both sides of the aisle. we're grateful for you to appear before us today. also dr. william perry for his leadership and the panels members and staff for their diligent work.

just republican senator inhofe and sessions, the only "no" votes. so the senate moves on to the homeland security funding bill and it's expected that the immigration bills proposed by the president will be removed. you can watch live coverage on our companion network on c-span 2. we are traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. next weekend we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal, sailing ships were dealt a death blow. coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east to india to all of those markets. so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high-value cargo, they started carrying lower-valued cargos oil, cotton et cetera. so there was a niche in carrying cargo that did not require getting market at a very fast pace. alyssa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we are standing right now back in 1883 with cargo full of bananas. she

senator inhofe had a chart recently from darpa that showed in 1975, it took about the same amount of time to bring a new automobile, a new commercial aircraft and a military aircraft from concept to operation, about six years five and a half, six years. today those lines have wildly diverged and the automobile is down to two years. commercial aircraft is up to about seven. but a military aircraft is up to 23 years. and that just won't do in terms -- we're going to be building obsolete technology. i urge you as you focus quite rightfully on cost to also look at how do we bring these products to market, if you will, or to opability one so we can meet the needs of the moment and also so we're not getting obsolete technology just because of the lapse of time. and i know you're aware of this. i just urge you to focus on that as well as the costs. >> i will do so. i completely agree with you. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you senator king. dr. carter, every member of this committee signed a letter to secretary hagel and secretary kerry concerning this issue that's been ra

senator inhofe had a chart recently from darpa that showed in 1975, it took about the same amount of time to bring a new automobile, a new commercial aircraft and a military aircraft from concept to operation, about six years five and a half, six years. today those lines have wildly diverged and the automobile is down to two years. commercial aircraft is up to about seven. but a military aircraft is up to 23 years. and that just won't do in terms -- we're going to be building obsolete technology. i urge you as you focus quite rightfully on cost to also look at how do we bring these products to market, if you will, or to opability one so we can meet the needs of the moment and also so we're not getting obsolete technology just because of the lapse of time. and i know you're aware of this. i just urge you to focus on that as well as the costs. >> i will do so. i completely agree with you. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you senator king. dr. carter, every member of this committee signed a letter to secretary hagel and secretary kerry concerning this issue that's been ra

. >> senator inhofe? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. carter, i apologize for not having been here and i don't want to ask something that's been over and over again. we have a conflicting meeting that's taking place right now. everyone who has appeared before this committee has talked about the mismatch that's out there unprecedented mismatch. i'm talking about all the chiefs, the old-timers, we had george shultz, al awlakilbrightalbright all of them could not find a time in history with the level of threats we're faced with today and the limited resources we have. and that's the mismatch that they are talking about with the things all over the world that are taking place right now. do you agree with that? let me restate a that. in the years you have had such a variety of experience, do you ever remember a time like this? >> i think we are in a time where the number and severity of the risks is not something i have seen before in my life. >> how do you, even the president after what happened yesterday i'm sure is not talking about junior

. >> thank you chairman inhofe ranking member boxer members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. it already threatens health and welfare and economic well being and if left unchecked it will have devastating impacts on the united states and the planet. the science is clear. the risks are clear and the high cost of climate inaction are clear. we must act. that is why president obama laid out a climate action plan and why this summer the epa will be taking flexible, commonsense steps to cut carbon pollution from the power sector. these steps will help build a more resilient nation and lead the world in our global climate fight. starting in january 2014 epa issued three proposals. to address co2 emissions from power plants. these rules will set standards for co-2 emissions from new existing and modified and reconstructed fossil-fuel fired power plants. as we announced in january the epa intends to finalize these three rules by midsummer 2015. epa's stakeholder outreach and p

question, senator inhofe. we spent a lot of time looking at that specific issue that you address and it's a very important one. as we think about how to modernize the compensation programs compensation programs for tomorrow, we are thinking about exactly what is required for the military to be able to recruit and retain people and we have to think about the way the new generation think, what they value, what they prefer. those are the kind of things that we listen to and we heard as we talked to people. and as it was already indicated the other day, 83% of the enlisted force actually wind up leaving without any kind of retirement benefits which is one of the reasons we made the recommendation that we did to be able to extend that, some of the retirement benefits, for those service members who will serve and then move on to do other things from 17% to 75%. and i'd also like to point out that a couple of things that we were told specifically about service members is that there's -- they're concerned about the se

>> thank you for the question, senator inhofe.ent a lot of time looking at that specific issue that you address and it's a very important one. as we think about how to modernize the compensation programs compensation programs for tomorrow, we are thinking about exactly what is required for the military to be able to recruit and retain people and we have to think about the way the new generation think, what they value, what they prefer. those are the kind of things that we listen to and we heard as we talked to people. and as it was already indicated the other day, 83% of the enlisted force actually wind up leaving without any kind of retirement benefits which is one of the reasons we made the recommendation that we did to be able to extend that, some of the retirement benefits, for those service members who will serve and then move on to do other things from 17% to 75%. and i'd also like to point out that a couple of things that we were told specifically about service members is that there's -- they're concerned about the service

inhofe: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call in progress be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: and, madam president, it is my understanding that we have someone coming down at -- in about ten minutes a understand that i would be recognized shortly after 2:25. i want to lock that in. senator hoeven and then me. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: madam president i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: madam president i'd like to speak today on the subject of the keystone x.l. pipeline. the keystone x.l. approval bill which we passed in the senate will be voted on in the house and i believe the house will pass with a strong bipartisan majority just as we did in the senate. this bill is about energy. it's about jobs. it's about economic growth. and it's