isaacson? >> [inaudible] >> mr. lee? >> no. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> 5 ayes, 14 nays. >> may i be recorded at the lis a live no? >> yes, you will be recorded. >> mr. udah is doing his business in mexico and appropriately. we now turn to senator menendez. excuse me, senator lugar. the purpose of this amendment is to enhance congress's ability to conduct responsible oversight of any continued united states military operations in libya. it would require periodic reporting on the cost of operation and how these costs are being paid for. would also require periodic reporting on the impact of the ongoing operations in libya on other u.s. and nato military operations, including operations taliban and al qaeda. given that the resolution would authorize military operations that could go on for as much as a year, and could expand in scope from current operations, i believe it is important that congress had the necessary tools to conduct oversight of these issues and to know their cost. i urge members to support the amendment. >> senator lugar, this is

changes many lawmakers, like georgia senator, johnny isaacson support. >> we can fix social securityw and not take a penny away from anybody, but move the eligibility out to be more reflective of life expectancy. >> risk angering the nation's most consistent voting block, seniors. >> social security is an insurance. it's not welfare. > negotiators would like to wrap up their talks by july 1, because that would give party leaders about a month to sell the plan to their members before the u.s. is set to default on its debt. nancy cortis, capitol hill. >>> oakland police arrested 16 people during a protest over budget cuts. dozens of people marched through downtown to demonstrate cuts to libraries and other city services. they criticize businesses like banks, which they claim profit off their debt. police arrested 16 protesters for blocking traffic. no damage was reported. >>> more than 100 people looked for michelle lay tonight. they fanned out across an area in southern alameda county. the 26-year-old nursing student has been missing for nearly three weeks now. kristen has the story.

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i support senator isaacson is position on the reimbursement of funds for the costs. let me explain why oppose the resolution on recognition. this resolution is one where congress is exercising its constitutional authority. when we have troops that are in this delay. that is what -- we should be involved in that. the responsibility of recognition rests with the president. i would suggest that we can weigh in at the proper time. but i don't think this is the appropriate time or the appropriable to weigh in on the recognition of the transitional national council. so i will oppose apart and offer a second -- and offer a separate amendment. >> we will have to vote on this amendment as divided by a section -- not numbered. anyway, section 1 and section 2. is there further debate on it? >> a legal adviser suggested today that the reason that the recognition has not happened is that it strengthens the ability that senator lugar mention for the u.s. to hold legally council in international chorus of the good doctor regime. i also wonder if it holds any issues in securing reim

retirement age to 69 by the year 2075, incremental changes many lawmakers, like georgia senator johnny isaacson, support. >> we could fix social security tomorrow just like they did in 1983 and not take a penny away from anybody, but move the eligibility out to be more reflective of life expectancy. >> reporter: both parties have been reluctant to make those changes and risk angering the nation's most consistent voting block, seniors. >> social security is an insurance. it's not a gift. it's not welfare. >> reporter: and that's where the a.a.r.p. comes in. its support for modest cuts could give lawmakers the political cover they need to fix social security at long last. scott? >> pelley: nancy, why is a.a.r.p. doing this now? >> reporter: well, essentially it's because of the debt cutting talks that are going on right now on capitol hill led by vice president biden. some proposals had been floated to bring social security into those talks to cut it as a way to bring down the debt, and the a.a.r.p. insists that social security should not be raided-- that it didn't cause the debt and that it shou