until we went to washington, until we went senator johannes' first comment to us was i don't care aboutute. he used to be the governor -- >> yes, yes. >> and he used to be the ex-secretary. >> exactly. >> now he is a united states senator, he said what? >> he does not care about us and the pipeline. >> senator johannes, along with 44 other republican senators have signed a letter to president obama urging approval of the project. so before keystone, you really weren't mad at politicians, were you? it doesn't sound like it. >> no. >> going along. >> all this process has done is soured some really good americans about how their government works. >> i think our elected officials have done a dirty trick on us. they kind of sold us out. you know, lee terry out of omaha, governor heineman, name it. everyone who has come out in favor of the pipeline that are supposed to be working for us. i want to ask each and every one of them if you think this is such a great plan, if you think this is such a good thing for america, then why don't you put it on state and federal lands? really. you could cer

johanns: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, last friday we heard that the health care law is scheduled to deliver yet another blow to americans. the administration released a proposal that would significantly cut medicare advantage. medicare advantage is a very well received program. it offers private plan options for seniors on medicare. nearly 30% of medicare beneficiaries voluntarily choose to enroll in medicare advantage because it offers extra benefits. it offers lower costs, more flexibility and better care coordination than the traditional medicare program. this program, medicare advantage, has been very well received in the state of nebraska. about 35,000 nebraskans are enrolled in medicare advantage. an analysis notes that further cuts to medicare advantage -- quote -- "would disproportionately affect beneficiaries with low incomes, including the 41% of he -- of enrollees with incomes below $20,000." now, mr. president, this announcement is absolutely no surprise. the health care law siphoned over $700 billi

after a month-long trial, a jury finds johannes mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter.out of a maximum of 14 years, the judge sentences the former officer to the minimum two years in prison, including time served. grant's family doesn't believe the punishment fits the crime. >> i believe he should still be in jail. he is trained to be an officer. he is trained on how to use a firearm. he is trained on how to deal with hostile situations. >> two b.a.r.t. officers, tony peroni and marysol domenici, are fired following an independent investigation. domenici is reinstated on appeal. on june 13th, 2011, after 11 months behind bars, mehserle is released. his lawyer calls the shooting a tragic accident and certainly not a crime. and a written statement from a b.a.r.t. spokesman given to msnbc says, "b.a.r.t. has always taken responsibility as a civil matter for the terrible tragedy that occurred on the platform of the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station on the morning of january 1st, 2009." it goes on to say steps are being taken to improve police oversight and training. even though wa

climb is more rampant and papa t more intimate and antiques on to township twelve km northeast of johannes that it was once the headquarters of the african national congress and the saint of anti apartheid activists him. it's as if time stood still have many residents feel forgotten by many dentists off africa this part three of us. or you make of this effort the sprawling township is home to me a call to them again hosting black south africans. sixty percent of an ongoing class and an employee as we drive along this tinge of mounds of garbage overwhelms us. the stencils so doing. each day on average more than fifty people omitted in south africa another fifty eight and two marriages take place more weight happens here in the country on fifty two million people in india a country of one billion the sauce struggling to cope the truth. do we have sufficient experience. but it's up to us today. ok back to singing. it is rather heavy on me. and and a staunch and according to a new poll the staggering atp percent of south africans believe them or sick or not which means the good guy is like a m

johanns: mr. president? the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for two hours, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. with the republicans controlling the first half. mr. johanns: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: mr. president, thank you. yesterday i had the opportunity to come to the floor of the senate and talk about obamacare's broken promises for our nation's seniors. the administration's most recent proposal to significantly cut medicare advantage is certainly not news to my colleagues on the floor today. during the health care debate, we warned over and over again that cutting a half trillion dollars from medicare to fund obamacare would have disastrous consequences. and that it certainly would not strengthen medicare. mr. p

it arrived from johannes esburg. airline is cooperating with the investigation. >> it's horrible you know. it shows the desperation of people to basically leave their standing or way of life behind and come to a better place. >> now investigators aren't sure if the man was a stow away but do though the expect foul play. the fairfax medical examiner's office be do an autopsy. >>> a family is in mourning after finding out one of their loved ones died in a fire. he died near the university campus. the business major was from maryland. two others in the home were able to get out in time. investigators are looking into how the fire started. >>> expect delays on metro to continue through tomorrow. metro closed dupont circle metro station and farragut. those will reopen tuesday. tomorrow metro will open at 5:00 a.m. and close at midnight president's day. trains will run on a saturday schedule. you can park for free at metro owned lots and garages. metro's new silver line will impact bus service across northern virginia we'r

johanns: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. mr. johanns: madam president, i rise today to speak again about the president's health care bill, obamacare. monday of this week was another milestone for obamacare. it marked yet another admission by the president that the health care law is unworkable as written. so what happened? on monday unilaterally, the administration decided to delay the employer mandate for a year once again. this time around, the delay is for employers with 50-99 employees. it's amazing to me and it's completely contradictory that one day the president is behind the podium talking about how great this law is and the next day he's erasing the very text which he supports. the administration had nearly four years to implement the major provisions of the law, yet the president finds it necessary to literally rewrite the law with delay after delay after delay. now, on one hand i'm pleased that the president recognizes the grievous harm that is being done by this legislation. i appreciate that he recognizes that the h

aljazeera, johanns power. >> that is all the sport for now. >> thank you very much. just stay with us right here. we're back in just a moment and we'll have a full bulletin of news coming your way.

senator johanns? >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me start out on the international front, if i could, and maybe follow up on senator kirk's questions a little bit. available thatdata would illustrate to us what percentage of the tax -- of atta cks come from outside the united states? is that data available? either one of you. go ahead, mr. noonan. >> i'm certain that it is. i will have to respond back to you in writing. >> just for the purposes of the hearing, would it be the majority of the attacks, do you think echo >> i would say the majority of the significant attacks would be outside of borders? -- outside of borders. >> and to put a finer point on it, would the majority of the attacks come from eastern europe? the foreign tax? attacks? the foreign >> yes, sir. terms of the cooperation that we get out of that part of the world, can you think of any case at all where there has been annex tradition -- been and extradition from eastern europe where a hacker was sent to the united states for prosecution, any case? >> yes, just

he and the republican senator, mike johanns were hand in hand opposing the original route before trans-canadaed it. >> nikki, what is the next step here in terms of keeping this kind of sustained pressure on, the process is obviously working its way through. we got the state department. what is the next step for the movement of folk who are try to fight this thing? >> the next step is to keep going more of the same and do it louder. last year, there was a group of 48 activists that got arrested at the white house. protesting this. and the important thing about that is it wasn't just environmentalists. it was civil rights activists. it was an actress. darryl hannah was there. it was leaders in the business community. as i said, next month, there will be the largest student protest that's happened in recent environmental history. the sioux nation issued a statement saying they're will to put their bodies on the line if this is not stopped. we need groups willing to go there when it comes to saying we're telling you we can't do this. >> elana shore. nikki silvestri from "green for all." >>> more

finally, it is hard to describe the void that will be created with the departure of senator mike johanns of nebraska. as the secretary of the department of agriculture, he has seen both sides of the farm bill, implementing one and writing another. even though -- even though, mr. president, nebraska left the big 12 for the big 10, this k state fan will admit that we will all miss having him around. so although i will not vote for the farm bill conference report, i promise to all of kansas agriculture that i fully appreciate the need for a farm bill, especially one that has been delayed for years. while we need a farm bill, we do not need this farm bill. i truly respect the farmers and ranchers and everybody connected with agriculture, what you do as a professor profession, for ourn a troubled and hungry wold world. i just wish the rest of the senate would do the same. i will continue to work and to advocate and to champion agriculture on your behalf every single day. mr. president, i yield back. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: mr. president, i want to co

two years ago i joined my colleague, senator johanns from nebraska, and sent a bipartisan letter with 44 senators saying it was time to act on the farm bill because we thought it was so important for our economy as we were still struggling, coming out of a recession. and so today it's finally here, that opportunity to put all that hard work into a bill that goes to the president's desk. agriculture employs 16 million americans and it produces exports worth $115 billion worth of agricultural products to markets around the world. i don't think we always focus on that. a lot of times we come out here and we talk about the individual crops in our state or the individual focus. but what we really need to understand is that it is a very big product for the united states. and we live in a very competitive global economy, and one of the biggest advantages that we have in that global economy is that we in the united states of america know how to grow things. so the emerging middle class around the world can now afford to eat higher quality products. the u.s. chamber of commerce c.e.o. tom dono