texas senator john corn and is speaking. -- john cornyn is speaking.eholder decided to provide information to our nation's enemies and give our allies fresh cause to worry about our trustworthiness. even worse, he undercut the very patriots task with help keeping us safe, but he did not stop there. after releasing these memos, holder launched a politically motivated investigation into several cia interrogators despite the fact that career justice department officials had previously recommended against prosecuting them. now in addition to having to combat the terrorists, these brave americans are being subjected to ideological attacks and losses. so i will ask you a third time -- is this the kind of behavior that should instill confidence in the president of the united states? i agree with you. it is very wrong. playing politics with the war on terror is absolutely unacceptable. [applause] then, in november 2009, holder announced the united states would try and 9/11 mastermind in civilian court in lower manhattan. even senator chuck schumer called it a

eastern with senator john cornyn of texas.lso, grover norquist, and the cpac presidential straw poll, and then former alaska governor sarah palin will speak. the comments of rick santorum earlier today. he said he is the only true conservative running today. >> life is so much fun. there is a bar a couple doors down, and recently a conservative, a liberal, and margaret -- and a moderate walked in. people asked why i support rick santorum. i have known him for 16 years. he is competitive, he is a fighter. what a nice contrast in the debate that had the authenticity average santorum with the all audacity of that correct president. he has the three rungs of the reagan stool. i do not agree with him because of all his policies. i cannot move him to all my positions. here is why i support him. not only does he have the best chance to win, but maybe the only chance of winning. we cannot continue to support these experienced war horses, these veterans. it did not work with bob dole. democrats bring in these fresh faces, clinton and c

tomorrow, we will bring you coverage beginning with senator john cornyn. grover norquist will speak as well. the poll will be announced tomorrow afternoon at 4:15. all that coverage will be live on c-span. we're going to open up our phone lines to get your thoughts on the cpac gathering. we will ask you about social issues in the government campaign. in the last week, you have had the overturning of proposition 8 in california and the change in the health department ruling on coverage of contraception in health care plans. here are the numbers to call. we will continue to take a look at the twitter comments. here is one that says rick santorum speaks from the heart. the straw poll will be announced tomorrow. mitt romney won three in a row in 2007. for the past few years, it has been won by ron paul. he is not at this event. his son did speak last night. we will get to your calls in a minute. we want to bring you president obama's comments reversing the proposed rule on health care coverage and contraception. here is what the president had to say. >> it sou

eastern with texas senator john cornyn. and grover norquist.ential straw poll, and finally tomorrow a speech by former alaska governor sarah palin. sunday on "newsmakers," a discussion on energy policy. he is the chairman of the energy and natural resources committee. you can watch that sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> when i started the book, i thought this must be an american story. this is about a country that worships the religion of self- reliance and individualism. this is the legacy of thoreau and emerson. the terms we are laggards when it turns to living alone. it is much more common in europe, scandinavia, and japan. >> look at the growing trend of american adults choosing to live alone and what that means for the country, saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. sunday at 3:00 p.m., condi rice on her work -- connie rice in her work to reduce gang violence in los angeles. then bonnie morris. >> the italian prime minister was in washington this week for a meeting with president obama. mario monti was the featured sp

are you part of this -- john cornyn said he wasn't for, but he didn't want to give the president ammunition economic dip on congress, so he wants to just get it out of the way. is that where your head is at? >> that's where the members appear to be. i've been pretty strongly out there on the contribution to social security needing to continue to be made, but there are lots of other things wrapped up in this thousand. the how we pay doctors under medicare, the president's managed to wrap this into a very complicated package. and i'm not sure he wants the solution. it's clear republicans want a solution in the house and the senate. i don't know inthat i'll vote f the final bill, but if the payroll tax doesn't continue to be where it is now for the rest of the year, i'll be surprised. however, i do think that not paying in to social security is not the right way to go. and it hasn't impacted the economy in the way the president said it would. it's now become a tax issue rather than whether we're going to pund social security the way we ought to fund it as opposed to borrowing the money and spe

it's her life, and we've got candidates up there that john cornyn's working very hard with, and makinge we are competitive. i come from a generally light blue to blue state and we can win in states like wisconsin and in maine. and, in fact, maine had a very big year in 2010, and it's because they stuck with a very good fiscal message that team, no matter whether you're republican or democrat, can agree with. and so i think that, you know, we'll be competitive up there. we have plenty of opportunities in the senate to make sure that we win the majority. >> all right. let me move to the presidential race. it is not hard to find a republican leader in your party lamenting the length and the negativity of this primary campaign. it's a conversation you've not had before. i know what you're going to say. but it is worth talking about, what john mccain called it, it's like watching a greek tragedy. it's the negative campaigning and the increasingly personal attacks, it should have stopped long ago, and the utility from the debates has been exhausted and now it's just exchanging cheap shots an

we are expecting to hear from senator john cornyn and grover norquist and former alaska governor sarahin. there is a presidential straw poll. how influential is that? what are you looking to come out of that? guest: all stroke balls are influential but one has to remember that this will be -- all straw polls would are influential but one must remember that ron paul generates enthusiasm a young -- among the young people and does very well as troubles. and they turn out and vote and ron paul is not participating in the cpac. his son, centre rand paul of kentucky filled in as a surrogate and did a good job. he will be a force there. on the other hand, i don't think he has much put as much priority in this straw poll as others. host: we're looking at "the washington times" -- ky, ano to round hill, independent scholar. caller: good morning. i've got a couple of points. item one a 100% disabled vets so i have not been around that long. i think we get away from the facts. the government is run by the president and senators and congressmen and we are in this shape because of their job and how

john cornyn's remarks are about 15 minutes. >> thank you very much. am glad to see so many texans and other great americans here today. it is great to be with you. i want to start by thanking my friend and our friends at the american conservative union for hosting us. i want to thank all of you who are involved with cpac for what you do all year round. i will be brief. i am one of the last speakers standing between you and sarah palin. i want to talk about someone who enjoys his complete confidence. i am talking about attorney general eric holder. three years ago when i was on the senate judiciary committee, i was one of the two republicans who voted against his nomination. [applause] i have to confess. looking back on that vote today, it has to be one of the best votes i have cast in the united states senate. under eric holder, the justice department has been led by an arrogant, incompetent, dangerously ideological and transparently political attorney general who seized it to twist the law to suit president obama's -- sees fit to twist the law to sui

on why this is a great issue for republicans, not just a social issue, but if you listen to what john cornyn said yesterday. this highlights the disconnect between president obama and his concept about the role of the federal government and its intrusiveness into people's lives. so republicans, conservatives can take this issue and make a broader point about the way president obama has wanted to take over the government in their view -- take over health care in their view and push his values on people who don't share them. and we also talked the other day about how this could hurt the president politically. bob casey, democratic senator of pennsylvania a week ago, on friday before this exploded rushed out a statement saying the president of the united states needs to reverse this. this is a democrat in pennsylvania in a state obviously the president needs to win. this is a problem for him in places like pennsylvania. >> that's what we were bringing up earlier. you know what i don't understand, mika. mika and i were trying to figure out, the president has pundit on the keystone pipeline becau

we will hear from john cornyn. and at 4:30 p.m. eastern, remarks from sarah palin. long, caucuses -- week-long caucuses back up today. on tuesday, caucuses in alaska, oklahoma, tennessee, georgia, of virginia and massachusetts. >> just the way i remember. here is that wonderful moment when senator lott revealed his last ounce jar for the states' rights of the south. >> talking points memo publisher on the internet and his website's emerges in the breaking news business. >> it is hard to believe that was 10 years ago. things like that happen all the time now. there are many big stories that tpm has had over the last decade. we had an editorial staff breaking stories right and left. it has almost become commonplace. it is not nearly as surprising today as it was back then. >> more on tpm and josh ."rshall on c-span's "q & a >> more than 100 students gathered at the white house on tuesday for the second annual white house science fair. the president announced private sector grants to support science education. this is 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president

continues its live coverage of the conservative political action conference with texas senator, john cornyncommittee. grover norquist, head of americans with tax reform, will be on at 4:00 followed by the results of the cpac presidential straw poll. after that, remarks from sarah palin. our live coverage begins at 2:15 eastern on c-span. >> when president lincoln was shot on april 14, 1865, he was wearing a black trench coat made especially for his second inaugural by brooks brothers. the coat is cared for by the national park service and is periodically display. american history tv documented the process of removing a replica coat and placing the original on display for the public. see how the arctic fact is preserved for future generations. this sunday morning at 8:00. also at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >> the conservative political action conference is being held this weekend in washington, d.c. we will hear from rick santorum, then former massachusetts governor mitt romney. then, former speaker of the house newt gingrich. this is just under 50 min

senator john cornyn of texas said in a statement that an all of the above energy strategy starts withpipeline and the tens of thousands of american jobs that come with it, which the president could do with a simple stroke of a pen. instead, the administration has rejected its immediate construction, calling the advance decision deadline rushed and arbitrary. jenna. jenna: we'll watch for the president's statement today. rich, thank you. jon: got a gps? it can obviously help you get from point a to point b, but is it possible these systems could pose a serious risk to our national security? we'll take a look at that. >>> plus, new developments in the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife while on their honeymoon, the judge blocking testimony from a key witness. why? and what it means for the prosecution's case. >>> also, rick at the web wall for us. >> reporter: we just got analysis of the performance of the candidates in last night's gop debate. we've got a question. it's a poll and you can actually take part, go to the break, on the home page, scroll down, and answer are you s

senator john cornyn is chairman of the national republican senatorial committee. you disagree, 20 years is what she says. is that more or less correct? >> that's what they always say tooks too long to get online of the takes a long time if you never start. and what i'm saying is we need a national energy policy that says we'll produce what god gave us here in america first. we still import, 47, 49% of all of our oil supply from unstable regions of the world. and that is one reason why we see these prices spiking because of uncertainty in the middle east. and yet the president seems determined to stop safer, friendly suppliers of oil like canada on the keystone xl pipeline. so their policies seem intentionally designed to drive up prices. this is an entirely predictable result. jenna: so some might say, listen, you're from the state of texas. you have big oil industry there. when the price of oil and gas goes up texas benefits. as you know when higher energy prices happen a lot of other industry get hurt by that. consumers as well. i'm just curious how do you navig

[laughter] orrin hatch and john cornyn i think mattered a very serious effort to educate that their colleagues about the cost is not of individual mandate. for example. there's a lot of series of amendment offered and considered in the senate debate. it wasn't all just rhetoric. i think will the point in general is a very good one, that there's a lot of talk and a very different level, not as much key analysis done at the ground level. but i think will was talking about the practice of politics, political writer, as opposed to -- >> but my point is there were moments in the debates where there is a issues. once in a while. >> in answer to ducks question, i would say that one always thinks the competition, whether of a different ideology or just different organization, the other guys always have the most money. my view is that i think it's different in marketing communications, but when it comes to the core work of doing original important research, i think that the resource constraint is very much human resources as opposed to financial resources. i never felt in all of my, as i look around at

texas senator and national gop senatorial committee chairman john corn andyn was -- john cornyn was onespeakers on the last day. his remarks are about 15 minutes. >> thank you very much. thank you. glad to see so many texans and other great americans here today. it is great to be with you, and i want to start by thanking my friend al, our friend of the american conservative union for hosting us. and i want to thank all of you at cpac for what you do all year round. i will be brief. go ahead and give yourself a round of applause. i will be brief because i know i am one of the last speaker's standing between you and sarah palin. [applause] but i want to talk about someone who, to use the president's own words, enjoys his complete confidence. of course i am talking about attorney general eric holder. [boos] three years ago when i heard the holder nomination, i was one of two republicans who voted against his nomination. [applause] and i have to confess, looking back on that vote today, it has to be one of the best votes i have cast in the united states senate. under eric holder, the justic

[laughter] hatch and john gorman -- jon cornyn tried to educate their colleagues. were serious matters considered. it was not all just rhetoric. but will pick point in general -- there is a lot of talk that the 30,000 foot level and not much analysis at the ground level. >> but about political practice -- >> my point is there were moments in the debates where there were substantive issues that got debated. >> they were brief moments but they were moments. [laughter] >> in answer to dugs question, one always thinks of the competition, rather of a different ideologies are different organization -- the other guys always have the most money. i think it is different in marketing and communications, but when it comes to the core work doing original, important research, i think the resource constraint is human-resources as opposed to financial resources. i never felt in all of my -- i look around at all of the think tanks on both sides of the aisle. it seems to me the tough thing is finding people that have the unusual mix of abilities who are unwilling -- who are willing