maloney will take on senator kingston build a brand -- will take on senator kirsten gillibrand. party leaders want to this day out. -- party leaders want her to stay out. maloney is from the east side of manhattan. she will make an official announcement in two weeks. they say the democratic establishment led by chuck schumer has cleared other would- be challengers from the primary fields. bloomington, indiana, phyllis, independence caller -- independent caller. what does the number 16? caller: i do not think it matters because i think congress is pretty much an oligarchy. we have such a group of mummified congressmen and their that we need term -- in there that we need term limits. i think it is appalling. i am a senior citizen and i am amazed sitting and watching our government. but anyway, i called regarding the single-payer bill on health care. there was an article in our local paper with a research the salaries of the ceo's. the problem is agreed at the top. aetna ceo, $24 million. cigna, $12 million. host: what would you like to see done? caller: it just goes on and on. hos

another last-minute potential showdown that could stall the defense bill, new york senator kirsten gillibrand told fox she plans to introduce an amendment tuesday that would halt the enforcement of don't ask don't tell legislation for 18 months. >> we have missions all across the world right now that need the best and brightest. i don't think we should limit ourselves. >> the amendment would stop the pentagon from firing any openly gay members of the military in the next 18 months while the administration reviews the policy of don't ask don't tell. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. bret: a south korean news report says north korean leader kim jung il has life threatening pancreatic cancer t says the 67-year-old dictator was diagnosed around the time he was felled by a stroke last summer. south korean intelligence would not confirm the report and some analysts are skeptical. kim made a rare public appearance last week. he looked thinner than he has in the past with less hair. we'll find out what the fox all-stars think about the c.i.a.'s supposed lan plan to assassinate al qaeda mem

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform te duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks there will be a period of morning business for 95 minutes. senator durbin will control the first five minutes and the majority will control the final 30 minutes. the senate will then consider h.r. 292, homeland security appropriation bill. there will be 10 minutes of debate prior to the kyl amendment. there will be work towards completion of the appropriations bill. i filed cloture last night on the substitute amendment and the underlying bill, as a result germane first-degree amendments must be filed by 1:00 p.m. today there is a strong possibility, and i hope on my behalf that cloture won't be necessary. then we'll be able to complete action on the bill today. if we're unable to finish that bill, then we'll have cloture tomorrow morning and maybe into the weeke

new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand has a new state director. he replaces the former director, who is join her former boss, secretary of state hillary clinton, at the state department. the new director was previously chief of staff for don edwards' presidential campaign. the case of a guantanamo detainee goes before a federal judge today. the judge has expressed impatience with how the u.s. has handled the case of a man who has -- rolled a grenade at an interpreter. of what a statement from the taliban buttons to block roads to polling stations and mocks the august 20 presidential vote as part of what it calls a failed american strategy for the country. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: it is back to you. we will hear your comments on what we're calling the health care thursday. the energy and commerce committee have been reaching a stalemate with its members, announcing a negotiated deal with the blue dog members of that committee. here are some of the headlines that come out of tha

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. votes in relation to amendments are expected to go throughout the day and into the evening. that is time for people who have indicated they want to offer amendments to do so. we had a lot of down time yesterday that people could have. but we're making progress on the bill. it is my understanding speaking to the managers that the most contentious issues are -- there is a pathway to complete those. we hope that in fact is the case. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: last night the president, to his credit, reiterated what the american people have been saying for weeks, that the democratic health care proposals we've seen so far aren't where they need to be yet. i couldn't agree more, the rising health care costs are a threat to our economy and any reform must reduce the long-term costs. the problems that the pr

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for an hour. senators will be permitted to speak for 10 minutes each. under agreement reached last night, we'll turn to consideration of h.r. 3357, the highway trust fund legislation, among other things. roll call votes are expected to occur throughout the day. the senate will recess from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. to allow for the members-only briefing with secretary clinton and secretary gates, who have both just returned from overseas -- the secretary of state and the secretary of defense. i have not had an opportunity to speak with the republican leader today but will probably have the four votes after the briefing that we have from the two secretaries. we'll stack them. we should be able to complete all the debate at that time. but the legislation

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business today for an hour. the republicans will control the first 30 minutes, and the majority will control the second 30 minutes. following that morning business, the senate will resume consideration of the defense bill. today we have two matters that are pending. one is the f-22. in the bill there is a provision to provide an extra $1.75 billion for more f-22's. senators levin and mccain, the two managers of the bill, have offered an amendment to strike that. i would hope that we could have a vote on that today. that's been pending for several days. in addition to that, madam president, we will have a vote in the next 14 hours on the hate crimes amendment to this legislation. we can either do it earlier today or after midni