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like debbie wasserman schultz, kirsten gillibrand, adam smith, have been very, very supportive for her family. and that's been really helpful. and our parents. you know, gabby's parents have been -- they essentially moved to houston and moved in, you know, nearby the hospital for seven months, you know, completely changed their lives. and, you know, i couldn't have gone through this without their help. >> does gabby have any thoughts towards the man that shot her? >> well, you know, she doesn't spend a lot of time being angry about it. early on, she was asked -- i asked her what she would like to see, you know, happen to him as a sentence. and it was very interesting that for a woman that had a difficult time with words at the time that she was able to sum it up in one syllable, which was rot is what she said. and i think she feels differently now. i mean, she understands he's very sick and needs to be treated. >> let's take another break. mark, i'll come back and ask you what everyone is asking. when can we expect -- can we expect to see gabby's name back on the ballot? >>> i'm ted ro

new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand joins us from capitol hill. good to have you here with this this morning, senator. >> thank you. >> you make the rules in washington but obvious congress is going at a different set. why does it take something on "60 minutes" to get any action to take place? >> this is an issue i didn't realize was a problem. members of congress should never play by rules that are different from regular people and that is why this piece of legislation is so important. we need to have the oversight and accountability to make sure the rules are the same for everybody. >> i know transparency is one of your hallmarks. you were quick to jump on this and we mentioned massachusetts senator scott brown is on this issue as well. how do you police the free flow of political intelligence or insider trading whatever you call it how do you police this among congress members? >> if it's illegal, they won't be able to do this. the reason they were able to do this "60 minutes" piece is because this information is publicly available but it has t

new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand joins us now from capitol hill. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> congress has been playing by a different set for a long time and profiting from it. why does it take a story on "60 minutes" to get action to take place? >> reporte >> i didn't realize it was a problem. members of congress should not play by rules different from other people. we need to have oversight and accountability to make sure the rules are the same for everybody. >> i know transparency is one of your hallmarks. massachusetts senator scott brown is on this issue as well. how do you police the free flow of political intelligence or insider trading, whatever you call it. how do you police it among congress members? >> if it's illegal they won't do it. we have disclosure now. the reason they were able to do this "60 minutes" piece was because this information is publically available. it has to be illegal just like for everyone else. it's not right for someone who gets access to inside information to be able to profit from that. members of

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: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president, i ask unanimous consent 25 the senator from connecticut,, a man who is an everyday example to all of us and whose observance to his religion is something we all admire, senator lieberman. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: i thank the chair, i thank our leader and i would say he and i have had many conversations about things political which will not surprise anyone hearing me speak but perhaps people will be surprised senator reid and i have probably had as many conversations about matters spiritual and personal and those conversations tie us together really forever. it is my honor to welcome to the senate jonathan sacks, the chief rabbi of the united kingdom, and to thank our extraordinary chaplain, barry black, for joining me in hosting the chief rabbi. the truth is that i knew commander in chief rabbi

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: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour. the majority will control the first half. the republicans the final half. following morning business, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 2354, which is the energy and water appropriations bill. we need to work on an agreement for the bill. i'll advise senators when votes are scheduled. madam president, we are -- we have a lot of work to do in the next few days. we cannot have the defense authorization bill eat up a lot of time after we get back from the recess that we have for thanksgiving, so everyone should understand we're going to move forward on the defense authorization bill. it may not be tomorrow, it may not be the next day, but we have to do it before we have easter -- i'm sorry, e

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: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. durbin: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, following leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business for 70 minutes with the republicans controlling the first 40 minutes and the majority controlling the final 30 minutes. following morning business the senate will consider the motion to proceed to the senate joint resolution regarding net neutrality. upon the use or yielding back of time the senate will resume debate on h.r. 674, the 3% withholding repeal act with the veterans jobs amendment. madam president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding o