>> i think senator klobuchar is correct. it was an important point, there's a report over at "the new york times" it's written an online book that says these pills delay healing. the pain pills. the more you take, the longer you have these problems and he had a lot of points that we really need to reduce the amount of prescription drugs out there. as a former prosecutor myself, we targeted prescription drugs in mobile, alabama, that most -- it can be the most successful reduction of drugs there is. because there are not many sources. only certain doctors were way over the list. we found really the illegality was coming from drugstores, two drugstores. so, when you eliminate that, you don't plea bargain with people until they tell you where they got their pills, you can pretty quickly go right back to the sources that are out there. this is a winnable thing. and it does lead to additional drug use, so thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, chairman grassley and ranking member leahy. i hope the american people notice the strik

it's also the biography of senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. centrist democratic senator who does not have an enemy in the world, has a squeaky clean reputation, and is a former prosecutor. that is why you are seeing amy klobuchar's name on the list -- on the short list in terms of a potential successor to justice antonin scalia. and amy klobuchar will be here on this show live tomorrow night. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> rachel, if she cancels, you have breaking news tomorrow. >> it's like do i want to wait by the phone, hoping and also not hoping that she calls? >> that is a perfect setup. >> thank you. >> that's perfect. thank you, rachel. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. well, the united states senate used to confirm supreme court justices within days, or sometimes at most a couple of weeks of the president actually nominating them. and they

it's also the biography of senator amy klobuchar of minnesota.c senator who does not have an enemy in the world, has a squeaky clean reputation, and is a former prosecutor. that is why you are seeing amy klobuchar's name on the list -- on the short list in terms of a potential successor to justice antonin scalia. and amy klobuchar will be here on this show live tomorrow night. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. "first look" is up next. >>> it's tuesday, february 16th, right now on "first look" -- as the political battles swirl around choosing the next supreme court nominee the personal attacks get more bare knuckled. >> this guy ted cruz is the most dishonest guy i ever met in politics. never heard a politician call another politician directly a liar. >> when both marco rubio and donald trump scream liar liar liar, it makes you wonder how they'd handle with putin. >>> and what happened with adele's return perf

joining me now, amy klobuchar of minnesota and debbie stabinow of michigan.ravan of democratic women senators going through new hampshire to advocate for hillary clinton, do you guys have a name for yourself? the sisterhood of the traveling pant suits? something like that? >> i just knew you were going to say that, jake. i would like to note for the record that while some male presidential candidates may not have made it through the snow, hillary clinton is here strong along with 20% of the women senators. so we are going through new hampshire, working hard for her, getting people out canvassing and a little snow never scares the senators from minnesota and michigan. >> that's right. >> so senator stabinow, why hillary clinton and why not your senate colleague, bernie sanders? >> first of all, let me say we're calling this women on the road to the presidency because the real revolution that's going on this year that we should all be excited about is a revolution to not only elect the most qualified and competent person in the race, but the first woman to be p

senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. centrist democratic senator who does not have an enemy in the world, has a squeaky clean reputation, and is a former prosecutor. that is why you are seeing amy klobuchar's name on the list -- on the short list in terms of a potential successor to justice antonin scalia. and amy klobuchar will be here on this show live tomorrow night. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> rachel, if she cancels, you have breaking news tomorrow. >> it's like do i want to wait by the phone, hoping and also not hoping that she calls? >> that is a perfect setup. >> thank you. >> that's perfect. thank you, rachel. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. well, the united states senate used to confirm supreme court justices within days, or sometimes at most a couple of weeks of the president actually nominating them. and they

and two sitting senators: amy klobuchar from minnesota or orrin hatch from utah. other names surfacing -- a handful of sitting judges from districts all across the country, including one name that some iowans might know... jane kelly. she's a circuit judge for the 8th circuit court of appeals... a former public defender in cedar rapids and a harvard law school classmate of president obama. even though senator grassley has said he doesn't confirmed until the next place, kelly is someone he may considering. mr. grassley actually championed her nomination to bench, leading to her unanimous confirmation in 2013. stephanie/2shot your breath anytime you fly in a plane... but coming up-- why it's as safe a way to travel as ever. jack: roads in central iowa over the weekend were anything but safe. we'll recap and show you why you'll want to pay extra to the roads later tonight. stephanie: and... later -- there he is... on the popmobile in mexico city, pope francis is back on north american soil. we'll take you there for his visit, ahead. "you're watching local 5 news at 5

let's see, jamie klobuchar said she liked her job.'t seem the least interested. joe biden said that was the one job he never wanted. so i would have to say this would be a, attorney general loretta lynch. >> process of elimination. steve you got the answer for us? >> let's roll the tape. >> i have to just can you, are you say tack if the president called you and asked if you would concept to be vetted and said he wanted to consider you, that you would say no or would you consider it if the president asked? >> i'm saying that i like my job now. i have it from a reliable source today that secretary johnson has told friends that he has and i quote a better chance to be pope than to be our nation's next supreme court justice. and i don't even think he's catholic. >> look at me now. i have no desire to sit on the supreme court. >> the correct answer is a, mark is right once again. >> okay. tell us the good news. did mark win everyone? >> he won. prize, you tell me. you tell me. >> mark, you are a ringer. it's great to have you back if spir

klobuchar says: "..we must take strong action to curb north korea's nuclear program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. the u-s is not the only country looking to put sanctions on the north. japan is looking at new restrictions on pyongyang after sunday's rocket launch. news. after more than forty days... tonight the standoff at a oregon is over. the fbi says - quote - "no one was injured, and no shots were fired". oregon. after nearly six weeks.... the last four occupiers of this national wildlife refuge in burns, oregon...are now in federal law enforcement custody... surrendering today without incident... bretzing says: "our goal has been to end this illegal occupation peacefully. and we are grateful that we were able to do so today." bretzing says: "and anybody who travels to oregon with the intent of breaking the law will be held accountable and will be arrested." federal agents moved in and surrounded them at the malheur national wildlife refuge wednesday night... a heated telephone call with followed. wanted bloodshed.w'ega ago. they were hr i , cliven bundy was

klobuchar: today i join my colleagues in support of the north korea sanctions and policy enhancement afnlgt i commend senator gardner for his leadership as well as senator menendez, chairman corker, ranking member ca cardin for thr leader on this legislation because protecting the american people and others in the region from national security threat ts like north korea should in fact be our top priemple priority. the reason there is overwhelming bipartisan support for strong sanctions legislation against north korea is because there is absolutely no doubt that north korea is a well-established threat in the region. north korea threatens global peace and security. experts oexpertsestimate that na has 20 to 100 nuclear weapons. since 2006, north korea has tested four nuclear bombs. last month north korea claims to have test add hydrogen bomb. while our analysts in the u.s. are skeptical that it was in fact a hydrogen bomb, it was a nuclear bomb all the same. with each test, north korea gets closer to producing a nuclear bomb small enough to fit on a long-range missile, the very same k

cretary jeh johnson, california's attornrn general kamala harris, and two sitting senators, amy klobuchar from minnesota or orrin hatch from utah. other names surfacing a handful of sitting judges from districts all across the country including one name that some iowans might know, jane kelly. she's a circuit judge for the 8th circuit court of appeals, a former public defender in cedar rapids, and a harvard law school classmate of president obama. even though senator grassley has said he doesn't think anybody should be confirmed until the next president is in place, kelly is someone you'd think he may be more open to considering, right? well, grassley a aually championed herer nomination to the federal bebeh leading to her unanimous confirmation in 2013, but we asked him and he wouldn't budge. >>mr. grassley: i have good feelings aboutiss kelly, but anything just about her then we get it back to the individual, and this isn't about the individual. this is about the process and it's about peoples' voice in the process. very seldom do they get a chance like this to have a voice that they ca

and amy klobuchar will be here on this show live tomorrow night. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. "first look" is up next. >>> it's tuesday, february 16th, right now on "first look" -- as the political battles swirl around choosing the next supreme court nominee the personal attacks get more bare knuckled. >> this guy ted cruz is the most dishonest guy i ever met in politics. never heard a politician call another politician directly a liar. >> when both marco rubio and donald trump scream liar liar liar, it makes you wonder how they'd handle with putin. >>> and what happened with adele's return performance and the multiple tributes that brought the house down. >>> and plus tornadoes and driving snow wreak havoc around the u.s. and the faithful meet pope francis. and a creature from the depths of the polar vortex. "first look" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. the battle lines have been drawn betw

klobuchar: today i join my colleagues in support of the north korea sanctions and policy enhancement afnlgt i commend senator gardner for his leadership as well as senator menendez, chairman corker, ranking member ca cardin for thr leader on this legislation because protecting the american people and others in the region from national security threat ts like north korea should in fact be our top priemple priority. the reason there is overwhelming bipartisan support for strong sanctions legislation against north korea is because there is absolutely no doubt that north korea is a well-established threat in the region. north korea threatens global peace and security. experts oexpertsestimate that na has 20 to 100 nuclear weapons. since 2006, north korea has tested four nuclear bombs. last month north korea claims to have test add hydrogen bomb. while our analysts in the u.s. are skeptical that it was in fact a hydrogen bomb, it was a nuclear bomb all the same. with each test, north korea gets closer to producing a nuclear bomb small enough to fit on a long-range missile, the very same k

of columbia circuit. ...merrick garland, a chief judge of the d-c circuit court of appea. ...amy klobuchar, a u-s senator from minnesota who's on the senate judiciary committee. ...and, as we said, jane kelly, who the senate unanimously confirmed for the eighth u-s circuit court of appeals in 2013. but who is kelly andndhat are taking scalia's spot? for those queueions we turn to kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders. forrest, kelly has had a long career working in cedar rapids? yeah, but she's from indiana. kelly was born and raised in greencastle. from there she went to duke for her ba. then, she graduated with distinction from harvard law in '91. one of her classmates, you'll recognize. jane kelly didn'n'know it at the time, her classmate at harvard law would later appoint her to the u.s. court of appeals, president barak obama. kelly and the president graduated from the school in '91. after, she clerked for two federal judges. kelly then spent time serving as a federal public defender. nat tragedy in 2004. while jogging the cedar river trail, a man brutally

klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: i rise today to talk about the importance of filling the current vacancy on the supreme court of the united states. i appreciate the words of my colleague from california, and i'd also like to begin by saying that my prayers and thoughts are with the family and friends and supreme court colleagues of justice scalia. he was a great scholar who had friends in many places. i was just last week at the university of chicago law school, where i went to law school, and so many people had stories, as he used to teach there, taught there for a long period of time, and they miss him very much. mr. president, the supreme court has the constitutional responsibility to weigh some of the most important issues facing the american people, from freedom of speech, to due process, to doing business in america. supreme court decisions have impacted and continue to impact the daily life of every citizen of this country. as one of the three pillars of our government, we value the court's distinc

they include, as i mentioned, senators klobuchar and king, as well as senators ayotte, franken, daines, crapo, and risch. i'm very pleased to have all of these colleagues cosponsoring my bill. our amendment supports the key role that forests in the united states can play in addressing the nation's energy needs. the amendment echos the principles outlined in the june 2015 letter that we sent, which was signed by 46 senators. as the presiding officer knows, it's very unusual for 46 senators on both sides of the aisle to come together in support of a policy. specifically, our amendment would require the secretary of energy, the secretary of agriculture, and the administrator of the e.p.a. to jointly ensure that federal policy relating to forest bioenergy is consistent across all departments and agencies and that the full benefits of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest management are recognized. the amendment would also direct these federal agencies to establish clear and simple policy for the utilization of biomass as an energy solution. these include policies

i want to thank senators kelly ayotte and amy klobuchar who have been terrific partners in this. then there are 34 other bipartisan cosponsors. i want to thank them all for their support. by the way, imple a he excited that this bill can pass and it will pass in the house as well because there's companion legislation. the house bill has 88 cosponsors right now, also bipartisan. so the idea is to get this bill passed, get it through the house, have it be signed into law by the president of the united states and it's urgent that we do it. this is a bill that not only has a lot of support on both sides of the aisle here but importantly to me it has the support of people who are experts in this field. doctors, those in recovery, experts in treatment, prevention, recovery, law enforcement. the legislation actually comes as -- i hope you can see on this chart. the words are kind of small. it comes from the last few years putting together these experts from all around the country. we had five different -- some at meetings here in washington, d.c. one was at the criminal justice system.

or amy klobuchar in minnesota. this is hitting so many different places in our country. that's why i know senator markey from massachusetts, is concerned about this. and senator manchin who was on the floor earlier, from west virginia, this is about our quality of life in this country and ability for people to live full lives and about our public safety and about our children, most of all. just a headline from "the union leader" over this weekend, "fentanyl, other drugs suspected in three manchester deaths." we had three deaths in new hampshire in our largest city, within 24 hours, and that was from a combination of heroin and fentanyl, those three deaths. so we lost, according to assistant fire chief daniel goonan, in just 24 hours, these overdoses claimed the lives of a 23-year-old man in manchester, a 29-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old man just in a 24-hour period. in fact, what our first responders are seeing, i did a ride-along with the manchester fire department. i saw. i was there less than an hour, we went to an overdose, and i saw the firefighters and their em

. >> i wanted to ask kristen about the event starting hillary clinton there, bringing in amy klobuchar, kristin gillibrand and lilly ledbetter. obviously, she is going after the base that has always been her, and now she is a slight 4 points behind bernie sanders among all women, but 29 points behind among young women. it's a real challenge. >> reporter: it's a stunning gender or age gap, i should say, that's really fueling that gender gap that you pointed out. and andrea, you're absolutely right. she's trying to rally her base here by bringing in all of those senators. lilly ledbetter, hoping to rally as part of this base. i anticipate what we'll hear from her today will echo what we heard from her last night. this argument that how can bernie sanders say she's part of the establishment when she would be the first female president in i also anticipate she'll reiterate all of her instances in which she has fought for women's rights, both as first lady, senator of new york, and also, as secretary of state. that's a little bit of a strategic shift, andrea. as you know, she hasn't been fo

senate candidate kamala harris, as well as minnesota senator amy klobuchar, as saying he's not puttingname forward, is not seeking a seat on the supreme court nor does he believe he will be chosen. of course as we know, it's not really up to them. president obama is going to nominate whoever he wants to replace justice antonin scalia. while we wait for that process to begin in earnest, we did learn some details today about what will happen in terms of the nation paying their respects to justice scalia. his body will lie in repose at the supreme court on friday. the public bill reallowed to go there from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the court on friday. president obama will also pay his respects then. then on saturday there will be a funeral mass said for justice scalia at the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington. president obama will not attend the funeral on saturday but vice president joe biden and his wife, jill, will attend that funeral. i would love to talk with joe biden about his feelings about justice scalia's passing. justice scalia was so effective once he

and amy klobuchar will be here on this show live tomorrow night. until she cancels at the last minute because she's being vetted for the supreme court. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> rachel, if she cancels, you have breaking news tomorrow. >> it's like do i want to wait by the phone, hoping and also not hoping that she calls? >> that is a perfect setup. >> thank you. >> that's perfect. thank you, rachel. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. well, the united states senate used to confirm supreme court justices within days, or sometimes at most a couple of weeks of the president actually nominating them. and they used to be confirmed without being asked a single question by a single senator. what changed all that? what we're doing right now. television. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the supreme court -- >> do not obstruct. obe

it will include lilly ledbetter, emily's list president, jeanne shaheen, kristen jill ahand, amy klobucharit wasn't long ago that there was another big event, all of the female senators there, and notably missing from that was elizabeth warren. so this will be interesting as well in this neck of the woods, as my buddy al roker likes to say, and further on. >> absolutely. you think back to new hampshire. you think back, hillary clinton had a come from behind win in new hampshire over barack obama in 2008. one of the things that people picked up on in the polls, this thing where all the polls ahead of time shows barack obama ahead. people said what happened? what it looked like happened was women voters in new hampshire at the last minute up there really rallied around her. you remember that debate just a couple nights before the election, it looked like barack obama and john edwards, he was running back then, were ganging up on hillary clinton. barack obama called her likable enough in that debate. it seemed that that stirred a backlash among female voters at the last minute in new hampshir

klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak behalf of the nomination before the vote. two minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the role of the f.d.a. commissioner is central to the health and safety of every family and community nationwide, from a dad making his daughter's peanut butter sandwich in the morning to a patient headed into an operating room. so i know this is a nomination that we all take very seriously. after careful review, i believe dr. califf's experience and expertise will allow him to lead the f.d.a. in a way that puts patients and families first and upholds the highest standards of patient and consumer safety. dr. califf has led one of our country's largest clinical research organizations, and he has a record of advancing medical breakthroughs on especially difficult to treat illnesses. he has a long-standing commitment to transparency in relationships with industry and working t

senator amy klobuchar, current u.s. senator, future u.s. senator from the state of minnesota. justice. >> we have a lot of work to do, john. thank you so much. >> appreciate it. >>> join us tuesday night for the next cnn town hall. the democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. they will take the state in south carolina, just days before the democratic south carolina primary. chris cuomo will moderate this important event. it is tuesday night, 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. chris? >> all right, my man. >>> one of the reasons we like the town halls, you get purchase, a window into these candidates that's different, and one great example of that is the governor of ohio, john kasich. you get a window what motivates him as a man, how he is with other people and what really matters to him in leadership. we're going to have the governor on in a moment. i just wanted to give you a second to watch this moment. we're going to talk about this with him on "new day." stay with us. diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sug

klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: i rise today to talk about the importance of filling the current vacancy on the supreme court of the united states. i appreciate the words of my colleague from california, and i'd also like to begin by saying that my prayers and thoughts are with the family and friends and supreme court colleagues of justice scalia. he was a great scholar who had friends in many places. i was just last week at the university of chicago law school, where i went to law school, and so many people had stories, as he used to teach there, taught there for a long period of time, and they miss him very much. mr. president, the supreme court has the constitutional responsibility to weigh some of the most important issues facing the american people, from freedom of speech, to due process, to doing business in america. supreme court decisions have impacted and continue to impact the daily life of every citizen of this country. as one of the three pillars of our government, we value the court's distinc

i'll speak and then senator durbin and then senator sessions and then senator klobuchar, unless senator tillis comes back. i'm going to start out with dr. -- director botticelli. and i refer to the final report of your office and doj co-chair and the national heroin task force. there are a lot of good ideas in there to attack this epidemic from many different directions. but the task force mission statement included among other things creating a framework for efforts to, quote-unquote, restrict heroin supply. and on this point i have some questions because i think there's a fault and not enough attention to that. the report and recommendations didn't even mention the massive influx of heroin that's being trafficked into this country by mexican drug cartels. they don't even mention that heroin seizures at the border have more than doubled since 2010. they don't even mention that the few weeks before the report was released your office announced that mexican heroin production jumped an incredible 62% from 13 to 14 years. so, my question -- how can it be that the national heroin task force

cory booker of new jersey could be thought of, i guess you could talk about amy klobuchar of minnesota. but these people would have to have a campaign apparatus, and they would have had to have been planning. so it could be a real problem if hillary was somehow to be forced out which i am sure it's not going to happen. i don't think it's true. but i think joe biden will be the best bet then to step in that i can think of, you know, really. it would be a problem though, yes. hopefully, there is no real issue, and i do think it's opposition propaganda. >> ron, one more question. >> okay, one more question. thank you. >> with all the republicans in the race right now and there was talk and there still is about a brokered convention, yes, i also believe rubio's going to get the nomination, but i think it's going to come about because of a brokered convention after three or four ballots. and as old as i am, i remember back in '48 and '52 when -- >> '48, a long time ago. >> '52 when eisenhower and stephenson ran. they were both brokered convention. >> but we didn't have caucuses and primarie

klobuchar eating disorders, not something we always talk about on this floor, but in fact eating disorders are more common in our country than breast cancer or arizona and does -- alwaysize hers and does not discriminate. it tags the lives of 23 americans every day, that's nearly one life every hour. one life every hour. our understanding of how eating disorders develop and progress is constantly evolving. we know that there are between and again because we don't have good statistics except for when people die between 15 and 30 million people across the country struggling with an eating disorder. we know that anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental health disorder. listen to that. any mental health disorder that you can think of, anorexia has the highest mortality rate. and we know that eating disorders affect women two and a half times more than men. making this the important women's mental health issue. unfortunately far too few of these people are getting the help they need. only one in ten people with an eating disorder will receive treatment for that disease and for thos

if you look at amy klobuchar, she would be acceptable across the board.e her. she has bona fide, amongst wide swa swaul swaths of democratic voters, and she can be introduced in a way that's positive. >> what about going hard and putting up eric holder or an african-american woman candidate, someone to fire up the base? >> that's an option, too, but in terms of making the case that the republicans are being pure obstructionists, which has been the case historically, but actually bringing that front and center again. because the republican base, they don't want any respect shown for the president, they don't want any compromise. the fact they're abandoning the constitution right now, the constitution that they hug, they're abandoned it right now. you can make that argument a lot more clearer if you make that kind of a pick. >> as hillary clinton said, president obama is still the president of the united states. my panel will be back later in the program. >>> up next, more on the death of justice scalia and the looming battle over who will replace him. i ta

nator debbie from michigan d senator amy klobuchar from minnesota.day we were the sisterhood of the traveling pants suits. and i also want to acknowledge martin o'malley and all of his supporters in new hampshire for their contributions to this ampaign. now, i think you all know that bernie sanders is a colleague nd a friend. and i admire the passion that he brings to the issues that he cares about. but hillary clinton is my hoice for president. moss [applause] sen. shaheen: thank you, you're etting warmed up, right? i know hillary, i know her head and i know her heart. i know that there is nobody who cares more about families. . know there is nobody tougher anybody who watched her 11 hours of testimony before the nghazi he can knows -- ommittee knows that. now in the democratic primaries and caucuses, we're focused on many of the domestic issues that are so important to us like increasing wages and aking the economy more fair. you know, one of the things that i really appreciate about new hampshire is that we are respectful of other people's points

this was an effort that was championed by senators collins, klobuchar, ayotte, king, franken, daines,apo and risch. you don't often see, mr. president, these large groups of senators coming together in a way that we have seen on this bill. some would look at the names that i just read off and say i didn't know they had anything to work on. but these issues have brought them together. this has truly been a team effort with members reaching out to one another, lining up behind each other's ideas, working with senator cantwell and i to ensure their adoption. and the best proof of that is simple review of our bill. right now the energy policy modernization act includes priorities sponsored or cosponsored by at least 62 members of the senate. when was the last time we saw that level of cooperation and collaboration? 62 members. think about it. more than three-fifths of the senate has contributed something to this energy bill. and we're not done processing the amendments yet. we're not done with that. my staff, and the staff of senator cantwell have been comparing notes about the feedback t

and senator klobuchar, for instance. it depends how he's going to make the pick. >> and just very quickly, could the president potentially avoid a bitter partisan battle here if he were to to attempt to nominate maybe a moderate? and i'm not saying he would nominate a colon powell or bloomberg but somebody rather tempting for the republicans to go along with? could he do something like that to change the dynamic? >> he could try that. and very well might but his idea of a moderate will not be the ted cruz tea party republicans idea of one, hence i think it won't happen. the president will come up with a name. it will be a good one. and it will probably, you know, have a large chance of succeeding after the election if the democrats win. but i see, you know, gridlock. we keep talking about the political gridlock and dysfunctionalism in washington. we're now looking at judicial gridlock. >> thanks for joining us this morning. lots more to talk about from last fight's gop debate. details on how marco rubio used his hispanic

you have democrats like amy klobuchar saying "we need to take our country back." from whom? right? and you have other democrats saying the same thing. harold, i want to go back to the president talking and wringing his hands about this. i'll just say, for me and you may disagree with me and i'm sure a lot of people watching will disagree with me, if somebody asked me what the defining moment of donald trump's campaign was and his rise to this position was, i would go back to the president's tepid, weak response to paris. paris was this campaign's defining moment on the republican side and the weaker republicans -- i'm just saying republicans -- the weaker republicans saw barack obama the more they invested in donald trump and strength. after paris, after san bernardino, after mortgage defaults, all they want is strength and barack obama can wring his hands, but in my mind he has contribute is issd as mu anybody as the donald trump phenomenon. >> i think there's a lot of truth to that. after paris and you mentioned the last seven or eight years, things that have happened to the coun

[applause] and senator amy klobuchar from minnesota.terhood of the traveling pants suits. [applause] and i also want to acknowledge martin o'malley, and all of his supporters in new hampshire. for their contribution to this campaign. [applause] now i think you all know that bernie sanders is a colleague and a friend. [applause] and i admire the passion that he brings to the issues that he cares about. but hillary clinton is my choice for president. boos]s and thank you. you are getting warmed up, right? i know hillary. and i know her heart. i know that there is nobody who cares more about families. i know there is nobody tougher. anybody who watched for 11 hours of testimony before the benghazi committee knows that. [applause] now, in the democratic primaries and caucuses, we are focused on many of the domestic issue that are so important -- issues that are so important to us like increasing wages, and making the --nomy more fair but based you know one of the things that i really appreciate about new hampshire is that we are respectful

let me throw out names, ncluding senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. how does that impact any senate decision by the senate republican leader now in the majority, mitch mcconnell? guest: i don't think that's going to change much. but i think senator mitch mcconnell has made his opinion quite clear, that he is not going to be acting on this omination. it tchanges the die natural i can to some degree, but i think that based upon the statements that have come out from republican leaders, i don't see them changing their mind any time soon. i do think that it's likely that the president is probably going to pick someone who has gone through the process in the lower courts, one of the names that's come up is the deputy solicitor general in the obama administration, and also has republican ties, worked for g.o.p.-appointed judges. and that judge was unanimously approved by the senate. i think he's got to pick someone certainly who is left of center, but someone who also has been approved by the senate at a lower level, just so the president can say this is no

court of appeals, the california attorney general, jacquelyn wynn, three senators, amy klobuchar, amy, jane kelly, judge jane kelly on the 8th circuit, judges like judge kelly and judge srinvasan not confirmed in the senate by enormous margins, 96-0, 97-0. it would be difficult for senators to come along now and suggest that they are unqualified to serve on the supreme court. and they're both going to be a little more centrist type candidates than maybe justice sowed my i don't remember or justice aylan in a kagan were. >> the two the president has successfully put on the court. >> tom, you wrote yesterday, quote, it is impossible to overstate the importance of ted cruz who will make the appointment a central issue in the campaign. here is part of what he said on "meet the press" yesterday. >> just as ronald reagan was to the presidency so antonin scalia was to the supreme court. he had that big an impact and i think his passing yesterday really underscores the stakes of this election. we are facing our fundamental rights in a balance. >> one of the things that has made sim such a div

i also want to thank senator klobuchar and senator donnelly for their work in combating spoofing. we're going to continue to work on this. and, mr. president, this senator is going to press the federal communications commission to continue to use its full authority under the truth in caller i.d. act to stop these scams, including a consideration of technical solutions like the call authentication to protect consumers. i would ask consent that these remarks and the spoofing prevention act of 2016 be printed in the "congressional record." the presiding officer: without objection. mr. nelson: mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: cloture having been invoked, the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department department of health and human services, robert mckinnon califf of south carolina to be commissioner of food and drugs. mr. nelson: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: ar

klobuchar: there is no issue with these nominees, madam president. in the words of senator cotton -- this is tom cotton of arkansas, my republican colleague -- he said, "i believe botboth are qualified and we hae significant interests in and i asand asknative yavment high hoh receive a vote sooner rather than later. we know we have the support of senator koarks the head of the foreign relations committee. we thank senator cardin for his support, we thank the majority leader mccon. we thank senator reid. this vote is not a controversial vote. senator cruz is not here to object. we understand senator lee is here on his behalf. but i would like to know why senator cruz isn't here to object. i think i know why he isn't leer to object, because he is in the state of my colleague, senator shaheen. we cannot hold up the business of the senate like this. we have two nominees for two countries, the 1 1-g9 and 12th biggest investors in the united states of america, sweden and norway. the purchaser, the country of norway, of 52 lockheed fighter planes at $200 mi

, number 3145, inhofe-carper, number 3174 heitkamp, number 3140 collins-klobuchar with modifications, number 3156 baldwin, number 3143 carper-inhofe, number 31 94, boxerer-feinstein with modification, number 3205, inhofe-king, and number 3160 booker. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator alaska, ms. mor cow scoorks proposes amendments en bloc numbered 3064, 3065, as modified, 3179, 3145, 3174, 3140, as modified, 3156, 3143, 3194, as modified, 3205, and 3160. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the senate now vote on these amendments en bloc. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate will consider the amendments en bloc. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i know of no further debate on these amendments. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. those opposed,no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendments are agreed to en bloc. ms. murkowski: thank you, mr. president. i appreciate again the cooperation and t

klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, as i said, this has been a bipartisan effort to get these two nominees confirmed. there is no one holding up the vote on this nomination except for senator cruz. we ask him to remove these holds. he has not voiced any concerns about these individual nominees. he's voiced concerns about unrelated policy issues. there have been other holds in the past, but everyone has lifted their hold. i note that even senator cotton of arkansas has said that there are no issues with the qualifications of these nominees understand that these nominees should -- and that these senators from should proceed to a vote. this is a fifth time -- the fifth time i've come to the floor. i've also been joined by senator cardin,. a senator: shaheen, by senator franken. this is something that has to get done. ms. klobuchar: listen to these numbers. sam heins has been waiting for 293 days to be confirmed as the u.s. ambassador to norway. azita raji has been waiting 474 days to be confirmed as the first fe

junior senator from rhode island, senator whitehouse and the senior senator from minnesota, senator klobuchar, to make this a top priority. so we're going to have a chance to show very soon that we are committed to actually getting important legislation like the comprehensive addiction and recovery act passed by this chamber. this week also the senior senator from vermont, senator leahy, who is the ranking member on the senate judiciary committee, he and i introduced legislation called the justice for all reauthorization act. that bill would provide important resources to victims of domestic violence and it would target resources on the rape kit backlog which is just frankly an embarrassment to our criminal justice system. it's been estimated that there are as many as 400,000 rape kitc evidence taken after a sexual assault -- that would, if tested, reveal the identity of the attacker through d.n.a. testing. there is just no excuse not to test those rape kits which are part of that backlog. we know that many of the assailants in these cases are serial abusers, and many times we can stop somebo