we'll talk to lamar alexander about the cost of this student loan program. >>> and today's deep dive into the gator-filled waters of florida politics. congressman connie mack wants to knock off senator bill nelson, but he's got to fend off serious attacks from former senator george lemieux. good morning from new york, it's tuesday april 24th, 2012. this is the "daily rundown." ... will be picked over. tonight's results will give us our first good look at the core protest vote inside the republican party. we'll find out who are i'm not with romney voters, romney may be preparing to sweep tonight's primary, but newt gingrich by the way is still in the race. he's finally set himself what i think is a fair bar, if he can't do what christine o'donnell. >> carry it or come very, very close. >> and you'll have to reassess. >> we'll have to reassess. >> you can't do what christine o'donnell did, win a republican delaware primary, newt may reassess. in presidential politics there's always a candidate that doesn't get out when he should. he probably should have gotten out after he lost mississ

he was a mentor to lamar alexander, to me, to a number of other people. i recall that bryce said that in one of his interviews at the university of virginia and one of the -- i've read it and have quoted it on that but i did read it in a credible source. but i can't put my finger on it right now. >> what effect did the last few weeks have on ray price? as his friend? >> i can't say for sure. i didn't spend the last weeks with ray so it would be unfair to fully characterize it. i sense that he knew and understood from the beginning that richard nixon had this dark side and he knew and understand that if that became the upper part or the dominant part of this presidency it was going to be trouble. but i also think he believed to the end and believed to this day that there was much good in nixon and dea lot more for the country than people are willing to acknowledge. he wrote a book later on about the press. felt the press never really fully understood how the country was torn apart by the vietnam war and i think shared this view with len garmin that there i

[laughter] ladies and gentlemen and a distinguished guests, my name is lamar alexander.ughter] i think i have the wrong script. wait a minute, i have it. it is down here. it says here i am pat roberts, senior senator from kansas. did bob leave? [laughter] did that brown bag guy leave, too? well, nancy. what do you know? [laughter] why in my introducing the movie about the great man? unknown to most and before tonight this was classified, i have been bob dole's bucket toaster. first as a staffer, then as a member of the house. i have toted buckets in all shapes and sizes here, there, and everywhere. i ran through the brambles and the bushes through places that a rabid democrat would not go. bob, i did spill something. but you, sir, truly carry the water for kansas and our country. it has been quite a ride. thank you. [applause] -- tagging along your side with my bucket gave me inside. i was somebody, you know. [laughter] i witnessed firsthand the change, the coming, the shining from bob dole partisan man to bob dole bipartisan man. [laughter] i know the song. you know the

ladies and gentlemen and distinguished guests, all, my name is lamar alexander. [laughter] i think i've got the wrong script. wait a minute, i've got it. it's down here. it says here i am pat roberts, senator senior from kansas. did bob leave? did that brown bag guy leave? well, nancy, what do you know? why am i introducing the movie about the great man? unknown to most and before tonight, this was classified, i have been bob dole's bucket toter. i tote buckets. first as a staffer, then as a member of the house now serving in the senate. i have toted buckets of all shapes and sizes here, there and everywhere. i ran through the briars and brammles where rabbits won't go. i did spill some. i commit to that. but you sir, truly carried the water for kansas and our country. it has been quite a ride. thank you. [applause] and tag along your side with the bucket gave me insight. i was somebody, you know? i went as firsthand to change, the coming, the shining, from bob dole partisan man to bob dole partisan man. i know the song. you know the song and i'm going to need a

on capitol hill, dick durbin and lamar alexander also spoke about student loan interest rates. senator alexander whose education secretary under president george h.w. bush introduced a bill to help ailing for proposed student loan interest rate freeze. their comments are little more than a half-hour.ng business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: madam president, beginning next month, students from all over the united states will begin from graduating from college. families will will gather and celebrate. graduates will be filled with expectation and gratitude. but they're also going to be graduating with debt n. some cases, massive amounts of debt. 96% of for-profit college students will graduate with a debt of $33,000. 15% of them, one out of six, will default on their loans within two years. there's now more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. as i mentioned on the floor several times, a little over a year ago for the first time in history, student loan debt in america surpassed credit card debt. one of the reasons there's been such a huge in

. >> earlier today in the senate floor, dick durbin, dick durbin and lamar alexander gave remarks from president obama's recent comments regarding student loan interest rates. senator alexander, former education secretary under george h.w. bush introduced a new bill to help take the proposed student loan interest rate suspd freeze. objection. mr. durbin: madam president, beginning next month, students from all over the united states will begin from graduating from college. families will will gather and celebrate. graduates will be filled with expectation and gratitude. but they're also going to be graduating with debt n. some cases, massive amounts of debt. 96% of for-profit college students will graduate with a debt of $33,000. 15% of them, one out of six, will default on their loans within two years. there's now more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. as i mentioned on the floor several times, a little over a year ago for the first time in history, student loan debt in america surpassed credit card debt. one of the reasons there's been such a huge influx is that colle

ladies and gentlemen and distinguished guests, my name is lamar alexander.he wrong script. within minutes, i have it. it's down here. it says that i am pat robert, senior senator from kansas. did bob leave? did that one guy leave to? nancy, what do you know? [laughter] >> why am i introducing a movie about the great man? unknown to most and before this was classified, i have been bob dole's bucket toter. i tell buckets. first as a staffer, then as a member of the house now serving from the senate, i have toted buckets of all shapes and sizes here, there, and everywhere. i ran through the buyers and brambles and the bushes in places where rabbits or democrats would not grow. bob, i did spill some. i admit to that. but you, sir, truly provided the water for kansas in our country. it has been quite a riot. inc. you. [applause] thank you. [applause] >> tag along your side with my bucket gave me insight. i witnessed firsthand the change becoming, the shining from bob dole man to bob dole bipartisan man. i know the song, you know the song. and i'm going to need a