>> lamar alexander. >> lamar alexander? >> i would agree. >> and the other nominees? >> no. >> it would be easier for you had a list to look at. >> can i give you a name that will surprise everybody? chuck schumer. i was the ranking member of the rules committee and chuck was the chairman. everybody said to me this is going to be terrible. before it was dianne feinstein and diane is wonderful and we worked everything out without difficulties or problems and she was wonderful. he said no, diane has moved on to intelligence and you have chuck schumer and he is tough and is just going to be awful. i never asked chuck for anything that he didn't give me. i made sure all of my requests were reasonable but okay this is reasonable and i would go to chuck and sit down and chuck would say yet okay. we can work that out. i know he has a reputation of a brass knuckles, brass knuckles back alley fighter and he is as tough a partisan as you are going to come across but chuck is transactional. he can make a deal and i think if chuck were the majority leader or i would prefer minori

>> lamar alexander. >> i would agree with that. >> any other nominees? >> it would be easier if we had a list to look at. i give you a name that will surprise everybody? chuck schumer. member of theing rules committee when chuck was the chairman. everybody said to me, this is going to be terrible. feinstein was dianne dianne -- feinstein. we worked everything out without any difficulties, no problems. has moved onto intelligence. you have schumer. he's a tough partisan. he's going to be awful. i never asked chuck for anything he didn't give me. i made sure all of my requests or reasonable -- were reasonable. downld go to chuck and sit , and chuck would say, ok, we can work that out. i know he has a reputation as a brass knuckles, back alley and he is as tough a partisan as you are going to come across, but chuck is transactional. if he can make a deal. i think if chuck were the majority leader, or i prefer minority leader -- [laughter] alexander was the majority leader, i think you would see a very different senate. >> a couple quick names. is one.tch in

>> lamar alexander. >> i would agree with that. >> any other nominees? no. no. . . >> he was certainly a very -- >> it would be easier if we had a list to look at. >> certainly a very singular figure. >> can i give you a name that will surprise everybody? chuck schumer. i was the ranking member of the rules committee when chuck was the chairman. and everybody said to me this is going to be terrible. i mean, before it was diane feinstein and diane is a -- everything we worked out without any problems. die yan has moved on to intelligence and you've got chuck schumer and he's a tough, hard partisan. oh, it's going to be awful. i never asked chuck for anything that he didn't give me. i've made sure all of my requests were reasonable, but, ok, this is reasonable and i would go to chuck and sit down and chuck would say, yeah, ok. we can work that out. and i know he has a reputation back-alley uckles fighter. and he's a tough a partisan as you're going to come across. but chuck is transactional. he can make a deal. and i think if chuck were the majority leader --

thanks, god bless you, and may god bless this country we love. >> i and senator lamar alexander. have you ever read something so obviously right that it made you wish you had written it? that happened to me the other day reading newt gingrich's book "breakout. talkingtim o'reilly, about how the government should operate in the internet age. "the besting this -- way for the government to operate is to figure out what are in society and make investments in those things. the same way apple figured out, if you make the iphone into a five form developers will bring hundreds of thousands of applications to the table." o'reilly went on to say the smart phone development used to now, vendors in a back room trying to decide what features to offer. apple turned the iphone into a platform where the key feature was other people could make features. imagine if instead of mandating things for you to do, the government became a platform, just like your iphone, enabling you to create a happier, safer, more prosperous life. actually, government as an enabler was a good idea long before anyone ima

but in today it is john boehner, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell, lamar alexander. fighting that wing of the party. and as i said earlier, the voters reject them. and only when they are faced with in opposition to the democrats is a limited government constitutional conservatives do we score big victories. this very weekend as a matter of fact, eric cantor, kevin mccarthy committee meeting at the ritz carlton in many island florida meeting with the mainstream partnership and their objectives in the mainstream partnership is to crush them everywhere that means us conservatives out to the mainstream partnership with eric cantor and parking are meaningless at this weekend are designed to crush conservatives. so, make no mistake about it. the opponents were in the republican party. they understand the problem. and they understand that we are the opponents. we here in the press about the conservatives have lost ground. they've reached their high water mark. they are on the downhill now and the tea party isn't what it used to be. the main street republicans don't see it t

tennessee senator lamar alexander gives the republican address. he outlines the differences between republicans and democrats in their approach to overning. >> high, everybody. for millions of americans, this time of year old great meaning. earlier this week we hosted a passover seder at the white house and joined jewish families around the world in their retellings of the story of the exodus and the victory of faith over oppression. this sunday, michelle, malia, sasha and i will join our fellow christians around the world in celebrating the resurrection of christ. the salvation he offer the world and the hope that he offer the world that comes with the easter season. these still inspires. the guide us and strengthen us today. they remind us of our responsibilities to god and as god's children, irresponsible -- our responsibilities to one another. for me and for countless other christians, holy week and easter art times for flexion and renewal. we remember the grace of an awesome god, who loves us so deeply that you give us his only son so that we

it was tennessee senator lamar alexander who used the occasion to support, of all things, nuclear energy. we'll be right back. >> well skom back. the legislative committee was readying a new batch of subpoenas in the christie bridge scandal. late this afternoon, they pulled the trigger. the committee has handed down a total of four subpoenas, for testimony. and they include some of the most critical figures in this investigation. if they comply, the committee will hear the testimony during two separate hearings on may 6 and another one a week later on the 13th. pat foye, the new york appointee to the authority. michael drewniak, christina renna, a staffer in christie's office who served under kelly. pat foye appears to be the only high-level official at the port authority who actually sounded the alarm during the lane closure and it was his scathing letter to port authority officials about the lane closures which leaked to the wall street journal and which christie himself read that said the move likely broke state and federal laws and could have caused deaths because of snarled traffic.

by the sunlight foundation, republicans in congress haven't uttered the words earth day since lamar alexanderaid it in 2010. >> mr. president, today is earth day. >> and that's just a small glimpse of a much larger and more dangerous trend. the republican party marching backwards on the environment and climate change. because it wasn't always this way. as far back as 1988, dan quayle promised a republican ticket would deal with the dangers of climate change. >> the greenhouse effect is an important environmental issue. it is important for us to get the data in to see what alternatives we might have to fossil fuels. >> the next year newt gingrich sponsored the bill that warned the earth's atmosphere is being changed at an unprecedented rate by pollutants resulting from human activities. >> we all know human activities are changing the atmosphere in unexpected and in unprecedented ways. >> in 2003 then-governor of massachusetts mitt romney wrote that power plant pollution is harming the climate and hailed massachusetts as the first state to enact a cap on co2. even george w. bush said that huma

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ago,enate, maybe two years under the leadership of i think lamar alexander of tennessee and senator sugar, came up with a list of around 200 that were taken off the confirmation list. i think that was a good idea. some of those bureaus may sound like they are not that important, but they can make a lot of difference in the creation of jobs. i think the senate should weigh very carefully the ones on that list. the other thing that absolutely should be done -- the amount of out foru have to fill the judiciary committee, if you out anominee -- you fill separate set of papers for the justice department. you probably have to fill out another set of papers for the white house. the conflicts and the process is to protracted. i think we should streamline and one set of papers should be enough. i have been an advocate of a process that would actually require that some actions be taken by the senate. say yes or say no, but say something. do not let them sit there in perpetuity. >> my friend served as the chairman of the corporation for national services, americorps and related agencies. this job do

it seems that lamar alexander hasn't gotten the memo about what this is all about.bers are staggering here, aren't they? what is he concerned about? >> i don't know what he's concerned about. but certainly there is a very simple principle here which is that men and women in the same job should get the same pay. no one is suggesting that if a man is in the same profession as a woman and he's paid less there needs to be a reason toeeason w happened. but what has happened historically is that women are short changed. that has been what the history has been about over the years. women today are paid 77 cents on the dollar and that is across all occupations. and all education levels. >> so what does today mean? how many employees is this really going to affect? >> today is historic because what the president did in really prohibiting federal contractors from retaliation if both men and women have conversations about their compensation, that is going to affect millions of people. the data shows that up to one quarter of the working people work with federal contractors. so

you have seen people do similar things against the primary challengers and people like lamar alexanderight. and mitch mcconnell is going to sur strive his primary, and the republican incumbents generally will survive, and looks like they are all going to survive except for maybe thad cochran in mississippi, but the question is open seats, and what happens in the democratic seats and the open seats in georgia, louisiana, and so, georgia, north carolina, and will the republicans nominate whom? >> and it is the fortify the flank. and we had nate combs on earlier to talk about the power of the incumbency on the power of the races and sort of going through the '90s and the 2000s and incumbent democrat has a better chance of winning than open seat republican in the south. and what do you do to get at people like mark pryor and mary landrieu? >> well, we have to sit back to let them shoot themselves, because they have to defend barack obama and defend obamacare, and it is unk uncomfortable thing to do in a southern race. in addition, you only need look at the nr -- i mean the d triple c or wh

this is lamar alexander from tennessee. make more money and would only result in more lawsuits. zerlina, what's your reaction to that? >> that's crap, right, because i think the bottom line here is that women need to know that they are not making the same as their co-worker. when i was in my early 20s, that exact thing happened to me. i was talking to a male co-worker who had the exact same job that i did and he was making more money. and that allowed me then to go to my boss. the lou would prohibit my employer from retaliating against me for that discussion, which i think every woman and every man would agree is a perfectly acceptable thing to be talking about. >> goldie, this executive order is only going to apply to 22% of the workforce of course as federal employees and not even half of that as women. what impact is this going to have? >> i think the real impact here is that those 1 in 5 americans who are going to be impacted in this way, well will they happen to know the other 4 in 5 americans not impacted. they may, i

the record should reflect that the senate, maybe two years ago, under the leadership of i think lamar alexander of tennessee and senator schumer came up with a , list of around 200 that were taken off the confirmation list. i think that was a good idea. i think they probably could do some more. i don't know if i would go as far as you said, because some of those bureaus may sound like they are not that important, but they can make a lot of difference in the creation of jobs. i think the senate should weigh very carefully the ones on that list. i think it could be reviewed some more. the other thing that absolutely should be done -- the amount of paperwork that you have to fill out. you have to fill out a set of papers for the judiciary committee, if you are a nominee . then you fill out a separate set , of papers for the justice department. you probably have to fill out another set of papers for the white house. the conflicts and the process is too protracted. i think we should streamline and one set of papers should be enough. i have been an advocate of a process that would actually require th

host: the senate energy committee member lamar alexander criticize the tax credit.video clip] >> the problem here is that congress is picking winners and losers when it gives wind power such a big subsidy that sometimes the subsidy is more than the cost of electricity. our:this does is undercut nuclear plants. what that does is put us at risk as a country. any country that uses that much electricity needs these big plants that operate almost all the time called nuclear to keep the lights on and have the jobs and the cars. we cannot run on windmills. when the wind blows great we cannot run only on solar power when the sun shines. we have to have the baseload power. subsidyof the wind picking and choosing winners and losers, it undercuts the baseload power and its cause the center for strategic c e combination of this could cause 25% of our nuclear plants to close in the next 10 years. host: what is your take? guest: the senator from tennessee has been a longtime opponent of the wind energy credit. ofmentions the question being right on the issue of intermittency. cer

. >> i am senator lamar alexander.ave you ever read something so obviously right that it made you wish you had written it? that happened to me the other day reading newt gingrich's book "breakout." he was quoting tim o'reilly, talking about how the government should operate in the internet age. he was saying this -- "the best way for the government to operate is to figure out what kind of things are in society and make investments in those things. the same way apple figured out, if you make the iphone into a platform developers will bring hundreds of thousands of applications to the table." o'reilly went on to say the smart phone development used to look like government now, vendors in a back room trying to decide what features to offer. apple turned the iphone into a platform where the key feature was other people could make features. imagine if instead of mandating things for you to do, the government became a platform, just like your iphone, enabling you to create a happier, safer, more prosperous life. actually, go

host: republican senator lamar alexander in the gop weekly address that came out yesterday.have a few minutes left to talk about e-cigarettes. got is an oak view, california on our line for republicans. should the federal government regulate e-cigarettes? what do you think? caller: good morning, and thank you c-span. i am actually smoking an a cigarette right now, the ruby red mountain dew. this is an cigarette i just purchased for $40 from a new business that an e-cigarette store, and they are popping up all over the place, which is good for the economy. it has helped me. i have quit at least half a pack of cigarettes a day so it is a good thing for me. i am completely surprised how fast this movement has gained momentum. if you are sitting on a bus, sitting on a train, sitting outside in public, people are going to complain about cell phones, they're going to complain about the food you are eating, how you are sitting, who you are talking to. we have become such a social society, created by facebook, everyone is so involved in other people's business. the united states of

host: the senate energy committee member lamar alexander criticize the tax credit.deo clip] >> the problem here is that congress is picking winners and losers when it gives wind power such a big subsidy that sometimes the subsidy is more than the cost of electricity. our:this does is undercut nuclear plants. what that does is put us at risk as a country. any country that uses that much electricity needs these big plants that operate almost all the time called nuclear to keep the lights on and have the jobs and the cars. we cannot run on windmills. when the wind blows great we cannot run only on solar power when the sun shines. we have to have the baseload power. subsidyof the wind picking and choosing winners and losers, it undercuts the baseload power and its cause the center for strategic c e combination of this could cause 25% of our nuclear plants to close in the next 10 years. host: what is your take? guest: the senator from tennessee has been a longtime opponent of the wind energy credit. ofmentions the question being right on the issue of intermittency. certa

we will get a few more republicans, but we have 60 votes, and we are making an effort -- lamar alexander and i are trying to put bipartisan bills of significance on the floor that will actually pass. i have spoken to harry reid about, and he seems very sympathetic. i think we will get up bill on the floor and pass it. >> in reporting for column on the subject -- i was surprised to see that there are conservatives that support this. somebody like ted poe who may agree with you in one out of 10,000 issues, a house sponsor of the bill which at that point was more liberal than yours. so who is against it? >> the whole -- the most republicans are against it. they do not want any exception to national security. present law is if the government says it is national security, a journalist has to testify. what people mistake is there's no first amendment right for gathering information. there is a first amendment right for putting forth information, but not in the way you gather it. there are a lot of people, particularly the national security side of republicans, who are against it. until we made

the senate, maybe two years ago, nder the leadership of i think lamar alexander of tennessee and senator schumer, came up with a list of around 200 that were taken off the confirmation list. i think that was a good idea. ome of those bureaus may sound like they are not that important, but they can make a lot of difference in the reation of jobs. i think the senate should weigh very carefully the ones on that list. the other thing that absolutely should be done -- the amount of paper you have to fill out for the judiciary committee, if you are a nominee -- you fill out a separate set of papers for the justice department. you probably have to fill out another set of papers for the white house. the conflicts and the process is to protracted. i think we should streamline it. one set of papers should be enough. i have been an advocate of a process that would actually require that some actions be taken by the senate. say yes or say no, but say something. do not let them sit there in erpetuity. >> my friend served as the chairman of the corporation for national services, americorps nd related a