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do you find it interesting that in the in the wake of the anthrax pat leahy was ok ok ok let's do this and now he's taking a more deliberative approach no no no he says he's expressed some reservations about it only you know like he said now in support of an amendment but i think the i mean these were originally provisions that we're talking about were originally status on sunset a while back but they were extended on a temporary basis for like fifteen months right and even this new proposal that paul and and make he came up with would still have been active for a long time before they would eventually sunset so this i mean this is i guess it's you know it's one of those temporary government programs that you know never seem to seem to seem to end well it's like you know the pentagon by recording a constitution every two years it has to be renewed basically it's you know the existence of the whole military and they've been doing that pretty well for a long time. has only four democrats voted against a hot how did this go from. well actually when it was the patriot act ever a partisan i
do you find it interesting that in the in the wake of the anthrax pat leahy was ok ok ok let's do this and now he's taking a more deliberative approach no no no he says he's expressed some reservations about it only you know like he said now in support of an amendment but i think the i mean these were originally provisions that we're talking about were originally status on sunset a while back but they were extended on a temporary basis for like fifteen months right and even this new proposal...
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he cited someone like senator leahy. or bernie sanders in agreement on something so it's brought together sort of a libertarian strain as well as sort of more of the liberal strain of on the democratic side especially in on the tea party caucus i think in the house there's been a lot of debate over this in fact they when they tried to expedite the process and back in february it was sort of an embarrassment for house republicans right because they thought they had the votes in order to sort of speed this process up but they were it came out some some votes short are they going to do it again or blow it up again i think it's especially with the looming deadline of and with obama being overseas they really need to pass this quickly they just just to make a close the ability to add amendments to this so the center. is so there's not an ability to add any more of them and so it's going to be expedited because they have to once the bill is signed get it overseas because since obama is overseas right now so if if the tea party
he cited someone like senator leahy. or bernie sanders in agreement on something so it's brought together sort of a libertarian strain as well as sort of more of the liberal strain of on the democratic side especially in on the tea party caucus i think in the house there's been a lot of debate over this in fact they when they tried to expedite the process and back in february it was sort of an embarrassment for house republicans right because they thought they had the votes in order to sort of...
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senator leahy deserves a medal. the senate has acted 95-5, and that's a good consensus. that's positive when you have republicans and democrats joining together. our ceo was in town last week to take the next step, to speak to the chairman of the house judiciary committee privately, lamar smith, who's a republican. who also has worked on this issue for years. you had leahy, a democrat, on the house side you've got lamar knit, a republican -- lamar smith, a republican, who wants to move forward. this could get enacted into law, and intel's right in the middle. we're very hopeful. >> host: is there anything you'd like to see in the house version of the bill that's not in the senate version of the bill? >> guest: we would like to see a process at pto called interparties review which is fair and appropriate administratively so that there's not litigation. there's a way to judge how patents are issued and the elements of those patents and do it on a less costly basis. we spend $125 million on patent litigation often times down in texas, and we fight, and we fight hard because
senator leahy deserves a medal. the senate has acted 95-5, and that's a good consensus. that's positive when you have republicans and democrats joining together. our ceo was in town last week to take the next step, to speak to the chairman of the house judiciary committee privately, lamar smith, who's a republican. who also has worked on this issue for years. you had leahy, a democrat, on the house side you've got lamar knit, a republican -- lamar smith, a republican, who wants to move forward....
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senator leahy deserves a medal. the senate has acted 95-5 and that is a good consensus. that is positive when you have republicans endemic that started together. paul o. delaney our ceo went to town to take the next that to -- step to speak to lamar smith who is a republican who also has worked on this issue for years. you had leahy a democrat on the house side and lamar smith a republican who wants to move forward. this is an area where something could get enacted into law and intel is right in the middle. we are very hopeful about legislation in the form area. >> guest: is there anything you would like to see in the house version of the bill that is not in the senate version of the bill? >> guest: bill? >> guest: we would like to see a process at pto called interparty review which is fair and appropriate administratively so that there is not expensive litigation. there is a way to judge how patents are issued and the elements of those patents on a less costly basis. we spend $125 million on patent litigation oftentimes down in texas and we fight and we fight hard becau
senator leahy deserves a medal. the senate has acted 95-5 and that is a good consensus. that is positive when you have republicans endemic that started together. paul o. delaney our ceo went to town to take the next that to -- step to speak to lamar smith who is a republican who also has worked on this issue for years. you had leahy a democrat on the house side and lamar smith a republican who wants to move forward. this is an area where something could get enacted into law and intel is right...
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leahy: madam president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the senator does not have the floor. the leader has the floor. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll quorum call: call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i would -- madam president, i renew my request. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. leahy: madam president, reserving the right to object, i would first ask consent that an editorial in today's "washington post" in favor of my amendment be included in the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, again further reserving the right to object, i find it extremely difficult that -- and i have great respect for senator paul, of course, the cosponsor of my amendment, but one more time we have a case where we could have two amendments from the republican side, and we have one that is cosponsored by both republicans and democrats on this side, we can't go for
leahy: madam president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the senator does not have the floor. the leader has the floor. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll quorum call: call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i would -- madam president, i renew my request. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. leahy: madam president, reserving the right to object, i would...
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senator leahy's bill needs to be fully debated, needs to come out. maybe when there's not a deadline, maybe it will come forward. maybe we can have some discussion. but i guess most of my message is that we shouldn't be fearful. we shouldn't be fearful of freedom, we shouldn't be fearful of individual liberty. and they're not mutually schuvment you don't have to give up your liberty to catch criminals. you can catch crinals and terrorists and protect your liberty at the same time. there is a balancing afnlgt what we did in our hysteria after 9/11 was we didn't do any kind of balancing act. we just said, come and guess it. here is our-- --come and get t here is our freedom. come and get it. we zoo care whether there is review in congress. we don't care whether there is to ben inspecto general looking at this. one of my colleagues today reported, well, there's no evidence those 8 million banking investigations are bothering or doing anything to flnts innocent people. there is a reason for there being no evidence. they're secret. you're not told if your
senator leahy's bill needs to be fully debated, needs to come out. maybe when there's not a deadline, maybe it will come forward. maybe we can have some discussion. but i guess most of my message is that we shouldn't be fearful. we shouldn't be fearful of freedom, we shouldn't be fearful of individual liberty. and they're not mutually schuvment you don't have to give up your liberty to catch criminals. you can catch crinals and terrorists and protect your liberty at the same time. there is a...
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i wish senator leahy's bill were being here voted on the floor. i was there were weeks worth of debate. the thing is we come here to washington expecting these grand debates. i've been here for months but ie expected the important questions of the day would be debated back-and-forth. instead what happensd, so oftens the votes are counted andusly recounted and laboriously counted them and they know theyw can beat me orhe they know they can beat somebody else, then they allow the vote to come to the floor. but some, like senator leahy's bill, i am suspicious that it could be voted on because we may not be able to beat it.port or they may not be able to beat it. ie d supported.in o so the question is should we have morewe debate in our count. we have important things pressing on us. i've been here for four months and i'm concerned about the future of our country because of the debt ridden, because of this enormous debt we are again relating but are we debating it fully?ul are we talking about ways we cat come together and howome republicans and democ
i wish senator leahy's bill were being here voted on the floor. i was there were weeks worth of debate. the thing is we come here to washington expecting these grand debates. i've been here for months but ie expected the important questions of the day would be debated back-and-forth. instead what happensd, so oftens the votes are counted andusly recounted and laboriously counted them and they know theyw can beat me orhe they know they can beat somebody else, then they allow the vote to come to...
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pat leahy in the judiciary committee tom daschle running the senate they were both expressing a lot of reservations anthrax came everyone got frightened it's time for us to tell our legislators and there's no need to be afraid anymore the constitution is strong we can respect. coming up don't mess with texas i'll tell you why lawmakers down there proposed a bill for rest t.s.a. screeners. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here and. i think. even on the well. we have the government says they're going to keep you safe get ready because you get their freedom. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for life you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm charming welcome to the big picture. so if you don't have plans to fly to texas for a summer vacation if so it may be time to reconsider that texas independent streak is showing itself again as these texas state legislature is considering a bill that allows state police to arr
pat leahy in the judiciary committee tom daschle running the senate they were both expressing a lot of reservations anthrax came everyone got frightened it's time for us to tell our legislators and there's no need to be afraid anymore the constitution is strong we can respect. coming up don't mess with texas i'll tell you why lawmakers down there proposed a bill for rest t.s.a. screeners. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here and. i think. even on the well. we have the...
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the chairman of the full committee, senator leahy made comments that similar to senator frankens in that we need to update things. he said he's working on an update of the communications privacy act, legislation adopted 15 years ago before we had location based services, so i think there are a loot of similar comments made to senator franken's. >> host: wanted to ask about one thing in that opening statement, "transmitting data and information to third parties." who are the third parties? >> guest: the third parties can be -- people say there's a lot in the wireless ecosystem, but there's applications down loaded by people on to their phones, but a lot of companies could be involved in helping create the applications or application developers to make extra revenue or carriers or companies carrying these systems can transmit that data to others for marketing purposes. for instance, again, a lot of the location based services try to focus on making money off where people are, so, for instance, people say walking back from star bucks, you get a coupon saying come in and get a latte, that ki
the chairman of the full committee, senator leahy made comments that similar to senator frankens in that we need to update things. he said he's working on an update of the communications privacy act, legislation adopted 15 years ago before we had location based services, so i think there are a loot of similar comments made to senator franken's. >> host: wanted to ask about one thing in that opening statement, "transmitting data and information to third parties." who are the...
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heroic actions of people like corporal leahy can often go unnoticed. but today i rise to give a heartfelt thank you to corporal leahy and the many men and women like him in our armed services who have chosen to risk everything day after day to ensure our country's safety in the face of terror. i can't -- the words i have just spoken don't express enough the sentiment that most of us in america feel toward the people who are defending our freedoms. i'd like to submit this for the record. now i'd like to proceed with the rest of my special order. . there was an article, madam speaker, in a number of our papers around the country after osama bin laden was killed and these articles kind of troubled me, not because we haven't been aggressive in going after osama bin laden for 10 years, but because of the message these articles sent possibly to the terrorist leaders around the world. and it indicated that the president wanted to reach out to the muslim radicals now that osama bin laden has been killed to say, you know, let's solve this problem and not have a
heroic actions of people like corporal leahy can often go unnoticed. but today i rise to give a heartfelt thank you to corporal leahy and the many men and women like him in our armed services who have chosen to risk everything day after day to ensure our country's safety in the face of terror. i can't -- the words i have just spoken don't express enough the sentiment that most of us in america feel toward the people who are defending our freedoms. i'd like to submit this for the record. now i'd...
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leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i assume we're on the -- the presiding officer: the senate's in a quorum call. mr. leahy: the lights were not on. i'm sorry. i ask consent for the quorum to be called off and the lights are already off. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: there were no lights on. so. mr. president, i assume we're on the nomination of jim cole. you know, it's interesting, and, mr. president, time runs to -- may i make a parliamentary inquiry, time runs until 5:30. the presiding officer: that's correct. mr. leahy: i ask that the quorum calls be divided evenly on both sides. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, the majority leader's been required to filing cloture in this case that's extraordinary and in an attempt to overcome a republican filibuster for the nomination of jim cole to be the deputy attorney general. now, this is a key national security position, the number
leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i assume we're on the -- the presiding officer: the senate's in a quorum call. mr. leahy: the lights were not on. i'm sorry. i ask consent for the quorum to be called off and the lights are already off. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: there were no lights on. so. mr. president, i assume we're on the nomination of jim cole. you know, it's interesting, and, mr. president, time...
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patrick leahy chairs this evening. it's about 90 minutes. >> i will start. what i want to do in this hearing was to consider the need to ensure accountability for crimes committed by government contractors and employees who are abroad. president obama has been working hard to improve america's credibility in the world to our reputation for justice come our commitment to the rule of law, but a key component of that important mission is accountability for those who represent us overseas. accountability is crucial, for our image and our diplomatic relations, but for ensuring our national security. and to promote accountability congress must make sure that our criminal laws by american government employees and contractors wherever they act. i introduced in the last congress a civilian extraterritorial act, and i'll be introducing similar legislation this year. tragic events in iraq made clear the need to strengthen the law and provide for jurisdiction over american government employees, and contractors working abroad. in september 2007 blackwater security contra
patrick leahy chairs this evening. it's about 90 minutes. >> i will start. what i want to do in this hearing was to consider the need to ensure accountability for crimes committed by government contractors and employees who are abroad. president obama has been working hard to improve america's credibility in the world to our reputation for justice come our commitment to the rule of law, but a key component of that important mission is accountability for those who represent us overseas....
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leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, today the senate is finally considering the mo nomination of susan carney of connecticut to fill a seat on the court of appeals for the second circuit a seat that is actually judicial emergency vacancy. now, i raise this because i've expressed concern on -- on the floor about these judicial emergency vacancies that are going unfilled. not because the president hasn't sent the nomination up here, but because it's delayed. in her case she was twice considered by the judiciary committee. twice reported a strong bipartisan support. first last year, and months ago in february. the majority of the republicans on the judiciary committee have twice voted in supporting this nomination. i expect she's going to be confirmed with significant bipartisan support, but it should have been done
leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, today the senate is finally considering the mo nomination of susan carney of connecticut to fill a seat on the court of appeals for the second circuit a seat that is actually judicial emergency vacancy. now, i raise this because i've expressed concern on -- on the floor about...
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the chairman of the full committee, senator leahy, made comments similar to senator frank anden's. he is working on an update of the electronic communications privacy act. so, i think there are a lot of comments made to senator franken. >> one thing that he said in the opening statement -- transmitting data to the third party is. who are the third parties? >> that could be anyone in the system. u.s. applications. a lot of companies that might be involved in creating applications or actually application developers, to make extra revenue, could transmit that data to other people for marketing purposes. a lot of the location-based services focus on making money off where people are. if you are walking by starbucks, we have a coupon on your phone. come in and get a latte. the problem is the application developers, they do not fall under the laws characterized by the federal communications commission. the four carriers can take identifiable information of a person and use it for commercial purposes, they have to get permission of that person. but operating system makers and application
the chairman of the full committee, senator leahy, made comments similar to senator frank anden's. he is working on an update of the electronic communications privacy act. so, i think there are a lot of comments made to senator franken. >> one thing that he said in the opening statement -- transmitting data to the third party is. who are the third parties? >> that could be anyone in the system. u.s. applications. a lot of companies that might be involved in creating applications or...
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hopeful leahy will be 100%. >> he tweaked is a it a bunch. >> thanks, larry. >> "nightline" is up next> for larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for joining us. >> we appreciate your time and hope to see you again tomorrow. >> good night, everyone.
hopeful leahy will be 100%. >> he tweaked is a it a bunch. >> thanks, larry. >> "nightline" is up next> for larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for joining us. >> we appreciate your time and hope to see you again tomorrow. >> good night, everyone.
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before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senator leahyfor the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all the grim immigrants in the city and county of san francisco must include the plight of same-sex couples and by-national relationships. at the four of any immigration reform discussion, particularly for this city, the current immigration law fails so many immigrants and families. yes, same-sex relationships stand on prejudicial ground when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. without specific language such as that in the united families act which seeks to have permanent partners, same-sex by dutch national couples will remain victims to the law that compels discrimination against lgbt couples, including the right to sponsor a spouse, and with no right to a k1 same-sex visa. we are advised that took schumer will introduce same-sex reform in january 2010. we are also told that passage by
before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senator leahyfor the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all the grim immigrants in the city and county of san francisco must include the plight of same-sex couples and by-national relationships. at the four of any immigration reform discussion,...
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we heard from chairman leahy consumers are concerned about privacy. one of the ongoing frustrations of small businesses is they find themselves time and time again doing the time without really having done the crime. it's as though once a week there's a big company news like the sony play station debacle, episilon, the issues really causing the concern and fear moping customers, -- among customers, not the prospect of one more ad to their phone. despite that fact, the rules created up evidentbly -- inevitably affect small businesses. the ftc wants to use the google bug settlement going forward for everyone in the industry. they brought it to the doorstep and the level of integration makes them immune to consequences. who is likely to be affected by a law affecting the transfer of information to third parties? a small business that has to form partnerships in order to provide services in an every-changing market place or a huge company buying the third party and sur dumb venting the rule. the hole is more than the sum of its parts and nowhere is that m
we heard from chairman leahy consumers are concerned about privacy. one of the ongoing frustrations of small businesses is they find themselves time and time again doing the time without really having done the crime. it's as though once a week there's a big company news like the sony play station debacle, episilon, the issues really causing the concern and fear moping customers, -- among customers, not the prospect of one more ad to their phone. despite that fact, the rules created up...
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and i'd like to turn over to chairman leahy and thank you, sir, for the subcommittee and giving me the opportunity to lead. the chairman has a long track record on protecting privacy and all i'm honored to join in this effort. mr. chairman? >> thank you, senator frank in, and i want to commend you for holding what is a very timely hearing none the privacy implications of other malae applications -- mobile applications for privacy, technology and the law. i thank senator franken for his dedicated leadership on the consumer privacy issues as the chairman of the subcommittee and thank dr. colburn for his amendment to such issues, too, and i appreciate both of them working together on this. throughout the three decades i've been in the senate i've worked to safeguard the privacy rights of all americans injured in the federal privacy laws accomplish this goal and at the same time addressing the needs of both law enforcement and america's vital technology. it's been left my highest priorities as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. that's why i decided to establish the new privacy
and i'd like to turn over to chairman leahy and thank you, sir, for the subcommittee and giving me the opportunity to lead. the chairman has a long track record on protecting privacy and all i'm honored to join in this effort. mr. chairman? >> thank you, senator frank in, and i want to commend you for holding what is a very timely hearing none the privacy implications of other malae applications -- mobile applications for privacy, technology and the law. i thank senator franken for his...
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reed: and leahy. ms. landrieu: i don't know how to do this but if we could do three minutes each and reserve -- the presiding officer: time is being consumed during this debate. mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i believe if -- if we have 37 minutes remaining? the presiding officer: correct. mr. schumer: and i know senator leahy wants to close with five minutes. so what we could do equitably is one, two, three, four, five, six give each of the six members on the floor five minutes. ms. landrieu: i have to object to that. mr. schumer: madam president, i have the floor and i ask -- i ask to be recognized. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: madam president, i rise today to talk about serious crisis in the third branch of government and that is the rate of vacancies in the united states district courts. there's a crisis that is unlike almost all of the other issues that we grapple with on a daily basis. it has a very simple
reed: and leahy. ms. landrieu: i don't know how to do this but if we could do three minutes each and reserve -- the presiding officer: time is being consumed during this debate. mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i believe if -- if we have 37 minutes remaining? the presiding officer: correct. mr. schumer: and i know senator leahy wants to close with five minutes. so what we could do equitably is one, two, three, four, five, six give each...
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i would like to turn it over to chairman leahy and thank you, sir, for creating this subcommittee and giving me the opportunity to lead it. the chairman has a long track record on protecting privacy and i am honored to join him in this effort. determined -- >> thank you senator franken. i want to commend you for holding what is a very timely hearing on the privacy implications mobile devices. there was the first hearing before the subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law. i think senator frank and for his dedicated leadership on consumer privacy issues as chairman of the subcommittee and i think dr. coburn for his commitment to such issues, too. i appreciate the both of them working together on this. throughout the three decades i have been in the senate, i have worked to safeguard the privacy rights of all americans, assuring that our federal privacy laws accomplish this goal but the same time addressing the needs of law enforcement and america's vital technology industries. that has been one of my highest priorities as chairman of the senate judiciary committee. that is why i
i would like to turn it over to chairman leahy and thank you, sir, for creating this subcommittee and giving me the opportunity to lead it. the chairman has a long track record on protecting privacy and i am honored to join him in this effort. determined -- >> thank you senator franken. i want to commend you for holding what is a very timely hearing on the privacy implications mobile devices. there was the first hearing before the subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law. i think...
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let a man and incorporates -- amendment -- the patrick leahy men and incorporates -- patrick leahy amendmentrates amendments he had. it is one of real concern for lawmakers. host: let's listen to what senator granholm had to say about the constitutionality -- provisions -- what senator rand paul had to say about the constitutionality of these provisions. >> the fourth man that says you need to have probable cause. -- we have taken a -- the fourth amendment is as you need to have probable cause. we take that away to say if it is relevant or might be related to that. they recognized it was slow in the standard and was careful. we had secret courts set up, and the fisa courts had to do with national security or intelligence. the name had to be divulged to the judge's. those who argue that you have to have the patriot act or you have to do this or we will not be able to stop terrorism, they need to explain why the fisa court did tens of thousands of the search warrants and never returned any downed tree at the history of the patriot act was no search warrant had ever been turned down. do we real
let a man and incorporates -- amendment -- the patrick leahy men and incorporates -- patrick leahy amendmentrates amendments he had. it is one of real concern for lawmakers. host: let's listen to what senator granholm had to say about the constitutionality -- provisions -- what senator rand paul had to say about the constitutionality of these provisions. >> the fourth man that says you need to have probable cause. -- we have taken a -- the fourth amendment is as you need to have probable...
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leahy: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. mcconnell: over the past two years our nation has been engaged in a debate about the kind of country we want america to be, a place of maximum liberty and limited government or place where no problem is too big or too small for the government to get involved. this debate arose because of a president who made no apologies about wangtszing to move america to the left and it continues today despite widespread opposition to the president's policies, because of the president's clear determination to forge right ahead. but just as rome wasn't built in a day, neither is president obama's vision assured. rather, it's a work in progress. a big part of the president's plan was to put government in charge of o
leahy: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. mcconnell: over the past two years our nation has been engaged in a debate about the kind of country we want america to be, a place of maximum liberty...
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leahy: mr.ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, roy bale dalton jr. of florida to be united states district judge. kevin hunter sharp of tennessee to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask that my full statement on the judicial nominees be made part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: and, mr. president, i would ask consent that i be able to use up to 15 minutes of my time that's allotted to me as the representative of the majority as though in morning business so that my statement made during that appear at the appropriate place in the recor
leahy: mr.ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, roy bale dalton jr. of florida to be united states district judge. kevin hunter sharp of tennessee to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be one...
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high seas there was little legal recourse available after such dastardly things but senator patrick leahy just introduced the protect ip act and in this case there's a fancy acronym behind the name protect ip actually stands for preventing real all online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property this bill would give the in justice department headed by dangerous dog attorney general eric holder new powers to pursue road websites that offer access to unlicensed copyrighted materials or knock offs of brand name goods. not only does this bill give the government unprecedented power such that websites it offers to whore out the violence of government to anyone claiming intellectual property rights by giving them the power to sue websites and here's how that works this bill creates specific new grounds for someone to sue a website simply on the basis that it is promoting the distribution of unlicensed copyrighted material so your blog where you posted that youtube video you know with the remakes of the you know. you have. now you can be sued and shut down for that even
high seas there was little legal recourse available after such dastardly things but senator patrick leahy just introduced the protect ip act and in this case there's a fancy acronym behind the name protect ip actually stands for preventing real all online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property this bill would give the in justice department headed by dangerous dog attorney general eric holder new powers to pursue road websites that offer access to unlicensed...
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just introduced a bill that would make some of the same kind of a vacation is that senator patrick leahy has proposed that would be centrally make changes to parts of the law that courts have already decided are unconstitutional codified some practices that have to do with internal oversight and there's a shit innocent people's data but the truth is there's really not a lot of signs that we are going to see a significant change and it's badly needed we also just have. the latest report on these are national security letters obama has broken bush's record it's very impressive for the most americans citizens and permanent residents whose records were seized pursuant to national security letters which interestingly he pledged to end in the campaign so he's is also susceptible to change wow looks like we're just full of all kinds of good news there and that means that the f.b.i. wants more data collection from where we are on our cell phones that more patriot act surveillance state there you go julie i want to thank you very much for joining us tonight it was a pleasure did you located your
just introduced a bill that would make some of the same kind of a vacation is that senator patrick leahy has proposed that would be centrally make changes to parts of the law that courts have already decided are unconstitutional codified some practices that have to do with internal oversight and there's a shit innocent people's data but the truth is there's really not a lot of signs that we are going to see a significant change and it's badly needed we also just have. the latest report on these...
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but some, like senator leahy's bill, i'm suspicious that it's not going to be voted on because we may not be able to beat it. or they may not be able to beat it. i support t so the question is, should we have some more debate in our country? we have important things pressing on us. i've been here for four months and i'm concerned about the future of our country because of the debt burden, because of this enormous debt we're accumulating. but are we debatin fully? are we talking about ways we could come together, how republicans and democrats, right and left, could come together to gure out a crisis, this crisis of disebt? no, i think we're so afraid of debate. but particularly with the patriot act, the thing is with the patriot act is that it's so emotional, because anyone who stand up like myself and says we need have protections for our people, that we shouldn't sift through every gun owner in america through their records, looking and just trolling through records ... interestingly, we have looked at 28 million electronic records when the inspector general looked at this. 28 millio
but some, like senator leahy's bill, i'm suspicious that it's not going to be voted on because we may not be able to beat it. or they may not be able to beat it. i support t so the question is, should we have some more debate in our country? we have important things pressing on us. i've been here for four months and i'm concerned about the future of our country because of the debt burden, because of this enormous debt we're accumulating. but are we debatin fully? are we talking about ways we...
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leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face threats of terrorism. we wilfor the rest of our life, as do a lot of our allies. and the president's success after dogged pursuit of bin laden, success earlier this month doesn't mean we can become complacent. we have to remain vilan we have to make sure the men and women of our law enforcement intelligence agencies have the tools necessary to protect our naon, the american people. but as every vermonter knows, tools are only useful in they're regularly checked and intained. otherwise, they become blunt instruments that can do harm rather than accomplish the job. congress recognizes this -- recognized this basic notion in 2001 when we wrote the u.s.a. patriot act. i worked with the en-republican house majority leader, dick armey. we included sunsets on ctain survllances in the bill. it is something, even though we had vastly different political philosophies, we both agreed we had to have sunset provisions. in 2006, when cong
leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face threats of terrorism. we wilfor the rest of our life, as do a lot of our allies. and the president's success after dogged pursuit of bin laden, success earlier this month doesn't mean we can become complacent. we have to remain vilan we have to make sure the men and women of our law enforcement intelligence agencies have the tools necessary to...
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leahy: i ask that time be equally divided during the quorum call. the presiding officer: the time is equally divided, and the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ing officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i see the distinguished junior senator from california on the floor, and i will yield, of course, to her. she has been indefatigable in her support of judge chen, both in the committee and the halls of the senate, in her steadfast work with the leadership to get this nominee before us, and i would hope that i could brag about all the work she has done. i would hope that judge chen and his family know they had as strong and as stalwart a supporter on the senate judiciary committee as they could possibly have, senator feinstein. with that, i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: thank you very much, madam president. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. feinstein:
leahy: i ask that time be equally divided during the quorum call. the presiding officer: the time is equally divided, and the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ing officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i see the distinguished junior senator from california on the floor, and i will yield, of course, to her. she has been indefatigable in her support of judge chen, both in the committee and the halls of the senate, in her steadfast work with the leadership to get this...
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please go ahead. >> thank you, chairman leahy. i appreciate the opportunity to testify on this important subject. with troops deemployed in two -- deployed in two theaters of combarkts serious misconduct abroad is a recurring and complex matter. it leaves a gap for u.s. employees unassociated with the department of defense. this gap has raised serious foreign policy problems and problems with the uniform administration of justice. so the congress and the executive branch have struggled with whether and how to fill that gap through at least two administrations. that is because it is a difficult question and caution is very necessary in addressing it. expanding wide bands of federal criminal law abroad to employees and contractors of all federal agencies including our intelligence community, could threaten vital security operations if not done with exceptional care. i want to make three points in my written testimony. first, the congress -- >> the testimony will be parts of the record full. >> thank you, plch. first the congress his
please go ahead. >> thank you, chairman leahy. i appreciate the opportunity to testify on this important subject. with troops deemployed in two -- deployed in two theaters of combarkts serious misconduct abroad is a recurring and complex matter. it leaves a gap for u.s. employees unassociated with the department of defense. this gap has raised serious foreign policy problems and problems with the uniform administration of justice. so the congress and the executive branch have struggled...
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i also want to thank, of course, chairman leahy for working hard to bring this nomination to the senate floor, and senator feinstein, my colleague, for her hard work in the committee and her leadership in helping to shepherd this nomination in the senate. this vote is not only historic, because goodwin will make history if gets this vote, this vote is long overdue. first rs, le let me talk about t is historic. it is historic because if we get the 51 votes that we need today, professor liu will be one of only two asian-americans currently serving as a federal appellate judge in the united states. there is currently only one asian-american among the 160 active judges on the federal court of appeals, and there's no active asian-american judge on the ninth circuit, which has jurisdiction over an area that is home to more than 40% of our nation's asian-american population. let me repeat that. there is no active asian-american judge on the ninth circuit, which has jurisdiction over an area that is home to more than 40% of our nation's asian-american population. now, the beauty of our great na
i also want to thank, of course, chairman leahy for working hard to bring this nomination to the senate floor, and senator feinstein, my colleague, for her hard work in the committee and her leadership in helping to shepherd this nomination in the senate. this vote is not only historic, because goodwin will make history if gets this vote, this vote is long overdue. first rs, le let me talk about t is historic. it is historic because if we get the 51 votes that we need today, professor liu will...
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thoroughly his nomination has been vetted by the judiciary committee under the leadership of chairman leahy. president obama first nominated goodwin liu for this position in february of last year. that's over one year ago. the judiciary committee has held two separate hearings on this nomination. mr. liu's latest set of questions and answers for the record spanned over 130 pages. the judiciary committee has favorably reported his nomination on three separate occasions: in may of 2010, september of 2010, and april of 2011. so i'm disappointed that my republican colleagues have refused to allow this nomination to come to a vote without the necessity of filing a cloture petition. as you know, the majority leader has filed cloture on this nomination. senators have had ample information on the background, experience and qualifications of this nominee and it's time for the senators to perform their constitutional duty to debate the nomination and to vote up or down on this nominee. mr. president, i was privileged to serve on the judiciary committee in the 111th congress and participated in the de
thoroughly his nomination has been vetted by the judiciary committee under the leadership of chairman leahy. president obama first nominated goodwin liu for this position in february of last year. that's over one year ago. the judiciary committee has held two separate hearings on this nomination. mr. liu's latest set of questions and answers for the record spanned over 130 pages. the judiciary committee has favorably reported his nomination on three separate occasions: in may of 2010, september...
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. >> to make sure this doesn't happen to your home we reached out to leahy pluming. whenever dealing with the gas line it's important to not do the work yourself. instead, hire a licensed contractor, because if it's unlicensed or do the work on your own the insurance company could void your protection. you can call wssc to verify. everyone has an i.d. within the county. if you do smell gas, immediately open all of the windows and doors and evacuate the house and then call 911. >> we're here in rockville, john schriffen, news 4. >>> this is the second time this week that an explosion caused by leaking gas leveled a house. it happened on monday morning in triangle, virginia. several neighbors rushed to the homeowner's rescue after they heard what they said sounded like a bomb going off. that home owner is expected to be okay. investigators have condemned that property. they say they're going demolish it. >>> two school busses crashed this morning in montgomery county. ten elementary school student his to go to the hospital. it happened before 9:00 a.m. on route 355 in
. >> to make sure this doesn't happen to your home we reached out to leahy pluming. whenever dealing with the gas line it's important to not do the work yourself. instead, hire a licensed contractor, because if it's unlicensed or do the work on your own the insurance company could void your protection. you can call wssc to verify. everyone has an i.d. within the county. if you do smell gas, immediately open all of the windows and doors and evacuate the house and then call 911. >>...
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senator leahy that he is working on an update of electronic indications privacy act. that legislation talked about 15 years ago that again before have location-based services. i'd think there's a lot of similar comments made to senator franken's. >> host: i would ask the one thing senator frank said in his opening statement. transmitting data and information to third parties. who are those third parties? >> guest: the third parties can be a lot of, a lot of the sequences much of applications and applications that are downloaded by people onto their phones. there's a lot of countries that might be involved in helping create this application or actually application developers to make extra revenue for carriers to make extra revenue, or companies that manufacture operating systems to make extra revenue can transmit that data to other people for marketing purposes. for instance, again a lot of the location-based services try to focus on making money off where people are. if you're walking by starbucks you to coupon on your phones and communicate a lot a. that kind of thin
senator leahy that he is working on an update of electronic indications privacy act. that legislation talked about 15 years ago that again before have location-based services. i'd think there's a lot of similar comments made to senator franken's. >> host: i would ask the one thing senator frank said in his opening statement. transmitting data and information to third parties. who are those third parties? >> guest: the third parties can be a lot of, a lot of the sequences much of...
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recognizing senator klobuchar, i'd like to place in the record the statement of our chairman, pat leahy. and he, too, refers, senator, to the confirmation of professor mcconnell. i'd like to just quote one thing. professor mcconnell's own provocative writings, included staunch advocacy for re-examining the first amendment free exercise clause, the establishment clause, jurisprudence, he expressed strong opposition to roe v. wade and to the clinic access while. he testified before congress that he believed that the violence against women act was unconstitutional. his writings on the actions of federal district court judge john sprizzo in equity and abortion protesters could not be read as anything other than praise for the legal behavior of both defendants and the judge. and he was confirmed, and members on this site gave him the benefit of the doubt. >> madam chairman, i appreciate that and i don't dispute anything you said, and i do believe judge mcconnell did what he promised to do. my only point is there is no recourse for the committee or for the senate in voting to confirm a nomine
recognizing senator klobuchar, i'd like to place in the record the statement of our chairman, pat leahy. and he, too, refers, senator, to the confirmation of professor mcconnell. i'd like to just quote one thing. professor mcconnell's own provocative writings, included staunch advocacy for re-examining the first amendment free exercise clause, the establishment clause, jurisprudence, he expressed strong opposition to roe v. wade and to the clinic access while. he testified before congress that...
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leahy: mr. president, as senators know last night majority leader reid was forced to file another cloture petition on a federal judicial nominee. that's the fifth required to be filed during president obama's term in office. in this case it's on jack mcconnell who's nominated to a vacancy in the united states district court for the district of rhode island. i'm concerned that we have to file cloture on judgeships that should simply have and you or down vote. i would hope we're not going back to the situation we had when president clinton was here and my friends on the republican side of the aisle pocket filibustered 61 of his nominees. tried to change that in the 17 months i was chairman during the first two years of president bush's term, and notwithstanding the president we had of nominees being blocked by the other side for president clinton, in that 17 months i moved 100 of president bush's nominees through the -- through the senate. the remaining 2 1/2 years i think the republicans in charg
leahy: mr. president, as senators know last night majority leader reid was forced to file another cloture petition on a federal judicial nominee. that's the fifth required to be filed during president obama's term in office. in this case it's on jack mcconnell who's nominated to a vacancy in the united states district court for the district of rhode island. i'm concerned that we have to file cloture on judgeships that should simply have and you or down vote. i would hope we're not going back to...
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leahy: and certain attachments be made part of the record. i've listened to a lot of the debate about professor liu, and having set on the hearings with him, having met with him, having gone through the whole record, i sometimes wonder who this is everybody's talking about. it's not the man i heard from, the man who, unlike speeches we can all make, a man who testified under oath and had to speak very candidly and very honestly about his positions. he's a man who is admired by legal thinkers and academic scholars across the political spectrum, and it shows. he spent his career in public service, private practice, as a teacher since receiving degrees from stanford university and yale law school, a rhodes scholar. when you look at the support among the letters i will put in the record, we have one from kenneth starr, the former solicitor general during president george h.w. bush's administration. actually also for those who may have forgotten, the independent counsel who investigated president clinton during the clinton administration. he and d
leahy: and certain attachments be made part of the record. i've listened to a lot of the debate about professor liu, and having set on the hearings with him, having met with him, having gone through the whole record, i sometimes wonder who this is everybody's talking about. it's not the man i heard from, the man who, unlike speeches we can all make, a man who testified under oath and had to speak very candidly and very honestly about his positions. he's a man who is admired by legal thinkers...
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the chairman leahy, ranking member kyl and other senators from both sides of the aisle on legislation to protect against prescription drug abuse. i saw senator carol this morning and he indicated he may not be able to attend the hearing today and his schedule has been able but tumultuous, and if he can of course, i will recognize him, but if he does not have been instructed to proceed. i have senator sherrod brown of ohio here to kick off the hearing and senator brown has taken a keen interest in this issue and we look forward to his statement. thank you, senator brown. .. in 2000 a statistic showed that oxycodone and percocet and other prescription drugs cause more overdoses in ohio that year then heroin and cocaine combined. prescription pain medications which is oxycontin are largely responsible for increasing overdoses and deaths and my stay. simply put pressure action drug abuse is the fastest growing, chairman said fastest growing drug problem in the nation. almost everyday in ohio there's a reported story of a child lost in prescription drug abuse or of neighborhoods harboring
the chairman leahy, ranking member kyl and other senators from both sides of the aisle on legislation to protect against prescription drug abuse. i saw senator carol this morning and he indicated he may not be able to attend the hearing today and his schedule has been able but tumultuous, and if he can of course, i will recognize him, but if he does not have been instructed to proceed. i have senator sherrod brown of ohio here to kick off the hearing and senator brown has taken a keen interest...
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earlier this year, i was pleased to support legislation authored by senator leahy that would have madeter protect privacy rights and civil liberties, but the point i made during the debate in the judiciary committee, which i will repeat again today, is that many of these changes were, in fact, codifying practices the department of justice and the f.b.i. have already implemented. for example, minimization. that was one of the things that was discussed. it's been implemented. so the departments are listening, and they have taken action where there have been problems. so i would like to say to my colleagues that the executive branch has heard and has acted to address concerns about intrusions into american civil liberties. the office of the inspector general and the department of justice has indicated that it intends to conduct audits and inspections to ensure that the implementation of fisa is in full compliance with the law and its reports will be carefully reviewed by this congress and by the concerned committees. a major priority of the intelligence committee in this house is to condu
earlier this year, i was pleased to support legislation authored by senator leahy that would have madeter protect privacy rights and civil liberties, but the point i made during the debate in the judiciary committee, which i will repeat again today, is that many of these changes were, in fact, codifying practices the department of justice and the f.b.i. have already implemented. for example, minimization. that was one of the things that was discussed. it's been implemented. so the departments...
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leahy: mr. president, i would ask consent for five minutes more. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: there are 13 judicial nominations on the calendar that the democrats are prepared to consider. each of these nominations should be considered without unnecessary delay. if we do them, we could reduce the judicial vacancies to 80 for the first time since july, 2009. in this case, we have an outstanding lawyer, jack mcconnell. the president has nominated him three times. he has more than 25 years of experience as a lawyer in private practice. he has the strong support of both rhode island senators. individuals and organizations across the political spectrum of rhode island have called for his confirmation. the providence journal endorses his nomination by saying in his legal work and community leadership, he has shown he has a legal intelligence, character, compassion and independence to be a distinguished jurist. leading republican figures in rhode island support him. now, some oppose him because he successfully represented plaintiff
leahy: mr. president, i would ask consent for five minutes more. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: there are 13 judicial nominations on the calendar that the democrats are prepared to consider. each of these nominations should be considered without unnecessary delay. if we do them, we could reduce the judicial vacancies to 80 for the first time since july, 2009. in this case, we have an outstanding lawyer, jack mcconnell. the president has nominated him three times. he has...
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local law enforcement across the country, and i hope that democrats, led by judiciary chairman pat leahy, who is here, as well as republicans in congress will join together in extending the leadership for the sake of our nation's safety and security. we've also got several elite the officials here today, and i am grateful for their service and support of law enforcement. and obviously i want to welcome the leaders of the national association of police organizations, including your president, tom nee, and if your executive director, william johnson. [applause] and most importantly, congratulations to the 30 officers, sheriffs, detectives, investigators come agents who are behind me -- ellen nations tops cops -- right here. [applause] we've got the montana crew hollering. that was missoula, right? [applause] there you go. i know the families are just bursting with pride for your loved ones accomplishments, but your love and support has had a lot to do with those accomplishments. so again, we are grateful to you. this is the third year i've had the honor of welcoming americas tops cops to t
local law enforcement across the country, and i hope that democrats, led by judiciary chairman pat leahy, who is here, as well as republicans in congress will join together in extending the leadership for the sake of our nation's safety and security. we've also got several elite the officials here today, and i am grateful for their service and support of law enforcement. and obviously i want to welcome the leaders of the national association of police organizations, including your president,...
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senator feinstein and leahy have sponsored bills that would, among other things, extend all three provisions until december, 2013. it seems to me that 1038 with its extension of the three sunsets until june 1, 2015, is a reasonable compromise. although i believe that each one of these two should be made permanent, this bill will ensure that our intelligence professionals have the tools they need to keep our nation safe. there is little disagreement that these provisions should and must be reauthorized. f.b.i. director robert mueller has testified repeatedly that each one of these provisions is important to both national security as well as criminal investigations, but the importance does not end there. because of enhanced information-sharing rules and procedures, other parts of the intelligence community like the national counterterrorism center and the national counterproliferation center, often depend on the information collected under these provisions. losing or changing these authorities could adversely impact the intelligence community's ability to analyze and share important national i
senator feinstein and leahy have sponsored bills that would, among other things, extend all three provisions until december, 2013. it seems to me that 1038 with its extension of the three sunsets until june 1, 2015, is a reasonable compromise. although i believe that each one of these two should be made permanent, this bill will ensure that our intelligence professionals have the tools they need to keep our nation safe. there is little disagreement that these provisions should and must be...
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district of columbia to be deputy attorney general, signed by 17 senators as follows: reid of nevada, leahy, cole, feinstein, franken, coons, blumenthal, klobuchar, whitehouse, brown of ohio, udall of colorado, durbin, carper, sanders, rockefeller, shaheen, schumer. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and then proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the republican leader, the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 61, there be three hours of debate equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on calendar number number 61, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no int
district of columbia to be deputy attorney general, signed by 17 senators as follows: reid of nevada, leahy, cole, feinstein, franken, coons, blumenthal, klobuchar, whitehouse, brown of ohio, udall of colorado, durbin, carper, sanders, rockefeller, shaheen, schumer. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and then proceed to a period...
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reid of nevada, leahy, schumer, blumenthal, akaka, franken, durbin, whitehouse, feinstein, merkley, coons, begich, globe cher, boxer, reed of rhode island, stabenow, and brown of ohio. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i also ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and proceed to a period of morning business for debate only with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio is recognized. mr. brown: mr. president, thank you. yesterday the white house announced that it will not submit three pending free trade agreements, the f.t.a.'s with south korea, colombia, and panama, until -- until congress reaches a deal on reauthorizing the trade assistance adjustments -- the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, the so-called t.a.a. i applaud president obama for putting workers first before we do these trade agreements. the trade agree
reid of nevada, leahy, schumer, blumenthal, akaka, franken, durbin, whitehouse, feinstein, merkley, coons, begich, globe cher, boxer, reed of rhode island, stabenow, and brown of ohio. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i also ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and proceed to a period of morning business for debate only with senators permitted to speak for up...
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chairman leahy, ranking member kyl, and others on this legislation. said he may not be able to attend. his schedule has been tumultuous. if he can, i will recognize him. if he does not, i have been instructed to proceed. we have senator brown from ohio. to kick off the hearing. he has taken a keen interest in the issue. we look forward to a statement. senator gramm? >> thank you for allowing me to testify and for your leadership on this important subcommittee on crime and terrorism. we served together in the labor and pension committee where we worked together on the patient protection/affordable care act. 3 our time and send, i value his expertise and the connections between health care and the legal system. today's hearing is an example of that connection, how the rampant abuse and trafficking of drugs pose a public health threat and law enforcement trip. increasing years, more ohioans have died from prescription drug overdoses and car accidents. prescription drugs cause more overdoses in ohio that year than heroin and cocaine combined. prescription
chairman leahy, ranking member kyl, and others on this legislation. said he may not be able to attend. his schedule has been tumultuous. if he can, i will recognize him. if he does not, i have been instructed to proceed. we have senator brown from ohio. to kick off the hearing. he has taken a keen interest in the issue. we look forward to a statement. senator gramm? >> thank you for allowing me to testify and for your leadership on this important subcommittee on crime and terrorism. we...
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our leadership came together to move this nomination forward, and i would like to recognize chairman leahy and ranking member grassley for holding the nomination hearing and reporting ms. wright allen's nomination by unanimous consent. senator webb and i had the privilege of interviewing several candidates to fill this vacancy on the bench. ms. wright allen stood out for her exceptional qualifications and her impressive record. she spent her entire legal career in public service, beginning with her service as a jag officer in the navy. she also has the unique perspective of having served as both a prosecutor and a public defender. she spent 14 years serving as an assistant u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia and one year in the western district of virginia. today ms. wright allen is a federal public defender in another -- in norfolk. her extensive trial experience will go a long way on the bench. while i was considering ms. wright allen's record, i read several letters of support for her nomination. in addition, the state bar ranked ms. wright allen as highly qualified, and
our leadership came together to move this nomination forward, and i would like to recognize chairman leahy and ranking member grassley for holding the nomination hearing and reporting ms. wright allen's nomination by unanimous consent. senator webb and i had the privilege of interviewing several candidates to fill this vacancy on the bench. ms. wright allen stood out for her exceptional qualifications and her impressive record. she spent her entire legal career in public service, beginning with...
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i'm on the amendment with senator leahy, which is a very, good, solid amendment that has to do with various aspects, and i would hope we could get that to the floor. so we all have amendments, but we're jammed up in this process now, and the amendment that i would propose is that rather than four years, for three months what we do is organize ourselves, so that we can come back, we can have the debate, we can have an open amendment process, and then -- then move on. to whatever we move on to. but at least the senate has worked its will. i mean, we are told over and over again -- and i've always learned that in my civic class -- that the senate is the greatest deliberative towed. we have not focused that deliberation on one of the most important things in our society, and that is our liberty and our freedom that's enshrined in the constitution. i find it a little bit ironic in a way that the contrast we have today -- in the middle east we have many of these countries where the people of those countries are striving for more freedom, strike for more democracy, and we're supporting that effort
i'm on the amendment with senator leahy, which is a very, good, solid amendment that has to do with various aspects, and i would hope we could get that to the floor. so we all have amendments, but we're jammed up in this process now, and the amendment that i would propose is that rather than four years, for three months what we do is organize ourselves, so that we can come back, we can have the debate, we can have an open amendment process, and then -- then move on. to whatever we move on to....
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leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face threats of terrorism. we will for the rest of our life, as do a lot of our allies. and the president's success after dogged pursuit of bin laden, success earlier this month doesn't mean we can become complacent. we have to remain vigilant. we have to make sure the men and women of our law enforcement intelligence agencies have the tools necessary to protect our nation, the american people. but as every vermonter knows, tools are only useful in they're regularly checked and maintained. otherwise, they become blunt instruments that can do harm rather than accomplish the job. congress recognizes this -- recognized this basic notion in 2001 when we wrote the u.s.a. patriot act. i worked with the then-republican house majority leader, dick armey. we included sunsets on certain surveillances in the bill. it is something, even though we had vastly different political philosophies, we both agreed we had to have sunset provisions. in
leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face threats of terrorism. we will for the rest of our life, as do a lot of our allies. and the president's success after dogged pursuit of bin laden, success earlier this month doesn't mean we can become complacent. we have to remain vigilant. we have to make sure the men and women of our law enforcement intelligence agencies have the tools necessary to...
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earlier this year, i was pleased to support legislation authored by senator leahy that would have made several improvements in the foreign intelligence surveillance act in order to better protect privacy rights and civil liberties, but the point i made during the debate in the judiciary committee, which i will repeat again today, is that many of these changes were, in fact, codifying practices the department of justice and the f.b.i. have already implemented. for example, minimization. that was one of the things that was discussed. it's been implemented. so the departments are listening, and they have taken action where there have been problems. so i would like to say to my colleagues that the executive branch has heard and has acted to address concerns about intrusions into american civil liberties. the office of the inspector general and the department of justice has indicated that it intends to conduct audits and inspections to ensure that the implementation of fisa is in full compliance with the law and its reports will be carefully reviewed by this congress and by the concerned co
earlier this year, i was pleased to support legislation authored by senator leahy that would have made several improvements in the foreign intelligence surveillance act in order to better protect privacy rights and civil liberties, but the point i made during the debate in the judiciary committee, which i will repeat again today, is that many of these changes were, in fact, codifying practices the department of justice and the f.b.i. have already implemented. for example, minimization. that was...