mysterious about leahy.es when you bring up sports. not because he's losing, his basketball team is ranks 12th nationally and his soccer team is first in the nation. but leahy believes it is education that saves lives. devionne johnson was a sophomore we met in his downtown neighborhood. >> devionne johnson: this neighborhood is gang infested. >> pelley: devionne lives with his grandmother, a mile from st. benedict's and a doorstep from trouble. you know when we drove up here and we got out in the parking lot, we couldn't help but notice this. nine-millimeter right here in front of your house. >> johnson: yeah. >> pelley: you hear gunfire around here much? >> johnson: yeah. >> pelley: what have you seen? >> johnson: ten years in this neighborhood, i feel like i've seen it all. all it is the same situation, different faces. >> pelley: so how do you stay clear of that? >> johnson: first, you have to realize what type of person you want to be in life. >> pelley: devionne realized what kind of person he wanted t

i think those conversations between fdr and leahy, as leahy serves as his chief of staff really go a long way to sort of helping roosevelt understand a little bit more who mcarthur is. mcarthur and roosevelt certainly knew each other from their days when roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy during world war i. mcarthur at that point before he shipped off to the trenches of france was actually in the war department working for newton d baker. interestingly enough enough on the publicity side of things, those of you who know mcarthur's world war ii record know that he certainly became a master of publicity. that fit in very well to his rise, really quite rapidly from someone who i think on december december 79, -- 1941, he was certainly known he was the chief of staff, he was in the newspaper for one thing or another but let's think a minute, if he had really retired in the philippines and not excepted franklin roosevelt's recalled to active duty in the summer of 1941, he would be a famous guy in history, but certainly would not have risen to the level of renowned that he came

leahy. now, you roosevelt scholars in the'm know leahy as roosevelt's chief of staff. his wartime counselor, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and really the de facto national security adviser long before that position was set up, and four years ago, when i published "aid millers" which you mentioned, about america's four five-star admirals, a scheduling conflict prevented me from being here at this conference so i jumped at the chance to come here to talk about macarthur. but ifed had been here four years ago to talk about leahy and the admirals, i think i would have mentioned that leahy really was the man during the last three years of roosevelt's life who really was the mainstay of his administration, and perhaps more to the point, is the one who really i think sort of transitions and explains the roosevelt legacy to truman. how does that relate to macarthur? well, lail he is actually a great segway to macarthur because douglas' older brother, arthur iii -- here's the story -- was a classmate of leahy's at annapolis. arthur graduate in the 1896 and became a nav

leahy: mr. president, if the senator would yield further without losing his right to the floor, we know that a person can go to a gun show, but then go online and buy a gun without being subject to a background check or even identification check. one of our local newspapers had an article about a reporter going into a parking lot to somebody he met online; he didn't know, they didn't know him. went to buy an assault weapon for cash. the person insisted on cash. he asked for identification and the person said i prefer not to give any. he said okay, you look old enough. and so for $500 out of the trunk of his car. if we made universal background checks mandatory and made it illegal to sell guns without universal background checks, might that make a difference. through the chair to the ranking member of the judiciary committee, what the manchin-toomey bill always contemplated is that sales that were advertised would be covered by background checks. there would be limitations on relative-to-relative

presiding officer appoint the following conferees: senators grassley, alexander, hatch, sessions, leahy, murray, and wyden. the presiding officer: the motion is now pending. mr. mcconnell: i understand is a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on on the motion to disagree to the house amendments, agree to the request from the house for a conference, and the presiding officer a point the following conferees: you senators grassley -- mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the reading phs names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. pursuant to rule 28, there will now be up to two hours of debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. portman: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: madam president, i want to start by commending the majority leader, who just came to the floor and offered a mot

leahy: i thank the chair. madam president, i want to speak based on my experience over the years as a member of the senate judiciary committee, as the ranking member, as the chairman of it on something very troubling that's happened. many senators in both parties have appropriately condemned the racist comments recently made by the republican party's presumptive presidential nominee about judge curiel. and sadly these baseless allegations he's made against a distinguished federal judge come as no surprise. we have seen for months that personal insults are the calling card of the republican standard-bearer, but i would say this. similar to what many in both parties have said, anyone seeking the highest office in this great nation has to understand the fundamental role judges play in our democracy. the rule of law protects all of us, only when administered by an independent judiciary. i am deeply troubled by this attack on a sitting federal judge. but make no mistake, it's not the first nor will it be the last r

leahy: mr. president, i think the senator from georgia's -- the presiding officer: the the senator from georgia. mr. leahy: and, mr. president, if the senator from juror would yield for me to make a unanimous consent request. zach stack would i yield? mr. leahy: without losing your -- dakota zach -- mr. isakson: i yield. mr. leahy: i ask that the be recognized following the remarks of the senator from georgia. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. isakson: mr. president, could i ask unanimous consent that the distinguished senator from alaska, ms. murkowski, follow the senator from vermont? the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. isakson: thank you very much, mr. president. mr. president, last week the attorney general of the united states of america had cent thrower kevin mccarthy, the majority leader of the united states house, to inform mr. mccarthy and all of us that she would not defend the administration on the constitutional challenge

leahy: mr. president, i'm concerned as a member of the

senator leahy: the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. are there other senators who wish to vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 48, the nays are 52. the decision is not sustained. to the republican leader. senator mcconnell: i make a point of order. nominations are fully debatable unless 3/5 have chosen to bring debate to a close. under the precedent just set by the senate, cloture is invoked at a majority. i appeal the ruling of the chair nays.k for the yeas and senator leahy: the chair has not yet ruled. under the precedent set by the senate, today, november 21, the threshold for cloture on nominations, not including those to the supreme court of the united states, is now a majority. that is the ruling. senator mcconnell: i appeal the ruling and ask for the yeas and senator leahy -- senator mcconnell: i appeal the ruling and ask for the yeas and nays. senator leahy the republican : leader appeals the decision to the chair. the question is now, show the decision stand to the judgment of the senate? is there a sufficient second? ther

leahy: mr. president, what is the parliamentary situation? the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. leahy: i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, i'm concerned as a member of the appropriations committee, an amendment that is pending here now, the mccain amendment 4787. we had a vote earlier this week -- votes on sensible gun safety measures. we know by all the polling that the overwhelming majority of americans supported them, but they were blocked by senate republicans. and now it appears the republican leadership wants to change the subject. they're resorting to scare tactics to divert the attention of the american people from their failure to act in response to mass shootings. maybe we should be clear about what we need to stay safe. we need universal background checks for firearm purchases. we need to give the f.b.i. the authority to deny guns to terrorist suspects. senate republicans reje

leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, a few days after the mass shooting in orlando, i received a very powerful letter. it was from ellen statts. she is a young vermonter. like not only most vermonters but americans across the land, she was sickened and horrified by the senseless act of hatred we saw in orlando. what stood out to me in the letter, this eloquent letter, this passionate, heartfelt letter, ellen is 15 years old. in her letter, she explained that even at her age, she has -- quote -- seen so many mass shootings that it has become harder and harder to faze her. ellen calls on congress to act as she said -- quote -- it is time the gun laws in our country were completely reformed -- unquote -- so that these violent and hateful acts will be prevented. and after i read her eloquent letter and i reread it, i was so moved. i sat down in my home in vermont. i sent a draft of a response to go through all of the votes i have taken over the years. i started looking up all the hearings i have convened on gun vi

senator leahy. >> thank you. you know, we've talked about executive orders. i mean, we had the supreme court couldn't reach a decision in u.s. taxes. that's one of the reasons we now have a quandary concerning expanding daca, a 4-4 split. ..

senator leahy, members of this committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be here today. to have my prepared statement read i will say just a few things. for the record here this morning, first we do have as reflected on the news and unfolding situation atandrews airbase . which may require that i take a break on this session. and i hope you won't mind if i need to do that, chairman. second, let me say a few words about what happened in istanbul two days ago. and what we know at this point. so far, based on what we know, it appears there were three attackers. three explosions. there are reports out of turkey today about the possible identity of these three attackers. we don't have confirmation yet of their nationality or their names. 44 killed including the attackers and some 256 injured. one us citizen who suffered i understand minor injuries. this has hallmarks of an attack by isis although there's been no claim of responsibility last time i looked. here in the homeland, since brussels we have enhanced security at airports around the nation, since the brussels attack in

issa worked with me on the house version of this bill, and senators leahy and cornyn took the lead in the senate. and, again, i want to thank chairman of the oversight committee, jason chaffetz, for his work on the foia reform act to the ringing it floor. he's brought additional initiatives that did not make it into this version of the bill but that deserved continued attention, and even in our negotiations, i give it to chairman chaffetz. a lot of times when you're trying to work things out and get things done between the house and the senate, there has to be some compromise, and there are a lot of good things that he wanted in the bill that i strongly supported but we were not able to get them in. for example, one of his provisions would have required every agency to accept foia request by email. just a simple improvement that every agency should adopt and i look forward to working with chairman chaffetz in the years ahead on such commonsense reforms. i would like to recognize a few of the staff for both representatives issa and chaffetz that deserve recognition, strong recognition

leahy: could we have order, mr. president. could we have order? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. there will be four minutes equally divided. the senate will be in order. mr. nelson: senators, this is a motion to instruct that whatever is decided in the conference -- the presiding officer: time will not start until the senate is in order. mr. nelson: mr. president, this is a motion to instruct the conferees that whatever they decide to fund the zika crisis, that the money would not be taken out of the ebola fund and that the money that has been borrowed from the ebola fund would be replenished. remember, when the ebola outbreak was contained a year ago, there have been seven more clusters of outbreak sin that time. -- since that time. and the c.d.c. still employs 80 employees working on ebola, and with the last recent ebola case in guinea, the c.d.c. has had to vaccinate 1,700 people and then go out and do the infection control over there in west africa in 50 health centers and make 20,000 connections to try to ensure that it doe

i appreciate the work of the senior senator from vermont, senator leahy, who joined me in introducing the bill. and i appreciate his commitment to seeing it through. i also want to, as always, thank chairman grassley, chairman of the senate kwraoubgt, for his leadership in helping shepherd through this bipartisan bill. so, mr. president, now this is ready to go to president obama and be signed into law. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:

leahy: mr. president? mr. leahy: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. i withhold that. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. leahy: i withhold the request. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of h.r. 2578, an act making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, and for other purposes. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. a senator: thank you, madam president. i ask that the quorum be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. franken: thank you. madam president, i rise today to address the tragic events in orlando, florida. in the early hours of sunday, a gunman walked into pulse, a popular crowded lgbt nightclub on latin night and

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law was not intended to make a substantive change to the white demographics of the stream.t erica leahy wrote, it abolished the immigrant quotas, but lawmakers till -- still expressed desire to immigrate from europe. indeed, all racial hierarchy was not explicitly written into the law as in 1924, it remains deeply embedded in the 1965 ac t's intent. liberals in congress believe --t opening is the attic , was notn principle the same as in practice. far from threatening to ethnically change the nation, the bill would as a practical matter produce a national origin system of immigration without offensive quotas. theodore white called the 1965 act the revolution he and most thoughtless of society. roger dale claimed that if congress have fully understood the consequences, it would not have passed. my controversial claim is that this is not the best view of the evidence, that congress it passed then law in 1965, he was putting u.s. immigration policy on a genuinely race neutral basis, and the chips would fall where they may. i have evidence for this. the first is votes in congress. with my c

leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i would have found the previous comments more interesting if it wasn't for the fact that people have been asking me, why is it -- i wonder if i -- i don't want to interfere with the conversations on the floor, but ... mr. president, i just wonder on this if we had had a real conference where things were discussed, which is impossible because the republican leadership took the house of representatives out for a multi-week vacation last week. had they stayed and done their work, as we are, i'm sure we could have worked something i me approved. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: mr. president, i find it unbelievable that today the united states senate said no to pregnant moms and veterans. the vote earlier to deny cloture on the v.a. milcon legislation and the zika virus is to say to pregnant moms in america we don't think the case of the zika virus is that important. you're going to have to run the risk yourself. and say to our veterans that we may not fun

federal committee could senior member of the senate judiciary committee, vermont democrat patrick leahy aba rating means republicans have run out of excuses and should "end their harmful obstruction." more than 85% of fema could spur u.s. marine combat jobs have nailed to pass the fitness test. that is according to a report from the associated press. 85.7% of the women have flunked such tests as lips, ammunition, and, maneuvers. -- as pull-ups, ammunition, and combat maneuvers. it forces recruits you who fall into other less physically demanding marine jobs. the pentagon open combat jobs to win in six months ago. -- two women six months ago. i am a mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. joe, alix, scarlet, back to you. scarlet: thank you so much, mark. let's get the after-hours earnings we got it hewlett-packard raising its forecast come up with earnings topping analyst estimates. the dow jones industrial average gained 20 points in fairly narrow trading. adobe missing analyst forecasts with revenue forecasts. that stock is down about 4.5 percent right now. 1.7% fromining by even as the prop

this is patrick leahy, democratic senator from vermont. he's now the senior democrat on the judicial committee. at the time miranda came around, he was in vermont in the state's attorney's office. he tells us about its effect on the state. senator leahy: at that time, it was very controversial. what do you mean we have to read this guilty, accused, we have here. the former attorney general once used that expression, the guilty accused. what do you mean, we have to tell them their rights? of course you do. because think of it this way. what if you were arrested for something, and they had the wrong guy, wouldn't you want to know your rights? that sunken pretty heavily. -- sunk in pretty heavily. susan: he also said he had at his own expense little cards with the miranda rights on them and pass them out to police officers around the state as he was educating them on the supreme court decision. i have lots of comments here. from west virginia law rights, every lawyer knows police found a myriad of tactics for evading miranda. what is your rea

vermont democrat patrick leahy, the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee, says the aba rating means that republicans have run out of excuses and should and their harmful obstruction. the head of the russian olympic committee the country will appeal to the court of arbitration for or against the blanket ban on the country's track and field athletes. international olympic committee met in switzerland today to consider further measures to crack down on doping ahead of the rio games. meanwhile, president vladimir putin is not saying if the entire team could boycott the games if its track and field team is banned. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i'm mark crumpton. back to you. david: we have been covering the impact of the brexit from all angles, but what about the tourism industry? a recent story said it could affect everything from security lines to villas in tuscany. joining us now is the founder of a new company called upside. >> it has not launched. today.site just launched it is time to shake of busine

senators as disparate from each other, as distant from each other on the political poles as senator leahy and senator grassley coming together with other democrats and republicans from the most liberal to the most conservative in this body to come together to craft a measured bill that would begin to fix our deeply broken criminal justice system. this result, the sentencing reform and correction act, would enable prosecutors and judges to maintain critical tools for prosecuting violent offenders and high-level drug traffickers while reducing mandatory minimums and life without parole sentences for nonviolent drug offenders. in addition, it actually includes a provision related to fentanyl, not one that i necessarily believe in or believe that's most effective, but it was included in the bill as a compromise measure. so this critical legislation has the support of dozens and dozens of civil rights groups and faith groups, christian evangelicals and law enforcement and prosecutor groups including well-respected organizations such as major county sheriffs, the international association of ch

still interested for some reason how old hillary clinton is, and bernie sanders whether or notly i leahya viking -- he is a vegan. >> right, it was is he vegan. people are wondering you know how is he doing, those questions are still following him into california. deirdre: as far as donald trump we know he is the republican party nominee. but what do people want to know about him? >> people are still asking questions about delegate count, how much does he have, we look at rest of the questions, how they play out. people wondering, what type of president will high be. you know -- will he be, what does he stand for. deirdre: and california not only state but this is biggy, we wanted to focus on it thank you latoya drake with me from google trends showing us what is on our direct live mind. -collective mind, fox business we have live coverage, 7 p.m. with lou dobbs, i will join the teams to deliver the latest. when we come back, tech companies announce the collective fight against terrorism by blocking hate speech, my next guest said instead of targeting terrorists, facebook and other compa

senator leahy: at that time, it was very controversial. we had to read this yucky accused, as someone had said here. there was no question. think of it this way. what if you were arrested for something? and they got the wrong guy. wouldn't you want to know what your rights are? that's something -- that sunk in pretty heavily. susan: he also said he had little cards with the miranda rights on them and pass them out to police officers around the state as he was educating. lots of comments here. he writes that every lawyer knows that police found a myriad of tactics for evading miranda. paul: before maranda, if you go back to the start of the 1960's, you are looking at about a 60% crime clearance rate in this country. what you see in 1966, 1967, and 1968, a dramatic reduction in crime clearance rates. they fell around 45% and have remained there in the 50 years since. that means 60,000 violent crimes and more than 100,000 property crimes each year go unsolved, even if you control for other factors. it is not just reading the words off the car

senator leahy. >> thank you. you know, we've talked about executive orders. i mean, we had the supreme court couldn't reach a decision in u.s. taxes. that's one of the reasons we now have a quandary concerning expanding daca, a 4-4 split. .. jamaica chartered to buy a gun in this country. it is a weapon of an instrument of terrorism and those determined to commit terrorist attacks are taking advantage of that. i believe it's a matter of homeland security that we address this. >> i am told at least one al qaeda member has pointed to the u.s. gun show loophole to encourage their sympathizers to acquire and use firearms. from your experience, is it pretty clear that terrorists in other parts of the world are aware of weak en masse? >> i believe they are. i have read such literature that you refers to as recently as this week. we know from past days that the literature put out by al qaeda and isil that is disseminated is at it upon and followed. there are examples of that. >> i have spoken before on the floor. i am appalled with the rise of the poor and rhetoric

leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i would have found the previous comments more interesting if it wasn't for the fact that people have been asking me, why is it -- i wonder if i -- i don't want to interfere with the conversations on the floor, but ... mr. president, i just wonder on this if we had had a real conference where things were discussed, which is impossible because the republican leadership took the house of representatives out for a multi-week vacation last week. had they stayed and done their work, as we are, i'm sure we could have worked something out. but that, of course srk their decision. -- but that, of course, is there decision. mr. president, on another matter, this week marks an historic moment in vermont. this coming friday, july 1, vermont's act 120, the first in the nation, labeling law for genetically engineered, so-called g.e., foods will take effect. but, unfortunately, for consumers, everywhere, it should be a short-lived celebration. late last week a so-called deal was reached on

in the senate, the leaders were lee a tea party , senator from utah and patrick leahy, a democratic senator from vermont. in the house, the leader was a very young tea party person and the other sponsor of reform in the house was john conyers, a long-time african-american, democratic liberal from detroit. so these issues can bring people , together. the other point i would like to make is, in terms of what the church committee did and didn't do. on the afternoon of 9/11, james baker, who was bush and reagan cabinet member, and bush, hw and ronald reagan cabinet member, and had been the principal bush and ageorge w. real establishment intelligent , person went on channel seven, abc news and said the church committee caused 9/11. far-fetched a very thought. at if you read what the church first, committee said, we said, example, with the fbi that , the fbi should increase attention to terrorism and devote less or no attention to american domestic politics. but they should increase their attention to terrorism, and we said the cia should do more to use human infiltration of bad and not to be te

. >> omar mateen would have been picked up by this, senators leahy gave us an addition which is verypful because he was under investigation. there is a part of our bill that would cover him as well. >> dickerson: if you have been under investigation over some period of time, you would trigger -- >> that's correct. dickerson: what's the time period there? >> there is no time period. dickerson: ever been looked at by the fbi. >> that's correct. dickerson: what about the fact that somebody could be looked at and maybe fbi got it wrong. now they never can buy a firearm? >> that doesn't mean that it would be -- they would be subject to being ping pinged they would look at it. i think, you know, as we look at life as it is today and the possibility of attack. we here in judiciary, in intelligence, the fbi, it's investigation after investigation. if you consider the fact that over 500 arrests and convictio convictions, providing material support or conspiring in one of these things has occurred. you know that these things are going on and the only way we have of stopping them is good intell

leahy, mr. lee... >> ...and that's about all. i just... i'm sorry that i have such a... >> mr. reed of rhode island, mr. reid of nevada... >> you know, i think my psyche was just kind of letting in little bits at a time, it was just all so... such a whirlwind of craziness for me. >> mr. schumer, mr. scott, mr. sessions, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby... >> narrator: also watching in the gallery, tucson survivor pat maisch. >> i went from being sad to being mad. they're all down there in their good ol' boy stance, shaking hands, chatting. >> mr. wyden... (gavel banging) >> on this vote the amendment is not agreed to. >> like people's lives aren't in the balance on this, and i just thought they needed to be shamed. they should be ashamed of themselves. i stood up and said, "shame on you." shame on you! >> there will be order in the senate. >> because they needed to be shamed. shame on them. shame on me if after what i've gotten to witness i choose to be quiet. >> i'm surprised that she was the only one, actually, that burst out... because it was so intense and so charged. >> the galler

vermont senator leahy talking about a bill to deny suspectedt. the no-fly list. anyway, this fill i biibuster gn on capitol hill. >>> let's go back to the orlando story now. people still trying to deal with the tragedy that unfolded in that town. they are getting help from man's best friend. 11 comfort dogs unleesashed on e city to be with the survivors and first responders. this is the same organization that's helped during other national tragedies including sandy hook, the boston marathon bombing, the 2013 oklahoma tornado. kim is the president and founder of k-9 comfort dogs and is joined by the beautiful gracie today in orlando. great to have you on. >> good to be here. >> so you have gracie with you and you run this organization. tell me what you guys have been up to the last few days. >> well, we come in where we're invited, we got the invite sunday afternoon. we try to put boots and paws on the ground within 24 hours. we arrived monday morning. we had 12 golden retrievers down here and 20 handlers. we are spending time with families of the

. >> it is my belief that our mens meant amendment does cover, senator leahy and senator nelson cemented to a set amendment which is incorporated, which jut does cover the orlando killer. i just wanted, just wanted you to know that.ifornia, thank you very much. >> i would say to my friend from california, the problem in this instances the shooter was aot licensed security guard. he was guarding the courthouse, he also had a firearms firearms license from the state of florida. there is nothing about her amendment that would havegh prevented him from purchasing a firearm. indeed the only thing that might've happened would be that the fbi would've been notified under the five-year look back provision. but the fbi had already investigated this particular shooter and cleared him, notwithstanding notwithstanding all the troubling signals we see now in retrospect. so i still believe that there is nothing in the feinstein amendment that would've prevented this shooter fromns tn purchasing firearms because he had a firearms license already pain i thank you for your time. i yield back. >> will now

would be alerted in the case like the orlando sugar and also includes language proposed by senators leahy and nelson it would ensure any suspected terrorist who tries to buy a gun within five years of being investigated would automatically trigger a notification about the attempted purchase so in 2013 and 14 the fbi conducted to increase on the dead man related to suspected terrorism even though the fbi was investigating possible terrorism and at one point place them on the watch list and had no power to prevent him from purchasing weapons that the gun store that isd the key thing. no power to prevent him from purchasing at a gun store if this was a place that would allow the attorneys general to know about your landau attempt and then investigating him to determine whether to deny that done based off his history. so now we will explain the hist. database also known as the consolidated terror watchlist under this amendment the attorney general looks to this database to identify terrori suspected terrorist than tost be included they must have reasonable suspicion based on the totality of c

case of an individual like omar mateen, our amendment also includes language proposed by senators leahy and nelson. this. this language would ensure that any suspected terrorists who tries to buy a gun within five years of being investigated for terrorism crimes would automatically trigger a notification to the justice department about the attempted purchase. so as you know, in 2013, 2014 the thousand 13, 2014 the fbi conducted two inquiries on the orlando gunman related to suspected terrorism. even though the fbi was investigating him for possible terrorism and at one point placed him on the fbi terrorist watchlist, it had no power to prevent him from purchasing weapons at a gun store. that is the key thing. it had no power to prevent him from purchasing a gun at a gun r store. had this amendment been in place, it would have allowed the attorney general to know about the orlando shooters attempt to buy an assault rifle. and then investigate toau determine whether to deny the gun based off of this man's entire history. so let me now explain how a terrorist screening database also known

that the following amendments be called up en bloc. 4138 peters, 4293 baldwin, 4112 jill brand, 4354 leahy, 4079 heitkamp, 4317 hirono, 4031 cardin, 4169 coats, 4236 portman, 4119 roberts, 4095 ernst, 4086 mu murkowski, 4247 danes, 4344 sullivan. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report the amendments by number. the clerk: the senator from arizona mr. mccain reports amendments en bloc -- mr. mccain: i ask that further reading be dispensed with. the clerk: 4138, 4293, 4112, 4177, 4354, 4079, 4317, 4031, 4169, 4236, 4119, 4095, 4086, 4071, 4247, and 4344. mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent that the senate now vote on these amendments en bloc. the presiding officer: is there any further debate on these amendments? hearing none, all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. mccain: mr. president, i would -- we would have these two votes later this afternoon depending on agreement between the majority leader and the democratic leader. i thank my colleagues for their cooperation and we look forward

appreciate the fact you are working to issue regulations that the reforms the chairman of god, senator leahy, congressman conyers and i have been pushing. or the regulations he planned to move out soon finally to his gerrymandering to prevent regional founders from unlimited number in affluent areas even though they are not high unemployment areas. >> limited gerrymandering was one of the changes that we are developing consistent with recommendations, sir. as we discussed the other day, we intend of the changes up are noticed and commented november. that is on the list. yes, sir. >> this is my last question. when you and i spoke this week on me to credit for decreasing the number of criminals released from 36,000 to 30,000, but this is still too many criminals released in our community and the threat to public safety someone suggests you are releasing fewer people because you are detaining fewer people. but it's evident that the case of your so-called enforcement priorities allow drunk drivers to roam free. we've consider changing your policies to ensure all individuals charged with driving

i have a long list of statements i'd like to submit for the record from the ranking member senator leahy and the public affairs council, and amnesty international, the labor alliance and are new york times article and washington times article. i believe those will be smitten without ejection. >> without objection. as to the empty seats before us, it is my understanding this hearing was scheduled with a minimum of notice and no consultation with the invited witnesses from the administration. it is my expectation they are busy keeping our country safe and as you surely appreciate from your work in the justice department, asking witnesses to speak about the ongoing investigation into the orlando incident would not have produced any testimony. i would note that the sector will be before this exact committee in two days prepared to answer questions. >> let me close i quoting what i have just omitted for the record, an article from general david pretorius. those who flirt with hate speech against muslims should realize they are playing directly into the hands of al qaeda in the islamic state.

i'm not sure how the two parties will deal withsenator mitch mcce the vote and then patrick leahy announces the vote. let's watch and we will come back. >> just think about it. the majority leader promised, he agained over and over that he would not break the rules of the senate to change them. promise.not an agent july 14, we depressed press, he said we are not touching judges. we are not touching judges. then there are the double standards. when democrats were in the minority, they argued for the very thing they now say we will have to do without. namely, the right to extended debate on lifetime appointments. in other words, they believe one said of rule should apply to and another set to everybody else. he may as just as well have said if you like the rules of the senate, you can keep him. if you like the rules of the senate, you can keep them. >> the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. are there other senators who wish to vote? if not on this vote, the yeas are 52.he nays the decision is not sustained. >> i make a point of order. nominations are fully debatable have ch

i'm working with my colleagues including ranking member leahy. he has a canadian border too, on that legislation. however, as you know, in addition to the legislation -- which i hope will pass this year -- we need a specific mou with canada at the peace bridge. where are your negotiations with the new canadian government to make this happen? we have a new government. will you commit to getting an mou permanent pre-inspection completed for the peace bridge by the end of year? >> senator, it's been a while since i've checked in on progress concerning the peace bridge. i should have done that before i knew i was going to have the hearing. >> even after all that nice praise i gave you? >> yes, i know. i have to, i have to check to see where we are on the status of our discussions, senator, and i would be happy to get back to you. >> okay. but would you make every effort to get this done by the end of year? >> i will make every effort to do the right thing and get this done. i have to check in on the status of it. >> by the end of the year? >> the end

i would also note that thanks to then-chairman leahy, the bill on which this amendment is based had a hearing in the judiciary committee on february 29, 2012. so this bill has come before this body before. it got 67 votes, and it's had a hearing in the judiciary committee three years ago. unfortunately, the amendment was taken out of the ndaa in conference that year. so it's my hope that the senate will pass this amendment again this year and that the house will support it so that the law will clearly protect americans in the united states fro fromindefinite detention from their own government. now, members may say, well, this isn't going to happen. we're not going to do this. but we have done it. and i remember has a small child going just south of san francisco to a racetrack called tanfaran. and it wasn't a racetrack. it was a detention center for japanese-americans during world war ii. and there were hundreds of families housed there for years against their will. to prevent this from ever happening again, congress passed and president nixon signed into law the non-detention act of