south carolina senator lindsey graham joins us. good evening senator. are you crying? >> i'm pretty happy. >> greta: okay you're not crying. >> no. >> greta: what about reconciliation? democrats say it has been used 21 times before. any republicans complaining, quit crying. >> it has never been used this way. it was never meant to be used this way. we need health care reform and better hearing in washington. if our democratic friends don't understand what massachusetts was about, that is scary. scott brown took ted kennedy's seat in massachusetts the bluest of blue states running on the idea that he would be the 41st vote against this massive health care bill. what's their response? to accuse us of crying when they try to it through with 51 votes and ignore the american people by making it bigger. i think they've lost their mind. >> greta: what are the

two democratic senators are backing the legislation, it's sponsored by republican lindsey graham.he white house is said to be reconsidering its decision to try the confessed 9/11 master mind khalid sheikh mohammed and four others in a new york city federal court. >> we believe we're at war. the law enforcement model being used by the obama administration should be rejected. we're not fighting a crime, we're fighting a war. and to criminalize this war puts our nation at risk. jane: a similar measure failed last year, we're going to talk about why lawmakers think they have a better chance at this time, and we're going to be joined by one of the co-sponsors of the bill, senator saxby chambliss, in just a few minutes. jon: the senate select excellence committee calling top intelligence officials to capitol hill to testify on current and projected national security threats to the united states. we are all concerned about this one, obviously. national correspondent catherine herridge live in washington, what do we expect to hear this afternoon? >> reporter: well, this is really one of t

and so, the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, and john kerry has been all over of them are coming together to try to find if a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future and understanding that there is a transition so that we have to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into this new energy future. that is going to be vital. so don't give up on that. i don't want us to just say the easy way out is for us to give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when its response to price. if they start seeing that dirty energy is a little pricey, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innervate. -- innovate. they will start to think things through in innovative ways. i want to congratulate john kerry, jolie garmin, and lindsey graham -- and joe lieberman. >> the final question from indiana senator evinan bae. >> let's get your microphone. nice sneakers, by the way. >> thank you. you have to take care of your feet around here. mr. president, you have already addressed this in some

those senators include john mccain and lindsey graham. they want to force the trials to be held in military court. that would create a standoff with an administration that strongly prefers civilian trials. >>> top officials went to capitol hill to make a historic announcement. they told congress it's time to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy. martha raddatz reports. >> reporter: it was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the highest-ranking military officer in the nation. who said what no one in his position has ever said before. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. >> reporter: admiral mullen's statement ran into stiff opposition from republican senators. >> persons who demonstrate an propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would very likely create an unacceptable risk to t

. >> bret: nina, there is a push, bipartisan push led by lindsey graham of south carolina.nding and put them back into military commissions starting a bill launched tomorrow. >> i think it probably would do the white house a favor, actually, if congress took action, went this route, went a route of saying military -- we should have military tribunals for anybody declared an enemy combatant because i think what's happened to the white house is that they have run up against -- the contradictions of their two predictions are blowing up in heir face. they want to look tough to voters because it's popular to say these guys are righteous murderers. on the other hand, they want to look like they're just and fair and rule of law to appeal to their civil liberties allies on the left. and you can't the two sides aren't ten being. it's not a proper position. they are rightly tied in trying this guy in a court in new york city or a place like that congress would have done a favor to act. >> bret: the administration insists a decision has been made. our reporting has said that pretty mu

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all over thisthe three of them are coming together to try and find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future -- and understanding that there is a transition, so that we have got to make sure that the disruptions are minimized as we move into this energy future. that is going to be vital. so do not give up on that. i do not want us to just say the easy way out is for arrested just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it responds to price. and if they start seeing that, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innovate and think things through in all kinds of innovative ways. i want to congratulate specifically john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham, who it probably does not help him for me to compliment him, but has been very thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching the issue. >> final question -- evan bayh, indiana. [inaudible] >> we can get to

senator lindsey graham, a very experienced and still remains a j.a.g. officer in the air force after many years, still goes off to do his duty two weeks a year, he asked him this dramatic question to the attorney gener general: "if we captured bin laden himself tomorrow, would he be entitled to miranda warnings at the moment of capture?" attorney general holder: "again, i'm not -- that all depends. i mean..." he never gave a full answer to that. so, madam president, i thank the chair and believe that we've got to get our heads straight on this matter and cease to be providing the kind of due process rights that american citizens get and provide the kind of legitimate due process rights that a military commission provides. and they are great but they're not the same and they understand that we are at war and it creates a different dynamic in how the cases are processed. i thank the chair, would yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. ms. murkowski: madam president? the presiding officer: would the senator withhold his request? mr. sessions: m

"fox news sunday" welcome as jim jones and lindsey graham -- welcomes jim jones and lindsey graham. the nation" bob c. for talks to joe biden from -- but seifert talks to joe biden from vancouver. these programs begin at noon, eastern time, with "meet the press", followed by "this week," "fox news sunday," "face the nation," and "state of the union." hear them all here on c-span radio starting a new, here in the washington area, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span 2's "book tv" we can begin -- continues with books about fdr, president obama, and ronald reagan. this coming week, we all live in prime time on tuesday night with contemporary authors, taking your phone calls, e- mails, and twitter. host: -- >> his film, "hillary: the movie" was a decision about campaign finance recently. david bossie, tonight on a "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: douglas holtz-eakin is the former congressional budget adviser, president of the american action forum. what is this all about? guest: it and its sister organization are center-right organizations interested in renewing america, re

. >> john mccain, lindsey graham and others were asked about the democratic jobs bill, still unspecific jobs bill. this was their reaction earlier at a news conference today. >> i'll be glad to examine it, and we want to work with the president and the democrats, but that means sitting down at the table together. something we have not done yet. >> you can't be this far in debt without both parties working together. that's the problem. we work together way too well in terms of indebting the future generations of the country. >> and, you know, one of the things, steve, to your point about them working together, i talked to a lot of business people who says until small business people have a better sense of what will happen on health care and financial regulations, on all kinds of new laws, they don't feel comfortable with starting to hire again because they don't wlan the climate is going to be like. >> i've heard that for a while. we heard that at an economic summit. i'm sure it's a small factor. i doubt it's a big factor. if there were orders on their books, they'd hire. they wouldn't c

so we are encouraged by the work senator schumer is doing with senator lindsey graham, republican of carolina. we are encouraged congressman luis gutierez introduced a very good bill in the house of representatives, but it really is going to take much more leadership from the president who made a promise quite frankly to the latino community that hasn't been forgotten that he would make this issue a priority in his first year. >> host: let's take a call from louisiana. danny on the line for democrats. you were with janet murguia with the national council of la raza. colcord yes, ms. murguia, i see inconsistencies in your argument. for one thing, it seems the take away from them. if you do make all of these illegal is illegal, they are quneducated, cannot speak english, and all things being equal pay wise, they are going to choose the more educated american worker over them and what we are doing is in fact importing a whole class of welfare people in the end when qtup&. guest: obviously i disagree with that assertion. there is no question in our mind that therei] is enough data out >>

brought up several times during the gates hearing, the dod hearing, during a news conference with lindsey graham about the whole question whether any funds should be available to move the 9/11 defendants to the u.s. for trial. so i guess you would have to say, in defense of the republicans, most of them didn't know this information. now everybody knows it. >> and pete, let me ask you what you know about the ticktock here, not of the interrogation that's happening right now, but the interrogation that happened initially. tell us what you know about what he initially said and when he was given his miranda rights, when he clammed up. i think there's a lot of confusion, and frankly, we just are getting the briefing now from the administration about how all this went down in the hours after his capture. >> there is confusion about this. partly because every time the administration explains it, they explain it in a different way. but our understanding is this -- he was arrested on the plane, he was brought to a hospital, because he had burns on his legs because the explosive material didn't explode, i

lindsey graham, republican. joe lieberman, independent. john kerry, democrat.t a bill and the senate. i do not want to be a pollyanna about it. it will not be easy. i think we will have a chance to get a bill through in the senate as well. s a lot we have to do, but i hope that it -- as we move theseç things forward, especiay if we get bipartisan support in the senate and especially if the american people see that the republicans are being hypocritical about standing back and not participating and are playing to the fierce, people's fears, as they talk about things that are clearly untrue like death panels and the fears of government involvement, which i çthink people should recognizes absolutely necessary if we are going to cover 36 million people, as our bill envisions doing. w3and holding down health care costs for the future. even getting a reduction in the deficit because of the efforts to hold down health care costs that is not just good for the health care area and the people involved, but it would be a way to get our deficit under control as well. but

senator lindsey graham, very experienced and still remains a jag officer in the air force after manystill goes off to his duty two weeks a year. he asked this question to the attorney general. "if we captured osama bin laden tomorrow, would he be entitled to miranda eighth warnings at the moment of captures"? the attorney general, again, i'm not, that all democrats. i mean. he never gave a full answer. madam president, i thank the chair and believe we have got to get our head straight on this matter and cease to be providing the kind of due process rights that american citizens get and provide the kind of legitimate due process rights that a military commission provides. they are great, but they are not the same, and we understand that we are at war, and it creates a dynamic and allocation of process. i thank the chair. >> new york senator, chum schumer, and maryland congress man chris val hollins said they are looking at something in light of a recent supreme court ruling. this was a topic at the "washington journal." the new york post" this morning is "power- play." "with 15,000 tr

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all over this- the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future -- and understanding that there's a transition, so that we've got to make sure that the disruptions are minimized as we move into this new energy future -- that's going to be vital. so don't give up on that. i don't want us to just say the easy way out is for us to just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it responds to price. and if they start seeing that, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innovate, and they will think things through in all kinds of innovative ways. so i want to congratulate specifically john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham, who it probably doesn't help him for me to compliment him -- [laughter] -- but has been very thoughtful in terms of how they're approaching this issue. >> final question, evan bayh, indiana. >> t

to cross that line and all of a sudden decide as a corporation i want to defeat lindsey graham in south carolina and those corporations are in san francisco, boston, new york city could very well be the single biggest favor you can do for lindsey graham to guarantee the reelection because he will make a huge issue out of that >> good morning. good morning, and welcome, it is great to see all of you bright eyed and energetic. we have a great session this morning. before we start, i thought i would do two quick things of business. last night,çó the illinois campaign for better health care representative decided that he was born to be a little creative -- going to be a little creative. he broke out the words "budget reconciliation process." and then he wondered what words you could not make out of those letters and what words can you make out of those letters. i am going to read what you can can't not do. -- cannot do. you cannot spell the word filibuster. you can't spell out the word pass and pledge. you cannot spell out the word lieberman. [laughter] you can use those letters for pelosi,

it was always with the lindsey graham, lindsay collins and others. many issues are a logical.any are regional. practical. so you have to decide the question to different categories in terms of how the senate works and financial services, climate and energy. >> people have taken health care as if it were the model of everything that is in a flier. >> it might have been a catalyst in the massachusetts election, but we did not have a debate and the last month about how to regulate wall street or another hundred issues we could go down none of which were raised so i think the end of today we all realize we have to work in a bipartisan fashion and in answer to your question that came from that gentleman, the reason that we drove the price of a barrel of oil up to $144 a barrel amongst other things was a failure to regulate derivatives or failure to regulate international markets, and secondly that the caucus on a bipartisan basis could not pass laws to increase the fuel economy standards of the vehicles we tried so that we went from 20% imported oil in 1970 up to 60% imported oil a

lindsey graham, republican. joe lieberman, independent. john kerry, democrat.t to be a pollyanna about it. it will not be easy. i think we will have a chance to get a bill through in the senate as well. s a lot we have to do, but i hope that it -- as we move theseç things forward, especiay if we get bipartisan support in the senate and especially if the american people see that the republicans are being hypocritical about standing back and not participating and are playing to the fierce, people's fears, as they talk about things that are clearly untrue like death panels and the fears of government involvement, which i çthink people should recognizes absolutely necessary if we are going to cover 36 million people, as our bill envisions doing. w3and holding down health care costs for the future. even getting a reduction in the deficit because of the efforts to hold down health care costs that is not just good for the health care area and the people involved, but it would be a way to get our deficit under control as well. but we have got to get back to being abl

and, so, the fact that joe lieberman is work with lindsey graham and john kerry has been all over this and the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future and understanding that there is a transition, so we have got to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into the new energy future, and that is going to be vital. so, don't give up on that. i don't want to us just say, the easy way out is for us to just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it's -- it responds to price and if they star seeing, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier and clean energy is cheaper they'll innovate and think things through in all kind of innovative ways and i want to congratulate specifically john kerry and joe lieberman and linlind lindsey graham and it probably doesn't help for me to compliment him but has been thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching the issue. >> final question. evan byah, indiana. >> thank you, for being with us, mr. presiden

civilian court trial of suspected 9/11 terrorists seems to be growing by the say, republican senator lindsey grahamn trials and it's not just republicans, two democrats on the senate side joined the fight and it happened last night an stephen hayes, senior writer for "the weekly standard," and fox news contributor and i know you have been writing about this for some time and in addition to the christmas day body bomber. this topic i.r.s. if, jim webb and blanche lincoln, apparently like his idea. can he be successful in cutting off funding at this point, steven? >> yes, i think he can be. in fact i would be surprised if he wasn't, precisely because you have democrats eager to join in now, what you have, basically is an effort to cut off the funding for the trials for 9/11 conspirators, like khalid sheikh mohammed and we have seen over the past week, the obama administration, basically backed down from the plans to hold civilian trials, in manhattan, and, you know, there has been talk of them trying to hold civilian trials elsewhere and this is an -- i think this aims to short of short-circuit that

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. >> also, over the weekend, senator lindsey graham suggested that john brennan should step down because of comments he made at and what you. i was wondering if you had any reaction to that. that's only the second senator call for britain to step down. >> i will read rate what i said last week that nobody could hope for in this administration or in a previous administration which he served to stand up the national counterterrorism center. somebody more dedicated and less partisan than john brennan and doing everything they possibly can at every hour of the day to keep this country safe. i think we all men and women like him that work to keep our country a thank you, rather than to have them used as political footballs. >> does the president agreed with what mr. brennan wrote in u.s.a. today last week, that criticism of the obama administration counterterrorism policies serve the goals of al qaeda's? >> i think what john said was terrorists seek to strike fear and use fear to divide. i think what john pointed out was that these are not giant man. these are not, these are not great people.

i know senter lindsey graham tried to get this on the agenda.senator mccain and people on the other sides of the aisle. but i haven't seen enough willpower yet and i am not enough of a student of congress to explain exactly why that is what i can tell you the clock is ticking and not making a decision in this case is going to be making a decision in the problem of a very good one -- probably not a very good one. >> a gentleman here in the front row. >> good afternoon, psychiatry chertoff. my name is todd wiggins operating under this eminem revival media which is a blog id one youtube. i would like to thank for the opportunity and i heard you were here and try to make to the last minute. i have first question followed by complementary sidebar. the question has to do with consolidation of the department of homeland security headquarters in southeast d.c. of the west campus of st. elizabeth's. i have a colleague who is vehemently against that consolidation because he believes is not necessary because of the virtual technology that we now have that

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all other this. the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future. and understanding there's a transition to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into the new energy future. that's going to be vital. don't give up on that. i don't want us to say the easy way out is for us to give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it's -- responds to price. and if they start seeing you know what dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is cheaper, they will innovate and think things through. i want to congratulation john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham who have been very thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching this issue. >> final question. evan bayh, indiana. >> thank you for being with us. okay. i'll wait until the mic gets here. >> here. pass that there. president obama no, we can get you a mic. nice sneakers by the way. >> thank you. we got to st

so, we are encouraged by the work that senator schumer is doing what senator lindsey graham, a republicanthing, it seems like e people who would most be hurt -- are being hurt in the job situation by these illegal immigrants are in fact multigenerational mexican- americans who are already here, and people are --ç of color, because they go in and take away from them. if you do make all of these illegal is illegal, they are quneducated, cannot speak english, and all things being equal pay wise, they are going to choose the more educated american worker over them and what we are doing is in fact importing a whole class of welfare people in the end when qtup&. guest: obviously i disagree with that assertion. there is no question in our mind that therei] is enough data out there to support theç fact that when we are looking at the economy, a strong caseç can be made for leveraging the benefit of revenue from the work force that is currently being exploited and taken a manager of paired with need to make sure we are raising the wage base for all workers and not just one segment. and if you i

i know senator lindsey graham tried to get this on the agenda.senator mccain and other people on both sides of the dial. but i haven't seen enough willpower yet and i'm not enough of a student of congress to explain exactly why that is what i can tell you the clock is ticking and not making a decision in this case is going to be making a decision probably not a very good one. >> the gentleman here in the front row. >> good afternoon, secretary chertoff. my name is todd riggins. i'm operating under the urban revival media which is a blog id one youtube. i would like to speak to you for the opportunity you are here and i heard you try to make a last-minute. i have a question followed by complementary sidebar. the question as to the consolidation of the department homeland security headquarters in southeast d.c. and west campus of st. elizabeth. i have a colleague who is vehemently against the consolidation because she believes it is not necessary because the virtual technology that we now have that can spread resources around the region and perhaps

lindsey graham, who has been a supporter of climate change legislation if it includes provisions fore pipeline right now would produce around 10. is it enough? guest: it is interesting to be involved in the discussion about how many we need with different people proposing numbers. there has to be a process with the congress and the administration to decide what kind of programs and incentives the government wants to put in place. we are going to build some number of new reactors. they will produce electricity without emitting co2. the more we build the last we have to worry about co2 from other sources. building less reactors, we have to have carbon sequins -- carbon sequestration for other technologies. there will be a lot of efficiency programs. it really is a question of what sort of basket. the fact the president has come forward and said we will be building nuclear plants, that will relieve some of the pressures on the other technologies. we believe it is a great step forward. host: should republicans come to the table with him and agree and support the amount of money he has pu

. >> wolf, we got a statement from lindsey graham who is critical of the rule and he says that the rulerisk for no higher purpose. he says that i am glad that the policy being reviewed, and it is long overdue. graham says he has legislation prepared in case the review process is stalled and he considers this rule a matter of life and death. one more update on roger hill's case, even though they took over the 12 spies, army investigators learned that all 12 men were released and no one knows where they are now. >> how is that possible that nato does not know where they are? and the suspicion is that they were actually spies working for the taliban? >> i know it is really hard to believe, but that, the reason for that is because nato stops tracking detainees once they are handed over to the afghan authorities and that is the way that the rule is set up, and one of many reasons why this rule is so widely criticized now. now, all 12 of those suspected spies, wolf, were let go and remember they all worked on the base, so that means they were all armed with a lot of information about how the

lindsey graham, who has been a supporter of climate change legislation if it includes provisions foro see more along the lines of about 100 new nuclear reactors, and the money that is in the pipeline right now would produce around 10. is it enough? guest: it is interesting to be involved in the discussion about how many we need with different people proposing numbers. there has to be a process with the congress and the administration to decide what kind of programs and incentives the government wants to put in place. we are going to build some number of new reactors. they will produce electricity without emitting co2. the more we build the last we have to worry about co2 from other sources. building less reactors, we have to have carbon sequins -- carbon sequestration for other technologies. there will be a lot of efficiency programs. it really is a question of what sort of basket. the fact the president has come forward and said we will be building nuclear plants, that will relieve some of the pressures on the other technologies. we believe it is a great step forward. host: should r

that is not change that can be believed in, said senator lindsey graham. that was not changed.s the type of deal was also senate itself. back in the summer of 77, the founders debated -- back in the summer of 1787, the founders debated this. they called for a single house and in july the compromised for the two houses. the great compromise was intended to make sure that the big states did not travel little guys. with 37 more states today campbell once wielded disproportionate power grid have of the population of the nation lives in 10 states which have 20 senators for the other half live in 40 states that have 80 senators. small states and states whose representatives might tip the balance on a key vote make out like bandits as their senators demand outside of preparations in return for their support for the nelson fracas was nothing more than a system designed how it was supposed to work. texas, on the independent line, good morning. caller: you are doing a good job up there. i would like to say something about sarah palin and the tea party. the tea party people are being miss

there is a coalition of republican members led by lindsey graham and susan collins who are partneringference of agreement. the intention then is for the house of representatives, henry waxman and i, nancy pelosi, then to work with them in order to produce the legislation this year. i believe that that will have a. i believe that bill will be on the president's desk. and the reason i believe it is it's in our national security interest. it's in our long-term economic interest. half of our trade deficit is importing oil, a lot of it from countries that really we should not be sending that capital too. so i think those and their kids are driving us towards resolving this issue in the united states. and i think since mexico is our closest neighbor, then working with them to help produce a hemispheric understandings that can help then i think to create a model for the rest of the world. there is no question though that we will be successful. we don't have an option in the united states, and legislatively i think republicans and democrats both understand that the world looks at us and they

there is a coalition of republican members led by lindsey graham and susan collins, who are partnering with john kerry and joe lieberman in the united states senate, working with the white house towards finding a comprehensive agreement. the intention then is for the house of representatives, henry waxman and i, nancy pelosi, to work with them in order to produce the legislation this year. i believe that that will happen. i believe that that bill will be on the president's desk, and the reason i believe it is that it is in our national security interests, our long-term economic interest. . f our trade different -- that as it is from importing -- half of our trade deficit is from importing oil. those imperatives are driving us towards resolving this issue in united states. i think since -- since mexico is our closest neighbor, working with them to help produce understandings can help them to create a model for the rest of the world. there is no question that we will be successful. we do not have an option in the united states. legislatively, republicans and democrats both understand tha

i know senter lindsey graham tried to get this on the agenda.aisle. but i haven't seen enough willpower yet and i am not enough of a student of congress to explain exactly why that is what i can tell you the clock is ticking and not making a decision in this case is going to be making a decision in the problem of a very good one -- probably not a very good one. >> a gentleman here in the front row. >> good afternoon, psychiatry chertoff. my name is todd wiggins operating under this eminem revival media which is a blog id one youtube. i would like to thank for the opportunity and i heard you were here and try to make to the last minute. i have first question followed by complementary sidebar. the question has to do with consolidation of the department of homeland security headquarters in southeast d.c. of the west campus of st. elizabeth's. i have a colleague who is vehemently against that consolidation because he believes is not necessary because of the virtual technology that we now have that can spread resources around a region and perhaps cov

i know senter lindsey graham tried to get this on the agenda.and people on the other sides of the aisle. but i haven't seen enough willpower yet and i am not enough of a student of congress to explain exactly why that is what i can tell you the clock is ticking and not making a decision in this case is going to be making a decision in the problem of a very good one -- probably not a very good one. >> a gentleman here in the front row. >> good afternoon, psychiatry chertoff. my name is todd wiggins operating under this eminem revival media which is a blog id one youtube. i would like to thank for the opportunity and i heard you were here and try to make to the last minute. i have first ques i have a colleague who is against consolidation because he believes it is not necessary because of virtual tech that can spread resources around a region and cover it more completely. he also doesn't believe it is a good idea to have from a security standpoint. i would like to complement you in an abstract way. i attended a georgetown party, and when you wakle

to what would come up this year and the house of the senate, with people like john mccain and lindsey grahamin 2005 and 2006 in the senate. like climate change, there are bipartisan efforts that are ongoing to bring legislation like this to the floor and to create bipartisan majorities to get him past the president. he had a meeting not too long ago to keep that process going and we look forward to taking part in it. >> i understand you don't want to get ahead of the testimony of secretary gates and admiral mullen, but does the president's decision have a dual tract repeal for some alteration of the regulation system that was in the pentagon going on at the same time that they are pushing for congressional repeal? >> give me a few hours. [laughter] and i think that -- i will. i think you'll see efforts on a number of friends over the course of the next many months that will be outlined by secretary gates, outlined by admiral mullen, the chair of the joint chiefs, to address what the president promised again dating back to the city campaign in 2003 in 2004 to seek the overturning of don't ask