dean heller, lisa murkowski of alaska, susan collins, dean coats, dan portman of ohio.house, he said many things off camera. "one month ago i personally told the white house another extension of unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but include something to help put people back to work. to date the president has offered no such plan. if he does, i'll be happy to discuss it, but right now the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence of only finding a good job." clearly, there will be a fight in the house of representatives. let's talk about this a little bit. we await for the president. let's bring in our agenda panel for today, kelly goff, columnist for "the daily beast," lee fong, contributing writer for "the nation," and cheryl, i'll start with you. you were going to sort of pay attention to the republicans voting here and we saw six voted for it. what did you think of what you saw in terms of the unemployment rates of the senators who voted for and against this? >> it was a pretty unpredicta

influential us senator is urging washington to end the ban on exports of domestically produced oil lisa murkowski the top republican on the senate energy committee me a comment at an event in washington leading the prohibition on tree oil exports would serve to increase domestic oil production and the entry of this going out onto the global markets will put downward pressure on an international crisis. and all things equal. this combination will help the american consumer. the us introduced the ban after the oil crisis in the nineteen seventies. but many people say it's one of the day of oil exports doesn't make sense anymore that's because oil production is rapidly expanding thanks to new drilling technologies that extract crude oil and natural gas from shale rock. some experts say that the us will soon become the world's biggest oil producer. the us has already ease curbs on exports of natural gas but some members of congress say that domestically produced oil should be preserved for its u s industries. when it might be in business next hour here's another attack on the markets in. the yes unli

the question, should the export ban be lifted, and it has positive -- our full supporters like lisa murkowskiaska, companies like exxon mobil, the u.s. chamber of commerce -- their argument, you send more crude abroad and it will bring the world gas prices, and it will mean savings for oil producers here in the united states, but they are having problems with refinery capacity, specifically the light, sweet crude oil from north dakota, and they say that the ban is outdated. here is billionaire harold hamm of continental resources who we heard from today. >> the world has drastically changed since the opec oil embargo. was symbolice band as we had no oil exports. consumers would benefit from lifting these restrictions that inhibit the export of crude oil induced in the u.s.. >> there is a split in the oil industry. for refiners, it helps for the crude to stay in the u.s., they turn it into gasoline, and is allowed to be exported. we heard testimony from your presented of altai, who is a huge consumer, but also a refiner. >> we believe strongly that the ban on u.s. crude exports is good policy,

on book club to enter the chat room. >> senate energy and natural committee resources member lisa murkowski called for an end to the decades-old ban on domestic crude oil exports. senator murkowski spoke at the brookings institution about domestic energy policy. this is just under one hour. >> welcome to brookings. i am the managing director here. we are delighted that we are joined today by senator murkowski. one of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called springtime in alaska. the chorus he sings, when it's springtime in alaska, it's 40 below. by that standard, it is downright balmy in washington dc. we are delighted that senator murkowski is here today. we dialed up some summer weather for her. i'm sure she is wondering what the big deal is all about. the senator is the top republican on the senate energy committee. from the largest state in the nation, nearly as big a territory west of the mississippi, she thinks an large terms about issues like energy. and she has a big track record on this issue. we are here to discuss the implications on the domestic economy on our nationa

and california congressman adam schiff says -- next, we are going to turn to alaska senator lisa murkowski. she was speaking at the brookings institution about what can be done to bolster u.s. energy exports. she is currently the top republican on the senate energy and national resources committee. this ran about 50 minutes. brookings.to i am the managing director here. we are delighted that we are joined today by senator murkowski. cashf my favorite johnny songs going up was called "springtime in alaska." is springtime it in alaska, it is 40 below. by that standard, it is downright balmy in washington, d.c. the senator is the top republican on the senate energy committee. territory as the u.s. west of the mississippi. she thinks in large terms about issues like energy in particular, and has a big track record on this issue. today we are here to discuss the implications on the domestic economy, on our national security and our energy security. and with the whole or vortex being all the rage, we forgot about the polarization that often chills washington. senator murkowski is an important vo

republican senator lisa murkowski speaks at the brookings institution about the implications of energy trade and the economy and national security. >> in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls. this morningma will be joined by people whose unemployment benefits have ended as he urges congress to extend long-term unemployment benefits. that is at 11:40 am eastern. at one, army chief of staff speaks at the national press club about the future of the army. the senate committee -- the senate judiciary subcommittee speaks about the civil war in syria. and in about 45 minutes the president of the american principles project, francis cannon, looks at the congressional priorities for social conservatives. they discussion of federal investment in green technology companies with danny weiss of the center for american progress. and later, a discussion of gains by al qaeda and government groups in iraq and the u.s. agreement to assist without sending troops. we are joined by seth jones of the rand corporation. host: good morning. if the senate meets at 10 a clock a.m. this morning. they a

susan collins and lisa murkowski and ohio senator rob portman and new hampshire kelly ayotte. and dean heller who cou-sponsord the bill. before the senate vote, minority leader mitch mcconnell tried to hold unemployment assistance hostage to a one year delay of the individual mandate. as with all things related to congressional rpz, things remain hilariously and irresponsibly unpredictable. another vote must take place before a final vote on the bill which is possibly later this week. then the legislation will travel down the rabbit hole to the lower chamber where speaker boehner said it will face resistance. in a statement he said one month ago i personally told the white house that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but include something to help put people back to work. to date the president offered no such plan. if he does i'll be happy to discuss it. right now the house will remain focused on growing the economy and giving the unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. joining any now is squa

then there was dan coats of indiana, susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska and rob portman of ohio. with senator portman's totally unexpected vote for unemployment insurance, that was enough to break the republican party's filibuster on the bill, so the unemployment extension looks like it is going to pass the senate. they got enough republican votes to break the filibuster and nobody saw that coming. nobody saw that coming. nobody saw that coming. marco rubio who's been talking about poverty and giving his big speech on it tomorrow, he voted no. rand paul, talking about poverty, voted no. mike lee voted no. mitch mcconnell who's been talking about poverty, of course, no, he voted no. enough other republicans voted yes that it happened and that legitimately was a surprise. and once it passes the senate, that will mean it goes to the republican-controlled house where it would be, again, a legitimate surprise if the republicans in the house even allowed a vote on it. but one surprise means maybe there can be another. you know, the problem created by this cutoff of benefits is

alaska that same year, tea party republican joe miller came close to unseating centrist republican lisa murkowski but this, unfortunately for joe miller was part of his pitch. this is part of why he said he should win. >> should the federal government be requiring a minimum wage? >> that's clearly up to the states. >> there should not be a minimum wage? >> that should not be. that's not the scope of the powers given of the federal government. >> that was joe miller. not a senator then and not a senator after that election. well now in 2014, it's time for our next midterm year. and democrats and the president have succeeded in making the minimum wage an issue that has not just bottlenecked between the president and house republicans in washington, it is everywhere. including today becoming the latest headache for chris christie and the port authority in new york and new jersey. the person chris christie had to put in to replace the guy who got fired in the bridge scandal, bill baroni, the first thing the replacement had to get done was get a huge horrible round of press for what the "daily news" i

alaska's lisa murkowski and maine's susan collins. joining me now, richard wolff, executive editor of msnbc.com and author of the new book "the message: the reselling of president obama." and jared bernstein, a senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities, an msnbc contributor. richard, so the republican with the highest unemployment rate in the senate is on board for this. >> what a coincidence. >> big surprise. but the next one down, i believe, is mark kirk in illinois, which has awn employment rate that's above the 7% national average. he's not on board yet. and probably there's a very high unemployment rate in mississippi with two republican senators. it would seem that that's where you would try to get your support for this. >> right. and it's not surprising that the president's going to go out tomorrow and apply a lot of public pressure on these republicans. whenever you get the president out there with real people behind him, in this case people who are looking for unemployment benefits, to try and put pressure o

according to my colleague, kasie hunt in washington, d.c., is three republicans, dean helle helle, lisa murkowski, and susan collins of maine. all three saying they'll society for cloture. you have to get two more votes. are you going to get it? >> i think we're going to get it. senator reid in part called their bluff tonight. they said, hey, wait a second, we don't have all our senators here, give us until tomorrow morning, not expecting senator reid was going to agree with them. we put off the vote until 10:00 a.m. the hope is between now and then we'll be able to get two, three more republicans come across the line. this is just awful policy. and even worse politics for these guys. i don't know why they want the next two, three weeks to be all about the republicans turning their backs on the long-term unemployed. that's horrible for them and horrible for those folks. >> i could not agree with you more. in fact, i am baffled by the fact we are once again, it seems, watching the republican party be led into a fight it cannot win by certain elements of their coalition. her tamg action which is go

i also want to thank my colleague from the great state of alaska, lisa murkowski, for her work. she is an extraordinary colleague, collaborator, and we worked together to make this subcommittee bill a very good one. chairman ken kalb on the house, ranking member jim moran collaborated on this effort. jim is retiring. i want to thank him for his distinguished service to virginia and to the nation. i am very pleased in particular in this interior subcommittee bill that we could make a strong investment in clean water, in drinking water through the revolving funds, or known, the s.r.f. funds. this is not only about the environment and public health. it is about jobs. in fact, adopting our provisions in contrast to the house lower numbers will keep approximately 97,000 more americans on the job this year. and that, i think, is significant. it's not just about the environment. it's also about keeping people at work. we've also ensured that we can staff all our agencies, including the e.p.a., so they don't have to face furloughs, so that they can have continuity of operations so that

lisa murkowski from alaska. ron wyden from oregon. susan collins from maine. and senator debbie stabenow from michigan. obviously, senator menendez was our leader on the democratic side, and we would not be where we are today without his leadership and without the commitment of senator harry reid, who from nevada but recognizes that he has a flooding problem as well, that this is not just a coastal issue that stood up early to tell us if we can build a strong coalition, if we can build 60-plus, he would help us to get to a point where we could actually have a debate on amendments, vote them up and down, and then move this bill with the strongest vote possible to the house of representatives, where i'm proud to say there are 131 cosponsors on this bill. and that number is growing every day because as people hear about what's happening, understand, get notices from their insurance companies, which by the way are taking 30% of every policy off the top and assuming virtually no risk, which is an issue we have to address. it's not addressed in this bill. but as peo

. >> senate energy and natural resources committee lisa murkowski called for a decades old ban on domestic crude oil exsports. she said president obama has the authority to end the ban without congress. senator murkowski made the comments at the brookings institution. this is just under an hour. >> welcome, everyone, to brookings. i'm bill, the managing director here. and we're delighted that we're joined today by senator murkowski. one of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called "springtime in alaska" and if you remember the chore us, he says, when it's springtime in alaska it's 40 below and by that standard it's downright balmy here tpwheasheds. we're delighted that senator murkowski is here today. we wanted to make her feel at home so we deviled up some summer weather for her and i'm sure she's wondering what the big deal is all about. the senator is the top republican on the senate energy committee. from the largest state in the nation, nearly as big a territory as the u.s. west of the mississippi, she thinks in large terms about issues like energy and in particular energy.

. >> senate energy and natural resources committee lisa murkowski called for a decades old ban on domestic crude oil exsports. she said president obama has the authority to end the ban without congress. senator murkowski made the comments at the brookings institution. this is just under an hour.

i am partnering with lisa murkowski to urge our colleagues to sit together during the state of union- state of the union. he also posted a little bit of video. we will see that emerge as the day goes forward and tonight as well. pat, jackson, tennessee. caller: good morning. i was thinking about -- c-span had a session on where they were showing the president meeting with a lot of business people. they were talking about bringing some of the companies and manufacturing businesses back into the united states and we have not heard anything since then. them upith a lot of there. a lot of people have been saying that the president is not doing anything to get jobs back, but i saw that on c-span. he was meeting with business people and trying to get them and offering and asking them questions about what can the united states do to draw the businesses back and they were giving their suggestions and everything. he has been working on that, i know. i wish you would come out and talk about how far that has what are his plans about getting the manufacturing businesses back in the united states