senator luger? >> mr. chairman, i join you in welcoming secretary clinton to the foreign relations committee once again. we look forward to discussing the administration's foreign policy priorities and budget requests for fiscal year 2013. since your visit last year, the american economy remains under great stress. the unemployment rate stands well above the historical standards at 8.3% nationally and 9% in my home state of indiana. at the close of 2011, nearly 13 million americans were still looking for work. the national debt has risen above $15 trillion posing extreme economic risk for our country. american families continue to bear the brunt of these economic uncertainties. within this context, the administration's request for resources must be prioritized to meet the requirements of budget austerity. while addressing the vital national security objectives that the chairman has so well outlined. this past year brought further uncertainty overseas. people in north africa and the middle east are marking

senator luger? >> madame secretary, in the budget that you presented, the leading candidates for recipient of foreign assistance are israel, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt in that order. it's a very sizable portion of money. $3 billion for israel. 2.5 for afghanistan. 2.2 for pakistan. 2 billion for iraq. so forth. my question comes down to the fact that long ago before you had any responsibility, the united states decided to build the very largest embassy we've ever built in the world in baghdad. during many years those of us that visited that building or the general compound noted how important the security was around all of it. not only for the united states personnel but for iraqis who were working with us who try to build democracy and stability in that country. now as we have withdrawn our armed forces and as you pointed out, the diplomatic mission still remains remarkably vital and important, i ask this question along with the side bar of afghanistan, which in this budget you presented

richard luger, who is still in the senate. but leaguer was -- luger was a very good example -- i see him as an example of the mansfield democratic sized senate. and if he was willing to step up and play an important role, the senate welcomed that. >> what we remember and i remember interviewing akip many, many years ago, i gathered that he, republic yap, and mike mansfield, the majority leader democrat, would have breakfast every day. what did that indicate to you? >> well, they were best friends. i mean, they were very best friends, and they really got together for breakfast every day they weren't doing something else, is my understanding, but it signified the kind of bipartisanship. from the top down. the message mansfield sent and that's the message the mansfield akin friendship went but there were numerous cases like this. howard baker told me a story. >> tell the people who howard baker is. >> howard baker of tennessee was one of the great senators and he becomes -- at the beginning of my book he has just -- he becomes mi

luger stays in hotels when he travels to the state. campaign says the issue was settled years ago when the state attorney ruled they don't lose residency serving out of state. they say he pays the property taxes on a farm he owns in indiana. >>> finally, a young saudi blogger has been sent back to the homeland to face trial and possible execution triggered by comments he made on twitter. that were seen as blasphemous against the prophet muhammad. kashgari apologized for sending three tweets of a fictional conversation with the prophet muhammad that quickly sparked thousands of angry responses and debt threats. no official reaction from the saudi government. u.s. human rights groups asked the state department to intervene. today, parts of the south are dealing with the aftermath of a winter snowstorm. but soon enough, southerners will be dodging spring thunderstorms. and the tornadoes they spawn. tonight, senior national correspondent john roberts takes us to an alabama community government red tape could soon mean the difference betwee

said, quote, dick luger moved out of indiana then lefd hoosier taxpayers with a $50,000 bill for 325 nights. dick lugar has not lived in the state of indiana since 1977. he is getting quite a run for his money from a tea party candidate in the gop primary. is this emblematic of what is going on with romney and gingrich and santorum right in your own state where you have an establishment guy getting hit not only by democrats but also the tea party for not being authentic enough? >> well, first, my official response is just to laugh. i mean, give me a break. these attacks just don't work no matter who they're thrown at. but what we've learned in indiana, and i think what you're going to learn in this presidential primary process as well is primaries are good. they make candidates stronger. i worked for dan coates, former now current u.s. senator in the 2010 cycle. and having a competitive five way primary made him a better general election candidate. they had to debate and defend and offer ideas on debate stages across the state and it makes people stronger. i think you saw that with m

the core money does the kerry luger bill? >> it went from 1.5 to 1.2, i think is r. the numbers. >> okay. >> has it come down, is it staying the same level? >> the t. security system for pakistan is staying the same. is that right? staying the same. staying the same. >> thanks. >> thanks, everyone. appreciate it. >> sir? sure. sure. go ahead. >> one question. let's get the lights out. we've got $313 billion cut for global health programs. >> well, the global health

a candidate in indiana running against richard luger, if there is a second wave of the tea party movement, he would win, he was convinced santorum was the most electable republican, the reason being as ronald reagan said at cpac 36 years ago, 37 years ago, conservatives win when they draw bright contrasts in bold pastels or bold contrasts in bright pastels, bright colors. they don't win if they muttle the difference. that is not how george w. bush won, not how george hw bush. conservatives are convinced that is how they win. talking about a population at cpac, population that vote in the republican republican primaries, population that will vote in arizona, the next winner take all primary i think people are worried about romney losing. >> but dave, after sharon engel, after joe miller, after all the experience of all those republican sort of average republicans being primaried by bold color tea party super conservatives republicans and them losing in the general election, is there any sense among these folks there might be lessons learned from that? >> they feel like those were anomalies