we have a piece of legislation produced by ninth circuit senator mikulski, co-sponsored by another since the ninth circuit senator. >> six bipartisan sponsors. >> i am proud of our control but of course senator mikulski, it was senator stevens from alaska who suffered. introducer the fairness disclosure of evidence act and the integrity act. to pass laws and prosecutors live by it them. if you shine a light on what is hidden in prosecutors' files, then it will have a much better chance and you don't count on people being honest warfare. it is just there. that is why i suggest we have legislation pending. it should be supported and passed. >> let's go to the back. >> thank you. to what extent does the criminal defense bar put pressure on authorities to take this more seriously with their powers of discipline. to the extent the state bar authorities may not be very responsive what is the role of the federal district court in disciplinary committees to actually discipline attorneys to appear before them? judge kosinski long time ago in the central business did -- district case, attorneys fo

i have senator mikulski. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you and also ranking member moran for organizing this hearing on this topic of alzheimer's. it is very special to me because my own very dear father died of the consequences of alzheimer's now 25 years ago. so i've been at this a long time. and for many of us, we've had it either in our own families or people near and dear to us, and of course there are marquee names that talk about this. this is reagan, justice sandra day o'connor and others. really, it's -- this is an equal opportunity epidemic. it hits people at all income levels and whether you are the president of the united states like president reagan or a small grocer businessman like my father or like the men and women out here in the audience who wear the purple sash. they know this tremendous impact on family life, the family budget, and ultimately on our budget. so i think we all do need a sense of urgency about how we can come to grips with this and accelerate what we want to do. i want to welcome the witnesses here

in 1986 when barbara mikulski came to the senate, she wasn't allowed to wear pants on the senate floor come far but it just shows it is still not far enough perhaps. >> dana and gloria, thanks very much. when we come back, two major developments on the ebola threat. also, we are going to take you to ground zero in the battle against the worst ebola outbreak the world has ever seen. dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. can this decadent, fruit topped pastry... ...with indulgent streusel crumble, be from... fiber one. new fiber one streusel. >>> a human trial of an experimental ebola virus vaccine will be tried next week. ebola has killed more than 1500 people in west africa. the west point slum in monrovia is considered ground zero. we were allowed inside the quarantine zone. there is no way out for residents. >> reporter: on the drive in, you are met with barbed wire and barricaded shops. at the quarantine line, angry residents congregating to stare-down police. crossing the line, you are immediately swarmed, peop

agreed to, the joint resolution as amended be read a third time, passed, that the reid-mcconnell-mikulski title amendment at the desk be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request? mr. mcconnell: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: let me say to my friend, the majority leader, this is a good example of us being able to put aside partisan considerations and work together to help our good friend, israel. and i particularly want to salute senator graham and senator mccain who have been absolutely relentless in their efforts to make sure that we sent this important signal to israel at a very tough time for them. they're being, in my view, criticized by everyone for pursuing a policy that i'm absolutely certain we would pursue if somebody across our border were launching missiles at our civilian population. i think it's important for us to send a signal that the united states stands behind one of its best friends

while the saudis are scimitar barbara mikulski opposed to ok you talk about we should be energy you talk about all green in all this crap and they want someone puts it in your backyard it might not in your view you call it your statement is fucking going well the reason for that kevin is is democracy works it's your you're elected by the local people you're supposed to represent their interests and if they don't want the wind farm then that's what you're supposed to you even if you think it's a good idea but tom why is it good in some areas but it is especially in those wealthy areas or malibu i think i don't know nemi living is just as hypocritical as you do i you know when the when the kennedys were complaining about a wind farm in martha's vineyard back twenty years ago i you know i was rolling my eyes that's why we i mean our name as yes we have found a great many of us are going to voter id a recent study loyola university professor justin levitt tried to put a face to voter fraud he looked at one billion votes cast and found thirty one cases of credible fraud that's point zero zero

senator bob mikulski says, in announcedwith -- funds to combat domestic maryland.jim mcgovern says join national park service for each were this morning. keep up with members of congress twitter.com/c-span. >> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday, "the communicators." buchanan.t 2, books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. saturday, on "afterwards," daniel halpern. sunday we toured casper, wyoming. then the negro league kansas city monarchs. then the depiction of slavery in movies. america," aneal interview with president herbert hoover. let us know about the programs you are watching. -- cost.ery nation. c-span commerce >> the federal communications commission voted 3-2 on andiring wireless companies messaging applications to allow cell phone users to send text to 911 by the end of the year. wireless companies have until december 31 to comply with the new law. the commission debated and ruled on the new bill on friday. this is what our. to the wireless bureau, roger, sue, michael, paul

senator mikulski plex >> thank you very much mr. chairman and also ranking member for organizing this hearing on this topic of all timers. it's very special to me because my own very dear father died of the consequences of alzheimer's. now 25 years ago. so i have been asked this a long time and for many of us we have had it had it in our own families or people near and dear to us and of course there are those that talk about this justice sandra day o'connor and others. but really this is an equal opportunity epidemic. it has people in all income levels by president ronald reagan or does this man like my father or the men and women in the audience that where a purple sash. they know this impact on the family life and budget and they do need a sense of urgency about how we can come to grips with this index of a rate what we want to do. i want to welcome the witnesses. i was just there on monday and i'm so proud of the fact i call it the national institute of hope. that is what brings the men and women and family members here. my quest

. >> barbara mikulski is the longest serving female senator in history. whether he she first came only 28 years ago, women weren't even allowed to wear pants on the senate floor. bathrooms were limited. >> there's this place called the senate gym. the locker room. that just couldn't accommodate me. >> the good news is women can now exercise in the congressional gym. the bad news is, it's apparently a forum for inappropriate comments like when a colleague told gillibrand, good thing you're working out because you wouldn't want to get porky but she reports she gave as well as she got responding thanks a hole. dana bash, cpn, washington. >> all right. and in the next hour of the situation room, u.s. and european worries that isis fighters are back at several locations in europe. we will speak with a former u.s. ambassador to iraq and afghanistan. but next, we'll look at how isis is attracting female fighters to join its reign of terror. did you know, your eyes can lose vital nutrients as you age? [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help replenis

chairman mikulski, you're welcome to stay. i know you've got a very hectic day, so we appreciate your coming. >> chairman wyden, ranking member hatch, and members of the ghit tee -- >> you might want to speak right into the microphone. thank you, ms. colvin. >> chairman wyden, ranking member hatch, members of the committee, my name is carolyn colvin, and i'm the acting commissioner of the social security administration. i am honored and grateful to appear before you today as president obama's nominee as commissioner of social security. i want to thank senator mikulski and senator wyden for their very, very kind introduction. i would like to thank the senators and their staff for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with me during this confirmation process. it is a privilege to have the opportunity to lead the social security administration as the commissioner. the scope of what we do is truly enormous. and it is both humbling and a rewarding experience to go to work every day knowing what my colleagues and i do for

i can consent the senate proceed to calendar number 220, the reid-mcconnell-mikulski substitute amendment at the desk providing emergency appropriation for the iron dome defense system measure be agreed to, that the joint resolution as amended be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: objection. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. menendez: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, i rise in support of all of the career foreign service officers whose nominations have been held up in the chamber until there is a crisis somewhere in the world, until there is a presidential or a vice-presidential trip to some part of the world that suddenly demands our attention, and then miraculously holds are lifted and nominees are approved. on a thursday, malaysian airlines flight 17 crashed in eastern ukraine. on the following monday, the senate confirmed michael lawson as the u.s. amba