friendly politician on the hill but this dirty political scheming is nothing new for mr blunt back in two thousand and two while serving in the house he tried to sneak in a provision into a homeland security bill and the same way he did it the month santa protection act only then it was a measure that would benefit the tobacco giant philip morris so what's blunt interest with big tobacco well his wife abigail blunt was a lobbyist for philip morris at the time and it seems like his wife is still strong arming the senator because she's since moved on to head the government relations for kraft foods one of the biggest processed food corporations in the country you know the same kraft foods that shelled out two million dollars against prop thirty seven g.m.o. labeling effort in california but wait there's more this man's entire family is one living conflict of interest blunt's son a lobbyist for the auto industry was honored by months santa for his excellence in leadership while he served as governor of missouri the state where monsanto conveniently has its. courters not only is roy blunt

mr blunt's going to rational career since two thousand and eight he's taken in well over one hundred thousand dollars in campaign contributions from the corporation over the last five years but that's not all during his two thousand and ten senate run alone he took in over two hundred forty three thousand dollars from agribusiness across the board yep this guy might be the most g.m.o. friendly politician on the hill but this dirty political scheming is nothing new for mr blunt back in two thousand and two while serving in the house he tried to sneak in a provision into a homeland security bill and the same way he did it the month santa protection act only then it was a measure that would benefit the tobacco giant philip morris so what's blunt interest with big tobacco well his wife abigail blunt was either the lobbyist for philip morris at the time and it seems like his wife is still strong arming the senator because she's since moved on to head the government relations for kraft foods one of the biggest processed food corporations in the country you know the same kraft foods that sh

mr. blunt: it is the right thing to do. it is the fair thing to do. it's the thing where government no longer decides that one business not located in your community that provides the police protection, the sidewalk, the whatever else you might use as you go in a local store and look something over is disadvantaged over a business that is located somewhere else. and also, mr. president, just a fundamental policy of the importance of having laws on the books that are actually enforced. in almost all the states -- i think in the number is somewhere near 37 or 38 states -- this tax is currently due. this tax is supposed to be voluntarily paid, and the winking and nodding on not paying this tax creates real concerns. i think in missouri last year, a state where you're supposed to pay this tax as a use tax, 300 people filed that they owed this tax and paid some of that use tax. now, my absolute certain guess is that more than 300 missourians received something in the mail at their house that didn't

mr. blunt: i thank you. let me quickly yield to my friend from oklahoma for a u.c. request. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of the senators from arkansas and missouri, that i be recognized as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: madam president, as my good friend from arkansas said and for the benefit of the senator from oregon, we haven't made a request yet for this amendment to be moved to the front of the line to be debated, but we are here to say that we'd like to have this amendment on this bill. we're both supporters of the marketplace fairness act for reasons that i hope we have well established and i think people, including members of the senate, are beginning to understand that it's a fairness principle, but what this amendment does, recognizing the importance of online commerce, that it's grown dramatically since 1998 when this

work as a chief law enforcement officer in the state of california and then he made a blunt compliment about, you know, mrsrris being one of the best looking attorney generals. so of course he apologized. distraction. let's move forward. >> context matters when it's president obama but i'm telling you, when it's mitt romney talking about binders of women or just about anything else it is a war on women. >> there is a war on women. and right now as we speak in north dakota and arkansas aother places across this country the republican party is once again trying to restrict the woman's right to choose. so there is a war on women. we can put it in context. and we could talk about whether or not this president has done enough for women to promote women's equality and women and girls in the work force and trying to raise the standard of pay for women, giving women roles in combat. we can do that. but this president has been a champion for true equality for women in the work place. >> listen, i agree with you he has done some things but also we've seen things for example like the front page picture in the "new yo

blunt. but your mom and mrs.t characteristics. >> yes, they do. >> they both scare the hell out of me for one. >> i love them. i love her. she's great what did you learn today? >> barbara bush is not done being straightforward. >> no. >> isn't she something? >> brian schactman? >> i'm focused on -- >> buzz of dallas today. >> the average nfl coach is less than three years. he's smart. does what he does. gets to talk about it all the time. why would he go back to coaching? >> that's a good question. you said something earlier very interesting about barbara bush's statement today that the bush library is going to have to work really hard. we're serious about this. to make sure that that's not the headline tomorrow. >> four presidents probably can do it. maybe 43 will have to insert something in his speech to make some news. >> yeah. i guess so. mika, you know, it's -- it's a fascinating time. george w. bush. a lot of reflection. i'm glad his poll numbers are up. i've obviously been tough on him. but it's -- i'm gla

blunt talker and speaker of all of them. you asked her about jeb bush running for president. here's what she said. >> mrs. bush, would you like to see your son, jeb, run? >> he's by far the best qualified man. but no. i really don't. i think it's a great country. there are a lot of great families. and it's not just four families or whatever. there are just -- there are other people out there that are very qualified. and we've had enough bushes. he is the most qualified, but i don't think he'll run. >> all right. matt, full disclosure, david and i were watching this. david and i were watching this together. our mouths fell open. what were the reactions of the other three women there? >> well, you know, what's funny, we were sitting there and i was talking to jenna bush about the possibility of jeb running. she was kind of talking, and i could see that barbara bush wanted to speak and finally jenna looked over and said, i'm surprised we haven't heard from gamma yet. all i had to do was look at her and she went -- i think the reaction from them was the reaction from you. she's always known to speak her mind,

mr. schumer: i rise in strong support of my -- of our democratic leader's proposal. we all know that sequestration was a blunt instrument, and now it's beginning to hurt. there are delay after delay after delay at airports throughout the nation. this is not only a question of traveler inconvenience. our economy in all likelihood will lose many, many more dollars in the next week or two than it costs to furlough the air traffic controllers. when business people can't travel, when tourists can't travel, i know my home city of new york is greatly affected. no one stays in the hotels. no one goes to the restaurants. no one goes to the shows. well, that can be repeated in destination after destination after destination throughout the country. but if people are so uncertain of air travel that when they show up at the airport they may wait an hour or they may wait five, they won't go. a good percentage of them will stop their trips. this doesn't make sense to go forward with this and i think we have agreement on that. the problem is, how do we fix it? and there aren't many ways to fix it. because if you simply say g