mr. baldwin: thank you, mr. president. i want to just express my appreciation and gratitude to the senator from arizona for his very thoughtful and careful approach to considering this legislation. i enjoyed working with the senator during our days in the house of representatives and remember well the vote that the senator cast back in 2007 after great study and reflection. and i also want to say that i i think we find ourselves at the position we're at right now, with an expanded bill that has protections for both sexual orientation and gender identity because of the leadership of the senator from oregon. and to the point of the concerns that have been raised in this colloquy, there's been a really exhaustive amount of research done on those states that have passed similar pieces of legislation at the state level and how they chose to move forward on employment protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. and i've discussed with the senator from oregon on numerous occasions the -- the approach that

mr. baldwin is only guilty of bad taste.ssible wild man would do himself a favor by opting out of the social media world. besides it's easier to imagine him reading james joyce than tapping inanities on a small typing device. we're glad he didn't carry out his threat and move out of the country when george w. bush was elected in 2000. he's great copy. what's more, is probably a conservative by nature, because he suspects authority, especially the language gestapo that rules on what's acceptable in the english language. come on over, alec, we have people here who would appreciate your humor, even your anger. we're your fans. >> criticism is pouring in over the nuclear deal that was reached with iran. now secretary of state kerry has some serious selling to do to win over skeptical lawmakers and some of our american allies. and former president george w. bush showing his artistic side. how he's getting into the christmas spirit. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition o

mr. baldwin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsinment mr. baldwin: thank you, mr. president. the bill before us, the employment nondiscrimination act, contains a very carefully negotiated bipartisan religious exemption provision. the amendment before us right now significantly expands that provision and i rise to share why i believe it would be unwise to do so and urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment. religious organizations are not touched by this legislation and they can use an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity in their employment decisions if they choose to. enda does apply, however, to business -- businesses and entities that are not primarily religious in purpose and character. just as with other civil rights legislation and in laws protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age and disability, a capable employee in a nonreligious business should not be fired or not hired because of his or her boss's religious beliefs. the amendment offered by senator toomey wou

mr. baldwin worked hard for that money and fame. i'd like to know your accomplishments. good question. we'll answer in the after the show show. >>> democrats on the defensive this morning. the leader of the house democrats, minority leader nancy pelosi, is speaking out today amid all the backlash against obama care. she says that despite all of the enrollment problems, the health care law is working. and ms. pelosi insists president obama was not telling an untruth when he said that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. good morning, everyone. welcome to america's news headquarters in the fox news headquarters. >> it's so great to be with you. eric, great to see you this morning. boy, not only the president but also a lot of members of congress have said you can keep what you like. and all of this is coming as there's growing tension within the democratic party. we are seeing it. 39 democratic lawmakers breaking with the ranks, with their administration on friday. voting with house republicans. on a bill that would allow americans to actually keep their current insurance

mr. baldwin's comments. >> he said carrot. >> he said he said fat head not the gay slur. >> moving rightm that interesting piece of video. >> i think it's time for... is the producer alive? it's not working? is>> is >> a distant cousin of obamacare. >> thanks for the warning. >> dana. you know dana? >> you want me not to do it? >> i want you to get it right. >> you have a picture of the clam? this is the oldest creature in the world. it was. it was found in the sea beds of iceland. wanted to see how old it was so when he opened it when he opened it he killed it. it was 507 years old. this poor clam was minding its own business. this is the story of environmentalism. >> dana? >> had a great quiz. i thought i would know the answer. it is called who should be your country crush. you can take the quiz on our facebook page. i thought i would be matched up with my favorite country music star. turns out i choose the best state -- i said north carolina. what do you like to watch most? pro football. it is not sir bentley who should be my country crush it was a guy born in 1993 which i didn't thin

mr. baldwin. maybe he'd like to sit here for a couple minutes. >> no. >> all right. please come.re next. >> this day in history, 1941, franklin d. roosevelt established the modern thanksgiving holiday making the fourth thursdays in november thanksgiving day. one of the america's great presidents. he wasn't a vegan. >> that little girl is cute in that video. >> today's post. through november of this year in new york city, 43 homicide victims were between the ages of 13 and 21. last year in the same frame of time, 87. they cut the amount of murder victims in half. the majority were young minority men. ray kelly has done more to save minorities than any left winger. and he's leaving. >> abraham lincoln established thanksgiving. >> he officially made it the third thursday in november. >> was it lincoln or roosevelt? >> set your dvr so you never miss us. "special report" is next. >>> the supreme court gets another chance to bite out of obama care. this this is "special report." good evening. last year the nation's highest court kept the president's health care plan alive. next year it

mr. baldwin's comment.aid he said fat head not the gay slur. >>> moving on from that interesting piece of video. >> yes, it's time for -- is the produce area live? not working? >> oh my gosh. is this a distant cousin of obama care? you want me to skip you. dana? i was going to come back to you. >> i want you to get it right. >> do you have a picture of the cl clam? this was the oldest creature in the world. a climate change expert wanted to see how old it was so he opened it. when he opened it, he killed it. it was 507 years old. this poor clam was minding it's own business. this is the story of environmentalism. >> i love that. poor clam. >> we've got to go. >> country music television had a great quiz. i thought i'd know the answer. who should be your country crush? you can take the quiz on our f1993 which i didn't think was legal, scotty mccreery. >> oh my gosh, american idol. >> the quiz is rigged. >> let's talk about valentine's day baby. what are you doing? this is the the new release day for 50 shade

mrs. baldwin. >> i respect the man for believing his wife. you should believe your spouse.spect him for that. that is what she told him. in this case, she got it wrong. as a result he got it wrong. >> this comes days after baldwin was caught on camera using antigay slur. boston -- baldwin has been suspended from the show on msnbc for two weeks. >>> author that told 20 million books worldwide. the story touch the heart andin. we are talking about author mitch albom who caught the attention of the world with the book "tuesdays with morrie." now the latest work "first phone call from especially" -- call from heaven." i caught up with him this week. >> this is a wonderful story. there is a town where people veeve phone calls from especially, people -- people receiving phone calls from heaven. once people know about it, the city and the town is the center of attention for the media and skeptics alike. the fundamental question raised: do you believe in the concept of phone calls from heaven, for example? what are you trying to let people know through the book in terms of the conc

mrs. baldwin. >> as they are testifying, she made repeated outburst.nt. >> her outbursts are going to be a real problem for her. this judge is assessing her demeanor and credibility. even if she proves to the judge that they had a relationship, i don't know if that helps her. >> reporter: cnn obtained these emails. i am less than ten minutes away from you tonight. say, i do, to me one e-mail says. and in another, i want to be your wife now, say yes. >> no, i'm not not a stalker. >> reporter: now that the ba baldwins have taken the stand, it's her turn to testify. >> so our pamela brown filing that report for us. other cameras were there as well. in fact the cbs cameras that were position the outside the court room got alec baldwin as he was coming out saying i'm going to choke you and what job did you do before you failed at. this is his wife were leaving the courthouse. here is the big difference. when you say things like that outside the court room, it doesn't count towards your case. when you say stuff inside the court room, you can go to jail. we'l

mrs. baldwin.erely sought closure for a crumbling romantic relationship." >> reporter:as alec and hilaria testified, sabourin made repeated outbursts - "you're lying!" she yelled at one point. the judge, clearly frustrated, reprimanded her for interrupting. >>"her outbursts are going to be a real problem for her. the judge is assessing her demeanor, her credibility." >>"even if she proves to the judge that they did have a relationship i don't know that that helps her." cnn obtained these emails sabourin sent to baldwin - presented as evidence in the proceedings. >>"i am less than 10 minutes away from you tonight. say 'i do' to me." one email says. >> reporter:in another she writes "i want to be your wife now. say yes!" >>"i am not a stalker." >> reporter:now that the baldwins have taken the stand, it's sabourin's turn. >> reporter:pamela: "what are you going to say tomorrow when you testify?" >>sabourin: "the truth. i always say the truth." >> pam: sabourin was offered a plea deal, but she refused.

mrs. baldwin.closure for a crumbling romantic relationship. >> reporter: you're lying, she yelled at one point! the judge clearly frustrated reprimanded her for interrupting. >> her outbursts are going to be a real problem for her. again, this judge is assessing her demeanor, her credibility. even if she proves to the judge that they did have a relationship, i don't know that that helps her. >> reporter: cnn obtained these e-mails she sent to baldwin presented as evidence in the proceedings. >> i am less than ten minutes away from you tonight. say do i to me one e-mail says. another she writes i want to be your wife now. say yes. >> no, i'm not a stalker. >> reporter: now that the baldwins have taken the stand, it's sabarine's turn. >> what do you plan to say tomorrow when you testify? >> the truth. i always say the truth. >> she was offered a plea deal but refuse. the d.a.'s office says two more witnesses will also be testifying today. as we know now we are expecting miss sabarine to testify. a ju

mr. whitehouse, be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. baldwin: mr. president, i have come to the floor again to talk about the employment nondiscrimination act known as enda. this is a bipartisan effort to advance uniquely american values -- freedom, fairness and opportunity. it's about freedom, the freedom to realize our founding belief that all americans are created equal under the law. it's about fairness, about whether lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender americans deserve to be treated just like their family, their friends, their neighbors, their fellow workers. and it's about opportunity, about whether every american gets to dream the same dreams and chase the same ambitions and have the same shot at success. on monday this week, 61 senators, including seven republicans, voted to support opportunity and fairness, and today we agreed to a republican amendment that would strengthen the bill. bipartisan support for the employee nondiscrimination act is growing as we head towards a vote on passage tomorrow. i would urge all of my colleagues to jo

mr. chairman. >> senator baldwin. >> thank you, and i thank you for staying around for a second round of questions. when i had my first opportunity, we were talking about the situation in the state of wisconsin. we are hearing a lot of people reference this idea if you like your insurance plan, you can keep it. in the state of wisconsin, a lot of people like badger care, but because of the decision of our governor, having nothing to do with what congress did years ago, 92,000 people who may really like their health care plan are being kicked off. because of this i really think it is a shared responsibility to figure out how to most effectively help these 92,000 people transition from badger care to participate and enroll in the federal exchange. i wanted to ask the companion questions, if there is a shared responsibility, what specific steps can the administration take to insure that these individuals are enrolled as soon as possible, but also that options are available to the state of wisconsin to eliminate the risk of losing this badger care medicaid coverage january 1? >> let me take that in re

mr. baldwin worked hard for that money and fame. i'd like to know your accomplishments. good question.against obama care. she says that despite all of the enrollment problems, the health care law is working. and ms. pelosi insists president obama was not telling an untruth when he said that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. good morning, everyone. welcome to america's news headquarters in the fox news headquarters. >> it's so great to be with you. eric, great to see you this morning. boy,

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. ms. baldwin: mr. president, i rise this morning to speak about this year's national defense authorization legislation and the important reforms that are a part of the underlying bill to improve our military's response to sexual assault within its ranks. the men and women in our armed services serve with courage in defense of our freedoms every single day. in my eyes, their service needs to be respected by taking decisive action to address the ongoing crisis. in fact, you can call it an epidemic of sexual assault in the military. we know that the system is broken and it is long past time that we fix it. i want to share just one story from a remarkable and brave woman named rachel who lives in lacrosse, wisconsin. rachel joined the army in 2004. she was sexually assaulted that same year while she was stationed at fort meade in maryland for advanced individual training. after reporting her assault to her commanding officer, rachel was interrogated for hours over numerous days and ultimately forced to dro

baldwin. >> thank you mr. chairman. dr. elmendorf i want to ask a two-part question like senator portman did. first of all in 2009 when we had the $300 billion stimulus package before the congress, i believe you were the cbo director. you are just starting them and cbo issued a report that is a common type of report that we see from economists who testified before us which said the stimulus package which was entirely or a money would in the short-term have a stimulative effect but in the longer-term which if i recall correctly was two or three years, starting in two or three years would start to have a depressing effect on the economy because of the impact of the borrowing. is that your recollection of that report? >> we actually still update this pursuant to federal law on a regular basis. the recovery act, the biggest boost to the level of output employment fairly soon after it's enacted has provided a waning boost since then. we think the extra debt will start to be an actual drag on the level of output later in this dec

baldwin then. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. elmendorf, i kind of want to ask a two-part question like senator portman did. first of all, in 2009 when we had the $800 billion stimulus package before the congress, i believe you were cbo director. you were just starting then. >> yes. >> cbo issued a report that is a common type of report that we see from economists who testify before us, which said that the stimulus package, which was entirely borrowed money, would in the short term have a stimulative effect, and in the longer term, which i recall two or three years, it would start to have a depressing effect on the economy because of the impact of the borrowing. is that your recollection of that report? >> so, our analysis, senator, and we actually still update this, pursuant to federal law, on a regular basis, is that the recovery act provided the biggest boost to the level of output and employment fairly soon after its enactment and provided a waning boost since then. we think that the extra debt will start to be an actual drag

you suspended alec baldwin yet nothing has happened to mr. bashir. assume then that disciplinary procedures take place based on the target of the remarks rather than the remarks themselves? i can't wait to hear the answer to that one. fox's own howie kurtz reported she's cancelled her interview with matt lauers is a protest against the network. if you missed it martin bashir said governor palin deserves the same punishment given out by a slave master who forced slaves to defecate and urinate in other slaves' mouths. >> when mrs. palin invokes slavery she doesn't just prove her rank ignorance. she confirms if anyone qualified for a dose of discipline from thomas thistlewood she would be the outstanding candidate. >> here with reaction, author of "never trust a liberal over 3." hello, ann coulter. >> hello sean hannity. >> this is so vile, twisted, sick and ugly. nothing happens to the guy. happens if a conservative -- radio, tv -- >> it goes far beyond. what kind of diseases mind comes up with this? it's worth pointing out. it's hard for me to imagine

baldwin? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and the ranking member for convening us , and administrator tavenner, thank you for being here. esther chairman, i appreciated your opening remarks and setting are with for where we real and significant challenges. of the earliery implementation of the affordable helpact that has proven to very many. ofhink about the parents children with pre-existing health conditions who can now secure insurance for their children, and the peace of mind that for wide. i think about the 6.6 million young adults covered on their parents' health insurance and i take personal pride on that because i worked on that amendment as a house member as we were marking the bill up in energy and commerce. i think about the $6 billion in prescription drug savings that seniors have the advantage of since the passage of this bill. and then i think about the rough implementation of this next phase of the affordable care act. and even with the significant technical issues around the , i have health

of new mexico, begich, schatz, franken, boxer, durbin, coons, baldwin, stabenow, cardin, whitehouse, murray, mikulski, gillibrand, harkin. mr. reid: i ask the mandatory quorum under rule 22 under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: so, mr. president, if i understand h.r. 3804 is now the pending matter? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. reid: i have a cloture motion with respect to the bill which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on h.r. 3204 an act to amend the federal food, drug and cosmetic act and so forth and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators as follows --. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the n

mrs. palin. were words were wholly unacceptable. >> first, do you accept his apology? secondly, i want to go back to something you brought up. nbc, for instance, put alec baldwin the air for a homophobic slur. they have taken no public action for what bashir said about you. >> that's the executive hypocrisy that is so prevalent in that media elite bubble where it depends on the target of the vile rants. it doesn't depend on what the rant itself actually is. and conservative women are a target for them. as for the apology, obviously, you know, who am i to not accept an apology? everyone must humble themselves and accept that offer to -- of apology. after the apologize, the next time they want to say such a thing and get the attention they were seeking after they said it and then they want to call and apologize to me in private, i'd like them to go through, say, todd first or one of my children first. leave a message with them. hear what they have to say about it. and then they can come to me. >> finally on a happier note, you have a new book out. it's called "good tidings and great joy: protecting the heart of christmas." governor, you say there is a link betwe

mr. chairman, ranking member collins, this concludes my testimony, and i would be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. dr. baldwin>> good afternoon, chairman nelson and ranking member collins. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i am pleased to join my fellow panelists and speak about the intersection of transportation and public health and how it affects the health of older adults. i will also discuss what can be done to help older adults remain safe, active, mobile, independent and healthy as they age. as the committee is aware, the u.s. population continues to age. in 2012, 14% of the u.s. population was 65 years or older. and by 2030, it is projected to reach 20%. this is approximately 72 million older americans. the fastest growing segment of older adults is is those aged 85 and older. this group is at the greatest risk for experiencing frailty and requiring assistance with mobility. taken together, the upcoming growth in the size and life expect tansy of the older adult population will create new challenges for older americans to get around. many older adults are dependent on cars. this is parti

that she helped pass this bill in both the house and the senate, and that's senator tammy baldwin of wisconsin. so, mr. president, i look forward to the vote later today when we will vote to proceed to this bill. as we all know, under the rules of the senate, after cloture is invoked we'll have up to 30 hours of debate and then the bill will be on the floor and open. we've had several amendments that were filed in committee that members of the help committee reserved to try to put it here on the floor. so i'm confident that we can work through those if they are offered again. i would hope that all amendments that are offered will be directed at improving this important civil rights legislation, and i hope that amendments that are focused on unrelated matters can wait for another time, another day, perhaps when that issue is on the floor. this is just too important. this major step forward in expanding our concept of civil rights laws, too important to be dragged down by spurious amendments that have nothing to do with the bill whatsoever. and so i hope we don't get bogged down on that. mr. president,