mr. cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the time in this hour be divided in the following manner -- the presiding officer: senator, w we're in a quorum ca. mr. cardin: i ask that it be dispensed with. officer without objection, so ordered. mr. cardin: i ask that the time in this hour be divided as follows: senator cardin 15 minutes, senator baucus 15 minutes, senator merkley 10 minuted, senator akaka 10 minutes and senator lieberman 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the confirmation of judge sonia sotomayor to be an associate justice of the united states supreme court will be my first supreme court justice confirmation vote as a senator. it is an honor for me to represent the people of maryland in the united states and to serve on the judiciary committee. i particularly want to thank chairman leahy and ranking member sessions for the dignified manner in which the committee handled the nomination proce

mr. cardin. >> aye. >> mr. caper. >> aye. >> mr. casey. >> aye. >> mr. cockburburn. >> no. >> mr. cochran. >> no. >> mr. corker. >> no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no. >> mr. crapo. . >> no. >> mr. dodd. >> aye. >> mr. durbin. >> aye. >> mr. ensign. >> no. >> mr. enzi. >> no. >> mr. franken. >> aye. >> mrs. joelgillibrand. >> aye. >> mr. graham. >> aye. >> mr. grassley. >> no. >> mr. gregg. >> aye. >> mrs. hagan. >> aye. >> mr. hatch. >> no. >> mrs. hutchison. mr. inhofe. mr. johnson. mr. kaufman. >> aye. >> mr. kennedy. >> aye. >> mr. kerry. >> aye. >> mr. kohcole. >> aye. >> mr. kyl. >> no. >> mr. lautenberg. >> aye. >> mr. leahy. >> aye. >> mr. levin. >> aye. >> mr. lieberman. >> aye. >> mrs. lincoln. >> aye. >> mr. lugar. >> aye. >> mr. martinez. >> aye. >> mr. mccain. >> no. >> mrs. ms. ccaskill. >> aye. >> mr. mcconnell. >> no. >> mr. menendez. >> aye. >> mr. bmerkley. >> aye. >> ms. mikulski. >> aye. >> mr. nelson of nebraska. shepard: judge sonia sotomayor has just been confirmed as the next supreme court justice of the united states. it takes 50 to confirm her and she is now confir

mr. cardin. i disagree with his political views, but i respect him as a person. and i think this is what america needs to get back to. >> jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> senator cardin admits he does not take the outburst personally. see more from the townhall meeting today. go to foxbaltimore.com/"raw news". >> and if senator cardin found out many protesting health care reform are concerned about the cost of reform. those feelings run across the country. recent poll shows most people do not believe president obama will keep his promise of passing health care reform without adding to the deficit. that poll also asks which was more concerning failing to overhaul health care or adding to the deficit. most said adding to the deficit was the bigger concern. that brings us to the question of the day. should the health care plan be scraped if it adds to the deficit? so far, 75 percent say yes. while 25 percent say no. james from baltimore writes. if we scraped everything that added to the deficit, what would we have? but thomas from middle river writes. we cannot a

mr. cardin, we are so far removed from the philosophy of the founding fathers that if they were here today, we would be talking about one thing, and that is out to get the government out of health care. -- how to the government out of health care. >> greta, that is just a snippet. passions are rising. that was certainly the case here in towson. i asked senator cardin after the meeting if he was surprised, and he said, "i knew i was going to get tough questions. i had no idea it would be like that." but he is going to have another town hall meeting on wednesday. greta: it is interesting because senator cardin is very low-key, very well liked in maryland, and it is interesting, watching the passion of the people, giving him the tough questions, which is so unlike what you would see theire. >> senator cardin did a very good job handling the passions of the crowd. at one time, they were booing, trying to take over, and he was pushing back when he won is to make a point, and it did not get out of control -- when he wanted to make a point. dealing with a passionate people feel. mainly, they were

that proximity extended into politics to the point in 1969 i believe it was the call from cardinal cushing to mrs. kopecki urging her not to have an autopsy for her dog so there was a close proximity to the church and the kennedys. that is stearn now partly because of the stance,ell of course there is a divorce, the issue of the divorce. >> that was more of a personal >> point taken, however they were well within the church and then of course there was the divorce, his stance against abortion among other things and the personal behavior. pez that cover some of t shoes? go ahead. >> in the '94 campaign he was on the other side of that issue because if you remember in the heat of the battlwhen it was really close between romney and ted kennedy, joe kennedy, ted's neph famously was on the campaign stop and he criticized the mormon church for its exclusionary policies particularly against african-americans and women and there was a cure. romney phelps this was a serious sort of breach of contract because when jack kennedy had run forsident of course the whole issue was the irish catholics d was he go

and his eminence cardinal shawn o'malley will conduct the final commendation. >> mr. president, we thank you for your presence and for your words of appreciation. for the life and work of senator kennedy. we have gathered here today to pray for a man who has been such an important part of our history and our country. we are here because ted kennedy shared our belief in prayer and in eternal life. vicky and the family surrounded ted with love at the end of his life and gave us all an example of love and compassion in the face of suffering and death. we die with dignity when we are surrounded by love and such care. and now let us commend ted's soul to god's loving mercy. before we go our separate ways, let us take leave of our brother. may our fair we will express our affection for him. may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope. one day we shall joyfully greet him again when the love of christ which conquers all things destroys even death itself. into your hands, father of mercies, we commend our brother edward in the sure and certain hope that together with all w

but we certainly want to greet your eminence, cardinal shawn, president and mrs.dent clinton and secretary clinton, president carter and mrs. carter and our vice president and mrs. biden. all of us in church today dear friends of ted. and especially you, vicki, caroline, kara, teddy, patrick, your mother joan. a sister everyone in the world would love to have in you, jean, with your devotion. dr. larry and a great team of doctors and nurses. and so many helpers at hyannis port these last weeks and months. and most especially the youngest of ted's gang, gracie and max, kiley and teddy. in the catholic tradition, the mass of christian burial weaves together memory and hope. the worship of the church locates us precisely between a past we referentially remember and a future in which we firmly believe. we gather today as a community drawn from across the nation to entrust the life of senator edward kennedy into the hands of god and to provide you consolation and support. we bring with us treasured memories of ted kennedy. memories not only of a national leader and a m

cardin? >> well, mr. chairman, first, let me observe -- this is my first opportunity to participate in the confirmation process of a supreme court justice and i want to thank you, mr. chairman, chairman leahy, from the manner in which he conducted this hearing. i want to thank senator sessions with the fairness that he worked with our chairman so that each one of us would have the opportunity to ask as many questions as we want. to get all the information. i might point out that i've been told by staff there were 17 questions asked on a wise latina. you not only compliment judge sotomayor for her patience but i want to compliment the chairman and ranking member for their patience in allowing each of us to pursue the information that we thought was relevant in evaluating judge sotomayor's qualifications to serve on the supreme court. of the united states. i believe judge sotomayor's background and her professional accomplishments will add strength, balance, and leadership to the supreme court. her personal

mr. laufman. ms. pearlstein. >> thank you chairman cardin, senator kyl, members of the subcommittee. thanks for the opportunity to testify on this important subject. the preliminary report of the administration detention policy tsk force announced the administration's intention to use reformed military commission proceedings to retry some fraction of the detainees currently held at guantanamo bay. while i continue to doubt that the use of a new military commission system is a necessary course of policy, i also believe that it is possible to conduct commission proceedings for certain crimes in a way that comports with u.s. and international law ensuring that any future proceedings meet those standards is now critical responsibility of congress. in this brief statement, i'd like to highlight just a few of the recommendations i've made that i believe are essential to helping ensure that any commission process going forward complies with applicable u.s. international law. these recommendations involve both legislative frameworks governing the commissions and the protocol recently put for

of one point and in fact that proximity extended into politics to the point was the call from cardinal to mrkopechne urging not to have eight autopsy for her daughter so there's cse proximity with the kennedys. that has turned though partly because of the stance there is the divorce, the issue of the divorce -- >> that was more of a personal relationship with kopechne than the church -- >> okay, pnt taken. however, they were well within the church and then of course there was the dorce, his stance against abortion on on e other ings and personal behavior. does that cover the issues? >> you mentioned also i the '94 campaign he was on the other side of that issue because if you remember in the heat of the battle it was close between romney and ted kennedy joe kennedy, ted's nephew, famously was on theampaign stump and he criticized the mormon church for its exclusionary policies particularly aican-americans and women and there was a fear romney felt this was a serious breach of conduct because when jack kennedy ran for president the whole issue was irish catholics and was he going to be the fi

cardin. >> well, mr. chairman, first, let me observe, this is my first opportunity to participate in the confirmation process of a supreme court justice, and i just want to thank you, mr. chairman, chairman leahy, for the manner in which he has conducted this hearing. i want to thank senator sessions for the fairness in which he worked with our chairman so that each one of us would have the opportunity to ask as many questions as we want to get all the information. i might point out i've been told by staff that there were 17 questions asked on a wise latina, so we not only compliment judge sotomayor for her patience and i want to compliment the chairman and ranking member for their patience in allowing each of us to pursue the information we thought that was relevant in evaluating judge sotomayor's qualifications to serve on the supreme court of the united states. i believe judge sotomayor's background and her professional accomplishments will add strength, balance and leadership to the supreme court. her

. >> and his eminence cardinal shaun o'mally will conduct the final coff fin final >> mr. president, we thank you for your presence and for your words of appreciation for the life and work of senator kennedy. we've gathered here today to pray for a man who has been such an important part of our history. and our country. we are here because ted kennedy shared our belief in prayer and in eternal life. vi vicky, you and the family surrounded ted with love at the end of his life and gave us all an example of love and compassion in the face of suffering and death. we die with dignity when we are surrounded by love and such care. and now, let us commend ted's soul to god's loving mercy. before we go our separate ways, let us take leave of our broth brother. may all our farewell express our affection for him. may it ease our sad neness and strengthen our hope. one day we shall joyfully greet him again when the love of christ, which conquers all things, destroys even death itself. >> in your hands, father of mer mercies, we commend our proper brother edward in the sure and certain

mrs. shriver to thank. >> eunice kennedy shriver died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> compared to earlier health care meetings held throughout our state this one this salisbury definitely tame. senator ben cardin held an invitation event for the group. the atmosphere is not nearly as heated as previous meetings but seniors still had a lot of concerns about the bill. all right. we've got to cut down on the static here this morning. about two dozen demonstrators were holding signs protesting. senator cardin says he will continue to go around the state holding meetings to push health care reform. >>> all right. remember this? this is in hagerstown before the town hall meeting yesterday. a man is in trouble today. he was caught holding a sign that said "death to both." the washington county sheriff's office said the sign also read "death to michelle and her two stupid kids." the 51-year-old man was take noon custody. >>> tonight, a vigil will be held outside the home of an activist shot in her home. she was watching tv in her home when she was hit by a stray bullet. the safe streets program will be holding the vigil tonight at 6:00. police have no suspects for this. >>> rtd for barbecue tonight? t

cardinal health is preparing for its own transition. in less than two weeks george barrett will take over as chairman and ceo amidst an uncertain time for the industry for sure. mr. barrett joins us right now in a "first on cnbc" interview as he gets ready to take the reins. mr. barrett, nice to meet you. good to have you on the program. >> glad to be here. >> so you are taking over in a quite tumultuous time in the industry overall. what's your first order of business? >> well, it's been an exciting time in many ways for us. obviously, we're dealing with some extraordinary events in washington. we're also preparing for the spinoff. and have been spending the last nine or ten months preparing to spin off our medical technologies business, which will launch as care fusion at the end of the month, and rebuilding and revitalizing our core business and our health services business, which is really a business built around cost effectiveness and health care. >> so much to talk about. the medical technology business is fascinating and has really gotten so much attention over the years. what does the spinoff do for you in terms of financials and in terms of sort of over

and his eminence, cardinal shawn o'malley, will conduct the final commendation. >> mr.e thank you for your presence and for your words of appreciation for the life and work of senator kennedy. we've gathered here today to pray for a man who has been such an important part of our history and our country. we are here because ted kennedy shared our belief in prayer and in eternal life. vicki, you and the family surrounded ted with love at the he happened of his lifend of hil an example of love and compassion in the face of suffering and death. we die with dignity when we are surrounded by love and such care. and now let us commend ted's soul to god's loving mercy. >> before we go our separate ways, let us take leave of our brother. may all our farewell express our affection for him. may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope. one day we shall joyfully greet him again when the love of christ, which conquers all things, destroys even death itself. >> into your hands, father of mercies, we commend our brother edward in the sure and certain hope that together with all who

>> reporter: monday maryland democrat n cardin had to shout over protesters as he tried to explain the health care bill. republicans say it's true opposition to mr obama's health care plan. democrats argue republicans and special interest groups are orchestrating the discontent. >> i just want to show my support in light of some of the angry protests that have been happening. some of the orchestrated protests that have been happening. >> reporter: there are more than 1,000 pages in the health care bill. this week the white house set up a web site to answer critics and questions. >> let me start by disspelling the outlandish rumors that reform will promote euthanasia or cut medicaid or bring about a government takeover of health care. that's simply not true. >> reporter: 1,800 people will be inside president obama's town hall meeting today. at least a dozen opposition groups promise to be outside. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> let's look at our own debate. it was a heated one last night. hundreds of people gathered outside and then went inside to voice their opinions on the plan. the focus of the attention was on senator ben cardin who

mr. supporters of the democratic plan but growing concern among american. >> are democrats losing the fig right now. >> the fight is just engaged. >> one of the biggest is torte reform. senator cardin is open to discussing it budget right now it is not included in the proposal. wjz eyewitness news. >>> hostile grounds all across the country, the president had an easy r time up in new hampshire yesterday, during it he add yessed what he is calling misguided criticism. >> where we disagree, let it be over things that are real not wild misrepresentation that bear to rethey did protest outside. >>> in new york city, crew versus recovered the bodies of all nine people killed many the crash over the hudson, the last two were inside the wreckage of the small plane that collided with the helicopter on saturday. the incident has many calling for more regulation of the crowded air space between new jersey and manhattan. >> on the way to -- sorry, officials say all 13 people were on board were killed. it disappeared tuesday during poor weather conditions. an investigation continues glvment. >> drug enforcement agents continue to comb through documents seized from a pharmacy in las vegas looki

cardin tries to pony show. i'm flattered this that my good friend, kurt anderson is talking about the process. his president, mrt a process. he wanted to ram down the throats of people without a debate. it didn't happen and now the american people are winning the battle. >> lies, lies, everything he said disregard what he said. president obama knew from jump street that there would have to be a process. that is what owe ba obama is ab. currently we're going through the meetings to try to get a good healthcare bill. we sat together at the meetings. >> we will have to let that be the last word. gentle thanks so much for having me. what does this one do? [ ship horn blowing ] get out. very good, sir. [ jazz band playing "anchors aweigh" ] [ ship horn blows ] >>> it's about good parking management, really. >>> that is totally ridiculous. >>> drivers seeing red. a new plan could more than double the price to park downtown. >>> another reason not to put your money where your mouth is. what is contaminating the cash in your wallet. >>> and this hot tempered chef is bringing the viewer, but what is forcing him to restr

senator cardin's question about how much land is being used for the renewables onshore that he just asked for that number, you may want to include some of those offshore issues as well. thank you. >> mrrickland, if i could. the president of the american farm bureau testified before this committee. he was here. he said there will be winners and losers in the agriculture community based on waxman-markey bill you are from the west, the rocky mountain west in colorado. western ranchers whose operations are heavily dependent on these, the federal land for livestock, have very limited offset opportunities under this bill. the ranchers are constrained in the types of grazing practices that they can use on federal land, and federal lands themselves don't really qualify for offset opportunities. so the majority of the west is federal land, half of wyoming, a great portion in colorado. i am concerned about how the agriculture community any mountain west could possibly survive under waxman-markey bill, you know, given what the president of the american farm bureau has had to say. why is western agriculture being put to me at a disadvantage and do you have any solutions for your department? >> i

mrs for doing everything. . . . . >> so good morning, everyone. once again there have been a series of introductions already. but we certainly want to greet your eminence, cardinal shawn, president and mrs. obama, president and mrs. bush, president clinton and secretary clinton, president carter and mrs. carter and our vice president and mrs. biden. all of us in church today dear friends of ted. and especially you, vicki, caroline, kara, teddy, patrick, your mother joan. a sister everyone in the world would love to have in you, jean, with your devotion. dr. larry and a great team of doctors and nurses. and so many helpers at hyannis port these last weeks and months. and most especially the youngest of ted's gang, gracie and max, kiley and teddy. in the catholic tradition, the mass of christian burial weaves together memory and hope. the worship of the church locates us precisely between a past we referentially remember and a future in which we firmly believe. we gather today as a community drawn from across the nation to entrust the life of senator edward kennedy into the hands of god and to provide you consolation and support. we bring with us treasured memorie