mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i ask the senate proceed to immediate consideration of h.r. 1445, h.r. 2668, i ask the bill be read a third time and passed without intervening action or debate, the motion to reconsider made and laid on the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. reid: very briefly, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i it comes has no surprise the republicans are trying to repeal the health care act. by one count house and senate republicans have tried to fight the same fight more than 70 times. albert einstein was not insane. he was very, very smart but he described insanity pretty clearly, doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. that's where we are here. this is insane. it's clearly republicans like it better when insurance compani

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: this morning i'd like to say a few words about somebody who won't be around when we get back after the recess. after nearly 30 years in the senate, dave schiappa's hanging up his cleats. dave's not exactly a household name. i think he actually likes it that way. but there's no question to those of us who work here day in and day out that nobody, nobody is more essential to the running of this place than dave. to the extent that we get anything done around here, it's largely because of dave. and to the extent that we're not getting into shouting matches and food fights the rest of the time, well, that's largely thanks to dave too. he's been the glue and he's been the grease that keeps this place functioning, and we're really going to miss him. as secretary for the republican majority and minority under three different leadership offices, dave's been the eyes and the ears on the floor for the republican leaders going back more than a decade. he's also been our chief diplomat o

mr. mcconnell would not pass a kidney stone -- >> yeah. >> -- is -- she just connects, it seems-w that audiencet. i mean, she -- in that stump speech she seems to really embody kentucky. she's going to be the youngest person running against mitch mcconnell. she's what, 35, i think. mcconnell has been in the senate for something like 30 years. so she's going to cast herself not only as the new kid on the block but a clinton democrat, a new kind of southern democrat. i think it's going to be a really interesting race to watch. i think she's still got an uphill slog. obama only got about 38% of the vote in that state. i'd expect her to at least do that. and she'll have to figure out a way of being creative about drawing out some of those really conservative democrats who voted for romney. >> and she's an experienced statewide campaigner. the polls -- the other poll item here on mcconnell, disapproval of -- job disapproval of 51%, approval 40%. >>> good evening from new york. i'm ezra klein sitting in for the great chris hayes. the ongoing war on the affordable health care is getting hard core. urg

with a post on the economic policy journal that featured a recording of mitch mcconnell's campaign manager jessie benton. mrion who used to be rand paul's manager, is married to rand paul's niece, here is what mr. benting had to say when asked what he's up to these days. take a listen to this. >> between el and me i'm sore of holding my nose for two years, because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit to rand in 2016. >> there has been a statement who says in part it is truly sick that someone would record a private conversation i had out of kindness and use it to try to hurt me. i believe in senator mcconnell, and i'm 100% committed to his reelection. hold my nose? >> i think this is just rich. i mean, look, i think it's terrible that he was recorded. i think that's kind of bad, but now that it's there and this is out of the closet, and jesse benting kind of sort of hates his boss, mitch mcconnell is like the darth vader of the senate. his staff will even say that to you. if i'm mitch mcconnell and this is the guy running my campaign, i'm going to walk in a room and look and say, wait a minute

mcconnell's pick. he endorsed an establishment republican in the primary. the tea party said sorry mr. leader. epublican leaders rebuked mitch mcconnell when they nominated rand paul. in the old days you'd say he's a leader. he could be the majority leader of the united states senate, a position he has held in the past. normally you'd go home, say i have stature seniority and i bring home the bacon. we're talking in august 2013, mitch mcconnell has had some discomforting polls in past races and gone on to win comfortably but this tells you there's something in the water and sometimes being senior, being important doesn't necessarily help. >> especially these days. john great to see you, have a great weekend. >> thank you, you, too. no cats. >> let's take a break. cat free for john king, important note. >>> coming up on "new day" a new twist in the murder of a medical student. now the latest development a man caught on camera near the scene steps forward. he had things to tell the police. we'll let you know. >>> plus dolphins are supposed to be pretty docile creatures. what happened to this one

. >> if the doctors told senator mcconnell that he had a kidney stone, he'd refuse to pass it! >> it was a quiet birthday for president sunday. mr. obama celebrated with a seven-hour golf party at camp david. the winners flew back to the white house on marine one and the losers took vans. >>> vice president biden will be in new hampshire today attend ag fund-raiser for governor maggie hasan hosted by president obama's biggest supporter jim deemers who over the weekend endorsed hillary clinton. maryland governor martin o'malley admits he's laying the fraechl work for the 2016 presidential run. meanwhile, on the republican side, a failed 2012 candidate says he might be willing to give it another shot. >> i'm open to looking at a presidential race in 2016. got a little ways, we have elections in 2014. >>> the blame game over failed gun control took an interesting turn over the weekend. vermont senator patrick leahy says tv ads by mayor michael bloomberg turned people off to new reforms. that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in central kansas caused widespread flashed flooding. an assisted

mr. president. when you look at egypt it's an example of that. senator mcconnell is saying i think it's time to vote on the aid and whether or not you give it. >> right. >> that's a nonmilitary measure thatcomake a difference. >> my sense is with egypt is that the aid itself may not reverse what the interim government does, but i think what most americans would say is that we have to be very careful about being seen as aiding and abetting actions that we think run contrary to our values. so what we're doing right now is doing a full evaluation of the u.s. and egyptian relationship. we care deeply about the egyptian people. there was a space right after mr. morsi was removed, we did heavy and diplomatic work to try to encourage the military to move to a path of reconciliation. they did not take that opportunity. it was worth it for us to try that, despite folks who wanted more immediate black and white action or statements. ultimately what we wanted was a good outcome. >> is there a shorter time frame in terms of what the u.s. can use as a period of decision in egy

>>> how nervous is senate minority leader mitch mcconnell about his 2014 primary challenger matt bevin, nervous enough to spend money on an ad attacking mrvins' linksin page. >> newspapers say bevins was dishonest about his resume claiming he graduated from pl it. not true again. bevin never attended m.i.t. and m.i.t. has no record of bevin. >> if he's able to spend enough money and round up enough support to win his race, he'll face off against secretary of state alice lundergan grimes. let's hope she has her facebook and intran graham pages in order, too. i'm pleased to be joined by can i have john yarmuth, democrat from kentucky. thanks for being here. before i get to mitch mcconnell and how real the threat is to his re-election, there's been a lot of talk about new town hall eruptions over obama care. are you experiencing the same thing. >> not at all. what we're doing is actually getting a lot of people who are kind of confused about what they need to be doing over the next few months stashting october 1, enrollment begins. people want to know how it affects them. they're more curious than angry. our governor steve bashir has done a

mcconnell. jonathan capehart, maria kumar, thank you. jonathan, i want it start with you. in asking a very fair question to mr. cantor. we know there are a lot of town halls, packets, everybody is ready to go. but are they prepared it hear that kind of frustration from their own people? >> you know, i don't know. because remember, a lot of folks, particularly the ones in the house, they come from districts. particularly the freshman. they come from districts with voters who sent them to washington to stop things. repeal obama care. stop spending. cut the spending. do the sequester. so for a lot of those folks, going home an saying, look i voted 40 times to repeal obama care, that works just fine. but in sort of the reality based community, the rest of the country that wants something done, it is not going to be -- it is not good and for those members of congress and those in the senate in purple districts and purple states, they are the ones who will have a lot to answer for. >> i think that's right. and perry, let's talk about kentucky. i know you were at fancy farm yesterday. and this is sort of an interesting race

mr. president. when you look at egypt, it's an example of that. senator mcconnell is saying, hey, i think it's time to vote on the aid. and whether or not you give it. that's a nonmilitary measure that can make a difference. >> my sense with egypt is that the aid itself may not reverse what the interim government does. but i think what most americans would say is that we have to be very careful about being seen as aiding and abetting actions that we think run contrary to our values and ideas. so, what we're doing right now is doing a full evaluation of the u.s./egyptian relationship. we care deeply about the egyptian people. there was a space right after mr. morsi was removed in which we did a lot of heavy lifting and a lot of diplomatic work to try to encourage the military to move in a path of reconciliation. they did not take that opportunity. it was worth it for us to try that. despite folks who wanted more immediate black and white action or statements. because, ultimately, what we want is a good outcome here. >> is it safe to say that we have a shorter time f

mr. president. when you look at egypt, it's an example of that. senator mcconnellid and whether or not you give it. it's a nonmilitary measure that could make a difference. >> my sense with egypt is that the aid itself may not reverse what the interim government does, but i think what most americans would say is that we have to be very careful about being seen as aiding and abetting action that is run contrary to our values and ideas. what we are doing now is doing a full evaluation of the u.s./egyptian relationship. we care deeply about the egyptian people. there was a space right after mr. morsi was removed which we do a lot of heavy lifting and work to encourage the military to move in a path of reconciliation. they did not take that opportunity. it was worth it for us to try that. despite folk who is wanted more immediate black and white action or statements. ultimately, what we want is a good outcome there. >> do we have a shorter time frame now in terms of what the u.s. can use as a period of decision in syria and egypt? >> yes. >> it's a more abbreviated tim

mcconnell, the leader, number one. have you democrats as well. joe manchin of west virginia came out last might and said, mr. president, you cannot move forward with any military force without first getting a debate and vote in the house and senate. now, what is the likelihood of that? highly unlikely because we talked to officials in both parties and got lawmakers scattered around the country and world. on their august recess right now. it is an important matter and have to cancel plans and come back. monumental effort. more poimportantly the white hoe has not signaled they want to have that debate. they want to have conference calls with law makers and loop them in with what they are doing but don't want to bring it up for a vote. if you look at what happened before the british parliament a couple nights ago, her not too sure in the building behind me they can get this through the house and senate right now. will would be significant democratic opposition to this democratic president. the final point i will make on that is you are right about the timing of this being significant because the briefings i hav

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mcconnell. they want him out of the senate at all costs. they don't think he's just bad for the senate, but bad for american democracy. people are really getting behind grymes. mr. o'connell, say what you will about him, but the guy that a political operation that is effective, brutally effective. this race is going to be expensive, this race is going to be nasty. this race is going -- it's already started with the fantasy farm event you had there, and it's going to go right through election day, and it's going to be absolutely crammed with crash. >> what do you think, does the democratic have a chance in this, is there going to be so much money that mitch mcconnell is going to raise that no candidate will have a chance? >> we've been fooled in kentucky thinking the departments have a chance, jack conway, the attorney emof the state who didn't come anywhere near to beating rand paul. you do get a little excitement. the most important thing tomorrow how often this conversation is what andy said, nobody covers this like andy and knows campaign finance in this way. for him to say he has never seen anything like this, the fundraision going on behind grymes, that is

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i want to commend the senior senator from maine for the extraordinary amount of work she and her staff have put into this bill, but regretfully where we are is cloture on this transportation bill will be viewed as a question of whether or not we intend to keep the commitment we made to the american people two years ago this month to reduce $2.1 trillion in spending over the next ten years. the house of representatives is marking to a $91 billion-a-year lower figure which reflects the law. and i believe that if we invoke cloture on this bill and move forward, it will be widely viewed throughout the country that we are walking away from a commitment we made on a bipartisan basis, that the president signed just two years ago that we would reduce spending by this amount of mon money, $2.1 trillion, over the next ten years. so regretfully, i would strongly urge my colleagues to keep the bipartisan commitment we made two years ago and to vote "no" on cloture on this bill. i yield