mr. murphy: will the gentleman yield? mr. burgess:, yes, i'll be happy to yield. >> i'm looking at the report that you referenced, that people go go look at online for themselves, and i noticed that your home state of texas has a projected 23% premium increase. is that correct? griff mr. burgess: that's my understanding. mr. griffith: and i noticed that the report says, from the data that was obtained from the insurance companies, that my home state of virginia is going to have a 31% premium increase in the small group, again, not talking about the large group rates. while they will be affected by the taxes. i'm just kind of curious, how come texas is getting off light with only a 23% increase and virginia's getting hit with a 31% increase? can you explain that or is that just another one of the mysteries of obamacare? mr. burgess: if the gentleman will yield. mr. griffith: i yield back. mr. burgess: well, let me assure the gentleman from virginia, i can promise you with an absolute certainty that there was no favoritism on t

mr. murphy rruited 25 percent of all that's been raised from the gallagher and the rest of you will remainpercent on-ramps into $8 million. obviously greatly in need based on all the numbers we see. and to have that happen around an font around the super bowl will be the mayor said it's just the threshold we will expand on a cooperative basis. i would guess there's no other region in this nation that can change so many minds and souls in terms of resources and in terms of talent and in terms of location and obviously as my i late friend herb came in said if you can't make heaven san francisco is our preference and clearly the rest of the world sees it that way >> so i congratulate you mayor you've loud all of us to be a part of a mission to improve the area including super bowl 50 or 51. we're going to have a ball. there's no way this passage is not going to be approved by the owners in boston believe me i've spoken to a couple of my friends (clapping) >> i asked him not to raise expectations. we have some of the best companies in the world behind this bid and one is hewitt packard. tom br

mr. murphy's up first. >> it's a great number.eps and everybody knows the north america market is strong. what we didn't know was that europe was starting to see a rebound. for the first time in two years, i think that's the biggest positive. >> it's heavily owned by a hedge fund community, so smart money's in the name. number one, the pension liabilities there are gigantic. two, they're having design problems with their suvs. that demand is going to contract on them. and lastly, i think the europe stuff is overstated for gm. >> so regarding the suvs, they came up with a new line of pick-up trucks going after ford's -- i didn't listen to the whole thing. >> i like the pick-up truck market. >> our world is in this stock. >> the flow, 10% of the flow is short and when you look over at europe, they're cutting down plants over there so that's going to help them in the near term. >> this is still a health care company that makes cars on the side. joe, what made the more compelling argument? >> i think mike did. clearly, fundamentally a

mr. murphy: thank you, madam president. it has now been almost six months since the horrible shooting in my state of connecticut in sandy hook, connecticut, where 20 6- and 7 olds lost their lives and another six adults protecting them perished as well. we all believed that we were going to do something about it on the floor of the senate. we thought we were going to come to our senses and finally realize the laws of this nation that allow for this kind of senseless killing whether it be in mass numbers in places like sandy hook or aurora or tucson, or in your state, madam president,, the sikh temple or in the everyday average gun violence that has become background noise to this nation. it is not just about bad people doing bad things. it is also about the laws of this nation that have allowed for this to happen because we don't have background checks on every gun purchase so the criminals do get guns. we still allow for dangerous military-style weapons like the ar-15 and hundred-round drums of ammunition to be carried on

mr. murphy. we know that the stock market has been hitting new highs. does the art market work in tandem with that? what's the connection between stock and art? >> it's not close at all. it's part of what i would say to the gentleman on your tape, in fact, when the stock market is a bit down and the art market rises that you people might say that investors are running to the asset of art instead of equities. well, now that the stock market is up, people are still buying more. so what's really happening is the interest in art and the demand for art has gone global. it's buyers from russia, china, the emirates. other parts of the far east and u.s. and europe growing. over 25% of our buyers last year were brand new to christy's. we have been selling art since 1766. so i think the idea also comes through in this. at the metropolitan museum of art in november, there was an andy warhol exhibit. 500,000 people went through a short period of time. visiting that art. so there's such a huge surge of interest in art around the world. that's driving the demand. >>

mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. i would like to thank the chairman of the agriculture committee for her great work bringing a bill to the floor today that does a lot of justice to families in connecticut and across the country that are fighting every single day to be able to put food on the table for their loved ones. the fact is that although people have an impression, mr. president, of our state as a wealthy one, we have a handful of the poorest cities in the country, and we have tens of thousands of people who have been ravaged by this economy. these nutrition programs funded in the underlying bill are an absolute lifeline to families that have been largely temporarily hit straight across the bow by this devastating recession. in connecticut, although it's hard to imagine for some people who don't know our state, 11% of the population today are receiving snap benefits. one out of every ten people, one out of every ten families in connecticut right now rely on food stamps to either pay for their food in whole or i

mr. murphy, they had a chain. and they were just sending the kids out.ecause you can't walk out of that. my daughter was rescued by her dad. all the kids were rescued through a broken window, a single window that someone busted out. they essentially could have been trapped in there. we had some opening, but i don't know if that was unfortunate or let us get out. it's so haphazard. nothing you can prepare for. no matter how many times you drill or say i'm innocent or in a block building, it doesn't matter. >> did you think that you might not guilty make it? >> i knew that nothing like this had happened to me before. to our school before. i had heard about it. i think at one point, i thought how is there not going to be loss of life in this building. but, again, if i were back here, i would have been convinced that it was my last breath. my fourth grade daughter's teacher said at first this is going to pass. we've gone through procedures, we've been here 30 minutes. can someone check? and the more updates we got, it was it's coming. brace yourselves. and t

mr. murphy, there, he wanted to get very poignant in his remarks. what's going on with the other two brothers? >> reporter: well, the other two brothers we expect to be released soon. they were only facing misdemeanor counts. one because of an open beer container. one because of drug possession. those cases went back. one case 12 years. they essentially we expect to be free very soon. the focus is, of course, on ariel castro. unbelievable seen in the courtroom. a woman sitting next to me from french radio. another reporter from british newspapers down the way. just a packed scene. perhaps two dozen cameras photographing every moment of this five or seven minute session. ariel castro kept his head bowed. he obviously didn't want to be seen by the tamacameras but he to appear there. a very, very intense session. so much scrutiny about every word said. he's in now protective custody, we believe. he's been on a suicide watch. the public defender's office said. a lot of attention on him in the jail as well. now, the process moves forward. there's about 3

mr. murphy, they had a chain and they were just sending the kids out.nd -- because you can't walk out of that. and my daughter was rescued by her dad and if they would let you see the fourth grade door, all the kids were rescued through a broken window, single window that someone busted out. they were essentially could have been trapped in there and perhaps in a big building, maybe that sometimes is the issue. we had somewhat open areas. i don't know if that made it fortunate to get out. it feels so haphazard, that you just -- it's nothing you can prepare for. >> no matter how many times you drill and stuff. >> no matter how many times you drill or say i'm in a cinderblock building, it doesn't matter. >> you don't know where it's going to hit. did you think you might not make it? >> the walls never came in on me and i knew that nothing like this had ever happened at our school before, to me before. i had heard about it. i think at one point i thought how is there not going to be loss of life in this building. but again, if i were back here, that absolut

mr. murphy called the alleged offenses "premeditated, deliberate, and depraved." and just how depraved is made woefully clear. in police reports from the night amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight were all rescued from that horror house. dr. drew pinsky and lisa bloom are going to join me with much more on that just minutes from now. we are in phoenix as well. two big breaking stories. five hours now, the aggravation phase of the jodi arias murder trial is set to begin and that's when the prosecution is going to try to prove that travis alexander's murder was especially cruel, and those words are crucial. especially cruel and warrants the death penalty. we're going to get into more of that in just a moment. first, though, this is arias's reaction as the verdict was read in open court. guilty of first-degree murder. and all 12 jurors agreed it was premeditated. a short time after the verdict came down, she spoke exclusively to ksaz fox reporter, troy hayden. let's listen. >> i said years ago that i would rather get death. i believe death is the ultimate

mr. murphy. mr. murphy: i ran for congress on a pledge of bipartisanship. i ran on behalf of citizens who are disappointed in their leaders on washington who focus on bickering. in my first days in congress, i was disappointed in washington. i was disappointed that everything in d.c. was separated by party affiliation. this is why, one of my first actions as a freshman was to join the no labels problem solvers group which i'm now proudly a co-chair. mr. speaker, no labels has offered a way for members of both parties to get to know each other. simply put, easier to solve problems when you know the person you are working with. however, no labels breaks down barriers and builds trust between members that is necessary to solve problems. many of the fiscal problems we face today developed over many decades. fixing these problems will take steady, committed work. no, we won't agree on everything, but i'm optimistic because more and more leaders are focused on problem solving rather than partisanship. i have seen more partisanship in this congress than many in re

mr. murphy, please. thank you. when we hear the irish presidency, the commissioner, and the members in this house talk about the proposed agreement, you would have the impression they were talking about a santa claus for europe. it is bringing jobs, economic growth, prosperity, and all with no visible negatives. i do not believe these promises will be delivered upon. nafta, the example illustrates the point. instead, what we will see with secret negotiations, without real public scrutiny, without real political scrutiny, is an attempt to converse labor and social standards downwards. for example, the attempt by the u.s. ivory business to get access to the eu market for gmo's. the mandate illustrates the real agenda behind these negotiations. it is one shaped by the interest of big this mess rather than working with people on other side of the atlantic. i am opposed to a possible agreement for a free trade area. you see an attempt to get access to justice for big business. what happened in canada shows what will hap

mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president.december 14 of last year, the world watched in horror as we received news that in sandy hook, connecticut, 20 six- and seven-year olds were killed he hands of a gunman wielding a small automatic 26 people died in that school that day, and the world has not been the same since. the state of connecticut as well as other states like new york and colorado passed some of the strongest laws trying to bring some common sense to our gun laws in a generation. this body, though, has in the days since saepbt -- sandy hook done nothing. we debated a bill that would extend background checks to most gun sales in this country just to make sure that criminals and people with serious mental illness didn't have their hands on guns. even though it got 55 votes here, it didn't become a law because of a strange rule we have here requiring 60 votes for most everything that comes through this place. and while everything we've done here has been driven by that memory of what happened in our state, what happen

mr. murphy. >> brian murphy, prosecuting attorney, kay cuyahoga county prosecutor's attorney for the record. the charges against mr. castro are based on premeditated, deliberate and depraved decisions to snatch three young ladies from cleveland's west side streets, to be used in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit. two of the victims incurred this horrifyi ining ordeal for more a decade, a third for close to a decade, and the ordeal resulted eventually in the little girl believed to be born to one the women in captivity. they suffered repeated beatings, bound and restrained, and sexually assaulted, basically never free to leave this residence. just as suddenly, unexpectedly, and quite frankly, unek publxpl they reemerged at the home of mr. castro. that home served as mr. castro's residence but a prison for these three women and eventually a child. today, the situation has turned, your honor. castro stands before you a captive. in captivity, a prisoner, the women are free to resume their lives that were interrupted. and also with the promise and the hope that justice will b

mr. murphy. >> brian murphy, prosecuting attorney, cuyahoga county prosecutor's office. the charges against mr. castro, based on premeditated, deliberate and depraved decisions to snatch three young ladies from cleveland's west side streets, to be used in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit. two of the victims incurred this horrifying ining ordeal for mo a decade, the third for close to a decade. and this eventually resulted in a little girl, believed to have been born to one the women while in captivity. also while in captivity, there were repeated beatings, bound, restrained, sexually assaulted, basically never free to leave this residence. just as suddenly, unexpectedly, and quite frankly, inexplicable ly as they disappeared, they reemerged, miraculously from a home of mr. castro, that was the home that was the residence of mr. castro's that was a pronto the women. castro stands before you a captive. in captivity, a prisoner, and the women are free to resume their lives that were interrupted, and also with the promise and the hope that justice will b

mr. murphy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: thank you. the health care bill indeed has some good things in it. no lifetime cap, kids on their parents' policy, people can't be denied prevention. but good intentions do not guarantee good results. because the guarantee of this bill, we were told would lower costs and we're now in a position where it would make cost families more and they won't be able to cover it. on top of $835 billion in taxes, our energy and commerce committee did a study and getting responses from 17 insurance companies, they reported that 96% -- there will be a 96% increase in costs for those getting a new policy, 73% for those keeping and some will be as high as 413%. some will see lower costs but most americans will see some increase in their health cost. that's a reason why we need to repeal this and get back to reforming health care, keeped depoo -- keeping the good parts but americans can't afford this and when it's not affordable, it's not accessible care. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: t

mr. murphy said. >> the charges against mr. castro are based on premeditate ed crimes, the decision to snatch three young ladies from cleveland's west side streets to be used in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit. two of the victims endured this horrifying ordeal for more than a decade. the third was close to a decade. and eventually there was a little girl believed to have been born to one of the women while in captivity. also in captivity they endured repeated beating. they were bound and restrained and sexually assaulted, basically never free to leave this residence. >> and again, we have to reiterate ariel castro did not enter a plea today. we're told by officials here he may enter a formal plea when there are more formal arraignment proceedings within 30 days. also, his defense attorney told us after the hearing he's been on suicide watch in the city jail. now that his case is going to cuyohoga county she expects he'll be on suicide watch in the county jail also. >> you've also detailed an initial incide

mr. murphy: this is an old chart, it's one i had up here for a number of hours during that week and it displays the number of people who have been killed by guns since december 14, 2012, when my state was visited by one of the worst mass shooting tragedies this country has ever seen. we'd have to now have two charts up here to simply display the same thing. because this number, which was somewhere in the 3,000's is now easily cleared 4,000. maybe is even up close to 5,000. the number of people who since sandy hook have been killed across this country by gun violence. and so i want to come back downdown to the senate floor this week as i will this week and the week after to continue to tell the stories of who these people are because they deserve an answer. the status quo is not acceptable. to the mounting legions of families who have lost loved ones due to gun violence that could have been prevented if we had had the courage to stand up and do something in this chamber, if we had had the courage to take on the gun lobby and make some commonsense changes the vast majority of americans support. s

mr. murphy. >> thank you. the healthcare bill bill has some good things in it. kids on a parents policy, people can't be denied. but good intentions do not guarantee good results. to guarantee -- we were told to guarantee with lower-cost and now it may cost families more and they won't be able to cover. commerce committee did a study and they reported 96% increase in cost for those getting the policies, 73% for those keeping. most americans will see some increase in healthcare costs. that is a reason we need to repeal this and get back to reforming healthcare, keeping the good parts but americans cannot afford this. >> the gentleman from new jersey is direct -- is recognized. here we are again voting for the 37th time to repeal the affordable care act. this is nothing more than a feel-good only for new members of the gop who did not get to vote on the appeal of the last congress. the vote is to provide which the millionth -- which the film is. to have a chance to vote against the defense of marriage act 40 more times. i voted against in 1996. i'm sure there is a

mr. williams, tried to smear mike murphy and his good name and his recent appointment to the port commission. i know a lot of people around this city and i've never heard anyone have a good word to say about you. this whole saga has become grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, and unprecedented. president, commissioners, i'll ask you tonight for the people of san francisco, i trust that you as the board of appeals will do the right thing. let the sod now be turned. >> thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? >> i have my notes on here. my name is warren sheets. i live at 10 crown terrace. i've lived in the neighborhood for over 14 years, and i've watched this disgraceful saga go on. and i was once on the other side where i was in opposition to this project. but after several revisions and after the owner had met with the neighbors one on one and in group format, time after time, i recalled that the proper -- the primary opposition was really being stirred up by an ambulance chaser named mr. steve williams. he has turned this into something absolutely disgraceful. he represents

murphy. clearly there is an effort to humanize mr. castro. kit work in your mind?> not only does it not work. i think his lawyers are doing a terrible disservice claiming there is humanity in this guy because nobody cares. maybe a couple of the slave masters in the south were nice guys sometime, too. nobody cares. and when he says, look, every monster is entitled to a fair defense in this country, there is no dispute there. but that's all he had to say. that is all he should have said. i'm representing this man because due process matters in the united states of america and i will give him the best defense i can. zip it after that. no one cares that he lost his daughter. not only because that is not possible, you cannot love your child and keep your child captive with a house full of women in chains in a dungeon in your basement. that's not love. no matter the dictionary, that's not love. shut up. that's the message to his lawyers. if they keep this up, if they suggest that there was something humane going on in that house and that sometimes the women actually had

disheveled defendant listened as prosecutor brian murphy accused him of night nightmarish conduct that lasted for a decade. >> the date the situation was turned, mr. castro stands before you a captive. the women are free to resume their lives that were interrupted. and also with the promise and the hope that justice will be served. >> reporter: ariel castro faces four charges of kidnapping and three of rape in the brutal confinement of the young women, michelle knight, gina dejesus, amanda berry and 6-year-old daughter all held as prisoners in his dingy home on seymour street. officials say the three women were bound at times, starved and sexually assaulted. the police report said knight suffered five miscarriages brought on by beatings. county prosecutor timothy mcginty said his office will consider seeking the death penalty. >> this child kidnapper operated a torture chamber and private prison in the heart of our city. the horrific brutality and torture that the victims endured for a decade is beyond comprehension. >> reporter: under ohio law the unlawful termination of a pregnancy is considered aggravated murder. castro is the lone suspect in

mr. chairman for allowing me to introduce ms. block before the committee today. >> thank you senator murphy and now i will recognize senator -- >> thank you mr. chairman. it's my pleasure to introduce richard f. griffin junior who has served on the nlrb since january of 2012. richard is a law school graduate of eastern university in boston and for 28 years he has worked for the international union of operating engineers. 17 of those years he has spent as their general counsel. operating engineers have a special place in my heart. my big brother operated -- and was a member this union. i bet chance to meet many of the members. they are honest people, hard workers who have literally helped build our country. mr. griffin has helped clean up the union and has served as a trustee for the central pension fund to assure the retirement security of over 100,000 participants including my brother. thank you. he has also had extensive experience working in the counsel for the nlrb. he served the democratic board member john -- and president reagan's appointee republican chairman donald dotson. we are pleased to have him here today with us an

mr. chairman for allowing me to introduce ms. block before the committee today. >> thank you, senator murphy. and now i recognize senator warren for purposes of an introduction. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's my pleasure to introduce richard griffin, jr., who served on the nlrb since january 2012. richard is a law school graduate of eastern university in boston, and for 28 years he has worked with the international union of operating engineers. 17 of those years he has spent as their general counsel. the operating engineers have a special place in my heart of my big brother operator and a crane and was a member of the union. i have had a chance to meet many of their members. they are honest people, hard workers who have literally helped build our country. as counsel, mr. griffin has helped clean up the union and a served as a trustee for the central pension fund to assure the retirement security of over 100,000 participants, including my brother. thank you. he as also had extensive experience working with counsel to the in ellerbe. he served both democratic board member john fanning and pres

mr. clerk, do we have any other items? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> okay, we are adjourned. [gavel] [adjourned] >> calling the commissioner woo ho. >> bra don. >> atd ams. >> katz. >> murphy. >> here. >> item two, approval of aminutes for the may 14, 2013. >> second e >> all if in favor. >> item three, public comment sxexive session. >> okay, item four executive session. >> second. >> second the session and regarding the anticipated litigation matter

murphy. cuyahoga county prosecutor's office. the charges against mr.three young ladies from cleveland's streets to be used in whatever self-gratifying and self-satisfies way he saw fit. these victims served for close to a decade and eventually the little girl born to one of the women while in captivity. also while in captivity they were repeated beatings. they were bound, restrained and sexually assaulted. basically never free to leave this residence. suddenly, unexpectedly and quite frankly as quickly as they disappeared they re-emerged. thankfully, miraculously, three days ago at the home of mr. castro. that's a home that served as mr. castro's residence, but his prison to these three women and eventually that child. today the situation has turned, your honor. mr. castro stands before you a captive or in captivity, a prisoner. the women are free. they're resuming their lives that were interrupted. also with the promise and the hope that justice will be served. to ensure that justice is served, $5 million -- >> thank you. >> also that he have to conta

mrs. lambisis telling her that he doesn't love her and does not want to be with her any more. he also told her that he no longer believes in god. >> reporter: megan murphy shares three adopted children, filed for divorce in september after eight years of marriage. according to the "last times" she alleged he was emotionally distant, preoccupied with body building and touring and said he spends money irresponsibly, including on numerous tattoos. the prosecution claims he asked members of his gym if they knew anyone who could murder his wife. police were tipped off to the request and set up a sting operation. >> he gave the hitman, posing, our undercover age ant $1,000 pictures of his wife, the address where she is living, including gate codes on how to get in and wrote down specific dates where he could go kill her. >> reporter: he pleaded not guilty. his band mates seemingly as stunned as everyone posted a statement on their website. reading in part, "the legal process is taking its course and we have no more information than you do. there are many unanswered questions and the situation will become clearer in the coming days and weeks." nischelle turner

murphy is a former prosecutor. i wanted to bring you guys both in to talk about this and the jodi arias control. >> based on my conversations with mrt, he told me that did he ask alexander to bring guns. >> how damaging was galanter's testimony? >> ouch. talk about throwing attorney client privilege out the window. very damaging. remember, krark the whole strategy here is i didn't know, i was just kind of there. >> o.j.'s bid for a retrial has been called a hail mary. from what you have seen so far, was his bid a long shot at best from the beginning? >> yeah. i mean, good football metaphor and almost never successful, because not only has he been found guilty by a jury but he has had his appeal, already had his regular what we call direct appeal and failed to win making that exact argument that this was my stuff, you can't be convicted of retrieving are the stuff you already own. the appellate court said no way. it's not uncommon after you lose your regular appeal to try a second bite at the apple, reframing stuff as ineffective assistance of counsel. that said, had yale galanter taken the stand and said, he was right, i was terrib