quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i had the pleasure of listening to the republican leader's speech a few minutes ago and i understand that he's got two-thirds of his quack us who voted against the budget a-- caucus who voted against the budget agreement and he's got to kind of play to his audience. are i think the word he used is we're the party of dysfunction. all you have to do is read the newspaper to find out that is not the case. the fact is that it's been shown time and time again in recent years the party of -- that's not working is the republican party. there's no more evidence than that than you see who's running for president. all you have to do is look and see what happened in recent weeks in the house of representatives, where the speaker of the house of representatives, when asked a week before he resigned, how do you put up with these people over there? and he said, if you'r

mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i look forward to meeting with the prime minister of israel tomorrow, and i'll have plor to say about that in the morning -- more to say about that in the morning. today the senate continues its consideration of the military construction and veterans' affairs appropriation bill. this appropriation bill is a modest step in the right direction. excuse me, madam president. i forgot to take off my dark glasses. i get kind of used to them, but i had some pictures taken and my new eye doesn't look good sometimes if the light's wrong, my eye shuts involuntarily. i'll start over again. i was wondering why i was having trouble seeing here. today the senate continues its consideration of the military construction and veterans' affairs appropriation bill. this appropriations bill is a modest step in the right direction. it provides resources that will address the veterans' care backlog, including 770 new claims processors and 200 new appeals adjudicators. it expands medical treatment for ve

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. eid: obamacare is working, as "the new york times" has indicated in a strong, strong column this week how dramatically rates of insurance have dropped since this bill was passed. the initial posting for most premiums don't tell the story, at least the whole story. the law requires the department of health and human services to propose only the health increases that go over 10%. many have gone through review process at the state level. furthermore, remember, we're only talking about the states that increase more than 10%. most all the states had increases that were far less than that. health reform law caps 85% exchange of enrollees premiums as a share of income. their income. because of the health law insurance companies must spend at least 80 cents of every dollar on health services. prior to this law passing these health insurance companies spent huge amounts of their money on salary and other things that didn't relate to the health of their enrollees. now 80 cents of every dollar mu

mr. reid: for many decades the american people heard their elected officials and political hopefuls talk family values. but right now we need more than talk. we need members of congress to step to the plate and help working families. our country has fallen well behind the rest of the world when it comes to paid family leave. we're the only developed country in the world that does not mandate paid medical leave for workers. think about that. we're the only developed country in the world that does not mandate paid medical leave for workers. think about that. the most industrialized and successful country in the history of the world mandates less paid and protected family leave than mall at -- malta, slovakia, estonia. what does this mean for working american families? parents can't stay home and take care of their sick children, mothers rush back to work after giving birth to a child. it means working americans have to choose between a paycheck and a family be responsibilities. right now, the un

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: just a brief word on the republican attack on the clean water act. the bottom line is the administration's clean water regulation will protect 117 million people. so, the cries about this legislation flies in front of the facts. 117 million americans are being protected. mr. president, yesterday the republican leader once again filed a motion to invoke cloture on the department of defense appropriations bill. it was another example of the republican leader wasting the senate's time on a repeated cloture vote that he knows will fail. republicans tried this piecemeal approach already. it didn't work. we came within hours of defaulting and not extending the full faith and credit of the united states. we came within days of shutting down the government. even though two-thirds of the republicans in the house and the senate voted to close the government, default on their debt we were able to craft a budget agreement that focuses on the middle class and pentagon. now it's time to move o

watch. >> mr. reid is a liar and a villain. to do with the so-called immigrant community. this is about fixing a corrupt criminal situation. as far as cost is concerned, reid has voted for trillions of dollars in government spending. his objections to "kate's law" is a cynical joke. bill: lou dobbs, host of "lou dobbs tonight" on the fox business network. check him out every night at 7:00 eastern time. how are you, my friend. >> great. bill: harry reid says new mandatory minimum sentences, bill, would have crippling financial effect. yet another attack on the immigrant community. the kilter here was deported seven times. >> and he came back into the country seven times. he had seven felonies. the fact is, this illegal immigrant should, it should just never have happened because we're not enforcing our borders. and to o'reilly's point, he couldn't be more correct. the senate minority leader is lying. he has been accused of that, not only by bill o'reilly but also by ted cruz, who is absolutely been pressing "kate's law," as has b

. >> mr. reid is a liar and a villain. nothing to do with the so-called immigrant community. this is about fixing a corrupt criminal situation. as far as cost is concerned reid has voted for trillions of dollars in governmen6@ spending. his objection os to kate's law is a cynical joke. reid well understands vial foreign thugs defy deportation all the time reid does not care. he has shamed himself and insulted the steinle family by blocking a vote on kate's law. that's unacceptable. because the senate would pass the law. so would the house and then president obama would have to sign it but reid does not wanted the bill to get to the president's desk because apparently mr. obama doesn't want to sign kate's law. if the president didn't want to sign it he would say so would not and reid would never go against barack obama. so ultimately the president of the united states could make kate's law happen. in fact, he could do so3 executive order tonight. so we call upon president obama to issue executive order mandating that kate's

miller or mr. reid guide us through the discussions. so there's, i think a parent, there's a lesson here which is to always treat your child with respect. that doesn't mean you have boundaries or limits but it means that you basically trust your child to exercise his or her kind of inner gyroscope of values that you presumably have introduced. and that's really what matters, not trying to control the external environment. on teachers, i think there really is room, and i don't know how much about what teacher training does in this but i think there is room for serious coursework and training on how to deal with literature that is, you know, that is likely to be challenged by conservative parents. my mother was an english teacher, and she taught chaucer, and i don't remember come at a live in a fairly conservative towdown but i don't remember her ever telling me that chaucer's autolink which was the topic of dispute from parents. i guess maybe they didn't understand. >> they didn't know what it meant. >> i wish she were still around so i

tonight, an investigation into mr. reid. >> did you know every 228 hours a black man, woman, or child is murdered by police and/or vigilante law officials? >> mr. rose is incorrect. what he is saying is not true and part of an antipolice propaganda campaign. truth serum is on the case. >> hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. >> we are standing up and saying enough is enough. >> also ahead, donald trump on "saturday night live." ben carson says he wouldn't do it. >> i think the presidency of the united states is a very serious thing. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right right now. ♪ ♪b >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. what has happened to the democratic party? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. in a disgraceful exhibition yesterday, one that will go down in history as a blight on american politics, the senate minority leader democrat harry reid killed kate's law, at least for now. >> the new mandatory minimum sentences the bill w

reed of rhode island, mr. reid of nevada... >> you know, i think my psyche was just kind of letting in little bits at a time, it was just all so... such a whirlwind of craziness for me. >> mr. schumer, mr. scott, mr. sessions, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby... >> narrator: also watching in the gallery, tucson survivor pat maisch. >> i went from being sad to being mad. they're all down there in their good ol' boy stance, shaking hands, chatting. >> mr. wyden... (gavel banging) >> on this vote the amendment is not agreed to. >> like people's lives aren't in the balance on this, and i just thought they needed to be shamed. they should be ashamed of themselves. i stood up and said, "shame on you." shame on you! >> there will be order in the senate. >> because they needed to be shamed. shame on them. shame on me if after what i've gotten to witness i choose to be quiet. >> i'm surprised that she was the only one, actually, that burst out... because it was so intense and so charged. >> the gallery will refrain from any demonst

tonight, an investigation into mr. reidry 228 hours a black man, woman, or child is murdered by police and/or vigilante law officials? >> mr. rose is incorrect. what he is saying is not true and part of an antipolice propaganda campaign. truth serum is on the case. >> hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. >> we are standing up and saying enough is enough.

tonight, an investigation into mr. reidevery 228 hours a black man, woman, or child is murdered by police and/or vigilante law officials? >> mr. rose is incorrect. what he is saying is not true and part of an antipolice propaganda campaign. truth serum is on the case. >> hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. >> we are standing up and saying

mr. reid: as i mentioned yesterday morning, the republican leader is right about a lot that he talked about, the military construction and v.a. but one thing he glossed over. our democratic caucus is holding firm, the veterans have $2 billion more than they would have had we followed the republicans' lead. $2 billion more. 70,000 veterans will be treated that wouldn't have been otherwise. so we're satisfied this bill is a good bill and it's a good bill because veterans are getting $2 billion more. and there are other reasons, of course. i think the bipartisan support we got for the bill was important, but for veterans, the most important part was $2 billion extra. mr. president, the fifth circuit yesterday was a political move that ignores past presidents on executive action on immigration. like every republican before him, the republicans have spoken out against present action on what he's done on immigration. why did he do it? because he was trapped. he had to do it because republicans refus

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i, too, agree with the distinguished republican leader that it's good we're moving through the appropriations process. the key to getting this done is december 11, and i've checked with the subcommittees. i've been in touch with the white house, and the progress is being made -- significant progress. and i would hope during -- they'lthey'll be working hard dg the recess that we're going to have for thanksgiving. by the time we get back here, it's going to be time to start making some really difficult decisions, which we have to do. so i look forward to the appropriations process succeeding and next year i hope that we can move through the bills individually. that would be the best thing to happen to the senate in a long time. mr. president, on the bill that is before the senate at this stage, the education bill, we have two of the finest senators that i've had the pleasure of serving with who are the manager ofs of -- the managers of this legislation. the distinguished senator fr

quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i would ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we all know that the federal government has many obligations, but chief among them is to protect the american people from harm. responsibility is now if he forefront of talk here in our nation's capital. and rightfully so. isis continues to spread its campaign of terror across the entire world. the united states is committed to combating terrorism. our government will do all possible to protect the people of this nation. in this fight against evil, is isis, it is absolutely critical that we as americans do not lose sight of our nation's core principles. those principles are eloquently etched at the base of the statue of liberty. i can remember taking my family there for the first time. didn't have all may children then. we had a couple more that had to be born, but my oldest children still remember that. i remember it. here's what it says. "g

mr. reid: i appreciate the republican leader cheering for all the great things that have happened here in this senate, but the facts are that look at any political science, anyone that watches what goes on here in washington. add up the number of bills passed, the nominations confirmed in this congress, congress is well, well below anything in recent history. in addition to that we've had more revotes, that is voting on the same thing over and over again with the same result than in the history of this congress. this -- not this congress, but congress ever. so i appreciate his trying to make things look good. i hope they get better the next couple of weeks because we have a lot to do. we have a lot to do. i'll talk about that in a minute. we have so much to do, and we can accomplish a great deal if we finish the highway bill, elementary and secondary education. we did the tax extenders. we did the omnibus spending bill. that would be terrific if we could get those done. but we only have a few

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: the clean power plan that has been promulgated by the president will avoid 3,600 premature deaths, 1,700 heart attacks, 90,000 asthma attacks and 300,000 missed workdays and schooldays in just the next 15 years. it will also lower power bills by reducing wasted energy. it is the right thing to do. and the president will protect this. because it is the right thing for the health of america. president obama has announced to our gratification that our own senator barbara boxer -- i'm sorry, barbara mikulski -- we've got a lot of barbaras here, excuse me -- barbara mikulski will receive the presidential medal of honor. she is an inspiring figure. she and i came to the senate together, and we will leave the senate together. she's been a friend, an ally, an just one of the most -- one of the most articulate people i've ever served with. she has a way with words as just barbara mikulski way of speaking. i so add admire her for that and all the other things i mentioned. she spent decades

mr. democratic leader? sen. reid: last night, the house passed a bipartisan budget agreement. it will keep our government open, funded, and free from default. 100% of democrats in the house voted for this. 68% of republicans voted against it. let's pause just a minute, understand what i just said. 68% of republicans in the house of representatives voted in default in full faith and credit of our great country. 68% of republicans voted to close our government. i present this legislation now before the senate. i join my colleagues in supporting this agreement. it is not perfect, as my republican leaders and friends said. no legislation is. but this account was his two major priorities that democrats contains two major priorities that democrats have supported. it ensures that everyone is equal in the middle class and the padding on. -- and the pentagon. the budget for the middle class is good for the economy and the country. i think the people for working so hard to make this agreement what it is today. i think -- thank speaker obama, mitch mcconnell, and nancy pelosi -- presiden

reid? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. let me join you in thanking our witnesses for their willingness to appear today to provide their thoughts on the future of war, how it may shape the organization of, investments of our military going forward. each of you has contributed to our national discussion on these issues and i look forward to your testimony. thank you, gentlemen. a central theme of last week's hearing, one i suspect will continue today is superiority and need for third offset strategy to recapture distinct qualitative advantage over our adversaries in operationally critical areas. the presumption that the decades-long technical superiority enjoyed by the united states and its allies will continue into the future may no longer be valid as competitors have learned from our past success and made advancements of their own, particularly in the areas of precision, long-range strike, anti-access arial denial. infusion of technology has impacted advantage over nonstate groups like isis and al qaeda, who are increasing

reid: thank you mr. chairman. let me join the chairman of welcoming back the secretary of defense and secretary asked and the joints chief of staff. the hearings altering the situation in the middle east includes a massive wave of refugees fleeing the continued violence on the ground in syria and iraq. theirployment of operations in syria. the suspected issa attack that killed hundreds of injured hundreds more. during a peace rally in ankara. of generalloyment mcfarland. secretary kerry's recent meetings with the foreign and otherof turkey countries. the hearing comes weeks before the g8 20 summit where these issues will be at the forefront. general mcfarlane has been at the front of operations for ittle more than 45 days p it understand he use this time to evaluate the situation and maybe recommend changes to the campaign. his arrival comes at a critical time as the coalition campaign requires a reevaluation of our strategy. in syria, the collation faces and tamiko conflict, including the cancer isil fight a syri

who t, it was mr. reid set up legislation to protect the president. but that is why the american people lectsed a republican majority in the house -- elected a republican majority in the house and the senate. it was to clean up washington and stand against president obama's far left agenda. one of the ladies that i've been able to meet that has bjorked -- worked hard, that's been a voice, a nurse, a small business woman, and a former educator, i specifically like the nurse part, being married to one for 23 years. she's the middle daughter of working class great depression-era parents. over her 40 years of experience in working in the health care field, she's uniquely positioned as a credible and effective leader on health care policy in congress. she's a strong leader on fiscal and budget reforms but her voice for life in these halls are one that is heard throughout the country. from tennessee's sixth district, congresswoman diane black is that voice and i would like for her to share a little bit more on her specific piece f legislation. mrs. black: i

reid: welcome back. time now to gather around, look for your family, friends, city, or town, with a classic run one of our a brits, mr. touchdown. -- a classic from >> great job on the sportscenter 5 glee club. s 7:30, i' ll be plopped down on that chair surrounded by high school memorabilia. our high school thanksgiving salute at 7:30 and 11:30. >> this is wcvb newscenter five at 6:00. jc: the victim of a shooting in the shadow of fenway park is identified tonight. on. witnesses call it a chaotic scene outside a bar that is no stranger to trouble. john: he was an innocent victim flying. conductor on the commuter rail. became the victim of a senseless shooting just outside the gates to fenway park. >> this is what gets you, when an innocent victim gets caught in the crossfire. >> three others were hurt in the chaotic scramble. >> when you have an incident where adults are shooting each other, come on. let' s have a little comments and. john: the city says it has had many problems with this bar, its license having been suspended many times over the past few years, and it was cited in september after two women were sho

reid. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. let me join you and thinking our witnesses for their willingness to appear today to provide their thoughts on the future of warfare. each of you have contributed to our discussions and i look forward to testimony. i sensed a theme of last week's hearing and one i expect will continue today. it's the need for offset strategy. we capture a distinct qualitative advantage over our adversaries. the presumption that the decades long technological superiority enjoyed by the united states and our ally will continue into the future may no longer be valid and appeared competitors learned from our past success and made advancements of their own. particularly in the area of precision and long-range strike, space and cyber. this has even impacted our nonstate groups like isis and al qaeda who are able to employ tools including drones and satellite communication equipment which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. as to be secretary of defense told student/year, as any good student kno

harry reid vows the measure doesn't stand a chance in the senate. >> i have been disgusted, mr. president, to see my colleagues shun the american tradition of displaying compassion for those in need, of sheltering those fleeing death, torture rape and oppression. >> there is no credible threat to the u.s. following the pier rise terror attacks. -- paris terror attacks. that's the word from the fbi director. they found know links between the ago terries terries and france and the u.s. there may be copycats and the fbi is tracking people who may be particularly prone to violence. >> french officials add in it they were surprised at the suspected it mastermind of the terror attacks was hiding under their knowses. they were taken to his layer after recovering available leads from a cell phone where dozenings were mass masacred. they were killed during a massive police raid wednesday morning north of paris. convicted spy jonathon pollard is set to be released this morning. freedom comes to 30 years after he was caught selling american intelligence secrets to israel. pollard was grant

mr. o'rourke will take your calls. julie reid will take calls on her book.om miami on c-span2 possible tv, starting november 21. be sure to follow and to usher be sure to follow us and tweet usher questions. "washington journal continues. stickiness -- dick carpenter is joining us to discuss civil asset forfeiture. explain what that is. it is a law that enables law enforcement to seize property from people who have -- who have not been charged with a crime. in civil forfeiture, no one is convicted of a crime. the property itself is charged and convicted with a crime under a -- legally. concern is that it gives police a financial stake in seizing property and cash and other things through the civil asset forfeiture process. incentivey have an that law enforcement can keep some or all of what they forfeit. it incentivizes revenue. it hashe concern is that been increasing in recent years. any report talking about some of the numbers through the years. by 2014, civil forfeitures have $4.5 billion. --k about how that were first created in the united states. there

reid at the white house. thank you, chip. we spoke a little bit earlier this evening with stephen sanchez who is a freelance journalist in paris. mr. sanchez, what did you see? what did you hear? >> reporter: well, i was about three blocks away from the soccer stadium, when i heard one or two loud explosions. it may have been one and i may loudexplosions. i was walking out of a restaurant and i was getting ready to walk back to my hotel when i heard the explosion. i started walking in the direction they thought the explosion had came from. i started walking that way when i saw just crowds of people trying to run out of the stadium as the police were getting there. >> pelley: what else did you see in those moments after the explosion? france. they were whisking him away. he was at the game, and he got out within, i'd say, maybe a minute or two. >> pelley: what about the explosion? what did it sound like? was it a pop or was it more of a thunderous kind of blast? blast. >> reporter: it sounded more like a thunderous blast. at first i initially thought it may have been fireworks because i anyhow the game was going on tonight and i th

there's a variety of ways to have a conversation with us and with joy and reid. mr., tell me if i'm reading this wrong but you are a little critical of the president when it comes to supporting voting rights, is that a fair assessment of what you write a fracture? >> guest: i would say there's criticism that came from the silver is community about his stance on voter id. there is a sense among many activists within the civil rights community that there is a lack of sense of urgency from the president on voter id when it first crapped out. in the 2010 election it was an opportunity for the white house to fully support and robustly oppose that kind of what republicans called voting reform. the white house to not do it. i think there's been a fair amount of criticism that the president has seem to have the attitude that if you want to vote badly enough you should be able to do it. while he opposes the ideas of voter id, he is not robustly actively campaigning against it. i think civil rights activists wanted him to use. >> host: when you look at the democratic hopefuls

. >> reid does not want the bill to get to the president's desk because apparently mr. make kate's law happen. in fact, he could do so by executive order tonight. >> well, speaking of executive orders, the white house now says that it may use an executive order to close good juan tan moan bay. >>> finally, a nice story. a happy ending for a puppy that his family thought was lost at sea. this is a yellow lab named noodle. he was paddling around by himself in the cold waters off italy. he slipped out of his collar and fell off a ferry. noodle's family thought he was forever gone until a group of heroes came along. listen to this. >> come on. bravo! bravo! >> i love that. well the sailors pulled that soggy dog out of the water and then on to their sail boat. noodle was later returned safe and sound to his grateful owners. well done. love that story. let's head outside with a look at the weather with maria. good morning. >> good morning. we're tracking some snow today from parts of new mexico all the way to north dakota. so a very widespread area looking at the snow showers

we are delighted to have miss and richard reid we are delighted to have mr. leon rodriguez. we are delighted to have seth jones, mark, and we are delighted to have mr. mark hatfield. i recognize you for your five-minute opening. >> thank you very much. thank you to the subcommittee for holding this important hearing at such a key moment in programsssions about of very successful programs the u.s. government has to bring refugees to the united states so they can restart their lives after living through a very, very difficult situation of persecution. i know the murderous attacks in paris last friday have raised many questions about the spillover of not just migrants to europe but the spread of violence from war zones in the middle east to the streets of a major european capital. let me assure you that the entire executive branch and the state department that i represent has the safety and security of americans as our highest priority. as an essential fundamental part of u.s. refugee admissions, we screen applicants rigorously, carefully in an effort to ensure that no one who

mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the minority leader, the democratic leader. mr. : as we convene today, the world faces yet another horrific terrorist attack, this time against america's oldest ally, france. across our great nation, americans have displayed the french flag across buildings, montanamongmonuments, facebook . we, too, have felt the searing shock of terrorism on our own soil. just as france stood with us after the 9/11 attacks, we stand with france today. i personally express kwon dolens -- condolences to those in france to the mothers, fathers, grandparents, children, friends and rille relatives, we mourn wh you. to all those in the midst of caring for loved ones, those injured in these evil attacks -- and hundreds were -- our hearts and mind thoughts are with you. there are no words to describe the barbarism of isis. this organization carried out this attack, mowed down ingest -- mowed down innocent civilians. as we know, the attacks in paris don't stand alone. isis has viciously attacked innocents in beirut, syria, iraq, libya and other places. they