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mr. schumer: mr. president, it is quite arguable that the entire trust fund is used up by those 6,5 oovment tha 00. that would mean no helicopters, no drones, it might mean no pensioning that we add to the border. so my colleague from arizona is exactly correct. the costs here -- now, my good friend from his side of the aisle, senator graham, estimated this morning that the total cost would be $18 billion. i think if you add a type of land-based exit-entry, it goes up another $7 billion, $8 billion. we don't have that kind of money. so i would suggest to my colleague that if he wants to add 10,000 border patrol -- which most experts have told us will not close to as good a job as the helicopters and drones --ed reason i--the reason is ve. we don't have roads on most of the border. what are the border patrol going do? there are no road. they're impassable. a drone flying, you know, 10,000 feet above can see every person who passes -- crosses the border, track them inland and if they go to a gathering p
mr. schumer: mr. president, it is quite arguable that the entire trust fund is used up by those 6,5 oovment tha 00. that would mean no helicopters, no drones, it might mean no pensioning that we add to the border. so my colleague from arizona is exactly correct. the costs here -- now, my good friend from his side of the aisle, senator graham, estimated this morning that the total cost would be $18 billion. i think if you add a type of land-based exit-entry, it goes up another $7 billion, $8...
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mr. schumer: and then we vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i rise to speak against the amendment offered by my friend and colleague, the ranking member of the judiciary committee. what does this amendment do? it's very simple. it says that the 11 million people living in the shadows cannot even get r.p.i. status, the provisional status by which they can work and travel, until -- until -- the secretary of homeland security says the border is fully secure. now, we all know that that will take years and years and years, and that is why an amendment very similar to this came up in the judiciary committee and was defeated 12-6 with two republicans joining the democrats in voting against it: mr. flake and mr. graham, who were part of our so-called gang of eight. the problem with the amendment is very simple whafplt do we do -- what do we do for five or six years in the border is fully secure? we need to bring equipment there. we need to build fences there. we need to all of the kinds of things that are in our bill. we provide $6.5 billio
mr. schumer: and then we vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i rise to speak against the amendment offered by my friend and colleague, the ranking member of the judiciary committee. what does this amendment do? it's very simple. it says that the 11 million people living in the shadows cannot even get r.p.i. status, the provisional status by which they can work and travel, until -- until -- the secretary of homeland security says the border is fully...
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mr. schumer: i would say -- mr. mccain: could i just say, my friend from ohio, i have the greatest respect for his slel electricitintellect and his caps and i know he knows i was just joke when i -- with my comments. as a personal aside, when i was practicing for my failed run for the presidency, the senator from ohio played my opponent and i began to dislike the senator from ohio enormously and he did a great job, as he did in the last election. i thank the senator. mr. schumer: well, i thank my colleague. in reclaiming my time, i'd say when you get a nerd from ohio and a farmer from big sandy, montana, together, of course you're going to get a very good amendment. the bottom line, though, is simple. that amendment is in the list that the leader suggested. every one of the 17 republican amendments was part of that list of 36. and so the bottom line is, and now hundreds of more amendments -- you know, or many more amendments have been filed. and just talking about the amendment, look, vie everify isn the bill. i wou
mr. schumer: i would say -- mr. mccain: could i just say, my friend from ohio, i have the greatest respect for his slel electricitintellect and his caps and i know he knows i was just joke when i -- with my comments. as a personal aside, when i was practicing for my failed run for the presidency, the senator from ohio played my opponent and i began to dislike the senator from ohio enormously and he did a great job, as he did in the last election. i thank the senator. mr. schumer: well, i thank...
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mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i rise to discuss the report by the congressional budget office that was just released. this is a long-awaited report. we've all been waiting with baited breath to see what they would say. the report assesses the economic and fiscal impact of s. 744, the bipartisan immigration bill being debated here in the senate. now, we are still digesting the report, but at first glance it contains some very positive news for comprehensive immigration reform on a number of fronts. at the beginning of our bipartisan negotiations on this bill, we made an important promise -- our bill will not add to the deficit. c.b.o. found that we kept our promise and then some. let me review some of the top-line findings of c.b.o. report. c.b.o. found that our bill decreases -- let me underline that -- decreases federal budget deficits by $197 billion over the 2014-2023 period. c.b
mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i rise to discuss the report by the congressional budget office that was just released. this is a long-awaited report. we've all been waiting with baited breath to see what they would say. the report assesses the economic and fiscal impact of s. 744, the bipartisan immigration...
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mr. schumer: madam president? mr. mccain: could we finish answering this question, i say to my colleague? mr. hoeven: i would respond to the good senator from arizona and say look, all of the ideas that have been brought forward to secure the border, we have worked to include in this package. we have tried on a bipartisan way to listen to everybody and say what can we do, what can we put on the border to secure the border? we've tried to bring all those resources to bear. and to the good senator from arizona, i would say we want to bring in our senator from florida who has worked so hard, along with you, on this issue to provide truly the right kind of leadership for comprehensive reform on a bipartisan basis, and i also want to reach out to the good senator from texas. a lot of the ideas in this bill came from legislation he put forward. look, this is about all of us putting our ideas into securing this border. we have tried to include everybody's ideas in this effort. that's exactly -- a senator: would the senator y
mr. schumer: madam president? mr. mccain: could we finish answering this question, i say to my colleague? mr. hoeven: i would respond to the good senator from arizona and say look, all of the ideas that have been brought forward to secure the border, we have worked to include in this package. we have tried on a bipartisan way to listen to everybody and say what can we do, what can we put on the border to secure the border? we've tried to bring all those resources to bear. and to the good...
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mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent i be given one minute both for the question and the answer. the presiding officer: is there an objection? mr. cruz: assuming the time does not come out of my own, i have no objection. mr. schumer: that is part of my question. does the gentleman deny out of those thousand pages, about a hundred of new, and every senator over a weekend should be able to read a hundred pages of important legislation? mr. cruz: as my friend from new york knows well, the amendments are interspersed through a very complicated bill, and analyzing where waivers have been given, what the intersection is of new provisions with old provisions is not a simple endeavor and indeed in this particular body, it is not unbeknownst to this body to slide something in text. and my point is very simple: what is the rush? why are we proceeding gangbusters? and the only explanation that makes sense there are many senators it seems in this body perhaps on both sides of the aisle that very much want a fig leaf. they want something that they can claim we are supporting border security wh
mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent i be given one minute both for the question and the answer. the presiding officer: is there an objection? mr. cruz: assuming the time does not come out of my own, i have no objection. mr. schumer: that is part of my question. does the gentleman deny out of those thousand pages, about a hundred of new, and every senator over a weekend should be able to read a hundred pages of important legislation? mr. cruz: as my friend from new york knows well, the...
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mr. thirsty. schumer, big daddy shum. >> blake, the one you just heard of. and the rest.g of eight. >> now the boys over her here-- think-- that's going to be a series on its nostalgia channel. the boys over here think they can get conservatives like me to swallow their amnesty earning landa by including so-called security measures otherwise known as a border surge. now don't get me wrong, i like the idea of a surge, it worked in iraq. you hardly see any mexican sneaking into baghdad. but it's not nearly enough, folks. this plan would merely double the border patrol with one agent every thousand feet. no sir! we need them every three feet that way they can link arms and call out red rover red rover don't let francis cocome over. no immigrant should get citizenship in this country until we know the border is sealed. and i'm not just talking about the mexican border, folks, i'm talking about any border and that includes somebody coloring outside the lines on a denny's place mat. sorry jose but you can't get your green card because maria drew a blue sun. nation, someone has
mr. thirsty. schumer, big daddy shum. >> blake, the one you just heard of. and the rest.g of eight. >> now the boys over her here-- think-- that's going to be a series on its nostalgia channel. the boys over here think they can get conservatives like me to swallow their amnesty earning landa by including so-called security measures otherwise known as a border surge. now don't get me wrong, i like the idea of a surge, it worked in iraq. you hardly see any mexican sneaking into...
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mr. schumer's amendment. he's a democrat from new york.fact, it was written by two republicans, so that sort of undercuts the whole republican support for the bill. again, republicans are saying, look, in 1986 ronald reagan, he signed into amnesty in order to get border security. that never happened. the 700-mile, you know, fence along that border, that's already been -- the money has already been given over by congress. that's never been built. so, again, the opposition to this bill on the right happens to be because border security never happens. as much as democrats say they want it, maria just said it's militarization of our border. meanwhile, we militarize borders all over the world, including afghanistan and iraq. does this mean that border security is really a partisan issue? again, back in the house, mr. boehner has said he's not going to pass an immigration bill that doesn't have majority republican support. so even if republicans come over the fence, so to speak, on this immigration bill in the senate, it's very -- let me say i'm
mr. schumer's amendment. he's a democrat from new york.fact, it was written by two republicans, so that sort of undercuts the whole republican support for the bill. again, republicans are saying, look, in 1986 ronald reagan, he signed into amnesty in order to get border security. that never happened. the 700-mile, you know, fence along that border, that's already been -- the money has already been given over by congress. that's never been built. so, again, the opposition to this bill on the...
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so it goes on to say senator schumer's good staff person, mr. fresco, set the group's agenda and really went about driving the bill. so this impression that somehow it was a coming together of the interested people without a real agenda, seeking to fix our immigration system isn't exactly correct in my view. now, my friend, karl rove, from the center for american progress or something like that, raised a bunch of money for crossroads to run ads in the last election that was supposed to elect mr. romney, didn't do so well, carl, sorry about that, wish you'd been more effective, i think if mr. romney had looked the american people in the eye and said one thing, he might have been elected. and i'm sure mr. rove advised him not to do this. if he had just simply said we are going to treat compassionately the people that are in our country a long time, who are here illegally and we're going to work out something for them, but if you elect me president, we're going to have a lawful system of immigration that is enforced, we are going to end the lawless
so it goes on to say senator schumer's good staff person, mr. fresco, set the group's agenda and really went about driving the bill. so this impression that somehow it was a coming together of the interested people without a real agenda, seeking to fix our immigration system isn't exactly correct in my view. now, my friend, karl rove, from the center for american progress or something like that, raised a bunch of money for crossroads to run ads in the last election that was supposed to elect...
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mr. schumer: i want to thank my colleague from rhode island. as usual, he is gracious and he is thoughtful as well as being an outstanding legislator with a great deal of passion. i know that he wants to go to the floor and speak on the issue that he is ready to speak about. but, again, his grace and kindness are always present, and i appreciate it. mr. president, i return to the floor to just say some words of thanks. we had limited time before and i wanted to speak to the nub of the issue. so i wanted to thank some people. the first person i thought i'd mention is how much a dream this comprehensive bill has been to so many people. at the top of the list of course is ted kennedy, one of the greatest human beings i have ever met in my life. he had the subcommittee on immigration before me. this wouldn't have happened without his guidance and leadership. did we make changes from what he did? obviously. but did his basic feeling and structure and knowledge that it had to be pw-p all carry -- it had to be bipartisan carry forward on this bill? ab
mr. schumer: i want to thank my colleague from rhode island. as usual, he is gracious and he is thoughtful as well as being an outstanding legislator with a great deal of passion. i know that he wants to go to the floor and speak on the issue that he is ready to speak about. but, again, his grace and kindness are always present, and i appreciate it. mr. president, i return to the floor to just say some words of thanks. we had limited time before and i wanted to speak to the nub of the issue. so...
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mr. schumer: thank you. thank you madam president. and i just want to rise in strong support of the corker-hoeven amendment. i have listened carefully to those who are opposed, who have come to the floor today and friday, and i've come to one conclusion. they just won't take "yes" for an answer. they just won't take "yes" for an answer. most of the criticism that's come at this amendment is it does too much for the border. even some of my colleagues who are opposed say it does too much even though they propose similar things themselves. my good friend from texas says we don't need more border agents but had proposed some himself. my good friend from texas also said well, we really need technology but there was no technology in his bill. and my dear friend, senator coburn who i very much like and admire first says we need money for i.c.e. agents, not border patrol but i.c.e. is funded to deport about 400,000 people a year. well most of the 11 million will become citizens and not be deported. we have more than enough i.c.e. agents to de
mr. schumer: thank you. thank you madam president. and i just want to rise in strong support of the corker-hoeven amendment. i have listened carefully to those who are opposed, who have come to the floor today and friday, and i've come to one conclusion. they just won't take "yes" for an answer. they just won't take "yes" for an answer. most of the criticism that's come at this amendment is it does too much for the border. even some of my colleagues who are opposed say it...
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mr. schumer: thank you.thank the senator from louisiana, as senator mccain said, for her continued patience. i think what she proposes makes a decorate deal of sense. -- makes a great deal of sense. there are a lot of amendments that are not yoafersial and i -- that are not controversialtained it that once cleared, they would be voted en bloc? ms. landrieu: by voice. mr. schumer: i think this makes sense. we're working on the ones that require votes. we should be working simultaneously on the ones that are not controversial and let's hope we come to some agreement so we can all vote on this bill and move on to other business. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: i ask that the quorum be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: i first want to thank the gang of eight for their work. our judiciary committee, as was discussed the last few minutes, for the incredible amount of patience and hard work that has gone
mr. schumer: thank you.thank the senator from louisiana, as senator mccain said, for her continued patience. i think what she proposes makes a decorate deal of sense. -- makes a great deal of sense. there are a lot of amendments that are not yoafersial and i -- that are not controversialtained it that once cleared, they would be voted en bloc? ms. landrieu: by voice. mr. schumer: i think this makes sense. we're working on the ones that require votes. we should be working simultaneously on the...
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mr. schumer's amendment regarding the miads program has gone on long enough. it makes no sense to continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a program that the department never plans to actually acquire. this would be a poor enough investment to make under any circumstances in this time of fiscal austerity it is simply irresponsible. this amendment is a good one and i yield back. >> the gentle lady yells back. is there any further discussion? if not is on the adoption of the amendment offered by mr. schuster so many in favor will say aye. those opposed, no. that's pretty close. >> i called that as the ayes won three do you still want a recorded vote? okay. that's good. because we have about 12 recorded votes. we are going to try to be expeditious. we are going to have the votes on the floor at ten. i was hoping to be all done by ten. it looks like we are not going to make it but we are going to move from these as quickly as possible. the committee postponed the votes and the question occurs on the amendment offered by mr. turner for additional missil
mr. schumer's amendment regarding the miads program has gone on long enough. it makes no sense to continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a program that the department never plans to actually acquire. this would be a poor enough investment to make under any circumstances in this time of fiscal austerity it is simply irresponsible. this amendment is a good one and i yield back. >> the gentle lady yells back. is there any further discussion? if not is on the adoption of the...
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mr. schumer: thank you. madam president, i rise today to speak today -- i rise to speak to you today about the comprehensive immigration reform bill that we'll begin debating later today and for the rest of the month. i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for voting yes on the motion to proceed. madam president, may we please have some order. the presiding officer: the senator deserves to be heard. the senate will be in order. i ask senators to take their conversations out of the chamber. the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i thank my colleagues for voting yes on the motion to proceed that will let us debate this very important bill that is critical to the future of our security, our economy, and our society. this overwhelming vote, a majority of both parties, starts this bill off on just the right foot. now, first i want to begin by saying that this has been the most open and transparent process we've seen in the past few years. unlike most bills where only one or two senators draft i
mr. schumer: thank you. madam president, i rise today to speak today -- i rise to speak to you today about the comprehensive immigration reform bill that we'll begin debating later today and for the rest of the month. i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for voting yes on the motion to proceed. madam president, may we please have some order. the presiding officer: the senator deserves to be heard. the senate will be in order. i ask senators to take their conversations out of...
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mr. thirsty, schumer, big dat daddy schume. flake, the one you just heard of. and the rest.d, are you addicted to sugar? >> actually i am. >> and ice cream, right? >> i am. and we're going to talk about a new study on just how addictive it can be coming up on "cbs this morning." well he's breathing on me. [ male announcer ] it's kfc original recipe without the bones white or dark meat boneless and skinless try a 10 piece mixed bucket for just $14.99. it's time to get to sears july 4th mattress spectacular. get up to 60 percent off plus an extra 10 percent off with special financing plus free delivery and haul away. this is worth rushing in for. this is sears. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people lift your spirits... the same way the smooth creamy taste of coffee-mate... makes coffee and your day better. coffee-mate. coffee's perfect mate. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate, ever. because she's got other things to stress about. ♪ ♪ go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. are warning
mr. thirsty, schumer, big dat daddy schume. flake, the one you just heard of. and the rest.d, are you addicted to sugar? >> actually i am. >> and ice cream, right? >> i am. and we're going to talk about a new study on just how addictive it can be coming up on "cbs this morning." well he's breathing on me. [ male announcer ] it's kfc original recipe without the bones white or dark meat boneless and skinless try a 10 piece mixed bucket for just $14.99. it's time to get...
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mr. thirsty. schumer, big daddy schu. the one you just heard of. and the rest. gang of eight. >> good morning. it's friday, june 28th. great to have you with us and hope you're having a wonderful friday. it's going to be a beautiful day. with us chairman of deutsch inc, donny deutsch. visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. >> good morning. >> msnbc's thomas roberts. >> good morning. >> in washington, pulitzer-prize winning columnist and associate editor of the "washington post" and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson and on capitol hill, nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. talking about this historic vote. here we have "wall street journal" talking about how the immigration bill clears the senate. "the washington post," senate approves immigration bill. you can go on and on. and this is truly -- truly, eugene robinson, as historic a vote on any immigration bill, since the last immigration bill passed the house by the same margin. it was killed in the house. >> yeah. yeah. i mean -- >> i don't mean to be skep
mr. thirsty. schumer, big daddy schu. the one you just heard of. and the rest. gang of eight. >> good morning. it's friday, june 28th. great to have you with us and hope you're having a wonderful friday. it's going to be a beautiful day. with us chairman of deutsch inc, donny deutsch. visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. >> good morning. >> msnbc's thomas roberts. >> good morning. >> in washington, pulitzer-prize winning...
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mr. speaker, leader reid and mcconnell. senator schumer, the sponsor of the bill brings us here today.f course our colleague and called -- and congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton. congratulations, this is your day. [applause] dr. edna g. medford and nettie, congratulations to you and your family. 150 years ago, as midnight approached in 1863, frederick douglass gathered with fellow abolitionists in tremont temple in boston with great anticipation as they waited the official news of emancipation. knowing that freedom of people and the character of a nation hung in the balance. describing the spirit in that room, frederick douglass would later write, "we were awaiting for a bolt from the sky. watching by the light of the stars for the dawn of the new day. we will long for the answer to the prayers or centuries." since escaping slavery, he had agitated to usher the dawn of a new day. as the clock struck midnight, an agonizing prayer was answered. resident lincoln -- president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. it would take until june 19 to reach texas. this year on new year's
mr. speaker, leader reid and mcconnell. senator schumer, the sponsor of the bill brings us here today.f course our colleague and called -- and congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton. congratulations, this is your day. [applause] dr. edna g. medford and nettie, congratulations to you and your family. 150 years ago, as midnight approached in 1863, frederick douglass gathered with fellow abolitionists in tremont temple in boston with great anticipation as they waited the official news of...
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mr. president, i think the chairman of the subcommittee on immigration, senator charles schumer has been the quarterback and leader of the gang of eight. under his direction, the basis of this bill, and it is now dependent upon the amendment. this amendment will put to rest any remaining credible concerns about border security. senator mccain said yesterday that they can't accept these provisions, and border security is not their problem. i think that all of the members, sherman entrenched senator schumer, senator menendez, others as well. i think it speaks volumes, mr. president. he stepped out even though there is a reelection effort. i especially want to focus on as i it as i have just done. i think the senators for their work. working with the gang of eight to come up with a product that we have. a product that we have now has to do with their friends. i told bob corker about this earlier today. he stepped foot in this body. he is mayor of the city. he is all about understanding on many levels of government that compromise is the way we get things done. we are working to get things d
mr. president, i think the chairman of the subcommittee on immigration, senator charles schumer has been the quarterback and leader of the gang of eight. under his direction, the basis of this bill, and it is now dependent upon the amendment. this amendment will put to rest any remaining credible concerns about border security. senator mccain said yesterday that they can't accept these provisions, and border security is not their problem. i think that all of the members, sherman entrenched...
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chuck schumer had some very harsh words for vut tin this weekend. >> it seems to me that mr.in is almost eager to stick a finger in the eye of the united states, and i think this -- this action putin allowing snowden to land in russia and then go somewhere else is going to have serious consequences for u.s./russia relationship. >> michael: i think they are overstating the international damage, what do you think of that? >> i do too. and look i think our -- our dealing with russia on what happens in syria is a lot more important than what happens to edward snowden. let's keep things in perspective. also want to point out something else, michael. at the briefing today, jay carney was asked whether president obama has called president putin to ask him to expel snowden, which is what he was saying. and carney said -- he wouldn't tell us whether or not he made that call, but he said this case did not merit a call from the president of the united states to the president of russia. so if it's so important, why wouldn't obama call putin? >> michael: that's a great point. i'm so glad
chuck schumer had some very harsh words for vut tin this weekend. >> it seems to me that mr.in is almost eager to stick a finger in the eye of the united states, and i think this -- this action putin allowing snowden to land in russia and then go somewhere else is going to have serious consequences for u.s./russia relationship. >> michael: i think they are overstating the international damage, what do you think of that? >> i do too. and look i think our -- our dealing with...
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you have chuck schumer saying there is no reason for mr. holder to step down.e he is over the weekend. >> i don't think there is perjury. there is no prosecution or attempted prosecution of any journalists so there can't be perjury. the warrant is a goal, is a tool to get information. and i don't think the two are contradictory. i don't think any good criminal lawyer would say there is scintilla evidence of perjury. martha: that was senator schumer. he went on to say he hasn't seen anything that would prevent the attorney general from doing his job in all of just ahead, new york congressman peter king will join us on that as well. we'll ask him whether he believes the evidence warrants perjury charges against the embattled attorney general. bill: tough to keep all this straight but we'll do it for you as best we can as we move forward. >>> just getting rolling right now. massive out of control wildfires burning across two western states. several homes are already taken down to the ground and many more are in the line of fire. we're live on the ground for the la
you have chuck schumer saying there is no reason for mr. holder to step down.e he is over the weekend. >> i don't think there is perjury. there is no prosecution or attempted prosecution of any journalists so there can't be perjury. the warrant is a goal, is a tool to get information. and i don't think the two are contradictory. i don't think any good criminal lawyer would say there is scintilla evidence of perjury. martha: that was senator schumer. he went on to say he hasn't seen...
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mr. bow noehner's spokesperson, "it's wishful thinking, frankly, it's not a strategy for getting a bill to the president's desk quochlt you've got one side saying according to senator schumer they're going to pass it, the other side saying no, we're not. >> well, senator schumer may have his predictions and he may have his faith in the house but he's also a senator and not a house member on the republican side. speaker boehner has made it very clear as have other republicans like trey gowdy who we interviewed on "fox news sunday" that they will not take up the senate bill. they're going to follow their own path. they're going to write their own legislation. and the way that that process is going 2340u is not a comprehensive immigration bill like the one that passed the senate. it's a bunch of bite-sized chunks, many of them dealing with security, other ones dealing with enforcement, other ones dealing with visa programs, and they haven't even begun talking about this path to citizenship. right now that is the issue in the house among republicans that is radioactive. and until they get the enforcement piece of this done in a way that they can be confident with, they're not
mr. bow noehner's spokesperson, "it's wishful thinking, frankly, it's not a strategy for getting a bill to the president's desk quochlt you've got one side saying according to senator schumer they're going to pass it, the other side saying no, we're not. >> well, senator schumer may have his predictions and he may have his faith in the house but he's also a senator and not a house member on the republican side. speaker boehner has made it very clear as have other republicans like...
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mr. lee, you remember in committee, our able colleague, senator schumer, said this was the toughest bill ever, as i recall, and it was tough as nails, but it looks like now we're told that it wasn't so tough because we have added an amendment that's going to make it tough. so is that kind of what you are saying about the talking points, you have to go beyond the bill, if it was so tough to begin with, why do they need to pass another amendment now that makes it a lot tougher? mr. lee: i guess it wasn't tough enough, and they are trying to make it even tougher. but yeah, that is an interesting point. a lot of people got caught up in that kind of mindset even before the bill was released. the salt lake chamber of commerce, an institution in my home state, came out overwhelmingly in support of this bill, but the problem is the bill didn't exist. they were going off the talking points. and here's the problem -- the talking points were wrong. the talking points proved to be grossly misleading. the talking points told us and the proponents of the bill have continued to tell us for months even
mr. lee, you remember in committee, our able colleague, senator schumer, said this was the toughest bill ever, as i recall, and it was tough as nails, but it looks like now we're told that it wasn't so tough because we have added an amendment that's going to make it tough. so is that kind of what you are saying about the talking points, you have to go beyond the bill, if it was so tough to begin with, why do they need to pass another amendment now that makes it a lot tougher? mr. lee: i guess...
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mr. speaker, leader reid and mcconnell. ofator schumer, the sponsor the bill brings us here today.colleague and called -- and congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton. congratulations, this is your day. [applause] dr. edna g. medford and nettie, congratulations to you and your family. midnight ago, as approached in 1863, frederick douglass gathered with fellow abolitionists in tremont temple in boston with great anticipation as they waited the official news of emancipation. knowing that freedom of people and the character of a nation hung in the balance. describing the spirit in that room, frederick douglass would later write, "we were awaiting for a bolt from the sky. watching by the light of the stars for the dawn of the new day. we will long for the answer to the prayers or centuries." since escaping slavery, he had agitated to usher the dawn of a new day. as the clock struck midnight, an agonizing prayer was answered. resident lincoln -- president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. it would take until june 19 to reach texas. this year on new year's eve, a group of member
mr. speaker, leader reid and mcconnell. ofator schumer, the sponsor the bill brings us here today.colleague and called -- and congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton. congratulations, this is your day. [applause] dr. edna g. medford and nettie, congratulations to you and your family. midnight ago, as approached in 1863, frederick douglass gathered with fellow abolitionists in tremont temple in boston with great anticipation as they waited the official news of emancipation. knowing that freedom of...
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schumer. we want to talk about this breaking news. hong kong, with whom the u.s. has cordial relations and an extradition treaty, presumably has let mr. snowden fly out for moscow and points unknown. what do you make that have? >> first, very disappointing what hong kong has done. it remains to be seen how much influence beijing had on hong kong. as you know, they coordinate their foreign policies. i have a feeling the hand of beijing was involved here. what's infuriating here is prime minister putin of russia aiding and abetting snowden's escape. the bottom line is very simple. allies are supposed to treat each other in decent ways, and putin always seems almost eager to put a finger in the eye of the united states, whether it is syria, iran, and now, of course, with snowden. that's not how allies should treat one another, and i think it will have serious consequences for the united states-russia relationship. >> then let me follow up with this. putin's relationship to snowden landing in moscow, you believe it had to have been approved by the russian president? >> i believe so. something at this level in a state-controlled country,
schumer. we want to talk about this breaking news. hong kong, with whom the u.s. has cordial relations and an extradition treaty, presumably has let mr. snowden fly out for moscow and points unknown. what do you make that have? >> first, very disappointing what hong kong has done. it remains to be seen how much influence beijing had on hong kong. as you know, they coordinate their foreign policies. i have a feeling the hand of beijing was involved here. what's infuriating here is prime...
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mr. snowden chose china and russia as assistance in his feud -- in his flight from justice, because they're such powerful bast yans of internet freedom. >> senators rand paul and chuck snumer weighed in on -- schumer rand paul weighed in on the russian factor. >> putin almost seems eager to put an eye in the finger of the united states whether it is syria, iran and now of course with snowden. >> for mr. snowden, if he cozies up to the russian government, will be nothing but bad for his name in history. >> let's get more on this, joining me is national investigative correspondent michael is sa cover. you've been listening to this conference call with the wikileaks people. what more were you able to glean about where snowden is and the plans for his travel. >> i have to say, the snowden story is shake up between a cross between "the bourn ultimatum" and casablanca. listening to julian assange and others describe -- answer some of the key questions about snowd snowden, quickly right now, where is snowden? assange said he's in a safe place and in good spirits but would not confirm where even what country, whether he's still in russia. so, we don't know where snowden is right at the moment. how is he t
mr. snowden chose china and russia as assistance in his feud -- in his flight from justice, because they're such powerful bast yans of internet freedom. >> senators rand paul and chuck snumer weighed in on -- schumer rand paul weighed in on the russian factor. >> putin almost seems eager to put an eye in the finger of the united states whether it is syria, iran and now of course with snowden. >> for mr. snowden, if he cozies up to the russian government, will be nothing but...
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mr. sessions: that is a very interesting insight that you made. i believe senator schumer was particularly hostile to that amendment and said, without citizenship, there is no reform. in other words, we won't agree to anything. that's absolutely nonnegotiable. but i thought about it a lot during 2007 and that bill and have been thic thinking about it since. i believe that after 1986, where we gave amnesty and citizenship with a promise of enforcement and that didn't happen, we promised it well-know it wouldnn again, this was a one-time amnesty that wouldn't happen again, that it should be the clear policy of the united states, if you enter the country illegally, you do not get everybody benefit, everything single thing that america can provide, does provide people that enter lawfully. and i don't believe that we should and certainry we are not required -- and seniorly with we are not required to provide -- and certainly we are not required to provide citizen hispanic t--citizen hispanic too entered unlawfully. to condition the whole bill on attacking senator cruz's amendme
mr. sessions: that is a very interesting insight that you made. i believe senator schumer was particularly hostile to that amendment and said, without citizenship, there is no reform. in other words, we won't agree to anything. that's absolutely nonnegotiable. but i thought about it a lot during 2007 and that bill and have been thic thinking about it since. i believe that after 1986, where we gave amnesty and citizenship with a promise of enforcement and that didn't happen, we promised it...
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mr. durbin: i thank the senator from rhode island, and i thank the presiding officer. i just wanted to join my colleague, senator schumer, first thanking him for his leadership in bringing us together. with senator mccain, they led the effort, the eight-senator effort to put together this comprehensive immigration bill which was enacted by the senate today by a vote of 68-32. many thanks go around. i have acknowledged the other senators who were a part of that gang, but i wanted to give special recognition to three of my staffers who really worked overtime and did an extraordinary effort to put this bill together. first and foremost, joe zogby, my late counsel in the senate judiciary committee. he was there at creation when it came to the dream act, and he has been with me ever since. some 12 years of dedicated effort to pass this legislation on the floor of the senate. we did it today. it never would have happened if joe hadn't devoted so much energy and talent in to making this day possible. i also will tell you his name is well known among those who are dreamers. so many times, he has saved them from deportation when
mr. durbin: i thank the senator from rhode island, and i thank the presiding officer. i just wanted to join my colleague, senator schumer, first thanking him for his leadership in bringing us together. with senator mccain, they led the effort, the eight-senator effort to put together this comprehensive immigration bill which was enacted by the senate today by a vote of 68-32. many thanks go around. i have acknowledged the other senators who were a part of that gang, but i wanted to give special...
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mr. president, i want to take a moment to congratulate the members of the gang of eight -- senators schumer, mccain, durbin, graham, men deny nez, rubio, bennet and frank. this speaks not just to the ability of the senators in the gang but throes their cutting edge. i'd also like to recognize chairman leahy for managing this markup and this debate so expertly. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: just a few minutes -- i spoke at length earlier this weefnlg i want to thank my colleague, senator franken, for his kind words and the work he has done this bill. and also senator leahy and all those involved in this bill. managing this bill this morning -- it is again just awe-inspiring to see all the work that's been done on both sits of the aisle. i expect we're going to have a strong, bipartisan vote for this bill. the vifthe civil debate we've hn this, we finally -- for someone who was involved back in 1986 -- to see everyone come together from business, to migrant workers, to immigrant work
mr. president, i want to take a moment to congratulate the members of the gang of eight -- senators schumer, mccain, durbin, graham, men deny nez, rubio, bennet and frank. this speaks not just to the ability of the senators in the gang but throes their cutting edge. i'd also like to recognize chairman leahy for managing this markup and this debate so expertly. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms....
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mr. president. i appreciate the great work that my colleague senator durbin, senator schumer and senator rubio and others have done on the immigration bill. i'm going to be pleased this week to support their work. but i come to the floor today as i have most weeks since being sworn in to talk about the issue that dominated discussions in my state the past six months, and that is the issue of gun violence. we commemorated last week the six-month anniversary of the deadly shooting in sandy hook, connecticut, in which 20 six-and seven-year olds first graders were gunned down and six of their teachers, as well including the gunman and his mother. a lot of families came down here last week to continue to lobby both the house and the senate. and the look on their faces, a complicated look. it's clearly first and foremost the look of incalculable grief as these families still try to figure out the first summer of their life without their loved one, whether it be a first grader who would have been heading into second grade or a mother or a teacher or a brother or sister. but there is also combination with this g
mr. president. i appreciate the great work that my colleague senator durbin, senator schumer and senator rubio and others have done on the immigration bill. i'm going to be pleased this week to support their work. but i come to the floor today as i have most weeks since being sworn in to talk about the issue that dominated discussions in my state the past six months, and that is the issue of gun violence. we commemorated last week the six-month anniversary of the deadly shooting in sandy hook,...
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mr. miguel. it was two years after this turmoil which made the front page of many newspapers in the country, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> thank you. senator schumer. >> thank you. i want to thank you, director jones for your service in the attorney's office and now is acting director of atf. you have a long and distinguished career. you are past for u.s. attorney by this committee a few years ago and now, of course, it has taken a long time to move your to get your nomination made, approved by this committee and by the senate. so i would like to first say that i think having a vacancy at this agency is a big mistake. such an agency has to have leadership to provide direction to many employees who work here and keep americans safe, so let me ask you this question. what would happen to the fbi without a director? don't you think that could be used to say that the united states is weak on terrorism, if we had for years an acting director of the fbi? i do. i want to know your opinion. >> it is sort of comparing apples to oranges because the fbi has always been part of the department of justice. it has been 10 years since atf has been part of the depa
mr. miguel. it was two years after this turmoil which made the front page of many newspapers in the country, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> thank you. senator schumer. >> thank you. i want to thank you, director jones for your service in the attorney's office and now is acting director of atf. you have a long and distinguished career. you are past for u.s. attorney by this committee a few years ago and now, of course, it has taken a long time to move your to get your...
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cardin, whitehouse, franken, blumenthal, wyden, reed of rhode island, murray, bennet, harkin, schumer, durbin. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: i now withdraw the motion to proceed. the presiding officer: the motion is withdrawn. mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the farm bill. the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill is 9:45 today. at 10:00 there will be three roll call votes, first a motion to invoke cloture on the farm bill and then a cloture vote to proceed to the republican student loan bill and then to proceed to the democratic student loan bill. senate lawyeringberg will -- senator lautenberg will lie in repose in the chamber at 2:15 p.m.. mr. president, i want to just briefly say that i really appreciate, as we all do, the work of the sergeant at arms. terry gainer and his whole staff are making this so very, very pleasant yesterday, at least as pleasant as a funeral
cardin, whitehouse, franken, blumenthal, wyden, reed of rhode island, murray, bennet, harkin, schumer, durbin. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: i now withdraw the motion to proceed. the presiding officer: the motion is withdrawn. mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the farm bill. the filing...