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mr. udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr.dent, i rise today to express my support for the violence against women vawat women reauthorization act. it's important that we're doing this early in the 113th congress, and unfortunately we have to have this debate again. the senate passed a nearly identical bill last april, a bill with strong bipartisan support, but the house failed to bring it up for a vote, allowing the law to expire at the end of last year. many house republicans opposed the senate bill because it expanded vawa protections to three groups -- gays and lesbians, native americans and undocumented immigrants. i support all three of these expansions, and today i want to again stress how crucial this measure is to native american women. for the past 19 years, the violence against women act helped protect native women, from domestic violence, from sexual assault and from stalking. this historic legislation has strengthened the prosecution of these crimes and it has provided critical support to the victims. vawa has long
mr. udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr.dent, i rise today to express my support for the violence against women vawat women reauthorization act. it's important that we're doing this early in the 113th congress, and unfortunately we have to have this debate again. the senate passed a nearly identical bill last april, a bill with strong bipartisan support, but the house failed to bring it up for a vote, allowing the law to expire at the end of...
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. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep this country safe by protecting its secrets. there are a lot of equities and operational activities, and it has to be looked at carefully. >> i would just say i agree with you that sources and methods and many of the operational details absolutely should never be declassified, but there is some basic principles in that report that i think is going to be very important for history to be able to judge. i would urge you to look closely at that. senator levin asked about waterboarding. let me follow up. in november 2007, you were asked if waterboarding was torture, and you
. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep...
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. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep this country safe by protecting its secrets. there are a lot of equities and operational activities, and it has to be looked at carefully. >> i would just say i agree with you that sources and methods and many of the operational details absolutely should never be declassified, but there is some basic principles in that report that i think is gonna be very important for history to be able to judge. i would urge you to look closely at that. senator levin asked about waterboarding. let me follow up. in november to a dozen, you were -- 2007, you were asked if waterboarding
. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep...
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. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep this country safe by protecting its secrets. there are a lot of equities and operational activities, and it has to be looked at carefully. >> i would just say i agree with you that sources and methods and many of the operational details absolutely should never be declassified, but there is some basic principles in that report that i think is going to be very important for history to be able to judge. i would urge you to look closely at that. senator levin asked about waterboarding. let me follow up. in november 2007, you were asked if waterboarding was torture, and you
. >> i want to return to a question that mr. udall asked you. would you object to, and if so, why, to a public release to a declassified version of the committee's report? >> i would give such a request for declassification every consideration. there is a lot of information and those volumes with a lot of potential consequences as far as its public release. at the same time that we have a commitment to take care to, we also have a tremendous commitment to making sure that we keep...
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mr. chairman. >> senator udall. >> good afternoon. i cannot help but observe referencing senatogovernor chri. >> i have no plans to run against governor christie. [applause] [laughter] >> thank you for your service. i have some comments. you have said president obama believes is done carefully, deliberately and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. i absolutely agree. the american people have the right to know whether government does on their behalf. consistent with our national security, the presumption of transparency should be the rule, not the exception. and the government should make as much information available to the american public as possible. so on the committee when and we as members of congress push hard for access to the legal analysis targeting americans using drones, for instance, it erodes the government's credibility by the american people. i want to say i'm grateful to the president for allowing members of this committee to brief review some of the information. this is an im
mr. chairman. >> senator udall. >> good afternoon. i cannot help but observe referencing senatogovernor chri. >> i have no plans to run against governor christie. [applause] [laughter] >> thank you for your service. i have some comments. you have said president obama believes is done carefully, deliberately and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. i absolutely agree. the american people have the right to know whether government...
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udall. >> thank you. good afternoon, mr. brennan. i can't help but observing that senator coats talked about being governor of new jersey. i think being governor of new jersey is a piece of cake compared to being director of the cia. i hope governor christi will take no offense to that. >> i have no plans to run against governor christie. >> thank you for your service. i have some comments i would like to share with you and then i will direct some questions your way. you have said that president obama believes that done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. i absolutely agree. the american people have the right to know what their government does on their behalf consistent with our national security, the presunks mption o transparency should be the rule. when we on the committee push hard for access to the legal analysis justifying the authority of the executive branch to lethally target americans using drones, for instance, it erodes the government's credibility to
udall. >> thank you. good afternoon, mr. brennan. i can't help but observing that senator coats talked about being governor of new jersey. i think being governor of new jersey is a piece of cake compared to being director of the cia. i hope governor christi will take no offense to that. >> i have no plans to run against governor christie. >> thank you for your service. i have some comments i would like to share with you and then i will direct some questions your way. you have...
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mr. chairman. >> senator udall. >> good morning, gentlemen. thank you for appearing here today. i want to add my voice to those here, mr. secretary, in thanking you for your long service for country. we wish you well as you return to your grandchildren in california. i would like to look more broadly at the challenges we face in africa. i want to acknowledge that on september 11, 2000 12, when this tragic incident occurred, -- what he 12, when this tragic incident occurred, you were conducting counterterrorism missions all across the globe, hunting war criminals, providing humanitarian relief. despite the enormous mission load, you have clearly taken this to heart. we will learn from this. secretary clinton made that clear in her compelling testimony, that it will not happen again. i know you sure that point of view. turning to africa, i know that we have conducted the training, develop partnerships over a number of african militaries for years. in north africa as well as this hell. -- in north africa. how they're going to help us deny extremists a foothold in this part of the wo
mr. chairman. >> senator udall. >> good morning, gentlemen. thank you for appearing here today. i want to add my voice to those here, mr. secretary, in thanking you for your long service for country. we wish you well as you return to your grandchildren in california. i would like to look more broadly at the challenges we face in africa. i want to acknowledge that on september 11, 2000 12, when this tragic incident occurred, -- what he 12, when this tragic incident occurred, you were...
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mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator udall. >> good morning, gentlemen. thank you for appearing here today. i also want to add my voice to those here, mr. secretary, in thanking you for your long service to our country and we wish you well as you return to your farm and your grandchildren in california. general, i'd like to look more broadly at the challenges that we face in africa. and i want to acknowledge that on september 11, 2012, when this tragic incident occurred, that you were fighting a war in afghanistan, you were conducting counterterrorism missions all over the globe, training troops, patrolling our skies and seas, hunting war criminals and providing humanitarian relief. and despite that enormous mission load, you've clearly taken the deaths of these four state department employees in benghazi to heart as if they were your own. and we will learn from this, we will do everything possible to assure it doesn't happen again. secretary clinton made that clear in her compelling testimony over the last weeks and i know you share that point of view. so
mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator udall. >> good morning, gentlemen. thank you for appearing here today. i also want to add my voice to those here, mr. secretary, in thanking you for your long service to our country and we wish you well as you return to your farm and your grandchildren in california. general, i'd like to look more broadly at the challenges that we face in africa. and i want to acknowledge that on september 11, 2012, when this tragic incident occurred,...
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mr. speaker, democratic and republican leaders, esteemed members of the new mexico legislature, especially the new faces, honorable members of the judiciary, former new mexico governors and tribal governors, senator udall, senator heinrich, distinguished guests, my husband -- who got a little tired of making those bologna second witches and -- sandwiches and went back to work which makes me smile. [laughter] [cheers and applause] and my fellow new mexicans, it is an honor to join you for the annual state of the state address. and while today's mood is one filled with optimism and hope, it is also bittersweet. there is one very noticeable absence from this chamber. a man whose legacy in this body endures, former speaker of the house ben luhan. the thoughts and prayers of new mexico continue to be with the family. [applause] it is a privilege to stand with you as we mark the opening of new mexico's 51st state legislature and chart the course for new mexico's new year. a year in which we must focus on making new mexico more competitive. at a time of intense gridlock in washington, d.c., it is encouraging to reflect on the progress we have made together
mr. speaker, democratic and republican leaders, esteemed members of the new mexico legislature, especially the new faces, honorable members of the judiciary, former new mexico governors and tribal governors, senator udall, senator heinrich, distinguished guests, my husband -- who got a little tired of making those bologna second witches and -- sandwiches and went back to work which makes me smile. [laughter] [cheers and applause] and my fellow new mexicans, it is an honor to join you for the...
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udall. senator fisher? >> we are going to need you to use another microphone or switch seats. >> okay. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you ranking member in half. i would like to begin by thanking all of you and the people of this country, i would also like to recognize the men and women that you represent by being here today. thank you so much. i would like to visit with you some about our nuclear modernization and readiness. doctor carter, as you know, the president has committed to modernizing our nuclear deterrent. the cost estimates that were provided -- i believe it was last year by the department. they were about $56 million in order to sustain and modernize that over five years and 126 million over 10 years. is that still a good estimate. do you believe that it is in an affordable investment that americans should be making in our deterrent capabilities? >> well, we do need to have a safe and secure and reliable nuclear deterrent in my view, as far into the future as i can see. that does require that we have the sciences and engineering base. the facilities in the life extension programs and th
udall. senator fisher? >> we are going to need you to use another microphone or switch seats. >> okay. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you ranking member in half. i would like to begin by thanking all of you and the people of this country, i would also like to recognize the men and women that you represent by being here today. thank you so much. i would like to visit with you some about our nuclear modernization and readiness. doctor carter, as you know, the president has...
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mr. president, i was here to open the national this morning when -- the senate this morning when we went on s. 47. we've had some wonderful speeches. i know senator murray and shaheen, begich, udall, murkowski, hagan, franken spoke ivery strongly in favor of the bill. i also note that this bill passed overwhelmingly last year. i understand that there may be some that for convenience's sake would prefer we vote a different day or not, while we're really elected here to vote "yes" or "no" on things. and i wish we could just get ahead on their amendments and vote them up-or-down. i appreciate those senators who were going to bring amendments, have told me they are not going to, have been very, very helpful in doing that. we got to get this bill passed. but i notice that the ranking republican member of the judiciary committee made a statement today in which i take some hope. the senator from iowa indicated that this measure could have been enacted last year. well, i join that. i wish it had. the senate voted with a strong majority to do so. republicans and democrats joined together. i did everything i could, including reaching out to the republican speaker of the house, to make it h
mr. president, i was here to open the national this morning when -- the senate this morning when we went on s. 47. we've had some wonderful speeches. i know senator murray and shaheen, begich, udall, murkowski, hagan, franken spoke ivery strongly in favor of the bill. i also note that this bill passed overwhelmingly last year. i understand that there may be some that for convenience's sake would prefer we vote a different day or not, while we're really elected here to vote "yes" or...