mrs. murray: i would be happy to yield. mr. wyden: i think the senator from washington has made an extraordinary presentation in terms of outlining the facts with respect to the abuse that women face. having done a series of forums around my home state -- and as you know, in our part of the country in washington and oregon, many, many small communities, 10,000, 15,000 people, it's my experience, and i'd be interested in getting our colleague's assessments -- and she's been our leader on this -- is without the violence against women act, it's my opinion understanding that women in rural areas who face the kind of brutal treatment you've described would literally have nowhere to turn, that the violence against women act for women in rural areas in particular is sort of the last line of defense for them and the abuser. mrs. murray: i would say to the senator from oregon, absolutely correct. if you have been beaten and abused and you feel a victim of violence, you have nowhere to turn, especially in a rural community where everyone

mrs. murray: madam president, thank you. and i thank the senator and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. kohl: i ask consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kohl: madam president, i'm here today to talk about the state of manufacturing in this country, how we can do better and how we can create more jobs here at home. the bring jobs home act is a good bill that will help keep jobs in this country and help businesses bring more jobs back here home. it would be especially good for manufacturing and manufacturing, as we you will know is a critical part of our economy. a healthy manufacturing sector is key to better jobs, rising productivity, and higher standards of living. every individual and industry depends on manufactured goods and the production of these goods creates the quality jobs that keep so many american families healthy and strong. that is why we

mr. murray would answer any of her questions. >>> by now most of you probably know about 50 shades of greywhat you might not know is a number of couples are crediting their pregnancies to having read it. nearly 150 women have posted messages on babycenter.com saying they got pregnant after reading the book. it's a fictional love story with some kinky twists in it. >> i believe that's a mild -- >> twists and turns in it. >> you know this guy, rob schneider. he's been making people laugh many years on the big screen and "saturday night live." >> now he is making a return to stand up. and wisdom is with him and will chat live with rob to see where you can find him in our area. time now is 9:25.  >>> there's a new food gadget on the market. it's called trongs. they're made for eating things like buffalo wings and barbecue ribs without all the mess. just clamp them onto the side of your favorite food -- what? >> no, no, it's good. like ripping the ribs apart. yeah, go ahead. >> keeps your fingers clean. [ laughter ] rob schneider said, it's a slow news day. we're showing you an infomer

mrs. murray: mr. president, i come to the floor today very excited about the great progress america's going to make tomorrow, august 1, for women across this country and to share the outrage that i just heard from the senator from illinois and others that before those even go into effect tomorrow, on the eve of this great opportunity for so many women, the republican leader has come to the floor and says we want to repeal it. the first amendment. on an issue not related at all -- cybersecurity. but to take those away before they even begin. because, mr. president, it is an exciting moment for women in this country, because two years ago health insurance companies could deny women care due to so-called preexisting conditions like pregnancy are being a victim of domestic violence. denied. two years ago women were permitted to be legally discriminated against when it came to insurance premiums and were often paying more for coverage than their male counterparts. two years ago women did not have access to

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i come to the floor today to speak in strong support of the disclose act, which will help put an end to secretive campaign spending and close the glaring campaign finance loopholes that have been opened up by the citizens united ruling. mr. president, i want to thank the senator from rhode island for his tremendous leadership on this really critical issue and all the work he's gotten to us -- to this point he today on this very -- point today on this very important bill. mr. president, this supreme court ruling was truly a step backwards for our democracy. it overturned decades of campaign finance law and policy and it allowed corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of their money influencing our democracy. the citizens united ruling has given special interest groups a megaphone that they can use to drowned out the voices of citizens in my home state of washington and across the country. the disclose act would return transparency to this process,

mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, i come to the floor this afternoon to talk about a very important bill, the violence against women act. it is hard for me to believe it has actually been months since we first came to the floor to talk about this important legislation, which is why we are here again this afternoon to try and pass a bill into law that has consistently received broad bipartisan approval. it's a bill that passed the senate now almost three months ago by a vote of 68-31. madam president, the violence against women act has successfully helped provide lifesaving assistance to hundreds of thousands of women and their families, and every time we have reauthorized this bill, we include bipartisan provisions to address those that are not being protected by it. but here we are back on the senate floor urging support for a bill that should not be controversial. so today, the women of the senate and the men who support the violence against women act have come to the fl

mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor today to urge my colleagues to support the extension of tax cuts for 98% of workers and 97% of small business owners. this should be a no-brainer. democrats do not want taxes on our middle-class families to go up, and republicans claim they want that, too, and they also say they want these tax cuts extending. so, mr. president, this should be easy. when 100 senators agree on a policy, we should be ail to pass a bill. but unfortunately republicans are not focused on the 98% we agree on; they are preoccupied with the 2% that we don't. and they are prepared to take our country over the edge and into the new year in an effort to prevent millionaires and billionaires from paying a penny more in taxes. republicans are so opposed to having the wealthiest pay the very same rate they were paying during the clinton years that if they can't force through more tax cuts for the rich, they would prefer taxes to go up on middle-class families. they want 98% of workers

mr. danny murray, voices of lee has grown into a nationally recognized singing group, having released seven music albums and several d.v.d.'s since their debut in september of 1994. mr. fleischmann: the group performs ac pella around the country and their current schedule includes locations in north carolina, indiana, florida and many other states. the energy and feelings placed in each and every song is the talent that deserves praise and this talent is not yet easily learned. i believe that anyone who listens to them cannot hear the music without being moved. each student who receives the opportunity and honor participating in the voices of lee is put through grueling training and given demanding work. however, these results of the labor are not in vain. i am pleased to take this opportunity to commend them for such dedication. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio

through his lawyers, murray has invited mrs. jackson to visit him in jail to answer any questions she might have. in a statement he said he would be happy to meet with the mother of a man he calls a very dear departed friend. a representative for katherine jackson says he doubts she will take murray up on his offer. she's got a lot going on right now. >> yes, she does. >>> a driver with a hair trigger. police in ft. lauderdale releasing will video that shows a driver, gets out of his bmw and starts shooting at the man who was driving the ford truck behind him. >> yeah, he got out and starts shooting at a guy tailgating. >> this was in broad daylight in a residential neighborhood. he gets back in his car, takes off. one bullet did pierce the truck. luckily no one was shot. police are now looking for that shooter. >> scary. you always worry about when you upset someone on the road what could happen. >>> they said she would never walk again, but they were wrong. check this out. coming up, a real life bionic woman who is giving hope

mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the murray substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, as amended, be read three times and the statutory paygo statement be read. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the paygo statement. the clerk: this is the statement of budgetary effects of paygo legislation for h.r h.r. 1627, s amended. total budgetary effects of h.r. 1627 for the five-year statutory paygo scorecard, net reduction of $401 million. total budgetary effects of 1627 for the ten-year statutory paygo scorecard, net reduction in the deficit of $215 million. also submitted for the record as part of this statement is a table provided by the congressional budget office which provides additional information on the budgetary effects of this act. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the bill as amended be passed, the murray amendment which is the title amendment which is at the desk be agreed and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, any statements relating to this matter be placed in the record as if read. the pre

to add on to the whole bizarre thing, and now we are talking about conrad murray who is extending an invitation to mrsson, and would she take him up on that? something she invited? >> well, you know, this gets bizarre when conrad murray is brought into the picture, fred. this is the last thing that katherine jackson wants to deal with this week, but conrad murray is inviting her to meet with him in prison. he released a statement to cnn through the lawyers, that i am told that she has a desire to speak to me before she departs the life, and because she is up in age, and questionable health and mother of the dear and departed friend it would give me great pleasure to sit down with her one-on-one and answer any questions that she might have, and he thinks that a meeting between them would put katherine at peace, and of course, with the very public family battles, this is probably not on the top of her things the do list. >> well, this is odd timing and especially for her. >> yes, absolutely. but we have to see, because this case, this story is so bizarre and maybe the next report is that she is going to

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murray is the doctor accused of accidentally killing the singer in 2009. he said he wants to put mrsson at peace by answer any questions she may have. a represent for mrs. jackson says she is unlikely to accept the offer. >>> a dangerous infection may have come from a traveling medical technician. michelle miller reports for wjz. one victim is now speaking out. >> reporter: officials say david quikowski was a serial infector. >> he was working through kind of a temp agency that would send people from place to place. so he worked in many different hospitals, probably a half dozen different places over the last couple of years. >> reporter: one of his alleged victims spoke to cbs affiliate wbz. >> my daughter just got married. she's going to have children in the future. who knows if i'll be around for them. >> reporter: quikowski, 33 years old, is believed to have tested positive for hepatitis c in june 2010. he was last employed as a lap -- lab technician in exeter, new hampshire, where authorities say he stole fentanil, a powerful painkiller, and also exposed patients to the virus. i

mr. filner, as well as the chairman and ranking member of the senate committee on veterans' affairs, senator murray and senator burr, for their insight and cooperation on advancing this bill, this compromised bill today. so i want to reiterate that this bill is paid for both in its mandatory and discretionary costs via offsets that have been used many times by this committee and historically has been supported by both sides of the aisle. and finally, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert a joint explanatory statement for the honoring america's veterans in caring for camp lejeune families act of 2012 into the record as well as a floor colloquy between myself and the gentleman from maine, mr. michaud. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. miller: i appreciate that, mr. speaker. once again, i thank all the members of the committee, the staff of the house and the senate on veterans' affairs for their work on this bill and i urge all members to support the senate amendment to h.r. 1627. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maine. mr.

statute, patty murray and her troops were supposed to offer legislation, i got a letter signed by virtually every republican senator saying no thanks, grover wins again. no revenues. so, mr. president, this is about our country, about doing something about a debt. it will contribute about a trillion dollars to the debt. that's not bad. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? mr. . mr. reid: here we go again. mr. mcconnell: i heard my good friend the majority leader say this is about the deficit. this would produce about enough revenue to operate the government for about a week. this would produce about enough revenue to operate the government for about a week. this is not about the deficit or the debt. this is about the campaign. we all know there's a campaign going on, but why don't we do serious legislating here? no budget, no appropriation bills, no d.o.d. authorization bills. when are we going to actually pass things in the senate? this is a uniquely bad idea for the economy. the good news, i can say to to the american people, it isn't going to happen. today. it ought not to happen any time. this is part of the fiscal cliff that we're facing at the end of the year. the chairma

statute, patty murray and her troops were supposed to offer legislation, i got a letter signed by virtually every republican senator saying no thanks, grover wins again. no revenues. so, mr president, this is about our country, about doing something about a debt. it will contribute about a trillion dollars to the debt. that's not bad. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? mr. . mr. reid: here we go again. mr. mcconnell: i heard my good friend the majority leader say this is about the deficit. this would produce about enough revenue to operate the government for about a week. this would produce about enough revenue to operate the government for about a week. this is not about the deficit or the debt. this is about the campaign. we all know there's a campaign going on, but why don't we do serious legislating here? no budget, no appropriation bills, no d.o.d. authorization bills. when are we going to actually pass things in the senate? this is a uniquely bad idea for the economy. the good news, i can say to to the american people, it isn't going to happen. today. it ought not to happen any time. this is part of the fiscal cliff that we're facing at the end of the year. the chairman

mr. geithner and i may disagree of the ways and means to deal with this but he has problems. listen to me. he has democratic problems. he's got senator pat ri murrayf state of washington saying if we can't raise taxes on rich people, the whole game is off. we won't play ball and let it expire. that's no way to do business. you have to try to do business and what i liked about tim, he said at the end of this thing, we've had worse situations in this country where we have made deals. i like that. i think that there's going to have to be some give and take in washington. look. when i came to washington as a kid working for reagan, '81 and '82 for brutal years for the economy and the stock market but we made deals on taxes and spending. okay? in 2008 and 2009, brutal years. the bush administration, hank paulson is here today, moving in to the obama and geithner administration. we had brutal periods of time. what i'm saying is right now maybe this is to jimmy's point. things are not so bad compared to then. we need to do some political legislative business in washington and make some deals that make some sense if tim geithner is serious about the kind

one of the training programs that -- training efforts put together by senator murray and the veterans' committee is this vrap. mr. marone served in an army medical laboratory as a specialist. civilian employers wouldn't accept his military training experience. in many cases, as the presiding officer knows, having such a huge military presence in her state -- in many cases employers are reluctant to hire veterans. perhaps they -- perhaps they're afraid of something that they might have learned in the military in terms of -- perhaps they haven't been tested for ptsd or whatever the reasons, employers far too often seem reluctant to hire veterans, in far too many cases. we know the unemployment levels are hire among veterans than they are the rest of the population. we know there's a particular problem for veterans who are a little bit older, who are in the case of mr. calone, are middle age. we know that sometimes veterans, particularly if they came out of school -- high school and went directly into the service, they might not know exactly when leaving the service thousand apply for a job, all those thing that pe