mr. reed: thank you madam president. i would ask unanimous consent to dispense with the calling of the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you madam president. i would also ask unanimous consent that a fellow in my office paulina ritger, be granted privileges to the floor for the duration of the 114th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you madam president. i would like to talk about an amendment i filed with my colleague, senator susan collins of maine to support the low income home energy program the liheap program. as the senator considers whether or not to pass -- essentially rubber stamp the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline which, being clear would largely benefit major oil companies and could have a harmful consequence on our environment, i want to take the opportunity to highlight a federal program that helps our country's most vulnerable citizens particularly seniors meet their home energy needs. the bipartisan amendment led by myself and sen

brown. >> no about. >> mr. reed. >> no. >> willmr. schumer. >> aye. >> mr. madeenendez. mr. tester. >> aye. >> mr. warner. >> aye. >> mr. merkley. >> no. >> ms. warren. >> no. >> ms. highcamp. >> aye. the vote is 18 in favor four opposed. >> ayes have it obviously. nuclear weapon free iran act of 2015 is reported favorably as an original bill. i now ask unanimous concept that the staff be allowed to make technical and conforming changes and we waive the coredon rule. without objection so ordered. committee adjourned. >> if you missed any of that markup, it is available to view anytime online. go to cspan.org. c-span has day two of the con sfir nation hearing for loretta lynch to be the next u.s. attorney general although her testimony ended yesterday after seven hours. is it live coverage from the hearing room on capitol hill. today the committee is hearing from law enforcement and other witnesses. live day long coverage is on our companion network c-span. the senate is working on legislation authorizing construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. the house is not in sessi

. >> mr. 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 dem

one of the two officers involved in the shooting, also happened to be an officer present when mr. reedt on charges including drug possession and resisting arrest. it is unclear whether officer days recognized reed from the prior arrest. one thing is known on the tape, he repeatedly uses his name. i want to bring back in cnn legal analyst. so there's a background to this now dead man. he had shot at police officers, he had spent 13 years in prison because of that. he had already had additional offenses that he was facing including i believe something like stalking and a terrorist ik threats. this was definitely a dangerous guy who had proven himself to be dangerous. and the officer who approached him on that passenger side seemed to know who he was. apart from any of that, did anything look wrong to you? >> this is what law enforcement authorities will be investigating. under new jersey law, you can use deadly physical force if you believe there's a reasonable danger to you, the police officer, that you're going to suffer from substantial physical injury or death. however, new jersey la

mr. reed, thanks very much for being with us.ppreciate your time tonight. >> thank you for allowing me, rachel. >> i have to ask you first, if this looks worse than it is. i mean are the problems in cleveland as bad as they look from the vantage point of this case? or is this case just the point at which a lot of things went wrong that otherwise aren't a systemic problem? >> i think this is the case where we finally are going to get help from the federal government. because the problem that is have existed within our police force have continued and continued and continued. and finally thanks to eric holder and president barack obama, help is on its way. >> the central justice department has investigated the cleveland police department twice in the past years. as you mentioned, attorney general eric holder who last month called for big reforms in the police department. the city has been somewhat welcoming toward that intervention. but this is the second time that the federal government has come into cleveland in the past decade. d

mr. reed: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this legislation, to authorize the building of the keystone x.l. pipeline. it's time. enough is enough. we agree, thousands of jobs will be created by this pipeline. this will improve consumer prices. this will bring stability to oil markets around the world. this will contribute to protecting us here on american soil rather than relying on energy sources from hostile nations of the world. it doesn't cure all the problems, but it's a step in the right direction. our constituents sent us here, mr. speaker, to solve problems. this is part of the solution. i rise in support of the keystone pipelined an -- pipeline and ask all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reaffirm the bipartisan message of the last congress and approve this legislation today and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: i now yiel

mr. reed of rhode island. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you takthis obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations. the vice president: the clerk will read the names of the next group. order in the senate, please. the clerk: mr. are issue of idaho. mr. roberts of kansas. mr. rounds of south dakota. mr. sasse of nebraska. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and th

mr. reed: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this legislation, to authorize the building of the keystone x.l. pipeline. it's time. enough is enough. we agree, thousands of jobs will be created by this pipeline. this will improve consumer prices. this will bring stability to oil markets around the world. this will contribute to protecting us here on american soil rather than relying on energy sources from hostile nations of the world. it doesn't cure all the problems, but it's a step in the right direction. our constituents sent us here, mr. speaker, to solve problems. this is part of the solution. i rise in support of the keystone pipelined an -- pipeline and ask all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reaffirm the bipartisan message of the last congress and approve this legislation today and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: i now yiel

mr. reed: thank you mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this legislation, to authorize the building of the keystone x.l. pipeline. it's time. enough is enough. we agree, thousands of jobs will be created by this pipeline. this will improve consumer prices. this will bring stability to oil markets around the world. this will contribute to protecting us here on american soil rather than relying on energy sources from hostile nations of the world. it doesn't cure all the problems, but it's a step in the right direction. our constituents sent us here, mr. speaker, to solve problems. this is part of the solution. i rise in support of the keystone pipelined an -- pipeline and ask all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reaffirm the bipartisan message of the last congress and approve this legislation today and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: i now yiel

he is currently sitting in his living room with mrs. reedracking jokes, and asking about the whip count on the keystone pipeline legislation. the surgery took 3.5 hours and was successful in removing the blood clot in his right eye, and report -- repairing the orbital bones in his right brow and cheek. he was under full anesthesia during the surgery and doctors are optimistic in his regaining vision in his right eye, but there is no definitive verdict yet. that is the statement from senator reid's office. and the keystone vote took place in the senate that failed to get passage. also from the front page of "the washington times" this morning failing to get security. /a, ocean grove, new jersey, democrats line will stop -- sasha, ocean grove, new jersey, democrats line. caller: thank you. i enjoy all of your programs especially "washington journal." we cannot be isolationist in the 21st century. we need to be -- we need free trade, but we need to be fair. opening up more markets will bring in more goods and help our economy ultimately. host:

reed. >> thank you mr. chairman. let me join you in welcoming our new members and colleagues that return. also let me congratulate, mr. chairman on your leadership role. i think the committee is in very strong and capable hands and i look forward to working with you. and to under store your comment about the nature of this committee, it is a bipartisan approach to problems to which we'll continue under your leadership. thank you mr. children, general zbigniew brzezinski and mr. snowcroft, thank you for your service to your country and for your agreeing to be here today. let me commend general mccain for calling this hearing as a series of hearings for looking at the challenges which he outlines the challenges that he articulates here today and this hear la guardia provide us an opportunity to hear from leading experts and military commanders and key leaders in our country about the national securities issues that we face and i welcome a chance to take this broad perspective and broad view. the number and breath of th

mr. ishmael reed i have been a big fan of yours for as long time and i am just tumbled. good friend, one delgadillo. he came to my community college years and years ago when i was a student and he read a poem where he described the freeway overpasses as looking like a snake eating itself. and i still remember that image. so i am very honored to be here with all of you. a tough act to follow. you are all making me teary-eyed when i'm sitting there. i first would like to thank the before columbus foundation justin thomas and the before columbus foundation for my second novel of an american book award. it's an honor to be recognized such illustrious artists. the before columbus website states the american book awards are not he stood right industry organization but rather a writer's award. for me, this very special significant because we primarily do what we do in isolation. removed more or less removed more or less military world around us and this is ironic and in our riding what we try to do is enter into a conversation of other writers and artists. sometimes they can fe

mr. chairman, ranking member reed and members of the committee always an honor to be here. a special honor to hit before hairm you today withan three men i consider to be friends mentors ecial and heroes. my pride in the air force and the airmen that give it life hasn't changed since the last li time a peered edfei appeared before you. n when we deployed operation desert storm -- >> repeat that again. repeat that. >> ai we'rerha now the smallest air force we have ever been, chairman. when we deployed to operation desert storm in 1990 the air force had 188 fighter squadrons. 19 today, we have 54 and we're headed to 49 in the next couple 5 of years. in 1990 there were 511,000 00 active duty airmen alone. today, we have 200,000 fewer than that. and as those numbers came down the operational tempo went up.s your air force is fully engaged. all the excess capacity is gone.he and now more than ever we need a ne capable, fully ready force. we simply don't have a bench to . go to. s and we can't continue to cut for force structures as we have beenf doing to pay costs of readiness a

reed? >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank the witnesses. >> [inaudible conversations] >> perhaps we could audit the pentagon. >> i would like to thank our friends from -- thank you for that courtesy. >> we didn't win in vietnam. we didn't win in iraq. you don't talk all the failed wars. why do we keep losing wars? maybe we shouldn't be invading iraq. i'd like to hear from the air force about liberating libya. senator heinrich i think you talked about ground strikes. [inaudible] >> the second day of testimony in the confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee loretta lynch begins live 10 a.m. eastern today following "washington journal" on c-span. >> after wednesday's confirmation hearing attorney general nominee loretta lynch answered questions about how she will distinguish yourself in the role of attorney general and her views on immigration and civil rights issues. here's a look at her testimony. >> the challenge i think that people have when they come to washington, d.c. and they assume jobs th

reed v. town of gilbert. mr. courtman? >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court the town's code discriminates on its face by treating certain signs differently based solely on what they say. for example political signs may be 32 square feet, may be unlimited in this number and may be placed in the right-of-way of the entire town for phi months before -- five months before the election. but the church's signs can only be one-fifth of that size, only placed in the dark of night the night before the church service. while the church's signs with directional content are only allowed up for 14 hours other signs with directional content are allowed up for much longer. for example builders' directional signs to home sales events are allowed up the entire weekend, and homeowners' association event signs are allowed to be up for 30 days. >> what are you, what are you seeking? do you want whatever is the most favorable rule, say for ideological signs is that what you want or do you accept that there could be some limit on event sig

democrat harry reed was told by doctors to stay home after suffering a concussion and broken bones after falling while exercising last week. >> the honorable john boehner. [ applause ]. >> mrspeaker. >> reporter: other in the house, john boehner was re-elected speaker again despite tea party members calling him too moderate. >> so let's prove the skeptics wrong. let's make this a time of harvest. >> reporter: speaker boehner then swore in members of the 114th u.s. house of representatives. >> do you solemnly swear you're support and defend the constitution of enemy. >> reporter: first order of business will be passing the controversial keystone pipeline bill. some democrats back it, this time president obama will veto the bill. >> i can confirm for you that if this bill passes this congress the president wouldn't sign it either. >> reporter: the new congress will also work on overturning obama care and removing funding for the president's executive order on immigration. so new hope for compromise already fading on the very first day. >> thanks. >>> here is more details on the 114th congress. "the washington post" compiled some statistics about it. the new congress is 80% w

reed drive this morning. the home did have smoke detectors but it's not clear whether they were working. our pat collins will have more about the life of mr. lee coming up right here at 5:00. >>> a state senator from our area is making a push in richmond to decriminalize marijuana. adam ebbenen says his legislation is about responsible adults not being overpenalized. >> millions of americans use marijuana and we'll got to start having our laws reflect reality, prohibition on alcohol was not something that worked so reducing it to a civil penalty is a step in the right direction. >> the aclu, the naacp, and the national organization for the reform of marijuana laws joined eben in calling for decriminalization. >>> accused serial killer charles sevrens is headed to a hospital. kor kor was in the courtroom during today's herring. he made several outbursts telling the judge husband attorneys don't represent him. he's not cooperated with doctors in the passed. he's accused in murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruth ann lodato over a ten-year period. >>> the ohio man accused in the capitol bomb plot just pleaded not guilty. christopher cor

again, i want to thank senator schumer, senator reed, senator kirk and senator heller for their partnership in bringing this bill forward. thank you mr. chairman. i yield the floor. mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you mr. president. i rise today to speak on h.r. 26 the terrorism risk insurance program reauthorization. i thank senator crapo and appreciated and enjoyed the relationship that we have had over the last eight years since i joined the banking committee and he was already a relatively veteran member of that committee and very knowledgeable and very straightforward and fair. and i appreciate his work and especially on this legislation also. i support the reauthorization of the terrorism risk insurance program. i did not want to -- want it to expire in december. many of us on both sides of the aisle in the senate worked to try to get this reenacted in december. unfortunately, because of partisan games in the house of representatives, it didn't happen. that's -- but that's why i voted for tria reauthorization s. 2244, in the banking committee last june. i s

mr. reed: plap mr. president? the presiding officer: there is a sufficient sed second. mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i would request unanimous consent to speak for up to one minute on the reed-collins amendment. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the clerk will call the roll. on the motion to table. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not the ayes are 49 and the nays 45. and the motion to table is agreed to. the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president could we have order in the senate? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. mcconnell: mr. president i send a cloture motion on the pending substitute to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: we, the the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the deba

mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent to put aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment number 74. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. reed: and i request dispense with the reading of the amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment by number. the clerk: the senator from rhode island, mr. reed, proposes amendment numbered 74. mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: very briefly, this is a bipartisan amendment. i am proud to be a cosponsor with senator collins of maine. it would require by resolution that we fund liheap, the low-income heating assistance program at $4.7 billion. we've seen a significant diminution of liheap funding over the years. this amendment helps every aspect of the country. it helps low-income households, particularly seniors. it would be something that would help immensely families throughout this country. in the winter, it's about hea

mr. reed: mr. president i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: mr. president i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: mr. president, as we approach the end of, i think of the votes on the legislation on the keystone pipeline -- i understand we're having a series of votes later tonight -- i know that what is likely to be next up is the question of the department of homeland security funding and i hope that we can come collectively together to fund the department of homeland security, the department that keeps us safe in an unsafe world, the department that we created after september 11th to bring disparate government agencies all charged with keeping our cities, our ports our airports, our railways, highways bridges and neighborhoods safe from the threat of global terrorism. and i particularly understand that as a member of this body who represents according to the f.b.i., the most dangerous two miles in america the chemical coastway airport s