levin: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote on the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas an nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a five-minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 627. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 268 and the nays are 150. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 627, as amended, on which the yeas an

-time the yeas and nays are -- the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by five-minute votes on passage of the bill, if ordered, ordering the previous question on house resolution 544 and adoption of house resolution 554, if ordered. this again is a 15-minute vote, a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 191, and the nays are 221. the motion is not adopted. the motion is not adopted. the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor will signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. the opinion of

opposed nay. the ayes have it. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: stanley allen bastian of washington to be united states district judge. mr. reid: mr. president, i have a cloture motion i ask to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of stanley allen bastian of washington to be united states district judge for the eastern district of washington signed by 18 senators as follows. reid of nevada, leahy, tester, boxer, schumer, durbin, casey, coons, rockefeller, levin, cantwell, nelson, whitehouse, murphy, murray, udall of new mexico and king. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. without objection. mr. reid: might have to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in faye say aye.

if not, the ayes are 57, the nays are 40. and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of daniel d. crabtree of kansas to be united states district judge for the district of kansas. signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of daniel d. crabtree of kansas to be the united states district judge for the district of kansas, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, the ayes are 57, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, w

if not, the ayes are 67, the nays are 29. the motion to table the appeal on the ruling of the chair is agreed to. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: the order that's now in effect in the senate, executive we move to executive session to consider the malinowski, wu, and birx nominations and ask that all time be yielded back on all of these nominations. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the senate will proceed to executive session. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nominations, department of state, toms p. malinowski of the district of columbia to be assistant secretary. department of labor, portia y. wu of the district of columbia to be an assistant secretary. department of state, deborah l. birx of maryland to be ambassador at large and coordinator of united states government activities to combat hiv-aids globally. the presiding officer: the question is on the malinowski nomination. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the aye

royce: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2413, the weather forecasting improvement act of 2014 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of think bill. the clerk: h.r. 2413, a bill to re-authorize noaa resources to a program on affordable and attainability advantages and modeling capabilities to deliver substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from oregon, ms. bonamici, each will control 20 minutes this chair re

all those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the miller nomination is confirmed. the question is on the anthony nomination. who yields time? without objection, the time is yielded back. the question is on the anthony nomination, all in favor say aye. all opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the anthony nomination is confirmed. the question is on the yohannes nomination. who yields time? without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the yohannes nomination. all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the yohannes nomination is confirmed. the senate will be in order. under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table. the president is immediately notified of the senate action. the senate will resume legislative business. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from rhode island is recognized. the senate will be in

the nays are 192. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 222. the nays are 193. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the gentleman from florida. recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 220. the nays are 194. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. pric

mcgovern: on that, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts has asked for the yeas and nays. those in favor of a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by five-minute votes on adopting the house resolution 555 if ordered. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? seeing none, on the matter of the felton confirmation, the votes are 75 yeas, 21 nays. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the mcsweeny nomination, which the clerk will now report. the clerk: federal trade commission, terrell mcsweeny of the district of columbia to be a federal trade commissioner. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will now be two minutes of debatey queel divided in the usual -- debate equally divided in the usual form. without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

royce, to suspend the rules and pass senate 2183, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 2183, an act united states international programming to ukraine and neighboring regions. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 399, the nays are 12. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal on

under clause 10 of rule 20, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute involvement -- vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 416, the nays are one. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that when the house house adjourn today it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. he house will come to order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? mr. daines: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute a

>> there have been nay sayers and people predicting catastrophes for centuries.ze the industrial revolution would bring in more efficient farming. people thrived. one of the things nay sayers don't understand is technological developments in come. next year, we'll be the number one producer of natural gas in the world. >> there are only a smidgen of resources. >> all of upstate new york, you can't drill anywhere. a lot of times the developments come in -- >> first it was the next ice age is coming. now it's quote climate change. anything that happens is our fault. there's an anti-capitalist agenda behind all of this. >> the industrial revolution is made possible because the market was allowed to work at the time. sulfur dioxide almost eliminated because of the cap and trade system. there was technology available to be able to strip out the socks from the pollutants. >> and the government wantstax . >> exactly. it's not so much solutions they seem to want. it's control. they want to tell us what to do. eps said a few weeks ago, no more wood burning stoves. all of

h.r. 7192 by the yeas and nays, h.r. 4120 by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. issa, to suspension of the 7192. nd pass h.r. the clerk: h.r. 4192, a bill to amend the act entitled an act to regulate the height of buildings in the district of columbia to clarify the rules of the district of columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the pept house is placed -- penthouse is placed. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will clarify, it's h.r. 49 -- 4192. the members will record their votes by electronic device. this vote is for 15 minutes. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. ho

mcdermott: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to house resolution 544 an rule 18 rblingts the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of house concurrent resolution 9 . will the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, kindly esume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of house concurrent resolution 96, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on tuesday, april 8, 2014, 60

>> mid nai may would be great. >> and i don't have a date but i don't want it to be six months down the road. and then also, i know that we had talked that there are a lot of incomplete applications and i would like the staff to start to take actions on those applications. >> you got it. >> could you share with the commissioners list of who those people are. >> i can't off of the top of my head, but i will have a list for you the next meeting. >> that is too bad you don't have a spread sheet in your mind. >> almost does, i think. >> dart board. >> electronic dart board. >> any public comment to the future agenda items >> come to the summit. >> and any quick announcements. >> come to our summit next monday, april 7 from one to four p.m. at the main library and we will have a lot of topics. >> and we will talk about who is going to be there. >> sure. who is... >> who is planning to go? >> i am. >> i don't have to go. >> so she specifically requested and tell her the times and hours that you going so she can tell you when. >> it is a public meeting, is it not. >> it is public. >> and so we

will it get people to vote or will nay win their effort to suppress? or will it turnaround and have a backlash? your thoughts? >> i certainly hope there's a backlash. we can't really let these efforts stand. what's really amazing to me, chris, is ten years ago we weren't having this conversation. in 2004, no one was talking about voting restrictions. in 2006, the voting rights act got reauthorized. and then all of a sudden, 2008 rolls around and the electorate gets younger and more diverse than it's ever been. >> and votes for obama. >> now everybody is trying to cut back on voting. >> obama wins, so what's the republicans' solution? change the rules. >> right, if you can't convince -- unfortunately people, you know, in elected office who have decided they're not going to try to get more people to vote for them, they're going to try to change the electorate and prevent people from voting. unfortunately a lot of the restrictions we're seeing are targeted precisely at the kinds of demographics the aclu are concerned about. people of color, young voters,

all opposed vote nay. all in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. hearing none, the motion approved. the markup is adjourned, and i thank all my colleagues for their patience. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> what are the details in the legislation? >> caller: this legislation would reauthorize federal unemployment insurance for people who have been unemployed long term. those federal benefits last in december, and more than 2 million people have been missing out on the compensation since then. >> the vote to advance the bill was 61-35, six republican senators joined the senate democrats in the vote. who were they, and how is the senate democratic leadership able to gape support? >> caller: well, they had the support from the get-go after several months of just total standoff because the legislation actually comes with some republican priorities. it denies benefits to people who had million-dollar incomes in the previous year, and it's also paid for, meaning its cost will not be add to the deficit. we've known all along that democrats h

. >> i request the nays and -- yeas and nays. the speaker: the yeas and nays are requested those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. . pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 further proceedings on this uestion are postponed. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message if the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker: mr. secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. he said the -- the majority leader saying -- >> chris van hollen's comment, on the other hand, says -- >> just want to let you know as well that budget released today, you'll be able to find that on our website. we've linked to it at c-span.org. at the white house

one nay attacked the media calling mother jones magazine -- an extreme left wing blog. using four-year-old material. two, they stressed these leaks are not only unauthorized but they're tied to potentially illegal conduct. private conversations undoubtedly sent to mother jones by individuals or their allies who are either under federal indictment or have had their homes raided by the fbi and three they say this is part of a smear campaign by the national left. the national left is trying to smear the first hispanic woman governor in american history. they strew hview her as a threa. as surprising as "national enquirer" reporting, elvis is still alive. joining me is senior reporter at mother jones, who broke the story. and eugene robinson. columnist for the post. msnbc analyst welcome to you both. andy, out of the gate. let me get your response to the governor's team attack here on you and mother jones. your thoughts on the, the broader argument that this is really all about word choice, nothing more substantive. >> sure. well dealing with the, martinez campaign's respon

cavuto, while the white house is celebrating those 7.1 million obamacare enrollees, it might not mean nay are new enrollees or paid enrollees, we are talking about the millions of americans kicked off their coverage, so there are like no enrollees. is all of this adding up to you paying a lot more for the coverage you got if you got it. what do you think? >> this thing is going to be extraordinarily expensive to everybody involved nobody is talking about all people who did not have insurance before the law. that was what it was sold as, as this cure all in a mean spirited society where tens of millions were left out of the system. >> that is miniscule numbers. it's heart breaking. we're the millions of people. one of the problems is it was hinted this stuff would be free. it's becoming more and more expensive as each day goes back. >> the irony was in the beginning to make sure everyone in this country was insured, now with this, we are looking at 40-plus million who aren't. maybe we can whittle it down to 30 million that aren't. isn't that what we are going into here? >> that 30 million

all opposed vote nay. all in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. hearing none, the motion approved. the markup is adjourned, and i thank all my colleagues for their patience. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> coming up shortly u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha power, takes questions from house members about russia and ukraine. then a panel looks into passport fraud after two iranians aborted the missing malaysian airlines flight using stolen passports. live coverage begins at 9 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> i think probably the most telling statistic out there has to do with procurement of metals. specifically purple hearts. united states made so many purple heart medals anticipating casualties in the invasion of japan that we are still giving out that same stock of purple hearts today. any american is wounded today in afghanistan received a purple heart that was forged for a soldier who's going to japan spent american and japanese strategies at the end of world war ii saturday night at eight eastern, part of american history

larson: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this will be postpone the pledge of allegiance will be -- allegiance will be led by mr. kourtney. mr. courtney: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte is recognized for one minute. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. it's my privilege to welcome dr. bryan smith a constituent of the sixth congressional district of virginia and a friend who has offered the opening prayer today. i hope the doctor's prayer offer this is body guidance and wisdom for the task before us. he serves as senior pastor of first baptist church of roanoke. during his time at first baptist i have known dr. smith to be

have effectively defeated the election, then i think there -- will be an argument on the part of the nay sayers who right now are as you pointed out, tired of an engagement in afghanistan that doesn't seem to be bringing benefit to us or the afghans, but a good election could turn that around. >> going forward what is the argument with the u.s. with a new leader keeping any boots on the ground after quite frankly a lot of people believe that president karzai really was rude to the united states going forward. >> it has to be seen as more than a relationship just with president karzai. and i think afghans are starting to envision new leaders. the reason for boots on the ground is the afghan army still needs training and support. they are now in the front line of the fighting, against the taliban. they are doing almost all of the combat, but they do need support. the other thing is, it's a dangerous region. we have already invested a significant amount in this relationship, and it seems a little bit foolish to suddenly pull things away. and those are the arguments to stay involved with a p

two tears to the throne who look like they know exactly what nay want. that seems to be a toy that belongs to another baby. for "nightline," cecelia vega id wellington, new zealand. >> important life lessons in new zealand today. thanks to you for watching tonight. tune in to "gma" first thing in the morning. online, 24/17, abcnews.com. thank you for joining us. good night.

any nays? we're adjourned >> wow, are the beetles here or are we just reoping the playground? i'm not sure which. thanks to the 2008 parks funds, where you're standing is the home and all of you san francisco voters gave a $20 million investment in this neighborhood. i was born and raised four blocks from where we stand today. i came and played in this park, on the equipment, in the you know what i mean you know jim gym and structure today. >> to make this a park that everybody can enjoy, a diversity that would show the city that this is what san francisco is all about. >> what we got here is 3,000 new square feet of places for people to be healthy and be active and the community to gather. >> if you see /kaelly's mural in the building, there cannot be an imagery that's more related to this place. what people told us about what the importance of the windmills and the green houses and the flowers that used to be grown here and the wind, let's not forget the wind. >> we have to continue to invest in our city's infrastructure and creating new. this is a recreation center for the

stanford all american shah nay finished with 15 points and ten rebounds in the cardinal loss. >> it's been amazing run. i'm not even that emotional about it because i was trying to have fun today. days like this will make me a better player and person. >> she played great. uconn will face notre dame tomorrow night. we'll also find out tonight who will be crowned champions in the mens ncaa. it will not be ucla. >> thanks for mentioning. >> sorry. uconn will face kentucky. it's being called one of the unlikeliest championships. and take a look at this police in kentucky are preparing for a busy night as well as rowdy fans set fires and vandalized property following kentucky's thrilling win over the weekend. >>> it was a photo finish like no other. one man proposing to his girl friend at the finish line. she was too tired she said yes of course. with 11,000 runners weaved their way through the streets of san francisco. some people say they were upset because of the noise. >> we were assaulted by a large sound of rock and roll marathon with no notification. >> there were bands playing at

cavuto, while the white house is celebrating those 7.1 million obamacare enrollees, it might not mean nayenrollees, we are talking about the millions of americans kicked off their coverage, so there are like no enrollees. is all of this adding up to you paying a lot more for the coverage you got if you got it. what d

but nay are adrenaline junkies to a certain degree. >> the adrenaline junkies of highland park became nationally known and nationally controversial as a result of a viral video posted by one of their own. scott zichltegler started weari camera on his helmet to show friend and family what his job is really like. the result was this extraordinary glimpse inside the world of a fire fighter. >> everybody knows what firefighters do. but no one ever really gets to see what we do other than maybe, news clip here and there. no one ever really gets to see the inside. >> in 2012, a clip he posted got more than 1 million hits. it also provoked criticism from other firefighters around america who take issue with the fact that here in highland park they have hey highly unusual and highly risky policy of putting their lives on the line to extinguish fires in vacant buildings. buildings most other departments would simply let burn to the ground. the men here point out that many abandoned homes in highland park are used by squatters including sometimes entire families. >> anybody claims they know a h

mid nays inland. the coastal spots,er in a 80 degrees and then cooling it down for friday. everyone notices the drop with the sea breeze and the clouds coming back for the weekend. >> a lot to talk about. >> they are up three games to none. what could go wrong? >> a game seven with the l.a. kings and there is a little bit of frustration here. >>> only three teams in nhl history have come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the series. the sharks are trying to make sure the kings don't become the fourth team to do so. they failed to clinch in game six. in l.a., alex got the starting goal on antti niemi. sharks down 1-0. deflected by james shepherd and it is a 1-1. the wheels come off in the third. he doesn't know where it is. williams pokes away. slides right through his head. into the net. 2-1 kings. then anze kopitar in back to back goals. 4-1 l.a. the frustration leads to joe thornton. goalie jonathan quick, you can, jump on my guy. the sharks lose 4-1. game seven wednesday night. >> i don't think the puck goes in if i don't get pushed in. it was still, something had to be don

the ayes are 99, the nays are 1. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on the lu nomination. the presiding officer: without objection, all time is yielded back. under the previous order, the question occurs on the lu nomination. all those in favor signify by saying aye. opposed? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, the senate will be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate will resume legislative session. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 3979, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 333, h.r. 3979, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 and so forth. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. kaine: mr. president, i rise to talk about a whole series of issues, including unemployment insura

but nay they became blights. town by town, city by city, state-by-state, they decided to ban it. theyderelicts, and drug addicts going in and big it. and sitting outside and looking like 19th century versions of crack head. the pot is often scum paircompay marriage. gay marriage, that is over. as it moves forward, it is a self re-enforcing thing. we could move backwards here. if states are not careful how they will roll this out. there will be a backlash. people like christie will be ready to shut it down again. >> you look at christie. look at the contrast. could he be running in a race where he has a credible opponent, in rand paul or some one we haven't thought about yet. who is saying not only should we be legalizing we should deal with systemic, racial inequities a debate the republican party hasn't had in a long time. >> that's right. looks like rand paul gets into the race. chris christie is in the race in 2016. that's the debate they would have. in some ways you feel like rick perry might also be in that debate about decriminalization as well. he has said, similar things.

i'm following a leader and that's a reference to the new image, which you nay recognize. hillary clinton's. >> what kind of phone is that? >> i don't know. >> that's a huge. >> a samsung. >> i don't know what that is. [ laughter ] >> we -- that's right. we know rob should be an easy target. now a grassroots group in toronto is hoping to use that to get him voted of office. released a series of signs posted throughout the city. the current mayor continues to kill people and gets drunk. if elected i promise to get publicity drunk. another said when i you naurina don't do this in public. i'm not going there. anyway. the third features another great campaign promise. elect jeff, he promises just to smoke pot as mayor. not crack. >> that's a good one, too. >> that's a good one. >> yeah, you know, the lesser of two evils there. [ laughter ] none of these are actually candidates for mayor and acredited to the group. no ford nation. i think they're doing a decent job there. give mayor ford a break. i think he's dealing with his issues and -- >> he's a politician that you can supp

(laughter) but some na-na naysayers say nay ney ney. >> don't you think that they are entitled to try to very a baby whenever they want. and by the way, if it was going to be planned t would be planned for next year when the campaign might actually be under way. >> stephen: good point, howie. if it was planned, the child would be born around the iowa caucuses. i mean what a waste of a perfectly good pregnancy. so that's not the only big news to come out of hillary's still mulling over whether this is the campaign. last week she was viciously attacked. >> between secretary of state and the possible run for president, hillary clinton found herself under fire as the keynote speaker at the las vegas convention of the scrap recycling industry. >> it's already recycling. >> a woman in the audience threw a shoe as clinton was speaking-- speaking yesterday. fortunately her aim wasn't very good. >> what was that, a bat. was that a bat? is that somebody throwing something at me? is that part of cirque du soleil? (laughter) >> stephen: no, no secretary clinton f it was part of cirque du soleil t

or nay. i have never had a session where we all talk together and we hope at some point if it's proper within the structure of the contract relationships we would all like to be together. that being said are there any questions about the fact that these exist and how they work? >> i would just say that i know in the early part of this work i was affiliated with another major organization in california, as this was being talked about, i know there was a little bit of skepticism about how all of the details would begin to work and what would be the longer term benefit of trying to do it. i'm very pleased that after a couple of years which seem some manifestation that it could be put together but it takes time and money. the money is a bit of the driver on both sides of the equation. custody -- kudos. >> the 50 percent goes to, it's 50/50 percent between hss, the medical group and associated hospitals? >> yes. >> so hss would get what percentage of this? >> half for every dollar below the thresh

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mcgovern: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 539, i caup up the bill h.r. 1871 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 94, h.r. 1871, a bill to amend the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, to reform the budget baseline. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 539, the bill as amended is considered read. and the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen, each will control 30 minutes and the

all opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk which report the nomination. the clerk: department of labor, david while of massachusetts to be administrator of the wage and hour division department of labor. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of david wile of massachusetts to be administrator of the wage and hour division, department of labor. signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the man to her quorum under -- mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative ses

the nays are 291. he amendment is not adopted. it is now in order to consider amendment number 5, printed in house report 113-544. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. van hollen: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5, printed in house report number 113-405 in the nature of a substitute offered by mr. van ollen of maryland. the chair: the house will come to order. ommittee will be in order. pursuant to house resolution 544, the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen, and a member opposed, each will control 15 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from maryland. the committee will be in order. members will take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from maryland has the floor. the gentleman from maryland vked. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment reflects the priorities and values of the country. this amendment focuses on growing jobs now, making sure that we have a st