orrin hatch came to the senate because he promised to fight ted kennedy.om the state of utah and the other was, well, ted kennedy. [laughter] once they got to know each other, they discovered certain things in common. it was about faith, a soft spot for health care, very fine singing voices. [laughter] in 1986, when republicans controlled the senate, orrin held the first discussion on the aids epidemic, even hugging and aids patient. it was a very important gesture at the time. the next year, ted took over the committee, and continue what orrin started. when orrin's father passed away, ted was one of the first people to call. it was over dinner at ted's house one night, that they try to ensure the 10 million children who did not have access to health care get it. as that debate hit roadblocks in congress, as apparently debates in health care tend to do, ted would have his chief of staff serenade orrin to court his support. when hearings did not go ted's way, he might pop on his cigar to annoy orrin, who hated smoking. when things did not go orrin's way, he

so orrin, syria's -- serious issues remain. if a preliminary draft agreement is reached, what's the likely reaction going to be from israel, and what has been the reaction so far? >> reporter: netanyahu has been pushing against this deal from the beginning. he's made statements every day this week. he has nothing on his agendas yet today. but from sunday through yesterday he's pushed against the deal. he's realized at this point he can't prevent or stop a deal. yet he's been following developments closely. he's had this week high-profile opportunities because of congressional republicans here in israel that's given him the opportunity once again to speak again the deal. here's what he had to say yesterday when house speaker boehner was in town. >> the concessions offered to iran and luzan would ensure a bad deal that would endanger israel, the middle east and peace of the world. now is the time for international community to insist on a better deal. >> reporter: a better deal, what netanyahu's saying a lot these past few days a

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orrin hatch and the republicans handed the president a fast-track authority on trade. senate democrats are 44 shades of livid. peter cook is in washington where an ancient dance commences. what is the back story? what is the drama? peter: a few democrats wandered over. ron wyden. this is a very big deal. the announcement that he has reached a bipartisan agreement with orrin hatch on trade promotion authority this means that the obama trade agenda, which has been in the freezer the last couple of years is once again on the front burner. the president has a real chance to pass two major trade deals before he leaves office. this is the most significant economic items the president could achieve in his final 19 months. tom: as you always do, you cut to the chase. it is about the senator from oregon. how were the pacific states lining up around this trade deal? peter: oregon is a big exporter. they potentially could benefit. ron wyden made a difficult choice in backing this kind of legislation. he faces criticism in his home state that this is a deal that may do more harm t

orrin hatch the irs has spent time on animals. work outequipment and even kazoos.. kirsten, my favorite thing is about i love that senator orrin hatch was complaining about $8,000 on exercise stair climber i assume is in a building with actual stairs. >> gjt for him. this is outrageous. some things money has to be spent. they are an organization that deserves to have some basic things. but why do they need new furniture? what's wrong with the old furniture? does the desk not work anymore. >> they don't need an exercise stair climber. >> they don't need new furniture. few desk or chair that works it doesn't need to be replaced. >> i will go a step further. take a look how many step climbers we have in congress right now in the house and the senate gyms? have you taken a look at the furniture the senators have? take a look at senator hatch's office. cheaper furniture. outrageous what congress spends on this stuff. too. >> i'm hung on this $8,000 on exercise stairÑb $8,000 to a family, that's a big deal. that can change their lives. >> take your -- i'm not defending t

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they have it off to the side, but a bunch of emergency crews orrin the scene. people are slowing down and it's an indication that things are slippery in some spots. we have improving situation on the vine street expressway. they have reopened the westbound side of broad street. it's open at this point all open now watch the speeds through the on going construction zone. on the big picture the fire location we had in southwest philadelphia 54th and kingsessing has cleared you tell. in paving going on at ridge avenue and henry. they are paving that thankfully. there was a crash in west oak lane, this is the eastbound side of cheltenham at 19th. the cadillac plowed into a tree. the driver was trapped had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. the good news he is in stable condition. instead of cheltenham and 19th stick with ogontz and haines on friday morning. >>> a philadelphia opened fire on a man who authorities approached the officer with a gun in hand. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live at police headquarters with the full story. >> reporter: pol

kinds of politicized discussions, in the early 2000s there are politicians on the left and right -- orrin hatch on the right, others on the left -- who say, you know, one of the hinges that is not being -- one of the things that is not being addressed is proper end-of-life care that's not politicized. and so in the course of the period leading up to obama's election, there is actually an attempt to write what you might call bipartisan legislation dealing with the fact that we don't do a good job of taking care of people at the end of life in pain. that so much of pain medicine has been politicized both at the bedside and broadly in politics that we're not doing a good enough job. and in the early years of the affordable care act, in the crafting of the legislation, there's a desire to enfold this pain relief provision into the affordable care act. and in the early years in early stages of the affordable care act, there was a lot of funds set aside for public education, a lot of funds set aside for physicians' education on these issues that physicians themselves aren't adequately educated

utah senator orrin hatch and other officials.ational guard, was told it would be an informal event, so he showed up casually dressed in a nice polo shirt. here to talk about his week lance joins us. good to see you, lance. >> good to be here with you. >> i love that you still have the polo on. >> i still have to represent the white polo. >> you have to represent the white polo. tell me how this was miscommunicated as i understand to you. >> when the invitation was initially sent to vivint all we were told is they wanted someone with a military background that understood both the solar industry and what it is like to be a veteran, and we knew there was going to be a press release, and the assumption was i was going to be a member of the crowd for just representing vivint solar. >> did you know the president would be there? >> i assumed he would be there for the press conference but as far as me having a meeting with him, i had no idea. >> so when you walked in the room who was there already? >> when i walked in the room there were

orrin hatch, ron johnson, mark kirk, mitch mcconnell and rob portman. just one senator did not vote -- ted cruz of texas. he was on the floor today in opposition to the nomination, but he did not take part in the confirmation vote. ashley parker of "the new york times" wrote "after railing against loretta lynch, ted cruz escapes confirmation vote." "where in the world was senator ted cruz? " he voted against a procedural motion to move ahead. mr. cruz missed her final vote on thursday afternoon. the reason? he had to catch a flight to texas for previous commitments in dallas. he was the only senator to fit the vote. his team on social media and e-mail quickly pushed back against the idea that the senator was shirking his congressional responsibility. he voted against cloture. that is from ashley parker in "the new york times." we will show you a number of highlights from the debate on the senate floor leading up to the confirmation vote for loretta lynch. first, we want to show you president obama's reaction after hearing that the confirmation vote went

so i want to commend the senate finance chair orrin hatch and the panel's ranking member ron wyden and the house ways and means committee chair paul ryan. i commend them for providing a framework for moving forward on a pair of the most significant trade negotiations in our history. the transpacific and the trans-atlantic trade and investment partnerships. those of you fond of acronyms , k p p and tat ip. if enacted, the new bipartisan bill if enacted will fully respect and preserve the rights of congress. but it will also give the president of the united states the flexibility that he has to have to negotiate on our nation's behalf and make no mistake the questions of whether , the president should have trade promotion authority in the end really does come down to whether the united states should even pursue significant free-trade agreements. that is what is at stake. during my 28 plus years of service in the united states senate, i had a lot of conversations on this subject with factory workers union , representatives, business people, and other professionals, and often these discuss

. >> reporter: the deal was struck between orrin hatch house ways and means chairman paul ryan and oregon democrat ron wyden. it would give the president authority for a pacific trade deal. >> i would not be doing this trade deal if i did not think it was good for the middle class. and when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is when you dig into the facts, they are wrong. >> reporter: hatch took on attacks from critics who say he's moving too quickly from the trade deal, pointing out lawmakers know where they stand on trade. >> i stated that u.s. trade with foreign countries is a good thing and i said that the tpa is the best tool congress has in its arsenal to help influence and facilitate trade. those are pretty fundamental assertions. >> reporter: hatch went after the head of the aflc-cia today. >> many union jobs for middle class workers. >> this isn't a choice between ttp and no trade, that if we don't get ttp, we get no trade. that's the way you made it sound and that's the way he answered. there's a lot of difference between us. >> reporter: ther

orrin hatch is working very hard on that. utah is one of the leading exporting states in the country. part of the reason the state has been so successful. we are very grateful that senator hatch is working with senator wyden to make sure that we can get that deal done. and what i am doing here today is to highlight the fact that the solar industry is actually adding jobs 10 times faster than the rest of the economy. they are paying good jobs, they are helping folks enter into the middle class. and today, you are going to try and build on the progress that has already been made. i am announcing a new goal to train 75,000 workers to enter the solar industry by 2020. we are creating what we call a solar ready program that is modeled after some successful pilot initiatives that have already been established over the last several years. it is going to train transitioning military personnel for careers in this growing industry. at 10 basis, including right here at hill. as part of this effort, we are also going to work with states

people like lindsey graham orrin hatch, mark kirk. these are so there is enough votes right now to get her confirmed. there is a couple of undecideds. rob portman lisa murkowski on the republican side. it will be close and narrow. but the vote is already there for her confirmation but there is a question of, will conservative who is oppose her position on immigration drag this out because there can be a lot of time wasting goes on these votes. it may be hard to get a quick vote on this, but ultimately her confirmation looks pretty smooth at this point. >> following you on twitter. we'll find you at burgess, that is your first name, burgessevs "politico" dot-com. >> thanks for having me. >> we'll take you live back to the floor of the senate, 2:15 p.m. eastern time. we'll look at hearing on management of the state department. this is from earlier today with the inspector general before heading back to the senate, working on human trafficking and also possible this week the loretta lynch nomination. [inaudible conversations]. >> meeting

. >> reporter: the deal was struck between orrin hatch house ways and means chairman paul ryan and oregon democrat ron wyden. it would give the president authority for a pacific trade deal. >> i would not be doing this trade deal if i did not think it was good for the middle class. and when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is when you dig into the facts, they are wrong. >> reporter: hatch took on attacks from critics who say he's moving too quickly from the trade deal, pointing out lawmakers know where they stand on trade. >> i stated that u.s. trade with foreign countries is a good thing and i said that the tpa is the best tool congress has in its arsenal to help influence and facilitate trade. those are pretty fundamental assertions. >> reporter: hatch went after the head of the aflc-cia today. >> many union jobs for middle class workers. >> this isn't a choice between ttp and no trade, that if we don't get ttp, we get no trade. that's the way you made it sound and that's the way he answered. there's a lot of difference between us. >> reporter: ther

republican senator orrin hatch had little sympathy offering the agency budget saving tips including no paid vacations for irs employees who owe back taxes or employees who have serious conduct issues. he also suggest stop spending millions of dollars on organized labor activities. democrats claim the irs budget cuts were revenge for the agency's targeting of conservative groups and they say it back fired ultimately hurting taxpayers. senator hatch said they spent money on thomas the tank engine rubber wrist bands should prioritize spending. >> you would think. thank you so much, ashley. >>> from one candidate to another the scandal around the va. the department sends regional offices a memo instructing them how to cook the books making old claims from veterans look newer. the philadelphia office used that memo to justify rescinding dates of claims hiding how old they really are. that increased delays by an average of 10 months. >> the new jersey teacher suspended to having her third graders send get rel letters to a cop killer defends it. she said it was all her kid's idea. >> i mentio

orrin hatch chair of the senate committee blatsing the irs for a series of multi-million dollar purchases by the agency. included $4.3 million on market research and public opinion polling. 8,000 dollars on a stair climber exercise machine of all things. thousands of dollars on decorative and give away items like stuffed animals toy footballs and thomas the tank engine rubber wrist bands. that's for manager's meetings. on top of that they spent $4 million on office furniture. while the irs is buds zee spending -- busy spending tax dollars we have to file or file an extension by midnight tonight. ainsley hope you filed. >> i did file. that is infuriating. thank you for sharing that with us. >> chris christie on the state of social security. >> our entitlement system is out of control. it's growth is not sustainable. it threatens the economic health of every generation that follows us. why would i say it if it wasn't true? >> he is proposing cutting off social security benefits to future retirees if they make more than 200,000 dollars a year. those over 62 years old who are still working wo

seven trader with only 13 suits of armor -- i love "only" there it's very important only 13 suits of orrin -- honor. the old man of the telephone utter victory ands the awe-inspiring -- [inaudible] these are what they're actually called. attack monkeys with explosives attached to their backs. cannon, it was made by a belgian in the bureau of astrolly. an english sea captain's skin which was used for the reins of a horse. the thought of suppressing and quelling those from afar. the order of the purple whip and the ancient chinese proverb when you're stuck down a well, someone is bound to throw a rock on your head. la after -- [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, what a fabulous book that has all of those splendid things in it. david reynolds' book entitled "the long shadow" is a very powerful book and indeed, an important book about the first world war and the effect it had on the rest of the century, indeed up to the present day. impeccable erudition as you'd expect from a historian as serious and substantial as reynolds. immense psychological hardship. -- scholarship. he doesn't just criticiz

so far, four republicans who have been publicly named have come out in support including orrin hatch,ndsay graham jeff blake of arizona. if it is indeed 50, that means vice president biden would break the tie and have to push them over. is that possible? you think that's how she could get the job? >> i think a couple weeks ago it was looking like she was on the margin, there might be a requirement that the vice president come in and break the tie. i think what's happening though, is that there are a lot of people on the fence still quite a few republicans on the fence who i think will support her. there are more on the moderate side but they are holding back on their support and just waiting and not saying anything that they will come out of the wings and vote for her. it will be in the 50s range, possibly. that's really a small margin for passage. it just shows you how angry democrats are with the president over the immigration issue and now of course mrs. clinton's e-mails which as you mentioned are a point of contention because there are so many republican whose feel like she shoul

. >> cnn's orrin leiberman is here to talk about the latest. president obama calls it historic. israelly officials call it a historic mistake. how damaging to the u.s./israeli relations? >> have gone out of their way to point to the strength of the relationship and that's a deep and broad relationship with security coordination strategic coordination financial aid. so both leaders have said that's strong but in terms of personal relationship between president obama and prime minister benjamin netanyahu, that might be about as bad as it gets. we have said a number of times it's at an all-time low. and yet, it seems to keep getting lower. they're very much not on the same page of iran. obama want it is deal. netanyahu doesn't. we have seen netanyahu's words stronger. this is from an emergency cabinet meeting. you mentioned this. he called an emergency cabinet meeting this morning. listen to the words. the rhetoric stronger in the last few days especially the last 24 hours. first he say it is cabinet is, quote, united in proposing the proposed deal and then a short time later, quot

now more from orrin lieberman. we've seen prime minister netanyahu voicing opposition again and again. has he provided an alternative to these current talks? >> now he's pushing on a specific point in the talks. we heard him a few minutes ago talking about advanced centrifug centrifuges, research capability, underground research facilities. that's what he's focused on now. instead of trying to push against a deal, instead of trying to stop a deal which we could see as a strategy a few month ago, he has shifted in recent weeks to realizing that although he can't stop the deal, what he can try do is push on certain points, poush points that he see as integral to the security of israel. that's what we see him talking about now, especially yesterday. it was a big day in israeli politics. it was the swearing-in ceremony of the knesset. a ceremonial day. and yet, the nuclear deal and negotiations loomed larger than all of that. and that's why once again we heard netanyahu talking about iran. and that's where he talked ab

senator orrin hatch released a statement saying this is a smart, bipartisan compromise that will help move america forward. the removal of trade promotional authority will help american workers and job creators unlock new opportunities for growth and promote better high-paying jobs here at home. that is false. nothing could be further from the truth. we've heard this garbage before. senator hatch's statement is not based on fact nor is it based on good historical record of trade agreements or any reason whatsoever. earlier today, president obama spoke out on "fast track" extensively and the tpp. the president made his most detailed case yet for the trade deal. tonight we're going to do something special here on "the ed show." we are not going to edit the president's comments because he has been very coy in public and in interviews about the trade promotional authority and tpp. so we're going to play the entire statement, and then senator bernie sanders is going to join us. here it is. >> i would be receiving the same trade promotion authority that every president in the post-war era w

which was agreed upon yesterday after months of negotiations by democrat ron wyden and republicans orrinch and paul ryan, would allow the president and his successors to fast track trade agreements. now, congress would get a vote on the overall agreement but would not be able to change any of it. that fits in with the ongoing discussions of the trans-pacific partnership or tpp, which is the 12-nation trade agreement being brokered by the obama administration, japan and ten other countries in the asia-pacific region. trade unions, environmentalists and many democrats oppose that potential deal. senator chuck schumer is quoted as saying he feels it hurts middle class families. the president said yesterday that exports support more than 11 million jobs and the united states -- not china -- should be writing the rules for the global economy. he has the backing here of top republicans. john boehner spoke to maria bartiromo about that dynamic. >> we're going to need democrats to pass trade promotion authority. now, again, i think we'll get there because it's hard for me to imagine that democra

there's another complaint we're hearing from the other side of the capital from the senate, senator orrinhairs the senate finance committee, he's been raising questions about whether you and the agency are wasting money by paying millions of dollars in bonuses to i.r.s. employees, i think they said 1100 i.r.s. employees, who owe back taxes or have other problems. how do you answer? >> again, when that problem was raised, we investigated it and put in place policies where if you are violating your obligation to pay taxes to the i.r.s., not only are you subject to dismissal but no longer will be eligible for a performance award. >> woodruff: are people today being paid bonuses if they owe back taxes? >> no, we actually monitor everyone in the i.r.s. our compliance rate is over 99%. the i.r.s. had the highest compliance rate of any federal agency or congressional operation. it's a highest compliance rate but we understand we have an obligation. >> woodruff: a new wrinkle has to do with a new healthcare reform law. i could in tax penalties for people who don't have health insurance and there

she reached out to the orrin hatches and the people on the other side of the aisle and got things done. i think she has an innate ability to do just that. i think she'll be a president that has the best opportunity to bring the country together. and i think the poll will reflect that's exactly what the american people want. >> annie, we know the clock's ticking on an announcement from mrs. clinton, but they made an interesting point, how will she do it. ted cruz announced he's running for president on twitter. rand paul revealed that he's -- he revealed his on a snapshot in a facebook post. hillary clinton made a big youtube announcement in 2008. what do you think she'll do this time annie? >> i wish i knew and had that scoop. what she's going to do is a closely guarded secret. i think they're still working on it. i think honestly there's no answer to that right now. there's no question it will involve a social media aspect twitter, facebook meerkat or whatever is the latest thing. shortly after that we've been hearing that she'll be going to the early states like iowa and new hampshir

senate finance committee leaders republican orrin hatch and democrat ron wyden could introduce a introduce fast track trade promotion authority bill as early as this week that would give the president authority to negotiate a trade deal, and then present it to congress for a yes or no vote, with no amendments allowed. the bill would need 60 votes to pass the full senate. republicans control 54 votes and almost all are expected to vote for the measure. on wednesday, more than a thousand labor union members rallied outside u.s. capitol to call on democrats to oppose fast-track authority. they were joined by several members of congress. this is independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. >> what this is about is not just trade. it is about whether this united states congress begins to work with the middle class and working families of this country, or whether it is totally owned by billionaires and their lobbyists. amy: we will let you know if he officially announces he is running for president. for more on the brewing battle in congress over the transpacific partnership and fast track aut

in another context collaborating with senator orrin hatch, senator leahy has made sure that there is access for postconviction people who are sent -- sentenced to capital crimes to have dna testing done, to bring up greater measure of awareness to people who faced the most severe penalty that are criminal system meets out. senator leahy, it is a happy evening for me to be here and to raise tribute to you. i think when this award was named it must've been named with men like you in mind. i thank you for your leadership, for your commitment, for your example, for your friendship for the opportunity to stand with you in good times and more harrowing times. i welcome senator patrick leahy to the podium to accept the constitutional champion award. [applause] [applause] sen. leahy: thank you. thank you very much for that introduction. verio. -- there we go. [indiscernible] sen. leahy: thank you very very much for that instruction. you know, i was thinking as i listened to your opening on this . we are dealing with people here who have actually read the constitution. what a wonderful, wonde

senate finance committee leaders republican orrin hatch and democrat ron wyden negotiated the deal with republican congressmember paul ryan. it will allow obama to negotiate the 12-nation pact, then present it to congress for a yes-or-no vote, with no amendments allowed. in a statement, lori wallach of public citizen said the bill introduced thursday would -- "delegate away congress' constitutional trade authority and give blank-check powers to whomever may be president during the next three to six years for any agreements he or she may pursue. wallach continued -- saying it is a corporate trojan horse which would serve multinational firms while undermining health and environment regulations. to see our interview with lori wallach and congressmember alan grayson on the tpp, you can go to democracynow.org. iraqi security forces battled militants the self-proclaimed islamic state thursday inside iraq's largest oil refinery. the united states has been conducting airstrikes in the area around the refinery. meanwhile, a top iraqi military official told the associated press, iraqi forces have

so i would like to commend the senate finance chair orrin hatch and the panels ranking member ron wyden and the house ways and means committee chair paul ryan. i commend them for providing a framework for moving forward on a pair of the most significant trade negotiations in our history. the transpacific and the trans-atlantic trade and investment partnerships. those of you fond of acronyms can understand. the new bipartisan bill if enacted will fully respect and preserve the rights of congress. but it will also give the president of the united states the flexibility that he has to have to negotiate on our nation's behalf and make no mistake that the questions of whether the president should have trade promotion authority in the end really does come down to whether the united states should even pursue significant free-trade agreements and that is what is at stake. during my 28 plus years of service in the united states than it i have a lot of conversations on the subject, factory workers union representatives, business people and other professionals often these discussions were very hea

while we are waiting for someone to come but the password and, i would like to thank orrin finch and the staff at the library for inviting us here so we can share the national treasures from each of the presidential libraries will stop i hope you enjoy the items we have brought from the lbj library. i knew this wasn't all going to go flawlessly. you are awesome. here we go. ok when i was asked to come here to do a talk on what we have at the lbj library, i thought we have 45 million pages , so it's hard to narrow it down to just a few things. the next thought i had was president johnson last telephone recordings. have any of you heard they recordings? good show of hands. president johnson, in the administration his staff recorded several hundred hours of telephone recordings and there were two dictaphone machines that you can see there in the middle. it's a rather antiquated type of recording device that has these plastic or vinyl belts that would sit on a cylinder and as it recorded, it would leave grooves in it like an old lp record that we used to have. i do remember those will st

signed: orrin g.hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: president obama recently claimed this to be national crime victims' rights week a stark reminder of the countless victims of modern slavery who continue to suffer exploitation at the hands of human traffickers a stark reminder of the need to pass the justice for victims of trafficking act a bill that victims groups and advocates called the most comprehensive piece of antitrafficking legislation currently pending. it provides unprecedented support to victims of domestic trafficking who are all too often invisible and underserved. this group further said, as leaders in the antitrafficking antiviolence child welfare civil rights, run away and homeless youth and human rights movements, we urge congress to pass this critical piece of legislation. there have been good-faict negotiations to resolve the impasse that presented the senate -- prevented the senate from moving forward on this bill. i'm glad we can say there is a bipartisan

. >> special thanks to orrin hatch for putting a letter out to him and asking can you explain that.hich brings us to your opinions. when it comes to your taxes, how do you feel about how much you pay compared to previous years snz i am surprised it took this long to get the money this high. for those of you who took this survey, 63% of you said taxes are too high. that's up since 2012 when only 54% they were too high and 53% in 2010. i actually -- you could add in one thing, that's obamacare. a lot of people didn't factor it in. now we're feeling it. >> keep in whiendmind when you look at that number right there, 63% say it's too high. what is the number of people in america who don't pay taxes? i think it's 50%. it puts it all into perspective. >> only 34% believe that tax is just about right. >> when you look at the federal government, you know with why so many people are going to texas, so many people are going to florida they say to themselves why are we here? the weather is not great and we're playing a ton of money. >> the poll also asked which tax is the least fair? 26% thoug

this markup session begins with a statement by committee chair orrin hatch.chair hatch: let's have order. the committee will come to order. the committee is meeting today to consider four trade bills. first is an original bill related to be assistance program and the health care tax credit. the second is the original bill relating to the african growth opportunity act, and other trade programs. the third is an original bill relating to customs and enforcement, and the fourth is 95, the bipartisan accountability act. all of these bills have gone through long and difficult negotiations between myself, my ranking member, and agreed to by the ways and means committee chairman, chairman ride. all are supported by the administration, which is kind of amazing if you think about it. it is these measures as separate bills. once we do that, that is our plan. once we do that, i want to assure that all four are inactive into law, and as we discussed previously, we worked with our reinking member and the senate leadership to see these move on parallel tracks -- with our r

with republican senators senators graham flake and orrin hatch voting in favor. what is that republican support look like now going into the vote on her nomination? >> guest: in addition to those. there have been two other republican senators susan collins of main and mark kirk of illinois who have voiced their support for loretta lynch so add that to all the democrats voting and they would have enough to first of all jump over a procedural hurdle of cloture where they would need a majority of the votes of the senators present and then they would move on to an actual final confirmation vote for her. it would be about 165 or 166 days after she was nominated. >> host: in going to the cloture vote the first procedural vote we should see on the nomination at 11:45 on thursday morning? >> guest: that's right so senator mcconnell got up and announced there was an agreement between everybody in the senate for a schedule. there will be two hours of debate tomorrow prior to the 11:45 cloture vote. you can expect republicans to get up there and talk about the issues that t

in another context collaborating with senator orrin hatch senator leahy has made sure there is accessor post-conviction people who are sentenced to the capital to have dna testing done to bring up greater measure of fairness where people face the most severe penalty that our criminal justice system meets out. senator leahy, is a happy evening for me to be here and to raise tribute to you. i think when this award was named it must have been named with men like you and mind. i thank you for your leadership for your commitment for your example, for your friendship for the opportunity to stand with you in good times and more harrowing times. i welcome senator patrick leahy to the podium to accept the constitutional champion award. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very very much for that introduction. you know i was thinking as they listened to your opening on this we are dealing with people here who have actually read the constitution. what a wonderful wonderful feeling that is to do that. and dave zero you are a hero in our family. you are a hero to many of us here. i know c

[laughter] sure, orrin hatch once called ted one of the major changes to the country. everything but we can come together on some things, and things, and those somethings can mean everything to a whole lot of people. the common ground lead ted and/or and to forge a compromise that a compromise that covered millions of kids with healthcare. it was common ground rooted in the plight of loved ones that lead ted and check breasted to cover kids with disabilities lead ted and pete to fight for equal rights for americans with a mental illness common ground not rooted in abstractions or stubborn rigid ideologies but shared experience that lead ted and john mccain to work on the patient's bill of rights and to work to forge a smarter, more just immigration system a common desire to fix what is broken a willingness to compromise and pursuit of a larger goal , a personal relationship that lets you fight like heck on one issue and shake hands on the next. not through just cajoling or horse training or serenades but through ted's brand of friendship and kindness and humor and grac

. >> before any strike is taken there must be near certainty no civilians will be killed orrin jured. the highest standard we can set. now, this last point is critical because much of the criticism about drone strikes, both here at home and abroad understandably centers on reports of civilian casualties. >> so we have the casualties. the president saying has to happen when you have a guarantee there's not going to be anybody killed. that's next to near impossible is it not? >> they surveilled from what i understand this target for many many many days. may actually have been a number of weeks. and they identified four people in this camp who they were confident were terrorists. that turns out to be the case. and that they didn't know that in the building where those terrorists were these two hostages were. they had no identification of that. i think they were fairly confident that's all that was there. and surprised the other two were there. they'll go back and try to figure out if they missed something. as they certainly should. our viewing audience has to understand this drone progra

the room for the first time and i saw a name tag for president obama and also a name tag for senator orrin you. >> and everyone else and myself two seats down. >> lance, first of all, the picture makes it look like you are actually running the meeting with president obama because you're sitting at the head of the table, which is amazing. but just walk us through what the reaction was when you actually found out you were going to be just a person away from the president of the united states. >> my initial reaction of course, was quite a bit of nervousness. i was definitely underdressed for the occasion and sadly, i even had my military blues out in the car in the parking lot and i so wanted to go grab them and change but the secret service told me i needed to stay put. but i even -- because i had asked beforehand what did they want me to wear. the white house told me it was supposed to be a business casual event. >> and the president -- i have never met him or interviewed him. he seems like a pretty laid back guy. he's from hawaii. did he say like nice shirt or was he just like i wish i cou

reform, paul ryan who is now the chairman of the house ways and means, they write taxes and chairman orrinatch on the senate finance committee they both talked about doing some sort of tax reform deal. they both talked about how important it would be to do it on a bipartisan basis. when i mentioned using reconciliation before to get tax reform done, that might not the the case. they might try and work with democrats to get some sort of deal on obama's desk. host: stephen, independent color. -- ca;;er/ller. caller: i thought it would add something constructive to the conversation for the first time in my life. i would like rebecca, i would like you to explain to the viewing public here, when the last time was that -- why on the this bills were passed and what was the last time congress passed 12 independent spending bills. i mean 12 independent. not 11 as a package and then one a few months ago. these congressman used on the biz bills to hide the dirty deals are cut between themselves . an example being obamacare. when obamacare was passed, we all remember the cornhusker kickback with ben n

that would be people like lindsey graham orrin hatch mark kirk these -- so there's enough votes right now to get her confirmed. there's a couple of undecided. rob portman, lisa murkowski on the republican side. so it is going to be close. it is going to be narrow but the votes are already there for her confirmation but there is a question of will conservatives who oppose her position on immigration drag this out because there can be a lot of time wasting that goes on on these votes. maybe harded to get a quick vote on this but ultimately her confirmation looks pretty smooth at this point. >> be following you on twitter. we'll find you at burgessev and also on politico.com. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> she was considered modern for her time. called mrs. president by her detractors. and was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady she provides a unique window into colonial america and her personal life. abigail adams. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies influence and i

senator orrin hatch is the chairman of this committee. he's in the chair. also ron wyden from oregon, the ranking member. we expect this hearing to get under way momentarily. we see senator hatch. also a couple of amendment votes right now in the senate a couple of minutes from now as the senate works today on the anti-human trafficking bill. so that could impact this markup. the house today working on the first of a couple of cybersecurity bills. today's bill would provide liability protection to companies that share cyber threat information with the government and with other companies. our coverage of the house always on c-span. the senate on c-span2. and we have this markup hearing for you here live into the afternoon, we're told, here on c-span3. >> let's have order. the committee will come to order. the committee is meeting today to consider four trade bills. the first is an original bill relating to the trade adjustment assistance program and the health care tax credit. the second is the original bill relating to the african growth opportunity act and

and orrin talked about the different between quwan and where they assumed without deciding there wasis room has a pager and reilly talking about encryption and facebook and web md and location. so i think there are resources there and we'll help you and call in -- and a lot of public defender offices in the federal level, they have on staff forensic examiners who are getting more up to date on this stuff. i'm speaking in two weeks at the national defense investigator association which is all public defender and federal defender investigators and walking them through some stuff. there is a growing awareness and growing collection of resources out there. the aclu in northern california has a guide to stingrays and mz catchers and you can download it off their website for free. it is great. i did a skim of it for the lawyer that did the bulk of the work. there are resources out there and don't be afraid to get out there. and aclu and others are a great resource. >> and let me affirm the problem and in a way that is expanding the thought about this. i served on a case where a guy was cha

also supporting the lynch nomination orrin hatch, ron johnson, mark kirk, mitch mcconnell and bob portman. senator tight endfloor speeches and more coverage on the confirmation tonight at 9:30 p.m. on cspan. next, wisconsin governor scott walker. he was part of last weekend's leadership conference hosted by the republican party of new hampshire. the gathering also included several declares presidential candidate candidates for 2016. you can watch their speeches at cspan.org. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> thank you, governor, not only for that great pep rally i feel like we should start charging the hill right now. you made a great case there, but most of all thank you for your leadership in the party. in the state and this country. we appreciate two first ladies in the back there. i want to begin by adding my thanks to jennifer horn. you've done a great job again, so thank you for this great couple of days here. i want to begin off the bat because i'm going to talk a lot tonight and end up a little bit talking about freedom. one of the things about freedom, it's certainly some

i can tell you your state is in great hands with jennifer orrin. also want to give a shoutout to other rnc members that are here. we have 168 members on your rnc. the 168 people that get together and do your party business nationally. so those that are on the rnc, if you would please stand up. i see john up here. please. and certainly want to give a shoutout to the cochair. sharon will be addressing the summit tomorrow. but as jennifer said this is the stop hillary panel. and it is true. we have a great panel here to talk about that. i want to introduce who we have up on stage here first. i'll go from here down. sean spicer is with us, the director of communications. but also now the chief strategist. he's a big deal inside the rnc. during a presidential cycle. kind of a big deal. we have jim who is our regional political director. rour regional political director in the region. he was the ed last cycle in michigan, which was one of the better run state parties jesse campbell is the director -- let me get this right. chief data officer at the rnc.