first pro--- pro our national security interests. i'm privileged to sit on the house intelligence committee. we deal with the classified secrets of the nation. nd i compliment my colleague representative ruppersberger because they have made a decision that when it comes to america's national security, the partisanship gets checked outside the door. we are completely bipartisan when we go in that committee, as it should be. and when it comes to making sure that a rogue, perhaps even an evil regime does not have access to nuclear weapons, well, that's probably the most bipartisan move that could ever come out of this body. and i believe it will, because i trust my democrat colleagues to also believe and understand that a nuclear iran is a very, very bad idea. i believe the senate will see it the same way. i think they'll see again agreement on both sides of the aisle, because this is about america. this is about our national security. it's about the security interests in the future of the world. it's about the national security interest

our nation relies on our population to volunteer to risk their lives on our behalf. the faith is being threatened by a growing divide between security our nation expects and the resources being provided then to give us that security. our witnesses testified before the house in september about the potential of not having the readiness capabilities to succeed in one operation. that's something that all of us assume and most americans assume that we still could defend against two ncos. that's just not true. if we have to go through sequestration, we may not be able to do either one. that's why it's so important that we hear from you folks that have the credibility to make sure that the american people understand this. i think about peace obtained through strength. we know that ronald reagan is probably rolling over in his grave seeing what's happened to the military sdrent of this country. that's what this hearing is about, mr. chairman. and i look forward to this being an opportunity for all of us at this table to use the information that comes from this hearing to mak

that we no only failed to sustain our national security, but also fair to meet our shared obligation, to protect and promote public safety, health, transportation,o education and the environment. when we allow this to happen but risk much of what we do and stand for as a nation, and weunm undermine our position in the world. throughout the two years since the enactment of the budget control act, the provisions are sequestration of our military leaders have been warning us of ess harmful consequences.ratiou if sequestration continues, thet services will have to cut activn and reserve components in strength, reduce force structure, defer repair of equipment from delay or cancel modernization programs, andw allow training levels too seriousloy decline, which will ility erduce our ability to respond th global crises, thereby increasing our nation's strategic risk. tion's s sequestrationtr has raisedquestm questions among our allies about our ability to manage ouron affairs. it's introduced uncertainty into the availability of resources, to support operations in afghanistan and around the

in other words, now is not the time to experiment with our national security. mr. president, our amendment ensures that no detainee can be sent to yemen over the next year. i recognize that there are yemeni detainees who have been cleared for transfer, so we do not permanently prohibit those transfers. but just because a detainee is eligible for transfer from guantanamo does not mean he no longer poses any threat at all. we have to remember that the easiest transfers have already been done. and even among those easy transfers, over a quarter of them have been known to be reengaged in the fight against americans. so our amendment imposes a reasonable time period on this prohibition. no transfers can occur until at least december 31, 2014. over the next year we should have a better sense of how well the yemeni government is combatting terrorists within its borders. once we see their track record we can decide whether it makes sense to send them any new detainees. in the past, under the previous government of yemen, the detainees who were transferred from guantanamo to

, our nation and economy.this will require we continue to place the highest priority on cyber defense and capabilities. meanwhile, natural disasters, pandemic diseases, and the proliferation of weapons of mass distraction -- destruction present further destabilizing realities to regions in the world. regional tensions in the middle east and elsewhere continue to have the potential to erupt into larger scale conflicts, drawing in the united states and russia. some of the most complex and challenging threats remain from heavily armed nation states like iran and north korea. we continue to adapt to present and emerging threats from nonstate groups, terrorists, and criminal networks, and from within weak states. statehood can be a fiction that hides dangers lurking beneath. all of these challenges will be with us for the foreseeable future. there is not a short-term vision -- short-term solution to these 21st century threats. we must manage through these realities as we engage these complex problems, staying focus

these cuts not only undermine our long-term national security strategy but also our long-term competitiveness and economic growth. without a strong economy, we cannot sustain the investments we need in a strong national defense. according to macroecomonic advisors, spending cuts enacted since 2010 have reduced g.d.p. by .7 percentage points. this reduction has raised unemployment by .8% or 1.2 million jobs. the congressional budget office, c.b.o., recently reported that we could give our economy a significant boost by eliminating sequestration. in fact, c.b.o. found that if congress had enacted legislation last summer to cancel the 2013 and 2014 sequester, the economy would have nearly one million more jobs by next year. our economy would also grow nearly a full percentage point faforts. to put this in perspective, without sequestration, our economy would be nearly back on track to where it was before the great recession. we all recognize that a strong economy is the backbone of our strength as a nation. in order to get back to full strength, we need to get more people back to work. the more

our nation's debt will continue to rise with no end in sight if congress does not act. mr. chairman, there is an opportunity here to show the american penal that we can set aside our differences and negotiate long-term reforms. we can succeed where the super committee and other bipartisan working groups have failed. it will b not be easy. our friends in the other body have a different proposal, one that significantly raises taxes, continues funding the affordable care act, and basically accepts the over $17 trillion of debt already on the books. at the same time, i'm sure there are a number of things in our udget proposal that the senate inds objective. i'm hopeful this committee can come to an agreement on limiting the damaging cuts in the sequester by replacing them with changes to mandatory spending, like shows suggested by president obama. -- mr. chairman, we need to provide the appropriations committee with certainty so they can craft bills so they have the possibility of becoming law. we must find ways to deal with our growing debt. there is much work ahead to solve ou

they built our nation into a land of prosperity or security. nning the war was only the beginning. building a better america is their lasting legacy. this memorial is an enduring reminder of our world war ii veteran's service and sacrifice. it brings people together to honor our veterans and to reflect on their legacy. this memorial of stone and bronze has the power to rekindle the flame of affection in our hearts for all who served, for all who answered the call of duty, and defended our nation in one of our darkest hours. to all of our veterans, i am humbled to join with you in the ceremony, honoring your service to our nation. thank you for attending today's events and welcome to your memorial. thank you very much. [applause] >> i would like to take a minute to read a poem by mr. thomas crane, who recently visited the memorial here. it is titled "in honor of the world war ii veterans and memorial." "fallen heroes lie beneath the soil of many foreign lands where rows of markers make their stand. a monument erected to bring the memories close a

coupled with the sharp budget reductions under sequestration, have made it more difficult for our nation's military leaders to prepare our forces for combat. during our markup of the readiness subcommittee sections of this bill, i was pleased to work with my colleague from new hampshire, the ranking member of the readiness subcommittee, senator ayotte, to move more than $1.5 billion from low-priority military construction projects into critical operations and maintenance accounts for each of our military services. this move will help mitigate the worst effects of sequestration on readiness. it obviously isn't going to address the whole problem. we've got a lot more work to do. but our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for us, and we need to keep the commitment that we have made that they should have the best possible training and best-available equipment before we send them into combat. i was also pleased to work with senators mccain, leahy and grassley to include a one-year extension of the special immigrant visa programs for both iraq and afghanistan. special immigrant

and our nation and our world are safer because of this statesman. and in a time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decency, his commitment to problem-solving serve as a model of what public service ought to be. and last but never least, we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness, he still remembers as a child waving good-bye to his mom with tears in her eyes as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. and i think lifting up families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him. and he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and had those same hopes and dreams. so as a governor he transformed education so more kids could pursue those dreams. as president, he proved that with the right choices you could grow the economy, lift people out of poverty. we could shrink our deficits and still invest in our families, our health, our schools,

our vision for this nation. there are number of issues that have been raised as colleagues talked about this bill before it comes to the floor here and i wanted to address some of them. first, this bill is fully inclusive. it includes the lesbian, the gay, bisexual and the trans gender community. it should be fully inclusive, because discrimination is wrong. discrimination shrinks opportunity. discrimination is an offense against liberty in freedom in full participation in society. of course this bill should be fully inclusive. as it is, in 17 of the 21 states that have laws on their books right now. a second issue has been concerned about lawsuits. we heard this yesterday from the speaker of the house. we have all of these pilots, if you will, 21 states with measures on the books, all kinds of experience alive ask the general accounting office to do a study of the issue of lawsuits and what do we find out? there has been no abuse, no extraordinary stream of unfounded lawsuits against businesses, no damage to bu

and then finally, this book urges our nation to undertake a social and legal movement to implement these u.n. standards into our existing policies so that all of our laws and policies comply with more comport with every one of these human standards. and i have to say at the outset that this book i am very indebted to a law professor who is a professor of law at the university of arizona college of law for writing the foreword to this book. as you know, this brilliant indigenous lawyer is currently serving as the u.n. special rubber on the rights of indigenous peoples at the united nations and in that capacity, the professor is who the u.n. official of the primarily responsible for interpreting this u.n. declaration and assisting nations around the world in implementing it. so i was and all of him when he agreed to write the foreword i knew that i had to do a good job. but what i would like to do in the book lecture this evening is to cover basically three areas with you. first i would like to look at y or explain why i wrote this book about the u.n. declaration. second, i would like to d

our past. there nation stories. we have family stories. when i told you about my dad losing twice, it's a family story. i tell that to my children and they fail to remind you to get up and be nice and fwrashs and work hard again. they can't give up. a few family stories. they were raised on a farm. in a rural area it makes them like a metropolis. everyone around was related to her. they were 11 of 13 and not sure. we don't have good records. she was born in 1911 or 1913. they didn't own the land. everybody had to really participate. everybody was involved. so when she told her dad she wanted to go to columbus, georgia and get her rn degree, he wasn't happy. he needed those hands. he needed her to help him out. her mother gave her her egg money, her nest egg and her father the senator said you won't hear from me again and she went off and get her rn degree. for a woman from a family who never had a high school diploma was a huge, huge event. i this story because i want my children to understand we value education and education is important

kennedy told his countrymen that our national work would not be finished in the first thousand days, nor in ,he life of this administration nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. said, let us begin. today, in this moment of new resolve, i would say to all my fellow americans let us continue. [applause] this is our challenge. twofold,sitate, not , not toot to fold linger over this evil moment, but to continue on our of course so that we may fulfill the destiny that history has set for us. our most immediate task are here on this hill. first, no memorial a ration or -- no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory then nearly as possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. [applause] we have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. we have talked for a hundred years or more. to write the next and to write it in the books of law. [applause] i urge you again as i did in 1960 two anin in act a civil rights law so that we can move forward to eliminate from this nation every trace of discrimination and o

he offered a effective solutions to our national and international problems, advocating for the controlnuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction, working with senator sam nunn, he under -- established the nunn-lugar program, one of our most successful national security initiatives helping to engage leadership after decades of conversation. he remains a strong voice on foreign-policy issues and his informed perspective will have broad influence for years to come. [applause] loretta lynn. [applause] born a coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. a singer, songwriter and author, she has written dozens of chart topping songs, released scores of albums and won numerous accolades. breaking records, she opened doors for women not only by winning tremendous achievements, but also by raising issues few dared to discuss, fearlessly telling her own stories with candor and humor. loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to mainstream music, captured the emotions of women and men i like and revealed the common truths about life

president, i rise to join my colleagues in highlighting the epidemic of sexual assault in our nation's armed services, and i'm glad to join many of my colleagues here, the senator from the maine the senator from new hampshire, and our leader, the senator from maryland, in making sure the voices of women are heard in this debate. we know that in may 2013 the defense department released a report that showed 26,000 incidents of unwanted sexual contact among service members. that's an increase of 35% over two years. washingtonians in my state are very proud of the incredible men and women who keep our country safe and defend us, and we are proud of the ten military installations across our state. there are more than 65,000 men and women serving in the state of washington military installations, places like joint base lewis-mcchord, the pew gent sound navy -- puget sound navy shipyard, fairchild air force base and the naval station. so we take it seriously when there were 116 reports of sexual assaults across all of these installations in the state of washington in 2010. that number is too

thank you secretary shinseki, for your lifetime of service to our nation. den, and secretary hagel, major general buchanan, most of all to our outstanding veterans service organizations, our men and women in uniform, and to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, michelle and i are incredibly honored to be with you today again. to the gold star families, and the brothers and sisters in arms who walked the paths of these hallowed grounds and cemeteries around the world, we join you as you remember your loved ones who wore america's uniform. here in arlington, we have ensured that you can bring the medals of your loved ones to the final resting place. we honor the troops who have rendered the highest service one can render this nation. those who fought for our freedom, and stood for our security. with solemn remembrance in veterans halls, and parades throughout america, we join as one people to honor a debt we can never fully repay. across every generation, there are those that stand apart, they step up, they raise their hands, t

throughout his time in the senate, he offeredesquetive solutions to our national and international problemsating for the control of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction. he established the nun-lugar cooperative threat reduction program. one of our country's most successful national security programs. he remains a strong voice on foreign policy issues and his informed perspective will have broad influence for years to come. [ applause ] >>> loretta lynn. [ applause ] >>> born a coal miner's daughter, loretta lynn has followed a bold path to become a legend in country music. she has written dozens of chart topping songs, released scores of albums. breaking barriers in country music and entertainment, she opened doors for women not only by winning tremendous achievements, but also by raising issues few dared to discuss. fearlessly telling her own stories with candor and humor, loretta lynn has brought a strong female voice to mainstream music. captured the owe meegss of men and women a-like and revealed the common truth about life as it is lived. [ applause ] >>> dr. mario molina

and it was an extraordinary american moment because our national guard unit, our state unit -- george wallace was the commander of the alabama national guard, and they were on the scene. however, the president has the power to federalize the national guard and then he becomes its commander. and kennedy decided he would do that. so the same people protecting wallace in a way then turned their guns as much as they head toward him, and he is left with

whether it is education, health care, the energy movement, the environment, investing in our nation's infrastructure, protecting our children from guns and other harmful weapons, civil rights and civil liberties, we have a lot of work to do and we have got to stop the my way or the highway politics. that i think is a big part of what the tea party has dragged us backwards, allowing the tail to wag the dog, allowing the agenda to be controlled more by the power people want to hold on to win washington rather isn't doing for right thing. i really hope this book will motivate real people, regular people to go down to your elected official town hall meeting, spend a few minutes after the meeting is over talking with an elected official at the podium, giving them a sense of what is important to you, get involved in an organization that focuses on an issue that really matters but most importantly communicate to the people that represent you that you want the gridlock to stop. i can say that as the chair of the dnc. i support my party's agenda and i represent the progressive congressional di

to our national security. the facility continues to serve as a recruitment tool for terrorists. it weakens our alliances with key international partners. guantanamo doesn't hold terrorists accountable. the military commission system for trying these detainees does not work. the federal courts have recently overturned two guantanamo convictions and opinions are actually going to prevent the military commission prosecutors from bringing conspiracy and material charges against detainees. that's a fact, incidentally, acknowledged by the lead military prosecutor at guantanamo. the charges, however, can be pursued in federal courts, in federal courts, where our prosecutors have a strong track record of obtaining long prison sentences against those who do us harm. since 9/11, federal courts have convicted more than 500 terrorism-related suspects and they are securely behind bars. you're not going to do it from guantanamo. and guantanamo's also diverting scarce resources from critical national security efforts. at a ti

and finally we salute public servants who have strengthened our nation. daniel was a humble man who didn't wear his medal of honor often. instead he liked to wear a pin he won as a teenage private. danny always hon in order his family and his honor even when his country didn't always honor him. after being classified as an enemy alien, he joined a japanese-american unit. and as the second-longest serving senator in american history, inspired many including a funny looking kid growing up in hawaii who noticed that there was somebody in those hearings in washington who didn't like everybody else, so maybe i had a chance too. he taught all of us this country has a place for those willing serve. dick lugar, i will always be thankful to dick for taking me under his wing, including travels to review some of his visionary work the destruction of cold war arsenals in the soviet union, which was absolutely critical to making us safer in the wake of the cold war. traveling with dick you get close to unexploded land mine, mortar shells, test tubes filled with anthra

host: the book is called "shaping our nation." our guest is michael barone. caller: when he was talking about the founding fathers and they had thought about the separation of religion and state and they had put a lot of more or less safety checks, my problem is we have a lot of immigrants coming from a lot of different areas with their own religions. even with religions that are established mostly in america, i want to know why is it that churches are not taxed? how is that separation of religion and state? does the government have the right to take our resources and let individual churches decide how those resources are spent? >> part of the answer to the caller's question is contained in the first amendment. that was put in there very specifically. it does not specify which religion. it contemplates that there will be multiple religions as there had been in the 13 colonies that became the night it states of america. just sitting here, i am not sure what the constitutional law is regarding taxation of churches. could the government tax churches? it generall

now consideration this have year's ndaa comes at a pivotal moment for our national security. the global security environment we face is more volatile and dangerous than any other time in my memory, or i suggest in the history of this country. yet our ability to protect the country against these growing threats is at serious risk. after losing $487 billion that just came out of the defense budget through the first four and a half, five years of this administration, we now are looking at sequestration. sequestration is an outcome thought to be so egregious and irresponsible that it would never be allowed to happen. none of us believed it would happen, that we would be facing after already losing $487 billion from our defense system, to lose, to have to be facing sequestration. and i never can say sequestration without reminding people why is it that our budget that only, is only 18% of our budget goes to go defending america, and yet they have been forced to endure 50% of the cuts. it's wrong, but nonetheless, that's what's been happening over the last -- now we're looking -- it

and rereminding us our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press . when ben retired, senator daniel patrick moynihan put the admiration of many into a poem, owe rare ben bradley, whose reign has has ceased, whose nation stands, its strength increased. he also indicated to ben -- pull off hose those shirts and i can't. you always look so cool in them. early in oprah winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to susi. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested i should change my name. people can relate to susi, that's what they said. it turned out, surprisingly, that people could relate to oprah just fine. in more than 4,500 episodes of her show, her message was always, you can. you can do and you can be, and you can grow, and it can be better. and she was living proof. rising from childhood poverty and abuse to the pinnacle of the entertainment universe. but even with 40 emmys, the digs continuation of being the first black female billionaire, oprah's greatest stre

they heard our national interest and our allies. as we continue to aid and arm despotic regimes, we are sending weapons to iran rebels in syria. -- to rebels in syria. 70% of americans are against arming rebels in syria yet the administration continues to arm is islamic rebels. this is unacceptable. the assad regime is no friend of ours. but it doesn't mean that the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. there are currently many rebel groups in syria including extremist forces such as hezbollah and al qaeda. those in washington are eager to send these weapons, they say they are not going to fall into the hands of the enemy. do you believe that? does anyone believe that? we have trouble telling friend from foe in afghanistan. we have had 100 of your fellow fire,rs die from friendly from people we can't figure out whether they are friend or foe. do you think we can figure out the difference in syria? it is 1000 fold more chaotic in syria. even our joint chief of staff swarms it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell friend from

our nation, who understands, the ravages of hurricanes, our hearts go out to the friends and the nation of the philippines. so many world war ii veterans served and liberated that country and so many citizens call that home their first land. we pray for our veterans many of those reaching out to them now. lord today, we pray we will never forget the examples of the world war ii veterans. these citizens understand duty, honor and country. we pray the peace they protected and bestowed we will not take for granted. your word says blessed are the peace makers and we ask your blessing for the world war ii peace makes. may we be like them. on the blessed name above others who offers wisdom and with him i pray according to our faiths we pray. amen. >> please be seated. >> it is now my privilege to introduce the superintendent of the national park service. mr. robert vogel. [ applause ] >> good morning. on behalf of the national mall and memorial parks and the national park service welcome to this annual serving of veterans day. i i am pleased to welcome o'malley and general donahoe. he very mu

our national debt is approximately the size of our national g.d.p. and best i can tell, there is no serious plan for us to address that. the number of americans on foods has more than doubled over the last decade. secretary mill sack once called the food stamp program called it an economic stimulus. food stamps are not the solution to economic problems. they are a symptom of the problem. [applause] eople can't find work. they can't find good work. they are confined to government dependency. today, we are watching this national healthcare law literally unravel before our eyes. the president said no one would ose their health plan. except of course the millions of americans who'll. to quote rush limbaugh, next he will be saying if you like your guns, you will be able to keep them. [laughter] instead of solving problems, the leaders shut down government. it is amazing the obama administration is capable of barricading a war memorial despite government being shut down but they can't operate a website when it gets up and running. it is not just that the p

michael barone wrote in his book," shaping our nation." i am curious as to why national guardur troops to guard the interior borders of the country just as we used the coast guard to patrol the waterways of the country. guest: that is not the statutory duty of the national guard, which operates as a part-time force, which can be brought into play when you have national disasters and civil disorders that ordinary police cannot take care of. we have a border patrol. things.different for many years, the border patrol in san diego, california, which is a border county, the border patrol was less interested in patrolling the order than having a checkpoint on interstate 5. -- patrolling the order -- er than having a checkpoint on interstate 5. a hot and dusty border. there.a border fence up if you look at the history of border, thereco was not much migration going across it. the first attempt to secure it was a cooperative u.s.-mexico effort. the guy in charge of mexico said , die. the conditions along that bord er or so difficult. not the functi

our guardians of freedom, our nation's sword andshield. the spirit of love,ope, and remerance, let us embrace their spiritual presence. [ be rin ] >> ty were young men and women who converted from school books to helmets. when warhadowed our cntry and fedom was threaten, men and women rolled up the slees and answered thecall. fr gi joe to rosie t r riveter. from tractor and plow to jump boots. from ourarmlands and cities to foreign lands. to jungles in e east to ossing the line in desert sands and patrolling the devastating roads of iraq and afghistan. young american warriorsressing forward for freedom, for her majesty, for family, for old glory, one nation under god wh liberty and justi for all. men and women across our great nation stood up, left their homes, and valiantly marched forwd. and bk home a veterans gudian angel remains on eternal watch. god sent a rponsible for our existence the one who would rather light a candle than curse apart is the power o love s her embraced within theradle of he heart. she's the unsung hero who stayed

power plants are our nation's largest source of carbon pollution with 40% of our nation's carbon dioxide emitted from power plants. carbon pollution is causing global warming and hotter weather means more ozone. more ozone in turn causes more lung damage. for children's lungs in particular. more locally in d.c., the air received an f. rating for ozone according to american lung association 2013 state of the air report. putting the health of thousands of children at risk. we know we can't and should be. the obvious place to start is with the largest individual source of carbon pollution, power plants. let's that meaningful by setting standards for all power plants that exist in our country today. significant reducing the deadly carbon pollution that is emitted a check and reading by tiny, vulnerable longer to support is evident over the past few much more than 13,000 members have commented in support of the proposed new source carbon pollution standards, a sign that our members are in favor of strong climate regulations and would likely show additional enthusiasm for standards that give m

our national media is like a dog with a bone. is that two weeks ago in new jersey, chris christie had a 33 point lead. the much neglected democratic candidate there at the close of the race actually came up somewhat. not trying to paint a fantasy picture, but the same time democrats have construed -- have control of the state legislature and the minimum wage increase to chris christie vetoed one by the same percentage of the vote that he won by. new jersey is style over substance. the substantive result is that they voted against what chris christie stands for in all the other races.

and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed originalist, playing a pivotal role in the recovery and restoration of the original method of constitutional interpretation. he has made substantial and

in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and our press seven we've been a hydrogen lying handful of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers one told us i'm tom are going to get on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem to try and rational debate in a real discussion critical issues facing america if i ever feel ready to join the movement then walk a little bit. welcome back tom is currently on tour promoting his new book the crash of twenty sixteen the plot to destroy america and what we can do to stop it just an hour ago he was on c.n.n.'s crossfire to talk about obamacare there are some of the highlights. could you name one person who is truly interested in making constructive changes as senator durbin said it as president clinton said to this health care law to make it work better can you name one republican who's interested in making it work better fred upton is the judge's legislation that the house wil

tester: i rise today in protecting our nation's outdoor traditions, of opening up access to our public lands, of preserving some of the greatest places to hunt and fish and recreate, and of encouraging economic development and job creation in our great outdoors. last fall, i called pong congress to pass my bipartisan sportsman act. as the chairman of the congressional sportsman's caucus, i made it my goal to do something significant, something historic for this country's hunters and anglers. mr. president, we came very close to passing my bill twice, but politics got in the way both times. the common sense and widely supported measure failed to get across the minute line because some folks around here put self-interest before the interests of their constituents. i am optimistic that this time will be different and that we can work together to get this bill across the finish line. senator hagan is leading the charge on behalf of our sports men and women, and i know that she is ready to work with all of our colleagues to find a path forward. my friend from north carolina is the new cha

. >> meanwhile, this weekend, wicked weather has been tearing across our nation. we'll tell you about that coming up. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises.

of investigative journalism, holding america's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nationts on our freedom of the press. when ben retired, senator moynahan put the admiration of many into a poem. his reign has ceased but his nation stands with strength increased. i also indicated to ben, he can pull off those shirts and i can't. [laughter] he always looks so cool in them. [laughter] early in oprah winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to suzy. [laughter] i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. [laughter] they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested i should change my name. people can relate to suzy. that is what they said. it turned out, surprisingly, that people can relate to oprah just fine. in more than 4500 episodes of her show, her message was always, you can. you can do and you can be, you can grow and it can be better. she is living proof, rising from a childhood of poverty and abuse abuse to the pinnicle of the entertainment universe. even with 40 emmys, the distinction of being the first black female billionaire,

there is bipartisan senate agreement for extending colorado's good neighbor authority to our national forest. finally, mr. chairman, as a former school superintendent, i've seen firsthand how access to food and life success are closely intertwined for our kids. no program written in washington is perfect. snap has proved effective during moments of high needed. we need to find a path forward that respects all people affected by this farm bill. with that, i yield. thank you. >> the senator yield back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. >> thing too, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and the ranking member as well as chairwoman stabenow. i too want to thank the staff for the many hours of work they have put into this effort. let me set the outside, like everyone else, i very much want a farm bill. i look forward to working with the members of this conference committee to try to achieve that goal. from massachusetts, there are many important parts of this farm bill that will impact my state and new england. the dairy conservation and especially cropped v

our vision is to have the most successful, well-adjusted generation of veterans in this nation's historydies everything that we do. our 19 programs and services we offer to the warriors and the families as they return home. shane is such a courageous example of this and how wounded warriors feel every day. he's able to talk about the physical impact and what he was able to find within mma and how that completely changed his life. his wife christine talks about how she was able to change the support that she offered him to make sure that he felt empowered. and he talks about the importance of peer support. so one of our amazing outreach coordinators on the west coast never gave up on shane. he made sure he was connected to those resources. and that has really allowed him to successfully readjust. >> that was a powerful line to say the worst thing that could happen is you think society or community is not there for you when you come back home. >> absolutely. >> tom, let me go to you. we served in the army together in congress. thanks for being here. what are we doing as a government, and w

in ourselves, in our nation, in one another. together, we can. together, we must. and together, we will. god bless you, new hampshire. [applause] ♪ >> ♪ we take care of our own we take care of our own wherever this flag is flown ♪ >> wow. [laughter] i want to thank all of you for coming tonight. this indeed is a record. the largest jefferson-jackson celebration we have had in over 10 years. thank you for being here. thank you to our sponsors. thank you to the staff. thank you all for coming. we will see you in a couple months. thank you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> ♪ wherever this flag is flown we take care of our own ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thanks a lot. thanks for all you guys have done. thank you. hey, man. thanks a lot. hey, thanks. >> [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> thank you. thank you. where are you from? >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] thank you, thank you guys. >> thanks for setting an example. what a great organization. >>

ladies and gentlemen, there are many consequence to its growing cascade of revelations about our nation's spying activities. most recently the bugging of german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone and lederhossen drawers. (laughter) and the fact that the united states pretended to be her onlean boy friend for two years. two years-- ! but perhaps i never realized how acute and dire the fallout of this may be until i saw this shocking story. >> russian leaders are denying reports of spying on overseas leaders. they are accused of passing out bugged gift bags at last month's g-20 summit. >> jon: bugged gift bags! before all these revelations we could have jumped all over this story with good old-fashioned american con desession and smug superiority, thrown out a little boris and natasha reference. done a little yaukoff smirnoff, in russia gift bag rummage through you, but now-- (laughter) i can only smear at how ham handed their spying is. >> delegates were given usb pem ree sticks and phone chargers equipped with spywear. >> if you're a world leader and you put the usb stick russia gave y

president johnson continued it is the right to be treated in every part of our national life as a person equal in dignity and promise to all others. i think president johnson captured well what freedom and liberty are all about, as have many of our major public citizens over time as they sought to examine this core premise of liberty and freedom and what it meant in this nation, what it meant to create a more perfect union in this regard. eleanor roosevelt spent a lot of time talking about human rights, and she said where, after all, do universal human rights begin? in small places, close to home, so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world, yet they are the world of the individual person, the neighborhood he lives in, the school or college he attends, the factory, farm or office where he works. such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. and indeed, today we're talking very much about the factory, farm

thank you to our national press club staff for helping organize today's event. here's a reminder, you can find more information about the national press club online at www.press.org. thank you, we are adjourned. >>> if you're a middle or high school student. c-span's student cam competition wants to know, what is the most important issue congress should address. make a video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. the deadline is january 20th, get more info at student cam.org. >>> members of the senate education committee recently began to consider the reauthorization of the higher education act. considering among other things college afford ability and access for low income and nontraditional students. this is two hours. >> today's hearing is the second in our series to examine critical issues in post secondary education, as we look to reauthorize the higher education act next year. the topic we will discuss today is of great interest to policy makers in the public. that is innovation and higher education, that we spent time prev

in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and out across several we've been a hydrogen right hand full of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once told i'm tom are going to get on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world and we go beyond identifying the problem to try to fix the rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing america have on camera ready to join the movement then walk a little bit there. over the next few weeks i'll be traveling the country talking about my new book the crash of twenty sixteen tomorrow i'll be speaking at the bookstore the tattered cover right here in denver lodo in denver colorado and wednesday i'll be at the lamell monica theater in santa monica california on thursday in san francisco at the commonwealth club friday in portland at polls and next december third i think that's next tuesday i'll be at politics and prose in washington d.c. so hopefully i'll be seeing you so we can get talking about

our state. these are national treasures. these are national forests and national parks. >> earlier this month senator diane feinstein sent a letter to the environmental protection agency asking for help. if you have a story for the investigative unit call our tip line at 888-996-tips or send an earn mail to the unit @nbcbayarea.com. finally you're invited to join us regularly right here on nbc bay area. why? because we investigate. thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ >> there is an x along elm street in dallas. there is not another one anywhere else like it in the country. that's because this x marks the spot where president john f. kennedy was assassinated. what you are about to see is the story of what happened here that day as told by those who were here covered it and will never forget november 22nd 1963. >> the presidential car moving out and out for downtown dallas for thousands should already be in the street right now awaiting for a view of the president and his wife. >> three shots reportedly were fired -- >> three explosion