then, patty murray and i and all of us put together a bipartisan budget agreement that called for spending in fiscal 2015 $1.14 billion. president obama signed that proposal into law. it was heralded as a great bipartisan step in the right direction. and so for those of you who are keeping score and minding the rhetoric, that's $33 billion less under this bipartisan bill than we proposed two years earlier which was so draconian, so unserious. we're proposing the federal government increases the spending over ten years by 3.5% instead of 5.2% and by the way, if we reform government, put the patient in the center of health care, give states the ability to customize and tailor their benefits to populations like food stamps and medicaid, and have pro-growth policies that put people back to work, clean up the tax system, have this energy renaissance fully developed, then we will get people back to work. then we'll increase take home pay. get the deficit down and as a result according to cbo have more prosperity and faster economic growth. it's true. you kapt cut your way to a balanced budget. y

>> well, i had the pleasure to be to be on capitol hill and be present when senator patty murray introduced what's called the military and veteran caregivers serves improvement act. this is a huge step in the right direction. it was a bill that was introduced today and i hope to see it go through and be approved. but it's going to build the caregiver omnibus act. and it would expand to include all caregivers. right now, it's only post-9/11. and it's incredibly unfair to all of the veterans, and it releases a lot of the restrictions as to who is even qualified to be a caregiver. a lot of the programs require that you be married. what do you do if it's the sister or the mother or the brother or the neighbor down the street? this addresses a lot of those unmet needs and things that we didn't think about originally that we need to address now. >> you're no stranger to capitol hill. and you've been a powerful voice there for a decade. while the wounded veterans grapple with their challenges behind the scenes, across the board, diagnoses life altering for the patients and life-changing for their

also tonight, action from senator patty murray, who says she will introduce a bill to expand support for caregivers. >> they don't want to talk about themselves. they're sort of the hidden person behind a hero. they are the hero. >> and we want you to know that next week, elizabeth dole will be joining the first lady and dr. jill biden for a big announcement. and we're going to bring you that news next week and we'll also be back with another report on ways every single one of us can help. >>> and tonight, the pressure is on. a year ago, pope francis told his clergy to live simply, to be modest. but tonight, two american bishops are trying to apologize for big homes and a pool paid for with money intended to help the work of the parish. abc's steve osunsami tells us. >> reporter: holy expensive. this brand new $2.2 million, 6,000 square foot home is the new residence for the catholic archbishop of atlanta. and across the church, they are furious. >> i think it's inappropriate. >> reporter: it's such a far cry from the simple life preached by the new pope. among other things, it has t

. >> as you heard i will be leading the investigatory hearing this afternoon with congressman patty murray from pennsylvania. let the families and others who are here today who experienced this,, know that congress is interested and cares very deeply and wants to make sure this never happens again. i have been in congress for a while now. see one of these tragic situations, as a mother it makes my heart leap. i want to thank everyone for -- theyoday because will continue with legislation in both the house and senate, the lives that were lost will not be forgotten, and we will act. you heard for my colleagues that gm knew about these defects in the ignition systems for over 10 years and yet they did not recall these cars. they did not recall these even though they knew that the cars could turn off while going at highway speeds. i have been thinking about this as a mom. what i have been thinking about is driving down the highway at 60 miles per hour, hitting it on or turning slightly because your kid is in the backseat crying and suddenly your car turns off. nothing happens, your car turns o

now, congressman diane black, a member of budget conference headed by ryan, and senate democrat patty murraycongressman black, great to see you, and what is your reaction to the ryan -- first the ryan budget? >> certainly, i am a big fan of the ryan budget, i have been on the budget committee since coming here, this is our 4th year for the plan, budget plan is a vision of where we' the country to go, i am proud to be a part of that. i'm exciteed to let the american people know that we're doing what we required to do by the conestution, that is -- constitution, that is submit a budget every year. lou: budget plan, does not in your estimation, create higher taxes, raise taxes. two brackets would be result, if this were to become law, 10 and 25 percent, is that correct? >> lou, we do not in our plan specify what that tax reformooko the committee of jury that is the ways and means com committei sit on that committee as well. we give policy direction there. but we don't tell each one of the committees of jurisdiction what they need to do with definition on their policies. lou: you can't imagine -

the compromise he reached with senator patty murray a few months ago goes all the way through 2015. poor congressman ryan was swiftly criticized by his own party for going through it because god forbid someone tell the people what republicans would do if they were in charge during an election year. ryan admitted in an interview it would be too expensive in his plan to reinstate the most expensive parts of obamacare, like coverage for preexisting conditions. thank you for your honesty. what else would they do? they'd gut the programs making live better for people. the pell grants, food stamps and medicare, a gutted. as the ryan plan bravely reveals, the gop doesn't have any new ideas on how to boost the deficit or improve the economy. >> if this sounds familiar, it should. it was their economic plan in the 2012 campaign. it was their economic plan in 2010. it's like that movie "ground hog day," except it's not funny. >> he's right. there's no doubt about it. we've seen this movie before. every time ryan rolls out a new budget,ets a it's all about the nation's fiscal health and nothin

i talked to senator patty murray, washington senior senator with the president in that fly over. and she said he was clearly impacted by it, very quiet. and it just underlines the cliche that we hear, that you don't understand the impact until you see it in person. you don't understand the impact until you see it in person. that was clearly true for the president as well. it's a truly dramatic sight, and the sale is mined boggling, and clearly it had an impact on the president as he flew over. it was a brief fly over. you don't need much time to see it to sense the scale and human loss. it was clearly felt. >> allen schauffler, thank you. >>> next - celebrating earth day by turning discarded food into power and warmth. plus sherpas take a stand. the guide's decision that has the busy hiking seven at mt everest in jeopardy. >>> earth day set for confirmation and sustainability, we have been seeing all kinds of events across the u.s., to plant trees and do things outdoors, to clean up. sustainability is the main topic, as we look outside not everywhere has been the greatest to be o

once it passes the house, it is possible that patty murray would call a vote on it. seeing that she is not even putting up budget alternative out this year, it will probably peter out. democrats will go with the agreement that paul ryan and patty murray made last year. the topline budget agreement. patty murray has said that they do not need to put out a budget because they do not need to relitigate the numbers. paul ryan and the republicans feel differently. they say they are legally obligated to put out a budget each year. host: we talked about some of the entitlement programs. what about the domestic side? guest: he is re-upping a lot of past policy proposals. there are big changes to snap programs, the food stamp programs. he is trying to change the number of students that can be on the pel grant system. he is making sure that you are more than a half-time student. education programs for research are being changed. then there is the defense spending -- which increased and this budget. he criticized the president for not reacting to the defense concerns that are s

. >> as patty murray and others were saying, it could take five months for them to continue digging througharea in oso. that does it for this patriot's day edition from boston of "andrea mitchell reports." we'll follow the marathon all day. tomorrow on the show, hunter biden on the launch of his live below the line campaign. and follow the show online on facebook and on twitter at mitchell reports. "ronan farrow daily" is up next. l with our new seafood trios! red lobster's new seafood trios is three times delicious! choose one option from the wood-fire grill, one signature shrimp dish, and a pasta like new lobster mac and cheese. three choices all on one plate. just $15.99. for a limited time only! you can build it any way that you like, pick your three favorite things. it is spectacular! i'm nathan tavernaris and i sea food differently. who would have thought masterthree cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece. thanks. clearly you are type e. you made it phil. welco

senator patty murray was at the supreme court to hear those arguments in the hobby lobby case. she's now taking your questions on msnbc.com live. you can join in by visiting women2014.msnbc.com and clicking on the exclusive article and we'll be right back. what if a photo were more than a memory? what if it were more than something to share? what if a photo could build that shelf you've always wanted? or fix a leaky faucet? or even give you your saturday back? the new snapfix app revolutionizes local service. just snap a photo and angie's list coordinates a top-rated provider to do the work on your schedule. the app makes it easy. the power of angie's list makes it work. download snapfix for free. transferred money from his before larry instantly bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on

2015 budget is already set, set by congressman ryan in a deal that congressman ryan and senator patty murray in the senate put together earlier this year. >> that they were applauded for. >> so once you know that and you look at the details as the president calls it the groundhog day budgett that is when you know that this is all about politics and setting up, giving republicans a messaget that they could possibly run on in 2014. >> now, you know, congress woman the president's eevent highlighted the need to raise the minimum wage and it's a proposal americans are overwhelmingly supporting. 93% of democrats back the plan as do 69% of independents and even 52% of republicans. the president today told republicans to walk the walk when it comes to raising the minimum wage. listen to this, congress woman. >> next week members of the congress have a fresh chance to show what side they are on. they are going to get a yes or no vote on raising minimum wage. they are going to make a clear choice, talk the talk about valuing hard work and families or walk the walk and actually value hard working fami

patty murray, richard burr, and many others. the private sector is asking what can we do to help? rich trumka is turning on his organization and faith communities are reaching out to their workers like pastor joel boasting -- joel olsteen. many committed leaders and friends are here with us. we thank you, one and all. we look forward to working with you in the weeks and months ahead here. i must single out several support areas. thanks to hank greenberg starr foundation, a veteran of two wars since self, he knows the concerns and has enabled our mission to raise awareness and to support military caregivers since day one a warm thanks to the military warrior project. he served as a lead partner on the rand study. i know you're out there. thank you much and a big thank you to jacqueline for her incredible support over the course of my life i have witnessed the generosity of the american people and the fact that we are a nation of problem solvers. the circumstances of our caregivers is a huge problem. and predictably heartwarming f

the senate budget chairman patty murray is not in the senate budget this year. it is possible that some budget resolutions can be considered in the senate. but there is really not a lot of appetite among republicans in the senate to have a big debate. >> cq budget reporter paul, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> the house is working on its 2015 budget resolution this week. on our next "washington journal", we will talk to committee member marsha blackburn about the gop's 10 year plan. and congressman earl pascrell lays out his party's budget priorities. and the west virginia chemical spill that happened in january, she will join us later in the show as a guest. "washington journal" live each morning at seven eastern. you can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> on the question of integration of baseball. it is clear to me that he had serious doubts about the innovation of this. and they want a fan base. we are thinking that they want our fans. if you want to integrate, take whole team. black all-star teams into the majors. we have b

thank senators coons, whitehouse, ayotte, johnson and patty must remember, budget committee -- patty murray and my staff and others who have been relentless in working through with other committees and the administration to make sure that we got this bill done. so while we may not have resolved all of the issues of the day, today the senate acted in a unanimous bipartisan way to actually provide better value for taxpayers, more transparency and less bureaucracy. i'd say for a thursday afternoon, with all the other discussion going on, work well done. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask consent that the senator from north carolina and i be allowed to engage in colloquy for 20 minutes and following that, the senator from iowa be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: thank you. mr. president, the senator from north carolina and i were both involved in intercollegiate athletics. he was a scholarship athlete at wake forest university and i was a nonscholarship

was partt cap for 2015 of the budget deal last year negotiated by paul ryan and patty murray. proposal in the ryan budget to change that. it does propose reducing the government operating spending further in the coming 10 years. >> how much are we going to be seeing again, campaign season? >> there will probably be campaign issues. usecrats are planning to the spending cuts in orion use that iny to campaigns against republicans. republicans will be pointing to ,arious proposals in the budget spending cuts, not raising taxes in their campaigns. it is an off year election. isr people vote area important to both parties if the bases out. will be advertising this conservative budget with their base. before we let you know, the unemployment insurance extension , is it set to happen tonight? that should pass. thatl democrats voted for bill last week. voted toublicans consider it as well. that should get an easy majority. >> how much pressure is there on the house to move this bill? >> there is a lot of pressure to move it. some republicans in the house would like to consider this ar

the senate budget chairwoman patty murray is not writing a budget resolution this year. it's possible that some alternative budget resolutions could be considered in the senate that there really is not a lot of appetite even among republicans in the senate to have a big debate on a budget this year. >> host: "cq roll call" budget reporter paul krawzak you can read his reporting as "cq roll call".com. thank you for being with us. >> guest: thank you. now irs officials and professional tax prepares discuss the tax preparation industry. in february the federal court ruled that the irs did not have the authority to license tax repairs. witnesses at the senate finance committee hearing discussed national licensing for the industry and how a simplified tax code could help tax filers. senator ron wyden chairs this hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> finance committee will come to order. there is just a week to go before the april 15 deadline for filing taxes, and millions o

colleague, senator bennet, and it has been cosponsored by the senior senator from washington, patty murray. it will not cost a dime, but it will finally change the way we structurally fund the e.w.p. program by creating a common unified account to provide support to families and communities around the country. this commonsense legislation would also free up dollars that have already been appropriated in the past but have not been used. unlocking these dollars will not create additional spending but it will infuse this newly created account with seed funding to begin clearing out the backlog and helping states like colorado finance critical projects that can save lives. then moving forward, my bill sets up a system where appropriators and states affected in the future can ensure that every dollar made available to the e.w.p. program is used when needed and put back into this important permanent fund when it's not, reducing the threat and the cost of future disasters. as an avid outdoorsman, i'm well aware of the dangers presented by the forces of nature and i have been a long-time supporter

chairman, budget patty murray, is not writing a resolution this year.t is possible that some alternative resolutions could be considered in the senate, but it is not -- there's not a lot of appetite to have a big debate over a budget. reporting atad the cq rollcall.com. >> thank you. in support of h.con.res 96 for the fiscal year 2015 -- excuse me. this is the fourth year we've done this. this being bringing a budget to the floor, about a toll the budget and to pay down the debt. this is exactly what our economy needs today. we ask congressional budget office to look at this kind of deficit reduction. what would it do? it's very clear it would promote economic growth. in 2024, economic output would be 1.8% higher than it otherwise would be. what does that mean? that means by getting our fiscal house in order, by paying down our debt and balancing our budget, take-home pay would be $1,100 higher than it would otherwise would be if we didn't do something like that. that's one part of our budget. we call for more job creation, tax reform and energy develop

jay hensley and patty murray and maria cantwell dragon for an aerial tour at the sight of the mudslide. the president is also meeting with first response is that the victim families. our live coverage of president obama's remarks from oso and about an hour and 20 minutes from now at 650 eastern here on c-span2. >> tonight in eastern on c-span from a conversation with prominent whistleblowers including dana osberg is that the pentagon papers to the near times during the vietnam war. here on c-span2, both tv and private chat with folks about the presidencies of john adams, abraham lincoln and harry truman. >> now, conversation of gridlock in washington potential risk to any. the bipartisan policy center commission on political reform posted a discussion at the jfk library in boston. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome back. i'm susan page of "usa today." u.s.a. today's been so honored over the past year to participate in this project at the bipartisan policy center and its commission reform. we cannot claim to have solved the issue of congressional dysfunction in logical polarization, b

then, patty murray and i and all of us put together a bipartisan budget agreement that called for spendingin fiscal 2015 $1.14 billion. president obama signed that proposal into law. it was heralded as a great bipartisan step in the right direction. and so for those of you who are keeping score and minding the rhetoric, that's $33 billion less under this bipartisan bill than we proposed two years earlier which was so draconian, so unserious. we're proposing the federal government increases the spending over ten years by 3.5% instead of 5.2% and by the way, if we reform government, put the patient in the center of health care, give states the ability to customize and tailor their benefits to populations like food stamps and medicaid, and have pro-growth policies that put people back to work, clean up the tax system, have this energy renaissance fully developed, then we will get people back to work. then we'll increase take home pay. get the deficit down and as a result according to cbo have more prosperity and faster economic growth. it's true. you kapt cut your way to a balanced budget. yo

senator patty murray from that state tweeted this out yesterday. $7.5 million in fema funding for thatea." after leaving washington state, president obama traveled over to asia to begin his four country tour there. he is in japan this morning and will be in south korea, malaysia, and in the philippines this week. also talk about trade. the headline in "the washington times," u.s.-japan far apart in trade associations. agreement crucial to a wider tpp deal, the trends pacific -- the trans-pacific partnership. a trade deal that president obama and japan are trying to get back on track and get approved in this country and in those countries as well. the pew research poll put this out on monday. the majority in the u.s. back a trade treaty, obama is likely to discuss this on the trip. it is a good thing that america would be trading 22% think it is a bad thing. to research -- pewresearch.org. caller.o, democratic caller: good morning. i just think this is the dumbest reason i have ever heard. been back in the 1960's so we could have voted out busing. these guys were looking for a reason, t

was partt cap for 2015 of the budget deal negotiated by paul ryan and patty murray. there is no proposal in the ryan budget to change that. the ryan budget does reduce the government operating spending are there in the, -- in the 10 years. host: how much are we going to see come campaign season in a congressional election year? certainlyocrats are planning to use the spending cuts and ryan budget in campaigns against republicans. republicans will be pointing to various proposals in the budget. spending cuts, not raising taxes, in their campaigns. fewer people vote. it is very important for both parties to get their bases out. be advertisingl this conservative budget with their base. before we let you go, the unemployment insurance extension votes in the senate -- is that that happened? that certainly should pass. a majority of democrats voted for that last week. they voted to allow the bill to be considered. that should get a majority easily. how much pressure is on the house to move this bill and what did house speaker john boehner say about it? guest: some republic

. -- senator patty murray says that the threat is growing of a bankruptcy and the department of transportation'say trust fund. the coffers are normally filled by revenue collected through the federal gas tax. that tax has not been increased since 1993. infrastructure expenses have outpaced receipts by $20 billion per year. the congressional budget office projects that the trust fund will go bankrupt in the fall without additional action. the secret service has reassigned agents from its special operations division, including the top agent. in addition to transferring the agents, anyone assigned to the unit is barred from drinking within 12 hours of starting a shift. they are not allowed to drink within 24 hours of a president's arrival on a trip. three agents were sent home from the netherlands last month after one was found intoxicated in a hotel before president obama arrived to meet with foreign officials. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> if you continue to send people here who have no real world experience, no real hardship no real difficulty, no real successes in l

democratic senator from washington, patty murray said, he's, talking about osama bin laden, been out in these countries for decades building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building daycare facilities, building health care facilities, and these people are extremely grateful. e haven't done that. former speaker of the house nancy pelosi said, i believe that the president's leadership in the actions taken in iraq, talking about president bush, demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment, and experience in making the decisions that would have been necessary to truly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and the cost to our taxpayers. she also made this statement, former speaker of the house nancy pelosi, talking about president bush, i believe that the president's leadership and the actions taken in iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment, experience, in making the decisions that would have been necessary to duly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and to cost -- and cost to our taxpayer. ba

measure by unanimous consent last week at the request of our senator from washington, senator patty murray this action was prompted by a visit by senator murray to the washington state communities affected by the tragic mudslide that claimed the lives of over two dozen citizens. senator called me a week ago last saturday morning and said that when asked what she in her -- and her congressional colleagues to do to help, the mayor of darington, one of the communities that's affected, asked to save the lookout. it's a small action that cannot undo the tragedy but it will help protect the recreation and asset in this corner of washington state. mr. speaker, it goes without saying to those affected by the mudslide, our hearts go out to those of you who lost loved ones and the sincere thanks is owed to all who has been part of the rescue, search and rebuilding of that area. mr. speaker, i'd like to express my optimism that this is the first of other bills affecting fun lands that will become law this year. there has been bipartisan communications between the house and the senate on finding agree