it's named after the senator sam nun and richard lugar.his is one of the things that our government does. you may remember me wearing a funny outfit when we traveled to mexico while they were giving up the last of their jury rain yum. working with our administration to safely contain and take away that material. from the beginning of this presidency, the work has been a priority for president obama. ten weeks after he was inaugurated in 2009, he traveled to praug and laid out his vision in front of 20,000 people. >> as a nuclear power as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the united states has a moral responsibility to act. we cannot succeed in this endeavor alone, but we can lead it. we can start it. so today i state clearly and with conviction america's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. [ applause ] i'm not naive. this it goal will not be reached quickly. perhaps not in my lifetime. it will take patience and persistence. but now we, too, must ignore the voices who tell us tha

richard lugar is a true gentleman . he is a universally respected voice for the development and implementation of a bipartisan foreign policy. as a gracious in defeat as he has always been in victory, he is one of the giants -- as gracious in defeat as he always has been in victory, he is one of the giants. probably his lasting legacy will be the reduction of nuclear war and nuclear weapons in the world. dick's passion for seeking long- term solutions to complex foreign policy problems instead of opting for the slogans and short-term political and manages is best summed up in his books -- book. dick, i do not know if you ever get any of the money, but i read your book on a kindle, so that money should someday find its way to you. here is what he wrote in 2004. >> too often, the motivation for important national security positions of both parties is driven by politics. they are disconnected from any credible analysis. a consensus foreign policy cannot be wished back into being, nor can it be manufactured overnight in res

exports to europe the idea belongs to republican senator richard lugar who believes it would help european countries lower their dependence on russian energy supplies so to discuss this in more detail let's cross over to the business that's got. there waiting for us on top of this story so if possible would allow u.s. deaths exports to european nato member countries through a nato members all located in europe is that will threat to russia that well not necessarily even if the federal regulators approve this and keep in mind it can't really be done without this approval because the nato countries in europe are not really free trade partners of the united states at the moment but even if the federal regulators give green light to this initiative it doesn't really make any sense for the united states itself now politics aside for a second the economics don't really add up thanks to the shale gas revolution the united states just recently became import independent and now sending cheap american gas overseas would naturally boost domestic prices essentially jeopardizing the whole manufacturing

exports to europe the idea belongs to a republican senator richard lugar up who believes it would help european countries lower that dependence on russian energy supplies sawyer to discuss this in more detail without further ado it is going to the business desk of the task. force on top of the story so i asked if paulson bill would allow us gas exports to european nato member countries over three nato members all they caved in europe so is that a real threat to russia. well katie maybe maybe not even if the regulators actually approve this initiative to export gals to the european countries and keep in mind that this approval is absolutely essential because at the moment the nato countries in europe are not really free trade partners of the united states so even if the regulators give the green light to this initiative i'm not sure that it really makes sense for the united states itself now politics aside it doesn't really add up economically the u.s. at the moment doesn't want to export a large quantities of its galahs anywhere for a very simple reason it needs it at home just recentl

so i think that senators like carl levin, richard lugar, who is now leaving, john kerry, john mccain, and some of the younger senators i think we will see in the coming years that they step up to be excellent senators. we're not short of capable people there. the problem is that the senate, what i call the senate ecosystem, sun healthy. it's the hyper partisanship that's holding us back and the efforts of people like the ones i mentioned, or like olympia snowe, who announced her retirement and is retiring. ?iewn fortunately. >> they're hampered by the fact they work very hard, and then the hyper partisanship prevents the accomplishments. >> but are there any sorts of maybe mechanical policy senate rule changes that could actually help bring or help restore that balance? >> well, i think -- i actually do believe we need to change the senate rules. i think we have to get back to a time when filibusters were real and rare. i think these holds that go on indefinitely and block nominations and legislative action is unacceptable. we have seen -- we have seen on struck shun used as a partisa

if we get rid of people like richard lugar in this process and the merge with people who have a veryfferent perspective. the fact that we have gone through a number of years we have been moving in that direction and that people are not held accountable, there hasn't been a price to pay for obstruction, for hostage-taking and a lot of other bad behavior in politics motivated us not just to write this book but also to take on a press corps that we think to a much greater degree than it should has fallen back into a comfortable position of saying we report both sides. part of this is because we have seen the emergence over the last 20 years of the fairly substantial and effective lobbies on both sides that may have started with accuracy in media and move to share. journalists like most of us don't like criticism that may be more of the most of us don't like criticism and in particular the mainstream press that has for many years been hit with the idea that it's a liberal press to be hit hard from the right with the idea that you are tilting in that direction brings out a desire to overb

this of course was richard lugar's defeat yesterday in vienna, so not so much the fact that in the 80ear-old man that served, what, seven terms in the senate? six. was running for the seventh term and lost but the election. these things happen that there was the nature of the case against him that he had collaborated with the enemy when the enemy was in the senate that would be barack obama that he voted for the supreme court justices nominated by obama that he supported president bush's tarp program. it really is quite telling to see how his opponent undermined him by saying that he's gone over to the dark side. it tells us a lot about the problematics about politics right now. then we have that incident on the campaign trail. i think you was yesterday when it in a town hall meeting setting a woman got up and talked about the abuse of the constitution by the president and how he should be tried for treason. people make sharp statements. i remember john mccain reacting to a statement like that in 2008 and really just controlling the line and saying what kind of person mr. obama was. i

when i listen to richard lugar talk about the face of american internationalism and this used to be an easy place for democrats and republicans to stand together and to support a principled engagement in the world, lugar and others that are no longer in the senate like hagel and others that left the party and became independents, there's a group of republicans that said this isn't working for us. what you have seen is a senator not that many. talk about anymore but you see the ghost of jesse hems in all of this. he was the senator in the 1990s. suspended our payments to the united nations. it was during his tenure in foreign relations that many of the so-called conspiracies, the signs with the united nations were everywhere. ban the u.n. and it was the year of the child. it was like this. people believed that they were going to be told how to raise their children. and that's what essentially came. the home schooling league began to animate voters because they believe this treaty would somehow circumvent sovereignty and people losing control of their children. it's a horrible interpreta

yesterday the president used a speech celebrating the 20-year effort by retiring senator richard lugar and former democratic senator sam nun. to secure nuclear stockpile, to issue a strong warning to president assad against using chemical weapons. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> u.s. officials tell nbc news that syria's government has ordered the chemical sites to be, quote, prepared. sparking fears that they could be getting ready to mix a deadly nerve gas. so the direct warnings president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton delivered to syria come as that country's ally, russia, signals that the use of chemical weapons is a red line for their own support for syria. joining me now is nbc's chief pentagon correspondent jim jim miklaszewski. a speech that really didn't have anything having to do with what syria, clearly there's

today, republican richard lugar said at a minimum, american diplomats never should fear for their lives just as we give our men and women in uniform the weapons they need to carry out their mission, we must make sure our diplomats have all the tools they need, which include a safe place to work. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton has been ailing, and did not testify today. in her stead, deputy secretaries william burns and thomas nides acknowledged the department learned very hard and painful lessons in benghazi. >> we have to do better. we owe it to our colleagues who lost their lives in benghazi. we owe it to the security professionals who acted with such extraordinary heroism that awful night to try to protect them, and we owe it to thousands of our colleagues serving america with a great dedication every day in diplomatic posts around the world. >> reporter: democrats have charged congress bears some of the blame for benghazi, for cutting funding for diplomatic security. california's barbara boxer: >> we need to get our priorities straight around here. and we can't walk

richard lugar and john kerry got 61 votes in the senate today for ratification of a united nations treatye rights of the disabled, which was modeled on a law passed by the senate. 22 years ago, the americans with disabilities act. in effect, it was a vote to export american law to the 155 nations around the world that have signed this treaty. a treaty that has already been ratified by 126 of those countries, including the united kingdom, france, germany, china, russia has ratified it. now you can pass anything in the senate with 60 votes. except treaties which require 66. a two-thirds majority. every democrat voted for the treaty and only eight republicans voted for the treaty. 38 republicans disgraced themselves and disgraced the senate. by voting against it and controlling the outcome. john kerry tried everything he could on the senate floor to show republicans the way to vote for this treaty. >> it really isn't controversial. what this treaty says is very simple. it just says that you can't discriminate against the disabled. it says that other countries have to do what we did 22 years

commemorating the 20th anniversary of the threat reduction program, which as you know, was authored by richard lugar. it has resulted in a regime that allows us to achieve our the president's highest priorities, and that is to secure safety around the world. it is important have to remember that when it comes to these kinds of objectives, democrats and republicans, we can come together and see very important things come and the president looks forward to this. we also want you extend our congratulations to the duke and duchess of cameras that they are expecting their first child. >> i haven't had that conversation with them. in another they feel that having a child is one of the most wonderful parts of their life. i'm sure that will be the same for the duke and duchess of kent -- can bridge with akamai will take your questions. >> [inaudible question] does the u.s. consider the security situation serious and it is deteriorating further? >> we closely monitor, and we continue to closely monitor and for the material. the assad regime, we have been increasingly concerned having non-escalation of violen

richard lugar is one of the most decent and thoughtful individuals ever to serve in this body. we will miss his wisdom and his advice particularly on nuclear nonproproliferation and arms control. i'm pleased to have joined him in so many other issues and he leaves an extraordinary mark on this institution. and i've also had the privilege to work closely with another member of this body, my colleague and friend, olympia snowe of maine, her willingness to reach across the bipartisan divide, to advance legislation to benefit the nation and the senate and her state of maine is in my view legendary. i'm pleased to work with her when it came to support your our feshermen and lobstermen, critical to our local economies. we worked together closely on a host of issues including supporting investments in liheap and our nation's libraries. and jim webb, a decorated combat veteran, someone whose love for this nation was manifested very early as he led marines in combat in vietnam and his are extraordinary courage is only matched by his quiet demeanor and his calm sense of confidence that p

want to read just the introduction whereas throughout his 36 years in the united states senate, richard lugar served indiana and the united states with grace, distinction, and tenacity and will have many more contributions to the nation that reveres and reveres him. we want to present this to you from everybody on the committee, my friend. >> thank you. [applause] >> mr. chairman, i thank you very much. i'm very grateful to have had this opportunity to serve with each one of you. thank you. that's a very special tribute. >> well, it's small compared to your service, but we honor you. finally, we're also going to be losing jim webb and jim demanipulate. jim, as we all know, jim webb came here, did something very few freshman can do by getting a major piece of legislation passed, the new gi bill, and on the committee, he's been really critical to our thinking about the far east. he was the first american to visit burma in ten years, and i'm proud to say i think i may have been the one who was there before that, but he changed the policy. he knew we had to lift sanctions and move it, and his con

. >> i rise today in services ric senator richard lugar and to pat tribute to his legacy. i have served alongside him as the junior senator from indiana during my i tour, to tours of service here in the united states senate. make all of us to seek public service want to make a difference. certainly senator lugar has donl at.loped a at an early age he developed a passion for knowledge and a native of indianapolis, he was valedictorian at short ridge has cool. then and still a distinguished institutionition where knowledgt at the forefront of everythingfr down in a school.s, is also one of our former members, ted stevens, is also a graduate fron short range high-school.ictorian dick lugar went on to become valedictorian in college when he graduated from denison universi university with a degree in a economics. he w college at oxford university as a rhodes scholar and obtained a second pass as degree and aar master's degree in politics, niilosophy, and economics. the u today he is one of the most decorated scholars in the united states senate with 46 honorary degrees from 15

. >> in service of senator richard lugar and to pay tribute to his legacy i have served alongside himjunior senator from indiana tonight giving my tour to tours of service here in the united states senate. all of us who seek public service want to make a difference. and certainly senator lugar has done that. at an early age she developed a passion for knowledge. a native of indianapolis u.s. valedictorian at shorter ties cool. then and still a distinguished institution. one of our four members is also a graduate of short rage high-school. he went on to become valedictorian of college money graduated from denison university with a degree in economics

he comes down to honor richard lugar and sam nunn who founded this program 20 years ago.perative reduction program. if has eliminated thousands of weapons in russia and other countries but then he takes that and says our job is not done. we have to go further. we have to disassemble the weapons of the bygone era. missile by missile warhead by warhead. bomb by bomb. so he's reaffirming his vision of the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. a very important statement. get going. i'm not done yet then to the american people, this is the direction we're going in. >> bill: the administration is doing that. this is an on-going campaign. >> it is an on-going campaign. we're about to see act two. act one, we saw new treaties with the russians. a new direction. a new policy for the united states but it is only half done. it is not complete. we have to make much deeper reductions. stop the contracts for the new weapons. this is what the president's job is going to be over the next 18 months. >> bill: all right. evan, gave him the job of doing something about clima

i'd like to turn to richard lugar from indiana. he's one of those rare people referred to as an institution and he is truly an institution stiewtion. six terms in 36 years in the united states senate. a candidate for president of the united states in the republican primary a number of years ago. a bipartisan man who worked with then chairman of the armed services committee sam nunn to put together the nunn-lou gather agreement which allowed us to tear apart nuclear warheads, tear down nuclear missiles and a.b.m. launchers. the reason there is not a terrorist attack using nuclear material today so far is probably more because of dick lugar and sam nunn than any two individuals in the united states. dick lugar is a man i admire greatly. i hoped when i came here i could serve with dick lugar. that took place and the president and i have served on that committee together for four years. i've watched dick lugar during tough times, happy times, good times and challenging times. he is always even. always got an even keel, his rudder is in

. >> let me say that i agree with the sentiments of senator rubio and his reference to richard lugar except since we were both in high school at the same time , i did not get that message. but you have done a wonderful job for many years. we respect you. senator rubio talked about the disaster. however he assumed that everyone knew and it is imperative for us to put things in the record so we know what signs were up there. i'm referring to the one sentence on the report that says the board found that intelligence provided no immediate or tactical warning of the september 11 attacks. i will ask you both if you agree with that statement. in april, two former security guards for the consulate in benghazi. in may, two were hit by an rpg. in june, military detonated an explosive and blew a hole through it. -- they like the red cross got out of town. in june, ambassador stevens said the al qaeda flags were flying over facilities in that area. in august, a security officer said they do not believe that the benghazi consulate would withstand a " cordon needed attack -- "coordinated attack."

listen to the outgoing senator, richard lugar, in his finality speech. >> currently the dialogue between and congress, in my judgment, is one of the least constructive i have ever witnessed. there is little foundation for resolving national security disputes or even the expectation that that is going to occur. all parties should recognize the need for unity in the coming year when events in iran, syria, afghanistan, north korea, and other locations may test american national security in extreme ways. >> will his colleagues, the new congress, the house and the senate heed that advice? >> no. and i wish people had heeded that advice when george bush was president. we really pulled apart on foreign policy. we didn't used to do that. i remember when north korea lied to the united states under president obama about what they were doing and i said, the problem is not the united states. it's north korea. i wish people would communicate like that but i think we crossed that bridge a decade ago. >> should the president reach out to a republican are, for example, and ask the republican, for exampl

bush supported that tree, richard lugar supported that treaty. i asked harry reid a few years ago, your back in power, you got this, why are you pushing this? i wish we had time. the only -- both parties have let it sit. as a journalist, want to remind people there has been an institutional neglect which i credit the senator for removing the interesting people didn't see this before in an earlier period. >> that is fair. the reality in the last session we were one vote short from being able to move forward. it was something the department of defense -- despite its importance i would put that behind taking steps to get the economic house in order. is fundamental to long term security or global leadership and it is really the foundation of our long-term power and influence as a nation and with respect the human rights one of the principles very directly on your comments, one of the principles we need to understand and follow is human rights do matter. >> two issues that are very promising. first thing is energy. when president hu jintao made a visi

president, in his 36 years of service in the senate, richard lugar has established a reputation as an extraordinary leader on such you shalls as issues as foreign relations, not security, energy policy, agriculture, and economic growth. he is the senate's most senior republican and the longest-serving member of congress in indiana's history. senator lugar has established a well-deserved reputation as a true statesman. as a time when the coarsening political discourse across our nation and here in congress is a growing concern, dick lugar is a shining example of civility and mutual respect that we must regain if our nation is to meet the challenges that lie ahead. 36 years in the senate is but part of dick lugar' lugar's lone of service. after attending oxford university as a rhodes scholar, dick volunteered for the u.s. navy in a 1957, eventually serving as an intelligence briefer for the chief of naval operations. as the two-term mayor of indianapolis beginning in 1968, he was a trailblazer in unifying local government, setting his city on a remarkable path of economic growth and pro

throughout his 36 years in the united states senate, richard lugar has served indiana and the united states with grace, distinction, and resolve, and will have many more contributions to the nation that he reveres. we want to present this to you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. mr. chairman, i thank you very much. i am very grateful to have this opportunity -- to have had the opportunity to serve with each and everyone of you. thank you for this special privilege. >> finally, we are also going to be losing jim webb and jim demint. jim came here and did something that very few freshmen can do in getting a major piece of legislation passed, the new gi bill. on the committee, he has been critical to our thinking about the far east. he was the first american to visit burma in 10 years. i am proud to say -- i think i was the one and before that. he changed the policy. he knew we had to lift the sanctions. his contribution to our thinking about the trans- pacific partnership, continued efforts on vietnam has been a significant contribution. we appreciate his service. jim demi

of the farewell speeches by and tributes to outgoing members of the house and senate including richard lugarthat begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, harvard university president drew faus sett immigration problems are a human rights issue. and he -- and expressed the need for reforms. this is about 40 minutes. >> s. washington is focused on the fiscal cliff, one might wonder why we are having a conference on around innovation. we have been focused on long- term competitiveness, making sure the united states is maintaining its edge in the global economy, and the role as an innovation economy to a central to the competitiveness, but that has not happened by happenstance. there are decisions in the public sector that have been critical to that success. as we look at the questions are wrong the united states, fiscal discipline and the fiscal cliff, or the curve, or whenever, the term, we wanted to make sure that we have some discussion about the investments we have made, and also the role of issues that are not always at the forefront. the vital role that america's universities h

to route his 36 years in the united states senate, richard lugar has served indiana and the united states with grace, distinction, and testing, and will have many more contributions to the nation that he reveres. we want to present this to you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. mr. chairman, i thank you very much. i am very grateful to have this opportunity -- to have had the opportunity to serve with each and everyone of you. thank you for this special privilege. >> finally, we are also going to be losing jim webb and jim demint. jim came here and did something that very few freshmen can do a getting a major piece of legislation passed, the new gi bill. on the committee, he has been critical to our thinking about the far east. he was the first american to visit burma in 10 years. i am proud to say -- i think i was the one and before that. he changed the policy. he knew we had to lift the sanctions. his contribution to our thinking about the trans-pacific partnership, continued efforts on a vietnam -- on vietnam has been i concur -- has been a significant contribution. we appr

. >> richard bloom paspo varias horas laburando, reinstalo letreros y puso barricadas por lugares inundadosna esta inundada y ha causado incovenientes. >> varios conductores sorprendidos. >> un arbvol derrumbado en medio del camino. >> no hay nada más que hacer dicen. >> la cantidad de hojas enm las calles causan estancamiento y inundaciones, desde temprano se limpian las calles para que el trafico no sea interrumpido. >> como nos informo este meteorologo ,pese a que es normal es una fuerte tomrenta que traerá 5 pulgadas de lluvia en el valle. >> y aconseja tomar precausion porque se generarian fuertes vientos que causarian la cvaida de árboles. >> y mientras varias alertas de inundaciones en el artea de la bahía. >> más con el pronóstico del clima. >> las condiciones del tiempo han estado lluviosas, la lluvia cae en estos sectores, con toda la zona de la bahía con vientos de 40 50 y ráfagas de 60, la advertencia de inundaciones, en la parte norte lo peor será a partir de la media noche, lluvia de forma sostenida hasta mañana, más detalles, ya regreso. >> nos vemos al rato lalo. > y diciemb

the lugar bill to give $7 billion to pakistan over five years for development aide, and the conditions are completely repugnant, and we have to open up everything to receive this money, and richard holbrooke came in and said those against the lugar bill are against democracy in pakistan. that's rich. >> yes, down in front. microphone, two seconds to get to you. >> thank you for your presentation. fascinating. this is a little bit off the subject, but i wonder if you followed the case and if you're aware that she was sentenced yesterday here in new york to 876 years. -- 86 years in prison. >> yes. >> comment on why she's become a national icon in pakistan. >> i think she's become the face of those disappearances, who became the face of the renditions, the fact that she was taken and what remains in highly illegal way, and that, again, she is one of thousands, has captured rightly so, i think, people's anger. you know, the -- there's a lot, much more to it that i think we need a whole lot of time to get into, but the fact is that pakistan has thousands of its citizens who are unaccounted for. we don't know where they are. you know, there's 10,000 just from there alone, with no clu

they cast about in the context of the republican contest between senator lugar and richard murdock. so it suggests the balance skew in favor and i guess that is the way to put it of democratic voters for their research. i think we really need to find out how many folks are being deterred to go to a polling place at all to really find out the disfranchising impact of the for the way the medication requirements number two, now that these provisions allowance are subject to public access law, we could actually perform a census of the folks in indiana who went to the point and didn't have an id to figure out what's going on with these folks and white this is happening. the last one is the hardest to figure out how many people were offered a provisional balad or not offered a provisional but in the first instance i don't know how many people didn't accept it. so with that data i will turn it back over to respect that is a nice set of perspectives, and maybe we can try to synthesize them a little bit to see what common ground there is. and let me start with secretary houston to follow-up

it's almost reversed. 70% cast a ballot in the contest, the republican contest between senator lugar and richard murdoch. so it suggests that provisional ballots skew in favor, i guess, if that's the way to put it, of democratic voters. further research, i think we really need to find out how many folks are being deterred from going to a polling place at all to really find out the disfranchising impact of photo identification requirements. i think that's the number one thing. number two, now that these provisional ballots are subject to public access laws, we can actually perform a census of the folks in indiana who went to a polling place and didn't have an id and figure out what's going on with these folks and why this is happening. and the last one is the hardest to figure out, how many people were offered a provisional ballot or not offered a provisional ballot in the first instance and how many people didn't accept it. so with that data i'll turn it back over to -- >> thank you. [applause] that's a very nice set of perspectives, and maybe we can try to synthesize them a little bit, see what