. >> lehrer: robert bennett of utah's problem, fit that that into this. he is the incumbent senator from utah and a republican who the convention in utah said no thanks, didn't renominate him. how does this nit-- or does it-- to what is happening to specter? >> it fits in, in this sense-- pennsylvania is a closed primary. that is only democrats can vote in the primary. that's one reason the sustek ad is so effective. independents can't drop in--. >> lehrer: you can certainly become a democrat to vote. >> you can enroll democrat. utah was a state convention where only the activists who had gotten elected three months earlier in meetings showed up and had a vote. so the 3500 people voting , and he loses by 325 votes. he, robert bennett, with an 84% lifetime conservative record. and he's banned for two things. one is his tarp vote that they've gone after him, having vote left-hand--. >> lehrer: the financial bailout. >> the bailout bill. and second, for collaborating with the enemy. the enemy in this case is ron wideman, sort of an iconoclastic democrat from

retiring, and saying there is -- this election cycle coming up who not toe the party line, such as robert bennett and blanche lincoln on tuesday, will suffer the consequences. what are your thoughts and with the paper called partisanship and paralysis? >> i do not know. i think the senate is still filled with people with good will and purpose. you cannot do much unless you're willing to go across the aisle. it is usually 60 votes. on big, complicated issues, the american will not accept partisan proposals. they want bipartisanship. it means there has been some sort of thoughtful input from both. it seems fair. i believe these really big issues that are very complex like tax reform that center -- that senator widen and i put together -- those issues must be done in a bipartisan way to get the support. things like social security, medicare should have been done this way -- it was not. tax reform. it is one of the reasons why connor and i came up with the idea of a commission we make a totally bipartisan commission and have it report. although it got a majority vote it did not pass, but the presiden

is a lack -- this election cycle coming up, people who do not toe the party line like senator robert bennett and blanche lincoln will suffer the consequences. i was wondering your thoughts on what "the washington post" called"partisanship paralysis -- called "partisanship or paralysis." >> you cannot do much in the senate unless you're willing to go across the aisle. it is usually a 60 vote place to begin with. on big, complicated issues that affect most americans, the american people will not accept partisan proposals. they want bipartisanship because, by definition, it means there has been some thoughtful and point from different philosophical inputs and is seen as fair. i believe that these really big issues that are very complex, like tax reform, really has to be done in a bipartisan way in order to get the momentum and support from the american people necessary to address it. things like social security, medicare, tax reform needed to be done in a bipartisan fashion. it is one that reason -- one reason why we make a totally bipartisan commission to have a report and congress vote on tha

. >> saturday night, on c-span radio and c-span not work, reports by utah's senator robert bennett. he is addressing the 3500 delegates, along with seven other candidates vying for his seat, saturday at the convention center in salt lake city. we will have those remarks tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> senate majority whip dick durbin is our guest sunday, onn c-span is "newsmakers." he will talk about democratic efforts to pass reform legislation and the issues heading into the midterm election. a look now at u.s.-mexico relations. mexico's chief of international affairs gave a speech recently on his country's economy, border security, and combating the drug trade. this is about 45 minutes. >> i would like to thank you for coming in today. i am honored to introduce to you a man with a substantial influence over international matters in a very important region of this world. that is the state of mexico. i am talking about dr. arnulfo valdivia machuca. he is the chief of international affairs in the state of mexico. he is a political adviser to the governor. he has served as an hono

. >> here are those remarks from senator robert bennett and the mike lee and tim bridge water. speaking at the gop con vens in utah. this is about 20 minutes >> my fellow -- my fellow republicans, today the countdown is on. we are 178 days away from taking back congress and retiring harry reid. no r no more taxes, no more irresponsible spending and in more trampling of states' rights or telling terrorists you have a right to remain silent. no more apologies for the greatest nation on earth. do you want to take back our country? then vote tim bridge water as the next senator. the job won't get done by entrinched officer holders in washington d.c. or by more lawyer politicians. it'll take more maneuvering and more than seniorityy to secure our borders and reduce immigration and defeat the restrictions that keep us off our own land and forcing us to buy oil from our enemies. it is going to taken unflinching commitment to core conservative principles and constitutionalist quho is also a capitalist. i'm a small businessman that created jobs right here in utah. i understand payroll a

in a moment, speeches from robert bennett, who is seeking a fourth term and some of his challengers. first, a political reporter for the utah lake tribune joins us from the state republican convention. thank you for being with us today. who was the winner and a utah republican senate nomination convention? >> we did not have a clear winner. we had to people going through a primary in june. since neither about 60%, there will go to the june primary. >> what may have led to the ouster? >> it is a confluence of events. some of his votes did not sit well with republicans. his votes in favor of the first round of tarp, a senior member of the banking committee, and is co-sponsor of health care legislation with a mandate that does not sit well with republicans. there is also the general anti- incumbency that was running through this as well. a lot of people just wanted to see a stop to this spending and some scaling back of the powers. >> what was the reaction of delegates when they learned that senator bennett was eliminated? >> there was quite an ovation that went through the auditorium.

host: the intersection of the "wall street journal" has a story about senator robert bennett this morning talking about political fight for his life, so to speak. joining us to give more context to what's going on in utah today concerning the senator is robert gerkive with the stimulate tribune. their political reporter. mr. bennett, senator bennett goes up a challenge today. what is that challenge? guest: well, it's kind of a challenge on two fronts. on one hand, he's got seven conservative opponents who are all gunning for him. he is also facing sort of a tidal waive of opposition and outrage i guess from sort of the tea party movement, the 912 movement, sort of this anti washington fervor that is probably also showing up in other reelections around the country but is particularly strong here in utah this year. host: talk about the political process that takes place today in utah and how is it different than other states? guest: we've got kind of a unique process here. we have sort of a two-tiered system. we have our convention today, and basically 3500 delegates. and these delegates wi

. >> tomorrow, robert bennett and his party posing nomination convention. he will address the delegates along with seven other candidates vying for his seat. watch coverage at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, retiring supreme court justice john paul stevens and u.s. solicitor general elena kagan, who has been interviewed as a potential replacement for justice stevens. "america and the courts," on c- span. >> ed markey to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to new orleans to investigate the causes of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the cleanup efforts under way. congressman markey is cosponsoring a bill that will create a commission to study the leak and its effects on the region. after meeting with area residents, coast guard, and interior officials, he and other members of the commerce committee held a news conference in louisiana. >> thank you all for being here, i am the third louis -- from the third louisiana congressional district. we're part of a congressional delegation that came on the ground this morning, went out to be

. >> now here are the remarks by senator robert bennett and the two men that will face off in the primary on june 22nd, mike lee and tim bridgewater. they're speaking at the convention in utah. this is about 20 minutes. >> my fellow -- my fellow republicans, today the countdown is on. we are 178 days away from taking back congress and retiring harry reid. no r no more taxes, no more irresponsible spending and in more trampling of states' rights or telling terrorists you have a right to remain silent. no more apologies for the greatest nation on earth. do you want to take back our country? then vote tim bridge water as the next senator. the job won't get done by entrinched officer holders in washington d.c. or by more lawyer politicians. it'll take more maneuvering and more than seniorityy to secure our borders and reduce immigration and defeat the restrictions that keep us off our own land and forcing us to buy oil from our enemies. it is going to take an unflinching commitment to core conservative principles and constitutionalist quho is also a capitalist. i'm a small businessman that cr

well, may 18 we have spector and lincoln, and then robert bennett, the utah conservative senator whoas to get by a state convention may 8, a week from yesterday. he may be knocked out right there. so, and then there are a couple other senators and house members down the line that normally the primaries are a pretty easy hurdle for incumbents. this year may not be the case, and if so you may see some signs that old familiarity, the old shoe is not working. but we should have some good clues in the next few weeks. host: david, you wanted to jump in? guest: sure. over the course of the next month we'll be watching two special elections, and this is going to be a good test case whether republicans can actually motivate independents to their side. in pennsylvania's 12 district on may 18, the special election for jack murtha's seat couldn't be happening in a worse district for democrats or at a better time for republicans. republicans need a shot in the arm to prove that they can actually win these special elections after losing two very close ones last year. but those two elections last y

robert bennett out in utah. west virginia's alan mollhan 18 years, excuse me, he's out now. a guy who was in charge of a very important committee. will arlen specter get caught up in the same wave? will he be out? will blanch lincoln of arkansas? >> if you want your own incumbents reelected your own member of congress, 36% say yes, that's a huge decline down from about 43% in april who said they'd want their own, you know, in-district, incumbent reelected. it doesn't matter whether you have an r or a d next to your name because the sentiment across the board, one woman quoted on the phone survey, i want to send a message to washington loud and clear, aim not happy, really unhappy with both republicans and democrats if that means i have to vote everybody out and make a stand with my one vote i'll do it. >> that's the battle cry. >> the answer is the tea party because the tea party. >> not necessarily. >> well, i mean, just what the poll says. the poll says that the tea party are the people who are most dissatisfied of everyone and they want their own representative in. they d

. >> saturday night and c-span, remarks by utah republican senator robert bennett that his party pulled the nomination convention. he is addressing the 3500 delegates saturday, at the salt lake palace convention center in salt lake city. >> this weekend, an entrepreneur ted leonis. sunday night on "c-span's q &a ." >> janet napolitano visited tennessee today. she spoke about the severe flooding. this last about 10 minutes. >> i want to welcome you all. during this last week, as we have been dealing with the impact of this flood, we have had a wonderful response from the federal government. fema has been here since their rain started falling on saturday. they have been very helpful. the offices of the senators and congressmen have been in contact. through this process, i have had a chance to speak with the janet napolitano here. she is the very helpful. she wanted to see things firsthand. we have been traveling around this morning. i think in the most of the people standing up here. we are certainly available to answer questions. right now, i would like to turn this over to secretary jan

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