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we are advised that took schumer will introduce same-sex reform in january 2010. we are also told that passage by the spring is imperative. congressman good cheer rest will introduce comprehensive immigration reform for the house apparently in the next few weeks of around thanksgiving. while senator schumer is likely to include this language in any legislation, it is not a slam dunk. as the professor told us, there will be different versions of different bills. now, gutierrez's office has been quiet on their version. it is critical that lgbt couples are included in the house and senate versions of comprehensive immigration reform. is a quality-based legislation is critical for the tens of thousands of gay or lesbian couples living in exile, illegally, in fear, in detention, or perhaps separated from loved ones. california makes up a large percentage of bi-national couples, and with special notes -- social networking, it has probably tripled. the largest percentage is from the bay area. i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this ico
we are advised that took schumer will introduce same-sex reform in january 2010. we are also told that passage by the spring is imperative. congressman good cheer rest will introduce comprehensive immigration reform for the house apparently in the next few weeks of around thanksgiving. while senator schumer is likely to include this language in any legislation, it is not a slam dunk. as the professor told us, there will be different versions of different bills. now, gutierrez's office has been...
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what did you learn from senator schumer? >> one lesson from senator schumer and the same lesson from rahm emanuel. win. >> how you do that? >> you win it by being operational, by putting the pieces in place so collegially. both rahm and chuck schumer understood that you have to recruit. they had good recruiting mechanisms, which is why within a day after the leader as to take this job, we recruited -- we convene their first recording meeting. you cannot win by wishful thinking or licking your weapons. you win by having a plan, making it operational, making it sequoya joe, making sure all the pieces fit. -- sequential, making sure all the pieces fit. and they then have the same volume of obscenities that rahm emanuel did, and i may not have all the same attributes the chuck schumer did. i'll be judged based on my own level of success. >> you talked about the partnership that rahm emanuel and senate issuer had. what kind of partnership you have with your counterparts? >> a good one. senator murray and i spoke shortly after we
what did you learn from senator schumer? >> one lesson from senator schumer and the same lesson from rahm emanuel. win. >> how you do that? >> you win it by being operational, by putting the pieces in place so collegially. both rahm and chuck schumer understood that you have to recruit. they had good recruiting mechanisms, which is why within a day after the leader as to take this job, we recruited -- we convene their first recording meeting. you cannot win by wishful thinking...
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i may have not the same attributes chuck schumer hi. i will been judged based on my own level of success. >> you talked about the partnership. good what kind of partnership the you have someone -- what kind of partnership deal have thelma -- do you have? >> we are at the point where we are standing of our operations, and we have very good operations. i have received calls offering to recruit in the state, offering to help improve operations within their states. one of the real surprises was the level of cooperation the senate provided. >> in 2010 republicans have a huge advantage in the amount of outside groups spending big bucks. are democrats going to have the ability to match that in 2012? >> i think that was the outsider, and that have the greatest impact on the 2010 cycle. by talk to my colleagues who had double-digit sleeves, and these groups came in with secret money and change the dynamic of those races by refusing to put their names on, cowering behind a rosen and -- of rhodes of supreme court justices. richard -- robes of supr
i may have not the same attributes chuck schumer hi. i will been judged based on my own level of success. >> you talked about the partnership. good what kind of partnership the you have someone -- what kind of partnership deal have thelma -- do you have? >> we are at the point where we are standing of our operations, and we have very good operations. i have received calls offering to recruit in the state, offering to help improve operations within their states. one of the real...
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i cannot tell you what his bill will look like, what senator schumer's bill will look like. what i can say it is all those pieces work together to ultimately come up with something that is hopefully, at least, something that we can create a foundation from. comprehensive immigration reform has to be broad enough to make -- give us the foundation to build more, but i do not think it will be done at that point. there will be a lot of issues that will not happen in the first go round that will need to be perfected, but me to do enough to turn immigration into something that is not so politicized and is more about really getting down to the problems. i wanted to address briefly some by pointing out, you cannot always tell what will happen based on one set of votes. in the dhhs appropriations bill for 2010, in the senate, and there were a lot of horrible amendments to make e-verify mandatory, inshore every inch of the fence was real, we get ensure every inch of the fence was real, not virtual. -- ensure every inch of the fence was real, not virtual. a lot of people said, my goodn
i cannot tell you what his bill will look like, what senator schumer's bill will look like. what i can say it is all those pieces work together to ultimately come up with something that is hopefully, at least, something that we can create a foundation from. comprehensive immigration reform has to be broad enough to make -- give us the foundation to build more, but i do not think it will be done at that point. there will be a lot of issues that will not happen in the first go round that will...
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schumer: thank you, mr. president. first i want to congratulate my good friend, the senator from -- good friend and hunting buddy, the senator from nebraska, for the great work he has done on this. it's been a pleasure to work with him on it. we've had parallel interests and this amendment hopefully will solve a problem that has arisen lately. because of the full-body scanners that are being installed at airports. as everyone knows, late last year the t.s.a. began installing full-body advanced-imaging scanners at airports across the country. these new scanners are better able to quickly and accurately detect explosives than the old scanners and would likely afforded the christmas -- have thwarted the christmas day bomber before he had even goaten otoen pleafnlt but from the get-go, legitimate questions popped up about the potential for privacy violations from the use of these scanners. what happens if a rogue t.s.a. employee disseminates your image or what happens if a fellow passenger takes pictures of body scanner im
schumer: thank you, mr. president. first i want to congratulate my good friend, the senator from -- good friend and hunting buddy, the senator from nebraska, for the great work he has done on this. it's been a pleasure to work with him on it. we've had parallel interests and this amendment hopefully will solve a problem that has arisen lately. because of the full-body scanners that are being installed at airports. as everyone knows, late last year the t.s.a. began installing full-body...
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i'm ellen schumer, i'm chair of the city hall preservation advisory commission. richard and i have known each other a very long time. when i was sitting at my desk, i started to go through a copy of the dictionary. it said, scholar. with richard johns, we have a scholar with an incredible passion for san francisco. it is very hard to work in the city of san francisco and look at what truly needs to be preserved in an ongoing manner. he has had years of experience, and adjust the amount of time he has spent would truly make you a scholar of san francisco history. >> it is great to see you. i have known richard for 15 years. i have worked with him with the first husband of the brown administration. richard was everywhere and i think he had the true reached to a lot of different communities. it will make him a very accessible member of the historic preservation commission. he has made himself accessible and i think she is a living historian ha, someone looking to make the history and county of san francisco and other aspects of our history more accessible. he is qua
i'm ellen schumer, i'm chair of the city hall preservation advisory commission. richard and i have known each other a very long time. when i was sitting at my desk, i started to go through a copy of the dictionary. it said, scholar. with richard johns, we have a scholar with an incredible passion for san francisco. it is very hard to work in the city of san francisco and look at what truly needs to be preserved in an ongoing manner. he has had years of experience, and adjust the amount of time...
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schumer says that the current radar system is antiquated and should be replaced by gps.nd that comes after a close call on january 20th. investigators say an american airlines jet came within one mile of two military planes shortly after taking off from kennedy airport in new york. >>> and a planned speech in switzerland next weekend by former president george w. bush has been canceled because of security concerns. human rights groups have threatened massive protests against bush's appearance in geneva because he personally authorized the waterboarding of terrorism suspects. >>> finally, giving a new meaning to dine and dash. more than 7,000 people took part in the annual krispy kreme challenge in north carolina on saturday. participants ran two miles then stuffed themselves with a dozen doughnuts then ran two miles back. the charity raised more than $100,000. they had 7,500 entrants. 2,000 didn't make it. >> what was harder for them, the doughnuts or the running? >> probably the doughnuts and the running. >> i'm surprised you weren't there. i've been to breakfast with y
schumer says that the current radar system is antiquated and should be replaced by gps.nd that comes after a close call on january 20th. investigators say an american airlines jet came within one mile of two military planes shortly after taking off from kennedy airport in new york. >>> and a planned speech in switzerland next weekend by former president george w. bush has been canceled because of security concerns. human rights groups have threatened massive protests against bush's...
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. >> evelyn schumer, head of the city hall preservation advisory commission. we would love to have florence kong on our commission. she has an incredible background in structures of historical landmarks. she would be an asset to our commission. she would also fill the fifth seat, which has been vacant for a fairly long period of time. we would welcome her with open arms. thank you. >> thank you, supervisors. my name is richard dow. three years ago, i know florence kong. for the last two years, she has been all over town. lately, she is very present in city hall, and very active. she is still considered a new immigrant. she came in here just a small business contractor, and becoming larger and larger. currently, she hires about 100 people, mostly doing ironworks overtime. she has the contract of building the community college in chinatown. it will be another two years. it will be in operation. it will be teaching 5000 students, learning english and other job skills. she just came off the immigrant rights committee commission. in that commission, she helped the
. >> evelyn schumer, head of the city hall preservation advisory commission. we would love to have florence kong on our commission. she has an incredible background in structures of historical landmarks. she would be an asset to our commission. she would also fill the fifth seat, which has been vacant for a fairly long period of time. we would welcome her with open arms. thank you. >> thank you, supervisors. my name is richard dow. three years ago, i know florence kong. for the last...
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we are waiting on san francisccr schumer. he is a smart person. they are trying to gain consensus around issues. once the senate moves forward, the house is ready to move forward as well. we do not have one built. what we have is every conceivable idea that has ever been given to us fleshed out and turned over and written and rewritten. the congresswoman has been working with several bipartisan colleagues did we consider it imperative to have bipartisan support on immigration reform. it dela elays people's fears abt being voted out of office. i cannot talk about how important this issue is to our country now, our economy, and the future character of this nation. with all seriousness we approach this. i have to say that humor helps in dealing with some of the stresses and disappointments. it is with all seriousness and absolute dedication to this country that we try to move forward on this. not only the experts here today, but people who are willing to share their stories. >> thank you. we'll hear from mary next. >> mr. chair and commissioners, tha
we are waiting on san francisccr schumer. he is a smart person. they are trying to gain consensus around issues. once the senate moves forward, the house is ready to move forward as well. we do not have one built. what we have is every conceivable idea that has ever been given to us fleshed out and turned over and written and rewritten. the congresswoman has been working with several bipartisan colleagues did we consider it imperative to have bipartisan support on immigration reform. it dela...
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is anybody surprised she didn't know who charles schumer was?he probably couldn't pick out president obama out of line of presidents. maybe she ignored him because she hooked up with him. sean diddy combs is being sued. a woman claims that diddy caused 9/11. put their child in a wheelchair and stole a poker chip with, quote, $100 zillion. he should give it back. she broke it down to $900 billion in child support and another $100 billion for loss of the income. sit oprah suing diddy? the federal government offered the most blunt nutrition guideline. they are warning about sugary drinks and they want us to eat less. thanks for the tip, five days for the super bowl. before i mow through a tub of wings and a bucket of nacho cheese. there are plenty of women who appreciate the hips and breasts of a full figured man. thank you very much. i don't need you to tell me what not to eat. when i have a health related question, anyone does, there is one source we turn to and that is dr. uncle frank. >> dr. uncle frank here happy to keep you healthy. the first
is anybody surprised she didn't know who charles schumer was?he probably couldn't pick out president obama out of line of presidents. maybe she ignored him because she hooked up with him. sean diddy combs is being sued. a woman claims that diddy caused 9/11. put their child in a wheelchair and stole a poker chip with, quote, $100 zillion. he should give it back. she broke it down to $900 billion in child support and another $100 billion for loss of the income. sit oprah suing diddy? the federal...
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schumer: thank you, mr. president. i rise in strong, vehement opposition to the a amendment offered -- to the amendment offered by the minority leader to repeal the health care reform law. i would say to my good friend from nevada, yes, we would like to work together to further reduce costs. but this bill does reduce costs significantly. the c.b.o. has said in no uncertain terms that the appeal would balloon the deficit by more than a trillion in the second decade. the law smokes out a good deal of the waste, the inefficiency, the duplication that we all know is part of our system. and that is the place where we have to continue to work together. our country delivers the best health care in the world, but it's also the most inefficient. wepend 17% of our g.d.p. on health care. the next highest spending country is only 10%. under the reform law, we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care, but getting the costs under control. now, if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said, you know, you're righ
schumer: thank you, mr. president. i rise in strong, vehement opposition to the a amendment offered -- to the amendment offered by the minority leader to repeal the health care reform law. i would say to my good friend from nevada, yes, we would like to work together to further reduce costs. but this bill does reduce costs significantly. the c.b.o. has said in no uncertain terms that the appeal would balloon the deficit by more than a trillion in the second decade. the law smokes out a good...
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despite the important progress made at improving the schumer box disclosure and monthly statements, it is difficult for many consumers to understand the cost and risks of each individual credit card or to compare cards directly. our next challenges will be about further clarifying price and risks and making it easier for consumers to make a direct product comparisons. our new consumer bureau will make clarity a top priority. industry representatives have expressed their willingness to help and many consumer groups and academics are committed to helping as well. we want to work collaborative the with all parties. a part of that collaboration, we want to be sure we understand the consequences of the card act, both intended and unintended. this conference is a first step in that direction. so i anticipate that today's event will provoke some thoughtful and informed discussion about what has changed since the card act took effect and what those changes mean for consumers, issuers and the market and what remains to be done. that is the most fitting way to commemorate this one year anniversa
despite the important progress made at improving the schumer box disclosure and monthly statements, it is difficult for many consumers to understand the cost and risks of each individual credit card or to compare cards directly. our next challenges will be about further clarifying price and risks and making it easier for consumers to make a direct product comparisons. our new consumer bureau will make clarity a top priority. industry representatives have expressed their willingness to help and...
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this hourlong portion of the debate begins with new york senator, charles schumer. >> thank you mr. president, and i rise and strong and vehement veh opposition to the amendment ofd -- offered by the minority leader senator mcconnell to repeal the r health care reform law and first i would say to my goodood friend from nevada yes, we wouldes we like to work together to furtherther reduce costs but this bill does reduce costs significantly.. has s the cboai has said in no uncertain the terms that repeal would ruin the d deficit by 230 billion in the first decade and more than a trillion in the second decade a good deal of the waste, inefficiency duplication thatthe d we'll all know is part of our system and that's the place we have to continue to work the wor together. 's a our counlstry delivers the best health care in the world but it's also the most m ineffic inefficient. heal we spend 17% of gdp on health care. the next highest spending unde country isr t only 10%. n t under the reform law we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care but getting the cost under contr
this hourlong portion of the debate begins with new york senator, charles schumer. >> thank you mr. president, and i rise and strong and vehement veh opposition to the amendment ofd -- offered by the minority leader senator mcconnell to repeal the r health care reform law and first i would say to my goodood friend from nevada yes, we wouldes we like to work together to furtherther reduce costs but this bill does reduce costs significantly.. has s the cboai has said in no uncertain the...
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and let me also thank senators kirk, boxer, durbin, casey, menendez, and schumer for their leadership on this issue. let me thank our partners in the house for their work, and let me thank chairman rockefeller and ranking member hutchison for considering this amendment. i hope senators from both sides of the aisle will join me in voting for this amendment that will protect our public safety against this new hazard. i thank you and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: i ask unanimous consent that i be added as a cosponsor to this amendment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, i have some notes here but the distinguished senator from rhode island has exhausted my brilliant notes in his own speech. just let it be said that it is an extraordinarily dangerous situation. the whole concept of stronger lasers, more carefully targeted lasers from greater distances, being able to do it from behind trees and hidden places, blinding and probably temporarily at this point, but mayb
and let me also thank senators kirk, boxer, durbin, casey, menendez, and schumer for their leadership on this issue. let me thank our partners in the house for their work, and let me thank chairman rockefeller and ranking member hutchison for considering this amendment. i hope senators from both sides of the aisle will join me in voting for this amendment that will protect our public safety against this new hazard. i thank you and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding...
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to be appraised at such length by senator schumer one cannot take it lightly.s on i want to make a few comments on the health care bill which ine're and of itself interest me because we are here doing theorrect faa, and if i remember correctly, i stood here atech abou excessive length and gave aimportan of speech about the importance of the faa bill tauscher and kay bailey hutchison did the same and then all of a sudden here we are on health. here we have sort of opened and me the results entirely transparent. anybody can offer amendments. open. so it's open and what happens is evybody po immediately everybody pops in with their favorite amendment, say and i don't resent that.e the sena i'm just sayingto it is an interesting phenomenon should itself on the very first day andhowing whether that is when to last or not, i don't know. k but in the event, i'd think they think are still working senator hat baucus, hatch, others are on working on some faa stuff and talk abo the 1099 matter. so i want to talk about a couple care. of things about health care. i feel it's really important m that
to be appraised at such length by senator schumer one cannot take it lightly.s on i want to make a few comments on the health care bill which ine're and of itself interest me because we are here doing theorrect faa, and if i remember correctly, i stood here atech abou excessive length and gave aimportan of speech about the importance of the faa bill tauscher and kay bailey hutchison did the same and then all of a sudden here we are on health. here we have sort of opened and me the results...
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[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011]
[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011]
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last year senator schumer and i were successful in getting some legislation passed that provided for border protection personnel. it's my understanding that the house in its action yesterday on the cr, or the day before, has cut a lot of that money that we identify as additional resources to the brought to the border. i've got to tell you. sometimes i getty when lash around here. i listen to sanctimonious speeches about border scuty, border security, more resources, that that's the only thing we must focus on as it relates to all immigration issues in our country, and then five minutes later the same people giving the sank ka mones speeches are yanking out the money in the budget we need to secure the border. i azoom what they did yesterday basically wiped out wa we were able to add to this effort last year? >> yes, it was an experience of whiplash. >> i just think we have to call folks on this. i'm sick of hearing meetings on the border and people not willing to put money behind it. we could probably afford the big checks we're writing to the oil companies to secure our bodders. i w
last year senator schumer and i were successful in getting some legislation passed that provided for border protection personnel. it's my understanding that the house in its action yesterday on the cr, or the day before, has cut a lot of that money that we identify as additional resources to the brought to the border. i've got to tell you. sometimes i getty when lash around here. i listen to sanctimonious speeches about border scuty, border security, more resources, that that's the only thing...
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then it chuck schumer of new york and republican senator dick lugar. at 4:00 p.m., it is face the nation. they talk with the chairman of the house budget committee. paul ryan. and the ranking democrat, chris van hollen of maryland. the five network tv talk shows are brought to the public service by the networks and c- span. they begin at noon eastern time with nbc's "meet the press", 1:00, abc cozied this week, fox news sunday at 2:00 p.m., 3:00, of state of the union and face the nation from cbs at 4:00 p.m. eastern. listen to them on c-span radio, on 90.1 in washington, d.c.. nationwide on excess satellite channel 132 -- x-m satellite channel 132. >> the american dream is under attack because america is under attack. we will get it back. >> today on "road to the white house," herman caine is a potential 2012 republican presidential candidate. a year from now, the state will host the first in the nation primary. white house."e today. >> donald rumsfeld was the oldest and youngest person to serve as defense secretary. >> if you have proximity to the pr
then it chuck schumer of new york and republican senator dick lugar. at 4:00 p.m., it is face the nation. they talk with the chairman of the house budget committee. paul ryan. and the ranking democrat, chris van hollen of maryland. the five network tv talk shows are brought to the public service by the networks and c- span. they begin at noon eastern time with nbc's "meet the press", 1:00, abc cozied this week, fox news sunday at 2:00 p.m., 3:00, of state of the union and face the...
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senator schumer and i have been working on this issue for some time and i appreciate very much his input and his counsel in taking this approach and i appreciate the support of the additional -- those additional sponsors as well as the chair, who is one of those sponsors. by creating a deterrent and establishing criminal penalties for those who take and distribute body scan images inappropriately, we'll help protect the american people's privacy while making sure we're using every resource available to try and assure their safety at the same time. this is not an an tract -- abstract concern. there's always been a case -- already been a case where these images, some 30,000 of them, have been taken and posted, some of them on-line inappropriately. so it's my hope that this amendment and the other cosponsors will have prevent that from occurring again. madam president, by including this amendment this the f.a.a. reauthorization, we're simply telling our constituents that we will not ignore their privacy in the process of making sure we have safe airports and federal buildings. that's what t
senator schumer and i have been working on this issue for some time and i appreciate very much his input and his counsel in taking this approach and i appreciate the support of the additional -- those additional sponsors as well as the chair, who is one of those sponsors. by creating a deterrent and establishing criminal penalties for those who take and distribute body scan images inappropriately, we'll help protect the american people's privacy while making sure we're using every resource...
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schumer: thank you, madam president. i have just come to address the two amendments that are before us. first i want to salute my colleague, senator rockefeller, and all of those -- senator hutchison -- and on all of those on both sides of the aisle who have brought this f.a.a. bill before us. it's something that's needed. it is something that's long overdue. it's sad that america -- in america we don't have a g.p.s. system, where just about every western country does, even mongolia does. tibet does not. and to move forward and modernize our airports, it's important for jobs, it's important for travelers' convenience, but i would say most of all it is important for america's productivity. when people sit and wait on a runway, where planes are delayed or flights are canceled, the amount of output that our country loses is enormous. and we're losing. more than a france or an england or germany. because they have these modern systems and it is about time we put them n and aid just make one other point about it. there are so
schumer: thank you, madam president. i have just come to address the two amendments that are before us. first i want to salute my colleague, senator rockefeller, and all of those -- senator hutchison -- and on all of those on both sides of the aisle who have brought this f.a.a. bill before us. it's something that's needed. it is something that's long overdue. it's sad that america -- in america we don't have a g.p.s. system, where just about every western country does, even mongolia does. tibet...
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schumer: thank you, mr. president. i rise in strong, vehement opposition to the a amendment offered -- to the amendment offered by the minority leader to repeal the health care reform law. i would say to my good friend from nevada, yes, we would like to work together to further reduce costs. but this bill does reduce costs significantly. the c.b.o. has said in no uncertain terms that the appeal would balloon the deficit by more than a trillion in the second decade. the law smokes out a good deal of the waste, the inefficiency, the duplication that we all know is part of our system. and that is the place where we have to continue to work together. our country delivers the best health care in the world, but it's also the most inefficient. we spend 17% of our g.d.p. on health care. the next highest spending country is only 10%. under the reform law, we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care, but getting the costs under control. now, if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said, you know, you're ri
schumer: thank you, mr. president. i rise in strong, vehement opposition to the a amendment offered -- to the amendment offered by the minority leader to repeal the health care reform law. i would say to my good friend from nevada, yes, we would like to work together to further reduce costs. but this bill does reduce costs significantly. the c.b.o. has said in no uncertain terms that the appeal would balloon the deficit by more than a trillion in the second decade. the law smokes out a good...
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that was known when it was first passed as the schumer-kyl provision. schumer-kmbing yl. those are two senators. members of the other body. i would say probably extending from the left to the right. why did they put that in? because we believed that we were -- we were actually burdening ourselves in a way that would not allow us to find out about terrorism before it was actually carried out. the lone wolf provision recognizes that the greatest threat we have today are, as was said by the two co-chairs of the 9/11 commission, less consequential attacks, meaning attacks on a smaller scale than that we saw on 9/11, still meant to do grievous harm to americans, to cause us to see the loss of life, do tremendous physical damage to this country. yet, with smaller cells or even from individuals, do we have to be reminded on that christmas day a couple of years ago? that was a lone wolf. even though these provisions wouldn't apply because he's an american citizen, major hasan was a lone wolf. just to prove the point that we have to be concerned about lone wolfs. the other two pro
that was known when it was first passed as the schumer-kyl provision. schumer-kmbing yl. those are two senators. members of the other body. i would say probably extending from the left to the right. why did they put that in? because we believed that we were -- we were actually burdening ourselves in a way that would not allow us to find out about terrorism before it was actually carried out. the lone wolf provision recognizes that the greatest threat we have today are, as was said by the two...
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schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: thank you. i, too, want to join in the accolades for our senator from west virginia, senator manchin. he is just one fine guy. i got to know him when he was governor and then campaigning. and he is doing a wonderful job here already. to have passion about where you come from is a noble thing. i think the great poets from greek times on have written that. and nobody has more passion about where he comes from and his roots than senator manchin, than joe man chifnlt and you can see it and feel it in everything he does, as we could in this speech today. and so i, too, want to join in thanking him for coming here. america needs his perspective and his wisdom. and i know he will make a greater senator and we're already great friends, and soy thank him here. i would also like to compliment my cleelg, the senior senator from west virginia, as we will. senator rockefeller, for his kind remarks. he's a great leader. joe and i have talked about how you can't go wrong watching and imitating and emulating se
schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: thank you. i, too, want to join in the accolades for our senator from west virginia, senator manchin. he is just one fine guy. i got to know him when he was governor and then campaigning. and he is doing a wonderful job here already. to have passion about where you come from is a noble thing. i think the great poets from greek times on have written that. and nobody has more passion about where he comes from...
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it is extraordinary that you get schumer sitting next to mccain or somebody. all during the state of the union. you saw the standing up and cheering like little kids at a kindergarten party. cheering on one side. other side sitting all sullen. the american people are disgusted by that. something is happening. the debt limit, in my mind, will be it. ber nankey said he hoped the republicans would not vote against the debt limit just to get spending cuts. but there are lots of democrats doing the same thing, including conrad. that is where the hair and the eyeballs lay on the floor when that comes up. >> having negotiated a balanced budget in 1997, i can tell you it is a process. we will not go through that overnight. >> let me just mention another thing. it is a shame we are in america now, where you mention that joe biden is helping us. somebody will go oh, god. he is terrible. get over that. get over that. this system can't work with that type of hostility. it is disgusting. i see progress on so many fronts on a person-to-person basis. here is one for you. do
it is extraordinary that you get schumer sitting next to mccain or somebody. all during the state of the union. you saw the standing up and cheering like little kids at a kindergarten party. cheering on one side. other side sitting all sullen. the american people are disgusted by that. something is happening. the debt limit, in my mind, will be it. ber nankey said he hoped the republicans would not vote against the debt limit just to get spending cuts. but there are lots of democrats doing the...
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[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without th
[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of...
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[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tonight, remarks from fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. then, the 100 and average three of the birth of ron reagan. then remarks from the senate floor. tomorrow, dick cheney is the featured speaker at the closing than what marking the 100 per day of ronald reagan. -- marking the 100th birthday of ronald reagan. >> sunday, janet of soliton now on how the u.s. is meeting current security threats. -- judge andrew napolitano >> the whole environment had become polluted and destroyed and violent. >> a documentary producer on hubert h. humphrey, the art of impossible. >> the whole reason was to show this side of this. everyone remembers him as someone looking lyndon johnson's boots. peop
[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tonight, remarks from fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. then, the 100 and average three of the birth of ron reagan. then remarks from the...
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[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without th
[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of...
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this hour long debate begins with new york senator, charles schumer. >> thank you, mr.president, and i rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by the minority leader, senator mcconnell, to repeal the health care reform law, and first i would say to my good friend from nevada. we want to work together to reduce costs, but this bill reduces costs significantly. the cbo said repeal balloons the deficit by more than a trillion dollars in the second decade. that's because the law smokes out a good deal of the waste, the inefficiency, the duplication that we all know is part of our system. that's the place where we have to continue to work together. our country delivers the best health care in the world, but it's also the most inefficient. we spend 17% of our gdp on health care. the next highest spending country is only 10%. under the reform law, we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care, but getting the costs under control. now, if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said, you know, you're right. we have to reduce costs. we have a better
this hour long debate begins with new york senator, charles schumer. >> thank you, mr.president, and i rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by the minority leader, senator mcconnell, to repeal the health care reform law, and first i would say to my good friend from nevada. we want to work together to reduce costs, but this bill reduces costs significantly. the cbo said repeal balloons the deficit by more than a trillion dollars in the second decade. that's because the law...
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despite the important progress made at improving the schumer box disclosure and monthly statements, it is difficult for many consumers to understand the cost and risks of each individual credit card or to compare cards directly. our next challenges will be about further clarifying price and risks and making it easier for consumers to make a direct product comparisons. our new consumer bureau will make clarity a top priority. industry representatives have expressed their willingness to help and many consumer groups and academics are committed to helping as well. we want to work collaborative the with all parties. a part of that collaboration, we want to be sure we understand the consequences of the card act, both intended and unintended. this conference is a first step in that direction. so i anticipate that today's event will provoke some thoughtful and informed discussion about what has changed since the card act took effect and what those changes mean for consumers, issuers and the market and what remains to be done. that is the most fitting way to commemorate this one year anniversa
despite the important progress made at improving the schumer box disclosure and monthly statements, it is difficult for many consumers to understand the cost and risks of each individual credit card or to compare cards directly. our next challenges will be about further clarifying price and risks and making it easier for consumers to make a direct product comparisons. our new consumer bureau will make clarity a top priority. industry representatives have expressed their willingness to help and...
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[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of his book, no apology, the case for american greatness. it is a sequel to his other book. i apologize, i was governor of massachusetts. [laughter] my husband joe and i get invited to a lot of these events as you can imagine, and for those of you that don't know him, he piloted combat missions in the war in iraq and he is my hero. he has been so supportive and he's had to put up so much as you can imagine with his wife running for the senate. people here in washington keep coming up to joe and congratulating him on his victory. and he put his arm around me and says i couldn't have done it without th
[laughter] [applause] chuck schumer told me having a press conference every single day is just a good start. [laughter] and john ensign told me i should get to know my staff really well. [laughter] [applause] be on the senate, everyone has been so nice to meet. tim pawlenty, new gingrich, haley barbour, you know, they have all offered to come to new hampshire and shuffled my driveway. [laughter] and mitt romney has been very nice, too. he invited me to a reading from the paperback release of...
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it is extraordinary that you get schumer sitting next to mccain or somebody. all during the state of the union. you saw the standing up and cheering like little kids at a kindergarten party. cheering on one side. other side sitting all sullen. the american people are disgusted by that. something is happening. the debt limit, in my mind, will be it. ber nankey said he hoped the republicans would not vote against the debt limit just to get spending cuts. but there are lots of democrats doing the same thing, including conrad. that is where the hair and the eyeballs lay on the floor when that comes up. >> having negotiated a balanced budget in 1997, i can tell you it is a process. we will not go through that overnight. >> let me just mention another thing. it is a shame we are in america now, where you mention that joe biden is helping us. somebody will go oh, god. he is terrible. get over that. get over that. this system can't work with that type of hostility. it is disgusting. i see progress on so many fronts on a person-to-person basis. here is one for you. do
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this amendment, the reason i do, as a member of the ways and means committee, we had commissioner schumer before us talking about the law and the affordable care act. he said all the additional funding they will receive will be used for outreach efforts, to inform small businesses about the tax cuts they are eligible for. 16,000 companies in my district alone are getting money under the act. mr. kind: if you look at the 50 million uninsured in this country, the bulk are working americans, typically in small businesses or family farms who have a hard time providing health care coverage. the i.r.s. will be doing outreach to them to let them know the benefits they'll receive along with other individuals throughout the country to make sure they receive quality, affordable health care coverage. that in essence will be the i.r.s.'s role. i think for that reason we should vote against this amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from missouri. mrs. emerson: i continue to reserve. the chair: the gentleman from new york. mr. serrano: how much time do i have? the chai
this amendment, the reason i do, as a member of the ways and means committee, we had commissioner schumer before us talking about the law and the affordable care act. he said all the additional funding they will receive will be used for outreach efforts, to inform small businesses about the tax cuts they are eligible for. 16,000 companies in my district alone are getting money under the act. mr. kind: if you look at the 50 million uninsured in this country, the bulk are working americans,...
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senator chuck schumer plans to introduce federal legislation to outlaw the bath salts which are anythingut. the chemical name methylene dio xs ine pylovalero. >> thank you very much. coming up, is it tough love discipline or child abuse? the controversy over a mom charged with abuse for punishing her young son by feeding him hot sauce. up next, why do you always spend more than you plan to when you go shopping. we'll explain after this. this is my band from the 80's, looker. hair and mascara, a lethal combo. i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our floor space. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is putting more music in more people's hands. our family-owned company makes daisy... with 100% natural farm-fresh cream. no artificial ingredients. no preservatives. and no added hormones. ♪ da
senator chuck schumer plans to introduce federal legislation to outlaw the bath salts which are anythingut. the chemical name methylene dio xs ine pylovalero. >> thank you very much. coming up, is it tough love discipline or child abuse? the controversy over a mom charged with abuse for punishing her young son by feeding him hot sauce. up next, why do you always spend more than you plan to when you go shopping. we'll explain after this. this is my band from the 80's, looker. hair and...
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[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tonight, former alaskan palin, liveaarah at 11:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. our coverage of the young america's foundation continues tomorrow night with former vice president dick cheney. he is the closing speak here at this banquet marking the 100th anniversary of president ronald reagan thursday. that is live at 10:15 eastern here on c-span. >> listen to historic supreme court cases on c-span radio. saturday, from 2003, the fair housing act, racial discrimination, and liability. >> the complaint says that he should be liable as an individual because the old the corporation. he should also be liable because he was the officer on record. >> listen to the argument on c- span radio. you can listen onlin
[laughter] or two senators schumer. it is a healthy part of our system. >> i am afraid we are out of time. i want to thank our panelists for their insights and observations. thank you, you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tonight, former alaskan palin, liveaarah at 11:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. our coverage of the young america's foundation continues tomorrow night with former...
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there are centers like menendez who have helped sponsor bills, senator schumer and many others, but there a lot of others who are homeless with no food in this weather that cannot give their little children some kind of quality of life only because all the bureaucracy going on and not giving help to these people. we need to read and remember that we don't shoot our wounded. we need to help our wounded. host: thank you for your call. you saw live pictures of the president heading back to the white house. the chamber of commerce is right across the street from the white house. the president was close enough to be able to walk to the meeting. our next call is from jeremiah in tulsa, and oklahoma on the democrat line. caller: i may first-time caller and glad to be on c-span. i have watched for years and i appreciate your approach to the media addressing our concerns and problems and issues in this nation. i want to say that i am an insurance agent and broker in the health-care market. i am in the middle of the fray in terms of the health care bill. when i listen to the president's speech, i a
there are centers like menendez who have helped sponsor bills, senator schumer and many others, but there a lot of others who are homeless with no food in this weather that cannot give their little children some kind of quality of life only because all the bureaucracy going on and not giving help to these people. we need to read and remember that we don't shoot our wounded. we need to help our wounded. host: thank you for your call. you saw live pictures of the president heading back to the...
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the amendment which i proposed along with senators schumer, akaka, whitehouse, tester and shaheen would make it a crime to photograph, record or distribute a body scan image taken by a body scan imaging machine at either an airport or any federal building without expressed authorization to do so either by law or regulation. i've heard from many nebraskans who are concerned that the use of body scan imaging machines is overly invasive and their privacy is being ignored. and i too share these concerns. this isn't an abstract concern. according to news reports, the u.s. martial service acknowledged last year that some 35,000 images from a body scanner at a security check point at a florida courthouse had been saved. that's despite promises from federal agencies that these images wouldn't be stored. 100 of the saved images were leaked and some are now on line for anyone to view. so an invasion of privacy has already occurred. nebraskans and the american people understand that every step needs to be taken and every resource needs to be used to ensure the safety of our citizenry. using techno
the amendment which i proposed along with senators schumer, akaka, whitehouse, tester and shaheen would make it a crime to photograph, record or distribute a body scan image taken by a body scan imaging machine at either an airport or any federal building without expressed authorization to do so either by law or regulation. i've heard from many nebraskans who are concerned that the use of body scan imaging machines is overly invasive and their privacy is being ignored. and i too share these...
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schumer, proposes amendment number 71. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the amendment be considered as read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. i did that. mr. president, i'm -- yield back the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent on behalf of senator brown of ohio to call up the brown-portman amendment number 105. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rockefeller: to the ensign amendment number 32. the clerk: the senator from west virginia mr. rockefeller for mr. brown proposes amendment number 105 to amendment number 32. mr. coburn: notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: i ask unanimous consent that the order of the quorum call be rescinded so that we may proceed to -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rockefeller: [
schumer, proposes amendment number 71. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the amendment be considered as read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. i did that. mr. president, i'm -- yield back the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent on behalf of senator brown of ohio to call up the brown-portman amendment number 105. the presiding...
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chuck schumer did another version it, got eight votes. we came up with a medical loss ratio which nobody understands because it is such ridiculous wording except that it works. i want to talk about a couple of things like that until somebody comes and then i will humbly and gladly yield the floor. the senator wish to speak? 0, i will not be too long, although for me that's not a safe statement. as it happens sr-rbgs people over a period of months and months, they saw this thing happening, they didn't like it. people lined up on one side or the other and mostly it was the other and they didn't like it. it turns out "new york times"/cbs -- and i don't have to necessarily trust them because they took a poll. it says 80% of americans oppose repeal. i just found that inside the cloakroom in there. i don't sort of live by polls. but that's based on january 20 of this year. well, let's supposing it's off by 10%. let's supposing it's off by 15%. one thing that becomes clear from the generalizeation of that number, it certainly can't go higher.
chuck schumer did another version it, got eight votes. we came up with a medical loss ratio which nobody understands because it is such ridiculous wording except that it works. i want to talk about a couple of things like that until somebody comes and then i will humbly and gladly yield the floor. the senator wish to speak? 0, i will not be too long, although for me that's not a safe statement. as it happens sr-rbgs people over a period of months and months, they saw this thing happening,...
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i and senator schumer and a number of colleagues are interested in this. this is a chance, colleagues, for the federal aviation administration to finally give these unmanned aerial systems the attention and the priority that's warranted. there is enormous potential here in the civilian sector. we've talked about it in the military sector. i want to yield now to the chairman of the committee, who's been exceptionally helpful to me not just on this question of the unmanned aerial systems, but for his patience as we worked through the slots issues where we finally got the breakthrough this morning. mr. chairman, i would be glad to yield to you for any comments that you have. mr. rockefeller: i thank the senator very much. i actually wanted to thank you. i've got our colloquy right in front of me, but i just want to say to you that i agree with what you're saying. i want to be helpful. and we will continue to be helpful. and there's some in a position not to be helpful on this and who are not being helpful. i understand that and such is life. i will continue t
i and senator schumer and a number of colleagues are interested in this. this is a chance, colleagues, for the federal aviation administration to finally give these unmanned aerial systems the attention and the priority that's warranted. there is enormous potential here in the civilian sector. we've talked about it in the military sector. i want to yield now to the chairman of the committee, who's been exceptionally helpful to me not just on this question of the unmanned aerial systems, but for...