the longest-serving senator in the senate right now. sir, thank you. we also have an studio with us mike debonis and dustin volz. thank you both for being here as well. senator, i want to ask the first question. in a secret step, nsa expanded its internet spying. can you tell us if you have concerns about its? senator leahy: i do have concerns. i am somewhat limited in terms of what i can say about it, but we are are talking about the fact that they are picking up on foreign material and backtracking it. host: right. the story is -- some are saying it is a major policy decision about how to structure cyber security in the united states. senator leahy: we have to have cyber security. one thing senator lee -- and this is somewhat related -- a bill that would be an update on our own privacy on the internet. it was written back in 1986. we kind of chuckled at a press conference, senator lee mentioned he was in sixth grade at the time. i said that i was one of the ones writing the bill at the time. but it dealt with the internet as we knew it then. it dealt

senator blumenthal: thank you. senator thune: senator klobuchar. senator klobuchar: mr. kennedy last november as evidence emerged that the airbags might be susceptible in regions outside of high humidity climates, i called on an expanded recall in december of last year to respond to nhtsa's recall request letter saying the data and currently available information did not support a nationwide recall. what information did takata have last month that it didn't have earlier that triggered the expanded recall? mr. kennedy: that's a great question. i would be very happy to answer that. we have much, much more test data now than before. we have completed -- i checked last night, as of last night over 57,000 deployments. most of those in the last six months, that have really helped us to understand where these issues are and what is causing them. we don't have definitive root cause, but also in that time frame, we have had -- we had a two-day meeting at our inflator facility where we brought the nhtsa people in and their experts and we had our third party report to them. it was

senator moran: what -- by it. senator moran: we estimate it to be 4 million. what is the maximum of files that could have been breached? director archuleta: i want to separate incident one and two. in describing the employee personnel files. estimate that to be a little over 4 million. senator moran: what is the total number that could be affected? director archuleta: that is the number. senator moran: all right. director archuleta: the second incident, we have not determined the scope of that. i don't have a number. senator moran: how many files do have management over? director archuleta: federal background investigation file may have a number of different names. that is why i can give you a specific number. we are working to get that number. i will bring it to you as soon as we have it. senator moran: let me ask warmer time to make sure we are on the same page. you have a certain number of files within your agency subject to this kind of breach. what is the total number of files that could have been breached? director archuleta: we are investigating that ri

senator hatch: senator nelson. senator nelson: mr. chairman, confirmed tax related identity theft victims. florida, 334,962. utah 10,654. senator from delaware 4703. senator carper, you had 4,703 of your constituency that were victims of identity theft. total u.s. d.c., 1,889,736 if you include the u.s. territories and unconfirmed residents. we are talking about 2.75 million. now, mr. chairman, we have had six hearings on identity theft and yet we continue to bring in i.r.s. we ought to take care of this by passing legislation. i file legislation, you file legislation, your legislation is a lot of similarities between our legislation. we ought to get something moving. senator hatch: let's get together and get it done. i agree with you. senator nelson: absolutely. so put on the record, mr. commissioner what tool would help you on this which i think is in the legislation but you want to get that out there on the record. commissioner koskinen: as we said earlier in the hearing and the legislation got increasing support on the hill for is

former senator webb: i use to get a lot of e-mails when i was in the senate. mr. scully: what advice do they give you? former senator webb: we have a lot of political differences in our family, but i have always respected them. mr. scully: you served in the marine corps. then you came back to the u.s. you worked on capitol hill for a while to do what? former senator webb: i was wounded in vietnam. i tried to stay in the marine corps. i got a medical retirement from the marine corps. i went to law school at georgetown. i started writing when i was in law school. actually, i started writing my last year in the marine corps. i found a strong passion for all -- for it while i was in law school. i wrote on our strategic axes in the pacific. i worked as a military planner while i was in law school. i worked for the governor of guam and traveled the region. give my idea of what i thought our position in the pacific should look like, and then became a committee counsel for four years in the congress working on veterans' issues. i was lucky to be mentored by the world war

respected senator. but she was often the only woman and often excluded. when prescott bush was head of the pga and became a senator, he planned to dinner at burning tree golf course. all of the senators and president eisenhower in 1953. after he got it all planned, he realized burning tree doesn't let women into their clubhouse. he went to margaret chase smith and asked if she would mind not attending. she said, of course i would mind. prescott bush had to go back to burning tree and ask to allow one woman in for one dinner if she promises to leave as soon as the dessert is over? that's exactly what they did. donald: they don't allow women to play, only in the gift shop. raymond: even in the clip we just saw, margaret was wearing a rose. that was her brand. she always wore a french rose. she introduced a bill at one point to make the rose the national flower. it became quite a show. dirksen was from illinois and he wanted the marigold to be the national flower. he would get up in his eloquent manner and

live now to the floor of the senat in senate. the chaplain: let us pray. oh god, you are from everlasting to everlasting. keep us under your watchful eyes that we may dwell in your eternal presence. lord into your care we entrust our lawmakers. help them to feel the companionship of your presence as they labor for liberty. give them safety from all danger and the wisdom to remember that you will never leave or forsake them. be with the members of their staffs. control their thoughts as you fill them with your peace. surround them with the shield of your divine favor sustaining them in all they do and say. be present in their hearts as the spirit of power joy and contentment. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconne

order in the senate, please. the senator deserves to be heard. mr. paul: my concern is under the new program, that the records will still be sucked up into n.s.a. computers but the computers will be at the phone company, not in utah. so the question is, will it be a distinction without a difference? the question also will be will this be individualized? one of the things about the fourth amendment that was the biggest part of the fourth amendment for our founding fathers was that a warrant should be individualized. general warrants were what we fought the revolution over. james otus fought a famous case in the 1760's and he found against the british soldiers writing their own warrants. the interesting thing is, part of the patriot act allows our police to write their own warrants. we have something called national security letters. these have been done by the hundreds of thousands. interestingly, when the president first -- or when the president was in the senate, he was opposed to national security letters and said that they should have judicial war

senators are here to address issues in the united states senate. are there many things the house passes that i agree with? yes. my party controls the house. are there things here that i don't agree with that they've passed? yes, but we as senators act our prerogative in terms to weigh in on terms of where we stand and ultimately we take a vote and we either win or lose. sometimes it coordinates with the house of representatives and other times it doesn't but then we go to conference if we pass an alternative. but to say that there hasn't been debate relative to this program and the program that the house passed is just simply not -- not true. there has been such a significant unfortunate misrepresentation of what this program is and what this program isn't and that has caused a lot of angst in which we're trying to deal with this. much of the public -- at least some portion of the public is convinced that the government is listening to every phone call that they make. it's been said on this floor that they're listening to all your calls that they'r

former senator webb: yes. my son was -- left penn state and enlisted in the marine corps and was a -- and was a rifleman. he was in some of the worst fighting. advice about military service is not something you can just sit down and give somebody right before they go. we have had thousands of hours of discussion, the same way that my father did with me when i was growing up. this is what we talked about at the dinner table. how do you motivate people, lead them, make hard decisions. what kind of leader would you want? do want some one who makes you do something or who makes you want to do something? by the time my son left, we had a pretty clear understanding of what our family has done for a very long time. mr. scully: you are smiling like a very proud father. former senator webb: it was a hard time. particularly infantry combat is hard. on the one hand, you feel a great amount of pride and respect. and on the other, you know that people pay the price when they serve. it is our obligation as leaders to make s

brian: what kind of a force was she in the senate. -- senate? donald: she was running against a popular governor. she was the woman so she was the odd person out. she needed to be included as well as other candidates which was what she was arguing for. she was the first serious woman candidate for presidential nomination. in the senate, she was the ranking republican on the armed services committee, from 1948 to 1972, a very respected senator. she was often the only woman and often secluded. when prescott bush was head of the pga and became a senator, he planned to dinner at burning tree golf course. all of the senators and president eisenhower in 1953. after he got it all planned, he realized burning tree doesn't let women into their clubhouse. he went to margaret chase smith and asked if she would mind not attending. she said, of course i would mind. prescott bush had to go back to burning tree and ask to allow one woman in for one dinner if she promises to leave as soon as the desert is over. -- dessert that's exactly what they did. donald: t

senator john mccain. we will play that in a second. if you could set up what was happening? guest: this was a situation -- go ahead. this was where the senate was set to recess the meeting where senator dan coats, the republican from indiana, was in control of the flow. -- floor. he was in charge of the time and what happened was that mccain john mccain and rand paul got into a fight over who exactly controlled the floor time. senator mccain: mr. president? i want to bring order. >> i would be happy to yield. sen. mccain: you would expect the general men from kentucky to know the rules of the senate. it is open to the floor and to responsive questions. my question is, to the senator from indiana, i want to say his words are powerful and accurate. mr. president, how much time remains on the clock for the republican side c? how much time is remaining? >> i think the chair has made very clear that the senator from indiana has the floor. >> i know the senator from kentuckysenator has the floor. -- from kentuc

loved the senator. as i stand before you, there is not words enough for any other thing that would happen, it would be soothing. for those who have your own stories, i have known him when he came to the senate, he was a person that i turned to and we all turned to to make sense out of tragedies, to make sense out of matters that we needed income for, and times that were difficult, he would calm us down. i wonder what happens now with his distinctive baritone voice, how would he come when -- come in on this debate? i don't think his voice is gone, i think the spirit of the senate is a shining light. we have passed a budget, done it in a way that was pleasing and we still hear his voice from that committee, which was warm, comforting, urging us has always to look to the lord as he always did. many of you know that you loved his voice. he used it not for himself, but to speak on behalf of those who had no voice. and he fought for everyone's right to be heard, to be treated with dignity, to be educated and

any senator -- travel.you care about national security, there is no substitute for being on the ground. i have been to afghanistan 23 times. you can see iraq it worse and better. the three amigos were a traveling roadshow going all over the region, trying to find out what was working and what was not. mark: has senator mccain given your advice on how to run for president, which he has done? senator graham: he is glad i am running. he will help me when he can. i have to become lindsey graham. i have to establish myself. mark: he watches a lot of political television. senator graham: totally. he watches you. got to show up. you got to show up. don't let all the garbage bother you. they will throw everything at you and everybody else. stay on your game. focus on your message. commander-in-chief. ready to go on day one. do weddings, bar mitzvahs anything you can. mark: there are a lot of bar mitzvahs in iowa, by the way. senator graham: whatever they are. that is the key to iowa, by the way. the jewish vote. ma

senator graham: my dad owned a bar. goal is to get people to stay in the bar as long as they can and drink. the more they like you, the longer they will drink. my dad was a really outgoing person. we owned a bar, restaurant, and a liquor store. we were in the service industry. service history people have to have the attitude the customer is pretty much always right. you have to be tough. if you don't watch it, somebody will take your business over. i think my sense of humor comes from my dad. mark: was he a quipster? senator graham: it is situational humor. my dad was very clever. a bar owner -- these are the people who interact with the public. if you don't make it a fun experience, people don't come back. mark: this was your personality when you were a teenager? senator graham: pretty much. i was the guy that was talking when i should not be talking. at the end of the day, i think your personality does come from the people around you, your parents. i grew up in a very gregarious environment. we owned one of two bars i

senator? senator: i'd like to welcome our witnesses, assistant opm and former chief information officer richard spyers. we are here today to review information technology spending and data security at the office of personnel management. as part of that review, we need to discuss recent cyber security attacks that have put federal employee information at real risk. we need to address the late breaking inspector general audit that expresses concerns about opm's i.t. modernization project. but while we conduct this subcommittee oversight of opm and it's spending and response, i also urge us to put this in the context of larger cyber security challenges that face our government and our society -- and society as a whole and , progress or lack thereof by congress in strengthening our nation's cyber defenses and in providing needed funding for federal cyber security and i.t. initiatives. regarding the cyber incidents at opm, one breach involved personnel data of roughly 4 million federal employees, s

senator cassidy: i do not. however, when they say state exchanges, it would seem to me that that means the state exchanges. and it would seem from jonathan gruber's videos indicate that despite protestation. >> if you say that you'd you not want all of these people, these 6.4 million people to be out on the streets without health insurance coverage. i am wondering -- you have a plan this senator leadership planned, how close are republicans to having a more cohesive solution you guys can present not only to members, but to the public. senator cassidy: these folks are receiving subsidies to buy insurance. they would be held harmless. we do not want a woman receiving chemotherapy to -- there is a consensus we will hold that woman, that person, that family harmless. as regards what will replace the decision against obamacare would effectively repeal of version of obamacare. i think what there is not a consensus off is whether we should put forth a plan to replace that segment. the patient freedom act replaces that

from california, the ranking member on the senate intelligence committee senator feinstein and senator burr, the chairman of the intelligence committee, and as i said had only one dissenting vote in the senate intelligence committee. so to have the gall to come here on the senate floor and act like this is pulling a fast one or some sort of trick is disingenuous. i could probably think of some other words to describe it, too but disingenuous will have to suffice for now. but to come out here and to block debate and a vote on a cybersecurity bill at a time when the news is chock-full of the nature of this threat and its intrusive invasion into the privacy of the american people and its danger to our national security is just flat irresponsible. these are not threats we can afford to ignore. and here's the coup de grace the icing on the cake. two months ago the democratic leader came to the floor and he said he was -- quote -- committed to getting cybersecurity legislation done, and that was before these most recent attacks. so for the democratic leader to claim this morning that senate

i have deep respect for senator blumenthal and senator wyden. the fact is i look at history a little bit differently and i look at the future a little bit differently because i think what the american people want to believe is that america is doing everything possible to keep them safe. i think at the end of the day that's the single most important thing. are we doing everything we can to keep america safe? now, senator wyden opposes section 215. he talked about changes he's opposed to section 215. he's a member of the committee and i know exactly where he stands and i respect it. the fact is that 215 is a very effective program. and my colleagues are right, it was not a public program until eric snowden a traitor to the united states, published a lot of information about what the intelligence community does. this was one small piece. and eric snowden put the lives of americans and foreigners at risk at what he released. you can't put the genie back in the bottle but you also can't hide from the fact that this program enabled us to thwart terror

senator from charleston. >> first of all, unanimous consent to record the words of senator campsen, senator charleston, senator jackson the senator from richland. >> without objection so ordered. >> i'd like to be heard. >> proceed. mr. campsen. >> thank you mr. president, members of the senate. i rise as the senator of district 42, the place of the charleston massacre. and i want to provide you with an update on the district on how district 42 and the surrounding areas are fairing. the citizens of charleston are resilient, strong, tenacious people. who are persevering through this great tragedy. we applaud what this body is discussing here, as my colleague, senator thurman, just mentioned, there have been several vigils. i have spoke with reverend golf last night, the presiding elder at ame church. funeral arrangements are being made. i have been in consultation with ref rand rev represented nelson rivers who is on the ground and ministering spiritual healing to the families. i want to take a moment to talk about mother emanuel. mother emanuel. senator from beaufort mother emanuel is our s

boxer: before i ask my question, i want to thank senator heitkamp and senator cantwell and senator senator shaheen. you three women have been stalwart on this. we were on three sides on the trade vote and i remember how hard you pushed for a commitment a real commitment which i think in good faith you believe you got. i'm afraid what we got here tonight is quite cynical. it doesn't do anything. i don't get what the point was. wouldn't it be far better if you got a commitment from the majority leader to set aside some time right after this bill, certainly before the end of this month, because as senator cantwell always tells us, the end of the month is the end of the bank; okay? so if we could get a commitment, i'm asking my friend wouldn't you be willing to agree to a time agreement so that we wouldn't have to take up days and days and days to get this reauthorization done? ms. heitkamp: absolutely. i think that we have a vehicle as you can say for the kirk-heitkamp bill, which was in fact this amendment that we just voted on, we have overwhelming support in the united states senate. we wi

lighting into senator paul. i believe senator burr, the intelligence chairman says i think rand fabricated in his own mine what this program is, refer though nsa's collection of bulk metadata. so there's been some strong words being thrown around here, and senator rand paul right now is just pretty unpopular among his republican colleagues. >> and matt drudge popular conservative web site has been playing up the story with senator rand paul and his own campaign using this as a fundraising tool. >> sure. well i mean, what you saw drudge drives a lot of traffic. he had his front page of the weekend some rand-related items and then tweeted out that the message that senator rand paul gave on the floor yesterday was one of the best he has seen in his campaign, and so there are members in conservative circles and analysis libertarian circles who agree with senator paul's message and he definitely has on his side the privacy advocates as well, and he can say that he is the only one democrat or republican that really fe

senator cassidy: thank you. host: i going to begin with what is happening behind the scenes in advance of this ruling, if the supreme court does strike down the subsidy issue. what is happening at the white house? and what is happening on capitol hill? >> the white house is said there is not much they can do. it will be up to congress and state to fix this. the people that i talked to say they assume hhs is working on how they can flex their muscles through the regulatory recess and make it easier for states to pursue the exchange, but clearly, congress is going to have to do it. hint, hint, congress is not going to get their act together in time. on capitol hill republicans are , meeting, talking about this like senator cassidy mentioned but i think there is a little more -- the republican party, i think, is pretty far apart on what they want that replacement to look like. there's some who want subsidies and there's some who are very fearful of getting anywhere close to saying i am going to help out obamacare.

i commend our colleagues, senator cantwell, senator heitkamp senator murray, senator graham. they have come together in a bipartisan way to work to extend the bank as quickly as possible, and they have my support. now, mr. president that's why i asked for an extra few minutes. i want to spend another few minutes just talking about another part of our economy that i think can grow in the days ahead, and i would ask unanimous consent, mr. president to bring a basket of oregon products onto the floor at this time. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president this week is national hemp history week and to help celebrate i thought i'd show a few oregon-made hemp products to highlight the many uses and opportunities for industrial hemp in my state and across the country. in the basket that i brought i've got food, soap, clothes and even deck sealant all made in oregon bought and sold in american stores and used by americans. oregon companies like bob's red mill fiddle bumps and hemp shield contribute to our economy in unique ways. industria

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. mr. king: mr. president i rise to address the bill before us, the u.s.a. freedom act and its

senator thune: thank you. senator nelson. senator nelson: you know, there's a pattern here among these regulatory agencies that are supposed to be looking out for the consumer. we saw this about 10 years ago with the consumer product safety commission when we had all of that chinese dry wall problem. the defective chinese toys and so forth. they had a card table was their research department. so too, we are now hearing stuff about the agency that you're trying to straighten out mr. rosekind. tell me, you-all came up with 33ings 8 million vehicles to be recalled. on this takata matter. how did you come up with that number? mr. rosekind: our estimate is that there are about 34 million inflaters that are defective. and they are in about 32 million vehicles. so that's acknowledgement that some vehicles have both driver and passenger airbags that need to be replaced. it also includes that some cars have interim remedies, they need to come back again. 34 million inflaters in 32 million vehicles. senator nelson: do you have the vehi

senators will take a vote and senators will make a choice. one option is for senators to follow the bipartisan example of the house of representatives and the senate armed services committee, both of which passed defense authorization legislation with bipartisan backing. it means reaching across the aisle to support the men and women who support us every single day. it means voting to transform bureaucratic waste and to crucial investments for brave troops and their families, raises they've earned, quality of life programs they deserve and the kind of medical care and mental health support they should expect when injured on the battlefield or haunted by its memories at home. it means ensuring our military has the tools it needs to help america navigate a treacherous world beset by an ever-growing array of challenges. it means advancing a bill that contains ideas and priorities from both parties and one that gives president obama the exact level of funding authorization he asked for in his own budget request. it also means endorsing the senate

so i intend to work with senator burr senator feinstein senator senator reed and others in holding hearings and figuring out what we need to do because this is a serious a threat in many respects that we have faced in recent times. finally i'd like to mention that the former c.i.a. chief says government data breach could help china recruit spies. retired general michael hayden who once led national security agency and the central intelligence agency says the theft of government records could allow china to recruit u.s. officials as spies. quote -- "this is a tremendously big deal he said. my deepest emotion is embarrassment. he said the personnel records were a -- quote -- "legitimate foreign intelligence target. he concluded to grab the equivalent in the chinese system i would not have thought twice i would not have asked for permission. this is not shame on china. this is shame on us for not protecting that kind of information." so mr. president i would urge my colleagues to understand that this new issue of cyber is an area which the united states of america, in the view of many experts,

of the senate. i would ask the senator from indiana isis is taking alum i read in the streets killing people, going to destroy 2000-year-old antiquities at the same time or moderate has fallen with thousands of innocent men, women and children being massacred and at this time isn't this program as critical as it's ever been since its inception given the fact that it's virtually on fire and we are losing everywhere? >> host: some tense moments on the florida senate. senate. this from a group that senator rand paul started referring to is the irobot is. >> guest: that was a specific reference to an event that happened last week when you were speaking on the floor and there was a video from the floor and this is where on c-span we always say c-span does not control the cameras but the senate controlled camera actually picked up on something that -- did not which is lindsey graham the republican from south carolina who is announcing his presidential bid today was actually rolling his eyes at rand paul a

chief seib: the senator was elected to the house and then the senate in 2000. you are the ranking member on the agriculture committee. you spent a lot of time on manufacturing health agricultural issues. when you grew up, your family owned and oldsmobile dealership. did you get a really cool car when you were in high school? senator stabenow: no, i always got the clunkers. chief seib: gender bias? senator stabenow: i didn't think of it that way. chief seib: i had to wait until i was 30 to get in oldsmobile. there is a broad range of economic and finance issues that are pending right now. let's start with the one that is really pending this week which is fast-track and free trade and specifically free trade with asia. you attempted to attach an amendment to the fast-track bill that would have dealt with what you think is currency manipulation. it didn't work. it has now hit the rocks in the house. the two questions i have for you are what is your prognosis about where this is headed and what do you think can be done to deal with your concerns about currency mani

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: 800 years ago on this very day at the field of runnymeade along the river thames in england king john granted the document that came to be known as the magna charta. in our language, great charter. this was the result of negotiations between king john and rebellious barons who objected to what they saw as violations of their customary marry privileges. by affixing his great seal to the document 800 years ago today, the king accepted limits on his power to impose his will on his subjects. it was a momentous occasion, as evidenced by the fact that four original copies of the magna charta remain carefully preserved. but its significance has grown over time. it's true that the original magna charta was only in effect for a couple months before king john then at that time got the pope to annul it. but subsequent kings voluntarily reissued the charter as a way of gaining the support of the barons and portions still retain legal force in england today. while many of the specific pr

a senator: the senate is not in order. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the senate will be in order. senators will take their conversations out of the well. a senator: i would reiterate mr. president, that the senate is not in order. the presiding officer: the senate is not in order. senators will take their conversations off and out of the well. the senator from south carolina. mr. scott: thank you mr. president. i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 212 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 212 contending the attack on emanuel african methodist episcopal church in south carolina and prayers for all those injured in the assault. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. scott: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. m

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still seems like the senate will vote on them. i'm wondering if you guys perceived any poison pills to the amendments that have been floated already. things they could possibly -- i know one that senator mcconnell has said would essentially keep the fiesa court decisions secret. are there areas of concern you think -- >> i haven't looked through each of the specific amendmentses. the reason i was able to talk about the amendment that jim mentioned is that that's a proposal we talked about here a few times. this idea of extending the implementation period. but i haven't considered those -- all of the amendments that may be volted on by the -- voted on by the senate. as it becomes clear, we'll need more information in terms of our position. >> more broadly in conversation, you guys have the house senator mccarthy today was a little unclear about whether or not they would be willing to even take up the amended version. do you guys have -- >> i think the concern that we have is that it will in any event take additional time if the sen

senator thune: senator nelson. senator nelson: would you all hold of that photograph, please. this is a picture of a massive explosion in 2006 in your mexico plant. it was so massive that it blew out windows a kilometer away. this plant used ammonium nitrate propellant to make airbag inflators. is that correct? >> that is correct. senator nelson: in your written response to the november letter , they said it was caused by improper storage of repellent to scrap. >> that's correct. senator nelson: is that the type of concerned that the safety audits were intended to identify? >> one of them yes sir. senator nelson: why would to cotton -- why would takata decide to halt before financial reasons? >> i believe you are referring to the report yesterday by the committee. that mr. zappers -- misrepresents what exact we happen. if you would allow me, i will explain that. what that was referring to -- first of all there are a number of safety and quality audits done on a product. the audit you are referring to was not the safety or quality audit on the product, first of all. i think tha

, senator boxer, senator is senator booker senator feinstein, senator cardin senator klobuchar and senator 15212 h.r. 1735. >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to discuss my amendment 1521 to thank all funding about $59 billion in the account for overseas contingency operations until budget caps-on defense and nondefense have been raised. my amendment specifically recognizes the need for the resources but it objects the way the oco fund is being used as a way to circumvent the budget control act and it does so i think i'm very sound ground but over the long run would be for the department of defense and everyone engaged in defense in the united states. mr. president, we vote on many issues in the senate and while the issues are important, occasionally we must face an issue that clearly could change the cost of our nation. because the consequence of our actions are often not known for years the votes may be very difficult when taken, that they are very very important. .. from both parties voted to go to war in iraq. i did not vote in favor of the war. in fact, i spoke a

his name is senator marco rubio and a senator representing the state of florida. he was elected in 2010 after launch whag many called a long shot uphill for the united states senate in 2009. senator rubio launched that united states senate bid after having served in the florida house from 2000 to 2008. his committee assignment currently includes commerce, science and transportation, foreign relations, intelligence and small business and entrepreneurship. when he came to washington he pledged to stand up to reckless spending and to promote and protect free enterprise. he's made good on his promises. senator rubio also joined four other speakers today at lunch all of whom have i think a great deal in common. they were all told at some point in their career ascending to federal office, you can't win. don't even bother running. you're not electable. have you heard that before? each of them heard it, including senator rubio. but senator rubio knows that voters don't ask who can win, they ask who can lead and their definition of leadership is very different than the ins

even if a group of senators comes up with a viable bill in the next few hours the senate has to agree unanimously just to vote on kentucky senator rand paul says he'll refuse to let that happen, saying saturday he'll "force the expiration of the n.s.a. illegal spy program." rand paul's tactics sparked criticism from utah senator mike lee this morning. lee wants the senate to pass the house version of the bill tonight. >> i do believe we have the votes. so at this point i think the question is not really about whether we'll get this passed but when. it'll happen either tonight or it will happen on wednesday or sometime in between then. >> sreenivasan: joining me now with the very latest on the senate debate is the newshour's political director lisa desjardins. >> sreenivasan: how did we get here? it has been a week. how did we goat this point? >> right. this is a gamble by senate majorly leader mitch mcconnell, when the senate comes up to a deadline, especially one like last week when they were on their way to i have a indication, the senate usually does meet that deadline, it is just

the rules of the senate. gentleman has the floor and is open to response to a question. my question is, the words are powerful and accurate. >> how much time remains on the clock for the republican time? mr. president? how much time is remaining? >> i asked for the regular order. >> i think the chair has made clear this editor from indiana has the floor -- the senator from indiana has the floor. >> i know the senator from kentucky understands -- >> i would ask you, the senator from indiana, you have seen the events lately that are transpiring. isis has taken home i read -- isis has taken palmyra. destroying antiquities. remindamadi has fallen with men women and children being massacred. his this program as critical as it has ever been since its inception? we are losing everywhere. host: some tense moments on the floor of the senate. this from a group senator rand paul has started referring to as the eye roll caucus. guest: that was a reference to an event that happened last week when he was speaking on the fl

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the rules of the senate. mccain also told reporters paul's tactics are successful fundraising exercise for his presidential campaign. yet the senate's top democrat played republican leader mcconnell. >> the job of a leader is to have a plan. in this case it's clear that the majority leader simply didn't have a plan. we're not in the mess today because of a junior leader in kentucky. >> reporter: not surprising that harry reid would take a swipe at mitch mcconnell. but many warn rand paul this may be a dangerous move harris. >> they can shore up their side of the argument. part of the problem has been the bulk collection has not always proven to work. we saw they had a lot of metadata but they were not able to stop that. i'm curious to know is senator rand paul talking about this fight at all tonight? has anybody spoken to him? >> reporter: well yeah. the phone data is unconstitutional and paul is telling all who will listen that he thinks the authorities should be forced to get a warrant before they get a pot

if i may offer another unanimous consent to add senator murphy, senator markey, senator casey senator murray and senator franken as cosponsors of the reed amendment 1521 to h.r. 1735. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you mr. president. then i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, let me ask the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: and also take -- if i may take this opportunity to urge all of my colleagues to submit whatever amendments they may have to the underlying legislation as quickly as possible. we have made some progress today, we want to continue that progress both in terms of offering the amendments as well as setting up votes so we can continue to move the legislation along. and that would require that we get as quickly as possible all of the possible amendments from both sides but i particularly want to ask my democratic colleagues to do so, a

so i want to congratulate senator hatch, senator wyden. this has been a long and rather twisted path to where we are today, but it's are a very, very important accomplishment for the country. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i would like to mention that the other two absences senator menendez had voted no on cloture before, senator lee had voted no on cloture before so the vote would have been 61-39. more importantly is this is a day of celebration in the corporate suites to be sure because they have another corporate-sponsored trade agreement that will mean more money in some investors' pockets, that will mean more plant closings in ohio and arizona and delaware and rhode island and west virginia and maine and all over this country. and most importantly mr. president, what i didn't understand about the vote today is that we even though -- even though "the wall street journal," the cato institute and others acknowledge that decisions we make here on trade agreements while they say it's a ne

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