you know how many amendments were voted on by the united states senate when the civil rights act was passed? 117 amendments. do you think this congress and this senate today, under this majority leader, would have any opportunity to pass historic legislation to heal the wounds of our country that date back to the very founding of this nation, given the fact the minority is shut out of the process, no amendments are allowed and no votes on those amendments? there is no way, no way. what a tragedy. the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. then for a more mundane matter, when the panama canal treaties were debated in this body, there were 75 roll call votes. that was a pretty controversial issue at the time. 75 roll call votes. but nine roll call votes in this body coming from the republican side since july. since july. and no prospect of allowing any amendments on the current tax bill that's on the floor just like the energy bill that we just concluded yesterday. no prospect in sight for a better outcome and better behavior by the people who should know better. how can we expect to

that is the job of the united states senator. [applause] it is making sure the boilermaker in eastern kentucky who cannot put their suitcase in a yard sale because they've -- they might need it to go find work has a way forward. the mother of a six-month-old who does not know how she is going to be able to provide for her young daughter because of a 16 day government shutdown that mitch mcconnell caused who are at the forefront of the election. make no mistake, there is no silver bullet that will solve all of our economic woes, but it is about two things. one i'm having a senator that believes it is their job to help grow the middle class and put kentuckians back to work. and two, a senator that has a plan to get out there. it is about doing the right thing over a sufficient amount of time with the proper investment. kentuckians, together we will get there. let me tell you, this election comes down to one thing. if you think that washington is working for you, that they are in touch with you and your family, that the last six yea

senate. i am confident that they will serve the state of arizona with honor and distinction. i would also point out that some of these nominees may not be of the same party as senator flake and me and there may not be specific agreements on every issue and position that these nominees have taken, but i am confident of their ability to serve this nation and the people of arizona. i yield the floor. mr. flake: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: i want to thank the senator from arizona, senior senator mccain, for the work he has done to bring this panel forward. six judges to be nominated -- or to be confirmed this week. that's a big deal, big deal for any state, for a state like arizona where we have had such a shortage for so long. this is particularly important. i just want to say a couple of things about the three that we will vote on just after i speak. judge steven logan, john tuchi and diane humetewa. judge logan has a distinguished record in the military where he earned a bronze star, among many other honors. in discussing his mil

his many legislative achievements and also soon in the edward m kennedy institute for the united states senatel open next march in ted kennedy's beloved massachusetts. envisioned by kennedy himself, the institute will be a lab for how democracy can work. it's center piece, a full scale replica of the senate chamber for simulated debates and voting sessions. this week ted kennedy's wife victoria, took a tour of the senate center's site and with me now. well, it's great to see you, vickie. i know this is bittersweet in many, many ways. >> but very exciting. this is the fulfillment of something that ted worked on and thought of for such a long time, really 12 years ago when he first started talking about an institute for the united states senate. he loved history. he loved education and he loved the united states senate. and he wanted a place that young people, old people, students, learners of all ages could come and learn to love the senate the way he did, but really learn to engage in their government by learning about the united states senate. and what we've done at this institute is take his

president, senator cardin and i are recommending these two outstanding men to serve on the united states district court in maryland. senator cardin and i are proud to nominate these men because of the outstanding qualities that they will bring to the federal bench in maryland that has had a long and distinguished career of absolutely fantastic judges. we have before us two maryland judges that will be taking a different status. judge titus and george wil geor. both have served in the southern district of the maryland federal court and we really salute those two for their outstanding service. on another day, i'll say what a great job they've done. but senator cardin and i take our responsibilities for recommending to the president the people of the highest caliber to serve as judges. we believe very strongly in the concept of an independent judiciary, people who will bring to the bench absolute integrity, judicial competence and temperament, a commitment to the core constitutional principles that have made our country great, and also, though, a history of civic engagement in maryland beca

right now democrats have 55 seats in the senate there are 12 states with competitive senate races this november. and 10 of them. see them there on the mark. the map in blue. democrats are playing defense. in other word, democrats in the seats now. they got to hold them. republicans need a again of six seats to take over the senate. to make it 51 for them. already, three states, montana, south dakota, west virginia. look to be easy pickups. nothing is for sure. republicans will need to net another three of the remaining nine states. kentucky/georgia in the red on the map are the only states where democrats have a chance to pick up a republican held seat. joining me is nbc news political director, chuck todd. chuck, i keep thinking this is precarious for the democrats. if they lose, they lose control. they need to lose three more out of, what, nine possibilities. anything is possible. and keeping control of the senate, after november. >> look, it is tough. because they have expanded the map, colorado, iowa, six months ago. colorado, iowa, and michigan. were sort of ideas that the republi

right now democrats have 55 seats in the senate there are 12 states with competitive senate races this november. and 10 of them. see them there on the mark. the map in blue. democrats are playing defense. in other word, democrats in the seats now. they got to hold them. republicans need a again of six seats to take over the senate. to make it 51 for them. already, three states, montana, south dakota, west virginia. look to be easy pickups. nothing is for sure. republicans will need to net another three of the remaining nine states. kentucky/georgia in the red on the map are the only states where democrats have a chance to pick up a republican held seat. joining me is nbc news political director, chuck todd. chuck, i keach thep thinking th precarious for the democrats. if they lose, they lose control. they need to lose three more out of, what, nine possibilities. anything is possible. and keeping control of the senate, after november. >> look, it is tough. because they have expanded the map, colorado, iowa, six months ago. colorado, iowa, and michigan. were sort of ideas that the republ

so how many states have yet to send a woman to the senate. 0 women serve in the chamber and as to date, 44 have sered in 26 states. but in 24 states no women elected here as you can see. look at this, big gaps where no women have served in the senate in the rust belt, and right here in the rocky mountain area, and that is more surprising considering that is where the women got the right to vote. women have been appointed senator in 1922 and the first woman to serve is georgia's rebecca lattimore felton in a symbolic move elected to serve for 24 hours, but half of the states in the country have yet to elect the first senator, but after the midterms how many states will come off of the list? in west virginia, women nominees in the republican and the democratic parties, likely. and there could be a woman elected to replace mitch mcconnell from kentucky. and also, in iowa, there could be the hawkeye state's first woman, and there could be in georgia, the first woman elected and a few other places where there are women on the ballot the break the g

the bill passed early tuesday morning despite a filibuster by state senator scott sifton. protesters have gathered outside the missouri state capitol to launch a women's filibuster against the bill, which they call a threat to women's health. they have stayed overnight for tonight and are vowing to remain for 72 hours. the bill now heads back to the missouri house, which is already passed a similar bill. if enacted, missouri would become the third state with a three-day waiting period. democratic commerce member john conyers of michigan could be left off his districts upcoming primary after failing to gather enough signatures. the wayne county elections clerk says conyers is over 400 names shy of the 1000 needed to get on the august ballot. petition fall short because he did not collect enough signatures from registered voters. the aclu has filed a lawsuit challenging a requirement will stop if the ruling stands, conyers could run as a write in candidate. first elected in 1964, commerce

tug of war on that and a tug of war on the high- speed rail and also a tug of war on some of the state senate who wanted to start prekindergarten services around the state as well. hard when you don't have money. you have a fight of where it doesn't go and does go. >> there's a consistent fight over this. it has to go to the legislator. we expect drama to come. >> picked up a key endorsement. >> silicon valley hadn't seen a match-up like this in some time. representative is 72 years old. is 37. honda has the support of president obama. senators feinstein and boxer and nancy pelosi. >> i'm old school, so and i think the fence is across the nation in general that the old guard needs to go because congress is dysfunctional. and we need to bring in new blood. >> reporter: a patent and former trade representative for president obama. the mercury news has endorsed it and called honda a politician of the past. besides nu as many, the who's who of the tech world is on board too, eric schmidt of google, sheryl sandberg from facebook and mark of sales force. the money race. honda, 3.7 million, that's f

senate seeking a sixth. how will that play out in the state that has a democratic governor and republican senators ?ng. in so many ways beginning with registration and going on down, we are an anomaly when it comes to politics. you know, i don't know how much aid will play a factor one way or the other. i do think what we will see is mitch mcconnell, a veteran of the senate, will try to make this race a referendum on barack obama. grimes, who does not have a link to record, will try to make this a referendum on mitch mcconnell. whoever is more successful will be the next senator from kentucky. >> host: into the sewer just turning in and own a lot about the kentucky secretary of state, who is she and what is your own political background in kentucky her father's background in connection to the clintons? >> guest: we heard mitch mcconnell mention her father, a former party chairman, chairman of the democratic party here in the state who was an ally of bill clinton in the 90's and continues to be allies as far as we know to this day. the only female secretary of state -- excuse me, the youngest female

committee like the senate finance committee comes together with almost a quarter of the united states senate on an overwhelming basis, i am so appreciative of senator hatch who has consistently met me halfway. i in effect parachuted into this job as the new chair of the finance committee when certainly i didn't expect it and with the graciousness of chairman hatch. the first bill -- this is essentially the first bill on my watch. we had an overwhelming bipartisan vote, and i hope my colleagues later this afternoon will vote to advance it. with that, i -- mr. coats: could i ask if the senator from oregon would be willing to enter into just a bit of a dialogue with me? i'd like to ask him a couple questions but also respond to hisests on a bipartisan -- respond to his efforts on a bipartisan way to move forward with reform. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator from indiana. mr. coats: first of all, let me say, it's been a delight to work with the senator from oregon, my colleague. tax reform is not easy. hasn't happened in 25 years. comprehensive tax reform -- that's not what

here i stand before you as a united states senator, the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, daughter of a teacher and newspaper man and first woman elected to this job from my state, and one thing i know for sure. it would not have been possible without education. it would not have been possible without my parents, my grandparents and my teachers who believed in me and who believed in the value of education. and i still remember getting into college, and i still remember that back then -- well, okay, i graduated from high school in 1978, and back then it was $10,000 a year to go to college where i went. and i remember my dad thinking i can't afford this. we went and we met with the student loan and the financial aid people. and he was wearing his brown polyester pants and had coins in his pocket and somehow we were able to get through loans and finance ago good part of it. back then a journalist's salary, my mom's teacher salary, we were able to afford a college like that. now i see my daughter and i know how it's changed and how expensive it is. and yet it is so necessary. higher edu

in the run for state senate for the east bay seat which represents san leandro. hayward and other east bay cities. a california kidnapping victim has been found alive. ten- years after she disappeared. police in santa ana say, they have booked this man. on a string of charges, including kidnapping for rape - and false imprisonment. police say, isidro garcia kidnapped a 15-year-old girl a decade ago. and held her hostage. he is accused of forcing the girl. who is now 25. to marry him, and have his child. police say, garcia was dating the girl's mother. and lived with the family in 2004 when the girl was 15. they say, he drugged her. drove her to a house in compton.. and locked her in a garage. it was only recently-- when she saw a photograph of her sister on facebook, that she had the courage to finally get away and call for help. new at 11: we talk to a bay area catholic

so why he would come to the floor of the united states senate and say it is puzzling to me. you know, we had two years when president obama and mr. -- and senator reid's party could do anything they wanted. how was that? well, because they had 60 votes in the senate, which is sort of the magic number that you can basically do anything you want in the senate because the minority doesn't have enough numbers to stop the majority or to check their power. and so democrats had the house of representatives, nancy pelosi as speaker. they had the senate with 60 votes and harry reid as the majority leader, and they had barack obama in the white houset in those two years? well, one of the things we got is obamacare. we know that when it was sold on the basis that if you like what you have, you can keep it, your premiums would go down $2,500, and, yeah, you can keep your doctor too, that none of that proved to be true. none of it. we got dodd-frank. you remember dodd-frank? that was the legislation following the financial crisis of 2008 and the meltdown on wall street that was very damag

joining me tonight, our rapid response panel, ruth coniff and florida state senator dwight bullard. rst. this fraud that was found in 15 states, is this a surprise to you? >> well, not really, ed. i think that we've seen one report after another talking about how charter schools, which are not regulated and supervised the same way regular public schools are find a way to extract money. there's something fundamentally wrong with saying that as boehner said competition is the answer. if public schools are underfunded and there really is a direct link between both the poverty of their student populations and the underfunding of the schools and their performance on standardized tests, that their answer is to bring in a business and says how can i make money off this situation. here you see the most extreme examples. even in the nonprofit charter world you see people paying the heads of these organizations more than the president of the united states. and then they're running off with public funds to do things like going on a shopping spree. but even short of that, there's something wrong

happening later today, the cell phone kill switch bill that he was defeated in the state senate will go up for a vote again today but this time as andria borba reports, the bill has been revised and now has the support of apple. >> just in the past couple of days, apple has now removed its opposition as has microsoft just today removed its opposition. >>> reporter: sb962 failed by two votes in the state senate and will hit the floor again for reconsideration. >> it's a serious public safety issue. and i have defined it a a crime of convenience. we can end the convenience. we can end the crime. >> reporter: police say that 70 to 80% of all robberies in san francisco and oakland are smartphone-related. 17 state senators including jim bell from san jose opposed leno's bill. this is what he had to say about the vote last week. >> i received a lot of comments from battered women's center. they had concerns about the privacy issue and be able to prevent somebody from stalking. >> reporter: we caught up with constituents in his district who don't like the way he voted. >> i feel that, you k

and a very very ugly stacey campfield in a blog post he wrote on monday the republican tennessee state senator compared obamacare to the whole cost he wrote democrats bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for obamacare what germans bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for train rides for jews in the ford as if that weren't bad enough campfield doubled down on his comments today writing appollo blog entry that people missed the point of this. point he said was not to offend it was to warn to draw attention to obamacare and the slippery slope that i see occurring if you continue taking you know freedom by the federal government basically stacey campfield still thinks helping people get access to affordable health care is like an act of genocide a fact that anyone could think that is very very. drum

i mean, he is a united states senator. if richard burr wanted to communicate something to these groups or get in touch with these groups for any reason, it's not like they wouldn't take his call. he is the ranking. he did it as an open letter because he wanted this to be publicly consumed. he had a public statement to make that was ostensibly to the veterans groups. but it was an open letter. he wanted to make sure everybody knew he was saying it. and he wrote the open letter to condemn the veterans organizations and to tell them basically they're terrible at their jobs. and he knows they're terrible at their jobs because of how they testify at that hearing in the senate. remember, he didn't actually stay at the hearing to hear most of what they said. but nevertheless, he says it became clear to him at that hearing while they were testifying that these veterans organizations are just interested in his words, in defending the status quo and securing their access to secretary shinseki. richard burr says these veterans organi

enemies foreign and domestic, and i take a similar oath as a united states senator. former chief of staff of the united states army gordon sullivan famously wrote hope is not a method. i didn't come to congress to hope. i approach my work here with the lessons i learned in the military -- find solutions and work together to overcome challenges. unfortunately, that approach is not how things work in washington. too many people here don't care about solutions, and many ignore the problems. there is no greater proof than climate change. here we are in 2014, almost 50 years after president johnson warned that by burning fossil fuels humanity is unwittingly conducting a vast geophysical experiment, and yet irresponsible leaders in washington pretend that climate change isn't real. they pretend that humans aren't causing it. they hope they can go along with the status quo. but montanans know better. here are the facts. carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are now higher than at any time in human history. the 12 hottest years on record have been in the last 15 years. the

100 times as much as their workers. >> lonnie hancock, state senator. this is a unique approach to income and equality. what do you hope to achieve? >> we lope to achieve a positive incentive for corporate responsibility, for lessening income inequality in this country. starting right here in california. where soment things begin. >> -- where so many things begin. >> you would reward companies that pay their ceos less than 100 times the median worker's salary and you would lessen on asliding scale those that pay their ceo less than 100 times their workers? >> as you know, the average ceo makes 280 times the amount of the median worker and that's three 80 dimes for a standard & poor'standard &poor's fortune 5. >> what we've subpoena and it's of increasing -- what we've seen and it's of increasing concern, the great american middle class slipping away. and it not only is a social problem because the middle class is the bedrock of our democracy, but it's also an economic problem. the average worker canned afford to buy the goods and -- can't afford to buy

today the state senate will take up the kill switch bill again. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is following this from our newsroom and,anne, the bill has been revised and now has the backing of a bay area tech giant. >> reporter: that's right. apple. that's a big turnaround. right now apple has a kill switch option. the bill would make it automatic and that bill hits the senate floor today. >> it's a serious public safety issue and i have defined its as a crime of convenience. if we can end the convenience, we can end the crime. >> reporter: about 75% of all robberies in san francisco and oakland are smartphone- related. a kill switch can make stolen phones inoperable giving thieves no incentive to steal them t owners could erase their them. owners could erase their phone inoperable remotely if it's lost or stolen. if recovered the owner can turn it on and restore its data. 17 state senators including jim beall from san jose opposed the kill switch bill last time around. >> i received a lot of comments from battered women centers. they had concerned

the protesters actually shut down business in the state senate over the medicaid decision. republicans in missouri are trying to enshrine strict scrutiny for gun rights into the state constitution. and that may not sound like much, but that is such a fundamentalist approach to gun rights that it has really wide implications that have scared other states that have tried this. but missouri is steaming straight ahead to put that in their state constitution. missouri is down to one last abortion clinic in the entire state. this year, republicans in the missouri legislature can introduced 32 separate pieces of legislation against that one clinic. they've got one abortion clinic left, 32 bills this session to try to shut down or curtail the activities of that one last clinic. with no campaign finance limits the anymore and with an eager conservative godfather funding every step they take further to the right, missouri is doing everything it can to try to turn itself into a deep-south style red state, but with what they just did on this tax issue, did they just make a decision to f

ladies and gentlemen, i give you the new york state senate. >> this bill would designate yogurt as thefficial state snack of the state of new york. ( laughter ) >> jon: that, my friends, new york state senator michael razzenhoffer. at the behest of a local fourth grade class attempting to bring forth into law an official honor for new york's vaunted yogurt industry, it's what's known in legislative circles as gimme. a no-brainer. the type of feel-good, pro-business, and probiotic-- >> would the sponsor yield for a few questions? >> jon: wait, sponsor yield? yield for questions? who dareth rise? ( laughter ) senator razzenhoffer, what quibble doth thou proffer. >> as far as a state snack what exactly are we defining as a snack here? ( laughter ). >> jon: touche. a philosophical query. your answer, senator razzenhoffer. >> i think it's self-explanatory. i mean, you have breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and then you have snacks. ( laughter ) ( applause ). >> jon: i think we're done here. i believe there are no further questions. perhaps we can move on to a vote. >> did you consider, say, the

in another big story.the cell phone kill switch legislation has passed the state senate.e bill requires anti-theft technology on all cell phones sold in california after july 2015. it would allow owners to remotely render their device inoperable if lost or stolen. the bill's author state senator mark leno tweaked the legislation which caused apple and microsoft to drop their opposition. one change. the bill now longer applies to tablets like the ipad. it's still has to pass the state assembly and be reviewed by governor brown before becoming law. maureen kelly kron4 news. as we move into the later morning hours we will seeing everything to start clearing top.--up tempters of the door will be in the '50s that no forties' temperature-. don't forget about the ones out there tomorrow come, at near the coast line will see cuts of up to 40 m.p.h.. as we had until early next week we will have another he way with tempters soaring into the 80s and 90s. safeway knows you don't want to fly all over town to find the best deals. that's why they have lots of ways to save. real big club

the most difficult subject i had to deal with upon being elected to the united states senate was embryonic stem cell research. i am a real estate broker. you know what i did? i called the university of georgia i called a doctor, a scholar here. he was a knowledgeable person on the research. he knew what nuclear transfer was. he educated this real estate broker selected make intelligent votes and contribute to the united states senate. this university will serve you long after your diploma if you take it with you and have it validated over and over and over again. the second silent secret is respect. and the nation's conscience. martin luther king junior said it best. always judge a man by his character, never by the color of his skin. we are all different. we are different sizes, different shapes, different orientations, different religions, different ages, different sexes, different ethnicities. we all have gifts from god to contribute. what i speak at high school graduations, i always tell the 235 pound middle linebackers, don't you ever kick sand in the face of the 135 pound math and sc

the last kill switch bill failed by two votes in the state senate. this time supporters expect it to pass. of course, there will still likely be some opposition. we'll hear from one of the lawmakers that voted against the bill last time around coming up in the next half hour. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> tuesday a san francisco supervisor announced she will write legislation requiring any phones sold in the city to have one of those kill switches. >>> state and local investigators might get some federal help in the search for a cal fire chief wanted for murder. wanted posters are up all over california and in four other states for 55-year-old orville fleming. he is accused of killing his 26- year-old fiancee, sarah douglas, near sacramento a week ago. he abandoned his cal fire truck nearby but kept the keys so he has access to remote cal fire facilities across the state. >> all those things that a survivalist or an outdoorsman type of person like we know he is can actually survive and hide much longer. he has been almost unrecogniza

that existed here that are vented a member of the house of representatives from naming a united states senatorhere on the floor. it was a kind of shield of protectionism so that the senators could not be directly criticized in the dialogue that we have here on the floor. my good friend and then member of congress tom feeney from florida read through the rules as a good, honest lawyer newly elected to the u.s. congress would. he saw that rule and wondered why can't we either the name of a united states senator on the floor of the house of representatives. he could come up with no reason why we shouldn't be able to, so he brought an amendment to the rules that struck that prohibition and thereafter, thanks to then congressman tom feeney of orlando, the rule has been gone and it was amended. that is a good thing, because now i can actually name the people who are attacking me on the floor of the united states senate. you know what is going on, mr. speaker, in that other body, that other body that constantly calls for bipartisan work and bipartisan cooperation. from senatori get chuck schumer of n

that was his expertise before coming to the united states senate. now that mr. burr is in the united states senate, he is the top ranked republican on the senate veterans committee, even though senator burr never served in the military, is not a veteran. he represents north carolina, has a disproportionate amount of veterans. out of deference to where he's from if not who he is, senator richard burr who is not a veteran is the top republican in the senate on veterans issues. and you know, you don't have to be a veteran to do right by veterans or care about veterans' issues. it has at times been an awkward thing. he has made some inexplicable decisions over the years on veterans issues. i mean inexplicable in the technical sense, in the sense he has done things he himself cannot explain. tammy duckworth, flew black hawk helicopters. when they shot a rocket grenade, the crash caused her to lose her entire right leg and left leg below the knee, almost lost her right arm. when tammy duckworth returned to her home state of illinois after her rehabilitation, she was a

the statewide candidates they picked at their convention in march, their nominee for the united states senate against ed markey and the state attorney general this week those two candidates found out that they may not have turned in enough signatures to even formally make the ballot for the general election in november. unless there's some unexpected surge of late petition signatures coming in in massachusetts by next tuesday, there won't be a republican u.s. senate candidate on the ballot in massachusetts against ed markey this year nor will there be one for attorney general, and that's amazing. but even in those dire circumstances massachusetts republicans have been excited about one of their candidates this year named charlie baker. he's run for governor and lost before, but this time they think he could put up a credible fight for the governorship. in order to win the nomination outright and not the have to put it to a statewide primary vote, he had to keep everybody else in the running from getting 15% of the vote at the convention. the rules say that anybody who gets at least 15% of the

in the united states senate, we're moving at a glacial pace on climate change. we're frozen. but while we do nothing, the pace of glacial collapse is accelerating. the world's ice is melting. the senate has been called the cooling saucer of democracy, but when it comes to climate change, it's the warming plate, cooking the earth as we continue our slide into an ocean of dysfunction. the next major piece of the west antarctic glacier that breaks off into the ocean should be reserved as an island for all of the climate deniers. we'll just call it the island of deniers, and they can all live there because there will be plenty of room on this huge, massive body of ice that keeps breaking off and heading into the ocean. and secondly, we're about to take up tax extenders, and we have a fantastic chance here to extend the production tax credit for wind in our country. unfortunately, because of the unpredictability of the tax breaks for the wind industry, 30,000 people in the wind industry who were laid off last year, that's not because the wind industry didn't prove that it could inc

the people in the white house are scumbags accord to the united states senator. the same group that voted down a minimum wage. the same group that wants to get rid of health care. the same group that has obstructed this president at a historical level. this is where they come out with. this is where they are. this is who they are. they can't run from their record. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, are republicans angry, are republicans angrier than two black labs fighting over a toy? text a for yes, text b for no to 27662 and go to our blog. we'll bring you the results later in the show. let me bring in media con settant holland cook. also with us tonight, liberal commentator john fuguelestein. great to have you both with us tonight. it's benghazi. all kinds of good stuff going on. but it is benghazi. john, your reaction to the outbreak of benghazi fever? >> the only way they can exploit the deaths more would be to fire benghazi t-shirts out of one of those t-shirt guns at the hearings. we went from using a terror attack

let's make sure they pay off immediately, and that is with the united states senate this week moving forward and passing the bipartisan shaheen-portman legislation. with that, i yield the floor. mr. president, excuse my colleague from georgia. i would just note, mr. president, that senator landrieu has asked unanimous consent that megan brewster, a fellow in her office, be grantinged floor privileges for the -- granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: thank you. and i yield the floor. mr. chambliss: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. chambliss: i rise to talk about a dear friend of mine who on last friday received from the american bar association at the joint spring meeting in las vegas, the american bar association's sssociation's solm general practice division lifetime achievement award. larry is a lifetime resident of peery, wefnts back to practice in 1965. i am so proud that larry has been recognized by his peers of which i am one as a practicing flor georgia before i ca

ousted most of the moderates republican senators. >> with the moderate majority defeated in the state senateservative experiment has been allowed to proceed unchecked. >> brownback now has the numbers in both the house and senate. he can do whatever he wants without working in any sort of bipartisan manner. >> local progressives have copied the term, brown back-istan. brownback calls it's a red state model. >> you don't change america by changing washington. you change america by changing the states. >> that model includes massive tax cuts which, according to the center on budget and policy priorities, are costing the state about 8% of the revenue it uses to fund schools and other public services. a hit comparable to a mid-size recession. state tax revenue fell $92 million short last month. kansas republicans blamed federal tax policies. still, americans for tax reform, called kansas the story of the next decade, the cato institute called brownback's overhaul one of the most impressive tax overhauls in years and conservative tuesday are creating buzz around the idea of a sam brownback presid

obviously this is a matter that requires the attention of the united states senate. let me just give you the most recent casualty in the state of maryland. on august 28, a baltimore county police officer, jason snyder, who was only 36 years of age, was shot and killed while serving a search warrant at the home on roberts avenue in kaytonsville at approximately 5:00 in the morning. he was part of a tactical team that entered the house in search of a juvenile subject wanted in relation to a shooting the previous week. the entry team encountered four subjects inside the house who attempted to florida florida. a subject attacked him, opened fire striking him several times. despite being mortally wounded officer snyder returned fire and killed the subject. he is survived by his wife and two children. unfortunately that story was told 105 other times in 2013 of law enforcement officers who lost their life in the line of duty. i've introduced legislation, s. 357, which provides for a national blue alert. i think most members are familiar with the amber alert. what it means i

state senator leno expects to it sail through the state assembly. >> apple dropped opposition. a lot of arguments still being made by remaining opposition just fall flat now. >> two out of three robberies in san francisco now involve a smart phone. a big supporter of the bill has been barred where passengers have been targeted. abc7 news live now in a bart station with reaction. >> it wasn't too long ago bart warned drivers not to bring out cell phones on the train because it was becoming a problem. today, bart was pleased with what happened in sacramento. and if this bill becomes law, bringing out a cell phone might not be that risky. >> within hours of the state senate passage of the kill switch bill, city leaders were on steps of city hall. applauding it. >> we have technology to basically disable them. >> police estimate 75% of the robberies in oakland involve cell phones, crimes like these and sometimes turn violent. over time, if the kill switch requirement becomes law, interim chief believes that number will decline. if we can make it a disincentive to take the cell phon

to collective bargaining, as he says no to prevailing wage, you will have someone in the united states senate who says right to work for less is just another name for union busting and i will have none of it. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's not just about keeping his seat in the senate. he's eyeing the role of majority leader should republicans take back control. >> there's only one thing we can do about it in 2014, in 2014 we can change the united states senate, make me the offensive coordinator instead of the defensive coordinator. >> all right. that would shift the balance of power gop candidates need to win six seats. mcconnell thinks that monica wehby may be one of them. >> i'm saying to you women in the room you'd love our candidate in oregon dominated today, tomorrow their primary is the same day as ours. she's a female pediatric neu neurosurgeon whose slogan is, change your senator, not your doctor. [ cheers and applause ] >> wehby, however, has faced a bruises end to the campaign with some newly disclosed accusations she harassed her ex-husband during their divorce back in 2007 and h

we had that lose in the state senate i know that senator leno is making progress but apple has dropped it's support i want to make sure that san francisco is doing everything possibly to support it but have a back up plan so today, i'ming requesting the city attorney to ban the smaerpz that are not with a safety kill switch. as with sxhaert bill buyers should have the right to opt out of the kill switch if they want to but those who do care about public safety have an competitive advantage i want to thank sxhaert and judging on this issue and thank you president chiu for the sb support and it will be up for a vote sb 962 will be reconsidered by the senate on thursday it should be california law and preempt or probably preempt my legislation and let me be clear i'm welcome that. i want cell phone safety to be statewide by in the case sb 962 doesn't pass we should act here and now i want the industry to know they can't lobby their way past the public safety and if they don't act sacramento will the rest i'll submit >> thank you supervisor breed. supervisor campos supervisor farrell. supe

. >>> florida's state senate passed a bill to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition atublic university and college. meanwhile, florida state house agreed to legalize medical marijuana. governor rick scott says if the state senate approves a bill he will sign it into law. >>> and seattle leaders have reached an agreement to raise the city's minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. it will match the city of ctac, a sbealt suburb for the highest minimum wage in the nation. >>> tammy duckworth introduced a measure to prevent lawmakers from booking first class airline seats using congressional allowance. she says it's important we not spend taxpayer dollars on luxury like first class air travel. and former president george w. bush weighed in on his younger brother's possible presidential run. >> i hope jeb runs. i think he would be a great president. i have no clue what's on his mind. so hey, jeb. if you need some advice, give me a call. >> during a photo shoot prior to an interview session with the foreign press, benjamin netanyahu said stop taking pictures, live! . take a look. >

state senator mark leno reintroduced his revised bill this morning after a similar proposal lost by just two votes several weeks ago. changes to the bill give manufacturers more time to comply with the rules. more than half of all robberies in san francisco involve cell phones. that figure climbs to 75% in oakland. the assembly now has to pass that bill before a governor can sign it into law. if your phone was stolen, how far would you go to get it back. a new study found people are willing to shell out big bucks and put themselves in danger. half would pay $500 to get their phone back. a third say they would pay $1,000. 70% say they would actually put themselves in harm's way. not the phone itself people say is valuable. it's what they have stored on it like contacts, banking information, music and pictures. i just don't get it. >> it's scary. >> well, lets take a look outside. meteorologist mike nicco with all that. >> morning from the roof. the clouds are hanging low, that's why bumping into higher elevation. for the rest of us it hasn't happened yet. a possibility it will, weak cold