south dakota has a real choice and that is who do you want to represent you in the state senate. there are several philosophy running in this race. they would like you to think a vote for gordon howie will cause you to lose the senate. but it is said all across the country the republicans could win 6-11 seats. here is had choice we have to make. what kind of republican do you want to send to the united states senate? a big government tax and spender or someone with a proven record of fiscal responsibility and that would be gordon howie. i would like you to encourage you as you listen to the debate tonight to take a serious look at the candidates and evaluate who is the conservative in this case and i think you will reach the same conclusion i have. >> thank you, gordon howie have that opening statement. and now to rick weiland. >> thank you for hosting this debate. i want you to know for the last 16 months i have been traveling over the state and been to over 500 communities and keep going back. i have had 200 public type meetings where i show up, listen and i learn. and part of t

the united states senators make those appointments although made by the president. orruption in our state has drawn national attention. i would also call upon governor rounds to issue a memorandum of fact. his closest associate for years in the state government with mr. benda. a memorandum of fact if that happened before the election. all of this will be that it next year. based on my experience coming asunder will be fÊted in the first year and if that senators mike rounds and his fÊted and sent in error, it will hurt the people of south dakota because their senator will be crippled, so we should have that memorandum of fact before the election rather than after. moderator: mr. weiland, 60 seconds on eb5. weiland: i came up very early when this scandal broke open. the sale of citizenship or half a million just doesn't square when he does show up for these debates is both south dakota commonsense. we are essentially selling green card. it is not just people. it is pouring big money coming into this day. now we have this mess on our hands and it's really unfortunate.

senator corker's amendment. it is not just tennesseans' amendments. it is the voters of every state who have sent us here to have a say on their behalf. the senator from wyoming, senator barrasso, has counted that since july of 2013 only 14 republican amendments and nine democratic amendments have received votes. that's an astounding number. there are 100 senators here representing more than 300 million americans p. this is said to be the world's greatest deliberative body. in the new book "the american senate" describing this body, it's quoted as sake that this is the one authentic touch of genius in the american political system. what makes it the one authentic touch of genius in the american political system? it is that you take a difficult message, a difficult bill, you put it on the floor, and you talk about it, and you talk about it, and you debate it, and you amend it, until finally you say that's enough, and 60 of us say it is time to cut off debate, let's vote and have a result. yet in a year's time, there have only been 23 amendments to legislation that have received votes

i thank the senator from texas for his remarks. as i stated previously, there are 58 senators who have supported moving forward to debate this bill, but it hasn't passed the senate because of a republican filibuster. now, i welcome republican ideas to address the exploding student debt crisis. and for months senator stabenow and others and i have reached out to our colleagues to put ideas forward so that we could have a real debate on this. but allowing an unlimited number of amendments on any topic forever is not a reasonable way forward on a student loan debt refinancing bill. we face a student debt crisis now, and we need to act on it now. if my colleague from texas is not willing to provide a reasonable path forward to debate, improve, and vote on this bill, then i object to his request and ask that he agree to my original request that we take up and pass this piece of legislation. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: objection is heard to the modified request. is there objection to the original? mr. cornyn: mr. president? the

-f i've done that, then i leave a very satisfied man from the united states senate. may be retiring from the senate, but i'm not retiring from the fight, i tell you that. cheerps in fact, this week i'll be leading the charge in the senate once again to increase the minimum wage in america. we got to get it done! [cheers and applause] the republicans probably going to filibuster it again. well, if they won't let us pass it in the congress, we'll take them on at the polls and we'll show them what the people of america want in november when we give them a good whipping! [cheers and applause] but i want to say this. if you want to thank me for my service, there's really only one way i want you to do that. make sure that this senate seat remains in good fighting progressive hands with congressman bruce brayly being the next senator from the state and so we have to have a government that works for the middle class, that leaves the ladder down, gives hope and opportunity to people. president clinton knows this. when he was campaigning here in 1992 he said he was going to bui

who do you want to represent you in the united states senate? know that there are several different philosophies of people running in this phase. the powerbrokers would like you to think that a vote for gordon how we would somehow loose the senate. i have a newsflash for those people. the political prognosticators are all saying, across the country, that republicans are very likely to win as many as 8-11 seats more than the six needed to take the senate. southe is the real choice dakota and have to make. what kind of republican do you want to send to the united states senate? a big government taxing spender or someone with a proven record of fiscal responsibility and that would be gordon how we. i would like to encourage you as you listen to this debate tonight to take a serious look at the candidates and evaluate who is the conservative in this race. i think you will the same conclusion that i have. >> thank you. hosting thisfor debate. it is unfortunate that mike rounds is not here, but i want you to know that i have been monthse last 16 trave

south dakota has a real choice and that is who do you want to represent you in the state senate. there are several philosophy running in this race. they would like you to think a vote for gordon howie will cause you to lose the senate. but it is said all across the country the republicans could win 6-11 seats. here is had choice we have to make. what kind of republican do you want to send to the united states senate? a big government tax and spender or someone with a proven record of fiscal responsibility and that would be gordon howie. i would like you to encourage you as you listen to the debate tonight to take a serious look at the candidates and evaluate who is the conservative in this case and i think you will reach the same conclusion i have. >> thank you, gordon howie have that opening statement. and now to rick weiland. >> thank you for hosting this debate. i want you to know for the last 16 months i have been traveling over the state and been to over 500 communities and keep going back. i have had 200 public type meetings where i show up, listen and i learn. and part of t

this potentially is the united states senate race that decides who controls the united states senate. and it's total chaos right now. it has become the most important senate race in the country at least right now and it is complete chaos. just insane. joining us now is dave helling political reporter forever the kansas city star. dave, every time we talk, i congratulate you how much fun this race has been to cover. then it gets crazier. >> we don't get any days off covering politics in kansas unlike congress, rachel. >> the way that -- yeah, another seven weeks off at their own discretion. >> you bet. >> the way i sum this up in terms of the order of those events, the way that kris kobach responded to this supreme court ruling and the changing of those deadlines an everything, am i summarizing that accurately? >> fairly closely. it's a federal law that requires their ballot printing, rachel, are because the national government has some interest in getting the ballots to the military overseas and kris kobach said tonight he's been given a waiver by the justice department so they can wa

what has just happened to the national republican hopes for winning control of the united states senate in the november elections, what happened tonight was very unexpected news. the context is that republicans need a net gain of six seats in order to win control of the u.s. senate. and move mitch mcconnell up the ladder from minority leader to majority leader republicans control of the house is not in jeopardy in these elections barring some act of god, and republicans cannot dislodge president obama from the white house in this election, but they really can try to win the senate, that is the big enchilada at stake this year it will have huge consequences for the country and for the rest of the obama presidency. republicans have been focussed on the senate singularly. they have potential ways to gain the six seats they need in order to take over the senate. the republicans do appear -- at least the odds look like they will. they appear to be on the way to flipping senate seats from blue to red in the three states that are marked on this map right here. west virginia, south dakota and m

because he wants to allow senators in red states, the senator from arkansas, the senator from louisiana, the senator from north carolina, the senator from alaska, even the senator from colorado, even the senator from new mexico, he wants to allow them to tell their constituents, no, i don't support amnesty. and the reality is of the 5 members of this senate who are democrats -- of the 55 members of the senate who are democrats who caucus with the democratic party, today it has been conclusively demonstrated that all 55 support president obama's illegal amnesty and are responsible for his promised amnesty of five million to six million more people right after the election. if that were not the case, you would have seen one democrat show up and speak out to the contrary. not a single democrat showed up, and there's a reason we don't have a vote. because if we had a vote, it would force members of this body to be on record. the senator from new jersey is entitled to make the case on the record why he thinks amnesty for 5 million or 6 million or 12 million is a good idea. he's entitled to m

jack hatch is currently an iowa state senator with 22 years in the iowa house and senate. the cook political report has this race listed as likely republican. this is live campaign 2014 coverage on c-span. our partners tonight, we continue our conversation now with the focus on accountability in leadership. throughout the campaigns, we have seen on television, and on our various airwaves, radio and newspaper as well, senator hatch has accused the branstad administration of being scandal ridden with no higher list, illegal buyout, settlements of state employees and now our chance to discuss this matter in particular. we begin with dale who has a question for senator hatch. >> yes, senator. iowans clearly like their governor. they keep re-electing him time after time. by wider and wider margins. yet instead of telling iowans how you might lead the state, your advertisements and press statements focus on the criticismless. are you saying that iowans don't get it? >> what i'm saying is that iowans need to listen to the problems that this governor has had over the past four yea

will regain control of the united states senate. one race that will help determine that is being fought in kansas, a reliably republican state where the state's longtime republican senator and its republican governor are both, perhaps unexpectedly, in trouble. why? newshour special correspondent jeff greenfield traveled there recently and has our report. >> reporter: this is what you'll see just about any autumn in kansas: fields of corn that await the harvest, the search for food at a farmer's market or at oklahoma joe's always crowed barbecue. and this is what you'll hear: the roar of the crowds and the motorcycles at a kansas state football game. but for all that is familiar in this place, in this season, there is one thing happening here that is almost totally unprecedented, something so surprising, almost shocking, that it has republicans from maine to hawaii asking, "what's the matter with kansas?" in what is surely the biggest surprise of the 2014 midterms, both republican senator pat roberts and republican governor sam brownb

you can follow senator sanders and other candidates as they travel to early primary and talk to states. at the harkin steak fry, the pre-program is underway. they will take a short break, and then the main event with former president bill clinton and hillary clinton, joined by senator harkin and his wife ruth. our caller is from lakeview, arkansas. >> i am in bonita springs. miss bill clinton in arkansas, and we miss hillary. decided tohas even run, i put it on the van, hillary. we love both of them, and we certainly hope the democrats will take over, because we are sick of all that stuff republicans do to poor people, to working people, to people who need obamacare. , wish i were there with y'all having a vegetarian meal. >> you heard president clinton talked a little bit of arkansas politics with senator mark pryor. he is in a tough reelection battle. both clintons expected to campaign in arkansas for mark royer. george is joining us from belfry, kentucky. republican line. good afternoon. >> i would support hillary. i am, as i said, republican, what i look around and see what the rep

she is the junior united states senator representing the great state of new york, new book called "offyour voice, change the world." please welcome back to the program, senator kirsten gillibrand! (cheers and applause) ♪ hello! how are you? thank you for being here! (applause) we have your brand-new book there, "off the sidelines." the idea of being -- the suggestion being people, women in particular as you're writing the book, they need to get in there and start changing things for the better. >> right. it's about asking women to be heard on the issues they care about. >> jon: right. >> i'm hopeful the more women who tell their stories, the more women who get involved in their p.t.a., local government or even congress, that outcomes will be different because they might have a different perspective, they might have different goals and hopefully we can make the country stronger. >> jon: this is interesting because -- and i didn't realize this -- you made a very conscious decision in your life that it lacked the meaning that you wanted it to have. >> right. >> jon: and, so, you made that

senator udall's amendment. together we're saying enough is enough. congress and the states should have the power to regulate campaign spending, assure election spending does not corrupt elections. states should be able to decide whether to allow corporations unchecked spending power in governor and legislative races. i heard one of my colleagues suggest yesterday that we're threatening to silence the voice of the little old lady who wants to put up a yard sign in front of her home. in fact it's quite the opposite. we're working to assure her voice is louder than that fortune 500 corporation, or at least as loud when deciding the future of her town, her state, or her country. because that's what our country is supposed to be about. one-person, one-vote. spending for the senate election in montana in 2012 topped $50 million. that's more than $100 for every vote cavment in -- cast. in montana where the average household pulled in $2,000 in 2012, that is a lot of money. it can give awe platform -- a platform to drown out any other voice. according to the center for responsive p

members of the united states senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. tomorrow at 8:46 a.m., the capitol will join the nation in a moment of sigh -- silent tribute to those we lost on september 11, 2001. it is one of many such moments, silent or otherwise, they come by instinct now. we stand taller for the colors, the hand is steadier on the heart, a prayer is felt not just said. and we pull together when we might not have done so before. this is the response of a people who share a stubborn belief in each other. it's a search to grasp whatever it was in the character of ose men and women who, leaving life at its peak, thought of others before themselves. tomorrow we mourn for what was taken from us. today we consider what was left behind. stories we tell and retell. a legacy we strive to claim and amilies that we ache to serve. many of those loved ones

when i was in the state senate, did the government dish became chair of state government, and i -- werats and republicans, the senate, the house, managers of departments, employees, citizens, and we found ways to stave money for the iowa taxpayers -- >> that sounds to me like you wouldn't be in favor of raising the debt ceiling without some cost savings being in that bill. >> what think is we have so much gridlock and people that are elect that are not working and they're not doing their jobs, and they need to sit down and work together and do their job, so we're not coming to a shutdown. they should be working to do their job. that's what we need to elect. >> speaking of spending money, there are a lot of infrastructure problems in this country, and not just potholes but problems with the electrical grid, all kinds of infrastructure. mr. young, if you are in congress, what priority would you give to infrastructure improvement and would you consider any sort of revenue such as the gas tax increase to help pay for that? and have the users pay for it? >> well, for roads and principles,

after gus' death, state senator deeds went back to work in the virginia state legislature and led a chargeange mental health care laws in virginia. now his daughter rebecca says she is also speaking out in hopes of raising awareness about an issue that affects all of us, mental illness. this was rebecca deeds' first interview about her family's loss, and she shared a lot of lovely memories about growing up with gus and their two sisters. but she says their last few years together were difficult as the family tried to help gus manage mental illness symptoms that were getting worse. >> i felt like i lost him a long time ago. i feel like i've been mourning for him for a long time. >> reporter: how did you and your family first realize that something was troubling gus? >> first we thought that he was just having issues dealing with all the changes that had happened. because we were all having issues with it, you know? it's difficult when your parents divorce. it's diffilt when your father doesn't win an election that you put your heart and soul into. >> reporter: gus was in the hospital severa

senate races. he got zero states wrong in terms of predicting the outcome for senate races in 2012. sam wong has been tracking this race in kansas. what seemed like this pie in the sky chance that the democrat would drop out and clear the way for an independent who is likely to beat pat roberts. with the democrats in the kansas race, he put their overall chances of keeping control of the senate nor the whole country at 55%. the democrats and independents who already caucused with them have a 50% chance of remaining in charge. but with the democrat dropping out in kansas, the odds of the democrats holding on to the senate nationwide for the whole country, those odds move to 85%. 85% chance of a democrat/independent majority in the senate. the republicans are going to be so mad about this when they finally take a minute to look at what happened here this could be a game changer, that is exactly what has happened. the senate race in kansas doesn't have a democrat in it any more. the republican is suddenly in a competitive race. greg ormon has been a strong candidate. the kansas republi

. >>> texas state senator is hoping to become the first democratic senator in two decades.and what nfl commissioner roger gad terks ll said tonight. >>> some breaking news to report tonight about the video tape that emerged yesterday showing nfl player ray rice punching his fiance and knocking her unconscious that. video posted by tmz sports. yesterday,the baltimore ravens announced after they've seen the video shortly there after the nfl in light of that new video, they were suspending mr. vice president rice indefinitely. they planned to suspend mr. rice for two games because of that incident and seen so woodly yesterday. way too lenient. he had never seen the new video before it was posted yesterday. the nfl commissioner, roger gadell said nothing yesterday. they o ridge naply handed down their two-game punishment on his ood vice. >> we had not seen any video tape of what occurred in the elevator. we had asked for a video tape and never received it. >> so had anyone in the nfl seen it? >> not to my knowledge. >> we certainly didn't know whavs on the tape. to be very hone

and 38 days away from another term for united states senator jeanne shaheen. [applause] boy, it is true, and you have heard it all that cross the country -- all across the country and in the state of new hampshire. americaen succeed, succeeds. new hampshiren resident -- underline the word resident -- when new hampshire resident and senator jeanne shaheen shows a man from massachusetts what it means when they call it the granite state. [applause] succeed when our can-do congresswoman, carol shea-porter, trounces her do-nothing opponent. [applause] we succeed by electing governor maggie hassan to continue her leadership. i have really enjoyed watching your governor work. she brings people together to get things done. a bipartisan budget, expansion of medicaid. that has tripped up many other states. securing new transportation funding so that new hampshire has modern transportation infrastructure. under governor hassan's leadership, unemployment has been driven down to its lowest level since 2000 and eight. .- since 2008 but i want to ask you all something in all

but the last thing we need in the united states senate is another tea party zell other who mocks people, refuses to compromise and gets nothing done for iowa. cheers and applause] we don't need another bridge burner in the senate. we need a bridge builder, someone well grounded in their philosophy and a good progressive philosophy but understands you've got to make do. you've got to get things done. who respects the views of those with whom we may disagree. we need a sflert iowa with a proven record of reaching across the isle to get things done and no one has done a better job of building bridges and getting things done than congressman bruce braley. a lot of folks ask me if i'm going to miss the senate. yes, i am. i love my work. i love my job. i even love the senate with all its dysfunctions. it's still a great place you can get things done. but 40 years is long enough for anyone to serve in the congress. there comes a time to gracefully bow out and make room for a new generation of leaders. and i am thrilled to think that this next january 3 at noon i'll be able to walk down the cen

applause] course, you know, in history she is the first first lady ever elected to the united states senate. as secretary of state -- my goodness, what a great job. played a central role in restoring america's image and power around the world. she stressed the smart power of american diplomacy. she put human rights back on the a baric and foreign-policy agenda. -- american foreign-policy agenda. and as much as i have traveled around the world, i can tell you that historic speech that she gave in beijing in 1995 at the women's international summit telling you that it reverberates around the globe today because she said it so poignantly. women's rights are human rights around the world. [applause] well, i will bring her up by saying this -- a great friend, a wonderful public servant -- dedicated. this is what i said to my her book, iowa -- hard choices, i see a lot of you got it, it's a great look. read it. there are 25 chapters in that book. i am here to tell you that there are many more chapters to be written in the amazing life of hillary clinton. [applause] >> thank you so much. >> avail

i am a member of the minority party in the state senate. yet, we were able to sit down and work through this and lower taxes on hard-working iowans. yes, we need to close loopholes. i don't think anybody disagrees with that. flatter, fair, and simpler. we need to cut spending in the federal government to. growing, ouromy text from will be fixed. >> thank you. we talked about the difficulty in coming together on taxes. another difficult issue facing all of america is immigration. you believe that undocumented immigrants are a drain on law-enforcement? source of needed labor and entrepreneurship that helps the economy? how will you act on that? >> thank you. america is the greatest nation in the world, which is why so many families want to come to america and do better. when i was young woman, i participated in an exchange program with the soviet union. the families i stayed with did not talk to me about prices. they talk to me about what it was like to be un-american for they so badly wanted our freedom. i understand why people want to immig

the united states senate by a 2-1 majority passed over an immigration bill. the republicans themselves have passed some five or six bills out of their committees. however, the republican leadership has not brought either the senate comprehensive bill, the house bill including the -- homeland security committee and the house of representatives and the other parts of the senate bill which were passed by -- that's unfortunate. i am hopeful that the outcome of the election will such that we move together in a much more positive fashion and bring to the floor legislation that has bipartisan support, that can pass the house of representatives, and not simply because you have the power to do so, exclude from consideration legislation which will help our economy fix a broken immigration system, ensure that people are getting enough money to live on and not live in poverty while -- make sure that women get equal pay and make sure we do what the american people want us to do. >> how difficult is it for your members, those running for re-election in the house, those run

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] >> senator mcconnell mentioned we all remember where we were that morning. i remember. i was assistant leader. leader daschle called a leadership meeting we had every tuesday at 9:00 in the morning. i was the first to come to that room, s-211, and john came in, senator from louisiana, said turn on the tv. something is going on in new york. we flipped on the tv and we said, what happened? plane must have been misguided in the building. and we thought it was just a news story. this it wouldn't amount to much. and so people started coming in for the meeting. conference table there in that room, s-211, and senator daschle started the meeting. within just a short period of time, matter of five minutes, six minutes, couple people came into the room, took him out of the room and he came back immediately and said we got to evacuate this room, the building. there's a plane headed for us. as i walked out of that, i'll never forget as i walked out of the room, look out the windo

i learned that from my service to the state senate. that is what i bring to the table. >> when you talk about your experience, your experience as chief of staff, your experience as a state senator >> people don't have very much of a voting record with both of you. you served a term. you didn't take votes. mr. young, why should somebody trust that you are going to do what you say you are going to do? well, i can hit the ground running. if you want to know what kind of person i am, call senator chuck grassley. he is somebody people trust. he wouldn't have a chief of staff that he didn't trust. sailed say that. we have so many challenges in washington, d.c. i want to be at the able. i know who the honest probabliers are, and i want to help iowa and take care of these problems president >> what deviates you between you and ms. app? >> two things, contrasts in our philosophy. i like balanced budgets. i like keeping an eye on the federal government. she voted against the state government accountability office and voted for the largest budget

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this was a democratic state senator in texas talking down cutting funding for public schools. t 2011 filibuster by this previously unknown lawmaker from ft. worth, quote, quickly became legend and left texas state governor a little chapped. >> we come here to work. we don't come here to do anything other than to get the will of the people done. >> we don't come here to be show horses or to filibuster my legislation. but that previously obscured democratic texas state senator to inconvenience him greatly. she fillibustered -- perry's priority. she cut $4 billion in cuts into a special session to restore those cuts to texas schools. that texas senator was wendy davis. if she got called an overnight celebrity, consider what happened to wendy davis thereafter. last year, that would close most of the abortion clinics in that state. abortion clinics and providers would not be able to meet. and that last filibuster may have been an hour and a half. but this one she knew was probably going to be longer. she wore pink running shoes. you cannot lean on your desk, you cannot eat, you have

virginia state senator creigh deeds stabbed by his son who then shot himself. doreen gentzler recently sat down with gus's sister reb beck cave. she's speaking out in her first television interview. her hope telling her own personal tragedy so others can start talking, too. braving the stigma of mental illness and changing minds. >> when i first found out that something had happened, that there had been an altercation, i assumed that gus was alive and that he would be going to jail. and that was my first worry. >> reporter: rebecca dedes talking about how she felt that day last november when her mother called to tell her her younger brother gus had just attacked her father, virginia state senator creigh deeds with a knife. as it turned out, jail would have been a much better alternative for gus. >> i found out he didn't make it. you know, it's definitely the most difficult thing i've ever been through. >> creigh deeds spent several days in the hospital, emerging with angry scars across his face. but the pain of his son's suicide was far worse. gus was a bright,

happening today state senator jerry hill will hold a news conference to urge governor brown to sign a bill that would have the state mediate a resolution to restore public access to martin's beach in half moon bay. the governor has until the end of the month to sign or veto the legislation passed by the state senate last month. it requires the billionaire owner to negotiate to restore access to the beach. he bought oceanfront property there in 2008 and closed the public access. >>> walnut creek's downtown parking system is leaving paying customers with tickets rather than minutes on the meter. the problem is the inground sensors which wirelessly tell sidewalk meters if a car is in the spot or not and the meter responds accordingly. however, some meters have proven to be too sensitive and they can be tripped if a truck rolls by. that makes the meters reset to zero leaving a red light blinking indicating the car in the spot was not paid up. the city officials said they are being recalibrated. >>> the iphone 6 and 6 plus are now available online for preorders. but the midnight debut did

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. >> maria is a missouri state senator who represents ferguson. for being here again. >> thank you. >> i want to start where we ended with jessica, with the reporter. the question about these wrist bands, the justice department civil rights division sent a letter to chief thomas jackson and it said the following. it said, we write to confirm our understanding that you will prohibit ferguson police department officers wearing i am darren wilson wrist bands while on duty. you still have officers covering their name tags or not wearing them. is the tension between police and civilians in ferguson any less now than it was at the height of the protests? >> not at all. in fact, i think that our tensions have increased over the last week. we had several announcements last week. the apology and announcement from bob mccullough and eric holder and his resignation. right now there's so much uncertainty. the key here is communication between the protesters and the police officers. there is some culture differences that i do believe police officers should be

when i was in the state senate, i became the chair of state government. i worked with democrats, the senate, house, the managers of departments, employees, citizens, and we found ways to save money for the iowa taxpayers. >> that sounds to me like you would not be in favor raising the debt ceiling without some cost savings being in that bill. >> what i think is we have so much gridlock and people that are elected that are not working, not doing their job. they need to sit down and work together and do their job so we are not coming to a shutdown. they should be working to do their job. that is who we need to elect. >> peeking of spending money, there are a lot of infrastructure problems in this country. not just potholes in the road, but problems with the electrical grid, all kinds of infrastructure. mr. young, if you were in congress, what priority would you give to infrastructure improvement and would you consider any sort of revenues such as the gas tax increase to help pay for that and have the users pay for it? >> for roads and bridges, the gas tax is

turns out could win the republican chances of winning the united states senate this year. s why. this is not just any random parallelogram. kansas's county votes in the last presidential election. kansas is a very red state. very red. these are the latest three polls for the governor's race in deep, red kansas this year. the republy cab governor of kansas in that red state looks like he very well might lose his effort to get re-elected in cast cast. he is an unpopular one. his democratic opponent says that he's basically turned kansas into a far ideological laboratory. even a lot of kansas republicans agree with some of that critique. some have publicly crossed over to say they're supporting their party's own governor. the other really national high republican is a guy named chris kobak >>> for years, chris kobak has written antiimgant publication. he's also been the republican party's chief national marketer of all kinds of laws to make it harder to vote, starting with voter id laws and going downhill from there. chris kobak is a very smart guy. he we believe the to harvar

i'm john kane running for state senate.dad says the road to a good job starts in the classroom. [ lori ] he's a great dad who sees taxes going up but schools not getting the funding they need. [ john ] so i'd put back the billion dollars corbett cut from education and make sure corporations and natural gas drillers paid their fair share. time to close the loopholes for the tax cheats. dad thinks a lot about education. i'm john kane and it's about time harrisburg did too. glooinchtsds you will. >>> the mayor of atlantic city is thrilled a potential buyer placed a $90 billion offer on the table. another company has until the 23rd to out-bid. >> at this poichbt, it's all about jobs. i mean, right now. and so being able to bring back 3,000 or more jobs at this property being the finest building in atlantic city is very important. >> the mayor also said the new owner needs to finds a right company to manage a successful casino. a tribute to smoking joe fraser is in the works. after his death, the city of brotherly love wanted to

this is not good enough for the united states senate. this is not good enough for the united states or for the american people. it's shameful. our constituents expect us to do our jobs, and if that means staying here a few more weeks, so be it. if that means staying here for a month or two months, however long it takes, so be it. if this plan is the right one, fine. if we need to adjust it or reject it, fine, but there is no such thing as a must-pass vote of conscience. not here, not on this topic. the american people deserve to have a debate about how and why we're sending their sons and daughters into danger. we should not set this precedent of sending americans into harm's way as an afterthought. on our way out of town, like some kind of political out of office reply email, congress used to be better than this, and i submit that the american people still are. i respectfully and strongly urge my colleagues to pull this section from the c.r. and have a full debate to give authorization for the president's actions in the middle east. and

in 2010, he was elected to represent the united states senate. since that time has established a reputation as a leader of variety and important economic issues, from a balanced federal budget to forming our nation entitlement and tax systems. as a member of both the senate finance and the senate budget committee, he played a key role in the development of senate republicans jobs for america plan, which was unveiled this past march. this plan is meant to serve as a blueprint to create private sector growth and strengthen our economy. range of reforms in new policies for private sector job creation. they are well thought out. the above, energy strategy, regulatory reform, investments in system education to close that skill gap, increase exports and expanded andrts to foreign market, enabling businesses to grow and keep the jobs here in the united states. the senator has been a vocal advocate of reforming our nation's social security, entitlement programs, and to balance our federal budget. the new england council is honored to host and during our

isakson: well, i'm pleased to join the distinguished senator from the state of north dakota. i'm pleased to join the senator from oklahoma. and i'm pleased to speak as an american from a state that that is a net consumer and not producer of energy. you know, your state is a great producer of energy. senator inhofe's a great producer of energy. george is a great consumer of energy. we don't have a lot of oil or natural gas or coal. but i'm here because i have a lot of experience in my lifetime, a lot of it with national security issues and with economic issues, and our ability -- or our failure to approve the keystone pipeline and fracking very simply is professional malpractice. i want to refresh everybody's memory. this is the sixth anniversary of a letter to the president of the united states. you know what it's the 35th anniversary of? the arab oil embargo. i was a real estate salesman in the 1970's. when something called the misery index was developed. do you know what the misery index was? we had double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment, and double-digit interest

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can't trust him to be for us. >>> from our jersey shore borough, a state senator says many of the roads and bridges are in need of repair. this bridge connects egg harbor township and summers point. it has a sufficient rating of 15.5. that's out of 100. he says the governor needs to develop and plan and start spending money on the state's crumbling infrastructure. >> every part of the state, not north, it's not a north jersey prop, it's not central or south jersey problem. it's the state of new jersey problem. we need to make sure that our roads and roadways are passable and maintained. >> more than 10,000 cars cross that bridge every day. >>> nbc 101 ready to kick off another exciting week of high school football. highlights with the high school football blitz. our showcase game. week received more than 20,000 viewer votes. join us for a look at all of this week's exciting high school football games tomorrow night. nbc 10's high school football blitz tomorrow night at 7:00 only on nbc 10. >>> coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, a major drug company accused of lying about its product

today a state senator and three members of the state assembly will attend a dedication ceremony. youngstrom was 37 years old. he left behind a wife and four children. >>> happening today, a new push to put more money towards gas pipeline safety. state senator jerry hill will hold a news conference this morning about the recent $1.4 billion fine against pg&e. now, it all stems from the deadly pipeline explosion and fire in san bruno back in 2010. much of the money from the fine is expected to go towards the state's general fund. but hill has planned to divert more of that towards pipeline safety measures. >>> women joggers have been the victims of four recent sexual assaults in solano county. police are now looking for a suspect who may have scratches on his face from victims fighting back. the attacks have happened near busy roads sometimes right in the middle of the day. >> especially if he does it during the day because you think you'll be fine during the day. >> the latest attack happened wednesday evening. a 17-year-old girl was jogging near west america drive and sandstone w

getting business done in the united states senate. really. 300 bills have come from the house and our gathering dust in the senate. this is where good legislation goes to die. it is because of harry reid, who will not allow any amendment, republican or democrat. he does not want to put his democrats online. i am the only one on this stage that can make a republican majority, put harry reid out to pasture, and get things done. [applause] >> the next question comes from nick, managing editor of the hays daily news. it will be addressed to mr. orman first. >> the winner of this election will likely play a significant role in the development of the next farm bill. tot do you see as necessary feed a growing and hungry world? >> first and foremost, the farmers i have talked to around this date -- the state say it is the crop insurance policy be they need to be able to plant their crops with certainty. we have significantly more uncertain weather patterns. i think that is vital to the inelopment of the economy kansas and the farmers in kansas