in our state -- and our state recently dedicated a wonderful statue to ted stevens in the ted stevens international airport. it is a -- it is life-size. he is signature son a bench -- he is sitting on a bench with an inviting smile, cowboy boots on and his briefcase nearby and it is right in the middle of the airport. i often watch by, touch it and quietly say, how are we doing? it gives me inspiration and strength and peace to do that. with the unveiling of the official portrait of ted stevens today and its placement permanently in the halls of the u.s. senate, i'll have another image of this great alaskan and great american from which to draw inspiration, but i think so many other senators will as well. so congratulations especially to the family of ted stevens. katherine, his wonderful wife, his children, ben, walter, t.e.d., jr., susan, lilly, and beth who is with us in spirit, as are so many other alaskans and others who had such deep respect for senator stevens and to his wonderful grandchildren, many of whom julie and i have known and have watched grow up with pride since they

and believe it or not, ted stevens played a big role in getting this bill passed. as ranking member of the commerce committee, he and senator inouye included the language as part of a broader energy bill that president bush signed into law in 2007. so this was a big deal, and it was controversial. senator stevens knew that, but he understood the importance of the issue, and he included the language in one of his bills, and it could not have passed any other way. so it was a very big event for me, and it really sealed my respect for this senator. different party, different state, but he cared. and you could go to him. and he helped. and i remember back, and now our mileage is going up, and i think of ted, when i talked to him, saying okay, we'll get it done. and he and danny inouye did do that. he said my motto has always been to hell with politics, let's do right for alaska. and i don't think anyone who had the pleasure of knowing ted stevens would know him as anything other than a great legislator for the state of alaska and a great legislator for the united state

in the old senate chamber, family, friends and former colleagues of our late colleague senator ted stevens will gather for the unveiling of the senator's leadership portrait. senator stevens' likeness will join the storied ranks of the leadership portrait collection, images of majority leaders, minority leaders, and president pro tempore which are proudly displayed around the building. our distinguished predecessor watch over the corridors they walked, the rooms in which they debated and the body they served. it is fitting that senator stevens is being recognized for his service as president pro tempore. as we all know, unlike the elected party leaders, that is not a job for which you can campaign or persuade your way into. the only way to become president pro tempore is to persuade your home state overred and over to rehire you, and ted stevens was about the most dogged advocate for his home state that anybody could possibly imagine. he was alaska's son and alaska's champion 24 hours a day and then some. so i look forward to honoring our former colleague's memory later this afternoon. i u

i set about in my travels to make sure that i did and when i landed it, ted stevens in anchorage, alaska, february 1998, my 50th state and 435th congressional district so i have kept up with redistricting. when they change the boundaries i made sure i have been 12 district once again. >> our guest is michael barone. i want to get your reaction to this editorial this morning in terms of where it leads senate republicans and from the senate republican leader who is a supporter of the president who said it has been a great mistake to pull out of syria. withdraw us forces from syria is a grave strategic the steak and we use us less safe, emboldens our enemies, weakens important alliances. sadly the recently announced pull out risks repeating the obama administration's withdrawal from iraq which facilitated the rise of the islamic state in the first place. he goes on to say we need to use both sticks and carrots to bring turkey back in line while respecting it's a legitimate security concerns in addition to limiting turkey's incursion and a cease-fire. we should create conditions for the rein

that was enough, people should be accountable for holding it back, just ask the family of senator ted stevens what that's about, and they should be a judge looks at this and says maybe this whole thing was a sham. i think the information points towards that. i think the whole thing against flynn should be dropped. >> mark: i agree with you. thank you for that, it is time for somebody to do some serious work of quitting up federal justice. as buck said, this has happened before. elizabeth warren is the latest democrat candidate to promise an aggressive gun grab as president. wait until you hear what she's planning to take from you. that's just ahead. first, at another country to the growing list of geographical hot spots contemplated is accused of shady business in. hunter biden is accused of a shady business in. that's next as we continue. devices are like doorways that could allow hackers into your home. and like all doors, they're safer when locked. that's why you need xfinity xfi. with the xfi gateway, devices connected to your homes wifi are protected. which helps keep people outside from

if it was not, people should be accountable for holding it back, just ask the family of senator ted stevenst that's about, and they should be a judge looks at this and says maybe this whole thing was a sham. i think the information points towards that. i think the whole thing against flynn should be dropped. >> mark: yeah, i agree with you. thank you for that, buck. it is time for somebody to do some serious work of quitting up federal justice. as buck said, this has happened before. elizabeth warren is the latest democrat candidate to promise an aggressive gun grab as president. wait until you hear what she's planning to take from you. that's just ahead. first, add another country to the growing list of geographical hot spots hunter biden is accused of a shady business in.e we will tell you where he isn linked to corrupt dealings this week. that's next, as our special continues. ♪ ♪ >> mark: soon, it may be easier to make a list of countries that hunter biden isn't accused of corruption in. first it was ukraine, then china, kazakhstan, and the united states. now there are new questions abo