>> a gives tom carper pause.k to not only hear from the regulators they heard from earlier but to ask every single corner of the u.s. government, even some in the private sector, a full report on what the future holds for bitcoin. and what role washington should fly. he does not say hands off entirely. he says he needs to know more. he is concerned about the arrows and whether this is something legitimate. interesting, we are staring at each other because it is the medium of idiocy. i just don't get it. thank you so much. it is not matt miller giving us the latest on the 12 days of bitcoin. don't give me a bitcoin for christmas. i would not know what to do with it. i know what coal is. you can't put coal in a vitamix and it comes out as a fantastic smoothie. >> i never got the rubik's cube either. how about this? blender and's a overpriced, stephanie has won at the summer place, all of that is next on "market makers." ♪ >> welcome back. this one is for me --vitamix blenders have become a runaway hit with the comp

tom carper is an honorable man, a man ever integrity. this is a controversial nomination on the other side of the aisle. there are some who question the integrity of mr. mayorkas and his fitness to be chosen for this position. i've met him. he makes a very positive impression and a very strong case that he should continue in public service. but what i respect the most is that my colleague, senator tom carper, chairman of this committee, has gone to extraordinary lengths to investigate every allegation, to answer every question, and to be there to work with the other side of the aisle, to try to resolve any problems that they have with this nomination. sadly, he's not been successful. there are still some on the other side who will oppose him. but i spoke to senator reid, the majority leader, earlier this week and said, if tom carper believes that alejandro mayorkas is an honorable man, based on his investigation, i trust tom carper. i don't believe he would ever mislead the american people, the people of delaware, or the united states se

x tomorrow. -- >> tomorrow. >> back to you. >> good stuff with senator tom carper.vladimir putin pardoned his top photo, it a jailed -- a jailed oil tycoon. more on this surprising christmas-y change of heart. ♪ >> in today's global outlook, russian president vladimir putin is partnering a former oil magnate after a decade of imprisonment. for more on what this means, ryan is in london. we cannot underestimate how significant this pardon is. you had mentioned -- you remember the time when he was held at gunpoint and jailed. this is a significant moment in russia. unlikes almost not people remembering where they were when president kennedy was shot. not in the sense that the russians at large knew where they were, but journalists who were covering food and cost rise 's rise.mir putin yet already been president. this was a big shocker. he had been in the office for this manee years and been under pressure. a lot of people said he was on the wrong side of vladimir putin. they said he should get out of russia and he said, no, i'm going to stay here. he got on -- and he

program, we have tom carper, head of the homeland security committee and he will talk about all the issuessing some of the nsa and the findings from the white house advisory panel. pretty stunning. also about the budget he'll -- a and oslo fromaper the fed. a lot of topics. >> that he knew, thank you so much. "in the loop" with betty liu at 8:00 a.m. this morning. >> the week of buybacks -- boeing, $10bs, billion, gm, up to $22 billion. it speaks to them amount of cash these corporate balance sheets have an companies are still reluctant to invest in their businesses. it is perfect would have mario gabelli on to join us to talk about the use of cash by companies. using cash companies to buy back stock or do you prefer they reinvest in the business? >> both. warren buffett has constantly reinvested in businesses. only a couple of small buybacks and has not paid any dividends because he has had the ability to compound the net worth of his company, the intrinsic value higher him about the network based on book yard on the point of view of allocating capital we look at management and say, how d

tom carper has been good at pronouncing to the world on his speech to the floor why jeh are 18 and the other and why they should be approved quickly. >> you have been on the appropriations committee for a long time, and everybody is celebrating this budget deal, but if you look at the numbers, it is well below what you got in 2012. how difficult is it going to be to put the rest of the bill together and how disappointed who like well-funded agencies? >> we are in a divided congress, and we had to come up with a compromise that is not the one that i wrote in my budget that was passed, but it is a compromise, and the senate appropriations committee under the leadership of senator barbara mikulski are doing the best with what we have. this was a heck of a lot better than what the house republicans wanted us to do. we are working hard. senator urban and his committee and me and my committee are putting together bills that can best reflect the circumstances we're under. >> the alternative was -- >> terrible. >> could you elaborate on your conversation with senator paul? areas could be discu

a vitally important position, as has been laid out in detail by the chairman of the committee, tom carper. how shallow to think this important nominee is nonessential. how about this one, mr. president? john koskinen to be director of the internal revenue service. with all the many things going on in this country, with obamacare, with all the many other things happening. we need a -- someone to direct the internal revenue service. to suggest this is not a critical position is really very, very shallow. with all the republican obstruction delay we have seen over the last two weeks, is it any wonder democrats changed the rules last month? of course not. the american people want congress to work not obstruct. even under these new rules, republicans are wasting weeks on matters that could be resolved in mere hours. as always, there is an easy and a hard way that we legislators can take. one is to move. the other is to obstruct. so far, my republican colleagues have obstructed and continue to do so. the choice to obstruct is theirs. their obstruction has become a bad habit of theirs. for the g

and tom carper has been remarkably good at pronounced into the world on the speeches on the floor and otherwise why johnson and the team should be approved quickly. >> [inaudible] she has been on the appropriations committee for a long time and devotee is submitting a budget deal but if you look at the number it is well below what you got a and 12. how difficult is it and held as a point of our people who like the well funded agencies? >> we are in a divided congress, and we had to come up with a compromise just not the one that i wrote in my budget that was passed, but it is a compromise and the senate appropriations committee under the leadership of the senator barbara, mikulski are doing the best with what we have which was a heck of a lot better than what the house republicans wanted us to do so we are working hard and senator durbin and his committee and me and my committee to put together bills that can reflected the best we can do under the circumstances that we are under. >> and the alternative was -- one last question. >> could you elaborate on your conversation with senator

last week held a hearing on security at federal buildings and other facilities, delaware senator tom carper chairs the two and a half-hour hearing. >> [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, senator. the early bird. >> good morning mr. chairman. >> how are you doing? welcome, everyone. thank you for joining us and some of you joining again and again and it's nice to see you all. it's an important hearing and the second in a series of hearings that will enable us to take a closer look at federal security for the federal facilities. three months ago as we know, aaron alexis reported for the washington navy yard with an intention to inflict pain and suffering on anyone in his path. we do not know now and maybe we never well to be entirely clear why this tragedy came to pass but hopefully the lessons learned from it will provide a foundation for preventing future tragedies like this one. let's take a moment to recount how he got access to the navy yard to successfully enter the facility that fateful morning. in 2007, aaron alexis joined the u.s. navy as with other service members a backgroun

senator tom carper, a defender of him on the senate floor during his confirmation battle tweeted thisnsonlations to jeh and the deputy of homeland security. they will both do great. other national security news, here is "the washington times," the military pension cuts that were part of the two-year budget likely.anges civiliangon's top is facing a test of wills with veterans groups, which oppose cuts. "the new york times" reporting that the u.s. has soft anened its deadline to keep troops in afghanistan. the obama administration backing away from a december 31 deadline for securing a deal to keep american troops in afghanistan beyond 2014. it is standing by its warning that a total military withdrawal is still possible if delays continue. -- "the washington post" reports on this story. the headline is new records show nelsonrael had trained mandela. according to a 1962 memo, israel's archives has published a letter from its spy agency claiming that it unknowingly offered paramilitary training to a young nelson mandela. along with documents illustrating sympathy for the anti-apartheid

"colleague, senator tom carper, chairman of this committee, has gone to extraordinary lengths to investigate every allegation." is that right, every allegation? they don't even know what the allegations are because it's not -- we're not privy to them. to answer every question and be there to work with the other side of the aisle to resolve -- try to resolve any problems that they have with this nomination. "sadly, it's not been successf successful." because we don't know what the claims are. we think we know. we also have the -- the chairman of the committee, before he ever heard the specifics of any complaint by whistle-blowers, demean those very whistle-blowers and describe their words as rumors and innuendo. people who put their jobs on the line to report. then he claims they won't meet with him, even though i've asked them to meet twice. and i can't blame them, because he's already dismissed any credibility that they have. we should wait for this investigation to be completed. i know we're not going to. we're going to roll this right through here. and it's a disservice to mr. mayorkas. i