another quote from tom harkin today on my radio show.e's tired of the senate being held hostage by the dead hand of the past. there are just some senators in the democratic caucus that simply don't want to change this rule. and the dead hand of the past was rules set up by previous senate chambers. how frustrating is this going to be? doesn't the country deserve to move forward on legislation? because we all know what the republicans would do if they were in this position. >> ed, i think you're absolutely right. look, in politics, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. we all know that. but right now, one senator could have a staff member call up the cloakroom and say hey, put a hold on that bill. we're not going to go forward to even debate that legislation unless we get 60 votes. so what ends up happening is not only can't we pass the legislation we want, we can't even have the debate for the american people to understand who is on which side. so to me, yeah, i share harkin's views. i am tired of it. i don't mind losing. sometimes y

tom harkin said this.n said if we don't fix the filibuster president might as well take a vacation for the next four years because he is not the going to be able to get anything done. i have to tell you i am so disappointed in this and leader harry reid if if democrats don't get anything done on immigration reform can't get judges passed through the senate, can't get anything done on gun control because of filibuster, filibuster filibuster, it's their own damn fault for not changing it when they had the opportunity they had the moment they had the votes. filibuster reform. we were ready for it. it ain't going to happen. 866-55-press. 866-557-7377. alt are democrats such wimps? i don't get it. i don't get it. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." schmooze >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> and current will let me >> only on current tv. it's a vanguard world premiere event. >> it doesn't anymore

you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't i'm tom harkin welcomes a big picture. automatically the big picture of all joining me tonight are patrick howie medea benjamin and horace cooper let's get back to it austerity continues to cripple the british economy according to new economic numbers the u.k. economy shrank three tenths of a percent last quarter two thousand and twelve this will be the third time since the conservative government came out of the great britain came out and said you know we're going to cut our way to prosperity it's never been done any time in history anywhere and you know it's it's messing with the u.k. when what are people going to learn the financial times this morning b.b.c. was talking about the one zooms are pointing out it's like the consumes patrick well i mean first of all you said conservative government it's a coalition between the conservatives a little bit we have a nick clegg is is you know isn't our ally kerry really isn't a little rosier you know austerity is a two headed beast you can't have a sturdy

tom harkin, tom krarner and michael bennett all voted now. so did these five republicans.itics to the side for a minute and ask the question most of us are wondering. what does this measure mean for you and your wallet? ali velshi is crunch iing the numbers. >> good morning. the first thing is the payroll tax holiday goes away. everybody is going to get a little less in their paycheck every month. that's going to hit the economy. it's a tax holiday that you had that we're losing now. if you earn more than $400,000 as an individual or $450,000 as a household, you'll be paying higher taxes in 2013. that won't hit you yet. nothing on the 2012 taxes that will be affected. the minimum tax was going to hit 30 million people on their 2012 taxes. that is now going away. that's not going to be a problem. so nothing that you file for your income taxes are going to be affected. for 2013 and you'll deal with this on your taxes for the next year, if you earn more than $250,000 you will have a limit on some of the deductions that you can itemize. that's the stuff that hits you. the bigg

i know tom harkin will vote no.h: a couple different things that could happen in the senate tonight. the easiest is unanimous consent. what the senate does is say we will pass this bill unless anybody objects and if anybody objects can be cannot pass it. but it becomes passing the senate and moves on to the house. adam: another vice president was instrumental. let's listen to what he told reporters. >> i feel very good about how this vote is going to go. having been a senate as long as i have, there are two things you should do. you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they will vote come he won't make a lot of money and he certainly shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. i feel very, very good. i think we will get a very good about tonight, but happy new year and i will see you all maybe tomorrow. adam: rich, were you able to hear what the vice president said? i am not sure 310 million other americans are feeling as good as the vice president right now. rich: he speaks from decades of experi

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. >> senator tom harkin says it is time for him to step aside. he will not seek another term. he says his age is a factor of the decision. he says it is time to pass the torch. his legislative accomplishment was the american with disabilities act. >> there is a warming trend. we have some precipitation. and never of different types of precipitation in the forecast. we will talk about that in a minute. temperatures are at the freezing point at the airport. we have not seen that for a while. d >> your forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> let us take a look at the radar. i've circled the metropolitan area around the beltway. still some flurries out to the west of us. most of this is out in virginia. no accumulations of that at all. that will let up a little bit during the irving -- during the evening hours. still below the average. we will begin to see these records go up a little bit. the coldest time of the year -- the storm is time of the year from this point out was in february. nothing big in our forecast. the trend is up. we have been below the average. the typical

but tom harkin not so much. he said this . . . when hark inlast ran in 2008, he raced $9.2 million, a lot of money. fund-raising dialing for dollars as washington insiders call it it takes up a lot of time. look at this graphic. the average senator spends four hours a day on fund-raising calls, compared to just two hours on the floor, and one to two hours meeting with constituents. coming to us from washington to discuss the out-sized influence that money still has over politics is "mother jones" magazine's dark money reporter andy kroll. andy welcome back inside "the war room." >> it's great to be back. >> tell us this insane amount of time that senators and members of congress have to spend fund-raising. does it not prevent legislation from getting passed? >> without a doubt it presents legislation from getting passed. you can count the ways in which it gets in the way of congress doing business. for one, as you pointed out, they spend so much of their time sitting in these drab cubicles and they have a list in front of them, an

iowa senator tom harkin's announcement saturday that he's retiring gives republicans a major opportunity. the gop needs to pick up six seats next year to take the senate. right now they have 45 seats. the democrats at 53. nbc news senior political editor mark murray joins me to talk more about this. mark, this puts a number of states in play now. we talk about west virginia after jay rockefeller's retirement and possibly south dakota, massachusetts as well. how possible is it for the gop to pick up six seats in 2014? >> it is possible. but it will be difficult. democrats are playing defense right now, thomas, given these retirements. but also just the terrain that the 2014 senate map will be on. there are democrats up for re-election in arkansas, alaska, louisiana. and now you end up having that open seat in west virginia. all of those four states haven't been hospitable territory for democrats in national elections, particularly presidential ones. but this is an eternity in politics. when november 2014 rolls around. there's a very long time. just two years ago no one thought democrats w

from across the aisle, democratic senator tom harkin of iowa has announced his retirement after fiveterms in office. he served in washington for 40 years, previously as a member of congress. president obama has tapped longtime aide dennis mckenna to become his new white house chief of staff. obama made the announcement friday. >> he has been one of my closest and most trusted advisers, president to campaign, on my transition team. he has been an indispensable member of my national security team as well. dennis has played a key role in every major national security decision in my presidency. it from ending the war in iraq to winding down the war in afghanistan, from our response to natural disasters around the world like haiti and the tsunami in japan to the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, the callous crisis in between, day and night. >> it replaces jack lew who has been appointed to take over from timothy geithner are at the treasury. teachers at a seattle area high school winning support locally and nationwide for the arab boycott of a standardized test used in teacher evaluations.

tom harkin running for re-election, where would he have been on guns? chambliss, where's he going to be? >> he might be someone who plays a big role in somebody who compromises on the debt, deficit. that's what he wants to do anyway. he can now behave as he wants to behave. >> how important, pete, is it that these guys announce early these decisions? >> it's huge. especially for primaries to try and hopefully clear the field if you can. >> good luck with that. ultimately, all of these senate races are going to be about what does the republican party look like? >> right. >> democrats clear their fields pretty well. >> yes. >> shameless plugs. >> con frajlations to two hoosiers with new jobs. katherine watkins starts with congresswoman susan brooks tomorrow. my friend chris creighton has a new job with hathaway strategies. >> we're launching our immigration campaign. ready for immigration reform. please sign it up. >> today is my six-month wedding anniversary. i love you, ann. >> wow. don't start marking it by months. you're going to get the rest of us in

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iowa's tom harkin will not run for re-election in 2014. he has served ten years in the house before his election to the senate in 1984. president barack obama released a statement just minutes ago praising harkin's work on health care and his efforts to help americans with disabilities. >> actor burt reynolds is being treated for flu symptoms in a florida hospital. he was dehydrated when he went to the hospital and initially transferred to intensive care. his spokes person said reynolds' fever is down and he's getting better. >> the search for three canadians whose plane disappeared in antarctica is over. the wreckage of the plane has been found close to the queen alexandra mountain range. the crew were flying from the south pole to a nearby italian base on wednesday when the plane went off the grid. officials say it's unlikely anyone could have survived that crash. >>> thousands of people marched in washington today, demanding tough new gun laws. gun control laws. it's the first major antigun demonstration since the newtown, connecticut,

senator tom harkin from iowa saying today he will not be running for a sixth term in 2014. the 73-year-old saying, quote, it's just time to step aside. harkin has become a leading liberal voice in the senate. he was also a key backer of president obama's 2010 health care bill. president obama meanwhile and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton have given their first ever joint television interview. it airs tomorrow night on "60 minutes." the president in that interview thanked secretary clinton for her hard work. >> i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretaries of state we've had. it has been a great collaboration over the last four years. i'm going to miss her. >> a few years ago it would have been seen as improbable because we had that very long, hard, primary campaign. i worked very hard, but i lost and president obama asked me to be secretary of state, and i said yes, and why did he ask me and why did i say yes? because we both love our country. >> congressman paul ryan today is spelling out what he learned from the election, he speak out as the vi

kendrick talks about >>> president obama is praising senator tom harkin tonight after the iowa lawmaker announced he will not run for re-election. harkin served in congress for nearly 40 years and the announcement sets up a likely battle between parties to fill his seat. vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be sitting down with david gregory on "meet the press" tomorrow to talk about the future of the republican party. that's tomorrow at 10:30 here on nbc4. >>> starting tomorrow, you might have to pay more for using plastic. retailers argue since they have to pay a fee for every transaction, they should be allowed to pass that fee along to the consumer. if there is a fee they must disclose it at the register or on their website. it is up to each individual business to decide and many large retailers say they have no plans to actually charge a fee. >>> snail mail will cost you more starting tomorrow. the postal service is raising the cost of a first class stamp to 46 cents. other shipping prices are going up by 4%. they are trying to make up for billions in lost revenue thanks toe

tom harkin of iowa will not seek re-election in 2014. iowa sent him to the senate in 1984. he also ran for president in 1982 but lost to his democrat nomination to bill clinton. extreme arctic weather is making this weekend unbearable for people in the dakotas all the way to new england. the cold is so bitter, water can't even flow out of this fire hydrant in new york. it turned rock solid as firefighters desperately chipped away at it. in the south, icy roads are blamed for this ten-car pile-up in cent kept last night. national weather service is warning bitterly cold, possibly deadly conditions will continue for much of the country through the weekend. >>> u.s. government officials have confirmed there's been a cyberattack on the u.s. justice department. the secretive group ammaninous apparently were the ones who took over the site, belongs to the u.s. sentencing question. once it had control, the group threatened embarrassing disclosures about the department understand prosecutors stop going after hackers. emily schmidt is following t

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. >> let me play what iowa senator tom harkin had to say about this, one of the people who had some concerns. he voted no. >> mm-hmm. >> now, i'm not saying that everything in this deal is bad. there are some good parts of this, but i repeat, i am concerned about this constant drift, bit by bit, deal by deal, toward more deficits, less job-creation, more unfairness, less economic justice, a society where the gap grows wider between the few who have much and the many who have too little. >> tom harkin is among those who have said repeatedly that this deal does not address the needs of the real middle class, people making $40,000, $50,000, $60,000 a year. does he have a point? >> well, he has part of a point, but on the other hand, this package, as i understand it, extended the eitc for five years and the affordable -- >> earned income tax credit for people who don't know the shorthand. >> right, for the low-income working families. and so, i think there are actually a lot of good things in here that were at risk. unemployment benefits for those people who are having a hard time finding a job.

tom harkin said he will not seek reelection next year. the 73-year-old that it is time for him to step aside. he is in his fifth term in the senate, before that he served 10 years in the house. his senate seat has been in democratic hands for decades and could provide an opening for republicans andnext year. >> we will tell you what has the medical community concernsed. and one judge's decision set off a deadly riots. there are over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee that have earned the "keurig brewed" seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee ery me. keurig brewed -- look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00. >> as a flu season was not bad enough, we are actually fighting three viruses. he won the causes the common cold, and now a new virus is dreading like wildfire across the u.s. it can sickened tens of millions. >> i have never felt like this before. >> is bug came from australia and is ripping across the co

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senator tom harkin -- $250,000 threshold. senator tom harkin voted against this agreement.e came to the vote and here is what he had to say. >> and is supported to say that in my opinion, this legislation that we are about to vote on, falls short. first, it does not address the number one priority -- creating good, middle-class jobs now. unemployment remains weak too high. this bill should include direct assistance and job creation measures, for example, our infrastructure, education, job retraining. how many jobs we see out there going open because people are not trained? host: senator tom harkin, democrat of iowa, who voted no on the mcconnell-by in agreement. it goes to the house. -- mcconnell-by an agreement. -- mcconnell-biden agreement. this on twitter -- we're getting your take on what happened in the senate earlier this morning. our coverage continues on c-span and c-span2 for coverage of the senate floor. we have about 10 marmont -- 10 more minutes to keep talking to all of you about what the senate did. we will bring in a couple gusts. we will bring in a liberal p

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. >>> developing on capitol hill tonight, long time democratic senator tom harkin will not run for re-election in 2014. that sets up a likely battle f his seat. the iowa lawmaker has been in congress for nearly 40 years. first as a representative and then five terms as a senator. he's considered one of the more progressive members. he helped pass the americans with disabilities act and president obama's health care law. harkin says he would be 81 by the time his sixth term ends and says it's time to step aside. >>> at least 30 people killed in violent protests to day in egypt. these deaths come after the verdict in one of the worst soccer riots. 21 rioters were sentenced to death. shortly after the verdict, violence erupted. but outside the court in cairo, families and friends of the 74 people killed in last year's riot actually celebrated. these clashes come after a night of anti-government protests across the country. yesterday marked the second anniversary of the egyptian revolution. >>> here at home, a manassas man charged with the murder of his 15-month-old son. he is accused of drowning

senator tom harkin says he'll step aside when his term ends at the end of 2014. the iowa democrat has served in the senate for almost three decades. he is the latest among prominent members of congress who have said they've had enough. for more on this, we're joined by cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. john, my question to you, is this a reflection of the dysfunction in congress or are we looking at folks who face tough re-election battles? >> reporter: a little bit of both. history tells us 2014 will be a difficult year for democrats. that influenced harkin and jay rockefeller. saxby chambliss may have faced a primary challenge. you also can't overlook the effects of age. both rockefeller and harkin are over 70 years old. chambliss would be over 70 by the time of the 2014 election. >> is there the potential for a fundamental change in ideology in both houses? >> reporter: not a fundamental change in ideology, but you do see the senate becoming somewhat fresher. already 60 out of a hundred senators came, when barack obama came in 2005 or later,

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senator tom harkin of iowa announced today he will not be seeking eye sixth term next year. the 73-year-old democrat is the third senator in the last two weeks to announce he won't be running again. joining democrat jay rockefeller of west virginia, and republican saxby chambliss of georgia. the republican nominee for vice president in the last election had some advice for his party today. paul ryan urged a gathering of conservatives in washington, d.c. to stick together and be careful to pick the right fights with president obama. >> we can't get rattled. we won't play the villain in his morality plays. we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. >> axelrod: moving overseas now to egypt, where violence has claimed dozens of lives. in said at least 30 people were killed protesting a judge a decision to hand out death sentences to those convicted in a so, riot last year. in cairo, nine are dead after opponents of president mohammed morsi battled police for a second straight day. in the battle for mali, french forces and their local allies

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. >> reporter: democratic senator tom harkin suggested the legislation missed the mark. >> it does notddress the number one priority creating good philadelphiale class jobs now. secondly, this proposal does not generate the revenue necessary for the country to meet its needs. >> reporter: republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said neither side got everything it wanted. >> it took an imperfect solution to prevent our constituents from i avery real financial pain n my view, it was worth the effort. >> reporter: the republican- controlled house is expected to begin considering the bill today. a final vote is expected in the next day or two. passage is not at all certain. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff deal was down to the wire so why do you think lawmakers baited until the last minute? we've already gotten a lot of feedback on our facebook page about this topic. >> amy says nobody wants to compromise. they forgot what they learned in kindergarten, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all and share with each other. >>> another big story we are following, gay mar

i don't want to forget tom harkin because he was there a long time but this round.ad been there a lot longer except again for tom harkin. >> i don't know that it's so much generational. for example barbara mikulski, new share of appropriations was very very supportive of the boldest possible reform. here she is head of a committee that -- 24 appropriation bills only one has gotten to the floor. if we don't reform the filibuster, the appropriations committee can't do its work. also, the reason that i think both tom and i felt very comfortable leading this charge is that we saw the senate decades ago. and i came as a 19-year-old to d.c. as an intern for senator hatfield. i saw the senate in motion. at that point in time, there was no television. there was no e-mail so if a bill came up, if you were assigned to that bill, you went to the floor. i was very fortunate the bill i was assigned to, the faction reform act of 1976 was on the floor. so for a couple of weeks, i was there following the debate and running down after every amendment to brief senator hatfield. i saw