senator udall did not attend. he was originally expected to, but the senator said he needed to be back in washington to attend to some legislation. i have to say, though, it's not like he was doing something unrelated to his campaign for re-election. to give you an understanding of what i mean, considering that this is the first ad that senator udall ran against cory gardiner in this senate campaign. >> it comes down to respect for women and our lives, so congressman cory gardiner's history promoting harsh anti-abortion laws is disturbing. he sponsored a bill to make abortion a felony, even in cases of rape and insist. here in colorado, mark udall protects our right to choose, our access to birth control, mark udall, in a word, respect. >> i'm mark udall, and i approve this message. >> that was senator mark udall's first add of his campaign. this was his second one. >> because this really matters, it's important you hear this directly from me. my opponent led a crusade that would make birth control illegal and spo

beginning with colorado senator mark udall, this is 20 minutes. >> senator udall. >> thank you senator reid. let me kick off the press conference by discussing the hobby lobby decision and our reaction here in the democratic caucus to that decision to the supreme court's decision to allow some employers to refuse to cover contraception as part of employees health insurance policy was wrong and misguided. coloradans understand women should never have to ask their bosses for a permission slip to access common forms of birth control or other critical health services. the men and women who went to work for hobby lobby signed up to work for a craft store not a religious organization and with up to 90% of american companies considered closely held the hobby lobby decision means millions of working americans access to critical health services may be threatened. my not your bosses business bill something that murray and i have introduced has given power to health decisions based on what's for her and her family not according to the employer's personal police. the bill will level the economic p

: the president is here to raise cash for senator udall. udall skipped a fundraiser that his campaign was throwing where the president was the featured guest. his office says it was due to last minute votes and legislative activity. >> this is an important and righteous cause that we're involved in. >> reporter: the senator was introducing a fwoil reverse the recent supreme court decision in the hobby lobby case. >> it is entirely possible that that colorado seat could be the extra one the republicans need to take control of the senate. >> reporter: the democrat seat appeared safe until two term colorado congressman cory gardner jumped in. since then nearly all polls show the candidates within two percentage points. now with the president's first appearance in a mid-term battle gardner is seizing the opportunity. >> let me utter two sweet words. president obama. >> reporter: both campaigns are fighting for women voters. gardner says he no longer supports ballot measures to grant fertilized eggs legal protection. >> my opponent led a crew si

the murray udall bill, the murray udall bill is so very important. what senator udall and murray have done is exemplary to how we should act to something really bad in the hobby lobby decision is really bad. we are going to take this bill up next week. >> senator reid the crisis that's happening on the border some democrats in the house are saying the 2008 trafficking law has to be reversed and the white house is suggesting it basically reversed. can you stomach a reversal? >> first of all everyone understand this. it is the comprehensive immigration reform bill had passed which is put together by two people right behind me, we wouldn't have this issue. it would be gone. we would be free of so many different issues including reduction of our debt by a trillion dollars. so senator mikulski is holding a hearing this afternoon. my preference would be to pass the bill in a stand-alone bill. it's emergency spending and there are provisions in it with this money. we can do all kinds of things. we can go after the coyotes. we can go after the drug cartels a

that is really, really bad stuff and somebody has to be held accountable and udall is right. to roll. >> it's a damaging admission and damaging because u.s. intelligence agencies, the cia are something we -- the country needs in order to prosecute still terrorist threat and other ongoing threats around the world. we need the intelligence agencies to be trusted and effective. and at a time when there is already shaken confidence in them, something like this really hurts. and it can lead to congress trying to limit funds for intelligence agencies, which can can limit their effectiveness. and it's a serious breach of executive overreach. it's a problem. >> charles, we had a former cia analyst on to say that it's important to clarify that these were cia computers and cia facility. senate intelligence committee staffers broke an agreement with the cia on how these documents would be handled. yes he said is the cia played fast and loose with the rules. but the senate intelligence committee staffers broke the rules and stole the documents. they did something they didn't agree to. th

cory gardner is a tough opponent for mark udall and clearly udall is running away from the white house and this is all part of it. we saw it with mary landrieu in louisiana earlier in the year. it's interesting to see senator udall say a last-minute vote and legislative activity. as you pointed out, 71-26 didn't hinge on the colorado senator's vote on that input for castro. he mentioned that he's working on a piece of legislation to try to counter the hobby lobby contraception ruling in the supreme court. clearly the udall campaign believes targeting women on this particular issue is something that will turn their numbers around. numbers that don't look good for them right now. >> all right. bret, we'll be sure to watch you at 6:00 eastern on "special report." thanks much. >>> no wonder we didn't know more about the many disasters at va medical centers across the country before. why? there was apparently a sinister culture of retaliation and retribution against any whistle-blower who dared to speak up. right now there are 67 active complaints by veterans affairs employees being investi

senator udall issued a statement that says i have lost confidence

senator udall issued a statement that says i have lost confidence in john brennan. i am concerned about the director's apparent inability to find any flaws in the agency he leads. the white house is defending john brennan, but one would imagine that the senators on this intelligence committee are not going to let it simply end here with an apology from john brennan. >> well, i suspect not. you've had several senators including senator widen demanding to know having a clear accountability of what happened, who, perhaps, ordered this intrusion. how it happened. i think there will probably be some internal wrangling over this because, look, the white house has said john brennan has said and a lot of people on capitol hill have said they want to get this report out and put this entire matter behind them, and i think that not just the findings of this internal cia

udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: mr. president, i rise today to speak about the repercussions of the supreme court's misguided hobby lobby decision which allows employers to refuse to cover contraception as a part of their employees' health plans under the false premise that corporations can not only have religious beliefs but they can impose those beliefs on their employees. several days ago, i was home in the great state of colorado and i stood shoulder to shoulder with experts in women's health care who joined me to highlight how the hobby lobby decision is already negatively affecting women in our state. one denver-based ob/gyn explained how physicians might now have to consider an employer's religious beliefs when making medical recommendations. she said the court's decision fundamentally interferes with health care decisions that should be based solely on a patient's well-being. because of the supreme court's 5-4 decision, women across america are now facing the uncertainty that their bosses may restrict the health

udall has been focusing on the issue since the early days of this campaign. now new polling just out today shows gardner trailing udall by seven points overall in colorado and by 12 points among women voters. so just like for president obama in 2012, women right now are making the difference for mark udall and they could make the difference for other democrats in other critical senate races this year, too. now in light of that, democrats are upping the ante. today on capitol hill, senate democrats, a new piece of legislation that attempts to counteract the slew of antiabortion laws that have been successfully pushed by republicans at the sate level in recent years. the senate proposal, place limits on t.r.a.p. laws. given the political realities of washington these days, the future of the baldwin/blumenthal proposal is uncertain at best. it may have its intended electoral effect, anyway. joining us, senator tammy baldwin. senator baldwin, appreciate you taking a few minutes tonight. let me ask you about the proposal. obviously, you know, we've seen the headli

he's in washington. >> mark udall is in a tight re-election battle. even though it went heavily for president obama the last two elections, it went for george bush in 2004. colorado is considered red leaning or at least purple. >> a purple state. >> that's why the president had his convention there back in 2008. >> sure. >> so the question is whether the democrats are scrambling from him just as fast as they possibly can because he's a president with an approval rating in the state of colorado of 38%. >> we see this every two years, four years, the independent minded members of the democratic party distance themselves from the party leadership. because it's an inclusive party and because you have people who might not agree -- when president obama was at udall's fund-raiser, he said senator udall and i don't agree about everything -- >> they may be inclusive, but they were being kind of mean. >> do you think it was rude? bad manners. >> >> all i know is when you put together your resume tape, you should put that part in about me saying how great you we

on behalf of senator udall of colorado, i call up amendment 3469. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, for mr. udall of colorado, proposes an amendment numbered 3469. on page 14, line 25 -- mr. reid: mr. president, i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. i would ask the chair to order it reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 3490 to amendment numbered 3469. mr. reid: mr. president, i have a motion to commit s. 2363, and it has instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on energy, natural resources, with instructions to report back forthwith the following amendment, numbered 3491. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that mo

senator udall is even skipping an obama fund-raiser for his own campaign!ffice issuing a statement to say he had to stay in washington because of last minute votes and legislative activity. the switch is likely to spark new questions about the political risk for democrats being linked to the president. here is fox news senior political analyst brit hume. >> at the moment this president is politically radioactive. he is confronted with as bad a set and extensive set of woes and trouble as any president at anytime i can remember. >> okay. so this is how it work, pete. when the president is really popular like in 2008 or when he is campaigning in 2007, these senators go to the leadership in their party and say, hey, can i miss a vote today? do you have enough votes without me to campaign for the president and raise money? >> can you make sure he literally hugs me. >> or baby in my hands or puppy? brit said, radioactive, lots of scheduling conflicts as i predicted a couple weeks. >> we were talking about this right before, harris. the contrast which you have a

he's in washington. >> mark udall is in a tight re-election battle. even though it went heavily for president obama the last two elections, it went for george bush in 2004. colorado is considered red leaning or at least purple. >> a purple state. >> that's why the president had his convention there back in 2008. >> sure. >> so the question is whether the democrats are scrambling from him just as fast as they possibly can because he's a president with an approval rating in the state of colorado of 38%. >> we see this every two years, four years, the independent minded members of the democratic party distance themselves from the party leadership. because it's an inclusive party and because you have people who might not agree -- when president obama was at udall's fund-raiser, he said senator udall and i don't agree about everything -- >> they may be inclusive, but they were being kind of mean. >> do you think it was rude? bad manners. >> >> all i know is when you put together your resume tape, you should put that part in about me saying how great you we

he's in washington. >> mark udall is in a tight re-election battle. even though it went heavily for president obama the last two elections, it went for george bush in 2004. colorado is considered red leaning or at least purple. >> a purple state. >> that's why the president had his convention there back in 2008. >> sure. >> so the question is whether the democrats are scrambling from him just as fast as they possibly can because he's a president with an approval rating in the state of colorado of 38%. >> we see this every two years, four years, the independent minded members of the democratic party distance themselves from the party leadership. because it's an inclusive party and because you have people who might not agree -- when president obama was at udall's fund-raiser, he said senator udall and i don't agree about everything -- >> they may be inclusive, but they were being kind of mean. >> do you think it was rude? bad manners. >> >> all i know is when you put together your resume tape, you should put that part in about me saying how great you we

the president will attend a launch for marc udall. we learned that udall will not be in attendance. washington for a vote. after colorado it's off to texas. the president will be attending fundraisers in dallas and austin. then a fourth fund-raiser tomorrow in austin. palmer beginnings is a reporter for t if. it seems if the only time a democrat ever goes to texas is to raise money. >> yeah. it is bit of an atm state, is it not? well we're seeing first of all, the udall development is quite interesting. he was slated to attend this $15,000 a plate fund-raiser with president obama in his home state of colorado this afternoon. then to hear this morning that he's going to kind of do a switchup and stay in washington, d.c. it's -- it definitely is another chapter in senator udall's kind of hemming and hawing relationship with whether or not he wants to be seen on the trail with president obama. back in january he had a memorable back and forth on live camera with whether or not he thought that president obama was a political liability even. and so then he was slated to, you know, to do

but you didn't see senator udall at the airport.ven though he was all too happy to campaign for and with senator obama back in 2008. tonight his busy work schedule will only permit an appearance at that private fund-raiser. where no media cameras are allowed. the same goes for democratic governor of colorado john hickenlooperer who is up for re-election, and it's said to be a tight race. seems his schedule was just too jam packed as well to appear with the president. even though he was the host of the invesco field extravaganza in 2008. as for andrew romanoff, the former state house speaker in colorado, now running for a seat in the u.s. congress and he is also apparently just too busy to meet the president. what are we to make of this? brit hume is our senior fox news political analyst. what a difference. i know you were there. you were our elite anchor during the 2008 festivities. you were there, and i was there, i remember standing in the crowds, the enthusiasm, the enthusiasm, the belief that this was going to be a different man

. >> first of all, thank you, senator udall.an honor to fight shoulder to shoulder, even though we're not quite there with you on this really critical issue. women across the country today watched as all but three republicans showed they care more about protecting the rights of ceos and corporations than about protecting the rights of women to access critical health care coverage. you know, we've seen this kind of attack on women from republicans time and time again. we've seen it in states that are threatening to subject women to invasive and degrading ultrasounds in the targeting of planned parenthood, in outrageous statements about legitimate rape and on capitol hill and in state houses across america and in courtrooms at all levels. the fight against women making their own decision about their own health care wages on. republicans have shown they'll go to just about any length to limit our access to our own care. they put politics between women and their health care. now with this vote, they've put employers between women an

i agree with senator mark udall, cia director john brennan should resign. that's not all.is a lot more. i smell a ratted and a squishy apology from the cia director should not push this matter under the rug. earlier today, cia director john brennan apologized toot senate intelligence committee leaders for spying on them. that's not a mistake. that is a crime and a big one. on the cia's own web site, it says domestic spying by the cia is a crime. and the only way it is not a crime and this is where i get a bit suspicious, is if the attorney general of the united states authorizes domestic spying. that, of course, would be eric holder. so, did the attorney general authorize domestic spying? if he did, he needs to tell us why. he owes the american people those answers. and if eric holder didn't authorize the spying, he needs to do his job and prosecute, convene a grand jury immediately. i don't buy for one second the department of justice previous statement that there is not enough evidence for a a criminal investigation. that statement is a lie. testimony t. smells like a co

i think mark udall, 48-41. good number for him. cory gardner has a base in the state.suggest i think, andrea, that you don't have democratic incumbents in such deep trouble whether because of the environment or because they weren't paying attention that they're just not going to make it back. mark udall appears as though he has native strength and won't be dragged down by what we think is not a great environment for democrats nationally. >> what about the overall picture, the president and the white house and the difficulties on different fronts? is that dragging down democrat candidates? >> it definitely is. the president's popularity numbers quite low and that when someone goes in to cast their vote, do they want things to stay the same or do they want change? well, the way things are right now, most voters probably opt for change and that makes many of these democratic incoupkucum weaker and some of them vulnerable. as chris said, when you look at colorado, i think the republicans saw that as a map stretch trying to bring some new races into play. but if the democra

udall: thank you. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: . quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mrs. mccaskill: mr. president, it's not often in the united states senate -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. mccaskill: i ask the quorum be set aside. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from missouri. mrs. mccaskill: mr. president, it's not often that the senate has a chance to go back and fix a grievous error that occurred in our history, and that error occurred in 1999 when a good and qualified man was defeated in the united states senate for a position on an eastern district court of the federal bench in missouri. at that time there was a, an attack on ronnie white for being soft on crime. the record as it stands today flies in the face of that assertion. at the time of his defeat, he had voted to uphold the death penalty almost 70% of the time. and in fact, in his career on the missouri supreme court, bein

udall: mr. president, i have come to the floor every day this week to talk about my commonsense bill to keep corporate interference out of women's private health decisions. on monday when i was on the floor, i shared the concerns of a denver-based ob/gyn who said that in light of the supreme court's split decision in the hobby lobby case, physicians might now have to consider an employer's religious beliefs when making a medical recommendation to ensure their patients are covered for very basic contraceptive treatments. yesterday, mr. president, i spoke about a colorado mother whose college-aged daughter depended on contraception prescribed by her doctor to help manage a debilitating health condition that often keeps her from attending class. she told me without that coverage through her family's health plan, her daughter would not have had the coverage for a medically necessary treatment. women are sharing these stories with me every day. coloradans agree they should not have to ask for a permi

senator udall canceled an appearance with the president. is the president radioactive?nif he is radioactive colorado imagine what he is like in georgia or louisiana or arkansas or north carolina. the president's popularity is probably in the low 40's and that is not good. these guys -- and women, there are more women candidates -- will have to win on their own, not count on obama. >> the president is asking congress for nearly $4 billion to help on the crisis of the u.s.-mexico border. he got criticism because he's going to texas but he not visiting the border. is congress going to oblige? >> i think they will give him most of what he asked for. they may put conditions -- >> why? >> because it is such a political football. immigration may hurt obama and the democrats this year -- >> how so? >> because of people coming across the border and the border and effect of these are headlines. long-run, it is a loser for republicans. if the republican party continues to stiff immigration reform -- we have seen a model of this, california. the republicans have not one statewide e

in colorado, udall is leading by seven points.lp democrats hang on to the retiring state of carl levin. peters is leading land by six points. both democratic candidates are getting help from female voters. udall a 12-point lead among women and peters holds 13-point advantage. a silver lining for republicans, though. obamacare unpopular in both states with the majority of voters saying the law is about idea. the president himself isn't doing much better despite carrying both states in 2008 and 2012 presidential races. just 40% of voters approve of the job that he is doing. >> chris matthews, these are snapshots of what we will see be seeing across this country. two states both sidesed into to hang on to. republicans if they want to flip the senate need to grab these. let's talk about the president and what he means in these races. you saw he snolt popular particularly in these two states. obamacare not particularly popular. how much of a drag do you see him being there? >> it's all about the timing. it seems to me if people are slo

in fact, governor john hickenlooper, senator mark udall and andrew romanof all will not be seen with the president. they have, it turns out, prior commitments. they won't be able to attend the president's speech on the economy, and apparently will be avoiding photo ops with him altogether. that's how popular this president is. udall does have time in his schedule to attend a closed-door democratic fund-raiser with the president, later in the day. >>> up next, we'll talk with a congressman denied access to a detention facility on an oklahoma military base, fort sill, containing more than a thousand illegal immigrant children. he explains why this administration is behaving as he puts it much like the former soviet union? friday night, buddy. you are gonna need a wingman. and with my cash back, you are money. forget him. my airline miles will take your game worldwide. what i'm really looking for is -- i got two words for you -- re-wards. ♪ there's got to be better cards than this. [ male announcer ] there's a better way with creditcards.com. compare hundreds of cards from all the major

in fact, governor john hickenlooper, senator mark udall and andrew romanof all will not be seen with the president. they have, it turns out, prior commitments. they won't be able to attend the president's speech on the economy, and apparently will be avoiding photo ops with him altogether. that's how popular this president is. udall does have time in his schedule to attend a closed-door democratic fund-raiser with the president, later in the day. >>> up next, we'll talk with a congressman denied access to a detention facility on an oklahoma military base, fort sill, containing more than a thousand illegal immigrant children. he explains why this administration is behaving as he puts it much like the former soviet union? [ male announcer ] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps k

joining me to discuss, democratic senator from colorado, mark udall. could you tell me in detail what the bill does and do you have any republican support for it? >> alex, you're right in your introduction, the mine field the supreme court entered through the hobby lobby decision is deeply concerning to me and many democrats here in the senate. senator murray and i joined forces to introduce what we're calling not my boss's business bill that would return us to the days just a few weeks ago when you didn't need your boss's permission when it comes to your own health care needs. as far as finding additional sponsors for the bill, i'm optimistic there will be some republicans in the senate who join us. i don't have names for you just yet but this is important to women across the country. i know you've heard a lot from your viewers, it's outrageous what the supreme court did we can return to the point at which you make your own decisions bypassing this straight forward piece of legislation. >> justice alito seemed to say -- to try and imply this was a nar

obama live has a closed-door fundraiser for senator udall who is seeking a second term in the senate.his race is republican congressman cory gardner is one of the most competitive senate races in the country. congress returns to capitol hill this week. the senate gavels in at 2 p.m. eastern today. he will vote on a judicial nomination and whether to move forward on a bill to open more federal land for hunting and fishing. the house returns tomorrow. you can see the house live on c-span and will have the senate debate live here on c-span2. and a look at the israeli-palestinian conflict this afternoon on c-span. the woodrow wilson center hosts a discussion with middle east expert at 4 p.m. eastern. >> now you can keep in touch with current events from the nation's capital using any phone any time with c-span radio on audio now. call (202) 626-8888. congressional coverage, public affairs forms in today's "washington journal" program and we did they list a recap of the day's events at 5 p.m. eastern on washington today. you can alter audio of the five networks sunday public affairs progra

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mark udall was nowhere to be seen.e stayed in washington, which his campaign insisted was not a political decision but sure looked like one in the beltway press. yesterday in alaska, democratic senator mark begich described himself to the "washington post" as a sharp object sent to the capitol to jab at president obama. "sort of, i'll be a thorn in his posterior." senator begich told the "post," "there's times when i'm a total thorn, you know, and he doesn't appreciate it." it makes a certain pure political sense for democratic politicians to steer clear of his party's president when the president is not popular in their home state especially if you're campaigning in a state that obama lost by a lot. what's interesting, though, is h who some of the democrats do think help him this year. president obama lost in kentucky last year by 22 points. he's unpopular in kentucky. last month the democratic hopeful for the senate there brought in senator elizabeth warren instead. alison lundergan-grimes campaigning. elizabeth barr

in colorado, does this get sort of mark udall there? >> colorado comes to mind.l rald is obviously the place where this could have the most impact because what happens there is the in the nonpresidential years, it's tough for democrats to get out hispanic voters. this could offer a lever for udall to work against cory gardner so that's the state to work. >> rick perry making a move to put the national guard down at the border, something john boehner has called for and you see rick perry there in iowa slowly but surely getting to making that point, what's the politics behind that? is there this idea that he's going to stand up and be the conservative warrior making this his issue? this was an issue that was problematic for him last time around. he was being criticized for being too humane. rick perry going out on this -- >> this is a great opportunity for rick perry. this issue landed right on his lap. it's on the border. he's got the right position now. in the 2012 campaign he was the most pro immigrant and romney attacked him. here he can show himself doing some

we saw what happened to mark udall and mark wyman when they tried to spark a debate to criticism to theirthe founders created our government with the three branches of government that do check and balance each other. i think congressman edwards has been great to try to bring attention to more congressional oversight post 9/11. unfortunately the bush administration really cut congress out of the loop and we're living with the aftermath. so the obama administration both in 2009 and 2011 when this 215 program was authorized wrote them a letter and said, please read -- everyone in congress can read the details of this program. it is not simply we're not going to hide behind obfuscation. read and understand it before you authorize it. i think that's the way it should go. yes, there will be sometimes need for internal debate in congress that the public can't see or might even be limited to the intelligence community. we are dealing with china, russia, very sophisticated intelligence operations, as well as al qaeda. there is certain stuff the american public won't be able to see. but i think tha

. >>> and a neck-and-neck race between senator mark udall and the challenger. the democrat is ahead 44% to 43. >>> a new warning from the irs, scammers are duping people out of millions of dollars in a past due tax scam. investigators tracked more than 60,000 calls telling people they misfiled their taxes and owe the government money and must pay immediately or risk arrest. >>> and snoop dogg makes quite the confession. the question from jimmy kimmel. >> have you ever smoked in the white house? >> in the bathroom. >> in the white house? >> in the bathroom. not in the white house, but in the bathroom. >> all right. there's no proof yet of it ever happening. or whether he actually inhaled. but, then again, it is snoop. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> in washington, joined by "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. good morning, looking into the snoop story, aren't you? >> we all are. >> on a more serious note, start with immigration. now in addition to the strong republican opposition to the request for the $3.7 billion for the border crisi

. >> who would you rather be, udall or gardner. >> i would rather be udall. >> republicans do love theirbents. let's go to michigan here, nathan. an open seat in many ways. six months ago democrats felt relatively confident. a little reason to change? >> there's some uncertainty, i think there's more confidence now. i'd rather be congressman gary peters because just looking historically republicans have been able to get over except for spence abraham's win. but they don't have to win michigan in order to get to the majority? >> any disagreement there? >> no. >> sort of a unanimous view on that one. let's move to iowa, amy. this is probably -- there is no race that has sort of changed more in the last six months than iowa. >> right. this was supposed to be an easy hold. this is tom harkins' seat. bruce braley was the candidate everybody united behind. joni ernst has turned out to be a very good candidate, bruce braley not so good, having a lot of troubles. when we talk about colorado is a swing state, so is iowa. let's not forget that iowa too has gone back and forth, it's really more of

just hours ago another minute of the intelligence committee, mark udall called it troubling, adding it false equivalency between congressional staff fulfilling their constitutional obligations potentially breaking the law. >>> just ahead, the latest chapter in the makers versus takers saga, that great feeling you get from making $7.25 an hour. mia wiley schools ed gillespie on the harsh realities of the minimum wage. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] we all deserve a good night's sleep. thankfully, there's zzzquil. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. ♪ because sleep is a beautiful thing™. ♪ zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid from the makers of nyquil®. >>> ed gillespie, former rnc chair turned oil lobbyist, turned virginia candidate for the u.s. senate. ed gillespie apparently thinks minimum wage jobs are pretty awesome. >> i don't support a federally mandated minimum wage. a lot of them are second earners, and first-time workers and the minimum wage job is where you learn to get the to work on time and getting the paycheck and knowing that you get an hone

their actions it's it speaks volumes they supported a guy named cory gardner for example against mark udall now cory gardner was. the tenth one of the tin most conservative house members in the last session that was by way of vote he was one of the most conservative but this organization puts their money behind cory gardner to the exclusion of mark udall so i don't know this is an odd mixture of oddball some of them political has millions simply trying to make money other political opportunists that are trying to relabel republicans when the label of republican becomes so disgusting and so ugly like we saw we just recently saw just hours ago with this vote to to sue the president when it becomes that stupid when the threshold of stupidity gets to that point you obviously want to change the name of your party and that's what mark mckinnon wanted to do change the name of his party and start calling it the no labels party so it's exactly like we saw with the with the tea party exactly the same scenario while most of their most of the money raised was going to their staffers there for the half

mark udall, democrat. mary landrieu, democrat . cay hagen, democrat. mitch mcconnell, republican. all vulnerable. there are also five states where there are open senate seats and two long shot races with vulnerable democrats. that makes 14 potentially competitive races with democrats on the defensive in most of them. compounding democrats' problem is this, says diagnostician barack obama, quote, democrats have a congenital defect when it comes to our politics, and that is we like voting during presidential years. and during midterms, we don't vote. and so you already have lower voting totals during the midterm and it's our folks that stay at home. question, is a gop senate takeover inevitable? >> i don't think it's inevitable. i think it looks like it's a very real possibility at this point, john. but what we have to remember is that as bad as things look for the democrats, as easy as it has become to criticize the democratic leadership in the executive, the republicans nationally have not really rallied around or together in a specific direction. so this is going to come down to

the bill is sponsored by senator patty murray of washington and senator mark udall of colorado.majority leader harry reid says that the supreme court's decision in the hobby lobby case was outrageous and promises the legislation will be a top priority for democrats. now, a similar bill will likely face strong opposition in the republican-controlled house. >>> okay, let's shift our attention to the markets and talk business, because as we saw the indices down for a second day, the nasdaq was hit the hardest. the dow fell by more than 100 points. cnbc's steve sedgwick live in london for us with a preview for today. steve, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, very good day to you. market was down, but after hours, alcoa numbers were pretty good. so, that, which seems a bit of a bellwether for u.s. earnings, kicked off the season with good numbers after hours. citigroup under pressure, according to "wall street journal" and others now, it appears they may have to pay $7 billion to the doj and others as part of a settlement regarding sale of mortgage-backed securities. analysts had expec

the udall bill allows it. the decision to use birth control is private and it should be. and it should not be subject to the personal or religious beliefs of some corporate boss. otherwise, where is it going to as the personal or religious beliefs of some corporate loss. otherwise where will it end? has just as through spader ginsberg stated, with the exemption antidepressant said medication and there are medications derived from swine that help people get well including dennis tegea intravenous fluids him and vaccinations. that is what she said. mom the court decision is a very slippery slope. endless possibilities. that is why i support him this bill which clearly establishes a woman's right to health care. the united states senate cannot impose a significant barrier. regardless of what republican congressman tell you we have a long long long way to go before american women are legal in all aspects of the law as they should be. the bill will for us is a step in the right direction. more importantly not my boss's business act will help insure american women have access t

senate, force republicans to vote against it and use it in the races in places like colorado where mark udall is runing aggressively on this issue, and forced the republican to moderate in that race could, cory gardner. >> we saw abortion discussed very plainly in 2012, from the democratic national convention. democrats believe they saw an advantage with women on this. they believed the same thing is true now, and i think there are certain places where it's more true than others but they are expecting especially with single women this can be a winner in the way hillary clinton framed that argument regardless of the fact that it contains some inaccuracies and lack of a mention about her own husband's administration and the role there, but that is the argument the democrats in washington were hoping will be executed in the next couple months. >> there are so few issues driving democratic voters out to the polls, they think they could possibly neutralize obamacare for republicans. >> if you listen to hillary clinton, whether you agree or disagree you knew crystal clear what she thought of the de

senator udall. >> thank you, senator feinstein. good to be here with you. >> good to have you here. >> let me just thank you and senator grassley for focusing on a tremendously important issue. this testimony we've seen, this chart that i think was in your package, this astronomical growth is just astounding, and in light of senator klobuchar's discussion with me, i first want to turn to you, doctor, and ask you on the prescription drug monitoring issue, i think you wanted to say something there, and so i hope that you have an opportunity to do that. >> i did. thank you for asking me. so most states as we've heard have prescription drug monitoring programs and we can invest in interstate data sharing, but, unfortunately, they're not being used. the pdmps may be one of the best tools we have in the country for bringing this crisis under control, and except for new york, kentucky, and tennessee, the three states that made it mandatory for doctors to use them, they're just not being used. so if there's some way that you can incentiviz

mark udall taking the lead on the legislation, that test vote happening today in the senate. tune in to c-span-2 for the coverage. davis, who is running for governor, speaking out via twitter about the debate in washington over hobby lobby. here is from the miami herald, the headline, abbott takes big campaign cash lead over davis. she remains a fundraising force but begins the pivotal final push towards election day with substantially less money to spend than republican greg abbott. the poll showing davis trailing behind her opponent there. pam in california, women only this morning, pam you're up. go ahead. >> caller: thank you. i listen to the reporter, miss cox explain the hobby lobby decision and a lot of democrats and some republicans have left out, as many of your caller hads have stated, it is only four out of 20 contraception devices are methods that have been excluded under the decision by the supreme court. four out of 20. the other 16 will all be provided by hobby lobby to their employees. and these were provided before obamacare, and will be continued to be provi