ranking member has asked me to put into the record letters from law enforcement leaders in ohio, utah iowa, indiana and wisconsin supporting the president's policies and concluding while the executive forms approve a broken immigration system approve only a fraction of what can be -- we continue to recognize what our broken system truly needs is a legislative solution and urge congress to enact comprehensive reform legislation. there's a similar letter from the national task force and similar statement from the president and c.e.o. of the merick family which companies. i ask that those be made a part of the record without objection. there's also been considerable commentary about attorney general holder in a hearing to withstand his ability to defend himself if he were here. there are legal arguments and policies that fall outside a particular political ideology that does not make them outside the mainstream and it does not politicize a department to make those arguments or pursue those policies. i'd argue actually that it's the effort to constrain the department within that ideology that

otra tormenta de nieve entre la noche del domingo y la madrugada del lunes.arizona, nuevo mexico, iowa, utahnnsilvania, nebrasca y las dakotas seran afectadas por el mal tiempo. continua siendo un misterio el estado de salud de bobbi kristina brown, la hija de la fallecida cantante whitney houston y bobby brown. segun la policia, la joven fue encontrada inconsciente esta maqana en la tina del baqo de su casa, ubicada en un suburbio de atlanta, georgia, por su esposo y un amigo quienes procedieron a darle los primeros auxilios hasta que llegaron los paramedicos para llevarla a un hospital. estas circunstancias son similares a la de whitney houston, quien fue encontrada muerta hace casi tres aqos en la baqera del cuarto de un hotel en beverly hills, california. a partir del 18 de febrero el servicio de ciudadania e inmigracion comenzara a recibir las solicitudes para quienes busquen inscribirse al programa extendido de daca. y en un evento en chicago donde asistio el director de la oficina de seguridad interna jeh johnson se hizo el llamado a que las personas no tengan miedo de inscribirse a e

ranking member has asked me to put into the record letters from law enforcement leaders in ohio, utah iowa, indiana, and wisconsin supporting the president's policies and concluding, while the executive reforms improve a broken immigration system and we continue to recognize that what our broken system truly needs is a permanent legislative solution and urge congress to enhance comprehensive immigration reform. and a similar letter from the national task force and sexual and domestic violence and a letter from stan merrick, from the president and ceo of merrick companies and i'm asked those be made part of the record. without objection. and there has also been considerable commentary about attorney general holder in a hearing at which he does not have the opportunity to defend himself and it is my view that a significant amount of that commentary would not with stand his ability to defend himself if he were here. so let me say, in response to that there are legal arguments and policies that fall out side a particular political ideology that does not make them outside of the mainstream and

ranking member has asked me to put into the record letters from law enforcement leaders in ohio, utah iowa, indiana, and wisconsin supporting the president's policies and concluding, while the executive reforms improve a broken immigration system and we continue to recognize that what our broken system truly needs is a permanent legislative solution and urge congress to enhance comprehensive immigration reform. and a similar letter from the national task force and sexual and domestic violence and a letter from stan merrick, from the president and ceo of merrick companies and i'm asked those be made part of the record. without objection. and there has also been considerable commentary about attorney general holder in a hearing at which he does not have the opportunity to defend himself and it is my view that a significant amount of that commentary would not with stand his ability to defend himself if he were here. so let me say, in response to that there are legal arguments and policies that fall out side a particular political ideology that does not make them outside of the mainstream and

ranking member has asked me to put into the record letters from law enforcement leaders in ohio, utah iowa, indiana and wisconsin supporting the president's policies and saying -- concluding, while the executive reforms improve a broken immigration system, they can achieve only a fraction of what can be accomplished by broad congressional action. we continue to recognize that what our broken system truly needs is a permanent legislative solution and urge congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform legislation. there is a similar letter from the member organizations of the national task force and sexual and domestic violence and a similar statement, for the record of stan marek of texas, the president and c.e.o. of the marek family of companies. if i ask unanimous consent that those be made part of the record. >> without objection. >> there's also been considerable commentary about attorney general holder in a hearing at which he does not have the opportunity to defend himself and it's my view that a significant amount of that commentary would not withstand his ability to defend hims

utah today. others like wisconsin governor scott walker will be overtly taking part in the primary count for the first time at the iowa freedom summit where john dickerson finds himself tonight which raises the question, john, why are you there? >> seems a little early, doesn't it, gwen? we got two years until the 2016 election. but you can't get started too early in iowa. the caucuses are a year away. and we have the iowa freedom summit as you mentioned and seven to 10 depending on what definition you use, republicans who are thinking about running for president, then a bunch of them who are not here. but what the iowa freedom summit is is a chance for some of the marquee names -- scott walker, governor of wisconsin, chris christie, governor of new jersey, rick perry, the former governor of texas -- to come, make their pitch to this very conservative group of republican voters and it's kind of the kick-off event of the caucus. that's the way the people i've been talking to all week have been referring to it. the other thing that's going on among all campaigns including the romney campaign, bush campaign, and when i s

manufacturers in arkansas california, coll iowa louisiana, maryland, minnesota, nerve, new york, ohio pennsylvania oklahoma, texas, utah, virginia and many others are taking part already in the explain chain to support terminals already under construction. in maryland 14,600 jobs, created across the supply chain. we applaud the doe for taking look at the inefficiencies and trying to fix them. we once again find ourselves in a situation where the approvals are starting to lag. a project that received conditional approval as far back as 2013, now approaching the fourth month of deliberations on a final license. we believe s-33, is both timely and warranted. this bill ensures that the free hand of the marketplace will govern international trade by providing a 45-day deadline on the doe to approve or deny pending lng export applications. it do is not affect any other requirements. but eliminating unnecessary delays, the bill protects rubbing arub ing -- running afoul of our obligations.running afoul of our obligations.running afoul of our obligations.rubrunning afoul of our obligations.running afoul of our obligations.runn

iowa's bill was the first law in the u.s. since then six other states passed familiar legislation. idaho, montana, north dakota and utahsigned to prevent video taping without a farmer's concept. paul ship era is from the human society of the united states. >> this is a clear effort from the meat industry to prevent whistleblowers gaining employment at factory farming because they don't want them taking photos of routine animal cruelty, food problems and more. >> the cow is alive. >> reporter: last year in utah, amy shot this video tape from the side of the road on public property of a cow moved with a tract outside a slaughter house. >> oh, no. >> the police were not centered in the slaughter houseworkers. instead meier was arrested and charged with a misdemeanour. agricultural misdemeanourful. detained. >> you are being detained. >> the case against her was dropped. court. >> that is what the ag gag laws are about. like peta the human society used undercover video like this investigation at a slaughter house. at a result of the footage, the u.s. department of agriculture suspended operations. activists argue video evi

. >> i'm pleased to be here in iowa today i'm going to come back many more times in the future. >> my name is mike lee i'm from utahng for president. >> schieffer: he may the only person in the united states senate to make that statement. you were out there john. >> it was a big event. there were 20 speakers. absolute conservative part of the republican party it was kind of a skymall political event, lot of variety, wasn't sure how everyone fit in. donald trump gets a big reception there. he says a lot of exciting things. he's not likely to be president. the most interesting part about this is who did the best for themselves in terms of what they actually have to do in the long march. two years away really until the election. the caucuses in iowa, that kick-off event is a year ago. all the major candidates are scrambling for staff. scott walker did himself probably the best at this event because he spoke to the crowd, they were very excited to larry about wisconsin record. the conservatives liked him. nothing that he said will show up later and seem out of touch. that is challenge for any candidate talking to the b

iowa. a friendly summit between jeb bush and mitt romney in utah and another major candidate about to throwo the ring. jon karl has that exclusive news from washington. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. abc news has learned that florida senator marco rubio has started taking concrete steps towards launching a presidential campaign. as one of rubio's top advisers tells me quote, he told us to proceed a if he is running for president. i am told rubio has hired a top republican fund-raiser to serve as the finance director of a presidential campaign. he plans a big fund-raising swing through california. will miss votes in the senate next week followed by atrip to all the early primary state, florida, iowa new hampshire, south carolina and, of course iowa. so george there had been a lot of speculation that rubio would because of jeb bush taking steps towards his own campaign but it sure looks like rubio is going no matter what jeb bush does. >> at least not yet. not dropping out yet. about jeb bush we saw that remarkable meeting yesterday between jeb bush and mitt romney out

manufacturers in arkansas, california, coll, iowa, louisiana, maryland, minnesota, nerve, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, oklahoma, texas, utah, virginia and many others are taking part already in the explain chain to support terminals already under construction. in maryland 14,600 jobs, created across the supply chain. we applaud the doe for taking look at the inefficiencies and trying to fix them. we once again find ourselves in a situation where the approvals are starting to lag. a project that received conditional approval as far back as 2013, now approaching the fourth month of deliberations on a final license. we believe s-33, is both timely and warranted. this bill ensures that the free hand of the marketplace will govern international trade by providing a 45-day deadline on the doe to approve or deny pending lng export applications. it do is not affect any other requirements. but eliminating unnecessary delays, the bill protects running afoul of our obligations. developers looking to build an lng facility must subject themselves to a multi-faceted permitting process. s-33 provides certainly while ensuring that all env

signed the iowa apprenticeship tripled it to over $3 million to support classroom-based instruction for apprentices in high-demand sectors. governor herbert continued commitment to aligning utah'scation and work force training systems with the needs of its employers in the state is paying great dividends. utah's unemployment rate is one of the very best in the nation additionally, his support for reforms that emphasize science technology engineering and math, the so-called stem careers, it's helping utah realize its goal of 66% of all adults obtaining a degree or post-second certificate by the year 2020. while also preparing today's students for modern technology-driven economy. we governors are occasionally competitive but it's always good having one governor standing out so it pushes the rest of us. but we also must look at the talent pool when creating economic development strategies. among that pool of talent are our returning veterans. after returning from the armed forces, many veterans find that they cannot transfer easily their skills to a civilian job without the additional burden of -- without the added burden of additional certificates or licenses. because of this, 2

iowa? >> groundhog day, right? >> i can give you a little bit of news about mitt. most of you know he and jeb had a private meeting in utaht was so private it was on the front page of the "new york times." >> mitt romney? >> a loser. he lost. he should have won. he choked. >> jeb bush. >> the last thing we need is another bush. >> reporter: chris christie was left as the only establishment candidate to brave king summit. >> if i were too loud too new jersey for iowa then why do you people keep inviting me back? >> reporter: the new jersey governor made clear he isn't going to give up on iowa even in the face of stiff competition. history shows long shots can win in iowa if they're willing to put in the work. >> my advice is you skip iowa at your own peril. >> america is looking for a new path forward and starting today, right here in iowa let's give it to them! >> and sarah palin was among the speakers at congressman steve king's freedom summit. the former governor who says she is seriously interested in a presidential run delivered a rambling address that even some republicans are criticizing as incoherent. here is a por

iowa was early -- was on the show early this morning. other members, including republican orrin hatch from utah, lindsey graham, senator cornyn from texas,enator mike lee from utah, senator ted cruz from texas and the two newest republicans are senator david perdue, who won his first term in georgia, and senator thom tillis, republican from north carolina, the former speaker of the house of north carolina who beat kay hagan in the last election. the ranking democrat is patrick leahy. dianne feinstein stitt ♪ sits on the committee along with senator al franken from minnesota and senator kunz from delaware. and senator blumenthal democrat of connecticut. those are the democrats on that committee. some faces and the voices you will here today on day two of the combination -- of the confirmation hearings of loretta lynch for attorney general. live coverage will get underway on c-span in 15 minutes. wilma, mount vernon, new york, a democratic caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i call because i agree with ms. lynch in reference to immigration. i am an immigrant myself. i believe that if people work and pay the taxes and they are goo

utah, back down to portions of new mexico through the day on saturday. that same storm is going to spread east and drop a swath of snow, 6 to 12 inches from eastern iowa across the interior and heading into sunday and monday time frame, thankfully, all is quiet on the west coast other than that temperatures in the 60s and 70s today. 50s from portland back up through seattle this ank. >>> wung of the biggest names in rap music in jail this morning. producer suge knight could face murder charges. a pioneer work wig artists like mc hammer tupac shakur. earlier he was arrested for a deadly hit-and-run in compton, california. it happened after a confrontation on a film set. our report says knight was driving a pickup truck that ran over two men. >> reporter: notorious rap mogul zoog knight turned himself in to police ten hours after fleeing the scene of a deadly hit-and-run in compton. >> so far people we've talked to be looked like it was an intentional act. we're handling it as a homicide. >> reporter: in this video posted by gossip site tmz paramedics attending to a victim. knight and two men were involved in altercation at a fast food restaurant where knight

iowa michigan, new jersey new mexico nevada north dakota and ohio have already stregthened medicare in their states. since last year even more republican governors have come forward with medicaid proposals. utah tennessee, indiana, and wyoming. even the republican governor of alabama indicated he may join them. many states are pursuing reform and demanding personal responsibility and encourageing work and cracking down on fraud and they are using our tax dollars to do it. where our tax dollars have gone health care jabs followed. states that have improved medicare growth have had three times the growth. hospitals are often the largest employers in the community. but jobs in health care that comprise 1/6th of the economy are not growing like they should. in fact thousands of missouri health care jobs in the past year have been lost and hospitals and clinics have closed. if we tonight take action more follows. the ceo of a hospital explained he would cut 60 missouri jobs but hire 62 worker in iowa. the ceo wrote and i quote: the reason we are hiring in arkansas and laying off in missouri is arkansas chose to expand medicaid and missouri did not. i fear missouri will never recover the ground it

iowa michigan new jersey new mexico nevada north dakota and ohio have already strengthened medicaid in their states. since last year even more republican governors have come forward with medicaid proposals. utah tennessee indiana, and wyoming. even the republican governor of alabama hasn't indicated he may join them. many states are pursuing innovative reforms demanding personal responsibility encouraging work absolutely. encouraging work and cracking down on fraud. and they're using our tax dollars to do it. where our tax dollars have gone, health care jobs have followed. states that have strengthened and improved medicaid have had three times the growth in health care jobs than states that haven't. hospitals are often the largest local employers in our communities but jobs and health care which comprise 1/6 of the jobs in our total economy aren't growing like they should. in fact in the past year thousands of missouri health care jobs have been lost. hospitals and clinics have closed, and if we don't take action, more will follow. last summer, an official warn notice was sent to our department of economic development from the ceo at ozarks community hospital in springfield about impending l

manufactures in arkansas california colorado, iowa louisiana, maryland, minnesota, nevada, new york, ohio oklahoma, pennsylvania, texas, utah, virginia and many others are already taking part in the lng supply chains to support the terminals that are under construction. in maryland they will create 14,006 under jobs in manufacturing and other sectors across the supply chain. $12 billion in the past project which is quite possible the largest capital project in louisiana history will support the livelihood of up to 18300 louisiana residents and peak construction and i wish of nearly 5400 louisiana workers over eight years. there's actually 14 individual parishes in the state of louisiana that have fewer than 6400 residents employed. the project supply chain contains 54 manufactures in 17 to the states and this is just the tip of the iceberg. asas many other manufacturers across the u.s. have made investment in own business to position themselves to go to spain in lng exports. we applaud the d.o.e. for take a hard look at the inefficiencies in its own process and trying to fix them. while decisions have been quickly after the