he says there's absolutely no doubt that the majority of vermont's electorate opposed civil unions.g to the polls, do not support marriage for homosexuals. poussaint: public hearings were overflowing, and broadcast live by vermont public television, rallies were huge, and a letter-writing campaign jammed the mailboxes of legislators. there is no doubt that lawmakers knew they were treading in dangerous political waters. i give my own personal poll of what the people, hundreds and hundreds, are saying and feeling about the homosexual marriage debate and of how upset they are with their elected officials and how they will put them out of office if they vote yes. poussaint: there's no doubt that mark macdonald was fighting a strong current of public opinion. macdonald: i'm a history teacher, and all change that is worth doing has opposition. poussaint: these days, when mark macdonald isn't teaching middle school civics and history, he's tending to his small cattle farm in orange county, vermont. fading election signs spotlight a time when macdonald wore a third hat, that of vermont sta

vermont just became the third state to legalize physician assisted suicide. america tonight's adam may gives us the look, some law enforcement agencies are trying to shut down. >> ben underhill knows he's living on borrowed time. ten years ago, he was diagnosed with a rare and deadly blood cancer called multiple m my loa. now he's planning to die here. >> i don't fear death, life is hard. >> you were only given a few years to live and now ten years later. >> when i was diagnosed i was 44. and at that point the life expectancy was three to five years. >> what's life like to get that diagnosis? >> you don't have a lot of choice. you either give up or move on. i've had people have to bathe me, pick me up. i was in bed for quite a while because of bone disease, i know there are things i have to ask for help but you know it's going oget so bad that you can't do anything for yourself. and so somebody else is keeping you alive or keeping you in existence. and for what? three extra weeks? to me, i've had seven extra years already. so three weeks is nothing. >> the 54

our guest is senator bernie sanders of vermont. we were talking before the break about some of your ideas. let's put them into practical application, the crises we're facing oaf the budget governmental sequestration, all of that, where does it leave the american people? is there a sense that the american people have really had it with all of you folks up here? >> i think if you look at the favorability ratings, we're occasionally in single digits. people are angry frustrated disgusted with what's going on here. and joie it's not just because of the shutdown, that's terrible it's essentially because they are in a lot of trouble. now what we don't talk about as a nation very much, and there are reasons for that, is the fact that the middle class of this country is disappearing, it's collapsing. poverty is a number of people living in poverty is at an all time high. people are saying what about us? my graduated college deeply in debt can't find a job, what are you doing about that? >> and has moved back home. >> has moved back home. i

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. leahy: mr. president, the distinguished presiding officer is, like myself, a new englander, and knows what fall is like in our part of the country. and late last month, i -- i was fortunate to enjoy some of the most lovely settings that can be found anywhere, any time as vermont's hillsides were painted orange and yellow and red by pink fall colors against powder blue skies. vermonters love these sublime few weeks. we happily welcome visitors from around the united states. actually, we welcome visitors from around the world. it's interesting to walk down the streets of some of our cities and just hear several different languages being spoken as visitors come here. they share the experience and they hike and they bike and they fish and they hunt on our extensive conserved natural areas. but these best of times have become the worst of times as vermonters and visitors ali

. >> vermont's governor signed the death with dignity bill into law in may. it allows doctors to prescribe a life-ending pill for people with less than six months to live. >> so this will be the first legislative effort where the governor has had the privilege of signing a bill like this. >> i have no fear that i will ask for the medication. will i get to the point where i will take it or i get so bad i have to take it, i don't know. >> what is it about dying this way that is more comforting to you? >> it is on my terms. >> vermont is now the third state after oregon and washington to legalize physician-assisted suicide. but it is happening in other states. often involving a controversial group operating in the shadows. it's called the final exit network. >> the difference between me and kevorkian? well, he liked publicity. i think it's a private thing. >> dr. larry eggbert used to be the medical director of the final exit network. he keeps a home in the small baltimore neighborhood. >> so you're not physically doing anything? >> i'm physically doing absolute

vermont's own cabbott cooperative makes some of vermont's most award-winning cheeses, could be hit by the missing pricing information. in recent years, cabbott, being good business people, they've increased use of futures contracts. it's an active part of its risk management efforts. it makes sense. we've seen many farmers and food companies and dairy cooperatives across the country do the same after the disastrous collapse in milk prices in 2009. but the usda staff is furloughed and farmers and businesses like cabbott can no longer have the daily and weekly reports on cash prices for agriculture products. these are the benchmarks for these futures contracts. they're used to head against risk and big price swings. to make matters worse, the entire usda web site is shut down. so that's keeping farmers from seeing and using previous agricultural reports from the agency. this to the same people who are working these long, long hours. they're obeying the rules. they're doing what's expected of them. but suddenly they're having legs taken out from under them. i've heard from the vermont ec

peolar bear at the zoo in vermont.hought we would run it by people, in tonight's "lie witness news." >> do you believe that the recent polar bear attacks in vermont are due to global warming? >> well, they're probably being pushed out of their environment a little built. mainly because of people moving into their area, but also possibly because of -- you know, the rise in temperatures. >> so a lot of people are saying that global warming is to blame for the recent polar bear atatak thousands in vermont. do you agree or disagree? >> i disagree. polar bears are polar bears. they need to do what they do. >> how do you feel when you saw the horrific footage from the polar bear attacks? >> it was awful. awful. >> what do you think when you saw images of the attacks in vermont from the polar bears? >> some of them are shocking as you saw before. >> what did you think? >> shocking. i feel sorry for all the people that got attacked. >> do you thing the bears are justified because we caused global warming? >> um, when you say j

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, what is the parliamentary situation? the presiding officer: the ithesenate is in a quorum call. mr. leahy: i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. blai. mr. leahy: mr. president had i'll be speaking later this afternoon regarding the junls. but i've heard a number of people, including the distinguished senior senator from connecticut and others on the floor have been speaking on the effect of the shutdown, and we hear -- ands preasht my colleagues who have come here and given real-world statements. toot often we hear the numbers, there are "x" number of people out of work, there's this and that. well, i was just briefly -- well, actually less than 24 hours in vermont. i got there last night. left there before noon this morning. i talked with a lot of vermonters, many of whom i've known for years, who are hardworking people in the government having skills that our government needs. they're very helpful to us. they're

host: ann in newport, vermont. few years ago, i went to a yard sale and found an put together in 1924 by various women's groups. there is a recipe for a souflet by mrs. calvin coolidge, washington, d.c. i have been amiss in the program, but i would give mrs. coolidge a chance to share her recipe. host: there are many grace coolidge recipes available online. way thatpart of the they establish her persona to the public. will you talk about that? by calvin was kidded a lot about her cooking not being very good. when she gets to the white house, of course she has some recipes that have been handed down over the years and that she is happy to share with the public. she also felt that first ladies should leave something at the white house that they had made. she made a cover letter for the lincoln bed. she did want to highlight things that were cooking and sewing, crocheting. those were important things to her. guest: randy williamson on twitter i did ask her son if that was true, and he said, absolutely not. we have a c

she is from burlington, vermont. he is from little, rural plymouth, so they were quite different in that respect. but she found him engaging and thoughtful, and he found her beautiful, but he didn't quite know how to romance her. so we asked one of his friends, who happened to be the shoemaker in town, what to say to grace. the shoemaker said just complement her. tell her her dresses are beautiful. do that kind of thing. grace actually saved the letters that calvin wrote to her. even though they were neighbors, he wrote her letters, and they were fairly affectionate letters between them. >> how long did they court before they were married? >> they met in 1902, and married in october of 1905. >> she was an only child, and i have read that her mother was not so happy about the relationship. >> myra adored her only child and thought that after grace had graduated from the university of vermont, she would stay in the burlington area. but grace had a mind of her own and said i would like to teach at the clark school for t

are you trying to make vermont a wine state?ady have the best cheese, so we can have some very, very good wine. >> reporter: 30 years ago that would have been a fantasy. wine maker patrick says in those days the grapes barely survive bud vermont is getting warmer. >> we definitely have seen bigger crops in the last, i'd say, ten years for sure. >> reporter: and you think that's because of climate change. >> yeah, definitely. >> reporter: andy nash of the national weather service says temperatures on this island in lake champlain has warmed 2 degrees since 1970. >> we're not going to notice a change by one or two degrees, but to a plant, that means a lot. >> reporter: these grape varieties wouldn't have survived here before the climate change. this is one of the only vineyards growing pinot noir but riesling, grapes yeeshlly seen along the west coast. >> they're very cold sensitive. if you can't have a warmer winter, you don't have a crop. >> reporter: but it's a tender balance. snow farm's greatest prize is their ice wine, a des

i'm calling vermont. "free samples." i'll bet there's a catch. hey, that's cute.n this trip. you have a husband. lots of things go with that. yeah, well, ght now, i'd trade him for a pair of pants that makes my butt look smaller. you know what makes your butt look smaller? a husband. so, robert hasn't started dating anyone else yet? you mean, since we talked about him in the shoe department? i know, i know. i just... here, try this on. yecch. oh, come on. it'll look great with that scarf you bought. and maybe some of those new platform sneakers. i'm not n anymore. what are you talking about? you're fun. we're having fun. we had wine at lunch. ok. another color maybe? [crying] what? what is it? i'm a boring housewife. what? i'a big oldboring house, and that's whyray isn'td about going to vermont. i should just cancelthe. come on,you're not boring. you're going to havean amazing,. with your husband. look. donna karan. what was i thinking? ray's onlygoing to t for the ice cream. that touronly lasts, and thenit's just m. these pricesare outrageous. mom, what's all thi

polar bear at the zoo in vermont.e thought we would run it by people, in tonight's "lie witness news." >> do you believe that the recent polar bear attacks in vermont are due to global warming? >> well, they're probably being pushed out of their environment a little built. mainly because of people moving into their area, but also possibly because of -- you know, the rise in temperatures. >> so a lot of people are saying that global warming is to blame for the recent polar bear attack thousands in vermont. do you agree or disagree? >> i disagree. polar bears are polar bears. they need to do what they do. >> how do you feel when you saw the horrific footage from the polar bear attacks? >> it was awful. awful. >> what do you think when you saw images of the attacks in vermont from the polar bears? >> some of them are shocking as you saw before. >> what did you think? >> shocking. i feel sorry for all the people that got attacked. >> do you thing the bears are justified because we caused global warming? >> um, when you sa

well, i'm going to get back to work for vermonters. i want the vermont company that can't start their new product because the certificate is sitting on the desk at the department of agriculture, but nobody is there to sign it. i want those vermonters who are going to see their children go hungry so they don't -- they are unable to get the full benefits of the education they are supposed to be having, i want to see them fed. i want to see our farmers be able to have the ability to continue to work as they do every single day and know that a farm bill has been passed. let's stop the sloganeering. let's stop the rushing to the tv cameras. let's actually do what is best for america. wouldn't that be a wonderful step in the right direction? mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. thune: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quor

has worked this piece of vermont his entire life. now a lush vineyard selling 34,000 bottles of wine each year. are you trying to make vermont a wine state? >> we definitely are. we already have the best cheese. we can have some very, very good wine. >> reporter: 30 years ago that would have been a fantasy. wine maker patrick says in those days the grapes barely survived but vermont is getting warmer. >> we definitely have seen bigger crops in the last i'd say ten years for sure. >> reporter: you think it's because of climate change? >> yeah, definitely. >> reporter: andy nash of the national weather service says temperatures on this island in lake champlain have warmed two and a half degrees since 1970. >> we're not going to notice one, two, three degrees but to the plants on a year by year, that means a lot. >> reporter: the trend has allowed the vineyard to add newer grape varieties which wouldn't have survived here before climate change. this is one of the only vineyards in vermont growing pinot noir. a couple of cold winters wip

p, when you were governor of vermont, did you not meet with your legislative leaders?p, when you were governor of vermont, did you not meet with your legislative leaders?ap, when you were governor of vermont, did you not meet with your legislative leaders?np, when you were governor of vermont, did you not meet with your legislative leaders?, when you were governor of vermont, did you not meet with your legislative leaders? would you not talk to those guys if you had disputes? >> yeah, and i think dick armey's point was a good one. this a policy matter. it's the law of the land and is this a rear guard action to try to undo something they don't have the votes to do. so why should the president negotiate on health care. if he wants to negotiate on spending, i don't see a problem with that. the debt ceiling -- let me just say one other thing. i heard pam toomey's thing. and our deficit now is, i don't know, several hundred beillion dollars. i didn't hear one suggestion what would you cut. what was a nonessential service. tell wlaus what you'd cut. >> national enendowment

independent from vermont. thank you for the clarification.in threshold we need to see for the members of the other party to finally reopen the government? >> well, i would certainly hope so. it is -- it is humiliatinhumili is embarrassing that when people lose their lives in battle, if their families can't get proper burial benefits. that is unspeakable. but i'll tell you, we're looking at now several million hard-working americans who have bills to pay, they have mortgages to take care of, send their kids to college. they're wondering, when they are going to get paid. we're seeing a contraction of the entire economy, which impacts every man, woman and child. we are seeing the situation where the president of the united states can't even represent this country in a major conference in asia, which is now taken over by the chinese president, because he has to stay here to deal with this artificially created crisis. so we should be totally i'm i will human i'llateded we have a handful of right wing extremists holding us hostage and now threateni

the vermont garnets began growing about 380 million years ago. as the continents of eurasia and africa drifted toward the americas to form the supercontinent of pangaea. the convergence of the plates gradually heaved up the rocks of northeastern north america to create the appalachian mountain range, pushing the rocks into huge flat-lying folds called "nappes." buried deep inside these giant folds of rock, tiny garnet crystals echo the twisting and contorting going on around them. rotating and spiraling between 20 and 30 degrees every million years. the beauty about the garnets in vermont is that the ones we measured were snowball garnets, and so we get some other useful information from the garnets studied in vermont. that information tells us how fast the rocks were deforming. in other words, how fast the garnets were rotating. that tells us how fast the rocks around the garnets that were causing that rotation were deforming. that is something that has never been measured before. it's of considerable interest for people studying tectonism, beca

this piece of vermont his entire life. it is now a vineyard, selling 34,000 bottles of wine each year. >> are you trying to make vermont a wine state? >> we definitely are. we already have the best cheese, we can have some good wine. >> 30 years ago, that would have been a fantasy. wine maker, patrick, says in those days, the grapes barely survived, but vermont is getting warmer. >> we definitely have seen bigger crops in the last ten years for sure. >> and you think that's because of climate change? >> yeah. definitely. >> andy of the national weather service says temperatures on this island in lake champlain. >> we aren't going to notice one, two, or three degrees, that means a lot. >> trend allows the vineyard to add newer varieties that wouldn't have survived here before a claimant change. >> this is one of the only vineyards growing pinot. not only that, but reisling, grapes normally seen in the warmer east coast. >> if you don't have a warm winter, you can't have a crop. >> the greatest pride is a desert wine made fr

threat has shifted well north of us, north of new york city, a watch in effect, multiple warnings in vermont. in maryland our concern is from harford county south into calvert cliffs, coastal flood concerns and high tide with the strong wind the last 24 hours has piled a lot of water into the chesapeake bay. that's getting in a little of the activity. 2 inches in clarksburg today, almost 2 and a quarter in german town. 2 1/2 in mt. airy. as you did from baltimore eastward that line of rain did lose a little bit ofs it moisture in the western half of the state. still, though, much need rain statewide. here's what this looks like in spots. in annapolis they had the heavy downpour, frontal boundary coming through and a little bit of clearing though it's a cloudy sky. the rain has pushed east of the state capital. 61 degrees. things turning cool. calm underneath the front. we will see winds pick up later this evening and turn cooler. by the way if you have a great storm shot, this one is from annapolis today. facebook, twitter or use your abc2 news app. you can shoot that photo. the next day's p

in my home state of vermont we face many challenges. very little fiber is being deployed to the homes, and many areas have no proud band access. there is limited competition, even in urban areas. wireless coverage leaves much to be decided, even when it exists, and even in vermont, transition to the i.p. based voice network is occurring. until this latest evolution, networks are migrating away from circuit-switched voice and data services to i.p.-based services. during the transition, like previous ones, it is crucial for policymakers to focus on the right issues. no regulator or legg legislator should interconvenient -- intervene in the market. the mark should make choices. the reeven public service commissions and agencies like the f.c.c. were created and regulate remains the same. first we regulate where commigs ompetition is not adequately vigorous. second, we impose public nterest obligations. some oversight will always be necessary to provide what the market will not, including prioritization of niversal action, and l 911 service.

in my home state of vermont we face many challenges. very little fiber is being deployed to the home and there are many areas without rock band access. there's limited competition even in urban areas. wireless coverage leads grit much to be desired and even in vermont transition to the ip-based voice network is occurring. in this latest evolution which has been underway for quite a few years now networks are migrating away from voice data services to ip services. during the transition like the previous ones is crucial for policymakers to focus on the right issues. no regulator or legislator should intervene in the market to put a thumb on the scale in favor of one technology over another. the market should make those choices. the reason public service commissions and agencies like the fcc were created and regulated remains the same. first we regulate where competition is not vigorous enough to adequately protect consumers. secondly we intervene to impose public interest obligations. regardless of the level of competition some oversight

i couldn't help but think i was asked by a friend in vermont, what's going on? i said, well, you know we had hundreds of hours of committee meetings and votes and all. hours and hours of debate in the house and senate, and we passed the affordable care act. the tea party is totally opposed to it, even though it passed in the house and senate and signed into law by the senate. we're opposed to it, they say. and they did two things that they thought would knock it out. one, went to a republican-documented u.s. supreme court it -- republican-dominated supreme court and said let's knock out this law. the supreme court said no, they upheld the law. they ran a candidate for president of the united states, well-qualified person, but his main thing was get rid of the affordable care act. he lost badly. now throughout all this time, and 40 votes to get rid of it, they never say what would we give for an alternative. most parents like the fact that their children can stay on their insurance while they're in college. are they going to get rid of that? do they have somethin

in vermont, we have a lot of agriculture. there's no one in this the field or in the office at the department of egg agriculture. they've been forced to close up shop as a result of the closedown. w.i.c., for pregnant women and young children, is 00% federally funded. bur there's only two weeks of funding available in vermont for the nearly 16,000 participants in the state. we'rwe're saying in two weeks, sorry, child, sorry, pregnant woman, we can't feed you. can you just wait until we get our act together? but we're wai eating very well? but can you go without food for a few more weeks because we've a few more press conferences and photo ops? we heard from one hospital in vermont. the time has come for them to pay that are contractor. the money is there. but nobody is at the usda office to authorize the payment. work is like it stop. people are apt to be laid off. winter is going to come and that time to construct affordable house something lost. federal agencies operate in the 50 states. we know that. there's 40 of them in

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: first of all, i want to congratulate the senator from michigan and the senator from missouri for touching on what is obviously a very, very serious national issue, and that is how we deal with the crisis of mental health in this country. i want to thank both of them for the work that they are doing. madam president, i want to say a few words as a member of the conference committee on the budget, which is hoping to avert another government shutdown and come up with a sensible long-term budget for our country. madam president, the first point that i would make is i am always amazed that when i return from vermont and come here to capitol hill, how different the world view is in here as it is to the real world whether it's vermont or when i travel other states around the country. it almost seems like we are living on two separate planets. as a member of the budget committee, i understand, as do the american people, that a $17 trillion national debt and a $700 billion deficit is

the wet spring during germination threw rain on pumpkin reproduction in vermont. while drought from massachusetts to the upper midwest during much of the growing season left a lotta lil' pumpkins....lil' pumpkins. just as linus describes the great pumpkin rising each halloween, so too are the prices of pumpkins this year. ---about 20-cents higher for an average retail pumpkin or about four dollars and 80-cents. the reason--uneven weather. the wet spring during germination threw rain on pumpkin reproduction in vermont. while drought from massachusetts to the upper midwest during much of the growing season left a lotta lil' pumpkins....lil' pumpkins. still to come switching sides on capitol hill.... a former senator becomes the voice of some of the world's biggest banks. plus..consumers are getting "smarter" .... as smartphone sales hit a new record.. and,.bill moller reveals if advances in technology are hurting american's in the long run. we'll be right back. innovation - it is what business leaders worship. it's the backbone of america's business greatness. but -

the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i notice it's 5:07. i doubt very much if we will use the 30 minutes. we will probably be able to yield back time so that the vote can be at 5:30, although i'm not making that request at this moment. you know, listening to the distinguished chair of the appropriations committee, the senior senator from maryland, i had to agree with everything she was saying. this is the 14th day of the government shutdown. by refuseing to pass a clean continuing resolution to fund the operations of our federal government, republicans are actually threatening the critical functioning of all three branches of our government. we have a handful of ideologues in the house of representatives who are holding the entire judicial system hostage. the judicial system is supposed to be independent. they don't get involved in politics or these games, but we have more than 90 judicial vacancies. 39 have been designated as emergency vacancies due to high caseloads by the totally nonpartisan administrative office of the court. we're goin

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david wallace is in vermont. - oh, my god. um, i talked to his assistant. it did get a little confusing 'cause you said not to tell anyone your name. and then also, these bluetooths are very hard to hear with. i know you love the way they look, but tom never had us use them-- - molly. i am not tom. i am jan. - i'm so sorry, jan. - anyway... i thought it would be fun to have a little chat with, uh, david wallace after all these years. oh, well. what are you doing? - listening. - stop. stop that. - sorry. okay. - so this was all just a trick. you don't really have any business to give? - no, i-i do. - but not to us. - insightful, pam. - you did good, dwight. it's okay. seriously, jan's not normal. let's just go. she's not gonna sell to us. - yes, she is. now, i may not have any instincts with women, but i have an instinct for sales. you keep her occupied. i'll be right back. - what? - [growls] - pam. - yeah. - i'm a very busy woman, so... - yeah, um... do you have any other pictures of astrid? - fine. i will show you one slideshow. - erin, did this call-- - u

. >> joining me now is senator bernie sanders, independent from vermont. he heard the gunshots on capitol hill today. and senator, describe the scene to me. >> well, i was leaving a meeting in the capitol, going back to my office at the dirkson office building. and about halfway there, i heard these police cars driving furiously down constitutional avenue. their sirens blaring. and then just at that point, i heard four or five gunshots. and, you know, one began -- then you began to see a whole lot of police officers converging on the scene, telling people to get down, get down. another senator and i ducked behind a car and then we were escorted back into the capitol. >> it was remarkable to me how efficiently and quickly the capitol police seemed to get the situation under control, keep the lockdown, and then they lifted the lockdown, and then, actually, the congress resumed business in the afternoon. >> no, that's -- that's absolutely right. a, these guys are very well trained. and they do a good job. second of all, i think people are on edge. everybody r

we have costed out some of this stuff from vermont.orking person making $30,000 a year, their costs will go down about 40%. >> some people -- >> this is just doom and gloom and nonsense. will there be people hurt? yes. the vast majority will be hurt. >> i'm suddenly going to be forced to have health insurance that has maternity care where i'm a guy -- >> that's true. >> and i don't need maternity care. >> anderson, that is true. we've had that system in place for 20 years in this state. we believe health insurance is of necessity and by design is a pool with everybody, men and women. >> yeah -- >> in the obama care situation, essential care is covered. good policies, a lot of policies in the individual market are fly by night and will be eliminated. >> ralph, people who support it say look, the people who will, yes, have to change their very basic policies but they will get better policies, they will get better health care and that will benefit everybody. >> know, what is actually going to happen is, people who are healthy, people who

the program right now they're put into place so that on january first twenty sixteen everybody in vermont automatically has free health insurance they don't pay anything it comes out of the state taxes state taxed state income tax is going to go up slightly states property taxes are going to go up slightly and maybe sales tax i don't know but you know everybody's going to pay for it everybody's going to have a period end of discussion i think that's a great idea because what it says catch one did in the fifty's i tell you why i think you're great idea and reason that is actually the way it's supposed to work yet where you have massachusetts doing romney care for mot doing this now if everybody in vermont loves it wonderful but let's let's see what happens with us you have a problem that is all right you have a republican system you have to create a system so your only option really is to go do it for a month did or else stay with obama to be able but each state should be able to do what they ask what is going to keep what they've got they say no interest in going to see exactly what i'm s

the presiding officer: is noter from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask consent that there be -- madam president, i'll wait until the nomination is reported, then i'll -- the presiding officer: under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloavmencloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of patricia millett of virginia to be united states circuit judge for the district of columbia circuit signed by 17 senators. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask consent that there be two minutes equally divided in the usual foremalt. fore-- format. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: could we have order in the senate. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: patricia millett is an out

the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: thank you very much, madam president. this country has gone through over two weeks of very difficult times. it is extremely distressful that approximately a million federal employees have not received a paycheck, and these federal employees have gone three years without a raise, they have been furloughed because of sequestration, and now they have been sent home in many cases without any pay, and like every other american, every other working american, these are people who are worried as to how they are going to pay their mortgages, how they are going to pay their car loans, how they are going to pay their college loans, and they are extremely anxious. but it is not only the million or so federal employees who are hurting. obviously, it is the tens of millions of americans today who are in enormous anxiety about whether or not they are going to get the federal benefits that they are entitled to and the federal services that they need. i am talking now as chairman of the senate veterans committee about veterans who have wr

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the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, today we're debating whether the senate is allowed to vote on the confirmation of patricia millett. she's nominated to fill the vacancy that our current chief justice, john roberts, previously occupied on the united states the united states court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. now, if she's confirmed as of course she should be, she'll be only the sixth woman to serve on the d.c. circuit in its more than 1020-year history. she's be a -- 120-year history. she is an extraordinary nominee, she has impeccable credentials for this important appellate court. i like so many others across this country hope that her confirmation is not going to suffer from the partisanship and gridlock that consumed congress earlier this month. patricia millett has had a brilliant legal career. she's argued 32 cases before the supreme court. actually holding the record until recently for the most supreme court arguments by a woman attorney before the court. she's argued dozens of cases in the feder