republican in vermont. i am the only democrat from vermont ever elected to the senate. he took me under his wing. we worked together. he taught me bipartisanism. the senate really was the conscience of the nation when it did that. i want it to come back there. whatever time i have in the senate, i want to come back to it. i will continue to work hard. i think dick shelby wants it. i do not know who will be in the majority next year, i hope . obviously, i hope democrats are. but whoever it is, i want to continue to do this. i invite republicans and democrats to meet with me privately in my office at the capital, which has a beautiful view. but we can sit around and chat about everything from our family to how do we get out of the bind we are in. let me tell you a short story of how this works. back in the 1980's, howard baker was the majority leader. we had a bill on the floor, and we were all tied up on it, and we could not get it moving, and he was going to keep us until midnight. some of us worked out a deal. we went into his office, ted kennedy and myself and others,

that's in vermont. is that true nationally? >> that's a a little bit outsie my scope but i would notice with senator kaine, one of the things you're looking at is how do you take the reimbursement that goes on, the communities they serve in rural virginia. the problem is they're able to deliver the same quality of care, for example, giving medication in the case of a stroke just as time as you would if you are next door to a health care facility but the reimbursement rate is about money back in. >> that's a valid point. mr. glause, you mentioned medicare providing reimbursement rates only 65% of the cost. in vermont actually private insurance reimbursement rates are lower. what's a case in wyoming? is that the case there or not? >> no, that's not the case, senator sanders. we see a large cost shifting to the private market. >> private insurance reimbursement rates are-medicare interstate? >> absolutely. >> that's interesting. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator roberts left. senator bennet. >> thank you. just to foll

you see it between massachusetts and new hampshire, vermont and new hampshire. and it's really had an ared to-- hard to look at comparisons and say, yeah, we don't think that freedom matters. even if you didn't do analysis that we do. >> and people moving out of new york after new jersey, and then we look at the age demographics are people moving out by five-year chunks. and we found that the biggest age demographic moving from new york to florida is actually 20 to 24 years old. it's not retirees. >> since we're on capitol hill another question about federal policies that impact state and local policies. you have marijuana policies, for example. some states have ignored federal policy in cities as well with complete legalization or for medicinal uses. what other types of policies on the federal level can affect the states, where maybe the states say we just want to be in compliance with federal law? >> yeah, that's a good question. so, i i mean, in terms of of what happened in our index, we've seen that courts have struck down state sodomy laws, same-sex marriag

in vermont, we are making some progress in that area. in the progress of making, she has a lot to do with that. thank you for being with us. >> we will get started on the testimony. >> thank you german enzi, committee members. i would like to invite you to pull undercover goods and take a walk through rural america with me. as we discuss the issues regarding healthcare delivery in rural areas. my son seth is a professional bull rider. is my microphone on? >> should be a red light that comes on. >> i will talk closer. my son seth is a professional bull rider. in 2012, he was on the verge of winning a world championship. in the fifth round of the national finals rodeo that year, he had drawn a bull named canadian tuxedo. he came out of the chute spinning hard to the right. somehow, set managed to stay on for the entire eight seconds. but as he was dismounting the bowl, his arm came over the back of the bull as the bull kicked and hyperextended his shoulder. during the course of the next two years, he had four major surgeries on his shoulde

i remember when hurricane irene hit vermont, and it was devastating. it was like some my parents told me about when they were youngsters, huge destruction. i started getting emails and calls from other senators, including several very conservative republicans, saying, vermont stood with us when we had the earthquake or tornado, and we will stand with you. we are the united case of america, whether it is a volcano in hawaii, an earthquake in california, flooding in the carolinas, or puerto rico. we are all part of the country. that is why i was worried about the way puerto rico was handled. they are americans. this is part of the u.s. we will do it. to answer your question, we will do it. i have not talked to a single republican or democrat who has said we can't find the money. we will find it. which is why i am worried when i see the white house taking money out of fema and putting it into ways to deport people or handle the mess they made along the mexican- u.s. border. years ago, the a took hurricane sandy became politicized. you don't anticipate tha

richter, is that the case in vermont?>> in terms of medicare, in terms of my addiction practice, medicare is on par with medicaid. private insurance that is actually lower payers in the addiction world. >> mr. reed, is that the story? >> that's a little outside my scope. i would notice that with senator kane here, we have the center for telemedicine out of uva. one of the things you look at is how do you take the reimbursement that goes on for the communities they serve in rural virginia. the problem they're finding is they're able to deliver the same quality of care, for example getting medication in the case of a stroke. just as timely as you would if you were next door to a health care facility. but the reimbursement for this doesn't put money back. >> that's a valid point. mr. glaus, you mentioned medicare providing reimbursement rates only 65% of the costs. in vermont actually private insurance reimbursement rates are lower. what's the case in wyoming? is that the case there or not? >> no, that's not the case, senato

here, we have vermont at 46, new jersey at 47, california, hawaii and new york. they are worst by far. we'll see some of that data. they are not even close. as far as the best states, florida's number one followed by new hampshire, indiana, colorado, and nevada. those are the top five. florida is a new number one compared to the last published version of this. that's exciting to see something interesting and different there. it was not something we expected when we ran the data. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. you look at the data and that is what pops out. i'm going to turn it over to jason to talk about the implications of the freedom rankings and freedom scores. thank you. >> thank you. i would like to next take a look at how some of the top and bottom states have evolved over time. you can see that new hampshire used to be in a class on its own. in the early 2000 freedom to climb there significantly until the 2010 election. and for a lot of states 2009 was a turning point. what we found was they responded to the great recession by cutting spending

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i represented vermont for 44 years. i serve as pride here believing in the senate can be and should be the conscience of the nation. today with his hearing it is not being the conscience of the nation. and for the bits and pieces of your record we received, it appears you provided misleading testimony about your involvement and controversial issues of the yourwhite house during previous confirmation hearing, misleading testimony. i asked you about is concerned last month, and i want to alert you that i will return to those concerns when you are under oath and him asking questions. what i fearr is the mercantile not know the full truth until your full record is public and, unfortunately, the public is a done their best to ensure that won't happen. so we begin the syrians with gaping holes spend multiple years of your career, deeply influenced by your own words, your thinking as a judge. and any claim that this is been a thorough, transparent process is downright orwellian. this is the most incomplete, most partisan, leas

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withspan newsmakers democratic senator patrick leahy of vermont. followed by communicators with the u.s. telecom president and ceo talking about 5g development and broadband expansion. then a conversation with clarence thomas about law and the judicial confirmation process. later, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talks about her career and creating diversity within the legal profession. this week on newsmakers, vermont senator democrat patrick leahy is with us for this week's newsmakers. we have a newspaper congressional reporter and an appropriations budget reporter. senator, we are going to kick off with the conversation about judge brett kavanaugh. >> the new yorker came out this morning detailing an alleged attempted sexual abuse by kavanaugh in high school, a woman is alleging that he held her down when he was 17 and attempted to abuse her. i am wondering what your take is on this. do you think this confirmation process could consider and tell more evidence is found? >> i have not seen the story. on the process is -- this is then same

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you're in texas, vermont, ideutd. idaho. >> i've been in law enforcement over 40 years.e their disagreements through other than violence should never have a gun. stkpwr . >> that works in texas. >> the good news is our legislature had passed gun safety legislation this year and we've got protocols to carry that out. but it's simple statement is i support commonsense gun laws. we want to protect the hunters the sport but at the same time let's use commonsense. >> and how about you? >> from rural idaho. so gun ownership is part of my culture. hunting and fishing is just our way of life. so running for governor people must know that not only am i a gun owner but supporter of the second amendment. i'm a licensed certified train and gun ownership of women oo be certified and trained. they should be able to defend themselves. >> you've got great policies and a real shot but you've got lot of character integrity to be able to take on something. i've got people watchung right now. they might need hope and inspiration. what gives you the ability to take on what seems to like a lo

one of the democratic senators joining me now, senator from vermont, patrick leahy, senior most member of the senate judiciary committee, also a member when anita hill testified in 1991, and he was a state attorney in vermont back in the day. senator, good to see you. >> thank you. >> tell me what you're trying to get at. the senate judiciary committee cannot ask the fbi to reopen the investigation, the president has said the fbi doesn't want to, and it is not what they do, but in fact the background investigation if the white house asks them to open it up, they can. >> of course they can do it, and of course the chairman of the senate judiciary committee could ask them to. anita hill, republican president, republican chief counsel, they said wait a minute, those allegations came up, step back, and they interviewed a large number of people. i was one of those who believed anita hill, but at least you had all of the evidence before you. here they're rushing to judgment, almost like they're trying to hide something, step back, take a deep breath, let the professionals with no partisan in

i remember when hurricane irene hit vermont. it was devastating.was like what my parents told me about when they were youngsters. and huge distraction. the day after, i started getting emails and calls her mother ,enators -- from other senators when we have the earthquake, the tornado, we will stand with you. we are the united states of volcano whether it is a in hawaii or it is an earthquake in california, flooding in the carolinas, or puerto rico. we are all part of the country. that is why the way puerto rico was handled, they are americans. this is part of the united state. we will do it. i've not talked to a single republican or democrat who says no, we can't find the money. but i am worried when i see the white house taking money out of ways to putting it into the poor people -- ways to deport people. the aid too, hurricane sandy became somewhat politicized. you don't anticipate that happening anytime soon? >> some may try to, i would fight against it to then they'll. againstinst it toot -- it tooth and nail. announcer: you can watch the rest

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and senat vermont. there are ten democratic senators. in a half-hour votes as we continue here on c-span 3. we'll continue to have the video posted on our website at c-span.org. but right now, the opening statement earlier today. the hearing began shortly after 10:00 and christine ford speaking just before 11:00. here it is in its entirety. >> do you swear that the testimony you're about to give before this committee this be will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you very much. please be seated. before you give your statement, i want to say that to everybody that she has asked for any time you ask for a break, you get a break. and any time there's something that you need you don't have, just ask us. and you can have as much time for your opening statement as you want. just let us know if there's any issues. proceed please. >>. >> thank you, senator grassley. i think after i read my opening statement i anticipate needing some caffeine is that is available. >>

he was from vermont and he died on the 20th of july, 1918. can tell you more than i could and show you a photo thanks to the family visit. i happened to be her working. it was a weekend and ladies and a man came through from ohio. family, she was the great knees. what was interesting is they had kept his letters, photos in the family. they made high copies and they kept his story alive and if not for that family sharing with me, his story would be lost. that is an important connection. story aboutl his what he was thinking, feeling, doing. we can guess what a young soldier from vermont, he is celebrated his 20th birthday. he lived only to be 20 years old. we could guess what you guys were thinking, thinking about going home, thinking about how miserable they were. even if they agree that yes, this is something we have to fight for, a common cause with our french allies. now i can tell you all those things were true. he could not wait to get home. he kept talking about i hope this is the final birthday i ever have to celebrate away from home.

he was from the state of vermont. he died in 1918. i couldn't tell you much more. but now i can tell you a lot more and show you a photo of him, now. thanks to the family. i happen to be here working. it was a weekend. two ladies and a man came to the gate. she was the great-niece and the great-niece, her daughter. what was interesting was they kept his letters and diaries and photos in the family. they made high-quality copies and kept his story alive. if not for the family also sharing with me, perhaps that story would be lost. the family is an important connection, but now i get to tell his story. what he was thinking, what he was feeling, what he was doing. you can always guess what a young soldier, a young private from vermont, he just celebrated his birthday, he lived to be 20 years old. we can probably guess what he was thinking. thinking about going home. thinking about how miserable he was. even if they agreed that this is something we have to fight for. now i can tell you, all of those things were true with him. he couldn't wait to get home. he kept talki

. >> juan: i was so curious about this transgender candidate for governor in vermont.hat interested in me, this person have been the head of the vermont electric company. i thought i thought it was a transgender person. actually, this person is well known in the state, had a position of great responsibilit responsibility. >> dana: won handily. >> greg: dana, since you're talking already. >> dana: i was trying to explain to people about the new technology at the amazon shop without the checkout. i am looking forward to the day this is more widespread. i was trying to explain to somebody how it worked. >> greg: jesse. bradley stein asks. >> jesse: i have my phone right here. i googled "list of people trump called dogs." i misspelled list. >> greg: the last thing i searched for, google image bradley stein. sorry, bradley. this is from frenchy world. i don't think that's a real name. >> jesse: she is always asking questions. i remember that name. >> greg: what would be some of the most annoying things about yourself as a roommate western mark >> jesse: i am the perfect roo

speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from vermont, congress member welch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from vermont is recognized for two minutes. mr. welch: i thank the entlelady, my colleague from texas. mr. speaker, it's with some sadness that i have to say i believe this is an absolutely terrible tax bill. the economy is growing, and it's been a claim made by the proponents of this tax policy. but it's growing for the few. it's not growing for the many. we have the lowest unemployment rate we have had in years. we have had the highest profits in corporations that we have had since before the great depression. yet right now in this country childhood poverty is increasing relentlessly, relentlessly. how does that happen when we have such a great so-called economy? it happens because we have created the hydraulic system that is transferring money from low-income and middle class to the very wealthy. that's what this congress has done. and there are consequences to the children who are now in poverty and will be in poverty. but also to those every

. >> on newsmakers, the guest is vermont senator patrick leahy, the top democrat on the appropriations committee. he talks about the push to pass spending bills to fund the government beyond september 30. he has asked about the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh, which the judiciary committee is expected to vote on next week. you can watch the interview sunday at 10:00 a.m. and six at 1 p.m. eastern here on c-span. washington post reporter bob woodward is our guest talking about his new book "fear: trump in the white house." on tuesday, ken starr discusses watch nextontempt." week on "washington journal." >> what does it mean to be american? that is this year's student cam competition. we are asking middle and high school students to answer it by producing a short documentary. defines theit american experience. we are awarding $100,000 in total cash prizes, including a grand prize of $5,000. is january deadline 20, 2019. for more information, go to our

vermont? brian: yes. brett: it was staggering. we had students who we served that were offered great, the didn't have electricity, food, health insurance was a huge issue, it really opened my eyes to a lot of things. i bring that and bring those experiences to the classroom. that's the state of. ont impact does he have these folks? his number one goal is to put a chicken in every pot. in 2006, so i don't have a good current view of it. i am still friends with people there and there is a lot of support there. served lower income and there was a lot of support there. i teach government in high school. --.ide of >> explain what a parish is. change when i moved down it. >> what's the difference in education in louisiana? they still have standardized testing, there's a difference in the different types of students that you get. i used to teach in a high poverty area. it is different in the demographic and the different hurdles you have to jump through as a teacher. >> what do you think impacts the students interested in learning, i'm t

you have some texass and floridas mixed in and you have some vermonts mixed in among the less populaceman is absolutely right when he makes the point there is a bifurcation culturally that will lines up with the states that isn't the case in the past, as well. >> adam to, make this easier to digest, take a look at this and then we'll discuss. the ten senators from the top five most populace states represent 121 million people. that's according to data from the united states sen cuss bureau, california, texas, florida, new york, pennsylvania. the ten senators who rep vermont, wyoming, alaska, the dakotas have just over 3.5 million constituents. so when i p you see it laid out like that, look at all those people, do you think it's fair to say in america the majority rules? >> no, i think it's very clear that the majority doesn't rule. you know it, didn't even rule in the last election but obviously, the system was designed that way. i don't think that the founders anticipated the extent to which the structure that they had created would cause this kind of polarization. look, even -- i th

the democratic address is by vermont senator patrick leahy. there ains why he thinks is a lack of transparency in the supreme court confirmation of judge brett kavanaugh. the american people just witnessed an unprecedented week for preme court hearings president trump's nominee, judge brett kavanaugh. in the senate for 44 years. 19 's a time that includes nominations to the supreme co

a field that included levi sanders, the son of vermont senator bernie sanders. pappas will take on republican primary winner eddie edwards, a black former police chief and navy veteran who got a big assist to the campaign trail from rudy giuliani. >>> about ten minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. president trump putting a positive spin on talks with canada as the future of nafta is in limbo. >> trade talks are coming along very well. we're dealing with china, as you know, we've taken a tough stance on china. i would say to put it mildly. with canada, they want to make a deal very much. me, if we make it, that's good. if we don't make it, that's okay, too. canada wants to make a deal. we'll see if we can get them into the deal we already have with mexico. i think the deal with canada is coming along very well. we've all been dealing in good faith. >> that was the president yesterday at the white house. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has said he will not sign a deal that's bad for his country. there was the preliminary agree

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who got an honorary degree from vermont law. they asked me to come and give a pot. i went and i was on it is an honor to get us there in the skill set the answer lies within education in lies with investing in our youth so as a chairman what i did was say focus on. what we can do for the kid how can we empower our kids. let's head back outside. dave take stephen outside to show him the views and also help him understand the problems brewing in his backyard well dave this is the view from your backyard here this is it and you have this beautiful body of water tell me about it right here where we're looking was once where the cannonball community was this is a result of the flood control if you look at the river it's not a liver anymore it's a lake so what the federal government that in one thousand nine hundred four to pass the pics. and in fifty it actually flooded. because of the flood it killed all the park cottonwood trees it killed all the plants and killed all of the natural habitat and we were forced to relocate on the hill pups so that's why our community was

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he is a politician from vermont. you want to be a politician from new hampshire.owever, you did cite his politics. is there anywhere politically that you differ from your father? >> again, i would say that what we do is not really about differing. it's about what do we have in common? what the vast majority of americans have in common. john, right now, we have 70% of the american public who believes in a medicare for all, single payer health care system. we have 85% of democrats and even 52% of republicans. >> you, your father actually appeal to many of the same voters as now president donald trump. some of those voters in the district of new hampshire, if you're going to win, you'll have to appeal to those trump voters. how would you assess his performance as president and how are you going to win those voters over? how will you be different? >> different. first, as you know, it's a plus two trump district. the way i'm going to win these voters over is what i've been talking about throughout the campaign, a $15 minimum wage, medicare for all. again, when i talk t

like vermont white cheddar. then... add bacon, bbq chicken, or baja blend.ry now available. panera. food as it should be. >>> donald trump is in november tonight at a campaign event for dean heller, republican running for senate there who's in a very close race now. statistic tie with the democratic challenger. he just spoke to shawn hannity talking about the possibility of dr. ford testifying to the judiciary committee. let's listen to some of that. >> i said let her say what she has to say and let's see how it all comes out. but they've delayed it a week and they have to get on with it. >> and joining our discussion now, the former deputy chief of staff to senator harry reed, lisa graves, co-director of documented, the former chief counsel for nominations for the democrats on the senate judiciary committee and was the deputy assistant attorney general of the department of justice. and ron klain, a former senior aide to president obama. and i want to start with your reaction to what we just heard the president say. he has repeatedly said we should let her s

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i want to start the conversation tonight with former presidential candidate and vermont independent senator bernie sanders. i spoke to him just before air. senator sanders, this press conference, the president in one moment called the allegations against judge kavanaugh a big, fat con job. in the next said he was open minded going to tomorrow's hearing. which do you think it actually is? >> i do not judge what president trump says because i think he's a kind of unstable guy who lies a whole lot of the time and whatever he says today may well change tomorrow. so i don't put a whole lot of faith or credibility in what he says. >> i suppose that applies to when he also said that he left the door open to the possibility that he could withdraw the nomination after watching tomorrow. >> look, anderson, this is where i think we're at. full disclosure. i announced publicly in vermont that i would be voting against kavanaugh very shortly after trump nominated him because i think he would, if seated, become part of a hard-right majority voting against the environment, voting against women's rights in