>> you know, senator vitter and i came to the senate at the same time in 2004. i don't know what his motives are, but i can just say to anybody who's watched that debate that i don't do this job because of the money i get paid. i do this job because it is singularly the best job of the united states of america on this cabinet and i enjoy fixing problems for the american people, and we have made tremendous progress in the last three years, and so that's what i focus on every day. >> the interior department has been promises regulations for months but the rules have yet to materialize. what ease the status of these regulations and why is it taking so long for them to be released? >> natural gas is a very important component of america's energy future. the president has endorsed natural gas even during -- in the campaign of 2008 when he spoke about the importance of trying to move forward with the alaska natural gas pipeline and the meetings i had early on in the administration to move forward with that agenda, so we are strong believers in the future of natural ga

we are here to ask on behalf of the american public very simple questions like, senator vitter, do youhink or do you not think that geoe zimmerman, a man with an arrest record and a historof violence should be permitted to carry a loaded hidden gun on the streets of any state in this country? we are here to ask questions like, representative canter, do you think that a convicted felon should be le to walk into any place in our country and buy a gun without any background check? these are the simple questions and these are thsimple questions around which our leaders are failing us and we're going to put a laser focus on this and start to hold the people that ve been elected to represent us accountable for the decisions that they are making, the decisionthat have sued in many of the tragedies that you are going to heabou today and the decisions that cost thousands of lives every year. now it is my hon to introduce colin goddard who was there at virginia tech that day five years ago and will share his story with you. >>> good morning. i'd like to begin by saying that i started the first y

david vitter went so far as to fly down to colombia to investigate this personally. [ applause ] i'lll you what, i know the administration has been cracking down. but if this happened on president clinton's watch, you can bet those secret service agents would have been disciplined with a very serious high-five. palms would be beat red. quick announcement, if any one has tickets to the gsa afterparty, the plane is leaving for the four seasons at dubai, at midnight on the dot. don't be late, you will miss out on your complimentary white tiger cub. i want to thank the washington hilton for hosting us tonight. you know, president obama wanted to move the dinner to the kennedy center this year. but the republicans wanted to keep it at the hilton. they compromised and here we are at the hilton. [ applause ] i am staying at the hotel and i will be honest, it isn't great. i had to change rooms last night there was a huge leak in the room above me. i guess peter orzsak left his mouth on. he told me you would look that one. he told me a lot of stuff. but it is an honor to be here. you told me a

he might get out after his case is heard by a federal appeals court in may but one month ago the vitter seventy story took a disturbing turn he went to christopher found out that a major corporate donor to his defense fund was planning on moving jobs overseas he had a crisis of conscience so he sent an e-mail on march fifth to the person who manages his finances and it contains the following message so if they are saving money by screwing their workers i can't in good conscious accept some of that money the first thing i'm going to do was send a letter to their owners about why this step bothers me this letter will include a threat to wage a campaign against them if they don't reverse course and keep the plants open so this sounds so like an issue for to chris over and his activist networks to be concerned with right the rolling stone reported last week that because of that letter possibly because he used the word threat to christopher was put in isolation and her long special housing you. and here's the kicker the bureau of prisons did this reportedly at the request of an anonymous con

looks like the outcome for victor good today is not going to be a positive one but by any means and vitter bush himself a surprise describes himself as a hunted deer he calls him in his case politicize and says he wants to leave this country where he's never stepped foot before and go home ok and since richard. we are expecting as you said next couple of to get it you'll get across to the noble cause in new york thanks for the well let's get some more common. we're joined by u.s. law dogs on the line from who stood very good to see you tonight mr mcneil as we heard if you could hear what was being said was you know yourself prosecutors one boot life in prison how likely is that sentence do you think. i think it's likely under the federal statute mr boot is looking at a mandatory minimum of twenty five years to life but he could get twenty five or get life or anywhere in between but there's an overlay on the statute the federal sentencing guidelines and those guidelines call for a sentence of life i think that based upon what i've heard what i've read distribute is very likely looking at a

daivd vitter is taking this seriously, personally.en cracking down, but if this happened on president clinton's watch, you can damn well bet they would have been disciplined with a very serious high five. [laughter] a quick announcement, if anybody has tickets to the gsa after party, the plane is leaving for the four seasons in dubai at midnight on the dot. [laughter] don't be late or you will miss out on your complimentary white tiger cubs. i want to thank the washington hilton for hosting us today. president obama wanted to move the dinner to the kennedy center but the republicans wanted to keep at the hilton. so they compromised and here we are at the hilton. [laughter] [applause] i am staying at the hotel. i will be honest, it is not great. i had to change rooms last night because there was a leak in the room above me. peter orszag left his mouth on. [laughter] he told me you guys would likehe told me a lot of stuff. if you told me when i was a kid i would be sitting on the same stage with president barack obama -- i would have sa

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leland vitter.ther fox news alert, word of north korea, defiant, that rogue regime saying it's all systems go for a launch of a long range missile, a missile that could be capable of reaching the united states. when ambassador -- what ambassador john bolton says is the hidden story here. he's up in a couple of minutes. martha: a sixth grader, hailed a hero. see him lunging to the front of the bus? we're going to show you what he did to save the lives of every child on that bus. incredible. >> everyone was asking questions, what happened! there's a bus out there. what did you do, jeremy! i'm like oh, i just drove the bus to the side. everyone is just all excited about that. bill: let's get back to the breaking developments out of north korea, the u.s. navy moan hraoeuzing defense systems ahead of that country's rocket lan much. north korea says its rocket its fully asse assembled and could liftoff within games. they have invited journalists from inside the country. greg palkot watching it with us. wh

[laughter] >> you know, senator vitter and i came into the senate at the same time in 2004. i don't know what his motives are. but i can just say to anybody want watched that debate that i don't do this job because of the money i get paid. i do this job because it is singularly the best job in the united states of america on this cabinet. and i enjoy fixing problems for the american people. and we have made tremendous private -- progress the last years and that is what i focus on every day. >> the interior department has been promising new regulations for hydraulic fracturing of public lands for months but the rules have yet to materialize. what is the correct status for these regulations and how -- why has it taken so long for them to be released? >> natural gas is a very important component of america's energy future. the president has endorsed natural-gas even in the campaign of 2008. he spoke about the importance of trying to move forward with the alaska natural gas pipeline in meetings we had early on with the administration. so we are strong believers of the future of

when the enterprise was commissioned in 1938, the combined total of the ship company and the vitter group was between 212,200 individuals. throughout the war it is estimated that 15,000 served aboard the ship, and obviously there was a considerable turnover because for one thing, it was a leadership factory and people who gained experience with the ship operation or the squadron and air group have been invaluable knowledge that would be passed on when they transferred elsewhere but to give you an idea of how much this book is a last minute to brown that history when i started writing it in 2009 there were the four known estimators that is members of the original company place enterprise and the commission and one of those was able to talk to me, and his name is carl and he had some wonderful stories you'll see in the book. his role in crossing the line it's an crossing the equator. he was cast as the royal princes for king neptune he said i was 19-years-old and i have the best of anybody aboard the ship. [laughter] some of the other folks who gave me the plate look at the operation includ

david vitter even went so far as to fly down to colombia to investigate this personally. mr.u remember when the country rallied around you in the hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. it's kind of hard to be funny with the president of the united states sitting right next to you, yet somehow day in and day out joe biden manages to do it. you know, the real reason people thought you were from kenya had nothing to do with your birth certificate. it's because you lost so much weight, we thought you were the guy who won the boston marathon. this is how you know this country is in bad shape. our president is starving. north korea is sending him food aid. every election year cnn comes up with new and increasingly amazing technology. they have the magic wall this year. they had the hologram four years ago and yet with all their technical wizardry, they still haven't figured out a way to make james carville look less like a hairless, boiled cat. fox news is the grumpy old man of cable -- loud, stubborn, a little bit out of touch with reality, just had a mole removed. is the

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leland vitter is live in jerusalem. leland. >> reporter: hi jon.id which had been a long time strong hold for the rebel opposition, of course, another place that the syrian government has continued to pound away at, and perhaps that is one of the reasons that this attack happened. one installation, we're told, was a hotel, the other was a part of president assad's security service, either an army headquarters or perhaps something like the secret police headquarters. two suicide bombers detonating their bombs within five minutes of each other, killing more than 20, at least 100 people injured there. according to syrian state tv, who broadcast pictures of the aftermath, the government there in damascus is blaming, quote, armed terrorists, and that's what they say when they want to accuse people of trying to overthrow the government there. this is certainly a preview of what could become a very bloody sectarian war, if you have things continue to deerate in that country. in the town we've been talking about in the past, the town of homs, u.n. observer

fox's leland vitter is live from jerusalem.possible at this point to save this ceasefire? >> reporter: possible ali but not very likely. when the syrian government agreed to this ceasefire that starts on tuesday they said okay, we agree, we're done, thank you very much. then all of the sudden over the past week or so, they've added these conditions, including written guarantees by the opposition groups to lay down their arms. so far that hasn't happened. today on youtube this video came out from a spokesman from the syrian army or so he claims saying his group would indeed lay down their weapons. that, however, may not be enough. video os of homs, amateur video, showing continued shelling of that town and it is almost totally destroyed now there in the town of homs. also there are other outs for the syrian government. while there may be a ceasefire from the army, there won't be one from the police which in many ways, we hear from activists on the ground, the police are just as brutal in syria if not more so than the regular arm

so we have -- and senator vitter also was involved. and i want to take a moment to thank senator landrieu, who was a driving force in this bill. there's no question without her insistence this wouldn't have happened. so what an opportunity we have. now, there are certain things that i think we should keep out of this cfn conference, and thas things that tear us apart. there's no reason to have controversy in this conference. we can save those battles for another day. i think what we should do with this cmp conference is just all rally around the consensus of what has to be done. and if it's something outside the scope of the conference, if it's unanimous and everybody thinks it is a good idea, like the restore act, let's do it. there's a provision in the bill that helps our rural counties use the proceeds from timber sales to -- for their schools. how critical is this? and for their local governments. you know, one could argue, yeah, it's not part of the transportation program, but it's -- it's -- it's a consensus. it's a coming togeth

vitter: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise to talk about another vital program that we must reauthorize and continue before it expires. that's the national flood insurance program. right now, that is due to completely expire at the end of may, so i wanted to bring this to everyone's attention, particularly that of the majority leader, so we take this up in time, as soon as possible, put it in line absolutely as soon as possible so that this can be extended and there will be no interruption. madam president, this is an important program for the country. it provides vital flood insurance for millions of americans. many of those properties cannot have a real estate closing on them, cannot be transferred without that important flood insurance, and it's particularly important in my home state of louisiana where the risks of flooding, coastal and otherwise, are even greater than the national average. now, madam president, unfortunately, we have been on a path the last few years of just barely hobbling along,

think last week if not a week and a half ago he was asked about whether the united states mike in vitter intervening syria to help the rebels. just as the united states and libya,, primarily with air force -- the air force and supply advanced to the rebels. secretary panetta said the united states legally could not intervene in syria because the u.n. security council has not authorized the operation while it did in libya. if you remember the obama administration waited three weeks to get the u.n. security council authorization before intervening in libya. we have a debate we can always talk about, about whether mr. panetta was also correct when he said we also don't need congresses permission. we need the un's permission. but there you have the secretary of defense publicly say that we need the permission of one of these neutral independent and international organizations to get approval before the united states can do something. another one is the ailing tort statute that has been going towards american corporations. the supreme court has a case right now called the coppola case for the

leland vitter joins us live from jerusalem with more. >> reporter: happy easter to you from here in israelare thousands of pilgrims who come here every year to experience easter in the holy land. we got a chance to talk to them today. you realize how much they have sacrificed to go on this journey as they approach the church of the holy sepulchre. it's a religious journey, as well. >> they arrived to start easter services where many believe christ died and then rose. pilgrims packed the small square outside the church of the holy sepulchre. >> there is a lot more about the site. not about the candy, it's not about the ham for dinner. >> easter end the holy week for christians in jerusalem. pilgrims marched down the villa del rosa. many of the pill grams grims as they walk down to the second station of the cross where jesus is said to have received the cross in the third station where the bible says he fell down and carrying it to the church of the holy sepulchre. they feel so much closer to their faith to having experienced this very sacred place. >> they crowded the church the miracle of

with his neoliberal ideology and his foundation for the vitter klinger's and blue-collar america or is not lack mailed? i think that is the question with the citizenship and the natural-born constitutional provision. i think it remains relevant but maybe not for the reasons other people would think. is the question of isn't there sort of a consortium to blackmail the president using this and all sorts of people getting what they want? could even be foreign intelligence agencies? that is bad. now before that, you were thanking me for the books about obama. i hope people would look at them. it seems to me that a lot of them have come true particularly the promulgation of the bush tax cuts, the satan sandwich of august, the cuts that were done in april of last year and now what we are going to go into now. i think the perspective is very grim. a reelected obama might look better than their reactionary from the other side but look at the tendencies that will then be acted out. i think the answer to this is frankly in the arena of mass struggle. i was extremely enthusiastic about the occupa

day rid vitter went so far as to fly down to colombia to investigate this personally.i know the administration has been cracking down but if this had happened on president clinton's watch you can bet the secret service ats woul agents would n disciplined with a serious high five. palms with be beat red. >> if any one has tickets to the gsa after party the plane is leaving for the four seasons in dubai at midnight on the dot. don't be late or you will miss out on your are complimentary white tiger cub. i want to thank the washington hilton for hosting us tonight. president obama want the to move the dinner to the kennedy center this year but the republicans wanted to keep it here at the hilton so they compromised and here we are at the hilton. i am staying at the hotel and i will be honest, it isn't great. i had to change rooms last night because there was a huge leak in the room above me. i guess peter orzak left his mouth on and he told meow guys would like that one. he told me a lot of stuff. but it is an oner to be here. you told me he when i was a kid i would be si

[laughter] >> you know, senator vitter and i came to the senate at the same time in 2004. i don't know what his motives are, but i can just say to anybody who's watched that debate that i don't do this job because of the money i get paid. i do this job because it is sing lahr -- singularly the best job in the united states of america on this cabinet, and i enjoy fixing problems for the american people, and we have made tremendous progress in the last three years. and so that's what i focus on every day. >> the interior department has been promising new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on public lands for months but the rules have yet to materialize. what's the current status of these regulations, and why has it taken so long for them to be released? >> natural gas is a very important component of america's energy future. the president has endorsed natural gas even during, in the campaign of 2008 when he spoke about the importance of trying to move forward with the alaskan natural gas pipeline, and so we are strong believers in natural gas as a way to power our economy.

leland vitter is live in jerusalem following this news for us today.eland. >> reporter: jenna, that peace plan is supposed to begin to take effect tomorrow. however, it looks like it's over before it really started. the syrian government is continuing to put more and more preconditions on it, including that the rebels there in syria sign written declarations about ending the violence. there's a small glimmer of hope that came out today on youtube, one of the syrian free army commanders issued this statement on youtube, saying that if indeed president assad forces ended their slaughter of civilians his group would also put down their weapons. however, the video coming out of syria tells an increasingly violent story, again from homs, amateur video showing artillery assaults on that city. we're hearing 30 dead in hama and countless dead around the rest of that country. the other thing is, the syrian government has now said the ceasefire, if it does take effect, is not going to include their police forces, which activists say often times are even more bru

david vitter went so far as to fly down to colombia to investigate this personally.laughter] >> i will tell you what, i know the administration has been cracking down. if this had happened on president clinton's watch, you can bet the agents would have been disciplined with a serious high five. palmts would be beat red. if anybody has tickets for the g.s.a. after party, the plane is leaving for dubai on the dot. don't be late or you will miss out on your complimentary white tiger cub. president obama wanted to move the dinner to the kennedy center this year, but the republicans wanted to keep it at the hilton. so they compromised, and here we are at the hilton. [laughter] >> i am staying at the hotel, and i will be honest. it isn't great. i had to change rooms last night because there was a huge leak in the room above me. i guess peter left his mouth on. he told me you guys would like that one. he told me a lot of stuff. [laughter] but it is and honor to be here. if you told me as a kid i would be sitting on the same stage as president barack obama, i would have said

we are here to ask on behalf of the american public very simple questions, like senator vitter. do you think or do you not think that george zimmerman, a man with an arrest record and violence history, should be permitted to carry a loaded, hidden gun on the street of any state in this country? we are here to ask questions like representative, do you think that a convicted felon should be able to walk into any place in our country and by eight gun without any background check? these are the simple questions, and these are the questions around which our leaders are failing us. we are going to put a laser focus on this and start to hold the people accountable for the decisions that they are making. the decisions that have resulted in many tragedies you ever heard about. the decisions that cost lives every year. it is my honor to introduce colin goddard, who was there at virginia tech that day five years ago, and he will share his story with you. >> good morning. i would like to begin by saying that i spent the first year of my life in somalia. my family moved to bangladesh. then m

and senator mark kirk of illinois, senator bennet of colorado in supporting it, as well as senator vitter from louisiana. i believe that it will strengthen the violence against women act that we will vote on presumably later today, probably tomorrow. i'm also glad to have the support for this amendment from the rape and incest network, rain; protect, and the texas association against sexual assault, as well as bear county district attorney -- in san antonio, texas -- judge susan reid ha who has worked with us n this amendment and we benefited from her counsel and that of her staff, as well as san antonio police chief william mcmanus. this would improve law enforcement tools to crack down on violent criminals who target women and children for sexual assault. just to give a little context, in the course of an investigation, law enforcement officials will collect d.n.a. evidence in something called a rape kit, which is then bodily fluids that can be tested because of their signature, their d.n.a. signature, against a bank of d.n.a. evidence for a match p in fact, this is a very powerful fool

we are here to ask on behalf of the american public very simple questions, like, senator vitter, do you think or do not think that george zimmerman, a man with a history of violence, should be permitted to carry a loaded gun on the streets of any state in the country? we're here to ask questions of representative cantor. do you think a convicted felon should be able to walk into any place in our country and buy a gun without a background check? these are the simple questions around which our leaders are failing us. we are going to put a laser focus on this and start to hold the people that have been elected to represent us accountable for the decisions they're making, the decision that resulted in many of the tragedy's you will hear about today and the decision that cost thousands of lives a year. now it is my honor to introduce colin goddard, who was there at virginia tech that day five years ago, and will share his story with you. >> good morning. i would like to begin by saying i spend the first year of my life in mogadishu, somalia, and then my family moved to bangladesh. then my fa