i'm glad i learned it from the example of warren rudman. the night before the 2000 new hampshire primary, warren graciously hosted a dinner for me at his home. he gave a toast and said we would win. he said he was proud to be art of a campaign. i remember thinking, win or lose, i had been part of something that warren rudman is proud of. i was a very proud man indeed. besides being gruff, he was first and last, a man of integrity. rest in peace, old friend. we miss you a lot. [applause] >> thank you, senator. i now run the risk of appearing to give undue representation of the state of maine, but i nonetheless call upon -- >> thank you. you might have noticed that vice president biden and i were chatting. he bet me that he would give the shortest speech. [laughter] for me to win that, i would have to sit down right now. warren was my friend. i met him back in 1975. i was campaigning for president ford's election. we became good friends from that time. six years later we would serve in the senate together. we learned we had a lot in common. bo

it is how i have always looked at warren rudman. one thing that has not been mentioned is what i admired most about warren is the value that my parents value the most. there was never a man or woman that he never looked that without dignity. some think they know so much better than ordinary people. i think maybe the reason why warren had such a basic belief in the inherent good and capacity of ordinary people -- it was never about ted agree -- pedigree. he didn't yield to that person in the room who have the most advanced degree. he was as bright as anyone in the room. thing i admired most about him was that i believed that he believed, given half the chance, ordinary plain americans, did not need someone with a higher iq. they didn't need someone with an advanced degree. they didn't need someone to tell them what was in their own interest. people somehow think that they are better. they somehow think that they are not a capable of m

warren rudman came to see me. he said, joe, i guarantee you this man not only has integrity, that he comes with no agenda. he has an open mind. he will listen. it is not merely he is a great lawyer, but he is a man who will in fact listen. that is why i ask you that question about being able to listen and hear the voices of the rest of the country. warren rudman said of you, david souter is a brilliant intellectual. he cannot be classified as an ideologue in any way, shape, or form. if you remember, i went into our caucus and said, i am supporting justice souter. it was a cry at the time in our caucus. they asked me, why? i said, because warren rudman said he had an open mind and was not an ideologue. that is the reason why david souter is one of the great supreme court justices, because warren rudman said he was not in ideologue. i cannot think of all of the years we have served here many men who could stand up and say, i assure you, you do not know this man, but i assure you he is what i say. he is an incredible

warren rudman left footsteps in the united states senate in the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten and he is not one of them. and i think the reasons are quite simple. one, he was admired, he had courage, he had principles. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than he did about anything else. and as a result, this country cares about him. and we care about him and that is why we are here and that is why we are honoring him today. a great privilege to me to have my name associated with warren rudman. >> you can see the entire tribute to former senator warren rudman tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> on wednesday the house of representatives voted to name a federal building after thomas p. tip o'neill who served as speaker from 1977 to 1987. the legislation was sponsored by current speaker john maynard and his predecessor speaker, nancy pelosi. here is the floor debate on that measure. >> i would like to thank the majority for bringing this bill up. this is a nice way to honor the longest serving c

attribute to former senator from new hampshire warren rudman at 8:00 p.m.eastern on c-span. >> next, a discussion on the senate filibuster rules. after that, arnold schwarzenegger and a forum on politics and hollywood. then another chance to see housing experts on the 16 billion-dollar shortfall in federal housing budget. >> senior policy advisers say that democratic advisers to curb filibusters will give the majority power over senate agenda. during a discussion at the heritage foundation on proposed changes to the filibuster rules, analyst supported the use of filibusters, stating that it is a powerful tool frequently used by both parties to delay senate action on a bill. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. >> we ask everyone to join us on our heritage.org website. we will post everything within 24 hours on heritage home page. anyone is welcome at any time to ask a question at heritage.org. our discussion today will be led by mr. michael franc. in this capacity, he helps members of congress and the executive branch understand and defend conservative pr

service for former senator warren rudman.mer supreme court justice souter, senator john mccain and others pay tribute. join us at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> at the end of world war ii, we had told million men under arms. we had 2000 flight officers and generals. today we have 1000 black officers and generals. and 1.2 million under arms. -- today we have 1000 flight officers and generals. and 1.2 million under arms. we look at areas where we can not necessarily save all the money but we can transfer responsibilities of the the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, deacon talk with tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care act -- you can talk with tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care act. join our 3 our conversation with your calls, e-mails, tweets sunday at noon eastern on book tv's in depth on c-span2. >> he worked his way up, went to harvard law school then at the urging of one of his brothers, emigrated to illinois where the lead m

." >> tonight, at the memorial service for a former new hampshire senator warren rubin. -- rudman. keynotehillary clinton's clea address. just a talks about the cease- fire between israel and palestine. that is at 10:10 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> at the end of world war two, we had 12 million men under arms. we had 2005 officers and generals. now we have 1,001.2 million under arms. the ratio was totally out of whack. we almost now have an active role for every ship in the navy. what we have done is gone through and look at areas we could not necessarily save all the money but we could transfer responsibilities out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant part of money. part of money. >>

in that role he appeared on the newshour in june 1987 with new hampshire republican warren rudman, discussing illegal u.s. arm sales to iran that funded nicaragua's contra rebels. >> it shows what the government of the united states was going through during this period: deception for one thing. nondisclosure to the congress of the united states. keeping information from the people of the united states. and i think it's an unfortunate chapter but it had to be opened. >> brown: he ultimately became the second longest-serving senator ever. as president protem of the senate he was third in line to succeed the president. >> do you solemnly swear... brown: this morning vermont senator patrick leahy was sworn into that post. daniel he died monday of respiratory complications. he was 88 years old. friends and family said his final word was aloha. >> woodruff: we have more on senator inouye online, including a video clip from the ken burns documentary "the war." >> ifill: finally tonight, words of comfort in a time of tragedy, for kids and adults. and again to ray suarez. >> suarez: on friday as detai

senator warren rudman, one of the sponsors of the bill, said it was a bad idea whose time had come. and yet only after graham-rudman-hollings was passed did long-term interest rates decline below the 10% level that they had remained above throughout paul volcker's first six years at the head of the central bank. what triggered this unprecedented legislation? more than a year before graham-rudman-hollings was passed, senator john hines, the late senator john hines who was killed in an airplane crash a few years ago uncovered a hidden agenda in paul volcker's plan during senate banking committee hearings. this is so important, i'm going to reenact the conversation. [laughter] ready? hines says, mr. chairman, we've agreed that the deficit bad, but if my experiences in congress is anything to go by, there's going to have to be a crisis in order to fix it. and my question is, are you prepared to bring about the necessary crisis through your continued restrictive monetary policy? paul volcker could hardly believe his ears. i mean, what is this? to avoid a political suicide by the fed, he a

warren rudman left footsteps in the united states senate and on the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten, and he is not one of them. i think the reasons are quite simple. he was admired. he had courage and principals. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than a bit about anything else. as a result, his country cares about him and then we care about him and that is why we're here. that is why we are honoring him today. it is a great privilege for me to have my name associated with him. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> he died on november 19 at the age of 82. vice president joe biden, david souter, senator john mccain, and other congressional leaders paid tribute. watched the full-service tonight here on c-span. next, the israeli foreign minister talks about the impediments to peace in the region. speaking from the saban center for middle east policy, this is about an hour. >> we meet at a time of great turmoil and the middle

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tonight, the memorial service for warren rudman. join as endicott p.m. eastern here on c-span. later, hillary clinton's keynote address on u.s./israel relations. this is at 10:10 p.m. eastern also here on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama talks about u.s. tax policy, the tax cut put in place at the it illustration that will expire at the end of this year. -- by the past administration that will expire at the end of this year. be on some important decisions that will have a real impact on our businesses -- and on families like yours. the most pressing decision has to do with your taxes. see, at the end of the year, middle-class tax cuts are set to expire. and there are two things that can happen. first, if congress does nothing, every family will see their income taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year. a typical middle class family of four will see their income taxes rise by $2,200. we can't let that happen. our families can't afford it, and neither can our economy. the second option is better. right no

when i was in his office earlier today on the wall he had a picture of ted stevens and l.b.j., warren rudman and of course mike mansfield. and on that picture, mike mansfield, then majority leader, had written to my friend, senator dan inouye, "with admiration, respect, and affection. ""i can't say it any better. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wicker: mr. president, i rise tonight to pay tribute to jamie ray ellis, a beloved member of my staff who passed away on tuesday, november 27, at the age of 65. jamie he will lis ellis served d country proudly as a liaison in tomb location he handled veterans issued, a role he filled with compassion, ability, and integrity. it was a natural fit. jamie brought to the position his own background of military service and experience as a volunteer veteran service officer for the local chapter of the vietnam veterans of america. he had a deep understanding of the unique

about senator gregg -- he is somebody that i know work with senator shahene, we had the loss of warren rudman and he was somebody who had very much a bipartisan tradition in the senate when we were both at a remembrance of him in washington. it really struck me how many democrats came up and spoke about how important he was to them. not only been that to washington, bringing that new hampshire attitude to washington. if what can we do to increase cooperation? >> i would echo what kelly has said. in the new hampshire state senate, people sit by district and not by political party. i had the opportunity to sit next to two of them. when you're sitting through days of debates and some contention and some contention committee get to know the people you're sitting with for you well. you get to read each other notes and i wonder how long so and so will speak. i was one of the worst offenders. but you get to know each other. when we were on senate finance, we worked on the attorney general budget together. so we have that relationship already, something that we can build on now as she serves our stat

the late senator warren rudman just saw that he had done some oral history with the university of californial history he said this is in the boston globe, the american people sound great on deficits and debt reduction would comes to actually getting rid of a program or reducing the debt, everybody overall essentially -- >> guest: every program has a constituent or an author or a creator. some have been around long enough, the creator of the program built constituency even though it is totally ineffective. it is personal pride or authorship for money going into a district. here is where we are. that is why i think it is important for people to realize what is getting ready to happen. we don't have the luxury of that behavior. the more we continue to be a of that way, the later we will respond to the crisis that is coming. everyone is wound up in a novel about the fiscal cliff. this is nothing compared to what is going to happen. using two million people losing their jobs is a big deal? if this debt bomb goes off you will see twenty million people lose their jobs. you will see 16% inflation, t

about senator gregg -- he is somebody that i know work with senator shahene, we had the loss of warren rudman and he was somebody who had very much a bipartisan tradition in th senate when we were both at a remembrance of him in washington. it really struck me how many democrats came up and spoke about how important he was to them. not only been that to washington, bringing that new hampshire attitude to washington. if what can we do to increase cooperation? >> i would echo what kelly has said. in the new hampshire state senate, people sit by district and not by political party. i had the opportunity to sit next to two of them. when you're sitting through days of debates and some contention and some contention committee get to know the people you're sitting with for you well. you get to read each other notes and i wonder how long so and so will speak. i was one of the worst offenders. but you get to know each other. when we were on senate finance, we worked on the attorney general budget together. so we have that relationship already, something that we can build on now as she serves our state