mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations -- calendar number 3 and calendar number 4, that the nominations be confirmed the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 85. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 85, honoring the life and legacy of georgia jones ayers. the presiding officer: is there an objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the r

mr. mcconnell: mr. president i send another cloture motion to the desk for the bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we the suedes up undersigned senators in accordance with rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close on s. 1785 a bill to provide for the justice for victims of trafficking signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be dispense with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask the mandatory quorum calls with respect to these motions be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask the first-degree filing deadline be at 5:30 p.m. finally, i ask the senate be in around a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: i rise today to discuss the justice for victims of trafficking act. i'm proud to join with my colleagues to co

mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent notwithstanding the adjournment of the senate, that on friday, march 20, between 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. it be in order for the budget committee to report out a concurrent resolution and that it be in order for the senate to proceed to that resolution on monday march 23. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12:00 p.m. monday, march 23. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: on monday at 12:00 noon, the senate will proceed to consider the budget resolution. senators sho

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. mr. mcconnell: that's good to hear. mr. president, you i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 94 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 94 supporting the goals and ideals of career and technical education month. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i further ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president i ask unanimous consent the senate immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on today's executive calenda

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i just wanted to congratulate our freshman colleague from montana on his initial speech and particularly second his observations about the devastation in the coalfields of america. we have a depression in the eastern part of my state as a direct result of this administration and the e.p.a., and i know it's affected the great state of montana as well, and so among the many insightful observations of the senator from montana, i particularly appreciate his thoughts about energy. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk with the committee-reported amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. 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 committee-reported substitute amendment to s. 178, a bill to provide justice for the victi

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: the senate's not in order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close the debate on s. 178 a bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking. signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that dep debate on s. 178, a bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking shall be brought to a close? the yeas and the nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to vote o

mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, senators should expect a roll call vote at 5:30 p.m. on monday on the confirmation of assistant secretary of transportation. i filed cloture on the trafficking bill earlier today and that vote will occur on tuesday morning under the regular order. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand in adjournment under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until courtesy. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my >> mr. president, asking animist intent to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues, senator from illinois, senator from ohio and i think we will be joined by the senator from south dakota and perhaps others. >> without objection. >> mr. president, before i turn to senator portman, i just want to put up a quote from one of the leaders of the anti-trafficking movement, the coalition against trafficking in women who expressed my sentiments exactly, my frustrat

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: deep in a shadow there's a specter that haunts our country. in dark corners it claims thousands of victims every year quietly, stealthfully, maliciously. it's hard for many americans to believe that human trafficking could happen where they live, but it does. right here in the united states, all 50 of our states. and many of these victims are children. in kentucky alone the commonwealth has been able to identify more than 100 victims since it began keeping relevant records in 2013. and while this kind of abuse often begins around the age of 13 or 14, there have been reports of victims in kentucky as young as two months old. it's just about the most marley offensive thing you could imagine. these victims need a voice. they need justice and the new congress is determined to give them both. that is what the bill we're considering this week the justice for victims of trafficking act aims to do. i want to thank senator cornyn for his hard work on this legislation. he's been a ti

mr. mcconnell: mr. president i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president could we have order in the senate? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to s. 178 be set for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, march 17. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., tuesday, march 17. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: can we have order in the senate. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president i ask consent the senate proceed to the consideration of the veto message on s. 1 the cloture motion be withdrawn and at 2:30 p.m. today, the senate vote on the question of overriding the president's veto of s. 1 the keystone bill with the time equally divided in the usual form. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. inhofe: reserving the right to object. that's me over here. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: nay way you inhofe: any way you could change that to 2:20 from 2:30. there are four people who can make planes, otherwise. the presiding officer: will the majority leader so modify his request? mr. mcconnell: the request is that the vote occur when? the presiding officer: 2:20 instead of 2:30. without objection. mr. mcconnell: okay, so for the

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding office the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that when the senate completes its business today adjourn until 9:30 tomorrow. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. the senate resum consideration of s. con. res. is 1. finally, the senate recess from 12:30 to 2:15 to allow for the wokely conference meetings and all time during the recess count against the time remaining on the budget resolution. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president senators should expect a roll call vote in relation to the pending sanders amendment around noon tomorrow. if there is no further business to come befor

mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 11:00 a.m. thursday, march 19. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of s. 178 with the time until the cloture vote at 12:00 noon equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: senators should expect up to two roll call votes at 12:00 noon. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. those same four democrats voted to advance the bill yesterday as well. we believe the next opportunity to vote on the legislation will come tomorrow. democrats continue to object to an

mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. thursday march 12. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time to for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and that the time be equally divided with the majority controlling the first half and the democrats controlling the final half. finally, following morning business, the senate resume consideration of s. 178. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so senators should expect a vote on the hart nomination at approximately 2:00 tomorrow. the other nomination at that time is expected to go by voice vote. if there's no further business to come before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the pre

the other callers think that mr. mcconnell and mr. weiner -- boehner need to go. i think they are too moderate. mr. weiner -- boehner is complaining about mr. obama but has done nothing about it. we need an ultraconservative in republican leadership to counter mr. obama. host: who should that be? caller: i have not read up on who the leaders on cows -- in the house. host: alan is next. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to give you the reasons why john boehner and mcconnell should be gone. boehner should have been voted out the day he made the comment it is so hard. number two, mcconnell should be out because he should've kept the role the democrats had. where there was only 50 votes. then you could have sent this up to the president and let him veto the thing. the third reason is, when you said the democrats would act john boehner, that is the story. they do not want someone conservative. you are getting all these calls. if the conservative need someone who can offer something to the extreme liberals, we cannot have a moderate republican. we need a conser

mr. mcconnell: for years the democrat-led senate refused to pass a balanced budget. it usually failed to produce any budget at all. maybe this made special interests happy but it was infewer -- infuriating for many in the middle class. they called for change and today the senate is delivering that change. the new senate is prepared to deliver a balanced budget which could raise annual wages by as much as $5,000 per family and drive economic growth for hardworking americans. that's what the nonpartisan congressional budget office tells us, and it's no wonder. this balanced budget would embrace the energy revolution and allow for more environmentally responsible innovations. it would repeal unfair taxes like those in obamacare and set the table for more comprehensive replacement of the outdated tax code with one that's simpler and more effective. and it would provide tools to repeal and replace obamacare itself leaving the law's higher costs and broken promises where they belong. in the past. in favor of a fresh start and the opportunity for real health reform. so whil

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i understand there is a bill at the desk and it is due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 625 a bill to provide for a congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to iran's nuclear program and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: mr. president construction of the keystone pipeline would pump billions into our economy. it would support thousands of jobs and a bipartisan majority in both house and senate voted to support it. today the senate will vote to support american jobs and infrastructure one more time. it should be a no-brainer. for a long time, projects like keystone basically were no-brainers. they w

mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, senators should expect a roll call vote on the marti nomination on 5:30 on monday with other nominations in the stack but going by voice vote. if there's no further business to come before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on friday, march 6. >> the house foreign affairs committee held a hearing today. whether the us will send military aid. they heard from the assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs recently returned from a trip to that region. this this is about two hours. >> ambassador, welcome. this hearing we will come to order, and our topic today is ukraine under siege. ukraine is under siege by russia at this moment. unfortunately the response to russian aggression by the administration has been quite a bit. a a year ago russia invaded and seized crimea. some thought that vladimir putin would stop there. not so. last april there was a delegation

mr. mcconnell: mr. president i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a

mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 tomorrow, wednesday, february the 11th. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business for up to one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and that the time be equally divided with the democrats controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. finally, following morning business, the senate resume consideration of s. 178. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: my hope that the logjam on this bill which seems to have developed today will be broken tomorrow and that we can begin to consider amendments under a fair and open process, which is what we would like to do o

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the president of the senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the senate to join with a like committee on the part of the house of representatives to escort his excellency benjamin netanyahu into the house chamber for the joint meeting at 11:00 a.m. on tuesday march 3 2015. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president later this morning israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will deliver an important address to congress. members of both parties extend a warm welcome to him. this leader is a great friend of our country and his visit comes at a critical moment in the relations between our countries. the prime minister's address coincides with an increasingly aggressive iranian campaign to expand its sphere of influence across the middle east. it represents a threat to both of our countries. it represents a threat to moderate sunni allies

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: this week the senate will pass a balanced budget. it's an important moment for our country. i know a lot of americans are excited to see it finally happen. our friends across the aisle don't seem to be sharing in the enthusiasm however. instead we seem to hear demands for more taxes more regulations, more overspending. basically more failed policies of the past. these are odd demands but in the spirit of budget week, we figured why not give our friends what they're asking for so last night we offered them a chance to support president obama's budget. it drops tax after tax on the american people to the tune of almost $2 trillion. it piles on the regulations. it overspends by trillions and trillions, never balancing ever. never balancing ever. no wonder a d.c. newspaper complied it was a -- implied what is a manifestation of the left -- quote -- "dream version of obama." you would think our friends would have supported this dream budget overwhelmingly, but actually hardly an

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the justice for victims of trafficking act is one of the most bipartisan pieces of legislation you could possibly imagine. ever since this bipartisan human rights bill was introduced by a democrat and a republican in january and made publicly available for any person to read, members of both parties have sung its praises repeatedly. this bipartisan bill has gained the support of 13 democratic cosponsors. recently democrats voted unanimously to approve it in committee. this week democrats consented unanimously to advance it on the floor. even the democratic leader himself said he, underscored appreciated and agreed with my call to pass this bipartisan bill overwhelmingly. i doubt there will be problems on my side, he said. if there are, we will work to clear them. that was monday. by tuesday democrats seemed to be threatening to filibuster human rights legislation for abused and neglected victims and children. so let me repeat that. democrats are now threatening to filibuste

mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president this amendment is based on legislation that senator blumenthal and i introduced in the last congress to close a major loophole in the current corporate tax law by putting an end to unlimited tax write-offs for performance-based executive pay. in 1993 congress limited the deduct act of executive -- deductibility of executive pay to $1 million with the exception for performance-based compensation. but over the last two decades corporations have made the exception the rule and the we've seen increasingly more pay designated as performance even in some cases where the company is not doing very well for the shareholders. it's been estimated that between 2007-2010, $121.5 billion of executive pay has been deducted and roughly 55% of that is being deemed executive performance-based compensation. business and shareholders should establish the pay of their officers and directors and employees but

mr. mcconnell, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from utah, mr. hache, the senator from wyoming mr. barrasso, the senator from mississippi, mr. wicker, the senator from tennessee, mr. corker, the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss bury, the senator from michigan, miss stabin now, the senator from new jersey, mr. menendez, the senator from connecticut, mr. murphy. the speaker: members of the escort committee will please exit through the chamber lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. the sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the president of the islamic republic of afghanistan. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency mohammad ashraf ghani president of the islamic republic of afghanistan. president ghani: in the name of god the merciful and compassionate speaker boehner vice president biden, senate majority leader mcconnell, house majority leader mccarthy house minority leader ms

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: every year in america countless innocent victims, including children, are bought and sold into modern-day slavery. this heinous crime of human trafficking is shameful and disgraceful, and the senate can do something about it by passing the bipartisan human trafficking legislation before us today. the justice for victims of trafficking act introduced by senator cornyn and his democrat colleague, senator klobuchar would give voices to the voiceless and justice to the children suffering in the shadows. there-- their bipartisan human rights bill may not be long but it is effective and transparent. this bill is available for any senator and member of the public to read since january. this bipartisan legislation was considered and strengthened in an open and transparent committee process and this human rights bill conforms with long-standing bipartisan law that so many of our democratic friends have supported repeatedly. it's no wonder that once senators read the bill, they can't

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: for years the democrat-led senate refused to pass a balanced budget. it usually failed to produce any budget at all. maybe this made special interests happy but it was infewer -- infuriating for many in the middle class. they called for change and today the senate is delivering that change. the new senate is prepared to deliver a balanced budget which could raise annual wages by as much as $5,000 per family and drive economic growth for hardworking americans. that's what the nonpartisan congressional budget office tells us, and it's no wonder. this balanced budget would embrace the energy revolution and allow for more environmentally responsible innovations. it would repeal unfair taxes like those in obamacare and set the table for more comprehensive replacement of the outdated tax code with one that's simpler and more effective. and it would provide tools to repeal and replace obamacare itself leaving the law's higher costs and broken promises where they belong. in the pas

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: throughout the obama era families across the country have had to make a lot of tough decisions. lost jobs or lower wages meant doing more with less and refocusing on what truly mattered. it wasn't easy, but families made the best of difficult situations in order to position themselves for greater success in the better days to come. meanwhile in washington, you saw record levels of overspending, trillion-dollar deficits, historic levels of debt, hardworking families made tough choices while the obama administration and its allies aimed to keep right on overspending. it was more than just wrong. many would say it was unfair. but today democrats can join together with republicans to help rectify the inequity. instead of having washington play by one set of rules and the middle class by another, we can force washington to start confronting really big challenges just like everyone else has to. we can force washington to focus on serving the middle class again instead of the othe

. >> the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell the senator from texas, mr. cornyn the senator from south dakota mr. thune. >> what warren hatch is doing is welcoming the so-called escort committees. these are very important special guests who will have special roles during the course of -- members of the house and senate. these are escorts being introduced by orrin hatch from the state of utah. they have an elaborate procedure they walk through for any visiting speaker. >> that's right. this is not a joint session of congress. that's only when the president speaks. this is a joint meeting of congress. this is only the second time in history that a foreign leader has addressed the congress for his third time. the other individuals being winston churchill, the speaker of the house, john boehner gave him a bust of winston churchill in honor of his reaching this milestone reached by only one other world leader and there have been a lot of comparisons being made by republicans especially of netanyahu to churchill with not suchkomp complimentary comparisons being

mr. mcconnell took over the leadership post this year to end dysfunction and return the senate to a working body. that effort appears off to a poor start. and if mr. paul's signature represents his grasp of foreign policy, republicans should be justifiably leery of him of a presidential nominee. whatever the outcome of negotiations with iran, the 47 senators have done irreparable harm. it is regrettable that kentucky's two senators were among them. louisville courier journal. here's a headline in the salt lake city tribune in utah. utah senators increase risk of war. senators lee and hatch join a foolish campaign. it will be up to history to judge whether the latest partisan stunt joined by utah senators mike lee and orrin hatch ends a wartime warmongering or just another bit of buffoonery on the world stage. the republicans who dispatched this letter have disgraced themselves and undermined the credibility of the nation of the constitution they took an oath to uphold. rand paul, marco ru

mr. mcconnell is saying he wants to bring something to the floor. we are in the middle of the debate over human trafficking and the loretta lynch nomination for attorney general. we are not sure when that would have time to come to the floor. there is this conflict now between do we do sanctions, do we get obama the space, it has become a very partisan issue. in the past, it was not. host: you mentioned loretta lynch. we thought a vote or debate was coming this week. the majority leader changed course over the weekend. one of the headline says the human trafficking bill stands in the way of the pic for attorney general. first, are theese two issues related? guest: not at all. two different things happening. the fight over human trafficking, this was another bill that was bipartisan and supposed to sail through. everybody thought it would come to the floor and be a done deal and they could move on to loretta lynch. what happened late last week democrats "discovered" an antiabortion provision in the republican bill, it was not in the house passed bill

mr. mcconnell has been impeded by internal struggles in his party. the latest mess, a stalled sex trafficking bill and mr. mcconnell's related refusal to bring a confirmation vote for president obama's nominee for attorney general. it was the discussions and the hold up for the nominee to replace eric holder that was part of a conversation posted by "having to post -- huffington post" and posted on their website. here's a part of the interview. [video clip] president obama: she has been a great prosecutor. she has prosecuted terrorist in new york. she has gone after organized crime. she has gone after public corruption. her integrity is unimpeachable. by all accounts, she is a great manager. the fact that she is now been lingering in this limbo for longer then the five previous attorney general nominees combined, makes no sense. we need to go ahead and get this done. >> what you think is behind it? president obama: senate dysfunction is part of it. part of it is just a stubbornness on the part of the republicans to move nominees period. >> they say t

mr. mcconnell: mr. president this morning the senate's doorkeeper will mark her 40th year of service to the senate. ruby has seen the senate from a lot of different angles. she's had a lot of unique titles everything from card desk assistant to reception room attendant as she climbed the ladder to her clients post. -- to her current post. i'll sure ruby would tell you that a lot has changed since her first day back in 1975. i'm sure she had tell you a lot has stayed the same as well. one thipg that won't change is the senate's senate's gratitude to its many dedicated employees. that's why we thank her for her many years of service. now, mr. president on an entirely different matter, in about an hour the democrat party will confront a momentous choice: will democrats launch an historic filibuster against helping oppressed victims of modern slavery because left-wing lobbyists appear to demand it? will they do that at the behest of these left-wing lobbyists? democrats filibustering help for terrified child

mr. mcconnell, of course, everybody knows him. they listen somewhat to what you have to say, but at the same time for instance, i recently encouraged mr. mcconnell's office to work with the president possibly in trying to amend the 1964 civil rights act that what actual include -- would actually include sexual orientation the bill. host: did you get a response of encouragement from the senator? caller: they did say that they wrote down my message. but i also spoke with mr. paul's office as well. i think the time has come, because these religious laws that have been put in place, i think it's a waste they are in direct violation of that particular law, even though sexual orientation was not added -- i think in some ways they are in direct violation of that particular law even the sexual orientation was not added back in those days. i am a feminine male myself and indiana just past the flaw the other day. i just used to attend college indiana, and unfortunately if i were to attend again, i could potentially be refused service at a r

most scholars think that mr. mcconnell and mr. boehner need to go, i think they are too moderate. in the clip you played where mr. rainey was complaining about mr. obama using his executive order but he hasn't done a nothing about it. he just sits back and winds very -- sits back and whines. host: who should that be? caller: you know, i am not up on who was a leader in the house, i think her zoo be good in the senate. host: alan is the next. -- crews would be good in the senate -- cruz should be good in the senate. host: alan is next. caller: i will tell you why they should be gone. he made a comment in the news saying oh, it is too hard. we cannot do it. mcconnell should be out because he should've kept the rules that the democrats had. then he couldn't said the stuck to the president and let him veto the things. third reason, when you said that the democrats would back pain or -- back john boehner, it tells you they do not want some of conservative there. you are getting these calls because conservatives need someone who can buffer at the extreme liberals. we cannot have a moder

mr. mcconnell: mr. president this morning prime minister netanyahu laid out a threat posed by the nuclear -- by a nuclear iran in very clear terms, not just to israel, not just to the united states, but to the entire world. he reminded us that no deal with iran is better than a bad deal with iran. that seems to run counter to the obama administration's thinking on the issue, which is worrying enough. what's also worrying is the seeming determination to pursue a deal on its own without the input of the people's elected representatives. remember, it was congress that helped bring iran to the table by putting sanctions in place actually against -- against -- the wishes of the administration. congress was right then and congress and the american people need to be a part of this discussion too. that's why i'm acting to place this bipartisan bill on the legislative calendar. it's legislation crafted by members of the both party that would ensure the american people have a say in any deal. senators corker, gra

mr. connolly? >> i can answer that but i'm sure when i interviewed the watch commander that would come out but i can answer that. i don't know. >> don't you think you should know? >> i will know once the investigation is complete. >> what would have happened at this crime scene had been disturbed by someone other than secret service agents? would anything have been handled differently? say someone driving a car ran into the area. >> i would say they would be interviewed. they would be detained and interviewed to see if there was an intent. did they know what they were doing? was there an intent to disrupt this on? >> but that did not happen with this agent. so is one set of policies foreign agent which is basically nothing versus had it been a civilian the entire scenario would have been treated differently? >> again not knowing all the facts. >> that is what you seem to be indicating. had it been someone else it would have all been treated differently. do you have policies for agents who

mr. mcconnell: mr. president we begin this week by remembering a failed idea from the past. obamacare. and we'll end by passing balanced budget legislation about the future. five years ago today a partisan obamacare bill was signed into law over the objections of the american people. it was rushed through in defiance of the experts who warned it would result in higher costs, fewer choices and broken promises for the middle class and tragically that's just what we've seen. millions of americans lost health plans they were promised they could keep. premiums spiked, deductibles skyrocketed, tax time became even more of a burden, often a costlier one as well. and for too many family doctors and trusted hospitals fell out of network. all you have to do is listen to letters like karen's from louisville to know that americans deserve better than what obamacare has given them. karen was paying $325 a month for her health insurance but now she says her premium has spiked to almost $550 a month with a deductible well in excess of $6,000. i can't afford this, karen wrote. but i do not

and is this mr. mitch mcconnell's way of leading from behind? well, sorry, it is bill crystal, and that sis the magazine from leading behind. first he does articles from the promoting congressman from arkansas, and he once pushed a republican from alaska and then he closed quote the friend from alaska to help him. and if i were not looking for the regime change, i would say this is w all over again. and crystal's op-ed, and he is a chameleon, and he has yet another rural personality to add to quail and palin and w. and he has certainly got the cheerleaders lined up and so this has been "hardball" with chris matthews and next is chris hayes with "all in." >>> the bottom line is that jeb bush is pro-gay. >> the anti-right is jeb bush. >> this disqualifies jeb bush from consideration for the gop nomination. >> tonight, why it appears that 2016's allegedly gay-friendly candidate is starting to pander to the base. >> then what is rudy talking about? >> it is an african-american president stood up and said -- i hate to mention it because of what happe

mr. mcconnell is saying he wants to bring something to the floor. we are in the middle of the debate over human trafficking and the loretta lynch nomination for attorney general. we are not sure when that would have time to come to the floor. there is this conflict now between do we do sanctions, do we get obama the space, it has become a very partisan issue. in the past, it was not. host: you mentioned loretta lynch. we thought a vote or debate was coming this week. the majority leader changed course over the weekend. one of the headline says the human trafficking bill stands in the way of the pic for attorney general. first, are theese two issues related? guest: not at all. two different things happening. the fight over human trafficking, this was another bill that was bipartisan and supposed to sail through. everybody thought it would come to the floor and be a done deal and they could move on to loretta lynch. what happened late last week democrats "discovered" an antiabortion provision in the republican bill, it was not in the house passed bill

mitch mcconnell will introduce a bill maybe next week that says mr. president, you have to route any deal through us. obviously you support that. >> i think that it is the right move. we will see. let's hope so. i thought the prime minister gave an amazing speech yesterday. a compelling speech yesterday. the action was totally inappropriate. our best ally in the speech he is making on such an important issue. i thought it was a great speech. completely completely inappropriate. >> can i get back to mitch o'connell's proposal. mr. president, any deal with iran has to be brand by us. i am sure that will pass congress. i am equally sure that the president will veto it. >> will you be shut out? >> i do not think so. not the right way to go. let's have more debate. more discussion. it seems like something the american people would take place. no deal is better than a bad deal. let's hold iran accountable. >> i have to press this. is it possible that president albano will push through a deal that allows the iranians to push through a deal? is that possible?

mr. mcconnell: mr. president i just want to say to our new senator from west virginia what an outstanding initial speech about not only her state but the way forward for our country and i congratulate her for an outstanding set of comments. mr. manchin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: i also want to congratulate my colleague from west virginia. and we've spoken before that maybe we can show the way to have a better relationship building effort here in the senate and working together for the people and the common cause of west virginia and also the country. and that's our most important thing. so i congratulate her on a great speech and look forward to working with her for our great people of w west virginia west virginia and i think she's going to do a great job and i just want to thank her again. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. kaine: mr. president i rise to address a question to myself and every m

laying out a carefully researched legal argument as to why states should not comply with mr. obama's regularegulations. since senator mcconnell doesn't like these rules, he's telling states not to follow them. and his bud ne the house? first speaker boehner snubbed the president inviting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to address congress behind his back. he wanted netanyahu to argue against negotiations with iran. now boehner's visiting netanyahu on the deadline for those negotiations, traveling overseas to criticize the president. joining me now is e.j. dionne of "the washington post." thank you for being here. >> good to be with you, reverend. >> e.j., has speaker boehner and senator mcconnell forgotten who's president? >> well i just think they're operating with new math and 53% of the vote and 51% of the vote isn't a majority any more at least that's what it seems like. i mean look i expect senator mcconnell to give a speech any day now on nullification and interposition. i mean if they want to change the rules, let them pass a bill but the notion of going arou

mr. prime minister, you knew it was going to be controversial when you decided to come to the united states and make the speech to the joint session. do you feel that it was successful? >> well, look, i knew it would be difficult. i didn't have any attempt of having part of the imposition. certainly didn't mean any disrespect to the president or anyone else. but i came because as prime minister of israel i felt obligation to speak before congress, may have important role in this deal before the deal is signed. to alert them to what i think are enormous dangers to israel and the region and to the world with the impending deal. >> schieffer: you said in the past that iran must have zero capability to enrich uranium, you did not mention that in your speech. is that still your position? >> that would have been our preference from the beginning, it always is our preference. but i said at the very least have to make sure they don't have the capability to break out to a bomb within a year or les

health care law and the republican budget plan. >> mr. president, we begin by remembering a failed idea from the past; obamacare. and we will end by passing balanced budget legislation about the future. five years ago today a partisan obamacare bill was signed into law over the objections of the american people. it was rushed through and defied the experts who warned it would result in higher cost fewer choices and broken promises for the middle class and tragically that is what we have seen. millions of americans lost health care plans they were promised they could keep ration premiums skyped deductibles sky rocketed and tax burdens were costly. and family doctors and trusted hospitals for too many fell out of network. listen to letters like karen from lewisville to know that americans deserve better than what obamacare has given them. karen was paying $325 a month for her health insurance and now she said her premium spiked to almost $550 a month with a deductible well in access of $6,000. i cannot afford this karen wrote, but i do not

mrs. clinton used personal e-mail for official business when she was secretary of state. let's look at the top story -- that's a look at the top stories we are following this hour. mitch mcconnell holding a vote trying to override president obama's veto of the bill that approved the keystone pipeline. peter cook joins me with the latest. we are receiving word the vote to override did fail in the senate. >> the final tally was 62-37. they needed two thirds majority to override the veto. there were a handful of democrats that voted in favor of overriding the president's veto but not enough to get to that magic number. this is the most significant veto from this president since he took office and probably not the last with republicans in control. it's also not the final chapter for the keystone xl pipeline. he said he vetoed it because it bypassed the process for reviewing projects of this kind. we are still waiting for a final recommendation as to whether this project should be approved. the president said that decision would come within weeks or months and would certainly

"the new york times" saying mr. netanyahu's unconvincing speech. that is what they call it in the editorial pages. from troutdale, oregon, a republican. we are on open phones. caller: i wanted to respond to that article about netanyahu. the one thing none of those people are talking about is that israel, it is right in their garden. basically, iran has been wanting to destroy israel, and i do not blame him for going to congress. somebody needed to. host: ok, an independent caller from north carolina. what do you think? caller: i am calling to comment on the concerns of the callers who say their premiums have increased under the affordable care act. their premiums have increased because they are paying for others. i have been a nurse for two years, and we already pay for the uninsured. people skipping preventative care, and simple conditions become debilitating and they are not able to be useful citizens and help pay their share of taxes. so the health care system itself is broken, and no one has wanted to fix it. while i do not particularly care fo

>>catherine: tomorrow will be mr. about president obama first trip to selma since taking office, but it's not his first big public moment there. he was there in 2007 as a newly declared presidential candidate, saying those who marched before him had made it possible for him to seek the highest office in the land. >>reporter: been have lower 60s for the bay area and land. tonight the temperatures will fall to the low 50's at bar around 11:00 p.m.. >>pam: the lights on the bay bridge are gone now the incredible lcd display is taking a yearlong break for maintenance. kron 4 is jackie sissel spoke to people came out bright and early to see the lights go out >>reporter: the 1.8 mi. western span of the bay bridge has been a canvas for the l e d like culture. hundreds of people's showed up in the pre-dawn ayer hours to catch a glimpse of the lights. >>: i can remember with the embarcadero look like prior to the earthquake in is an incredible incredible beauty. and is open to everybody >>reporter: inspired by the bridges 75th