in wyoming we must and do have both. wyoming sends electricity to both the eastern and western power grids. reaching from iowa to washington. wyoming generated 49.6 million mega watt hours of electricity in 2012 with 66% of this electricity consumed beyond our borders. this electricity generation includes 88% coal and 9% wind. epa's proposal impacts states differently. each state has unique characteristics in energy portfolios that drive the application of each of the four building blocks. for wyoming the proposed-goal is problematic and unrealistic to achieve. epa is proposing a compressed timeline in which states are to develop and submit their state plans. considering the complexity of proposal and developing a compliance plan along with any state need legislation the timelines are problematic if not unrealistic. wyoming he's emission reduction required by 2020 which is 70% of the proposed state goal is far greater than can be achieved. this disparity is often referred to as the cliff. wyoming's evaluation identified

if montana can do it, why can't wyoming? if wyoming will work with other states, why won't wyoming? mr. parfitt: let me address montana's alternatives. they assume they will get credit for 100% of the wind energy. that is not what has been conveyed by epa. we were told we would get no credit. as far as the multistate discussions, we have been involved with the same group the center for the new energy and environmental. participating in those conversations along with montana and 13 other states. there are challenges with the multistate plan. particularly when we do not know with the end goal is going to be. all we have is what has been proposed. we don't know how epa is when to change it based on the comments that have been received. senator whitehouse: do you agree that climate change is happening? human activity plays a role in it? the consequences of doing nothing could be dire and expensive? mr. parfitt: i am here to talk about the clean power plan. if we are going to do something to address co2 emissions whether or not this is a good plan and workable for wyoming and the answer

is montana can do it, why can't wyoming? if wyoming will work with other states, why won't wyoming? >> let me address montana's alternatives. the assume -- the assume they will get credit for 100% of the wind energy. that is not what has been conveyed to epa. we were told we would get no credit. as far as the multistate discussions, we have been involved with the same group the center for the new energy and environmental. participating in those conversations along with montana and 13 other states. there are challenges with the multistate plan. particularly when we do not know with the end goal is going to be. all we have is what has been proposed. we don't know how epa is when to change it based on the comments that have been received. >> do you agree that climate change is happening? human activity plays a role in it? the consequences of doing nothing could be dire and expensive? >> i am here to talk about the clean power plan. if we are going to do something to address co2 emissions whether or not this is a good plan and workable for wyoming could be the answer is it is not. >> ir

wyoming. >> thank you, you, senator. anyone else here for introductory purposes? we are going to go ahead and start with our testimony. we would like you to do your best. we will start with you and work. you are recognized. >> thank you, chairman ranking member, members of the community for inviting me today testify. i am michael myers from the new york atty. gen.'s attorney general's office. my perspective is slightly different than those of other members of the panel. as an environmental lawyer i worked for the past 15 15 years at the attorney general's office counseling state regulators on legal issues related to air pollution and climate change and limit -- litigating those issues and courts. it is particularly appropriate the commission continue to hear state perspectives. another provision of the clean air act the epa is using states are in the driver seat. for us to succeed in this critically important area the state has to be willing to take the wheel. from the perspective of state new

with a new wyoming wind company to import wind generated electricity from wyoming to help replace some of the coal-fired energy that they have been relying on. they are actually taking responsibility for being the largest in our state even though the electricity we were using was coming from utah as it happens and there will be costs associated with transitioning away from the cold and into the wind but overall the net of it is that los angeles ratepayers will still be doing okay because the utility is taking steps to help their customers become more efficient in their use of energy and that i think is kind of the critical ingredient here that if our rates go up because of new investments that we are making that has to be offset in some way in order to shield the ratepayers from rate shocks and things that would just make it untenable for them to go forward on this cleaner electricity plan that we are on. given some time for the transition we can do it. i do think it was right to come up with a crediting mechanism. i think epa needs to do this they want to encourage regional kwok ratio

parfitt from wyoming? what's going to be the easiest to lay down on this clean power plant that will make the biggest impact to meet the challenges? deadlines, timelines, lower standards, less reductions? >> well certainly timelines are a big component of this when you consider developing a plan and the time involved with that and the complexities and the amount of agencies in states that would have to be involved in that discussion, let alone the legislation and rules that we've already mentioned here and the time that that would take seem to be very problematic. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator capito. senator murphy. >> thank you very much mr. chair. underlying this entire discussion is the challenge we have with carbon pollution methane pollution and the impact it's having across the world. we don't have to look across the world, we can look to my home state of oregon and indeed we are seeing that the fire season has grown by 60 days over the last several decades and a number of acres of forest has

if montana can do this why can't wyoming and montana will work with other states why won't wyoming? >> well, first i will address montana's five different alternatives. in their alternatives they assume that they will get credit for 100% of the wind energy and that's not what we have been or has been conveyed by epa. we were told that we would get no credit for wind energy consumed outside of the state so that's one difference. as far as the multistate discussions, i will say that we have been involved with the same group the center for new energy environment and participating in those conversations along with montana and 13 other states. there are challenges with the multistate plan particularly when we don't put no with ankle is going to be. all we have right now is what has been proposed. we don't know how epa is going to change the proposal based on the comments at them and receive so we don't know what the targets are going to be. >> do you agree that climate change is happening that human activity plays a huge role in it and the consequences of doing nothing could be dire and

this hard black rock is wyoming's lifeblood. mineral extraction accounts for nearly 75% of the state's revenue, about a third coming from coal. funding things like schools, road construction and a huge state savings account. wyoming has a long history of coal mining, and these days the state provides nearly 40% of the nation's supply. but the top executive at this mine does acknowledge concerns about emissions from burning coal. colin marshall is the c.e.o. of cloud peak energy, one of the largest coal companies in the country. >> i believe the science is clearly not settled but there are theories out there and if they're right, the co2 emissions are significant, then they potentially could be a big impact on the world and its climate. i always think, what if the impact and climate change is twice as bad as people are thinking? >> reporter: marshall believes the answer is shown here at the boundary dam power station, the world's first and only carbon capture power plant, components like this absorber tower are bolted on and remo

the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: mr. president, i understand there is a bipartisan agreement in the works to modify the kirk amendment number 545 and therefore i ask unanimous consent that the vote on the amendment 545 occur after the vote on inhofe amendment number 649. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. there are now two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the stabenow amendment number 523. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator prosecute michigan. ms. stabenow: mr. president, i would hope we could all come together and agree that we want to bring jobs back to america -- the presiding officer: let's have order. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. this is about saying if you are a business in america and you want to pretend to move offshore on paper but have the benefits of clean air and clean water and roads and all of the benefits of our american way of life, you ought to be contributing to that way of life. so this closes tax loopholes that are being used by compani

in wyoming it's the sage groce. in utah and colorado, it's interior's refusal to facilitate oil shale development. in arizona, it's the permitting of new copper mines. across our states, except for alaska, where there is no production on federal lands it is the significant decline in apds and oil wells that are drilled on our federal lands. this administration is actively impeding many of the best economic opportunities in the west. it's depriving thousands who live in our states the ability to find a good job, earn a good wage and live a good life. as chairman of the committee and the appropriations subcommittee with control over the interior budget i do want to work with you, secretary jewell. i do. i want to work with others in the administration. my complaint, you hear from us but you don't actually hear us. and in looking at the request, i don't see a substantive effort to work with congress. instead what i'm seeing is a disregard for enacted law and i think that has to change and the challenge really is to fin

health fair that i'll hear stories like that, because i do every weekend in wyoming. people are concerned about the cost even those who have been getting subsidies through the exchanges are noticing that deductibles are higher than their previous insurance. co-pay is higher. they're paying more. they're paying more and getting less, which is why this health care law continues to be unpopular across the country. take a look at any of the national numbers that are coming out and you're going to find many more people who feel they were harmed by the law than helped by the law. there is a ratio of more people thip they were harmed -- people think they were harmed than helped. more people want it repeal. that is what we're seeing across the country with this health care law. the president should listen to the american people who have these stories to tell. i was on the floor yesterday talked about a woman from maine. there was an article in a paper from maine she found the whole experience that she's been going through now frightening and she has insurance through the exch

in wyoming and idaho, it's the sage grouse. in utah and colorado it's interior's refusal to facilitate oil shale development. in arizona it's the permitting of new copper mines. across our states, except for alaska, where there is no production on federal lands, it's a significant decline in a.p.d.'s and oil wells drilled on our federal lands. this administration is actively impeding many of the best economic opportunities in the west. it's depriving thousands who live in our states the ability to find a good job, earn a good wage, and live a good life. as chairman of the committee and the appropriations subcommittee with authority over the budget, i do want to work with secretary jewell, i do. and others in the administration. my complaint here is that you hear from us, but you don't actually hear us. in looking at the request, i don't see a substantive effort to work with congress. instead what i'm seeing is a disregard for enacted law. i think that that has to change. and the challenge really is to find common ground working

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: good morning. this has been an important week for the senate as we've worked to set spending goals for our nation. and for this year the senate has only been able to pass two budgets in the past six years. now that congress is under new management we're on track to pass a budget after only threel threel -- three months. the reason we're working so hard to restore the trust of the american people who want and deserve a more effective and efficient government, this week as part of the senate's regular order we've been debating and have voting more than a dozen times on how best to set spending limits and make government live within its means, including votes to protect property rights of all americans and to save medicare. the spending goals and limits we have set are why passing a budget is so important to our nation. they let congressional policy-makers who actually allocate the dollars get to work by following our spending limits. without that, they're delayed. we've had that for a number of years

. >>> wyoming taking on san diego state. a minute ago, the cowboys trailing and in need of a bucket. josh ada ams knocks it down. wyoming goes in front by 2. 15 seconds left. quinn -- no, no, no. and wyoming wins it 45-43 for their first ncaa bid since 2002. >>> yale fans, fired up for the men in black. ivy league championship. 10 seconds left, tied at 51. steve [ indiscernible ] knocks down the jumper. yale elects not to call a time out. they're going for the home run ball right now. no good. and harvard wins 53-51, advancing to their 4th ncaa tournament in a row. >>> albany trials stony brook late. ray sanders to tie it. he misses. ball kicked out to peter hooley for the win. albany won it 51-50. and hooley lost his mom to cancer just over a month ago. >>> an extra attraction at sports venues. >> it's just competing, training, traveling, doing shows and always riding. >> reporter: along with their championship aspirations, the warriors are bringing championship level half-time entertainment to their fans. >> it's very ente

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how about wyoming? looking at the states with the best to require, based on taxes, cost of living healthcare and the weather wyoming one followed by colorado utah, idaho and virginia. new york ranks in the bottom five. erika, diana? colorado i understand, wyoming in. >> must be going by cost of living. you get a ranch you move throughout with your family, be happy right? >> thanks so much. see you later this morning. >> happening today new jersey governor chris christie orders allstate builds togs fly flags at half staff. captain shaw, a decorated and dedicated marine, is a native of basking ridge, new jersey. shaw was assigned to special operations command when he lost his life during a training exercise off the coast of florida. >>> the first major candidate to announce his intentions in campaign 2016 did so overnight thanks to twitter. ted cruz will make more formal announcement. susan macinnis shows us he might be the first but he definitely won't be the last. >> hours before what was expected to be

for wyoming, the proposed goal is unrealistic to achieve. each state has unique characteristics in energy portfolios that drive the application of each of the four building blocks. for wyoming, the proposed goal is automatic and unrealistic to achieve. the epa is proposing a compressed timeline in which states are asked to submit state plans. considering the perplexities of the proposal and developing a compliance plan along with needed legislation, the timelines are problematic if not unrealistic. wyoming's emission reduction requirement by 2020 is far greater. this disparity is referred to as the cliff. wyoming's evaluation identified data errors or incorrect assumptions. a focus on key concerns with renewable energy, since it has the largest impact on the proposed goal. 100% of co2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants regardless of end user, will be attributed to the energy producing states. 66% of electricity generated in wyoming is consumed outside its borders. according to the epa, renewable energy credits will be contributed to the

the senator from wyoming u. mr. enzi: my friend from across the aisle raised an issue on climate change -- since my friend from across the aisle raised the issue on climate change i'll use the balance of my time also talking about that because i'm going to urge my colleagues to vote "no" on amendment number 777. we voted earlier and it was a unanimous vote that climate change is real, and i believe that virtually everyone agrees that over time the earth's climate has shifted varying levels of speed and in various directions. i had an opportunity to go on a trip to china and we visited one of their labs over there where they were looking at climate change, and i happened to have the opportunity to tour the labs with the senator from illinois senator durbin. one of the amazing things was as we finished up the tour looking at five different kinds of ways that they were measuring what caused climate change and how real it was i remember senator durbin saying to me, i'm sure glad that senator inhofe isn't with us because

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. >>> many people may dream of retiring in florida or hawaii, but how about wyoming? bank rate .com looked at the best states to retire, and it was based on tax, cost of living, health care, quality of living, and the weather, and wyoming is number one. a little surprising, right? followed by colorado. and utah. >>> cheyenne this time of the year sounds pretty good. >> i don't know. >>> southern california dog, will be getting plenty of treats for the rest of his life. we will show his heroic action >>> you know, we love orzo pasta. especially with vegetables but we don't make it a lot. >> we don't. but we like it with the peppers and the zucchini. >> we let it all cook before we put in the peppers because i like the peppers to have a little bit of crunch. >> it is a small grain pasta. >> , the orzo you don't want it to overcook. >> and i will make it soft, like pasta al dente,. >> and quickly fold this in. >> nice. i will add the pepper. >> a little bit of pepper. >> there is already some salt in here. >> sea salt. >> i season as i go with the pasta and the vegetable

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: colleagues, good morning. working with senator sanders yesterday, we made good progress on opening day for the budget resolution. it might not have been as fun as being at opening day for baseball but getting underway on the first balanced budget resolution that this senate has seen in nearly 20 years was pretty exciting for me, and i appreciate the good work and the full debate we had. today i'm looking forward to more work on a variety of amendment ideas for the resolution. some senators want to debate amendment ideas that have to do with the budget, and some senators want to debate amendment ideas that have nothing to do with the budget. so we'll hear from some senators today on issues such as our spending caps, the sequester how best to preserve and protect social security and what's the best way to ensure women are treated fairly in the workforce. other senators may want to discuss items such as how to treat the waterways of the united states, free from overreach of the e.p

number one wyoming, cold weather, snow, skiing states. is, does that have anything to do with this whatsoever? >> weather was one component. i'll trade that cold weather for really low cost of living. i'll trade it for lowest taxing state in the country in wyoming. trade that for really moderate summers. really try, beautiful, beautiful areas. >> beautiful areas. this, bucolic pictures like this make us yearn for places like wyoming. you have jackson hole, all these gorgeous places. you have to drive for hours to get any place. a lot of people, particularly olders folks have difficulty doing that. i would think the convenience of being closer to hospitals, closer to airports, would overcome some of the benefits, beautiful benefits? >> well we were talking about new york city. one of the lower ranking states. we both live here. you have a lot of stairs. really slippery sidewalks. a lot of things you have to think about. david: elevators. you have escalators. the cost of living i got to tell you is -- >> highest taxing state in the country.

. >> hello, i am senator mike endsley from wyoming. this week, we started a monumental task of confronting american spending, tackling the surging debt and balancing the budget of the nation. before coming to congress, i ran a business in wyoming for many years. i served as the mayor of my hometown, then as a state legislator. one of the most important jobs i had was to make sure that budgets were balanced. it is time to begin this responsible accounting in washington. you can lie about the numbers but the numbers never lie. the worst kept secret in america is this administration is spending more than ever, and taxing more than ever. the federal government should spend tax dollars wisely and responsibly and give you the freedom to pursue your future, the way that you choose. hard-working taxpayers deserve a government that is more efficient and more accountable. it should be something that both parties could agree on, because nobody wants an ineffective government. runaway spending habits over the past six years have created a dangerou

wyoming took spot number one. right here. and then here's virginia. we had said this was number five. colorado and utah in second and third. bankrate.com says it looked at lots of different factors to decide including cost of live, health care and crime, however low taxes were really what put these states on top. >> wow. sprooiding. ing surprising. we didn't see anything on florida. >> warmer places. when it comes to saving money, going out west. >> saving money, too, out does the heat the warmth. >> beautiful views. wyoming, wide open stays spaces. >> thanks erika, for that. >>> back in 60 seconds with a look at the last king of england killed in battle >>> welcome back. it is a burial 500 years in the making. the remains of english king richard iii finally laid to rest. for those who need to brush up on your shakespeare, richard was immortalized in the bard's play as a brilliant but evil king. history took a stunning turn when his long-missing remain was discovered under a park lot of all places. thousands turned out for the funeral. a grandson 17 g

in time we were able to even build some rainy day account in wyoming. so far there has never been a crisis so bad that it has rained. it's time to begin responsible accounting in washington washington because white -- while you can i about the numbers the numbers never lie. the worst kept secret in america this administration is spending more than ever and taxing more than ever. the president's budget increases tax dramatically and still doesn't get us to a balanced budget. in fact, at $468 billion in overspending this year in the tenth year we will be at a trillion which is 1 trillion overspent. it never goes down. he keeps going up. we have got to reverse that trend. otherwise, well i have art he explained that. the federal government should spend your tax dollars wisely and responsibly and give you the freedom and control to pursue your future the way you choose. hard-working taxpayers deserve a government that is more efficient, more effective and more accountable. that should be something both parties can agree on because i have never heard anybody

former senator from the state of wyoming he's such a great guy the senator from wyoming senator simpson just a fine man, great sense of humor and he knew his numbers. and what senator simpson teaming wither with erskin bowles, they were terrific. it gave us hope something could be done and it was really good. people from the private sector and the house and senate, democrats and republicans. now even before that, mr. president, when the conrad- judd matter failed, we thought that we had some hope. but once again the republicans on the bowles-simpson commission walked away, walked away from it. it really is unfortunate but that's what happened. it was quite interesting. people who had been criticized over the years for being too liberal, big spenders, someone like dick durbin from illinois, he voted for the bowles-simpson commission. it took a lot of courage for him to do that but he did it. the republicans who you thought would vote for it voted against it. and it failed. it failed. then senator biden, because of his close relationship having served in the senate 36 years got with some

host: thank you from wyoming. more on the e-mail flap, the washington post, hillary clinton will face a serious challenger in her primary several. her name is hillary clinton. last week's revelation that he she used private e-mail is not a knockout blow, but it is a needless, self-inflicted wound that stems from the same wound that has caused clinton trouble in the past -- obsessive secrecy. joining us now in maine, republican lines. caller: massachusetts. i think he is doing a great job with what he has. i think the immigration problem is the number one problem. people have to start realizing that is a real problem. especially with the deficit. these people coming in, able to use the system. boehner has been able to stand up to that area --. host: david is next from north carolina. caller: thank you for taking my call. it is a no-brainer. i think mitch mcconnell and john boehner should go. i do not understand. as many people as there are, why can't you have a fresh face? why does it have to be the same people? li

president, a good friend from wyoming was on the floor. yesterday i believe he is a frequent critic of the affordable care act. he made a pretty simple point that was reported in the press yesterday. critical of the administration for holding so many events talking about the success of the affordable care act. the suggestion was that we shouldn't be celebrating the administration shouldn't be celebrating the success of the affordable care act in terms of the number of people who are gaining access to it, the stabilizing cost curve of health care expenditures all across the country and the number of people whose emotional well-being is just much better today because they don't have to worry about ever losing their health care simply because they get sick or losing all of their savings simply because their child comes down with an expensive illness. and, mr. president i guess i would beg to differ because i talked to people all across my state of connecticut who are celebrating today because the a.c.a. works. they are celebrating because the

even states like wyoming and pennsylvania are requiring the disclosure of fracking chemicals. these new laws do not require the disclosure of fracking chemicals. >> mr. manuel where has been the damage to the public lands? what's the problem here? >> like you said this is a very dirty and dangerous way to get oil and gas out of the ground. it uses thousands of gallons of water. it has impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. there is a lot more we can do on energy efficiency. there's better ways to get energy rather than damaging our public lands and polluting our air and using lots of water that we can't replace. we think we should ban all fracking on federal lands and start moving away from dirty energy toward clean energy. >> why is the president wrong on fracking? >> it gets to mr. kennedy's point is that states have already stepped up and required disclosure rules for chemicals. >> some states have done that. some states have made -- >> a lot of the ones that we're talking about today, like colorado and wyoming, not to mention texas and pennsylvania have r

this is first assistant district attorney vincent hemming of wyoming county. crooks i do not fathom why we don't have cameras in the hallways of attica. cameras in attica protect both attica inmates and cushions officers. but it will check the truth more than anything else. amy: meanwhile, others have called for attica prison to be shut down. this comes as a fourth officer who beat williams saw his charges dropped after he testified before a grand jury, and is now back to work in his old job. all of this is detailed in an explosive new investigation headlined, "a brutal beating wakes attica's ghosts: a prison infamous for bloodshed, faces a reckoning as guards go on trial." it was reported by our guest tom robbins, with the marshall project, and published in collaboration with "the new york times." a big front-page spread on sunday. the marshall project is a nonprofit news outlet focused on criminal justice issues, and named after the late supreme court justice thurgood marshall. we are also joined by antonio yarbough, who served 20 years in attica prison. he

and does all the right things. >> he began -- he got his license in 1996 flying mostly out of wyoming and tooedederboro i understand but since then in a bunch of type of aircraft. do you know how often he flies, typically? >> he flies very frequently. he's got quite a number of airplanes. many of them several of them are from the world war ii era like the ryan pt 22 and he flies them all on a regular schedule maintains a lot of profishlt si in them. >> it's amazing to me he's not only rated in fixed wing aircraft but helicopters. how common is that for someone to have multiple certifications like that? >> probably 5% of the pilot population that has fixed wing and motor craft ratings. >> the amount of time that you need to get that kind of certification. how long a process is it? >> well getting a helicopter rating on to fixed wing certificate is a pretty lengthy process. you have to be dedicated and very committed to it and spend a lot of time to it. and i know that he has. the helicopter that he flies is a very sophisticated helicopter. so it's not just a training helicopter. it's a

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: again i'd ask my colleagues to vote "no." this is something that has to be handled in the tax committee. it's tax reform. putting it in the budget doesn't make any special emphasis or process on it and there are a number of questions that would have to be solved. what does it mean, "corporate compensation in excess of a million dollars?" does that include health care, does it not include it? does this include baseball players and actors and actresses as well? what are -- what are we talking about with limiting compensation? can you limit compensation for people by a federal law? if they've earned more than that what about people that are people already under contract? i'd urge our colleagues to vote "no" on this amendment. it will be handled in the tax committee when we do tax reform. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. all those in favor -- the senator from rhode island. [inaudible] the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. t

-- he has a long history of working in wyoming, and specifically working in this department. you will remember, mr. chairman, that our former director spoke here a number of years ago. todd has worked closely with him and has succeeded him. he is now our director. it is interesting, mr. chairman, because today, as todd testifies, he will have worked with a democrat governor, at a republican governor, and wyoming. and has always put wyoming first. he has done what is best for our state and our environment. it is a privilege they for me to introduce one of those testifying. the director. chairman inhofe: thank you senator. we are going to go ahead and start with our testimony. we're like to ask you to do your best to the time required. we will start with you, mr. myers. and then we will work to the and. mr. meyers: thank you, chairman. ranking member and senators for inviting me to testify. i am a go myers from the new york attorney general's office. my perspective is slightly different from those of other members of the panel. as an environmental lawyer, i have worked for the

he has a long history working in the state of wyoming and working in this department. you will remember our former quality director spoke here and testify at a number of years ago. todd worked closely with him and succeeded him and is now our director. it's interesting because he will have worked with the democrat ever and are and a republican governor in wyoming and has always put wyoming first, has done what is best for our state and our environment, so it's a privilege today to introduce one of those testifying directors. thank you, mr. chairman. >> anyone else here for introductory purposes? we would like you to do your best with the time required. we will start with you and work to the end. you are recognized. >> thank you, chairman. i am michael myers from the new york attorney general's office. my perspective is slightly different from those of other members of the panel. as an environmental lawyer i work for the past 15 years counseling state regulators on legal issues relating to air pollution and climate change and also litigating those issues in the courts.

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: i would ask unanimous consent that the time until 4:40 today be equally divided between the managers or their designees and that at 4:40, the senate vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed with no second-degree amendments in order prior to the votes -- sanders number 474 with a side-by-side with senator ayotte senator ayotte number 400 on vets, fischer number 409 side by side to mikulski, mikulski number 362 equal pay hatch amendment, the text of which is at the desk. wyden number 471 social security. cornyn number 357 president's budget. i further ask consent that there be two minutes equally divided between the managers or their designees prior to each vote and that all votes after the first in this series be ten minutes in length. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. enzi: for the information of all senators, there will be up to seven roll call votes at 4:40 p.m. i yield the floor. mr. sanders: senator whitehouse. the pres

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: i begin by asking for some unanimous consents. first i would ask unanimous consent that for the duration of the senate's consideration of s. con. res. 11, the majority and democratic managers of the bill, while seated or standing at the manager's desk, be permitted to deliver full remarks retrieve, review and edit documents and send email and other data communications from texts displayed on wireless personal digital assistant devices and tablet devices. i further ask consent that the use of calculators be permitted on the floor during consideration of the budget resolution. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr.-ins: for the -- mr. enzi: for the information of senators, this does not alter the existing traditions that prohibit the uses of such devices in the chamber by senators in general officers and staff. mr. enzi: it also does not allow the use of videos or pictures, the transmitting of sound even through earpieces for any purposes, the use of telep

but wyoming? it is windy there. >> yeah but you can buy a house for probably 50 grand. >> and it is cold. >>> thank you jill. >>> palo alto's city council is meeting today to consider steps for managing commercial growth. proponents of restricted growth say their main concerns are parking in the downtown area offices pricing out and displacing long time retailers in the city. >>> 5:38 right now. relief heads to napa months after a powerful earthquake. how much it is going to cost to fix the damage. >>> a driverless car taking a cross country trip to the east coast. what experts hope to accomplish. coming up. >>> 880 in oakland, you can see the cars are moving along around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place including one right here at the shop now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. d

. >>> bank rate.com suggests wyoming is the place to go to retire. they look at weather cost of living, crime rate and healthcare. florida and hawaii didn't crack the top ten. wyoming came out as number one followed by delaware and 19 pennsylvania, and new jersey came in 46th place. i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet... that it was damaging the enamel. i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said pronamel can make my teeth stronger. pronamel is helping me lead the life that i want to live. >> reporter: welcome back, everyone, 6:25 saturday morning your day planner looks like something you would see in january or february. we're struggle to get out of the 30s. we'll shoot for a high of 42. with the winds it will feel like the 30s. sun sets at 7:21. here's the early call easter weekend. this will be a close call. we get into wednesday thursday and friday, the jet stream will look like, with the cold air back here across the great lakes and the high plains. this is mild stuff up and down the eastern seaboard. p

it is wyoming. it has the lowest tax rate in the country. the fifth lowest crime rate. next is colorado. thanks to its access to the mountains and great health care. get this in third place, utah. utah has hiking and skiing. plus a very low cost of living. it is interesting because warm weather places first on the list for retirees. you can have all of the sunny days you want. the cost of living is there for you and you can't enjoy it. >> wyoming, colorado utah. >>> "early start" continues right now. breaking overnight. israel accused of spying on the u.s. and iran. reports claiming eavesdropped on negotiations. who they sent that information to and whether this will effect the negotiations. we will cover the angles of the story right now. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. john berman is in d.c. all week. breaking overnight. accusations emerging that israel has been spying on iran with the nuclear deal. "the wall street journal" reporting that israel eavesdropped to get information from informants and diplomatic contacts. israel denied spying

the republican of texas once stretched as far north as wyoming, and west at santa fe. over years, those boundaries are chiped away. biggest land transfer in 1850, whether texas gives up vast tracks of inves western land to federal government for debt relief. that is the same outcome patrick is aiming for, en result, texas shape we know today. what version of texas did patrick's map show. show. >> nort of the state line of texan area that is refered to map as indian territory we know that today add oklahoma, a strip on lift side that is santa fe territory, that was that eureka phoeupltz of thimoment this is 9 decarkoba -- decardoba map. >> he said we think it could be worse 8worth 60 to 80 thousand . >> i called my sister,. jamie: he tells patrick the value could go up or down, he wants to hold to heirloom for research. >> no gets on a plane to deadlindallas,to show map to sao who specizeed in texana artifacts. all she needs was one look. what kind of condition was the map in? >> a "strange inheritance" quiz question. what role did grant play in the mexican-american war

back to you. >> wyoming? okay. thanks so much. there's a shocker there. >> wide open spaces. >>> federal regulateors are concerned about repairs following two nissan recalls. it has to do with the air bag sensors. nearly 900,000 were recalled. ntsb says the problem still happened following repairs. nissan insists the recall repaired the problem. >>> today the supreme court is weighing a free speech challenge over texas's refusal to issue a license plate bearing the confederate battle flag. a state motor vehicle board turned down a request by the texas division of the sons of confederate vetd rans for a license plate with its logo bearing the battle flag. special i plates are big business in texas. drivers spent nearly $18 million last year on them. >>> if you are already dreaming about a nap later today 45 minutes can really boost your memory by five times. >> a new study out of germany found a nap between 45 and 60 minutes would significantly improve your ability to recall information. researchers say this information could be ve

and another hundred thousand were kept in camps across wyoming, california, colorado arizona, and arkansas. none of these people had done anything. they were never charged with anything. they were put in these camps held there for four years during world war ii because they looked like the enemy. so i want to go through that. as you are driving up that road toward mammoth, i remember many times someone in the car would say, isn't that where they put the japanese? it's just a barren desert. there's nothing at all there. it actually once was a lake, but los angeles, the water in los angeles comes from that land. they drained the land over those, over the years, and left it this waste land with dust fine dust all over it. and soon it would become home to people because they looked like the enemy. on december 7th, as i'm sure you know, 1941, the imperial japanese navy bombed pearl harbor. and a day later, the president of the united states asked congress for declaration of war against japan, against the imperial japan, and the words he used were, this is a day that will live in infamy. the sne

before coming to congress a ran awe a small business in wyoming foramen many years, served they mayor of my home town then a legislator. and one of the most important jobs i had was to ensure my budgets were balanced every year in time, we were able to even build some rainy day accounts in wyoming, and so far there's never been a crisis so bad that it's rained. it's time to begin this responsible accounting in washington because while you can lie about the numbers, the numbers never lie. the worst kept secret in america is, this administration is spending more than ever and taxing more than ever. the president's budget increases taxes dramatically and still doesn't get to us a balanced budget. in fact, that $468 billion in overspending this year? in the tenth year he projects a trillion, which is a thousand billion overspent. it never goes down. it keeps going up. we have got to reverse that trend. otherwise, -- well i've already explained that dilemma. the federal government should spend your tax dollars wisely and responsibly andive you the freedom and control to pursue your future

society and was named wyoming physician of the year. he currently leads the senate working group developing solutions should the supreme court rule that obamacare's federal exchange subsidies are unlawful. please join me in welcoming senator barrasso. >>> thanks for having me here today. it's wonderful to be back at cpac because we talk about freedom at cpac. one of the pose important ones is the right of americans to decide what's best for our families. that freedom is fundamental to who we are and includes us making our own choices about our health care. over the past six years people's freedoms to make our own health care choices have been under attack. the freedom has been assailed by president obama and his democrat allies in congress, the freedom has been assaulted by the disastrous destructive and expensive law known as obamacare. now, as a doctor who practiced for 24 years, i have said from the beginning that this health care law was a terrible idea. we all know that the health care law continues to be unpopular, unworkable and