thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> in early 1959, about six months after congress formally created the national aeronautics and space administration, a group of test pilots was summoned to a top secret briefing at the pentagon. once there, they were told that nasa was developing a program aimed at putting a man in orbit, and that it needed volunteers. the training would be long, dangerous, and unlike anything anyone had ever experienced. and those who were chosen would be called astronauts. a 37-year-old marine and father of two named john glenn was among those who attended that meeting. he volunteered without hesitation. three februarys later, john glenn found himself circling the earth from the heavens at 17,500 miles an hour staring at the sunset that was even more spectacular than he ever imagined as the nation looked nation looked on. in new york thousands of commuters stood still in grand central station to watch the takeoff and even walter cronkite allowed himself a little show of n

you are so lucky to have a united states senator who understands what it is to stand up for ordinary americans, and he is the leader in the united states senate to take our country back for ordinary americans again. let me thank berkeley beddel and dave nagel, two former congressmen from iowa who have been all over iowa for us, helping us. i don't know where dave is tonight, but i want to thank him. let me thank the international union of painters and allied trades for standing up. let me thank the american federation of state and county and municipal employees for all the help they've been. the service employees international union, the seiu, thank you so much. but, most of all, let me thank you, from all over america, coming to change this country. we haven't seen this in 30 years. now, in my generation was the last time i saw all this stuff going on, with people your all age, under 30-years-old. and we were a little more-we were-what? when i was your age -- when i was your age we did change two presidents and changed the foreign policy of the united states of america. now the only

states senate, dr. barry black, gives the invocation. >> let us pray. eternal god, the heavens tell stories of your glory and the skies display your marvellous craftsmanship. and the wisdom of your loving providence. you blessed the world with the first special service force, a joint world war ii american canadian commando unit that made the freedoms we enjoy today possible. lord, we praise you for the volunteers who comprise this 1800 person force that contributed immeasurably to victory over tier knee. using their intensive training, these patriots in uniform were willing to give their all to ensure that liberty's bell would continue to ring. bless this opportunity you have given us to celebrate and honor their competence, courage and commitment with the congressional gold medal. we pray in your great name. amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, united states representative from the first district of florida, the honorable jeff miller. [ applause ] >> with each passing day, the legacy of the

years in the united states senate he assumed his current position in 2013. babies and gentlemen, it is my profound honor to introduce to you the 16th secretary of the state, john kerry. [applause] >> thank you, good morning. >> thank you very much. thank you all of you. it's a great privilege for me to be here, delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation it is a privilege to be at ndu. i'm also honored that the secretary of the air force debbie james is here. thank you for being a part of this. before i begin, i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safely returned into the united states in this morning. [applause] as a former sailor myself as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presences around the world and certainly in the gulf region and i could not be another president -- another president could be prouder of our men and women in uniform. i want to thank iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these are only situations which is everybody her

he's been a united states senator since 2006. he's been in the house since 1991. he was mayor of burlington before that. he has been in many, many very,

in the united states senate, it is easy to stop things. it is not hard to stop things in the united states senate. that's why everybody's so mad. because it's easy to stop things. so you're running around saying, oh, my accomplishment is, i did something easy, i jumped a hurdle that was three inches high. because that's how easy it is to stop things in the united states senate. what's hard in the united states senate, what's hard in washington, d.c., is fighting things and getting something done. if you want someone who can do the easy stuff and has no track record in doing the hard stuff, there are a plenty of options for you in this race. if you want someone who's actually accomplished something -- i know that's a dirty word -- experience -- in this election, but here's my final point i'll make. i use it by way of analogy. i see someone who might be a fan of this university. iowa state is just up the road. all due respect, you got a lousy football team. all right. and you have for a long time. and so, you know what, i'm sure there's a lo

let's come together as senators in the united states senate to really help make a difference with their energy policy. let's work to enhance this. and so with that, i encourage members to come down, file your amendments on the floor. we know there are are of bunch of amendments out there and we welcome them, but we all know that we have been delayed now by this know a couple of days and we have got work to do, so i would urge colleagues to come down to the floor and file your amendment. i would also remind members that if an amendment cost money, it is going to need to be paired with a viable option because we don't want to be in a situation where we just can't work through that. i would also remind the senate that we are considering senate bill 2012. this is not a house -- so we will need to table any tax amendments because we don't want to be in a situation where we have got a prevention of conference. you may have issues that you would like to bring up but if it costs money you got to have an offset and we simply can't do the tax amendments. i'm interested in that as well. i think se

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate, dr. barry black, gives the invocation. >> let us pray. god and father of all, we praise you for your infinite love that provides us with help when we need it most. we thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony in honor of world war ii members of the civil air patrol. we're grateful that this organization, as speaker boehner has pointed out, was created six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. it provided civilian air support that helped us win world war ii. thank you for its members who more than self their country loved and died so that this nation might live. inspire us from this legacy of service and sacrifice to give our lives for causes greater than ourselves so that we shall leave this world better than we found it. we pray in your holy name, amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, the united states representative from the tenth district of texas, the honorable michael t. mccaul. [ applause ] >> thank you. what a great day. 73 years ago this week america was a

states senate. it was a sad moment in the history of this chamber and a sad moment in the history of the united states. after the war, we reflected on what had happened. we realized that this great, strong and caring nation had made a serious mistake. innocent people had died because we rejected these jewish refugees from germany. and so after world war ii, the united states decided to take a different approach to show leadership to the world when it came to accepting refugees, and since then we have. there have been exceptions, but we have said that our country is open, as most civilized countries on earth are open to those who face oppression, suffering and death come to the united states to be safe. we've established a process for this that it isn't easy. each year it becomes more and more difficult, more and more challenging. if you were a refugee wanting to come to the united states, be prepared. it will take at least a year, one year of investigation, sometimes up to four years investigation b

of a unanimously passed senate resolution in 2008 declaring that the united states senate, at least, regards him as a natural-born citizen, even though he was born outside of the united states. there is no more authoritative legal analysis of the natural-born issue than this boston university law review article written by sarah halane dug gan and mary collins. it says the natural born citizenship status of millions of americans is open to question. natural born citizenship is absolutely certain only for united states citizens born post sta statehood in one of the 50 states, provided that they are not members of native american tribes recognized by the united states government. to varying degrees, the natural-born status of all other united states citizens is suspect. joining us now, one of the co-authors of that article, sara duggan, an expert on constitutional law. thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> you were on to this issue before anybody knew it was going to come up in a serious way in a presidential campaign. and in you

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the democratic leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [ applause ]. >> the war against humanity is nothing sacred to the aggressors. so was the acts of power in world war ii. as the troops rolled across the globe, millions of innocent people and entire countries and cultures fall victim to this machine. but we have learned even history itself was threatened by adolf hitler and his accomplices. historic structures were bombed into owe bolivian. priceless family heirlooms were lost forever. art, culture and our own history is being waged today. a number of friends prior to my speaking mentioned this. isis destroys the vestiges of ancient civilizations. isis destroyed the holy site believed to be the tomb of the prophet jonah. recently isis used large quantities of explosives to destroy a 2,000-year-old venetian teufrpl in syria. isis publicly executed a professor, anticities for refusing to reveal the location of more archeological treasures. in afghanistan, the taliban destroyed giant sand stone statues of buddha 1,700 years old. timbukt

states senate. in 2015. and i think it's important while this primary presidential selection process goes forward in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina and following that for both democrats and republicans, that we continue to do the people's work here in the senate. and i can't think of any better subject for us to legislate on than this bipartisan energy bill led ably by the chair of the energy committee, the senator from alaska, senator murkowski, and her colleague, our colleague, the senator from washington. we've seen in my state, and no doubt in other states, how important the energy sector can be to jobs. now we're suffering a little bit in texas, and i know in places like north dakota and alaska and elsewhere, the big energy states, because the price of oil is down so low. actually that's good for consumers because gasoline prices have been cheaper than they have been in a long, long time. but we've been able to see how smart energy policies actually can have a very positive influence on

president, you can't pay iran until iran meets its obligations to pay what it owes united states senate -- united states citizens. mr. president, i thank you, and i notice the lack of a quorum, after i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, if this sounds like a case of deja vu, it's because we've been here before, and i'm talking specifically about the flow of unaccompanied minor children coming across our southwestern border, primarily through citizen-- primarilythrough my sa border with mexico. as you know, mr. president, these children are coming not from mexico but from central america, and this is something that about a year or so ago that the president and his administration called a humanitarian crisis because you had this flow of children, unaccompanied children and some with their mothers, but mostly w

. >> i left the united states senate at a type when we were at war. and i was someone who offered sanctions on iran. the nuclear sanctions, i authored those when i was in congress and overcame president bush's initial opposition to get them passed. i worked on the armed services committee to outfit our military. when i left the united states senate, i didn't spend four years working on cultural issues. i talked about radical islam because i saw that as the most pressing threat to our national security. four years ago when i was running, i talked about those things. but nobody else wanted to talk about it. the war was over, bin laden is dead. we are taking our troops out of iraq. everything is going to be great. many people are saying that's not the case. i called for to us get involved in syria in 2011 and again most did not do so. but they weren't important in the eyes of america because americans felt i think unfortunately too safe. now it is a big issue and here i am. jon: ways your assessment on the world situation? >> disaster is too kind of a wo

in the united states senate, it is easy to stop things. it is not hard to stop things in the united states senate. that's why everybody's so mad. because it's easy to stop things. so you're running around saying, oh, my accomplishment is, i did something easy, i jumped a hurdle that was three inches high. because that's how easy it is to stop things in the united states senate. what's hard in the united states senate, what's hard in washington, d.c., is fighting things and getting something done. if you want someone who can do the easy stuff and has no track record in doing the hard stuff, there are a plenty of options for you in this race. if you want someone who's actually accomplished something -- i know that's a dirty word -- experience -- in this election, but here's my final point i'll make. i use it by way of analogy. i see someone who might be a fan of this university. iowa state is just up the road. all due respect, you got a lousy football team. alright. you and you have for a long time. and so, you know what, i'm sure there's a

thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. >>> a blast that rocked the 16th street baptist church five decades ago, blood every stained glass window in the church except one. our staffs have talked, and i know he was going to use this reference, but it's worth repeating. listen to this. blew out every stained glass window in the church except one. one window remained was an image of jesus leading a group of children to safety. on that september morning in 1963, there was no safety for those four little girls, addie mae collins, denise mcnair, carole robertson or cynthia wesley. not even in sunday school. but there really was salvation. not only for the four young ladies but for a nation that outrage sparked by the death of these four innocents united the civil rights movement like nothing had up until that time. as dr. king said at the funeral for these three girls -- three of the girls i should say, quote, god still has a way of bringing good out of evil. dr. king said, god still has a way of wringing go

running the united states senate. you are in charge of all those guys. everybody wants to go in their own direction. i think that we should stop the laboring. we will get the senators together. here comes the senator. the book is called crisis point. why we must stand how weak can overcome our broken politics. >> if you guys can be friends, there is hope. nice to see you. thank you so much. the bottom line is, it just seems like nothing can get done in dc. they need to read your book. >> what is the point of the book here? >> we have reached a crisis washington is dysfunctional. it is critical that we do a better job of covering it. you cannot do that if you are the only there on wednesdays. that will not work. that is not working. we have to make some changes. >> you are running the place for some time. >> when we were there, we did get a lot done. we had a divided senate. we did welfare reform. we balanced the budget. cut taxes. first of all, we communicated a lot. the book is not about what we did did the book is about we had some experiences. here ar

and she was a united states senator from a complexed state with a diverse population and a very complex economy, and she did a very, very good job of that. and as secretary of state she was on the very front row with regard to world events, and as stephanie said earlier we live in a very dangerous and complex world. i think her experience in that particular cabinet position is invaluable with regard to bringing foreign policy and decisions to the floor from the oval office. that's why i made that decision. >> what part of iowa do you represent? >> right where we're standing. >> this is you? the greater portion of warren county, martinsdale, liberty center and points east. i have the whole eastern and northern part of the county. >> and to give people who are watching this out of state an idea we're in i indianaola. what do your constituents think about this race? have they made up their minds? we have about 25 days to the iowa caucuses. >> i think it's a split ticket. there are definitely those who went on with hillary early on, with bernie sanders early on, and with martin o'malley. i

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate dr. barry black gives the invocation. >> let us pray. sovereign god, your glory fills the skies. triumph over the shades of night. lord, thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony that commemorates the brief lives of four exemplary young women, casualties in the bombing of the 16th street baptist church on september 15th, 1963. may their deaths on a day that they came to church to worship you remind us of the senseless and deranged nature of evil motivating us to remember that all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. we praise you that their tragic deaths helped arouse the conscience of a nation, bring g ing deliverance and freedom to the oppressed. inspire us, oh, god, to honor the memories of addy, denise, carol and cynthia by refusing to become weary in doing what is right, knowing that a productive harvest is as certain as the dawning of the springtime upon a cold, dead land. we pray in the name of him, who said, let the children come to me

but in this notion that one united states senator or two can stop the entire process and put the united states not just in an embarrassing situation but in a negative situation that hurts flexibility and our interest and set back our ability to carry values at the highest level and sits back our ability to organize fully our effort to defeat and protect the people of the united states of america. i asked mini asked men the men and women that we significantly qualified and supported by messengers confirmation in the process should go forward a reasonable pace. that is fair and it is the good democratic way to do business. we faced many challenges the world today. we should not be making our own job charter ofjobs harder by failing to put ourselves in the best position possible. so i appealed to the united states senate, please act without further delay on these and other nominations for you and in so doing you will strengthen both america and the institution in which you serve. thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> as these confirmations are held up do you think that you have a major p

. >> we've already seen were happens when we have a first-term united states senator become president of the united states and ex-president needs to be day in office will get rid of every single unconstitutional and unwise of thing that barack obama has done not someone that agrees meanwhile donald trump and leading in states like new hampshire's thing he's got a focus on the general election speaking of donald trump a muslim protester was ejected from a rally tonight in south carolina the woman was wearing a hijab rose hobby but told cnn she plans to attend a rally to get from supporters a glimpse of what muslims are like the trump campaign told police to remove anyone protesting from the event donald trump has been under fire for his proposal to temporarily banned muslims from injuring the us hillary clinton getting some support democratic rival bernie sanders says bill clinton's scandals while he was president has no place in the candidates should focus on the issues of today rather than history a couple of running a tough lesson about leaving close call they had after thieves stol

[video clip] dick durbin: in the history of the united states of america, only two united states senators have won a grammy award. the first was united states senator everett mckinley dirksen from illinois, for his album "gallon myth." and now again, another senator from illinois has become the second senator in history to win best spokenrds for word. senator obama won his grammy for his recording of his book "games -- his eye of -- his " dreamsaphical book, for my father." i understand hillary clinton won a grammy award when she was first lady. now she is a distinguished senator from new york. and she won for "it takes a village." brian: recently, jimmy carter was nominated for a grammy. one of the things that came to mind, they are all democrats. none of the republicans come of the ronald reagan books, the george w. bush, and of those got a nominee. i carlos: i have no idea. the thing about the reagan memoir authored by him, there was a question about how much he actually wrote. i think even joked at one point, "i hear it is a great book." i haven't had occasion to listen to audiobooks.

>> i c c tell you i am very proud tonight to announce the next president of the united states, senator bernie sanders. >> the next president of the united states, my friends, and a great american, ted cruz. [applause] kyle: this is the first winnowing so it's like a front-loaded super bowl. you'll have some candites that drop out after iowa, new hampshire. and then you get to super tuesday. you don't have to win, but you have to be in the top 3. scott: iowa politics is abouas grassroots as it gets. it is where some candidates spend years building a ground game, hoping that the caucuses will make them a contender. it is proof that all politics is local. descended from his mass-rally-personal-jet-commuter mass-rally-personal-jet-commuter campaign to attendat church and even stayed overnight in a holiday inn. donald truru: i thought it was terrific.. it was clean.. it was nice. and e bed was good. scott: but in the state where politics is done over dinner, in diners, in community halls that host town halls, this is not a place for casual politics. iowans care about their ises. and of the

when i go to the united states senate to advocate on behalf of them i can't vote. the other members of my cannot vote.so that is sell against the values democracy, so against the values that we hold dear. to helpounting on you .nd this injustice you have the ability to use this process, to make them part of your national convention. it means the world to me and your constituents. gifts.come bearing statehood..c. i'm glad we brought these now that i know cell phones will be so important. these are affordable cell phone batteries. don't let washington be powerless. they will keep those smartphones charge during your caucus. a word of advice, you have to recharge these. that guy who calls me and says it just quit on me. they are batteries like anything else. take one of these posters. i have to tell you. i have been in this statehood movement a long time. poster.his your state capitol building is one of the most beautiful i've seen in this country. , theay that this poster is way that this poster is designed, i'm not a graphics person about what it says to me is iowa

. >>> all new tonight, a united states senator is offering pray to the university of florida scientists. >> the final forensic was presented on the dolzier school for boys. tonight, abc action news carson chambers isspeaking with senator nelson who's offering an apology to survivors to family. >> they are doing every bit. an apology from the u.s. of florida. >> and a pledge to never repeat a chapter of florida's darkest history. >> if you ask the white house boys, that they'll tell you monument and some kind of memorial so that in the future people who visit that site will know what happened there. >> and i think that's very appropriate. >> now, there is debate among survivors and family members and florida's cabinet how to honor the site, boot hill semitrar where 15 boys remains and more than a dozens using artifacts age. >> it is a great relief for those families that's still pending. whether the unidentified dolziers boys will be buried or arrested before. >> ultimately, i think to find the best for the best one. >> in tampa, i am carson chambers, abc action news. >> we have the full

states senate. we are confronting the president with a hard honest truth. obama care does not work. has to go. higher premiums, fewer choices, restricted access. these are not signs of success. these are signs of failure, and the american people deserve better, so we are asking the president to reverse course, don't give washington bureaucrats more control over our healthcare. the patient's in control, put them back in charge. charge. if there is one story being told you today is this, the idea that obama care is the law of the land is a myth. that will collapse under its own weight we will see this law the next session of congress as we are. today be repealed and signed replaced by a republican president. they are also asking the president to stop sending the hard-working taxpayer dollars of all of our constituents to planned parenthood. so in that money to health centers. it can better be used there. they are asking the president to choose life can't value life, to protect life very proud of our c

states senator, republican, doesn't have sent of one other republican senator. there is something wrong there. >> meanwhile, a new super pack is spending $45,000 to send negative mailers about donald trump to potential iowa voters. politico said it was sent by presidential campaign. up steam. he snagged a highly coveted endorsement in new hampshire. the state's former gop chairman fergus colin said he thinks kasich has a chance of winning the granite state and appreciates the governor's positive and consistent tone. well for hillary clinton. iowa. the first time sanders took a clear lead in the critical caucus state. the cnn poll shows that voters the economy. foreign policy. speaking in iowa, clinton surging voters to take a closer look at sanders ' democratic socialist policies. >>> next at noon, a group of ohio sorority girls trying to stereotypes. somara. >> and we're talking about weather and clouds hanging on. still cold out there and some snow from that storm could be reaching the southern counties. just how much that is coming up >>> new at noon, one of

"here's a united states senator, republican - doesn't have support of one other republican senator. and i can tell you... they like me! cruz -- attacking trump on the very same point. "if as a voter you think what we need is more republicans to cut a deal with harry reid, nancy pelosi and chuck shumer then i guess donald trump is new track: late thursday, conservative magazine national review released it's new cover. a special issue opposing trump's bid for the presidency....with essays from conservatives like erick erickson and glenn beck. the editors, writing: "trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist." trump responded late thursday. trump - thursday night22:59:42 the national review is a dying paper, it's circulation is way down, not very many people read it anymore. meanwhile trump's now - looking to widen his net... ... recasting himself as the kumbaya candidate. "i will bring our country together. we will be unified, we will be one, we will be happy again." but, according to our most recent poll, most americans aren't feeling it. trump's widely disliked by afr

senator cruz will not this year in the united states senate, i can assure you of that.s to be what we're hearing. >> he has struck a chord. all of these people struck a chord. both trump, cruz and sanders, oaky?re's dissatisfaction with washington. millions of americans, for a moment of seriousness, millions opped looking for work. the middle class is shrinking at what we define as the middle class. people have not seen any their lives. they haven't, this strikes sanders, the very wealthy and have gotten a lot wealthier. so, you see a frustrthere which then rejects the quote, establishment or elected people.use me, cruz has tapped into that. sanders has tapped into it and of course trump has, you know, and one thing good bernie now brushes his hair. so that's good. >> seth: yes. [ light laughter ] >> so that's good.in the polls. >> i ran into a guy the other day and he said, "i said, who are you for?" i'm for trum he tells it like it is. he's going to make america great your second choice? he said sanders. you know. [ light laughter ]mean, it's, it's both ends of the spectrum of dissatis

that was originally left out of the final version. >> united states senate, congress and i believe the president by the end of the week will have a christmas present for 50 million children and 3.4 million teachers in 100,000 public schools across the country. something they've been eagerly awaiting. today, the senate should pass by a large margin a bill to fix no child left behind. a lot has been said about how the bill repeals the common core mandate. a trend towards the national school board that has gone on for the last two presidential administrations. how it is the biggest step toward local control in a quarter of a century. local control of public schools. that's all true. the legislation specifically prohibits the united states secretary of education from specifying in any state that it must have the common core standards or any other academic standards. not just this secretary but future secretaries. the united states department of education has been using to act in effect as a national scoreboard. causing governors to have to come to washington to play mother may i if they wa

. >> but here's a united states senator, republicans, doesn't have support of one other republican senator. >> but trump now face as growing list of conservatives lining up against him. >>> a case of excessive force as a motorcyclist is awarded 180 grand after a traffic incident. >>> plus authorities need your help. >>> then a wandering toddler on the loose on a busy road. >>> a half-court thriller and much more on a frantic friday. >>> show "early today" starts right now. >>> more than 86 million people across six states are bracing for a monster winter blizzard. some areas expecting more than 30 inches of snow. five states plus parts of georgia and washington d.c. are already under states of emergency. federal aufrss s offices are expected to the d.c. metro has canceled service starting at 11:00 p.m. tonight through sunday. some drivers on i 495 decided to test the ice when their cars got stuck. all baltimore schools closed today and nearly 2500 flights have been canceled for friday. thousands s s more have already been canceled or delayed for this weekend. now, the storm is starting to

high ranking federal officials before a refugee from syria or iraq could come to the united states. some fear isis militants will pretend to be refugees so they can get to america. >>> in the fight against isis easier for the u.s. military to strike terrorist targets in afghanistan. until now the military could only pursue isis if they posed in a specific area. under the new rules isis is now organization allowing u.s. forces to actively pursue as needed. >>> 5:38. almost 10 years since she disappeared and jennifer kesse's parents are trying to bring renewed attention to the case. in a news conference set for tomorrow the parents and orlando detectives will talk the tampa native went missing from orlando. police believe she was abducted after leaving for work in 2006. in a post on their web site the kesse's say there's been no new leads in the case. >>> new this morning, polk deputies need your help to track down a thief caught on camera shoving seven bottles of perfume down his pants. you see it in the images before he walked out of the department store without paying. he's been on

but she declined to say which candidate she would endorse. 43 as a united state senator.... and then support that candidate. 1:02 ernst also visited fort dodge, webster city and carroll.. president obama vetoing legislation that would have repealed the affordable care act... the bill would have cut federal funding for planned parenthood. it's one of many repeal measures pushed by republican lawmakers since 20-10, when obama signed the health care program into law. the bill goes back to the republican- led congress, which does not have the votes to override the veto. presidential candidate, ted cruz, is criticizing president obama's ability to keep the country safe... charges yesterday. both men came into the u-s as refugees from iraq. while in mason city, senator cruz said the arrests support his view that the u-s should not accept refugees from syria. 1:00-1:12 both were iraqi refugees, both came in through the vetting programs that president obama tells us are perfectly effective for vetting terrorists. cruz has introduced legislation that would impose a three year morator